Apparently, they were all at the party for me.
Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Trevor
“Welcome back, Kagura-sama.”
“Welcome back, Kagura!”
“Oh, Welcome back!”
I traveled to the scorching hot city of Sahar, attacked by strong winds caused by two days of air travel. In the end, I ate the same bland preserved food as I did when I was a holy knight and slept on the back of a no-so-comfortable Yatagarasu.
When I arrived home after a few days I was greeted by a bunch of familiar faces. They weren’t supposed to be here, though.
“Seraphy, Lelia and Teal… You’re supposed to be in the Hero’s party…”
I’m tired, maybe it’s just a hallucination.
After all, the tyrannical Yatagarasu’s forceful journey is unbearable for me as a normal human being – or rather, it was already hard for me to keep riding the bird.
It’s been a while since I’ve slept on a soft futon. I wondered if there was any food in the refrigerator.
I was about to enter the house, ignoring what I thought was a hallucination, until Seraphy grabbed me firmly by the arm.
“Welcome back, Kagura-sama! Would you like to eat? Would you like to take a bath? Or should I ……?”
Hmm. It’s not a hallucination after all.
Well, I knew it. I knew it.
It was impossible for a fully-fledged, well-trained prayer warrior to have a hallucination even if he or she had not been able to sleep for a few days.
“Emmm, why are you here? Seraphy and the other two.”
“That means me, doesn’t it? Then please come inside, because I have a lot of things to talk about Kagura-sama.”
“Oh, yeah.”
This is my house and I don’t remember inviting you guys…
Why are these girls inviting me into my own home as if it was natural..?
◇
In my parents’ house, the first thing you saw after passing through the torii gate was the worship hall. If you turned to the left, you would see the main shrine. If you moved northwest from the main shrine, you would find a simple wooden house with tatami mats made of grass.
A simple house with several rooms. This is where we lived.
There was a kitchen, a bedroom, a living room, and if you went outside you’d find a bathroom and a toilet.
When I arrived five days ago, it wasn’t dirty as my mother and father used to live here, but it was a little dusty as they had to focus on cleaning the main hall and the shrine.
But the dusty smell that was in the living space was gone.
Speaking of which, there were no leaves scattered all over the grounds of the Maijin Shrine, even though there had been some previously.
And that’s not all.
“We have a lot to talk about, but I’m sure you’re hungry now that you’re back. I’ll have it warmed up in no time, please wait a moment.”
“Hey, Seraphy, don’t make it sound like you made everything”
“That’s right! I cooked the rice by myself!”
“Teal didn’t do a thing!”
“What?”
“You two, you shouldn’t be arguing over trivial things.”
“Ugh.”
The meal was being prepared.
To be honest, I didn’t think it was too much to ask for permission when using someone’s kitchen.
Despite my internal bickering, I wasn’t ungrateful.
When I was on my journey to defeat the demon king, I had to eat only tasteless preserved food because the smell of the food would attract demons. When I came back here, I hadn’t been able to eat my mother’s homemade food because my father ran away immediately after the ceremony.
Then, thanks to Yatagarasu, I had to eat preserved food again.
It’s been a while since I’ve smelt warm rice and it nearly made me drool in anticipation.
“Then, let’s eat.”
“Itadakimasu.”
I clasped my hands together and picked up my chopsticks.
The rice was cooked in a kettle and the miso soup was made with slightly salty fried tofu. There was grilled fish, some kind of leafy greens and a sesame paste.
“You did a really good job. There’s no miso or soy sauce on the continent and there are no dishes that use them.”
At the very least, I don’t recall seeing any in the four years I’ve been moving from place to place as a holy knight of the Luna religion.
“Oh, that’s…”
“In the kitchen, Kagura-kun’s mother wrote down a recipe.”
“I made it while looking at it!”
“Well, Teal just cooked the rice, though.”
I see. This is my mother’s recipe…
“This kind of cooking is also interesting, if a little unfamiliar.”
The table was brightly lit by a magic light, perhaps due to Lelia’s magic.
It was both nostalgic and fresh. A hot meal in a room with a roof. The thing I had been craving for the most these past four years.
Though the situation was weird, I was happy to have a warm meal in my stomach.
All my doubts and frustrations seemed trivial.
With my stomach and heart full, I vaguely watched the three of them washing the dishes at the kitchen sink.
When I was a member of the party of heroes on a journey to defeat the demon king, I was forced to keep watch over most of the time, so I was always short of sleep.
Even after I quit, I didn’t sleep properly because I was either on top of Yatagarasu or prayer dancing.
“Oh, yes, what about the Hero? Why are you guys over here? What happened to you being in the Hero’s party?”
“Oh, we left it.”
“Eh?”
You left? Why?
Then what about the Hero’s harem? Oh well, it’s not like I supported him having a harem.
“Well I left. I can’t believe he expelled Kagura-sama, who was more religious than anyone else, stronger than anyone else, and contributed more to the party. I really can’t believe it!
If I was asked to choose between the hero and Kagura-sama, I would naturally choose Kagura-sama even if it meant going against the gods!”
Seraphy replied in a forced manner.
Oh, was that a stupid question? Or rather, Seraphy’s opinion of me is incredibly high.
I don’t think that was the case when I was in the party, but …….
I’m surprised that you thought so highly of me and noticed my contributions to the party.
“I genuinely believe that Kagura-kun has the most mana.”
“Mana?”
“Yes, Kagura-kun possesses an abundance of mana that is many times better than that of the Hero.
It’s probably 30 times as much as Seraphy’s. I’m sure that no elf would want to be separated from someone with such rich mana like Kagura.”
Mana?
I’ve never heard of this word before.
This is the first time that I’ve ever heard of such a thing.
“So, Lelia quit the Hero’s party and came to me because I had more mana.”
“That’s right.”
“So, what about Teal?”
“I’m… I’m not a talkative person, but you’re very friendly to me. You protected me when the Hero was yelling at me for making a mistake. I don’t want to repay you or anything like that… it’s just that..
……I came here because I like you, Kagura-san.”
“Eh?”
Li- Like!?
Even at the Hero’s party, I didn’t know about her feelings at all.
After all, I was the one in charge of the lookout, so I didn’t really pay much attention to the girls.
“Well, no, I mean. Saying that I like you means that I like you as a human being, not that I have any deep meaning for you.”
Then she turned her little animal-like face bright red and swung her short-cut black hair around to deny it.
Th- that’s right. A misunderstanding from me?
I feel a little hot in the face.
I was confused by Teal’s confession – or rather, her confession of liking me as a friend.
Also, Seraphy and Lelia were acting very very weird.
They moved closer to me.
“I’ve been chasing after you because I love you, Kagura-sama!”
“Oh, I like you too. It’s not just your mana, I love Kagura-kun …….”
The repeated confessions made me feel tired.
My emotional capacity seemed to have reached its limit already.
From what I’ve heard today…
Hero, you banished me wanting a harem, but it seems like all the girls were in that party for me.
Sorry!
Apparently, they were all at the party for me.
Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Trevor
“Welcome back, Kagura-sama.”
“Welcome back, Kagura!”
“Oh, Welcome back!”
I traveled to the scorching hot city of Sahar, attacked by strong winds caused by two days of air travel. In the end, I ate the same bland preserved food as I did when I was a holy knight and slept on the back of a no-so-comfortable Yatagarasu.
When I arrived home after a few days I was greeted by a bunch of familiar faces. They weren’t supposed to be here, though.
“Seraphy, Lelia and Teal… You’re supposed to be in the Hero’s party…”
I’m tired, maybe it’s just a hallucination.
After all, the tyrannical Yatagarasu’s forceful journey is unbearable for me as a normal human being – or rather, it was already hard for me to keep riding the bird.
It’s been a while since I’ve slept on a soft futon. I wondered if there was any food in the refrigerator.
I was about to enter the house, ignoring what I thought was a hallucination, until Seraphy grabbed me firmly by the arm.
“Welcome back, Kagura-sama! Would you like to eat? Would you like to take a bath? Or should I ……?”
Hmm. It’s not a hallucination after all.
Well, I knew it. I knew it.
It was impossible for a fully-fledged, well-trained prayer warrior to have a hallucination even if he or she had not been able to sleep for a few days.
“Emmm, why are you here? Seraphy and the other two.”
“That means me, doesn’t it? Then please come inside, because I have a lot of things to talk about Kagura-sama.”
“Oh, yeah.”
This is my house and I don’t remember inviting you guys…
Why are these girls inviting me into my own home as if it was natural..?
◇
In my parents’ house, the first thing you saw after passing through the torii gate was the worship hall. If you turned to the left, you would see the main shrine. If you moved northwest from the main shrine, you would find a simple wooden house with tatami mats made of grass.
A simple house with several rooms. This is where we lived.
There was a kitchen, a bedroom, a living room, and if you went outside you’d find a bathroom and a toilet.
When I arrived five days ago, it wasn’t dirty as my mother and father used to live here, but it was a little dusty as they had to focus on cleaning the main hall and the shrine.
But the dusty smell that was in the living space was gone.
Speaking of which, there were no leaves scattered all over the grounds of the Maijin Shrine, even though there had been some previously.
And that’s not all.
“We have a lot to talk about, but I’m sure you’re hungry now that you’re back. I’ll have it warmed up in no time, please wait a moment.”
“Hey, Seraphy, don’t make it sound like you made everything”
“That’s right! I cooked the rice by myself!”
“Teal didn’t do a thing!”
“What?”
“You two, you shouldn’t be arguing over trivial things.”
“Ugh.”
The meal was being prepared.
To be honest, I didn’t think it was too much to ask for permission when using someone’s kitchen.
Despite my internal bickering, I wasn’t ungrateful.
When I was on my journey to defeat the demon king, I had to eat only tasteless preserved food because the smell of the food would attract demons. When I came back here, I hadn’t been able to eat my mother’s homemade food because my father ran away immediately after the ceremony.
Then, thanks to Yatagarasu, I had to eat preserved food again.
It’s been a while since I’ve smelt warm rice and it nearly made me drool in anticipation.
“Then, let’s eat.”
“Itadakimasu.”
I clasped my hands together and picked up my chopsticks.
The rice was cooked in a kettle and the miso soup was made with slightly salty fried tofu. There was grilled fish, some kind of leafy greens and a sesame paste.
“You did a really good job. There’s no miso or soy sauce on the continent and there are no dishes that use them.”
At the very least, I don’t recall seeing any in the four years I’ve been moving from place to place as a holy knight of the Luna religion.
“Oh, that’s…”
“In the kitchen, Kagura-kun’s mother wrote down a recipe.”
“I made it while looking at it!”
“Well, Teal just cooked the rice, though.”
I see. This is my mother’s recipe…
“This kind of cooking is also interesting, if a little unfamiliar.”
The table was brightly lit by a magic light, perhaps due to Lelia’s magic.
It was both nostalgic and fresh. A hot meal in a room with a roof. The thing I had been craving for the most these past four years.
Though the situation was weird, I was happy to have a warm meal in my stomach.
All my doubts and frustrations seemed trivial.
With my stomach and heart full, I vaguely watched the three of them washing the dishes at the kitchen sink.
When I was a member of the party of heroes on a journey to defeat the demon king, I was forced to keep watch over most of the time, so I was always short of sleep.
Even after I quit, I didn’t sleep properly because I was either on top of Yatagarasu or prayer dancing.
“Oh, yes, what about the Hero? Why are you guys over here? What happened to you being in the Hero’s party?”
“Oh, we left it.”
“Eh?”
You left? Why?
Then what about the Hero’s harem? Oh well, it’s not like I supported him having a harem.
“Well I left. I can’t believe he expelled Kagura-sama, who was more religious than anyone else, stronger than anyone else, and contributed more to the party. I really can’t believe it!
If I was asked to choose between the hero and Kagura-sama, I would naturally choose Kagura-sama even if it meant going against the gods!”
Seraphy replied in a forced manner.
Oh, was that a stupid question? Or rather, Seraphy’s opinion of me is incredibly high.
I don’t think that was the case when I was in the party, but …….
I’m surprised that you thought so highly of me and noticed my contributions to the party.
“I genuinely believe that Kagura-kun has the most mana.”
“Mana?”
“Yes, Kagura-kun possesses an abundance of mana that is many times better than that of the Hero.
It’s probably 30 times as much as Seraphy’s. I’m sure that no elf would want to be separated from someone with such rich mana like Kagura.”
Mana?
I’ve never heard of this word before.
This is the first time that I’ve ever heard of such a thing.
“So, Lelia quit the Hero’s party and came to me because I had more mana.”
“That’s right.”
“So, what about Teal?”
“I’m… I’m not a talkative person, but you’re very friendly to me. You protected me when the Hero was yelling at me for making a mistake. I don’t want to repay you or anything like that… it’s just that..
……I came here because I like you, Kagura-san.”
“Eh?”
Li- Like!?
Even at the Hero’s party, I didn’t know about her feelings at all.
After all, I was the one in charge of the lookout, so I didn’t really pay much attention to the girls.
“Well, no, I mean. Saying that I like you means that I like you as a human being, not that I have any deep meaning for you.”
Then she turned her little animal-like face bright red and swung her short-cut black hair around to deny it.
Th- that’s right. A misunderstanding from me?
I feel a little hot in the face.
I was confused by Teal’s confession – or rather, her confession of liking me as a friend.
Also, Seraphy and Lelia were acting very very weird.
They moved closer to me.
“I’ve been chasing after you because I love you, Kagura-sama!”
“Oh, I like you too. It’s not just your mana, I love Kagura-kun …….”
The repeated confessions made me feel tired.
My emotional capacity seemed to have reached its limit already.
From what I’ve heard today…
Hero, you banished me wanting a harem, but it seems like all the girls were in that party for me.
Sorry!
