Abandoned Retired Warrior Decides to Return to Farming

“I’m going to keep my promise, no… I’m going to keep it. Aurelia.”

After he finished speaking, he passed Aurelia as it was.

There was no need to talk any further.

Even after 5 years, nothing has changed.

She was still arrogant and self-centered, with no guilt whatsoever for what she had done.

Now I don’t want to ask her any more.

All that remains is to make them pay the price of that day five years ago.

So, for now, you have to wait for the right time.

Well, it is no exaggeration to say that the Empire is revolving around Aurelia.

Although she failed to subdue the Demon King, most of the people of the Empire still trust her.

Her position as a heroine and heroine who achieved the Demon King Seal, and who ruled the empire instead of the emperor for the past 5 years, did not collapse easily.

Citizens, who have been deceived by her achievements and education, which have been covered in lies, will have no way of discerning it.

For now, it will be difficult for anyone to displace her from the throne.

If it did, there would be chaos throughout the empire.

Even Dimitri, who had a cause and legitimacy, couldn’t do it, so he asked me for help.

So it needs to be revealed.

What she has done so far, and how lightly she regards the lives and lives of others.

It had to be revealed in front of everyone, at least not here.

Right now, there are only nobles and knights on her side.

I had to bring her down in front of the podium in front of all the people of the Empire.

‘Besides, if we deal with Aurelia here now, it will surely enter Gerald’s ears.”

Above all, Gerald, who had left to find me, has not returned to the capital.

Even so, the Demon King is attacking the capital, and if there are rumors that I have taken the throne, there is a high possibility that he will not come back and run away.

As if I was hiding in the village, if I decided to hide in this vast empire land, it was almost impossible to find.

So we still had to wait a little longer. At least Aurelia.

“master!”

Thinking about that, I went down the stairs and my eyes met Serin.

She climbed the stairs and looked up at me with a smile on her cheeks.

“Fufu, did I do well?”

“Yeah, I’m fine on my own even if I don’t talk anymore.”

Serin raises her claws as if hoping for a compliment, but my gaze was fixed on her flower pin.

As I turned my head slightly down there, I saw Mary holding a glass from below.

She looked at Serine and smiled suspiciously.

yes you are still there

“The owner suddenly went out like that, so I honestly thought he was going to cut off his ankle!”

Serin kept saying something to me, but I couldn’t hear it well.

My eyes were still fixed on Mary. Because of that, Serin, who was looking at me, tilted her head.

“master? Why are you like that again?”

“No, nothing.”

I looked around, stroking her anxious head.

Aurelia’s aides hurriedly arranged the situation, and the nobles were following the instructions without knowing the English language.

“Princess. How about a banquet? Shall I stop it?”

Just then, a servant’s voice was heard from behind.

I could tell without having to turn around and look at my face.

Belgeron, he must have been the one who laughed at me five years ago and threw a bag of gold coins.

“Are you kidding me? If we stop here, everyone will think it’s strange, but we’ll have to fix it right away and start again!”

“Yes, yep! All right.”

“Ts. It’s useless. I’m not feeling well and I’m going to fall, so you all sort out the rest and finish it.”

Having said that, Aurelia hurriedly went out through the door on the second floor.

Well, there’s no reason to stay any longer. In the first place, the purpose of this party was only me.

He must have planned to marry me, and then introduce me to the second part of the banquet to strengthen his influence.

But just as I had changed my plans, all of her plans were in vain.

You must be going back to your room by now and complaining a lot.

As I was looking at her as she left, Serin next to me cautiously asked in a whisper.

“Is it okay if I just let him go like that? Shall I grab my hair and bring you back now?”

“done. No matter what I do now, I will never apologize.”

“Um, that’s right… Then I didn’t need to talk about the fact that I was lying on my stomach naked earlier, didn’t I?”

“Well then, shall we go down?”

“Hey, wait a minute? master!”

I left Serin’s words behind and went down first.

Yes, anyway, the main purpose of this party was different.

I kept my eyes on Mary and waited for the banquet to resume.

*

The party, which had been suspended for a while, resumed.

Even those who were confused at first gradually calmed down.

The unprecedented intrusion of two monsters from the imperial family. Thanks to that, the atmosphere was still cluttered, but that didn’t last long.

“I mean, does that mean that Kael-sama is going to subjugate the demon lord this time?”

A familiar nobleman asked with a very excited face.

The nobles who had been terrified until now were also surrounded by me.

Most of them were close to Aurelia, but that didn’t mean they were against me either.

The nobles gathered here just do not know that I was betrayed that day.

Only my colleagues and Belgeron know the truth about that day.

For them, that day must have been reflected only as a beautiful figure of the hero who completed the role and the princess who praised him for his hard work.

These people will also be helpful someday, so I also faced them with a smile.

“Haha, that’s pretty much it.”

At my words, their eyes sparkled and cheered.

“Oh oh! Fortunately, the. Now I can be at peace.”

“Cael-sama and Serin-sama have returned, so if you join forces with other heroes, no matter how much you are the Demon King, you will not be able to compete!”

“Yeah, not like that!”

The nobles looked genuinely relieved.

In fact, unless you’re an idiot, you couldn’t help but sense the atmosphere that was flowing between Aurelia and me earlier.

Still, they didn’t dig deep.

It was obscured by the railing, so it was hard to see, and it was probably because I couldn’t believe I grabbed her by the neck and pulled her out.

And you don’t even want to dig deep and touch the evil.

So, asking about the current situation, we continued the boring conversation for a while.

“master? Have you tried this? It’s absolutely delicious. Please eat quickly, Master!”

However, whenever Serin spoke to me, the nobles shuddered and doubted their ears.

Although ordinary citizens don’t know it, Serin is famous for her hatred of humanity and arrogance.

There, because of the previous work, the nobles were terrified and could not even approach her.

It’s not enough that she eats food without a break, she claims to be a subordinate and trembles at me.

Thanks to you, I could feel the gaze being focused on me.

“Hey, Serene wait-”

“yes? After all, would you like to try this too?”

“······not. You eat a lot.”

Seeing Serin handing out what was in her bowl, she gave up. After all, everyone who has already heard it must have heard it.

Whether she knew it or not, she was off to find something to eat again.

good bye

Mary glanced at me and set the glass down aloud.

She met my gaze and began to move.

And just before going out to the terrace, he motioned for me to follow, and I followed her without hesitation.

Like Mary, my purpose for this party was her.

A cool breeze blew on the terrace.

Suddenly the sun set and the early stars began to settle in the sky.

“Fufu, I’m here.”

Mary was waiting for me with a relaxed smile and with her back to the background.

You must have listened to Aurelia’s conversation with me, but there was still no sign of hostility towards me.

“Now, Kael, we can talk comfortably just the two of us. There were too many disturbers before.”

“Well. Do we have anything to share?”

“Fufu. Of course. Otherwise, why would you have followed me all the way here?”

Mary looked at me with a bewitching smile.

“Who do you prefer to talk to first, me first, or do you want to talk first, Cael?”

I’ve been with you for years, but I can’t and I don’t want to know what’s inside.

I didn’t want to deal with it for a long time, so I went straight to the point.

“The flower pin that Serin is wearing, you gave it to me.”

There was a time a few days ago when Serin was standing holding a flower pin without returning to the inn.

At first, I thought it was because I wanted to decorate, but it was all my mistake.

-Cael, can you feel the magic over there?

The next day, I belatedly noticed Lucia’s words pointing to the flower buds.

Magic is activated on that accessory, and what kind of effect it has.

And the fact that there is only one person who would commit such a thing, even in this capital city or the entire continent.

“yes? What are you talking about?”

“Hey, don’t be fooled. merry. Other than you, who else can approach Serin like that?”

He must have approached Serin in that short amount of time.

I was foolish to think I’d be quiet until the banquet.

But despite my words, she still tilted her head with a face that she didn’t know anything.

“Cael, I don’t know what you are talking about all of a sudden. I’m sure that flower pin was bought at the store and given to Serin as a gift. But, are you even trying to doubt my kindness?”

Whoa, I doubt it. You’re saying it’s hard to hear

Isn’t such a statement coming from the premise of trusting the other person?

Aren’t you too brazen to talk about a topic you’ve already betrayed once?

Nevertheless, Mary did not stop appealing as if unfairly.

“Besides, I heard that the flower pins I gave you have already been thrown away and bought new ones. If in doubt, go to the store with me later-”

“ha. Don’t you work now?”

When I stopped talking, her smile hardened for a moment.

As with Aurelia, she no longer felt worth talking to.

I approached her and shortened my distance, giving her a soft warning.

“I didn’t come to you to check the facts. I’m here because I’m sure.”

“·················ogue.”

“I must have said that, don’t cross the line.”

A cold wind blew and silence came.

As the sun went down, darkness began to fall.

A reverent and calm atmosphere flowed as if the moment of confession had come.

Finally, her red lips were painted round and round.

“Fufu, how did you know?”