Monster no Goshujin-sama - Volume 1 - Chapter Ep

Epilogue: The Master’s Happiness

After the long break of dawn on the following day, I found myself waking up just around the height of noon. I suddenly let out a deep groan, feeling a dull pain throughout my body. The wounds I suffered the previous night were healed by magic, but it seemed my weak human body was heavily influenced by the shock of being injured.

I got to my feet with unsteady steps and petted Lily, who had returned to her form as a slime to serve as my bed. Then I carefully walked through the arachne nest; some of the flooring was missing due to the previous night’s battle. I was headed toward a puppet carving some wood in her hand.

Rose bowed to me. “Good morning, Master.”

She was making new parts for her body to replace her damaged ones. The cracks running down her chest and waist looked painful. She was also showing minor wear and tear all over, so practically everything had to be replaced. All the gear we’d managed to accumulate was also rendered useless, so she was likely going to be working on replenishing all that for a while.

Katou was asleep not far from where Rose was working. The sun was high in the sky, but she showed no signs of waking up. Yesterday was quite the ordeal, so she was surely exhausted. The reason she wasn’t wrapped up in her usual sheets was because they had left a large portion of our luggage behind when they came to save me. We would have to go retrieve those later.

As I took a seat, such thoughts on my mind, someone hugged me from behind. I could tell who it was without having to turn around.

“Is it okay for you to be up? Shouldn’t you rest more?” I asked.

Lily’s wounds were deep enough they couldn’t be completely healed with magic, so she had to undo her mimicry and loosen her consciousness to focus on recovery.

“It’s not okay, but just a little...” Lily said in her usual spoiled voice as she moved into her designated spot at my side.

She hugged my arm and entwined her slender fingers with mine. It seemed she was just in the mood. That was perfectly reasonable. Yesterday was hard on her, so she wanted to be together and feel my touch. I felt the same, after all.

“...”

The crisis we faced yesterday really was harsh. It was basically a miracle we managed to surmount it. However, as long as we found ourselves in this world, such difficulties were sure to continuously swoop down on us. I was filled with countless worries ranging from rampaging monsters to students with preposterous powers.

That was precisely why I wanted to feel the safety of those dear to me with my own skin, to share the same air as them. I enjoyed the feeling of Lily’s warmth and softness for a while as I stared absentmindedly at Rose’s work.

I suddenly felt a gaze on me and turned toward it. A pair of red eyes watched us from a short distance away. I unintentionally smiled.

“What are you doing all the way over there?” As I called out to her, the girl in white trembled and her legs chittered about. “How about coming over here? Let’s talk. Oh yeah, I need to decide on your name.”

I had to make a decision, but my small stock of flower names was already exhausted. So, what was I to do? I couldn’t just call her Tulip or something. This was a bit of a problem...

The white arachne timidly walked partway toward us and waited for me.

Being able to be together with those dear to me while worrying about silly problems naturally brought a smile to my mouth.