Abandoned Retired Warrior Decides to Return to Farming

Two weeks have passed since Lucia left.

Peace had returned to the village, but it was no longer possible to take a leisurely rest.

Demon King Lucia. The moment her seal was released, my peace was as good as crossing the water for a while.

Now that the Demon Lord has gone to the Empire, I will have no choice but to move no matter what the outcome is.

“Are we going to fight each other with blood by now?”

I leaned against the back of the sofa and fell in thought.

Demon King and Empire. It is a force that neither side can underestimate.

Of course, it was an empire that could not even be rubbed against the Demon King for hundreds of years, but the situation is different now.

Because there are warriors including Lowe in the Empire, and the Demon Lord Army was only Lucia alone.

Moreover, it was difficult to predict the outcome easily if the imperial forces were mobilized.

No matter how their fight ends, it’s likely that neither will survive.

Then, it will take a long time for both sides to reorganize their power, and for me, the time to prepare will increase, so it is a one stone two pair.

Of course, the best thing is that Aurelia’s defeat and Lucia’s seal happen at the same time.

That would be too greedy.

“But why are you feeling a little anxious?”

I looked up at the attic on the second floor.

Serin, an elf princess and hero.

Right now, she’s just like a parasite that lives in our house, but in the original story, she was also a heroine who came to Lowe’s party and gave her a lot of strength.

Even this time, he had the experience of sealing the Demon King with me, so it would be no wonder if he became stronger than the original.

“The problem is that even if you are weak, you are too weak.”

I sighed as I remembered the time I had fought her the other day.

The era of peace when the demon king was sealed. It was inevitable that he would become sluggish and lose his skills, but in the case of Serin, it was much worse than I had imagined.

The sword didn’t even touch my body, let alone a wound.

To be honest, her skills were so bad that I wondered if she could be this weak.

“No, if you think about it, it wasn’t very helpful when sealing the Demon King.”

Even then, he was fluttering from behind and flew away like a leaf in the autumn wind by the demon king’s attack.

If Lowe and the other warriors were no different from her, it would be difficult to even injure the demon lord, let alone seal it.

Well, even if it wasn’t as good as the original, I’d have been practicing consistently, so it wouldn’t be like that.

I smiled as I imagined the best scenario in which Aurelia and Lucia self-destruct. It would be even better if Low’s arm flew away as well.

“Then let’s go talk to the village chief soon.”

I can’t stay here forever. I have also sent a letter to the prince, and the war must have come to an end by now, so we must prepare to ascend to the Empire.

As I was about to leave with that thought, I heard a lazy voice from the second floor.

“master. Are you going out?”

Hearing the old hinges, Hikikomori called me up as if waiting.

I wanted to just ignore it and leave, but Serin limped down with the sound of footsteps one step ahead.

And with a cheap smile, he gently raised three fingers.

“When you come, can you buy me only three bags of sweets… hehehe!?”

woohoo-

Serin screamed and ran away when I pressed her stomach hard with the meaning of refusal.

“Obviously you bought it yesterday. Where did it all go?”

“Ah, that’s… eh.”

I cast my gaze on her unfamiliar belly.

Somehow, I feel more squeamish than usual.

“I beg you. ‘Cause I’ll work hard Yeah? master.”

Serin flirted with her name, which is now completely stuck in her mouth.

I was at a loss for words to respond to the change.

Was it quite shocking to declare a pet in the middle of the village?

After meeting the Demon King, she went out mentally and began to accept her position even more.

I quickly got used to honorific words, and for a while, they called me Master.

The problem is that I’m the only owner of words. Where in the world is there a kid who makes his owner buy him some sweets?

Even though he claimed to be a maid or a slave with his own mouth, he couldn’t use it because he couldn’t cook and clean it dirty.

I didn’t say anything because I tried to work hard at the given job.

The problem was that he was completely locked up in this house.

As I tried to ignore him and leave, Serin began to beg earnestly.

“Come on, wait a minute. I’ll beg you like this Oh, would you like to kneel here?”

“No, I don’t need it. And lose some weight.”

“You’re too much…”

“ha. You too, go out and get some photosynthesis right now. Do some exercise.”

“uh? Is it morning already?”

what? How did you go to another world by yourself?

I got tired of answering, so I pointed to the window instead.

Seeing the sunlight seeping through the window, she frowned and rubbed her dark circles.

“I want you to close the curtains in the room. Have you been up at night again?”

“yes. Somehow, huh. I was a little tired.”

“······haha.”

I looked at Serene with an absurd smile.

How did the kid get so messed up? Surely he wanted this year of life to fall apart, but it wasn’t like this.

It started with an incident in which Serin almost got raped by Jack and the villagers from the beginning.

Since then, she has suffered from androphobia and has been unable to leave the house.

At least two weeks ago, the bar was forcibly dragged away, but that backfired.

After meeting Jack, she completely cut herself off from the outside world, and most of the tasks I gave her were things that could be done at home.

Thanks to that, from that day forward, she has completely turned into a hikikomori elf.

There was no more pride in her as an elf.

Every day I sit or lie down and my skin gets thicker, and now, just by standing up, my buttocks are sticking out under my clothes.

Still, there was no shame on her face.

She was still staring out the window at the sun, her mouth wide open.

“Come on, do some cleaning before that.”

“Oh, would it? Hehe.”

I can’t even say anything because I can hear you well. I lightly stroked the head of this sad elf.

I also had a reason for Serin to stay at home, so I left it alone for a while.

Moreover, as it is a sensitive subject, the village did not touch her anymore.

Besides, since that incident, Jack and the young men have been working even outside of town these days.

I pointed to her dress, which had been hanging on the clothesline for some time before I left.

Obviously, I didn’t say that it was a gift from the king of the elves.

“By the way, are you not wearing that dress anymore? What I bought last week was all over the place.”

“yes? But it’s a lot easier to move around.”

She grinned as she held the old brown suit I had given her.

At the same time, the faint smell of sweat from her pushed me back.

“By the way, did you take a shower?”

“yes. would you?”

“······when?”

“Four days ago. maybe······?”

Four days, even that is not accurate.

You’ve been sticking out your head to keep petting on such a topic.

Whoa, what an ungrateful year.

“Huh? Lord, lord? Whoa!”

I looked at my oily palms, and instead of stroking them, I punched her in the stomach.

When you go out, you have to wash your hands by the creek first.

*

The morning sky in the village was clear today.

On my way back from the village chief’s house, I suddenly stopped and looked around.

It was good weather for a walk, and the sound of children running around was pleasantly heard.

There, the sound of the watermill and the sight of the farmers working gave the feeling of a quiet countryside.

I walked along the road and enjoyed this leisurely time.

Yeah, a lot has happened lately.

The faces of the guests who have come over the past few months have all been giants.

A saint, a hero, and even a demon king.

Besides, I don’t just come here, but I think there was a time when I was relaxed recently because I was driving some events one by one.

I’ll be leaving soon, so I’m going to have to enjoy this time now.

As I was thinking about it, I heard a familiar laughter from afar.

“I got Aerith older sister!”

“Fufu, I got caught.”

When I turned my head, Aerith was sweating while playing with the children.

“Hehe. sister. This time, my sister is drunk!”

“yes. It must have been after counting 10 seconds, right?”

“Wow. Everyone run away. Aerith noona is chasing you!”

“Would you all like to be careful? I don’t even know how to run!”

“Aww. Come this way!”

While Aerith stood still and counted ten seconds, the children screamed and ran away.

After she counted ten seconds, she ran with all her might to the children’s crowd.

“This is it. Everyone run this way!”

“Ahaha. Sister, I’m here. here!”

“Fufu. I won’t miss it… Uh, huh? Hey, why can’t I get this?”

And her running skills were horribly terrifying.

Even when they ran side by side with an 8-year-old girl, the gap did not close.

Besides, it was Aerith who sat down first from exhaustion.

“Heh, heh heh. huh. everyone. That’s pretty good. But I’m still… Whoops.”

“Ugh. Is your sister okay?”

“Oh, my sister. Shall we take a look?”

As she sat down, the children returned to sympathize.

Maybe he should do some exercise with Serin too.

“You seem to be tired too, would you like to rest for a while?”

“Yeah then. Guys. Let’s rest a little!”

At that word, the scattered children began to gather.

I sat on a park bench and watched her play with the kids.

Yes, this is everyday life in the countryside. Such a relaxed peace is not bad…

“Lucia older sister! We’re going to take a little break.”

“Eh. I can still do more!”

The familiar voice, plus the name the child called, turned my head around.

Then there, I saw the figure of Lucia, who should not be in this town yet.

I looked at her with a stupid face as she murmured and mixed with the children.

Why is he there?

Even the Demon King was laughing and playing with the children of our village.

She found me and waved her hand.

“Hey. Kael!”

No, why are you there?