Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 4: Let’s make a promise with Master!

Episode 4: Let’s Make a Promise with Master!

“Haa, haa”

Aria-san-san and I had come to the lake near the town. The reason for coming to the lake was, of course, for my training, and I was currently practicing my fire magic. Being by the lake meant that even if I lost control, the flames would be extinguished by the water nearby, preventing any major accidents. After continuing this for about thirty minutes, I could feel my stamina running low.

“I think it’s about time to take a break since your magic is running out,” Aria-san-san said to me.

“Yeah,” I replied, sitting down where I was.

Aria-san-san then said, “You did well today,” and praised me… And from here on out, as always, we’d reflect on what happened in the day’s training.

“How was I today?” I asked.

“Yeah, I think your magical power is steadily increasing, and your control seems solid, so you should be fine for practical combat,” Aria-san replied.

“In that case…”

“But quests are still a no-go, okay? We never know what kind of enemies might show up or where they’ll even come from! Even I, in the beginning, was told about a quest that was showcased as a D-rank equivalent quest, but it turned out to be a B-rank quest, which was a good opportunity for me to prove my strength, but if the opponent had been any different, it could have turned into a disaster!”

“I understand I shouldn’t let my guard down, but…”

…Hmm?

Since this kind of exchange was usual for our banter, I didn’t expect to feel any different emotions. However, something Aria-san said this time caught my attention, so I decided to ask about it.

“By the way, Aria-san, how long ago did you become an adventurer?”

“I think I was the same age as you, fifteen years old.”

“When I met you last year, you were already an S-rank adventurer, so did you become an S-rank adventurer in just two years?”

“No, it was about a year. I think I was S-rank from the beginning in terms of ability, but at that time, there weren’t any quests that seemed interesting to me, and I have a policy of not doing things that seem troublesome, so I procrastinated until the last minute, which delayed my promotion to S-rank.”

“I see…”

So, she was an S-rank adventurer from the start in terms of ability, but it took a year for her to be recognized as an S-rank adventurer because of her personality.

“…By the way, Adin, if you’re planning to continue being an adventurer in the future, there are two promises I want you to make to me.”

“Promises…?”

“Yeah, the first one is not to go on quests without my permission. If you go on quests behind my back, I’ll get mad at you no matter the reason!”

“…Understood.”

Although I wasn’t particularly happy about it, as someone who was in the position of being her disciple, I didn’t exactly have the right to refuse.

“The second one is to try to avoid getting involved with girls as much as possible, especially pretty ones with good figures.”

“…Huh?”

Regarding the first promise, although I didn’t want to understand it, it made sense that it wasn’t good to go on quests behind her back, considering the position of being her disciple… But avoiding girls?

“Why?”

“Milena is a good example. It’s not good for your education if someone like her is around. She’s pretty, right? And has a good figure? At least that’s what you think?”

“Why wouldn’t it be good for education if someone pretty with a good figure is around me?”

“It’s because your concentration will be halved. If I were told to train calmly from now onwards, if you were standing next to me, more than eighty percent of my concentration would be taken up by you… I don’t need any more training, so I’m already one hundred percent focused on you! “

Although it seemed like she was saying something reasonable about my concentration being halved by distractions, I felt like there was another intention behind those words. But even if that were the case, there was a major problem…

“So, does that mean I shouldn’t get involved with you much either?”

“…Huh?”

Then, Aria-san blinked several times, looking surprised.

“Because, Aria-san, you’re a pretty person, and although I don’t usually pay attention to it, at least from my perspective, you have a good figure.”

When I answered like that, Aria-san clapped her hands together.

“Let’s cancel the second promise! So Adin, you can talk to me anytime you want!”

“Y-Yeah.”

After the break was over, Aria-san and I decided to return to the town… Along the way, Aria-san said…

“Adin called me pretty… and said I have a good figure! He said he doesn’t usually pay attention to it, but Adin is also at that age, so maybe… Maybe!? …It’s a challenge of S-rank level, no, even higher difficulty… But I have no choice but to take it on…!”

She muttered something happily in a small voice the whole time, but I decided not to pay much attention to it and returned to the town with Aria-san-san, and went back to the usual guild dormitory. Aria-san hurried off somewhere as soon as she returned.