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Chapter 528
Sky Dragon World Arc You Want to Erase Your Memory and Watch It One More Time Aren’t You!
Behind the palace of the dragon kingdom.
It was an abominable place where a large scale cultivation of dragons was carried out in the past. But now it was completely turning into a place of relaxation.
There were also spots where the scars from Helmut VS Kuwaibel were still raw, but flowers could be seen at the outer edge, and there were also trees planted in orderly lines as though to function as fence.
Originally, this place at the opposite side of the capital sandwiching the palace in between was a place for interaction between human and dragon. It was a garden for king dragon that boasted especially huge body, so the people who knew about that time apparently felt greatly nostalgic and joyful by the revival of the “palace’s back garden”.
It was a place for dragon to land so the garden was spacious without really any building there. However, just for tonight the condition was different.
First, there was something like a big watchtower at the center.
It was made from wood and the height was around ten meters. The lower tier was covered with curtain that had dragon kingdom’s crest drawn on it while the observation platform at the upper tier was exposed to the wind.
From there wires extended to eight directions, connecting to scale downed small watchtowers that were about half as big.
And then, both the watchtowers and also the wires were decorated with countless lanterns that had sky cores inserted inside, creating a magical atmosphere.
There were also flying ships hovering at the air even further outside the outer edge to light up the night.
「Waa~! Hey, Shizuku-chan. Don’t you think this somehow looks like Japan’s summer festival, like the venue of Bon Festival Dance?」
「You’re right……. There’re also stalls……or rather simple kitchens lining up all over the place.」
Kaori’s eyes were sparkling, while Shizuku was blinking her eyes as the two stared at the rear garden secretly from the palace’s terrace.
It seemed, the dragon kingdom’s traditional festival was coincidentally similar in some aspects with Japan’s style.
The people of dragon kingdom were looking forward to the participation of Hajime’s group and the queen, even so they were also starting to dance matching the musical performance that was already played on the center watchtower.
Perhaps it would be easier to imagine the dance by describing it as a combination of Bon Festival dance and Mayim Mayim.
Close people and even people who weren’t close with each other took each other’s hand and slowly circled around the center watchtower.
The special characteristic of this world’s dance was how dragons were mixing into the dance. Most of them were quietly observing the dance attentively but, some of them were also swaying their tail, or their head, or even doing the dance step too.
「It’s even more similar with the yukata-like outfit. Is that dragon kingdom’s folk costume or something?」
That too must also be the reason why the festival felt like it had Japanese’s summer festival to them. Yuuka muttered 「What amazing coincidence」 in surprise and looked toward Roze.
Roze herself was also wearing something like yukata with white base color. Only her feet were wearing short boots, so to Japanese like them the outfit looked a bit mismatched.
People were gathering at the terrace, including Roze who was sending glances at Hajime with embarrassed look.
「No, Yuuka-san. This kind of outfit didn’t exist in the dragon kingdom until not long ago. ……This is, actually, I can’t forget that outfit of Tio-sama……and so I asked a seamstress to make this. Though the design came from me.」
What a surprise. It seemed the originator was the latest fashion of her majesty the queen herself.
At that time it was only for her own personal enjoyment (deep meaning) as her night clothes (deep meaning), but the outfit caught her maids’ attention and they asked her why she was suddenly wearing that kind of strange design……which resulted to this.
But, as expected she couldn’t say how it was because she couldn’t forget this and that from that night.
「Then……when I explained to my maids that it’s a traditional outfit from Tio-sama’s world, they all started going me too, me too……」
「Well that’s, for this world’s people Tio-san is an existence that they looked up to after all」
Shia said so with a very conflicted expression. No, everyone in this place, especially the Japanese group looked like they wanted to groan 「Achaa~」. Or else they were having a pondering look how to point out the fact without causing waves.
Those like Taeko-sensei who had handled numerous outfits till this point was feeling itchiness in her fashion soul. Her body was even trembling uncontrollably.
「M-my apologies! If it causes offense then I will immediately send out notification for everyone to change!」
「N-no no, there art no need for thee to worry about it. Rather, I even feel happy to see so many people wanting to imitate me……I do, but……」
Is she going to be furious by us copying her without permission!? Roze and Sabas behind her looked nervous. Tio calmed them down but, as expected her expression looked really complicated.
There Hajime who had been asked for his opinion this whole time through the gaze finally opened his mouth.
「W-wait Nagumo! Your blunt comment that has no mercy is sometimes sharper than even the holy sword!」
「Yeah Nagumo! Sugarcoat! Don’t forget the sugarcoat──」
Atsushi and Noboru gave a warning but they were completely disregarded,
「As expected that’s……just lame……」
「Roze-oneechan……you’re so cool nano!」
There was overlap. With the daughter’s totally opposite opinion. The father and daughter looked at each other both with expression that seemed to say they couldn’t believe what the other had said.
Of course, Roze-chan too were going 「Eh? ……Eh? Lame……? Eh?」 while her eyes blinked repeatedly.
「Wait, papa. What do you mean by that nano? It looks cool no matter how you look at it nano! Something like white yukata with black dragon drawn on it is just the greatest nano!」
「Buh, you-, don’t say it out loud! Even though I had been doing my best to pretend to not see it-」
Yes, yes that was it.
Astonishingly Roze-chan’s self-designed yukata had “black Chinese dragon” drawn on it as though it was coiling around her body.
Furthermore, the dragon’s head wasn’t located at the back like the common tattoo of people with self-employed profession that started with the letters “ya”, but even the yukata’s fold had been calculated so the dragon’s head was at the front.
What’s more, perhaps because it was drawn with Tio in mind, the head even had long bushy eyelashes even though it was a black dragon. The eyes were also sparkling. It was a design like the classic shoujo manga.
The eyes were really eye-catching. Each time Roze turned her body toward them, the sparkling eyes of the dragon god-sama on her chest would met their eyes.
It went without saying that the group went 「T-this is!?」 in shock when Roze finished changing outfit and showed up. No wonder even Kaori and Shizuku hurriedly averted their gazes to look outside and divert the topic.
But, even such design seemed to pierce Myuu’s heart for some reason.
「Furthermore look there nano! The sash! The black sash has a lot of red crosses drawn on it nano! It’s undoubtedly created while thinking of papa nano! The cuff and sleeve are designed like flame, and the back is decorated with large lightning to describe a sea of lightning flame! This is superb work! Myuu can feel the respect for Tio-oneechan from it!! Nano!」
「S-stooop! Stop it! Anymore than that──ah, no good……the chuuni me that was sealed at the bottom of my heart is peeking out……uuu, my head……」
T-that’s……you’re praising it too much, Roze-chan said while fidgeting. But in contrast to that, Hajime was crouching while holding his head. Yue smiled wryly even while patting Hajime’s head and saying good boy, good boy.
It seemed Myuu’s praise that was like an art critic also affected the other boys.
「C-craap. I also recalled my damn embarrassing middle school era──ah, no, that’s not it. I recalled my damn grade school era-」
「No no, Ryuu-kun. You don’t need deflate your age there. I think it’s normal for grade or middle school student to be like that anyway. Or rather, I think it’s fine even for adult to be like that if that’s what they like you know? As long as they know to pick the right TPO (time, place, occasion) for it, I at least won’t give them any comment about it.」
Ryuutarou hugged Suzu tightly in a flash. Fuwa!? What what!? What’s wrong!? Suzu reddened even while she hugged him back. Putting aside the couple who was flirting with each other so naturally like that.
Something like a boy who disliked design of flame or lightning didn’t exist! Of course they would love something like “keychain of dragon coiling around sword” that absolutely could be found during trip!
That was why, It ain’t anything that strange! Atsushi and Noboru whispered while also looking away at the far distance with all their strength as though to avoid the topic. The festival there looks fun~~.
No wait, the people wearing yukata……don’t tell me, they all, have the same design!?
「Fumu fumu……hey, hey, Roze-chii~~?」
「Yes? What is it, Nana-chi-san」
Should it be said, as expected from the representative of cheery gal everywhere? Nana had build a very friendly relationship with Roze in just this one day. She was grinning while putting her arm around Roze’s shoulders.
And then she took out her smartphone.
「Even letter can be popular design in our world y’know? Look, what d’you think about this?」
「My! For some reason these letters seems to be dignified! So cool……I wonder what kind of meaning they can possibly have?」
「Fufuhn, these letters you see──you read them as “Supreme Ruler of the Sky” you know?」(Translator’s note: The letters in question 天空之覇者)
「S-Supreme Ruler of the Sky!! That’s just too cool!!」
「「「「Stop it dumbass!」」」」
「There’re also others like “天空之覇者(throughout heaven and earth, I)”, or “深淵卿(Abyss Lord)”……」
「I-I’m confused! These letters of your words……makes my heart dance-」
「Sonobee! Stop that maniac!」
Tossed to her was the special eye drops made by Professor Emily by the request of Hajime so his eyes could be clear and bright like spotlight no matter how many nights he hadn’t slept because of the works swamping him.
Yuuka-chan reflexively moved because it was Hajime’s request. Even if it was just drop of water, the true power of vocation “Throwing Master” was displayed in full.
The two drops of eye drops flew in high speed and splendidly hit Nana’s eyes.
「!!? My eyes-, my eyeeeesss!? Something’s super comiiiiingg!!」
Looking at Nana arching backward like a shrimp until her head hit the ground while twitching uncontrollably and yelling 「Sho goooooddd~~」 made everyone sooo curious whether the eye drops’ ingredients were legal or not in the end but……for now, let’s ignore it.
「Remia! Your strength is needed in this world!」
「My my……I understand. Please allow me to have a long talk with the seamstresses during our stay here.」
「……Nn. For now, let’s hand over the souvenirs we bring here. Roze? Come over here. Look, presents from us.」
「Eh? Eh? What in the world……presents?」
Yue looked kind. She was looking at Roze with eyes that if it had to be described, it was like when she was looking at Hajime who charged ahead for romance and became unable to see his surrounding. She did that while gently pulling Roze’s hand.
「……Muu. Even though it’s so cool. Incomprehensible, nano.」
「Myuu-chan, she sometimes showed a side that’s like a normal elementary school student like this……it’s a happy thing but, I wonder whose influence it is that her taste is leaning toward the taste of boy」
「Aiko, there’s no need to even ask that. The one giving bad influence is always the Abyss Lord.」
「Hajime-san, even I who isn’t always living together with everyone knows. That the father’s influence is the biggest.」
Perhaps he had self-awareness. Hajime quietly averted his gaze after Liliana pointed that out.
After that, about fifteen minutes later.
「「「Oo~~~~」」」
「Wah, so adorable!!」
「My, so you chose that one. Right, it looks good on you.」
「Roze-oneechan, it’s cute nano!」
The males other than Hajime reflexively cheered (of course, Ryuutarou got his side slightly pinched though). The females especially Kaori and Shizuku also raised their voices in admiration.
「I-is that so? Umm, exposing my legs like this……is really embarrassing though……」
The souvenirs they brought──were kimono and yukata. Of course some had traditional Japanese design but, actually there were also some in the style of dragon race that was a blending of Japanese and Western styles and some miniskirt type.
The one that Roze actually chose among them was the mini skirt yukata.
Thinking carefully, they didn’t remember ever seeing Roze wearing outfit that exposed her legs. Previously she was wearing overalls for work, or in nicer term an outfit that looked like pilot suit. She was also wearing dress with long length after the reunion.
Her legs that were considerably trained as befitting a warrior queen were truly supple and qualified enough to be called as beautiful legs.
She was also wearing tabi (traditional split-toe socks) that were decorated with Sakura petals and geta (wooden sandal) with slightly thick soles. They were fixed to her ankles using the ribbon attached to them. The yukata also had Sakura pattern.
「……Nn. It really suits you. This tree called Sakura is the tree that represent Hajime’s home country. Think of it as symbol of friendship?」
「I’m so happy……truly……」
Yue sent Roze a gaze that was radiating affection while her hand was gently caressing her hair that had apparently been set using an ornamental hairpin just like the yukata. It spontaneously made Roze tearful. It looked like Yue’s kindness tightened her chest inside that she also pressed her lips tightly.
「……So, what do you think, Hajime? The figure of the queen who did her best taking the challenge of wearing mini skirt」
Mischievously, Yue-sama implicitly hinted that it was her who recommended the mini skirt.
Even though there was the matter of Roze’s illicit love toward Hajime, she was someone who was relatively weak toward girl who gave her all toward something, that she became kinder against her better judgment.
Just like when she was moved by Shia’s earnestness even when at that time they had only just gotten out of the abyss.
You know, this is why. That you’re excessively popular among girls even during high school or university. Shia and others thought with slight exasperation even though they didn’t say it out loud because it was a good side of Yue who loved Hajime.
「Yeah, it looks good on her. There’s nothing to criticize about. Surely the number of men who’ll go into offense for her heart no matter how little the chance is will increase after this.」
「! T-that’s……ehehe……thank you fo your kind wods……」
Certainly Roze looked cute the way she hid her face with her sleeves. Also, Hajime’s prediction was also accurate.
The number of men who got their heart blasted through after this by the figure of the queen who generously exposed her bare legs even while acting embarrassed would be as many as the stars in the sky.
To elucidate more about it, the number of females who got their heart blasted through would be just as many. Through this, mini skirt yukata boom would arrive in the dragon kingdom, but that would be a story for another time.
「But, as I thought I wish to include Tio-sama’s figure somewhere in this……only if it won’t offend though」
「Muu? Mine form during dragon god mode? Thou wish for it that much?」
「Of course! That day, there is no person whose heart wasn’t taken captive after witnessing your true form! ……But, the majority of dragon kingdom’s people only know about it through hearsay. Should I say it that such state of situation feels vexing, or that it feels inexcusable for only some of us to know about it……」
「T-thou makes me shy……」
Tio scratched her cheek bashfully.
Roze used Tio’s dragon god mode as her design not simply as a reflection of her preference, but also because she wanted to share Tio’s majestic appearance and the emotionally moving feeling that she felt at that time with other people even just for a bit.
「Say, Roze-chan. If there’s something like this……then could it be there’s also Nagumo-kun’s cospl──cough. Is there also people who’re imitating his appearance?」
「Oi, Sugahara. Have you ever heard about the words stirring the hornet nest?」
Hajime’s eyes half-closed. His heart would die completely the day a cosplay convention like at that Tortus’s holy land (lol)──the town of Brook was held.
But, Yue and others must also harboring the same curiosity. They were paying a lot of attention at how Roze would answer.
Roze gave them an answer that was truly clear cut.
「It would be scary if he get angry so…」
That tracked. If it was the kind Tio-sama, even if she felt displeased then surely she would forgive them as long as they earnestly apologized. But, the demon god? Impossible, impossible. It gave them chills just imagining it.
Apparently it went like that.
Left the sleeping demon god alone and there would be no curse coming. It was exactly such situation.
「「「「「We totally get it!」」」」」
Ryuutarou and others chorused in great harmony. Meanwhile, Hajime was of course looking like he found it hard to accept. No, it’s great if I’m not imitated though? He was also having such conflicted feeling.
『Geez, Roze, what’re you doing? Everyone is already waiting outside! Even I have been on standby this whole time!』
Then suddenly a silver radiance faintly drifted to the terrace. Next Kuwaibel’s voice came. It looked like he used his king dragon’s power for something similar to telepathy.
「Ah, sorry Kuu-chan. We’re going there now.」
Roze replied and ran her gaze over Hajime and others. Of course, there was no reason for them to keep staying inside. Rather, they were already hungry to the degree that Myuu’s stomach let out a small growl as though it had been waiting for this moment.
Roze confirmed that everyone nodded back at her and came out to the terrace.
Cheers rose from the appearance of the queen, and next,
──!!? U, UOOOOOOOOOOOH!!
The men let out loud cheers for different reason.
「Ah, uh, nuhn」
Roze’s voice was from embarrassment wracking inside her from noticing that the cheers were caused by the exposure of her bare legs. It was a daunted voice. However, she looked back over her shoulder and met Hajime’s eyes. 「No, I’m going with this outfit! For sure!」 She said with a voice that was filled with spirit to psyche herself. Just in case. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
She stood boldly. The terrace was at the height equal to a third floor, so the people had to look up to see her. Especially the people standing close to the palace.
Aah, don’t stand there! Your majesty! If you stand at the edge in such outfit, we’ll be able to see, see……it can’t be seen-. The skirt had a perfect length to provoke such reaction. The terrace’s handrail was also superbly blocking the sight!
「……Fuh. They think I will make such miscalculation?」
Skirt length of iron wall that had also calculated the situation and standing position so it felt like the inside would be visible but miraculously not. As expected from Yue.
Yue-sama brushed up her hair with a smug face. Putting that aside for now.
「My beloved people of dragon kingdom! Today is a momentous day for all of us! A great reward has arrived for us who have spent every effort for the reconstruction of the world! Yes, just as all of you have learned, our wish to be reunited with those people has come true!!」
Cheers rose once more. Roze looked back over her shoulder. She nodded with a wide smile.
Even while feeling a bit of embarrassment that reunion with them was described as the greatest reward coupled with loud cheers that rose immediately without any hesitation after that,
「Come on come oon, after all you also gave me a push when it was me telling me to act like proper hero desuu!」
「I get it I get it. That’s why stop with the pushing, Shia.」
「……Tio. Come on, lean closer? Hold Hajime’s arm」
「A-art that allowed? At the very least if Yue stand at the opposite side──」
「……Right now, that position should be occupied by her majesty the queen right? Don’t hold back. Okay?」
Hajime was pushed by Shia, while Yue did the same with Tio. They went out to the terrace holding hands together. Kaori and others followed behind them.
The moment Hajime and Tio showed up and stood beside Roze, another loud cheers that couldn’t be compared from before rose and shook the air.
The dragons roared, and the surrounding flying ships also had soldiers leaning out from the deck and whistled. Light bullets were fired to act as firework. The night sky was filled to the brim with colorful lights.
At the same time, a silver light flew up from a flying ship. It then hovered far above the central watchtower and showed itself as Kuwaibel in his adult dragon form.
He let out a loud roar befitting his gallant figure. Silver light was let out from his whole body like shower, decorating the beginning of the welcoming party and festival radiantly.
『Allow me the king dragon Kuwaibel to represent the queen and people of the dragon kingdom for conveying our warm welcome with the greatest gratitude and respect!! Welcome to our country! ──Once again, we’re really happy to be able to meet you two again!!』
It was a statement that even made them felt majesty from the dragon as though his still young age was just a lie. But, as expected at the end a honest feeling befitting his age leaked out.
While cheers were thundering through the air, Hajime and Tio looked at each other and smiled.
Hajime raised his hand. The rear garden instantly fell silent like soldiers following command.
Hajime and Tio’s hairs started fluttering even though there was no wind. That was because Tio used wind magic to amplify their voices.
「My thanks for the warm welcome. I had already told this to her majesty but, please let me say it once again.」
The voice mysteriously echoed clearly even until the back of the palace’s rear garden. And then, everyone must have guessed from the pleasant breeze caressing the skin, or the dragon scale. That it was the wind under Tio’s control.
The eyes of the people and dragons sparkled. Meanwhile Hajime spoke.
Surely, it was the sentence that they all wanted the most, just like Roze and others.
「It’s a nice country.」
*Hyuu* It felt like there were the sounds of sharp breath going through the throat.
「I think it’s amazing that this country has been rebuilt to this degree in just less than a year. I applause your ceaseless effort.」
Finally some people even started crying.
At the end Hajime made a speech that was short but certainly heart-filled.
「Though our worlds differ, I hope that we can stand close with each other even from now on. I pray that the future of both worlds──」
In accordance with the wish of the king of dragon who gave his words as the representative,
「「Shall be a thousand years of peace!!」」
He brought his speech to finish like that together with Tio.
A beat passed.
It went without saying that the loud cheers, no, the roars that rose after that were the loudest ever.
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After that.
Hajime and others went down to the “palace’s rear garden” and sat at the dining table if nothing else.
※About chapter 526 [Right Now, We’re Urgently Watching Memory~], I revised the reason Higgs-kun got saved to match chapter 238 Tio arc [The Queen’s Resolve] where he escaped with his own strength rather than getting rescued. Thanks to those who pointed it out!
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