CH 220

[A New Journey]

“…I’m sorry for butting in out of nowhere and interrupting your conversation with him…” After seeing off Elysium in his last moment, Leuke-san bowed her head apologetically to us.

“No, please don’t worry about it,” I shook my head and said, “If it were us, we wouldn’t have been to save him, you did well.”

“Thank you for your words. However, considering everything he had done, I don’t think he deserved to receive salvation…”

“Yeah, maybe he didn’t… Still, I’m happy with this ending.”

“Huh?” Leuke-san wore a surprised face.

I smiled at her and said, “After all, Elysium we knew was not the kind of person who would make such a gentle face. From the bottom of my heart, I’m happy that he got to show such a face to you, his daughter, in his last moment.”

“Exa-dono… Fufu, you really are a good man… I think now I can understand why you’re surrounded by so many women…”

“No, that’s…”

Leuke-san smiled at me as she wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes with her fingers.

My wives responded to her words positively…

“Fu, that’s only natural,” Turbo-sama nodded, crossing her arms.

Ophir gave her a weird look. “No, why do ya look so proud… Quit making it obvious yer lovestruck, it’s unbecoming of yer age, old hag…”

Turbo-sama was flustered. “W-who’s lovestruck?! Or rather, what do you mean it’s unbecoming my age, you unfilial daughter?!”

“Calm down, Turbo-sama. And also, please stop standing out more than us,” Tirna remarked.

Looked like they were having fun.

Heaving a sigh at the sight of them with “Good grief,” Shiva-san asked, “If you don’t mind me asking, what are you going to do now?”

“Well, after erecting a grave marker for my father, I would like to rebuild this village. With the state of the village being as it is, however, it would likely be a difficult and very long process, but still, as someone who has the blood of the oni flowing in her veins, I would definitely make it one day.” Leuke-san smiled as she took an extensive view of the village.

“Umu,” Igniver-sama, who had been listening quietly, grandly puffed out her chest and said, “That is a very admirable goal, child of the oni. Since you have made your resolve, I advise you to seek the help of the ‘pigman’. With your rich breasts, I’m certain he would gladly lend you his aid.”

“‘Pigman’…?”

I was pretty sure she was talking about Porco-san, but even Igniver-sama ended up treating him like a pig, huh…

But pigman, eh… wouldn’t that be just an orc, then…?

“A-anyway, we’ll be helping in rebuilding the village, so let’s discuss the details later.”

“Ah, thank you. I keep receiving help from you.”

“No, please don’t let it bother you. After all, you are—”

“‘—gonna be my wife!’ is what ya wanna say, ‘aight?” Ophir gave me a v sign with a boastful face.

But.

『……』

“H-huh…?” Receiving silence in response, Ophir was confused.

“…Ophir-san,” muttered Magmell.

“N-no, I mean, ain’t that how it’s been like?!” Ophir defended herself.

“Still, things would be troublesome if he got even more wives. You may not have noticed it, but quite a few demi-human women have already set their sight on him, you know?” said Zana.

“Huh? Really…?” Of course, her words left me surprised.

Was there really anyone showing interest in me…? As I traced my memory, Tirna nodded, “Mm,” and said, “Shambala, the werewolf, said she wanted to give birth to your child. It’s only natural for a female to want to give birth to strong male’s offspring, she said.”

“Well, she got that right. So, hurry and knock me up, husband.” Fluga-sama smiled cheerfully.

“I-I’ll do my best…” I nodded dumbly, captivated by her smile.

Ophir then said as if she just remembered something, “Ah~, that reminds me, minotaur nee-chan once said something similar… you know, Paue, the chief with breasts even bigger than mine, you remember her, right?”

“Ah, yeah…”

Her breasts were amazing, alright… wait, that’s beside the point?!

“That nee-chan wanted to have a kid with you, too. Said it was crucial for the prosperity of the village or somethin’. She even planned to assault you in yer sleep, y’know?”

“Assault me in my sleep?!”

“Why do you look so happy…?” Phinis-sama asked with a straight face.

“N-no I don’t…”

As I averted my face from her intense gaze, Zana sighed as though she was amazed and said, “There’s also the elf Elaine. She didn’t outright say it, but the eyes she used to look at you were clearly the eyes of a maiden in love.”

“I-is that so…”

Honestly, I didn’t notice at all…

But well, it did make me happy to know that she held such feelings for me…

“In addition, Exa-sama is now the ‘Savior’ in every sense of the word, and his name is known all over the world. I can’t even begin to imagine how many women will flock to him upon his triumphant return…”

Haa… Magmell sighed in a melancholic fashion. When I made a strained laugh “Ha, haha…” Elma looked at me with half-closed eyes and said, “Don’t tell me you’re planning to take every woman throwing themselves at you as your wife without restraint? Or do you plan to have fun with them once, and make it a one-night stand thing, perhaps?”

“N-no way?! In the first place, if I were to do it with that many women, my body wouldn’t hold up?!”

『…Huh?』

“…Huh?”

P-please deny that…

I was afraid I’d end up making wives without restraint otherwise…

“Haha, you are very, uh… energetic, I see.”

“Um, you’re not wrong, but can you please not say that while slightly backing away…?” I slouched my shoulders in disappointment seeing Leuke-san creating some distance between us with an awkward smile on her face.

“Anyway,” I regained my spirit and said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it, so for now, let’s go to the《God’s Garden》and meet up with the demons. After explaining the situation to them, we’ll pick up Nazarie-san and Porco-san, and then we go around places to help with the reconstruction or other stuff. We’ve still got so many things to do. Our laid-back life will come after.”

“Yes, indeed. I have to regrow the World Tree as well.” Terra-sama nodded.

“In that case, I will go back to Norg and check on the mermaids and the damage in the sea,” Sinus-sama remarked.

“Fumu, then I will return to check on the children on the island. You don’t mind right, Exa?” Igniver-sama asked.

“All right. Then let us meet up at the minotaur village later.”

“Yes,” “Very well,” “Umu,”

“Fufu, it looks like things are going to get hectic going forward.” Arca had a somewhat amused smile hanging on her face.

“Yeah,” I gave her a big nod, then I looked at everyone and said, “But together, we’ll pull through somehow.”

『――』Everyone smiled and nodded at my words.

While feeling very warm and comfortable inside, I told them, “Okay, let’s go, then. To the beginning of our new journey.”

And so, our journey continued.