Allrounders!! - Chapter 17: No Use Cryin' over Spilt Milk - Part 2

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At long last, that girl encountered monsters. Moreover, quite the ferocious ones. It was a huge wolf monster called Giant Wolf.

I thought that I'd immediately save her if she got into trouble, but...yep, instant death. I knew it.

"...If you don't attack me, I won't go out of my way to come for you, okay?" She told the monsters, makin' me want to retort, "What are you trying to show off for with monsters as your opponents!?"

Of course, the monsters ignored it, and swooped down on her.

Neck chop, neck chop, done.

By the way, the weapon used by her was a handmade wooden sword. She named it "Bokto" or somethin' like that. A thin, single-edged blade...then again, a wooden sword's blade doesn't have any sharpness, and yet, she easily cuts things apart with it, though I've got no clue how she does it.

Oh, maybe it's a magic weapon!

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She tossed the dead monsters into her magic bag, went back to town, sellin' the corpses at the guild.

...She's been drawin' a lot of attention. It's because she showed up here with me.

So yeah, I'm a big-shot, and not just someone callin' himself one! I'm the adventurers' idolized 【Thunderclap Whitefang】 Sword!

And yet she's callin' me self-proclaimed big-shot. Isn't that way too mean?

Having appeared with a man like me, she got chatted up by all kinds of people for various reasons, rangin' from party invitations to pickin' a fight with her in the name of teachin' her the ropes, but she ignored all of it. Since the folks, who got ignored, weren't overly amused, they got even more aggressive in their approach, but she ignored that as well.

It's a violation of the rules for higher rankin' folks to mess with a G-Rank for no reason, and thus, thanks to the guild staff applyin' pressure by makin' full use of their glares, it luckily didn't develop into a problem.

But...

"Haah? You say you hunted a high-ranking monster as a G-Rank? You're obviously lying. This piece of shit here swiped my prey!"

...in the end she got into a fight with one of the rowdier folk.

I secretly prevented the guild staff from interfering.

If I make my entrance here, it's goin' to improve her opinion of me! It's a chance to redeem myself!

She's been ignorin' the bloke, but when he blocked her way, she finally lifted her face in annoyance.

"Pipsqueak, hurry up and fork over the money. It's mine. You cheekily took the prey I killed, came back here, and sold it. You a pesky thief...missy?"

...He had probably intended to ridicule her with the final 『Missy』, but that girl is a genuine young lady after all.

The other adventurers were watchin' the show in amusement. Some of them even spurred on the guy to go further.

Just when I stepped forward, thinkin' that it was 'bout time for me to intervene, she proposed, "I understand. In other words, you're telling me to lop off your head, and prove that the cut end of the monster I sold earlier and the cut end at your neck are the same, right?"

――Oh shit, her magic elements are swellin' up.

"Hah? In the first place, it's questionable whether you can even cut anything with the wooden stick hanging at..."

In the next instant, I threw a nearby table at the man. The man got blown away after the table slammed into him, and within the next split second, the sword she'd drawn bisected the table. Using all my speed, I wedged myself between the man and her while drawin' my own sword.

At that moment, she swung her sword, targetin' my neck.

...That damn lunatic is seriously goin' for the kill!!

I parried her slash with my sword, but she cut at my neck with so much strength that I was about to get pushed back.

"You...!"

When I tried to force her back, our eyes met. After not havin' looked at me for a long time, her eyes met mine. Looking into those eyes I saw no sadness or anger, but only the cold will to kill an opponent. In that moment I knew that this girl would become a world-famous murderer if left alone. 

She'd kill those tryin' to harm her without a shred of mercy. She'd also kill those trying to prevent her from doin' so. 

That would be her path of righteousness.

Once I started to chant a spell in a whisper, she swiftly distanced herself, apparently wary of the magic.

The instant I finished the spell to strengthen my body, I received a barrage of attacks.

...This girl is a major pain in the ass since she can use taijutsu in addition to swordsmanship. Slashin' with the sword, kickin' with her feet, and strikin' with her elbows. And top of all that, she'll friggin' use magic without chantin'.

The unprecedented case of an S-Rank gettin' killed by a G-Rank looks likely to happen here.

When I was 'bout to take a hit at long last after bein' pushed into a purely defensive battle,

"If you continue this any longer, I'll have you pay a fine."

As soon as the guild master yelled this, she suddenly stopped. And accompanied by a click of her tongue, she kicked off the floor, takin' some distance. I unconsciously spat out a deep sigh.

"The fine only applies to that man and the one over there, right? I just tried to show proof that 『I truly hunted the monster myself』. Have the guy, who made the request, and the guy, who got in the way, pay up." She calmly told the guild master.

"I know, I know, none of it is your fault. The guy, who destroyed the guild's furniture by throwing it, is the main offender here. So, please cease your rampage, okay?"

She finally sheathed her sword.

Well, even without her sword, she's quite capable of hand-to-hand combat and magic warfare...

Seein' her leave the guild, the adventurers opened a path for her while nervously drawin' back. It looks like they've finally realized that the girl they've been underestimatin' all this time is actually someone ridiculously powerful.

Take a hint from me havin' brought her along...

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"Hey, are you okay? I sure don't think so, but it seemed like you were in quite a predicament there."

"It's just as you've seen, I was in a pinch. She excelled me by leaps and bounds in close combat."

The peanut gallery went astir.

"...I'm still better than her when it comes to speed, but when it comes to power, let's say...we're even, or at least to the extent that I'd lose without【Peerless Strength】. As for magic arts, I'd have a chance for victory if I could finish chantin' a big spell without her noticing and landin' it on her, but if not, no one can win against her. I think it'd be even impossible for 【Bloody Witch】."

Everyone who heard my words froze on the spot.

"...Is she human?"

"No clue, but the folks who seem to be her parents are human, I guess. She herself probably won't be willing to admit it, but she resembles her father perfectly, if not for her hair and eyes. Her mother seems to have been the daughter of a duke, so I'd say she's a human."

"...Hey...! You've kidnapped a young lady from a ducal house!?"

"Stop it with the groundless slander. She herself told me that it was her wish to leave. Besides, her father doesn't recognize her as his daughter, and she doesn't recognize him as her father either, so it's fine either way."

"...So you brought along a sheltered noble lady, who grew up in a brutal environment while possessing a superhuman strength that seems capable of suppressing an S-Rank, and then pushed her aside? Now listen...how about you think about the trouble you're causing us with this!! If you release such a dangerous girl into town, you'll never know what she's going to do next!! Moreover, even if she causes a mess, no one will be able to stop her through physical or political means!! You better put a rope around her neck and manage her properly, you damn fool!!"

I got totally trashed by the guild master. Though I couldn't talk back since he was correct in all aspects...