Riding behind Fafnir-san for 30 minutes, the streets of Rigforeshia
finally came into view.
It's only been a few months since my last visit, but I feel nostalgic… I
guess the events that happened in the Sacred Tree Festival were that
memorable.
A lot of things have really happened when I visited before. I also met
Sieg-san's parents Rejnhardt-san and Sylphia-san.
The events that happened in Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san and Sieg-san's
past… And in the midst of a city that was in turmoil due to the Black
Bears' attack, I experienced a battle for the irst time in my life.
Hmmm, but that Black Bear… for her to change in appearance and
become my important and cute follower… You can really never know
what's going to happen in life.
And then, I didn't really see for myself when Isis-san beat the invading
Black Bears, but looking back on that day, I guess it's that time… the
irst time I felt happy that Isis-san earnestly feels love towards me…
And after that, my encounter with the spirits at the harvest festival and
Lillywood-san, the World King… There really are lots of things that
happened back at the Sacred Tree Festival.
Come to think of it, was it after the Sacred Tree Festival ended? It was
when Sieg-san started occasionally serving me her home-made meal to
me… All of Sieg-san's dishes are home-style and have a gentle lavor,
just the way I like it, and I was secretly looking forward to eating her
home-made meal again.
[…Unnn? Is something the matter?]
[No, it's just that it should have only been a few months since we visited
Rigforeshia… but I'm kind of feeling nostalgic.]
[Indeed, I agree. Since the day we came to the Sacred Tree Festival,
Kaito-san and I have changed a lot.]
[Eh? I changed?]
[…Yes, you have become much more reliable than you used to be.]
[T- Thank you.]
Feeling a little embarrassed to hear her unsarcastic praise she said with
a gentle smile on her face, I was somewhat lustered, so I shifted my
gaze to the view that could be seen from the window.
To be honest, I wondered how someone with Fafnir-san's physique,
which had a length of over 100 meters, would get down but… I felt
surprised as only the carriage part descended slowly through Fafnirsan's magic, and gently landed in front of the entrance of Rigforeshia.
Well, I'm really glad… that we weren't brought down like this in the
middle of the city… I would have been too embarrassed to walk out of
my house if I had been in a situation where I had been sent home by
something like a luxurious helicopter.
As I was thinking about this when I stepped out of the carriage with
Sieg-san and thanked Fafrir-san for sending us here, Fafrir-san politely
bowed his head in response before he returned.
Watching his magniicent lap of wings glide through the air for a bit,
we headed to the city of Rigforeshia once again.
The wooden walls surrounding the city of Rigforeshia were much larger
than when I had seen them before, and they had changed to the point
where they could be described as wooden ramparts.
And in front of the place that looks like an entrance, there's a
gatekeeper dressed in heavy equipment.
[!? If it isn't Miyama-sama!]
[…Ehh?]
[It's an honor to meet you.]
[Errr, you know who I am?]
A woman, who held vigilance typical of a gatekeeper, quickly gets down
on one knee and bows her head when she sees me… Eh? What's going
on here? I don't recognize her at all… To begin with, from looking at her
ears, she looks like an Elf, but who is she?
[I am one of World King-sama's followers.]
[Ahh, I see…]
[Yes. We have received word from World King-sama to be courteous to
Miyama-sama when you arrive.]
[...…]
Arehh? What the heck is this? I think I saw this kind of development a
few moments ago.
[World King-sama said that she felt gratitude for Miyama-san higher
than words could ever express. We were told that Miyama-sama's
words take precedence over everything else.]
[I- Is that so…]
[…Kaito-san, isn't it about time you take over the world? Or are you
perhaps thinking of taking it slowly and building your own country
irst?]
[I'm not going to build any country.]
Apparently, the members of the Six Kings really are thanking me for
Kuro's situation, and they strictly ordered their own subordinates to
treat me politely.
How should I say this… I'm grateful for that but… Didn't they think that
something like this would make me feel very uncomfortable!?
Magnawell-san, Lillywood-san… even Alice, from even before them, also
issued strict orders for their subordinates to obey me… Seriously, what
the heck am I supposed to do here…
Even as we encountered all this tiring stuff right from the start, we
inally managed to enter the city of Rigforeshia… but Sieg-san and I
tilted our heads.
[…Arehh? Rei-san and Fia-san are supposed to be picking us up here,
right?]
[How strange. I made sure to tell them with a hummingbird…]
Yes, in fact, when it was decided that Fafnir-san would drop us off, we
sent a hummingbird to Rei-san and Fia-san of our estimated arrival
time.
They replied that they would be waiting for us and were supposed to
pick us up after we entered the gate but… they weren't here.
When I was about to wait with Sieg-san here for the two of them to
arrive, thinking that perhaps, they were late because we had arrived
earlier than planned… I heard a familiar voice.
[W- W- What should we do!? We still haven't prepared for an
entrance…]
[Kuh~ They arrived too soon… What do we do? Fia, I guess we should
just do the Split Cross here…]
[That's no good, we've done that before… How about we do a Side
Sway?]
[No, but Side Sway isn't lashy… for us to surprise Miyama-kun… it can't
be helped, we have to release the Ultimate Scream!]
[T- That's no good, Rei! We still haven't succeeded in lawlessly making
that entrance yet!!!]
…Honestly, I'm feeling more speechless than ever before.
I don't know what face I should have when I see this couple. who are
probably much older than I am, hiding in the shadows of a building and
seriously discussing how to make their entrance.
Sieg-san's face lushed with embarrassment, and her shoulders were
trembling at the sight of her parents.
[We won't make great strides if we're afraid of failing… I'm always going
to be a challenger.]
[…Rei, you're so dreamy.]
[Fia, can you be by my side?]
[Yes, of course! Let's go together!!!]
[…If you want to go that much, how about I send you to the realm of the
dead right now?]
[ [… Eh? ] ]
Looking at the continuous shameful behaviour… or rather, this farce of a
skit that her family is doing made Sieg-san's patience run out, and she
calmly called out to them, her ists tightly clenched beside her.
Thereupon, Rei-san and Fia-san slowly turned their heads, and when
they saw Sieg-san's face, their faces turned blue.
[S- Sieg!? Since when are you here!?
[…You could have just shut up and watched, but you had to shame your
own daughter in front of Kaito-san over and over again… Even after I
asked you to take this seriously…]
[C- Calm down, Sieg-chan!? It's important to keep a good hold on it!!!]
[S- S- She's right, Sieg… Father and Mother want to become adults who
remember the purity in our hearts! Our hearts will always be young!]
[…Would that be your last words?]
[ [ Eh? Wait a mo—— Gyaaaaahhhhhhh!? ] ]
Thereupon, Sieg-san, who had turned into a Shura, attacked them, and
their miserable screams rang out in the streets of Rigforeshia.
[…Those two have quite a great relationship with each other… Polish
them a bit more and they should shine.]
[I'd rather if you don't go polishing them…]
[Ahh, that's right! Kaito-san! If you're looking for a souvenir for Alice,
I'd recommend the local specialty fruit sticks here!]
[Talking about souvenirs and all that stuff, can't you just buy it
yourself…]
As I watched Rei-san and Fia-san get beaten up by Sieg-san, Alice, who
appeared before I knew it, told me that with her usual tone, to which I
astoundedly replied.
[Well~~ It's just that I went and blew it a little bit the other day, so I
actually only have 1R now—— Hah!? Oh no!?]
[…Come here for a bit. We need to talk.]
[Ah, wait!? K- Kaito-san!? W- Wait, that just now was… Ginyaaaahhh!?
Ouchieouch!? You'll tear off my eaaarrrrrsss!!!]
It seems like there's also some stuff I need to do over here.
For the time being, while the parents and child have their quarrel over
there… Let's just correct this idiot's distorted character while waiting
until Sieg-san's one-sided scolding ends.
Dear Mom, Dad—– I came to the nostalgic city of Rigforeshia, and I
immediately encountered a situation that made us feel mentally
exhausted. However, well, what can I say… Rei-san and Fia-san——
They're still the same as always.