I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

5 – Why We Need Him (3)

Why he is needed (3)

Irina, the saintess who crushed the heads of the defeated demon tribe soldiers one by one, looked at her luggage and smiled broadly.

“Whoops, Jim seems to be afraid of bugs.”

It’s not that I’m afraid of bugs, I’m more afraid of you who treat intelligent bodies as bugs.

How can people change like that when they are in front of demons when they are usually soft and kind people.

Jim put on a smile as best he could.

You have to laugh. If you don’t laugh, you die. I instinctively judged that.

“Jim, if you’re that worried, can I use some bug repellent?”

“…… No, thanks.”

Jim flatly refused, keeping a smile on his face.

Irina’s mischievous smile, wriggling her hands as if trying to play a prank, was cute like an ordinary girl of her age, but Jim said that even touching her hands would make her look like she was beaten in the Tathagata’s kidneys. Knew that

The bright light at the tip of her finger was clearly visible, so it was actually nothing different.

It would be a good massage for a human, but for a demon, it would be nothing more than a tail that goes into the limbs.

“Really fine.”

“Whoops.”

“Saint?”

“Whoop whoop.”

Jim backed away slowly, then ran away with all his might.

But, of course, the escape didn’t last long.

“I went that far and got kidnapped again. Mr. Jim.”

It is because there was an existence, Esmeralda, who hindered his escape.

Esmeralda grabbed Jim by the scruff of his neck and stopped him, nagging him.

Jim felt threatened for his life and only tried to run away.

While she was being scolded by Esmeralda, Irina smiled and approached her with a mischievous smile.

“We played tag, but I guess I was too relaxed. Sorry. Warrior. Jim also had a hard time, so I wanted to ease his mood. Could I have been too immature?”

“No, what… …. Wouldn’t it be okay if I didn’t go far?”

“…… Lady, I’m fine too. It can be.”

Jim nodded at Irina’s apology. Whatever she was, all her actions were from her good will.

As proof of that, she must have been thinking of stopping playing with Jim, and her hands were cupped tightly around her chest.

The reason why he broke the demon’s head was probably because he was worried about Jim, who had been kidnapped once.

Jim nodded at Irina, seeing her open heart.

I didn’t see it on purpose. It was just that her hand, which had been guarding it from a while ago, was now on her chest.

“I know that the saintess was worried about me.”

Jim forgave Irina.

She said while thinking that she would have been perfect if she hadn’t been a saint.

Honestly, there is nothing lacking in appearance or personality.

“hahahaha… …. I’m so glad you two look good.”

Esmeralda, who was looking at Irina and the price of her luggage, was caught between them and let out an awkward laugh.

She seemed to her. Irina’s dark inner feelings were unfiltered.

[Remark: I was thinking of brainwashing Jim with the mark, but she reacted violently, so I decided to delay her timing a bit.]

“Ah…… It’s a pity.”

Esmeralda pretended not to hear what Irina whispered quietly.

She’s thinking about orchestrating this crazy party in the future, because her stomach hurts.

***

Three people set out on the road.

Esmeralda, Jim, Irina.

In the illusion of not being taken, Jim sighed.

Then someone appeared and patted Jim on the back.

“Oh, the look on your face is to die for? Load. What happened?”

“Kiyaaagh?!”

Jim was suddenly caught behind his back and terrified, he let out a demonic scream and rolled across the floor.

“Puhahahahaha! Anyone who sees it will know that it is a demon. What is that scream?”

It was only belatedly that Jim looked at the opponent who had been divination on his back.

It was a yellow-eyed girl with impressive red hair and a ponytail tied tightly behind her so that her hair would not get in the way.

“Tina?”

“Oh, Jim. Long time no see. Didn’t you want to see this older sister?”

Jim stared blankly at the girl who claimed to be his sister.

Unfortunately, compared to Irina, she was a narrow-minded girl.

“…… I don’t like the look in her eyes.”

“It’s because I’m a bit surprised.”

Jim lied proudly.

Anyway, isn’t his existence a lie from one to ten?

He is a man who has no shame when it comes to lying. That was the burden.

“Oh! Tina! Did you come to meet me?”

Esmeralda looked at Tina, the warrior who had finally joined, and smiled the brightest smile she had ever shown.

“Yes! Huh! I’m here. How’s everyone doing? Aren’t you lonely without me? Puhhhhh.”

A girl with a lively personality, Tina was a scholar belonging to , An academic group that joined the warrior party.

‘Even though I’m closer to being a thief than a scholar.’

Of course, she insists that she is an archaeologist, not a thief.

Jim grabbed his back just a moment ago, as well as the clothes that look easy to move with a lot of exposure.

No matter how you look at it, Tina can only be seen as a thief. Even when she fights right now, she wields her dagger flamboyantly to fool her enemies, making it even more suspicious that she is not her rogue.

‘Well, even in the human world, you can’t invite criminals to a party, so they probably washed their identities anyway.’

Jim settled the most probable hypothesis into his head.

Still, Jim put a lot of effort into understanding Tina.

She immediately thought that even if she was a thief, there was nothing she could do about it, seeing that her body was weaker than that of a hero who was supposed to be the same age as her.

Is it any different to say that children who grew up without food originally have slow physical development? Moreover, among the warriors’ party, the risk was the lowest.

But she also has a warrior party.

There was definitely something Jim would consider dangerous.

“Hi! Esmeralda. Are you later than expected? Didn’t you come across a demon or something?”

“Right… …. I ran into you. Although she was knocked down right away by Irina.”

“You got it right~ I feel good again.”

It was an innate ‘feel’.

She knows everything, but she doesn’t know everything.

For example:

“What? Is Jim kidnapped? Where the hell are you leaving your mind? Or did she secretly try to break out of our party through the demons and me? Puch.”

Tina smirking and teasing Jim. But Jim couldn’t help but laugh at her jokes.

It’s always like this. She would catch her off guard like it was a joke.

Every time Jim stood in front of Tina because she choked her, he felt that her heart was missing a few beats.

“So you moved with your luggage in the middle like this? Did I think the two of us were taking him away again so he wouldn’t run away?”

Tina smiles cheerfully.

As her mischievous smile deepened, Jim’s complexion grew pale.

“Is everything well organized?”

“Oh! That’s right. At the ruins I went to this time…….”

Tina and Esmeralda, who were reunited after a long time, started chatting.

To Esmeralda, Tina was one of her few friends.

Leaving aside Jim, who is a demonic spy, Irina looks kind and neat on the outside, but not on the inside. To her surprise, Irina had never shown herself like that in front of Esmeralda.

‘Too suspicious.’

On the other hand, what about Tina?

Esmeralda liked Tina.

Compared to her other two companions, isn’t her status similar to his own?

Tinado She is a member of a prestigious academic group, but she is essentially a commoner like Esmeralda.

Because she is like that, she has many common interests. Of course, the most important thing…….

[Name: Tina]

[Race: Human] [Title: Archaeologist]

[List of talents]

Dagger Lv. 62

Archery Lv. 42

Search Lv. 22

Exploration Lv. 41

Detect Lv. 42

Disarm Trap Lv. 34

Agile movement Lv. 27

Secret movement Lv. 33

[Estimate Lv. 312]

[Note: I’m glad to be reunited with her friends after a long time.]

Because she is showing off her bare face.

There is a problem with the warrior party.

It’s like they’re hiding something from each other.

Of course, people can’t show everything, so if you want to hide something, it’s natural to hide it.

However, the Hero Party had many problems from the time it was formed.

A commoner warrior with no background. There were countless groups of her who tried to use her like that.

In this way, everyone, including Irina, was selected after all kinds of cheating under the water.

How was your first meeting with her?

[Note: We plan to change you into a material for a holy shrine later.]

[Note: I plan to study new magic using the body of the hero.]

It was the worst.

Since the hero’s party’s saintess and wizard had been thinking of striking the back of the hero since their first meeting.

That’s why I still haven’t kicked out the brazen Jim.

How wonderful it is that he is at least attracting the attention of a group of lunatics who are trying to change himself.

[Note: I am looking forward to the journey ahead. I’m thinking of becoming friends with you.]

But only one person.

Because there was someone who came into contact with Esmeralda without any selfishness.

“Nice to meet you, Tina.”

Esmeralda was able to hold on.

Esmeralda hugged her, rejoicing at her reunion with Tina.

Recently, the things I need to be most careful about and the things I want to get rid of the most. It was hard for her to act with these two.

I needed a place to rest my mind.

“Oh, nice to meet you. I didn’t know you would welcome me so fiercely. Hmm, hmm……. But isn’t Jim happy with me?”

“… ….”

Of course, it was an unacceptable problem that even Tina was strangely conscious of Jim.