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Sol and his friends returned home without anyone saying anything after that. Sol himself did not know what words to spin after that.
“Hey, Sol. …….”
Celes approached Sol with a worried look on her face. he was afraid that she might ask him about what he had just said. He was afraid that his true self would be revealed, so he involuntarily turned his back to Ceres.
“I’m sorry, Celes. I have to go somewhere! I’ll be back before night!”
With that, Sol ran off without waiting for Celes’ reply. He was not going to be a good Sol right now. He didn’t want to show any more of his uncool Yuto side in front of Celes, who may have gone out of her way to do him a favor.
But he had nowhere to go. He could have just wandered around, but when asked what he was doing, he wanted a good reason.
So Sol ran out to the plaza. Torsa had told him that he usually read books in the square. For all he knew, he could pretend that he had promised to tell Torsa about his adventure. He hadn’t promised when he would tell her, but he had actually promised, so why not?
“Tor ……”
He found Torsa reading a book in the plaza and was about to call out to him.
“What do you always read in your little box?”
Zed and Lacto came in front of Torsa. Sol stopped, not wanting to face them.
“Well, um, I’m reading a novel, …….”
“Hmmm… Let me see.”
With that, Zedd forcibly took away the novel that Torsa was reading.
“What is it? The adventures of Arthur the Brave? Hmmm, you like that kind of thing?”
“Um, yeah. …….”
He couldn’t see Zed’s face. But he understood it from his previous life experience. Zedd is looking for something to make fun of Torsa and is getting involved. And from the way he at him, it was clear that he was not happy about it.
Perhaps it was his own fault for getting along with Torsa. Sol thought so. He knew that type of person would be happy with anyone as long as he could feel superior to them. That’s why in his previous life, if he had defended Satoru, his target would have easily shifted from Satoru to Yuto.
Sol let out a small breath. Then he started walking to the three of them.
“What are you three doing?”
Sol said and stood next to Torsa.
“Oh, it’s Sol, isn’t it?
Did you go out with the other guys today, or did you come back alone?”
“No. I just came back from the party.”
Sol told him so with a straight face and without hesitation. The Sol in his memory would have said that was not the case, but he would have just laughed. Then again, Zed and the others would tease him.
The real Sol would have been fine with that. But even if he had to act the part of Sol now, he just couldn’t accept it.
“What’s that, so boring”
“More importantly, that’s Torsa’s book, isn’t it? Give it back to him.”
“What? What is it, Mr. Hero, all of a sudden you’re a hero? If you can get it back, get it back!”
Saying so, Zedd raised the book he was holding high. Next to him, Lacto was also grinning. Probably, he wants to see the short Sol in trouble because he can’t reach it.
Seeing Zedd like that, he sighs heavily. He and Zedd must have been the same age, but he seemed to be acting like an elementary school student.
“What are you, a kid?”
“Huh? You’ve been acting up since yesterday, haven’t you? It’s Sol’s habit.”
“Don’t make fun of me.”
Sol then produced a flame from his hand and glared at them. he really didn’t want to throw the flames at them, but he wanted to show them that he wasn’t just going to let them beat me up like he had been doing.
“What? What are you serious? You’ve got to be kidding.”
“What if I said I wasn’t joking?”
“Oh, yes, yes. I’ll give it back to you”
With that, Zedd tossed the book toward the fire, which Sol put out his hand.
“Oops. My hand slipped.”
“……?!”
Sol did not want to burn the book that Torsa treasured. So he turned his body away as quickly as he could. At that moment, Zedd punched Sol in the face as hard as he could. With the force of the blow, Sol unexpectedly lost his balance and fell on his buttocks.
“Pfft. You’re really weak, aren’t you? Are you really a hero? And you’re acting all cool about it! Oh, you can cry like you used to, you know?”
“……, I’m just off-balance.”
“Don’t be so tough!”
In fact, even when hit, it was only a slight pain. The game world’s unique setting, in which an attack from a weak opponent would only result in a scratch, also applied to physical attacks. But the two men laughed at Sol, mistaking him for weak.
“I’ll spread the word to the others in town! The hero Sol-sama was such a small fry that even ordinary people could beat him up!”
Really, let’s give him a little pain, shall we? If he had some recovery medicine, he could make it work. The moment he thought that and tried to wrap his hands around the flames, it was the moment
“Sol kun, that’s enough!”
Torsa suddenly shouted out.
“he was being mean to you, and you saved me! Sol, you are a hero after all!”
At the sound of his voice, the eyes of the people in the plaza turned to Sol and the others.
“Damn. We’re not the bad guys, are we? That’s enough.”
Perhaps uncomfortable with the stares, Zed and the others left. Sol stood up, a little relieved to see them go. He picked up the book that had been thrown at him and handed it to Torsa.
“Torsa, thank you. You saved me, didn’t you?”
“Ah I’m sorry, I’m sorry too. I might have done something unnecessary. ……”
“No, no, noI didn’t want to get into a fight either!”
Sol laughed like he was in trouble.
The reason why he still hesitated to attack was because, given the difference in levels, even weak magic could cause serious injury. If that were to happen, the bad guy would definitely be Sol.
But that didn’t make Torsa feel good about being left out of the loop.
“But if there is something wrong, just tell me! Even if you’re somewhere else, it only takes a second to transfer to another place! I screwed up earlier, but I’m definitely stronger than them!”
“Oh, umm”
“Torsa ……?”
Sol’s comment made Torsa look away for some reason.
“I’m fine. I’ve never done anything like that before. Besides, if someone else gets bullied again because of me or something like that, ……”
“Another ……?”
Sol frowned at Torsa’s comment. This means that something similar has happened in the past.
“Oh, no, not again! Not again! I made a mistake!
Really, this is the first time! But if Sol gets bullied for defending me, I won’t be able to forgive myself. ……
So please. Just being friends with me is enough for me. ……”
Sol stopped pursuing the matter any further with Torsa, who was so desperate.
“I understand If Torsa says so, I will respect his will. But if things get really bad, just tell me. I’m strong, so I can handle it no matter what they do to me. It’s harder for me if you don’t say anything and hold me in. We’re friends, right?”
“……Yeah, that’s right. I’ll tell you if anything happens.”
Sol breathed a sigh of relief at Torsa’s words.
In his previous life, he had been beaten up because of his lack of strength. The only way to get rid of the problem is to stay away from it so that no harm will come to Satoru.
But now it is different. Now he could fight back while protecting others. And this time, he wanted to become someone who could protect others.
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