Translator: P411

Editor: Lilia

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Chapter 157 – A Chance Encounter Between the Two

When the delivery was done and I was about to leave the shop, the bird on Crash’s shoulder chirped once before he flew back to my shoulder.

“Come again, Vil. If Mac bullies you, you can come to me, okay?”

“I won’t bully him. Then, I’ll come back to deliver again once I’ve made more.”

“Okay, thanks. Ah, that’s right. My mom wanted to say thank you for the Nasca Village incident.”

“It was the right thing to do, so don’t worry about it.”

I waved to Crash and left the shop.

Then, immediately the bird chirped.

“Your affinity is quite high, as expected of Kengo. The wavelength match with this world is a near-perfect harmony. Then, let’s go to the open fields next.”

“Okay. But I’m not proficient with swords or anything like that.”

“I can monitor swords and motions in battle through my friend who’s on the front line, so it’s fine. I want you to fight as you like. I don’t want to see the fight, I just want to monitor the motions during combat.”

“Understood.”

With the bird on my shoulder, I headed to the south gate.

Ah, today, Blossom-san and Roy-san were on duty.

“Hello, Blossom-san and Roy-san.”

“Hey, Mac. Are you gonna go out now? Vidello is resting inside, so wait a bit.”

“Eh, but I’m just collecting materials today. I feel bad taking him with me when he’s resting.”

Even though I refused, Roy-san rang the bell.

Soon after, Vidello-san came out, wearing a sword on his waist. 

“Mac.”

“Vidello-san. You were just resting, right? If you come with me, you won’t be able to rest at all. Are you okay with that?” 

“If I’m with you, all my fatigue will blow away, so it’s alright.”

While I was captivated by his bright smile, the bird on my shoulder chirped.

“…He’s…”

After that one message, he fell into total silence.

Perhaps he was so surprised to see that there was someone who looked just like him. I also had the same reaction as him when I first saw Vil-san.

It seemed that the bird on my shoulder had attracted Vidello-san’s attention with that single chirp because his eyes widened just a bit. When I told him that the bird would be our companion just for today, he said, “I see,” and stroked the bird’s head with his finger. Ah, watching Vidello-san acting cute with the bird is the best. 

With the silent bird on my shoulder, we decided to take the usual path we always followed for collecting. 

We collected materials together, and today I would be the one in charge of fighting the monsters, so, using my usual method, I defeated all the monsters that came our way.

After we were done collecting materials, we went back to the gate and chatted idly. Throughout the whole activity, the bird didn’t chirp a single word.

“Thank you, Vidello-san.”

“You’re welcome… And I’m more than happy to see you.”

“Yes, I’m also happy too. But Blossom-san, I feel guilty that he has to accompany me to my everyday work. He won’t have enough time to rest, with him being a gatekeeper and my personal guard, will he?”

I told Blossom-san this as soon as we arrived at the gate. I’d always been doing this alone, so it’s not like I needed the help. I was very happy that we could go together, but… 

Vidello-san’s arms reached out to me after hearing my words.

I was hugged by his nice pecs, and I couldn’t help but let out a breath. 

“The time I spend with you is very precious to me. And I’m getting plenty of rest, so it’s fine. Blossom is good at balancing these duties.”

“That’s right, Mac. I made a change in shifts so he would be readily available for you, so go wherever you like. It’s alright to think of it like a date every day. You’re still young, so take this as a ‘Lucky!’ opportunity.”  

“…Ahaha, okay. Thank you.”

Vidello-san offered to escort me to my workshop, so we headed straight to my workshop.

“Are you sure you’re not really tired? Even if not, please take this.”

I took out a stamina potion and handed it to Vidello-san, who was walking next to me.

He smiled brightly and took it without saying anything. When he put it into his bag, I noticed that his bag was stuffed full. 

“Thank you, I’m going to treasure it with great care. It’s a stamina potion made with love from Mac.”

“…Okay.”

He was looking at me with affectionate eyes and I looked back at him with the same energy. I love you!

And, I totally forgot the fact that I was still being monitored. It was because the bird hadn’t chirped or moved at all since a while ago. Even during battle, it stayed silently attached to my shoulder.

I was a little embarrassed, but we continued walking. When we arrived in front of my workshop, I saw someone walking towards us. 

He had the exact same image of Vidello-san, but with beginner gear and clothes.

“…Vil-san?”

I was sure he said he never made an avatar. 

Vil-san, with his beginner’s appearance, quickly approached us and stopped right in front of Vidello-san. 

Vidello-san’s eyes opened wide with surprise as he gazed at the avatar.

“Is he… perhaps?”

Vil-san firmly grabbed Vidello-san by the shoulders, and with a slightly grim look on his face, spoke. 

“Sorry to be so blunt when we just met, but could you tell me your mother’s name?”

Vidello-san seemed quite confused by the abrupt question. It was understandable. I was also baffled by his sudden appearance here.

Moreover, it was such a personal question out of the blue.

“Ah, my bad. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to answer if you were asked a question like that. Let me put it this way instead. Your mother’s name is ‘Alyssa’, isn’t it?”

Vidello-san’s eyes widened at Vil-san’s blunt statement. The look of shock on his face already confirmed Vil-san’s words.

“Where did you? That person’s name…”

Vidello-san stopped trying to shake off the hands holding his shoulders and looked straight at Vil-san.

How was this happening?

Although I was confused, I understood that a commotion like this outside would create a new rumor, so I offered up a suggestion.

“For now, why don’t we all go inside my workshop?” 

I was relieved to see that with that single question, the tense atmosphere eased up.

For now, I had Vil-san send me a friend request and approved it, and then I checked the box next to his name to allow him to enter my workshop.

I invited them to sit at the table and made them each a cup of tea to calm them down for now.

“Mac, is he someone you know?”

“Yeah. I guess you could say I know him.”

I nodded in response to Vidello-san, who quietly asked me this question while sneaking a glance at Vil-san, who was calmly sipping tea.

Vil-san chuckled at my ambiguous answer.

“He’s currently engaged in making meals for me.”

“Hey…! Wait a minute, such a misleading way of speaking, please stop that! And didn’t you say you didn’t make an avatar!?”

He brought up such a topic in front of the one person whom I didn’t want to be misunderstood by the most! I tried to change the subject, half crying inside, and Vil-san just shrugged his shoulders at my question. Ahhhh look, Vidello-san already had that grim look on his face! 

“I just made it in a hurry.”

“Isn’t it strange that you appeared in the city of Tre when you just made your own avatar?”

“It was an emergency, so I set the initial location to Tre. Of course, it’s a company secret, so you can’t use it.”

“I won’t use it even if you don’t tell me! It’s not like I’m part of some administrative development project! But what’s that about an emergency situation?”

When I frowned as I put out the sweets I had made before on the table, Vil-san narrowed his eyes and looked at Vidello-san.

Looking at them this way, the two of them really looked alike.

It’s just that Vidello-san’s hair color was a little lighter and he looked a bit younger.

“What happened to your knight father? And why do you live in Tre and not in Sei?”

Without answering my question about the emergency, Vil-san now asked Vidello-san a question.

Vidello-san thought for a moment and opened his mouth.

“My father returned to heaven. So I no longer had a reason to live in Sei, and I was invited to come here.”

“He passed away, I see…”

Vil-san lowered his eyes a little at Vidello-san’s words.

It was as if he was mourning the death of Vidello-san’s father.

Looking at the two of them with similar expressions, a strange thought came to my mind.

See, the two of them are just like,

“Somehow, you two look like brothers…”

When I blurted out my thoughts, Vil-san looked up and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. 

“It really was a great decision to recruit you for a part-time position. This might also be God’s will, I guess.”

“Eh… what do you mean…?”

“I didn’t know that you were an acquaintance of his. I’ve been looking for him for a long time. After all, he is the reason for the creation of ADO.”