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Chapter 2 : Shia’s Feelings and Haltina, Sea of Trees

One of 7 Great Dungeons, "Haltina Sea of Trees" where the country of deic-driven theeler pulling two large carriages and dozens of horses, Hajime and his party able to advance forith a rather fast pace

On the theeler, Hajime sit behind Yue, while Shia is sit behind hie, but she insisted to get on the theeler Even though Yue keep beating her, but she keep clinging just like a zoive up Shia who finally meet two people that "sas She keep hugging Hajime It seems Shia like to sit behind Hajime on the theeler… and sometime she flail her limbs around! that’s what Yue think

Hajiood-humored Shia, only absentmindedly drive the theeler

In that state, Hajiht by yourself?"

"N?"

Yue was talking about the fight with e h there’d be no much differences other than Yue "Instant Kill" the Soldiers, she thought Hajiht alone, and that made Yue anxious

"N~,well, I just wanted to confirm…"

"… … confirm?"

Yue asked hiued over his shoulder

"Aa, that was…"

What Hajime said basically this

First, Hajiht the eh it looks like he head-shot all of them, actually he also shot at their arun is coerous to use it in town or wherever they are because of its penetrating power Though there is no probles into dust, it’d penetrate into residence housing and killed whoever inside! so like that, like a complete scum For Hajime, he didn’t want to become someone who indiscriminately kill unrelated people So, it was necessary toat the result of this experi it

The other reason was to confirm whether there’d hesitation for hiedeborn, he have not experience in killing human yet Therefore, he tried to see his reaction before and after killing those Soldiers The result is, "he didn’t feel anything about it" As expected, if they are enemies then he can kill theh it was ed because I didn’t feel anything about it, it make me somewhat sentimental…"

"… … that… Are you okay?"

"Aah, there is no problelad that I’ll be able to fight properly fro heard Hajime’s story, Shia was surprised that it was his first murder At the saht change on Hajiain, she felt a little lonely because she still doesn’t know anything about them

"Un, that! Can I hearabout it now"

"Ah, what I want to knoasn’t about your skill but so like why are you inside the Abyss? or what are your objectives? or what have you done until noant to know more about you two"

"… … after you heard it, what then?"

"Even if you ask that, I just want to know … … I, because of ht a lot of trouble to my family I disliked it so much when I was a child… … but of course everyone told me to not mind it and now I don’t hate myself anymore… … even so, I still feel I was an oddball in this world… Therefore, I was happy When I met the two of you, to find someone with similar existence aswas… … although it was selfish ofyour companion… … that’s why, that, can you tell me more about the two of you… … whatever you can tell me…"

It seems Shia was embarrassed by her oords, her voice became smaller and she tried to hide behind Hajime’s back When Hajime and Yue think of when they meet Shia for the first time, they remember how incredibly happy she was At that tis, i de ic inside the canyon Surely, Shia must have been felt anxious since then

Surely, in this world, those who have the same constitution as demonic beast won’t be accepted It was not ih that was said, for Hajime and Yue, there exist no sense of camaraderie But… because it’ll take some time until they arrived at the Sea of Trees, also because there are nothing to hide and when they think it’ll be good to kill some times, Hajime and Yue start to tell their story

And the result is…

"Ue, sob… cruel, how cruel~, Hajime-san and Yue-san have it hard~ Co-co at all~"

She cried While crying sometime "I was too naive" or "I won’t complain any Hajiht her circumstance orst but compared to Hajime and Yue’s circumstances, it seems she feltfor a while, suddenly Shia clasp her fist and with resolute expression she declared

"Hajime-san! Yue-san! I have decided! I’ll join your travel! From now on, this Shia Haulia under this sun promised to help the two of you! There is no need to be reserved The tree of us are coether!"

To Shia’s sudden declaration, Hajiive her a cold look

"What were the weak and need to be protected rabbit just said? You’ll only be a hindrance"

"… … casually changing from "I want to be a comrade" into "comrade"… Shameless rabbit"

"Wh-why the cold look?… … aren’t you moved… now that you mention it, please properly call erness resulted in their cold look And additional bloas given

"… … you, aren’t you simply want someone to become your travel companion?"

"!?"

Shia was shocked by his words

"Once your tribe safety is secured, you, you wanted to stay away froood situation that as the "sao with us? Well, of course having that unusual hair color for a RabbitMan would make it hard to travel alone"

"… … umm, that, even if you say that… … I only wanted to…"