episode_0297

“Wow, it’s good!”

As I returned to the lower world after a very long time, I breathed in the air to my heart’s content. The air that was sucked into my nose and filled my lungs suggested that I had a living body.

Of course, if you are asking whether I actually need that action, that is not the case.

“Cough! Wow!”

I take a deep breath so quickly that I end up coughing. The air mixed with Arjen’s body odor, which I had worked so hard to keep in my body, escaped in vain. To feel that scent again, I buried my face into Arjen, who was sleeping next to me.

“Hmm? Eugene… That’s right, Eugene is back…?”

“Hello, Arjen.”

“……That’s right! Eugene is back!”

Arjen quickly woke up from his sleep and jumped up. I woke up so hard that I flew out of bed with my face on her body.

“Oh my.”

Of course, I had lived long enough to not be embarrassed by things like this, so I quickly regained my balance and hugged Arjen again.

“Heeing… Yujieeeein….”

“Yes, yes. It’s Eugene. Still can’t believe it?”

I can’t believe that a single day has passed since I surprised everyone who had gathered by jumping at the sudden reunion, and since then I’ve canceled all my schedules and haven’t left my side even for a single moment.

“Yes. I can’t believe it. Do you know how long time has passed?”

“I had a much longer time…”

It took a very long time for Akasha to restore the number of all the gods she had killed. Years had passed in the lower world, so I couldn’t even dare to calculate how much time had passed in outer space.

“So, you definitely defeated Akasha?”

“Huh? Umm, yes… I exhausted all my faith and it disappeared.”

“Really?”

“It’s a bit… awkward. Still, you were Arzen’s relative.”

“No? I feel so relieved to hear that it has disappeared?”

“Then I’m glad.”

Akasha has disappeared. And that too in a quite dizzying way that Arjen could not have predicted.

After giving birth to so many children, she returned to nothingness. Could Akasha herself have imagined such an end?

Of course, it was a planned procedure. Akasha was originally just a dragon that could never aim for the throne. The law of causality simply did not tolerate its existence, and it simply returned the faith it had ruthlessly taken away to its original form through the means of procreation.

In the process, the body he was supposed to return to died and disappeared by Stella’s hands, so he would never have to meet Akasha again.

“By the way, Arzen, you became a complete hero? People seem to respect me more than before.”

While I was stomping around in space, Stella occasionally gave me news from the underworld. I don’t know what method was used, but it is said that all of humanity intuitively realized that Arzen had defeated the demons.

“Yes. There’s something very strange about this feeling. I guess I can say that my spine feels itchy for no reason.”

It’s not a joke, but if it weren’t for the widespread perception that Arjen was a dragon, it wouldn’t be surprising if she became a god right away, and she was worshiped by those living and breathing on the continent.

The person who benefited the most from this phenomenon was none other than me, because unlike Arjen, the dragon, I, the husband, was a true god to them, so part of their lost faith flowed into me.

“You have to greet other kids properly too, right? At night, we could only have physical conversations.”

Arjen laughed at my words and his hair quickly turned red. It was Rube.

“I’m glad you’re back, Eugene.”

“I’m glad to see you again too.”

When I think about it, I received a lot of small help from Rube. Rube always played the role of supporting me discreetly, to the point where I felt her absence most clearly while in space.

An ideal association that truly embraces everything. It is said that Arjen was born as a reflection of her older sister, who had already passed away. Was her older sister also like this person?

“What is it? Eugene. It’s a face that thinks of another woman.”

“…It’s a frame-up. And what kind of face is that?”

I was curious as to whether even the sharp edges resembled this.

“Oh, you’re also impatient. Kaela wants to see you. I’ll just go in now. Let’s have a lot of physical conversation again at night♡”

“Okay. I’ll wait in anticipation.”

I am no longer swayed by temptation. As the gods were restored, the thing that increased the most was not faith but the art of healing. It’s not a joke, but right now, even if Arjen saves her body from somewhere and all of her personalities attack her at once, she was confident that she would be able to deal with it.

When I accepted the temptation leisurely, Rube’s hair turned blue as she looked slightly surprised. It seems that Kaela couldn’t bear it anymore and ran out on her own.

“Eujin…….”

“Kaela!”

I hugged Kaela. Kaela rubbed her cheek against me without saying anything.

The most blunt but most expressive personality is Arjen’s reflection of who he wants to be. Although Arjen is now a somewhat different person from Kaela, she is still an equally precious lover to me.

“Why are you so late?”

“Uh… Well, the fight with Akasha got longer.”

“That’s really the reason, right?”

“No, of course.”

“But why does it seem like I smell like another woman?”

“…Isn’t it because of my mood?”

Kaela’s aura was extremely sharp. Kaela, who was looking at me after breaking away from the hug, snorted once and hugged me again.

“Hmph, that’s enough. Since I’m back, I’ll trust you for now.”

The mental connection I had with Kaela, whom I held in my arms for the first time in a long time, was very meaningful. However, that time did not last long because there were still people who wanted to meet me.

“It’s unfortunate, but this is enough for now. Let’s do the rest at night.”

“Yes. See you at night.”

Kaela’s expression of surprise, like Rube’s, disappeared at the sight of my bold ambition. A more dramatic change in body size than when changing from Rube to Kaela.

Still, the hair that reached near my collarbone quickly shrunk to near the solar plexus and turned pink. I was so happy that I called out his name loudly.

“Rosé!”

“Surprise! Don’t scream suddenly!”

“I did it because I was so happy.”

Rosé has a personality that makes you want to punch her. However, his personality is so weak that if he hits him, he could actually die. Among the scars that Akasha left on Arjen, the biggest scar is the personality of Rose.

Due to the presence of Rose, who clearly has the body of a dragon but is weaker than most human women, I was able to maintain my anger toward Akasha for a long time without cooling down.

“Hmph! I thought you were just going away, but you came back?”

“It happens again. You ended up being honest in bed the previous two times too.”

When she was forced to return to Earth due to Akasha and when she had to stay away due to pregnancy, Rose’s true feelings could only be heard from her bed. So I didn’t really expect much this time either.

“…I missed you.”

“Uh, huh? What?”

For a moment, I wondered if I had heard wrong and asked back. But I didn’t hear wrong. The words that Rosé said she wanted to see were clearly imprinted in my mind, and I probably won’t forget them for 10,000 years.

“City, be noisy! That’s enough for me, so next person, next person!”

I tried to catch Rose as she ran away, but there was no way for me to stop her personality from changing. In an instant, he grew much taller than me and his hair turned dark purple. Viola appeared and hugged me.

“Master!!!”

“Viola… I’m sorry. In the end, I left everything to you.”

When I heard that she had cleared out the demons that had been neglected while chasing Akasha who had gone up into space, I felt very sorry. I heard that I even struggled to protect my body after leaving it in the underworld.

Of course, Viola didn’t care at all, but that was no reason to take it for granted.

“It’s okay. They were nothing special? The master went to catch that damn bastard!”

Viola, who personified the anger towards Akasha itself, still maintained a harsh tone towards Akasha. There was a time when I was worried that with Akasha’s disappearance, her personality would also disappear, but fortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.

“Hehe… Master, yesterday was amazing. Can I look forward to today as well?”

“Yes. I look forward to today as well.”

As soon as I finished talking with all of Argen’s personalities, a person approached me from afar. It was none other than Orha.

“Orha. Where are you coming from?”

“Oh, Eugene. I’m on my way to ask for people’s understanding. Let’s do the exhibition again next time…”

“Now that I think about it, you said you prepared something like that. Arjen has also changed a lot. Thanks to Orha, thank you.”

“Did I do something? Arjen just tried himself. That… more than that, me too…”

“Huh? Ah.”

I excused myself from Viola, who was hugging me tightly, and left. Viola was pouting her lips, but since she was someone who liked being treated well in the first place, she wasn’t particularly grumpy.

“I missed Orha too.”

“Hehe… If you leave out that ‘degree’, the answer is worth 100 points.”

“That’s right. sorry. I missed you, Orha.”

“Me too!”

Saint Orha. Ever since I was a human, I had taken her with me without realizing it because her appearance looked exactly like Arjen. Trying to console Arjen’s absence with her was obviously a wrong move, but it was a choice I had no regrets about now.

This is because by her becoming part of Arjen, Arjen has come to understand humans better than before. Both Arjen and I now regard Orha as one of Arjen’s many personalities. She hopes for that too.

“I have to say hello to Wayne too. Thanks to this, the initial response went well and we were able to prevent the demons from flooding in.”

“If it’s Wayne, he’ll be at Children’s Lair. They say you shouldn’t neglect training or something…”

“Asha, Adele is already at the age to become independent…”

In fact, we’ve been together for 100 years. In human terms, it was close to a lifetime, but to me, they only seemed like children who needed to be looked after no matter how much time passed. How upset I was when I found out that I had fallen under Akasha’s spell as soon as I left on my trip.

As soon as I heard the location of the children’s rare, I immediately went to see them. Surprisingly, the children who had set up a rare place quite far away were still the same as I remembered.

“Oh! Dad~!!”

“Father…!”

Adele hugged me energetically as if diving into me, followed by Asha who came out to meet me with a look of strength on her face. I wonder what’s going on, and it looks like Wayne is taking the lead in physically training himself.

“I missed you! Um~~!!”

“Adele. You’re past the age where you can kiss your dad.”

“I hate it! It is invalid during the period when dad is away! I keep being a child!”

“Dad, what did you do when you lived for 100 years just holding on to the leg of your pants…”

“You! Do you want to keep saying harsh things? Wayne! Be a little rougher on him!”

“Father… please save me.”

The two still won’t stop bickering. The last time I saw him he was in a coma, so I was very happy that he was doing well.

“Asha, come here too. Let’s hug Dad.”

“Um… yes……”

Asha hesitated as if embarrassed, but eventually hugged me from the other side of Adele. It was as difficult to calm my heart as it was pounding from the hugs I shared with my children as it was from my reunion with Arjen. I wonder if this is how parents think about their children.

“I’m back. Welcome. Everyone didn’t show it, but they were waiting for you with all their might.”

“Oh! You’re talking like you didn’t do that, Wayne!”

“That’s right. It’s so weird.”

In response to the children’s teasing, Wayne quietly lifted up the holy sword. The twins closed their mouths at the same time. I smiled lightly and said to Wayne.

“I’m sorry for making you worry. While I was gone, I was doing my part for the children.”

“Well, I raised them with the thought that they were no different from my own children. Ever since I was a baby. Rather, is it really over now?”

“…Yes. It was tied securely.”

Akasha disappeared, and the demons suffered damage that was virtually annihilated. I don’t know, but as long as Arjen is alive, at least no one who could pose a threat to her will appear.

“Really? Is it a happy ending?”

“…Why are you talking like an old man who has lived the whole world? You too will live with Arjen for the next 10,000 years.”

“Eh, ten thousand years~? Anyway, I think I’ll be tired of living by then.”

“Well, with that much… I have to deal with six people again today, so I’m in a position where I can’t get tired.”

“Why six?”

“Huh?”

“Seven.”

“……Ah.”

I was so focused on my pet’s ‘multiple personalities’ that I forgot about the other ‘attachment doll’ in front of me.

“What is it? What are you two talking about so quietly? Anyway, can we go to mom’s rare and sleep today?”

Adele’s request with shining eyes. I’m sorry, but I flatly refused.

“Hmm… that would be difficult. I’m sorry, but I’ll invite you next time, so come then.”

“Eh… it’s too much. I want to be with my dad too.”

“Take note of the mood, Adele.”

“Huh?”

“Didn’t you say you wanted a younger sibling?”

“Yes! Asha, you are so not cute.”

“Don’t be rude, but if you want it, I’ll quietly send it to you today.”

“…? Okay!”

After reuniting with the children, the attachment dolls returned to the multi-personality dragon’s lair.

And we will continue to spend peaceful days without change.

A thousand years, ten thousand years.