I killed Felix Grazio.


    Nina''s eyes sharpened at my words.


    ''''What ... what do you mean?　Did you kill my brother?


    Yeah, yeah.


    How and where did he do it?


    He just asks the question calmly and nonchalantly.


    I thought he was going to get riled up, so I explain it firmly, though a bit anticlimactically.


    ''''I fought Felix who came to attack my village and killed him for it.


    You lived in that village, the village your brother went to attack.


    Apparently, he knew a little bit about Felix''s movements and was quick to understand.


    ''''I didn''t think there was an opponent in that desolate village that your brother would lose to, though. Was your brother strong?''''


    ''Yeah, he was strong. I''ve never met anyone so strong in my life. If it had been pure one-on-one, I would have lost.


    In his previous life combined, Felix was the strongest of all of them. I''ve never had an opponent who was so formidable.


    If it wasn''t for Tina, it would have been me who would have died.


    ''Well....''


    Nina said, and then she looked down and stopped moving, as if she were thinking about something.


    Since she had been looking for Felix like that, she was prepared for something to be said or attacked, but she was surprised to find that nothing in particular was done to her, on the contrary.


    ''Sorry. You just said you killed Felix...?''''


    I was suddenly spoken to from next to me, and when I looked over there, I saw the chief and the other residents, and the chief was talking to me.


    Come to think of it, earlier, you said something like you knew about Felix.


    Moreover, Nina had said that it was his hometown.


    In other words, this settlement is Felix''s hometown?


    ''''Yes, I killed him.''''


    This time, though, I thought he might say something against me.


    ''You killed Felix, didn''t you!　Thank you!


    What...?


    The chief shook my hand and thanked me with a smile.


    The people in the village behind me also said, "Thank you! He raised his voice.


    ''What do you mean by that?''


    "That idiot would have defeated His Majesty Seredonia, and he would have been the next king. But if he became king, we would have become a warring nation. We wanted to stop it, but we were too weak to do so.


    When that guy became king, he was creating a country that was typical of the demon race, a belligerent country. I know that, having experienced it in my previous life.


    However, it''s still a nuisance to people like these people who love the country as it is now.


    ''So thank you for stopping that guy and killing him!


    No, no...


    As expected, I didn''t anticipate that reaction and it was disconcerting.


    But yeah, that guy said that he wasn''t blessed with a mate.


    I look at the inhabitants of the settlement who are happy that Felix is dead.


    It''s not that I feel sorry for him. He was the one who killed his family, Tina and even Irene in a previous life.


    But why did he decide to become king, even in the face of so much opposition from the community?


    I wanted to know that a little bit.


    After a while, the chief showed us to the house where we would be staying today.


    The house is still large enough for the four of us to sleep in.


    It''s getting late," he said, "It''s getting late, and we''ll prepare dinner and other things. It''s getting late and we''ll take care of dinner and other things, so please make yourself at home.


    Thank you.


    ''''No, no, you guys not only saved the village, but you killed Felix. It''s no longer an exaggeration to say that you saved our country. I''m sorry that I owe you so little that I can repay you, but I want to repay you to the best of my ability.


    The chief said and bowed deeply and walked out of the house.


    There was silence in the house for a moment before Christo spoke up.


    ''We''re going to stay here for the night today, what do you want to do tomorrow?''


    ''Why don''t we just go to King''s Landing?　Let''s stay in King''s Landing for a couple of days, see how the country is doing, and then go home.


    Mr. Liberto lies down on the bed and replies with a yawn.


    Even though me and Liberto-san weren''t in much danger today, we were still fighting for our lives. It''s no wonder I''m yawning.


    I''ll be asleep in bed in less than a few minutes.


    ''But then again, I''m surprised there was a girl named Nina!


    ''Yes. I''m surprised that Felix Gladio had a sister.


    I used to use some really, really difficult magic.


    Nina had been listening to me and thinking about it, but when I was talking to the residents, she was gone.


    The residents said that she had probably gone back to her own home.


    ''I was bracing myself for him to get angry and attack me, but he was surprisingly okay.


    ''Me too. I thought you were going to attack me, Eric.


    I guess the two of you were as defensive as I was.


    I don''t know what they were thinking after I was honest with them, but they seemed to be able to handle it anyway.


    And while we were still talking afterwards, the chief and the others brought us dinner.


    It was quite sumptuous, and I was worried that the village had been attacked and they might not have any supplies or food, but they didn''t seem to be too short.


    ''Thanks to that magic of Nina''s, our settlement has rarely been attacked until now. So we have plenty of reserves and such, so there''s no need to worry about it.


    The chief said that and laid out the food with a smile.


    There was no difference in the seasoning of the food from the country of the human race to that extent, and the food was usually delicious.


    My stomach was swollen and I felt sleepy all at once.


    Huh, I''m sleepy. Then let''s go to bed.


    Mr. Liberto ate his dinner and then immediately went to bed and went to sleep.


    Christo and I went outside the house and washed ourselves lightly with wet towels.


    Viviana, being a woman, wiped herself down inside the house.


    I asked her if she was okay because Mr. Liberto was sleeping right next to her, and she said she was fine because she was sleeping!


    Then we too got into bed and went to sleep.


    --


    ........hmm?


    I wake up from my sleep with a hint of a presence and a strange feeling.


    Is there something on top of me...?


    When I opened my eyes lightly - I saw a dull, glowing knife.


    ''''--?''''


    At the sight of it, my mind clears and my eyes widen at once.


    A figure straddling my stomach.


    A knife that glows in the darkness, bathed in a bit of moonlight.


    It was Nina''s figure - holding it in both hands and swinging it, trying to bring it down at any moment.