"Here's the luggage we have recovered from the thieves.""Oh dear, you even got our luggage on top of helping us."Hayuna-san says thank you while receiving the luggage. Toruma-shi peeks into the luggage and asks after hesitating."Have you seen a dagger inside the luggage?""Those were the only things in the hideout. But there should be many of that from the thieves' belongings.""It's a dagger with a white leather sheath...""If it's that one, it was held by the leader-like bearded daruma. Wait a minute."While saying so, I take out a dagger from the toolbox on the edge of the wagon. Of course, I took it out of the storage. The dagger's shear is relatively simple, but there's a beautiful family crest design placed at one point, it's quite fashionable. The blade is not a magic tool, but it's made from mithril forged by dwarves."Is this it?""Yes, that's it!"Toruma-shi who's going to receive the dagger from me is stopped by Kagari's words."Wait, that's our appropriate reward for ex
When Nana takes off her hood, her blond hair unfolds. Toruma-shi is dazzled by her, and Hayuna elbows him. So he's really being kept on a short leash by Hayuna-san.Nana is holding the baby in her arms after receiving permission from Hayuna-san. She looks completely content. She looks as if she's a holy mother--if she doesn't talk."She's so fluffy, and soft nano desu. Master, I want to have a young organism too.""Let's talk about that after this journey is over.""Masuta?""It's my nickname."Afterwards, the Toruma couple were interested in Nana's eccentric way of speaking, but when I told them that she lived a sheltered life in a distant land which made her poor in the Shiga language, they assented. I told them that her meal was only water because her body was weak. Toruma couple seem to be thinking that Nana and I are a married couple. I leave that misunderstanding alone since there's no particular harm anyway."This is delicious. It's full of rural taste, but the abundant meat is
The night has been cold for the past few days, so the couple is sleeping inside the wagon. Leaving aside Ossan, it'd be troubling if Hayuna-san caught a cold and infected the baby.The combination for the night watch duty today is different than usual.Usually, Mia, Lulu, and I are the first, then Pochi, Tama, and Nana for the second, and then Liza and Kagari for the last, but today, Mia is replaced with Kagari."What are you making?""It's Circuit Liquid."In most textbooks they're only called magic liquid or Liquid.The one I'm making now is different from normal Liquid. I'm making the recipe hidden in that bundle of papers.Yup, even though the raw materials are different, the way of making it is the same as normal Liquid."Fuh~n, huh? Isn't it usually shining red?"Kagari is quite observant. I don't answer Kagari since I'm concentrating right now. I continue putting magic while watching the Liquid shine blue.I pour the finished Liquid into the Circuit carved on one half of the wo
Pochi and the girls come to change places with us since the time is up. Kagari says, "I'll be watching you so you don't go out in the night." and takes up the position beside me to sleep together. Usually, I would toss her, but since she's done well during the negotiation with Ossan today, I'll let her off for once, though this is not a reward.Of course, I warn her that if she tries to sexually harass me, I'll tie and hang her on a tree.Since even Lulu is taking the position on the opposite side while saying, "M, me too, I'll watch too.", requesting while fumbling her words, we end up looking like a character for River.I hope 5 years pass fast.Contrary to my expectations, Kagari went to sleep without trying to do anything funny.If she's always like this, I'll let her sleep together anytime.I check on the demon's movement before I go to sleep.It's loitering around at the castle and the thieves in the forest like usual, but sometimes, it produces a level 1 split body (Splitter) a
"I promise, it won't be dangerous."If it's just me alone then it'd be alright. The opponent is just a level 30. Moreover, I have a magic attack and magic shield, not only physical now."No, I'll go with you."That's bad. The demon is in the forest right now, but I don't know when it's going to be back. I want to leave Kagari in the safe zone."If you say further than that, I'll use 『Order』.""Try it, my maiden's heart won't lose to such a thing like 『Order』."It can't be helped.I didn't want to use 『Order』 as much as possible."Kagari, this is an order. Go to the village I've said earlier and ask the mayor about the work. Wait in the village until I get there."After telling so, I go down the wagon.I hear something falling on the ground behind me along with Lulu's short scream.When I turn around, I see Kagari crawling here while her face becomes blue."I w, will absolutely go with you. This time... I won't... Let you go alone... Ha."By disobeying my order, she's not only tormente
Two horse-drawn carriages have come from the baron to pick us up. Either of them is a two-seater carriage. The doors are carved with relief that looks like it'd make stylish nobles happy and also adorned with golden stones that seem like jewels.Hayuna couple get on separate rides from us.I've known it from a preliminary check already, but this city is too deserted. Even though it's almost twice the size of Seryuu City, the population is only around 1/6 of it. Houses are standing in rows as we leave the gate, but in the middle of the way, a series of vacant lots covered with weeds unfold."There are many vacant lots huh.""Sir, are you familiar with the incident 20 years ago?""Yeah, although I don't know how much of it is true, I've heard the general rumor.""Most of it is probably the truth. The vacant lots were the result of the king's armies setting fire in the city to destroy the many undead who were attacking."The coachman answered my question while facing the road. His voice
"Father and sister are being tricked."How many times have I told this to them? Yet, my words didn't reach anyone. And now, those vulgar ruffians are strutting this castle like it's their own.Maybe that's why. I feel like something is calling me, and I've strayed to the old, old collapsed building inside the castle.It's an old building that has been around in this Marquis Muno castle since 20 years ago.It has already been 15 years since my father received this territory. My mother, sister and me arrived in this castle 16 years ago, we've never left even once since then. The time when Uncle Toruma came to play during my childhood was the most fun time.Even though it's called a castle, there are small forest and a pond inside its grounds, maybe it's to show the power of a marquis, so I don't really feel locked up.I've searched through the inside of the castle, but this is the first time I'm here. Usually, the maid will not let me inside saying, "It's dangerous."I wonder if this is
I knew that the baron's castle was wide from the map, but after I actually went inside it, it was more vast than I'd imagined. There is a forest and a big pond that occupy about three times more area than the castle.People only occupy a few percent of the whole area, won't the maintenance be hard I wonder?Hayuna-san and co. had been separated from us since they didn't get involved in the trouble.We're heading toward a four-story big mansion on the hill in the same area, not the castle. There's no problem since Baron, Hayuna-san and the others are there.Of course, the fake hero is also near the baron.The split body of the demon is also there, but it doesn't get close to the baron. The real body is inside the forest as usual. Seems that it doesn't participate in the battle and only lets the goblin soldiers do it. I wonder if it's enjoying them killing each other?The carriage enters the rotary in front of the mansion while I'm thinking so.Although there is no red carpet spread, ar