“Sky…grass…”
Eve repeated the family name I had arbitrarily given myself. Perhaps it was because of her amnesia that she muttered it several times, trying to memorize it. Meanwhile, next to her, Satoria was letting out a goofy “Ahhh” sound.
“Your family name is quite rare, Endy-san, or rather, I’ve never heard it before at all. It doesn’t sound like a Seiran family name, either.”
That’s because I just took it from my last name in my previous life, I answered in my head. My mother’s maiden name was “Amakusa” (Sky-Grass), so I just made it into a simple family name like Skygrass. To go even further, my actual last name was “Endo,” so I just changed that a bit and used Endy as my first name.
“A second-rank adventurer… Y-You must be a truly amazing person. Umm… well… would you be willing to form a party with me?”
As I was thinking about how I could never tell anyone about my past life’s name, which tied back to my reincarnation, Eve unexpectedly asked me a question.
I shook my head side to side.
“No, I’m a solo player, so I don’t party up with anyone. However… I’m a little interested in you.”
“Eh? Endy-san, are you going to look after Eve-san?!”
“Shut up, Satoria. I’m just curious for now.”
I drove a nail into Satoria, who was somehow rejoicing even more than Eve was.
“I am weak, but if you are still alright with that… for the time being, please go ahead.”
What Eve so easily offered me was a semi-transparent plate. Something carried by adventurers and soldiers called a Status Plate, which had basic information and skill proficiencies written on it.
“E-Eve-san!? Your Status Plate is something you are supposed to keep absolutely secret, you know?!”
“…? Is… that so?”
“No, it’s fine. This is faster.”
While I questioned the sense of handing over her plate to someone she just met without any wariness, it was true that checking it was the quickest way. I snatched the plate from Eve’s hand and let my eyes run over it.
“Ah! Endy-san, you can’t do that!”
(Her magic specs are completely hopeless, but as far as the sword goes, it doesn’t look bad at all… Besides, I have a slight premonition about this.)
Ignoring Satoria’s words, I posed a question to Eve.
“You, your weapon is a sword, right? I can assume you focus mainly on the sword rather than magic?”
“Y-yes.”
“Jeez, Endy-san! Please give it back to Eve-san!”
Satoria snatched the plate from me right in the middle of my question. What a sticky-fingered person she is.
After returning the plate to Eve, Satoria leaned over the table, propping herself up with her hands, pointed her index finger at me, and began to loudly and strictly scold me.
“From now on, please ask Eve-san directly! No looking at her plate!”
“Ah, yeah, yeah, my bad.”
“You really are…”
Satoria trembled her clenched fist, but a receptionist’s fist is easy to dodge, and even if it hit, it wouldn’t hurt or itch at all.
“Um, regarding that… did I pass?”
“Huh?”
I asked back reflexively at the sudden question. I hadn’t even explained yet that this was a test to become a student in my classroom.
Perhaps noticing me tilting my head in confusion, Eve continued speaking clearly.
“No, it’s just that depending on the party up until now, there were pass/fail exams when joining, so…”
“E-Eve-san? W-what do you mean by that?”
“Eh? …I’ve been told I passed based on my stats, or sometimes my face.”
Satoria held her head in her hands at the pure, innocent Eve’s answer, who tilted her head as if saying, “Isn’t that obvious?”.
“Eve-san, please listen carefully. It’s true that there might be exams for parties of strong individuals. But an exam at your rank, Eve-san… and based on your face, no less…”
“Looks have nothing to do with being an adventurer. It’s not like monsters are gonna fall in love with a pretty face.”
When I voiced my thoughts, Eve dropped her gaze apologetically.
“Is… is that so? I’m sorry, I don’t know anything…”
“No, I’m the one who should apologize for not noticing. To think such a thing…”
“…Man, maybe I should teach her some common sense before guiding her in adventurer skills.”
I muttered absentmindedly, and Satoria, catching it with her sharp ears, whipped her head toward me with incredible momentum.
“Eh? You’re taking Eve-san as a student!?”
“…Well, yeah.”
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I vaguely dodged the question and looked around the guild. Most of the adventurers were already in parties. If I trained one of them, I’d probably have to deal with their other party members. Worst case, they might unnecessarily butt in.
On the other hand, Eve had just been kicked out and wasn’t teamed up with anyone. Also, she had come all the way here alone from a distant place called Carnelia, and didn’t seem to have suffered any major injuries along the way. Most importantly, the way she acted when Tager shoved that bag of gold coins at her earlier.
(Right now, she’s the most convenient option for a student…)
There were a few points of concern, but it was also a fact that, currently, there was no one more suited than her.
After thinking over various things, I made up my mind.
“Alright… Eve, you pass. Take classes in my classroom.”
“Cla…sses? You mean?”
“Yeah, I’ll teach you all sorts of things. How to get stronger, and how to make a living as an adventurer, too.”
Perhaps not having fully processed the words yet, Eve’s eyes were slightly wide.
“Hmm, Eve-san as a student in Endy-san’s suspicious classroom… is it? But if she has to rely on someone, Endy-san’s skills are certainly top-notch…”
“Hey, weren’t you just asking me to look after her?”
“Well, thinking about it carefully, I wondered if it’s really okay to entrust pure, innocent Eve-san to a penny-pincher like you…”
“Didn’t I tell you to choose your words more carefully?”
I clenched my fist, wondering if it was about time I dropped a knuckle sandwich on her head.
“U-Um… If I receive your guidance… will I be able to help people?”
“Huh? What’s that about? You mean if you can protect someone? Of course you can, you’ll be getting stronger, after all.”
I didn’t quite get it, but when I spoke my mind, Eve brought her hands in front of her chest and squeezed them tightly.
“I’ll take them… Please let me take your classes.”
“Alright, then from now on, call me Sensei. Got it?”
“Yes, understood, Sensei. I look forward to working with you.”
Feeling a slight wave of nostalgia, I grinned and nodded at Eve.
I brought Eve back to my classroom.
The classroom Ittetsu-san built for me was a cozy little cabin, so the inside wasn’t all that spacious. As for large furniture, there was a rather large dresser, a few bookshelves, and one big table in the center. Aside from that, there were just four chairs in total, two in the front and two in the back.
Even I thought it was a somewhat shabby classroom, but Eve sat down in the designated chair without a word. However, perhaps because it was her first time seeing it, she looked around the room curiously.
“Alright, shall we begin?”
Saying that, I sat down across from Eve.
It reminded me of how I used to instruct students like this in the past. Though, that was before I came to this world.
“I got a brief rundown from Satoria, but let me hear it from you again. You found yourself in the Carnelia territory, and after that, you volunteered to be a soldier. But you failed the exam and decided to pursue the path of an adventurer. However, that didn’t go so well either, so you drifted west until you ended up here in Ester, out in the boonies of the Cielera Kingdom. I heard this whole period took about half a year; is that right?”
“That’s correct. However, it wasn’t half a year, but eight months.”
“Okay, okay. So, what do you want to do once you get stronger? What do you want to become?”
“…I want to help people.”
Directing a straightforward gaze at me, Eve answered. Her eyes were clear, and it didn’t seem like a lie.
“You said that back at the guild, too. Why? There’s got to be a reason, right?”
“…I don’t know myself. I just strongly feel that it’s something I must do.”
“…Huh.”
I was impressed by her admirable mindset.
Usually, these kinds of reasons are just superficial, but in Eve’s case, it looked like her true feelings.
“Do you have any memories from before you were in Carnelia?”
“No.”
“Then, who gave you the name Eve?”
“…For some reason, I just remembered that my name was Eve.”
“That’s all you remembered? What about common knowledge?”
“I have a vague idea of what kind of place this world is, and about magic and such. But I didn’t remember anything about adventurers or things like that.”
Hearing her answer, I crossed my arms.
(If she remembers things about this world… it doesn’t seem like she’s a reincarnate like me, then.)
Given the amnesia aspect, I had considered the possibility. That perhaps she lost her memories due to some factor during reincarnation.
Especially since “Eve” was the name given to the first woman back on the Earth I came from.
That said, Eve’s appearance didn’t look like an Earthling’s at all. The name was probably just a coincidence.
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