Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
“Well then, landlady, we’d better be off. You’ve taken care of us for a long time.”
“It’s all right. You are like my son. You can come back anytime.”
When I thanked the landlady for letting me stay for so long, she looked at me kindly and nodded.
I had originally planned to leave this town in less than a month, but I ended up staying here for several months.
I am truly grateful to the landlady.
“Landlady san. Thank you so much.”
Iris, who was standing next to me, bowed her head with a polite smile.
In the past few months, Iris’s complexion has improved to the point where she looks as good as a normal person, her weight loss has almost completely improved, and she has become a beautiful girl.
Her personality has gradually brightened up and she has grown very fond of the landlady, so she seems a little sad.
“Iris chan is like a daughter to me. If Rex does anything strange, I’ll make him pay for it, so don’t hesitate to come home.”
“Ufufu, thank you very much. I’m devoting everything I have to Rex-sama, so if I come back, I’m coming back with Rex-sama.”
This has been the case ever since I recruited Iris to join the clan.
I thought it was just a temporary thing, that she was just excited, but her loyalty, or rather her feelings for me, have not changed at all.
When I praised her, her face lit up and when I told her about my past, she completely lost the light in her eyes.
I don’t know how this happened. ……
“I-I see….. well, as long as Iris-chan is fine, I’m fine with whatever.”
The landlady gives a slightly drawn out smile.
I’ve had people ask me why it’s happening, but I have no idea either.
I’d like to ask her how she got this way.
“Then let’s get going.”
“Yes. Please take care, landlady.”
“Take care. Good luck to both of you.”
We turned our backs to the inn that had taken care of us for so long and started walking away.
This is where the …… Black and White Dragon clan begins…
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“Rex sama, we’ll be at our first destination in about half a day.”
“Well, let’s take a break here.”
We find a place that looks like a good place to rest and I get food, a table, and chairs out of the storage room.
Iris checks the cooking utensils and ingredients and begins to prepare the food.
“Is there anything you would like for lunch?”
“No. Iris cooks everything delicious. I’ll leave it to you.”
“T-thank you very much. ……!”
Iris’s face lit up and her cheeks flushed a little vermilion.
In fact, Iris is quite good at cooking because she learned from the landlady and it is usually delicious.
When I make it, it tends to be mostly men’s meals with a lot of quantity and strong seasoning, so Iris’s delicate and carefully seasoned dishes are what really impresses me.
Iris does the cooking, and I begin to set up the table and chairs.
After a while, Iris takes a plate of food and puts it on the table.
Today it is soup and bread, the same thing the landlady made for me the first day I took Iris in.
“It looks delicious.”
“Today’s dish is one I’m very proud of.
I hope it suits Rex-sama’s taste buds. ……”
“Iris made it, so it must be good. I’ll eat it while it’s still warm.”
Iris and I sat down facing each other and began to eat.
When I dipped the bread in the soup and ate it, the flavor of the vegetables and meat really came out, making it a delicious dish in a modest way.
The title of a home-cooked meal made by a beautiful girl is also a wonderful title, and there is nothing to complain about.
“It’s delicious. I think you’ve improved your skills again, haven’t you?”
“H-hehehe …… I’m glad to hear you say so.
I’ll continue to work hard.”
Iris’s cheeks relax happily.
In this way, Iris looks like a normal high school girl in her age.
The Zipan people really do look just like Asians in my previous life.
“Rex sama, you are going to look for clan members, aren’t you? What kind of people are you looking for?”
Yes, this trip is to look for members of the Black and White Dragon Clan.
Currently there are only two members, me and Iris, and we can’t really call ourselves a clan.
There was no one in that town that I wanted to join our clan, so I decided to look for a member from here.
“The absolute prerequisites were a strong will and trustworthiness. Talent is also necessary, but there is no substitute for these two.”
I learned from Sword of Heaven that talent alone is not enough.
Having a strong will should motivate you to contribute that much more, and if you can’t trust them with your life, you can’t trust them with your life in an emergency.
That is why these two elements are more important than talent.
“I see. It is certainly an essential element to accomplish your ambition, isn’t it, Rex-sama? Well, if there is a traitor, I will take care of him as soon as possible.”
The light fades from Iris’s eyes.
These are serious eyes.
Iris will kill them without mercy
“I-I’m talking about finding out beforehand so that it doesn’t come to that. It’s heartbreaking to be betrayed by someone you thought was one of your own.”
“I’m sorry ……I made you feel uncomfortable.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ve already blown off some steam. Besides, I have Iris now.”
“Rex-sama ……! I will serve you for the rest of my life!”
T-Too much is not good. ……
It’s still pretty heavy and could get even heavier.
But not admitting the truth is. ……
I’d like to say what I think as much as I can, because it might crack the trust between us.
“W-Well, you should keep it in moderation. Thanks for the food, it was delicious.”
“Ah, ……, I’ll clean up the mess, okay?”
“That’s all right. You still want to eat, don’t you? I can take care of this myself.”
“Ah, ……, thank you very much …….”
Iris’ face turned red, perhaps embarrassed
Iris is a girl who loves to eat.
Not a big eater, but the type of person who enjoys the taste and eats slowly.
I stopped Iris from washing my dishes, and I got up and washed the dishes using water magic.
“T-Thank you for the food! “
Just as I finished washing the dishes, Iris seemed to have finished eating and stood up with the dishes in her hand.
That’s when it happened.
The grass shook and something jumped out of the grass.
“A unicorn rabbit.”
“Right”
The Narwhal Rabbit is a ferocious creature with one long horn.
The body is not that big, but it moves quickly and is difficult to kill.
It’s a big threat to civilians.
“I’ll take care of it. “
“Okay. I’ll do the dishes for Iris, and you take care of the rest”
“Leave
it to me”
I’ve trained Iris well over the past few months.
I really didn’t intend to rush into this, but Iris was very motivated, so she was able to fight quite well.
In fact, she’s a mass of talent.
After all…
“Yah!”
As soon as the unicorn rabbit rushes forward, Iris pulls out the thin sword she carries at her waist and thrusts.
The sword pierced through the unicorn rabbit’s neck without a second’s hesitation, killing it with a single blow.
…… can a person become this capable of fighting in just a few months?
As someone who has trained himself to grow at an impossible speed, I am also suprised.
“What did you think? Rex sama!”
“Perfect.
You’ve grown, Iris.”
I added in my mind that it was almost too much growth.
Iris squints happily at my words and clenches her fists in front of her chest.
“I’ll do my best to be of service to you, Rex-sama. ……!”
“I’m counting on you.”
I don’t want to praise her as much as possible so as not to be too heavy-handed.
However, Iris has achieved results every time and spares no effort, so I can’t find anything to complain about.
If you don’t reward hard work, you’ll only end up with a collapsed organization.
(If something happens in the future, my future self will take care of it. ……)
I turned a blind eye to the problem and threw it to my future self.
-Maiban