Several hours ter we finally arrived in front of a giant stairway down to the 4 star dungeon named “Tunnels of the Spirit’s Swamp"

  …I feel like there’s a sort of pattern here where the dungeons in the northern region are based on a jungle theme since the majority of the nd here is filled with forests. Alice-san really having too much fun naming these dungeons huh…

  But anyway, we decided to let the Hero go first this time, then us. This time though Myuu won’t come with us since it’ll be more dangerous than st time.

  Anyway, while we’re still waiting for the Hero to finish conquering the dungeon, we all look at the guide book for more information for the inn to stay while also looking for restaurants for lunch since it’s already noon.

  Hmmm, while I do like the western foods, I’m craving Japanese cuisine today.

  Ah… It’s expensive…

  Nn, that’s a shame, but I guess it can’t be helped.

  While we’re still looking for the restaurant, suddenly I felt a sudden spatial distortion near us, which indicates someone is using magic that warps space. It’s a bit unusual so we’re a bit cautious and stay a few distance away from the location.

  All of the sudden, a group of three people show up directly at the location. One of them wears a full set of knight armor while holding a katana for some odd reason, one of them is a long bck haired beauty who wears a nun-like outfit, and the st one is a long blonde haired beauty who wears a casual but elegant dress.

  …What’s up with this weird looking group? Is it some sort of entertainment troupe or something? Not only me, Hajime and others are also confused by this.

  “Okay Hikari! You can do this! Give it your best shot!” (Vier)

  “Good luck okay~” (Funf)

  “Thank you, Vier, Funf-sama! Today is the day I will beat this dun…ngeon?” (Neun)

  It looks like three of them didn’t notice us when they first arrived since the knight just noticed us when it moved its gnce at us.

  … Awkward, both parties only stare at each other without saying a word as the atmosphere grows more awkward.

  “Oya? I never thought there’s another group of challengers here at this dungeon. May I ask your name? Ah, I forgot to introduce ourselves, my name is Vier. The one in the armor here is Neun, and the one with casual clothing here is Funf.” (Vier)

  “M-my name is Neun! I-it’s a pleasure to meet with you all!” (Neun)

  “My name is Funf, nice to meet you all~” (Funf)

  As if to break the ice, the nun spoke to us while introducing herself and her friends. I see, the nun is called Vier, the knight dy who bowed at us while introducing herself like a proper Japanese is called Neun, while the blonde beauty is called Funf.

  As we all take turns introducing ourselves, Hajime suddenly asks them, or rather, Neun-san.

  “So, your name is Neun?” (Hajime)

  “Eh? Y-yes?” (Neun)

  “Then why did Vier-san call you HIkari?” (Hajime)

  “Ah…” (Neun)

  Now that I think about it, Vier-san did call her “Hikari” rather than “Neun”, which is kinda weird. But the weirdest part is that her name sounds like Japanese, not only that, she suspiciously has the same name as the first hero who was summoned to Trinia.

  As Hajime asked her that, Neun-san seems really flustered under that armor as it shakes violently from nervousness.

  “Hmm, Hajime? Yue? Ah! I see! They’re the one Kuromu-sama is talking about!” (Vier)

  “Ah, now that I think about it, Kuromu-sama did tell us about the group of otherworlders with a duo named Hajime and Yue as their leader.” (Funf)

  “Then, I think they can be trusted. What do you think, Neun?” (Vier)

  “U-uhm, I don’t mind, it’s already too te anyway…” (Neun)

  Hmm, judging from Neun-san’s reaction, it seems like she intentionally hid her identity as Hikari for some reason, well I didn’t feel any malice so it should be fine.

  A moment ter, Neun-san lifts her helmet and behind it, a beautiful girl with bck short hair. Upon closer look, her facial features look more Japanese.

  “Anoo, are you a Japanese desu, Neun-san?” (Shia)

  “Unn, in fact, my Japanese name is Kujou Hikari.” (Neun)

  “She’s also the first hero you know~” (Vier)

  “Eh?” (Everyone)

  Wait wait wait, she’s the first hero? I thought she was summoned a thousand years ago though?

  “Vier!? Why did you suddenly drop a bomb like that out of nowhere!?” (Neun)

  “I thought you don’t mind me telling them? Also, I’m the Demon Lord tehe~?” (Vier)

  “Vier!?” (Neun)

  “EEEEHHH!?” (Everyone)

  Hold on a second, you mean Vier-san, the nun, is actually the Demon lord that the first hero, Neun-San, beat!!?? I'm getting even more confused.

  "it seems like all of you are confused, how about we talk a bit? It’ll be quite a long story, you know?” (Funf)

  “F-F-Funf-sama!? Are you sure about that!?” (Neun)

  “T-t-that’s right, Funf! I may have gone a little bit too far but let’s just skip the details okay?” (Vier)

  “Well~ they will be curious and ask Kuromu-sama anyway so let’s just tell them right here and there, I already casted barrier to keep any outsider from listening so it should be fine right~?” (Funf)

  “”Guh…”” (Vier & Neun)

  With Funf-san’s suggestion, we decided to hear their expnation whilst waiting for the Hero to emerge from the dungeon. For some reason though, both Vier-san and Neun-san are not excited and even flustered with Funf-san’s suggestion. Their expression reminds me of Hajime when Otou-sama and Okaa-sama are trying to reveal his bck history to the Wifie~s’ family.

  Well, it seems like these two have a history of their own so this is going to be a long story.

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  …Words can’t expin how confusing their retionship is.

  To summarize, Vier-san was indeed, the Demon lord that invaded the Human Realm, though she did this not out of malice but because of a very personal reason that they apparently can’t disclose. Neun-san and her party that consist of four people decided to venture throughout the Human Realm to end the war and beat her. Through one thing and another, Neun-san met with Kuro-san and decided to be part of her family and turn into a Demon and become Vier-san’s friend.

  … I feel like there’s a lot of holes in Funf-san’s story there but it can’t be helped since this conversation apparently is a taboo topic to speak of.

  By the way, while Neun-san and her party were the strongest in the Human Realm thousand of years ago, they still barely beat Vier-san, who is not even motivated to fight and not even a fighter herself in the first pce.

  … It appears that even after she turned into a Demon and reached proper Count rank, she still couldn’t hold a candle against her. So this is the difference between normal Count ranked demon and peak Count ranked demon huh.

  Also, while Vier-san is independent as of now, they all are under Kuro-san’s care, which is why they have some information about us.

  Oh? It looks like the Hero has finished clearing this dungeon.

  Hm? For some reason he looks very tired and defeated though, did he fail?

  “Yo Amanogawa, did you fail?” (Hajime)

  “W-well no, the boss in this dungeon is strong but I barely beat it. But that’s not the problem…” (Kouki)

  Nn, Well this dungeon is specifically designed for those who are about as strong as Count ranked demon and isis-san did say the Hero is around that level so he barely beat it is indeed not that weird at all.

  Though it appears that’s not all there is.

  “Ah? What’s the matter? You got depressed that you barely beat it?” (Hajime)

  “N-no!? It’s just, well… the boss of this dungeon… apparently it can summon a lot of enemies.” (Kouki)

  “Ah? Enemies? Well that kind of foe is troublesome but you should be able to handle it ain’t ya?” (Hajime)

  “Well… it summons… the…” (Kouki)

  “The what?” (Hajime)

  “The G…” (Kouki)

  “...” (Everyone)

  …Now I see, it seems like the boss of this dungeon can summon the ever so infamous G, it seems like the sight of it causes the trauma resurfaced for the Hero.

  In fact, the mention of the G is enough to make everyone here shiver with disgust and fear due to the trauma back in the Haltina Labyrinth resurfacing in their memory.

  I, too, have a very deep trauma regarding millions upon millions of G. It makes me shiver down towards my spine.

  “W-well it shouldn’t be that much right Amanogawa?” (Hajime)

  “...” (Kouki)

  “Amanogawa?” (Hajime)

  “The walls… the room… they become the G… crumbling down… raining G…” (Kouki)

  “... Aaaaand let’s change the dungeon Hajime-kun! I mean we don’t need to conquer this dungeon right now! Right!? Right!!??” (Kaori)

  “BcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseedBcksesameseed…” (Shizuku)

  “SHIZUKU-CHAAAAN!!!” (Kaori)

  … It appears this boss will be tougher than we expected, even before we fight it Shizuku is already crumbling down with bnk stare chanting bck sesame seed to submerge the trauma back to her subconscious. This… is gonna be really tough…

  “Aw don’t worry about it! You all can just blow them away with wind magic right?” (Vier)

  “Vier-san, you wouldn’t get it, we have a very deep seated grudge against the G. even more so with the flying one.” (Shia)

  “Eeehhh~ you all know that there’s a dungeon where there’s only cockroach type monsters right~?” (Vier)

  “DON’T SAY THAAAAAAAT!!!!” (Whole Hajime’s party)

  H-how could this be, I thought this dungeon is the only one with the G in it but there are more of them!!??

  This might be impossible to beat…

  “Aww come on! Don’t be a pessimist! Look at Neun here! She has already attempted this dungeon multiple times yet she still can’t beat it but it didn’t stop her from trying again!” (Vier)

  “Well it’s mainly because Neun isn’t compatible with a lot of enemies though~” (Funf)

  “Unn, this time I already got the hang of it so I should be fine!” (Neun)

  … Looking at those three who are so cheerful, it makes us forget about our deep seated trauma for a second.

  “... By the way, you three aren't disgusted by the G?” (Yue)

  “I usually heal a lot of demons from different species in the Demon realm, many of them are just giant intelligent bugs so I’m used to it.” (Vier)

  “I camped a lot when I’m on a journey throughout the Human realm, so bugs aren't too scary for me.” (Neun)

  “I don’t mind them either~” (Funf)

  Grr, I’m so jealous! They weren't even fazed by the mention of “G”. Well I guess this is something we all should learn from them.

  Anyway, they told us that it’s okay to go first, so we’ll do just that. This time though, we will all go in together for the sake of our sanity.

  I really hope we can beat it pretty quick… so we can just sequence breaks and not allow it to turn the entire room into G.

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  Several grueling hours ter, we all returned to the surface, feeling reaaaaally exhausted and somehow defeated after we defeated this dungeon that had 20 floors.

  “Hey… It should’ve worked… right?” (Hajime)

  “...Yeah…” (Yue)

  ...It should’ve worked… We literally encased the boss with spatial magic and forced it to float in the middle of the room… it shouldn't transmute anything.

  “AAARRGGHHHH!!?? NOBODY TOLD ME IT CAN TURN EVEN MAGIC POWER TOO!!??” (Shia)

  Yup… this damn boss is even able to transmute magic power into G… and after it broke out… it just turns all of the yout inside the boss room into millions of G…

  “What’s more, the boss wouldn’t be defeated until every st of the G is killed. This boss is even harder than the one from Haltina.” (Tio)

  “Tio! Don’t say that! You’ll rekindle the trauma again!” (Kaori)

  “...” (Shizuku)

  “Shizuku-chan? Are you okay?” (Kaori)

  “Bck sesame seeds… so many bck sesame seeds… all combined… into bck sesame ball…” (Shizuku)

  “SHIZUKU-CHAAAAAAAN!!??” (Kaori)

  Nn, needless to say, we have yet another trauma etched into our very soul. Shizuku, who still has bnk swirling eyes, kept on chanting bck sesame seed to bury the trauma.

  What’s more…

  “...this dungeon even has a “respawn” function… What the fuck is that…” (Hajime)

  Yup, after we beat the boss the first time, we thought we’re in the clear since the magic circle showed up so we have a small rest to regain our sanity..

  …then after roughly 5 minutes ter, the magic circle disappeared, and the boss ominously respawned right behind us.

  Needless to say, all of us immediately rushed towards the boss and severely overkilled it.

  “Well, at least the silver lining is we got the rare drop so we don’t have to beat this dungeon again.” (Shia)

  Agreed… we all agreed on Shia as she holds a golden box that drops from the boss we killed the second time.

  Finally! We don’t need to visit this pce anymore! We wasted way too much time in this dungeon and I can’t wait to get out of here!

  Speaking of, It’s already way past noon so we’re all very hungry right now. In fact, since there’s a safe zone inside the dungeon, we all had a little snack to fill our stomachs, but it’s definitely not enough.

  After we reached the door towards the exit, we all returned to the dungeon entrance and saw the rest having a snack like us while sitting on a chair with a table for some reason. Weirdly enough, Vier-san and Funf-san also joined them, eating snacks and sipping tea.

  By the way, Neun-san came down after us but since we’re steamrolling the dungeon with ease we clear it before her.

  “Waah! Papa! Onee-chan! Welcome back nano!” (Myuu)

  Ah, seeing Myuu brighten our hearts already, especially for Hajime as his face turned upside down. Even Shizuku’s eyes brighten from Myuu’s smile.

  “Oya? You all cleared the dungeon already?” (Funf)

  “Welcome back~ want some herbal tea? I brewed it since we’ll be waiting for Neun so we might as well share it~, I also bought cookies so we decided to have a snack too~.” (Vier)

  “These teas are really rexing~, the cookies also tasted good.” (Aiko)

  “Ara~ Myuu let’s not eat too much okay? It’s almost lunch after all.” (Remia)

  Nn, looks like Vier-san is sharing her home brew tea and homemade cookies so Remia, Aiko and Myuu didn’t feel peckish.

  As Hajime thanked Vier-san for sharing, suddenly the door behind us opened up, and behind that was Neun-san with a beaming face.

  “Oya? Did you beat it?” (Vier)

  “I did it! I beat the boss and finally conquered this dungeon!” (Neun)

  “Waaah! I’m proud of you!” (Funf)

  “Tehehe~ thanks to Vier and Funf-sama’s help I managed to beat it!” (Neun)

  …to think that Neun-san beat the boss alone, she was pretty strong, mentally…

  “Unn, now that we’re done here, it’s time to go back home. By the way, all of you haven’t eaten lunch right?” (Vier)

  “Well, we’re supposed to have lunch after we conquer this dungeon but since it takes longer than we expected, we might just go straight to the town and buy lunch there.” (Hajime)

  “Hmm, I see. How about we go together then? We’re gonna have a feast at Kuromu-sama’s home to celebrate Neun’s victory against this dungeon, and since all of you haven’t eaten lunch yet, how about you all join us for a feast?” (Vier)

  Nn, looks like they’re having a party at Kuro-san’s house? I heard that she governs the eastern part of the Demon Realm so the distance was quite far from where we are right now but using teleportation magic, it should be no problem.

  It's just… Hmmmmmm… while this offer is too good to pass by, we’ll be imposing Kuro-san, and our standing in front of Kaito-san and his lovers were not so good right now so I dunno if that’s a good idea or not.

  As we were still pondering on whether we should accept the offer, Neun-san spoke.

  “I think you all are too reserved because of what happened several days ago that involves Isis-sama, but it’s fine. In fact, Kaito-san actually asks us to help you all if we want to.” (Neun)

  “Hoeh? Kaito-san did?” (Shia)

  “Yep, while stern, he’s also worried about the wellbeing of you all so he asks us to help if you all are in trouble. He did say that it’s up to us though~” (Funf)

  Nuuuu! Kaito-san! To think that you still have such mercy! This Yue is truly grateful!

  He really feels like a parental figure who’s stern because we’re wrong but also worried that we’re in trouble so he secretly tells his friend to help us. He’s really kind.

  Nn, looks like Hajime and the Wifie~s are also feeling grateful for his consideration.

  “Fufu, looks like you all have felt Kaito-kun’s kindness, yes? Hm hm, I’m also in love with the kind Kaito-kun. He will be an excellent father for our children!” (Vier)

  “Eh? Vier-san, Don’t tell me!?” (Kaori)

  “Yup! I’m also Kaito-kun’s lover! In fact, we all are, isn't that right, Fun, Hikari?” (Vier)

  “Yeees~” (Funf)

  “W-why do you ask me that!? I-is it not obvious…” (Neun)

  To think that Kaito-san also woo’ed the trio, hell when I look at their ring finger, I can see their ring which is proof that they’re married. Vier-san even showed it off while Funf-san just casually agreed with Vier-san while Neun-san was embarrassed but also agreed with Vier-san while with a blushed face.

  Jeez, just how many more of Kaito-san's lovers will we find!? He's is truly a love beast.

  “Anyway, we’re gonna teleport to Kuromu-sama’s home, you all want to join?” (Vier)

  “Ah, we’ll be imposing on your kindness then.” (Hajime)

  As we all agreed on having lunch at Kuro-san’s home, Hajime decided to tell the cssmates that we’ll be at Kuro-san’s home and we all gathered near Vier-san.

  “Alright! Here we go~” (Vier)

  As Vier-san said this, a huge magic circle shows up beneath our feet, and then bright light envelopes us.

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  Not even a second ter, the light subsides. As we adjust our eyes and look in front of us, what we find is not the sizable home that we envisioned when we heard of Kuro-san’s home.

  In fact, what’s in front of us was a magnificent castle even bigger than Isis-san’s castle. Not only that, it was surrounded with thousands of smaller buildings, making it look like a royal capital of a certain kingdom.

  Naturally, we’re all feeling awed by the sight.

  “Fufufu, how’s that? This is Kuromu-sama’s castle!” (Vier)

  “Yes~ let’s go inside shall we? You’re all already hungry right?” (Funf)

  As we all agreed to Funf-san’s suggestion, we walked toward a giant gate. There, Funf-san stops right in front of the gate.

  As soon as she turned around towards us, her clothes changed from a casual outfit into a tight suit. Her hair also changed from long blonde to short pink.

  Shortly after, a rge amount of magic covered Funf-san. After the magic aura dissipates, suddenly a gigantic knight statue reveals itself.

  Naturally we’re all very wary of this unforeseen event, we even prepared ourselves for the upcoming fight, but Vier-san and Neun-san weren’t worried at all.

  Shortly after, we heard a familiar voice coming from the giant knight statue.

  “Ah, I forgot to tell you all but I’m actually the gatekeeper of Kuromu-sama’s home so I won’t be joining you all until there’s other people repcing me so have fun okay~” (Funf)

  “...What?” (Hajime)

  Just as Hajime felt, we’re all perplexed by the fact that the giant knight statue is, in fact, Funf-san. I mean, it was so sudden we thought there’s some trouble.

  Or rather, Funf-san, you can turn yourself into that!? I mean, can she even move?

  Ah, she can actually move with that set up huh.

  “...To think that there’s a magic that allow one to become a G*ndam, this pce is truly amazing. I should ask her to teach me that magic.” (Hajime)

  …I think I heard Hajime whisper something outrageous but I decided to ignore that, because surely there won’t be any impact on our daily life.

  …For some reason I can foresee Hajime looking really proud of Mecha Miledi covering itself with even more armor and becoming bigger than a mountain while fighting a spaceship, but that must’ve been my imagination.

  But besides that, as she opened the gigantic gate, we all took a step inside Kuro-san’s castle. Shortly after, we were greeted by the resident Maid here, Ein-san.

  “Good afternoon, welcome to Kuromu-sama’s castle, I shall guide you all to the party area.” (Ein)

  “Good afternoon Ein-san, I apologize for the sudden visit.” (Hajime)

  “Don’t be, the more the merrier. Now then, as per Vier’s instruction, since you all haven’t eaten lunch yet, I shall move you all to the party area immediately.” (Ein)

  “Wait what do you m—!!!???” (Hajime)

  Before Hajime finishes his question regarding Ein-san’s word that she will “move” us, suddenly we’re sitting on a chair with a long table in front of us.

  As we still couldn’t figure out what the hell just happened, suddenly Kuro-san, who was pced at the end of the table, stood up and started to give a speech.

  “Hello everyone! Thank you for coming here to celebrate this special occasion!” (Kuro)

  …Well let’s just ask Kuro-san about this matter ter.

  Nn, we still remember that the reason for this party is to congratute Neun-san on beating the dungeon.

  “First of all, let’s welcome the star of the show! Neun!” (Kuro)

  As we all cp our hands towards Neun-san who stands up looking embarrassed, we have a chance to look for our surroundings.

  From what I can gather, it seems like we’re at the backyard of Kuro-san’s castle, there’s also some sort of barbeque stand right beside us. I also spotted more people around us which I’m guessing is the residents here.

  These people vary in terms of species, there’s a tall blue man with a small horn protruding from his forehead, a wolf dy with silver fur, a… lich? Anyway it’s a skeleton of sorts wearing fancy clothing, a small cute fairy that is the same size as the fairy in Rigforeshia, a tall woman with deep purple hair in a ponytail, and a woman with a green colored bob cut hair wearing a suit that makes her look like a butler.

  Together, we all cp towards Neun-san who’s in a kimono rather than her armor which makes her look elegant. She then stands up looking proud of her achievement while holding a gss filled with what seems like alcoholic drink. I wonder if it's Champagne or if there’s even one that is simir in this world.

  Regardless, she’s gonna give us an opening speech so let’s hear what she’s saying.

  “Good afternoon everyone, today is finally the day I reach the next height of my strength and achievement. It’s not the achievement that I alone obtained, but also the achievement of my family who supported and trained me until today, for that I’m truly grateful.” (Neun)

  As she gives her speech towards everyone present, she lifts her own gss and stretches it towards the crowd.

  “While I’m happy where I’m at right now, I hope I can reach a new height together with my precious family, cheers!” (Neun)

  As Neun-san said this, all of us cheered towards one another while giving a toast to everyone here and drinking the beverage.

  Nn, as I take a sip, I can tell from the taste that it is, in fact, an alcoholic beverage. I think this drink is simir to Champagne, though this is much better than what I had back when I was a princess.

  As we all finished drinking, suddenly our pte was filled with assortments of skewers, from what I can tell there’s meat, vegetable, mushroom, tofu? I wonder if it tastes good.

  …I can tell from the steam coming out from the skewers that these are freshly made right out from the grill. As I look toward my left, I can see Ein-san flickering like crazy.

  …Does she have restoration magic or magic that is simir to restoration magic? I feel like that’s the only expnation I can come up with but clearly her time magic is miles ahead than restoration magic.

  In any case, since Ein-san cooked this for us, we decided to eat it.

  Nn? NN??

  This skewer!? What is this!!? The meat is so juicy, the vegetables are crunchy and full of fvor, the mushrooms are soft and the tofu is braised with something simir to shoyu so it has a salty yet savory taste while retaining its silky texture.

  This whole skewer meal is even comparable to some of the high end dishes we ate back at Lilia-san’s mansion!

  “How’s the meal everyone?” (Kuro)

  As I’m still engrossed with the skewers that also seem to be automatically refilled by Ein-san, Kuro-san suddenly asks us about the meal.

  “...It was delicious.” (Yue)

  “It was so delicious I even thought we’re eating at a very high css barbeque restaurant desu.” (Shia)

  “It was a simple dish yet it can be so fvorful, Ein-dono’s skill is truly out of this world.” (Tio)

  “E-even Moana-san and Aurodde-san who’s usually refined is downing the skewers like they’re starving.” (Kaori)

  “Hey! Hajime! Kouki! Don’t fight with each other! We have more than enough skewers!” (Shizuku)

  “...I may not be able to turn back to normal skewers after this.” (Aiko)

  “It was delicious nano!” (Myuu)

  “Ara~ Myuu, there’s a sauce on your cheek here.” (Remia)

  “T-this is too good! How can one make a mere skewer taste like this!?” (Moana)

  “T-to think that I even ate the meat one even though I don’t like meat that much…” (Au)

  Nn, as we all answered Kuro-san except for Hajime and the Hero as they both are immersed with stealing each other’s skewers, she put her hand on her chin, thinking about something.

  “Say, how about you all stay here for a while?” (Kuro)

  As we were all still eating, suddenly Kuro-san suggested that we stay here at her home. Naturally we all were shocked by her suggestion and almost choked.

  In the first pce, our retionship with Kaito-san is still a bit rocky, so Kuro-san suggesting we stay at her castle is unexpected.

  Expecting our reaction, Kuro-san smiles with a kind smile as she expins more.

  “Fufu, don’t need to worry, as long as you all are nice we will help you all in some way. In fact, as payment, I need your help in something.” (Kuro)

  “...Nn? Kuro-san needs our help?’ (Yue)

  “Unn, actually I’m in the middle of developing new food products so it’ll be great if you all and other otherworlders who aren’t present can help me in sampling and testing the food sample, what do you all think?” (Kuro)

  Nn, Kuro-san is a chairman of the biggest company in the world so naturally she has many projects under her belt, including food stuff. Using this, she then offers to help her sample the products so we don’t feel sorry for Kuro-san for staying at her home. Truly a well thought out idea.

  Guuuh! Kuro-san! Your kindness aura is too blinding for this Vampire princess!

  “So, how about it, everyone?” (Kuro)

  As we all thought about it for a minute, I looked at Hajime and he nodded at me, the same can be said for the rest.

  “...Nn, then we will respectfully accept Kuro-san’s offer.” (Yue)

  “Fufufu, I hope you all enjoy your stay here~” (Kuro)

  As she said this, she pced her hand on my head and gently patted them with a gentle smile.

  Nuuuu! Endure it, me! Endure her holy mother aura!

  Ah it stopped… what is this emptiness I felt in my heart…

  Anyway, as we all finished with our meal, we decided to introduce ourselves to the residents here.

  Turns out they all are under Kuro-san’s wing and also her family. They even likened her as their stand in mother. Not only that, the whole popution near Kuro-san’s castle are all once under Kuro-san’s guidance.

  …To think that she actually guides and essentially acts as a mother to so many people already speaks volumes of her experience and age.

  But besides that, we then learned that the blue man’s name is Acht, the silver wolf woman is Eval, the lich is Sechs, the cute fairy is Razelia, the purple haired woman is Tre, and the st one, the bob cut green haired woman is called Zwei.

  …For some reason Hajime’s eyes are sparkling with curiosity from their name while whispering to think there’s a German name here too! But I decided to ignore that.

  Anyway, I have a slight curiosity as to what food product Kuro-san is going to give us as a sample. But I decided to not think about it too much since it couldn’t be too outrageous.

  …For some reason Kuro-san’s family looked at us with a pity look though, so I’m a little curious as to what the heck she’s gonna give us tomorrow. But I decided to not think about it again and called all of the cssmates that we’re gonna stay at Kuro-san’s castle while giving a brief expnation about Kuro-san’s offer. All of the cssmates didn’t object so I will teleport all of them here after they are all done conquering the dungeon.

  Nn, today is a bit hectic but I’m gd we all found a pce to stay for a while. I'm still curious as to what Kuro-san will give us though!

  Afterword:

  Serious-senpai: ...It’s gonna be baby castel tasting, isn’t it?

  Author: Yep.

  Serious-senpai: and It’ll be filled with many questionable filling including dark matter?

  Author: Most likely.

  Serious-senpai: You… you are definitely a sadistic demon…

  Author: What can I say? Chaos makes a better comedy.