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Chapter 59 Part 2

「So that’s what you meant by we should deal with those kinds of guys early, yesterday.」

「That’s right. Those kinds of guys who’re just looking to have fun are everywhere around these parts, and a lot of them target tourists and visitors here.」

So she purposefully set that spectacle in the Adventurer’s Guild and made it as conspicuous as possible in case something like today happened.

After all, if we’re not careful and hurt them here, where the people around didn’t know they were adventurers, it would’ve hurt our reputation instead.

「Russell… I’m not actually scary-looking… aren’t I? I don’t really look like a Gigante… right?」

「As if there’s a Gigante that looks like a cute girl like you. If something like that exists, I’ll cast healing magic on my eyes and give that guy ton lots of money.」

I told her that to comfort her, but… Emmy was smiling from ear to ear while saying, 「Cute…… He said I’m cute…… Uhehehe……」.

「Not bad, Russell~ So you do know how to hit on—Oucchh!」

I proceeded to deliver a chop to the head on the prominent idiot next to Emmy who didn’t even spend a second to try and tease me.

The people in the surroundings started saying things like 「Uwaa…」 and 「What a violent boyfriend」, but… that’s just unfair.

This is just the appropriate way to handle this girl, or rather, at this point I think she keeps provoking me, despite knowing full well she’s going to get hit.

No, that’s beside the point.

I’m not her boyfriend, alright?

「Anyway, what do you think about our swimsuit?」

When she presented that question, I RESPECTFULLY took a look at their figure again.

Emmy’s swimsuit is a mix of blue and green, and it has a lot of fabric.

It seems to represent her refreshing personality very well too…

「I think it suits you very well since it kinda reflects your personality.」

Ehehehe… actually, I asked Sybilla-san to pick out the one that would look best on me.

Ah, no wonder. For something that she wears for the first time, it really looks good on her.

So Sybilla even has a good sense in this kind of thing as well, huh? As expected of her.

In contrast, Sybilla is wearing an all-black swimsuit that covers a little bit of the top and bottom of her body, revealing her bare stomach. It’s a simple swimsuit but still has a unique accent to it.

There is a little less fabric than what Emmy wears. Even though her body is… more developed than Emmy.

Or rather, it stands out so much that men and even women turn their heads when they pass by Sybilla.

Looks like this Twilight Goddess really has no intention of hiding who she really is……

「Sybilla too, it looks good on you, but you stand out too much, don’t you think?」

Sybilla made a move that pulled her breasts slightly closer…… no, don’t move it like that, the visitors around us just stopped in that instant moment, you know?

「……Russell, you sure can keep your eyes away huh?」

「What, you’ve got a complaint?」

「No way. It’s just as Frederica-san said. I’m pleased, you know? Even out of the people I’m partnering with, I think you’re the best of them.」

That’s… a compliment, right?

Leaving Sybilla aside, if it came from Frederica, then I suppose it’s a positive thing.

「By the way…」

Once I make sure there are fewer people around and put my face close to Sybilla.

「…Aren’t you hiding from the Sun Godess’s followers? Don’t you think you kinda stand out a little too much?」

「Oh my.」

Sybilla crossed her arms and looked at me with a face as if I just asked a strange question.

「Do you know what burglars usually wear?」

…It’s been a long time since the sudden Sybilla’s Goddess side came out.  Not only did she bring up a problem out of nowhere, but it was on a completely different topic.

Why burglary? How is it relevant?

「……Is it because you don’t look like Eve when she was still a pickpocket, wearing old clothes since she couldn’t afford to buy them?」

「The correct answer is 『Because I dressed like your everyday baronet』.」

……What?

A baronet is a low-ranking member of the nobility, but they’re still a much higher rank than a commoner, of course.

And she’s comparing it with a burglar?

「That’s right, You’d be wary of someone who looks like they’re in need of money because they’re likely going to steal from you. But… what if they don’t look like someone who has plenty of them?」

「Ah!」

Emmy, who stood next to her let out a surprised voice on my behalf.

Of course, I, too, was surprised with her explanation.

「In the royal capital, the faces of newly emerging nobles aren’t very well known. That’s why they wear baronet clothes and sneak in through the back alleys where there are few people. They look rich so no one is suspicious of them… even though in reality, their wallets are less shabby than a pickpocket wearing rags because they had just spent it on those very clothes.」

……I see, that does sound like a good blind spot to exploit.

Because they look like they have money, they don’t look like someone who’d take risks to steal from others.

Surely this isn’t another information that only Sybilla knows, right?

This information is so useful that I’d like to share it Gemma Baa-san and Frederica right now.

That’s why even if they see the Sybilla right now, they wouldn’t be able to make the connection.

That this most eye-catching woman is the Goddess who guides her people with dark magic.

At the same time… no one would realize that I’m a guy who needs to hide the fact that I wield that very dark magic.

To think that she had thought about it this far before making a move……

……No, wait… this is Sybilla we’re talking about here, you know?

「In other words, I am, in fact, hiding. In the middle of the beach, purposefully wearing something that stands out which makes people think, 『This isn’t how someone who needs to hide would act』.」

I look at the proud look Sybilla’s making with her hands on her hips and chest puffed out.

While Emmy, who’s next to her is saying something like, 「You’re so smart, Sybilla san!」, but……

I straight up questioned her.

「So, what’s the real reason here?」

「Half of it is true, the other half is because I want to wear this sexy swimsuit and bask in people’s attention! If I get caught, well… let’s figure out a way together when that happens, alright?」

I knew it would be something like that!

Look what you did to Emmy, she was so impressed with you earlier, and now she didn’t even know how to respond, she just smiled wryly.

You see, Emmy. This is just how the woman called Sybilla is like.

Now you know why I reacted the way I usually do with her, don’t you?

As I was staring dumbfoundedly at Sybilla who was putting her smug face, it happened——!

「——Kyaaaaaaaa!」

Suddenly, we heard a woman’s scream coming from the beach.

After briefly looking at each other’s faces, we rushed toward the source of the voice.

What we saw there was… something that wasn’t supposed to be here.

「……Needle Rabbit?! On a beach full of people like this!?」

Along with Sybilla’s scream, what appeared before my eyes was… a monster that shouldn’t have been there.

With the feeling of unpleasantness being thrown into this unexpected situation, paired with not knowing how something like this could have happened in the first place… I glared at the existence that could’ve been behind this monster attack.

Today was supposed to be a holiday where we could have fun, but it seemed our new battle had just started.