Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 5 by Jyumonji Ao

Author:Jyumonji, Ao [Jyumonji, Ao]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2017-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

8. Let’s Go Down the Hill

I’m fine with being mediocre. Just let me be more decisive, Haruhiro thought. I want to become a leader who can make split-second decisions and not leave his comrades feeling uncertain. I probably can’t be the sort that makes them think, “I want to follow him,” but I want to at least be the kind of leader that makes them think, “Well, I guess I’ll follow him.”

That seems pretty hard, though.

One more step, and they would be in the Dusk Realm, and yet Haruhiro’s eyes were still looking sleepy. No... he couldn’t see them himself, but he knew they probably were. They had to be.

The feeling of tension, the indecision, the regret, the feeling of, Yeah, let’s not do this after all, and the thought that, No, we have to do it, were all getting mixed together. At times like this, Haruhiro’s eyes looked even sleepier than usual. He was aware of that himself.

Of course, it wasn’t that he was sleepy. He was confident that, right now, even if Shihoru hit him with her Sleepy Shadow spell, he wouldn’t feel even the least bit drowsy.

Despite that, his eyes looked sleepy.

He couldn’t have looked less prepared.

“My bad, Haruhiro,” Kikkawa said, sounding sincerely contrite.

“Well, yeah. This is your bad.” Ranta gave a nasal laugh. “Let me say, Kikkawa. This favor is gonna cost you big, man. You’d better understand that.”

“Oh, stop!” Yume jabbed Ranta in the shoulder. “You shouldn’t be sayin’ stuff like that. Kikkawa’s havin’ a really bad time right now.”

“Yumecchi...” Kikkawa teared up. It seemed he really was feeling weak right now.

“Magic... is usable,” Shihoru said, nodding to Haruhiro. “I can feel the elementals. It’s fine.”

“I’ll defend Shihoru with everything I have.” Merry hit the ground with her short staff.

“As for me...” Kuzaku lowered the visor on his close helm. “...I’ll protect everyone.”

“Let’s take it easy.” Haruhiro scratched the back of his head. “...Hmm. No, that’s not quite right. I’m trying to say don’t be so on edge, maybe. I guess that’s the same thing. Well, just to make sure I get the point across, don’t be reckless. Sorry, Kikkawa, but if things go bad, I plan to pull out. Also, there are a number of points where we have an advantage over the Tokkis.”

“We have me! The great Ranta-sama!” Ranta puffed up his chest proudly.

“First, we have information.” Haruhiro, naturally, ignored him. “The cultists. The white giants. We know that there are enemies here. We can stay on guard. Kikkawa also remembers the way to the ruins. We’re also aware that light magic and, though this one is just an extra, dark magic don’t work.”

“And we have me!” Ranta spun around and struck a weird pose.

“Also, there are our numbers.” Haruhiro, it went without saying, ignored him. “We don’t have anyone like Anna-san who needs protecting—okay, that was just a joke, but we do have Kikkawa, so we have one more. Kikkawa, you’re a tank, right?”

“Yeah,” Kikkawa nodded. “Tokimune-san’s a paladin with a shield and everything, but he doesn’t feel very tanky, does he? That’s why I’m our main tank.

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