82 82 "When did you think it was a slow life?" (1/2)

Master. Are you okay, sir?

”My brother ...... . Brother, I see that you have successfully left Albrus' imperial territory, what do you plan to do now?

”...... seems to be.

Riding on the back of Locke, who has become a seamorg, I give a casual reply to Helu and Dora-chan, who call out to me.

I still haven't come to terms with what happened in the Imperial castle.

When we meet to rescue Lily from her hostage situation, Fitis and Amanes are taken from me.

After all this time, I'm still bitter about my lack of claws.

So far, I've been dealing with people close to me, such as Kasarina, Amarantine, my father and mother.

That's why I was able to talk with them and trust them to a certain extent.

But that guy is completely different from the previous opponents.

If it's for a goal, he'll stick to his guns and do whatever it takes. I was wrong to be wary of the man known as the emperor from the start.

I guess part of the reason is that I have lived a slow life in the other world.

I thought this event would only be a matter of some event.

This is another world. This is a world I've never known, where there are laws and societies, order and control.

I should have been more aware of that.

In any case, we should take a break somewhere and plan our future strategy, brother.

”Sure, yeah. ......

In that case, master, why don't we go back to the house once?

”Home ......?

I've been listening to Dora's words, and I remember.

That's right, the town and the ramshackle hut I visited for the first time since I came to this other world.

That's where I started in this world, that's where I met Lily and I decided to raise a demon.

It's a long time ago, and a nostalgic breeze blows through my previously sunken heart.

...... It's true. It's been a long time since we've been back. If you go there, you might get some ideas.

”Yes!　That's right!　I've generated a lot of ideas for the master in the past, and we've worked our way through them each time, and we'll be fine this time, too!

”Oh, your brother's house: ....... Yeah, yeah, I'm kind of curious too.

Then it's settled. Brother, let's go home for the first time in a long time.

Nodding at the sound of their voices, I instruct Locke to return to that town with Lily and the others, without knowing what's waiting for him there.

You have no idea what's waiting for you there.

Master!　The city is in sight!

I was drawn by Dora's voice, and when I looked ahead, I saw the town I knew.

It's been a long time since I've been back here.

I hope Mina is doing well. After the cooking showdown at the Demon King's Castle, I asked her to come back to town, but it would be nice to drop by to say hello.

As I was approaching my home for the first time in a long time, I saw it.

?　What's that?

It was a figure of smoke rising into the sky.

It was a dark cloud in the sky and a symbol of bad luck as it hung in front of my eyes like a fog.

And the source of the smoke. There's something red coming up from where we're going.

...... lie, right? ......?

The flames.

Everything was burning red.

Far above, below, I could see the house we used to live in engulfed in flames.

It was once a ramshackle house that was unfit to live in. But I liked it.

The boards creaked when the wind blew and leaked when it rained, but living in that raggedy house was a place everyone wanted to try when they were a kid.

That's why I asked the people of the city to rebuild the raggedy house into a new wooden house with as little change as possible.

A warm wooden house, my own home made with the help of the townspeople.

It was on fire.

It's at ...... ......

As I landed in front of the house in flames below, I was watching the scene in amazement when Jack and his friends landed here and told me a shocking fact: ”It's not just the house, brother!

It's not just the house, brother. ...... Look at that!

Jack pointed to a burning field that had already been consumed by the flames.

Only charred coals and ashes filled the ground.

And that's where I grew my monsters.

”...... It's a joke, right? ......

I dreadfully approached the burned-out field.

I saw the demons I had raised there reduced to ashes.

I don't know how many demons were killed, but at least I could see that some of the demons that had escaped were reduced to ashes.

I unknowingly took the ashes in my hand and clutched them together with no effort.

...... ”...... Who did this to you?

The current state of affairs brings my thoughts to a halt, but a man's voice from behind me brings me back to reality.

It seems you're the reason why the demon was created here.

I turned around to respond to the familiar voice.

”...... lord, sir?