Fake Holy Sword Story ～I Was Taken Along When I Sold My Childhood Friend～ Chapter 1

「Ahh...... how peaceful......」

A nice temperature that is neither hot nor cold. A refres.h.i.+ng wind with little moisture.

If you are exposed to the warm sunlight, you will naturally become sleepy.

Especially, this hill is good. I can know who is doing what in the village when I look below..

......Ah, Uncle Wim is being chased around again by aunt. He probably spent money on sake.

How stupid, he should be careful as not to get caught when doing that.

I want you to learn from me who is good at hiding.

When I sneered while looking at Uncle Wim up here....

「Right, this place is good.」

......Tsk.

I hold it when I was about to click my tongue unconsciously.

Looking at the source of the voice, there was a woman reading a book while leaning against a tree.

Long purplish black hair is hanging down, slowly swaying with the wind. Even though a woman, she has a small body that looks like a kid.

Well, her wickedness is not that of a kid.

She was irreverently sat on a hill that could be called my special seat while reading a big book.

「......Magali. You, didn't I say don't come here.」

When I said so, the girlーーMagali tilts her head.

「My, why is that? Alistar.」
「What if they find out that I'm looking for you just an excuse for ditching farm works?」

When I said so, Magali sneered.

......She is a popular gentle girl in the village, but I want you to know her true nature.

Magali sneers at people like this you know?

「It's too late now. If you won't let me come here, I'll expose your true nature too.」
「are you threatening me?」
「Wrong, it's a deal.」

That's a threat, this idiot.

Magali smiles proudly.
Because she always read a book, It seems that she has obtained unnecessary knowledge.

「It's not just you who have people that believe whatever you say. There are people that believe in me too.」
「That's right, maybe half? The women believe in you and the men believe in me. Because we both feigning friendliness.」

Well...... she's right.
This might be boasting, but I can say that I have a good appearance.

At least not a person to be in such rural village. I have no intention of staying in a near-death-state poor village like this.
That's why I'm thinking about marrying a girl with a moderate wealth that's going to pamper me... well that's fine.

And unpleasantly, Magali too has a good appearance.
To the point that maybe every man with approximate age in this village fall in love with her.

Well, with her feign innocent state, she is precisely just like a pretty girl who loves books.
Actually, she has a poor body though.

Really, I want to expose Magali's true nature.

......Well, if I do that my true nature will be exposed too, so I can't.

「Anyway, there's nothing to gain from us fighting. Just obediently bear with it.」
「Yeah yeah」

Indeed, what Magali said also has a reason.

We are in a state where we both thrust a blade against each other's necks. We both are trying to pierce each other if there is a chance.

I thought so and lay down a little away from the tree shade where she was.

The suns.h.i.+ne is not hot so I'm fine with it.

Speaking of selfishness, that tree shade is the best position but...... tsk. Hurry go somewhere else. What should I do if my fresh skin is stained?
I still haven't found a woman who will pamper me.

「............」
「............」

Silent time without any of us talk continues, but for me it's nothing special.

Well, if one of us wants to get along with the other, we will desperately use our head and search for a topic but....

Those feelings, we don't have it even a little. Rather, I would always think will she disappear somewhere.

I mean, that's a matter of course you know? Because we are the only ones who know both our only weakness, our true nature.
Which means, if one of us disappears, the other weakness too will disappear.

But, although it's shabby, we can't just go out of this village where there is a livelihood without correspondence....
......Will she got infected by an incurable disease I wonder.

Anyway, until I found a rich, easy to manage, good natured and stupid enough as not to see through my true nature girl... perhaps Magali too, until found  a similar man, we can't let our true nature exposed.

「Fuu......」

In the tree shade Magali sighed, looks satisfied.

Was the book she read so interesting?
I haven't seen this reaction after a long time, so I was a little interested.

「Hey, was that so interesting?」
「It was interesting.... I suppose.」

When I ask, Magali thinks about it even while frown unpleasantly for a moment. Even though that reaction makes me irritated, but I endure it.

After all, this talk was to kill time. It seems Magali is bored too, because she's thinking about the question I asked.

Normally, she would sneer at me and went somewhere.

......Even so, you're thinking too much.
Isn't there only two choices for the book, interesting or not?

「Pfft. After all, you are lonely, aren't you.」
「I'll kill you, loli.」
「I'll kill you, trash」

It can't be helped felt annoyed to Magali who laughed.

If you carelessly spit out the taboo word, she'll throw away her usual speeches and say unbelievable things.

However, when I thought that I did make this annoying girl upset, my chest felt refreshed.

「It's okay to read a book purely for enjoyment, but it doesn't have any meaning if you don't learn anything from it. You don't judge whether a book is interesting or not, you must evaluate it from what you can get....」
「Oh, is that so?」

I cut off her talk because it seems to be long.
It seems she thinks like that, but I think it's okay to use the criteria for judging whether it is interesting or not.

Anyway, since nothing will change even each of us claims our opinion, any more disputes are fruitless.

「So, what book is that?」
「『How can I get rid of my childhood friend? 〜Perfect Crime's Recommendation〜』」
「It's too pinpoint!」

She's aiming for my life!

「How stupid. There are many other childhood friends beside us in this village you know?」
「Isn't the only one you aim is My life!」
「You're too self-consciousness」

She sighed, but I was convinced that Magali's target is absolutely me.

W-what should I do....?
Of course, I won't just say yes and offer my life. I hate it if I have to be frightened of when she will commit it.

Then, there is only one thing to do.

ーーーー Kill before killed!!

「Oh? Isn't there some noise?」

When I was determined to make a first strike, Magali wonderingly said so.

......Now, she completely let her guard down.
Fufufu, Magali, your strong curiosity had become your enemy.
Make you fall by pus.h.i.+ng your frail back, I can do it now!

「Hey, Look at tha... why are you getting close to me? Disgusting.」
「Nothing.」

When I was so close, Magali looked back and frowned.

Tsk! What a bad luck.

But, there is still time. I can make her a dead person any time!

......Rather, saying disgusting is too much. I'm handsome you know?

「Hmm... Anyway, look. I've never seen this before.」
「Haa?」

What the h.e.l.l are you saying. I laughed.
There should be no change in this poor village.

It's not a village that is poor enough to be destroyed right now, but it can't be said wealthy even for a flattery.

In other words, it is a common village you can find everywhere. Every day, villagers get up and go to work, and when the sun goes down, go home and sleep. That repet.i.tion.

Well, I and Magali are ditching our work though.

That's why, today too just like usual with nothing changーー.

「...What is that?」

The whole village can be seen from the hill where we are. So, I was able to immediately notice that a stranger had entered.
A number of men come in heavy metal armor.

Is that a bandit or an adventurer?

......If it is the former, should I run away right now? Fortunately, we haven't been found out yet.

Villagers? I don't care.

Village, end notification.

「It's okay. The proof is the fact that I haven't escaped yet.」
「I see.」

Certainly, if it was really a bandit, Magali would have disappeared without saying anything.
Well, she is more powerless than the powerless me. I don't know if she can escape safely. At worst, I will try to survive even if I have to use Magali as a decoy.

「Then, who are they?」
「Who knows? ...Ah, wait, that flag  is....」

Magali opens her eyes wide when she looks at the flag that the armored group bring.

Flag?

...Hmm? I feel like I've seen it somewhere....

When thinking about that, a knight with a tough face appeared from the group.

The villagers other than me and Magali are all gathering and looking at them with anxiety.

Looking around at the villagers' faces, the knight finally opened his mouth.

「I am Herg Hubner, who belongs to the Kingdom Knights dispatched by the king's order. I'm here to pick up the new saint according to the oracle, Magali-sama!」