Isekai de Kojiin wo Hiraitakedo, Nazeka Darehitori Sudatou to Shinai Ken (WN)

38. Talk to each other in the hot springs! Second part

When I'm done washing up, I somehow grab it in the hot tub again with the wooty looking girls. That's how Lara decided to hear the story.

"I see Ishtar, the demonic kingdom, has been destroyed by the evil Eikram army."

In my words, Lara, the demon king immersed in the hot tub, shook her silver hair and nodded.

"Mm-hmm. Technically, it seemed like a coalition with the Bulk Empire. The demon emperors sent out to various places. Well, from now on, that may have been a positive move, too. Either way, a lot of people were defenceless, and at the same time I fled this far in order to get help from Lord Masatug, whom Mira used to speak of. But as he fled, he ran out of magic, and when he was finally attacked by Araham, the devil's right-hand man, he saved him as if he were a night."

So he stared at me and dyed his cheeks slightly.

Hmm, is the water a little too hot?

Well, whatever that is, the Bulk Empire. It must have been that country that burned Erin's forest.

It stinks.

"So, what are you going to do now?

When Lara gets a serious look at my question,

"Please, Lord Masatug!! With me, please save my demon kingdom!!!!

That's why he turned his gaze to me.

I made that abrupt request.

"Dude, what do you suddenly come up with?

And I laugh and try to recieve it.

But regardless of my attitude, Lara still comes stuffed with a serious look.

"Please, not on this street!! Lord Masatug is the only one I can count on!! The Eikram Army is powerful! Especially his necromancy, which is a way of manipulating the dead. There is nothing else left of Lord Masatug that can counteract the fearful power of the legions of the undead!!!

He came so desperately begging.

But when I shook my head sideways,

"I have an orphanage to run. So you can't leave here. I'm sorry, but Lara's request doesn't seem right."

So he said no.

Lara dropped her shoulder in dismay at my answer.

"No... Ugh, can't you figure it out...?

And when he said that, and wept in his eyes, he turned to himself.

Um, you're pathetic as it is.

Is there any good way?

... Oh yeah!!

"Then why don't Lara live here, too?

"What!? Am I in an orphanage? I don't have any parents, and I'm not an orphan when it comes to orphans..."

Lara tilts her neck in such a way as not sure.

But it seems to me that Lucia, who has been teaching me how to strategize from day to day, was able to guess my intentions.

"That's your husband!! Awesome operation!! Lara is absolutely safe if you are near your husband!!

"Right. Master Masatug is here, so there is no danger to him. And as we buy time that way, eventually the demons who were scattered around will also come together."

"Right, Mr. Masatug is right. It's reckless to go back to the Demon Kingdom alone. Even if you're worried about the country, this is the time of the female slump. While perfectly protecting Lara, the great leader of the Demon Kingdom in the orphanage, you'll be ready to fight back. Exactly a one-stone two-bird strategy."

And he said to me,

"Hmm, apparently everyone learns a lot from me every day. Correct. You got it."

When I said so and praised them, the girls smiled happily.

Lara, who was watching such an interaction, finally understood my thoughts, with respect in her eyes.

"Shh, it's amazing. All I thought about was moving to counter-attack immediately, but in an instant the enemy will catch me, and my country will surely perish. Now is the time to set up a base somewhere safe and start a scattered battle at the crossroads.... Thank you, Lord Masatug. I didn't seem calm."

That's why he expressed his profound gratitude to me.

"I don't want to thank you. I simply suggested an appropriate proposal from the past history of war. It's no big deal."

Yeah, I shake my head to the side.

But Lara sees me like that for some reason, and deeper the color of respect,

"No, it's not a paradigm thing, such as coming up with a strategy to this point in an instant. Even in my demonic kingdom, there were not as many warriors as Lord Masatug. If I had, my country would never have lost."

was to say.

Oh, man, I just told you what I came up with naturally.

I've never had any special training, so my imagination is simply extraordinary.

So I get in trouble if I get extra compliments. As far as I'm concerned, I just said that it came naturally, and it's not as good as an idea.

"But is it really good, Lord Masatug? You know it. Here in the kingdom of Walms, we are hostile to Ishtar, the demonic kingdom, in the first place. There were once friendly times, but the last 30 years or so have been marked by war over the water resources of the border. This country has revived the ritual of summoning brave men from other worlds, in order to counter our country. Well, I know very well that that was different from the other brave... Basically, then, the humans of this country, and the brave men of the other worlds, are hostile to the Devil Nation. It's not like Walms doesn't have demonic residents, but I hear he has narrow shoulders. You still think the Lord will welcome me to the orphanage in this situation?

"Of course."

I answered instantly without worrying.

"Become!?

And the demon king himself, who has heard it, is surprised for some reason the other way around, with his mouth pounding.

"Hehe, come on, why is Lara surprised?

I find her strange and unexpected.

"Ma, Lord Masatug!! Oh, so... is it good to decide so soon what matters (tatsuji) hostile to the country!? Don't you regret it?

So he drew the zaburi, and the hot water, and stuffed them.

But to such Lara's words, the girls who were around opened their mouths,

"Lara is mistaken. For your husband, the country is no constraint."

"Yes, Lara. Because you see things from the perspective of what the world will be like for Master Masatug. How can it not affect Master Masatug's judgment whether he is hostile to this country or not?

"You destroyed Warms' elite army in an instant before. Mr. Masatug is the top law in the first place."

and so on.

Hmm, well, that's the thing. I shook my head to the side,

"There are many problems with the laws and policies of the Warms country that I have not yet been given an education. I'm going to give the kings and nobles of today a chance to learn one of these days. But I'm going to say to those who can't follow me, I'm going to call them off.

I said so.

Lara then said,

"Shh, it's amazing... I can't believe you're looking at things on such a big scale. I think I finally understand why Mira was so intoxicated by Lord Masatug. Yeah, it's not just the power. The size of the vessel as that person, his qualities as a ruler over the world, the breadth of his heart, his talent just overflowing... All of these things are available to Lord Masatug."

That's what brought deep respect to my eyes.

"Well, that's the thing. So it's no problem to have them live in an orphanage."

Lara was touched by my words.

"Yes, sir!

and answered with a young girly vigor, and he stuck with it.

Now, I think of something else as I stroke Lara like that or the heads of the girls who still stick around envying it.

Bulk Empire.

It's the country that once had the strongest spy force on the continent that was after Erin.

I destroyed them in an instant before, but they still seem to be making a disturbing move to raid the demonic kingdom with the men of the Evil God.

I'll tell Sylvie a little bit and let her look into it.

And then, just a little more concerned about Mira's whereabouts.

It means that he was out in another country, but he hasn't heard from me since.

I pretend not to care, but Lara seems very worried on the inside.

Shall I let Sylvie look into this and other demon emperor trends?

Oh, man, even so, I'd like to concentrate on running an orphanage, but why get caught up in the heart of all this world unrest? Totally troubled.

With that in mind, I snuck out a sigh of "Phew."