Shions body has quite the height. Moreover it was muscular as might be expected of someone being trained fairly well, but even carrying her under his left arm, was no more than to the extent of her being luggage, which doesnt bother him.

Meaning, she touches his own body at various places all over at the times of him brandishing the katana, at the times of him charging and at the times of suddenly braking.

Renya considers Rona not being here as good from the bottom of his heart.

Fortunately the place of the battle is the garden, which is big in its own way. The space is extending to a degree that its alright for him to not mind his surroundings too much, even if he jumps, runs or circles around.

The appearing blueish-white shadows of people, some of them are cut in a manner of slashing the katana diagonally from the shoulder in passing, others are impaled, sliced in three pieces, chopped up, without concentrating on any technique and disorderly, all of them scatter and vanish.

If they were mere shadows of the former merchants self, they likely wanted to question whether they committed such a big crime to deserve this.

Without taking any notice of either option, Renya chops up the shadows.

Aah this wont do (Renya)

Manipulating Shion within his left arm, he hides her from getting cut by a lucky hit.

Looking up at the sky, Renya laughs.

Its no problem in any way.

He has a hunch that the muscles of his entire body are screaming and making sounds of creaking with a *gichi gichi*

Its the sound of his own physique.

Its a feeling similar to a structure, which was soaking in a lukewarm dullness, being rewritten into a cold, firm structure.

Im able to wield the katana to my hearts content though. (Renya)

Without him realizing, his hanging mouths corners rise.

There are still much more targets.

He gets excited as soon as he cut.

Its unbearably enjoyable (Renya)

Renya suddenly comes to his senses partway through releasing the the violent emotions within him.

One is because Shion, whom he is carrying in his left arm, was apparently raising painful groans, albeit only slightly.

The breathing of Shion, whom he has been holding tightly with a strength close to killing her by strangling, got rough.

As far Renya knows, theres no one but Shion and himself able to speak within these grounds.

If it was mixed among the departed spirit-like things, which are swaying with a *yura yura* in front of his eyes, it wouldnt have that extent, but the scream, which Renyas ears caught, were certainly those of a little girl.

Renyaa (Shion)

Roughly breathing within his arm, Shion called out to him.

But, her next words stop Renyas thinking.

More (Shion) (T/N: Lol, M discovered!)

Unsatisfied with just loosening his arm reflexively, he ended up throwing her on the ground, albeit gently.

He surveyed the interior of the grounds, which regained its silence, by rotating around. Once Renya confirmed that there was nothing that looked like it might become a threat, Shion, who was messily* thrown on the ground, raised a voice of protest. (T/N: is a sfx and can mean soaked, drenched, gooey, messy in this situation, chose messy)

Renya, looking at my cloudy eyes here, wont it turn into a shocking or a dizzying scene? (Shion)

Ah, sorry. I received an instant chill wondering whether you were a masochist. (Renya)

Dont you consider a masochistic woman as charming? (Shion)

Shut up and be silent! First somehow deal with your attribute of being disappointing. (Renya)

Once he casually brushes away Shion, who came clinging to him all of a sudden, she once again falls messily* down to the ground.

Muuh well enough of that. (Shion)

Standing up abruptly, Shion faces in the direction of the building while shaking off the dirt, attached to her body, with a *pon pon* (T/N: tapping)

Was there someone in there? (Shion)

Did you hear that? (Renya)

Shion answers while turning around and putting her hands against her hips due to Renya making a face saying Thats completely unexpected.

By her look she realized Renyas low evaluation of her and got slowly displeased.

Even I heard that. It was a scream like that of a small girl, but wasnt she just scared of you, Renya? (Shion)

No, well, certainly I believe that the stimulus of the view of me wielding my katana is powerful for a child, but There wasnt anyone besides us in the building, was there? (Renya)

Isnt it possible that a lost child might have gone astray? (Shion)

There wont be no end, if we debated possibilities. Shouldnt we try to investigate the interior once again? (Renya)

From behind of Renya, who sheathed the katana in its scabbard and tried to walk towards the entrance of the building, Shion called him to halt.

Once he turns around wondering what it might be, Shion, with an expression as if she was somehow in a pinch, is trying to reach out her hands towards Renya.

Whats up? (Renya)

I feel dizzy from being swung around too much and cant walk (Shion)

Once he is told that and lowers his sight below, he surely grasps that the area around Shions knees is trembling with a *puru puru* (T/N: slightly trembling, jiggle)

I might have gone too far, Renya feels sorry for a short while.

When he heard that she cant walk at the beginning, Renya considered whether to go there by himself, but, as expected, on top of him being the cause for that, he felt guilty about leaving her alone in a state of being unable to move in a garden, which is infested with ghosts Shion is weak against.

Do you want me to drag you along? (Renya)

*Kakun* Shion dropped her shoulders. (T/N: sfx for losing strength)

After resisting her trembling knees and somehow reorganizing her posture, Shion points at Renya with a finger,

I want a princess carry! (Shion)

Alright, follow me once you reached the point of being able to move, okay? (Renya)

Sorry, its a lie! Dont abandon me~! Dont leave me alone~! However, at least carry me on your back or carry me like a baby in your arms, at worst carry me under your arm like just now~! (Shion)

Isnt a princess carry or such the dream of every woman!? Due to complaining about it with teary eyes, Renya lowered his hips a bit and turned his back towards her after shrugging his shoulders once.

Here, get on! (Renya)

Ah, yea. Thanks (Shion)

Nervously putting her arms around Renyas neck, she slowly entrusts her weight to him.

Giving a single Alley oop, Renya, who was carrying Shion on his back, slowly walked towards the building.

Do you know from where the voice came? (Shion)

Probably in the vicinity of the workshop. The window there, that faced towards the garden, was open. (Renya)

She saw it well for being swung around this much, Renya raises his evaluation of Shion, though only a bit.

Passing the entrance hall, they enter the room from the workshops entrance.

With Renyas cast magic light shining inside, Renya, who lowered Shion from his back making sure to lean her against the wall, notices the figure of a person having collapsed lying with her face on the ground.

Whats this? (Renya)

Having cut and evened up her flaxen hair around the shoulders and wearing a two-toned, black and white, coloured dress on her body, it was a little girl in a maid dress, if you describe her in a few words.

She had the shape of a child too, however the hands, feet and such composing the little girl are quite small and thin, even more so than those of children. And yet, its visible that her head and body dont seem to have a great difference to those of adult women.

Furthermore, the shape of her ears had a characteristic different to humans.

The word elf crosses ones mind, but if this is one of the elves in this world, I cant imagine anything but them living in a place similar to a country of fairly small midgets.

Hey, Shion. Are those called elves midgets? (Renya)

Dont you know about elves, Renya? Their chests are strangely small with them having around the same height as us. (Shion)

Just to be sure, Renya tries to turn over the thing lying on its face.

She even somehow looked as if shes having a nightmare, but she is unable to respond to the examination hereafter. Once he looks at the turned-over girl, even if the area around her breast is tiny, there is a bulge at the level unable to be described as small.

Its not small. (Renya)

I believe you should give up on contours of an elf, but Isnt that a silky, I wonder? (Shion)

I see? Arent you quite knowledgeable about such things. (Renya)

Once Renya mentions it while scanning over the message of the popped-up help-function, Shion answered while being slightly bashful,

I remembered it from them emerging in a book or such, I got to read during my childhood. Although they will protect the house, as fairies skilful at housework, if they are pleased with the residents, they will leave the rooms in a mess, destroy things or cause harassment, if they are displeased. (Shion)

Fairy? Isnt she a ghost? (Renya)

She is a fairy. You cant touch ghosts, can you? (Shion)

Certainly, I just touched her body to turn her over moments ago.

Renya was slowly getting puzzled by the classification of her being a fairy, if you can touch her, and a ghost, if you cant, but he decides to accept that this is likely the way it works for the inhabitants of the world over here.

However, why has a fairy fallen over and fainted at this place? (Renya)

To begin with, its the first time I heard about something like a fairy fainting, but the place isnt that strange, dont you agree? This is the interior of the house after all. (Shion)

No mater how skilled they might be at housework or how much of a beauty they are, theres probably no meaning in haunting a deserted house, where theres no people either, Renya thinks.

Placing his hand softly on her body, which looks like it would break, if touched, he tries to shake her as gently as possible.

Shion, who leaned against the wall, unintentionally leaked a laugh due to Renyas manner of using his hand somehow timidly.

(Renya)

Once he has shaken her several times, the little girls eyes slowly open.

Just like that she tries to get away from Renya in a panic, however maybe her body wont do as told or its only because she has no strength in her arms to stand up, but she crawls on the floor to take distance from Renya.

After confirming that Shion has caught it, Renya calls out to the little girl, who is still trying to get away.

Look, I dont have anything dangerous on me anymore. Its alright even without becoming so frightened. We have no intention to harm you. (Renya)

Leave this place!

Did she end up getting tired from taking distance with only her arms power? Ceasing to crawl, she turned towards Renya and raised her voice.

Renya, who verified that its possible to understand each other with words, talks slowly in order to not provoke the other party.

It depends on the reason. If you have an agreeable reason, we will leave this place. (Renya)

This place is my house ~damono! (T/N: might infer protest or indicate reason or it might mean trash ^^)

Shion, just to make sure, is the ownership of plots, houses or such deemed acceptable for fairies? (Renya)

Fairies, you say, Renya? Theres probably no way that it will be recognised. (Shion)

This place is my house! After all, I was born here ~damono!

Due to Shion speaking as if being fed up, the little girl speaks as if snapping at her.

Its fine without you making a fuss. While it may be true that you cant be recognised, we wont particularly do something like forcibly removing you. We wont make you work for us either. Can you please explain from the beginning because my perceptiveness is poor? Umm talking will become easier, if you tell us your name as well, though. (Renya)

Renya, who decided that he should likely behave modestly here, tried to ask the little girl for her name as well as an explanation.

When asking for someones name

Ah, start by naming yourself, it is. Renya Kunugi and over there is Shion. The two of us are adventurers. Please take care of us. (Renya)

name, none

Turning down her face quietly, the little girl muttered in a small voice at a level that it was still possible to understand it somehow.