I Parry Everything: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 4] by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 52: A World as Yet Unseen

“Two of the usual, please.”

“Coming right up!”

After going down a side street, Lynne and I sat down on a pair of simple wooden stools by one of the city’s many food stalls. I was famished from work, so I’d suggested that we have our conversation over a hearty meal. It wasn’t long before we were each given a bowl.

“I’ve never had this before,” Lynne said, then took her first bite. “It’s delicious.”

One of my coworkers from the construction site had told me about this place, and I’d been a regular ever since. Everything on the menu was delicious, but one dish in particular was a cut above the rest: egg noodles with finely minced meat and vegetables, all served in a thick white broth. The meat was my favorite part, though I wasn’t sure what it was; when I’d asked the vendor, he had responded only with a faint, creepy smile, and when I’d asked the guy who’d told me about this place to begin with, he’d said, “You’re better off not asking. Doesn’t matter as long as it tastes good, right?”

I didn’t know why everyone was being so secretive, but my coworker had made a good point; there was no reason to get bogged down in the details. Lynne seemed to be enjoying it too.

“So, what were you saying earlier?” I asked.

Lynne put her bowl down and turned to me. “Yes—my request. Certain developments require me to travel to Mithra three months from now. The journey may be perilous. If you would be so generous, Instructor, could you accompany me? I would find your presence greatly heartening.”

“To Mithra? Again?”

“Yes. Would you mind...?” Lynne asked. She had picked up her bowl again and was watching me with wide eyes.

The Holy Theocracy of Mithra, huh? We’d planned to go there not too long ago, but our journey had been cut short. Personally, I wanted to go—it was somewhere new for me to explore—but...

“‘Perilous’ in what sense?” I asked. “Is there a chance we’ll need to fight monsters again?”

Lynne put her bowl down a second time, then gave me a contemplative look. “To be honest, I don’t know how matters will turn out. I just expect there to be danger. As much as our last journey, or perhaps more.”

“Hmm...”

The last time we’d headed for Mithra, we’d ended up fighting a poison toad and that weird man wearing black bandages. If surprises like those were all we would need to deal with, I was sure we’d pull through somehow.

But then, as I slurped up my noodles, something occurred to me: Was it really okay for me to tag along? I was still weak, and a lot had happened to make me keenly aware of that fact. I’d grown a little more confident in myself after defeating that poison toad and the goblin in the forest, but that assurance had quickly faded the day after the Empire’s invasion, when the guildsman had told me something truly shocking. Apparently,

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