Child Rearing Hero and Children of the Demon King - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Yuuya let out a huge sigh .




The High Priest stood in front of him . The temple’s most important person .
Yuuya, who came to meet such a great person by himself… let out a deep sigh .

“U, umm . ”

Before he could ask him what business does he have with him, the High Priest was looking at him .

“You read the letter, have you not? You had understood its contents, right? That’s why you have visited the temple, no?”
“Y, yes…”

Yuuya felt scared for some reason . It must be because of the soul of his heart . He’s raising the Demon King’s children . Yuuya believes from the bottom of his heart that it’s not anything shameful . The twins are still children . He believes that he can raise them into honest humans… honest monsters .

“I wrote that you should bring your companions with you, no?”
“Y, yes . ”

His throat felt stiff . In a sense, he was more nervous than when reporting to His Majesty . Yuuya felt that storming into the Demon King’s castle was much easier than this .
He couldn’t be careless with his words . It was for the future of the twins .

——If it comes to it, I will escape even if it means being branded as a traitor . Without injuring anyone, but myself in the process… I will protect the twins .

Yuuya who made such pledge for the x-th time since leaving the Demon King’s castle wasn’t wavering .

“Oh well, it’s fine . Yeah . I was expecting you to be vigilant, in a way . ”

The High Priest was quickly convinced . Looking at Yuuya’s eyes, he understood what he wanted to say . The eyes of this naughty grandson were the same as his grandfather’s . He had seen them before .
He had seen Yuuya’s real grandfather looking at Yuuya with the same kind of eyes before .
What a troubling child, but it can’t be helped since he’s so adorable . It was that kind of eyes .

“???”

Huh? Is this person not an enemy by any chance? Nono, it’s still too early to make a judgment . I mean, this person is the High Priest, you know? He serves the God, you know? He’s the temple’s most important person . Isn’t the Demon King his enemy? No, saying it like that, I am the same . I became a Hero in order to defeat the Demon King, so it can be said that I am the natural enemy of the Demon King . Isn’t it like that? Just what is going on??

“Do you perhaps not remember me?”
“Eh . ”
“I had played with you when you were young . ”
“Ehh!?”
“I am a former companion of your grandpa . I occasionally came over to play . Well, I have been busy recently, so we only spoke through the long-distance communication item, though . ”
“Ah, eh? Eeeeeh!?”

The temple’s most important person is grandpa’s former companion!?

“Ah… aaaaaaah~!”

I ended up pointing my finger at him without thinking . Even though it was extremely rude, my body moved on its own .
I couldn’t recognize him because of the important-looking priest clothes he was wearing, but it’s the uncle that often came to drink tea with grandpa when I was little .




He’s the person I recalled just before coming to the temple .

“The uncle from the temple who was Jiichan’s tea-drinking buddy!?”
“Yeah, looks like you finally remembered . You had no reaction when you saw me in the castle, so I was really down thinking that you completely forgot about me . ”
“I, I am sorry! I remember now!!”

Yuuya blushed .
They really were acquiantances .

“You are wearing priest attire, so I didn’t recognize you…”
“These make me look important, after all . I don’t like wearing them much, you know? They don’t suit me, right? I originally like plan and sturdy clothes more . I would get scolded by the believers if I wore those since I would apparently have no dignity as the High Priest . ”

Yep, he had not changed, Yuuya was convinced . He truly was grandpa’s tea-drinking buddy . He’s the uncle that would always laugh ‘hoho~n’ when drinking tea with grandpa .
He was that person who spent time leisurely in farmer’s clothes with grandpa .

“The priests of the Goddess of Colors or God of Rainbows aside, why does the priest of the Goddess of Harvest need to dress gaudily, I wonder? It’s troublesome, but I need to keep up appearances . ”
“H, haah…”
“Ah, we have strayed away from the topic, didn’t we?”
“Eh, ah, yes . ”

Ahem, clearing his throat, the High Priest declared .

“I will go right to the point . ”
“Ye, s . ”

The real issue .
Yuuya’s body was under pressure . The High Priest certainly is his acquaintance . However, not necessarily an ally…

“Return to the countryside with everyone . ”

“Eh . ”