That day, the demon king died.
Beside the dead demon king, the demon king's wive~s also――died.
Especially their eyes.
And then,
"Ahah, ahahahahahahah. The, there are a lot of Hajime! The quality is
hi~gh!"
"Oi, Hajime! Everyone is waiting for you! Raise your score quickly!
Puhah!"
The parents of the demon king were roaring with laughter. They were
rolling around holding their stomachs while laughing. Shirasaki family,
Yaegashi family, and Hatayama family were making expression that was
half troubled and half conflicted not knowing of what to say.
In front of them, they were lined up in a row.
White hair wig, eye patch, black coat, imitation prosthetic arm (most likely
the inside was hollow so their arm could be inserted) and model guns in two
hands held in striking pose. Young men (a part of them were old men) with
those appearance ――numbered forty in total.
And then, women dressed like Yue and others in the past numbered twenty
people for each of them (there was a part that was exception).
They were staring at the "real deal" with sparkling eyes!
Yes, the holy land Brook right now was in the middle of a cosplay
tournament. Naturally there were a lot of imitation demon king party there.
"This is… harsh…"
The demon king unbelievably whined. He looked like his soul was going to
slip out from his mouth.
"…Hajime. Can I chant my lightning dragon?"
Yue and others were also red faced. The shock they felt seeing a lot of
people dressed like them chuuni style wasn't as big as Hajime, even so
embarrassing things are embarrassing regardless.
"Do, don't do that…"
"No way-, Hajime-san is being considerate!? Are you in your right
mind!?"
"Hajime-kun! Here is soul magic!"
*Pika―* Hajime shined.
Shia and others who completely thought that they would need to stop
Hajime from shooting like mad were slightly revived due to the shock that
surpassed their shame. And then, they were worried for Hajime who was
looking up to the sky with dead eyes to escape from reality which was
really unlike him.
Hajime spoke to Shia and others who were like that with a hollow gaze.
"Violence to cosplayer, is forbidden."
The rule of steel bound even the godslaying demon king. Perhaps. There
was also enough possibility that he would become deranged from the
excessive shame.
"E, err… why even I…"
"E, even Myuu is there nano…"
People with the appearance of little girl or lady wearing normal dress with
white base tone, emerald green wig, and the unique ears of seaman people
could also be seen here and there.
Myuu was still simply looking troubled of how to react, but Remia's
confusion and shame were already at an overflowing level. Mentally she
was at the level of ordinary people, so her face looked like it was saying "I
want to go home right now!".
Other than them,
"…Why? Why art I the only one with only three people?"
There were only three cosplayer-san of Tio. The three of them were going
'haa haa'.
Indeed. It seemed the only people who wanted to cosplay as a pervert were
only perverts. Apparently Tio's popularity in the holy land Brook was low.
It was really sad how there was no one who paid attention to the "dragon
race"factor and cosplayed based on that.
Ignoring the pervert who was plainly shocked, Hajime whose mind was
slightly stabilized by Kaori's soul magic for the time being,
"We came to have meal. Let's go."
Took the policy decision of ignoring all these.
When he did that,
" " " " " " " " " "SIR YES SIRRRR" " " " " " " " " "
All the cosplayers and also all the citizens who were watching the event like
people watching Hollywood star walking on red carpet saluted all at once
and opened a path.
That sight was like when Moses split open the sea. Their expression was
joyful expression that said "We just received the imperial edict of demon
king-sama!!".
The residences of the holy land were actually well trained. And then, they
were already beyond help.
"Demon king-sama! If you wish to have meal then please come to out
place!"
"That was our plan originally but…"
Soona-chan energetically raised her hand and invited them to "Masaka Inn"
but,
"I beg you, please stay the night! Please stay the night there! Our inn is
fully booked due to the cosplay tournament but we will chase away all of
them so there is no need to worry! Ple, please rest assured for the night too!
The night too! The night toooo!"
"I can't feel assured because you're there."
Sparkle sparkle, haa haa. Soona-chan's eyes that were burning in passion
were moving from Hajime to the wive~s in turn. The content of her wild
imagination was clear. This time will be a debauched party isn't it!!
Hyahhooo~i!!
Hajime massaged his forehead. This was that Soona who executed a
beautiful Eagle ○ ive that continued to a rappelling smoothly. It was
unknown how much skill in peeping she had learned since then.
Seeing the two's interaction, Sumire guessed that they were quite
acquainted with each other and said.
"Hey, Hajime. It looks like you're close with that girl but, what kind of
relationship you have with her?"
"We aren't close. She is the daughter of the inn where we stayed when we
first came to this city."
"…As expected from another world. Even the daughter of an inn can do
Eagle D○ve."
"This girl is just strange. She damn risked her life for peeking at her guest.
Her skill in rappelling is also for peeking into the room from outside the
window, other than that she was also diving inside the bathroom for a long
time. She is an extraordinary secret lecher."
"Tha, that's a horrible evaluation-, demon king-sama! I'm simply watching
over the honored guest's safety!"
Her persuasiveness was nonexistent. The eyes of the residences that were
looking at Soona were all unblinking without exception after all. It was
truly mysterious that guests never stopped coming to the inn even then.
"I beg you! Please come to our inn! Just a bit more, just a bit more and I'll!
I feel like I'll be able to reach it!"
"Reach to where huh?"
Or perhaps it was "to what". Hajime sent his most suspicious gaze of this
year toward her.
"Yes yes-, anyway it's useless talking about it in the street right? Let's
accept the welcome at Soona-chan's place! That'll be alright isn't it?
Mayor?"
"Ah, yes."
Everyone thought, 'You are here mayor…?'. Hajime pulled Shizuku to use
her as shield toward Chrystable that was persistently drawing close to
Hajime while turning his gaze to the city mayor for the first time.
How should he say it… the mayor's appearance looked like he was going to
die.
A body that was thin like wire and the dying hair roots. Dead eyes that had
given up various things and the deep dark circles under his eyes that looked
like they wouldn't disappear until he died. Even though he would look like
a dandy middle aged man at his forty if he dressed well, right now he only
looked like an old man at his eighties. Furthermore, it was an ephemeral old
man who looked like he was going to have a nice chat about his past with
the death god on his bed before passing.
"Now, everyone! I understand how you'll be curious about demon kingsama's party but it's no good if you make too much commotion pyon!
Return to your work! You tournament participants should go back to the
venue too! ――It's fine like this isn't it, mayor?"
"Ah, yes."
"Please refrain from gathering in front of Masaka Inn okay~! Next time
Masaka Inn will sponsor a debriefing meeting about the dinner of demon
king-sama and his party so please be patient until thee~n! ――Is that
alright with that, mayor?"
"Ah, yes."
Other than them the civil officials of Brook, the staff of the church, the
upper management of the guild, and then the people in charge of the event
also came to the mayor but…
All of them didn't "ask for instruction" but merely confirmed "We'll do
this. It's fine right?" to the mayor. And then, the mayor-san would answer
them "Ah, yes" with a transparent expression.
"Sa, say, mayor. Won't it be better if you tell them sternly?"
Hajime spontaneously spoke out but, Yue and Sumire and everyone else
also nodded intensely.
"Ah, yes."
This was awful. Mayor-san, it seemed he was already at his limit.
Hajime felt sympathy for some reason and asked.
"Is there something that you want to do? It looks like we had caused a
ruckus so I won't mind to do a bit of favor――"
"I wish for Catherine to return.
The tone of the first words of the mayor that they heard other than "Ah,
yes" was very strong. It was earnest.
"I wish for Catherine to be summoned here."
Mayor-san repeated.
So it was like that. Brook was turned into the haunts of the wicked was
because that great woman who acted as a break was gone. In understanding,
Hajime felt slightly pressured by the mayor who looked like he was going
to drop dead anytime while saying.
"We, we're going back to the capital after our dinner so… I'll tell her. That,
it'll be better if she returns, seriously."
"Are you god?"
Mayor-san, he stared at Hajime as though he saw the sunlight at the other
side of the cloudy sky. *Trickle* A single tear flowed down.
And then, he took Hajime's hand and strongly, strongly shook it before he
was back to saying "Ah, yes" mechanically to the words of his
surrounding while vanishing inside the crowd.
"Geez-, isn't he pathetic!"
Chrystabel-san harshly criticized the mayor. 'What is this greatest cause of
the damage to mayor's mind is saying', Hajime and others thought with
their unblinking glare stabbing him.
But, his next words made Hajime and others to stiffen together.
"Catherine too, she won't be able to go to her business trip peacefully if her
husband is in that state!"
"Wa, wait a second. Who did you say is whose husband?"
"? Oh, you didn't know? The mayor just now――Adam Walker is
Catherine's husband you know?"
The husband of that metamorphosis type devilish beautiful woman, was that
old man faced mayor who looked like he was going to ascend to heaven…
" " " " "Wha, WHAA――――T!?" " " " "
A scream of surprise slipped out from Hajime and co.
"The mayor you see, in the past he repelled aside the tough warriors of the
guild and snatched away Catherine in this town that is his hometown. He
was a good man with mettle but now, it's a shame~"
"Recently he is aging drastically. As expected he must be lonely that his
beloved wife isn't at his side."
Everyone couldn't even close their mouth hearing Chrystabel's words.
Hearing Soona's comment, they made tsukkomi "That ain't it" inside their
heart.
Catherine who welcomed them to this city that was the haunts of the wicked
as though it was just a normal city wasn't an ordinary person as expected.
At the same time, the instant that stopper was gone, the residences of Brook
immediately went wild to this degree. They also weren't ordinary people as
expected.
"So Brook is the haunts of the wicked from the start huh."
"…Hajime. Let's have Catherine return with demon king authority?"
"Fuh, as expected, husband and wife has to be together isn't it! Isn't it!"
Hajime nodded to the words of Yue and Kaori. Then, the second shocking
word bomb was casually dropped.
"Ah, by the way the only son of Catherine and the mayor, the boy called
Jonathan you see… he was the boy who cosplayed as Hajime-kyun at the
very front just now."
"Mayorrr…"
The son was a trueborn son of Brook town. The demon king party couldn't
help but feel deeper sympathy to the mayor.
After that, Hajime and others somehow arrived at "Masaka Inn" through the
sparkling gazes of the residences that were showering them.
On the wall of the inn,
――The first inn in the world where demon king-sama stayed! Welcome to
Masaka Inn!
――The room where he nurtured love together with the first wife-sama,
available for reservation with special price if you get it now!
――The utensils that were used by demon king-sama party is currently
displayed at the first floor!!
――Demon king party's cosplay goods, on sale with special price!
It was jammed packed with banners. In front of the inn, there were "demon
king cracker" that had Hajime's face as deformed character printed on it,
"special tomato juice – made by Yue-sama's supervision", "special three
colors dango made by hammer pounding that was directly taught from Shiasama", etc. Commodities that Hajime and others had no recollection about
were lined up all over the place, but they did their best ignoring them and
entered the dining hall.
――Masaka's Kururu dish that demon king-sama greatly loves! The
recommendation is teriyaki!
There was a horizontal banner in the dining hall. In addition, huge words of
"Demon king-sama's words" were drawn on the wall, and beneath it,
――I surely won't forget the hospitality that I received from this inn for my
whole life. When this rigorous journey is over, I want to come here again to
eat Masaka's Kururu dish
Such comment that he didn't have the slightest memory of saying was
written there.
"Aaa!?"
As expected Hajime couldn't hold back and sent demon king style iron claw
at Soona-chan.
"Oi, what's that?"
"Wha, what could you be possibly talking abo――AH!?"
The prosthetic hand that looked like human hand at the outside but was
actually made from azantium at the inside dug into Soona-chan's head until
the very limit. Soona-chan's head was about to pop like balloon.
"I-I-I-I, I'm sorry! Should I say it was just a bit of sudden impulse! This
inn became like a tourist attraction because it was an inn where demon
king-sama stayed so, I took a bit of advantage――"
"A bit?"
"Catherine-san isn't here, and it's a chance for a thriving business so I did it
without thinking at all I'm sorryyyyyyyyy-"
*Mekya mekya mekya-*, Soona's head was making a sound that it
shouldn't make.
"Hajime-kyun! Forgive her! The merchants of Brook Town are all taking
advantage of demon king popularity like mad, so it's not just Soona-chan's
fault pyon!"
"That's even worse! You guys, you went demon king this and that, but
actually you all got no respect for me at all right!? You guys are fully
intending to make use of me, or rather you guys already made use of me
like mad!"
"The sales on the whole town rose explosively pyon! Thanks to that we
also could build a worthy outer wall for a holy land!"
"So the fund for that is from there huh!"
"Next we're going to build the bronze statue of Hajime-kyun and others
and then the church worshipping the demon king pyon!"
"Stop-, stop only that! I don't wanna to become like Aiko!"
"Hajime-kun!? Horrible!"
If something like bronze statue was created… 'I'll paint Brook town
crimson-' Hajime yelled with an air that expressed his seriousness. As
expected even Chrystabel thought that this was bad. He was unusually
sweating coldly while saying "I, I'll notifiy everyone" and withdrew.
Even though he just wanted to have meal while basking in nostalgia, the
chaos was continuing for some reason.
If they seriously didn't return Catherine here, the risk of Brook's eccentrics
running wild to no end was big. He couldn't help but shudder.
Even after Ehito was destroyed, the people of Tortus continued to hold faith
to " Ehiclibereithe pure Ehito" and the holy church. So far as it went, the
demon king was thought to be at the side of that Ehic-san so he thought
there would be no problem but…
Depending on the situation, factions might be born. Like the Ehic factionold
church faith and demon king factionnew church faith. He wanted to be
spared from being set up as the symbol of a religious war. Especially
because of the shame it would bring.
"Hajime-kun♪ A bronze statuse, isn't that fine! Together with Yue-san and
others too! Everyone as bronze statue♪"
"Aiko, you're planning to bring us down with you huh…"
"Hey, Hajime-kun. Are you really fine with making someone like my
daughter your wife? She is a daughter who will bring down even her mother
with her you know?"
Ai-chan hugged Hajime's arm with a truly nice smile while going
'Comrade♪Comrade♪'. Seeing that, not just Hajime and Akiko, even Yue
and others sent a cold stare at her. It wasn't like they didn't understand her
feeling but… that was that. This was this!
"Err, demon king-sama~. It looks like the meal is finished you knoow"
Soona who was becoming flaccid in her state that was held up by Hajime's
iron claw said. When they looked, the inn mistress and her husband were
making apologetic look about their daughter while bringing in the food.
Although this inn was making exaggerated promotion like mad, the
delicious smell drifting from the food was enough to make the stomach of
Hajime and co to cry out. It was at the level where they held a great
expectation. With that Soona too was tossed away with Hajime saying 'You
narrowly escaped death' and the matter wasn't turned into something
serious.
Soona muttered "I, I thought I was going to die… but, this feeling… ah, I,
might have come…" with a small voice, but no one gave a damn. They
didn't want to know anything about what this problem girl reached through
that danger to her life.
The meal that began after such chaos was coupled with deliciousness that
didn't betray the aroma. All the chaos from before became like a lie and a
peaceful atmosphere enveloped the table.
Surely Chrystabel leaving was also playing a large factor. They were in the
middle of family trip, so it seemed he was also being considerate as an
outsider but,
"I'll go call the children who are in the middle of training♪ Look forward to
it while waiting!"
It was really concerning about what he said. "Children in the middle of
training", just what could it mean…
It didn't feel like the food would go through their throat if they thought
deeply about it, so for the time being they forgot it. Together with the full
powered wink of Chyrstabel-chan when he left.
Like that, around the time when their stomach was filled to a certain degree.
Everyone was showing a satisfied smile for the other world cooking.
Especially those like Kaoruko who loved cooking, they looked like they
were having a lot of fun.
Sensing that slightly calm atmosphere, the inn mistress――Kiina Masaka
and the cook who was her husband――Galadrius Masaka who seemed to
have waiting for the right timing came to give their greeting.
Hajime and others learned their name for the first time. The husband was a
calm looking person with slight playfulness that could be felt from him
but… his name was quite showy. The father and son Shuu and Hajime
slightly reacted "Cool…" in their heart.
The inn mistress spoke in shame.
"Everyone, I'm truly grateful for your visit to Masaka Inn today. We never
even imagined that everyone will visit here again… furthermore this time
there are even the goddess of harvest-sama and the family. It's truly a great
honor."
"Right now we're in the middle of tracing back our journey. We stopped by
here on the way."
"I see. At that time there were only Yue-sama and Shia-sama. Fufu, demon
king-sama too has been really…"
Really, what? That gaze moved toward Tio, Shizuku, Kaori, Remia, and
then at the end her gaze moved back forth to Myuu and Remia several times
before the inn mistress smiled 'hohoho' complacently.
She looked like someone with common sense, but perhaps she was also a
Brook citizen at heart. Should they said that it was to be expected for the
mother to be like this when the daughter was like that?
But, at that timing, Hajime and Shia suddenly got surprised and turned their
gaze to the same direction.
"I bring the after meal dessert~"
As expected from the poster girl of a famous inn. Although they were small
plated, she placed five plates on one arm that she stretched with also
another plate on her head. She brought those desserts without any difficulty
at all to their table.
But, that wasn't what they should pay attention to. Hajime looked at Soona
with a gaze like an explorer who just discovered an UMA.
"…You, was your presence this thin?"
"Or rather, it felt like your presence vanished from the kitchen for an
instant though…"
"?"
Soona-chan placed the plates with a dumbfounded face as though she really
didn't know what Hajime and Shia were talking about.
However, Yue and others shuddered hearing what they said. Their face said
'Eh? Now that they mentioned it, since when this girl is this near?'. Shia
whose senses were the most sensitive to detect presence and Hajime whose
senses were second after her failed to grasp this girl's presence even if it
was only for an instant? Though there was no doubt that they were letting
their guard down, so this being just their imagination… was also possible.
"Oi, Soona. You, "what" did you arrived at before this?"
"I don't really understand what are you say――"
Hajime's left hand made some gesture. The danger of iron claw was going
to come once more.
Soona-chan was sweating coldly, however right after that she puffed out her
chest and spoke with an amazing smug look.
"If I have to say it, then I guess it's "Inn's poster girl – final secret
technique"."
"Really, just where are you heading to huh."
"To watch over the guests no matter where and when. I want to become
such super first class girl of the inn."
"Really, just why is this kind of inn is so popular…"
Soona-chan had most likely, surely, reached the super first class peeking
skill without a doubt. It felt like his sanitySAN would be shaved away if he
asked the details, so Hajime didn't pursue deeply.
When staring into the abyss, the abyss would also stare back at you… a
certain abyss-san said that while making a stylish turn.
In exchange, everyone of Yaegashi family was deeply interested. Shuuzou
asked.
"If I remember correctly, I heard that the people of the rabbit clan are
skilled in controlling their presence but… you're of the human race, am I
right in considering that?"
"Of course. Look, I also don't have rabbit ears right?"
She made rabbit ears with her hands and hopped *pyon pyon*.
"Fumu. In that case you're really something. I wish you will teach us the
trick even if it's just one…"
"Trick, is it… I don't know what trick you're referring to but, it's not like
I'm not thinking that perhaps you will manage somehow if you watch over
Shia-san."
It seemed she wouldn't admit that she was able to manipulate her presence
till the end. Koichi continued the questioning. For Yaegashi family who
lived in the shadow ――cough-, had hobby for acrobatics, they wished to
learn about Soona-chan's "inn girl's technique" no matter what. Shizukuchan was staring fixedly at her family! Koichi papa ignored her!
"No no, she is a rabbit man race which is a race that excelled in presence
manipulation from the beginning right? A method that is even us human
can do is――"
"It's troubling even if you ask me who is nothing more than an inn girl
but… as expected perhaps by firmly and slowly and stickily watching Shiasan closely you might learn something or perhaps not."
"…I see. In other words it's "learning by watching"."
Everyone of Yaegashi family (excluding the daughter) simultaneously
turned their face toward Shia. They stared at her without blinking. They
stared witho~-ut blinking.
"Hajime-san, what should I do? Somehow a stray bullet is coming to me."
"Should I watch over you?"
"You bully desu!"
Somehow everyone's gaze gathered on Shia and she got extremely
uncomfortable.
There Myuu raised her hand to ask.
"Yes! Soona-oneechan! Can I ask a question? Nano!"
"While I'm greatly moved being called as Soona-oneechan, of course I'll
answer that question!"
"Myuu has often watched Shia-oneechan but, Myuu can't do presence
manipulation! What kind of Shia-oneechan Myuu has to watch so Myuu
can learn it?"
"Wai-, Myuu-chan!?"
It was the pure question of Myuu-chan who wanted to become strong.
Shia's rabbit ears stood on end *usa-!?* hearing that.
"Soona-oneechan also can't do something like presence manipulation
but…"
Soona started with that while throwing her gaze to empty air in
reminiscence and ――spoke.
"For example, like Shia-san who crawled along the corridor when she
attempted to make a secret night visit to demon king-sama's room in the
middle of night while thinning down her presence to the extreme."
"Soona-san!?"
"Or like Shia-san who entered into the room when demon king-sama and
Yue-san went out for a bit and concealed her breathing under the bed while
waiting for a chance to arrive."
"Oy you-, inn girlll! If you don't you're your mouth now then a sure kill
rabbit punch will come flying――"
"Or like Shia-san who invaded from behind the ceiling and slipped into
demon king-sama's bed."
"Rabbit Punch"
"Ah!?"
Soona-chan was struck from the back of her head by a pulled back fist that
flew from the front. She sank on the ground.
Everyone's gaze gathered on Shia. This time a different emotion was put
inside their eyes. Their gaze was really lukewarm.
Shia's face became bright red. She squirmed *usa usa* restlessly.
"Tha, that couldn't be helped can it. Hajime-san and Yue-san at that time
would forget my existence if I didn't go that far desuu."
" "Aa~~" "
Hajime and Yue's face turned understanding. Although Yue's attitude
softened after they cleared Raisen Great Labyrinth, Hajime's attitude was
still very salty.
Soona who revived like a slime rubbed the back of her head while being
lost in deep emotion.
"It was magnificent. The presence was so thin that I almost lost sight of her
if I didn't have my surging passion."
"Just who in the world are you who were able to use your secretly pervert
soul to normally observe Shia who seriously killed her presence?"
"Fuh, if you set up mirrors using superb angle inside the plumbing, then it's
possible to observe even from my own room――"
"Ma'aaamm! Check the plumbing right away! This damn girl made a
surveillance network there!"
"Please rest assured. It's already removed. I'm doing periodical check after
all. Because if it's left alone it will increase like rats."
"Don't just deal with the symptom, cure the source, your daughter's
sickness that is."
"It's an incurable sickness."
"Demon king-sama and Okaa-san, both of you're horrible! Besides even
Okaa-san, before you married Otou-san you would observe a lot of guests
night by night――"
"Just what are you blurting out in front of the guests!?"
As expected, it seemed the daughter was like this because the mother was
like that. In exchange of the inn mother-daughter who was starting to make
a ruckus 'gyaa gyaa', the husband with cool name lowered his head.
"My deepest apologies. Should I say that the family lineage of my wife has
that kind of disposition…"
"A secretly pervert disposition huh. Don't tell me that she is running an inn
is also because as the extension of her hobby?"
"I think that's not it but… actually, the family lineage of my wife has been
running inns for generations all this time. Also, it's not just Soona, everyone
in my wife's family is good at moving without being noticed by people…
Also, I believe that you have known about Soona becoming the quiz queen
from the banner but"
"Aah, I forgot that because of too much impacts but, what about it?"
According to him, it seemed that people following after the demon king's
track with historians at the lead were rushing her to gather data. Naturally
the person they were gathering data the most from was Soona-chan due to
her very great observation.
"Actually, I was also told that my wife's family is good at information
gathering or something… they're excessively good at asking what they
want to know from casual conversation."
In other words, the scholars who came here instead got asked about the
information of Hajime and co that they gathered from all over the place. As
the result she became an unbeatable quiz queen.
Not just Hajime, even the expression of Yue and others were convulsing.
They thought, 'Hey, claiming as "just an inn girl" is too forced already isn't
it? No matter how you think you're a first class spy aren't you!?',
"What kind of person the ancestor of Masaka family was…"
"Who knows. There isn't also anything like family tree so… Based from
what I learned, everyone single one of them was of the human race and
managed normal inns though."
'But', Galadrius continued.
"When I married, my wife's parents gave me a condition."
"Condition?"
"Yes. ――Don't discriminate demihuman race. If I can't do that, they
won't accept me as son-in-law they said."
"…Hee. They were follower of the church right?"
"Yes, of course. But, it seems that's the teaching that had been inherited by
generations of Masaka family. Well, the family business is inn. So I think
it's a teaching to treat all customers equally seeing that this is a service
business."
Or perhaps, the ancestor had a reason that they didn't want to discriminate
demihuman race――right now it was beastman race though――and
wanted to look after them.
Yue spoke her conjecture with a pondering face.
"…There is also the matter of presence manipulation, could it be, there was
a rabbitman race among the family ancestors?"
"Even if there was, it was a long time ago that even the family tree couldn't
be traced back right? It's a bit hard to believe that they can continue inherit
that disposition until now."
"As for me, that make it sounded like the past rabbitman race is so much of
a secret pervert that it got genetically succeeded by the later generation.
That's a bit unpleasant…"
In any case, it seemed that Soona-chan's familial technique of highest level
that reached the extreme came to be only because there was the groundwork
from her bloodline and learning by watching the bugged rabbit. 'What the
hell with that', Hajime made a tsukkomi to himself.
"I see. As expected it can't be learned just in one day."
"As expected the quickest shortcut is none other than diligent training."
"That's right, father-in-lawOtou-san, dear. There will be interaction with
the people of Hauria in our travel schedule right? How about we suggest to
have joint training there?"
"That's a good idea, Kirino!"
Shizuku-chan was looking with a chilly gaze! 'That's a stupid idea!' It was
clear that her gaze was saying that. Because, it was that Hauria they were
talking about! Yaegashi mixing with them, dangerous! Absolutely no good!
When they also finished eating the desert with such conversation in the
middle.
'Let's return to the palace to prepare for tomorrow after looking around the
town for a bit. Eh? Aren't we going to stay at Masaka Inn? Who the hell is
going to stay at the inn with this kind of pure spy girl here! We're returning
to the palace!' With that kind of atmosphere Hajime and co stood up from
their chair――in that moment.
"Hajime-kyun! Everyone! Leave it to us to show all of you around the town
pyon♪"
*Zuban* The door was opened with a loud sound and the frilly muscle
monster―― Chyrstabel appeared.
No, he certainly said "us" just now.
" " " " "Hajime-kyun! We had been looking forward to our day of
reunion pyon♪" " " " "
Muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle
muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle
muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle muscle.
Frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill
frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill frill
frill.
The monster parade of muscle and frill was approaching with density that
might pulverize the inn's entrance.
Hajime was surrounded in the blink of eye. The muscles were talking
*michi michi-michi michi-* in high spirit to him! They seemed to have
been rushing to come here, The breathing they exhaled *bashuuh* and the
glistening sweats on their skin were pressed on Hajime's face all over!
"Uboa"
"…Nn!? Hajimeee-, hang in thereee!"
"Aah, he is foaming in the mouth!"
"Papaaa-. Don't die nano!"
"My my, how awful!"
"Kaori! Regeneration magic, quickly! Goshujin-sama art dying from
shock!"
"Wait! Shizuku-chan is also fainting with the white of her eyes showing!
She is whispering things like the capital's guild or Mariabel's muscle,
anyway it's like she is seriously ill!"
"A, anyway, I, I'll use soul magic to Hajime-kun!"
The unusual occurrence of the demon king dying, once more.
The town that was making the godslaying demon king to be in the verge of
dying two times in such a short time――the holy land Brook.
Indeed, it was certainly just as Hajime said, this place was the haunted…
that was what Sumire and others thought with conflicted expression while
looking at Hajime and Shizuku who were receiving emergency treatment.
By the way, the manly women of "Bel Familymanly women
descendant"who were peering timidly on Hajime and Shizuku with worried
look were the thugs at Horlad Town who got 'smashed' by Hajime a little
bit before Kaori confessed to him.
They also participated in the legendary decisive battle, but because their
training period was short and they were still inexperienced, unlike Yue's
first smash partner Mariabel and ArabelAbel who was at the very least a
gold rank adventurer, they were going through demonic remodeling――or
rather training day and night to become "proper Bel" or something.
In other words, it seemed they were still lacking in muscle and cuteness.
These people who sought the way of the manly woman who was still
lacking polishing in their muscle and adorableness seemed to be dreaming
to be reunited with the demon king who gave them the chance (?) to enter
this path. They went "To be able to give a tour of this town, how lovely!"
and they were reaa~-lly in high spirit so…
"Uuh… who is this place? Where am I…"
Hajime resumed breathing even while in confusion. The meats drew close
*zuzui-!!* in worry with tearful eyes (that looked bloodshot) while yelling
" " " " "Hajime-kyun! Are you okay!?" " " " ",
"What, so this is a dream."
They made the demon king to foam from the mouth once more and fainted.
After that for a while, throughout Masaka Inn, or rather throughout the
whole Brook Town, the scream of "HAJIMEEE~~~!!" from Yue-san and
co, and also together with the scream of "SHIZUKU-CHA~~NN" were
continuing to resound to call back the two's souls back to the living world.