While gazing at the bonfire burning in the centre of the village, I enjoyed the wooden cup filled with Ale.
Yaa~, how wonderful. There’s nothing more delicious than free alcohol.
“Puhaa!”
[You are the happiest when you’re drinking aren’t you?…….Haah]
Why did you have to sigh there?
While confused to Ermenhilde’s reaction, I drank from the cup while sitting on the seat prepared by the villagers.
The villagers who had been freed from the threat of the Orcs decided to prepare a feast for me as thanks.
Most of the villagers didn’t even know that so many Orcs had gathered there but even though they seem to be super excited with the feast and all.
This world barely has many ways for enjoyment after all. Even I felt a bit more excited than usual. The alcohol also tasted better than normal.
By the way, there was no one around me. I was alone. It’s not like I’m lonely. Miss Francesca who was surrounded by the villagers looked this way at times but it can’t be helped.
She’s the hero of the Orc subjugation this time.
I only defeated three of the Orcs after all.
The one who defeated the remaining eleven was her after all. See, she’s more suited as the hero than me.
Also, it was obvious that a beauty like her would be more popular than a random looking guy like me.
[You really like bullying.]
“I know.”
Snickering, I ate the smoked Orc meat and vegetables prepared as the side dish.
Fumu, this really goes along well with it.
While enjoying the taste of the smoke meat with my Ale, I satisfied my appetite.
[What will you do know?]
“Let’s see, I haven’t thought yet.”
[…………]
As I said as if didn’t concern me, an amazed sigh came.
No, it really must have been too amazed.
But—–
“I want to meet someone, without everyone noticing me.”
By everyone I mean my former comrades.
And by someone, also I mean my former comrades.
On my contradictory words, Ermenhilde gave a sigh again.
[……the Demon God, eh?]
“I wonder about that.”
But, for some reason, a feeling of certainty is there in my heart.
The fact that 3 of the covenants of Ermenhilde were released.
If three of them had been released there, they can only be: to protect someone—Miss Francesca, my own will to fight. And the last can only be – In a fight against the Demon god. I can’t think of any else.
And it did in fact use the Demon God’s flames.
That flame was too special for a just a new species of an Orc to be able to use. If such Orcs start appearing unreservedly, it’ll be nothing less than a nightmare.
Well, in the end it was just a mere Orc though.
Monsters that could use magic existed like flies in the demon continent Abenelm.
“Um…….”
While I was thinking such things, Miss Francesca returned with a tired expression.
Maybe she was made to drink alcohol by the village chief and the men, her face was slightly red.
As I looked towards the bonfire, couples, lovers and families were enjoying the feast together.
“nn, oh well done.”(renji)
“No, not that…..or rather, shouldn’t it be Renji-sama that—“
“Those kinds of things don’t suit me.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
I know what she wants to say but I’ll deny her in her still.
“Also, rather than an old man like me, a beauty would be more popular.”
“……….I don’t really think so though. It was Renji-sama that defeated that black Orc after all.”
Averting her gaze, but with a smile, she said so.
Probably, she reacted to the word ‘beauty’ I think. How innocent.
[Even though you realize that you still say such things, you really are the worst…….]
“And you’re bitter as usual as well.”
Replying that, I sipped my Ale.
“Ahem. Rather than that, Renji-sama—“
“No, can you stop with that ‘Renji-sama’?”
“That’s……it will be too rude of me.”
“No in fact, making a noble talk like that is rude of me I think.”
Well, I don’t really treat nobles in the proper manner anyway either though.