The day after I was reincarnated, I stopped sleeping with Tina.

　If it was a five-year-old boy, it wouldn't be a problem to have her sleep with me, but after I was reincarnated, she was a seventeen-year-old boy, so it seemed like there would be a lot of problems.

　Well, there's no way I can do anything with my body since I'm five years old.

　So when I told Tina on the night of my reincarnation that I was going to sleep alone from now on, I remember that she looked very sad.

'Why, I told you,'

'Uh, yeah, but is that what you want to do?'

'Yes!　If possible, I'd be happy to have the right to hug Master Hurt as well.

No problem.

Thank you!

　Tina suddenly hugged me.

　Now?

　I was going to shove her like that, but I noticed that Tina's body was trembling, so I stopped.

'You scared me,'
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

　I stroked my head, hoping that Tina would calm down. Tina's body stopped shaking a little.

　After a while, Tina pulled away from me.

''Phew, Halt-sama component replenishment is complete.

Yeah, that's good.

We'll do it again tonight, okay?

Really?

'Yes. Not just tonight, but for the rest of the year!

What?

I almost died from Halt-sama's magic. And it also destroyed my only treasure.

Okay, okay!　I'm going to bed!　I'll sleep with you and you can cuddle with me.

'Thank you. Hmmm.

　I think I may have never seen Tina this happy before.

　What would be good about sleeping with me?
　Is it comfortable to sleep with me in a cuddly, pillow-like way?

　Well, as long as Tina can cheer up, that's fine.


'Tina, about this wall and all, I'll apologize to your father directly.

'Yes. I would be very grateful if you would do so. Of course, I will come with you to the Count's side.

Yes, please.


　***

　After that, I finished my report to the school, I left the school and returned to the Count's mansion where my father was.

　Since there were no casualties and I am the son of the count, I didn't receive any warnings from the academy.

　However, since I was requested to take measures in the future and repair the training center that was destroyed, I must report to my father and apologize.

　I didn't expect to go home on the second day of school.


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　I met with your father, told him what had happened, and bowed. He was quick to forgive me.

　In fact, he praised me for growing up.
　But he warned me to be more careful in the future, to use my powers carefully and not to harm my friends or those around me.

　Then my father bowed to Tina.

　He apologized that I, his son, had put Tina in danger, and he also wanted to offer her a reward for saving the central city from my magic.

　Tina refused to accept the offer. I've already received my reward. She glanced at me as she said that.

　I know. I nodded as if to say so, and Tina smiled with satisfaction.


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　Me and Tina returned to my mansion at the Ifrus Magic Academy.

　Normally, the Count's mansion and the magic academy are about three hours away one way by carriage, but since we flew there using Tina's flying magic, the round trip took less than two hours, even with the time of the visit with my father.

　The training camp that had been destroyed, your father said he would take care of it.

　He also told me to stay the night today, but Tina said she had something to do at the academy, so that's why I came back like this.


'What was that thing you had to do?'

Of course, you'll have to sleep with Hurt-sama. There are other maids in the Count's mansion, and you can't relax alone with Hurt-sama.

　I took a bath and got ready for bed, and now I'm lying in bed with Tina.

'Why is Tina doing so much for me?'

　I asked her something that had been bothering me for a long time. From Tina's ability, if it were true, she could be serving the kingdom.

　Your father also has a certain amount of wealth and power, but he doesn't have the wherewithal to hire Tina. Rather, he's apparently being pressured by the state to have Tina serve the country, but she refuses to do so.

　In this era where there are no brave men who have been transferred from another world, even the state can't free Tina, who has the power of a brave man, from being a brave man.

　Such a Tina is devoted to me.
　I thought it was because she was doing me a favor, not a little bit.

''Is that why I love Master Hurt?　Trying to talk about it is going to make me sleep a little late, is that okay?

"Yeah, I love you so much thank you. I love you too, Tina.

　My face heats up at Tina's unexpected words.

'Hmph, thank you.'

So, if you want to stay up late, I'd love to hear what you have to say about Tina.

I understand. You already know the story of how I defeated the Demon King in the past, along with the heroes who had been transferred from another world, right?

'Yeah, I read about it in a book, and I heard a bit about it from Rifa.

''Rifa-san, I was a little embarrassed because I was heaping up my record of defeating demons and telling Master Hurt about it, but for the most part it's what she was talking about.

Yeah,

　That's right.

　It's not as if he defeated the Flame Dragon just because he didn't have a weapon, right?

''Oh, by the way, the only thing that Rifa-san was talking about that is properly correct is the story about defeating the Flame Dragon.

Oh, really?

　Is that (dragon slaying) for real?

As expected, even I can't blow up the Ghost King with fist pressure alone.

　If you can do that, you're already a complete buckethead.

Now, getting back to the point, there was actually one person among the brave souls that I adored.

　In the last summoning of the heroes, five otherworldly people came as heroes to save our world.

　It seems that Tina had fallen in love with one of them.

''That person wasn't the central figure of the heroes, but he was always the first one to rush to us when he heard that the city and village were being attacked by demons and monsters.

　The transfer heroes can return to their original world if they defeat the Demon King.

　In this world, it seems that in such a contract, the creator god often summons heroes.

　Even though they are brave, they don't have to save the country or the city.
　From their point of view, they can ignore how much damage the otherworldly people are suffering and return to their original world as long as they defeat the demon king.

We were given courage by him to face the demon horde all by himself. Although he didn't defeat the Demon King, I believe he is the true brave master.

　In the picture books I used to read, the brave man who defeated the demon king was indeed depicted as strong.

　But that hero was a really strong enemy, and he rarely appeared in the story unless his fellow heroes were in trouble.

　The brave man who saved the city and village and was thanked by the people was portrayed as someone else.

　Perhaps that one is the true brave man Tina is talking about.

''That true brave man and I spent a lot of time together, and at some point, I came to adore him.