CHAPTER 6 – FINA’S MEMORIES

 

　Fina seemed excited.

「They’re a destined person… Then this request is also to go to see the “black-haired hero”.
The client was private… I think they’re in some position of power.」

「…… From my position,I could not afford to be known, so I kept my client private.I’m sorry.」

　Fina bows apologetically.

Jirei:「I’m not apologizing, but if “he” is there, then our safety is guaranteed.」

「–! …so you noticed?」

When he pointed to the coachman in the carriage, Fina smiled.

I glanced at the coachman of the carriage.
There’s a tall woman.The upper half of her face is covered with a mask.

「…She’s quite powerful.
We don’t need adventurers for escorts if she’s there, do we? But, I do not want to let her fight as much as possible… If you can see an escort’s sword, both their sword and master would be identified, and wouldn’t they then be questioned at the Imozuru ceremony? That’s why I decided to have an adventurer escort me except in an emergency.
Was it wrong to do that?」(AN: so… when I translated this, it made absolutely no sense so I had to piece it together.
Sorry if this doesn’t seem right, if I find out that it’s wrong then I’ll go back and change it later)

　Fina’s eyes sharpened for a moment, before sighing as if she were contemplating something.

「I heard you’re a D-class adventurer, but… that doesn’t seem right.」

「No, I’m just good at measuring people.
I’m a D-class adventurer.」

　That coachman’s ability- at the least, would be equivalent to an A-rank adventurer.
Maybe even S-rank is possible.

「Yes, she’s my escort.
For not believing you …I’m sorry.」

　Fina makes a pained face as she lowers her head.

Jirei: “It’s fine, more than that…… would you please let me hear about this “fated person” that you mentioned a while ago? There aren’t a lot of people with black hair like me, so I’m a little curious.」

To clear the heavy atmosphere, I changed the topic.
Actually, I’m not very interested in it though.

Fina will probably drive me out of this carriage when I’m done saying what she wants to hear.
I don’t want to sit with the adventurers in stuffy places packed with boxes.
I want to be in this comfortable space for as long as possible.

「Do you want to hear! …I can’t help it, I don’t want to talk to people about it too much because it’s an important memory, but I’ll tell you since you have black hair!」

Fina turned her face toward me and leaned forward.
The image of a delicate girl disappeared somewhere.
She’s too close.

「Yes, it was when I was 6–」

Fina smiled softly and began to talk about her memories――

~ (AN: I don’t know if everyone understood in the previous chapters, but the original author used ¶ whenever they wanted to signify a flashback or a timeskip, which I replaced with ~ for various reasons.)

「-That’s why that person is really cool! I don’t know his true face because he was wearing a mask, but his face should look cool! Innocent, cool, strong, like a prince in a picture book.
That kind of person! This ring was also given to him– 」

　Three hours later, I was now frustrated because of Fina, who kept up seemingly endless mockery.
(AN: she’s not actually mocking him, Jirei just believes thinks that because to him it sounds like she’s making fun of how he used to act)

　At the beginning, I managed to pay attention somewhat interestedly, but when she continued talking an hour later, I started slumping down in my seat, and when it became two hours, I became a mindless robot that laid down in my seat and repeated the mantra …This is taking too long!

　Moreover, even though I tried to escape a while ago saying, 「Then, I’m going to go to the carriage over there…」, I couldn’t escape because I was stopped by her saying,「You can stay in here, it’s more comfortable!」.
Even though we have a break now… other adventurers are relaxing… (AN: meaning that he was tired from her constant talking, and while their carriages took a break he wanted to go sit with the other adventurers and relax)

「-That’s why I’m looking forward to seeing the “black-haired hero” who I’m about to meet.」

To summarize Fina’s story so far, it seems that she was helped by a black-haired boy wearing a mask in the past, and promised to marry that person in the future.

So, she’s searching around to find the boy who said he would become a hero.

I said a lot of other things back then, but I don’t remember very much of what I said.
It’s probably true.
Although I was wearing the mask back then, I don’t remember this?

Jirei: 「…But, do you know who he is? You don’t know what his face looks like, do you?」

「No, but it’s okay because there he has a scar “mark”.」

　Fina’s face turned a little red as she said that shyly.
When asked, 「A mark? Where is it?」, She doesn’t tell me, saying 「 Oh, I can’t say that, it’s too embarrassing!」.

　By the way, my body is full of scars… I can’t see them because they’re hidden under my clothes, so that’s a bit better.
(AN: He means that he doesn’t like looking at his scars)

「–Fina-sama, I think that we should camp here tonight.
Would you like to have dinner?」

While I was feeling nostalgic about my training days, a woman came in and told her that.

「Eh!? It’s evening already! …I was so excited that I talked too much…」

　Fina shyly looks down.

「I was saved…! Then I’ll go over there–」

「-Wait! Thank you for listening to me, why don’t you have dinner with me? I haven’t talked enough yet…」

　Fina stopped and invited me to a supper as I triumphantly tried to leave, saying, 「Finally released!」

Jirei:「No, no, I’ll hold back.
I’m sorry.」(AN: he’s saying that he doesn’t want take advantage of her hospitality, although that’s just an excuse to escape lol)

　To be honest, I really don’t want to be mocked anymore.
I want to be released already.

　Fina looks a little sad as she says, 「Well… I thought I’d make the dinner luxurious with high-class ingredients…」

「…Luxury ingredients?」

“Yes, I was thinking of having the meat of the “Armored Running Bird” mainly, but… that’s a pity.” (AN: “Running Armor Bird” is the literal translation, the romaji for it is “sou yoroi tori”.
I couldn’t figure out a better name so I went with that one.
Yes, I know it’s lame lol)

　Armored running birds are monsters that are classified as A-rank monsters because of their ferocity and strength.The meat is famous as a gravy that seeps out the more you chew, and as a meat that is tender enough to melt in your mouth, it is treated in the market as a luxury ingredient.

　However, I can’t be hung up on high-end ingredients.
I’ve eaten the meat of an armored running bird before, and it’s so delicious that I want to eat it again, but I won’t give in to food!

「…There is also “dragon egg” soup, but it can not be helped if you don’t want to join me.
There’s always another opportunity.――」

Jirei:「I guess I can stay with you for a little longer」

I decided to stay for dinner.
I did not want to eat it because I heard that “dragon egg” soup was a delicacy and very tasty.
I just thought I could just listen to her story a little bit more.
Yeah, that’s all.
Really.

AN: Sorry I’m so late!!! It took a bit longer to translate this than I though it would, and I didn’t have any time to do it yesterday.
Also, did anyone else find it funny that Jirei’s attempt to escape failed? As they always say, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” lol

If there was anything that you guys found confusing, feel free to say so and I’ll try to explain to you as best I can! I know that my translations are rough and I still have a long ways to go, but I’m hoping to learn more and make them better.
Anyways, I hope everyone likes the chapter, and I’ll see you all on Monday!