Chapter 284: Return to Everyday Life


    Therge banquet called the Dinner Party at the Center of the Monster Nest went on until the morning of the next day.


    We had Berkut and the Aligerous Tribe rest up at the base we built in the Demon Continent for the time being, and we returned to the Sanctuary.


    「Fuaah, it’s been so long since I slept soundly.」


    「Good morning, Master (Husband).」


    Perhaps because I slept in my soft bed in the Sanctuaryst night, I was able to sleep like a baby. When I went down to the 1st floor while stretching, Marnie brought me my breakfast. She timed that perfectly.


    「Good morning, Marnie.」


    「<em>Fuwaa</em>~ Good morniiing~」


    「Morning, Kaede.」


    Kaede rubbed her eyes sleepily as she came down.


    She plopped herself onto the chair made especially for her and waited for breakfast toe.


    「Good morning, Takumi-sama. I’m sorry for beingte.」


    「Hmmm~ Good morning, Takumi-sama.」


    Just as Sophia and Maria who rarely ever woke upter than I sat down, Lulu-chan carried breakfast over and started eating.


    「Are Laeva and Akane still sleeping?」


    「Akane-sama wouldn’t wake up even when I tried. I think Laeva-san wille down soon nya.」


    Waking Akane up would be fine, but after having to send off two of her friends, she must be mentally tired. We should let her sleep.


    Laeva, on the other hand, went to the workshop as soon as we came back. She was probably itching to study something using Alchemy and magic circles because of a bacsh from all the fighting in the magic continent recently. Even I want to devote myself to producing things for a while.


    We aren’t in a rush now, so I feel everyone, starting with myself, should have a bit of ck.


    「Good work, Takumi.」


    「I appreciate your efforts.」


    「<em>Ara</em>, that looks delicious.」


    「I will prepare it immediately.」


    Therge number of individuals that said words of gratitude to us and sat on the wide dining table so naturally were the three Great Spirits Undine, Sylph, and Dryas.


    「So? What are you doing with that kid?」


    「Ahh, its power fell to that of a Wandering Spirit, so it will spend its time by the Spirit Tree until it bes a low ranking Spirit.」


    「Is that gonna be fine?」


    「Yes, it will be fine as long as it’s by our side.」


    The Evil Spirit which was corrupted by the Divine Empire of Sydnia and obtained greatly distorted power had lost practically all of that power and became a Wandering Spirit. Curious as to what happened to it afterwards, I asked Undine, and she gave her assurance that it would be fine as long as it existed within this Sanctuary.


    「Still, we had troubled you all greatly this time.」


    「Nu uh, at the very beginning, that Human country worshipped a strange god and that Spirit was dragged into it and mistakenly got distorted, so neither of you are in the wrong.」


    I don’t know if it was because the Spirit wanted to be a God, or if a group of bad people gathered power and worshipped the Spirit as a God.


    「No, at the very least to Akane and those boys, that child and those who worshipped it had caused them distress.」


    At that time, I nced at Akane who had woken up a lotter than normal and was walking down, and she had aplicated expression. She looked cheerful, but she was probably thinking about having been unable to save her two ssmates.


    Moreover, while Norn-sama had rendered any future hero summoning magic circle unusable, the hero summoning that had already been performed was apparently also the influence of the Evil Spirit.


    「So the summoning really was rted to the power of the Spirits?」


    「There was not much direct involvement, but that power was most certainly used.」


    An absurd spell that crossed time and space was activated because of abination of magic power from the Earth Vein and the atmosphere collected over several years and the Evil Spirit.


    Serious topics were dropped after that, then everyone noisily finished breakfast and I moved to the living room to drink tea while spending my time rxing.


    The Divine Empire Sydnia’s actions that derailed Akane and her ssmates’ school lives were unforgivable, but we weren’t inclined to destroy the Wandering Spirit that had no more ego.


    Well, if I had to talk about those dragged into it, it would also include me, but I’ve more or less already settled in to this world.


    Berkut and the chief of the Aligerous tribe have said that it is fine even if we don’t hurry with looking for the Sky Ind. Well, they did also say that a few more years would be a mistake. Since it’s like that, let’s enjoy creating things and adventuring while making improvements on the Ouranos.


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