Chapter 345 What Can Be Done Now
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Sister Karina and I mounted Haya and set off on our way back to the Clan house.
”Wh-what will Hiroya do from now?”
Sister Karina, clinging to me from behind, spoke up.
”Yeah. First, we need to completely conquer the ‘Raetia Great Labyrinth.’ Koichi said the same thing. Right now, our strength isn’t enough.”
I instinctively tightened my grip on the reins.
”T-Three years… was it?”
”Yeah. But considering we have to confront Azradelius… I think we have a deadline of 2 and a half years. I want to conquer the ‘Raetia Great Labyrinth’ by then.”
”I-I will do my best too…”
Sister Karina’s arms, clinging to me, also showed determination.
”Yeah. Let’s conquer it together.”
In response to my words, Hayato let out a light neigh.
* * *
”Koichi is the Demon King!?”
Liz slammed the table and stood up.
I’m telling everyone what I understood from the image sent by Koichi.
And the deadline to defeat Azradelius and rescue Mother, Koichi, and Aelia is 3 years.
The goal is to conquer the ‘Great labyrinth Raetia’ by then.
”Well, we’ll be fine.”
”Yes. I’ll leave the Fourth Floor to the lord and Principal Milia…”
”We have to go deep into the labyrinth!”
Kazumi, Rena, and everyone else nod in agreement at Martina’s words.
Yes.
As expected, the ‘Famière’ has high morale.
”So… did Mr. Koichi become the Demon King?”
Dorothy asks with a worried look on her face.
”Three years is the time Koichi can remain Koichi.”
”Then after that…”
Ms. Sasha puts her hand over her mouth in response to my answer.
”Yeah. I think Mom and Aelia’s safety won’t be guaranteed.”
”Then we need to hurry!”
”Starting tomorrow, let’s dive into the dungeon again!”
”You don’t have to rush, it’s okay.”
As I calmed the restless Noriss and Lotta, I sent a glance at Liz.
”Ah, we can just do things as usual.”
”Dat’s right. It’s important ta keep explorin’ at our own pace.”
Liz conveyed the words I hoped for to everyone.
Yeah.
Telepathy.
And, after all, Simona’s words, who was the former clan leader of the largest clan, Mundo, have a lot of persuasion.
”That’s true. Our clan, Famière, won’t lose in motivation and solidarity.”
”The rookie group’s growth potential is no joke either.”
”Right?♡” Kazumi and Rena exchanged glances and smiled.
”What Aluda and the others need to do first is…”
”Yeah. It’s about improving the equipment.”
”For now, let’s make some armor for Romy and Gunilla!”
”Huh? Really!?”
”Are we really gonna git made fer us?!”
Romy and Gunilla stood up looking delighted.
”Okay, I’ll take the measurements tomorrow…”
”””Grandpa!”””
As expected, Aluda and the others have set immediate goals.
Well…Toldo is just like always, but he’s the ‘kingdom’s greatest craftsman’ and does his job well.
”Someday I want to dive deeper than Ms. Liz and the others.”
”I, I, if it’s ‘Gieze Team’… I, I’m sure we can overtake them! “
Gieze and Sister Karina have a strong sense of rivalry towards us.
”I have to try my best too”
”I’ll do my best too! “
”No, I want Asuka and Gorge to try their best to have children… They’re a married couple now.”
I accidentally blurted out my selfish wish, but when I saw the two of them looking at each other with their faces flushed, it didn’t seem like they were completely opposed to it.
”Well, that’s a gift, you know”
”But I want one soon. I’m jealous of Ms. Hanna, who always looks so happy and strokes her belly.”
Ms. Hanna is so cute when she blushes in response to Asuka’s gaze.
”It’s already dawn, but let’s take it easy and rest our bodies today. Everyone had a hard time. Good job.”
At Liz’s words, everyone got up and the gathering was dismissed.
* * *
”Hiroya? Are you still awake?”
Just as I was about to crawl into bed, Kazumi opened the door and walked in.
”I’m awake. I was just about to go to sleep.”
”Is it okay if I stay for a bit?”
Saying that, Kazumi sat on the bed.
”Hiroya, I’m worried you’re feeling rushed…”
”I’m fine.”
”But… Mother and Mr. Koichi have been kidnapped… You want to save them quickly, right?”
Kazumi tilted her head, peering into my expression.
Yeah.
As expected of my future wife.
My feelings are completely transparent, aren’t they?
”I certainly feel a sense of urgency. But you know──”
”?”
”Even so, I trust Koichi to some extent. He was an ‘older brother’ who didn’t exist in the previous world, and at first, I really thought he was a dislikeable guy…”
Even though I’m being serious, Kazumi chuckled softly.
”I get that. He seemed so arrogant, always treating Hiroya as a rival.”
”At first, he was trying to beat me, to win… but at some point, he started thinking, “Let’s be on par with me. Let’s help him.” That’s what he started thinking.”
”Like a real brother?”
Kazumi asks me as if he can see right through me.
”That’s right. That’s why I trust him. I don’t know if he’s the reincarnation of the Demon King or whatever, but Koichi is my brother. And… he said this”
”…what did he say?”
”I want to live my life as my father and mother’s son…”
When I told Kazumi what Koichi had said, he nodded repeatedly with tears in his eyes.
”Koichi said, ‘I’ll protect you and Aelia,’ so what I can do in the meantime is…”
”Yeah. To become stronger.”
”I nodded and answered Kazumi’s question.”
”I see! Yeah, there was no need to worry. Hiroya has grown more than I expected. ── Of course, I don’t mean in terms of age, but as Hiroya from a past life, you know?”
”Is that so?”
”Yeah. If it were the old Obu Hiroya, I think he would have rushed in. This is just my impression as Miura, your superior, who has been watching you all along. But now you──”
After saying that, Kazumi gives me a light kiss.
”Chuu… Unlike before, you now trust the ‘people around you’ and you don’t try to carry everything alone. Well, that’s probably because you’re in an environment blessed with such teammates.”
Kazumi looks at me and smiles gently.
That expression is very mature and reminds me of the softer expressions of the old Miura.
”I’m always going to be by your side, Hiroya. I will continue to support you. ── Of course, everyone from ‘Famière’ feels the same way, and even Mr. Koichi who is far away will respond to your trust with all his might.”
”Yeah. I depend on you.”
And now, I kiss Kazumi.
”Hmm…♡ I was planning to enjoy a laid-back ‘childhood friend life with Hiroya,’ but things turned out to be this hectic.”
”I’m sorry about that…”
”No, no… Even so, being able to work hard together with Hiroya like this makes me so happy♡”
Kazumi looked dazzling when she said that and laughed.
She’s such a wonderful girl, she’s my precious lover, my fiancee, and my childhood friend.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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