"Huh. ...... dammit. ......

　I left the princess who was sleeping on my lap to one of the maids who had been watching us noisily and smiling, and leaned back in my chair to catch my breath.

　In the end, a brave man with a bad drinking habit kept tangling with me and made me drink a lot.
　I can't remember when I drank so much. You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

　There's no better day to be thankful for the body of a demon king than today. It's the same as when I fought a battle madman, and I'm just grateful for the strength of his body.

　By the way...that hero is lying on my shoulder right now.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the best out of this particular person's soft body. ...... This innocent-looking sleeping face made me feel so bad that I could not help but feel abhorred by it now.

　If I had a pen or something, I'd paint his face with it.

...... Well, I've got a greaseproof pen, but I'll give you ...... a break.

　I muttered to myself with a wry smile, and gently laid Nell's head on the chair I was sitting on, so as not to wake her up, and then stood up.

"Lil, let's go.

　I reduced my body to the size of a normal wolf, which is the smallest, and called out to Lil, who had taken shelter at my feet, and immediately got in line next to me, sensing my intentions.

How can I help you?

　I guess she thought she had something to do. One of the maids, who was waiting at the wall, comes over to you.

"Oh, I'm going to leave. Tell the king I had a good time.

　As for the king, he went into full-blown sleep halfway through, and the butler appeared and bowed to us - or rather, I was the only one who kept his sanity, so he bowed to me and then took him somewhere with his shoulder. Maybe she took him to her bedroom.

'Are you back? It's about time for you to stay overnight at ......

No, I'm sorry, I was originally going to be home by the end of the day.

　Besides, if we stay, we're going to stay for some reason or other. Mainly because the princess holds me back.

　It's just Japanese nature to not say "no" if you're held back too tightly.

　The maid says "sir," and offers to take you to the gate of the capital, but I'm going to get in lil and go home quickly, so I thank her and then decline.

　You're going to be able to get the best out of it.

You're going to be able to get your ...... mask back.

　When I glanced at her, I saw that the voice was Carotta.

　A few minutes ago, she should have been leaning against the sofa in the corner of the room, arms crossed asleep, but ...... woke her up with a sound.

　Well, she's kind of a soldier, so to speak. I'm sure he's basically a light sleeper, whether he's been drinking or not, in order to be able to react quickly to situations.

Oh, yeah. Thanks for your help. Give my regards to Nell.

"Phew, no, you were nice to me. You've helped me this time. You're always welcome in the church. If you ever have a problem, you can always call on me. Nell will be pleased.

If I rely on you, aren't you just going to join the church?

Well, I guess I'll have to recruit a little. No, I won't hurt you.

　I gave her a wry smile and then left the room, waving my hand with a flutter.


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"Wait! Onii-san!

　The maids led me inside the castle, and as I was leaving the castle, I was about to leave.

　When I look back, I see a brave man hurriedly chasing after me from the castle, holding my wobbly head.

"Oh? What Nell, you're up.

"Uh, yeah, my head hurts a lot but ......

"Of course you did, you drank too much. That's why you had a bad experience.

　When I say this with my eyes, the brave man chokes on his words and blushes.

　I'm sure you have a memory of being involved with me by the looks of it.

I'm sorry, I was drinking and I got into the fun. ......

"d*mn it, ......, be careful, okay? If you weren't a gentleman among gentlemen like me, you would have been attacked.

I'd very much like to object to the term "gentleman among gentlemen" ...... but that's okay! I don't get that drunk in a place where there are men I don't know or people I don't approve of, because I don't get that drunk!

　The thin-chested brave.

"Oh, then you'll forgive me?

Well, I trust you enough to know that you wouldn't do that. And if you mess with me, I'm going to go cry to Reffi.

"Hey, stop. It's too scary.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

You're a good friend. You've helped me a lot. I enjoyed my short time with you.

...... I had a great time with you, too. I'm a little sad to say goodbye to you here ...... but it's not a complete goodbye completely.

"Oh. Come visit us again, you're welcome to come visit us. I'll give you a free pass to the dungeon. I'll be waiting for you anytime.

"...... Yeah! I'm going to visit again. By then, I'll have become a braver and braver man, which will make the demon king's older brother shudder in fear, so be prepared for that!

That should be fun.

　I grinned at her and then jumped on Lil's back, which is back to normal size - and then it occurred to me to open the item box.

"-Yeah, Nell. Here, let me give you this.



"Huh? Wow--

　The dagger that I took out of the crack in the void and threw over - the dagger in its scabbard - is caught in a hurry by Nellie.

"This is ......?

That's the one I made. I made it, but it's never been used.

　She pulled her sword slightly out of its scabbard and looked at the blade, which glistened in the light of the moon, and muttered to herself, "It's beautiful.

............ beautiful.


　Gekka: A dagger with a pure white blade created by the demon king Yuki. The gleam of its blade cuts through the dark night and casts a ray of light. Quality: A+.


　It is inscribed "Gekka". I created this not long ago, when I was experimenting with the properties of magic metal, using adamantite.

　Its performance is good enough to be proud of, but it's one of those items that was kept for dead because I have other knives that I use in everyday life.
　My main weapon is a large sword and my sub-weapon is a magic sidearm, so I don't even use it in battle. Even so, I'm not very skilled with swordsmanship, so the dagger technique is a bit out of my league.

I'm sure they are good, so it would be nice to have one as a spare weapon. Or maybe a demolition knife.

...... Thanks, man. It's very nice to see you. I'll take good care of you. I'll take good care of you.

　The brave man hugged his dagger to his chest - a very beautiful smile that seemed to exude an inner emotion - and nodded his head.

Oh. Ah. --Goodbye, Nell.

Bye bye, man.

　With Nell waving behind me, I rode into the shadows of King's Landing with Lil'