030: Chapter 2 ~ The End of the Rogue ②

February 23, 2021 - 3 minutes read - 487 words

Boof!

Rogue A flies to a nearby wall and makes a large crater on it. He’s not moving, but seems to be breathing. It seems Allen chose to limit himself.

“Well, hey! … Ah, my bro!” Rogue B shouts as he pulls out his sword.

Suddenly, the rogue’s sword is wreathed in flame. It seems to be a magic sword imbued with fire magic. Weapons like this are a specific type of magic tool.

The surrounding area turns noisy from the crowd’s reaction to the sword, but as for Allen…

“Dear Charlotte!” Allen

“What?!” Charlotte

While the crowd may be scattering, Allen is ignoring them.

“Did that disgusting man touch you with his dirty hand?” Allen

Allen then throws out a quick ice magic wordlessly to neutralize the fire sword.

“I shouldn’t leave any dangerous entities, so please leave us!” Allen

The last thing Rogue B sees is an approaching fist. He tried to block with the magic sword, but it breaks easily. When Rogue B takes the punch, dirty spit spews from his mouth. Soon he crumples down to the ground without moving.

“Hmm… that was refreshing.” Allen retorts as he wipes sweat off his forehead.

“Wow, that was amazing!” Passerby

“You really went and did it!” Other Passerby

“Well done! Sorry for the treatment!” Yet Another Passerby

The passer-bys are reacting with cheers. The shopkeeper also applauds with all her might. It seems these guys are notorious troublemakers. No one is worried about them.

“Oh, thank you for the support… uh” Allen shouts to the crowd, but then he turns around and bows to Charlotte.

“I’m sorry. I told you that fighting was bad, but then I went and started one… Did I scare you?” Allen

“No…” Charlotte shakes her head.

Her complexion is a bit pale, but she has a small smile.

“Violence is bad, but you just wanted to help me. Plus…” Charlotte

Charlotte reaches out and holds Allen’s hand. Her thin fingers aren’t quivering and the warmth was transmitted to Allen’s heart.

“I can’t be scared of Allen.” Charlotte

“Really…” Allen

Allen seems quite happy at this statement. He seems to think that Charlotte would hate or fear him, but instead she seems happy.

(Oh? Initially, I thought Charlotte would start to hate me for fighting…) Allen thinks.

Allen accepts Charlotte’s relief… like it was expected. His sensibility is changing quicker than you would expect. Is this the change that Erika was talking about?

“Hmm… So that’s how it is” Allen

“Yes?” Charlotte

“No, it seems all I did was take out the trash.” Allen

Allen puts his hand on Charlotte’s shoulder and tells her with a smile.

“Teaching you happy things… seems I just can’t stop.” Allen

“Oh, is that so?” Charlotte asks as she bends her neck.

Unfortunately, Allen’s dictionary doesn’t have good definitions for love or romance. It seems they’re still a ways away from the truly sweet events.