Black Iron Magician

「Hohoho! To think that you would pass the trial of Dragon God-sama, you never know what will happen in this word! On behalf of the islanders, I would like to make a request to you. Please let us welcome the newly born heroes. If we let you go home without doing anything, it’s like dishonoring the name of Dragon God-sama. With our support (enjo), let’s enjoy! Just kidding!」

「「「「「「………」」」」」」

(TLn: bad pun)

The goodwill to welcome Haru and the others is very much appreciated. However, what happened after that was no good. We, who kept listening to the talk easily, received incredibly powerful curse magic from the old man. Haru’s smile unusually turned dim, Weerel froze, Nell had a severe headache, and Chinatsu had enough stress for several stocks. Anyway, the situation was terrible. The Dragon God’s Island is scary.

「Well, he prepared this much for us, so isn’t it fine to forgive him?」

「It was a big price to pay, though…. Ah, Touko, bring that to me. That looks delicious.」

「Me too!」

「Yeah, yeah.」

The venue was reserved and the usual members, Weerel, Hund-kun, and Satella joined the party. The number of people is not so large, but the variety and quantity of the dishes lined up on the table are tremendous, probably in consideration of Haru and Hund-kun’s appetite. Haru’s eyes have been shining due to the tropical seasoning (although this place is in the north geographically).

And when I look closely, the dancers are Zuha and Yuba in human form. They are performing extreme fire dances, such as breathing fire and dancing in revealing clothes, as if they are competing with each other. They were supposed to be working in their aprons until a little while ago, though…. Their movements are sharp and well developed, so they may be competing with each other on off-duty days. By the way, that’s not a dragon breath, is that?

「Puha~! This liquor is delicious, and it’s fun to drink with young girls~ ♪」

「Satella-san…. I think it’s better for you to control yourself a little…. You’re drinking too much….」

「Ehh, no way~♪. I mean, Wee-chan is going home today, right? If I don’t drink today, then when~♪?」

「No, if you get too drunk… I’m worried whether you can teleport me home properly…」

「It’s okay, don’t worry~. Leave it to me~」

「Auh…」

Satella is hugging Weerel and drinking liquor happily. Is it because Haru and the others cleared her husband’s trial, which no one had been able to clear for many years? Anyway, she’s really happy. Ah, that’s right, let’s try to ask her to send us as well.

「Satella-san, about that teleportation magic, can you send us back to Adelheit with Weerel?」

「Fueh? Are you going home already? You just came here the other day, right? I’m going to be lonely! You also haven’t visited any tourist spots, right!? What a waste! At least, leave Wee-chan here!」

…… She’s bothersome when she’s drunk, huh.

「She has to come back since she’s an important person, you know? I’m sorry, but we have a promise. Since things ended faster than we’ve planned, we’ve got time to go back to Adelheit to make preparations. If Satella-san sends us with teleportation magic, we will have more time.」

「How mean~. Then, isn’t it fine to relax for a while? I have promised to send Wee-chan today, so it can’t be helped. But~, if Deris-san and the others are going as well, I will be lonely! You should stay for 3 or 4 days~」

This mother is throwing a tantrum while hugging Weerel. How bothersome.

「…… They’ve cleared Rimudo’s trial, so we have to go to Maria’s place next. If we go to her castle without any preparations, do you think the girls will be fine?」

「Well, that’s impossible. They will die for sure. If the opponent is Maria-san, then it can’t be helped.」

In an instant, Satella returned to the sober face. That’s how much impact Maria’s name has. In a bad way, of course.

「Eh, we are going to die…!?」

Hey, Chinatsu, eavesdropping is bad. Well, it was because Satella’s voice was too loud.

「I’m preparing to make sure that doesn’t happen. So, what do you think?」

「Okay, leave it to me~♪ I’ll properly send you back! But in exchange, let me love on Wee-chan for another hour.」

「Ehh….」

Weerel has completely become her doll. I feel her gaze asking for help, but please endure it.

「Okay, okay. That’s acceptable. You can love (mederu) her as much as you want on this joyous (medetai) occasion.」

「「「「「………」」」」」

(TLn: bad pun, again)

At that moment, the world stopped. The fire disappears from the fire dance performed on the stage, and the food falls from the fork that Nell is holding. Frankly, I think that it’s bad from the bottom of my heart.

「Ah, well… I wonder if the old man’s curse is still inside me? My mouth moved on its own. Ha ha ha…」

「H-Haha. I-I thought it was funny, you know? However, I think that it’s too advanced…. Don’t you think so, Chinatsu? Lily-shishō.」

「Eh? E-Err… I don’t know much about comedy…」

「Yep, it, was, funny~.」

Their kindness is painful in this case. I would have felt better if they abused me instead.

「Deris-san, that’s no good~ ♪. What’s with this atmosphere~♪. I even sobered up from my drunkenness~♪」

「Deris, are you trying to give me a headache? If Alezel was here, your head would have been flying, you know? She’s strict with half-baked jokes after all.」

That said, it’s also mentally draining to have a real bloodlust directed at me.

「…… I’m really sorry.」

I sincerely apologized in a dogeza. Old man, I will get you for this…!

「He’s in a shuraba again. Lol.」

「Maybe it’s because he’s always doing bad things? After all, we have to live a praiseworthy life like water fleas!」

Zuha and Yuba, you too…!

「Shishō, don’t worry! Let’s eat a lot and get well!」

「…… Yeah, I will eat a lot.」

After that, I kept silent next to Haru until the end of the celebration.