Volume 2 - CH 332

Chapter 8-4. Side -Houen- Morning Glory

There is a heavy snowfall, but it is all melted away by the wings of flame growing on my back.

Although I am flying at a reasonable speed, the flames keep my body warm, so no matter how fast I go, I never get wet or cold.

My flame ability is painful in summer but reliable in winter.

Leaving one step ahead of Ouren and the others, I had already arrived at the village of Oni.

Once I looked at the village from the sky, I found that most of the houses that had collapsed were gone, and reconstruction was taking place at an astonishing speed.

These Oni are really powerful.

Knowing that I had gone with Ouren and the others to rescue the princess, Hisui, the oni hurried directly to the Main Gate Palace to meet the Uchikage at the earliest opportunity, rather than just walking from the front gate.

I landed at what appeared to be its entrance and finally retracted my wings of flame.

“Phew. It’s a beautiful village when you look at it like this.”

I thrust my iron spear into the ground.

Though the spear was a bit heavy, it was made entirely of iron, so it was very sturdy.

But since it does not have the flexibility offered like the normal spear, it will break easily when it is bent.

Still, this spear is precious to me.

This spear is a memento of the first time I had it made for me at the weaponsmith’s.

There are no unnecessary decorations, and the spear has a beautiful shape.

At first glance, I decided that this was the one I wanted.

“Look who it is, Houen-dono.”

“Oh, Tenda huh?”

Had he sensed a presence, or was he just passing by by chance?

Tenda emerged from the Main Palace and came outside wearing sandals.

However, his appearance is a little different from before.

He had a single black horn, an eye patch over his left eye, and was dressed in a beautiful reddish-brown kimono.

On his waist was a three-foot-long sword.

“…… Is that how you usually wear ……?”

“When there is nothing going on, yes. When we first met, I was armed.”

“And a three-foot-long sword,…….”

“Oh, this?”

Previously. Tenda did not use a three-foot sword, but a regular Japanese sword.

The length of the sword is different, so it will make a difference in the way he fights, is there a problem with that?

Then Tenda pulled out a three-foot-long sword from his waist and showed me only half of its blade.

It was engraved with a red fiery carving, and the blade was wavy with a beautiful white blade pattern that was in contrast to it.

The blade is carved …….

The beautiful shape and coloring make the spear I am holding look hazy.

No other weapon can compete with the skill of the oni, who have passed on the traditions of ancient Japan.

“Actually, it has a name.”

“A name? Isn’t it usually named by the person who made the sword?”

“Hahaha, actually, the name of the katana that we Oni strike is mysteriously engraved when the sword is in the process of being forged. When the blacksmith forges it for someone else, the name is engraved, and that is how it came to me.”

Tenda pulls out the entire blade and holds his three-foot sword up to the light.

However, now it was snowing and cloudy, so the original brilliance could not be seen.

But still, the red sword blade floating in the cloudy sky is fascinating to see.

“Asagao(Morning Glory). That’s its name.

“It’s a name that doesn’t suit its …………. appearance.”

“Is that so? Unfortunately, I don’t know what morning glory is.

“It is a flower.”

With that said, I use flame manipulation to create morning glory.

I also wrote down the kanji characters in the same way, as they are not found in this world, and taught him how to write them down.

“These flowers bloom from summer to autumn. They come in a variety of colors, but they are ephemeral flowers that wither and die in a day. The language of flowers is mostly bright and cheerful, such as [always fresh], [unity], and [bonds of affection], but there is one eerie phrase like [Entwined together].”

“Hou ……. That’s quite ……. Well then, I’m affectionate to this morning glory. And the morning glory entwines with me. Hmmm, that might be pretty good.”

“Hmm ……? You’re fine with that (meaning)……?”

For some reason, he seems to have become satisfied with it as it is.

Well, if he says it’s good, I have nothing more to say.

After nodding a few times and being satisfied, Tenda quietly sheathed the blade.

“Then, what can I do for you today?”

“Mm, oh right. I want to see Hinata. May I ask Shimu to let me see her again?”

“I see. …… I’m sorry, but that’s not possible right now.”

“Is that so?”

Yes. That skill of the mistress seems to be a little too much for her body, and she can only use it once a week. …… In the past, we asked her to open the gate until just before one hour, so it seems that the strain is coming in quite a bit. …… We’d like to give the Mistress a little more rest before we ask her to open it again.”

Apparently, Shimu is now sleeping in his room.

After using that skill, she won’t be able to move, so when they go to let her investigate, she’ll close the door after about ten to fifteen minutes.

It seems that that one-hour time limit was the limit Shimu could keep the gate open.

If so, they should have told us before. ……

I think she was trying too hard to keep Ouren from worrying, and to get him to concentrate on the rescue.

“When it comes to the good of Ouren, you guys are always willing to put yourselves on the line to be useful. ……”

“Ha ha ……”

“Well, that’s okay. We’ll try again next time. How is the restoration going?”

“Yes, it’s going well so far. Things will settle down in a little while, and we are thinking of sending Uchikage back to Ouren-sama.”

That’s good news. Tenda. Can you send the support of the Oni to …… Bamil territory two months from now?”

“Is something wrong?”

Tenda asked anxiously.

He knew that Bamil territory was the territory of the Kingdom of Garott.

I told Tenda what was about to happen in Bamil territory.

The attack of devils

This is going to happen in Bamil in about two months.

To be precise, I told Tenda that I wanted reinforcements a little earlier, since it was already less than two months away.

Tenda thought for a while after hearing this, but then he immediately looked at me.

“It’s possible. Most of the reconstruction work will be done in another month. There will be no more work to be done, since there will only be a small amount of work left to be done by the craftsmen. However, the maximum number of people we can send out is two hundred. Everyone is still exhausted, and only an elite force will be able to function properly.”

“That’s more than enough. I am sorry for taking up so much of your time.”

“No, we are always ready for something like this. This was also Ouren-sama’s idea, wasn’t it?”

“Well, something like that.”

The conversation was over, so I spread my wings of flame and flew away.

“Ah, I’m sorry! Could you please ask the Kingdom of Garotto about this! I cannot be of much help in that country! If you use Ouren’s name, it’ll be alright!”

“Leave it to me!”

“Please! See ya!”

At any rate, the urgent objective was accomplished.

It’s too bad I couldn’t see Hinata, but there’s still time, so we can do it another time.

There’s no way I’m going to let her push herself too hard.

Okay, then, I will go to the Bamil territory to help with the preparations for the battle.