Roughly talking about my encounter with Melkina and how I was accidentally sent to this forest by teleportation magic and wandering around the forest, I wondered if the two of them had taken care of me and told me to rest in bed first. I have recommended
I obeyed his words and now I am lounging on the bed prepared for me.
Hi, I'm Taishi.
The gods attacked me under the guise of a trial, so I tried to take revenge, but I dared to be completely beaten up.
"Puff, please! 』
And here's the war criminal god who has been hunting down one of the gods in a good way, but has been training other gods. What's more, it's a fucking god that lives in people's heads.
"terrible! ? Rather, I crushed most of those children's pawns and knocked over some of them to buy time, but this treatment! ? Get wet! 』
And it's perverted. Isn't it cruel? It's nothing but a nightmare that this is going on in your head all the time. What's more, this guy even appears in my dreams, you know? it's awful.
"Taishi at that time... it was intense."
What, was the face punch so good? Next time I'll add belly bread too.
"picture? Do you really like that? Those who take pleasure in using violence against a child they like are called ryonara, aren't they?』
Stop it, you idiot. Shut up. I can't get my thoughts together when you're making a fuss in my head.
"Ah! It can't be helped"
I feel like I heard a disgusting sound in my head. A chill runs down her spine... well, she's finally shut up. She sighs, rolls over, and stares at the ceiling.
A number of nameless flowers were blooming on the ceiling of the dimly lit room. They are the flowers that provide light to this room where moonlight and starlight hardly penetrate. The flower that emits light like a firefly seems to be a type of liana, growing from a planter in the corner of the room, crawling along the wall, and hanging down several phosphorescent flowers along the ceiling.
"It's a fantasy plant."
I wonder how it shines. It's like a firefly, is it some kind of chemical reaction? No, I have a dream because I'm accumulating magic power or something like that. The magic of lighting is like that.
While lying down, point your index finger at the ceiling and concentrate magic on your fingertips to activate lighting magic. Since the amount of mana put into it is just trivial, the light is really faint, like the glowing flowers on the ceiling. The resulting ball of light floats in the air and stagnate near the ceiling where the glowing flowers bloom.
Concentrate magic power and activate.
Repeat the series of actions that you have done many times since you came to this world. Right now, I'm in a state where the support of the skill system, which is the blessing of a useless god, isn't working.
"That's not an accurate representation. What I gave them was a skill point system, and the skill system itself is a basic system that applies to all creatures in this world. You are no exception.』
I don't know--Oh, I see. Come to think of it, if you look at it with an appraisal eye, Marle and the others usually have skills.
I want to meet Maru. I want to throw away all the troublesome things and live a relaxed life while flirting with Marle and the others. Even though the wedding was over and the prospect was just around the corner, you god damn gods. It's not like I'm planning to conquer the world, so just leave me alone.
"Isn't it impossible for those kids? Or rather, as a vault? That child is a stone head to the point of super.』
What is it? You said something like disturbing the harmony of the world. I don't know what that means either. I think he also said things like thinning out because there were too many people.
"Hmm, well, is it an action based on experience? If the common enemy of monsters is no longer a threat, humans will fight each other.』
That doesn't necessarily mean that you will be like that, right?
"But the cycle is repeating itself. When the number of humans decreases, brave men are born and unite to extend their power. When the power reaches its peak, the humans reject the heroes as demon lords and reach maturity. And the humans who lost the hero will be destroyed by monsters and their numbers will be greatly reduced. And then the hero will appear again, and the humans will unite under him.』
So the Kalendale Kingdom was at its maturity?
"Is that so? I think there was a little more room for growth, but it seems that the vault was intended to be harvested around here.』
That I interfered with that.
"yes. At least while Taishi was alive, he thought it would be impossible to drastically reduce the number of humans. Ultimately, the Kalendale and Miskronia kingdoms will expand their power significantly.』
I have no idea what's wrong with that.
"It's about the bigger breakup that's going to happen eventually. The current state can be maintained if the human force is appropriately thinned out, but if it grows too much, it will be difficult to thin it out. If you don't thin out, humans will increase endlessly. In the worst case, if humans fight each other after sweeping the world, there is a risk that the world will be destroyed beyond repair. That's why I want to eliminate Taishi, who can be a key man in the great leap forward for humans. That's why'
hmm? I don't understand the reasoning, but don't be confused. Somehow, something caught me and I couldn't explain it.
"Hint: Easy Mode"
Ah, ah... I think I understand. In other words, the vault wants to keep the status quo easy to manage. yes? Then what is your purpose?
"It's boring to watch endlessly solid and 'small' play. After all, I have to stretch where I can stretch.』
I don't understand.
"It's a little bit too much to worry about just maintaining the world, even though we have prepared the groundwork and transferred it. Well, there are some content that I can enjoy even in such a situation, but I'm a little tired of it, so I'd like to move to a hard mode. In addition, you can also create a fun observation target, killing two birds with one stone☆』
After all, aren't you some kind of evil god... Then, what should I do...?
"Those kids aren't monolithic either. Shall we go for it... Good night, I'll show you a good dream.』
refuse it.
"That's right"
☆★☆
"Wake up. Look, wake up."
being shaken by someone Hmm... Is this flower-like scent Melkina? When I opened my eyes slightly, it was still dark. Sometimes you wake me up early like this and go for a walk in the forest.
"It's morning. Come on, get up and get dressed. You said you were going into the woods yesterday, didn't you?"
"Hmm, I'm sleepy. A little more..."
I took Melkina's hand, who was shaking her shoulder, and dragged her onto the bed. If I do this, she will sleep with me for some reason. It's also good to flirt like this until noon.
"Are you half asleep? It can't be helped."
"Uboah!?"
A tremendous impact runs through the area around Hato, and he has a rare experience where he suddenly wakes up while having difficulty breathing. It's a very violent greeting from early in the morning!
"Whoa! Whoa! Hey, what from the morning――!?"
I looked up at Melkina, who got out of bed and got out of bed—not an elf woman, and stopped thinking.
"Good morning, Taishi-kun. Is it a bad boy to drag your mother-in-law into bed in the morning?"
"I'm sorry!"
I fell down on the ground with all my heart and soul.
☆★☆
"It seems there was some kind of noise?"
"Drowsy Taishi-kun dragged me to bed."
"You're daredevil."
"I'm fine, fortunately I haven't lost anything."
Are you going to lose it? Fortunately, if you were bad at it, did you lose somewhere? Mother-in-law is scary!
"I'm really sorry"
"It's fine. It's been a long time since I remembered the old days and it was a little fun. I'll prepare breakfast, so sit down and wait."
Saying that, Mother-in-law-san Elmina laughed and headed to the kitchen. An elf man sitting in front of me with a mushy look. He is Elmina's mother-in-law's father, and for Melkina, Delphida is her grandfather. I think he's quite old, but no matter how you look at him, he looks like he's only in his early thirties.
In the first place, Elmina-san doesn't look like she's more than 20 years old. It's no surprise that she thought she was Melkina's older sister at first sight. Both of them are handsome and beautiful, just like the image of elves.
Elmina-san seems to have made Melkina grow up and sharpened her eyes a little. She looks like a leopard.
"Didn't you say you were going into the forest today?"
"Yes.
"HM"
Mr. Delphida stares at my eyes. Come to think of it, sometimes Melkina would stare at me like this too.
"Well, that's fine. Don't cause too much trouble."
"yes"
It seems that he decided to resume knitting after nodding once as if he understood something. Watching him silently weave something like lace with knitting needles reminds him of Kusuha. He used to make various things by skillfully knitting threads while looking sideways at me who was holding his head at work.
In the end, the only thing left from the battle with the gods was the clothes Kusuha knitted for me. I'm devastated, though.
What I'm wearing now is an elf-style folk costume prepared by Elmina-san. It's similar to what Delphida is wearing, but the pattern is slightly different. Come to think of it, Delphida and I have quite different physiques, but who does this outfit belong to?
When I suddenly felt someone's gaze on me and turned in that direction, there was Elmina-san standing blankly while holding a tray with food on it. I wonder what? When she tilted her head, Elmina-san shook her head and resumed the steps she had stopped.
"Well, after you eat, come to the square from yesterday. I'll be there first."
"Huh? Ah, yes."
"That's it. Hurry up and eat."
Elmina-san quickly left the house with her bow and quiver. I see off that figure and turn to Mr. Delphida wondering what is going on. I didn't feel so angry until a while ago, but I wonder if the matter in the morning is still echoing.
"There's a lot going on with that.
Delphida said so and fell silent. I don't know in the end.
"This is a feeling that I can see something interesting"
I just feel bad when a god of use says it. For the time being, let's have this 'grilled and salted' dish, which is kind of ugly. Maybe if you try to eat it, it may be true.
"This is sugar!?"
You might think that meat like steak is sprinkled with white salt, but it's actually sugar! Sweet! No, follow the steps! Rubbing a small amount of sugar into the steak beforehand is actually a relatively ant procedure, but what about shaking it after grilling it? I mean, steak from the morning! An elf who is unexpectedly plentiful. It's a vegetarian image.
"It's been over ten years since he stood in the kitchen."
"An elf with an amazing blank scale."
I was told to eat it quickly, so I decided to finish the rare sugar-sprinkled steak quickly. It's rare. Are you okay? With this rare meat.
"Take this after meals."
"How is it?"
Drop your eyes on the small bottle that Delphida-san gently placed on the table. It's a small glass vial with a thick green liquid. It's covered with something like cork.
"That meat breaks my stomach if it's raw."
From now on, when Elmina-san cooks, I will take her place. Absolutely.