Yo, Pops. Whatâs up?
Just kidding.
At the arranged time with Leon, Iâm entering the restaurant located across from our hotel while thinking about random things by myself.
Since the place is quite popular, there are many guests inside the restaurant. Itâs clearly full. It seems like theyâre really flourishing.
[Welcome. I am sorry, customer. Right now, weâre fully booked so you will need to wait until there are vacant seats.]
The clerk, who noticed us, rushed over in a hurry with light footsteps and greeted us.
The clerkâs way of speaking is fairly long.
As we have seen already, itâs really packed.
[Etto, you see, I think there was a reservation made⦠By Leon⦠Did he come here? I am Amagi Haruto] (Haruto)
For the time being, after checking the surroundings and with no sign of Leonâs group in sight, I try asking the clerk.
Still, if Leon hadnât made a reservation in this restaurant, itâll be really embarrassing.
In the worst case, I plan to impose on Leon a suitable compensation.
[Ah! You are Amagi-sama, right? Yes, we have been told about you. Theyâre waiting for you in the private room on the second floor.]
Thank god. Leon and his group really came and made a reservation here.
Sorry Leon. I had my doubts in you.
However, the clerk seems exhausted by the way sheâs talking. It doesnât matter to me though.
[Well then, Iâll guide you. Please follow me]
As we are guided by the clerk, she leads us towards the stairs inside the restaurant.
On the way, we pass by the other guests who were waiting for vacant seats.
Fufun.
I suppose it does feel somewhat good.
After you guys wait while being hungry for the vacant seats which you donât know when they will become available, you will then need to wait until the food that youâve ordered arrives.
On the other hand, we are being guided to the seats immediately after we arrive.
And since Leon group had arrived early, I think they must have ordered some dishes already.
This is probably the result of a personal request. Hahaha.
What a superiority complex. (Referring to the feeling of superiority)
Iâm such a small man.
Is this how the people with this mentality think?
[This is the room.]
While Iâm still lost in my delusions, we have arrived at the private room.
The clerk readily opened the grand door with a âgachaâ sound.
The clerk still has a long way to go. If it was Mina, Iâm sure she wouldnât have made any sound.
And then we enter the private room.
There are 4 people inside the room: Leon, Yunikram, Aura, and Caron.
Uwaa, itâs been a while.
[We have been waiting. Go, please take your seat] (Leon)
After giving a greeting in a hurry and being urged by Leon, we move to sit down at our seats.
I wonder how we should sit. (ED note: Referring to seating arrangement)
The seat in the innermost part seems to be vacant. Is it the seat of honor?
Even if I donât understand it well, I guess it should be okay if Rithina sits there.
And then, the seat next to her will be me? Is that fine?
Un⦠I wish I could trivially ask Rithina beforehand what to do in such cases.
⦠Can we sit in any order?
In our party, we donât have any hierarchical relationship or differences in social status.
While I am still thinking about it, everyone moves quickly to sit without caring about the seat order. Nuu.
[Haruto-kun] (Rithina)
Rithina called out to me. She is not sitting on the seat of honor, but on the one next of it.
Eh? Why didnât you sit on the seat of honor? Is there something wrong with my memory? No, itâs most likely that the laws of earth and the other world are different. (TL Note: Person who has a high position usually sits in the seat of honor)
Although I donât understand it well, but I guess I can go sit on the place where Rithina motioned me to.
In the end, I am the one who sits on the seat of honor. Leon sits down on the opposite side.
[Let me say it again: itâs been a long time since we met, everyone.] (Leon)
[Yeah, it has been long time.] (Haruto)
After all of our members sit on their respective seats, Leon and I greet each other as representatives.
This signaled the start as everyone began to exchange greetings among themselves.
Sharon, Laurier, Rithina, and Mina have been their acquaintances so they said their greetings.
As for Celes, Tanya, and Kagura, itâs their first meeting so I introduce them.
Celes, who knows about the title of Hero feels tense. Meanwhile, Tanya and Kagura seem not especially interested in Hero.
After everyone is done exchanging pleasantries, we start to eat the large dish that has been ordered by Leon while having a pleasant conversation; all while we order the dishes we want to eat and wait until it comes.
â¦Eh?
I wonder why. Iâm curious about something.
This is the same uncomfortable feeling as when Leon visited our hotel room before.
⦠What is this? Why am I somehow becoming anxious?
[Whatâs wrong?] (Rithina)
When Iâm still having this uncomfortable feeling, Rithina asked me from the side.
Oops, my bad. Was I showing a serious face?
[Etto⦠No, itâs nothing] (Haruto)
Itâs a reunion after a long time.
Iâll put aside the feeling of discomfort for now.
â¦. Letâs try consulting about this with Rithina at night.
After that, our ordered dishes arrive and we began to talk about our partiesâ recent adventures while weâre eating lunch.
It seems that after we left the Royal Capital, Leonâs group went towards the large forest in the south.
In that place, they fought against one of the four Heavenly Generals of Demon King Army and defeated it.
However, it was narrow victory. Thus, for the sake improvement, they wanted to come to Odysseus to participate in the tournament this time, where every strong people gathered from various places.
One of the Demon King Armyâs Heavenly Generals; they just fought against a big name. Amazing.
In the big forest, was there such a fellow?
[Laurier. You⦠No, never mind] (Haruto)
[What is it?] (Laurier)
[No, itâs nothing really. Sorry] (Haruto)
[?] (Laurier)
Even if she knows, I doubt she will remember this guy. Yes. Even I have learned my lesson.
Afterwards, weâre talking about the progress of our travels.
[A golem that can nullify magic. I heard about this story when we returned to the Royal Capital] (Leon)
It seems that Leonâs group has also heard about that Golem.
[Is there something that strikes as odd to you about it?] (Haruto)
[Iâm sorry but thereâs nothing in particular⦠Itâs just that there was one among the Demon Kingâs Heavenly Generals, who is completely immune against magical attacks. Although Iâm not sure if they are relatedâ¦] (Leon)
Hee, is there a such fellow? That sounds troublesome.
[If we were fighting against someone like that, our present selves wouldnât be able to win, perhapsâ¦I donât know the reason but it wouldnât be an exaggeration to say that we narrowly escaped against that kind of enemy.] (Leon)
The Heavenly General whoâs immune to magic attacks seems to have given him a bitter experience
Leon, who talked about the situation at that time, seemed to despair after realizing his lack of strength.
Uwaa⦠The mood of this place has become really heavy now.
More like: after destroying one of the Heavenly Generals, is he saying that they cannot lay either a hand or a leg on another similar Heavenly General?
Despite being Heavenly Kings, itâs looks like there is a difference between them.
That fellow mightâve been the weakest among the Heavenly Generals.
â¦. But this mood, I wonder why?
I wish I can say something to him but what would be a good thing to say?
[Leon-sama! We are still alive! Even for this battle tournament, everyone has became stronger, so letâs defeat that demon next time!] (Caroin)
[Caroin⦠Yes. Youâre right] (Leon)
Before I say something, Caroin encourages Leon in a full voice.
Good job. I was surprised that Caroin being able to make a quick response like that.
Did you want to encourage the depressed Leon that much?
[She is right. Iâll show you that my weapon skills have become stronger too. I believeâ¦.. I can stand in line beside Leon Therefore, cheer up.] (Aura)
[Aura⦠Thank you] (Leon)
Aura suddenly talked and encouraged Leon even more.
[Y-Yes! My magic too⦠Iâll show you that I can surely support Leon without fail!] (Caroin)
Caroin recalled something and gave an additional reply.
[Yeah, Leon and Iâ¦. We will be fighting with our all so please take care of us] (Aura)
[E, eeâ¦! Yeah I guess?] (Leon)
Ha!?
Whatâs with this?
Is there something like this?
Is it youth?
Is this what they call a love comedy?
There are two beautiful girls who give their best for the Hero?
Tsk.
[E⦠Etto, thank you both of you! There is no need for me to brood over it anymore, right?]
Toward the sudden words from Aura and Caroin, Leon put an end to his story while showing an embarrassed expression.
I see.
Iâve managed to learn a lot of things.
This guy must have had a hard time as well.
Despite that, it should be fine to him to obtain both of them.
That would be the case if it was me. Iâm doing so already.
Well, itâs because Leon is an earnest guy for better or for worse.
Since he has an obligation as a Hero, he canât afford to be distracted by something like love affairs until the Demon King is defeated! Thatâs what heâs surely thinking.
In a way, Aura and Caroin might have hard time as well.
Tsk.
Putting Leonâs intentions aside, being in the Heroâs party seems extremely fun. Iâm jealous.
I also wanted to have such troubles during my time as one.
Well, I had my cup full when I was a Hero back then. If I was in Leonâs position, I mightâve been unable to keep someone close and make light of that person.
[Haruto-sama. The method of defeating the Golem which can nullify magical attacks, can you teach it to us?] (Yunikram)
Yunikram, who might be the one who hase the most awkward position in Heroâs party, changed the topic of the conversation.
This guy mustâve had the hardest time.
[Yeah! By all means, please!] (Leon)
After Yunikram throws a lifeboat, Leon immediately gets on it. It is amusing. Leon should be older than me.
[Etto, even if you ask me to teach youâ¦. You just raise your level and hit it with physical attacks. Something like thatâ¦] (Haruto)
As a matter of fact, Iâve defeated one with just brute force so I canât explain it clearly.
[â¦. I see. If that fellow is able to nullify magical attacks, the simplest and most effective plan might be to knock it down with overwhelming physical attacks] (Leon)
Leon seems satisfied with my answer. Is it really good?
Since the person in question seems content, itâs good I guess?
[As expected, a physical attackâ¦] (ED Note: Not sure who this is)
However, Aura seems to have made a small triumphant pose while Caroin threw me a resentful gaze.
Eh? Wait a minute.
Although itâs good to change the mood, it will be troublesome if Iâm the target now.
[T-to raise our physical attack power, it might be effective by having Caroinâs support magic be applied on Leon!] (Haruto)
[Yeah it is! Yes! Iâll work hard!] (Caroin)
Following my opinion, Caroinâs expression changed into a gentle and cheerful one.
Fuu.
Oi Leon.
Why am I the one doing a follow-up for those girls?
You should do it, you know. They are the girls who have fallen in love with you.
[Power, technique, magic⦠We need to raise everything higherâ¦!]
My silent pressure doesnât seem to reach Leon at all.
Damn this guy, Iâll remember this.