The day after returning from fairyland, Blitz and the others still hadn't woken up.
According to Prim and Rhone, the effects of the fairy's sleeping powder had worn off, so I would just wait until they woke up normally.
There was nothing special to do, so I ate potato chips, drank fruit juice, and played with Kumayuru and Kumakyu, who had turned into cubs. I was in full mode.
As I was thinking about what to have for lunch, Kumayuru and Kumakyu chirped and looked up.
It looked like they had woken up.
I went up the stairs and opened the door to the room where Blitz and the others were sleeping on the second floor.
The room originally had only two beds, but I added more beds and now there were four in a row.
The person who was getting up from the bed was Rosa-san.
"Rosa-san, good morning." (Yuna)
"Yuna-chan? Was I sleeping?" (Rosa)
"Yeah, soundly." (Yuna)
Well, that was also because of the fairy's sleeping powder.
"...Rosa" (Blitz)
Blitz woke up due to our voices.
Starting from that, Ran and Glimos also woke up.
"Where are we?"
Blitz and the others looked around the room.
"It's my home in Crimonia." (Yuna)
"Are we back?"
Ran got off the bed and moved to the window. Following her run, Rosa-san and the others also moved to the window.
"Really?"
"I do not know, but"
You wouldn't know where you were just by looking out the window.
"You'll understand when you go outside. But before that, aren't you hungry? It's almost lunch time." (Yuna)
Blitz and the others slept for almost the entire day, so they didn't eat.
"Did we sleep that long?"
I left the details for later, and we moved to the first floor.
I hurriedly put away the half-eaten potato chips and started preparing for lunch.
"Did Yuna carry us?"
"Kumayuru and Kumakyu though." (Yuna)
"Kuu~n" (Both Kuma)
"Thank you. Kumayuru-chan, Kumakyu-chan." (Rosa)
Rosa-san and Ran petted Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
"So, this is really Crimonia." (Blitz)
"Yeah" (Yuna)
"I see, Yuna, thank you." (Blitz)
The four of them looked relieved.
They seemed relieved to be back.
"So why were we sleeping?"
"If I remember correctly, the fairy's location and method of movement are secret, so our eyes were covered."
"Then I started to get sleepy."
"Yes. I tried to endure it."
"You fell asleep, didn't you?"
"All together?"
Everyone seemed to be wondering.
"Sorry. I asked Prim and Rhone to use fairy sleeping powder to make everyone fall asleep." (Yuna)
I spoke honestly and apologized.
After all, if I stayed awake, there was a chance they could see Bear's Transfer Gate, and there was also the possibility of seeing fairies, so it was definitely better for them to sleep.
"No, don't worry about it. I guess that was the promise you made with Prim and the others." (Blitz)
"That's right. I should be grateful just to be back."
"Ugh, I wanted to know how to get around."
"Thank you, Yuna." (Glimos)
All four people expressed their feelings.
After hearing the words of a few people, I thought it was a good idea to let them sleep.
"So, what about Prim-chan and the others?"
"They're back. They were thanking everyone." (Yuna)
"Yes, I'm glad Prim-chan and the others made it back safely." (Rosa)
Prim returned to Fairy's Forest with Rhone, and Blitz and the others returned to Crimonia. I could keep a secret. Noa was also able to be safely returned to Cliff's care.
Despite everything that happened, I was glad that everyone came back safely.
"So, Yuna. I'd like to thank you." (Blitz)
"I don't need any thanks. Blitz and the others kept their promise and helped us save Rhone." (Yuna)
I asked Blitz and his friends to help me save Rhone and kill Beilung for me.
If you thought about that, it was not something you should be grateful for.
So, I politely declined.
But Blitz said, "Next time, if you have any trouble, let me know and I'll do my best to help."
Thanking him for his words, we finished talking and went to eat lunch.
Blitz and his friends had finished eating lunch and were talking about their future plans when Noa arrived. It seemed like she came because she was worried about Blitz and the others.
"I did get my father's permission. Just a little." (Noa)
"Noir-chan also returned safely." (Rosa)
"Yes. So, I have a request from Blitz and the others." (Noa)
"To us?" (Blitz)
"When I told my father about Blitz and the others, he said he wanted to talk to them." (Noa)
"Who is Noir-chan's father?" (Rosa)
"I'm sure, the lord of this city..." ()
"Yes, my father is Cliff Forschrose. He is the lord of this city." (Noa)
Noa answered politely.
"Blitz, what are you going to do?" (Rosa)
"By any chance, are we going?" (Ran)
"…………" (Glimos)
Three people watched Blitz.
"No, I can't say no." (Blitz)
Something reminded me of the old me.
I remembered being invited to Cliff's house and hating it.
That was why he sent out a rescue ship as my guild master told me to do at the time.
"Cliff is one of the decent nobles I know, so it's okay." (Yuna)
"Yuna-san, you're honest..." (Noa)
Noa's expression turned strange at my words.
Well, even if her father is called decent, she didn't feel like being praised.
"No, the toad noble I met at Misa's birthday party was probably outrageous. Also, there was also a noble who tried to force Shia to marry his son..." (Yuna)
There were some outrageous nobles who had captured fairies.
Misa's parents and grandfather, Gran-san, were noble.
There were good nobles and bad nobles.
"Please don't compare my father to those nobles." (Noa)
Noa puffed out her cheeks a little.
"Well, there are some outrageous nobles, but Noa's father doesn't do anything unreasonable, so it's okay." (Yuna)
It might have been rude to compare that noble with Cliff.
"That's right. I haven't heard anything bad about Mileela either."
"That's right. Most of the people in town had positive opinions."
There might have been some criticism. Some people said it was because the town was noisy, and it was better to have a quiet town. It was difficult to be liked by everyone.
"Atla-san also said that he's a good person."
"…………" (Glimos)
"Shall we go"
Blitz and the others seemed to have decided to meet Cliff.
"If you ever feel like you're about to do something unreasonable, just mention my name. Cliff owes me, so it's okay." (Yuna)
"Yuna-chan just call the lord like that..." (Rosa)
"I can't believe it"
They reacted more to the lord being called away than to my debt to Cliff.
Blitz and others were looking at me with shocked eyes.
Sometimes, even if I thought I should be careful, it came out when I was talking normally.
"Yuna-san is the only one who calls my father that. But my father has never been angry with me, so it's okay." (Noa)
"Why don't you call Blitz and the others?"
"I will refrain from doing so." (Yuna)
"Impossible."
"I don’t like it."
"…………" (Glimos)
Finally, Glimos shook her head.
After all, it seemed out of common sense to call out Cliff, who was a noble and lord. That being said, I had no intention of changing it now.
Finally, the four of them thanked me and left with Noa.
I would spend the day relaxing with Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
After all, peace was the best.
This was a story that happened a while after I returned to Crimonia. Once, I went to see what was going on in the town where Rhone was being held captive.
The city was returning to normal life.
The residents, who had previously looked gloomy, were smiling and seemed to be returning to their daily lives.
The new lord was said to be the third son of a distant relative and was working hard.
According to the Guild Master, he seemed to be working while lamenting, "Why, the third son?"
It seemed like he had been forced to take care of things.
However, he seemed to be serious and working hard.
After that, Blitz and his party were treated as heroes.
Everyone praised Blitz and the others. It was even turned into a song. Blitz's picture was also on sale, so I bought it.
When I showed it to Blitz, he tried to break it, and Rosa-san and Ran wanted it. So, when I gave it to Glimos, she looked a little happy and put it away in her item bag.
When Rosa-san and Ran saw it, they said it was cheating and asked me to buy it for them, but I politely declined.
If you wanted a picture, just ask a painter to draw it for you. There was no need to go all the way to that town to buy it.
Also, none of the residents knew that I fought against the lord. The only people who knew about it were those involved in the Adventurer's Guild.
When I showed up at the adventurer's guild, the Guild Master and the receptionist welcomed me. Then the adventurers in the corner knew who I was.
And, with the consensus of all the adventurers' guild, something was created.
It was a stone statue of a bear.
A stone statue of a bear was placed at the adventurer's guild's training facility.
They said that true heroes would be passed down through the adventurer's guild.
I thought about destroying the stone bear statue, but there were two fairies on top of it, so I couldn't destroy it.
Fairies were hated in this town. However, I hoped that the adventurer's guild would gradually start to like fairies.
When I told Noa, who must be concerned about the city, she seemed happy.
However, she said, "I would like you to take me too."
Well, Noa knew about Bear's Transfer Gate, so it might be a good idea to take her there next time.
Author's Note
Long time no see.
Sorry for the late posting.
I still have work to do, but I would like to be able to proceed with it at the same time.
We hope to see you again this year.
Kumanano