My Glasses Will Be Able to Conquer the Whole World, I Suppose

lipped or anything, it was a very conscious and planned punch.” I told her.

“Even if you started it, you still complain!? Fine, whatever! I’ll apologize, so say it!” Lisse replied.

… It can’t be helped.

“You’re like the edible flowers growing over there.” I pointed to some nearby flowers.

“Why are you talking about practical things!? What about the looks!? You were going about how beautiful plants have poison and thorns, right!? Then compare me to something beautiful!” Lisse exclaimed.

“I don’t understand what you’re getting at.” I replied.

“You totally do! You definitely understand!” Lisse shouted.

I mean, what’s up with this unproductive waste of time? My anger has already subsided, so I want to go home now.

“Then you’re like grass that the cats eat and vomit later.” I told her.

“That’s also a practical thing! And it’s less beautiful than flowers too! Come on! How am I grass that cats eat and vomit!?” She exclaimed.

I made two comparisons for her.
It’s good enough.

So, I turned to the two older women and said, “And that’s how it is.
Even if you’re cute or beautiful, I don’t want to get close to you, for you have poison and thorns within you.”

Putting aside puke Lisse, I am quite wary of these Maze Ivy and Phantom Lamp.

“Such a pity.” The tanned woman said, releasing Lisse, who was still in a fighting stance, “though it seems like this girl was wrong about the problem.”

“Huh!?” Lisse said.

“Yes, he is definitely right.” The fair-skinned woman agreed.

“W-what the…!?” Now that she lost her allies, Lisse seemed to be in disbelief, “Just because you got some compliments… You’re so easy…!”

The two women gave a gentle smile to the stunned Lisse.

No, that’s not quite right.
Those were the smiles of ‘the ones who have won as women’.

“It doesn’t matter if I’m being praised for being a work of art, I don’t think the boy’s view on women is wrong.” The tanned woman said.

“Yes, definitely not just because I was compared to a Phantom Lamp, but as a woman, I think his judgement is correct.” The fair-skinned one said.

Lisse went silent.

What a splendid way of throwing away your previous ally.

That’s why women can’t be trusted.
A good-looking woman can never be trusted.
They always have poison or thorns.

******

The mood became indescribable, so we naturally split up after that.

Well, in the first place, those two older women are almost complete strangers to me, so there was no reason to continue talking to them… Well, they did invite me and Lisse to dinner, but we politely declined, as they have poison and thorns.

On the way home, Lisse opened her mouth, “Hey, Eil.”

“I have no more comparisons.” I told her.

“Enough of that.” Lisse replied.

Her fist was closed though, so I stayed one step away from her, so as to not get hit by an unavoidable fast attack.

Though well, if she wanted to kill me, I’d probably be dead already.

“More importantly than that, It’s about those two we met earlier.” Lisse then started saying her thoughts about them.

To put it simply, she said that they were likely knights from the neighboring country.

Lisse couldn’t say it for sure, but judging from their presence, the way they moved, and from piecing together the information that she collected, it was highly likely that those women were knights.

“I just met them on the bath perchance, and I immediately noticed something unusual about them.

“I know all the renowned adventurers in this city, yet I had never met those two.
That’s why I called out to them and asked a bunch of things.” Lisse told me.

I see… “So those two are knights, then?” I asked.

“Most likely.
Probably knights from the neighboring country, because they said things about how they came here on horseback, arrived at noon, and slept until just now.

“But then, after I asked them quite a few questions, they asked one to me too.
They asked if there was a good restaurant in this city.”

Oh, so that’s where that question came from.

“If they rushed here on horses, then they surely came here for some business, right? And with that big game in the mountain…

“The timing is too coincidental.
What do you think, Eil?” Lisse asked me.

She’s most likely right, “It’s possible that they might accompany us on tomorrow’s hunt.” I concluded.

Well, I don’t think it matters much.
As long as they’re skilled, we should be good, and Roda did say that he was gathering people who were strong enough for this hunt.

“Is something bothering you, Lisse?” I decided to ask her.

“A knight from a neighboring country came for this… It’s strange.

“It wouldn’t be unusual for a knight of our kingdom to come, but instead, the ones that came were from outside.

“If they came all the way here after crossing the border, then it was probably because they want to take credit for the kill.
Or perhaps they want the materials of the Obsidian Wolf.

“But why would our own knights not be moving? It feels like there is some political reason behind it… Though well, the people of our kingdom are moving, even if our knights aren’t.” Lisse replied.

I see…

“Well, if there’s a reason behind it, then either Roda or Zant probably know about it.
I don’t think it’s something we need to worry too much about.” I told her.

“… I guess you’re right.
It’s useless to worry about this.” Lisse sighed.

… Knights from the neighboring country, huh?

I wonder if there is something more to this hunt…