Chapter 39

Chapter 2, Princess And I — Episode 39 : Estrangement

Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV

————Outside of Conwell.

A bewitching woman appeared before me.

The behavior of the other heroes was ridiculous. I was in the midst of attacking forests and dungeons from one side to the other, having decided that I wasn’t likely to gain anything by associating with those people.

Her morbidly white skin, flamboyant yellow-green hair color, flame-red irises, purplish-red lips, and tear-stained eyes made many men believe that they would be seduced by her beauty and bewitching charm at the first sight.

The ominous atmosphere is exuded not only from the torso, but also from the fingertips of the hands, the toes of the feet, and the black tail, which is not seen on any animal. It was as if an aura of purple smoke was rising from her whole body.

Clearly, she wasn’t a human at all.

Sharararan♪

The rings clinked against each other, making a clear metallic sound. The shape of the ring was passed on to the kingdom’s people, who prepared to make a sign with the tin cane they had forged in their hands.

「Who are you? You give off an ominous vibe…」

When she takes off the plain-colored hood she had been wearing, the saturation of the woman’s face increases, warning me how she is a beautiful evil woman who leads men into the abyss.

Is it a kind of dream demon or whore that appears in dreams in the middle of a difficult journey?

When I peeked her tongue out of the corner of her mouth, she pointed out in a voice reminiscent of sweet perfume that my perception of her was wrong. She puts the back of her hand on her cheek, acting like an elegant lady…

「Oh, I’m not. Ootake-sama. I would like you to call me bewitching.」

The fact that she already know my name means that she’s not approaching me in the dark, but she’s clearly trying to make contact with me.

「You, what’s your name?」

I had spent my entire life without any interest in women, thinking that it would interfere with my training, but I was curious to know the name of the woman in front of me. Although I went to school, I have never been able to remember the names of any of my female classmates.

「I beg your pardon. I, the Demon Army of the Four Heavenly Kings. They call me Barbera the Passionate.」

Ohh… Another name, huh.

Does she think she is avoiding the curse by not giving her true name? I was convinced that my pretense was in response to the horrifying apparition that lurked within the bewitching beauty.

「What do you, the one who ranks high among the Demon Clan, want with me?」

「If I say scout, would you understand?」

Solicitation?

The demons call me a hero?

「Hahahah, I was really surprised that a demon kin could make such a joke. The demons we meet just attack people on instinct.」

Around me, the corpses of the demons who had attacked me were piled up in a heap. I couldn’t help but laugh at the woman’s wild invitation.

「No, I am not joking. I am serious in my attempt to seduce you, Ootake-sama. Your power, your charm, and the calmness that only the overwhelmingly strong can possess… I’m in awe of you.」

「I’m afraid that you can use not only jokes but also flattery.」

「I do not mean to flatter you. It is the truth.」

Even though she was demon, even though she was disfigured, she unabashedly insist that she mean what she say with a kind smile.

This woman… she really tickles the hearts of men.

Until then, it was a pain to be born and to talk to women, except for my mother and sister. However, I don’t know why, but talking with this woman is not only painful, but also enjoyable. Even though I haven’t said much to her.

「I thought I could show you the way to fight with the strong and become the strongest that you desire.」

She smiles kindly even though he is a demon, and invites me to join her with a charming proposal.

My feelings are…

「Ootake-sama! Do not listen to the words of that demon! They are the ones who must be defeated now, please don’t be deceived!」

There were those who interfered with my joyful moments. The priests who had been dispatched from the kingdom and had served me with great devotion.

Up until now, I had only been grateful, but now that I had been interrupted, anger that I had never felt before was about to well up from deep within me.

「Blessings of the Immovable!【Gold-Brocade Method】」

I made a sign and bound the priests with a spell called skill in our world. The priests were upset that they were deprived of their bodily freedom except for their faces.

「Wha!? What are you doing to me!? Are you mad at me?」

The woman who called herself Barbera was smiling a bewitching smile of satisfaction, her sharp canine teeth peeking out as she lowered her eyebrows at the fact that I had restrained the priests.

「We can turn back now! We’ll pretend we didn’t see anything, please, Ootake-sama!!!」

「No matter what I do or who I team up with, I have no right to take orders from you. If you want to command me, you must have the appropriate competence.」

The priests say they will let my treachery go… I see, they have no desire to serve me sincerely, they are just dogs telling off to that black-hearted saint.

I am truly disappointed.

「Stop their movement!【Gold-Brocade Method : Grasping Heart】」

After spreading my palm in front of the chests of the standing and motionless priests, I clenched them with all my might!

「Uguh————!」

「I–It huuuurts—!!」

「H–Haa, haa…」

「Ugugu, bukubukubuku…」

A spell that would normally make you scratch your chest and suffer… The priests were shaking their bodies violently, but only slightly, as if they were convulsing because their arms were immobile. Within ten seconds, they were all foaming at the mouth.

「Did you kill them?」

「No, I just knocked them out. I have no taste for picking on the weak.」

Barbera looked at the priests with a surprised expression. It’s a shame, because I thought that if they were willing to follow me, we would walk together on the path to the strongest.

「Well, you are a very kind man…」

Barbera reads my feelings and presses her breasts bruisingly against my arm as if to comfort me. If she were a human woman, I would have urticaria, but strangely enough, I feel nothing when she presses against me.

No, on the contrary, my body was reacting hard, begging for more touch. I’ve never done this before… Barbera, who the hell are you? That’s the question that came to me and I…

「Now, let’s go! To our new beginning!」

「Ahh, okay.」

Seduced by a whore… one might say. But I couldn’t help but feel excited that Barbera was offering me a fight with a strong person.

Taking the beautiful hand with the long nails that was offered to me…

「I… want to hold you. Will you let me hold you?」

「Yes, at your service… let’s go to hell, where the pleasures of heaven are so great that you can’t get out.」

It was the first time in my life that I had ever wanted to hold a woman.

* * *

————Classroom during preparation for the school festival.

「Hey, hey! What are you going to do when the Scum Hero dies and the Naive Hero is seduced and betrays you!」

Hanayama, who had been working on his hut, stands up, leans forward, and asks. Some of my classmates were washing their hands, so I didn’t feel comfortable spoiling the story now.

「Well, wait a minute. I’ll tell that to you properly.」

As I placed my hand on Hanayama’s shoulder to soothe the stallion, who was breathing hard, he seemed to regain his composure as he replied,「O–Okay.」

All the desks in the classroom have been pushed back in preparation for the school festival. A suggestion that was put forth to add to the atmosphere of my otherworldly storytelling.

Yes, cosplay.

While we were all working on the costumes that went along with the worldview, called Naropa, I was still talking to everyone and getting down to work.

If I were a serious layer, I would have recreated the armor with FRP or something, but I didn’t have the budget for that!

Silver paint on cardboard…

Terere–rerrere—!!♪

An item as perfect as a tool taken out of a pocket as if a blue raccoon dog were connected to the other world has been created.

The bucket head.

A cylindrical helm with a slit for a cross-shaped eyelet that was equipped by a knight. I was pleased to have completed it and was pleased to wear it…

I received a heartbreaking comment.

「Kirishima, that’s way too mob.」

「Ehh!? Is it… not good at all?」

It was Hanayama who told me. The boys around me nodded their heads in agreement. His words made me aware of my innate mob mentality.

In my opinion, if I equipped this with a black cloak and a lightsaber, I’d be a warrior and could even take down the D*ath Star…

————Next day.

On the morning of the period when the students were getting over yesterday’s sadness and getting busy preparing for the school festival, I found a white envelope in my shoe box.

Is this… what they call a “love letter”!?

I quickly tucked it into the breast pocket of my blazer, making sure no one was looking. No way… I would have received a love letter.

「Yo! Kirishima」

「Wah————!?」

Hanayama taps me on the shoulder from behind, and I let out a pathetic scream, and the students nearby look to see what’s going on. Eventually, giggling at nothing, they changed their shoes into their jockey slippers and drifted off to their respective classrooms.

「What? Don’t get so startled. You’re making a big voice…」

「Oh, no, it’s nothing, Hanayama-kun. Anyway, good morning.」

「Ah, yeah, morning.」

After exchanging strangely stranger-like morning greetings, we both headed for the classroom. As we climbed the stairs, I felt as if someone was watching us…

「What are you doing, let’s go.」

「Wait a second.」

I was rushed by Hanayama and was not able to properly check his figure. I thought I caught a glimpse of her golden hair hiding by the wall… or was it my imagination?

Play

Unmute

I can’t take my time looking at it during recess because people gather around me. I open the envelope and attempt to look at it during class…

「Kirishima! Here, try to solve this.」

「Eh?」

I was nominated by the math teacher, Yamada-sensei, and I slurred and made strange noises. My classmates saw me like that and giggled. But it wasn’t mockery. I just laughed because it was comical, that’s all.

「Eh? No, you can’t be unfocused in class~」

「I’m sorry…」

「Fine, go ahead.」

The teacher just wanted to warn me that I wasn’t concentrating and didn’t want to embarrass me by not answering the question.

But I…

「Ah, no, Sensei. Then maybe I can figure it out…」

「No need to push yourself, okay?」

Quadratic function drawing parabola on blackboard…

Worried that my classmates would be okay, I walked straight over, took the chalk under the blackboard, and calculated and wrote in the chalk.

Tap, tap!

When the formula is written vigorously and firmly with strong pressure, the chalk is scraped off and accumulates in the chalk holder.

Katsun!

I finished writing the parentheses and snapped the chalk before putting it down.

(–2, 3)

I feel like it’s Q.E.D.. He didn’t ask for a proof, just coordinates. Before I even knew if it was correct or not, my classmates exclaimed in admiration at my unobtrusively written equation. I was surprised to hear their exclamations of admiration.

「It was correct…」

The teacher was surprised when he saw the answer. The classmates were served not only their voices but also their applause for having answered correctly due to their previous history. The teacher asks me, having returned from another world with a different appearance and attitude.

「Hey, are you really that Kirishima?」

「Of course, I am.」

「No, sorry for doubting you. You’ve been studying a lot lately. That’s great.」

「Thank you very much.」

No wonder the teacher said so. I don’t think I would have understood that before. After returning from the other world, thanks to my increased stamina, I had changed from falling asleep as soon as I started studying to being able to face my desk with persistence.

So I not only made up for the time I had missed, but my grades had also improved considerably. Hanayama was surprised to see me like that and said something.

「Ohh, you solve problems I can’t solve.」

「Hanayama, shut up. I’ll be gentle with you on the next problem.」

「Impossible.」

Wahahahah! And everyone’s laughter leaks out of the classroom.

Hanayama is still the mood maker who takes the good part in the end. The more we talked about the other world, the more I felt I was getting to know him better.

Just the other day, the two of us went to a nearby shopping mall to hang out and get advice on what to wear. It’s only when we do that that we run into a drooling Kaneko-san, though.

Eventually, I dashed out a moment after the end-of-class chime rang. I sneaked into the men’s restroom during recess and checked the envelope for the contents of the letterbox.

【I apologize for sending this letter so suddenly. Actually, there is something I would like to talk to you, Kirishima-kun about, so I have sent this letter. I will be waiting for you behind the gymnasium after the eve of the festival.】

「Are you serious!?」

I can’t help but to speak up in my private room.

A male student who was doing his business uttered,「Huh? What the hell?」I heard a voice say that.

Isn’t this a confession already?

But the sender is unknown. In addition, it is printed on A4 paper, so it is unlikely that the handwriting can be determined. Well, in the past I would have decided it was a false accusation as a punishment and ignored it.

How much this sender makes me cringe!!!

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