Children’s lively voices can be heard from the food stalls. The cute appearance of the children wearing matching happi coats makes the cherry blossom viewers smile.
And today, with the addition of children’s ability to attract customers, it has become very crowded.
“I made this yakisoba bun.”
“Oh, it’s very well done.”
Some of the children were selling yakisoba buns that they had made themselves. Since it is a yakisoba bun made by a child with great effort, the aunt who bought it also praised the child.
By the way, the messy looking yakisoba bun made by the daughter of the executive committee chairman was eaten for tasting. The daughter of the executive committee chairman has been disqualified from the cooking team, so she end up as a cashier at the food stall.
The Thief-oneechan and the female magician adventurer are also the cashiers along with the children. And as expected of the daughters of the shop owners in the shopping district, they did the accounting without difficulty.
As for the children, they are solely calling out and smiling to customers so they don’t handle money.
“One curry please.”
“Three curry for me.”
“Okay!”
As for me, it’s a real challenge with so many orders flying around. We’ve set up a sharing system so we can process orders without making customers wait. But on the flip side, it became a mess in the back room, which served as the kitchen.
It’s all over the place, not just for me, but it was the same for Ao, Leaf, and the aunts helping out. Even if we made a large amount, the food runs out in no time, so we have to cook without rest.
I underestimated the tourists who come to the cherry blossom viewing festival.
And in the midst of the raging momentum, evening approached, so today’s cherry blossom viewing festival is over.
Even today, the stalls went out of stock and closed before evening.
“I’m tired……”
Once again, I’m dead tired.
I wonder how many meals of curry were served today. I’ve made so much curry that I don’t even want to count. Ao and Leaf were also tired, but it seemed to be better than yesterday because the aunts helped them on the slime grill stall.
I was making curry by myself though.
Aunts, I wished you helped me too.
“Today was fun too.”
“I know right.”
Fran and Horn sat in their chairs, drinking their juices and chatting with the other children. The children also did a great job today, they were energetically calling out and smiling to customers and everyone is happy.
Tourists aside, the townspeople knew that the children were illegally captured by the Muhou Trading Company. Perhaps that’s why some people couldn’t help but smile as they watch the children move energetically.
“Hmm, with today’s lineup of food stalls, it looks like we can get this year’s cherry blossom viewing festival going. I wonder what kind of help we should get…”
“Cook, please get more cooks!”
“Hmm, should I do that?”
I don’t think there’s a need for increase in food, but I would like to have more manpower.
I asked the executive committee chairman to hire some cook, but he just grinned at me.
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The Demon King, Alzazeil, whom I defeated together with the hero in my youth in my previous life, has been resurrected. And now, there is no hero to rely on.
Hmmm, why not run away?
“But this time, I am here, Great Sage.”
Meltera spoke. She is ready to fight. Certainly, her strength is now no less than that of the hero.
“Uhm, it will be magical support, isn’t it?”
“Of course. It’s partly because I’m a baby now and my body’s weak, but I’ve never been good at close combat you see.”
“Then….…”
Just as I said that, the Demon King Alzazeil kicked the ground and rushed to us at breakneck speed.
“You mean I’m the vanguaaaard!??”
In the past, when we fought each other, the hero with overwhelming physical abilities, acted as a shield to receive the vicious attacks of the Demon King. That allowed me to concentrate on unleashing offensive spells from a distance.
“Fuhaha! Let’s see how you can prevent the rest of the attack with that fragile body!”
The Demon King’s fist approached me at a tremendous speed.
Doooooon!
A resounding echo and shock wave erupted. Meanwhile, the Demon King’s face contorts in surprise.
“What the-? You blocked my fist?”
The Demon King’s fist hadn’t reached me. It was being held back by a sword.
『Master, have you forgotten? This time, instead of the hero, there is a reliable staff. 』
It’s my beloved staff, Lindwurm, who is in sword mode that stopped his fist.
“Oh yes, that reminds me. That was before I met you. Soryaaa!”
I wielded Lindwurm and deflected the Demon King’s fist. I then quickly jump into the Demon King’s bosom and delivered a powerful slash from his chest to his jaw.
“Icicle Edge!”
Then countless ice blades released by Meltera hit the Demon King’s entire body and bloomed wildly like flower petals.
“……Did we do it?”
I don’t think we did it.
“Fuu, fuhahaha! So that’s all you can do!”
The Demon King roared with laughter, and the ice blades that had been stuck in his whole body shattered in an instant. Including the wounds I inflicted, his wounds healed in no time.
“I’m going to be a little more serious this time!”
The demon king leapt towards me again. An enormous amount of magical power was concentrated in his fist, and the blow that was delivered was incomparable in power to the previous one.
“Gaaah!?”
I tried to catch it with Lindwurm, but there was no way to deal with the overwhelming destructive force, so I was blown away. I crashed into the floor and plunged about a meter into the ground, creating a crater.
“Great Sage!? Damn it! Absolute Ice Prison!”
With Meltera’s magic, the Demon King was trapped in a huge block of ice. But soon, a crack appeared, and the block of ice shattered into pieces.
“Hahahaha, it’s no use.”
The Demon King Alzazeil jumps out of the scattered ice fragments.
“Freezing Cyclone!”
“!?”
As if anticipating that, Meltera immediately activated another spell. Pieces of ice begin to spin at breakneck speed, turning into a huge tornado.
“Guoooo!?”
The Demon King screamed as he was stirred up together with the sharp ice. When the tornado subsided, his entire body was slashed to shreds.
The wound, however, soon healed.
“Your regeneration capacity is too high…… Tsk! Then this is it……Death Frost!”
The Demon King’s entire body instantly freezes over due to the overwhelming cold. The Demon King, who has turned into an ice statue, falls and slams to the floor.
“……Did I do it?”
Of course, he is not an opponent who can be easily defeated.
An incredible amount of magical power gushed out from the ice statue, and the heat melted the ice, causing the Demon King to move again.
“I see. It looks like I should kill the High Elf first huh.”
Oh no, the Demon King now regards Meltera as an opponent to be eliminated first.
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When we returned to Gandalcia Island, it was already dawn. The morning sun is truly beautiful. Redas-san squinted his eyes and smiled at the scenery. Well, it’s been a long time since he has seen the sun.
“Redas-san, I’ll take care of a few errands first then I’ll show you around the island.”
First of all, I fiddled with the settings of the teleporter to block the Night Queen from coming. By now, she is probably screaming after she found out that Redas-san has escaped the Night Island.
“With this, the Night Queen can’t come to Gandalcia.”
When I told him that, Redas-san also looked relieved.
“Let’s go to the auberge first, we need to have breakfast and get some rest.”
We had been busy all night so both Redas-san and I were exhausted.
When we arrived at the Auberge, I used 2 points to make a pond before going inside. This pond is for releasing the koi that Argo gave me.
Hmm, I guess I’ll take this opportunity to decorate the pond with lotus flowers as well.
The koi swimming among the bright pink lotuses is truly beautiful. The guests who come to the auberge will be delighted for sure.
“You guys will live well here.”
When Redas-san said so, the koi poke their heads out of the water, opens and closes their mouths as if to reply.
“Do you understand what the koi are saying?”
“Koi don’t speak, but they can convey their feelings. They seem to like the new pond.”
As the one who built the pond, hearing that made me happy.
When we walked inside the restaurant, Char and Upa jumped up and hugged me.
“I’m sorry for worrying you guys. But look, I’m fine.”
I explained to them that happened in Night Island.
“Did Farh Jarg misbehave again? Char will pluck off his beard this time!”
“Calm down, calm down. But it’s indeed necessary to put a nail on Farh Jarg’s head. Anyways, let me introduce you guys to a new friend on the island. This is Redas-san. I’m going to have Redas-san take care of the family ranch.”
As Upa shook hands with Redas-san, he once again looked worried.
“But, is it really okay for such a kind person to do that work? Not to mention Lucio and the other animals, he’ll take care of Silver as well, right?”
“Uh-, that’s right……”
Silver is a difficult horse. When he gets too excited, he’ll nudge people on the back with his nose and even knows how to play pranks at times.
—But it turned out, our worries were completely unfounded. It’s because Silver immediately liked Redas-san.
It was so surprising that we were all dumbfounded. Even though Silver hates having people ride him, he’s very eager to let Redas-san ride him. Well, that’s to be expected I guess. Redas-san has a special power over animals.
The family ranch, where people could interact with animals, didn’t become all that popular. I thought it would be a hit with families. However, unlike Japan in my previous life, livestock are common to people in this world. There are a lot of goats and chickens around so people won’t bother to come all the way to Gandalcia just to see them.
However, I am grateful that Redas-san has come to take care of the animals. Thanks to this, I have more time for myself. And the animals are very lively. Silver and Lucio are better groomed, goats are milking more, and chickens are laying bigger eggs.
I’m pretty sure it’s all because of Redas-san. The animals love Redas-san. Even the island’s birds, rabbits, and squirrels flocked to the family ranch.
I went to the cave to complain to Farh Jarg.
I’m angry about what had happened. I had been tricked and I was almost involved in a kidnapping case.
“What do you mean by poor lady? The Night Queen is the kidnapper herself!”
“W-what are you talking about……?”
Still trying to quibble huh.
“You two tried to trick me.”
“No! I didn’t know the details either. She just told me to help her because she is in trouble.”
“Really?”
“Of course! I did it out of kindness. I didn’t get anything in return.”
“That’s a lie. There were lots of paintings lined up in the Night Queen’s mansion. And they were all fakes!”
“Uuh!”
Oh, now Farh Jarg is in a hurry.
Perhaps he sold the forgeries under false pretense of it being genuine.
“I wonder if I should tell the Night Queen……”
“W-wait! No, don’t do it, Baron!”
And there it is, Farh Jarg’s attitude has completely changed.
“It’s true that I didn’t know the details. I introduced her to Baron because she said that if you would cooperate, she would buy my paintings. This is the truth, I can swear. So please don’t tell the Night Queen that the painting is fake!”
“Then you swear you won’t bother me or Redas-san over this matter again. Can you swear?”
Farh Jarg put his hands on his chest and swore an oath.
“Farh Jarg will never be involved in the kidnapping of Redas again, and I will never cooperate with the Night Queen to embarrass Baron Dantès! I swear.”
Sprites can’t break their vows, so that’s a relief.
Farh Jarg bowed his head and removed a painting on the wall.
“Please bring this masterpiece. It’s my token of apology.”
Farh Jarg gave me a painting titled “The Milkman.”
“This is fake too! If it were real, there wouldn’t be so much milk.”
“Tch!”
“Don’t click your tongue!”
“Hii!”
Farh Jarg had sworn not to cause any trouble over this, but it didn’t seem like he was sorry.
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“Is it the heart of the Demon King……!? Such thing….”
“Of all the taboo items, it is by far the most dangerous. It is still alive after all.”
The Demon King had a strong body that could not be compared to ordinary demons. Moreover, it comes with the worst bonus of having super regenerative abilities.
Even so, we somehow managed to destroy his body, down to every bone. But that heart was a troublesome thing that would return to its original form after some time, no matter how many times we smashed it into pieces or burned it to ash. Therefore, it was sealed and stored as a taboo item.
“Instead of taking it out, you implanted it in your body……!”
“Kuhahaha! That’s right! Thanks to this, I have been rejuvenated and even have eternal life! So, tell me. Can you, a newly reincarnated person, defeat me who has absorbed the power of the Demon King?”
The Demon King’s heart beats even stronger, and a vast amount of sinister magical power overflows from it.
“Ah? W-what’s going on? My heart is beating harder than usual……”
Immediately afterwards, tentacle veins sprouted from the Demon King’s heart and began to erode Deophrastus’ body.
“W-what the hell……!? My body…..Ahhhhhhhhhh!”
Deophrastus screams in pain.
It was clear that he had lost control on the Demon King’s heart.
Just like that, the blood vessels extending from the Demon King’s heart covered Deophrastus’ entire body, turning it into a mass of flesh, then it grows in size as we look at it.
Eventually, a large crack ran through the middle, splitting the lump of meat in two.
“……Y-You……!”
What emerged from the huge mass of meat was a demon that was more than three meters tall. He got horns like that of a ferocious bull, black iris and pupils and red eyeballs, dragon-like wings and tail, gray skin, and a sinister pattern that covers the whole body.
No mistake.
This guy was the one that was once feared as the world’s worst demon.
“—Demon King, Alzazeil!”
Meltera had her eyes wide open, and she can’t help but exclaim,
“Is this the legendary Demon King……!? What magical powers…!”
The Demon King Alzazeil slowly clenched and opened his right hand as if to check the condition of his body.
“It looks like I’ve revived safely. It’s a little ahead of schedule due to unplanned circumstances, but I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.”
And with those red eyes, he glared at me.
“It’s been a long time, Aristotereus! What kind of fate indeed. It so happened that the hated human who defeated me would be present at the moment of my resurrection.”
“……I see, so you pretended to be taken in by Deophrastus, but in reality, you were slowly taking over his body.”
“You’re right. It took hundreds of years, but thanks to you, I was able to be resurrected. If I had remained sealed by you, I would have remained a heart forever.”
If Deophrastus is defeated, all that effort will be wasted. Therefore, he revealed himself.
“Back then, the hero and I worked together and somehow managed to defeat you. That bastard Deophrastus! He resurrected a terrible being…”
Years ago, I was in my thirties, still alone in the Tower of the Great Sage.
At that time, there was a young man called Hero who was defeating vicious demons in various places one after another. Then one day, he heard a rumor about me and came to visit me at the Tower. They have just fled for their lives after a miserable defeat against the Demon King Alzazeil, so he came to ask me for help.
To be honest, I wasn’t very good at group action, so I refused. But after he begged many times, I finally agreed.
Though we had trouble with the powerful Demon King’s army, the hero and I made it deep into the Demon Castle and we barely managed to defeat the Demon King.
“It’s my long-awaited moment of resurrection, and yet I find myself having to face you, the abominable one, once again… But fortunately, there is no hero here. You also have the fragile body of a baby now. This seems like the perfect time for you to repay the debt you owe me back then.”
……Hmm, is there a way we can escape somehow?
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Someone is touching my cheek. When I opened my eyes, Ao was poking my cheek with her tentacles.
Oh, that’s right, Horn is sleeping at my place today.
I called out to Horn, who is crying.
“Sniffle. Sniffle.”
“Horn, come here.”
“Sniffle. Y-yes.”
I pulled Horn closer as she cried in her sleep. As I hugged her and stroked her head, Horn began to fall asleep again.
It’s really a pity that she is so small and yet she has nightmares every day. I need to let her move around as much as she can for a while to relieve some stress.
Thinking how sinful it is for adults to have done that, I went back to sleep.
““Good morning””
“Mm, good morning.”
After the early morning practice and doing the procedures at the Adventurer’s Guild, we arrived at the cherry blossom viewing venue.
While greeting the chairman of the executive committee, I asked him a question. Well, for some reason, the number of food stalls has increased to three.
“Chairman, why are there three stalls?”
“That’s because we’ve revived the children food stall. We’re going to sell yakisoba bun at this stall.”
Isn’t the children food stall what the former Margravetalked about yesterday?
They started working on it right away huh.
Then,the person in charge of this children’s stall……
““Good morning””
“Oh, here you are. Thank you for your time today.”
As expected, they are the children who were protected by the Margrave who came. In addition, some of them have adventurer cards in their hands.
“The children were motivated to do it. They’ve been through some hard times, so I wanted them to have a fun experience.”
“I see. Indeed, every child is now smiling.”
“Yes. It’s better for children to smile.”
The wife of the former Margrave, who came with the children, also smiled happily as she saw the smiles of the children.
The children immediately put on matching happi coats, and the chamberlain, who had come with the wife of the former Margrave, adjusted their clothes.
By the way, I’m preparing curry, but today, I decided to divide the work. Me, Ao, Leaf, and the helper aunts cooked the food, and the children and the adventurer helpers sold the products.
Or rather, the fact that the committee hired new aunts to help us is a proof that the food stalls are making a lot of money.
With that in mind, I start the preparations.
I made a lot of curry, and I’m sure it won’t run out so fast.
“You’re really clumsy. You’re just putting yakisoba between the buns, so why are you spilling it all over the place?”
“I can do it better than you!”
“I can do it too!”
“Uuh-, I’m just a clumsy woman after all……”
It’s easy to make yakisoba bun, but the daughter of the executive committee chairman was making a messy looking yakisoba bun.
The older children made the yakisoba bread more beautifully than her too. The executive committee chairman also lamented his daughter’s inability to do housework.
In such a way, the preparations proceeded.
And it’s finally time to open the store.
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Following on from the previous day, we were out of stock again before evening and the stall had to close.
This should have been a celebration for an incredible sale, but I don’t have the luxury for that at the moment.
“I’m so tired……”
Like yesterday, me, Ao and Leaf were so exhausted. It seemed like cooking all day is more stamina-intensive than combat training.
“Oh, that was a good magic training.”
“Mm. I guess people who can’t get treatment at the church also came.”
“It’s good to be healthy.”
It seems that the medical team were also very busy today. The presence of a skilled healer became a hot topic in the town, and other than cherry blossom viewers, there were many injured and sick people who came.
Everyone knew about the terrible state of the church, so it was no problem if this much had been taken into account.
“It was fun.”
“Yeah.”
The children under the protection of the Margrave family also helped until the end. They all seemed to have had a lot of fun as they were all smiling.
I’m glad they enjoyed themselves.
As I looked to the side, the executive committee chairman, the former Margrave and his wife are having conversation, but I dare not listen to it.
“Now I just need to deal with the remaining koppe bread…”
Most people chose rice as a garnish for curry, so there was a large amount of koppe bread leftover.
I wondered what to do for a while then I got a good idea.
“Excuse me, when will we resume selling yakisoba again?”
“Starting tomorrow. What’s the matter?”
I asked the wife of the executive committee chairman about the resumption of selling yakisoba, and after hearing her answer, I think the timing was just right.
“Do we have margarine or butter?”
“We got butter.”
“I’m going to make yakisoba bun.”
“Yakisoba bun?”
The chairman’s wife looks puzzled, so I gave her a quick explanation of what yakisoba bun is.
“Make an incision in the koppe bread, spread butter on the slices, and put the seasoned yakisoba in between. It’s a kind of savory bread.”
“I see. That’s a great idea. In this way, we don’t need a container for the yakisoba and we can use the leftover koppe bread too. This koppe bread should last until tomorrow. Well, excuse me for a minute.”
The wife of the executive committee chairman went to the executive committee chairman, the former Margrave and his wife.
I guess she’s discussing about selling yakisoba bun. As expected, all four of them were talking while glancing at me.
Uh-, I better retreat quickly.
“I’ll come again tomorrow morning.”
“Okay. I’m counting on you.”
“““Bye bye!”””
“Yeah. We’ll go ahead.”
After greeting the executive committee chairman, together with the group of female adventurers and beastmen, we stopped at the Adventurer’s Guild before returning to the inn.
Ah, it’s definitely going to be busy tomorrow morning.
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Skill: 『Divine Protection of the God of Hunting』 was used. 【Wild Heart】……Detection. Consumes magical power for even greater effect.
After descending to the battle layer, I used the power of the gods.
We are now at the second level of the Northern Dungeon. The trees covered the walls and ceilings, making it seem like we are walking through a deep forest. However, unlike the first level, the ground here is flat and the path is wider. Perhaps because monsters and humans often fight here, the vegetation were trampled.
My senses spread widely.
The sound of small animals running, the sound of the wind blowing by, I received them sensitively.
『Looks like you’ve used my skills.』
I heard the voice of Uru, the God of Hunting, in my head.
(Uhm, Uru-sama……)
『Oh? You can just call me Uru. I won’t let the way you call me detract from your respect.』
S-should I?
He is a god whom I feel like a hunter big brother. He is also older, which makes it even more difficult for me to call him by his first name.
However, I felt it would be wrong to ignore his request.
(U-Uru….…)
『Haha, pleasure to work with you, young hunter! The Northern dungeon is the dungeon where I was sealed away. It’s perfect for teaching you skills.』
From the footsteps I hear, I can tell the size and location of the monster. I can also smell a peculiar scent from the direction of the sound that’s worse than that of the beast.
When I closed my eyes, my senses become even more sharp.
(This is a detection skill, right?)
『That’s right. Back when nature was still abundant, humans made a living by hunting. The hunting sense of that time now resides within you.』
It’s literally the heart of the wild huh. A hunting instinct that hunters of ancient times had, and that has now been lost.
“Eight..…? No, maybe ten.”
There are footsteps that are clearly not from animals.
Even if we can’t see them, if we know their location, the risk of running into them will be reduced. This is probably a power that any normal party would want to have. After all, the scariest thing about the dungeon is being caught off guard.
“There are enemies up ahead on this path.”
The Raven Warriors looked surprised when I said so.
The person at the front drew his spear.
“I know there would be at least one, but…… how do you know? Even my search skill does not reveal the enemy’s location.”
“It’s a skill. It’s probably because they are holding their breath.”
I don’t know to what extent I can cooperate with the Raven Warriors yet. There are many things I don’t know. But I want to join forces as adventurers.
『Rion』
Uru’s voice rang in my head.
『Let’s try using some magical power. The effect is still there.』
Uru seemed to be having a bit of fun.
『Let’s blow their minds.』
I feel that magical power is greatly reduced from my body. Then I saw red lights ahead of me. About 50 meters ahead, there is a fork in the road, and the light is hidden around the corner in the right side.
『Monsters have magic stone. In other words, they will exude magical power.』
I averted my eyes from there and look somewhere else. Red lights can be seen here and there. But compared to the light lurking at the end of the road, they are a little small. Looking more closely, I can even make out the faint shapes of monsters, whether they are four-legged or in humanoid shape.
(Can I detect monsters from the distance with light?)
『Yes. The more powerful the monster is, the stronger the light.』
Compared with detecting by smell and sound, this one consumes a lot of magical power. I can probably only do it about ten times a day. But this ability, which can be rephrased as “clairvoyance” is incredible.
But… if I can see through the walls of the dungeon, can it still be called a dungeon?
I turned to the Raven Warriors.
“T-there is no sign of movement. It think it is an ambush, and it is probably a monster stronger than a warg.”
Just as I was about to ask them what we are going to do, the enemy made a move.
The Raven Warriors exclaimed.
“Orc!”
Even from a distance, it is huge. It has green skin and clad in armor made of fur. The club it raised looked like it would blow away all five of us at once. But thanks to the fact that I was aware of the ambush, it is still about 50 meters away.
『Rion, you’re doing good.』
I heard another voice.
(Uhm, Thor-sama……?)
『I’m fine with just Thor. It would be inconvenient to add ‘san’ or ‘sama’ when calling each other on the battlefield.』
I called him that because he is a really big god, but he promptly gave me permission to call him by his first name as well.
『Use my powers as well.』
I gripped my short sword tightly.
『I’ll teach you how to defeat that big guy.』
The orc roared.
It was a threatening voice that shook the area. It’s clearly different from the one in the Eastern Dungeon. Its giant steps shook the ground and it even closed the distance in an instant.
“I’m going!”
I kicked the ground and jumped out.
“Rion-san, you-….!”
“I’ll leave it to you.”
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Felix say that.
The orc is running to us and I was accelerating forward to meet it. The distance between us quickly became zero. I just realized that I hadn’t used the physical ability enhancements of the Golden Flame. But I wasn’t in a hurry. I knew that I don’t need it to deal with this orc.
“Haa!”
As we passed each other, I slashed the orc’s leg. The momentum of its running speed caused the orc to fall, crushing the trees and rolling down.
“Gaaaah!”
The orc got up while protecting its leg. Then it haphazardly swung its club. It was like a windstorm —that’s how I might have described it if this happened earlier. But compared to Skoll’s attack, it was a gentle breeze.
The orc’s leg had already been severed. It was just forcing itself to stand on one knee, so there was no way for it to fight back.
『The method is simple. Put your strength into it…』
I did as he said.
The blue crystal short sword bathed in a pale light. It crackled and became a lightning bolt.
“Lightning Strike!”
Skill, 『God of Thunder’s Divine Protection』has been used. 【The Hammer of the God of Thunder】……releases a powerful lightning attack.
Flash!
A sharp light runs through the orc’s body and travels to the ground.
Spewing black smoke, the orc falls onto its back. Eventually, it turned to ash and magic stones the size of a fist scatters around.
Felix cleared his throat.
“……Rion-san, what level are you again?”
“Level 18.”
The Raven Warriors looked at each other.
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I was a little agitated as the carriage moved so slowly.
But this is my fault. The carriage was shaking so badly earlier that I ordered the horse golem to move slowly. However now is different, we can’t afford to be leisurely on the way back. Argo might wake up and chase after us.
“I’m going to retract the order I gave you earlier, please speed up a bit.”
“………”
The golem was still silent, but the carriage speeds up.
“O-ouch!”
It’s good that it’s faster, but now my butt is starting to hurt. The carriage moves up and down vigorously, so my body is bouncing up and down as well. Redas-san, who is sleeping in the back, is also bouncing.
I hope he doesn’t get bruises, but this is unavoidable.
“Ugh…… uh, ugh……”
Redas-san has woken up?
He must have woken up because of the pain all over his body. I made the horse golem stop and parked the carriage.
I walked up to Redas-san.
“Are you okay?”
“Eh? This place is…..?”
Redas-san looks around in a daze.
“I’m Cedie Dantes. I’ve come to rescue you at the request of the Night Queen.”
“Eh?”
Redas-san looked at me incredulously.
“What do you mean? It was Argo who rescued me from being held captive by the Night Queen.”
“What!?”
“I drifted to this island, where I was rescued by the Night Queen. I’m grateful for that. But when I told her I wanted to go home, the Night Queen wouldn’t let me. She closed off the island and forced me to marry her.”
They’re not lovers!
“T-then, what happened?”
“I refused because I had never thought about getting married. The Night Queen was so mad that she used her golem soldiers to imprison me.”
So she has golem servants after all.
“Argo, the giant, took pity on me. He broke the iron bars on the windows to let me escape. Argo was so powerful that even the Night Queen couldn’t touch him. I was in the process of building an escape squid with the help of Argo.”
“Do you want to cross the sea in a squid?”
“It’s better than being caught by the Night Queen……”
I was completely deceived.
Could it be that Farh Jarg was also in this?
Using the deep-sea flute, not only Argo but also Redas-san will fall asleep. The Night Queen must have thought that if I took Redas-san back while he’s asleep, everything would be fine. But it was her mistake to not maintain the roads on this island.
“I’m sorry, I was deceived.”
“It’s fine.”
Redas-san smiled kindly.
I feel at ease when I’m with this person. I sense a warm, gentle vibe from him.
“Cedie-san, can you please go back to Argo?”
“I understand. I’m sorry for the trouble.”
Now I don’t care about how golems are made. I have to protect Redas-san from the Night Queen.
We drove the carriage back to Argo’s cave. When we returned to the rock house, Argo was still sleeping. All of his hundred eyes remained closed.
“Argo. Argo, wake up.”
Redas-san is gently shaking Argo’s body.
After doing so for a while, the eyes on the top of Argo’s head finally opened.
“Argo, I have something to tell you, wake up.”
“Mm, I feel like I slept soundly for the first time in my life……”
Argo stretches out and opens his eyes one after another. Then he immediately noticed me.
“Who are you? I’ve never seen you before.”
“Good evening. I’m Cedie Dantes from Gandalcia.”
I explained to Argo what had happened so far.
“So you were tricked by the Night Witch into bringing Redas back to her.”
“Yes, that’s what happened. I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s the Night Witch who is at fault. Don’t be too embarrassed.”
Even after hearing that, I’m angry at myself for never suspecting Farh Jarg and the Night Witch, well the Night Queen.
“Then I’m going back to Gandalcia.”
“When you say you’re going home, do you have a ship?”
Redas-san looked at me with expectant eyes. I’m sure he wants to be sent back to his hometown.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have one. I actually went here via teleporter.”
“Oh, you mean that box in the meadow?”
“You know about it Argo-san?”
“Normal humans can’t see it, but I, with my hundred eyes, can see it. However, only the Night Queen can use it.”
“Don’t worry about that, I can use it too.”
Argo crossed his arms and pondered.
“Then why don’t you take Redas to your island. I don’t know when the Night Queen will play tricks again. It would be safer for him to stay there.”
The Night Queen can make golems after all…….
“I’d like to ask you to take me with you.”
“Is that really okay, Redas-san? You might be further away from home.”
“It doesn’t matter. The Night Queen’s heart will be calmer when I’m gone.”
Despite being imprisoned, Redas-san doesn’t seem to hold a grudge against the Night Queen. As expected, he is a kind person.
“By the way, where is Redas-san’s hometown?”
“I’m from the Kingdom of Primula. I was on an ocean-going trading ship and got lost. I was washed ashore on the Night Island.”
“Primula is a country very far to the north, right? I don’t think there are regular sails there.”
“Mm. I’ve almost given up on going back to my hometown too. Well, if I could, would you let me work on your island, Cedie? I’m good at taking care of animals.”
At that moment, my status screen opened.
The conditions for the construction of ranch have been released.
Condition: Acquisition of employees with a benevolent heart What can be made: Family Ranch Description: This is a small ranch where you can interact with animals. Points Required: 10
Someone like Redas-san is very much welcome.
“I’m going to build a small ranch, would you like to work there?”
“With pleasure.”
There is one thing I have to thank the Night Queen. The teleporter in Gandalcia is at level 1, but the teleporter here is at level 4. In other words, it is possible to transfer with up to four companions. I’m sure it’s high level because the Night Queen takes her golems with her when she goes to another island.
Argo saw us off as we arrived at the teleporter on Night Island.
Argo said goodbye to Redas-san and turned to me.
“Cedie Dantes, take this.”
He handed me a big bag containing four koi. I haven’t seen koi on Gandalcia Island either.
“Can I get such a rare fish?”
“There are a lot of them on Night Island. You can get a lot of gold, silver, and jewels too. I don’t think you’ll be punished if you bring back some fish as a memento of your visit.”
“Thank you, Argo-san. I’ll try to keep them in the pond right away.”
A lemon-colored moon hangs over the same place on the mountain. Even if it’s an island where treasures can be crunched up, I prefer the island where the morning comes.
Waving at the gentle giant standing in the meadow, I pressed the transfer button.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
I went in a carriage along the path taught by the Night Queen.
In less than 300 meters, the yellow brick road embedded with jewels turned into unpaved dirt road. The surrounding environment is also not very good either.
The grass is unkempt, and many branches overhang the road, making it very difficult to navigate. There are large stones everywhere too, so the carriage rocked up and down for a while.
It’s starting to hurt my butt.
“Try to walk around the stones as much as possible.”
“……”
The golem did not reply, but it slowed down a bit, and it became more careful so the wheels don’t run on stones.
It’s pretty smart, it understood what I’m saying.
Eventually, the road led us to a dark forest. The moonlight doesn’t reach inside, so it’s pitch black in the forest. Occasionally, I can hear the sounds of owls and insects.
I got scared, so I took out the deep-sea flute. Even if there are bad guys lurking in the darkness, they will all fall asleep if I go while playing the deep-sea flute.
Misososo ♩ Falalala ♪ Tititilati Doremi ♪
I played the cheerful “Little Brown Jug.”
And guess what?
The cries of owls and the sounds of insects that had been heard until then had ceased completely. The only one moving must be the golem and me.
The carriage rattled through the silent forest. After about an hour and a half, we went out of the forest. As soon as my vision opened, I could see a rocky mountain illuminated by moonlight in front of me.
That must be Argo’s home.
After a while, I parked the carriage.
“Listen, you should wait here until I come back. Don’t go anywhere.”
“………”
As expected, the golem did not reply, but the order seemed to be understood. It stayed there and didn’t move.
Alright, time to explore Argo’s cave.
I crept towards the cave with soft footsteps.
When I actually saw it, Argo’s home was more like a grotto than a cave.
It is a dwelling carved out of the rock, with doors and windows on the front. I had imagined something similar to the cave on the Gandalcia Island, but I was wrong.
There were various tools in front of the rock house, and it was more civilized than I expected. It’s already midnight, but the light of the lamp inside is leaking from the window.
When I peeked through the gap in the shutters, I saw a man who seemed to be more than 3 meters tall sitting on a chair while reading a book. He only wears clothes that look like boxer-type trunks, and the rest of his skin is bare.
It was said that he got hundred eyes, and it was indeed true. In addition to the two eyes on his face, there are eyes lined up all over his head, forehead, cheeks, shoulders, chest, arms, hands, back, buttocks, legs and feet.
His eyes on the face are closed now, and he appeared to be reading the book with the eyes on his chest. I had heard that Argo is a giant, so I imagined a giant one that could climb over a high wall and attack, but he was just a man about four meters tall at most.
Perhaps such imagination is also the influence of my past life…
His face was much less frightening than I’d expected, and in fact, he even looked intelligent. As far as I can see, there is no one who looks like Redas, but I could look for him after I put Argo to sleep.
I took out the deep-sea flute.
Eh?
When I tried to play it, my hands and feet started to tremble.
If Argo found me before he’s completely asleep, I might get caught. When I thought about it, I started to get scared. I leaned against the rock wall to keep myself from shaking as much as possible, and then I started playing.
So Do Si Do Re La Re ♪ Do Si Ra Si Do ♪
This is the most tranquil one in my repertoire, “Aura Lee”.
As I look at him while playing the flute, Argo’s eyes start to close one after another. The eyes on his head seems to be all closed now.
I thought he’d be curious about the sound of the flute and come looking for me, but he’s just listening intently..
Eventually, I finished playing “Aura Lee,” so I continued to play “Hometown”.
Argo’s eyes closed one after another, leaving only the one on his forehead.
Okay, this is the last song I’m best at. “Frog Song”
Dodoreremifafami-re-do ♪
All of Argo’s eyes were closed, and he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. I can even hear his deep breathing.
Alright, it worked!
By the way, the last part of the lyrics of “Frog Song” seems to be slightly different depending on the region. I learned it as “Gerogerogerogero gwah gwah gwah.” But apparently, some say it’s “Gwagwagwagwa” or “Kekekeke kwa kwa”.
The door was not locked, so I was able to enter the room without difficulty. Argo is lying face down on the table and is snoring loudly. He won’t wake up for a few more hours.
As I looked around, I found that there was a door at the back of the rock house. There, a young man is sleeping in the bedroom.
I’m sure this person is Redas-san.
I think he’s in his mid-twenties. As the Night Queen called him “beautiful Redas,” he indeed has beautiful features. He is pale, delicate, and had an androgynous beauty. He seems to be a very kind person. I can see why the Night Queen was so obsessed with him.
But is this person and the Night Queen really lovers?
Something seems off…….
Well, everyone has different tastes, and the age difference may not be a factor, but they still seem mismatched. That being said, I’m just an immature kid who doesn’t know much about love either. I don’t have any memories of that kind from my past life.
Wait, does it mean that the number of years I’ve been single is the same as my age in my past life?!
……Oh well, I’ll stop thinking about it too deeply.
Anyways, I have to carry Redas-san.
I went out, walked back to horse golem and led the carriage in front of the house.
I was worried, but thankfully, Argo is still asleep.
I then proceeded on carrying Redas-san. Although he looked light, it was very difficult for me to carry an adult person as I’m not that strong. I could only drag him on the floor. Well, even with that, Redas-san showed no sign of waking up. That’s how great the power of the deep-sea flute is.
With great difficulty, I lifted Redas-san onto the back of the carriage. I also sat down on the spot.
I don’t have time to rest.
I adjusted my breathing, play the flute one more time just in case, and then we left the house.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
And so, today as well, a fierce battle was fought between the cherry blossom viewers and the food stalls.
“Hey, bring me someone who can do accounting.”
“We’re short on staff at the food stalls.”
The slime grill stall had a sold out yesterday, but today is the first time that the curry is on sale.
Perhaps because they heard the rumor that it was served at the Margrave’s house, many people eat the curry with interest. And due to the large number of customers, extra staff members were added.
And for the garnish of the curry, rice is chosen instead of bread. The rice served in the eastern frontier is dry like Thai rice, but it seems to go well with curry.
More tables and chairs were added in front of the temporary hut, but there were not enough of them at all. Some of the customers are relaxing under the cherry trees while eating curry.
In Japan, cherry blossom viewing allows you to do anything you want, of course in the premise that you don’t destroy the cherry trees. In this world, anything goes too, there’s not much restriction.
Kara Kara Kara.
“““Hello!”””
“Oh, here you are. I’ve been waiting for you.”
The children who were under the protection of the Margrave also arrived in a carriage. The chairman of the executive committee is also welcoming the children, and they seem to be much more energetic.
“Every year, the food stalls are always a big hit, but this year’s is simply amazing.”
“Well, it’s quite spectacular indeed. Everyone is smiling.”
“I guess it’s because there’s a new kind of food, right? Some people are trying the super spicy food.”
The children were accompanied by the former Margrave and his wife. Even from the previous generation, it seems that this year’s food stall is very popular.
While serving the curry, I was talking with the former Margrave and his wife.
Then, the customer who had purchased the curry asked the former Margrave a question.
“Uhm, excuse me Sir. Is it true that this cook served curry at the Margrave’s house?”
“Yes, it’s true. We have dishes that use spices in our house, but that was the first time we’ve had curry.”
“The rescued children also enjoyed the curry. Of course, my grandchild loves it too.”
“T-thank you very much. Woah! It was really a curry served at the Margrave’s house.”
Erm, the former Margrave and his wife said that I was the one who provided the curry. This is the moment when what has been a rumor turns out to be true.
“Seriously? It was really served at the Margrave’s mansion?”
“This is going to be a specialty of the Margravate then.”
The cherry blossom viewers began to make a fuss.
There’s been a lot of commotion over curry. And it became a situation where more people gathered to our food stall.
“Wow, that looks cool!”
“They’re calling out to the children while wearing these clothes.”
“I’d like to try it too.”
The children under the care of the Margrave’s family looked on enviously as Fran and Horn called out to the children while wearing their happi coats.
Then someone asked the children,
“Oh, do you want to try calling out customers too? I’ll give you some pocket money.”
“““I’m going to do it!”””
The chairman of the executive committee spoke casually and motivated the children. And for some reason, there were a lot of happi coat for children. Sue is using life magic to clean the happi coat.
But why are there so many children’s happi coats though?
The reason for this was told by the former Margrave and his wife.
“Hohoho, that brings back memories. We used to run children’s food stall here.”
“There are a lot of adventurers here, and it’s safe. We think it’s going to be a good experience for the kids.”
So, they run a children’s stall in the pasthuh.
Then, the children in the happi coats began to call out with Fran and Horn.
““Hi! How about a delicious curry?””
Hearing the voices of many children, many more cherry blossom viewers gathered.
It seems that there is a high possibility that we will be out of stock sooner today.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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