Vol 2 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Voluood, Hero”
——– The Village of Wintering, a Morning in Deep Winter, the Entrance to the Village
Thin Villager: “Hoi!”
Middle-Aged Villager: “What’s the situation?”
Thin Villager: “It’s cold today too”
Middle-Aged Villager: “Yeah, it’s freezing Where are you going?”
Thin Villager: “I’ pork to the shed”
Middle-Aged Villager: “I’o cut out some ice…”
Thin Villager: “?”
Middle-Aged Villager: “Hey! Hey!”
Thin Villager: “Oh, isn’t it the Scholar! I’d heard you’d gone to the city, but why have you returned to the village?!”
Middle-Aged Villager: “Hey! Scholar!”
The De shi+vers
The Hero: “Stop shi+vering”
Both walk off
Thin Villager: “Welcome back! Scholar!”
Middle-Aged Villager: “Welcome back!”
The De: “Yeah I’m back” Smiles
——- The Village of Wintering, the Manor of the De, in a Warm Room
Elder Sister Maid: “I apologise, Mistress”
The De: “I already said it’s fine, didn’t I?”
Elder Sister Maid: “But I borrowed your for impact, I’ve probably messed up all of the Mistress’s plans”
The Deet killed and becoo back to I know that your spirit would try its best, but a spirit is still a spirit”
Elder Sister Maid: “Y-yes…”
The De: “I’ve heard all about it from the Hero on the way back Don’t worry”
Elder Sister Maid: “Y-yes…”
The De else happened in this tiry?”
The Hero: “Nope, I’ve kept everything good”
Elder Sister Maid: “Nope, everyone has been really nice to us”
Little Sister Maid: “Yeah! Yeah! They even taught us the cuisine of the Kingdom of Metal!”
The De forward to it then”
The Hero: “Heh What’s it like… the cuisine of the Kingdom of Metal?”
Little Sister Maid: “Things like Pirate Soup or Roasted Suckling Pig”
The Hero: “That sounds extravagant”
Little Sister Maid: “It has a strong flavour and tastes incredibly delicious”
The Hero: “Ohh, I can sort of taste it”
The Chief Maid: “So there were no probleone?”
Elder Sister Maid: “Because the house has been e the villagers clean their homes and sweep the snow Since you ca cleaning We hope to bring everything back to the same state as it was yesterday”
Little Sister Maid: “I tried my best too!”
The Chief Maid: “What did you do?”
Little Sister Maid: “I washed all the sheets! And I scrubbed all the linen!”
The Chief Maid: “Fine You get some points”
Elder Sister Maid: “Then, I’ll get back to cleaning the place”
Little Sister Maid: “Eh? But I wanted to talk…”
Elder Sister Maid: “Back to cleaning We can talk over dinner If we stand here and talk all day, you’re going to end up hibernating soon, aren’t you?”
Little Sister Maid: “Uhh—”
Elder Sister Maid: “Alright, let’s go”
Little Sister Maid: “See you soon, Mistress!”
The Chief Maid: “Alright, Your Majesty I’ve got to clean up the ot a lot of chores to do”
The De on you”
The Hero: “Thank you”
The Chief Maid: “Oh, that’s right”
The De: “What?”
The Chief Maid: “I’m not sure if there’re still parts of the house which are dirty I haven’t finished checking so, though it’s a bit inconvenient, try not to move around too httime”
The Deood job”
The Hero: “It’s just cleaning though, on’t die from dirt”
The Chief Maid: “If you walk around the house while it’s still dirty, you increase the a I have to do Especially you, Hero, you don’t care about any of these things”
——- The Village of Wintering, the Manor of the De, in a Warm Room
The Hero: “The Chief Maid is way too neurotic—”
The De: “Hehehe Just listen to her for now”
The Hero: “?”
The De: “She just wants us to rest for a bit”
The Hero: “Yeah, I guess… Let’s relax”
The De: “That’s the spirit”
Snuggles
The Hero: “…”
The De: “…”
Snuggles
The Hero: “So, tell me about this Quriltai”
The De of the Chiefs of the various races in the Demon World A really important conference”
The Hero: “Is it alright for you to come back here?”
The De: “After I officially announced it, it’ll still take a ers have been sent to every corner of the Kingdo , it is al to have two Kurultais in his lifetis spend their entire ti even one Kurultai”
The Hero: “Hmmm”
The De: “The conference will only consist of the Chiefs, but not just the Chiefs will be gathered Their attendants and retinues will co with trade deals and negotiations There will even be young men ill come to try to iet recruited to some elite squad or another It is said that those who are born while a Kurultai is taking place are blessed with bright futures There will also be lots of banquets If you put all the banquets back to back, you could probably eat for a month”
The Hero: “Heh It sounds more like a festival than a conference”
The De-willed Deon Race butto live in isolation fro Race lives as hunters in the mountainous wilderness and barely interacts with anyone For this purpose, the Kurultai is also an opportunity to make contact with those Demon Races who have not had communication with the rest of the world for some time”
The Hero: “I guess there’s no place for a human there”
The De: “Indeed”
The Hero: “At least not at this conference”
The De: “It’s not yet time to repair the relations between Demon and Human”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Don’t worry, it will come eventually For this purpose, thisfilled with research material and reinforcements”
The Hero: “I see”
Candlelights sway in the breeze
The De: “… …”
The Hero: “What’s wrong?”
The De: “No It’s warm, I’m kinda nervous”
The Hero: “Are you tired?”
The Deuess”
The Hero: “When you’re nervous, it’s very easy to forget that you’re feeling tired”
The De: “Is that so?”
The Hero: “Especially so after a climactic You enter a state in which you’re not even sure what’s going on anymore There was once a time, after a battle, when I had juht hours When I got back to the shore, I immediately fell asleep and only woke up two days later”
The De: “That probably only happens to you”
The Hero: “Hmm Will you sleep?”
The Deic”
The Hero: “I see… Umm”
The De: “?”
The Hero: “The floor isn’t soft at all, so you shouldn’t rest there Would you like to use my lap?”
The De: “Can I?”
The Hero: “Please do”
——- The Cheerful Murders Incident No 5
“Stop right there!”
“Get your hands…!”
“Who the hell are you guys?!”
Two shadows danced in the cold and frozenbrown hair who appeared to still be a child, yet she had the fire of life burning in her eyes
Though she were young, there was a sort of pitiful beauty e in the future However, what did not e breasts behind her thin clothing A frillyway to knee socks which hugged her healthy thighs as they bounded strongly across the land
“I am the Cheerful Swordsman!”
A cute youth stood by her side, watching her tenderly His delicate, prepubescent body was visible beneath the thin shi+rt he hile his half-length shorts revealed his thin and ss The boy was not ashamed of the circumstances and froe black shadow
“I am the Cheerful Philosopher!”
The two of theht shone fro like small, shi+ny beans Explosions sounded off alhts illuroup of strange things which resembled bats
“We did it!”
“We did”
The two spun around with their weapons and disappeared
“Purging the ene out if they were actually bad! What stubborn, naïve youngsters! This is going to be known as the ‘Cheerful Murders’! To think it was coo!”
—— The Village of Wintering, the De’s Manor, in a Warm Room
The De: “—♪”
The Hero: “…”
The Deood, Hero”
The Hero: “Oh? That’s good You can sleep even though you’re not sleepy?”
The De: “You’re about to make me”
The Hero: “?”
The De?”
The Hero: “A new novel”
The De: “Huh?”
The Hero: “Yeah, I’m at Volume 5 This is The Cheerful Murders Incident No 5— The Case of the Triple Murders at the Hot Springs”
The De: “I don’t understand”
The Hero: “Actually, neither do I”
The De you don’t understand?”
The Hero: “A friend of mine wrote it”
The De: “Oh?”
The Hero: “The Mage”
The De: “Is that so? She has such a hobby?”
The Hero: “Yup — Ah! This is a secret though! Don’t tell anyone”
The De: “I understand… But even if I know, it’s not like I could tell anyone”
The Hero: “Shall I lend it to you? If you start froether”
The De: “Yay, yay, yay! Let me read!”
The Hero: “Here, it’s really interesting, even though I don’t understand it”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “…”
Fireplace flames lick the air
The De: “Heh… I really don’t like the Lord of Apples”
The Hero: “He’s so annoying, right!”
Pages flipping
The De: “…”
The Hero: “…Hoho”
Pages flipping
The De: “Eh!? He filled the stomach with turnip juice…? What kind of depraved cruelty is this? Is the author for real?!”
The Hero: “…Well, since she’s writing it, it’s all kind of like that”
Fireplace flames lick the air
The De: “Hmmm”
The Hero: “Hoas it?”
The De”
The Hero: “It was interesting, so I read it to the end, but they still didn’t solve the mystery”
The De: “It’s quite a new experience”
The Hero: “Very rare for a mystery novel”
The De technique hidden in those shorts he’s wearing”
The Hero: “…Uhh, I think that’s a bit too farfetched”
The De: “Then what do you think?”
The Hero: “Didn’t she spend sixty pages describing how the villagers turned into zo the roadside?”
The De: “That’s scary”
The Hero: “Really”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “…”
The Deht there would be a day where I could just lie here on your lap and read books with you for an entire day”
The Hero: “Neither did I, with you”
The De: “It’s very warm in your lap”
The Hero: “Yeah”
The De books ontoo That’s whatWe’re bad at the sis, but with a book in our hands, we can read forever, just wondering about things in solitude What is the Huuy is the Hero? — But I never thought about hoarm your lap would be”
The Hero: “There’s no need to treat it like some kind of rare treasure”
The De: “Eh?”
The Hero: “If it’s my lap, you can have it any time”
The De: “Ahh Ahh— Yeah That’s true”
The Hero: “Let’s just relax for today”
—— The Village of Wintering, the Manor of the De, Food Hall
Little Sister Maid: “Tada! Today’s a feast!”
The De: “Wow! It looks delicious!”
The Hero: “Even though the manor is empty, you really went out of your way”
The Chief Maid: “Yeah, a few villagers and the Village Chief have cos on your return”
The Deh”
The Hero: “Yeah”
The Chief Maid: “Then, I’ll serve…”
The De at the saether!”
The Hero: “Yeah!”
The Chief Maid: “But…”
The Deot to be just for today Please forgive me, Chief Maid”
The Chief Maid: “Huh… The job of a Maid is to fulfil the wishes of her mistress…”
The De: “Then, let’s eat!”
The Hero: “Let’s eat!”
The Chief Maid: “You’ve baked bread as well”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes” Smiles
Little Sister Maid: “Today’s bread is baked with raisins Ah, Hero I’ll set the table”
The Hero: “It’s fine Take a break every now and then Let et the soup at least”
Little Sister Maid: “That’s wrong This iseveryone say ‘Delicious ～♪’ Even though that’smakes me happier Until the end, I am a chef”
The Deht, the Little Maid Sister’s work is her oard, isn’t it?”
The Hero: “Is that so? I understand I’ll leave you to it then”
Little Sister Maid: “Yup～♪ “
The Hero: “…”
Little Sister Maid: “How is it?”
The Hero: “Delicious The bacon and potatoes are great too”
Little Sister Maid: “Yeah～♪”
The Chief Maid: “Ahem”
Little Sister Maid: “Yes!”
The Chief Maid: “Don’t shake when you carry the food”
Little Sister Maid: “I’m sorry!”
The Chief Maid: “But hold the food up high”
Little Sister Maid: “Y-yes!”
The Hero: “— She’s got the so prim and proper”
The Deot them well-controlled”
The Chief Maid: “Do your best”
Little Sister Maid: “Yes～♪”
The Hero: “Delicious”
The Dereat with butter too”
The Chief Maid (small voice): “On another note, Your Majesty”
The De: “What is it?”
The Chief Maid (small voice): “Hoas it?”
The De: “What?”
The Chief Maid (sether”
The De: “Yeah, it was fun We took it nice, slow and easy”
The Chief Maid (s?”
The De: “We were both enthralled by two volumes of a powerful weapon…”
The Chief Maid (small voice): “What?”
The Dee’ I’m not sure what the reviews for it are like, but it was definitely intriguing”
The Chief Maid (s…”
The De: “No, it was ‘The Cheerful Murders’ The Hero introducedthe”
The Chief Maid (small voice): “The whole time?”
The De: “Yeah, the whole time”
The Chief Maid: “…”
The De: “?”
The Chief Maid: “Hero?”
The Hero: “Mm? What is it, Chief Maid?”
The Chief Maid: “The Deht at the hot springs”
The Hero & the De: “?!”
Elder Sister Maid: “Eh, ha—”
Little Sister Maid: “Bathing together? How nice～”
Elder Sister Maid: “We’re good on this end”
The Hero: “What are you talking about?!”
The De?”
The Chief Maid: “Dammit, don’t you understand that time is limited?”
The Hero: “This kind of thing needs to be seriously considered beforehand”
The De like this needs the correct ”
The Chief Maid: “You don’t listen to anything I say… Fine then I’ll wash the Hero’s back”
Little Sister Maid: “Wh-what? I think I’ll plug ers and try not to listen”
Elder Sister Maid: “We are far too young to deal with this, let’s just keep quiet”
The Hero: “To have my back washed by the Chief Maid…”
The De, Hero? I won’t allow anything of the sort”
Door opens
The Feet like this every time?”
The Hero: “When the—“
The Fe I’ve finally coain”
The De: “Oh, it’s the Female Paladin! You’ve come back safely, then Well, sit down Little Maid Sister, prepare another portion please”
Little Sister Maid: “Yes!”
The Hero: “Well, in any case, let’s leave the bath thing alone”
The De: “Mmm We’ll stop for an hour”
The Chief Maid: “I understand this isn’t a two- a three-person thing”
The Hero: “Is that what the problem is?!”
The Chief Maid: “It is the responsibility of a maid to prepare the harem of her mistress”
The Hero: “Are you for real?”
The Dee and complex”
The Fereat that you’ve come back safely… Here’s some e produce in the Holy Order Well, we try to drink it in moderation”
The Chief Maid: “Thank you very much”
The De: “My words are simple, but do listen In order to ensure that for both sides to suffer as little as we can possibly e in this war,we shouldn’t be afraid to use whateverto bear”
The Female Paladin: “The enemy are 20,000 whereas we are but a quarter of that Noto die Since it’s that way, I’m troubled too”
The Hero: “Sorry forto visit you tomorrow”
The Female Paladin: “I was the one who could not wait, so don’t worry about it — Welco”
—– The Village of Wintering, the Manor of the Deht
The De: “Phew… I can finally settle down I should probably write a paragraph for the records Hht I haven’t received the soil samples I requested for I should probably show e Chief… Eh? Where’s the packaging I need…”
Knock knock
The De: “It’s open, come in—”
The Female Paladin: “Are you free to talk now?”
The De: “Ahh, it’s the Female Paladin I’m sorry, dinner was very rowdy”
The Female Paladin: “No, it was fun Dinner at the order is usually a silent, religious affair It felt good to eat at such a fun dinner”
The Deood to hear”
The Female Paladin: “Yes”
The De: “…”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The De: “What’s up?”
The Fe I would like to talk to you about”
The De: “Yeah?”
The Female Paladin: “While you were not around—”
The De: “Yeah?”
The Feave my sword to the Hero”
The De: “…?”
The Female Paladin: “Don’t you know? That’s… to a Paladin, one’s sword is the e, to say that I will forever follow that person”
The De: “Mmhmm”