Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 18: Prioritizing Adin-kun!

Chapter 18: Prioritizing Adin-kun!

Just as Aria-san and Steridone were about to unleash a massive amount of magical power, I somehow managed to get them both to calm down for a moment.

…Honestly, it was really dangerous. If they hadn’t calmed down just three seconds later, there would have been significant damage to the city, no doubt about that.

…But even though they calmed down, it simply meant that their emotions had subsided enough not to cast magic. Aria-san especially still seemed quite angry.

“Adin-kun! Why did you stop me!?”

“Because casting such magic in the middle of the city would cause a huge problem!”

“I’m already feeling plenty troubled! When I saw Adin-kun entering the armor shop with sparkling eyes and thought, ‘Adin-kun is so cute~, maybe I should give him some time to leisurely look at armor,’ so I walked slowly to the armor shop, but then I found Adin-kun holding hands with Steridone?”

“Well, that might be surprising, but──”

“It’s not just surprising! Adin-kun rarely holds hands with anyone other than me, usually only when he’s tired on the way back from training, and now Steridone was holding his hand with no problem! That’s what I’m angry about!”

Upon hearing that, Steridone approached Aria-san and calmly said, “It’s not quite anger, but it’s something similar, and I have a request for Aria Felste.”

“What? Are you in a position to request something from me, you are weaker than me, right?”

“About being weak, I don’t think I’ve completely lost to Aria Felste yet… That’s why I want a serious rematch, not in a tournament, but a showdown where we bet our names and pride on the line.”

“Yeah, yeah, so it’s like, ‘My magic was off that time,’ or ‘I wasn’t giving it my all,’ right? I won’t accept such excuses────”

“No, it’s different. When it comes to magic, I fully admit that I lost. I won’t argue about that… but.”

With a graceful posture, Steridone drew her slender rapier and said,

“I’m originally a swordsman. It’s inevitable that I lost to Aria Felste, who specializes in magic, in a tournament like that where swords aren’t allowed to be used, but Aria Felste… You seemed to belittle me comprehensively. That’s why, once again, with all my strength, I want to challenge you.”

With that said, Steridone aimed her rapier at Aria-san.

Aria-san closed her eyes once, then sighed and met Steridone’s gaze, saying with resignation,

“Alright, I’ll accept your challenge, but I don’t think the outcome will change anyway.”

“I appreciate your acceptance. In that case, let’s change the location promptly────”

“Huh, right now!?”

“Hmm…?”

Oops, I had intended to just quietly watch their exchange, but my emotions got the better of me and I ended up interjecting.

“Adin Almarcus-kun, is there a problem with doing it now?”

“That’s right? Adin-kun, I think it’s better to settle things with Steridone as soon as possible, right?”

“Well… that’s true, but today I was looking forward to buying armor with my master…”

“Let’s put aside the discussion, for now, Steridone.”

“Huh…?”

When Aria-san said that briefly, even Steridone, who had remained calm all along, seemed surprised. Then, Aria cheerfully continued,

“Sorry, Adin-kun! That’s right, isn’t it? You were looking forward to buying armor, weren’t you? I was acting weird too! Prioritizing Steridone over Adin-kun’s excitement! It’s always normal for Adin-kun to be my top priority! Besides, Adin-kun hardly ever relies on me and works hard in training, so he should rely on me a lot today! Right?”

“Master…!”

As we exchanged these words, Steridone quickly withdrew, saying, “If that’s the case, I’ll take my leave for today,” much sooner than expected, so Aria-san and I entered the armor shop together.

And────

“I think this armor that’s definitely injury-proof would be good for Adin-kun!”

“This armor looks too heavy from head to toe! I wouldn’t be able to move in it!”

“I don’t want Adin-kun to get injured, so…”

“But it obstructs the view in the front, making it more prone for me to get an injury!”

Together with Aria, who made strange suggestions out of concern for me, we chose one piece of armor after careful consideration and purchased it… my long-awaited armor!

I couldn’t wait to put on this armor and go on a quest!

Feeling excited, I returned to the dormitory with Aria-san.