And then we also went to our bedroom together. Sitting down on the bed, we had a talk.

Hes drinking even herea night drink or something like that?

You see, my names fairly well-known, and Im not exactly poor. It aint just in my head and Im not boastin either, okay? Its simply proof that S-Ranks are popular. Moreover, Ive never taken any pupils or anythin like that. Since Ive been wanderin the lands myself without having a base so far, Ive got more cash than other S-Ranks. Guess you can see where this is goin. A flexible, famous bachelor with cash to boot is the perfect prey or target for single women lookin to strike rich. You understand, right?

Makes sense. I nodded.

That was common sense even in the other world.

I mean, it got so bad that women would try to trap me. I got targeted by women who were workin for guys with shady jobs in the underworld, and whenever I got careless, they tried to feed me weird drugs or use magic on me. It happened so often that I stopped countin at some point. Even the women here, with Bloody Witch in the lead, are thinkin of somehow establishin facts with me or make up shit to lock me up and wring out my money. Those girls are magic nerds, but theyre buyin up expensive, old books like mad, so theyre always broke. That makes me great prey. Right?

Well, that might be one of the reasons too, but I glanced at him with upturned eyes.

Sword flinched away.

W-What!?

Youve noticed, havent you?

He averted his eyes.

Yep, just as I thought, hes only been pretending to be dense.

Ms. Bloody loves you, you know?

Dont say it.

Why not? Shes totally your type as well, isnt she?

Haah? Your wrong there.

I mean, that woman is seriously stacked. Theyre way bigger than those of my otherworld self! Sticking it between those two jugs woul-bwwphht!!

My face got slapped with the base of his palm! Moreover, he hit me seriously!

I groaned in pain.

Hey, you old sleazeball. I dont like dirty talk. Can you tone it down a bit?

Why dont you like dirty talk as a guy?

Is Sword a weirdo? The guys my otherworld self knew mostly liked it. At the very least, none of them hated it to such an extent that theyd slap me over it.

Sword scratched his head, Ah, thats also the reason why Ive been a loner. Casual banter between guys isnt my cup of tea. I never played around with prostitutes either, so I dont have your frightenin extent of knowledge about techniques and such.

Hmm. Certainly, in an internet-less world, where information goes around by mouth, youve got no choice but to learn the tricks and know-how from professionals, I suppose.

Okay, Ill refrain from now on.

Ive now understood that some guys hate dirty talk. Im a woman who can learn.

Also, stop talkin bout Bloody Witch bein my preferred type. What are you gonna do if she takes it seriously. He warned me with a serious look.

But still, does he dislike her to such an extent?

I understandI see, so shes completely out, huh?

I already told you, didnt I? Idont plan on marryin anyone. Even if she got serious bout me, I wouldnt be able to answer her feelings. To put it bluntly, that womans trouble since shed try to somehow make it work by kidnappin me and creatin facts, even if I told her off

Ah, this is something I wouldnt be able to accept.

I see. Well, its your decision, so I wont tell you what to do.

I mean, you understand where Im comin from, dont you? You told me that you wouldnt marry anyone either, didnt you?

I did say that, yes.

I think thats different though. I hate this world. Thats why I also hate the humans of this world.

Swords face cramped up.

And while were at it, I also hate my current self. I loathe the woman who gave birth to me, and that man. I detest this body which has their blood running through its veins. Marrying someone? Give me a break. I hate this body and planet to such an extent that I want to erase either from existence.

Suddenly Sword hugged me.

Gotcha. My feelings dont go as far as yours, but I probably hate myself as well.

Eh? Thats a lie.

Incidentally, I might also hate others. Somethin like carefreely datin a woman is absolutely impossible for me. Just the idea that shed try to entrap me makes me want to keep all of them at a distance. Your resemblin me somewhat. And since I felt that, I invited you to come along with me. But, I didnt want you to end up like me, so I tried to push you away, and yet I couldnt let go of you. When you told me that Im like air to you, I became very sad and it felt like the times when I was about to die, so I clung to you and frantically apologized. I knew that you were pissed, but I was happy when I learned that it wasnt as though you didnt feel anythin about me at all. I wanted to find friends. Thats the whole reason for me travelin. Thats why Im overjoyed that youve become my friend.

I guess Ill ignore it as the babbling of a drunk. Come to think of it, the liquor I created in the beginning wasnt of good quality, so it might have caused a drunken frenzy.

I consoled him by clapping his back.

Youre really a hopeless guy, arent you? I wont marry anyone, but were going to adventure together. Somehow you seem to not think of me as a woman, but I cant really think of you as being of the opposite gender either. As long as you can keep your reasoning even when I grow up into a captivating beauty someday, well adventure together.

He burst into laughter. Loudly, at that!!

Dont worry. Your gonna stay a brat. Your insisting on having small breasts, but in reality, you dont have any, do you? Youve got the perfect, flat body line of a brat! Moreover, inside hides an old lecher! It aint like Im thinkin of you as a guy, but perceivin you as opposite gender woulda be too much of a stretch for me. Or rather, the same would apply to anyone else. Even if you were to introduce yourself as a woman, everyone would be sure that your a guy. Even when washin right next to you while stark naked, no one would take you for a woman.

How terrible of him!! And here I was consoling and encouraging him!

At some point I must have fallen asleep. When I woke up, Ms. Bloody stood next to the bed like a stone statue after having flipped over the bed sheet to take a peek.

.WHAT IS THIS ABOOOOOOUT!?

ABOOOOOOUT as in what? Is she asking how Sword and I ended up in the same bed?

If I remember correctly, we went to sleep together. But look, were wearing clothes and all. Our attires dont even look messed up as if we had some sex play involving wearing clothes.

In short, it is AS YOU CAN SEE. Sorry, but I got my hands full with this girl here.

Ah, Sword is going with the flow and uses it to casually reject her.

It looks like Sword converted to the no-breast faction. Sorry for having said something inconsiderate as I was sure that he definitely belonged to the big-breast faction.

I also chipped in, explaining that he turned down Ms. Bloody because she apparently wasnt his type. At once Ms. Bloody started to tremble violently.

You cheaaaaater! She screamed while trying to punch us.

Both of us jumped back.

Hmm, I wonder whos meant with that?

Probably you, no Im sure its you. Absolutely sure. Sword frantically pushed the blame on me.

No, that was a joke, you know?

My part in this is nonexistent, Im certain.

Ms. Bloody pulverized the bed she ended up hitting thanks to her splendid, superhuman strength.

Okay, just as I thought, my strength is pretty much normal in this world.

Wait, wait, Bloody Witch is an S-Rank, just so you know. Also, as for the reason why shes received a brutal name like Bloody, theres an anecdote goin round that shes punched the countless men, who dumped her, bloody with her fists. Sword calmly retorted.

Thanks for the explanation.

I guess its your turn to become bloody next, huh!?

When I teased him cheerfully like that, Ms Bloody screamed back, Dont decide on your own that its because I was dumped!

Ms. Bloody does appear to have herculean strength, but unfortunately shes got no stamina. She immediately started to pant heavily, completely worn out.

Wouldnt it be better for you to work on your stamina? While it might be true that youre a mage, youd still be troubled if you dont have enough stamina to go on adventurers seeing how youre an adventurer as well so far as it goes, dont you think?

No, wed be the ones in trouble if she could chase after us after havin become a stamina monster.

Sword lands a pin-point retort!

That in itself would be fine with me since itd be some fun. Dont worry, Ill make sure to at least protect your virginity. But, some thrill would definitely be nice.

Ms. Bloody started to loudly bawl.

Anyway, thanks for having taken care of us. Were off now.

And yet Sword completely disregarded it, and bid farewell from her with a refreshed look, intending to quickly get out of here.

It got slightly exciting at the very end, but in the end it wasnt anything worthwhile. Oh well, it cant be helped. Im kinda reluctant to leave, but since weve still got a request to finish, Ill have to excuse myself at this point. Lets meet again if we get another opportunity.

I opened the window, and jumped down.