Hey, Hansel. Have you heard the rumors lately?
Huh?
You know, the one about the little girl who carries a greatsword that s much bigger than her height?
I held my breath and quickly hid the greatsword leaning beside me under my cloak.
...Although it was much too big to actually hide.
Ah, I ve heard of it. But do you really think that s possible? Luchi, I m sure even you couldn t carry such a large greatsword around.
True, but they say she s blind or something.
Ha, right. Probably just some story made up by a delusional bard.
But you know… They say she s from the East, and her hair s black with red eyes…
I flinched and tightly shut my eyes.
Of course… I kept them shut, but still.
Oh, come on! A blind person can t open their eyes! Enough with the nonsense, let s get to business. Tomorrow s my daughter s birthday.
I heard it s true, though…
The two men got up from the table and walked toward the reception desk after finishing their conversation.
Once they were completely gone,
Bang
I slammed the cup I was holding down on the table.
The recoil caused white milk to splatter all over the surface.
Ah...!
I carefully wiped the milk off the table, glancing around to make sure no one had noticed.
A life so twisted that I can t even drink a glass of beer properly…
I sighed deeply and poured the remaining milk into my mouth.
...But listening to that, it really is ridiculous.
Such an absurd rumor.
How could a girl, who s only 145.7 cm tall, drag around a greatsword that s nearly 200 cm long?
And they say that carrying a greatsword activates
And now, what s this? Her eyes are red?
Ha, right. There s no way someone like that could exist.
Yeah.
There s no way…
Right?
Let s just go to work...
I secured the greatsword at my waist and pulled my robe tightly over my body.
Then, I jumped down from the chair, where my feet barely touched, and stretched out my back with a long sigh.
Ugh-!
Squeak- Crackle-
Ah...!
The greatsword hanging from my waist made a hole in the guild s wooden floor.
Crap, this is bad...
I looked at the hole through
, knowing it would never be repaired, but still, I silently wished.
Please make me a bit taller... just 5 cm would be enough.
No, even 1 cm would be fine, please, just make me grow.