Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 21: Aria-san\'s Sacrifice is Unthinkable!

Chapter 21: Aria-san’s Sacrifice is Unthinkable!

“Well then… Aria Felste? You’ve been quite a nuisance to our plans, but if you don’t want anything to happen to your precious disciple, will you go back quietly?”

“Master, what I did was my own… “

“I understand.”

…Huh?

“Master…”

As I tried to interject, Aria-san requested the woman from the Demon Army.

“I’ll let you go back, so in return, release Adin-kun.”

Saying that Aria-san emitted some strong magic… But…

“You think I’d return the weakness of that Aria Felste? But I won’t take his life, so rest assured. If I did something like that, who knows what retaliation I’d face? I’ll take good care of this kid.”

From the perspective of this woman from the Demon Army, there was no reason to accept such a request… It would have been ideal if Aria-san’s request had been granted, but it seems it’s not that easy… I’ve become Aria-san’s weakness.

Truly… the worst scenario.

…But because of this, there was something I had to tell Aria-san, so I decided to convey it once more.

“Master! This happened because of my actions, so please don’t worry about me. With your usual strength, focus on this person──”

“I’m sorry, Adin-kun… it’s impossible.”

Aria-san responded with neither anger nor sadness.

And with that expression, she continued.

“In the past, I could do anything reckless because I thought I had nothing left. But now, I have someone I cherish the most, Adin-kun, and I can’t do something that sacrifices you… I just can’t.”

“Aria-san…”

Hearing those words, feeling both joy and sadness inside me, and comparing Aria-san’s feelings with the situation, it was just painful to realize how they were at odds right now.

“It seems there was quite an emotional farewell between master and disciple. So, if you don’t want anything to happen to your precious disciple, Aria Felste, could you please leave? “

“…I understand.”

This time, Aria-san said that and floated into the air with her wind magic, flying away somewhere.

…Come to think of it, even when Aria-san was talking like that, she kept emitting strong magic. I wonder if her emotions were that disturbed by the situation.

…Aria-san.

“That was great~! I’m really grateful you came, Aria Felste. I heard you defeated that Dolde without a scratch, so I was wondering how strong you were… “

“Dolde…?”

I didn’t recognize the name.

“You don’t know him? He was an ogre who was a Demon Army executive two years ago. He was the strongest in physical strength alone among the Demon Army at the time… But when I saw Aria Felste up close, I understood why she defeated Dolde without a scratch.”

“I see… Aria-san defeated a Demon Army Executive. I didn’t know about that, but I guess that’s who it was.”

…Huh?

“Even if he’s a former Demon Army Executive, is it okay to talk about him so casually?”

When I asked, the woman from the Demon Army said incredulously.

“Huh? I’ve been a Demon Army executive since then, so isn’t it fine to talk casually about Dolde? Besides, I was his senior.”

“…Huh?…Eh!? So, you’re a Demon Army Executive!?”

“Oh, I see. You didn’t even realize I belonged to the Demon Army at first, huh? You should be able to tell just from the atmosphere if you get used to it. And with your level of strength, you should understand even more… but I guess you lack experience.”

After saying that, this woman… this Demon Army Executive woman said, “Huh?” and then came close to me with an angry expression.

“Isn’t it rude to not even realize that I’m a Demon Army Executive? I haven’t felt this humiliated in years. I’m getting more and more annoyed.”

“…I feel like I’m getting too angry to the point of losing it.”

“…Huh?”

Just as I thought I heard Aria-san’s voice, the Demon Army executive woman was blown away with fire magic… Not just blown away, but it’s like she flew off somewhere with that speed.

Looking to my side, there was Aria-san, who looked calm but was clearly angry, and she quickly released my restraints.

“Aria-san, thank you… But, why did Aria-san, who was supposed to be somewhere else, do this…?”

I wanted to ask Aria-san directly about the question I had, but Aria-san responded with a calm expression and voice.

“Adin-kun, you’ll get a lecture when we get back today. I want to hear why you did something like this, so I’ll ask you properly when we get back.”

“…Yes, I’m really sorry.”

There were many things I wanted to ask, but I knew I had no right to ask Aria-san about them after breaking our promise, so I went back to the dormitory with Aria-san quietly.