CH 425

We had a good time talking with Ryuuze, Luciel and the others about what’s going on, and were treated to dinner courtesy of Luciel’s father, Sorio-san.

“Hah …… would you take one of them?”

“Haha ……”

Since the both of them had nothing good to say about marriage, so we smiled fondly at Sorio-san as we poured ourselves a drink and got away with it. Both of them have cute faces, so I’m sure I’ll find someone soon.

The next day, after spending such a fun night, we found ourselves in a tough situation.

“Dedite, are you ready? Where’s Lars?”

“I’m fine.”

“I’m good, too. Are Mom and Nora staying?”

“I’m coming with you, Nora and Aina too.”

“Yeah. I’m a person of the Irving family too, after all.”

Mom and Nora were getting ready to leave, as they should. Aina, who is still here, won’t let go of Ash, and Mom makes her change her clothes.

“Uhh …… I’m sleepy ……”

“Kuoon.”

“You’ve been up too late. Ash is not well.”

“I’ll take care of him today.”

“Yeah. I’ll hold Aina.”

“Uhh ……”

She couldn’t hold on to Ash because she was too sleepy, so she let go of him easily and closed her eyes as my Mom held her. I used to be carried all the time and it was so comforting, wasn’t it?

“Where is Makina-chan?”

“Makina’s in town, I think. She said she’s going to gather people with Ryuuze and the others.”

“That’s great. Well, let’s go.”

Today, Makina is also back at her parents’ house, so she is on the side of the gathering in the square. As Dad sat up and said this, Sarge opened his mouth as he flew toward the front door.

<Umu. When the time comes, use me. What, if it’s your words, they’ll understand.>

I nodded at Sarge’s reassuring words and headed straight for the square. While we were at Luciel’s house, my Dad had done something and there were quite a few people there.

“Roen-san, what’s going on?”

“Sorry to bother you so early. I want you to tell everyone who isn’t here about it.”

There were hundreds of people making noises around the square, some looking at my dad and the others curiously, others waiting with serious expressions on their faces. Then one of the guys with the megaphone spoke up.

“Excuse me, please be quiet! I’m sure it’s still fresh in your mind that this town was attacked by goblins and monsters the other day! I heard from my brother, Lars, that their organization, the Gospel’s Descent, will be coming to this town soon. I’ve also heard that this time it will be a war-class.”

At these words, the place instantly became quiet, and soon became a huge commotion.

“S-Seriously!? You mean it’s going to …… Never mind that, are you saying that it’s going be worse than before!?”

“W-What are you going to do? There were no casualties, but there were some injured ……”

“Why don’t you call the country, the king for help?”

The square was filled with opinions and shouts of course. Many of us were scared enough as it was, and I could understand the outrage. Just as I was about to speak, my brother’s words echoed further.

“Please be quiet!”

Thanks to his [Charisma] skill, and the megaphone-enhanced words reached everyone in the town, and it became quiet again.　

“We’ve made a request to the government, so please don’t worry. However, as Dedite said earlier, they are of the opinion that it will be a war-class. So I have a proposal that Lars devised and the king has approved.”

The townspeople were relieved when I told them that Dad had changed and was providing relief to the country. When they calmed down a bit, they looked at me and I opened my mouth.

“I’ve proposed that we move all the people in this town to the royal capital. I love everyone in this town and I don’t want them to die. That’s why I want you to take up temporary residence in the royal capital. The government will take care of your livelihood, and I’ll do what I can.”

“Y-You can do that? It takes seven days to get to Royal Capital.”

“I can do that with my transfer magic–“

And with the same feeling I showed Ryuuze and the others yesterday, I jumped behind Uncle with a short warp, <Leap>.

“–I’ll take you all to the capital. I’m going to get you a house, and you can stay there until things cool down …… How about it?”

“Uh, mmm …….”

They were surprised, but a little reluctant to accept the proposal. But Nora and my mom came to my aid.

“I don’t want everyone to die, you know? Even though it might destroy our house ……”

“I know it’s hard for you to hear something like this out of the blue, but I want you to understand. The preparation period is seven days, and then we will move to the other side. Depending on the situation, I’m going to ask for permission to come home to get some things.”

“Ohhh, if that’s the case, then ……”

We were relieved that we were generally accepted, and before we knew it, Ryuuze, Tigre-sensei, Verna-sensei, and others who were there also participated in the support.

“Long time no see, Lars-kun. Of course, we’re here to help you.”

“And the town’s people will be replaced by knights waiting for them, right? I’m in. I’ll be there. Everyone else in town can relax in the royal capital.”

“That’s the word of the lord, so we’ll follow it! Of course, if anything goes wrong, I’ll complain to Lars!”

The place erupts in laughter when Ryuuze says this, and I see an elderly couple approaching me.

“Grandma and Grandpa!”

“You were so small, but you’ve grown so big …… We missed you when you went to the Royal Capital, but we’ll listen to you.”

“Yes, you and your family have our best interests at heart. Everyone will understand. I don’t want to die yet either, you know? Not until Lars-chan gets married, you know.”

It was the same old couple who had taken care of me when I was five years old when I took care of requests at the guild. The old man, who looked a little smaller than he did then, laughed as he patted me on the back, and the townspeople gasped at the sight of it.

“Yeah, you’re right, there’s nothing we can do if you’re dead! Seven days is enough time to set a trap for them, right?”

“Oh, I like that! How about when they open the front door of the house and a jar of water falls out!?”

“You’d probably fall for it yourself ……”

Okay, this is going to go smoothly. Let’s do one last thing, shall we?

“Aina, wake up. Nora, give me Ash.”

“Lars-niichan? Oh, Ash ……”

“What are you going to do?”

“Well, just watch. Sarge, can you grow larger?”

<No, I don’t mind.>

Sarge grew bigger and I was on top of his head in levitation, and the town people looked up at me.

“Aina is also a member of the Irving family, so you should say something.”

“What? The thing about going to the Royal Capital?”

“Good luck, Aina-chan.”

We can see Tilia-chan waving down below, and Aina picks up Ash and says with a smile.

“Tilia-chan, let’s play in the Royal Capital! Let’s take it easy, uncles!”

“Ha-ha-ha, I can’t compete with you, Aina-chan. Alright, let’s tell the others too! If they come before that, I’ll beat them to death!”

“Oh, and if anyone has any comments, tell them to come to the mansion!”

The people of the town disperse, relieved to see Aina, and Dad calls out to them. After this we’ll go around the town too, but we didn’t tell everyone, so we’ll have to ask them if they need anything.

Still, we’ve laid the groundwork, so it should work out for the most part.

I guess it’s my job next, I thought as he looked over the town from the top of Sarge’s head.