Volume 3 Chapter 40
The Return of the Hero
Rifa brought me to the royal castle.
It was pure white, as if made of chalk.
It’s beautiful.
Yoko and Luna were talking as they looked up at the castle while we made our way to the gates on the outer wall of the castle.
「Rifa-sama, welcome back. Your schoolmates and…teachers, right? Welcome to the castle.」
A handsome elf in a butler’s uniform greeted me.
This guy looks strong.
Suddenly he looked a little surprised to see Tina, who was still wearing her hood.
「I’m back. Is father here?」
「Yes, he’s waiting for you in the throne room.」
We arrived at the elven steward and moved through the royal castle. All the furnishings displayed in the castle seem to be somewhat shining.
「These are magic tools made with elves’ unique technology. They can collect and store magic power from the surrounding space little by little.」
I was looking at the vase that was on display and the butler explained to me.
「Heh, so the magic power accumulates on its own?」
It seems to be somewhat convenient.
We walked for a while and arrived at the massive door.
「Father! I’m home!」
He opened the door with a flourish and Rifa entered the room. We followed him.
The Elf King was on the throne at the far end.
This guy looks strong too.
And most importantly, his dignity is amazing.
Even though he looks young, the atmosphere he wears is that of a king. With the exception of Rifa, we all naturally fell to our knees.
「It’s a good thing you came all this way. Let us welcome you
The Elf King stood up and walked right in front of us.
「I am from the Kingdom of Glendale. The third son of Earl Shilvalei, Hart-Vy-Silvarei. I will stay in this country for about a month.」
「Oh, the Count’s son, it’s a pleasure to meet you. But don’t be so frightened, okay? You must be Rifa’s schoolmate. Would you be more at ease with me?」
I would, but your majesty won’t let me do that…
「Oh, sorry. I forgot to turn my skills off.」
Suddenly, the intimidation I felt from the elf king disappeared.
「It’s called the skill of royal dignity.」
「What the hell do you think you’re doing, father!?」
「Well, I thought that maybe they should know how great your father is as a king.」
He seems to be quite an aloof king.
After that, everyone introduced themselves in turn.
The last one was Tina.
Tina took off her hood.
「I’m Tina-Haribel. It’s been a long time, my king.」
「T-Tina? Lord, where have you been!?」
The Elf King is surprised.
「A little trip to heartbreak
「Heartbreak? No, nevermind, it’s great to have you back in one piece. You did a great job defeating the Demon King. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.」
The Elf King seemed to have some doubts, but he was pleased to see Tina return. He takes Tina’s hand and speaks many words of thanks.
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That evening, a festive party was held in the castle.
At Tina’s request, the whole country was not informed, but all of the country’s executives gathered to celebrate Tina’s return.
At the banquet, a problem arose.
「Have you decided where you are going to marry, Lady Tina? How about my son, if you haven’t already? He’s a pretty good-looking guy, though.」
One of the noblemen said such a thing. The invitations to marry Tina were pouring in one after another, as if she were tempted to do so.
「Be still, gentlemen, for it is up to you to decide who you love and who you will marry. It’s up to you to decide who you will love and who you will marry.」
The Elf King tried to put an end to the fuss.
「But Lady Tina is the one who has the blood of the brave. Lady Tina needs to be united with the best man in our country and give birth to the next hero!」
「That’s right!」
The ministers want Tina to give birth to a hero.
They want to say that Tina’s intentions are irrelevant.
I’m getting a little annoyed.
Tina looks at me anxiously.
Then one of the ministers said something outrageous.
「If you’re going to be Tina-sama’s companion, you’ll need a reasonable amount of power. How about holding a martial arts tournament and making the winner of the tournament Lady Tina’s consort?」
Oh, that’s good.
Good idea. I’ll get on with it.
I didn’t listen to Tina’s opinion at all, and the conversation proceeded on its own.
Unlike when I was in the Kingdom of Glendale, as expected of Tina, she can’t seem to take a strong attitude towards the country’s executives in this country either.
Tina is going to marry an elf from this country?
There’s no way I’m going to let that happen.
「Can I also participate in this tournament?」
I interrupted the ministers’ conversation.
「What do you speak about, child of the human race? This is a problem for the elves, not you.」
「Isn’t it too impolite to meddle in the affairs of the state, even though you are the king’s guest?」
My opinion was bounced straight back at me.
How about I knock all these guys out and go back to Glendale instead?
I was beginning to think about that.
It really doesn’t have to be limited to the elves.
The Elf King, who had been silent until then, spoke up.
「Tina, who has the blood of a hero, should be united with an excellent one. And those two children will surely be the trump card when the next Demon King appears in this world.」
The ministers nodded at the Elf King’s words.
「I do not mind if those good ones are not elves. A human, for example can suffice.」
The Elf King looked at me.
His eyes seemed to say that if you want Tina, win it – or so it seemed to me.
「Well, we can allow other races to participate. The tournament will be held in three days. How about in three days?」
One of the ministers advised that. Although they will allow other races, they have only three days to do so. Even if someone wants to marry Tina, they must come to this country within three days or they won’t be allowed to participate in the martial arts tournament.
Well, that’s not a problem for me.
Thus, I was going to fight for my marriage to Tina.
Hm? I feel like I fought for the same reason recently.
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「Hey, I don’t want the elves of this country to take Tina-sensei away from us, should I participate in the tournament? Wouldn’t that increase your chances of winning?」
「Then I’ll go too. I can’t afford to lose Tina-sensei.」
Ryushin and Luke suggested that I go to the tournament.
「Thanks. But I don’t think you two should do it
「Why?」
「My marriage to Tina is at stake. I’ll do my best. If I run into you two, will you be able to resist?」
「Yo, okay, I’m gonna stop!」
「Oh, me too! Hang in there, Haruto!」
The two of them said they would just support me.
For some reason, they were both in a cold sweat, so I suggest they take a bath quickly to avoid catching a cold.
Hot spring trip
Good morning, it’s me Tina.
Today is the hot spring trip that I promised Haruto-sama. I’ve already been excited since this morning──no, actually, since about noon yesterday, I can’t stop being excited.
Yesterday, during class, whenever I had free time, I would look at Haruto-sama.
No, saying yesterday is wrong.
I’m always watching you, Haruto-sama.
Finally, the day of the trip is coming. I was excitedly getting dressed for the trip.
Now, let’s go wake up Haruto-sama!
In order to enjoy this day, I slept away from Haruto-sama yesterday for the first time in a long time.
I miss him.
But because of that, I’m looking forward to today’s trip. By the way, yesterday, Yoko-san, Mai-san and Mei-san slept in their room like Haruo-sama told them to.
I’m sorry, Haruto-sama, I have to go.
I went into the room to wake up Haruto-sama.
Oh?
I don’t see Haruto-sama in bed. Has he already gotten up and gone to the living room?
…hmmm, what is this?
There was a letter on the bedside table.
「Dear Tina.
「I have a date with you.
「I’ll meet you there.
「Meet me at 8 o’clock at Fountain Square on Central Avenue.
「Haruto.」
I was thrilled.
A date … yes, today’s trip is a date.
Meeting up with a date.
One of the things I’ve always wanted to do has come true today.
Haruto-sama seems to know how to please me.
I look at the clock.
It was 7:20.
I’ve already dressed and it’s only a ten-minute ride to Central Street from the mansion. I can make it in plenty of time, but I can’t keep Mr. Haruto-sama waiting.
More than anything, I want to see Harute-sama as soon as possible. After asking Yoko-san and the others about the mansion, I headed to Central Street.
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Haruto-sama, thank you for waiting.」.
「Tina, good morning.」
Haruto-sama was in civilian clothes.
The black vest he is wearing looks great on him. It looks cool.
「I haven’t seen Tina in her civilian clothes for a long time. You look cute in your private clothes, too.」
Oh, thank you!
He said I’m cute in her private clothes too.
I can’t stop my cheeks from heating up.
「Then, let’s go.」
Saying that, Haruto-sama took my hand in his. It’s called a lover’s bond. He continued to lead me on foot.
We came to a main street where carriages and magic carts were passing by. Just by holding hands with Haruto-sama, my heart was beating faster than ever before.
Will I be able to make it through the day like this?
Accompanied by Haruto-sama, I approached the luxurious magic car parked on the main street.
Um, could it be that this is how we’re going to move today?
It was a very nicely decorated, yet not too flashy and elegant magic car. It really looks like we’re going to travel in this car. Haruto-sama opened the door and escorted me to get in.
Gentleman! Haruto, you are such a gentleman!」
──Oops, I’m sorry.
I was just upset.
.
I’m Tina Haribel. I’m the magician who once guided a brave man and defeated the Demon King together. What are you going to do if you get carried away with something like this?
Be cool, be cool!
I got into the magic car. Haruto-sama leads me to sit beside him.
「How is it, comfortable? I’ve got the best magic car in town today. It’s my first date with Tina after all.」
Saying that, Haruto-sama smiled smugly.
Haruto-sama!
What’s that smile!?
It’s too nice!
Did you get the best magic car in the school for today’s date?
I would be happy to ride in any raggedy carriage with you, though, if Haruto-sama is with you.
But I’m really glad that you care for me because it’s a date.
Now you’re coming to finish me off, aren’t you?
Rest assured.
My body and mind already belong to Haruto-sama.
After that, I talked with Haruto-sama a lot.
We talked about the school and the adventures we had with the heroes of the past.
It seems that Haruto-sama is interested in adventure.
Since Haruto-sama is the son of Count-sama, he will be safe for life without any adventures. But it seems that reincarnated people long for adventures in other worlds.
Just like that man.
………oops, I shouldn’t.
For now, let’s enjoy your date with Haruto.
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After a while, we arrived at a small village.
The hot spring is located in the forest a little ways from here, in a place known to everyone. By the way, since there are demons of level 80 or so in the forest here, the inhabitants of the village must never go near the forest, and must be careful not to get too close to it. No. The village is warded to prevent forest monsters from attacking it.
The village is protected by a ward to prevent forest monsters from attacking the village. That’s why people can live in this village.
Well, it doesn’t matter how many level 80 demons are in a group, they are not enemies to Haruto-sama and I. So we headed to the hot spring.
As expected, we can’t go to the forest with the magic car, so we have to stay in this village. Haruto-sama was talking about something with the driver of the magic car.
Is he telling them the time to return?
Finally, we head to the hot springs. I was stretching myself lightly to see if I might fight a demon, and then…
It’s a date isn’t it? I wouldn’t let Tina fight.
With that, Haruto-sama released his magic power.
「Fire Lance!」
The Knight of Fire appeared before us.
It’s still a great magical power.
And it had smooth movement.
How many magic techniques are incorporated into it?
Maybe even I wouldn’t win.
If such a thing is on your side, it’s beyond reliable.
「I hunted the demons yesterday, but there might be some that I missed, so this guy is just insurance.」
「I’ll just say it outright, but in this forest, even adventurers with a rank of B or lower are not allowed to enter.」
They say that they have hunted almost all those forest monsters.
That’s all I can say.
But now we can head to the hot springs without being attacked by the demons. I’m glad to hear that my clothes, which Haruto-sama praised, won’t get dirty.
「Tina, shall we go?」
「Yes!」
I took the hand that Haruto-sama offered me and we began to walk together.
NEXT CHAPTER
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Level 1 Strongest Sage
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Déjà que la narration n’est pas top, il y a aussi des problèmes dans l’edition des chapitres, j’abandonne ici.