Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 7: Taking Down a Rude Guy!

Episode 7: Taking Down a Rude Guy!

“Adin-kun, you worked really hard today, more than ever before!”

“Yeah… I won’t let the flames out so easily anymore.”

Aria-san and I were chatting at the tavern. Today, we used up our magic power to its limit… Even though we exhausted our magic power, we still tried hard to refine it as much as we could after exhausting it. But since we used up all our magic power, we felt very tired.

“But, after using up all your magic power, the effort you put into refining it adds up as new magic power for the next time. Let’s keep getting stronger little by little!”

“I’ll do my best…”

“I’ll order our food, Adin-kun, what would you like?”

“The same as Aria-san’s is fine.”

“Eh~! You’ll have the same as me~? I’m happy~! Then, since you look tired, you can rest here and wait for me!”

After smiling at me once, Aria-san quickly went to the counter of the tavern… Until Aria-san returns, I’ll just quietly let my body recover. …However, a muscular man, who was more than two sizes bigger than me, approached me with an angry look on his face and said loudly.

“Hey! You there, you think it’s fine to dine with Miss Feruste? I don’t know who you are, but get out of here and make some space for me instead.”

“Even if you tell me to leave, my master told me to wait here.”

“Master, huh? I heard rumors that Miss Feruste started taking on disciples, but I never expected it to be such a kid… Hey kid, let’s settle this with a fight!”

“Eh…”

He seemed quite rude to approach me so suddenly. I’m tired now, and Aria-san told me to rest… Besides, I don’t really want to fight anyone.

“Well, when──”

Just when I was about to refuse, this man suddenly tried to punch me as I was sitting down, so I reflexively dodged it… That was much slower than Aria-san.

“Hah! You dodged it, you brat! Come at me!”

Looking around, I saw other customers looking at this big guy with various expressions: confusion, agitation, fear… I can’t cause trouble for others or the tavern.

“Got it, let’s go outside.”

“Yeah!”

And so, the big guy and I went outside the tavern together. Then, the big guy started talking excitedly.

“The rule is simple! No magic or weapons, just use your bare-handed fists! It’s bad to cause trouble for others around, right?”

Saying that he grinned at me… He’s saying it’s bad to cause trouble, but in reality, he’s probably saying that he wants to fight with his only skill of using his fists because he’s not good at using magic or weapons. But, since I can’t use magic power now, that was perfect.

“That’s fine.”

“If I win, Miss Feruste belongs to me!”

“Master isn’t something you can own.”

“Shut up! You brat, nod along would ya!?”

…I felt a little angry at this man who spoke of Aria-san like an object, and I expressed my anger by clenching my fists.

“…So, just our fists, right?”

“Yeah… I’ll beat that face to a pulp!!”

Saying that, he rushed towards me. Defenseless, and with that running style, he probably can’t stop suddenly. I quickly got behind him, tripped him, and made him fall.

“Ouch! What the hell──”

After that, it ended with me unilaterally attacking him… I felt hesitant to do this much to an ordinary person who wasn’t an adventurer, but it was because of what this man said to me. After the battle, as I was giving this guy some first-aid after beating him so up badly, the door of the tavern opened.

“Adin-kun! Looks like you’re────fine.”

“Yes.”

Aria-san came to my side with a relieved expression.

“I was worried when you disappeared from your seat, so I asked the people around, and they said you left with a big guy.”

“Sorry for worrying you, this person looked at me, who was with Aria-san, and suddenly tried to hit me.”

“…I see.”

Aria-san looked at this man with hollow eyes and said to me.

“Adin-kun, were you hit?”

“No, I managed to dodge it properly.”

“I see, that’s good… Adin-kun, you’re a very good kid. You even took care of someone who
tried to harm you with first aid.”

“I’m sorry, I got a little angry at this person who spoke of Aria-san like an object, and I might have forgotten to hold back a bit.”

“…Adin-kun, can you wait back at the tavern first? I’ll respect Adin-kun’s will and use recovery magic on this person.”

“Really? Thank you!”

I took advantage of Aria-san’s words and went back to the tavern first.

…Without knowing what really happened afterward.

“It’s true, Adin-kun… In the end, I’ll make sure this person is——unharmed … But, before that —— Since this person tried to harm Adin-kun, he should receive the appropriate punishment in return.”

About ten minutes later, when Aria-san and the big, rude man returned together, the big man apologized to me several times.

Of course, I forgave him… But it should have taken ten seconds for Aria-san to use recovery magic on him.
Surely, if it was such a minor injury, it should have been healed in a few seconds.

…What happened in these last ten minutes?

I tried not to think about it and enjoyed eating at the tavern with Aria-san.