Well you have to wait for some hours for the rest of 5 chapters, you see Im gonna TL them now and it will take at least many hours in total (7-10 I will need to take breather too after all). *phew* just if they werent bonus chapters I wouldve had fun with anime.

Maken no Daydreamer Chapter 15 Part 2

Um, Minato?

Nh?

YouNo, nothing

What happened?

From before a somewhat inquisitive gaze is being sent to me from Elk. Just why might it be.

No, well, its only natural in one way. I think I already know the reason.

From Elk and Riin-sans expressions, its obvious that this big serpent is more powerful than the other demons in the labyrinth. Well, its natural after all this thing was preying on other demons inside.

Well I did kill this thing bare-handed, so its only natural for her to stare at me like that.

It will be alright for her to give me stares of fear or she should stay vigilant, after all, a weak frail child like me killed something like this.

Even though she is just walking with me without asking anything -though she is staring at me-.

I dont know whether she is paying attention to me or she has some other intention.

Well, there is no help thinking about it, while I thought that, Elk once again opens her mouth.

Minato, can I ask you something?

? What happened?

Im sorry for asking at this time butI have a request. Its about the reward which will come with the information and corpse of that big serpentyou see?

? Yeah, it will be ha.s.sle for me so Im thinking of splitting it in equal half

I see, equal halvesHaaaaa!?

Wow, that surprised me!

Elk suddenly shouts which breaks her quiet and docile atmosphere which was lingering on her till now. W-Why!?

And after pa.s.sing the condition of wanting to speak but cant.

YJust what are you saying, huh!? Eh, whatthe reward of that snake in equal halves!?

Eh? well, we are getting it as a team

No, even so, arent you the one who killed it 100%! What are you thinking!? Isnt this the time when you shouldve taken the whole rewards! Even I thought about it yesterday, I didnt help you in any way!? Idiot!? Are you an idiot!? Arent you an idiot!?

Elk in panicking. She is bad mouthing me with all her heart in her words.[AK:or wholeheartedly] Calm down.

No, well she is saying the truth, butdont just call me idiot three times repeatedly.

It would had been a different thing if I went alone inside the labyrinth, butElk was with me there, though she was sitting the whole time.

We fought like a team (?), so we should split the reward equally. Thinking like this is instilled in my blood, because of the hunting game I used to play.

Well, it is me who killed it 100%, but she wont mind taking loan from me right

Just, even though I think like that, there is one thing Im concerned about.

ErrYou need money, right? Then wouldnt it this way be more convenient for you?

!!

And,

For some reason, Elk starts trembling. What happened? You fine?

Why

?

Why are you so kind!! Towards a girl like me who always thinks and talks about money and is greedy

No, Im not actually kind, bluntly speaking, I hate thinking about splitting profits. Even if I get all the money, I dont have any way of spending it at all. Well, I dont know about the future, though.

And, I feel hesitation for no reason while taking a large amount of money even though I know that Elk is in need for money right now.

After all this she cant just be some stranger to me, so wont it be good to give the money to her, such a thought flashed through my mind.

How should I say it, but the feeling, that she is desperate, is somehow being transmitted to me.

And that Elk, is for some reason, trembling and feeling anxious.

She doesnt has any problem with me giving her money, but it seems like it is hard to accept it. And is clenching her fist very tightly as if it is a claw of demon.

You are

Nh?

Are you always like this to anyone? Indiscriminately kindIll say this in advance, though kind and honest people may seem nice and good but they wont live a good life because of that. In this world, only the strong people live and the honest people are fools.

Those words spill out from Elks mouth as if she is squeezing out those words.

And it seems like this time she spoke her true feelingsno doubt about it.

Within the eyes she is looking me at, are various emotions present.

Her eyes contain sadness, envy and anger. I havent seen eyes like these within my whole previous life.

But the feeling that she is cornered and is helpless is also transmitted to me.

I dont know the reason for her to be cornered, Im an outsider, so I wont touch that matter.

Err, she said, am I like that to everyone, right?

No, that cant be possible. I myself think I am pretty egoistic and a dry humoured person? I even a.s.sertively ignore problems that have no relation to me.

Where is that!? Arent I that another person with no relation to you and has problems to deal with! Why are caring so much about me, when you just met me only yesterday

Yeah, well, youre right. I would say then it must be because Elk is desperately working hard

Desperately?

Yeah. Well, Elk, you are more or less full of vigor, youre kind, you maintain everything and one thing or another you take good care of anyone. Putting aside your true intentions, but youre earnestly to me like a friend. Though, I dont know much about the world, but people like you are rare, right?

Thats why I cant leave her alone, or rather I just want to help her for some reason.

Well, the factor that she is the first person I met after leaving home might also be important.

Where is it. You really dont understand anything. Earnest and diligent, those are things completely far from me

After all

I cut off her words with my sentence,

You regret on the things you have done. You regret, reflect on it, and still be diligent is something most people cant do, arent I right?

The moment I said it,

Elks face color starts changing.

Her expression has fear, astonishment, anxiety etc mixed in.

She timidly and slowly faces me,

You already knew?

What?

Though this might be cruel, I still reply her with a question.

Its easy to mention it right now.

But she is right now trembling and unstable. So should I finish the matter myself, or should I leave it for the flow.

Most likely, if I leave it on the flowthen she would be willing to accept whatever the outcome will be.

Either she becomes a fool or gets caught by law.

But, if she has that much resolvethen she should decide her life by herself, or so I think.

Thats why I will leave it to her.

I dont what result will it leave, but I will try to believe in her Desperation.

Though its only an intuition, but I think that she is diligent and always has her heart prepared for anything.

Thats why she is suffering from her crimes, her thinking and surrounding environment too. She still has conscience for suffering and resolve for not losing her way.

Because I felt it, thats why Im not paying any heed to her You already knew and facing Elk feigning ignorance.

If its her, then she will definitely

No, lets not think about it.

Even if I predict it, nothing is going to change.

Minato

Nh?

Sorry

Eventually, without talking after that short conversation, we both returned to the inn.

Though I noticed a flash of light in Elks eyes, but lets once again feign ignorance.

Minato-san is it true that you killed an amazing demon!!?

You got good ears

The moment I return to inn, the daughter of innkeeperTanya-chan said to me these words.

Currently, I am captured by this poster girl whose eyes are sparkling.

Well, its not unreasonable.

If a demon like that comes out of that labyrinth, it will become rumours.

And the adventurers, generally all have a loose tongue which runs anywhere.

No, what I said is wrong. To restate it, I would rather say that the transmission of information is fast.

Thats why even if the talk is on the level of rumour but the impact it has is big then the transmission is also really fast.

Its only a matter of time that people know about us bringing corpse and about the unknown demon inLabyrinth of Nagano, its even faster than a matter of time

After all, many saw us bringing its body tied on a pole and with me shouldering it till the time guild staff came and took it back.

Furthermore, its strange to say it myself, but my appearance is quite conspicuous.

I had heard it from mom and felt it while walking through town too, that black-haired and black-eyed people are really rare in this world.

Blonde or brown hair; People with hair color like that are more common. There are also many variants of eyes like blue, red, gray, green et cetera.

And even my attire is;

My clothes, equipments, scarf too all is jet-black. Ah by the way even my backpack is black. And in clothes some purple-colored lines are inserted.

Though Im repeating it, but my eyes and hair are also both black.

Its only natural that I will stand out. Its only natural that I will leave some sort of impression.

In that case, its very VERY natural for a rumour likeA man in black killed a great demon in theLabyrinthto spread in the city people and reach Tanya-chan.

Most likely, it started from those adventurer who returned to city after seeing the serpent. [ET: Men In Black anyone?][AK:yeah, we know, Smithy on the roll]

Though I know thatbut I never thought, it will be this fast.

Its only near 2 hours since we left theLabyrinthand still the rumours have reached Tanya-chan who rarely leaves the inn.

No, well it is still on the level of rumours? But from that reaction, it seems like it is the truth?

Yeah, well, I even have some parts of it tucked up.

Woo~w! I had heard that Minato-san is a rookie. What if I am talking to the future hero-sama? Kyaa

This girl getting excited by herself.

However, when she says as such, I can feel many eyes looking at me.

From where? From all over the place.

From the time I was walking through the towntill the time I entered the inn, I am feeling at least 1 or 2 people looking at me.

Though from the feeling that is coming from gazesit seems like the persons are adventurers. Are they appraising me or what?

I heard the rumour of the person being aMan in black, so not many would have thought that Onii-san is the person, but I am always seeing that appearance of Onii-san~. Your clothes, eyes, hair, backpack, everything is completely black.

Hahawell it will definitely become something likeWhat if its him.

I see. So the reason Tanya-chan knew its me is because of two reasons:

The speed of rumours

my appearance

Even though, its good that we came faster than the cart/wagon carrying the

Snake. So it was worth rus.h.i.+ng our way back.

If we reached here when the corpse of thatBig Serpenthad arrived, Im d.a.m.n sure it wouldve been more troublesome

And if we reached after the corpse had come here, then it wouldve been d.a.m.ned even more troublesome.

However, even that cart/wagon will cross through the main street after some minutes.

It will be good to remain silent and calm today and return to roomEven Elk is tired.

If youre talking about tired people,

(By the way, Minato-san)

(What, Tanya-chan?)

(What happened to Onee-saElk-san? She is depressed more than she ever had beeneven I cant get in the mood to tease her.)

Oh, she actually can read the atmosphere.

She wont call herOnee-samaright now. I thought she was an oblivious person, but looks like she can also be serious, though in the place where the person in talk cant see.

(Ah, Yeah, just leave her be. She is tired for various reasons)

(Well she is an adventurer, she must have a lot going on. Well, today I will act diligently. Minato-san, though she is inexperienced, please take care of Elk-san)

She said something to that is completely unneeded.

I cant do anything about her. Its her own problem.

She probably joked with me for softening the atmosphere. Tanya-chan sends a worrying gaze.

She is sending it towards the second floor while,

she starts serving other people,

and is giving me a stare filled withHostility

Unexpectedly, the situation just leaps ignoring many steps.