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 s.h.i.+rone’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 s.h.i.+rone 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 s.h.i.+rone’s fault . That attire is too deadly . s.h.i.+rone’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 s.h.i.+rone’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 s.h.i.+rone never let me see her in that kind of attire even if I begged her .

I’m so jealous since s.h.i.+rone 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 s.h.i.+rone’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 s.h.i.+rone 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 .