Volume 2 - CH 356

Chapter 8-28. A Sudden Visit

The joy at the victory gradually faded away, and everyone began to start cleaning up the aftermath of the war.

Basically, cleaning up the monster corpses.

Burying the casualties of the war, and so on.

If all of us did it together, that too would soon be done, and a feast was to be held that evening.

Despite the fact that we were in the middle of reconstruction, the food situation was stable, and with support from the Kingdom of Garott, it was possible to hold a sufficient feast, even with reinforcements from the Oni and the Kingdom of Garott.

Needless to say, alcohol and food were brought to us as well, but I apparently can’t get drunk …….

I wondered if I had some kind of tolerance to it, but I guess I’m activating my poison resistance?

No, I don’t know if this is the cause.

Soldiers and residents are already enjoying the feast.

The soldiers of the commanding class seemed to be holding their own, but the people of the territories really seemed to be having a good time.

How can they make so much noise when everyone is tired from the battle?

Does everybody have a different appetite?

Hmm, is this not the right way to use ……?

“Thank you very much, everyone. Thanks to you, Bamil territory has been saved.”

Satella came to where we, the members of the Reitei, sat.

At the same place, Zirnia and Leiton, who came from the Kingdom of Garott, are also there.

All of them have liquor in their hands, but only Alena has a fruit juice drink.

There you have it, a beverage with a flavor …….

Everyone who is drinking is not particularly drunk yet.

This is because they have just started drinking.

Surprisingly, the drinks here are very tasty.

After Satella bowed her head and thanked everyone, Zirnia spoke up.

“What do you mean? This is one of our territories. It is quite natural for us to protect it. I would like to thank them …… Reitei who came from afar, is it? Please thank those people.”

“Fufu, you are right. Thank you, Ouren-san, Uchikage-san, Houen-san, Alena.”

“You’re welcome!”

“Hehehehe~”

Houen and Alena are looking bashful.

I and Uchikage did not speak, but slightly raised the cup we were holding.

It’s unexpectedly embarrassing to be thanked head-on in this way.

However, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the participation of the residents of the territory made the difference between victory and defeat in this battle.

In the end, I wondered what would have happened, but it would have been impossible to take down all of them without the participation of the residents.

It wasn’t us who did the best.

It was the people.

In addition, the advice of the heavenly voice was really valuable.

If not for that, we wouldn’t have had time to prepare.

Although he pisses me off, I would like to thank him for this one time.

“-Wait Houen-san!? You’re a child now, so don’t drink ……!!”

“Ah!”

“IT-IS-O-KAY!”

“”NO IT’S NOT!!””

Varadim pointed out, and Zirnia, who had actually poured him a drink, noticed it too.

But Houen had already drank and was drunk.

It was already too late …….

As expected, he can’t even drink alcohol in his child form.

His liver function and mental age must be getting younger.

I have to be careful this time. ……

They laughingly help Houen up after he has fallen down.

What makes me wonder how he can be so carefree only at times like this? 

It seems that the adult Houen is forcing himself to make up a character.

I guess I shouldn’t worry about that.

And then, in the distance, I heard the voices of the people talking.

“I wonder who made that recovery magic circle?”

“Dunno, man, …… I’ve never seen anything like that before.”

“Maybe there was a soldier from the Kingdom of Garott who had those skills?”

“That’s understandable.”

Hey, they were talking about Area High Heal.

Apparently, they don’t know that I’m the one who activated that skill.

At that time, everyone was wounded, and most of those who were near me had collapsed.

Even those who were okay seemed to be too busy tending to their wound to have heard my shout.

There was no way I could say that I had done it, so I kept quiet, but I did not think they did not know.

No one had ever seen such a large-scale recovery magic circle, and to begin with, it was completely different from the wide-area healing type that the residents and soldiers knew.

They didn’t even seem to realize that it was a High Area Heal.

“At this rate, it looks like it could be concealed. ……”

“You are right.”

Uchikage said in a whisper.

If I can hide it, I’ll hide it.

I don’t want to get caught and have to be chased.

We don’t have time for that right now. ……

“So, Uchikage. What are you going to do now?”

“Of course I’m going to stay next to Ouren-sama. The reconstruction of the village is almost finished. There will be no problem even if I am not there.”

“I see. I didn’t feel at ease without you, after all.”

“Haha, I am honored.”

It is true that he helped me in many ways.

When I think that we can work together again, I feel that I can rely on him.

We have known each other for quite a long time, though.

“Wait, wait, wait, wait! Please wait! Hold on!”

There are soldiers making some kind of noise at the gate.

I thought he was a serious guy who didn’t want to mingle while everyone else was having a banquet, but it seems that’s not the case.

More than anything, the owner of the voice is not a citizen of the territory, but a soldier.

However, it is not the armor of a soldier of the Kingdom of Garott.

And the girl on top of the lone beast whom he is chasing is rushing toward us with great speed.

“SATELLA~!!”

“Kyaaa!M-Meryl!?”

The one who ran into Satella with the sheer force was Meryl, who was supposed to be in the Kingdom of Salettana.

And Lize was there, too.

Varadim, who thought that Satella would be injured if she continued in this way, held up her hand and made Meryl and Lize stop in mid-air for a moment.

“[Orbital Wind].”

“Whoa!”

[Uh-huh?!]

After killing the momentum completely, he slowly lowers Meryl and Lize to the ground.

Slightly stunned, Varadim glares at them.

As Carter runs up behind them, he puts his hands on his knees to catch his breath, gasping for air.

His breathing is so erratic that he doesn’t seem to be able to converse for a while, so we decide to leave him be.

We were surprised by the sudden visitor, but first we wanted to ask some questions.

“Why are you here ……?”

“Satella! Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

“Unyunyu~ Ai em ohkai~ too hard-“

“Aah! Excuse me!”

This girl doesn’t listen to anyone at all,…….

Or rather, everyone was stunned.

If she doesn’t give us a little explanation, the atmosphere will continue to flow, so I’d like her to explain it quickly.

So me and Alena stare at Lize.

We wondered why they came here now.

[…… forgive me?]

‘”Too late.””

[I’m sorry ……]

Alena didn’t hear her, but she said what I thought in response to Lize’s small voice.

We are on the same wavelength somehow.

Anyway, please explain this situation …….