Breakthrough with the Forbidden Master
Chapter 396: Still Only Half

“My name is Ragaan-man. A man who has transcended time to come to this age, and who will accept your final moments~!”

“Rock ‘n’ Roll! Whoaaa, Burning—!”

In the center of the settlement, the children were putting on a lively play in front of everyone.

The play was “The Great Adventure of Ragaan-man”. A story the children absolutely adored, and they were giving it their all.

“Hmm, their practice is paying off.”

“Great! Go for it, Ragaan-man!”

“Now’s the time for the Great Magic Spiral!”

“Splendid, splendid~! Don’t you find this delightful as well, Norja dear?”

“Grrru~♪”

Larou’iph, who was in teacher mode, watched over the children with a warm gaze. Espie and Slayer cheer on as if they were children again. Amicus was smiling and Norja seemed very interested.

The adults in the settlement smiled as they watched the children’s performance, and the relaxing ninja warriors were also soothed by the children’s entertainment.

On the other hand……

“…… Seriously? Honey ……”

Four people were holding their heads and a gloomy look spread over their faces.

“I can’t believe it…… no, it’s Honey’s story, so I believe it…… Gouda, the Titan God, was said to have been defeated by the Hero, Hiro… but he actually survived…….”

“Onii-san’s group encountered Gouda at Shiznautmy…….”

“A battle to accept his final moments….”

“…… And he had defeated a Six Supremacy…… that’s outrageous~, O ani-han.”

Shinobu, Koujiro, Outei, and Kagerou were watching the children’s play with strained expressions on their faces.

“Honey, what kind of life have you lived… why were your days like this…”

“Onii-san~…… it’s not like he just went back in time with ancient technology. He was completely involved in events that would affect history… that would determine the outcome of the war between mankind and the Demon King Army….”

“That’s true. Or rather, if Earth Lagann hadn’t gone to that time, mankind might have been defeated. In fact, not only Gouda, but also Espie-sama, who knows what would have happened if not for Earth-kun.”

“And he even defeated one of the Six Supremacy…… Onii-san, we’re no longer the Seven Heroes, as you’re one of the Eight Heroes.”

It didn’t feel bad to be surprised and praised.

Moreover, this is the first time I’ve been called one of the Eight Heroes.

Well, that doesn’t mean I’m so happy about it……

“That’s right, Honey. If you hadn’t been around during that time, one of the Seven Heroes might have been missing, and then the Demon King Army and the Great Demon King…… Honey?”

“…………”

The only thing that didn’t make me feel good was Gouda.

The moment when I fought him, colliding with all my might and giving it my all, was a moment I will never forget and am extremely proud of.

So, being festive about that just makes him seem cheap somehow.

Neither I nor Gouda were like that back then.

Besides……

「…… Hey……」

『…… yes, I am aware……』

Tre’ainar would never say or admit such a thing.

But, when I hear them say, “Without me, humanity could never have defeated either the Demon King’s army or the Great Demon King,” I just can’t help but……

“…… Honey”

“It’s nothing, Shinobu.”

“Mm….. hmm…… That’s right.”

I tried to laugh and hide it, but Shinobu looked at me suspiciously.

But, after staring for a moment, Shinobu quickly turned her face away and didn’t press me any further.

“Hmm? Shinobu?”

“Yes, what is it?”

“Um, well, no…..”

Although Shinobu had acted as if she didn’t want to press me, she backed off without a word, which made me curious, so I tried to ask her about it instead, but she smiled and put her index finger to my lips.

“A woman who wants to know everything and even tries to uncover a man’s secrets is just annoying and bothersome, isn’t she?”

“……eh …….”

“But if you ever want me to know… if I could become that kind of woman to you, then let me know, okay.”

“Ah, ah, …….”

“Oh my? Are you embarrassed?”

“I, I’m not embarrassed.”

“Ufufufu, well, in that sense, we can get to know each other better…… also, the Exchange Diary, it’s your turn next, remember?”

“Oh…… yeah….”

I got embarrassed. Well… lately I’ve been spending way too much time with my little sister and brother. Amicus, who I met recently, kinda felt more like worship than anything else… and Norja was, well, like that… So this kind of thing… it’s embarrassing……

“It’s no wonder Shinobu fell in love with him. Don’t you think so? Husband?”

“…… Oh dear…….”

“I will not accept a man as Shinobu’s partner unless he’s a man worthy of the Stoke family…… Na~, I wanted to say that line as a parent at least once…… But he’s such a talented man that I’m bowing my head and begging him to please take my daughter~…… Hmm? Exchange Diary?”

Please stop. It would be even more troublesome if Shinobu’s parents reacted like that in front of me.

Even Koujiro seemed to be teasing me……

“Although, Shinobu’s right… I don’t feel like I understand even ‘half’ of what he’s talking about.”

But that wasn’t the case, and Koujiro muttered with a slightly serious face.

“Half?”

“What do you mean? O ani-han revealed a lot of things, didn’t he?”

Yes, I thought I had talked a lot, so it was surprising that Koujiro said that he only got half the story about me.

But……

“It was also in the conversation between Shinobu and Onii-san just now, but… there’s something that I’m curious about… something that Onii-san has yet to speak about, even before Hiro and Mamu… the reason why he left the Empire… the root of it all.”

That made sense to me. Now that he said that, I understand what Koujiro was concerned about.

How can I use the techniques of the Great Demon King Tre’ainar? That’s it.

That… was the one thing I definitely couldn’t explain.

“So, do Espie-jou and Slayer-jou know about ‘that’?”

“No, they don’t know ‘yet’. I’m sure they’re curious, but they haven’t bothered to pursue it.”

“Hoh.”

Right now, things are such a mess that this might not be the best time… but when the moment’s right, I’ll definitely……

“Master, Chief, Koujiro-sama! I have just returned. And I would like to report to you.”

“Mhm…… Hmm.”

At that moment, several ninja warriors appeared like the wind and knelt before Koujiro and the others.

Seeing this, the expressions on the faces of Koujiro, Outei, and Kagerou, which had previously been looking teasing, parental, or astonished, all changed.

“We had been watching the neighboring towns and villages at the foot of the mountain for a while, but it seems that the hunters who were hired by Shitnei really scattered and dispersed.”

“Oh… so he really doesn’t intend on interfering with anything, does he?”

First of all, Shitnei. Apparently, he really won’t meddle in the future?

Well, I’m glad they backed off for the time being.

But that wasn’t the only story.

“And just now, a comrade waiting in our home country reported to us via the magic crystal. It was about Mikado-sama, who had been detained.”

“Eh! …… keep going.”

“Yes! Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the growing anti-national demonstrations, they went to the place where Mikado-sama was being held in order to either free him or to ascertain his current situation…… but it seems that Mikado-sama has already been transferred somewhere, and his whereabouts are currently unknown.”

“What? …… Mikado is……”

“Yes. I understand that they are currently trying to find him as best they can……”

It’s time to start thinking about tomorrow instead of just talking about the past.

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