Chapter 76 Witch And S-Rank
The hellish special training by Leaf Chemist has begun.
There was a training session that involved using the boss as a punching bag (unconsciously) at night.
At the guild they belong to, Divine Gemstone, in the guild members' dormitory.
"Sigh..."
The S-Rank adventurer, Aerial, was in her room.
She took off her armor and removed her shirt.
Her upper body was left with just a loincloth.
It was tightly wrapped, but her chest was quite large.
While trying to remove the loincloth with the pendant hanging from her neck still on
Knock Knock...
Thump! Aerial's heart raced, feeling unwell in her body.
She hurried to put on her shirt...
'Aerial, it's me.'
Upon hearing that voice, Aerial breathed a sigh of relief.
Still in the loincloth, Aerial opened the door.
"Good evening, Mercury."
"Yes, good evening. Can I come in for a moment?"
Aerial and Mercury nodded silently.
Mercury let out a small grunt as she watched Aerial's breasts sway gently.
Mercury sat on a chair while Aerial sat on the bed, removing her sash.
"Oh, looking good as always."
"Yeah, thanks."
Despite the compliments on her chest size, Aerial didn't feel happy at all.
She had chosen to live as a man.
"I don't need to be feminine."
"...I wish I had it all."
Mercury sighed enviously as she gazed at Aerial's large breast.
"Do you need something from me?"
"Yeah, well... that, the amulet."
Mercury pointed at the pendant hanging from Aerial's chest.
"The magic for recognition inhibition is starting to wear off. Can I borrow it?"
"Sure, sorry about that. Thanks as always."
Aerial said as she took off the pendant... amulet and handed it to Mercury.
Mercury raised the amulet in her right hand and recast the spell.
"It's tough, isn't it? You're so pretty, with a perfectly symmetrical face, and yet you have to pretend to be a man."
"...It's fine. This is something I've chosen to do."
There used to be a path to live as a woman.
But now, she has abandoned that way of life... and yet.
When lost in thought, Mercury approaches with a worried expression.
"Hey... Aerial. You seem a bit... different lately."
"Different... you think?"
"Yeah. Different. I've been watching you for a while now. Your expression has been tense lately."
Aerial and Mercury have been close for a long time.
They joined this guild almost at the same time.
Since the day she received the [amulet that makes her look like a man], Aerial has shared her biggest secret - that she is actually a woman - with only one accomplice.
Her close friend, who is nearby, says so. That's why it must be true.
"...Why?"
"..."
Aerial closes her eyes.
She sighed as she recalled the true image of a strong man who crushed Ashura Troll in one blow.
"...Lately, I've been feeling it. I'm just a fake S-rank after all."
In the guild, there are three S-rank adventurers.
Aerial. Black Silver the summoner. And... Leaf Chemist.
"Black Silver-san has more experience than me. It's inevitable that I can't win. But..."
"I see. Leaf-kun joined later."
"Yeah... even though he joined later, he surpassed me at an incredible speed... honestly, I'm at a loss. Haha... what was that?"
It's nothing but another dimension.
Despite being so small, what it conceals within is truly an otherworldly power.
Honestly... he looks like a monster in human form.
"...You're unlucky, Aerial."
Mercury cast a spell, her expression turning sorrowful.
"Because of your talent, you can see it. The gap between that monster and you..."
"..."
"Ordinary people would only feel that extraordinary power to some extent. They can't see it. It's on a whole different level of amazing, it's incomprehensible. How amazing it is."
But Aerial has talent in martial arts.
The extent of one's own strength, and Leaf's strength.
It's clear how much difference there is between the two.
...But what does it matter that it's clear?
Mercury finishes casting a spell and puts the amulet on her.
By wearing this, unless something significant (like being seen n*ked) happens, she won't be recognized as a woman.
It's advanced magic, but Mercury doesn't feel proud of causing it herself.
"I'm sorry. I... I can't do anything for you. I won't guide you as you struggle to reach new heights, or share your worries."
"...No, it's okay. Thank you. I feel a little better now."
Mercury's expression turned sad.
She wondered if her own reflection in her eyes looked as gloomy as she felt.
Even though she said she felt better, the weight of this anxiety she held in her chest didn't seem to lighten at all.
Perhaps Mercury understood that, as she lowered her head apologetically.
Seeing her friend with such a face made Aerial feel down again.
"If I could just give up everything, how much easier would it be?"
"Even so... you won't give up."
Aerial nodded in agreement.
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