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Chapter 371: Troublesome Things

An item that allows you to go back and forth to the past…… even if you say that, it’s not that easy for people to believe it.

But the reality is…

“Such a thing…… it’s hard to fathom, yet…… then you are truly the one…… from that time.”

“The young man from that fateful day, was it you?”

Even if the story is unbelievable, this was a situation where they had no choice but to believe it. All the elves were surprised, but at the same time, their expressions became brighter and brighter.

And……

“YOOOOOOUUUU!”

“Whoa!?”

Ma’am suddenly screamed and grabbed me by both shoulders.

“We…… you had aided us so greatly, granting us this land to dwell upon, and sparing our lives so that we might yet live to see this day…… yet you vanished without permitting us even a word of thanks, and for over ten years, where have you been!”

“Wait, n, no, like I said, I was sent back in time and just came back to the present, so for the past 10 years—”

“Cease your excuses! Argh, enough! Enough, enough, enough, enough!

I’m not sure if she was angry or not, but Ma’am yelled and started pounding on my chest.

“Espie! Slayer! Lal even! And Dear—answer me this! Did you all know he was to arrive this day!?”

“Er, I did mention that these two would soon return with a guest, but—”

“Even so! Could you not have made it clear who said guest was to be?! Had I but known it was him—known it was him—then by the pride of the Elves, a grand welcoming should have been prepared! Feasts of gratitude, a banquet of thanks, and an outpouring of our deepest reverence! Such honors are the least we owe him!”

Saying this, Ma’am suddenly rolled up her sleeves in a hurry. The other elves were taken aback by what she said and nodded to each other.

“Yes, indeed! Tonight, we must host a grand feast for the entire settlement!”

“Truly so! Ah~, let us make haste with the preparations forthwith!”

“Right, then! I shall see to the construction of the pavilions!”

“Bring forth the finest cuts of meat!”

“Our prized vegetables shall grace the tables in abundance this day!”

I was a little taken aback by the scene.

At first, I thought that we would be bombarded with questions, but that didn’t happen. Everyone suddenly started to scatter and move around in a panic.

“Everyone… they’re really grateful to you, Big brother, you know?”

“Yes, Brother…… you’re a hero to all of us, so …….”

“Huh?!”

As I stood there dumbfounded, Espie and Slayer whispered to me with smiles on their faces.

Those words left me even more stunned.

Me, a hero? Amicus also said something like that about Ragaan-Man and Tapil Bael, but isn’t that too much of an exaggeration? I’m starting to feel embarrassed.

“I wasn’t the only one back then, was I? When Hakuki showed up, both Espie and Slayer resisted…… we wouldn’t have been able to escape if it wasn’t for Larou’iph’s transfer magic…… Above all, the one who saved everyone’s lives in the end…… it was Aonii, wasn’t it?”

“But even so, you left without a goodbye or thanks from anyone other than us… everyone was really angry, you know?”

“That’s why they’ve put ten years’ worth of experience into it…… please accept it, Brother.”

Without saying anything or letting anything be said…… those words weighed heavily on my heart.

Come to think of it, it wasn’t just the elves…… I’ve been running around like that since I ran away from home.

And yet, before I knew it, I was a hero……

『Tis not sarcasm, tis all your own doing.』

「Tre’ainar?」

『You fought against a mighty corps of the Demon King Army…… protected them…… faced off against the Six Supremacy with dignity…… essentially, that your achievements could be recorded in history books is no exaggeration. Even if it was not by your own strength alone.』

When Tre’ainar said that to me, I felt embarrassed, but also proud.

If you say so……

“Wow, thank you and you’re welcome.”

So I decided to just accept it and nodded.

And then, it happened.

“Um, um! Earth!”

“Hmm?”

“””””A

The cat…no, Amicus appeared looking a bit agitated and confused, with dirt stains and cobwebs in her beautiful hair.

As soon as they saw the state of Amicus, everyone, including Mr. Chieftain, reacted with an “Ah!”…

“Ah, um… I… I do not yet fully comprehend it all, but Earth…… if you truly are Ragaan-Man himself, and the great Tapil Bael, then…… Earth…… no, Sir Earth…….”

“S, Sir Earth?”

Amicus looked very confused and her eyes were spinning.

Certainly, the information may be too much coming all at once to organize.

But Amicus suddenly sat upright in front of me, as if startled, and suddenly began bowing her head.

“Hey, Amicus!?”

“F-forgive me, Sir Earth! I, I had no inkling. Not only are you the hero I’ve admired since my youth, but also the most esteemed Tapil Bael, who once saved us elves from ruin. Yet, I… knowing naught, you did protect me in the forest from those foul Hunters, and even then, I… I grew wroth over so trifling a thing as my bosom being touched… And despite all this, I… in my folly and ignorance… dared to entertain thoughts of wishing to court you! Truly, I beg your forgiveness!!”

“Bah, you!?”

Amicus rubbed her forehead on the floor repeatedly and apologized in an incomprehensible way, but as expected, what she just said was bad. It was really bad! Because……

“What? Bosom…… touched? Big brother?”

“…… B, Brother?”

“…… Fuu… Earth Lagann… you scoundrel…….”

“…… bosom? Eh? What is this she utters, Young man? What of my daughter’s bosom? What, precisely, has transpired?”

Of course, it turned out like this!?

She’s like a little sister to Espie and Slayer, a cute student to Larou’iph, and Mr Chieftain’s precious daughter!

“N-no, that’s not it! It’s not that I touched her, you see, it happened by accident when we bumped into each other.”

“Th, that’s right, sister, brother, Master, father! Sir Earth is blameless in all this, and he is not some lecherous knave, I assure you. It was an accident…… indeed, though his face found itself against my bosom or beneath my skirt, I harbor no grievances… no, were it Sir Earth, then I would not mind in the least――!”

“””Huh?! Beneath her skirt!??”””

“But really. That was also an accident……”

“Big Brother?! Big Brother never mentioned anything about that!? You were keeping it a secret!?”

“Brother…… not just Norja…… you’ve done more nasty things.”

“Indeed, Lady Norja is one thing, I think this matter demands some responsibility in itself…”

“Young man?”

“I’m sorry Mr. Chieftain. But I swear it wasn’t on purpose!”

“Ah… but then… Sir Earth… the Ragaan-Man… the great Tapil Bael… beheld my body… hehehe.”

Espie and Slayer were holding their heads, Larou’iph looked stunned, and Mr. Chieftain’s pupils were already dilated.

Meanwhile, Amicus, with a red-faced maiden’s expression, shook her body and put her hands to her cheeks, saying “No, no.”.

『Oh dear, the conversation has once again gone off on a tangent ……』

And Tre’ainar sighs too.

「Tre’ainar…… What should I do?」

『In any case, let us return to the matter at hand. The true nature of the Chieftain, and moreover…… the tale concerning Slayer.』

「Y-yes, that’s right! Yeah, that’s it!」

Anyway, we can’t go on like this.

Espie, Slayer, and Larou’iph are all like “Well, it can’t be helped,” but Mr. Chieftain was muttering to himself so much that it’s unclear what he’ll do.

“Wh, which reminds me, Slayer! What were you saying just now? You know, something about the Hunters… You know, right? Mr. Chieftain, you should listen too, I think it’s important!”

“””Ah, you attempt to distract us.”””

“No, I’m not trying to distract you.”

I’m trying to distract them.

“Well, what I was talking about…… well, it seems those hunters were employed by a man named ‘Shit

“Huh? Slayer, is that true?”

“Nuh…… his people were in the vicinity?”

“Fa…… in….. indeed…… an accident……”

I brought back the subject, and Slayer started talking.

As for the Hunters, apparently they were not just trespassing rouge hunters.

Espie seemed a little surprised, while Larou’iph and Mr. Chieftain also seemed to come to their senses.

What?

『Child, that name…… Certainly……』

「Ah.」

And the word “Shitnei” uttered by Slayer.

It was in the forest……

――Can’t be… you’re… the one ‘Master Shitnei’… was looking for…….

That’s certainly what the Hunters had said.

“Now that I think of it, they mentioned Shitnei…… I told them my name and they said some Master Shitnei was looking for me… I’ve never heard of him, is he famous?”

“Huh!? …Geez… You should have told me that from the start. Honestly… but… why is Shitnei looking for you?”

“Well? …… so? Who exactly is this Shitnei?”

I’d never heard of him, and neither had Tre’ainar.

But judging from the way everyone is behaving, he seems to be a reasonably well-known …… and not-so-well-known person.

Just who the heck……

“It’s not surprising that you don’t know him, Big brother. Publicly, he’s not very famous…… Rather, he’s more of a behind the scene person…… like the underground…… he’s a merchant who’s starting to make a name for himself there……

“Behind the scenes? Merchant?”

“Yeah. It looks like he’s involved in a lot of shady business…weapons…magic items…human trafficking…”

“Huh!?”

“He hires Hunters as bodyguards for his business, and recently he has been recruiting samurai and ninja warriors who have lost their jobs in Japone…….”

It’s a story about the underground beyond the public eye.

A resident of a not-so-respectable world.

And……

“The other day, Koujiro said that he was a bit worried and is currently investigating the man, right? Big Brother.”

“…… K