CH 192

Mofu mofu is the strongest tradition?

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When I returned from Bakkenheim, the Volzard Family had arrived at the inn for the first day.

It seemed that this inn was used as a regular lodging by the Volzard Family, and they were making adjustments so that the schedule didn't overlap with the Marburg Family, who was also a regular at that lodging.

In a room with a suite-like living room, Augusto-san and Baldini would stay in the main bedroom, Angelina-san would stay in the secondary bedroom, and Fione-san would stay in the servant's room.

Myself and Takayama, along with Johannes-san stayed in a separate room across the hallway, we were supposed to take turns guarding at night, but I suggested my genus take over.

"Are you sure it's okay?"

"I told you, they won't let so much as a kitten through."

Johannes-san was reluctant at first, but since he himself was also a coachman during the day, he couldn't resist the temptation to get plenty of sleep at night.

"Alright, I'll believe the words of the S-rank adventurer recognized by the guild."

"Thank you very much. By the way, Johannes-san, what happened to your hand?"

I had been wondering about it for a while, but Johannes-san's right hand was wrapped in a white cloth, and it was bleeding a little.

"I caught it on the metal fittings when I took them off the horses, but it's not a big deal ..."

"No, but, it's your dominant hand, isn't it? I'll treat it, so could you show me?"

"Treat, rather, you can use light-attribute magic?"

"Yes, didn't I talk about that?"

It seemed that Johannes-san's right palm was gouged out by something, and when the cloth was removed, the blood began to swell.

I thought it hurt a lot when he worked with this, but maybe he didn't like worrying people due to getting injured because of his own carelessness.

When I wrapped my hands around it and cast healing magic on it, the wound closed easily.

"This is ... amazing."

"It's hard to do your work if your dominant hand is injured."

"No, thank you. To be honest, I was having a hard time because I didn't have the strength. This was helpful."

"No, no, it's only natural since we're a team that works together to carry out the same task of sending everyone from the Volzard Family home safely."

"Right, that's right. Then, Kent, could you finish reporting to Augusto-sama."

"Roger."

The three Volzard siblings were relaxing in the living room while drinking tea made by Fione-san.

Augusto-san and Angelina-san nodded when I told them that I had reported to Klaus-san in Volzard and then to Master Reese in Bakkenheim afterwards, and Baldini looked at me with a dissatisfied look.

"Then, both Father and the Headquarters Guild are going to wait and see how the other party will react, right?"

"Yes, I think so, but I don't think they're just waiting."

"Hou, why is that?"

"I can't explain it well, but neither Klaus-san nor Master Reese are easy to deal with."

"Certainly, that's right. So, Kent, what do you think they will do?"

"Hmm ... Honestly, I can't imagine it at all."

When I put my hands up, Augusto-san nodded as if it was a matter of course, and Baldini laughed through his nose.

Rather, did you understand? I would like to say that, but I'm hired as an escort, so I'll keep quiet.

And then Angelina-san spoke to me, as if she had figured out that the conversation was over.

"Hey, Kent, can you introduce me to Kobold-chan?"

"That's right, Mart, Mirt, Murt, come."

Come ... Before I could finish saying that, everyone jumped out of the shadows and snuggled up to me.

When I stroked them in turn, they fluttered their tails in a happy mood.

"These are Beatriche's Onii-san, Augusto-san and Bardini-san, and Onee-chan Angelina-san."(TN:Not sure why it's not Onii-san-tachi, I don't completely understand introductions though, so there may be some implied pluralization or something that I don't know. Just like when Klaus asked him to escort his 'son' and daughter, but there are two sons.)

"Wafuu, are they Riche's siblings?"

"Then, are they all family?"

"They're not the enemy."

Mart-tachi must have been watching from the shadows the whole time, but they were looking at the three of them with big, round eyes, as if to confirm once again.

Augusto-san seemed to have become interested in what Mart-tachi talked about, so he closed the book he was about to open again and observed.

Angelina-san seemed to be itching to mofumofu quickly.

And, as for Baldini, he had a dissatisfied expression.

"H, hey, Kent, is petting them okay ... it's okay, right ... let me pet them."

"Everyone, say hello."

"Wafuu, it's Mart."

"Me too, Mirt."

"Me too, Murt, pat me, pat me."

"Iya ~ ahn, mofumofu ... they're so mofumofu, it feels good ..."

Angelina-san began to enjoy a blissful mofumofu time surrounded by Mart-tachi.

Fione-san, who was waiting to serve her, had her fingers itching.

I get it, I get it, my kids are all super fluffy.

Baldini, who was watching Angelina-san surrounded by Mart-tachi with a bitter expression, stood partway up in surprise.

"Wh, what is that!"

"Ah, I'm sorry. This kid is the Undead Gigawolf Zeta."

Because Mart-tachi were being stroked, it seemed she was jealous, and stuck out the tip of her nose and demanded I stroke it.

"Yes, yes, Eta and Theta, Nero is later ..."

"Kuu ~ n ..."

They snorted in dissatisfaction, but it would be a big mess if everyone came out.

"Hey, don't let dangerous things like Gigawolves wander around!"

"They're not dangerous, and I'll make sure they don't show their faces when I'm not here, so it's okay."

Baldini yelled at me while halfway standing up, but he looked scared because his ears were lying flat.

"Besides, I don't accept Kobolds as family!"

Mart-tachi, who were pointed and cursed by Baldini, turned their eyes in that direction for a moment and then turned back to me all at once.

"Goshujin-sama, is he the enemy?"

"We're not enemies, but we're not family."

"Hmm ..."

"Ara, I'm family. Please call me Ange-oneechan."

"Wafu, understood, Ange-oneechan."

"I like Ange-oneechan because she's good at stroking."

"Me too, please stroke me too."

Mart-tachi were flapping their tails while narrowing their eyes.

Yup, I wonder if I can join in too ... I'd like to enjoy Ange-oneechan's hug and 'iiko iiko' collaboration ...

"Wh, what are you talking about, Aneue! To such a monster ..."

"Cut it out, Dii."

"Aniue, but Aniue, they're merely monsters ..."

"Dii, how long are you going to be a kid?"

"Aniue ..."

"Dii, I told you before not to blind your eyes with personal feelings and make a mistake in your assessment. The abilities of these Kobolds are for more useful than those of A-rank adventurers out there. Which is the correct path for the Lord of Volzard, to make these people your allies or turn them into your enemies?"

Augusto-san put the thick book he was holding on the sofa and stood up, then walked over to Mart and the others.

"Hi, everyone. I am Beatriche's Ani, Augusto, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Is Augusto our friend?"

"Of course. I'm Riche's Ani, so please think of me as everyone's family member."

"Really? Then stroke me, stroke me."

"Oh, I don't mind. Hou, this is ... quite the feeling."

Surprisingly, Augusto-san, who seemed to be a straight-laced person, came to close the distance with Mart-tachi.

Together with Angelina-san, Augusto-san mofu'd Mart-tachi, while Baldini hugged his knees while sitting on the sofa and glaring at me.

I felt like he became stubborn because of Augusto-san, but could you please stop glaring at me?

And then there was another person, Fione-san who was looking like she couldn't wait to mofu, and Murt rushed over to her with a 'toko toko'.

"Can I pet it?"

After staring at Murt who tilted its head, I nodded back at Fione-san, who gave me an appealing look, and she began to mofu it while hugging it.

Yup, yup, mofumofu is the strongest, I feel like mofumofu can save the world.(TN:Plot twist, final boss dies of sugar due to mofumofu! Bwahahaha!)

Baldini, left alone, folded his arms and leaned back on the sofa and began to pretend to sleep.

If you don't enjoy this mofumofu, you're wasting your life.

At Angelina-san's request, Mart and the others would take turns acting as escorts and huggable pillows during the trip.

If they had someone by their side, such things as small bandits wouldn't stand a chance, and even if something worse happened, I would be contacted immediately.

Rather, if that was the case, even if I took on that role ... It's no good, isn't it.

After dinner, we thought we'd sleep too, but since we were supposed to take turns guarding, there were only two beds.

In that case, I'll dive into the shadow space.

"Johannes-san, I'll be sleeping with my genus in the shadow space, so please use the beds with Takayama."

"Do you mind?"

"Yes, that will make everyone in my genus happy, so when you need me for something, just call me normally."

"Alright, I'll do that."

As soon as I dived into the shadow space, Eta and Theta came together.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Nushi-dono."

"Tonight, please lean on me and take a rest, Nushi-dono."

"No, not Theta, it's me ..."

"However, I said it first."

"Yes, yes, take turns, take turns, fighting is no good."

First, I stroked Eta, then Theta, and when I stroked Zeta, who was dissatisfied, Fred came back.

[ Kent-sama ... If possible, Camilla ... ]

"What's wrong with Camilla?"

[ The battle of the Queens ... She's sick of it ... ]

"Ohh, come to think of it, I didn't even think about the Queens."

For example, even if the First, Second, and Third Princes died, the First Queen would not be downgraded to the Third Queen.

Although her rank as Queen remained the same, it was Camilla and Diethelm, children of the Third Queen, who succeeded her to the throne.

Originally, if the child of the Third Queen, who was the lowest in the hierarchy, was to take the throne, there would be no no reason why there wouldn't be any disputes.

"Okay, I'll go meet her for a while, please guide me."

[ Roger ... This way ... ]

Fred led me to Camilla's room, where we had a skirmish with Havre yesterday.

In the room, besides Camilla, there was a maid who was in charge of serving, and a middle-aged woman who I wondered if Camilla would look like her if she were twisted and aged.

"Mother, no matter how many times I say this, my will won't change. This body is something I dedicated to Maou-sama."

"Camilla, marriage with someone whose origins are unknown, I won't allow. I don't care if you take the throne. After all, my daughter will become the first Queen of the Resenburg Kingdom. But, that's why your marriage partner has to be from a noble lineage."

According to Fred, this Oba-san ... Hii, I was being glared at ... This person, was Camilla's mother, the Third Queen, Maylene, a little while ago, the First Queen came in and threatened while making demands about the King's inheritance.

"I have no interest in those who have joined in trivial factional disputes and have not worked for the well-being of the people."

"Fuu ... Camilla, have you forgotten the legend of the Demon King that has been handed down in the royal family? Let alone a daughter of your age, if they like your appearance, whether it's someone else's wife or a young child, they'll rape you until you're insane."

"Mother, as I have said many times, the current Maou-sama is not the type to commit such evil deeds. He even spared the life of the knight who impaled him with a sword and asked him to work for the people."

"Camilla, you are being deceived ... That's enough, let's end it here tonight."

Queen Maylene put her hand on her forehead lightly to suppress her headache, and after she shook her head several times, she hugged Camilla lightly before leaving the room.

Remaining in her room, Camilla let out a big sigh, crumbled down on the sofa and looked up at her ceiling.

Her outfit looked like the knight's uniform I saw in the daytime, and her face showed a strong color of fatigue.

"Haa ... Is the throne too heavy for me ..."

The murder of her father, the current King, the confrontation with the traitor Havre Calvine, and the petitions of the Queens, although it was a mentally taxing day, as someone who aspired to be King, wasn't she a bit too timid.

As Camilla closed her eyes, which had been looking up at her ceiling, while she was lost in thought, I came out into the room, I sat down on the sofa across the table.

"Didn't you want to protect the people and enrich this country?"

"Ehh, M, Maou-sama!"

When I called out to Hart, the liaison, Camilla looked up in surprise.

To such a Camilla, I tapped the seat next to me on the right, next I patted my right thigh with a 'pon pon'.

Camilla opened her eyes wide, and after showing a slightly hesitant gesture, she went around the table and sat down next to me.

"E, excuse me ..."

Camilla lay her head on my thigh and I gently put my hand on it.

I silently stroked Camilla's head with my right hand, and continued to gently stroke Hart with my left hand.

Yup, Camilla's texture is quite nice too.

"I'm sorry, Maou-sama."

"Truly. Camilla is troublesome."

"Sorry, I apologize ..."

"But, it can't be helped. Humans are beings that can't live alone."

"Maou-sama ..."

"I was summoned by Camilla and made to enter the Devil's Forest alone, and I was about to become food for the Goblins in the Devil's Forest ... No, actually I fed them a little. If Reinhardt and the others didn't come, I would have just been eaten ... You don't need to get up."

"I'm truly sorry, Maou-sama."

"You've already apologized many times, so you don't have to apologize, just shut up and listen."

I stopped Camilla, who was trying to get up and apologize, and continued talking while stroking her head.

"Thanks to Reinhardt and the others, I passed through the Devil's Forest, I went to Volzard, Volzard is a different country than Resenburg, of course, I didn't know anyone, I was at a loss, but thanks to Kartz-san from the garrison, Otto-san from the guild, and Amanda-san and Meisa-chan from the boarding house, I managed to create an environment where I could live. After that, Muelle-san taught me about the work of the Livre Plantation, and I was treated well by people on the plantation such as Bruno-san, Dino-san, and Maya-san, and thanks to Donovan-san and Klaus-san, my classmates were also accepted."

The time since I came to this world was only a part of the time I had lived, but I had been connected with many people with deeper and more important bonds than the people I had been involved with up to that point.

Of course, cheat magic helped me a lot, but no matter how much cheat power I had, I wouldn't have been able to do it on my own.

"I couldn't live by myself. I couldn't even take care of myself. A place for 200 classmates, if I didn't bow my head and ask, I couldn't help them. Camilla will run a bigger country, so she can't do it alone. Count Gleisner is fine, or it could be the Knight Commander, Camilla should watch from above, all you have to do is put the old guys you've been playing around with to work."

"Ku! ... Kuku! ... Fufufufu ..."

"Wait, what are you laughing at. I'm being serious here."

Camilla twisted her body to face me and gave me a mischievous smile.

"However, even if Maou-sama, who has come all the way to Aldaros to take care of me at this time of night, says so, it's not very persuasive."

"Na! ... Th, that is, because if Camilla collapses, the talks about compensation won't progress, so it can't be helped ... Right, it can't be helped."

"Thank you very much, Maou-sama. Will you continue to lend me your power?"

"I, it can't be helped ..."

If you ask me in such a sweet voice, I have no choice but to answer.

"My Otouto, Diethelm as well, will you help him?"

"It can't be helped ..."

"Will you promise not to abandon Resenburg?"

"It can't be helped ..."

"Will you please stay together with me tonight?"

"It can't ... I don't think so. Dangerous ... I was about to say that it couldn't be helped."

"No good, is it ...?"

Guu, what's with those abandoned puppy eyes.

"No good, but ... I'll stay until Camilla sleeps ..."

"Are you sure?"

"I, it can't be helped ... I'm tired too, so get ready quickly."

"Yes, I will get ready right away, so please wait a moment."

Where did the dejected look from just now go? Camilla left the room with bouncy steps.

"Haa ... What are you doing, me ..."

[ Buhahahaha, Kent-sama, just follow Havre Calvine's example and push her down, you just need to hug her tightly and rub her gently. ]

[ If you make a fait accompli ... Even the Queen can be silenced ... ]

"Even though I'm just slipping out of the escort request, if I do that, I'll end up in trouble later."

While I was waiting for Camilla, I wondered if there was anything I forgot to do, I remembered that I had just left a note for Suzuki-san, who hurriedly prepared a mobile projector for me.

I was forced to work hard to treat athlete Fukuzawa and athlete Kanbayashi, but that didn't mean it was natural for me to ask for a favor.

I took out my smartphone from the shadow storage, and when I thought it was a thank you call, I received a message.

The sender was Suzuki-san, and the subject was 'Thank you for your help'.