When I Was Reincarnated, All the Heroines Were Stolen by the Fake Hero ~ The Guy Who Dominated With Original Story Knowledge, and Me Who Dominated With Talent. It Seems the World After the Ending Is My One-Man Stage ~ - Episode 65

Episode 65

A few hours had passed since we welcomed the inspection team from the royal capital.

Under my guidance, the delegation toured the town of Kanaloa.

The neatly paved cobblestone streets, the reinforced defensive walls to protect the town from external threats.

And they also met the representatives of each race—dwarves’ Darphen and beastkin’s Lin—and heard directly from them about their current lives.

The inspection went smoothly without any major issues.

During the tour, Nergo had stepped outside the carriage. He looked at the lively townscape and suddenly muttered,

“Ah, it would’ve been nice if the elves were here too.”

That single line made my heart skip a beat.

But then I remembered.

Come to think of it, Nergo and Rururii had met before. I vaguely recall that being mentioned when I first met her.

Rururii… Nergo… Hmm, it feels like something is about to connect, but it doesn’t.

My thoughts were foggy. It was as if a mist had descended in my mind.

And just then—

“Neeeergoooooooo!!”

A shrill voice sliced through the air. It was coming down from the sky.

When I looked up, I saw a small figure riding a broomstick at incredible speed heading our way.

It was Ulrika.

“Wait, Ulrika!”

Before I could finish my shout, a thunderous impact shook the ground.

*BOOOOM!*

A cloud of dust rose. And I instinctively shut my eyes.

When the noise settled and I cautiously opened them, a scene I could hardly believe spread out before me.

Ulrika had crash-landed right in front of us. And under her… was Nergo.

“You idiioootttt!!”

Ulrika grabbed the collar of the fallen Nergo and violently shook him back and forth.

Large tears rolled down from her eyes.

“Cheater!” “Womanizer!” “Pervert!”

She cried and screamed every curse she could think of.

“W-wait, stop—hey…”

Nergo tried to say something. But Ulrika wasn’t in any state to hear it.

Sonia and I had been standing beside her in shock. Seeing that, we quickly grabbed both of her arms and pulled her off of Nergo.

“Calm down, Ulrika!”

“Take it easy!”

Held back by the two of us, Ulrika sobbed and finally stopped moving.

Nergo was coughing violently. He somehow managed to sit up.

“You… where the hell did you go… why are you even here…?”

“Shut up! I don’t care about you anymore! Yutaka’s way better than you!!”

With that, Ulrika shook off our hands, snatched her broom from the ground, and jumped back on it.

In a flash, she flew off into the sky and disappeared.

“…What the hell was that…”

Nergo muttered in a daze. I gave a wry smile and explained,

“Oh right, I never mentioned. She’s been helping us with the restoration work here.”

“…Huh.”

Nergo’s reaction was surprisingly indifferent.

I thought he’d be more shocked or flustered.

I then brought up another name.

“Raiza helped us too. Without her, we couldn’t have brought this many people here.”

“Huh… Raiza too, huh…”

Nergo murmured that. His eyes were staring off into the distance.

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Even after that storm-like incident, the inspection continued without delay.

By the time the sky had begun to turn orange with the sunset, the whole inspection process was finally complete.

It was time for the delegation to return to the royal capital.

Near the carriage parked at the town’s entrance, Sonia, Nergo, and I stood chatting.

“Ugh… if Ulrika were here, we could’ve just teleported home instantly,”

Sonia glared at Nergo with discontent.

“Not my fault! She wasn’t listening to a word I said!”

“Well… I’ll let her know. That you’ve turned over a new leaf,”

I tried to ease the tension by speaking to Nergo.

Just then, Princess Osa got down from the carriage and walked over to us.

“Yutaka-sama,”

She greeted me first with a gentle smile.

“The Vixel Domain… it was nothing like the rumors. It’s a very peaceful land.”

She turned to look toward the town of Kanaloa.

“And this town, Kanaloa, where dwarves, beastkin, and humans live together in harmony—

it is a precious place even for the Kingdom of Virein.”

Then she turned back to me and said,

“I believe I’ll be able to give my father a very good report.”

“Thank you, Princess. However, the restoration is still only halfway done. We plan to continue our efforts without letting our guard down.”

As I responded, one of the guards called out,

“Everyone, it’s time to return.”

At that moment—

“Oh, sorry. I’m staying at Yutaka’s place tonight. It’s been a while. And I want to talk with him—just the two of us.”

Nergo suddenly said.

“Huh?”

Sonia and Princess Osa both voiced their surprise.

“Sonia can handle the escorting alone, right? That was the original plan anyway… Besides, if anything happens, I can fly back right away.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“That’s pretty sudden, Nergo. If you’d told me earlier, I could’ve prepared something.”

Even I was taken aback by his abrupt suggestion.

“Hm? Is that a problem?”

“…No, not really. I don’t mind…”

As I hesitated, Princess Osa gave a small laugh.

“Very well. A vacation with an old friend… I suppose that’s allowable.”

“Thanks, Osa. I’ll pay you back sometime.”

Nergo grinned after getting the princess’ approval.

And so, the carriage carrying Sonia and Princess Osa departed for the royal capital.

Watching it disappear into the distance, I glanced sideways at the friend standing beside me.

He wanted to talk—just the two of us.

But I still didn’t know what he truly meant by that.