Chapter 55 - Volume 4 (1/2)

Volume 4, Chapter 6: The Holy Saint’s Adorable Everyday Life, Part 3

“A few months ago, a party of people claiming to be the Heroes of Shiguresu came in, and after staying for a month, they travelled into the Daemon Territory.”

Rumors of my elder sisters.

From Elmer’s words, it seems like the residents and mercenaries here all gave skeptical looks towards this sudden party of [Heroes].

When such a huge event happens, many self-proclaimed Heroes appear among the young people of the countryside, and for the towns near the Daemon King territory, it almost seems like a travelling bard.

But, well, even if one didn’t have the recognition of the Shiguresu Royal Family, it was entirely possible to call yourself the [Hero of Shiguresu]. It’s the [Freedom] of the thick-skinned.

“When they first came, they went hunting in the [Forest of Monsters] and brought back materials. But after they created problems for the mercenary soldiers who cooperated with the hunters for the materials, and the mercenary groups complained. I heard that they’d given the group a word of warning.”

“……I understand how you feel.”

Those people are the types who cause problems for others easily.

They’re people who’ve read too many fantasy novels. You’re free to hunt monsters, but if you hunted around this town, you needed to receive a request from the local lord, and needed to get along well with the local hunters who paid their tax dues to the country……

“So, what happened to that self-proclaimed Hero?”

“To tell the truth, that Hero, shouted out that the dish called [Tempura] was invented by Shiguresu, and seriously injured eight mercenaries while laughing, especially that magician girl who did a pretty terrible thing with her fire magic. I heard that they’d been chased off by the military police and headed towards the Daemon King’s territory.”

“…………”

Again, what did you do this time, elder sister………

Cruel things with fire magic… it would be awkward if I don’t cast 【Recovery] on those still in the hospital.

But, to think, [Tempura] is in this world, huh…… I thought that they were things like fritters, but there’s just something magical about it having the same name.

Tempura…… why did you shout out the name of the dish?

While I thought about that, Elmer poured the fruit wine into my glass personally, with an implicating smile appeared on his face.

“Those criminals… the magician girl said something interesting.”

“Well, what was it?”

Finally, Elmer-san stopped talking about that Hero. He said the magic-user, so that’s definitely my elder sisters.

“The rumor that Princess Yurushia of Taterudo, was an evil being that had sold her soul to the Daemons.”

“Heeehhh……”

Did she notice anything…? I hope that it’s just slander, but if she noticed, then it’s about time for me to [Harvest] her.

“Did you know that, Lucia-san?”

“Know what?”

“Princess Yurushia seems to be beautiful princess with golden hair, called the Golden Princess.”

“I see…”

At those words, the aristocrat’s smile that I had stuck to my face, deepened in pleasure.

This person noticed…… I wonder how many people behind the scenes here know.

The facial expressions dropped from Noa and Nia, and at the same time, the [Presence] and [Killing Intent] that I had been suppressing began to run off me like a lava wave.

My Killing Intent has neither hostility nor malice. It’s a Demon’s [Intent] that planted pure [Terror] into the people in the building.

“W-wait a moment, Yu-…… rushia-sama…”

Elmer-san immediately threw on his nobleman’s smile and stood up, kneeling before me at my seat.

“What are you going to do…?”

“Please forgive me. I am not your adversary. I only meant to convey to you that a hostile fool was lurking about…… and I, felt a little bit mischievous.”

As he paled, Elmer-san looked at me seriously.

“……Well, it’ll be alright.”

If he had been a few seconds slower with his apology, Noa and Nia might have already begun the slaughter.

If it was Tina, she’d be filling the blood oceans by now, and if it was Fannie, the soul collection might have already ended.

As I retracted my Killing Intent, Elmer-san breathed out in relief while wiping away his sweat.

“Still… as expected of the legendary [Saint of the Holy Kingdom]. I’d heard rumors, but that was……”

Ah, as expected it was resolved simply with [As expected of the Holy Saint-sama].

It’s strange…… the only one who had realized it was my elder sister-sama.

“Elmer-san, please, stand. It’s strange if you keep kneeling to a simple traveler.”

The other people who didn’t know the circumstances were all tilting their heads in puzzlement, drinking to warm themselves back up, or making an uproar.

It’s not like letting out my Killing Intent is my favorite pastime …… It’s true, you know? The rats that had run off in terror had all been caught by Noa by now.

Well, it was actually the attendants that had thought of the whole thing.

Now that we’d smoked them all out I changed my thoughts back to normal, I didn’t want my true nature to be exposed.

“No, I have been impolite. From here on, my mercenary group shall become your eyes and hands and feet. I, without fail, shall pledge my loyalty to the beautiful Princess.”

As Elmer-san said that, he touched his lips to the back of my hand.

Another worshipper has appeared……

I wonder if this delicious fruit wine is also an [Offering].

But this Elmer-san, although I like him quite a bit, my heart didn’t start thumping like when Noel kissed my hand.

Even if I looked at him closely, he didn’t make me afraid of his gaze as much as Rick did.

……Why was that?

After becoming a Demon, human beings feel just like other animals.

I love Father-sama and Mother-sama who gave my soul a name, and I worried about getting along with other human beings, but I thought this was because of the [Me] that was in the Dream World.

I left the simple tavern to Noa and Nia, and strolled out into the city alone at night.

My footsteps naturally became faster.

I was going somewhere without permission.

“……I want to see you…”