V3C5

Translated by Mlzkzr Edited by Mlzkzr

“Nuooooooooooooooohhhh!”

I ———— Hiiragi Seiichi, inside the room where I was staying …… was in agony.

“That was embarrassiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!”

I can’t bare it anymore! Just remembering it makes me want to die of embarrassment!

What do I remember, you ask? Such Altria-san …… right, I clearly remember my interaction with Al!

“Wh~y, did such embarrassing lines came out one after another!?”

Since I stopped using honorifics in the second half, I was strange, right!?

Suddenly, I remembered the words I gave to her at that time.

『I also, like ————Al』

Who, are yooooooooouuuuuuuuu!

No, it’s me, but! But it’s different! It’s really different! I really, can never, say such a line! Please believe me!

Somehow, I suddenly became calm.

Then, as I noticed, that line. I don’t understand it’s meaning, you know.

For me, I believe I said the lines of a Shoujo manga* and Otome game’s* common conquest characters. (TN: Shoujo manga – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Djo_manga ; otome game – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otome_game )

But really, those words came out to me naturally at that time.

Because I don’t know the reason, I was confused and embarrassed since some time ago.

Moreover, after that, the 『Endless Love Necklace』 split, and a share arrived to Al.

She was surprised when I taught her how to use it and its effects, but more than that, the exchange after that amazed me even more.

『…… Seiichi, on my neck, please put it』

『Eh?』

『Is it…… no good? For me, it’s the first time I’ve met someone that I like …… That’s why, uhmm…… in the end, Seiichi …… I want you, to do it”

『……』

Ugaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!

Blush! I’m extremely blushing!

Saria, as well as Al …… why is their power of upturned eyes so high!?

I bury my face in the pillow, and endure the embarrassment.

For a long time, I rolled on the bed with my face buried in the pillow, but I somehow managed to take a breath, and calm my mind.

“Haa…… I can’t agonize forever……”

Because, Saria isn’t in the room anymore, and she’s gone to the dining room for breakfast. ……With Al.

I was also told to head there right away, so I have to go.

“I’m still embarrassed to meet Al, but…… I already made up my resolve”

Muttering so, I leave the room.

When I arrived at the dining room, a good number of people were eating today, and it was more vibrant than ever.

Saria and Al should have secured a seat, so as I walk while looking around, I can hear various voices.

“Hey, do you know? These days, wolf-shaped monsters frequently appear near this city.”

“Hee. Is it a Grand Wolf?”

“No, it seems that they don’t know its type. Therefore, whether it’s a request for subjugation or herbs collection, you should be careful when you work near this city.”

“Oh, thank you for the information.”

The voices I just heard, was what I heard as I passed a seat.

Even so, a wolf-type monster hah……

Speaking of wolves, the only image I have with them is the image of Acrowolf.

When I have such an impression, I hear other voices.

“Which reminds me, the heroes of the Kaizer Empire, seemed to be going to a magic school.”

“Is that so? What magic school is it”

“Surely…… was it the Barbador Magic Academy?”

“Ah, that only neutral magic school huh. But why Barbador Magic Academy? There was an excellent school in the Kaizer Empire, right?”

“I don’t know why.”

Eh, seriously. Shouta and the others, went to a school……

I was on the verge of death, and I have evolved into a monster before I knew it, but they’ve been living a pretty good life…… As expected of the heroes. Is the country that summoned them a good place? They don’t really have that kind of image, though……

Well, if Shota, Kenji and the others are safe, then I’m fine with that. I,I’m not lonely!

Them going to the academy probably involves the Demon King, so when I think about it, it may not be easy at all.

As I quietly organize the information that comes into my ears, at the counter in the dining room, I saw the old men talking in an anxious manner for some reason.

I wonder what happened. They look a little serious, but……

“Hey, listen ……”

“Oy, what happened?”

“That’s …… yesterday, some new adventurers came, right?”

“Ah, those flirty guys”

“Yes, that’s right. Well……I think they’re totally deplorable.”

“What?”

“Those guys, when they came to this city, what do you think they said? It’s pick-up you know, pick-up ”

“Ah? Isn’t that alright. What’s wrong with that?”

“Look, listen carefully. What part do you think they are choosing on who to pick up?…… It’s the face.”

“““Wha,what was that!?”””

…………Eh? What are they talking about?

“Is that possible? I usually, look at the nape, and choose a woman to pick up! Is he an experienced person?”

“No, no, for me, it’s the lips.”

“No no, the collarbone is the only option.”

“Fuh …… that’s too naive, you guys. The best thing, would be a facial mole …… I guess”

“““A,ah! Are you, God……!”””

“Don’t praise me …… I’m embarrassed, you know?”

After such an exchange, the old men came to a close.

“However, well……”

“…… At the end of the day, our tastes are different, but ……”

“That’s right ……. even so, choosing by face ……”

““““Deplorable……””””

I’m disappointed!

Their atmosphere seems to be uselessly serious, so when I think about what they’re talking about …… aren’t they just exposing each other’s habits! You guys are the most deplorable!

I was stupid to even become a little worried ……

Tired with all sorts of things, when I looked around the dining room again, I was finally able to find Saria and Al. Apparently, they found a round table where exactly three people could sit. Why, did I got so tired just to find Saria and Al?

As I headed to the place where Saria and Al were, I heard the voices of the two of them.

“Come to think of it, why does Al not in the same room as us?”

“Ha…… huh!?”

“Because, you like Seiichi, right? Then, why don’t you stay with us …… is what I thought. If we tell Fina-san that, then I think they can prepare a three-person room for us?”

“Tha,that’s…… perhaps, maybe…… Bu,but, that’s…… embarrassing, right? That …… I hope I can be with the guy I like all the time …… ”

“Eeh~?”

When Saria mysteriously tilts her head, Al dyes her cheeks red and mutters shyly.

“That’s why …… for me to be with Seiichi for a long time …… I’m too happy, that I could die ……”

“Lovestruck disperse!”

Bakki!

I, hit myself in the cheek with all my might.

It’s not good. I was about to suffer in agony again.

Well, just before I writhe in agony, the pain of hitting myself made me feel less embarrassed.

Thanks to that, my cheeks hurt very much. But as expected of my monster-class status. My attack power is also that of a monster, but my defense is also monstrous, so even if it hurts, I didn’t bleed, and my teeth aren’t broken. It made a great sound, right!

Even so, with her words just now, she was really speaking fondly.

Ah…… For me, my immunity to women has been completely lowered since I entered high school, so being with beautiful girls such as Saria and Al is hard in various ways.

Until junior high school, I was involved only with a few of them; my childhood friend Kannazuki-senpai, and Shouta’s sister Miu. When I entered high school, I avoided everyone around me, so I’m having a hard time right now, though.

No, I was being bullied, right?

No matter how hard I try to clean my body in the bath at home, if I go to school, my body will get dirty, right? In a way that makes you hate being trashed or mouthed. Even though it’s not my fault, I was treated as filth …… it was an unreasonable treatment.

At school, no matter how much I took a bath at home, I was inevitably receiving bad treatment from girls because I kept getting dirty without having any consideration.

There’s no way that I can get immunity for girls. I even had a slight gynophobia.

But, as I was spending time with Saria in the 『Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow』, I didn’t feel that way anymore. Perhaps, I was able to overcome it little by little, because I was spending time together in her gorilla form instead of suddenly in her form of a beautiful girl.

Remembering the past, and Saria who became the key to overcome my own trauma, I arrived at the seat.

“My bad, I made you wait”

“No! It’s fine~!”

Saria, says so with a big smile.

Seeing Saria like that, I sat down with a gentle feeling.

“Then, I would like to have a meal”

With that said, I called Fina-san’s husband, Lyle-san, who is cooking.

“Please wait. Haha, Seiichi-kun, has flowers in both hands.”

“I think so too.”

Really, I don’t feel out of place here.

I thought it was a little self-deprecating, but I didn’t say it out loud, and each of us ordered a dish.

After a while, the food was served.

“Today, we have 『Luluno Berry Jam』, bread, and salad with 『Bebe fish Soup』. The soup, may be a little hot, so be careful.”

Lyle-san said so to me, and went back to the kitchen again.

Anyway …… what is Luluno berry? Bebe fish? I’m scared, I don’t know any of them.

At this inn, I often see dishes made with ingredients with names I don’t know, but all of them were delicious, so I wasn’t worried at all.

By the way, as Gassur said, while I was living in the forest, it seems that the Heroes, Shota and the others, have brought about a lot of cooking reforms, and now we were able to eat delicious meals that are not much different from Earth.

When I was thinking about such a thing, I suddenly had a question.

“By the way, what are you all going to do today?”

When I ask the two, Al answers first with a slightly troubled gesture.

“That’s right …… I’m thinking of moving my body for a little bit, so I guess I’ll accept a subjugation request.”

“Is that so. Come to think of it, right after returning from the labyrinth, I was tired in various ways.”

“That’s what I’m supposed to say. And, that’s…… at that time, you rescued me…… thank you”

Al shyly said so, so I shook my head.

“You don’t have to worry about it. I simply helped you because I wanted to help.”

“I see”

When Al received my words and laughed happily, she resumed her meal as it was.

“I am, going to the orphanage today too!”

“Hee. Did anything happen yesterday?”

After hearing Al’s plan, Saria said so.

“Hmm…… nothing happened in particular, but I promised the kids that I’d make them sweets!”

“I see.”

What I still wonder, is how Saria was able to cook delicious food in that forest. Well, I didn’t have any particular trouble with that, though.

Nevertheless, Saria is good at cooking, so the children will be pleased with that, too.

“I’m thinking, of going to buy a horse today.”

“Horse-san?”

To my words, Saria tilts her head, while Al asks with interest.

“Heh. Seiichi will buy a horse hah. But, why?”

“Since it was somehow recommended by Gassur. If we’re going to live as adventurers, it’s something like a necessity, I guess?”

“Well yeah. Even an item box, can’t store everything. Therefore, since they can carry tools that don’t fit in the item box, and play an active part in things like escorting, horses are important among adventurers.”

“I see”

Well, even so I, don’t need a horse, though.

Because I’m overwhelmingly faster if I simply run, and my power is overwhelmingly stronger.

But, as far as I’ve heard, if we want to live as an adventurer, we should have a horse.

I don’t particularly want to accept requests from subjugation or escort category, but still, if I did do it, it will be on the extent that I can camouflage myself.

…… Even if I was planning to make a living just by accepting gathering-type requests, it seems that my power got exposed to Al somehow, and Gassur seemed to be aware of various things about me.

After finishing the meal while thinking about this and that, we start moving to each of our destination.

It seems that Al is going back in the room to prepare her equipment once, and Saria seems to be going to the orphanage as it is, so I and Saria decided to go halfway there together.

◇◆◇

“Everyone is lively today, too!”

With a smile, Saria looks at the people in the city and says that.

From the opposite, the people of the city looked at such Saria with a pleasant smile.

“That’s right. I hope we can spend a peaceful time today without any major events.”

I also laughed at Saria’s smile, and said so.

But, I didn’t even expect that my lines would be a flag at this time.

Yes————

“Oy, Nii-chan. You’re taking along a pretty cute girl.”

“You, are with such a suspicious guy, why don’t you have fun with us?”

“We’ll treat you to a tea~?”

———— I didn’t think I’ll be caught up in such a template development!

I mean, the way they invite…… what kind of manga is this.

Thinking about such a thing, I look at the flirty trio in front of me.

I don’t know if there’s a technique to dye hair in this world, but it feels like their hair is pretty damaged, and also, their ears are pierced. Their looks are already beyond me, that I’m amazed in opposite way.

They are probably, the adventurers from the other towns, as the Ossans who had bloomed their pervert’s conversation in the dining room had said.

What do I say, their atmosphere is different from the people in this city.

“……Who’re you?”

Then, Saria, who is the person who was being picked up, after making a gesture as if she was thinking for a while, asked so.

Purely, she wondered who the three in front of us were.

“Hey, Seiichi. Do you know these people?”

“No, I don’t know them at all.”

“Hmm. So, what do you want me to do?”

When Saria asked while tilting her head, a man which seems like the leader of the trio, floats a nasty smile.

“Right right. I want you to follow us Onii-sans.”

“We won’t be bad, so let’s go”

“Ah, but you won’t be coming with us.”

Courteously, they fire a gun at me.

if I was on earth, I would have shivered down to my knees because I thought it was scary.

But, what is this…… I’m not scared at all.

As expected, I wonder if it’s because I kept fighting monster class beings such as the Clever Monkeys, Zeanos, and the Black Dragon God? My status itself is that of a monster, so I think that there’s enough reason for me not to be scared of them.

Anyway, this trio, from my point of view, didn’t have any elements that can make me feel scared in the slightest.

When I think about such a thing, Saria looks convinced for some reason.

“Ah! I see!”

I don’t know if she understood what picking up is, but it seems that she knows about it. Because, she was somehow convinced …… I think that she’s aware that she’s being picked up.

Then Saria turned to me.

“Seiichi, it’s okay. Leave this to me!”

“Ha? Saria, what do you ————”

I tried to call out to Saria, but before I could finish, Saria speaks to the trio.

“Alright. I’ll follow you! Where are you going?”

When Saria asked innocently, the three smile lasciviously.

“Hehe, it helps that the story is quick.”

“Right in the back alley, a good shop is there.”

“Yes Yes. Then, why don’t we go there? ”

Saria tries to keep up with the three of them for some reason, so I hurry up to stop her.

“O,oy! Saria, you……”

“Don’t worry! I’ll be fine!”

I know you’ll be okay.

Saria-san, because your level, is over 700!

No matter how much these three people grouped together, they will surely be killed instantly!

While thinking about that, Saria and the three people, disappeared into the back alley.

I became worried, and I immediately followed them.

Who am I worried for, you ask?

That’s decided. Of course————

“““Gyaaaaaaaaaahhh!”””

————to those three people!

I rushed to the back alley.

However, the moment I approached the back alley, the three people I was worried with jumped out with their faces turned blue, and ran away with full speed.

What the hell did she do!?

When I got there, I secretly took a peek into the back alley.

Then, in there……

“Ah, Seiichi. It’s finished”

“Gyaaaaaaaaahhh! Gorillaaaaaahh!”

…… Saria in a gorilla form ——Goria stood there. ——In a one-piece figure.

I wasn’t prepared for anything, so when I saw Goria after a long time, I screamed unintentionally. That’s why, please stop transforming into a one-piece figure!

Her pectoral muscles are nothing but bursting, and her one piece is stretched!

If that wasn’t the clothes which she got from Sheep, the clothes would definitely pop off!

To me who screamed unintentionally, Goria says dissatisfiedly.

“Mu…… raising a scream, terrible”

“Ah…… my, my bad”

“If that is so, then have you fallen madly in love with me?”

“Don’t say something absurd!”

No matter how I hard I try it, I can’t madly fall in love with a gorilla in a one-piece dress!

After such an exchange, I asked her what she was thinking.

“Speaking of which, why did you decide to follow the three?”

“Eh? Because, they wanted to see my transformation, that’s why, they made me follow them, right?”

“I think it was different, you know!?”

In the first place, only I know that Saria can transform.

In other words, even though Saria was picked up by those three people, she didn’t even realize it…….

It’s too pathetic.

“More than that, Saria. It’s time for you to return being human.”

“Why?”

“Well, if someone sees you in a place like this ————”

“Oyah? Isn’t it Seiichi-kun! Are you doing muscle training?”

We were seen at this place……!

When I turned around while sweating coldly, Gassur who had decided to do a muscle pose was standing there.

“Ga,Gassur……”

“What a coincidence! I’ve just finished running, which is my daily routine! It’s important not only to build muscle but also to build physical strength! You should try it too!”

No, it’s certainly true for health, but ……!

But, I didn’t want to meet him under this situation……

However, Gassur couldn’t understand such a thing, and he turned his eyes to Saria behind me.

“Ohya? Behind Seiichi-kun is————”

When he looks at Saria, I can see that Gassur’s expression changes astonishingly.

Ah, this…… let me explain ……

But, I misunderstood him.

In the first place, Gassur isn’t the kind of person who will investigate me for this.

In other words, what he wants to say was ————

“I,I’m defeateddddddd!”

“…………………………Eh?”

Gassur suddenly hung down on the spot, and began to mourn.

“The pectoral muscles that are filled as if it’s going to burst…… the swelling back muscles …… Biceps reminiscent of mountains …… all of it go far beyond my muscles ……!”

“…………”

“This country …… No, I was proud of having the best muscle on this continent, but this, so easily……”

“……”

“Kuh! The way I am now…… Seiichi-kun! I’m sorry, but I have to train further from here on! I’m sorry for the short encounter, but I’m going now!”

After yelling so, Gassur looks at Goria at the end.

“Fuh…… I don’t know who you are, but thank you for letting me know that I’m just a frog in the well. ……Farewell!”

Then, while jumping like a rabbit, Gassur left in front of us.

…………………….

“……Saria. Turn back to being human.”

“Yeah”

In this city, if you can’t do a sufficient pick up, it doesn’t seem to be suspicious for a girl to become a gorilla.

◇◆◇

“What’s going on……!”

“What was that!”

“I know right! Who, will think that she will transform into a gorilla!? Moreover…… it was wearing a one-piece!?”

“““Who will be pleased with that!”””

The three who picked-up Saria, while adjusting their breath in the city square, said so.

“Ah…… Shit! Since yesterday, we haven’t successfully picked up a girl even once ……”

“What’s really going on with this city?”

It was at the time they were complaining.

“You guys, haven’t seen your faces here?”

The tree of them were called out.

When the three of them turned their faces together in the direction of that voice, three similar bad-looking men are standing there.

“……Who are you?”

One of the three, asked with caution.

Then, one of the unpleasant guys, opens his mouth.

“No, you don’t know, but…… it’s just, we haven’t seen you around, so I thought you were newcomers.”

“Ah? ……Well, we just came to this city yesterday.”

All three of them, tilted their heads because they don’t understand the true meaning of the unpleasant guys.

However, on the contrary, the bad guys looked as if they had found their prey.

“Ah that’s right…… you guys, I heard that you want to do something that feels good?”

——At this time, the fate of the three have already been decided.

The three people, whose eyes were shining at the words of the bad men, nodded without hesitation.

As a result——,

“““Ah————————!”””

————The screams of the three men, echoed inside the city.

◇◆◇

Kaizer Empire King’s room.

In there, Sheld Wal Kaizer, the current Emperor of the Kaizer Empire, and an old man in a robe …… Helio Loban, were talking about the heroes.

“Your majesty. There’s one thing I would like to report about the heroes, but ……”

“Hmm? What happened?”

“Actually, among the heroes, there are many of them who want to gain practical experience.”

“Why? They are already experiencing practical experience under Zakia, right?”

“That’s…… the heroes seem, to have never fought monsters yet.”

“……What?”

Sheld frowns at Helio’s words.

“My subordinates have found that Zakia’s training is centered around getting used to weapons, and they don’t do any kind of combat training.”

“What is he doing ……!”

At Helio’s report, Sheld got furious.

“Is this alright? To destroy those goddamn demons, and take possession of the resources of the demon world, the existence of the Demon king cannot be ignored! The demons are almost the same as human livestock for a long time …… they, cannot be permitted to build a country like us human beings!”

“That’s true”

“At that extent…… they haven’t done any combat training yet? If the Demon king is completely resurrected, how much damage do you think will come out!”

Sheld, slammed the desk and shouted so.

Without calming down such Sheld, Helio simply tells him indifferently.

“Your Majesty. At this rate, the heroes will not even be a threat to the Demons, let alone a restraining force to the other countries.”

“In that case, isn’t there no meaning in summoning them!”

“It’s okay, Your Majesty.”

“……What?”

Thereupon, Helio smiled for the first time.

“As I said at the beginning, the heroes wanted to gain combat experience, and they came to consult with me.”

“I see”

“Therefore…… I would like to enroll them in the Barbador Magic Academy.”

“What did you say!?”

In Helio’s words, Sheld opened his eyes.

“Why would you enroll them in such a place! That place, is a magic school where people from other countries also gather!? Even if we send the heroes to a school, it should be better than such a low-ranking academy, and isn’t it more meaningful to let them go to our school!”

“I painfully understand that. However, this time, people from other countries will also gather …… and that’s a good point”

“……What do you mean?”

Sheld, is interested in Helio’s words, and encourages him to continue.

“The Heroes, don’t have any close quarters combat training, but they have done magic training well. Therefore, due to their nature of being heroes originally, all of them currently have three attributes ……or, four attributes; they are at the level in which they can handle intermediate magic.”

“Houh?”

“The Barbador Magic Academy, as the name implies, is a school that focuses on magic. And, as I said earlier, the heroes can handle it at an intermediate level. Users of this level, are the noblemen and talented people from other countries, and they aren’t that good at it.”

“I see”

“Therefore, if the heroes enter the school, inevitably, the heroes will monopolize the top of the school. In other words, at the Barbador Magic Academy where many people from other countries gather, it will lead to the power of the heroes being widely known to the other countries.”

“I understand”

Helio, wants to show the power of the heroes to the other countries, for that reason, he dares to enroll them in the Barbador Magic Academy.

The gathering of multinational students means, that the information about the Heroes will be transmitted to so many countries.

“There is one, more other advantage.”

“What’s that?”

“At Barbador Magic Academy, there are classes where they can gain practical experience, so it also responds to the requests of the heroes. If we fulfill the wishes of the Heroes, we will gain their favor, and it will be easier to control the heroes.”

“Will it successfully work?”

“It’s going to be fine. All the grown-up heroes, are still inside the prison …… The heroes who were receiving training, even if they are heroes, they are kids in the end. Let’s take advantage of it, and set one condition.”

“What condition?”

“We’re going to have them put on the 『Slavery Bracelet』.”

“Ah!”

『Slavery Bracelet』 is a magic tool that is originally prohibited to use in this world, but the heroes from the other world don’t understand that, and that’s what Helio and Sheld were thinking.

“However, with the slavery bracelet, you can only give two orders. Therefore, as soon as the Demon King is resurrected, we will give an order to promptly subdue him, and just as the Demons invade our country, let’s engrave an order on them to deal with it. That way, even if they are in the magic school, they can never escape. Even if they do manage to remove it, we still have the power. Because of the effect of the bracelet, they cannot harm the one who put it, so we won’t have to worry about rebellion.”

“However, the problem is how we can have them wear it quietly ……”

“Again, we just have to teach them lies about its effect. Anyhow, the other party doesn’t know it. Besides, I will take other measures properly ……”

“I see…… that’s right!”

Sheld becomes different from the start, and is in a good mood.

“If so, let’s take action immediately. Helio, can I leave it to you?”

“I respectfully obey”

Inside the king’s room, the heroes do not know that there’s a scheme moving————.

TN: Follow me on for support!!

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