Chapter 21.4
Chapter 21: The Hero’s Visit
A lot of harlots come this time around as tourists . Maybe Gallios is referring to them .
Though Kuro doesn’t seem to be someone who’s used to such things, maybe he won’t be able to hold it anymore after seeing the women brought by the hero .
The store which provides that kind of service might be experiencing a boom in their business because of those men who saw the women led by that hero just now . Men whose carnal desires got incited by the scenery are definitely flocking those places right now .
I felt it’s necessary so that they won’t a.s.sault normal female civilians .
「Well, let’s do our best then」
Kuro is saying so while smiling wryly .
From his tone, it seems that he takes Gallios’s words as a joke . But, Gallios might really be meaning it .
Kuro went out just like that . He might be patrolling around as he already said .
「Peneroa also gave her permission to bring a woman back to your room」
Gallios is saying so to Kuro’s back . Kuro just waves back at him without even turning around .
「Well, I should do my job too, then . Come to think of it, what should we do about those zombies?」
Naturally, I’m referring to the zombie incident last night .
「Almina will try to ask the hero-sama and his party for their help . It’s not like it doesn’t have any connection with the hero-sama either if the enemy turned out to be the Striges」
There’s a demon called Striges .
A living being that similar to the combination of female human and bird .
It’s figure closely resembles a siren living in the southern sea or a harpy living at the center of the mountain range .
The difference between them is the fact that harpies have eagle wings, sirens have wings of seabird, while Striges have wings of an owl .
Maybe because the Striges are a cross-breed between female human and an owl, they are nocturnal .
But, that’s not what makes them dangerous . The most terrifying fact about Striges is the fact that they drink human blood . Moreover, they are a race excelling at necromancy .
And someday, these Striges settled down in the tower built in Rox kingdom’s vicinity .
A lot of people in the surrounding countries fell to them as their prey . Rox kingdom also suffered from the same fate .
The ramparts are useless against them as they can fly with their wings .
Since they were nocturnal, the only time to attack them is during noon . But, the subjugation still failed since those Striges remain inside the tower during the daytime and prepared clever traps by summoning undead to block anyone who enters the tower .
Though I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or not, those Striges didn’t go as far as ruining the surrounding country and have no intention to turn humans into their fodder . Nevertheless, it won’t justify the death of their victims .
The situation changed about a month ago . One of those Striges attacked a member of the hero’s party when that person was strolling at night .
In fact, that Strige was defeated in her own game . [TL: Surprised? Yes, Rember always referred Striges as ‘she’ since all of them are females . ]
But, things didn’t end so easily . Somehow, those Striges came to raid the Rox kingdom along with their armies of undead and zombies in the evening after that incident . Maybe it was to take revenge for their comrade’s death .
But, it was a foolish choice . Their undead armies weren’t a match against the hero staying at Rox kingdom; those undead were instantly annihilated by the pseudo-sun he created with his magic .
After that, the hero-tachi headed toward the tower and completely annihilated those Striges without even leaving one of them alive .
Therefore, those Striges are no more . Or that’s how it supposed to be .
The zombies appeared again as if waiting for the day of the festival . Maybe a Striges managed to survive that slaughter .
And that Striges seems to be full of resentment against this kingdom . But, Striges are so strong to the point that it’s hard for us to fight against them . That’s why I decided to borrow the hero’s power .
There’s no way the hero, who’s always kind to woman, will refuse Almina’s request .
「Are you really okay with asking for the hero’s help? Are you really okay with involving the princess in this matter?」
Gallios is saying so with a worried expression .
「As if… . Hero-sama already has so many splendid women . There’s no way he’ll turn his hand toward Almina」
Though I say so, I’m a bit anxious in regards to that matter . The one who proposed to become the hero’s guide is Almina herself, after all . Almina had already met the hero before that . Maybe something happened during that time .
But, even I couldn’t do anything about that . I can’t do anything to the hero, and despite being my lover, Almina is a princess, so I can’t even complain about my troubles .
I hope nothing happens between them .
But, I feel rather uneasy about that .
◆ Dark Knight Kuroki
「That was an amazing sight… . 」
「That was an amazing sight… . 」
I recall Shirone’s wonderful attire .
Her appearance remains saved into a separate folder in my brain’s vault so that I can enjoy it anytime I want .
The men along the way where Shirone and the rest pa.s.sed by were sending pa.s.sionate gazes toward their procession .
It was natural to see the scenery . Even I myself was unintentionally pulled in by that scene .
It can’t be helped that my lower body reacted due to her appearance after a while .
I would have become the very definition of a pervert if I didn’t wear my mantle .
In the first place, there’s very little stimulation in Nargol . I mean there’s no human in my surroundings . The women of demon race who have appearances closest to the human race are Mona’s aides, and I can’t even approach them since Mona seems to hate me .
Then, I recall about Regena, the human princess whom I saved recently . I think she will let me do ecchi deeds as long as I ask since she’s my slave . But then, I realized that I couldn’t destroy her future just because of a moment of carnal desire .
I want to look after them as much as possible until the end . I think I’ll send her back to the human society . So it’s better to send her in perfect shape for the sake of the man who will become her husband in the future .
Moreover, it’s difficult to walk in my current situation .
Shall I go to that kind of shop to do the deed which I took as a joke last night?
I rejected the offer last night since buying a woman with money just doesn’t click with me .
Everything is Shirone’s fault . That attire is too deadly . Shirone’s b.u.t.t was completely exposed .
Though we had bathed together in our childhood, I have never seen her in her swimsuit .
She’s grown that much, huh… Her b.r.e.a.s.t.s have gotten bigger and her waist has become much slimmer . My heart’s beating loudly upon seeing my childhood friend’s growth .
Could it be that Shirone’s always showing such an appearance in front of Reiji when I’m not around?
I recall Reiji’s face when he pa.s.sed by the road .
Reiji had a smug look on his face .
Reiji’s expression told everything . “See, you guys can’t even walk on the street with such fine girls on tow, right?” He’s flaunting his girls .
The men who saw Reiji would surely have understood his thoughts .
Though I don’t know why they are wearing such revealing attires, it’s undoubtedly Reiji’s idea .
I’m so jealous since Shirone never let me see her in that kind of attire even if I begged her .
I’m so jealous since Shirone never let me see her in that kind of attire even if I begged her .
I’m sure that her silent fists will rain incessantly on my body the moment I made that request to her .
I feel depressed when thinking about such things . But thanks to that, I managed to appease my raging lower body .
Let’s do one round of patrol for now, then .
To be honest, the idea of escorting Reiji’s absurd . But, I have promised Rember .
Now then, should I look for the people who are hostile toward Reiji and the rest?
I ascend to the top of the rampart, the highest point in Rox kingdom to see the townscape .
My eyesight improved tremendously ever since I came to this world . I could even see what everyone is doing right now in detail despite seeing them from on top of the rampart .
Let’s try to find suspicious personnel .
I’m looking at the center of the city . There, at a glance, I saw one group obviously saying something dangerous . It was the fan club of Sasaki Rino which I could find even in Holy Republic Lenaria . They were holding a flag with Sasaki Rino’s picture on it .
Could it be that they chased her all the way to this place?… To be honest, I’m shocked by their action .
They are a dangerous group, but the temple knights should be enough to deal with that kind of guys . Let’s just ignore them .
I switch my focus and then notice an abnormality when I try to concentrate at a different place . Come to think of it, why are there crowds of men in the surroundings?
I strain my eyes to take a good look at them again . It wasn’t a dangerous situation .
They were selling the portraits of the women on Reiji’s side . And not just the portrait of Sasaki Rino, all members, including Shirone’s portrait, were also sold amongst the goods . Moreover, it’s the portrait of them in today’s attire .
Maybe it was ma.s.s produced with some kind of art printing . It seems they brought quite a number of pictures with them .
I can do nothing but grind myself in frustration for overlooking such important information .
Let’s buy them later .
Next is looking at the right side of the town . Then I found five temple knights in that area with nothing special to note about .
Those temple knights were different from the ones whom I met a while ago .
It’s the second time I’m meeting them . They are the same guys as the one wearing uniform surcoat when I raided Rena’s temple back then .
What are they doing in this kind of place？
It’s the second time I’m meeting them . They are the same guys as the one wearing uniform surcoat when I raided Rena’s temple back then .
What are they doing in this kind of place？
The thing that I can consider as a possibility is that it might be because they take turns to rest .
Taking a closer look, they were having a spat with a commoner .
I’m straining my ears to hear their conversation . It seems they were scrambling for harlots .
The temple knights swore their love to Rena and shouldn’t fall in love with other women, but as expected, the reality is different, after all .
Well, it can’t be helped since it’ll only make them suffer even longer to not do the deed after they saw Shirone and the rest in those attires . Rather, that’s the reaction of a normal human .
I glance at the left side of the town for the last time . It seems nothing’s special in there, too . But then, a woman in that place caught my intention . This woman is hiding her face with a hood . She seems like a normal tourist .
But for some reason, I can’t take my eyes off her .
I strain my eyes to have a closer look at her while wondering about it . And then, I’m surprised when I see through her ident.i.ty .
I will fail to notice her unless I intentionally focus my attention on her .
Why is she in this city?
Don’t tell me a dangerous existence has really come to this city and is aiming for the hero’s life?
I descend from the rampart in hurry .
Then, I dashed toward that girl’s place at full speed .
She finally noticed my presence .
「D… Diehart!?」
The girl is looking at me with a surprised face .
「It’s been a while, G.o.ddess Rena」
I greet the woman in front of me .
Though she’s pretending to be a normal human, she won’t be able to deceive my eyes .
The woman in front of me is undoubtedly the one and only G.o.ddess Rena .
Chapter 21 The Hero s Visit A lot of harlots come this time around as tourists . Maybe Gallios is referring to them . Though Kuro doesn t seem to be someone who s used to such things, maybe he won t be able to hold it anymore after seeing the women brought by the hero . The store which provides that kind of service might be experiencing a boom in their business because of those men who saw the women led by that hero just now . Men whose carnal desires got incited by the scenery are definitely flocking those places right now . I felt it s necessary so that they won t a.s.sault normal female civilians . Well, let s do our best then Kuro is saying so while smiling wryly . From his tone, it seems that he takes Gallios s words as a joke . But, Gallios might really be meaning it . Kuro went out just like that . He might be patrolling around as he already said . Peneroa also gave her permission to bring a woman back to your room Gallios is saying so to Kuro s back . Kuro just waves back at him without even turning around . Well, I should do my job too, then . Come to think of it, what should we do about those zombies Naturally, I m referring to the zombie incident last night . Almina will try to ask the hero sama and his party for their help . It s not like it doesn t have any connection with the hero sama either if the enemy turned out to be the Striges There s a demon called Striges . A living being that similar to the combination of female human and bird . It s figure closely resembles a siren living in the southern sea or a harpy living at the center of the mountain range . The difference between them is the fact that harpies have eagle wings, sirens have wings of seabird, while Striges have wings of an owl . Maybe because the Striges are a cross breed between female human and an owl, they are nocturnal . But, that s not what makes them dangerous . The most terrifying fact about Striges is the fact that they drink human blood . Moreover, they are a race excelling at necromancy . And someday, these Striges settled down in the tower built in Rox kingdom s vicinity . A lot of people in the surrounding countries fell to them as their prey . Rox kingdom also suffered from the same fate . The ramparts are useless against them as they can fly with their wings . Since they were nocturnal, the only time to attack them is during noon . But, the subjugation still failed since those Striges remain inside the tower during the daytime and prepared clever traps by summoning undead to block anyone who enters the tower . Though I don t know whether it s a good thing or not, those Striges didn t go as far as ruining the surrounding country and have no intention to turn humans into their fodder . Nevertheless, it won t justify the death of their victims . The situation changed about a month ago . One of those Striges attacked a member of the hero s party when that person was strolling at night . In fact, that Strige was defeated in her own game . TL Surprised Yes, Rember always referred Striges as she since all of them are females . But, things didn t end so easily . Somehow, those Striges came to raid the Rox kingdom along with their armies of undead and zombies in the evening after that incident . Maybe it was to take revenge for their comrade s death . But, it was a foolish choice . Their undead armies weren t a match against the hero staying at Rox kingdom those undead were instantly annihilated by the pseudo sun he created with his magic . After that, the hero tachi headed toward the tower and completely annihilated those Striges without even leaving one of them alive . Therefore, those Striges are no more . Or that s how it supposed to be . The zombies appeared again as if waiting for the day of the festival . Maybe a Striges managed to survive that slaughter . And that Striges seems to be full of resentment against this kingdom . But, Striges are so strong to the point that it s hard for us to fight against them . That s why I decided to borrow the hero s power . There s no way the hero, who s always kind to woman, will refuse Almina s request . Are you really okay with asking for the hero s help Are you really okay with involving the princess in this matter Gallios is saying so with a worried expression . As if . Hero sama already has so many splendid women . There s no way he ll turn his hand toward Almina Though I say so, I m a bit anxious in regards to that matter . The one who proposed to become the hero s guide is Almina herself, after all . Almina had already met the hero before that . Maybe something happened during that time . But, even I couldn t do anything about that . I can t do anything to the hero, and despite being my lover, Almina is a princess, so I can t even complain about my troubles . I hope nothing happens between them . But, I feel rather uneasy about that . Dark Knight Kuroki That was an amazing sight . I recall Shirone s wonderful attire . Her appearance remains saved into a separate folder in my brain s vault so that I can enjoy it anytime I want . The men along the way where Shirone and the rest pa.s.sed by were sending pa.s.sionate gazes toward their procession . It was natural to see the scenery . Even I myself was unintentionally pulled in by that scene . It can t be helped that my lower body reacted due to her appearance after a while . I would have become the very definition of a pervert if I didn t wear my mantle . In the first place, there s very little stimulation in Nargol . I mean there s no human in my surroundings . The women of demon race who have appearances closest to the human race are Mona s aides, and I can t even approach them since Mona seems to hate me . Then, I recall about Regena, the human princess whom I saved recently . I think she will let me do ecchi deeds as long as I ask since she s my slave . But then, I realized that I couldn t destroy her future just because of a moment of carnal desire . I want to look after them as much as possible until the end . I think I ll send her back to the human society . So it s better to send her in perfect shape for the sake of the man who will become her husband in the future . Moreover, it s difficult to walk in my current situation . Shall I go to that kind of shop to do the deed which I took as a joke last night I rejected the offer last night since buying a woman with money just doesn t click with me . Everything is Shirone s fault . That attire is too deadly . Shirone s b.u.t.t was completely exposed . Though we had bathed together in our childhood, I have never seen her in her swimsuit . She s grown that much, huh Her b.r.e.a.s.t.s have gotten bigger and her waist has become much slimmer . My heart s beating loudly upon seeing my childhood friend s growth . Could it be that Shirone s always showing such an appearance in front of Reiji when I m not around I recall Reiji s face when he pa.s.sed by the road . Reiji had a smug look on his face . Reiji s expression told everything . See, you guys can t even walk on the street with such fine girls on tow, right He s flaunting his girls . The men who saw Reiji would surely have understood his thoughts . Though I don t know why they are wearing such revealing attires, it s undoubtedly Reiji s idea . I m so jealous since Shirone never let me see her in that kind of attire even if I begged her . I m sure that her silent fists will rain incessantly on my body the moment I made that request to her . I feel depressed when thinking about such things . But thanks to that, I managed to appease my raging lower body . Let s do one round of patrol for now, then . To be honest, the idea of escorting Reiji s absurd . But, I have promised Rember . Now then, should I look for the people who are hostile toward Reiji and the rest I ascend to the top of the rampart, the highest point in Rox kingdom to see the townscape . My eyesight improved tremendously ever since I came to this world . I could even see what everyone is doing right now in detail despite seeing them from on top of the rampart . Let s try to find suspicious personnel . I m looking at the center of the city . There, at a glance, I saw one group obviously saying something dangerous . It was the fan club of Sasaki Rino which I could find even in Holy Republic Lenaria . They were holding a flag with Sasaki Rino s picture on it . Could it be that they chased her all the way to this place To be honest, I m shocked by their action . They are a dangerous group, but the temple knights should be enough to deal with that kind of guys . Let s just ignore them . I switch my focus and then notice an abnormality when I try to concentrate at a different place . Come to think of it, why are there crowds of men in the surroundings I strain my eyes to take a good look at them again . It wasn t a dangerous situation . They were selling the portraits of the women on Reiji s side . And not just the portrait of Sasaki Rino, all members, including Shirone s portrait, were also sold amongst the goods . Moreover, it s the portrait of them in today s attire . Maybe it was ma.s.s produced with some kind of art printing . It seems they brought quite a number of pictures with them . I can do nothing but grind myself in frustration for overlooking such important information . Let s buy them later . Next is looking at the right side of the town . Then I found five temple knights in that area with nothing special to note about . Those temple knights were different from the ones whom I met a while ago . It s the second time I m meeting them . They are the same guys as the one wearing uniform surcoat when I raided Rena s temple back then . What are they doing in this kind of place The thing that I can consider as a possibility is that it might be because they take turns to rest . Taking a closer look, they were having a spat with a commoner . I m straining my ears to hear their conversation . It seems they were scrambling for harlots . The temple knights swore their love to Rena and shouldn t fall in love with other women, but as expected, the reality is different, after all . Well, it can t be helped since it ll only make them suffer even longer to not do the deed after they saw Shirone and the rest in those attires . Rather, that s the reaction of a normal human . I glance at the left side of the town for the last time . It seems nothing s special in there, too . But then, a woman in that place caught my intention . This woman is hiding her face with a hood . She seems like a normal tourist . But for some reason, I can t take my eyes off her . I strain my eyes to have a closer look at her while wondering about it . And then, I m surprised when I see through her ident.i.ty . I will fail to notice her unless I intentionally focus my attention on her . Why is she in this city Don t tell me a dangerous existence has really come to this city and is aiming for the hero s life I descend from the rampart in hurry . Then, I dashed toward that girl s place at full speed . She finally noticed my presence . D Diehart The girl is looking at me with a surprised face . It s been a while, G.o.ddess Rena I greet the woman in front of me . Though she s pretending to be a normal human, she won t be able to deceive my eyes . The woman in front of me is undoubtedly the one and only G.o.ddess Rena .