A Girl Who Was Told “You Have No Talent” Turned Out To Be A Talented Monster

Roma jumped away from the monster crocodile after Litty delivered a blow to the brain. A fountain of blood from the top of its head decorated the girls’ victory.

“Three…you were able to defeat them.” (Roma)

“Let’s just get the parts we need right away before they get linked up again.” (Litty)

The scales, fangs, and claws each yielded their respective price for the subjugation. The meat was left alone, since it was reputed to be the worst. They quickly left the mountain stream and headed back to the royal capital before the sun went down.

***

On the way home, they were silent. Each had their own thoughts, and it was difficult for them to express their feelings.

Litty reflected on her actions and regretted putting Roma in danger, while Roma recalled the threat of the Rank 3 Named Beast, but most of all Litty’s strength.

“Litty, you’re getting stronger. You’ve managed to beat me again.” (Roma)

“Roma-san is also strong. Even though I was dealing with that monster, you covered for me.” (Litty)

“…Thanks.” (Roma)

With Litty’s words, Roma decided that she had put aside her excessive rivalry. Roma couldn’t help but look out for her.

However, Roma didn’t force Litty to talk about why she was in a rush, unlike what she would usually do before.

“I met someone very strong the other day… because of that, I wanted to get stronger faster, but if it wasn’t for Roma-san, I’m sure I would have…” (Litty)

“I guess even you feel that way sometimes, but I’m glad I could be of help.” (Roma)

“I’m glad that Roma-san was there. After all, Roma-san is a grown-up.” (Litty)

“Oh, stop it. I told you we are not that far apart from each other in age. Besides, it’s Roma, not Roma-san.” (Roma)

“It’s okay, Roma-san is Roma-san.” (Litty)

It didn’t matter what they called each other, Roma thought, and she made up her mind to accept it if that’s how Litty viewed her.

“In that case, for me, Litty is Litty, okay? I want to be equal, you know?” (Roma)

“Yes! I’m glad!” (Litty)

“You’re doing great as always. If that’s the case, maybe I can trust you to take down the next monster.” (Roma)

“What? That means you’ll fight with me again?” (Litty)

“Well, yeah, I guess.” (Roma)

Litty held Roma’s hand and smiled broadly. Embarrassed, Roma turned her head away, but her mouth was also smiling.

“I’m starting to look forward to seeing how strong you’ll get, you know.” (Roma)

“How much stronger…no, it should be how much adventure I want to go on!” (Litty)

When Roma looked at Litty, she looked somewhat different. Her whole demeanor, or something, had changed.

Litty had grown up; the incident with Redner had been a shock to her, but it had made her come out of her shell.

In other words, Redner should have not attacked Litty. He should not have shown her the difference in ability.

In that sense, Aldis of Yggdrasia had made the right choice to suppress Litty’s growth. If he tried to train her at that time, he would have been–

***

It was almost midnight by the time they returned to the Adventurers’ Guild. Normally, around this time of night it would be quiet, but at that time there were many people and it was noisy.

They were wondering what was going on, when they heard the conversation of the adventurers.

“Seriously? That Yggdrasia?”

“Yeah, I heard he’s staying at that ultra-luxury hotel, the Tenryukaku.”

“As expected of a hero… I wonder if he will come here too? I want Aldis-san’s autograph…”

“No, no, Bandera-sama is better! I never thought I’d see him in person!”

“For men, it’s Clarine, right?”

As soon as Litty heard their conversation, she clenched her fists. Roma was perplexed by this strange behavior, but decided not to ask her about it.