Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 22: Let\\\'s Apologize to Aria-san! bed while I sat

Chapter 22: Let’s Apologize to Aria-san! bed while I sat

“…I see.”

For the time being, it was just me and Aria-san returning home from the Demon Army Executive subjugation quest. The current situation was Aria-san sitting on my usual bed while I sat in seiza in front of her, explaining in detail to her everything that happened──or more accurately, expressing my worry about Aria-san facing off against the Demon Army executive, and how I followed her because I was worried she might lose, wanting to help if I could.

As I spoke, Aria-san didn’t respond as her usual gentle self but rather took on the demeanor of a stern mentor.

Then, still in her mentor mode, Aria-san spoke.

“Adin-kun’s feelings themselves are appreciated, but if the other party had been more cautious, your feelings might have led to irreversible consequences… It’s harsh to say, but Adin-kun, what you did this time was really dangerous.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“To make sure something like this doesn’t happen again, let’s review Adin-kun’s mistakes this time.”

“…Okay.”

Aria-san then raised two fingers and said.

“This time, there were two mistakes you made.”

“Two…?”

Now Aria-san raised one finger and continued.

“First, fundamentally, you didn’t trust me… I’m not saying you should blindly believe everything I say, but this time, you didn’t trust my ability as your master, even when I said I was fine. That’s the problem. So from now on, unless I explicitly say I’m not okay… no, even in any situation, you should always trust in my power… Got it?”

“…Got it.”

Then, Aria-san raised her second finger and continued.

“Next, you relied on the opinions of Milena and Steridone… Since I’m your master, it’s not okay to consider the opinions of those two… Moreover, terms like ‘high probability’ or ‘absolute’ don’t apply when it comes to my power! Ugh! Just talking about those two is making me angry!”

Aria-san stood up in frustration and directed her words at me.

“For now! Adin-kun, just focus on me! Understand?”

“Yes!… I’m really sorry this time.”

As I said that and bowed my head, Aria-san gently hugged me and said.

“I’ve been angry at you because you’re important to me, but truthfully, just having you here in front of me makes me really happy… But that’s why, please don’t make me worry about you… I had a plan in mind, but even then, I thought if there’s even a chance I wouldn’t see you again… I was really afraid.”

“…”

For a while, I was embraced by Aria-san, feeling relieved, and we quietly spent time together until Aria-san gradually regained her usual energy and said.

“So let’s consider this matter with Adin-kun resolved for now, and then we’ll have to go complain to Milena and Steridone!”

“Huh…!?”

Milena and Steridone…!?

As I wondered, Aria-san puffed out her cheeks and said.

“It’s natural to complain to them since they made Adin-kun worry by speaking lightly of my power! Even though I wouldn’t lose to a Demon Army executive!”

“Those two didn’t really…─Now that I think about it, why was Aria-san, who had supposedly left earlier, able to get so close to both me and the executive without being noticed by her at all? I think the executive wouldn’t have noticed, but I also didn’t sense Aria-san’s magic at all.”

As I said that, Aria-san responded with a serious expression.

“I mentioned earlier that I had a plan, right? It was a plan for Adin-kun to do what you just did, and at that time, I was emitting strong magic until I left the area. But when I came back, I only emitted minimal magic… Since you could feel my strong magic all the time, neither the Demon Army executive nor Adin-kun could sense my faint magic temporarily.”

She had figured it out during that one conversation… Even when facing a Demon Army executive, it seemed that Aria-san was able to handle it as if it were a normal situation for her.

“Even so, if the other party had been good at sensing magic or had a more cautious personality, this plan wouldn’t have worked… In that case, I might have had to think of something else, but because this plan came to me in a rush… I was really worried about losing you, Adin-kun.”

Aria-san returned to her usual energetic self after saying that seriously… Even though it was just to go complain again, I was still happy to see Aria-san in her usual energetic state.

Afterward, Aria-san really did go to complain to Milena and Steridone, but of course, neither of them apologized to her, so Aria-san just ended up arguing with them… And so, the Demon Army Executive subjugation quest settled down for the time being, and our usual daily life was about to return.