CH 524

“I’m home.”

“I’m back!”

After working almost all night, split up with Ryuuze and the others and went back to our homes to rest.

We don’t have a lot of time to relax because we’re going to start bringing people back to the town of Gust in the afternoon, but we don’t have a choice but to help out because of my Dad, the and my brother.

“Kuon Kuon!”

“Whoa! Don’t hug me out of the blue, Aina. Are you copying her, Ash? You guys are so close.”

“Kuoon♪.”

“Oh, welcome back, Lars-niichan, Dedite-niichan, and Makina-chan!”

As soon as I entered the house, Ash, who no longer has the feeling of being from the wild, charged at me and I held him in my arms.　　

“I thought you were cured of being a spoiled brat?”

“He was lonely because he was still a baby. Didn’t you take his mother, Radia, with you?”

“Oh, we’re home, Nora.”

“Yeah! Welcome back, Dedite-kun!”

After Aina, Nora greeted me, said something about Ash, received my brother’s jacket and sword, and smiled.

“I thought it was fine since Aina and the others is here ……”

“He likes Lars the most, and he’s lonely when his mother is not here, you know. He sleeps in Lars’ room too.”

“Hmm, I guess you’re not ready for a cool fight yet.”

“Kuoon!”

“Fufu, you’re so brave.”

Ash opened his hands and seemed to want to say, “I’ll do my best,” but at this rate, it will take some time, I and Makina laughed. I went to the living room with him in my arms to spoil him for now, and my dad and the others stood up and looked at us.

“You’re back! Glad you’re okay ……”

“Welcome back. So, how did it go?”

“Well, for starters…”

My Mom urged me to sit down on the sofa and report that we had succeeded in recapturing it.

The town told us that Hauzen-san, Mizuki-san and the other adventurers would stay behind and report back to us via the transfer magic circle if anything happened. 

“We can return at any time, but the king’s messengers are going around to the houses now, so we’ll have to guide them the rest of the way. We should be able to do that after noon.”

“Sorry, Dad, I thought we’d better hurry, so I asked His Majesty to help.”

“That’s all right. Instead, I think you did well. We’ll take care of the rest, so you should get some rest.”

“That’s right. I’ll prepare some food for you, and you can take a bath and refresh yourself. Makina-chan and Fath-san are your first priority♪.”

“Thank you very much.”

“I don’t mind going to bed like this ……”

Mom wouldn’t let us, so we took a quick bath, took a break, and went back to our rooms to sleep until noon.

“…… We’ll have to talk about going to the Berias Kingdom later. They’re going to be surprised, but this is the last time I’m going to be reckless. We have to settle this with the Gospel’s Descent.”

When I was thinking about this, I was so tired that I fell asleep before I knew it.

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“So, how’s your brother doing?”

“I heard he’s still the same, I’d like to say hello to him, though.”

“Is that so ……”

In the mansion, including the surveillance of Retzel and the others, Basleigh and Himmel were talking about such things. Basleigh was worried about his brother Weiku’s condition, but was disappointed to hear that there was no change in his condition. Vertical, who was watching, called out to ger.

“This is the man who became Asmodeus. The body with the demon in it takes a toll. It is unlikely that he will wake up for a while longer. You know this because you have a demon in you.”

“It’s because of you that the Everlide was destroyed, so I wish you’d stop talking so casually about it, though? I can’t forgive you for being a part of it, even if Lars-kun and the others do.”

“Well, I understand what you’re saying, but give me a break on that, war is unreasonable. I’m not saying it’s not bad at all, but you can complain to the Lord Founder and the King of Berias. “

Eiiri lowered his shoulders and leaned back in his chair as he said this, and Basleigh replied.

“I know that. Even so, it’s not something I can convince myself of without hitting someone. Ah, at any rate, can I hit you once?”

“You say that with a very gentle smile!?”

“Well, I’m going to end it this time …… Isshishishi ……”

When Regal opened her mouth on behalf of Basleigh, Vertical, with his arms crossed, narrowed his eyes and said.

“…… Who are you? You say you’re a demon, but we’ve never known a demon like you.”

“We’re both right about that, aren’t we? No one knows everything, that’s what I’m saying, Isshishishi.”

“……”

When Vertical was unhappy her his answer, Rezsel interrupted him.

“Well, isn’t if fine, rather, It’s more about Apollos. What should we do with the rest of the ten chief priests?”

“What to do with them is up to each of you. I’m the leader, but there’s not too much of a gap between us. We have different areas of expertise.”

“Then, whether or not they’re willing to be persuaded is ……”

“It’s up to them. Tsaakabu might …… Who was it again, ah, if we present her with the man named Tigre, she might cooperate with us …… She’s the [Lust], after all.”

“You’d better not, his wife’s going to kill you …… No, I guess it doesn’t really matter ……?”

While Lilith was questioning herself, Reiss raised her hand and looked at Vertical with a serious expression and said something like this.

“You said that you were summoned from another place, but can you go back?”

“I don’t know about that. I think that if we are defeated like those three, we will at least leave this world, but I think it will be difficult to go somewhere “like this”.”

“Hmm.”

“What is it, Reiss?”

“No, it’s nothing. Thanks.”

“She said thank you ……!?”

“What do you think am I!?”

As Reiss and Ilmi began to wrestle, Basleigh began to speak again.

“Either way, Lars and the other who’s going for their throats, I’ll be counting on you to look after them, okay? Don’t let anyone else die.”

‘That’s up to them …… But, I will keep that in mind.”

“Bring down the hammer ……. I’m scared …….”

“Good. Now it’s time to see what God is up to. Regal doesn’t seem to know either, and if he were here, he’d be able to help us sort things out. “

“Well, God is fickle, isn’t he? He might be out there somewhere, living his life to the fullest.”

At Reiss’ words, Basleigh and the others shrugged their shoulders and let out a sigh.

Basleigh shakes her head, wondering that they still have to stop Apollos–

“(It doesn’t look like he’s hiding anything, and I’d say it’s Founder who is hiding things than these guys. I’m sure it will be a little easier if Everlide is returned to Prince Ryde’s hands.)”

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“Lars, it’s time, you know?”

“Oh ……? Mom ……?”

–The time until noon is short, and just when I think I’ve fallen asleep, I’m woken up, shaking my heavy head and waking up my body.

“Even if I have magic and strength, I still can’t get rid of sleepiness …… I wonder if there’s any magic that doesn’t make me sleepy.”

…… No, that’s going to be horrible. I stopped thinking about it and went to the living room. Not long after, I finished my meal and began to lead the way back to the town of Gust.

“I didn’t expect to be back so soon.”

“Thank you, I’d like to thank the knights for their hospitality.”

“It was nice. Well, it’s only little a little while, though……”

As I lead the people out to the town side, I look towards the houses and open my mouth as if I’m being punished.

Because–

“Somehow, the houses are black!?’

“It looks a little stylish, but I wonder if …… it’s going to fall down.”

“It’s a speckled pattern ……”

“My roof is all black ……”

–It seems that the mist has turned into paint and painted the houses black. There’s nothing we can do about this, so please complain to the demons …… who are no longer here, but it’s their fault ……