Volume 3 - CH 37
Act 3-37: Peaceful Everyday Life
The morning after, peace finally returned to Algore. Both the Dark Knight and the Hero’s little sister and her party had left. Yet, not all things had gone back to what they used to be.
「It’s still amazing no matter how much I look at it…」
Maxis muttered as he stood at the top of the rampart and looked at the scenery outside. All his attention was on the location where the Dark Knight annihilated the Hundred Armed Giant in a single strike. This place used to be a hill, but with a single strike, the Dark Knight had managed to turn the area into a giant scorched hole. The size of that hole could fit the entirety of Algore Kingdom inside.
「Yeah, the Dark Knight’s power is truly something else…」
Omiros muttered back as he also looked at the hole. He had thought that the Dark Knight was only considered powerful because of defeating the so-called Hero. But now, he realized that he didn’t know the immensity of his true power.
Despite both ogres and goblins joining the raid, Algore Kingdom was practically unscathed and no Algorian died during the incident. All of this was thanks to the measures the Dark Knight had prepared beforehand.
The Spartois that he summoned to protect the kingdom had vanished before anyone realized it, as if they were never there to begin with. Thus, Omiros kept wondering just how much more powerful the Dark Knight would be if he went all out.
「Yeah, like hell we can win against THAT. That’s why cheer up already, Omiros.」
「What do you mean, Maxis?」
「The other party is too strong in every possible way. That’s why you should give up and try to find a much better woman, it should be much easier with your appearance.」
Maxis laughed heartily.
「That doesn’t sound like words of comfort at all but… Thanks for trying to cheer me up.」
Omiros thanked Maxis while pondering about the Dark Knight.
He knew that he wouldn’t have been able to protect Regena if not for the Dark Knight secretly assisting him. Thus, he realized that he was no match for a man of the Dark Knight’s caliber. And Omiros himself knew that the Dark Knight truly wanted to protect Regena till the end. Thus, he didn’t have to worry about Regena’s situation anymore.
Regena had overcome her goblin trauma.
As he touched the enchanted shield, Omiros’ will to become stronger reignited anew, he wanted to someday be someone like the Dark Knight.
「OMIROOOOOOOOS!!!」
Riette was riding the werewolf’s back as she came towards them.
The werewolf had decided to stay in Algore.
Omiros heard from the werewolf that the Dark Knight had ordered him to protect Algore. Thus, he couldn’t eat the humans in Algore. And, the werewolf had somehow become attached to Riette.
「What are you talking about?」
Riette asked the two.
「We’re talking about the Dark Knight.」
「Ah, the minstrel uncle, huh. Never expected that he would turn out to be the infamous Dark Knight.」
「Hahaha, I can see that.」
「Absolutely, to think that a captured minstrel turned out to be the Dark Knight in disguise. Oh yeah, should I claim myself as the man who captured the Dark Knight, who was able to defeat the Hero?」
「Who do you think will believe your story, Maxis?」
「It’s the truth though.」
Maxis replied with a sulking tone.
Omiros and Riette laughed upon seeing his reaction.
「Omiros, will we be able… to see them again? I hope I can meet the minstrel uncle…and Regena too someday again…」
Riette was looking up to the sky as she asked that question.
「Well… We definitely will meet them again in the future.」
Omiros also looked up as he replied.
（We definitely will meet again later as long as we live under the same sky.）
Omiros thought about Regena while looking up to the sky.
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Shirone had arrived back in the Holy Republic of Lenaria and went to regroup with Chiyuki and the others.
「Sorry for the wait, Reiji-kun, Chiyuki-san.」
「It’s not a big deal, Shirone. Your problem is more urgent after all.」
「Yes. I heard about the situation from Kaya’s communication, you’ve managed to meet your childhood friend right? That’s wonderful.」
「Yeah, I managed to meet him, but… In the end, I failed to bring him back…」
Shirone heaved a sigh as she recalled that moment.
Since it was an emergency situation, Shirone had no choice but to let go of Kuroki. Shirone returned to Algore Kingdom after the numbing in her body receded, only to hear that Kuroki and Regena had already gone back to Nargol. Shirone wanted to go to Nargol too but she was stopped by Kaya.
「I think it’s only a matter of time before we meet him again. That’s why you should cheer up for now, Shirone-san.」
「Uuh, thank you Kyouka-san.」
Shirone expressed her gratitude toward Kyouka. She was currently staying in Kyouka’s mansion in the Holy Republic of Lenaria. Though she normally stayed in Rena’s temple, they started to make the mansion their hangout spot once it was finished.
「By the way, I heard there’s an emergency situation, what kind of emergency is it, Chiyuki-san?」
「Ah, well, it seems some sort of incident happened in the Republic of Ariadya, located to the west of this place. I’ve yet to receive the detailed information, but well… By the way, what happened to Kaya-san? If possible, I wanted to ask for her opinion.」
Chiyuki looked around. The ones who gathered in this place were Chiyuki, Reiji, Shirone and Kyouka, just the four of them. The other girls were in different places.
「Eh, haven’t you heard about this matter, Chiyuki? We recruited a lot of new employees. That’s why Kaya is really busy right now.」
「Ah, I see now. No wonder the mansion looks busier than usual.」
Chiyuki said so as she looked at Kyouka.
「Yeah, we took in Regena-san and her tribe from Algore. Kaya is making the necessary preparations to welcome them.」
「Eh? Regena from Algore… She’s the princess, right? What’s the meaning of this, Shirone-san?」
「Well, various things happened in Algore after we left it last time. Well, it will take a long time to tell the entire story though.」
Shirone smiled.
The employees who were employed by Kaya were moving around non-stop in the mansion, preparing to welcome Regena and her clan.
""
（Maybe I can ask for more details about Kuroki once Regena arrives. That way, I’ll be able to reunite with Kuroki again.）
Shirone couldn’t help but ponder about that matter.
「I’ve prepared tea for everyone.」
「Hehe~. We prepared sweets too.」
The door of the room opened, Sahoko and Rino entered the room. Sahoko placed a jar of tea and sweets on top of the food cart.
「Oh, is that a new recipe, Sahoko?」
「Yes, Rei-kun. I tried to use sweet fruit, which was brought back as a present from Velos. It turned out to be very versatile and can be used in various ways like apples.」
Sahoko smiled happily. The sweet fruit that Shirone and co had brought back from Velos was made into a pie by Sahoko and Rino. She proceeded to cut the pie, which was encased by several layers of dough and filled to the brim with the Velos fruit. When the first piece was cut, a sweet and appetizing aroma filled the room.
「Well then, please enjoy everyone.」
「Wait, Rino-san. Nao-san isn’t here. What happened to her?」
Chiyuki stopped Rino who was about to eat the pie. Kaya had not joined in for a reason, but as for Nao, she had never missed tea time. Thus, Chiyuki felt something was amiss when that very same Nao was missing.
「Come to think of it, she didn’t come to sample what I made either.」
「Yeah, what happened to her I wonder?」
Both Sahoko and Rino tilted their heads in confusion.
「Strange. Where in the world is she right now?」
Everyone in that place tilted their heads in confusion when Chiyuki said so.
◆
（It seems they’re going to go to that Ariadya’s place.）
Above the ceiling of Kyouka’s mansion, Nut the fire rat was eavesdropping on their conversation with a smile on his face. The Hero and his party, who had been chatting since a while ago, had yet to notice his presence. Now Nut knew their future plans.
（I seem to have heard Regena’s name before? Where did I hear it I wonder?）
Nut tilted his head, trying to recall when he had heard Regena’s name.
Honestly speaking, Nut didn’t care about Regena. It was for that reason that he forgot her name despite knowing her.
（Oh whatever. I should focus on observing the Hero’s habits.）
Nut observed the Hero and his party from a small crevice in the ceiling. The hero of light, Reiji, was an extremely terrifying existence. He was the only one who might be able to kill the Demon King that Nut respected so much. Though his comrades were equally terrifying, the one that Nut was most vigilant toward was the Hero.
That’s why he observed the Hero’s habits.
「I’ve prepared tea for everyone.」
「Hehe~. We prepared sweets too.」
During his observation duty, two of the Hero’s comrades entered the room. They brought sweets and tea placed on top of a food cart with them.
「T-That looks really delicious.」
Nut unintentionally spoke out loud upon seeing the sweets. Their aroma was drifting in the attic.
「Indeed. The sweets made by Sahoko-san are superb, Rat-san.」
Suddenly, someone’s voice came from behind him.
The surprised Nut turned around slowly. He could see a pair of lights inside the darkness. Upon a closer look, they were a cat’s eyes.
（S-Since when did this cat appear behind me? And that voice, this cat is definitely one of the Hero’s comrades… Nao, right?）
The one behind Nut was Nao. The reason Nut failed to detect her presence was because Nao had completely sealed her presence. Nao was in her half-human half-beast state. She was currently in her cat form which allowed her to see in the darkness.
Her eyes were locked on Nut.
「Mefufufufu, what are you doing here I wonder Rat-san?」
Nao laughed as she looked at Nut.
（Oh crap! I have to escape now!）
Thus, Nut tried to escape immediately. But, Nao reacted faster and caught him before that.
「You cannot escape~ Rat-sa~n. You’ve been observing us for a while now, right? Now I’ve finally caught you.」
Nao pinched Nut, and brought him closer to her.
（HAH, SHE ACTUALLY NOTICED IT?! I’ve let my guard down.）
But, Nut’s regret came way too late.
「You seem to have quite a nice lineage and fur there. Oops, you seems to be a boy too.」
Nao spread Nut’s leg.
（GYAAA! STOOOOOP! I HAVE A WIFE AND KID BACK HOME! PLEASE OVERLOOK ME JUST THIS ONCE!）
Nut tried to escape from Nao’s hands, alas, he failed.
「Since you have such beautiful red fur, I shall call you Ruby. Now Ruby, let’s go down and enjoy the tea and sweets.」
Nao caught Nut and brought him back with her to the room below.
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TN: I’ll take a break from 13-19 march 2023 for rehabilitation of my neck(due to wrong sleeping posture)
The morning after, peace finally returned to Algore. Both the Dark Knight and the Hero’s little sister and her party had left. Yet, not all things had gone back to what they used to be.
「It’s still amazing no matter how much I look at it…」
Maxis muttered as he stood at the top of the rampart and looked at the scenery outside. All his attention was on the location where the Dark Knight annihilated the Hundred Armed Giant in a single strike. This place used to be a hill, but with a single strike, the Dark Knight had managed to turn the area into a giant scorched hole. The size of that hole could fit the entirety of Algore Kingdom inside.
「Yeah, the Dark Knight’s power is truly something else…」
Omiros muttered back as he also looked at the hole. He had thought that the Dark Knight was only considered powerful because of defeating the so-called Hero. But now, he realized that he didn’t know the immensity of his true power.
Despite both ogres and goblins joining the raid, Algore Kingdom was practically unscathed and no Algorian died during the incident. All of this was thanks to the measures the Dark Knight had prepared beforehand.
The Spartois that he summoned to protect the kingdom had vanished before anyone realized it, as if they were never there to begin with. Thus, Omiros kept wondering just how much more powerful the Dark Knight would be if he went all out.
「Yeah, like hell we can win against THAT. That’s why cheer up already, Omiros.」
「What do you mean, Maxis?」
「The other party is too strong in every possible way. That’s why you should give up and try to find a much better woman, it should be much easier with your appearance.」
Maxis laughed heartily.
「That doesn’t sound like words of comfort at all but… Thanks for trying to cheer me up.」
Omiros thanked Maxis while pondering about the Dark Knight.
He knew that he wouldn’t have been able to protect Regena if not for the Dark Knight secretly assisting him. Thus, he realized that he was no match for a man of the Dark Knight’s caliber. And Omiros himself knew that the Dark Knight truly wanted to protect Regena till the end. Thus, he didn’t have to worry about Regena’s situation anymore.
Regena had overcome her goblin trauma.
As he touched the enchanted shield, Omiros’ will to become stronger reignited anew, he wanted to someday be someone like the Dark Knight.
「OMIROOOOOOOOS!!!」
Riette was riding the werewolf’s back as she came towards them.
The werewolf had decided to stay in Algore.
Omiros heard from the werewolf that the Dark Knight had ordered him to protect Algore. Thus, he couldn’t eat the humans in Algore. And, the werewolf had somehow become attached to Riette.
「What are you talking about?」
Riette asked the two.
「We’re talking about the Dark Knight.」
「Ah, the minstrel uncle, huh. Never expected that he would turn out to be the infamous Dark Knight.」
「Hahaha, I can see that.」
「Absolutely, to think that a captured minstrel turned out to be the Dark Knight in disguise. Oh yeah, should I claim myself as the man who captured the Dark Knight, who was able to defeat the Hero?」
「Who do you think will believe your story, Maxis?」
「It’s the truth though.」
Maxis replied with a sulking tone.
Omiros and Riette laughed upon seeing his reaction.
「Omiros, will we be able… to see them again? I hope I can meet the minstrel uncle…and Regena too someday again…」
Riette was looking up to the sky as she asked that question.
「Well… We definitely will meet them again in the future.」
Omiros also looked up as he replied.
（We definitely will meet again later as long as we live under the same sky.）
Omiros thought about Regena while looking up to the sky.
◆
Shirone had arrived back in the Holy Republic of Lenaria and went to regroup with Chiyuki and the others.
「Sorry for the wait, Reiji-kun, Chiyuki-san.」
「It’s not a big deal, Shirone. Your problem is more urgent after all.」
「Yes. I heard about the situation from Kaya’s communication, you’ve managed to meet your childhood friend right? That’s wonderful.」
「Yeah, I managed to meet him, but… In the end, I failed to bring him back…」
Shirone heaved a sigh as she recalled that moment.
Since it was an emergency situation, Shirone had no choice but to let go of Kuroki. Shirone returned to Algore Kingdom after the numbing in her body receded, only to hear that Kuroki and Regena had already gone back to Nargol. Shirone wanted to go to Nargol too but she was stopped by Kaya.
「I think it’s only a matter of time before we meet him again. That’s why you should cheer up for now, Shirone-san.」
「Uuh, thank you Kyouka-san.」
Shirone expressed her gratitude toward Kyouka. She was currently staying in Kyouka’s mansion in the Holy Republic of Lenaria. Though she normally stayed in Rena’s temple, they started to make the mansion their hangout spot once it was finished.
「By the way, I heard there’s an emergency situation, what kind of emergency is it, Chiyuki-san?」
「Ah, well, it seems some sort of incident happened in the Republic of Ariadya, located to the west of this place. I’ve yet to receive the detailed information, but well… By the way, what happened to Kaya-san? If possible, I wanted to ask for her opinion.」
Chiyuki looked around. The ones who gathered in this place were Chiyuki, Reiji, Shirone and Kyouka, just the four of them. The other girls were in different places.
「Eh, haven’t you heard about this matter, Chiyuki? We recruited a lot of new employees. That’s why Kaya is really busy right now.」
「Ah, I see now. No wonder the mansion looks busier than usual.」
Chiyuki said so as she looked at Kyouka.
「Yeah, we took in Regena-san and her tribe from Algore. Kaya is making the necessary preparations to welcome them.」
「Eh? Regena from Algore… She’s the princess, right? What’s the meaning of this, Shirone-san?」
「Well, various things happened in Algore after we left it last time. Well, it will take a long time to tell the entire story though.」
Shirone smiled.
The employees who were employed by Kaya were moving around non-stop in the mansion, preparing to welcome Regena and her clan.
""
（Maybe I can ask for more details about Kuroki once Regena arrives. That way, I’ll be able to reunite with Kuroki again.）
Shirone couldn’t help but ponder about that matter.
「I’ve prepared tea for everyone.」
「Hehe~. We prepared sweets too.」
The door of the room opened, Sahoko and Rino entered the room. Sahoko placed a jar of tea and sweets on top of the food cart.
「Oh, is that a new recipe, Sahoko?」
「Yes, Rei-kun. I tried to use sweet fruit, which was brought back as a present from Velos. It turned out to be very versatile and can be used in various ways like apples.」
Sahoko smiled happily. The sweet fruit that Shirone and co had brought back from Velos was made into a pie by Sahoko and Rino. She proceeded to cut the pie, which was encased by several layers of dough and filled to the brim with the Velos fruit. When the first piece was cut, a sweet and appetizing aroma filled the room.
「Well then, please enjoy everyone.」
「Wait, Rino-san. Nao-san isn’t here. What happened to her?」
Chiyuki stopped Rino who was about to eat the pie. Kaya had not joined in for a reason, but as for Nao, she had never missed tea time. Thus, Chiyuki felt something was amiss when that very same Nao was missing.
「Come to think of it, she didn’t come to sample what I made either.」
「Yeah, what happened to her I wonder?」
Both Sahoko and Rino tilted their heads in confusion.
「Strange. Where in the world is she right now?」
Everyone in that place tilted their heads in confusion when Chiyuki said so.
◆
（It seems they’re going to go to that Ariadya’s place.）
Above the ceiling of Kyouka’s mansion, Nut the fire rat was eavesdropping on their conversation with a smile on his face. The Hero and his party, who had been chatting since a while ago, had yet to notice his presence. Now Nut knew their future plans.
（I seem to have heard Regena’s name before? Where did I hear it I wonder?）
Nut tilted his head, trying to recall when he had heard Regena’s name.
Honestly speaking, Nut didn’t care about Regena. It was for that reason that he forgot her name despite knowing her.
（Oh whatever. I should focus on observing the Hero’s habits.）
Nut observed the Hero and his party from a small crevice in the ceiling. The hero of light, Reiji, was an extremely terrifying existence. He was the only one who might be able to kill the Demon King that Nut respected so much. Though his comrades were equally terrifying, the one that Nut was most vigilant toward was the Hero.
That’s why he observed the Hero’s habits.
「I’ve prepared tea for everyone.」
「Hehe~. We prepared sweets too.」
During his observation duty, two of the Hero’s comrades entered the room. They brought sweets and tea placed on top of a food cart with them.
「T-That looks really delicious.」
Nut unintentionally spoke out loud upon seeing the sweets. Their aroma was drifting in the attic.
「Indeed. The sweets made by Sahoko-san are superb, Rat-san.」
Suddenly, someone’s voice came from behind him.
The surprised Nut turned around slowly. He could see a pair of lights inside the darkness. Upon a closer look, they were a cat’s eyes.
（S-Since when did this cat appear behind me? And that voice, this cat is definitely one of the Hero’s comrades… Nao, right?）
The one behind Nut was Nao. The reason Nut failed to detect her presence was because Nao had completely sealed her presence. Nao was in her half-human half-beast state. She was currently in her cat form which allowed her to see in the darkness.
Her eyes were locked on Nut.
「Mefufufufu, what are you doing here I wonder Rat-san?」
Nao laughed as she looked at Nut.
（Oh crap! I have to escape now!）
Thus, Nut tried to escape immediately. But, Nao reacted faster and caught him before that.
「You cannot escape~ Rat-sa~n. You’ve been observing us for a while now, right? Now I’ve finally caught you.」
Nao pinched Nut, and brought him closer to her.
（HAH, SHE ACTUALLY NOTICED IT?! I’ve let my guard down.）
But, Nut’s regret came way too late.
「You seem to have quite a nice lineage and fur there. Oops, you seems to be a boy too.」
Nao spread Nut’s leg.
（GYAAA! STOOOOOP! I HAVE A WIFE AND KID BACK HOME! PLEASE OVERLOOK ME JUST THIS ONCE!）
Nut tried to escape from Nao’s hands, alas, he failed.
「Since you have such beautiful red fur, I shall call you Ruby. Now Ruby, let’s go down and enjoy the tea and sweets.」
Nao caught Nut and brought him back with her to the room below.
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TN: I’ll take a break from 13-19 march 2023 for rehabilitation of my neck(due to wrong sleeping posture)
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