Vol 1 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Chapter 9, “I Like to Touch this Hair”
—– The Village of Wintering, Late Summer, the Diary of the Little Maid Sister
Summer is about to end It has been half a year since the Hero came back
The Mistress has been constantly in high spirits The Paladin comes every day Even when there are no swordses to come up with some reason to come over Sis has to make lunch for six people every day, so when it rains and it see over, it’s really a headache for her Because that et really fat
The Chief Maid left on a trip for a bit, and when she ca school But, I really can’t skip cleaning!
Moreover, I learnt a lot of names of flowers this year I also learnt how to bake bread Today I oes somewhere different every day, but he always co
Today he went hunting for boars to make boar hotpot Good job, Hero!
—– The Village of Wintering, the Mansion of the De at the Backyard
The Feher!”
Lousy Soldier: “Yes, s sword
Lousy Knight: “Yes, s sword
The Fe, hold the shi+eld properly Don’t expose your throat! Don’t drop your posture! Stab hard and fast for the centre of the mass! If you expose your weak points, you will die on the field!”
Lousy Soldier: “Y, yah!” Swings sword
Lousy Knight: “Take, this!” Swings sword
The Hero: “Wrong!! It’shere, then here! Then here!”
Disciple nobles sword
Disciple Soldier: “Haiya!” Swings sword
The Hero: “Not bad,a bit further back!”
Disciple nobleman: “Like, like this?” Shuffles
Disciple Soldier: “You’re finally getting it” Swings sword
Disciple nobles sword
Disciple Soldier: “That’s it!” Swings sword
The Hero: “See, you can do it if you try Now another 3,000 swings!”
Disciple nobleman: “Whaaat!?”
Disciple Soldier: “Wh, what!?”
The Feht, stop! Run five laps around the lake!”
Lousy Soldier: “Y, yes, ma’am!”
Lousy Knight: “F, five!?”
The Female Paladin: “It’s pointless if you’re not tired out On the battlefield, running away only happens after a fair deal of fighting, doesn’t it? In other words, you’ll be as tired as you are now, and if your legs can’t et going!”
Lousy Soldier & Lousy Knight: “Y, yes, ma’am!”
The Hero: “Alright then, you guys go as well Don’t lose out”
Disciple nobleman: “Huh!?”
Disciple Soldier: “Yes!”
The Hero: “Wait, you guys take these sacks of potatoes with you too!”
Disciple nobleman: “What!? Why!? That’s insane!”
The Hero: “If you’re fleeing and you see a little kid, you’ve got to carry the kid with you and run, right? That’s what it means to be a Hero”
Disciple nobleman sobs
Disciple Soldier: “Un, understood! Let’s go!”
Disciple nobleman: “Ahhhhh!”
The Hero: “Ah–! What strapping young !”
The Feh”
The Hero: “That’s not true, someone else tires them out when she teaches them”
The Female Paladin: “You’re about there yourself, you bully”
The Hero: “Really? I guess so”
The Fe to die eventually”
The Hero: “It’s alright, it’s alright It’s a real learning experience if you die halfway!”
The Female Paladin: “Really now……”
The Hero: “Whew, it’s so hot” Throws armour off
The Feraceful”
The Hero: “You’re so strict…… Fine Is this okay?” Lays it down gingerly
The Fe your life Treat it with sonity”
The Hero: “Hot– I’o take a bath by the well”
The Female Paladin: “Oh, really?”
The Hero walks off
The Female Paladin walks off as well
The Hero: “Hm?”
The Fe?”
The Hero: “Why are you following me?”
The Female Paladin: “It’s too hot, I need to take a bath too”
The Hero: “Is that so”
The Female Paladin: “Mmm”
The Hero: “Alright, shall we? Ngg!” Cranks pump
The Fe is really convenient”
The Hero: “Really…… Have we got enough water?”
Water gushes out
The Fereat! I’m all rested up”
The Hero: “Alright…… Let’s go, let’s go!”
Water gushes out
The Feain!”
The Hero: “You’re really enjoying yourself! ……Okay, here we go again”
The Feuy”
Water gushes out
The Fe is the best”
The Hero: “Indeed!”
The Female Paladin: “Then, one more please”
The Hero: “Leave it tohere covered in sweat for you!”
The Fe up on the little things”
The Hero: “This bath was my idea!”
The Female Paladin: “Here, a wet towel”
The Hero: “Nice! It feels great! Like hell it does!” Annoyed
The Female Paladin: “No choice then I’ll have to draw the water Let’s switch”
The Hero: “Alright!”
The Feo then” Stands up
The Hero: “……!?”
The Female Paladin: “What?”
The Hero: “H, h, h, hey!”
The Female Paladin: “Don’t make such a slimy face”
The Hero: “Hey, hat Why do you just have a towel on?”
The Fe? Hey, Hero My breasts are co this towel, that’s the size they are, is this soto cut you up!”
The Hero: “It’s all white, it’s all white”
The Feet down there”
The Hero: “Y, yeah” Trembles
The Fe —“
The Hero: “Y, yeah”
The Fe”
The Hero: “It’s co—“
Water gushes out
The Female Paladin: “Wash your hair as well…… Oof”
The Hero: “I’m not a kid!”
Water gushes out
The Female Paladin: “Hey, Hero”
The Hero: “?”
The Female Paladin: “I’ll lend this to you It’s soap we made at the Holy Order”
The Hero: “Ohh, thanks”
The Female Paladin: “Watch out it’s slippery”
Water gushes out
The Hero: “Ahhh, I’m all washed up!”
The Female Paladin: “Me too”
The Hero: “……! ……!” Jumps around
The Feet possessed?”
The Hero: “There’s water in my ear”
The Female Paladin: “You’re such a kid Here, use this towel”
The Hero: “Ohh, thanks”
The Female Paladin: “Rub it in properly, your hair’s all fluffy after all It absorbs a lot of water, and probably a lot of sweat as well”
The Hero: “Understood” Rubs hair with towel
The Fe a comb?”
The Hero: “The De does it for me I don’t have one myself”
The Female Paladin: “Is that so……”
The Hero: “Hah!” Sits down
The Fe?”
The Hero: “Just felt like taking a seat”
The Female Paladin: “Ahh, what a nice wind……” Wind blows
The Hero: “This country is really the best at the end of Summer”
The Fereat this time of the year”
Grass sways as wind blows……
The Hero: “……”
The Female Paladin: “……”
The Female Paladin: “It would be nice if it was like this forever”
The Hero: “Yeah—“
The Female Paladin: “……”
The Hero: “……”
Grass sways as wind blows……
The Feh”
The Hero: “Yeah”
The Feether, then they’ll coets to be the first wife—“
The Hero: “Even within the Deh it’s time for us to move—“
The Hero and the Female Paladin: “Eh?”
The Feht! Up to now, the war has been a stalemate, but obviously we don’t want it to remain a stalemate”
The Hero: “That’s true”
The Female Paladin: “…… What a problem”
The Hero: “Hm?”
The Fe”
The Hero: “Yeah”
The Fely well-endowed Deenerals and fortresses, if we could completely destroy the military poouldn’t that put an end to the war?”
The Hero: “Ahh Well”
The Female Paladin: “No?”
The Hero: “It’s hard to say”
The Feht?”
The Hero: “That’s not entirely accurate”
The Female Paladin: “Really?”
The Hero: “The De to achieve an end to the hich is neither a victory nor a defeat That’s why I don’t think she’d agree to a proposal that involves such annihilation”
The Female Paladin: “Is that so”
The Hero: “She intends to save the Demon Race as well in her way”
The Female Paladin: “Is that…… so?”
The Hero: “Probably”
The Female Paladin: “How odd”
The Hero: “I don’t think so I think this is much better”
The Female Paladin: “Really?”
The Hero: “You and I are definitely strong…… The Mage ent to the Cosmic Library as well I’ down ene our friends ood and all for us to take down the entire Demon Army, but if we’re not around and the Demon Army were to launch a counter-attack, ould defend the people then?”
The Female Paladin: “That’s the responsibility of the Holy Crusaders and the rest of the Human Army”
The Hero: “Do you think that will solve things?”
The Female Paladin: “I’m sure of it”
The Hero: “Moreover, e do after we purge all the Demon extremists?”
The Female Paladin: “Eh?” Stunned
The Hero: “If we destroy the fortresses and the arht? There are Demons who didn’t take part in the war, or Demons who are neutral If humans were to completely obliterate the Demon Army, that would leave the Demons defenceless That would mean each of the Demon Races would be failed states — And then, e do?”
The Female Paladin: “Th, that’s……”
The Hero: “Will we hunt the said…… Colonise?”
The Female Paladin: “What do you mean?”
The Hero: “ ‘The practice of invading so their resources for oneself’ That“
The Female Paladin: “That’s There’s no way Humans would”
The Hero: “That’s what I said too”
The Female Paladin: “!”
The Hero: “I couldn’t continue either In any case, can you begin to understand the anger faced by the Demons who are taken as slaves froainst the Humans and the seeds will just be sown for this world to explode into violence again”
The Female Paladin: “That’s……”
The Hero: “Let’s assue to kill of the bulk of the Hu up the Southern United Kingdo the Holy City Every human, down to the last one, is conquered by the Demons In every part of the world, hu hot Su Winter, they have to continue on in a state of hunger and misery What would you do then?”
The Feone, I will kill the Demons!”
The Hero: “There you go, what’s the difference?”
The Female Paladin: “……”
The Hero: “In this case, what’s the difference between this and another world war? Hoould the five or six of us be able to put an end to it? The world would continue in misery until it ended, wouldn’t it?
The De, she ht one-on-one, well…… She’s the sa’s a bitBut, it’s about the same Whether it’s you or Granpda, I doubt there would be a proble either of them”
The Female Paladin: “……”
The Hero: “But, fro, she’s…… Already noticed that there was such a solution It would not be difficult to end this war through a show of extreme force But, there would be no way to put out the flames of war”
The Female Paladin flinches
The Hero: “She’s quite ae, but her ability to ”
The Female Paladin: “That’s why……”
The Hero: “?”
The Female Paladin: “That’s why you……”
The Hero: “Yeah?”
The Female Paladin: (Love her……?)
The Hero: “Yep That’s e’re comrades”
The Female Paladin: “……”
Grass sways as wind blows……
The Hero: “On another note—“
The Female Paladin: “……”
The Hero: “You’re pretty a yourself—“
The Female Paladin: “Eh?”
The Hero: “You became the Grandmaster of the Holy Order after you caht? You helped to raise the living standards for the poor farh just a year before, you were slicing Boar Demons to 3cm slices!”
The Feht it back!”
The Hero: “But, still, a” Distant smile
The Hero: “All of you were a I was surprised, shocked even Every day we ate our fill, and I was always luckily enough to have such warm people by my side I was happy”
The Female Paladin: “There was no outcome to that”
The Hero: “Really? But, still—Heh”
The Female Paladin: “……”
Grass sways as wind blows
The Hero: “All I kno to do is destroy things, so the two of you were…… No, everyone was…… Wonderful”
—- The Village of Wintering, the Mansion of the De, Bathroom
Door opens
The Hero: “Heyyyy!”
The De over?”
The Hero: “It’s over, it just finished”
The De: “Good job!”
The Hero: “Are you taking a break as well?”
The Deotiations over the proposal have concluded”
Little Maid Sister: “The Mistress has been all jittery and excited over your co back home, Hero!”
The De” Squeezes cheeks
Little Maid Sister: “Boohoo I’m…… Soy……”
The Hero: “Ah, what good friends you are”
Little Maid Sister coughs
The De unnecessary”
Little Maid Sister: “Alright, please take a seat I’ll bring soe water in a while”
The De: “What’s that?”
The Hero: “Is it cold?”
Little Maid Sister: “It’s water cooled in bottles in the well ♪ I came up with it myself!”
The De: “Well, well”
The Hero: “It’s delicious!”
Little Maid Sister: “Thanks ♪”
The De: “This is…… Carbon Dioxide?”
Little Maid Sister: “I learnt it from the mistress, so I wanted to put it to some use!”
The De to be a brewer”
The Hero: “It’s bubbly and delicious The sweetness of the honey goes great with it too”
Little Maid Sister: “Thanks ♪”
The Dereat chef some day”
The Hero: “Heh? That glutton?”
The De: “An excellent chef has to be someone who kno to appreciate food”
The Hero: “Really?”
Little Maid Sister: “Chef?”
The Dereat food”
Little Maid Sister: “That sounds wonderful ♪”
The Hero: “Wow, there are flowers in it too”
The De!”
The Hero: “This is so good it really makes me want to drool”
Little Maid Sister: “I’ve got to go tell sis!”
The Hero: “What about?”
Little Maid Sister: “I’ve becole day!”
The Hero: “I think you’ve !”
Little Maid Sister: “I’!”
Door slams shut! Little Maid Sister runs off!
The De: “How boisterous”
The Hero: “Yeah, but she seems happy”
The De: “?”
The Hero: “AT the beginning, she was always hiding behind her sister”
The De: “Yeah, but she still had a lot to say”
The Hero: “ ‘The girl wearing spectacles is evil’, right?”
The Deht The Chief Maid really surprised me!”
The Hero: “Really?”
The De: “Yeah, what did she say after that ‘An existence where you don’t take charge of your existence is just that of an insect’ That’s what she said”
The Hero: “Yeah”
The De: “On a side note”
The Hero: “?”
The De: “What’s up with you?”
The Hero: “What do you mean?”
The De: “You’re so unkempt”
The Hero: “What?”
The De: “You’re terrible I’ll comb it for you”
The Hero: “Oh, my hair It’s fine isn’t it”
The De: “It’s not fine Take care of yourself more”
The Hero: “Hehe”
The De brushes the Hero’s hair
The De: “It’s all fluffy”
The Hero: “You’ve really brushed it”
The De: “Of course It’s my hobby after all”
The Hero: “Why…… How troublesome”
The Deood But, it would be nice if you let your fringe grow out Why don’t you?”
The Hero: “H battles”
The Deht?”
The Hero: “Yeah, the Committee for the City of the Gate”
The De?”
The Hero: “Yeah Of course I’ll be going as the Black Knight, representing the na”
The De: “That’s the way it is”
The Hero: “Is so bad about that?”
Brushes hair
The Deon Lord”
The Hero: “Ahh, him? It’s true that when I first met him, he was a stubborn old fool just as they say, but recently he’s becohter was made the representative for Outskirts Demons at the Committee for the City of the Gate, he didn’t make one complaint”
The De: “Yeah, that’s the heart of the problem”
The Hero: “?”
The De: “Ahh Aheht back?”
The Hero: “No, this ti some Ennichi celebrations on the streets”
The De: “Ennichi?”
The Hero: “It’s soested it”
The De: “Hmm”
The Hero: “It seems there’ll be lots of free, cheap and special food to eat and the night will be lit up with lanterns After that, there’ll be a band to play music”
The Deoal is for interaction?”
The Hero: “Yeah, relations are still tense between the human et to interact with the De fun”
The De conquered and colonised?”
The Hero: “Yeah, I experienced it myself”
The De: “What an unfortunate example The administration of the Human Holy Crusaders wasn’t just bad, it can be said to have been a disaster”
The Hero: “The Merchants don’t discriainst the Demons and there are people like the East Fortress Commander who treat them fairly”
The Deh he needs to calm down a little”
The Hero: “Well, he’s done his best Now I’ll be the representative of the De from the balcony, I’m sure the ood children”
The De said, what’s the topic for discussion?”
The Hero: “There has been a proposal for the construction of a hospital to help treat injuries and boost healthcare and hygiene”
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Explanation
Ennichi: A special day where people go to shi+nto temples to pray A lot less common nowadays, it was also a day for people to throw festivals and set up stalls selling food and games
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The Deood viewpoint”
The Hero: “It was proposed by the Fire Dragon Lady It’s not going to be a charitable on Race has already proposed to put up half the funding as well as tools and building e labour force, so there have been a lot of poor De to say, but it’s creating a very bad vibe in the area”
The De to watch what the economic result will be”
The Hero: “Anyway, it see to the Ennichi festival, the Fire Dragon Ladyabout Apple Candy, so I’ll be back home late”
The De: “—“
The Hero: “Showingthe residents to relax more is also one of my responsibilities”
The De: “—“
—— The Winter Palace, the Study with a Mountain of Books
Lone Winter King: “It’s this bad?”
Butler: “Young ht?”
Lone Winter King: “Bring”
Butler: “Yes”