Tortus Travel Journal ㊳ I am a Virgo Man
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While the outside was still really loud with grand excitent and cheers from the duel between Haji VS Yaegashi dad and gramps,
「I see! The current his majesty the demon king only exist because of his parents’ gifted education! He beca such a harem bastard──cough, very popular among won must be also because of that education!」
The clan chief of the winged race joined the luncheon as though she had gauged the right timing. The editor-in-chief of “Monthly Fea Bergen” who loved gossip and embellishnt and distorting fact──Mao was firing questions like machine gun in delight.
The answer she was given was naturally,
「Well, I guess you can say that! After all, although I’m not proud of it, although I’m not proud of it! I am a trendously popular author who is even called with an exaggerated title like “The Evangelist of Romantic Manga”!」
「Well, I guess you can say that! After all, although I’m not proud of it, although I’m not proud of it! I am the director of the company that is often reputed as “The Best Eroge Maker Company”!」
Sothing like that from Sumire and Shuu.
This wasn’t the ti for the demon king to be considerate of Yaegashi family and facing them. After all his black history was being divulged to the worst kind of journalist whose principle was “Privacy? What’s that, is that tasty?”. Furthermore, the criminals were his parents. The information’s degree of accuracy was the greatest.
Mao wasn’t anywhere among the commotion when the demon king group entered the capital. She also wasn’t among the clan chiefs that were inciting the crowd.
Also, using her skilled art of conversation, she “buttered up” Haji’s parents like there was no tomorrow, and on top of that she kept praising their son to high heavens. Even Sumire and Shuu who were only giving him a wry smile while keeping their mouth shut at the beginning ended up in this state right now.
They cheerfully talked about various nostalgic stories with their son about his “cute side” ──like when he desperately tried to cover up how he wet his bed when he was still a child, how he would act spoiled at that ti, how he got fawned on by Sumire’s assistant ladies and turned red in shyness, how he beca a lost child and wailed before Shuu found him, and then how he would cling to his father and wouldn’t let go for a while after that, etc.
Furthermore they even talked candidly without covering up anything about his fetish and what was the cause that led Haji to develop such fetish.
「O-oi. Nagumo Shuu, and Sumire-san too! That should be enough──」
With his unwavering common sense, Tomoichi offered an admonishnt to protect Haji’s privacy. But,
「Be quiet for a bit Otou-san! We’re in the middle of an important talk right now!」
「Kaori!?」
He was hit with an unexpected admonishnt from his daughter. Kaori’s hands had stopped moving with the food while her ears were focused at the insider talk from the Nagumo spouses with a serious expression.
Precious stories like this could only be heard now! Inside her heart, the devil Kaori had knocked out the light from the angel Kaori with one punch.
Of course, Yue and others also had the sa idea.
「……Nn. Haji’s first love, I never asked because I felt a bit scared but……to think, it was a character from gal ga.」
「I guess that’s just like Haji-san desu~」
「I’m feeling a bit relieved but……you know, more importantly, the fact that it happened when he was four years old is more important I guess?」
「It’s truly, a gifted education of subculture isn’t it……furthermore, really Haji-kun, to love teacher character like that」
「Aiko, I’m sorry to throw cold water to thee after thy hath gone red and fidgeting like that, but the teacher character in question was soone with style more like mine. Goshujin-sama often comnted at “If only you aren’t a pervert”, in other words, it’s none other than who art the closest with the image of his first love──」
「……Nn. Too bad for Tio and Aiko. Haji’s favorite in hentai ga is vampire.」
「No no, Yue-san. Haji-san is a heavy fan of animal trait you know?」
「Really Yue-oneechan……please don’t burn with rivalry for that kind of thing nano.」
A debate about Haji’s first love was getting really heated up. There wasn’t any sign of any of them putting a stop to the currently happening outrage. Rather, their reaction was more like More please! Give us even more exciting black history, c’mon.
And then even the other parents than Tomoichi ──Akiko, Kaoruko, Kirino, and even Remia.
「Normally a kid’s first love should be with the kindergartener teacher or sothing like that, right?」
「No wonder he didn’t get excited even when Kaori approached him. Because, Haji-kun was only interested with 2D girls!」
「By eting Yue-chan and others who are like 2D girls in the flesh in a real fantasy world, that was surely what allowed him to connect the image inside his heart with real life girls. Perhaps he wouldn’t get interested to real woman for his whole life if he didn’t get summoned.」
「My my, in that case, we need to thank Yue-san for that. Haji-san was able to accept our affection was also because Yue-san taught him “real life girl is also great right?”, isn’t that right?」
「……Nn! I literally hamred it into his body every night in the abyss!」
「Yue-san good job!」
「Kuu, it’s frustrating but, even I have to admit that you did a good job there, Yue!」
Yue-sama puffed out her chest with a smug expression. She had made beaten the important lesson into Haji as many as the number of 「Aーーーーー」 that had reverberated through the bottom of the abyss.
「How dreadful……」
「I feel exactly the sa. Boss, please forgive your subordinates who are powerless to stop your parents-」
It was the pain from witnessing a man’s dignity, or perhaps his embarrassing past, a history that soone didn’t want to reveal being a debated hot topic.
Because they understood that, Alfrerick covered his face with both hands, while Karm was hanging down his head with an expression of regret.
「I see I see. In other words, you’re saying that his majesty the demon king is also a sovereign of the night who had accumulated countless scenarios of night activity, that he had been raised like that……」
「「Right rig──hm?」」
Sumire and Shuu who were talking with pleasure almost finished speaking 「Right right」 reflexively, however, question mark floated above their head when they reconsidered Mao’s conclusion that sounded really strange when they considered it the second ti.
Editor-in-Chief Mao was jutting down a note with a terrific pen movent so fast that it left behind after images while speaking with a grin.
「In that case, it will be very hard for him to only have one wife and not build a harem! It can’t be helped that Princess Shia can’t be the only one! Everything was just as his parents planned!」
「「Eh!? Wait-, that’s not──」」
「Thank you very much for the precious information! Continuing, I wish to ask about Princess Shia’s daily life in Japan now!」
「No, before that the misunderstanding──」
「Is Princess Shia doing well living with Nagumo family? Is she perhaps driven away into obscurity every day because the other wives’ characters that are too overwhelming? Are the two of you perhaps looking down on her thinking that she is just a country bumpkin rabbit after all?」
「How can that be! She is great at cooking! She can do any kind of housework! She know all there is to know about special sales in the area that we can’t even keep up with her moving from shop to shop, she’s already a masterful housewife! Also, she’s really popular among the neighbors!」
「Exactly! She also proactively participated in the local volunteer event or environnt cleaning! Sotis it even made wonder that perhaps Shia-chan is the actual first wife rather than Yue-chan!」
「Eh!? Okaa-sama!? Otou-sama!? That matter, tell more-」
「Yue-san, you look desperate lol」
Yue’s gaze snapped toward the ongoing conversation that was like a bolt from the blue for her. Her expression was the very picture of an aghast look.
That’s why, I always told you repeatedly, how important it is to get along with the neighbors, this is because Yue-san recently a~lways turned into a sloth right away, Shia puffed out her chest *boing* with a smug expression.
Kaori and others also focused even more to the conversation after knowing that Shia’s reputation in the neighborhood surpassed their expectation.
……Without realizing that they along with Shuu and Sumire were ignoring Editor-in-Chief Mao’s vice.
「Houhou, it looks like the two of you are placing a deep trust to her isn’t it?」
「Of course.」
「Yeah, we have nothing to feel dissatisfied about from her.」
「Aah geez, Okaa-sama and Otou-sama praises too much desuu」
「……U-umm, Okaa-sama? Otou-sama? What about ? Do you two trust Yue-san?」
Shia blushed while fidgeting bashfully with her ears and tails flapping happily. Yue pulled at Sumire’s sleeve uneasily. It seed she had never even imagined that the way she spent her holiday would affect her reputation this viscerally. She was anxious.
However, before she could get her question answered, and also before Kaori and others could also ask about their opinion to them,
「However, how is his majesty the demon king himself thinking about it?」
The air froze solid with that one question. Ah, I have a bad premonition……Alfrerick cut in.
「You, that should be enough already. You’re stepping in a bit too far.」
「Oops, pardon about that! Haha, as expected it just really weigh my mind as a reporter you seee. ──In the end, who is the worthiest wife among everyone? That’s the question.」
A chiiilling atmosphere swelled up. It went without saying, that the cause was Yue and others. Even Remia was fidgeting nervously. As expected, it seed the question bothered them.
「Dissatisfaction that can only be felt for the first ti after living together, a flaw that only ca to light then. For example, even though she was a lover who I loved with all my heart until now, as a wife she is……perhaps there is also such feeling? How about it, everyone! Can you assert with surety that you have been managing your married life well enough!? Can you declare that you have been doing better than Princess Shia!? Is the highest number of the nightly activity is being held by Princess Shia perhaps!?」
「「「「「「T-that’s not true at all though!?」」」」」」
After getting instigated (?) so piercingly, Yue and others began to appeal just how satisfying and fulfilling their days were. The questions from Editor-in-Chief Mao that slipped in between exquisitely, making them telling even flirty stories that would make Haji writhed if he was here.
「P-please nooo! I’m not just going to stay here listening to my daughter telling that kind of story-」
「!? S-stop! Tomoichi-dono! You won’t be able to get away unscathed if you jump out of that window!」
Tomoichi dived out from the window that Haji, Shuuzou, and Koichi used to leave the room before.
Most likely he thought that there would be foothold outside after seeing those three jumping out without any hesitation, but actually that wasn’t true. There were ten ters until the ground from that window. There were several thick branches along the way but, that was all. Ordinary human would definitely get heavily injured or more.
The instant Tomoichi dived out of the window, Karm swiftly caught up to him and hugged his waist midair. But, that was it. The two vanished from view. 「Aa~~~~~~」 Tomoichi’s scream and 「This isn’t a big dealll!」 Karm’s voice that were filled with spirit resounded.
At least there was a rope with tal claw on its end that had been attached on the window, so surely Karm would be able to land safely with his baggage.
Kaori and Kaoruko ran toward the window in panic.
「Otou-san!? Are you alright!?」
「Dear~~!? Are you safe!?」
「Tomoichi-dono is alright~」
For so reason there wasn’t any reply from Tomoichi, but it seed he was safe. Perhaps he was simply frozen in fear from the near death experience. His heart was definitely pounding hard right now.
Also, he was definitely feeling confused how the two from Yaegashi family could land safely and continued to hold a duel like nothing had happened. ……Though surely that was because those two were (not) ordinary people.
Kaori and Kaoruko both sighed in relief. Even if resurrection was easy to do, the sight of their father and husband throwing themselves from height still made their stomach dropped. It was the sa with Yue and Shuu and others. They realized with a gasp that they all had gotten carried away and prattled about things that were a bit too private and returned to their senses.
Especially Yue and others who turned bright red. They were horrified by what they had been boasting when not only Alfrerick, Karm, Shuu and other males were still here, but all their mothers were also present.
The culprit sensitively detected the change and reacted.
「Mu, it’s already this ti. Sumire-sama, Shuu-sama, and also everyone, thank you very much for the wonderful interview! I think I’ll be able to write a good article with all these! Then I shall take my leave now!」
「Ah, oi, co back here!」
Before Sumire could finish speaking, Editor-in-Chief Mao had swiftly moved like a wind toward another window where she flapped her wings and flew away.
It was a keen movent because she had sensed that his interview targets had regained their senses, or rather, because she had sensed that a fierce predator would imdiately arrive nearby.
It seed that her danger detection ability was the real thing.
「Haa~, I’m tired. ntally. How did I see hallucination like a flaming tiger or consecutive thunderclaps like that?」
「That’s only natural when you arrive at the territory of expert.」
「But, our techniques feel sharper than usual today. As I thought, fighting Haji-kun is a good training.」
「Isn’t your objective changing? Also, if that was natural for expert……earth is scaryyy」
Haji and others returned after they had just barely missed Editor-in-Chief Mao’s presence.
And then seeing the room’s delicate atmosphere──Yue and others all blushing red, the mothers looking at everyone with lukewarm gazes, Sumire and Shuu averting their gaze with a bit of cold sweat, Alfrerick and Karm sending him very sympathetic gazes──made Haji looked bewildered.
「Eh, what’s with this atmosphere. Did sothing happen?」
「I-it’s nothing at all, Haji!」
「Kaa-san? ……You’re hiding sothing huh?」
「Omy! This child, he is doubting his mother? Look into my eyes. Do they look like the eyes of soone who is hiding sothing?」
「I’m convinced that you’re hiding sothing after looking at those eyes though? And Tou-san has been trying to avoid my gaze since I entered.」
「T-that’s not true though!?」
The two were shaken after completely blurting nurous unvarnished mories that would absolutely caused their son to get heart attack. They perfectly fitted the description of a criminal whose cri was being pointed out by police.
Even Yue and others wouldn’t et his gaze. Haji tried looking at Myuu but……her ears had gotten covered by Remia at the middle. She was sullenly crossing her arms while mumbling 「Yes, yes. Myuu is a good girl after all! Myuu didn’t hear anything!」 from on top of Remia’s lap where she was sitting obediently.
The one who answered in their place was Kirino who felt slightly envious that the two n of her family were having fun with their son-in-law without her.
「It wasn’t anything big, Haji-kun. We only listened for a bit about the cute happenings during your childhood, or your night activity with our daughters. Nothing big right?」
「That’s really big though!?」
Haji’s gaze snapped at his parents and the wive~s but, they all averted their gazes from him while drenched in cold sweat. He got it now. He understood really well why Alfrerick and Karm were sympathizing with him as fellow n.
「Ha!? Wait a sec, the presence that flew out just now, if I’m not wrong it was the clan chief of the winged tribe……oi, stupid! What they hell were you guys telling to a gossip journalist!」
「Y-you misunderstand Haji! That person, he really praised you up Haji, so we unconsciously!」
「That’s right! He talked about telling thousands of people about Haji’s adorable side, so that it will be easier for everyone to not only respect you but also feel closer to you……we couldn’t help it even we blurted out so things like that right!?」
「Don’t blurt out that kinda things! Even Yue and others, just what were you all doing……」
「……B-because! That woman said sothing like “who is the one worthy to be called the number one wife”!」
「That’s right! She was obviously favoring Shia!」
「That person, didn’t she interview us after we conquered the great dungeon? That ti too, her misinterpretation and broad interpretation to favor Shia was also horrible wasn’t it? ……She even twisted thing up so that Kouki beca a forbidden love warrior who was targeting Haji’s ass.」
「At this rate, she wouldst write an article about how Goshujin-sama hath nobody else in his eyes other than Shia. She hath also wrote that kind of thing in her previous article. We wouldst not know what she might write if we don’t firmly insist and criticize her.」
「I……Yue-san and others started bragging about themselves so, in my defends I only got carried away by the atmosphere……r-right, Remia-san?」
「……Yeees. Really , how can I said that kind of thing in front of everyone and my daughter……uu, so embarrassing……」
Akiko and Kaoruko were sending Haji lukewarm gazes that were saying 「Really you Haji, so you’re doing that kind of things with my daughter……」. It made Haji unconsciously covered his face with both hands.
At the sa ti, he recalled catching sight of the primogenitor rabbit race girl Kira-chan standing near the entrance when he ca back into the room. Even now her presence was still near the entrance!
He whirled toward the entrance. Her rabbit ears were poking out from the side of the entrance. Her face sloo~wly peeked in……and t Haji’s gaze. She jerked and her face instantly turned bright red like instantaneous water heater.
And then with teary eyes,
「otocchan you animalll~~」
Kira-chan muttered such thing with a very small voice before dashing away *pyuuu~~*.
Haji froze for a little bit before sighing.
「Yueee! Space window! Target, the shitty bird!」
「! A-aye aye sirrr~~!」
*Fonn* A window screen opened. At the other side was the figure of Editor-in-Chief Mao weaving through trees in the off chance that there was pursuer.
「Kuhih, great info gettt. The headline will be this! 『The Great Demon King is The Sovereign of the Night!? However, There is Only One Person Who Can et His Demand! His Affection Belong to Princess Shia Alone! She Has Been Recognized as the First Wife in Japan!』. Tremble o world! There is nobody else who can win other than our brethren! I’m gonna make the whole world recognize our victory yeahhh~! It’s none other than the beastn who are the closest race to his majesty the demon king! KUAHAHAHAHAHAH」
She let out a loud wicked laugh like that. Although this was sothing expected, it was still just too ugly. Broad misinterpretation and distortion of fact with self-interest as the driving power behind them. It felt like watching a model corrupt reporter in action.
While everyone was feeling put off, Alfrerick comnted while looking like he was holding back a headache.
「At least allow to say this, it’s well known that the sea of trees has stopped its isolation, and included among our exported goods is also our information magazine. It’s always censored first before we send it to other countries but……we can’t guarantee that there is no illicit production of a different magazine or smuggling.」
Information about the sea of trees, about Fea Bergen, and then about beastman races.
Information magazine was issued because it could be useful for human race to know more about all those matters which would help with interracial coexistence in the future. Because of that the magazine’s content was carefully screened and it would go through a strict content check first before being sent out to other countries.
But it still shouldn’t be impossible for things to slip through all that checking. Yes, like the gossip magazine that was full of Editor-in-Chief Mao’s dogmatism and bias and self-interest.
Editor-in-Chief Mao seed to hear Alfrerick’s voice that explained that and she looked back.
And then, her eyes t the pursuing space window and the eyes of his majesty the demon king whose face looked like a man-eating fiend at the other side.
「……」
「……」
Haji was looking at her with the eyes of murderer while staying silent. Editor-in-Chief Mao was imdiately sweating bullets.
A second passed.
「……H-headline. 『The Daily Life of His Majesty the Demon King and His Wives That Are Filled With Love And Peace』」
Editor-in-Chief Mao waited for the judgnt.
His majesty the demon king proclaid.
「Guilty」
NOOOOOOOOOOO Editor-in-Chief Mao tried to escape in full speed with such scream. The demon king attacked her through space.
She was slamd on the ground as though sothing had knocked her down from above. Then she was imdiately restrained while lying face down. Stooop! Don’t pluck my feathers! I apologize! I absolutely won’t tell anybody elseee! So please don’ttt! Such pleading and tearful voice could be heard.
Of course, the great demon king was rciless. I’ll regenerate your feathers if I find that there wasn’t any gossip about us the next ti we co to Tortus! He said while continuing to pluck all the feathers.
Editor-in-Chief Mao must have realized that she wouldn’t be able to avoid being bald anymore. She got defiant instead like a journalist who sold her soul to the devil and started screaming.
「Even if my feathers are plucked here, the second and third will fly away sowhere in this world! Pen is mightier than violence! Princess Shia Banzai! Our brethren is number one in the worlddddddddd!!」
Shia was creeped out seeing that while speaking with a sour expression.
「Do you know? In the past that person was an absolute proponent for banishing Hauria! She was soone who insisted sothing like “absolutely execution!” you know.」
Palm tu~rning turning back and forth. Editor-in-Chief Mao could turn the palm of her hand more lightly than her feathers.
Everyone looked put off while looking Uwaa~. Kaoruko-san unconsciously spoke up.
「Isn’t there anyone decent among the clan chi-……ah, I’m sorry! Please don’t pay any mind!」
Alfrerick covered his face with both hands with a sad atmosphere and soundless cry of Waaah coming from him.
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The very boisterous lunch finished.
In the end, the other chiefs other than Mao didn’t participate in the lunch. The reason of that was because of the smug faces they made after calming down the riot while boasting that they would be able to attend private lunch with the demon king’s family after this. The people snapped and rioted 「You all aren’t going there even if we die-!!」.
At the end, a huge fight broke out not only among factions but also within each faction. Not only the clan chiefs who were the leader of each faction, the most fanatical people also fell victim to violence and be rendered unconscious.
Because of that, Haji and co could enjoy touring throughout the capital really peacefully. Right now they were arriving at the last stop ──a public square that was located at the suburb.
The reason didn’t even need to be said. Because it was the important place where Shia’s feeling was rewarded.
Inside the past replay, the gentle orange light of the sunset that shined down from between the leaves was illuminating Haji and Shia who were sitting around a tree stump that acted as a table.
Haji’s expression looked resigned and defeated, or perhaps it was actually an expression of affection. It was the gentlest expression by far that he had ever shown toward Shia until then.
『Shia is my beloved. I don’t want to hand you to anyone else.』
「「「「Hyaa~~~h ♪」」」」
「「「Kyaa~~~h ♪」」」
The Hyaa~h ca from Sumire, Akiko, Kaoruko, and Kirino’s cheers. The Kyaa~h ca from Aiko, Myuu, and Remia who weren’t present at that ti.
「Huaaa~~h, it’s true that I want everyone to see this but-, this is really embarrassingg-!」
Shia herself was also covering her eyes by folding down her rabbit ears. She was blushing while fidgeting restlessly.
「Well, of course this scene will make anyone writhe isn’t it~」
「Umu, we were also peeping at that ti but, seeing it again now still caused mine chest to be really thrilled.」
「……Nn. Look, that expression of Shia. It’s too cute-」
「S-stop it pleaseee, Yue-saaan」
For so reason Yue was the one pointing proudly. Furthermore she paused the image, making it looked like a photo clip. Shown in the image was Shia’s maidenly expression that was emotionally moved from her feeling finally bearing fruit at the end of the journey.
Even Shuu and Tomoichi sighed 「Hou」 from seeing it. That was just how lovely her expression looked.
「Thanks a lot, Shia-chan. For continuing to love our son. I’m repeating myself but, I’m really glad that Shia-chan was the first girl he encountered outside of the abyss. You’re unmistakably a fortune carrying rabbit aren’t you?」
「For you to be treated that roughly……it made felt guilty but, more than that, I’m thankful from the bottom of my heart to you as a father for staying at his side even then. Really, thank you.」
「Okaa-sama, Otou-sama……」
Shia sniffed tearfully. Sumire and Shuu once more looked toward Karm who was watching fondly.
「She is really, a lovely lady isn’t she, Karm-san. We are really blessed for being able to beco her family.」
「Indeed. We are also thankful to you.」
「……That’s my line. I’m grateful that the two of you are treating my daughter lovingly. Well, he is a daughter that I can take pride of without being humble at all though!」
「G-geez, Tou-sama!」
Her father patted her head as though she was a kid. It had been so long since the last ti he did that to her. Shia displayed a soft happy smile even while emotional tears were gathering at the corner of her eyes.
Anyone would also soften their expression when seeing that scene. Sumire’s words that called Shia a rabbit who brought good fortune to herself and also her surrounding entered easily into their hearts even knowing of the harsh road that Shia and Hauria clan had walked to reach this point.
Although, Haji alone was different despite being soone involved, his expression was also smiling broadly like everyone else but……his eyes looked just slightly dead. His aura was gentle, so the discomfort from the gap felt even more horrible.
「P-papa? Are you alright? Just where are you looking at nano?」
「I’m fine, no problem. I’m just looking at far beyond the space ti in order to fight my sha for a bit.」
「Myuu think that’s not fine at all nano.」
His this and that at the night with Yue and others got exposed, his embarrassing experience during childhood also beca widely known among family, and on top of that a confession scene that involved him was published openly.
From the start he had known about Yue peeping at the confession scene under the guise of watching over them and he confessed his honest feeling at that ti knowing that, so the embarrassnt from the scene getting watched again by other people like this wasn’t that strong but……the timing was just too despairing.
As expected he couldn’t bear it if he got teased, did you do this and that with after accepting her feeling like this? while being looked at with lukewarm gazes again.
While that was going on, the kiss scene while being illuminated under the evening sun was projected. The females were getting even more heated up. That happened while “We can’t show this part”-kun was also considerately blocking the scene from the males only.
Although, the censorship was put out just in case. Shuu and others were gentlen, so they had automatically averted their gazes.
The females all surrounded Shia and cheerfully chattered kyah kyah kyah kyah. They nosily questioned her questions like what did she feel at that ti, and Shia too excitedly and happily answered them. anwhile Shuu and others gathered around Haji.
「Fuumu. Even so, it was unexpected that you accepted Shia-kun at that timing.」
「After all from watching your journey until that point, it felt like you were wholly devoted to Yue-san alone, as could be seen from how you treated Shizuku for example.」
They understood well that there had been sothing that had been accumulated between them until they reached that point, but they didn’t understand why it bore fruit at that timing. Shuuzou and Koichi voiced their puzzlent.
「That’s……」
Haji fell into thinking for a bit before sending his gaze toward the great tree.
「Perhaps, it was because I got a bit of breathing room inside my heart.」
「Breathing room……what happened?」
Tomoichi asked that really curiously. Haji moved his gaze not toward Tomoichi, but toward Shuu while answering.
「I finally obtained it from conquering the great tree’s great dungeon. The concrete thod, to return ho.」
「……I see. So it’s because of that.」
Haji looked overwhelming, with quickness and decisiveness that showed no hesitation at all. And that impression was actually too, but inside there was actually he had no leeway at all.
When would he be able to return ho, how would he be able to return. While he was harboring such intense feeling of desire for his ho world that was getting stronger each day instead of lessening, there was no way he could have any leeway inside his heart while he still hadn’t found the answer.
Of course Haji wasn’t “ntally cornered” or anything with Yue and others accompanying him but……even so, he was always desperate at that ti.
That was why, when Haji managed to sense the presence of earth using the Compass and also learning about the way to return ho in the form of concept magic, he finally felt a bit relieved because he now had the prospect of returning ho.
「I vaguely felt that the end of our journey was close, not only about the remaining number of the great dungeons, but also about our involvent with Ehito and the demon race. That was why, I said it when there was ti. You know, saying sothing like, “when this journey is over~” would sound completely like a flag right?」
「Hahaa, that flag huh. The “let’s marry when the war is over” flag.」
「That one.」
Even Tomoichi whose otaku knowledge was ager apparently understood that flag even without being told. He nodded with a look of understanding.
「I guess soone like you who was raised with harem education couldn’t help it but getting moved by affection with soone who had gone through that much experiences together with you……」
「Wait a second there, Tomoichi-kun. Both Sumire and I never gave that kind of education though!?」
It seed that there was still misunderstanding. Shuuzou and Koichi had also secretly gotten told from Tomoichi that “Haji beca a harem bastard was actually the fault of the Nagumo spouses you know”, so they took Shuu’s denial as false and shook their head.
「No, I didn’t receive that kind of education you know?」
「See! Even our son said that!」
「There is a paper thin difference between education and brainwashing……」
「OK. I understand really well how Tomoichi-kun is thinking of . Let’s have a bit of talk.」
It had been made clear that throughout the journey until then, Haji had been taking a relatively clear stance toward the females other than Yue. And so it made Tomoichi hesitated to simply criticize Haji as “simply a playboy harem bastard!”. But now he had found a new target to bla.
Haji backed up his father with a wry smile.
「If I have to say what was the cause that made accepted Shia, then it’s actually Yue I guess.」
「Mu? What do you an?」
「After we recognized Shia at great dungeon Raisen, Yue often told 『Look at Shia properly more』.」
To be honest, it actually made Haji felt complicated to be told by his beloved that he shouldn’t ignore other woman too.
「Without that, I would never be conscious of her as an opposite sex. Though of course, I was definitely putting my absolute trust to her as a person even without that.」
「……So Haji-kun’s heart also grew only because you endeavored to look at Shia as an opposite sex.」
The explanation made them felt half understanding, but also half puzzled. It wasn’t just Tomoichi, but also Shuu, Shuuzou, and even Koichi to made confused expressions.
They understood the reason why Haji ca to see Shia as an opposite sex, however, in that case they couldn’t really understand what Yue was thinking about.
Everyone knew, just how great Haji’s existence was inside Yue throughout this journey.
Shuu and others unconsciously looked toward Yue. Yue and others also seed to be listening to their conversation since the middle. Everyone turned their gaze toward Yue.
「Okaa-san also want to know why, please.」
Sumire patted Yue’s head with an expression of fondness as though she sohow understood the answer.
Yue looked a bit shy, even so she said 「In that case」.
「……It’s to make Haji happy.」
「You an, by recomnding other woman to him?」
Kaoruko tilted her head with a conflicted expression. Yue nodded 「Nn」 and began to talk stamringly.
「……At first I thought that it would be fine with just the two of us. I don’t need anything else than Haji. Rather, as long as Haji is there, I won’t mind spending my whole life in the abyss. Rather, I would prefer that.」
「I get it.」
「Kaoruko!?」
「……Uh, I can understand a little.」
「Kaoriii!?」
The fathers sent sympathetic gazes at Tomoichi-san.
Putting that aside.
「……But, we went outside, t Shia, and she did her best to form a bond with us. We t Aiko, listened to what she said……and it made think whether things are really fine like this.」
「Yue-san……」
「What, I said?」
「……Nn. You said that the way of life by abandoning everything is lonely. Those words, echoed in my heart. As expected from the “teacher” that Haji looked up to.」
「I-is that so.」
Aiko’s ears were dyed red. Apparently she was embarrassed. Akiko rembered her daughter at the town of Ur and patted her head in praise.
「……There were children who were genuinely relieved that Haij is alive, it’s annoying but, there was also soone who desperately tried to search for him believing in his survival, and there was also soone who still believed in Haji like before.」
Yue’s gaze moved toward Kaori and Shizuku, then she continued 「And then」.
「……Haji’s eyes when he saw children during the journey, his atmosphere when Myuu was at his side, were always kind.」
That was why, she was convinced.
「……I was confident I can make Haji happy by myself. But, to make him happier, more and more, even far beyond my imagination, it would be better if Haji has a lot more important things.」
That was why, if it was soone with a feeling so deep that they would even accompany him to hell, she could accept even if Haji had other “special” soone than her. She wanted him to be surrounded by a lot of important things.
「……For that, I can do anything. I’ll do anything.」
Yue finished with that. Nobody could say anything. They felt overwheld by how large her feeling was, just how scary her affection was.
Yue would do anything for Haji’s sake.
Haji would kill even god if it was for Yue’s sake.
「It’s this side of Yue-san that makes think that I’m really not her match at all desu.」
「Fuh, it doth not matter what anyone else said, she is undeniably our prided first wife-sama.」
「Uu, it’s frustrating but, I won’t object.」
「It doesn’t matter what Editor-in-Chief Mao is going to write, in the end, anyone will see it on their own.」
Shizuku said with a chuckle. Not a single person said any objection to that.
「Yue-chan too, thank you.」
「Okaa-sama? ──Upuh」
Sumire hugged Yue tightly *mugyu* into her bosom, but she was imdiately pulled away.
By Haji. Right into his own tight hug *mugyu*.
「Wait Haji. I was hugging Yue-chan there. Give her back.」
「Ha? No way. Yue is mine.」
「Haa~, it’s unbecoming that your possessiveness is on full display like that! Just shut up and give her back to your mom!」
「Stoppp! Right now I just want cherish Yue really badly!」
「I’m the sa! Give her back already! Quickly!」
「Y-you two, sto──」
「Haji-san and Okaa-sama too! Yue-san can’t breath like that! Let’s make a compromise here with taking her! Shaorah」
「「Aah, what are you doing! Give Yue back!」」
「Nn~~h!?」
Shia usurped Yue by snatching her with super physical strength. Shia imdiately hugged Yue into the valley of her breasts and ran away. The Nagumo mother-son chased after her.
The past replay was coincidentally playing the scene,
『Yue-sannn, Iii, finallyyy』
『……Nn. You did really well.』
『Fueeeeehn, I love Yue-san desuuu! Let’s be together forever desuuu!』
Shia hugging Yue with a happy smile even while sobbing in happiness. Yue was also hugging her back with a gaze of affection.
『……Isn’t Yue more emotional here rather than ?』
The figure of Haji looking sour was projected.
Myuu chuckled seeing that while saying.
「As expected it’s Yue-oneechan’s sole victory! Nobody win except Yue-oneechan! Nano」
「H, h~mm. Myuu, I think you’re saying it a bit wrong.」
Just as Remia said, Myuu’s words had a slightly different aning than saying that Yue succeeded with her backing to Shia, but when they looked at Yue who was looking happy while being contested by Haji, Shia, and their family……
Everyone couldn’t help but go 「I see」 in acceptance.
Like that, they watched the frolicking of Yue and others for a while with warm atmosphere. Then when they decided to move to the last sightseeing spot──to the great tree Ua Alto to watch the trial there, it was then.
「Wait a secondddd! Shia, you’re unfair! Showing off only your confession scene like that!」
「Geh, Rana-san! And also Nea-chan and others!」
「Tsk, reminding us of that.」
The Hauria females who embroiled themselves in quarrel had returned.
It seed that they desperately ended the battle and ca running here in order to watch the aforentioned scene. All of them looked battered like soldiers who had just returned from battlefield.
Shia looked plainly annoyed that they got in the way of the family trip. Haji was openly clicking his tongue and showing rejection as though he didn’t want the past replay to be played.
「It’s going to be a waste of ti. Give it up──」
「Yue-chan, do it.」
「Order accepted-, Okaa-sama!」
「Yueee!?」
Yue-chan who would do anything if it was for Haji’s sake, but, she prioritized her mother-in-law!
「Tou-san, stoppp! You’ll feel itchy all over! Your heart might die if you aren’t careful!」
「Eh? What are you saying, Haji.」
Haji asked Shuu, thinking that if the request to stop ca from him, then perhaps Yue would hesitate, but Shuu who didn’t know of how terrifying that person was could only look in bewildernt.
anwhile, Yue had personally witnessed the scene in question so she specified the tiline without any delay. She instantly found the past ti point. Yue-san was very capable.
The taboo was released.
『Your overwhelming charm has stolen my heart. This feeling, it can be nothing but love!』
「Aaaa~~~nh, really Kou-kun, so passionate-!!」
Using the gravity magic that he had just obtained to float in the air, he turned while making a cool pose sharply!
The present Rana watched while writhing and twisting her body with both her hands holding her cheeks. Shuu and others shivered from recalling their own “cool” past and trembled! Rana as the sole normie in group was sending smug glances to her surrounding. The Hauria females were shaking in rage!!
Yes, projected there was,
『I am a Virgo man, Kousuke E Abyssgate-!!』
『No, who the hell are you!?』
It was Kousuke-kun who had fallen into abyss. After overcoming the trial of Raisen, he had beco awfully “cool” that made everyone speechless like this! By the way, Kousuke-kun’s birthday was during Cancer!
『It doesn’t matter how wide the gap is between our ability! Today I’m soone who surpass even the demon king!』
『Oi oi, return to your──no, wait, that line! You fucker—, don’t you dare stealing the famous saying of Graha*-san who I respected!!』
Like that Demon King VS Abyss Lord began.
While Rana’s squealing resounded loudly, all the mothers and fathers could only watch dumbfounded from start to end by the fight that displayed “coolness” to the max.
AN: Thank you very much for reading this every ti.
Thank you very much too for the thoughts, opinions, and reports about misspelling and omitted words.
I think my male situation where my heart is occupied by ga will continue for a while, so just to notify everyone, there might be skipped update sotis even after this. I apologize in advance. I’m sorry!
※Material introduction
– Editor-in-Chief Mao and Monthly Fea Bergen
=>From the extra story of LN volu 8.
-Virgo Man
=>One of the famous lines of Graham-san of Gundam OO. One of my top three favorite characters from Gundam series.
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