Celebrations
“Cheers!” everyone chorused as they clinked their glasses.
We were outside Labyrinthos.
After defeating Iblis, we’d come back to the dungeon town. Now that there was practically zero chance of the demon lords attacking the continent, the citizens didn’t have to hide away anymore. And so, we’d moved from the middle layer of the dungeon to outside. The town had put together a massive feast.
“Sir Makoto!” Johnnie exclaimed. I’d never seen him so drunk and excitable. “Before you return to the future, won’t you take one of my daughters?!”
“Um, well...”
“Makoto is marrying me!” Anna cried out, jumping into the conversation.
“Well, that isn’t an issue, Lady Anna. A hero should spread their bloodline as much as possible!”
Anna faltered. “W-Well...”
“Johnnie, having Anna as a wife is enough for me,” I said.
He grumbled in disappointment. Frankly, I’m scared of what will be waiting for me in the future if I marry any more women. His sour mood didn’t last long—he soon cheered up and joined the other townspeople in their drinking. He’d led them for over a century, and after all this time, the weight on his shoulders was finally getting lighter.
As long as he’s enjoying himself...
“Y-You! Elementalist!” A redheaded man approached, yelling at me. Though, his voice was shaking a bit. “I’ll take mother back this time!”
I remember him...maybe.
Dia suddenly appeared next to me. “Oh, do you want to become an ice sculpture again, lizard?”
“Eep! Undyne?!”
“Ah, right!” The realization had just dawned on me. “You’re the dragon who picked a fight down in Labyrinthos.”
Just then, someone else approached.
“Come on, Elementalist, don’t pick on the children.”
It was Mel.
“He said he was taking you back,” I told her.
“Oh?”
There was a glint in her eye as she turned to the man.
“Mother! Please come back to us!”
“But the elementalist is going to the southern and floating continents next, right?” she asked, directing the tail end of the question to me.
I nodded. “Yup.”
“Then someone has to go with you,” Mel reasoned. She turned to the other dragons nearby. “Would any of you take my place?”
“W-Well...” mumbled the redhead.
“There’s also a distinct possibility we could run into the remaining demon lords like Erinyes or Barbatos,” Mel pointed out.
The man was silent for a moment, then said, “I’ll pass,” before turning and leaving.
I felt kind of bad. “Are you sure, Mel?”
She grinned at me. “You’re awfully humble for a man who defeated the Great Demon Lord.”
“Anna was the one to do it.”
“What?! If you hadn’t been there, we would’ve all been wiped out! That divine rank spell was superb!” She cackled.
“Teacher Mel is in a really good mood. She drank a lot more than usual.”
I noticed that Momo had come up to my side.
“Where’d you run off to?” I asked.
“There were drunkards wherever I went, so I escaped.”
“Then have a more relaxed drink with me.”
“With you?!” Momo exclaimed. “Gladly!”
“I’ll come too!” said Anna, who’d also just strolled over.
The three of us moved away from the noise. My eyes fell on a knight wearing black armor. He was sitting on a big rock.
“Cain?”
“Oh...Makoto.”
“What’re you doing?”
“I shouldn’t be here,” he muttered.
He hadn’t managed to get into the swing of the celebration yet.
“What are you on about?” I asked. “We couldn’t have won without you.”
But even as I said that, his expression remained dark. I was trying to work out what to say next when Volf and Julietta appeared. They both went over to Cain.
“What’re you doing here?” Volf demanded.
“Yeah!” Julietta exclaimed. “C’mon, you saved them—let’s go drink.”
The two of them took Cain by the arms and pulled.
“I-I killed—”
“Olga wouldn’t worry about the little things like that.”
“She wanted peace more than anyone☆”
Gradually, the two of them dragged him off.
This is the same man who would be known as the “hero-killer” a thousand years from now? Yeah...the future’s definitely changed.
“Hey, Sir Makoto.”
“Makoto.”
Whoops, I couldn’t just leave Anna and Momo hanging. The two beauties nudged at me from either side.
I laughed lightheartedly, and we all toasted to a peaceful world.
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