Are you serious?

    [Why don’t you go alone? That way you could reach the goal]

    [I don’t plan on doing that]

    Hearing my reply, Aria frowned.

    [Why? At this rate, you will not be able to pass the exam]

    First of all, she has a wounded leg and she doesn’t have a decent weapon.

    She will not be able to fight the monsters properly.

    If a supervisor was around, maybe he could ask them to help Aria, but sadly, i couldn’t see anyone around.

    Also, above all, if I left her it would give me a bad taste in my mouth.

    [We have worked very hard to get here. There’s no way I’m leaving you behind]

    [Why do you insist so much? We only met recently… ..]

    『It’s because I had it planned! Also here’s your chance to feel her chest on your back! 』

    Please shut up.

    [To be honest, I wouldn’t mind failing this exam]

    [Eh?]

    [Of course I want to pass. But, a failing is nothing. I can try again next year]

    […… ..]

    The reason I can say this is because I’ve already failed three times in the past, and I remember the experience of wanting to give up the first time.

    In other words, this is an extra stage.

    Now I have nothing to lose.

    [Aria, you may be rushing to your dream but You’re still young, it’s okay to take a break. Maybe one day you will get burned]

    [Sometimes you say very considerate things]

    [It can’t be helped. I’m already a 37 year old]

    [What?]

    Aria took a breath.

    [I thought you were still in your early thirties]

    They all seem think of me as being younger.

    Looks like my beard was worth shaving.

    [You know I’m actually old enough to be your father]

    [I’m really surprised]

    [Of course, So believe me i won’t lay a finger on you. So don’t worry ]

    [Ok….]

    I began to carry her with on my back.

    I could feel her chest press on my back.

    I had no ulterior motive, no ulterior motive, no ulterior motive.

    『”Don’t fight it! Just enjoy it!”』

    Ignoring Venus’s words, and with Aria on my back, we advanced through the dungeon.

    [As we are now it will be very difficult to escape]

    [We have no other choice but to pray that no monsters appear]

    As if our prayers was heard, the ogres stopped appearing.

    We advanced for about ten minutes, We haven’t encountered any orges, and only two rabbit monsters called Almiraj came out.

    [The ogres doesn’t appear at all suddenly]

    [That’s true]

    In fact, i couldn’t even explain the this situation .

    Even if I think hard about it, I can’t think of the cause at all.

    No–

    [By the way, during the first exam, there weren’t many ogres either]

    [Yes. Ogres don’t appear much in forests….]

    I don’t think it’s related to this case… ..

    After that, we fought against various monsters, but there weren’t many, so it was easy.

    [I wonder if we can be among the 32 people]

    [Who knows]

    Almost seventy hours have passed since the start of the exam.

    All 32 may already be complete.

    [If we don’t succeed… ..]

    [We will try our luck next year]

    [Yes]

    Although Aria conveyed a feeling of sadness for a while, she seemed to be in a better mood than before with a smile and a positive nod.

    [Next time, you’ll have to earn enough money, and then challenge it after preparing everything]

    [Then maybe I should be an adventurer until then]

    Being an adventurer with her …… .that sounds like fun in so many ways.

    It’s just my selfish thought though.

    We don’t necessarily have to be a group of two.

    [We finally arrived]

    [Looks like there quite alot people who have already arrived… ..]

    I put Aria down and we walked over to the supervisor.

    We were quite nervous.

    [Congratulations you both are the 28th and 29th. The two of you passed the fourth exam]

    [ [We did it!] ]

    We consciously raise our voices at the same time.

    Although we had another chance next year, I’m glad we passed.

    We look at each other’s faces and share the joy.

    [We did it!]

    [Yes. I’m really glad]

    [All I did was to slow you down, I’m really sorry]

    [Dont worry about it. I would really like to enter with you to the academy]

    [I-I see]

    Thinking those words I said, it may be sound unpleasant.

    Perhaps there may be a strange misunderstanding.

    I knew it, she’s looking away.

    Her face is red, she may be angry.

    『”Luke. Are you serious? 』

    What are you talking about?

    『Hmm… .. Were you that kind of protagonist? but that’s fine it’s fun too! Kukuku, just wait, I’ll make you two —- 』

    It seems like Venus was talking about something, but I couldn’t grasp it.