Chapter 226 – After the Sea
It was late in the afternoon when Ozma and Vanessa returned home.
“Kaldrash!”
As soon as she found me in front of the front door, Vanessa almost threw herself into my arms.
“Wow!”
Since she was wearing full plate armor, she was almost crushed, but the man’s pride forced her to grit her teeth and hold on.
“Ha, haha, it’s still as light as a feather.”
Regardless of whether I did it or not, Vanessa looked up at me with a sad expression, gave me a surprise, brief kiss, and then whispered in a low voice.
“I missed you. Kaldrashu.”
Ozma, who was watching us from behind, said with a wry smile.
“Vanessa, someone would think it’s been a few years since we met.”
“Ah.”
Vanessa seems embarrassed and steps back, perhaps because she is worried about the attention of those around her.
She was still in charge of the neatness of our house.
Since there were only strong women around me, I felt strangely healed and belatedly said hello to Ozma.
“Hey, prospective wife.”
“Did you have a good time at Elven Wood? What was the result of the negotiations?”
“It was a good trip, but the results weren’t very good.”
As I said that and pointed toward her living room with her chin, Ozma nodded and took her steps.
“What about rice?”
“I haven’t eaten yet.”
“Then I’ll bring you the roast beef that Camilla made for lunch earlier. It was delicious wrapped in bread.”
“Really? I’m looking forward to that. It’s been a while since I’ve eaten food prepared by Camilla.”
It’s been about a month since we’ve seen each other, but we sat on the sofa in the living room having a normal conversation as if it was very natural.
Perhaps because it was still cold, Camilla, who was wearing her scarf, asked while basking in the fire in front of the fireplace.
“While you were away, there was no chaos in Oz.”
“What happened?”
“With Patrasche, the governor’s right-hand man, gone, there seemed to be quite a few people who thought that the governor left alone in Oz was no better than a scarecrow. They were causing trouble here and there, so it was hard to suppress it.”
“But looking at them talking leisurely, I guess they managed to suppress it all.”
“Well, I still have my left arm.”
Ozma said this and pointed to Vanessa, who was drinking warm cocoa right next to her.
“Aha.”
Well, if Vanessa, the sword master, steps forward in earnest, there will be no way for the nobles’ private soldiers to do anything.
“It seems that there were quite a few people within the Government General who thought that Vanessa was a parachute with connections, but after the purge was over, everyone was afraid of Vanessa, calling her an evil spirit.”
“It’s so cute, but it’s a devil?”
As I said that and stretched Vanessa’s cheeks like glutinous rice cakes, Ozma looked at me as if I was dumbfounded.
“You usually wear a helmet.”
“Then it’s recognition.”
If you know her, she’s Vanessa, a heavenly woman, but when she wears a helmet and a black aura, people naturally ask, “Who are you?”
“Let’s eat.”
At that time, Sophia came out of the kitchen with a plate filled with roast beef and bread and offered it to Ozma.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
After Sofia said that in her calm voice and took a step back, Ozma took a big bite of the roast beef with his fork, as if she had lost her hunger.
“Hmm!”
It seems like it’s a taste that will make your eyes light up.
This time, as I was happily watching the roast beef wrapped in bread and happily eating it, Hilde and Gabriel, who were watching in the corner, spoke.
“Ozma, your personality has improved a lot.”
“Before, it felt more like Doggodai.”
Ozma seemed to have noticed the presence of the two people only then, and shouted with a surprised expression.
“What?! Why are you two here?!”
Then the two responded calmly.
“Well, you came as a guest?”
“I’m being rude.”
“Get out now!”
Ozma gives an unholy command.
However, perhaps because they did not say that they were childhood friends, the two lightly ignored Ozma’s unpleasant command while doing their own thing.
It literally feels like my whole body is embodying, ‘What can you do if I hold on?’
“Ugh!”
“Woah, calm down, calm down.”
I stopped Ozma, who had bent the fork he was eating with his grip, and gave the two a glance.
Then Gabriel whistled and averted his gaze, and Hild shrugged his shoulders.
Gabriel, who was naturally very playful, didn’t expect Hilde to show this kind of side, so he was honestly surprised.
“Kaldrash! Why are those two people in my house!”
“That’s a bit of a long story.”
“It’s okay if it’s long, so tell me!”
I felt like they would grab me by the collar if I waited any longer, so I sighed and said.
“Then, eat everything first. I’ll talk later.”
Then Ozma looked back and forth between the plate in his hand and my face, and said, “Okay.” He picked up all the roast beef left on the plate, put it in the bread, and stuffed it all in one go.
Mumbling-
Gulp!
“That’s enough now, right?”
“… I lost.”
I was scolded by Ozma’s stubbornness and raised both her hands and feet.
***
~I’m repeating the same story as Kaldrashu~
Once in Mawangseong, once in Yongsan, and once at home.
Now that I’m telling the same story for the third time, I’ve gotten to the point where I automatically omit unnecessary information.
And Ozma, who had heard about the long journey starting from the Demon King’s Castle and continuing through the Great Forest, Elven Wood, Vulcan Mountains, and Dragon Mountain, spoke in bewilderment.
“In the end, the reason those two came to my house is ‘just’?”
“No, if I say that, I’ll have nothing to say.”
Still, since we’ve been together for a month, how could I refuse to ask for a meal?
When I asked him to take that into account, Ozma touched his forehead and said with a troubled expression.
“Even if Hild was like that, Gabriel wasn’t even in the group.”
“Yes.”
Now there were no more excuses.
When I was completely refuted and automatically went into crouching mode, Gabriel, who was quietly observing the situation, spoke as if it was unfair.
“No, is it so wrong to get a meal from a friend after such a long time?”
“It’s not wrong, but even if you’re just friends, shouldn’t you follow visiting etiquette?”
It’s not just about eating, it’s about staying overnight.
When Ozma said that with a single smile, Gabriel, who was basically a physical person, groaned and covered his mouth.
“Now, now, both of you, calm down. It’s been a while since we last met, so why are you so sharp?”
He must have thought that the argument would never end if he left it any longer, so when Hilde intervened at the right time and intervened, Ozma sighed and said with a reluctant expression.
“Anyway, it’s late at night, so just sleep today. Instead, next time, at least call me in advance before you come.”
Then the two people look at Ozma with surprised expressions.
Soon, his expression became colored with joy.
“Thank you!”
“Honestly, I thought I was going to be kicked out like this.”
“I understand, Gav, stay away!”
Ozma is shy, and his two childhood friends cling to him and squeal.
Only then did I get a chance to catch my breath and asked Camilla, who was next to her, to prepare a bed for the two of us.
“Yes, I understand.”
After such a noisy evening, after a light wash in the bathroom, I went up to the room and threw myself on the bed as if sliding.
Fluffy!
“I missed the bed.”
Just as the saying goes that you should sleep at home, the bed at home is the best.
Burying my face in the blanket, I stamped my feet, overcame the strong desire to sleep and took out the contents of the bag I had used during the trip.
“I should clean this up and go to sleep.”
I sorted the flasks containing various reagents by type and placed them on the desk, carefully checking to see if there were any cracks.
Considering that each of these was an explosive with enormous power, I couldn’t neglect its management.
After completing all the checks, I double- and triple-sealed it with magic and placed it in a safe, then wiped my sweaty forehead.
“I can really sleep now.”
Feeling a strange sense of satisfaction, I returned to bed, looked out the window, which had already become dark, and laid down on the pillow.
Soon the feeling of sleep came upon me, and I surrendered myself to it without resisting it.
‘Good night…’ ‘
***
It’s been a while since I had a dream of my past life.
Originally, I was an ordinary office worker living in Korea, but on my way to work in the morning, I was hit by a truck instead of a strange woman with green hair wearing a cosplay.
I thought I was dead, but when I opened my eyes too late, I met the strange green-haired woman I was trying to save in a pitch-black space.
She asked me if I wanted to live, and when I agreed, she said she would resurrect me in another world in exchange for my knowledge.
At first I thought that was some kind of bullshit, but now that I think about it, I think I understand.
The strange green-haired woman I met in my past life was the goddess of wisdom ■■■.
***
“…”
While I was sleeping, I felt something strange and when I opened my eyes, I saw Sophia holding a blade to my throat.
She said as her eyes met mine.
“Good night.”
This guy is out of hypnosis.
