Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
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Chapter 295


　The appearance of the girl with the mysterious black and red hair color, who called herself Shia, left me with more than a few questions.
　Who is she?
　Why did she say she was indebted to me?
　What was she trying to say to me?

"Don't drag me into your lovers' quarrel."
"You're wrong, Demon King."

　The morning after I met Shia.
　The Demon King had called me after breakfast, so I decided to take the opportunity to ask him for advice about Shia, but his response was worse than I had expected.
　I let my words fall apart, and the Demon King gave me a look of dismay.

"Well, isn't that the truth?"
"Please listen to me seriously...!"
"Ouh, I listened to you seriously. I mean, it's that thing, right? You found a girl here."
"Stop saying things that sound so rude!!"

　Ciel-san, who is standing next to him, looks extremely taken aback!
　The Demon King, who was watching me with amusement as I accidentally forgot about my polite language, put his hand to his chin.

"...Usato, was that really a woman?"
"Yes, at first I mistook her for a man wearing a robe."

　At first, I had the impression that she was really a boy.
　Even in this world, in many cases, even if a man has long hair, he is still a man.
　But it was my fault that I could not guess it was a woman from the slenderness of her hands at first.

"Fumu, so you were looking at it carefully."
"I wasn't looking! For a while now, you...! Are you an old man or something?"
"In terms of age, I'm beyond the realm of existing living things. Fumu, but the way you call me that is also interesting."
"I can't take this Demon King anymore..."

　I'm so tired...
　When I fought this person in a life-risking battle, he seemed more like a Demon King...

"..."

　As my shoulders slumped involuntarily, the Demon King made a gesture as if he were pondering something.
　Instead of his earlier teasing expression, he suddenly turns his gaze back to me with the expression of a “Demon King” that gives the impression of thoughtfulness and cool-headedness.

"All right, let's get out of here."
""Eh?""

　My voice and Ciel-san's voice overlap.
　What did the Demon King just say? Ret's jet aut of hir?

"No no no! A lot of people from other countries are here today!"
"That's right, Demon King-sama! Haven't you heard that we demons have a really bad reputation?"
"Don't whine, there's no way I wouldn't know that much."

　The Demon King reacted annoyed by the protests of me and Ciel-san.

"I just hope we don't cause any trouble. In fact, we can't have a meeting unless I let other countries know about my existence. Right?"

　There is some truth to that.
　But that's all.
　There's no way this Demon King would act with such intentions.

"What is your purpose?"
"Well, I don't really have any particular motives. I just... well, I guess you could say I wanted to see the reaction."
"A reaction... from people from other countries?"
"Yeah"

　The Demon King nodded at my words and held up four fingers.

"The four kingdoms of Lingle, Samarial, Calmhelio, and Nirvarna have suffered substantial damage from our Demon King's army. Do you understand that?"
"Y-Yes..."
"Then what about the rest?"
"...We are seen as a threat?"
"Exactly."

　Since the Lingle Kingdom revealed information about the Demon King's army, other countries now view them as a threat.

"But I don't know what they think of us other than as a threat."
"...Indeed, so is that why?"
"Yeah"

　The speculation itself is probably true.
　In the first place, it's unthinkable for a Demon King to take any unnecessary action.
　If he wanted to, he could even use sorcery to look around the whole of Mialak.

"...I understand. I will ask for permission from Norn-sama and Falga-sama."
"Yeah, I'll leave that to you."

　Well, I just need to ask the Mialak knight waiting in front of the inn to pass on the message.
　As expected, I can't go and meet with busy Norn-sama and Falga-sama in person.

"By the way, Demon King, regarding the magic training I requested earlier———"
"The conversation is over. Ciel."
"Y-Yes. Usato-san, I'll walk you to your room!"
"Y-Yeah."

　Why would she send me off even though we are staying in the same place?
　With his mouth twitching slightly, the Demon King blatantly changed the subject, and I was forced to leave the room.

"I guess the Demon King is busy too."
"I don't think that's the case..."
"Ah, I'm not going back to my room but going to the lounge downstairs, so this is enough."
"Ah, okay. I understand."

　As he said this while placing his hands on the banister of the stairs leading to the floor below, Ciel bowed respectfully and returned to the room where the Demon King was.
　As one would expect from a servant of the Demon King, he is calm and not afraid at all, which I think is simply amazing.
　Feeling a sense of admiration, I went downstairs and reached the lounge———,

"Aaaahh! Daaaaaamn!!"

　Ferrum was crying out in agony as she clutched her head.
　Looking closer, I saw that the four of them - Senpai, Koga, Amira, and Ferrum - were sitting at a table, and Senpai and Ferrum were playing with what looked like black and white pieces on a square board.

"What's wrong? ...Senpai, is that Go... No, Reversi?"
"Mm. I was bored. I got some materials from someone in Mialak and made it. By using Iai slash."
"What a waste of talent...!"
"Ehehe."

　Seriously, is there anything this person can't do?
　Even in our original world, she was like a perfect superhuman with both a literary and military background.

"Usato. Do something about this guy."
"Eh?"
"This guy has been childishly winning against us for a while now."

　I look at Ferrum and she is nodding her head with somewhat teary eyes.
　When I next look at senpai, she gives me a thumbs-up with a big smile on her face.
　Looking at Amira-san, she had a serious look on her face as she tapped the sword at her waist.
　Hmm, this strange atmosphere.

"Are you having fun, senpai?"
"Mm!"
"Do you enjoy being childish and playing with beginners and beating them?"
"Mm!!"

　Are you serious, senpai?
　I was momentarily stunned by senpai's childish behavior.　

"Oi"
"A-Amira-san."
"Can you beat her?"

　I was a little taken aback when Amira-san grabbed my shoulder with quite a strong grip.

"No, that's an exaggeration..."
"This is the same as a battle! You are the only one who can make her suffer the humiliation of defeat...!"
"R-Right..."

　While pulling, I spoke to Koga in a hushed voice.

"This guy has some really strong opinions, doesn't she?"
"She's just sitting here unable to train... she must be stressed out."
"I-I see."

　Does this mean that frustration is about to explode in a bad way?
　....

"Why are you acting like you're the reasonable one?"
"Compared to the others around me, I'm pretty normal."
"......?"
"Why do you have to look at me like that...?"

　Koga's eyes widened in shock.
　I sighed as I looked at Amira and Ferrum, who had menacing looks in their eyes.

"I have no choice. Leave it to me. Ferrum, switch places."
"C-Can you do it!?"
"You know what, Ferrum? In this game, the one who gets the corner gets the upper hand."

　I swapped places with Ferrum and sat in the seat in front of senpai, with exactly half of the Othello pieces in front of me.
　Senpai, on the other hand, is sipping a drink at the table with a relaxed expression on her face.

"Hmph, senpai. Don't think you'll be unbeatable forever."
"So you're the final opponent after all."
"I know how to play Reversi, too...!"

　I'm very familiar with the rules from my time in my original world.
　And also the sure-fire way to win.
　So, the outcome of this match will depend on the abilities of both players.

"Then, how about we have a penalty game for this match?"
"Interesting. Let's do it."
"The loser will do one thing, whatever the winner says."

　...Yes?
　So that's the kind of punishment game you're looking for?!

"Please wait a mome———"
"I got the first go! I'm the black!!"
"Whaat?!"

　Without even deciding which order each player would take, she placed the wooden pieces with a bang.
　I was stunned when senpai started the game without any questions asked.
　However, now that it had begun, I couldn't stop it.

"Duel...!"

　If I'm going to do it, I'll win.
　I hold a piece and face senpai, who is smiling fearlessly...!

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"...Oi"
"..."
"What happened to that confidence you had earlier?"

　The board was almost completely black.
　As I hung my head after being defeated by senpai, Koga shook me with a perplexed look on his face.

"You're also losing one-sidedly...!"
"What's going on, Usato...! You're losing at the game worse than me!"

　Amira-san and Ferrum pressed me on it, and I looked away.
　To be honest, halfway through, I realized, "Oh, I can't win this."
　Specifically, it was around the time when the second corner was taken.

"Fuh... I lost normally."
"What the hell?! You're supposed to win!"
"Senpai is smarter than me! She's always like that, but she's an incredibly intelligent, beautiful and disappointing person...!!"
"A-Arereh? Are you praising me? I won, so why do I feel this way?"

　I had completely forgotten...!
　I hadn't even considered the possibility of losing in a normal way...!

"Now, Usato-kun. I hope you haven't forgotten about the punishment."
"Kuh...!"

　I have no choice.
　If it's senpai, she wouldn't ask for something unreasonable.
　Just as I prepared myself and tried to stand up, someone suddenly placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Usato, switch places with me."
"N-Nea...?!"
"You're doing some pretty interesting stuff, without me."
"N-Nea...?!"
"Let's do it, shall we? Let's do this thing called “Riversi”."

　When she grins and shows her sharp teeth as a vampire, senpai's complexion instantly turns pale.
　Could it be, senpai didn't dare call Nea?

"...Hate to say it, but I thought it was time for me to take a break. I'll leave it to Amira-san to deal with you." (Suzune)
"If I lose, I'll give you three orders that he listens to." (Nea)
"Oi, wait a minute." (Usato)
"I've got the lead!!" (Suzune)
"Senpai, wait!!" (Usato)

　Senpai placed a black piece down again with a bang.
　No, why is my punishment game getting heavier?

"In exchange, if you lose, there will be no punishment."

　With that, Nea begins the match.
　Senpai agonizes over each move as she plays, while Nea steadily places white-sided pieces.
　In the first half, the board is filled with Senpai's black pieces, but she looks pale.
　Then, as the game progresses, Nea's white pieces begin to cover up the black pieces.

"Well, well, what's wrong, Suzune?"
"Kuh..."
"That's right. That's the only place you can put it. Ara! Thanks to you, I can take this corner. I'll take it."
"I-I'm being controlled...?! Me, the hero?! Inukami Suzune...?! That can't be possible...!"

　Wow, she's sure she's going to lose and is starting to raise flags.
　Isn't this guy just invincible, saying it's fun whether she wins or loses?

"Yes, it's over."
"Kuh, I lost... Kuh, I shouldn't have lost to anyone other than Nea..."
"Well, it was a good idea to leave me out."

　Nea is smart enough to memorize three different spells.
　And even though she looks like a young girl, she's probably been alive for about 300 years.

"Evil has been defeated."
"Guh, e-even if I fall, the second and third me will stand before you...!"
"There aren't enough commenters for you, so please don't add more." (Note: Tsukkomi)
"Kyaun"

　In fact, it would be very difficult if there were more of her.
　In terms of military power, however, they would be too strong.

"Well, it was fun, so it's okay." (Suzune)
"Ara, so you're giving up on the punishment game for Usato?" (Nea)
"It's just a bonus. To liven up the game." (Suzune)
"It would be more convincing if you weren't so serious..." (Nea)

　What on earth did she want me to do?
　...Let's not think about it.

"Oi, let's play with me this time. I think I can beat you."
"Sure. I'll punch you."
"It's Reversi, right?"

　I get up from my seat, joking with Koga.
　I still want to continue playing Reversi, but there's something I need to do first.

"But first, I need to give a message to the soldier on guard."
"What's the matter?"
"I need to ask for permission for us, including the Demon King, to go out. It seems the Demon King has a lot of ideas."
"Finally, I can get out of this boring place."

　It's only a temporary outing though.
　As the Demon King said, we should also be mindful of the reactions of other countries.
　It is obvious that they will be scared, but it would be good if they knew in advance that the Demon King would not do anything.
　After asking a soldier from Mialak to pass on a message to Norn-sama, I resumed the reversi with Koga and the others.
　Excluding senpai, the five of us - myself, Ferrum, Nea, Koga, and Amira-san - did a round-robin tournament ... but for some reason, I was the one with the worst record.
　Or rather, I lost every single match.
　…Why?!

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Author's Notes:
It was a comedy chapter where senpai wasted her talents.
It reminded me that chess and shogi are difficult to play, but Othello is easy to make and play.