Chapter 23: A Talk with a Hero

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/24/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

At the Adventurer’s Guild.

“Kuku… yo, ‘Night-Sakura Fantasy.'”
“I’ll kill you.”

The Second Glad Subjugation War, now open.
Liza, don’t stop me, I’ll put a round through that half-laughing old man.

“Don’t get so mad. I warned you.”
“Guh. But I didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t think.”

I just took a request. How did it actually come to this.

“I mean, normally you’d take it as an honor.”
“A town girl doesn’t need an epithet.”

I mean, what even is a town girl with an epithet.
I genuinely don’t get it.

“If you stopped calling yourself a town girl, that’d solve it, wouldn’t it?”
“This is a point I can’t give up.”
“That so. Well, I don’t care either way, but ‘Night-Sakura Fantasy’ has a visitor.”
“What now… what kind of mess?”
“That. That.” Continue reading →

Chapter 22: Heroes and an Epithet

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/23/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

◆ Viewpoint: Toono Tsukasa ◆

After she finished talking with us, Ouka greeted Gios and left.
She was a rather interesting person.
Her manner is very ordinary, the sort you could find anywhere. A bit rough, but a bright, good-natured girl.

That impression changes completely in combat.

She has no fear of fighting, and no strain.
In situations where a small mistake would mean a serious injury, she was smiling as if she were having fun.
Her technique was high, but more than that, her heart is strong.
Combat that natural isn’t something you see often.

That person will get stronger still.
I’m looking forward to sparring when she’s gotten stronger.
Part of it is that the way her heart is resembles someone I look up to.

I wonder where that person is now.
The one who defeated the Demon King. Our leader.

Kyousuke seemed to be thinking the same thing; when I looked, he was smiling wryly, which is rare for him.
I’ll ask Kanon again sometime.
I was thinking that vaguely when white mana started to swirl in front of me.
A high kiin sounded, an image gradually took shape, and a face I know appeared.

“Ah, re. Did the guest, already, go?” Continue reading →

Chapter 21: The Hero

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/22/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

“The Hero,” Toono Tsukasa.
Among the Ten Heroes summoned from another world, the strongest Hero in the world, holder of the blessing “God-Demon Annihilation”—a body that can stand even with the gods.
That he punched the Demon King flying with his bare hands at the final battle is a story even children know.
The picture books painted him as someone who should be called “the Hero” in the true sense: outstanding strength among the Ten Heroes, and a strong sense of justice to go with it.
At present he apparently travels the world helping people in trouble.

No fixed address, unemployed. Well, maybe that isn’t wrong.

By the way. Putting a knee to the ground and bowing your head is apparently called “dogeza.”
In the Hero’s original world, it amounts to the deepest possible bow.

The moment I heard that, I tried to do the same thing, and everyone around me stopped me with everything they had.
I went through with it anyway.

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Chapter 20: The Knight Order and Training

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/21/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

I show my face at the Adventurer’s Guild first thing, and receptionist Liza is there today too.
Getting to see a beautiful woman first thing in the morning is a good thing.
The fierce-faced guildmaster Glad doesn’t seem to be in today, either.

“Liza, morniiing.”
“Oh, good morning. I thought it was about time.”
“Eh, what?”
“A named request came in. Here.”

She hands me a request form with a bright smile.
Uh, what? Request details: combat training?
Client: the Royal Knight Order.
…Combat training? Eh, named, for me?

“…Why is a request like this coming to me?”
“Your name spread after the ogre subjugation, I would think.”
“Ah… this looks like a huge pain. Can I turn it down?”
“The guild would like you to take it, but… no?”

U. Liza, that sad face is cheating.

“Muu. All right, I’ll take it.”
“Will you? Thank you.”

Ooh. So this is what a smile like a flower blooming looks like.
Beautiful people are unfair. In all sorts of ways. Continue reading →

Chapter 19: A Kidnapping

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/20/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

The next morning. I come down the stairs still rubbing sleepy eyes.
Breakfast is a big sausage in bread.
Is this a relative of the sandwich.
Tomato ketchup and grain mustard on it.

This sausage is apparently the mistress’s own, with all sorts of herbs in it.
No meat-smell, strong savor; when you bite it it splits with a pari and the juice wells out.
The sweet-tart of the ketchup and the heat of the mustard are just right; it’s a taste you get hooked on.

Muu… since I came to the capital I’ve been eating nothing but delicious things.
I have to work at reproducing them. Continue reading →

Chapter 18: Rainy Days Are Days Off

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/19/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

When I wake up, it’s pouring.
I can’t see the view outside the window at all.
Rain this bad, it’s hard to even leave the inn, never mind the city.

And so. Today is a day off.

I try organizing my things, but I didn’t bring much to begin with, so it finishes right away.
I genuinely have nothing to do.
I roll around on the bed. I fall off. I hit my head.

Nuoh… that really hurts.

I flop spread-eagle as I am.
A dark room, rain hitting the glass.
Mixed in, my heartbeat. Slow. Beating.

The day I came to the church was a downpour too, apparently.
I don’t remember the details. I only remember that the sound of the rain was terrible.
Just like today.
That’s the oldest memory I have.

Black hair, black eyes.
The same color as the Heroes in the picture books.
Why is that, I wonder.

I have mana, but I can’t use magic.
Apparently I have no power at all to control it.
Why is that, I wonder.

Among children with no parents, I was especially heretical.
When I was little, I thought it was a curse.

And I thought I’d been abandoned because I was a cursed child. Continue reading →

Chapter 17: The Holster and a Trial

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/18/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

After going back to the capital, I eat dinner at the inn, take a bath, and return to my room early.
All sorts of things happened; I seem to have been a bit tired.
I apparently sank into the bed the moment I got to my room; the next morning, my hair is in an amazing state.

I spend a fair bit of time trying to fix it, and in the end I give up and put on a hat.

I also got up late, so by the time I show my face at the guild it’s almost noon.
Liza is at reception today too.
I start to greet her and she beckons me over, a little wave.

“Good morning. What’s the matter?”
“Ouka, what did you do yesterday?”

She asks with a troubled smile.
…Yesterday? What did I do.

“Uh. I bought a holster and went home to visit.”
“Hmm… I don’t really understand, but you have a visitor. That boy over there.”

I turn as told, and there’s a nervous, noble-looking boy.
…Who was that. I feel like I’ve seen him.

“O-ou. Thanks for yesterday.”
“…. Ah, the young guy who picked a fight yesterday.”

He’s dressed so fine I didn’t recognize him.
Clothes like that—is this guy a noble.

“…I think you’re the one who picked the fight.”
“So, what? What’s up?”
“No, um… yesterday was my bad. Sorry.”

He puts a hand to the back of his head and apologizes.
He looks vaguely sheepish.

“…Haa? What, you came all this way to apologize?”
“No, it isn’t that, exactly…”
“Then what.”
“Uh… um, well.”

…What. Half-baked.
Where did yesterday’s attitude go.

“I don’t really get it, but I accept the apology. If you don’t have other business, I have somewhere to be, so another time?”
“Ah, ou… later.”

Weird guy. Did he come all this way to apologize.
Scrupulous, unlike his looks. Or is it exactly like his looks?
…Whatever. Anyway, to Ellie’s shop.
It should be about the time we promised.

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Chapter 16: Just a Little I’m Home

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/17/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

My first trip through the sky was comfortable.
A little cold, but the view is so good I don’t care.
The sky is close. When I drop my gaze, I can see the highway below.
I start to feel like I can see the whole world.

And it’s fast. Not even comparable to a coach.
Clouds and scenery stream by at an amazing speed.

Uwah! Amazing! This is so fun!

About thirty minutes out of the capital, I’m back in the town I grew up in.

“Faaast. This is amazing, super convenient.”
“—Suggestion: descending directly into town is dangerous.”
“Ah, okay. Shall I come down before the gate.”

True. I am flying by blasting mana.
I reverse-thrust a little, kill speed, and land slowly.
Man, that was so fun. All hail Ring.
My hair is a mess, though. I’ll tidy it a bit here before I go in.

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Chapter 15: The Flying Town Girl

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/16/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

Ellie’s father’s shop was on the main street.
Probably the shop Ring was talking about.
I missed it completely, like an idiot.

Looking closer, the sign over the entrance has a leatherworker’s mark.
An old established shop, maybe. The building itself is quite old.
I push the door and go in: the distinctive smell of leather and oil.
And a stubborn-looking old man glares this way.

“Father, I’m home.”
“Ou, you’re back… oi, who’s that.”

Whoa. No social skills. Exactly a craftsman.
But I was a little surprised.
Ellie’s father is a dwarf.
Muscular and short, slightly reddish-brown skin, and a splendid beard.
He glares this way while working on his goods.

“Um, she helped me.”
“Haan? You got hassled again… miss, sorry. Thanks.”

His face breaks at once and he grins.
Yep. Scary-looking people really are all kind.

“I just happened to be passing by. More to the point, I heard you’re a leatherworker.”
“Ou. Around here, if you say leatherworker, there’s only me.”
“There’s something I’d like to ask for.”

I take the handguns hanging at my hips.

“I’d like a holster to put these in. Do you have one?”
“Aa? Mind if I borrow them a bit?”
“Go ahead.”

He looks over the handguns he received, one by one.
As he turns them, looking from different angles, his eyes gradually get sharper.
…What. Is there something bad about them.

“…You, these are magic tools, aren’t they.”
“Yes. Magic tools that fire bullets of mana… I think.”
“‘You think’?” Continue reading →

Chapter 14: A Walk Around the Capital

Author: Kurohitsuji
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2086fk/13/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

I’ve been told in no uncertain terms to stay out of the forest, so I think I’ll go shopping in the city today.
What I want is a holster for the handguns. Hanging them at my hips they stand out like crazy.
I came all the way to the capital and I haven’t even gone sightseeing; this is a good chance.
But first.

“Ma’am, morniiing. What’s breakfast today?”
“Morning. Salad and sausage and consommé today.”
“Ooh! Bread too? Is there bread?”
“Of course. Eat plenty.”
“Yay! Itadakimaaas!”

Watched over by the smiling lady, I polish off breakfast and head out into the city in high spirits.

It’s still early morning, but the main street is already lively.
Just the people on this street might be as many as in my whole town.
Coaches and dragon-drawn wagons run down the middle; all sorts of races pass on the sides.

Humans, demihumans with animal features, short dwarves.
Long-eared elves, even.
There were all sorts of races at the Adventurer’s Guild too, but the main street has even more kinds.
Just looking at it makes my heart race.
You can feel it: the world is wide.

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