Chapter 61: Finding A Place Is Hard! (1)

Chapter 61: Finding A Place Is Hard! (1)

༺ Finding A Place Is Hard! (1) ༻

A few days after the thieves rampaging near the Provence village were wiped out by meteors.

Two weeks to be exact.

After the chaos the vampire caused on 61st Street and the thieves’ rampage, the world was finally returning to normal.

“Dad, look! The cherry blossoms are blooming!”

A lazy weekend afternoon.

Naru was eagerly running across the park.

As Naru said, the cherry blossoms were quite beautiful.

There were a lot of families picnicking below the trees. It would have been quite inconvenient to enjoy this if we hadn’t reserved a spot early.

Clap— Clap—

Just then, Brigitte clapped her hands and said.

“We’re going through it one last time. When the Duke of Freesia arrives, what should we say?”

A Rehearsal?

I felt a little sick of it, having heard it so many times by now.The initial posting of this chapter occurred via N0v3l.B11n.

“Haven’t we rehearsed enough? It’s annoying.”

“You’re the annoying one! The Duke of Freesia is coming to reward us for the subjugation, you know? Maybe he’ll give us some money or grant us a title. Judas, you could even become a nobleman.”

Me, a noble?

I tried to imagine myself as one.

But I couldn’t quite picture it.

“Well, the money part is a bit tempting, though.”

I still have that passive skill that reduces my combat power when I have money.

But since raising children is expensive, It might be good to save some money.

“Dad! Look! This must be a Queen Ant! It’s an ant, but it’s huge!”

Swoosh—

That’s when Naru showed me a big ant she had caught.

It was a pretty cool-looking ant.

—Kemiiiii...!

The cry was a bit strange, but surprisingly its princess power was A-grade.

What kind of ant has such high princess power?

As I was admiring the cool and glossy black exterior of the ant, Brigitte looked at Naru and slowly shook her head.

“That’s not a Queen Ant, it’s a princess ant.”

“A princess ant?”

“Look. There are wings on its back. When a Princess Ant marries, she will shed these wings and become a queen ant. So, since it still has wings, it’s a princess.

“I don’t really get it, but it’s an Ant Princess! Oh holy shh-! Naru is also the Princess of the Back Alley! So, goodbye Princess Ant!”

Bzzz—

The Princess Ant flew into the sky.

The sky was blue and clear.

It felt good.

It was the perfect weather for a nap.

“Dad, Naru is bored!”

Naru, who had come to me at some point, tugged at my sleeve.

She seemed bored.

So, I said to Naru.

“I’m not bored.”

“......!”

Naru looked shocked.

She looked like she was betrayed by the one person she could trust in this world.

As she started to pout and grumble, I continued.

“I’m tired. Naru, Let’s nap together.”

“Hmph...Naru’s not sleepy! And if I sleep now, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Dad, you should play with Naru......!”

Naru seemed tired of playing alone.

She wanted me to play with her.

In fact, I already played with Naru all morning.

And last night too.

“Naru, I played princess with you earlier. Let me rest a bit now.”

“But! You played the princess! Twice! That’s too much! Naru only played the role of a maid fanning the Princess!”

“Hehehe.”

Soon, Naru offered me a compromise.

“Then, give me Molumolu.”

“Molumolu, You mean my pillow?”

—Meow.

I took Molumolu when I laid down.

It was fluffy, soft, warm, and it felt good.

I had the feeling that I could sleep on it forever.

“He isn’t Molumolu anymore, he’s my pillow now.”

That’s what I said to Naru.

Then, she panicked.

“Grrr....! No! He’s not a pillow! He’s Naru’s Molumolu!”

“Let’s ask Molumolu then. If wants to play he’ll make a ‘ring-ring’ sound, but if he likes being my pillow he will meow. There, choose wisely.”

—-Ring, ring.

No way, this guy...?

He perfectly imitated that sound without hesitation.

I never thought I would fall for one of Brigitte’s tricks.

Brigitte was wearing a dress that shimmered in the indigo color of the sea.

On her shoulders, she wore a shawl or a scarf of fox pelts that made her look like a rich lady.

However, Brigitte’s expression was quite stern.

Because of Cariote.

“Cariote, it’s an event to see the Duke. How could you go like that?”

“I always dress like this. It’s the most comfortable outfit for hunting demons.”

“We are not going to deal with demons today.”

“Demons can appear anywhere. So it’s better to be prepared than to be caught off guard, and lose something precious.”

Cariote didn’t seem to like the idea of wearing a dress.

Honestly, I also couldn’t imagine her in a dress, laughing like a noble.

Anyway.

Just like that, we entered the carriage that arrived around dinnertime.

Freesia Duchy, 1st Street.

The mansion of the Duke of Freesia.

Even before we reached the entrance to the gardens, we could see a long line of carriages.

I wonder if they are the famous people invited to tonight’s dinner.

I could recognize some.

“Are you Torreta, the civil servant?”

“It’s Tourette.”

I see.

Tourette, a 5th-class civil servant.

This guy truly won in life, with a pretty, mature nymph as his wife.

He said.

“It seems my gut was right; Jack Croker was alive. Of course, now that his death has been confirmed, I can rest a bit easier.”

He sat back in his chair.

Looking at his sagged appearance it seemed like his long-standing worries and concerns were finally solved.

So I said to him.

“Well, now that I’ve taken care of your request, you owe me one.”

Having a high-ranking civil servant as a connection was a good thing.

Of course, he didn’t look too pleased by this.

“I feel like I escaped a tiger only to be bitten by a dinosaur.”

What a nice analogy.

But then a loud trumpet sound rang out.

One by one, the people enjoying the party stood up and turned their heads.

“The Duke of Freesia is entering!”

The highest authority within the Duchy of Freesia.

He was walking down the hallway.

“He’s short.”

He was barely half my height.

His golden beard and golden hair were puffed out.

He must be of the dwarf race.

Can I call him a dwarf?

He stepped up to the podium and spoke.

“Everyone here is a busy person, so let’s get down to business! I will now award the models to the three individuals who made the greatest contributions to the recent subjugation. Please come forward!”

Poke–

Brigitte poked my side.

This was her way of telling me to not mess up.

As practiced until Brigitte was satisfied.

I stood in the designated spot.

Then the dwarf duke spoke up.

“First of all, to you, Judas, who defeated the chief of bandits, I present you with a certificate of Amnesty that can be used in the Duchy of Freesia to commemorate your actions in protecting Freesia in this crisis!”

Amnesty.

Does that mean that no matter what I do, I’ll be forgiven at least once?

Upon hearing this, the crowd stirred.

“Is this a good idea?”

“Isn’t he more dangerous than Jack Croker?”

“It’s like we invited a tiger into our house to hunt a fox......”

Everyone was on guard against me.

It was proof of their superior intellect.

They’d be fools not to be wary of letting the King of Thieves roam freely in their city.

Of course, the Duke of Freesia added as if he didn’t care.

“Also, I will give you one of the mansions Jack Croker and his gang had occupied as a gift!”

Oh-.

A mansion.

What a nice gift.

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