Published at 25th of March 2019 11:09 pm

Chapter 117: Pause

So that’s the famous, ascending pega-something hairstyle, huh. I’ve seen it in magazines and on TV, but I didn’t think I would end up seeing the real thing in a fantasy world.

On top of that, the fact that a dark elf has that hairstyle is seriously a miraculous combination.

“Hiya!” (Black Princess)

“““““Hiya!””””” (Demi-humans)

Black Princess suddenly greeted the young demi-humans who had gathered for the purikura.

Furthermore,

“Man, you guys are so hyped!” (Black Princess)

“““““That’s true!””””” (Demi-humans)

“Then, can you seriously enjoy yourselves today?” (Black Princess)

“““““Sure thing!””””” (Demi-humans)

What the hell, that’s a total rip-off! (TL Note: Of some Japanese gag)

“Oi, I know none of them knows the original joke, but you’re overdoing it! Like, you’re soaking them in Japan’s culture way too much! Seriously, what the hell happened to you!” (Velt)

“What happened, Velt, why are you so upset!” (Ura)

“Lo, lord, ple, please calm down.” (Musashi)

No, I won’t calm down. There are too many things to retort to.

I swear, she’s definitely enjoying her reincarnated life even more than Kagami is.

Well, I don’t know which of my classmates this Black Princess-sama is though.

Like, she’s so popular with everyone that my retort just disappeared in the other voices, and she hasn’t noticed me at all.

“Black Princess-sama~, puurikura is the best!” (Demi-human)

“So into it! So hot~!” (Demi-human)

“Black Princess-sama, take one with me too!” (Demi-human)

“Hype!” (Demi-human)

What’s up with these guys anyway! Demi-humans shouldn’t be looking like this in a fantasy world!

Even in Asakura Ryuuma’s time, there weren’t any stereotypically lighthearted guys like this in Shibuya.

Although I have heard that most demi-humans are influenced easily, aren’t these guys taking it to the extreme?

“Uiii, how was yesterday’s mixer?” (Black Princess)

“It was seriously such a fail~. Black Princess-sama, please introduce me to a cool guy~.” (Demi-human)

“Ha~? I’m not interested in mixers though.” (Black Princess)

“Yeah, Black Princess-sama wouldn’t be satisfied with guys from mixers.” (Demi-human)

“Ye, yeah~. There, there’s seriously no guy that wouldn’t fall for me.” (Black Princess)

“Black Princess-sama~! Please come to our next concert!” (Demi-human)

“Ha~? I don’t wanna go to your crappy concert. You’re not getting any better ‘cause all you do is try to pick up girls.” (Black Princess)

They all call her princess, but they just look like friends.

Like, everyone in the city is casually talking to her, and considering she has something to say to each person, the Black Princess probably knows everyone pretty well.

“Amazing. Although she is from a ruined country, she is still royalty, and yet, how can she be so close with everyone?” (Musashi)

“I mean, the foocking demon that worked in the sheetty restaurant in the Elfarshia Kingdom was a former princess. Well, I get that this damn princess is a strange creature though.” (Farga)

“Hm~m, is it because I’m human, that I can’t follow what they’re saying~? Or…… because I’m not young…… no, it can’t be, right?” (Cleran)

“There are all sorts of people in the land world.” (Eljiela)

“I’m not good with this stuff. It’s seriously too much for me!” (Dorauemon)

I honestly can’t tell if the Black Princess is strange or amazing.

Rather, there are just too many things that I’m curious about.

“Hey, Musashi. Why does everyone love her so much, even though she’s a dark elf? Yeah, she created a new culture that was liked by them, but there’s something else to it, right?” (Velt)

I’m interested in that.

What happened to this woman who created such a thoughtless, lighthearted world?

She’s a former dark elf princess whose country was destroyed, after all.

“I want to know too. In a way, we do have similar circumstances, but if I didn’t have Velt, I would have been executed or have committed suicide a long time ago. And yet, why is the Black Princess loved so much and why does she seem so happy?” (Ura)

Ura’s country was also destroyed, and her family was killed.

I don’t even want to imagine what would’ve happened to her if I hadn’t reunited with Samejima.

However, the Black Princess is different.

She doesn’t look like she feels any sorrow at all.

However, she’s not crazy like Kagami either.

It just looks like she’s cool with anything as long as she can live every day happily and at ease.

“I do not know the details either, but Black Princess-sama’s real name is Althea Majestic………… and she is under the protection of the invincible mercenary soldier,『Wonder Beast Yubamensch』, one of the Four Heavenly Beast Demi-humans, and the one who destroyed the dark elf country.” (Musashi)

“““Bubuuuuuuu!””” (Velt, Ura, Cleran)

Yes, I burst out in surprise right now.

Only Dora, Eljiela and Cosmos weren’t surprised, as they didn’t know of his name.

“Yu, Yubamensch!? He’s like, one of the super famous, Four Heavenly Beast Demi-humans isn’t he!?” (Velt)

“That’s another unexpected foocking big shot in the shadows.” (Farga)

“I have heard of him too. He doesn’t belong to any country or army, and just whimsically fights in wars, leaving behind great feats that made history. Apparently, if a country was able to take in Yubamensch, the power balance in the Demi-human Continent would change completely.” (Ura)

“I know about him too. He supposedly swam to the Demon Continent to buy this alcohol that tasted really good. That day, even though one of the Seven Great Demon Kingdom’s armies was mobilised, Yubamensch almost completely destroyed them and got through.” (Cleran)

That’s quite a surprising name. Ever since the matter with Esamu, I really didn’t want to have anything to do with the Four Heavenly Beast Demi-humans.

“Um~, bro, I’ve heard it a few times before, but what is that something-something Beast Demi-human title?” (Dorauemon)

“Is it a famous title or alias in the land world?” (Eljiela)

“Aburyu?” (Cosmos)

Ahh, right, these guys don’t know about him.

While holding my sore head, I explained…… wait, why do I have to explain fantasy stuff to residents of a fantasy world?

“It’s the title that’s given to the four strongest people in the Demi-human Continent. It’s kinda like the Ten Heroes of Light title that Forna and Arsha have, or the Seven Great Demon Kings title that Chirotan had.” (Velt)

“Hyaa! There’s a demi-human version of that!?” (Dorauemon)

“I see. They certainly are amazing beings.” (Eljiela)

“Abyuu~.” (Cosmos)

That’s right. Furthermore, the big titles in the Demon Continent and the Humanity Continent are given to people based on their achievements, lineage and other stuff like that, but it’s different for demi-humans.

Your social status and achievements don’t matter, it’s just given to the four strongest people in the Demi-human Continent.

I don’t know who’s choosing them or what criterion they base it on, but it’s said that the demi-human title surpasses the other two titles.

“The Four Heavenly Beast Demi-humans. There are only three left since one of them, the『Warlord Kaiser』was defeated by the hero five years ago, but even so, they’re still such monsters that every human kid would know of them.『Fighting God Esamu』,『Wonder Beast Yubamensch』and『Lewd Beast Empress Erosvitch』. Well, only Erosvitch is actually on the front lines in the Divine Being Continent among these three though.” (Velt)

“Oh, oh~, that kinda just~, gives me the shivers.” (Dorauemon)

Yeah, it gives me shivers too.

However, that’s exactly why I’m curious.

“And so, the question is, why did one of the Four Heavenly Beast Demi-humans, who participated in the war to destroy the dark elf country, take the Black Princess into his protection?” (Velt)

I want to know why the Black Princess can live happily, even after losing her country and family.

Why she was taken in by one of the Four Heavenly Beast Demi-humans instead of being killed.

Why she can smile like that, after being taken in by the person who robbed her of her country and family.

And above all, I want to know whether she really is my classmate.

Although I’m usually not interested in stuff like this, questions kept boiling up inside of me.

“Hm?” (?)

However, one of my questions was going to be answered immediately.

“Ah…………………………” (?)

The second our eyes met with the Black Princess, her expression suddenly hardened up.

And then,

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” (Black Princess → Althea)

She pointed at us and raised a loud voice.

The young demi-humans of the Jaykay City all looked at us, wondering what was going on.

And then, the Black Princess shouted with a trembling tone while pointing at us.

“Tho, those guys! They’re the ones that were projected in the sky the other day! The guys that beat up Kagami and captured him!!!!” (Althea)

Ah, so she really is one of my classmates……

“Sheet……” (Farga)

“Tch, everyone’s looking at us!” (Ura)

“Lord, I will definitely protect you! So, please restrain from doing anything violent!” (Musashi)

“What’s going on? We might get eaten up by them.” (Cleran)

“Hyaaaaaaaaaa, crap!” (Dorauemon)

“………… I will not let them lay a single finger on Cosmos.” (Eljiela)

“Abyuru~.” (Cosmos)

Farga and the others put themselves on guard just in case, but I slowly walked past them.

“Oi, stupid brother!” (Farga)

“Velt, come back! It’s dangerous!” (Ura)

“Lord!” (Musashi)

Don’t worry, it’s not dangerous…… I think.

“Ah~, hello, nice to meet you, it’s been a while. I’m Asakura Ryuuma.” (Velt)

“…………………………………………………………………………………… Hah?” (Althea)

Black Princess’ eyes turned into dots. She froze in her pointing posture and finally let out words after a few seconds.

“……………………………… Seriously………… serious?” (Althea)

“I’m seriously serious.” (Velt)

“For real?” (Althea)

“Gigantically real.” (Velt)

“………… Y, y’know………… I’m actually Biyama.” (Althea)

“Yeah…………………… out of the people in our class, I figured it could only be you.” (Velt)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………… pause………………………………

“Ah~, but man, you’re amazing. What was it again? Black Princess-sama, god, charisma, gyalf, like, you’re ripping-off way too many things.” (Velt)

“Hah? You~………… you’re the one……… that’s getting carried away. You called yourself the number one baddest guy in the wheat fields of the world with a triumphant look. Like, that’s totes chuuni.” (Althea)

“Kuh, guh, a, about that………… ah~, kuhahahahahahaha.” (Velt)

“Aha, ahahahahahahaha.” (Althea)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………… pause………………………………

““So~ embarrassing~~~~~~~.”” (Velt and Althea)

Realising that we both saw each other getting carried away, we squatted in embarrassment, and no voices could reach us for a while.

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