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Chapter 58 Part 1

Today For The First Time, I Get To Be The One Who Gives. And Then, What Awaited Us Beyond Was……

I can feel the weight of my childhood friend in my arms.

Even I know what a 『Princess Carry』 is.

Even without being told, I can tell that this is a situation that Emmy longs for.

Honestly, holding a person in full armor is a bit tough, but well… she did a really good job this time.

So I thought I’d do at least this much for her.

I used to feel helpless all my life.

Even if I wanted to be more proactive, there’s only so much I can do, and there was no place for me in the only thing I excel at.

Sybilla taught me how to fight.

And gave me a power that is uniquely mine.

I think it was from that day on that I was able to walk on my own two feet.

But is that really the case?

Thinking about it, I think it was all thanks to Sybilla’s help.

Even after we arrived in Seiris, she continued to pay attention to even the smallest details.

Although we already consider each other as partners, I can’t help but feel like there were still a lot of aspects where she just 『 gave 』 things to me.

That’s why I gave Emmy’s sword an enhancement with my dark magic.

This was my own idea, not something that Sybilla told me to do.

Sybilla had already seen through the resentment Emmy had towards herself in her heart and saved her.

But there’s still the problem Emmy has with her Job, which is connected to her old memories, so no one would have noticed it unless it’s someone who had known her for so long.

And that’s why it had to be me, not Sybilla.

——I think, today, for the first time, I get to be the one to 『give』 something.

Hey, Sybilla.

I wonder if, with this, I’ve become someone worthy to stand alongside you.

Whether it was me or Eve, you always reach out to save someone in need of help, and to someone who has such a noble heart, I——.

「……Nufufufufu…… eighteen floor bosses… we made a killing with this one! The ones with armor have different shaped ears than normal Gigantes, especially that huge one! We’ll definitely get a lot of money from Guild Master!」

——Ah, right.

You’ve always managed to ruin the moment at the most crucial part, huh?

「Alright guys~ I think it’s time for you two to stop being lovey-dovey, and can you put her down already?」

She released her finger from my lips and clapped her hands as she urged me to put Emmy down.

When my eyes met with Emmy’s, she got down from my arms with a red face from embarrassment.

……Also, I’m not sure if her legs are actually injured or not, but I cast healing magic on her just in case.

「Anyway, I’ve collected the drops we can collect. Good job, you two.」

「Yeah, you too. I can’t even imagine fighting this floor boss without your help, Sybilla……」

「Un, that’s right. Thank you, Sybilla-san.」

「Well, looking at the overall result, I’m not the main damage dealer this time, so it’s really thanks to your efforts. To think that you two would exceed my expectation, not bad at all!」

Sybilla pats Emmy and me on the head with a pleased look on her face.

……Emmy looks happy with it, but this isn’t the way I want you to treat me.

「Look at you, you’re so cute Emmy-chan… unlike Russell here who’s making a sour face. Even though any other man would fall for me immediately with just the touch of my hand…」

「There should be a limit to how self-conscious you can be, oi. Anyway, that’s not it…」

I lightly pushed Sybilla’s hand away with my arm, scratched my head with my own hand, and answered while looking away.

「It’s just, instead of this kind of boss-and-subordinate-like relationship… I want you to treat me as an equal, or something like that.」

Her eyes opened wide in surprise… then she grinned and put her hand on her mouth as if she just found a new way to tease me.

Damn it, I’m an idiot.

I should’ve known what was going to happen if I said something like that to her.

「Nufufufu… it seems like Russell is seriously smitten with this cute Sybilla-chan now!」

「It’s not like that.」

「It’s okay, you don’t have to be so shy to admit it, you know~ As for becoming someone that can stand equal to me…」

Sybilla took a step back, and with her usual cheeky smile, she raised her thumb and pointed to her back.

The next moment, her black wings spread wide.

「You must first show me that you can do what I, the 『Twilight Goddess』, can do!」

「That’s one hell of an impossible task, oi!」

There’s no way I can obtain the power of a God, or anything like that!

You’re saying that because you don’t think I can anyway, and I agree, but I’m going to seriously aim to reach that level one day!

Sybilla was laughing out loud as she lightly put away her wings.

This girl really manifested her Goddess’ wings into the world just to show them off.

There’s not a shred of Goddess mystique in her at all at this point……

……Or rather, what am I even saying now?

There’s no mystique or anything like that in the first place.

Because it’s Sybilla we’re talking about here!

「Hawawa…」

Emmy, on the other hand, was looking at Sybilla with widened eyes. Oh right, it’s the first time she saw that, huh.

「You might haven’t seen it yet, Emmy, but that’s Sybilla’s Goddess form. Well, I know that she doesn’t look like the part, since as you can see, this is the kind of girl she is.」

「Hey, what’s that supposed to mean?」

「Oh you know what I mean. In the first place, what’s a Goddess doing cutting her hair short and wearing clothes for adventurers that fight up close?」

「Having long hair would just get in the way, so I cut it off every time I descend in this world. It’s just too much of a hindrance in close combat, you know.」

So Sybilla used to have long hair and she cut it every time, huh? That’s new.

It seems that the story I had heard from Jannet that 『the hair is a woman’s soul』 only exists in fantasy.

She’s a woman who puts practicality first and foremost, like, all those Goddess-like qualities might as well be just fodder for goblins for all she cares.

Good grief, I can’t help but agree that’s just a very Sybilla-like response.