I Was Reincarnated Chapter 41
Lunch Together
When I woke up Rune was already up
He was in my arms looking up at me and I dropped a kiss on Rune's forehead
Rune's cute when he turns bright red
Even though I have embraced him many times, he still turns bright red at things like a forehead kiss, Rune shows such innocent responses
"Shall we return after we eat"
He froze for a bit but nodded
The time Rune can monopolize me is already ending
Since he won't say something like let's stay, is it perhaps because the people back at the castle would worry?
Is he just feeling anxious?
Although Rune is cute, Rau and the others are cute too
Today was just a subst.i.tute for Rune's present, though
"…..Are they still here"
When I open the door, faces I don't want to see are all there
These guys, they seriously have too much free time
They've been sticking to me since yesterday
The knight [Kreuz] that I got rid of to the castle has also returned
Although he glares at me, honestly I feel no interest
"Rune"
I hold Rune
"I,I can walk"
"You're staggering though"
His gait is unsteady
"Are you returning?"
The knight [probably Sei] calls out
Although he's making an expression like he's relieved about something, was he unhappy about standing watch?
On that annoying king's orders
"Let's return after eating"
"Can I come too?"
"……."
What is he saying, this guy
"Aah, I won't be a bother"
That's not the problem
"Don't come, annoying"
Why must I eat together with the knight
…….though I don't eat
"Again, saying something like 'annoying'……!"
"Kreuz, Stop!"
It seems that the knight I sent off once is called Kreuz
This guy is annoying as well
"Demon G.o.d, please wait!"
As I ignore them and walk away, the knight's voice calls out from behind us
"Demon G.o.d-sama? He's finally come out?"
Even the king appeared
Both in front and behind, I'm surrounded by annoying guys
Steadily [increasing like this], how many people will [try to] come along?
I can only let out a sigh
"Are you going to eat? Well then, I'll come too"
They are br.i.m.m.i.n.g with spirit to come along
"Don't come, you. Do you intend to have me bring along all the guys here?"
Even though even just one of you is annoying
Nevertheless I wish they'd let me off
"Well then, as originally decided, just Sei-dono and I will go with"
Even though I already said don't come
This world's humans, are just guys that don't listen to what other people say
I let out another sigh then walk out
Although the surroundings seemed to be trying to stop the king, it has nothing to do with me
Rather, please continue holding him back like that
Don't approach me
I paid for the inn and went outside
The sun is already high
"Demon G.o.d, please wait"
A—h, annoying
Seriously annoying
I could hear the pitter patter sound of running steps coming from behind
(At least for meals, let us eat as we please)
Can't we eat alone?
Speaking of, in the previous world as well there were such guys
Although they were all women
Thing like let's go eat together, or let's hang out……
That was annoying
"Go meet someone else"
Even though I say so, by no means did they leave
They were together
These are musai [talentless] men though
Moreover they are no longer young
The humans who are under the impression they are the most important think that their own opinion should naturally be followed
This is probably the reason they are persistently following after me
Such troublesome behaviour, they probably think nothing of it
They are all just so selfish
Moreover, since they are different from me and lack self-awareness, they are way too annoying
(It would have been good if I'd just said that we're already returning)
There aren't many eateries in this country
Our whereabouts would have probably been immediately exposed
Having the presences steadily following behind us, was seriously the worst
However, it's best not to go around to other countries too much
The ones that accept my existence are from what I saw yesterday, just Gudoudotelia and Kieshye
It seems to be especially advisable not to go to Nuisants
I wouldn't be surprised even if I was attacked without warning, but Rune is with me
I don't want him to be too frightened
In the Gudoudotelia stores, they know I'm a demon G.o.d
In this world eateries are scarce
Since cooks are scarce
Humans are the only ones who can set up stores and there are no guys who think that they want to provide service making food
Even if another race made a store catering for humans, customers probably wouldn't come
…….no matter how good the flavor
If customers would come, then it would even be fine to give Rona a store though
If there are no guys who come to eat, then his motivation would probably disappear though
Me?
It's impossible for me
I only intend to make [food] for my things, since I'm completely different from Rona who cooks because he likes it
Moreover I sleep often
Well, since I have money, even if there was no profit I wouldn't be troubled though
Well, that's why, there are limited stores we can go to
"Hey, you don't all intend to go in, right?"
I call out to the group behind us
No matter how you think about it, the store size won't fit the number of people
"You guys return"
"However……!"
The king tells the knights
They were extremely reluctant
Even if he's annoying, it is the case that he is the king
We abandoned the group behind us and entered the store
I have no intention of waiting
These guys can eat wherever, but I wish they wouldn't approach us in that case
"Private room, please"
"Certainly"
We were led to a private room and I sat Rune down on top of my lap
This is the second time we are eating out alone just the two of us
If it's just us, I can spoil him to my heart's content
When we all eat out together, normally it's Rau on my lap
Rau is still yet a child after all
"Your order?"
"Rune, What [do you want] to eat?"
"U,hm….."
He seems troubled
I tried looking at the menu
It not really all that expensive
"Is there a letter you can't read?"
He nods a bit, but it can't be helped since he's still in the middle of learning his letters
"Then, this"
"Certainly, it will be ready shortly"
In this world there are also [multiple] course meals
Well, since they'll bring it all at once you don't have to see the store workers multiple times
Although it seems they can also bring them one after the other, it'd be irritating so no
While we wait for the food, the private room's door opens
"……don't just enter as you please"
The ones who come inside are the king and the knight [Sei]
Did the guys following behind them return?
…….No, since I can sense their presences, it seems they are waiting outside
"Leave!"
Why must I be in the same room as these guys?
I can't believe it
"Well, don't say that. This store only has one private room"
Make more private rooms, store!
Why [are they seated] at the same table?
There's no meaning to a private room then
"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting"
"Why were these guys allowed in?"
While the store workers were bringing in hors d'oeuvres like things I spoke
Inevitably, anger was mixed in [with my question]
These two are the embodiment of annoying
"Tha,that is……the king of the country Doyle-sama, prioritizing defense, we arranged for him to be in the private room, and since Doyle-sama said you were his acquaintance….."
This guy, why is he treating me like I'm his acquaintance
This stupid king
The shop employee was bewildered
Since I understood the one being difficult was the king, it's fine
"To the castle"
It's forced eviction, but, so what?
Incidentally I returned the group waiting outside to the castle as well
They're a bother
(How refreshing)
Next is just this knight
However, is it better to send this guy to Gudoudotelia?
Even though the king disappeared, the knight placed his order without any panic
This guy, didn't he come as a guard?
"Demon G.o.d, I know it's troublesome, but when you're returning, please won't you teleport me together with you? My magic power is unstable due to lack of sleep"
Now that I look he has shadows [under his eyes]
However, he is not my friend
"It's fine to return after you sleep somehow"
"If I remain in this country, Doyle-sama will just keep working me. I'll have no free time to sleep"
That's too bad
'And so?' [I think but] I don't ask though
My sympathies?
Do you think I have any?
Without replying to anything, I feed Rune
"Is it delicious?"
"Yeah"
For Rune, if it's something edible then he'll eat anything
Beastmen meals are unsparing, they don't have room to worry about likes and dislikes
Me?
Speaking of, I hated natto
Aside from that, I'd eat anything……probably
I don't remember that much
I've lost interest in food
Since I'm fine even if I don't eat food, it became superfluous
I have no sense of taste either
I seem to just be absorbing magic power from the air
That is my food
Although the air has no taste, eating is troublesome, so whatever
(This knight, isn't he eating too fast?)
He ate up all the food just like that
He probably didn't chew
Definitely
He seems like a guy who has only a few minutes for a break
I wonder if this knight is pressed for time?
Even though he seems free, as he incessantly appears in front of me
Rune is also dumbfounded seeing his way of eating
Rune and the others eat quickly
But the knight's eating speed is in another league
Me feeding Rau and the others [Rune], is in order to develop slower eating habits
There's no reason to eat in a hurry
Compared to the knight's speed eating, their table manners seem good
They don't noisily clatter [dishware]
They also don't chew with their mouth open
That, is something I hate
A guy who makes noise while eating
I want to stuff his mouth full with something
In that case would he finally be quiet, right?
Different from Rune whose plates have acc.u.mulated, the knight is quite fast at clearing his plates
Even though Rune is not yet done eating, he is drinking the after meal tea
He's worn out so he doesn't say anything
If that wasn't the case, I would be chasing him out though
To me he's no different from a statue
That feeling lasted a while, and as I was giving food to Rune—
I heard a voice
I suddenly stopped moving and raised my head in doubt
"Rune, wait here"
"Eh-!?"
I stand up and directly sit Rune down in the seat
"You, if anything happens to Rune, I will erase humanity"
I threaten the knight
Anyhow, there's nothing he can do [versus magic protection already on Rune] though
"What's wro―"
"Shin-sama!? Me too―"
"It seems something happened over at the castle, if you're worried wrap yourself in this"
I interrupt them and I give my cloak to Rune, covering him with it
"If a guy aside from me touches you, their arm will be blown off so rest easy, okay"
Although he still seemed uneasy, he nodded
"I return soon so wait for me"
I teleported to the castle
"At my castle, what are you doing?"
When I speak out, that guy looked back with a surprised expression
A demon with bat like wings growing from his back
A demon that can fly, it's my first time seeing one
When I look in the garden, since there was a barrier nothing happened
However it seems this guy was persistently attacking it
"I heard a bunch of my subordinates were killed, so I especially came out. However, for my attack to be blocked by your barrier, who are you?"
It seems, this guy is the boss of those demons that kept coming
So a demon king
The demon king seems to have come alone as I can't see anyone else
What a strange guy
Even though normally a demon king wouldn't make a move on his own
Although he's piqued my interest a bit, I can't let this guy into my castle
Rune and the others who had their villages attacked by demons would be scared
"Restrain"
Once again a black ma.s.s appeared from who knows where and restrained the demon king
"…..you, aren't a human, huh?"
Even if you realize it now, it's already too late
"Crush"
Again, blue blood is scattered
(Where should I send the corpse?)
As expected, Nuisants?
No, how about that annoying king's place?
"Corpse, to Kieshye's royal castle. Cleanup"
That should be all
The guys in the garden gradually start coming out
I went toward Dea who called for me and get a rough report
Well then, shall I go meet Rune
I teleport to the store
Rune was still wrapped up in the cloak
While in that state, he seemed to talking to the knight
He seemed uneasy facing the knight
His vigilance, is quite strong
"Shin-sama, what happened?"
As soon as he sees me he makes a relieved expression
"There was a demon king"
"Eh-!?"
"I sent the corpse to that king's castle"
"Huh? Doyle-sama's place?"
This time the knight interrupted
If it's at that king's place, all the free time he has to go out to town will disappear
Since we're returning soon, I don't really need to bother about it that much though
After we finished eating, I brought them along up to in front of my castle
Of course, I abandoned the knight like that and teleported into the castle together with Rune
Return on your own
Author's note saying they'll write a character sheet