The Porter Is Not Interested in the Hero Party

38 – Fifth Element (11)

“By the way, what do you guys want to do by sending me back to the Demon Realm?”

After the funeral, Kiberes managed to control his emotions and asked a question with a calm expression. The calm atmosphere in the carriage froze at the cold question. To Kiberes’s question, the hero answered as follows.

“I don’t want you to do anything. It’s such an agreement, so I’m sending it back.”

Kiberes said.

“I’ll tell you in advance, even if I go back, I won’t be able to do anything voluntarily. Besides being a commander who has already been captured by the enemy once, my family has quite a name in the Pandemonium. In order to prevent a possible second disaster, they will send me to the Demon Castle and lock me up in the mansion.”

The warrior responded calmly. It was right after the funeral, so the hero’s voice was a bit sharp.

“That’s sad.”

“I didn’t ask for sympathy.”

“Did it get too long since the funeral was over?”

Lena raised a corner of her mouth at Kayberes’s words and sneered. Kiberes looked at Lena in silence and then asked again.

“Commanders must count the soldiers on the front only in numbers.”

Just in time, the carriage rattled, and we experienced shaking. The experience of the shock going from the leg to the shoulder was not very pleasant. Cayberes was startled by the shock and grabbed my arm, then removed it again, blushing. Then he awkwardly tumbled his hair with his handcuffed hands.

“Some soldiers died. We are taught that there should be no acknowledgment in the story of killing a few people. But I already knew that humans are living beings just like us. I can no longer fight as a demonic warrior or a demonic commander. Just because the kingdom loses, I won’t be able to live as well as before.”

Saying that, Kayberes looked at me. I brushed Kayberes’s hair, and Lena said with a slight frown.

“So, what do you want to say?”

“If I defect from the Demon King’s Army and side with the Kingdom, will the agreement be affected?”

Lena looked at the hero. She didn’t seem to like the fact that Kiberes had even revealed her intention to convert, but she didn’t have to be more sarcastic. The hero rubbed his chin with a serious expression and said while looking at Kiberes.

“The agreement will be broken. The purpose was to bring you back safely, Kiberes, but since that purpose has been lost, the Demon King’s army has no reason to act like a gentleman.”

“If it’s for the sake of the land, it means that it’s better for me to return to the demon realm quietly.”

The hero nodded at Kiberes’ words. Kiberes asked, holding my hand again.

“What do you think? Do you want me to go back too?”

It’s a terrible thing to hold on to the guilt. I knew that too. As a demon, she deserved to be punished, but she reflected on her sins and was looking for a way to atone for her sins. I knew a man who knocked on the door of the captain of the porter of the hero’s party in search of a way for the empire.

Knowing the man, I couldn’t bear to speak harshly to her.

“that’s… … .”

As I dragged my mother along choosing my horse, the hero cut it off.

“It is not up to us to decide. It’s not a matter of your love affair, it’s a matter of the land of the kingdom. When you are freed, it is after you have reclaimed your kingdom’s territory and finally confirmed that the land has been safely and completely freed. Until then, let’s discuss this in the kingdom.”

“….i get it.”

Kayberes squeezed my hand and nodded. I kneaded her hand and squeezed it in the same way. Kiberes blushed and whispered to me just from squeezing my hand.

“It’s fine. I will be back.”

I didn’t know what expression to make, so I just nodded and smiled.

*****

Arriving at the border town, we decided to send Kiberes for now. Because she was a separate person from our operation.

“For now, it’s a farewell.”

“I mean.”

I brushed Kayberes’ hair and kissed her briefly on the forehead. Then she smiled just for that, and the soldiers watching this from the side threw disgusting glances at me.

It seemed that kissing the demons in this situation seemed like a good lunatic.

I tried to ignore their gaze as I watched Kiberes enter the cage. Even in the cage, Kayberes was burning with firm determination, and the hero said to him.

“Think about it in the capital. Kiberes.”

“…..yes.”

The figure of Caybereth faded away. She turned her head and fixed her gaze until we looked like dots, then crouched down and lowered her head. Lena smiled and patted me on the back as the figure of Kayberes disappeared over the hill.

“I feel relieved. because you can’t see right? mister?”

It was a strange feeling. It wasn’t always a pleasant experience to watch a guilty person struggle to be cleansed of their sins. But I smiled for Lena’s sake and said:

“okay.”

Was my smiling face clumsy? Although Lena nodded, she didn’t curse at Cabares any more. Instead, she turned her hair around and went to Millet’s side, hugging Millet’s head tightly and looking the other way.

Ashuria was looking in the direction Kiberes was going, unexpectedly not agreeing. She concentrated her eyes like that, then looked at the hero and said.

“By the way, warrior. What can I do now? The Kiberes case will take a long time to come, but that doesn’t mean we can’t return to the capital as it is.”

The warrior also said with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right. First of all, I ordered the messenger to report what happened today. Where are we going?”

“Can we just go back to the capital? It’s good to get a report on the operation right away, and if you’re going to stay for a long time, the capital is the best.”

Lena suggested. At her words, the hero shook his head and replied.

“no. Because you don’t know what’s going to happen up front. I’ll have to stay longer somewhere… … .”

There were many places that came to mind, but there was no place that I would like to stay here for a long time. Asura, I, the hero, and Lena all became idiots, staring blankly into the air, or wobbling their necks from side to side like clockwork dolls in agony.

“I have a good idea.”

And then, Millet raised her hand. Our eyes focused on Millet’s hand and then lowered our heads to meet Millet’s face. Miele looked at us and spoke cautiously.

“How about Elviron? It’s an elf village where I used to live, and even if I stay for a long time, I don’t care if I pay for the lodging, and it’s good to deal with the situation because I’m at the front. The air is good too.”

“I’m fine.”

Lena nodded happily. Ashria thought for a moment, then nodded and said.

“I think it will be fine.”

The hero rubbed his chin and our eyes met. The warrior spoke to me cautiously.

“That… … .”

“Why is that?”

I was smiling, but I tried to hide my expression somehow. But the warrior smiled awkwardly and said.

“Nope. Uncle’s expression is too wide open.”

“I mean? Oh, what are you talking about?”

I wasn’t laughing Because I didn’t think of the elf widow. I didn’t think about the fact that elves are very beautiful in average appearance, nor did I think about the fact that they were rational beings who didn’t have useless obsessions and drew the line with just one night’s pleasure.

Millet looked at me smiling and said with a brighter expression.

“Oh yes! There are many married women that porters like!”

“Ahahahaha!”

Waiting for our decision, Lena burst into laughter. Ashuria was also giggling and looking at me, while the hero wrapped his head in thought.

However, our destination did not change just because the hero was worried. In fact, it was because everyone, including me, had been curious since before. What kind of elf are the parents who raised Millet? And how damnable are the elves who claim to have the right personality?

We weren’t worried because we had nowhere to go. It’s just that we couldn’t come up with the best place among the places we could go.

There was no way that a place that had good facilities and location and could satisfy our personal curiosity could not be eliminated as a candidate.

Even the warrior couldn’t overcome his curiosity. As long as Millet and we were colleagues, there was no choice but to go to the elven village once. The warrior laughed and said.

“millet. Are you really okay?”

“yes! doesn’t care!”

Millet said with a smile. Her eyes were twinkling at the hero, and Lena said as she packed her things and put them in my backpack.

“Oh, look at those twinkling eyes. I can use it as a flashlight at night.”

I kicked, nodded, and laughed lightly at her jokes, and Lena drew a V-ja at me. The warrior’s voice spread across the sky.

“then. Let’s make Elviron our next destination.”