Ch.371The Country of My In-Laws (11)

After finishing the day’s sightseeing, everyone returned to the royal palace in good spirits.

“Ah, well done. Who would have thought the witches wouldn’t give up and would invade Humbalt Village again?”

My father-in-law spoke apologetically, but couldn’t hide his smile. That was thanks to our continuous victories against the witches.

“I hate to admit it… but the prophesied hero truly is different.”

My father-in-law praised me.

“By the way, I heard you were attacked by enemies not mentioned in previous documents… Are you alright?”

My father-in-law seemed concerned about this.

“Ah, I’m fine. They weren’t particularly strong enemies.”

I answered, and began to think.

‘Those guys… they were from that world in my previous life.’

That was certain. I could tell from my vague memories. Moreover… the Demon Lord who caused all this seemed to know me.

There was someone who knew about these things well.

“Ba, Bara, Bapbap, Violet?!”

I immediately went to the guest room and called for Violet. I even made up a song to call her.

“Stop calling me in that teasing way! Seriously!”

Violet shouted in a sharp tone. It seemed she had been enjoying the scenery from the veranda while the other girlfriends were bathing.

“Designated driver services need catchy jingles. Radio SM songs have great promotional effects.”

I said.

“I’m not a designated driver service!! Stop treating me like a dimensional shuttle…!”

Violet was angry.

I immediately tried some skinship to soothe her. Kissing while patting her body usually calmed my girlfriends down when they were upset.

“Really… always trying to smooth things over with skinship.”

Violet said with a flushed face.

“Anyway, Violet. I have quite a few grievances with you, but I’ll set them aside with my generous heart. I have something to ask you.”

I said to Violet.

“Grievances? What are they?”

Violet seemed to react to the word ‘grievance.’ No matter how much she complained, a woman’s heart always wanted to be loved by me.

“That time… you didn’t participate in the frog mating show in Humbalt Village. I’m very disappointed.”

I said.

That’s right. Violet had gritted her teeth and refused to participate then.

“It’s weird that you all participated so casually!!! There’s no way I would join such a vulgar show!!”

Violet’s face turned bright red.

“Yeah, I know… but… I’m really disappointed.”

I sighed.

“…………”

Violet looked at me anxiously.

Soon, Violet sighed and said:

“Fine. I’m… sorry.”

Violet’s high-handed attitude crumbled immediately. Hehehe. That’s it.

——-

Anyway, there was no time for idle chat. The opportunity came when everyone was laughing and chatting in the large bath.

“Those guys… what are they? That Demon Lord… he’s the one I met in my previous life, right?”

I asked Violet.

“Yes… that’s right. Both the Death Knights and the Demon Lord are from your original world.”

Violet said.

“How did they come back to life?”

From my memory flashbacks, I, as the former hero, had killed them by smashing their heads.

“Probably the witches’ abilities. They might have resurrected them.”

Violet said nonchalantly.

“Resurrection… what a convenient plot device.”

I said.

It’s that thing. The secret technique writers use in creative works when they need to extend the content. Bringing back a few people the protagonist killed from the twisted underworld with power-ups. Why people power up after dying and coming back is a fact that even the world’s greatest scholars haven’t figured out yet.

“Anyway… it seems they’ve brought several others from different worlds too. And… they all have connections to your past life.”

Violet said.

“How troublesome…”

I had roughly guessed from my status window that there were several old enemies… but it seemed to be true.

“Are they preparing counter-picks targeting me?”

That was the question. The existence of “Arigiri Shota’s” past life shouldn’t be known here, right?

“I investigated while you all were obsessing over frogs. It’s just a coincidence.”

Violet said.

Violet… you weren’t just playing around. She’s surprisingly competent.

“They’ve summoned ‘Demon Lords’ from numerous multiverses who each have their own reputation. Those Demon Lords all happen to have connections with you. After all, you were known as the ‘Demon Lord Slayer’ in other worlds.”

Violet explained.

“I guess that’s true.”

After losing all my precious ones, I, the hero, turned dark. I became a killing machine that exterminated all Demon Lords who defiled the world. The one who revived was someone I had killed during that slaughter.

“So those guys are going to attack me…”

It was annoying.

“The terrorist organization known as the witches shouldn’t be underestimated either. Dangerous situations might arise.”

Violet said.

“Have you found out where their base is?”

Violet has surprisingly good intelligence. I asked about that first.

“Yes. The northern part of the Neverdreaming Kingdom. That’s their stronghold.”

Violet said.

“And the Demon Lords are there too?”

I asked.

“Yes.”

Violet replied.

“If you want, I can just open a dimensional gate. Couldn’t we all just take care of it overnight?”

Violet suggested.

The old me would have made that decision.

But… there was something Eri had told me. The harem members wanted to share every moment with me. Both happy moments and sad ones.

“No. Let’s all fight together. That’s what I’ve decided.”

I said firmly.

“You’ve changed a bit.”

Violet got up with a slight smile.

“Then I’ll help with the dimensional gates too. Depending on how they’re used, they can be weapons as well.”

Violet said with a bright smile.

“Yeah. I’m counting on you.”

Just as we had decided on our future direction…

Bang-!

The bathroom door opened, and my naked girlfriends came out.

“Shota. Thank you for listening to my advice.”

Eri said with a smile. It seemed she had overheard our conversation.

“I was going to beat you up if you tried to shoulder everything alone again.”

Taiga revealed her charming body with a sweet smile.

“It’s night now. I can use Psycho Robo. I’ll give you some damn good healing.”

Umi said.

“Let’s go. We need to finish this civil war or whatever quickly so we can relax.”

Kana said, pointing above her head.

‘Level: 98’

Kana was one level away from max level. She seemed to want to reach max level and enjoy herself. As a gamer, I sympathized with that feeling.

“Yeah!! Those guys didn’t seem that strong when we saw them earlier today.”

Kirtan also said with a smile.

“Then… shall we go out for some fun tonight?”

I asked everyone. From the atmosphere, it seemed like even the non-combat harem members would come along.

“I’ll open the gate.”

Violet smiled as if she couldn’t stop us and opened a dimensional gate.

Whoooosh-!!

A dimensional gate large enough for all of us opened beyond the veranda.

And so, we all had an unplanned night schedule. There was also a clear motivation to finish the job quickly and spend sweet time with my girlfriends afterward.

———

At that time, in the old fortress in northern Neverdreaming occupied by the witches.

Goblins brought from the fantasy world were all receiving military training. Despite being goblins, they were handling firearms stolen from regular troops. Though born as goblins, they looked quite like tactical soldiers.

“With an army of this size, conquering this weak world would be no problem at all.”

A gunslinger with a black beard said with a laugh.

“Big Shot Janson. We leave the hero to you. The Demon Lord was defeated by the hero.”

The witch said to Janson.

“Ah, of course. I’m confident in killing people. I’ve killed plenty of people stronger than me.”

Janson smiled and immediately drew his gun. It was too fast to follow with the naked eye.

Tadadadadang-!

As the two revolvers in his hands spat fire, the glass bottles placed in front of him all shattered at once.

Not only was his accuracy terrifying, but his speed was also overwhelming. The strongest gunslinger in the multiverse—that was Janson’s alias. I heard he once sniped an enemy at the top of a distant mountain with a single bullet.

“That hero guy is probably stronger than me. But he’s not immortal.”

Janson gave a vile smile, then chewed on some tobacco leaves.

“What do you mean?”

The witch asked Janson with a smile.

“It’s just like hunting. Wait for a chance from a distance, then kill with one shot when it matters. Just leave it to me.”

Janson patted the witch’s shoulder, then gazed into the distant void.

“I also have dreams I couldn’t achieve in my original world. I’ll definitely achieve them here. By any means necessary.”

Janson spat out the tobacco he was chewing and savored the bitter taste in his mouth.

That’s when it happened.

Booooom-!!

An explosion sounded around the northern fortress.

“Enemy raid!!”

“Enemy!!”

Weeeeee-!!

Soon, sirens wailed from all directions.

“Tch. Government forces?”

The witches hurriedly mounted their broomsticks to scout the airspace.

“The government forces wouldn’t prepare such a bold night raid. It’s probably the hero.”

Janson said.

“Let’s assess the situation first…”

“Wrong. They’ve already occupied the high ground. That’s what I would have done. If you fly up, you’ll be shot down.”

Janson wore an amused expression.

However, the witches ignored his words and took off on their broomsticks.

Fwoooosh-!!

As the witches flew up, lasers shot down from above. The incoming lasers reduced the witches to ashes.

“I told you so.”

Janson clicked his tongue and drew his two pistols.

“It seems… this country’s hero is quite tough.”

Janson ran into the darkness with a sinister smile.