“Haaa… It’s fine everyone, please make yourselves comfortable. Today, I just came to a friend’s store with some companions. Please don’t stand in reverence.”
Although he said that, the person himself was someone they rarely saw, a royal. Nobody readily raised their heads. While I was wondering what to do, the female team came from the back of the store.
“Whoa! What’s with this spectacle!”
“Oh, isn’t it because the Prince has arrived?”
“Ummm, Prince Augusto. We have prepared a private room, please follow me there.”
“…Sorry for the trouble.”
“No! It’s no trouble at all!”
After entering the private room, I was finally able to calm down. Indeed, when I’m with Gus, these kinds of things happen often.
“…I can pretty much understand what you’re thinking but, after next week, you’ll also be experiencing this, Shin.”
“What do you mean next week, ah, the ceremony.”
“The day after tomorrow is the beginning of the new week, so don’t separate from me. Although the general public still views you as a normal citizen. You’ll get surrounded afterwards, understand?”
“Is… Is that so?”
“That’s what happens to people who subdue devils. Although it’s been many years, Merlin-dono and Melinda-dono are still worshiped, and if you consider the treatment they receive, you understand it, right?”
“It is as you say…”
“A new devil had appeared, and the person who subdued it was the grandson of the Magi, Shin. Young, adorned with good looks, and grandson of the Hero. You’ll be a National Hero in no time.”
Dammit! He’s definitely amused by all this!
“But, although I understand the part about being the grandson of the Hero, but the part about being good-looking…”
Maybe because it’s my own face, or maybe because I have never gotten involved with girls of the same age, but I don’t know if I’m an average looking guy or a good-looking guy.
Nevertheless, I shouldn’t be unattractive.
Although people usually understand these kinds of things from the attitude of girls during their childhood, I don’t have that experience. And when we get to a certain age, girls no longer speak their honest impressions…
What about me? I thought I heard something!
“So you’re not aware of it…”
“Ugh… Rivals…”
“It’s a little unpleasant.”
“Before that, what do you mean by… rival?”
“I-I didn’t say anything!”
Still, about that ceremony… how depressing…
By the way, I ate meat for lunch. It was super delicious.
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Random Message
It’s the start of Volume 2! There’s a lot of things you can expect in this volume. If you have time, please look at the illustrations, and maybe you’ll have some ideas.
Also, if you look at Japtem’s progress report, you can see Cat has been translating chapters like mad. She hopes to finish translating enough chapter before she’s tossed into the barren lands, and will have chapters for you guys while she’s away.
She also said she hopes to give you guys some extra chapters for Christmas and New Year! We can all look forward to that :)
Your humble host,
Japtem Robot.