Chapter 85 (2/2)
A nobleman riding through the crowd says;
”I understand everyone's anger. So let's cut up your frankfurter tonight. Oh boy, I made a size mistake. It was a small Wiener sausage, this is embarrassing.”
The aristocrat's jokes made everyone present laugh out loud.
Sain was trembling with his bright red face.
Let's leave this place.
”Is that the master's house?
”It's a small town, like any other. But Frau likes it.”
”Kyu.”
I returned to my hometown.
As Frau says, it's a small, mediocre town in the middle of nowhere.
However, it is a quiet and peaceful town.
There is a fence on the gravel road and small flowers bloom on one side.
River fish swam in the stream that flowed through the center of town, and smoke rose from the chimneys of the scattered houses.
It is already dark, and the children with tree branches are crossing the bridge over the river and returning to their homes.
Nothing has changed.
Everything has remained the same since I left town.
”Where is the master's house?”
”There it is.”
There was a large house in the village.
That's where I was born and raised.
I was showing them around town as we headed back to my house.
”Toru?”
I met Nei, who was carrying a mulberry tree in her arms.
She has changed a lot since I last saw her, and now she is wearing overalls and has mud on her face and hands.
He seems to be doing what he said he would do. Helping his parents in the field.
Nei dropped everything in her arms and pounced on my chest.
”You are safe! I was so surprised when I heard you were a hero.”
”I see you were worried.”
”Yes! I ate only half as much as I should have, and there was one night a week when I couldn't sleep.”
”You didn't have to go to such extremes.”
I hugged her and apologize for worrying her.
I am also relieved.
I was relieved to see that I was back in town.
Nei looks up and asks, ”Is it over?”
”It's all over. So much like Lisa and Sain.
”Lisa is...”
”Yes, I was the demon king. I did what I should do as a hero.”
”I see”
”You're not that surprised.”
”That's right.”
Nei turns away from me and gathers her things.
”It was pretty obvious that she didn't like Toru.”
”Hey, that's the first time I've heard that.”
”I had my reasons for not saying it. Toru was madly in love with Lisa. And I didn't want to say anything that could damage our relationship without any proof.”
Nei's argument is justified.
At that moment, Lisa completely fooled me.
I'm sure I wouldn't have listened to her even if I had received the advice.
I am really fed up with my stupidity.
”And Sain will be sentenced to death in the not too distant future.”
”That's good to hear.”
He said that and started walking.
I think he was on his way home, but he followed Kaede, Frau and me.
”Y-yes.”
I opened the door of my house and Nei entered the place in high spirits.
Come to think of it, she always came to my house like that.
Nei and Soara were almost like my sisters when we were kids.
The hallway is clean, as if it had been cleaned.
”Clean this place up from time to time so Toru would always have a place to come back to.”
”This is the birthplace of the master. It's beautiful.”
”Wow, it's bigger than I thought. It smells good and the ambiance is to Frau's liking. I'm sure Panda would agree.”
”Kyu!”
Kaede smiles stroking the scratches on the stair railing.
Frau and Panda quickly flew upstairs.
”You're going to stay in town for a while, aren't you?”
”That's the plan. I'm home at last.”
”I see.”
Nei smiled before leaving the house.
”Master, may I borrow your kitchen to prepare dinner?
”You can use it however you want.”
*pat pat pat pat
He ran to the kitchen.
I couldn't help but relax when I saw Kaede's happy face.