A Demon Lord’s Tale: Dungeons, Monster Girls, and Heartwarming Bliss

"Come on, it's morning!

"Mmm... oh, I'm gonna wake up now, I'm gonna wake up now -"

My shoulders are shaken with looseness, and my consciousness, which was a dream, rapidly surfaces.

I wake up slowly - and there I finally realize it's Iruna peeking into my face.

Yeah, I slept at the inn.

I put a futon in the next room and slept with Refi.

"Iruna, do you have a cold? Wake up. Are you okay?

"Yeah! You know, I think maybe it's okay!

Put your hand on Iruna's forehead... oh, the fever's dropping.

"Is your throat sore or headache okay?

"Yeah, I'm fine! Very well! So, Leila, your food is delicious when you're sick, but I want some mundane food!

"Haha, if that's all you have an appetite for, you look fine. All right, all right, let's do what Iruna likes tonight."

"Doria! I like Doria! Oh, but Hamburg too!

"Um, let's consider both"

Looks like he's really feeling better, pounding and stroking Iruna's head banging her hands with great joy - and from the door that leads between True and Throne, Refi and Lew appear.

Were you both awake earlier?

I know Lew always wakes up early, but he woke up slower than Refi... to the boulder, maybe he was tired of going in the dragon.

Refi, when it comes to stamina, it's inexhaustible.

"Mm, you're up, both of you. Iruna, how's the fever?

"Iruna, how are you doing?

"Better! Thanks for worrying!

"I'm back in flat fever, so maybe I'll be fine. - Oh, but, Iruna, you can't even hit me back again, so I'm taking my time at home today, okay?

"Yes!"

I look at Iruna, who replies well, and I smile as if I'm relieved that Refi and Lew have decided that they look okay.

"Well, I hope so. Let the others see their faces."

"Shi, you know, you were so worried, I think you'd be so happy to show him how you're feeling!

"Okay!

Toto as it is, and Iruna rushing to go, but Leffi stops.

"This, Iruna. Fold the futon first."

"Ah, yes!

"Yuki, so is your lord."

"Heck."

Yeah. Shit, yeah. Next to Iruna starting to fold the futon as she was told, I open the window on the edge of the inn to ventilate and fold my own futon in the same way.

- Hey, nibbling.

"Hey, there's something emotional about it. Lew, wouldn't you understand?

"Hey... if your husband wants to say something, maybe he'll understand."

"Mm, what is it?

"" I didn't expect Leffi to say "fold up the futon"... "

"Become, lords...!

When I say that with all my voices together, I get a stunned look, Refi.

"Oh, Refi, hey, you didn't quite clean it up because you used to goof on your futon!

"Damn, even Iruna...... ok, ok! Parents of the children! Starting today, let's swear we'll be worried about getting up early in bed!

"Really? That's what you're saying, but you're staying up, aren't you?

"Hung, Noon vowed to live a clean and right life. From today on, even if you want someone to play with without sleeping at night, you'll be lonely! What a shame!

"Right, a clean and right life? So you don't need any sweets that are extra nutritious today."

"... Hey, no, wait, Yuki. Don't get me wrong. Confectionery... yes, confectionery may be extra for nutrition, but it heals daily fatigue and soothes the spirit, so it's definitely what you need! Besides, don't let the girls grieve when you tell them you're losing confectionery! As a guardian, you can't do what grieves the girls!

"Oh, don't talk too much."

"Dear Leffi, your mouth spins a lot at times like this..."

So we finished folding the futon, joking, and we dived into the door and headed to the True Throne.

And, from the usual living space, a good smell that drifts.

They already seemed to have prepared breakfast, with bacon eggs on toast and broccoli on their respective plates, and the cup placed next to them is poured with corn soup that makes them stand hot.

It's a common breakfast, but that makes it look very tasty.

"Oh, good morning - Iruna, how are you doing?

"Iruna! Getting sloppy ta?

"... cold, better?

"I'm feeling better! Thanks for worrying, guys!

"All right, let's go to breakfast. Iruna may have gotten better, but we need to eat and nourish her well and keep her from turning back."

That's how everyone gets to the chair at the table, "I'll have it" and starts eating breakfast, and a little later - the boilery and the corner space between the true throne starts to shake.

"I'm home!

It was Nell who emerged from the sway of space.

"Ah! Nell, it's you! Welcome back!"

Seeing Nell, Iruna first raises her voice, then each face of the other dungeons says "Welcome Back" to her.

"Welcome back, Nell! After all, did you get the day off?

I've been in contact with her a lot using "Communication Balls/Modifications" so I heard she might be able to come home...

When I ask, Nell snorts.

"Yeah, just a little bit! But it's not too long, so I'll be home tomorrow morning. - So, Iruna, I heard from you that you caught a cold... but how is that going, are you okay now?

"Yeah, it's healed!

"Well, well, well, well."

and refi, who was mogging the toast, swallows the gokuri and asks Nell.

"Nell, what about breakfast?

"I haven't eaten yet. I was wondering if I'd get some leftovers... oh, it's okay, I'll have them myself, even if it's not there"

"No, I heard your lord might come home, and I have it ready for once. The Lord will sit and wait, and it will be too late yesterday, and you will still be tired."

"Ah... could it be Kuma too? Actually, it was late last night... thanks, Refi"

Haha...... and Nell scratching his cheek and saying that to Refi.

"Are you that busy right now?

"Yeah, I actually have a big scale expedition plan a little further ahead. I think I got the rest of the day off, but before I do, I think I'm going to have to take care of my English."

"Well...... then I need you to be well fed!

"Nell, hey, are you going to slow down? Then I'll treat you full! You know, I feel so worried about everyone this time and so grateful that now I want to give it back to the others!

"Really? I'm glad. So, should I expect it?

"Expect!

Huff, and laughed, Nell sat in a chair.

- And today begins.