Chapter 174

Early Morning

Hardlett-dono, the army has arrived at the perimeter of the mansion! We can relax now!

Oh, that isnt the flag of the palace guards, is it? I see, they included the kingdom army from the suburbs so this attack was a fairly large scale one like I thought .

I lay Alice, who was sleeping against my chest, sideways on the bed while making sure she doesnt wake up and then get up myself .

I guess I should go greet them . Ill need to confirm Erichs wellbeing later too .

It would be pretty sad if he died from something ridiculous like this .

I spot Dorothea taking the children with her in the hallway .

Dorothea, did the children cry at all? The army will clean up the mess outside and in the courtyard so wait just a bit longer .

No, everyone is being good eeeeh!! Wait, wait!

I see, thats good then .

Dangling~Ayger-sama, dangling~

I leave as Dorothea was trying to say something and head for the front door .

Oh, Leah is walking unsteadily while shes half-awake .

Shes surprisingly quite courageous to be able to sleep like this .

Fuah, good morninng .

Leah gives me a kiss on the lips as well as down there .

What a horny girl .

The front door, which Irijina knocked down and temporarily propped up afterwards, couldnt block any sound from the surface and I could hear the hustle and bustle of the gathered soldiers .

Oops, I cant go out there casually and greet them unarmed, Ill grab my spear .

Hey what is this?

How would I know?

Even if we know Lord Hardlett is capable of producing these limbless bodies in the garden something like this is

I know what it is . I think Lord Hardlett has finally learned how to breathe fire .

What the heck are you talking about, doesnt that make him a monster?

Theyre saying whatever they want about me .

Who are you calling a monster .

I push the door aside slightly and peek out .

I-I beg your pardon!Lord Hardlett! Glad to see youre safe

The gaze of the soldiers turn to me, or more accurately speaking, to my lower half .

M-monster!!

What on earth is all thi- Aegir-san! What are you doing!!?

A hand stretches out and vigorously pulls me inside the house .

Whats wrong, Mel? Using such strength .

Look at how youre dressed! How can you go out and greet the soldiers looking like that!?

Ive brought my spear with me though .

Your spear is the only thing youve got! The rest of your body is naked!!

Ooh, I did take everything off yesterday now that I think about it .

Did you see ithey .

Its huge Hes a demon in that area too?

Hes holding a spear, dont tell me he hunted the enemy like that

They got pierced

Mel lightly slaps me and complains while I put on my armor .

Once again, thanks for your hard work .

Its great to see Lord Hardlett unharmed!

About 100 soldiers from the kingdom army are outside and their commanders are standing at attention while saluting to me .

It looks like theyre planning to pretend they didnt see the disgraceful behavior of mine a little earlier .