Chapter 79 Her Over-Seriousness is Also a Problem

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nSlowly opening my eyes, I found myself in a dimly lit room—– seeing a ceiling I don’t know…… isn’t the case at all. I didn’t get sent to another world again, I’m just seeing the ceiling of the inn we’re staying at.

nTrying to raise my upper body up, that’s when I suddenly realized something. Arehh? Isn’t my body injured from fighting?

nI’m pretty sure my arm was broken, and I think I also broke a bone around my ribs…… but there wasn’t even a trace of it anymore.

nI see…… It was all just a dream huh.

nSince my body is so cleanly restored, it occurred to me that the fight against the Black Bear was just a dream, but that’s when the door of the room was suddenly vigorously opened.

nKaito!

nHuh? Whoa!?

nThe person who appeared from the opened door was Isis-san, who isn’t supposed to be here.

nJumping on me with great speed, Isis-san’s impact towards my body made me lightly slam against the bed.

n……Thank goodness…… Kaito……

nEh? Arehh? Isis-san?

nThe heck, what’s with this situation?

nI may not know why Isis-san is here, but I know that most of all, the current situation is very dangerous.

nIsis-san’s tightly hugged my body like she’s clinging onto something, and her very soft and slender body is pressed against my whole body.

nHow should I say this… It’s like I just experienced one dream after another…… Just when I escaped from that hellish dream of mine…… I woke up, arriving in heaven.

n……Kaito…… It’s already alright…… Those who hurt…… Kaito…… I already killed them.

n……Huh?

nI didn’t quite understand what she was talking about.

nThose who hurt me? Is she talking about that Black Bear?

nHowever, the Black Bear that I fought was slashed by Lilia-san in half…… Does that mean there were more of them?

nWhen I asked Isis-san for more information, it seems that a swarm of Black Bears appeared after I passed out, and Isis-san wiped them all out.

nUnnn. I see…… That Black Bear I fought was monstrous enough, and even if she said there was a bunch of thousands of them, I can’t imagine the scene where Isis-san is beating them up at all, even if it actually was the case.

nAnyway, it seems that thanks to Isis-san, there was almost no damage to the city of Rigforeshia.

nIsis-san stayed still and kept hugging me for a while before she stood up with a slightly sad look on her face.

n……I should…… go home now…… If I’m here…… Lilia and the others…… would get scared.

n……Isis-san.

nI see, the reason why the always worrying Lilia-san and the others haven’t come to my room even after I woke up, I guess the better way to describe it is that they can’t get close due to the effect of Isis-san’s magic power of death.

nA magic circle manifests beneath Isis-san’s feet…… probably a Teleportation Magic Circle leading to her castle.

nU- Ummm! Isis-san.

n……What is it?

nThank you very much for today. And, ummm, I’d like to thank you properly…… Would you like to, errr, have dinner with me another time?

n……!? ……Is that alright?

nYes. It will be my treat at that time. Otherwise, I won’t be able to repay you.

n……Unnn…… I’m really…… looking forward to it.

nI can understand that “thanking someone = buying them a meal” is quite a short-sighted thought of me but…… That was the only thing I could think of at the spur of the moment.

nHowever, the effect of those seemed to be immense, as Isis-san’s expression, which looked sad, changed to a bright one as she nodded in response.

nAnd with a small wave of her hand, Isis-san left, wrapped in the light of the Teleportation Magic.

nAfter Isis-san left, I left the room and walked down the corridor of the inn to apologize to Lilia-san and the others for making them worry about me.

nThis inn is one of the most high-class lodgings in Rigforeshia because it’s only used by Lilia-san, who is a Duchess, and the wide corridor is so quiet that anyone would think that this place was reserved for a private party.

nWalking for a while, I found myself in front of some kind of lobby or a lounge, but I arrived in a rather large room, and in the distance, I found Lilia-san and the others.

nHuh!? Kaito-san!?

n……..!?

nYou’ve finally woken up huh. Thank goodness.

nThe three people there were Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san and Sieg-san, and they all looked relieved when they saw my face.

nI’m sorry for causing you to worry.

nNo, do you still feel any pain anywhere?

nNot anymore, I’m feeling completely fine.

nIs that so…… That’s really good.

nAnswering to Lilia-san, who spoke to me with concern, that my physical condition is now perfectly fine.

nSpeaking of which, Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san don’t seem to be here…… Could it be that they have been injured?

nAh, no, neither of them were “injured”.

nSince Yuzuki-san and Kusunoki-san weren’t here, I asked if they have been injured after I passed out, but it seems that they are both fine.

nHowever, why do I feel like there’s some meaning behind her words when she said that they’re not “injured”.

nDid something else happen to them other than being injured?

nAoi-san and Hina-san are now sleeping in their room.

n……They were exposed to Death King-sama’s magic power of death and lost consciousness.

nA- Ahhh……

nLilia-san and Lunamaria-san answered my question with a slightly pained tone.

nI see, it seems that they weren’t injured by the Black Bears, but they fainted because of Isis-san’s magic power of death.

nIncidentally, Rei-sama and Fia-sama are attending a reorganization meeting for the almost destroyed security force.

nAlmost destroyed!? Reorganization? Eh? I heard that the city received no damage though……

nYes, the Black Bear didn’t cause any damage. However, after being exposed to Death Kin-sama’s frightening magic power of death, almost half of them had their minds broken……

nThat’s not surprising. Even I couldn’t stop shaking for a while. It was rather fortunate that Kusunoki-sama and Yuzuki-sama were among the first ones to faint.

nIn the aftermath, she broke the Guard Force’s mind!? How outrageous could her magic power of death be……

nHow terrifying Isis-san was at that time can be seen by looking at the three of them trembling just as they remembered what they’ve seen.

nIt seems that Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san were fortunate that they passed out before their minds could process the horror caused by Isis-san’s magic power of death.

nJust when we were speaking about that, Lilia-san stood up with a serious expression on her face, she walked up to me…… and suddenly got down on her knees.

n……Eh?

nKaito-san, I’m really sorry.

nLi- Lilia-san!? W- What are you suddenly doing!?

nI’m really confused about why suddenly kneeled on a dogeza, and Lilia-san just held out the necklace I gave her last night.

nKuro’s necklace?

n……This necklace had a defensive magic imbued on it, though not a powerful one…… That is to say, if I hadn’t borrowed this, Kaito-san wouldn’t have been injured like that.

nThere’s defensive magic in Kuro’s necklace? That’s the first time I’ve heard that though……. I thought there was only search magic in it, but it seems that there are lots of other magic in it as well.

nLilia-san didn’t seem to understand all the details about this necklace either, but after the earlier incident, she asked the former court mage Rei-san to take a look at this necklace and found out that it contained defensive magic.

nDeeply bowing her head, Lilia-san’s voice was trembling as she continued to speak.

nNo, if only I had been more level-headed right from the start…… I said I would guarantee the safety of Kaito-san and the others just when we met, but I was so preoccupied with myself that I forgot to even have someone guard Kaito-san and the others, and because of that, Kaito-san got hurt. Everything is… Everything’s my fault.

n……N- No, it’s not like it’s Lilia-san’s fault or anything like that……

nNo, it could have been prevented if I had only been more level-headed. If I had just been more careful…… I’m sorry. I’m really, really sorry.

nLilia-san’s voice began to distort with tears, as she continued to bow her head, keeping on apologizing to me…… The heck, she’s starting to get annoying.

nI repeat, I’m not some kind of saint. I don’t remember it happening that much, but I can also get angry at times.

nKaito-san. I’m really sorry……

n……Lilia-san. I’m going to apologize in advance.

n……Eh?

nAfter I told that to Lilia-san who keeps on apologizing to me, I swung my knuckles down on her head as hard as I could.

nOw!?

nEven though Lilia-san is a person with great abilities, she isn’t always using Body Strengthening Magic.

nMy knuckles that struck her unprotected head seemed to be quite painful, and Lilia-san held her head down with both of her hands.

nIf you just shut up there, and stop murmuring like a creep there…… How serious can you be that you distorted the facts and reached towards that conclusion!?

nEh? Eh?

nWhat happened before was just an accident, right? I got hurt because I got careless, and me being careless isn’t Lilia-san’s fault at all! Or rather, shouldn’t I be thanking you instead, Lilia-san? Thank you for saving me before!

nEh? Ah, y- y- yes. Y- You’re welcome?

nHearing the words I blabbered about, LIlia-san flusteredly nodded, though she still had a puzzled look on her face.

nGood. Then, this is the end of this conversation! If you say anything more about it being your fault or anything like that, I’ll hit you again.

nY- Yes!

nIn the first place, thinking that everything is your fault is a bad habit of yours, Lilia-san. I know that Lilia-san is a serious person, but it still depends on the time and circumstances. Even that time too……

nLilia-san, whose position quickly changes from a dogeza to a seiza, and I go on with my lecture-like words.

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/N: dogeza is the bowing, seiza is the sitting upright on your knees.)

nI honestly don’t think that this is something she’s always doing, and maybe it’s not something I should have said to her, but I think someone should tell off this overly-serious person.

nTerrific. I am now inclined to give Miyama-sama a heartfelt round of applause. That’s really well said……

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nLu- Luna!? Sieg too, don’t just nod there, please help me out. Kaito-san somehow looks kinda scary right now……

nLilia-san! I’m still not done talking yet!

nY- Yes!? I’m sorry!

nLilia-san looked like she’s becoming teary-eyed in a way different from a moment ago, but since I don’t intend to be lenient to her, I’m going to continue my sermon.

nDear Mom, Dad——- I don’t really think that this is something she’s always doing, but I still scolded her for that. Well, how should I say this—– her over-seriousness is also a problem.

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nLilia’s thoughts:

nIf only I had been level-headed, I could have prevented Kaito from being injured

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nIf I had just arranged someone to escort them……

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nIn other words, it’s my fault that Kaito was injured

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nIt’s all my fault.

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Chapter end