I Misunderstood the Date and Saved the Demon King

41. South Sea

I never thought I would see such a scenery. I thought that I had rolled a lot. Lethe looked at the academy students, who gathered in groups of two and three and headed to the beach.

Where was the school trip and where was the sea? When the war with the demons was in full swing, all he could see were blood, enemies, and corpses.

Sometimes, when mentally exhausted, she endured it, saying to herself, ‘A good moment will come some day.’ She thought, “I don’t think she’ll die in a fight like this, even though she pretended to be possessed.”

And finally, people started to live like people. Looking at the sea like this, enjoying leisure time, seeing others laughing instead of screaming in pain….

“Kyaaang! Too salty!—”

“E-Two! You really couldn’t eat this!”

She said that the sea water was salty, but Astaroth and Sitri personally confirmed it.

Fortunately, thanks to the two of them taking action first, Mar Mar Nael calmly put down the sea water she had been holding in her hands.

It’s probably not because she doesn’t trust Lethe. She must have been just curious. Can you really squeeze water?

It looks no different from a river or a lake. I think it would be really refreshing to drink. It must have been difficult to accept how different it is from just drinking water.

The result of that curiosity was a self-dedicated experiment, and of course it ended with a ‘keek!’

“Why don’t you believe me when I tell you? Really.”

Mikaela was looking at those demon lords very pitifully. In her expression, the emotion of ‘Is that the devil?’ Was clearly revealed. It seemed that the other warriors were the same.

Fortunately, the appearance was rather fresh to the students.

Lethe stared blankly at him, then slowly stood up from her seat.

It is originally correct to watch the demon lords a bit more, but seeing what they do, I don’t think they’re going to do anything stupid. She doesn’t even have a reason to be like that, and more than anything, she’s getting along well with the warriors she was most worried about.

To be honest, I was a little tired of caring about each of those four demon lords. If they want to stay with you, it’s right for them to control themselves, and if they can’t even do that, they’ll have to make a different decision.

First of all, since I came to the south, I have people to meet. Previously, they had been avoiding meeting for fear that the nobles would glare at them, but now it didn’t seem to be a problem.

I want to see your face, I want to know how you are doing. I want to ask if there is anything difficult. It’s foolish to flounder around in the glories of the past. They deserved it.

“I’ll be back for a while. Are you okay?”

“Yes, Instructor Latte. After all, aren’t you a lead assistant? Leave this to us and go for a while. Seeing that demon lords are like that, I don’t think you need to worry too much about it.”

Professor Insol, who knew the situation, pushed him on the back, telling him to go quickly.

The place Lethe arrived at was her fairly large store. To be more precise, the entire place he found was one huge shopping street.

The items sold, the owners, and the prices vary wildly, but if there is one thing in common among them—

“How have you been?”

“Lethe? Are you really Lethe-sama?”

“Oh my God. I heard that your injuries are all healed!”

All of them are comrades who once fought alongside Lethe. It was a place where there were those who went through countless battlefields, lost countless comrades, and finally reached the point of survival.

The same memories, terrible nightmares, and a sad past. Comrades who share everything. Now, everyone has withdrawn from the front line, but still, at least in their hearts, they are staying in those days.

And perhaps, even until the day I die, that memory will neither fade nor disappear.

Lethe approached one of them, a middle-aged man who was a commander-level person in the past. He used to be by Lethe’s side in the past, but now he runs a bar and is doing well.

“How come you didn’t come once, so I thought you forgot all of us.”

“Can you forget? On the contrary, I can’t forget even if I want to.”

“I knew it.”

He knows that too. If Lete visits this place often, she refrains from saying strange things. It’s not for Lethe herself, she wants to retreat from the battlefield and rest a bit. That means it’s for them.

So I waited quietly. He hoped that one day their comrades-in-arms would visit and have a drink. And, fortunately, today. The time has come to share that drink.

“There are some guys you can’t see. Didn’t everyone go back home?”

“I did, but aren’t there people like that in the first place? Those who want to go somewhere new, or those who have settled elsewhere. When the confederates are done with their work, they should go home, man!”

When Lethe fought on the front lines, most of those who were by his side were from the south. For no other reason. It’s just that there were many cases where I moved with the Confederate army because of how I fought.

The man clicked his tongue and quickly prepared a drink and held it out in front of Lethe. At this, when Lete criticized him for drinking in the middle of the day, he laughed and said, ‘It’s not a battlefield anyway, is there any problem just because you’re drunk in the daytime?’

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what he said. Lethe agreed and emptied the drink he gave her in one go.

“I am Lethe.”

He carefully took his luck as he filled Lethe’s glass again.

“I heard the rumor, is it true?”

“What a rumor.”

“Beside Lady Lethe… That means there is a demon king.”

“Why. Do you think I tried to betray the Empire?”

“How could that be!”

Then the other comrades around him secretly start to notice.

There have already been rumors about Lete being a traitor and whatnot. It was only a month ago that they dismissed it as nonsense without looking at it.

Under that circumstance, it’s probably because they’re talking about it, not others.

Lethe emptied the glass his comrade had filled. And deliberately exaggerated! He groaned and laughed mischievously.

“There are many unfounded rumors, but they are true. Yes, in the past, I saved demon girls and taught them by my side. Well, if you ask why. I just thought it should be at that moment.”

“….”

“Still, I can confirm this. That they never hurt your comrades or my comrades. Wouldn’t it be better if we had caught and killed those who harmed our comrades?”

With a smile on her lips, Lethe spoke as if to affirm. Then, even at the corners of their lips, which had been hardened, laughter began to bloom little by little.

“That was enough. You can trust Lethe’s words, not someone else’s.”

“What’s going on south of that? The nobles didn’t even contact us in case they said anything wrong to us.”

“School trip.”

A school trip? On the faces of the survivors, emotions like ‘What are you talking about?’ Appear for a moment.

“The war must be over, I’m trying to show a peaceful atmosphere.”

“I heard there was an attack by demons in the academy. Is that okay?”

It’s going to be okay. There is still a lot of talk about that part in the political world.

I understand that demon lords want peace. Also, the empire must now choose peace instead of war. Agree there too. But wouldn’t it be difficult as long as there are guys who deny it head-on?

Some nobles approached Lete and quickly asked the demon lords to sort them out.

Because of that point, Lethe was even more unwilling to wipe out the surviving hardline demons at once.

Of course, it bothers me that the academy was dangerous. But just as important, she wants the four demon lords to live together where she lives.

Then they must be worth it. And the magic potion for catching hardliner demons is the demon kings. As long as they remain, no one in the empire can say to let the Demon Kings go.

“Isn’t it okay that you came all the way here?”

“That’s right. Oh, the glass is empty. I’ll fill you up with another cup.”

“Later. If you go around drunk from daytime, strange words will come out again.”

“Well? No one will spread bad things about you, at least in the southern part of the Empire.”

“That’s right. What kind of big guy would do that? If you get caught by guys like us, you probably won’t be able to do your job anywhere.”

That’s why it’s okay to have one more drink, Lethe waved her hand at the words of her old comrades.

“For now, only this far. I have somewhere to go.”

“Yes? No, didn’t you come to see us?”

“You can see them even at night, but they aren’t there.”

Sighs and sighs came from all over the place. He seemed to notice what he was saying.

“Prepare me with what I just drank. Go and have them taste it.”