– With this, the issue is settled for the time being.
Sighing greatly, Aikawa-san smiled with a tired face.
– That’s right. Aikawa-san did a great job too.
After defeating Satan, the NG monsters disappeared and the Hellanders returned to my command. The alliance with 2A Guild, who were inside the castle, disappeared on the spot. Still, we didn’t kill them, but we quickly drove them out of Infermia.
It’s been a while since I returned to my room and now I’m celebrating with Aikawa-san. I also take off the Demon King armor and relax in my human figure. Today I got to sit on a chair instead of sitting on the floor. I’m lucky.
──Aside from that,
Aikawa-san says the issue is settled down, but the mystery remains.
– What was that Satan after all?
– At least he has nothing to do with Santa──X.
The character that became NG. The data that remained undeleted. Even if there was a bug in Santa──X, that is, the patch, then how did he revive in the game… how could something like that happen?
But that actually happened. I certainly feel relieved because a great problem could be settled, but there’s something off, as if a fog hung in my head.
– So, Doumeguri-kun won’t return to Caldart?
– Well… about that, the situation makes it a bit difficult to return…
I roughly told her how 2A Guild cooperated with the Demon King Army.
– Ah… you volunteered as a very small fry villain again, huh.
– In that situation, it was the only thing I could do. When I think back upon it now that I’m calm, If I had done this it would have been good and if I had done that it would have been nice, something like that.
– Although you want to return, you cannot do so.
I hung my head as if expressing a heavy feeling.
– But won’t they suspect you if you don’t return?
That worries me too. Especially this time. As Hellshaft, I often got in contact with Asagiri and Shizukuishi. I’ll be troubled if I can’t take measures when some suspicions appear later. Besides, when saying this or that, it’s also beneficial to know what they are doing.
– Then I’ll go back… I’m bummed out though.
Suddenly raising her face, Aikawa-san stood in front of me.
– Aikawa…san?
– W-well, this time you really did your best, so… umm… c-come here, I’ll allow it.
Aikawa-san, whose face turned red even to the ears, opened both arms as if saying “Hurry up, jump into my breasts!”
──Err, no no. How am I going to be deceived by that trick?
– What… kind of trap is that?
– Wha!? E-even though a person is finally treating you kindly!? What’s with that remark!?
– Well. It’s just that… being treated kindly all of a sudden is, how to say it, scary.
– I’m telling you it’s okay to be pampered, honestly… geez! Come already!
Aikawa-san suddenly hugged my head that was timidly presented. My face is buried in Aikawa-san’s soft and rich breasts.
──Fooh!? Th-they’re soft!? Moreover, they smell nice!?
I didn’t think she would really do it, my head freezes. I petrify and can’t move.
– I think you did really well this time. You’re great, Doumeguri-kun.
– … It’s rare. To be praised like this.
Moreover, with such a big service.
– You did a very wonderful job. I believe so from the bottom of my heart. Not anyone can do it. It’s okay to be puffing up with pride. You can’t dispel the misunderstandings of 2A right now, but someday it will become clear, I’m sure of it.
…… Please stop. I feel like crying hearing that.
– Aikawa-san. Can we do this a little more?
– Yes, it’s okay… being hated by all your friends… that sure is painful, isn’t it?
I muttered with my face buried in Aikawa’s breasts.
– … Not so much. At any rate, I’ve been a loner by nature. Since I got along well with them recently, I thought I had to keep distance from them, so this is rather convenient.
– I see.
Hey, why are you stroking my head as if comforting me? I can’t raise my face.
My job is still not over, is it?
Until the day we return to our world.
As expected, I was welcomed by 2A with all kinds of names and gazes as if seeing garbage, sitting on the walls of Caldart without a place where they fit in.
With the sun setting completely, the houses, storefronts and the lights on the streets light up, the town shows the bustling of the night. Stars blinked in the ultramarine sky, and the night view of Caldart beautifully sheds light as if making those stars getting blurry.
– Doumeguri-kun.
Having my name called all of a sudden, I get honestly surprised. You do have a strange taste to talk to me──
– Asagiri…
Before I knew, Asagiri stood on the ramparts.
– As a representative of everyone, I came to voice complaints to Doumeguri-kun.
I showed a bitter smile.
– I appreciate your efforts. Tell me everything. I’ll hear you.
Asagiri read out the paper she had in her hand. The content was really varied, from, well, something that looked reasonable to something that looked only like a pretext and something that just seemed to contain the wanting to curse at me.
There seemed to be about three sheets of paper, but Asagiri closed her mouth in the middle of the second sheet.
– Asagiri?
– I’ve had enough of just reading everyone’s complaints. I don’t want to see any more than this.
Asagiri tore the list of complaints gathered from 2A in half.
– H-hey.
Even more finely torn papers fly in the wind and to the wilderness at night.
Turning her back to the flying papers, Asagiri looked down at the town of Caldart.
– I feel like I still can’t agree to cooperate with Hellshaft. But… as a result, if Hellshaft and 2A Guild hadn’t worked together, we wouldn’t have won and I couldn’t have been saved either.
Asagiri stared at me.
– So, thank you.
– Eh?
– You made everyone unite to cooperate with the Demon King Army.
… A series of surprises. Asagiri… did you see through my intentional behavior?
However, Asagiri immediately frowned.
– But wasn’t there any better way to say that?
– Not really… I just flipped out and subconsciously blurted out what I really think.
Asagiri smiles as if she had seen through me.
– You’re just lying.
– … You noticed?
– Yeah. But it seems that everyone else hasn’t noticed.
That’s right. Ichinomiya also took it seriously.
– Ah, but Nonnon was different.
──What?
– It was a great combination. Did you do a rehearsal?
… Asagiri, what are you saying?
– No, we did nothing like that.
Asagiri was amazed like she was astonished.
– You did that without a preparatory meeting?
– I mean, I didn’t talk with Shizukuishi. She just got angry like she always does, no?
For some reason, Asagiri gazed at me with a shocked face and with her mouth still open.
– I see… that’s amazing. It’s as if you had your feelings understood… like telepathy.
Please stop. I’m shuddering.
– I’m somewhat jealous.
──Huh?
The next moment, the hand of Asagiri touched my hand. And entwines her fingers with mine.
– A-Asagiri!?
– The ring disappeared, no?
She elevated the connected hands to an eye level.
– Y-yeah…
– If I had died, I wouldn’t have been able to join hands with you like this.
– …
What should I reply? Asagiri softly pulled her hand back while I desperately look for words to answer.
– … The night is growing cold, so go back to your room soon, alright?
Asagiri walked towards the stairs.
– The only disappointing thing was that the password was Satan’s identity and that didn’t serve as a reference for Hellshaft’s identity.
– Is that so?
– Yup. I couldn’t remember it because it was a meaningless character string.
Leaving just a few muttered words with me, Asagiri went down the stairs.
Well, the password was completely different from what I had imagined. I mean, even if I knew the guy who chose the password, it was absolutely impossible to deduce it.
I was alone again, seeing the lights of the town spreading below and listening to the buzzing in the distance.
At that moment, I felt a person again.
Hmm? Asagiri? Is there something you forgot to say?
– Oh, Asagiri, you came b──
However, what turned around was a bird-like white mask.
There was a priest of the Orzelia order dressed in a blue robe and a plague mask.
– Why… why are you here…?
– I just happened to hear a little.
The priest came talking to me in an extremely light tone of voice.
W-who was this guy? Could it be the origin event of a quest?
Taking little notice of my shaking, the priest continued talking without hesitation.
– You were the only one among 2A Guild who tried siding with Satan?
H-how did he know?
Probably because my agitation was regarded as affirmation, the priest clapped his hands and shouted.
– Marvelous!
A thing that isn’t usually typical of an NPC. Now I have a serious problem. I don’t have time to spend with you.
– Is this maybe a quest request? Tell those guys about that. I’m afraid I’m ostracized in my guild.
But the priest shouted, looking delighted, while putting his hands together as if praying.
– Magnificent! That’s why I have something to talk with you. Doumeguri Kakeru-kun.
──What?
Why does this guy know my name?
The priest took off his plague mask while revealing a grin.
I became speechless at the face that appeared under the mask.
All kinds of questions ran around my head, and the logic function of my brain caused an error.
He smiled with a friendly face.
– It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Well, I met you last time though.
Minami Myoujin High School 2nd Year Class A, Akagami Souma.
One of the 24 missing classmates.
– With this, the issue is settled for the time being.
Sighing greatly, Aikawa-san smiled with a tired face.
– That’s right. Aikawa-san did a great job too.
After defeating Satan, the NG monsters disappeared and the Hellanders returned to my command. The alliance with 2A Guild, who were inside the castle, disappeared on the spot. Still, we didn’t kill them, but we quickly drove them out of Infermia.
It’s been a while since I returned to my room and now I’m celebrating with Aikawa-san. I also take off the Demon King armor and relax in my human figure. Today I got to sit on a chair instead of sitting on the floor. I’m lucky.
──Aside from that,
Aikawa-san says the issue is settled down, but the mystery remains.
– What was that Satan after all?
– At least he has nothing to do with Santa──X.
The character that became NG. The data that remained undeleted. Even if there was a bug in Santa──X, that is, the patch, then how did he revive in the game… how could something like that happen?
But that actually happened. I certainly feel relieved because a great problem could be settled, but there’s something off, as if a fog hung in my head.
– So, Doumeguri-kun won’t return to Caldart?
– Well… about that, the situation makes it a bit difficult to return…
I roughly told her how 2A Guild cooperated with the Demon King Army.
– Ah… you volunteered as a very small fry villain again, huh.
– In that situation, it was the only thing I could do. When I think back upon it now that I’m calm, If I had done this it would have been good and if I had done that it would have been nice, something like that.
– Although you want to return, you cannot do so.
I hung my head as if expressing a heavy feeling.
– But won’t they suspect you if you don’t return?
That worries me too. Especially this time. As Hellshaft, I often got in contact with Asagiri and Shizukuishi. I’ll be troubled if I can’t take measures when some suspicions appear later. Besides, when saying this or that, it’s also beneficial to know what they are doing.
– Then I’ll go back… I’m bummed out though.
Suddenly raising her face, Aikawa-san stood in front of me.
– Aikawa…san?
– W-well, this time you really did your best, so… umm… c-come here, I’ll allow it.
Aikawa-san, whose face turned red even to the ears, opened both arms as if saying “Hurry up, jump into my breasts!”
──Err, no no. How am I going to be deceived by that trick?
– What… kind of trap is that?
– Wha!? E-even though a person is finally treating you kindly!? What’s with that remark!?
– Well. It’s just that… being treated kindly all of a sudden is, how to say it, scary.
– I’m telling you it’s okay to be pampered, honestly… geez! Come already!
Aikawa-san suddenly hugged my head that was timidly presented. My face is buried in Aikawa-san’s soft and rich breasts.
──Fooh!? Th-they’re soft!? Moreover, they smell nice!?
I didn’t think she would really do it, my head freezes. I petrify and can’t move.
– I think you did really well this time. You’re great, Doumeguri-kun.
– … It’s rare. To be praised like this.
Moreover, with such a big service.
– You did a very wonderful job. I believe so from the bottom of my heart. Not anyone can do it. It’s okay to be puffing up with pride. You can’t dispel the misunderstandings of 2A right now, but someday it will become clear, I’m sure of it.
…… Please stop. I feel like crying hearing that.
– Aikawa-san. Can we do this a little more?
– Yes, it’s okay… being hated by all your friends… that sure is painful, isn’t it?
I muttered with my face buried in Aikawa’s breasts.
– … Not so much. At any rate, I’ve been a loner by nature. Since I got along well with them recently, I thought I had to keep distance from them, so this is rather convenient.
– I see.
Hey, why are you stroking my head as if comforting me? I can’t raise my face.
My job is still not over, is it?
Until the day we return to our world.
As expected, I was welcomed by 2A with all kinds of names and gazes as if seeing garbage, sitting on the walls of Caldart without a place where they fit in.
With the sun setting completely, the houses, storefronts and the lights on the streets light up, the town shows the bustling of the night. Stars blinked in the ultramarine sky, and the night view of Caldart beautifully sheds light as if making those stars getting blurry.
– Doumeguri-kun.
Having my name called all of a sudden, I get honestly surprised. You do have a strange taste to talk to me──
– Asagiri…
Before I knew, Asagiri stood on the ramparts.
– As a representative of everyone, I came to voice complaints to Doumeguri-kun.
I showed a bitter smile.
– I appreciate your efforts. Tell me everything. I’ll hear you.
Asagiri read out the paper she had in her hand. The content was really varied, from, well, something that looked reasonable to something that looked only like a pretext and something that just seemed to contain the wanting to curse at me.
There seemed to be about three sheets of paper, but Asagiri closed her mouth in the middle of the second sheet.
– Asagiri?
– I’ve had enough of just reading everyone’s complaints. I don’t want to see any more than this.
Asagiri tore the list of complaints gathered from 2A in half.
– H-hey.
Even more finely torn papers fly in the wind and to the wilderness at night.
Turning her back to the flying papers, Asagiri looked down at the town of Caldart.
– I feel like I still can’t agree to cooperate with Hellshaft. But… as a result, if Hellshaft and 2A Guild hadn’t worked together, we wouldn’t have won and I couldn’t have been saved either.
Asagiri stared at me.
– So, thank you.
– Eh?
– You made everyone unite to cooperate with the Demon King Army.
… A series of surprises. Asagiri… did you see through my intentional behavior?
However, Asagiri immediately frowned.
– But wasn’t there any better way to say that?
– Not really… I just flipped out and subconsciously blurted out what I really think.
Asagiri smiles as if she had seen through me.
– You’re just lying.
– … You noticed?
– Yeah. But it seems that everyone else hasn’t noticed.
That’s right. Ichinomiya also took it seriously.
– Ah, but Nonnon was different.
──What?
– It was a great combination. Did you do a rehearsal?
… Asagiri, what are you saying?
– No, we did nothing like that.
Asagiri was amazed like she was astonished.
– You did that without a preparatory meeting?
– I mean, I didn’t talk with Shizukuishi. She just got angry like she always does, no?
For some reason, Asagiri gazed at me with a shocked face and with her mouth still open.
– I see… that’s amazing. It’s as if you had your feelings understood… like telepathy.
Please stop. I’m shuddering.
– I’m somewhat jealous.
──Huh?
The next moment, the hand of Asagiri touched my hand. And entwines her fingers with mine.
– A-Asagiri!?
– The ring disappeared, no?
She elevated the connected hands to an eye level.
– Y-yeah…
– If I had died, I wouldn’t have been able to join hands with you like this.
– …
What should I reply? Asagiri softly pulled her hand back while I desperately look for words to answer.
– … The night is growing cold, so go back to your room soon, alright?
Asagiri walked towards the stairs.
– The only disappointing thing was that the password was Satan’s identity and that didn’t serve as a reference for Hellshaft’s identity.
– Is that so?
– Yup. I couldn’t remember it because it was a meaningless character string.
Leaving just a few muttered words with me, Asagiri went down the stairs.
Well, the password was completely different from what I had imagined. I mean, even if I knew the guy who chose the password, it was absolutely impossible to deduce it.
I was alone again, seeing the lights of the town spreading below and listening to the buzzing in the distance.
At that moment, I felt a person again.
Hmm? Asagiri? Is there something you forgot to say?
– Oh, Asagiri, you came b──
However, what turned around was a bird-like white mask.
There was a priest of the Orzelia order dressed in a blue robe and a plague mask.
– Why… why are you here…?
– I just happened to hear a little.
The priest came talking to me in an extremely light tone of voice.
W-who was this guy? Could it be the origin event of a quest?
Taking little notice of my shaking, the priest continued talking without hesitation.
– You were the only one among 2A Guild who tried siding with Satan?
H-how did he know?
Probably because my agitation was regarded as affirmation, the priest clapped his hands and shouted.
– Marvelous!
A thing that isn’t usually typical of an NPC. Now I have a serious problem. I don’t have time to spend with you.
– Is this maybe a quest request? Tell those guys about that. I’m afraid I’m ostracized in my guild.
But the priest shouted, looking delighted, while putting his hands together as if praying.
– Magnificent! That’s why I have something to talk with you. Doumeguri Kakeru-kun.
──What?
Why does this guy know my name?
The priest took off his plague mask while revealing a grin.
I became speechless at the face that appeared under the mask.
All kinds of questions ran around my head, and the logic function of my brain caused an error.
He smiled with a friendly face.
– It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Well, I met you last time though.
Minami Myoujin High School 2nd Year Class A, Akagami Souma.
One of the 24 missing classmates.
