To Me, Who Was Single-Handedly Holding The Front Line, You Call Me A "Useless Piece of Trash"? Fine. I'll Live as I Please And Set Out On A Journey To Find A Cute Wife. - This time, I'll Become A Hero In The Enemy Country And Bare My Fangs At My Homeland - Episode 26

The southern front, several dozen kilometers away from Verdi Village.

The commander of the Land Knights was at the forefront of the unit, mounted on the lizard dragon, Kerv Dragon, and gazing at the enemy.

It is a monster covered in green scales, with thick skin and sharp claws.

He has a high level of loyalty and is an important partner of the Verdi Knights.

At the end of his gaze, the soldiers of Trava were lined up.

What surprised me the most was that the one waiting at the front was the infamous Massacre Spider Death Creature.

“…What kind of magic did you use, King Baldra?”

After the Land Knight Commander clicked his tongue, Elena, with her pink hair swaying, called out.

“Commander Land, the magic squad is ready to deploy at any time. We are currently performing a ritual to enhance our magical power. The Genocide massacre unit, except for Arne and the others, is also moving to the enemy’s flank and is waiting for our ‘signal’.”

Continuing to the left. Bory Colleen calls out to the Land Knight Commander.

“The Sword master Squad is also ready to deploy at any time. We have also informed them of effective attack methods against the Massacre Spider Deathcreature.”

“Both of you, good work. Normally, we would take the initiative, but… it’s eerie. Elena, do you think it’s magic-based servitude?”

“There is a possibility. However, it is usually impossible unless the servant’s abilities far exceed those of the master. Among those we have confirmed, we have not found any such servants. The only possibility, if any—”

“A frenzy of berserk madness, huh?”

“Indeed. Although he fought wielding a great sword, it is hard to believe he could have deflected attacks solely with physical abilities. If we consider that he was skilled in some form of magic, it would not be surprising if he also possessed powerful summoning abilities.”

“Yet, I cannot see them…”

In the past, they had launched numerous attacks, but none of them succeeded, and even Arne and the others suffered a complete defeat against this opponent.

The commander of the Land Knights was in awe of the unseen opponent.

However, there was something else that surprised me.

“Listen, a swordsman must not be timid!”

“Yes!”

Bory Colleen shouts on the spot.

Unwavering discipline and unity.

But to my surprise, there was no “hair.”

No, there is. To be precise, there is.

Only one is growing, like a little sprout.

However, no one mentions it. No, they can’t.

If you’re a citizen of Verdi, everyone knows.

The elite unit all uniformly lost their hair roots.

They fought with their lives on the line.

There was no one to laugh.

He didn’t even mention the suddenly fluffy Bory.

Yet, it is sudden.

The commander of the Land Knights was, of course, desperately trying to suppress his confusion and laughter.

“What… is the meaning of this… ugh, as the captain of the knights, I cannot… allow myself to laugh…”

“Huh……”

Elena also averted her gaze after checking her head.

However, the commander of the Land Knights steeled himself and faced it head-on.

Call out even more.

“Bory, my dear”

“Ha, what happened?”

“Did something… change in your state of mind?”

As expected, I couldn’t directly ask. Still, I couldn’t ignore it.

“I’ve decided to truly believe in the existence of ‘hair’.”

“Ho, a god, huh?”

“To listen to a more accurate voice, let’s strip everything away.”

“I see.”

Even though I have no idea what he is talking about, the commander of the Land Knights places complete trust in Bory.

So, for now, I stopped thinking about it.

At that moment, the Trava army raises their voices in unison.

At the same time, the commander of the Land Knights raised his right hand to give orders to the entire army.

“Knights of Verdi! Never falter! We are justice!”

“I get it, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

The giant sword keeps rubbing against me. Was it really that lonely?

But more than that, Arne and the others are directing murderous intent and hostility towards me.

The quality of magical power, huh?

How should I explain this? By the way, didn’t you just call me a “frenzied berserker” just now?

“Mr. Yamagishi, what do you mean by that?”

Fern is quietly worried.

I don’t have any hostility towards you, but what should I do?

Normally, I’d cut them down, but the people at Verdi are all really good guys, so I don’t know…

What should I do?

At times like this! Imaginary Fern!

“First, we need dialogue. We have mouths, after all!”

Alright, thank you, Fern.

“Listen to me. I used to be part of the Trava army.”

“So what?”

“Well, if I explain it in order, it seems like I might be framed… No, that probably won’t get through to you. — I was fighting alone on the front lines. At that time, I met you. Don’t you remember?”

“I could never forget meeting a man who wields a giant sword and exudes an eerie magical power.”

“Well, me too. But more importantly, we talked about it back then, right?”

“A conversation?”

Arne’s cheek twitches. Oh, did he remember?

“Um, you said, ‘How about joining the squad? I’ll pay whatever you ask, and if you want, I’ll even give you a ‘wife”.”

For some reason, the atmosphere becomes silent.

Why!? Why does it always get like this when I talk!?

“Senpai… you actually liked the Frenzied Berserker Frenzy after all, didn’t you? You denied it so much, but were you actually confessing your love?”

“Shut up! I was just a bit excited by the strength back then—n-no, that’s not it! Don’t be fooled! Everything that guy is saying is a complete lie!”

“Your face is really red for someone who’s not embarrassed! Hey, what’s going on, what’s going on!? Are you planning to have lots of kids and live a happy family life after retirement?”

“W-What are you talking about? We need stable housing first!”

At that moment, the atmosphere becomes tense again.

Then the blue-haired woman relaxed her stance.

“That’s enough. Was it Yamagishi-san? You don’t seem like you’re lying, and if I look closely, that necklace is from the Verdi adventurers, right? I don’t really get how you can wield that giant sword, but for now, let’s just avoid fighting.”

“Y-Yeah, I agree too! For now, let’s stop the fighting and think about both sides later, okay!? Yamagishi and Fern came to help us, after all!?”

The man-eater raised its voice even more, and Arne also restrained his magic.

“Yeah. It might not matter right now. I was confused with everything going on. I’m sorry for making you come help me.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine, don’t worry about it.”

Phew, it seems like it all worked out somehow. Thank goodness.

Hmm, is Fern looking at me?

“Mr. Yamagishi”

“What’s wrong, Fern?”

“What is ‘wife hunting’? Is that why you wanted to go to Verdi all this time?”

Huh, wh-what’s wrong!?

Are you mad or something? By the way, didn’t I mention it?

“Eh, no, it’s just that I was told that――”

“Did you save me from the darkness on a whim, and did you really want to have a happy family life with me? One child of each gender, and a house with good sunlight and ventilation, is that what you wanted?”

Fern is speaking incredibly fast.

I can also feel the ominous dark magic.

“I, I… I… have always been thinking about Yamagishi-san…”

“Wait, wait a minute! I think love is great, and marriage is great too, but for now, just listen to what I have to say!”

At that moment, the thief lets out a voice.

“What’s wrong?”

“I-I was late to say it, but the Trava army is attacking us.”

“What? Where?”

“It’s the Verdi Desert to the south. There’s a possibility that combat has already begun. Wh-what should we do!?”

“Of course I’m going.”

Thanks to the thief, it somehow managed to stop.

I’m glad…

“Senpai, are you in a hurry?”

“Ah. — Manbiki, sorry, but could you come with me? Your strength is reliable.”

“I’ll help you all the way to the end. –Hey, can you two come too? I don’t know you guys well, and to be honest, I was a bit suspicious. But your determination to face the Massacre Spider Death Creature is genuine. Whether it’s a frenzied berserker frenzy or not doesn’t matter. Can you help them out?”

I look at Fern.

She smiled slightly and then touched the necklace.

“I have a lot to say, but shall we go collect our reward as adventurers of Verdi? And while we’re at it, let’s give them a taste of punishment for bullying us.”

“Oh, nice. Then let’s go take care of it.”

“Calm down! I’ll take you properly. Hey, my giant sword buddy—he’ll take the massacre spider death creature too.”

“Can I trust you?”

“Ah, maybe.”

“Is that probably it!?”

The manbiki’s retorts are high-energy and great.

“Let’s believe.――Let’s go.”

After Arne’s shout, we started running again.

The great sword, it’s been a while, but it feels kind of heavy. Did it maybe suck up a lot of life force?

Haven’t you gotten a bit muscular?

Ah,

“Fern”

“What’s wrong?”

Sorry.

“…What is it?”

“I never thought about a happy family life with Arne. I was just looking for a job I could do with Fern, thinking that if I found one, we could stay together forever.”

I still don’t completely understand people’s feelings.

About the shoplifting and why Arne is angry.

But I only understood that Fern felt bad.

That’s probably what’s important.

“……I’m the one who misunderstood, so I’m sorry. Thank you. — Now, shall we switch gears? Yamagishi-san, please go all out. I’ll have your back.”

“— Well then, shall we shift gears for the first time in a while?”

Fern said that, but my feelings were just a little different.

In the past, I wanted to kill him; I just found it enjoyable.

But right now, I don’t want to see Land, the knight commander, Elena, Bory, Megane-kun, and Verdi get hurt.

I wonder if this is what it feels like to want to protect someone.

But well, I guess I’ll just kill them all.