Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
Source: Syosetu

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Chapter 284


　It has been half a month since we returned from the demon king's territory.
　During that time, the world has changed dramatically with the Kingdom of Lingle at the center.
　The Demon King's army, which had been commanded by the Demon King, the object of fear for human beings, surrendered. The shock was not an ordinary one, and not only the people of the Lingle Kingdom but also other countries seemed to be unable to hide their turmoil.
　Some people are of the opinion that the demons should be annihilated, or that there is no point in letting the Demon King live.
　When I heard this story from Welshi-san, who was visiting the Rescue Squad, I had mixed feelings about it, even though I had expected it.
　...And then there was the story of the meeting between the various countries.
　I was often invited to the castle to hear about this, but I had no idea that the meeting would take place in Mialak.
　As expected, I didn't think it would take place in Lukvis, where children gather, but I didn't imagine it would be in Mialak, where Falga-sama is located.
　The main advantage is that there are many ships leaving from Mialak.
　As long as there is a port, the rest of the way to Mialak can be done smoothly by ship, which seems to be ideal for a meeting where many people gather.

"You guys go get the Demon King and board the ship. I'll send Leona along too, so don't take your eyes off him."

　On that occasion, I was easily entrusted with an important role.
　I guess they decided that we, who knew a little about the Demon King, would be the only ones who could handle the responsibility of meeting him again, even if it was a little awkward.
　In that case, Nagi-san will probably come along, so I can feel somewhat at ease.
　And about Nagi-san ——— today she is finally coming to the Lingle Kingdom.

"Is she about to arrive?"
"I think it's almost time."

　In front of the gate leading outside the Ringle Kingdom, Amako and I waited for Nagi-san to return from the Demon King's territory.
　Soldiers from the Lingle Kingdom had been sent to keep watch over the Demon King's territory, which made it possible for Nagi-san to come here.
　... Apparently, she could have come a little earlier, but she had been observing the personalities of the soldiers who had been deployed for a few days, so she delayed coming until today.
　I guess if she decides to come here, it means that the soldiers who were sent are okay.

"Usato, where are Nea and Ferrum?"
"Hmm? They're training."
"Aah, just like always. So, Usato, is it okay for you to stay here?"
"It's also an order from Lloyd-sama."

　Well, I wake up at sunrise to train, so it's not like I'm slacking off.

"Sarla-san might be surprised when she meets Nagi-san."
"She might mistake us for sisters..."
"Hahaha, then how do you think Kanoko will react?"
"She'll mistake Kannagi for me, and me for Usato's child."
"I pulled back my laughter."

　What kind of mistake is that?
　Amako's height itself has changed.
　But, knowing that person, I don't think it's really a joke...

"By the way, where is Kannagi going to live?"
"Ah, if things go well, she'll be at the castle, but there's a chance she'll be at the Rescue Squad."
"Eh, why?"
"Yesterday, the Commander ordered us to clean the unused rooms."

　As a matter of fact, Lloyd-sama is probably having some trouble how to treat Nagi-san.
　Rose's idea is that since we don't know what kind of environment would be good for her, we have prepared several candidates for a place to live.

"Hmm, I don't know for sure until I talk to Sarla about it, but I think my place is a possibility."
"I suppose so"
"We're both beastfolk, so we're kind of like distant family."

　When you say distant, it's not horizontally, but vertically.
　But, if Nagi-san chooses the Rescue Squad's accommodation———,

"I'd like to see Nagi-san and Commander have an arm-wrestling contest."
"...Can you imagine Rose-san losing?"
"..."

　I can't imagine it.
　I completely forgot about it when I returned from the demon king's territory in the first place, but that person must have been seriously injured before we left, right?
　Her left shoulder that was cut by Nero Agence's magic sword.
　She should have been seriously injured normally, but when I got home, she was sitting in the Commander's office looking so calm and normal that I forgot about her injury...!
　Seriously, isn't that person immortal or something...?

"———Ah, she'll be here soon."
"Usato-sama, they have arrived."

　As I am once again aware of the craziness of my mentor and boss, Thomas-san, the familiar soldier guarding the gate, calls out to us.
　As I replied to him, I moved to the side to allow the carriage to pass.
　The heavy gate is opened and through it, the familiar carriage moves forward———and stops in front of us.

"...So this is the Lingle Kingdom of this era..."

　A girl with a sword in a scabbard at her waist emerges from the carriage.
　She put her hands over her eyes as the sky was too bright ——— Nagi-san then turned her eyes to the streetscape of the Lingle Kingdom.

"Nagi-san!"
"Oh, Usato, Amako, it's been half a month!"

　She noticed me and Amako and rushed toward us.

"———Wah, oh, tottoto...!?"
"?"

　In front of me, she suddenly loses her balance and tries to stop unnaturally.
　At any rate, it would be dangerous if she fell, so I caught her by the shoulders as if to support her.

"Are you okay?"
"Ah, I-I'm sorry! I've been sitting for so long that my legs have gone numb! U-Ugh... The inner me...!"

　She was muttering something, but she wasn't injured so it didn't really matter.
　Nagi-san takes a step away from me as if he has regained her composure, then takes my hand and Amako's and smiles brightly at us.

"I'm happy to see you again!"
"We are too. It's been a while...or rather, how is the Lingle Kingdom after hundreds of years?"
"Yes, it's been a while. Yes, many things have changed, but the atmosphere is the same."

　I'm glad she is happy.
　It seems that she has never visited the Lingle Kingdom twice before.

"I was asked to guide you to the castle, but... shall we walk from here?"
"Yes, let's do that. I'd like to see the streetscape with people around for the first time in a while."
"Understood"

　After explaining to the soldier holding the reins of the horse that he should leave the rest to us, Nagi-san, Amako, and I started walking towards the castle.

"...Hmm, things like this haven't changed at all."
"What do you mean?"
"Even if they see me, a beastfolk, they don't glare at me."

　Looking towards the town, we saw people looking at us curiously.
　In fact, maybe it was my fault that they were looking at us strangely.
　As I was thinking about this, a woman running a stall called out at us.

"Ara, are you Amako-chan's older sister?"
"Hmm, more like... my ancestor's younger sister?"
"Gofuh..."

　Nagi-san backs away after receiving a mysterious shock.
　Quickly supporting her, she clutches her chest with her cheeks twitching.

"Nagi-san, are you okay!?"
"No, uhm, I was shown the reality of the situation...Fu, fufufu, my ancestor's little sister, you said... I see, considering the year I was born, I must be several hundred years old..."
"The real age is different, you know."
"Mm, mm, I know~..."

　If you think about it, the family relationship between Amako and Nagi-san is very complicated.
　After all, from Nagi-san's perspective, Amako is like a descendant of her older sister.

"A complicated relationship"
"Well, is that so?"
"Mm"

　It felt like Amako was unconsciously making the conversation complicated.
　Although I wondered why the woman looked at me and nodded solemnly, I helped Nagi-san to her feet and moved forward.

"Hmm? It seems a bit noisier up front."

　Hearing Nagi-san's mutter, I looked ahead and saw people on the street move to the side as if they had sensed something.
　That alone told me what was going on, so together with Amako, I moved Nagi-san to the side.

"NAAAAACK! I hope you're not exhausted yet~!"
"Ye~s!"

　We hear heated voices and the sound of a kid's voice coming from ahead of us.
　As the figure becomes clearer, a group of seven people comes toward us.

"Do your best! You can do it!"
"You're still a kid, but you're amazing! You're a good!"
"Don't forget to stay hydrated!!"
"If you're at your limit, just let me know! If it's too much, we'll slow down!"

"T-Thank you so muuuuch! I'll dyo my bezt!"

　Five fierce-looking men are running around the boy, surrounding him.
　As I sighed at the scene, which looked nothing like a kidnapping scene, to put it mildly, I spotted Ferrum following behind them with dead eyes, and Nea riding on top of her head.

"I can't take it anymore, these guys are."
"Why are they so lenient only with Nack...?"

　I am relieved that Ferrum seems to have trained with them.
　Nea isn't in the best shape physically, so it's a good thing she's participating.
　Then, the fierce-looking guys who had been approaching here stopped in front of me.

"Oh, monster! Are you slacking off, you bast*rd?"
"Just at the right time! Cast a healing magic on Nack!"

　I'll cast it without being told.
　Ignoring Tong and Mill, I cast a healing spell on the exhausted Nack.

"Are you okay, Nack? Are you having a hard time being surrounded by all these menacing faces?"
"""""Aah?"""""

　I shrugged my shoulders at the menacing, threatening guys with fierce faces.
　It's fine to be kind to Nack, but I'm not sure why you're treating me so differently?

"Hey you guys, isn't your attitude completely different from when I first joined the Rescue Squad? You can't discriminate, discrimination is not okay."

　When I told them so, the fierce-looking men snickered.

"Ha? Why should I be nice to a monster who's joining the leader's serious training?"
"Don't put you in the same category as Nack."
"You were pretty much like us from the beginning, weren't you?"

　......

"When you guys get back, come outside. I'll show you who your superior is."
"I think that's the point..."
"He may have a different face, but Usato is on the fierce-looking side..."

　I ignored the whispers of Ferrum and Nea.
　I'll deal with those fierce-looking guys later, but for now my priority is to guide Nagi-san.
　As I watched the fierce-looking guys and Nack resume their training, I turned back to Nagi-san and Amako.

"Now, shall we go towards the castle?"
"When you see it in person, it's amazing... the Rescue Squad. And the way Usato has changed..."
"The Rescue Squad is something of a speciality of this country."

　From the accustomed reactions of the people in town, Amako's words are not quite wrong...
　I regain my composure and start walking.
　It's a good opportunity to ask something I had planned to ask beforehand.

"Nagi-san, what were you doing over there while we were here?"

　Since we're in the city, I'll leave out the words Demon King and Demon King's Territory.　

"He was a lot more obedient than I thought. I was planning to stop him if he tried to do anything strange, but it seems he was always concentrating on rebuilding the city and dealing with the aftermath of the battle."
"I see..."
"I kept an eye on him for a few days after the soldiers from the Lingle Kingdom arrived, but there didn't seem to be any particular problems, so I think it's fine for now."

　It seems that the Demon King is also a Demon King and is working for the sake of the demon tribe.
　Well, I wasn't all that suspicious, but I was glad he didn't do anything to change his mind.

"...From now on."
"Yes?"
"I kept thinking, what should I do?"

　Nagi-san muttered as she gazed out at the cityscape of Lingle Kingdom.

"This world is not the time I was in. The demon tribe I fought so hard against and the Demon King are no longer my enemies."
"Right..."
"For a moment, I had lost sight of the meaning of life."

　Looking at Nagi-san's past, she has always lived her life in battle.
　Just when she thought she could defeat the Demon King and live a normal life, she was sealed away by Hisago and woke up hundreds of years in the future.
　Her feelings are impossible to fathom.

"But then I thought about it, I didn't know that many people, and I realized that that doesn't change no matter what era I am in, so I was kind of disheartened."
"Yeah..."
"My whole life has been spent fighting, so when I thought about whether I could choose a different path from now on, strangely enough, I felt more positive."

　I see...that's right.
　Finally, Nagi-san can walk a path other than fighting.

"I think there's a reason Hisago sealed me away. Specifically, to stop "something" he left behind. ...And then there's you, I guess."
"Me?"
"Mm, if you get involved with the Demon King, you might get into trouble again. When that happens, I'll help you."

　I usually don't like to get into trouble, but it's reassuring to know that Nagi-san is there to help.
　
"Ah, before that, I'm going home. Back to my hometown. After Lingle Kingdom I'm going to see Hinomoto."
"The place where the Kannagi statue stood."

　When Amako, who had been silent until now, blurted this out, Nagi-san backed away again in mysterious shock.
　Come to think of it, there was a statue of Nagi-san in the village where Rinka's parents lived.
　From her perspective, that might have caused her an indescribable feeling.

"...I-I forgot about that~... What should I do? I wonder if I'll end up turning into some kind of living god existence~"
"There is a possibility that you will become me and I will be identified as your daughter."
"What does that mean...?!"

　I'm sure it's going to be a big fuss.
　Should we tell Hayate-san in Hinomoto about Nagi-san in the meantime?
　...I don't want to do any more damage to Hayate-san's stomach, but...

"When Kannagi comes home, I'll come along too."
"Eh, Amako too?"
"Mm, I've finished dealing with the Demon King's army, and I want to see my mother."

　A homecoming, huh?
　......
　No... let's not think about it any further.
　More importantly, Hinomoto.
　The next meeting will be held in Mialak, the nearest human inhabited city from Hinomoto.
　Maybe Hayate-san, the leader of the beastfolk, will join too.

"...If that happens, does that mean there's a chance other demi-humans will come too?"

　I don't have any proof, but I have a feeling that's the case.
　First of all, here we also have Frana-san, the daughter of the Elf chief.
　If my fears come true, the meeting centering on the Demon King is going to be quite chaotic.

"Ah, Usato, why don't you ask Kannagi where she wants to live?"
"Hmm? Ah, that's right."
"What are you talking about?"

　Amako's words brought me back to my senses.
　I will explain where she might want to stay for now.
　The options are: living in a castle like senpai and Kazuki.
　The dormitory of the Rescue Squad.
　The house where Amako is staying, although it has not been decided yet.
　After hearing that option, Nagi-san———,

"Mu-Mumumuuh."

　She was feeling extremely conflicted.
　...I-Is there really something that causes that much conflict?

"W-Well then, Ama..."
"......?"
"———No, let's go with Rescue Squad."

　After stiffening unnaturally, Nagi-san spoke in a slightly lower voice.
　Nagi-san immediately came to her senses and held her head in her hands.

"T-The me inside meeee!"
"...Usato, Kannagi is interesting."
"Hahaha..."

　Perhaps the other Nagi-san answered?
　In the meantime, let's send Nagi-san off to the castle and then go report to Rose that she is coming to the Rescue Squad's quarters.　

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It was a very lively chapter.
These fierce-looking guys are uselessly kind to Nack. However, from the perspective of the bystanders, it is a moderately dangerous scene...