Chapter 284: Return to Everyday Life
The large banquet called the Dinner Party at the Center of the Monster Nest went on until the morning of the next day.
We had Berkut and the Aligerous Tribe rest up at the base we built in the Demon Continent for the time being, and we returned to the Sanctuary.
「Fuaah, it’s been so long since I slept soundly.」
「Good morning, Master (Husband).」
Perhaps because I slept in my soft bed in the Sanctuary last night, I was able to sleep like a baby. When I went down to the 1st floor while stretching, Marnie brought me my breakfast. She timed that perfectly.
「Good morning, Marnie.」
「Fuwaa~ Good morniiing~」
「Morning, Kaede.」
Kaede rubbed her eyes sleepily as she came down.
She plopped herself onto the chair made especially for her and waited for breakfast to come.
「Good morning, Takumi-sama. I’m sorry for being late.」
「Hmmm~ Good morning, Takumi-sama.」
Just as Sophia and Maria who rarely ever woke up later than I sat down, Lulu-chan carried breakfast over and started eating.
「Are Laeva and Akane still sleeping?」
「Still, we had troubled you all greatly this time.」
「Nu uh, at the very beginning, that Human country worshipped a strange god and that Spirit was dragged into it and mistakenly got distorted, so neither of you are in the wrong.」
I don’t know if it was because the Spirit wanted to become a God, or if a group of bad people gathered power and worshipped the Spirit as a God.
「No, at the very least to Akane and those boys, that child and those who worshipped it had caused them distress.」
At that time, I glanced at Akane who had woken up a lot later than normal and was walking down, and she had a complicated expression. She looked cheerful, but she was probably thinking about having been unable to save her two classmates.
Moreover, while Norn-sama had rendered any future hero summoning magic circle unusable, the hero summoning that had already been performed was apparently also the influence of the Evil Spirit.
「So the summoning really was related to the power of the Spirits?」
「There was not much direct involvement, but that power was most certainly used.」
An absurd spell that crossed time and space was activated because of a combination of magic power from the Earth Vein and the atmosphere collected over several years and the Evil Spirit.
Serious topics were dropped after that, then everyone noisily finished breakfast and I moved to the living room to drink tea while spending my time relaxing.
The Divine Empire Sydnia’s actions that derailed Akane and her classmates’ school lives were unforgivable, but we weren’t inclined to destroy the Wandering Spirit that had no more ego.
Well, if I had to talk about those dragged into it, it would also include me, but I’ve more or less already settled in to this world.
Berkut and the chief of the Aligerous tribe have said that it is fine even if we don’t hurry with looking for the Sky Island. Well, they did also say that a few more years would be a mistake. Since it’s like that, let’s enjoy creating things and adventuring while making improvements on the Ouranos.
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