The Brave Hero Yuuya let out a deep, deep sigh .

「You again, huh……」

This is my third encounter with the four-legged beast-type monster . As for me, I don’t wish for us to meet .

「Hand over Prince and Princess!」

This was his only demand . He wants me to hand over the Demon King’s children . As I don’t intend on involving the children in the contest for succession, I don’t plan on handing over the children . Not in the least .

「You don’t learn」

「Shut up! Hand over Prince and Prin-」

「That fellow came again!」

「I hate obstinate monsters!」

The children seem to have learned . This

time, they didn’t separate from me while gathering the firewood . And, they have remembered precisely what I had told them the last time .

To not attack without a warning .

「Leave~!」

「Disappear!」

「I have warned you! Get blasted away!」

「I have warned you! That being the case, it is time for a beating!」

「…… Yeah . I’m glad that you have remembered what I told you . But you see? It’s no different from before if you attack immediately after giving a warning, you know?」

The beast monster was twitching behind Yuuya who was gently admonis.h.i.+ng the twins .

The beast monster soared through the air with Iric’s

Iric’s roundhouse kick and got sandwiched between the ground by Ilya when he was falling down .

I don’t think he’s dead, but to still live after suffering an attack of such extent, I might as well admire his stubbornness .

「Mu~ this is so difficult, Nii~chan」

「No, I’m telling you it’s not . Anyhow, he’s an opponent to whom words transmit to, so let’s have a discussion first」

「But, victory goes to the one who makes the first move」

「This is not a war . That beast monster…… it’s difficult to say it like that every time…… anyhow, that fellow only wants to take the guardians.h.i.+p of you, and won’t cause any

cause any harm, so there’s no need to use a force against someone like that」

「Even if he doesn’t scare us, he might try to eat you, Nii~chan」

「Indeed . We would be troubled if Onii~san got eaten」

The twins had serious looks on their faces .

「…… Err, thank you for worrying about me」

So itchy . Yuuya laughed with a troubled face .

But .

「Yeah, we are worried! If Nii~chan disappears, we will be left out in the cold!」

「Yes . We have no ability to live by ourselves, so we would be troubled if we had no guardian」

The Demon King’s children are stubborn . They are so stubborn it doesn’t

stubborn it doesn’t match their age . As I thought, they are indeed the Demon King’s children . Are they not attached to me, or are they trying to hide their embarra.s.sment? It’s truly difficult to judge .

「…… Ah~ well, it’s bothersome in the end . Anyhow, there’s no use in arguing, so let’s stop」

「Yesss」

「I agree」

Wryly smiling at the nodding children, Yuuya headed towards the beast monster and poked at it .

「Gefu」

Groan .

「How st.u.r.dy……」

I tried striking on its head and left it as it was .

It will surely recover and come again tomorrow .

If the four-legs appears…… I will settle the matter .