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Kate was the next door neighbor of the merchant family where Ryu was raised, and since she and Ryu were the same age, they had interacted with each other since they were babies.
They played together when they were young, and were so close that they even said to each other, [Let’s get married when we grow up.]
Even after they started school, they remained close, but when Ryu was expelled from his home and became a slave, they drifted apart.
But here in the city of Mimru, Kate and Ryu were reunited as adventurers.
After meeting for the first time in a long time, the two quickly opened up as if the gap of several years had never existed, and they began to get along as well as they had in the past.
Kate, who was always kind and protective of Ryu when he was a child, had not changed as she grew up. She encouraged Ryu, who lamented his incompetence, by telling him that if he worked hard and tried his best, he would eventually become strong.
Hoping to one day become a respectable adult and a strong adventurer and marry Kate, Ryu worked hard.
The promise of marriage he made to Kate when she was very young was nothing more than a simple childhood promise, but he worked hard in the hope that one day it would become true.
But before his efforts could come to fruition, Ryu was fired from the party.
The banishment was inevitable.
In order for them to move up, he would become a fetter. Ryu himself agreed with that.
But even so, Ryu thought that Kate would comfort him.
At the guild’s bar, after the party was declared banned, Ryu said to Kate, who remained behind. He told her that even if he couldn’t make it now, he would do his best and catch up with her someday, so she would have to wait until then.
Kate, however, was taken aback when she heard this and said,
Kate [Ummm, that kind of thing, just…..]
Ryu [Eh?]
Kate [Sorry, I’m dating Mark.]
Mark [Sorry about that, Ryu.]
Mark, who had appeared at some point, hugged Kate’s shoulder and that. Kate also rests her head on Mark’s and looks happy.
Ryu [I-I’m sorry, I’m incompetent, I can’t help it, but even if I can’t make it now, I’ll try my best and work hard, and one day……]
Kate [That’s enough of that kind of stuff !]
Kate said with a stronger tone.
Kate [You didn’t really mean it when you promised to marry me when you grow up, did you? That’s just a childhood joke.]
Ryu is puzzled by Kate’s sudden change from the kind person she used to be.
Kate [I felt sorry for you when you fell into slavery a long time ago, and that’s why I was nice to you after we met again as adventurers, but don’t get me wrong !]
Kate [I felt a little guilty about not doing anything for you when you fell into slavery, so I was nice to you, but I don’t think anything of you !]
Kate [For the record, I hate incompetent men.]
Kate [I’ve known you were incompetent since I was a kid, but since you became an adventurer, I was hoping that you had made some effort to improve, but you haven’t changed at all/]
Kate [Ryu, you should quit being an adventurer. If you don’t quit, you will die sooner or later. That’s what I stayed here today to tell you. See you later !]
She continued to speak out of turn, and leaving Ryu in a state of despair, Kate and Mark walked away.
He then noticed that onlookers around him were pointing at him and laughing hysterically, and he turned red and ran out of the guild, crying.
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