Chapter 79 - Her Over-Seriousness is Also a Problem

Slowly opening my eyes, I found myself in a dimly lit room seeing a ceiling I dont know isnt the case at all. I didnt get sent to another world again, Im just seeing the ceiling of the inn were staying at.

Trying to raise my upper body up, thats when I suddenly realized something. Arehh? Isnt my body injured from fighting?

Im pretty sure my arm was broken, and I think I also broke a bone around my ribs but there wasnt even a trace of it anymore.

I see It was all just a dream huh.

Since my body is so cleanly restored, it occurred to me that the fight against the Black Bear was just a dream, but thats when the door of the room was suddenly vigorously opened.

[Kaito!]

[Huh? Whoa!?]

The person who appeared from the opened door was Isis-san, who isnt supposed to be here.

Jumping on me with great speed, Isis-sans impact towards my body made me lightly slam against the bed.

[Thank goodness Kaito]

[Eh? Arehh? Isis-san?]

The heck, whats with this situation?

I may not know why Isis-san is here, but I know that most of all, the current situation is very dangerous.

Isis-sans tightly hugged my body like shes clinging onto something, and her very soft and slender body is pressed against my whole body.

How should I say this Its like I just experienced one dream after another Just when I escaped from that h.e.l.lish dream of mine I woke up, arriving in heaven.

[Kaito Its already alright Those who hurt Kaito I already killed them.]

[Huh?]

I didnt quite understand what she was talking about.

Those who hurt me? Is she talking about that Black Bear?

However, the Black Bear that I fought was slashed by Lilia-san in half Does that mean there were more of them?

When I asked Isis-san for more information, it seems that a swarm of Black Bears appeared after I pa.s.sed out, and Isis-san wiped them all out.

Unnn. I see That Black Bear I fought was monstrous enough, and even if she said there was a bunch of thousands of them, I cant imagine the scene where Isis-san is beating them up at all, even if it actually was the case.

Anyway, it seems that thanks to Isis-san, there was almost no damage to the city of Rigfores.h.i.+a.

Isis-san stayed still and kept hugging me for a while before she stood up with a slightly sad look on her face.

[I should go home now If Im here Lilia and the others would get scared.]

[Isis-san.]

I see, the reason why the always worrying Lilia-san and the others havent come to my room even after I woke up, I guess the better way to describe it is that they cant get close due to the effect of Isis-sans magic power of death.

A magic circle manifests beneath Isis-sans feet probably a Teleportation Magic Circle leading to her castle.

[U- Ummm! Isis-san.]

[What is it?]

[Thank you very much for today. And, ummm, Id like to thank you properly Would you like to, errr, have dinner with me another time?]

[!? Is that alright?]

[Yes. It will be my treat at that time. Otherwise, I wont be able to repay you.]

[Unnn Im really looking forward to it.]

I can understand that thanking someone = buying them a meal is quite a short-sighted thought of me but That was the only thing I could think of at the spur of the moment.

However, the effect of those seemed to be immense, as Isis-sans expression, which looked sad, changed to a bright one as she nodded in response.

And with a small wave of her hand, Isis-san left, wrapped in the light of the Teleportation Magic.

After Isis-san left, I left the room and walked down the corridor of the inn to apologize to Lilia-san and the others for making them worry about me.

This inn is one of the most high-cla.s.s lodgings in Rigfores.h.i.+a because its only used by Lilia-san, who is a d.u.c.h.ess, and the wide corridor is so quiet that anyone would think that this place was reserved for a private party.

Walking for a while, I found myself in front of some kind of lobby or a lounge, but I arrived in a rather large room, and in the distance, I found Lilia-san and the others.

[Huh!? Kaito-san!?]

[..!?]

[Youve finally woken up huh. Thank goodness.]

The three people there were Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san and Sieg-san, and they all looked relieved when they saw my face.

[Im sorry for causing you to worry.]

[No, do you still feel any pain anywhere?]

[Not anymore, Im feeling completely fine.]

[Is that so Thats really good.]

Answering to Lilia-san, who spoke to me with concern, that my physical condition is now perfectly fine.

[Speaking of which, Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san dont seem to be here Could it be that they have been injured?]

[Ah, no, neither of them were injured.]

Since Yuzuki-san and Kusunoki-san werent here, I asked if they have been injured after I pa.s.sed out, but it seems that they are both fine.

However, why do I feel like theres some meaning behind her words when she said that theyre not injured.

[Did something else happen to them other than being injured?]

[Aoi-san and Hina-san are now sleeping in their room.]

[They were exposed to Death King-samas magic power of death and lost consciousness.]

[A- Ahhh]

Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san answered my question with a slightly pained tone.

I see, it seems that they werent injured by the Black Bears, but they fainted because of Isis-sans magic power of death.

[Incidentally, Rei-sama and Fia-sama are attending a reorganization meeting for the almost destroyed security force.

[Almost destroyed!? Reorganization? Eh? I heard that the city received no damage though]

[Yes, the Black Bear didnt cause any damage. However, after being exposed to Death Kin-samas frightening magic power of death, almost half of them had their minds broken]

[Thats not surprising. Even I couldnt stop shaking for a while. It was rather fortunate that Kusunoki-sama and Yuzuki-sama were among the first ones to faint.]

In the aftermath, she broke the Guard Forces mind!? How outrageous could her magic power of death be

How terrifying Isis-san was at that time can be seen by looking at the three of them trembling just as they remembered what theyve seen.

It seems that Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san were fortunate that they pa.s.sed out before their minds could process the horror caused by Isis-sans magic power of death.

Just when we were speaking about that, Lilia-san stood up with a serious expression on her face, she walked up to me and suddenly got down on her knees.

[Eh?]

[Kaito-san, Im really sorry.]

[Li- Lilia-san!? W- What are you suddenly doing!?]

Im really confused about why suddenly kneeled on a dogeza, and Lilia-san just held out the necklace I gave her last night.

[Kuros necklace?]

[This necklace had a defensive magic imbued on it, though not a powerful one That is to say, if I hadnt borrowed this, Kaito-san wouldnt have been injured like that.]

Theres defensive magic in Kuros necklace? Thats the first time Ive heard that though. I thought there was only search magic in it, but it seems that there are lots of other magic in it as well.

Lilia-san didnt seem to understand all the details about this necklace either, but after the earlier incident, she asked the former court mage Rei-san to take a look at this necklace and found out that it contained defensive magic.

Deeply bowing her head, Lilia-sans voice was trembling as she continued to speak.

[No, if only I had been more level-headed right from the start I said I would guarantee the safety of Kaito-san and the others just when we met, but I was so preoccupied with myself that I forgot to even have someone guard Kaito-san and the others, and because of that, Kaito-san got hurt. Everything is Everythings my fault.]

[N- No, its not like its Lilia-sans fault or anything like that]

[No, it could have been prevented if I had only been more level-headed. If I had just been more careful Im sorry. Im really, really sorry.]

Lilia-sans voice began to distort with tears, as she continued to bow her head, keeping on apologizing to me The heck, shes starting to get annoying.

I repeat, Im not some kind of saint. I dont remember it happening that much, but I can also get angry at times.

[Kaito-san. Im really sorry]

[Lilia-san. Im going to apologize in advance.]

[Eh?]

After I told that to Lilia-san who keeps on apologizing to me, I swung my knuckles down on her head as hard as I could.

[Ow!?]

Even though Lilia-san is a person with great abilities, she isnt always using Body Strengthening Magic.

My knuckles that struck her unprotected head seemed to be quite painful, and Lilia-san held her head down with both of her hands.

[If you just shut up there, and stop murmuring like a creep there How serious can you be that you distorted the facts and reached towards that conclusion!?]

[Eh? Eh?]

[What happened before was just an accident, right? I got hurt because I got careless, and me being careless isnt Lilia-sans fault at all! Or rather, shouldnt I be thanking you instead, Lilia-san? Thank you for saving me before!]

[Eh? Ah, y- y- yes. Y- Youre welcome?]

Hearing the words I blabbered about, LIlia-san fl.u.s.teredly nodded, though she still had a puzzled look on her face.

[Good. Then, this is the end of this conversation! If you say anything more about it being your fault or anything like that, Ill hit you again.]

[Y- Yes!]

[In the first place, thinking that everything is your fault is a bad habit of yours, Lilia-san. I know that Lilia-san is a serious person, but it still depends on the time and circ.u.mstances. Even that time too]

Lilia-san, whose position quickly changes from a dogeza to a seiza, and I go on with my lecture-like words.

(T/N: dogeza is the bowing, seiza is the sitting upright on your knees.)

I honestly dont think that this is something shes always doing, and maybe its not something I should have said to her, but I think someone should tell off this overly-serious person.

[Terrific. I am now inclined to give Miyama-sama a heartfelt round of applause. Thats really well said]

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[Lu- Luna!? Sieg too, dont just nod there, please help me out. Kaito-san somehow looks kinda scary right now]

[Lilia-san! Im still not done talking yet!]

[Y- Yes!? Im sorry!]

Lilia-san looked like shes becoming teary-eyed in a way different from a moment ago, but since I dont intend to be lenient to her, Im going to continue my sermon.

Dear Mom, Dad- I dont really think that this is something shes always doing, but I still scolded her for that. Well, how should I say this her over-seriousness is also a problem.

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Lilias thoughts:

If only I had been level-headed, I could have prevented Kaito from being injured

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If I had just arranged someone to escort them

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In other words, its my fault that Kaito was injured

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Its all my fault.