《I'm An Evil God Transfer To Another world》


 Episode 1: I was summoned to another world, but I was abandoned because I was "unemployed

    Episode 1: I was summoned to another world, but I was abandoned because I was "unemployed"


    "Oh, brave hero! I''m glad you came!"


    The boy was shocked by that familiar line...I Am Hanakiru Uta stands there, stunned.


    In front of me was an arrogant old man sitting on a throne.


    Looking around, the room is reminiscent of a Western castle, with its white walls and pillars.


    And...at his feet was a magic circle with a geometric pattern drawn on it.


    What this situation means is that...


    "Summon to another world...?"


    It wasn''t Uta who tweeted that.


    It was one of the friends I was supposed to be walking home with.


    Uta wasn''t the only one in the middle of the magic circle; there were four other people there too.


    They are classmates at the same high school and have been friends since childhood.


    He was wearing his high school uniform blazer and had a confused look on his face.


    Nagumo Tatsuya


    He is a boy with a refreshing face and is the leader of the group.


    He has excellent grades. He is the ace of the soccer team and an athlete. He is a perfect person who is popular with girls.


    Chika Kitagawa


    A tall girl with long brown hair in a ponytail.


    A tall girl who is the captain of the girls'' basketball team. She is loved by boys, but even more so by girls, she is like a prince.


    Higashiyama Miko


    A gal with short dyed blonde hair and ear piercings.


    A fashionable girl who seems to be active as a reader model. Even though it''s the same uniform, when she wears it, it looks like a different outfit.


    Nishinomiya Kazuha


    A beautiful and pure girl with glossy black hair like a crow''s feathers that reaches down to her waist.


    She is the daughter of a flower arrangement master. Her every move is beautiful, and you can sense her good upbringing. Her pure and dignified features are like those of an exquisite Japanese doll.


    And... that boy, Hanakiru Uta.


    He is of average build and He has average features. His grades and athletic ability are both average.


    Compared to the four others who stand out so much, he just feels out of place.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    Because of my unusual katakana name, I was often teased by my classmates in elementary school.


    However, he doesn''t dislike his name that much, as it''s thanks to it that he''s been able to become good friends with his four childhood friends.


    "Thank you for responding to my summons, heroes. I ask that you save our country!"


    Ignoring the confused Uta and his four childhood friends, an arrogant man sitting on the throne in front of them...probably the King, continued speaking.


    The King''s words can be summarised as follows:


    The name of this country is the Kingdom of Fafnir.


    A country in the south of the continent. It is fairly large, but not large enough to be called a great power.


    To the north lies a country called Demon Country, inhabited by non-human races, and its Demon King is waging a war of aggression against the surrounding countries.


    For now, another country is acting as a buffer, so the Kingdom of Fafnir is unharmed. However, the Demon King''s evil hand will eventually reach out to it.


    In order to save the country, he carried out a summoning of a hero, a tradition passed down since ancient times.


    After listening to the King''s explanation, Tatsuya asked on behalf of the group.


    "So, we were summoned to fight the Demon King? Is there no way to return to our world?"


    "Um... If we defeat the Demon King, we''ll know how to return to our world."


    No, why?


    I understand why this country summoned us, but the idea that defeating the Demon King would reveal the way back home seems odd.


    I can''t help but think that this is just an excuse to get them to fight the Demon King.


    It seems they all had the same question, and the other four besides Uta all had doubtful looks on their faces.


    "Now then, let me check your ''job''. I''d like you to place your hand over this crystal."


    "...Then I''ll do it."


    He probably thought that resisting in this situation would not be a good idea.


    Tatsuya represented the group and touched the crystal held by the wizard-like man.


    Then, letters that look very similar to the alphabet appear in the crystal ball.


    "Wow... This person''s job is ''Hero''! Wonderful!"


    "Am I... the hero?"


    Tatsuya had a complicated look on his face after hearing the magician''s words.


    Although he isn''t completely opposed to being chosen as the hero, he probably can''t fully accept the situation.


    "Well then, I''ll be next..."


    Next, Chika, Miko, and Kazuha touch the crystal in that order.


    Their titles were displayed on the crystal: ¡ºSword Saint¡», ¡ºSage¡», and ¡ºSaint¡».


    "Amazing! It seems summoning you all was not a mistake after all!"


    The King cheered and looked at Uta with expectant eyes.


    Uta had no choice but to touch the crystal.


    "Huh... ''Unemployed''?"


    The wizard muttered.


    There was a commotion in the throne room and the King looked obviously uncomfortable.


    "Hmm... Perhaps the boy over there is just an ordinary citizen who got caught up in the summoning. I''m sorry for dragging you into this."


    "No... that''s fine though..."


    Uta grimaces.


    He may have been trying to hide it, but ever since the word "unemployed" appeared on the crystal, the King had been openly looking down on Uta.


    "So... what should I do? Being unemployed means I can''t fight the Demon King, right?"


    "I will give Lord Uta a dowry, so I would like him to go down to the town and live there."


    "Wait a second! You mean kick him out?!"


    Chika cried out in protest.


    "We''re going to be training in this castle, right? Does that mean I''m going to be separated from him?!"


    "No way. There''s no way I''d kick Uta out."


    "I-I don''t want to be separated from Uta either."


    Following Chika, Miko and Kazuha also raise their voices in protest.


    Tatsuya has a strange look on his face.


    Uta and Tatsuya have been friends since childhood, but their relationship has become a bit complicated recently.


    Apparently, three other girls were involved in this... but Uta didn''t quite understand the details.


    "However, if you stay in the castle, you will also be caught up in the battle with the Demon King. There is also a possibility that you will be taken hostage by the enemy, so I think it would be safer if you left the castle."


    "But still..."


    "Ummm... Chika, it''s fine. I don''t mind leaving the castle."


    "Uta?"


    "Hey... Uta! What are you talking about?!"


    "Y-yes, Uta!"


    The three girls were packed up.


    Uta takes a step back and expresses his opinion.


    "No no, I''m unemployed so I''d be a burden here. Besides... I want to go down to the town and find a way to return to my original world from another direction. Even if I defeat the Demon King, there''s no guarantee that I''ll be able to return to my original world."


    "it is¡­¡­"


    "I''m fine... you know that, right?"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    When I told them to include them, the three of them reluctantly backed down.


    Apparently, he understood.


    Uta breathes a sigh of relief.


    "Well then, I''ll be leaving the castle. You''ll give me an allowance, right?"


    "Ah... it''s a bit of a distance to the castle town, so I''ll have a soldier guide us."


    "Thank you very much."


    Uta gives a token thank you, accepts the money, and leaves the castle.


    My friends looked like they wanted to say something, but I just smiled and said, "Don''t worry."

 Episode 2: I feel betrayed, so Im going to fight back

    Episode 2: I feel betrayed, so I''m going to fight back


    Escorted by five soldiers, we are now heading to the castle town.


    "Wow, what a view."


    When I left the castle, it seemed like I was standing on top of a high hill.


    Looking down, there was a large town surrounded by green plants.


    Furthermore, the blue sea was visible at the edge of the horizon.


    It is a natural landscape with no roads or power lines, and no technological development whatsoever.


    I''m sure the stars will be beautiful at night.


    "That''s the castle town, right? How many people live there?"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "Also... I was wondering, why did five people accompany me on my tour? Even as guards, isn''t that a bit too many?"


    "...Shut up and walk."


    One of the soldiers said calmly.


    Apparently, Uta is disliked.


    Even though I didn''t do anything, they responded coldly.


    "Hmm..."


    Although frowning slightly, Uta followed the soldier as he was told.


    However, once they got a certain distance away from the castle, the soldiers stopped.


    "...Is this area okay?"


    "O-O..picture?"


    "Don''t take it personally. It''s His Majesty''s order."


    The soldier turns around and draws his sword from his belt.


    He swung the dull metal blade down at Uta, who was frozen in shock.


    "a¡­¡­"


    Uta''s chest is deeply slashed.


    Bright red blood splattered everywhere and Uta fell onto his back.


    "Okay, with this, His Majesty''s orders are complete."


    "...Um, was it really okay?"


    asked another soldier, holding a bloody sword.


    "It''s true that the boy was unfit to be a hero... but that doesn''t mean there''s any need to kill him..."


    "There''s no other way. It''s to have the heroes fight the Demon King."


    He kills Uta and makes it look like the Demon King''s minions did it.


    That was the king''s order. That was the soldiers'' goal.


    The King was trying to somehow get the four other than Uta to fight the Demon King.


    He gave the motivation of returning to his original world, but...the more carrots you dangle in front of your nose, the better.


    Uta is killed. The soldiers testify that it was done by the Demon King''s minions.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    And then... he sends Uta''s four friends, the heroes, against the Demon King.


    "This is the king''s order. Accept it."


    "Yes... I understand."


    The soldiers reluctantly accepted the situation.


    "Even so... I thought he''d stick around a little longer since he''s the hero''s friend, but I was disappointed. I guess he''s just ''unemployed'' after all."


    The soldier kicked the fallen Uta with his toe and pursed his lips sarcastically.


    "There was no need to bring five of us here. Even one person would be enough..."


    "It might have been a good thing. Fewer people would have died."


    "Hk...!"


    A chilling, frightening voice rang out.


    The soldiers frantically looked towards the place where the voice had come from, namely, towards Uta''s fallen body.


    "It only hurt a little bit. Just like a vaccination injection. Next time, I want to be prepared, so please tell me you''re going to kill me before you kill me."


    Uta said in a non-tension-free voice as he got up.


    He stood up as if nothing had happened and brushed the sand off his clothes.


    "You bastard...why are you still alive!?"


    The soldier yells.


    He definitely should have killed him.


    I know this because I''ve killed a lot of people in the past.


    The deep slash gave the feeling of a sure kill.


    "Well? I''m not going to explain."


    Looking closely, the wound that was there a moment ago has disappeared.


    There were no more bloodstains, and even his blazer, which had been torn apart, was back to normal.


    "You didn''t explain anything to me, so I don''t have any obligation to explain anything to you. Did I say something wrong?"


    "You bastard... weren''t you ''unemployed''?"


    "I''m a student, so I''m unemployed, right? I don''t even have a part-time job."


    ¡¸Don''t mess with me! There''s no way an ¡ºUnemployed¡» person could use a skill like healing injuries!¡¹


    The soldier roared, raising his sword again.


    This time, I''ll definitely kill you.


    After killing them, I will cut off their heads and dismember their limbs.


    The soldier was thinking about such things when Uta gently placed his hand on his chest.


    "Hk...!"


    "You''re quite talkative, even though you''re a corpse."


    "a¡­¡­"


    The soldier let out a weak cry, and in the next moment he was blown to pieces.


    Skin, flesh, bones, blood... everything that makes up the body is decomposed to the utmost extent dust falls to the ground.


    Metal equipment lay empty in a pile of dust.


    "Whaaat!?"


    "You''re kidding! What happened?"


    The soldiers were stunned.


    It didn''t look like Uta had done anything in particular.


    There was no sign of any magic being cast, nor any special tools known as magic items being used.


    And yet... a fellow soldier was killed.


    Shattered. Disintegrated into dust.


    This can''t be happening. It shouldn''t have happened.


    "He doesn''t run away. He''s a caring friend."


    Giving the stunned soldiers a misguided interpretation, Uta moves on to his next move.


    He quickly moved behind another soldier and lightly tapped him on the shoulder.


    "Hk...!"


    Before he even had time to scream, the second soldier was reduced to dust.


    At this point, the soldiers finally realized.


    That they were about to be killed.


    "Kill him! Kill him!"


    "You''ve done it... you bastard!"


    Two soldiers attacked.


    They were indeed well-trained soldiers. With coordinated movements, they tried to slam their swords at Uta from both sides.


    "Wow, that''s scary."


    However, when the sword is swung, Uta is nowhere to be seen.


    One of the swordsmen who had swung his sword... was standing behind him and touching his back.


    "So if you''re going to kill me, then say so. I''d be surprised if you suddenly started swinging your sword at me."


    "Shit..."


    "I''ll kill you. Yes, I said it properly."


    The third soldier turned to dust.


    The other soldier who attacked Uta roared angrily, his eyes bloodshot.


    "How dare you, how dare you...that''s my friendeeeeeeeeeee!"


    "Oh right."


    "Hk...!"


    In a fit of rage, the soldier tried to attack again, but before he could raise his sword, Uta touched him.


    The fourth soldier turns to dust and falls to the ground, mixing with the remains of his best friend.


    "Uh, uh... no way..."


    The last remaining soldier fell to his bottom and stepped back.


    The mission given to them was simply to kill the ``unemployed'''' boy.


    And yet... why were they the ones being killed?


    "This is a dream... This is a bad dream, of course..."


    "Yeah, unfortunately it seems like reality, doesn''t it?"


    "Eeek!"


    Once again, Uta moves in an instant.


    It was right in front of the soldier who had fallen to the ground, so close he could reach out and touch it.


    "I want it to be a nightmare for me too. Getting summoned to another world... but there''s a TV show I want to watch tonight."


    "Y-you... what are you doing, how could you do something like this...!"


    "Why?... well, because it''s me?"


    "That''s not an answer!"


    The soldier''s face was a mess with tears and snot, and he cried out desperately.


    "Help me! Don''t kill me!"


    "Isn''t it unfair that I don''t kill you?"


    "I was against it... I didn''t want to do it. But I was forced to do it...! I have a wife and a newborn child... I can''t die in a place like this...!"


    "Hmm... I''m troubled when you say that. I hope you don''t say such unpleasant things."


    Uta ponders.


    Come to think of it... the soldier in front of me was asking the other soldiers if they should have really killed Uta.


    It may be true that the opposite was true.


    "Hmm, well... this is difficult. I wonder what Tatsuya would do in a situation like this?"


    Uta thought deeply and held his head.


    The negative effects of being suddenly separated from my childhood friend started to appear.


    That being said, since I''d already said I was going to find a way to return to my original world, it would be uncool to go back and ask for advice on what to do.


    "Hmm, hmm..."


    "......!"


    Seeing Uta''s struggle, the soldier saw a chance to live.


    I gently reach out for the fallen sword... and grasp it tightly.


    "Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"


    "Huh?"


    "Die, die...!"


    The sword pierces Uta''s chest.


    A large amount of fresh blood was spilling down from his chest, and blood bubbles were coming out of his mouth.


    It definitely pierces the heart.


    This time. Absolutely. Surely... he''d kill him.


    "I... must live. I cannot die... my children, my wife...!"


    "Oh, good. So that wasn''t a lie."


    "wha¡­¡­?"


    The soldier''s shoulder is grabbed.


    When I looked up, there was the face of a boy with a gentle smile like that of a bodhisattva.


    "If I had lied about my wife and kids, I would have ended up being just a complete idiot... I''m glad I didn''t lie."


    "Ah, yeah..."


    "Well then, goodbye."


    He activated his power and the last soldier turned to dust.


    The road is deserted except for Uta, and all that remains are the soldiers'' belongings and piles of dust.


    "Well then... let''s go."


    I could go down to the castle town straight away, but... before that, I had already managed to do something.


    Uta snapped his fingers, and the figure vanished without a trace.

 Episode 3: Ill Beat Up the King

    Episode 3: I''ll Beat Up the King


    "Aaaaahhhh!? What, what! What are you!"


    The man''s scream echoed through the room.


    The one who shouted in a rough, rumbling voice was the owner of the castle...the man they called the King.


    The location was the castle where I had been summoned earlier, and inside it, the king''s private quarters.


    "Who are you talking about... We just met, right? Have you forgotten about it?"


    Uta tilted his head curiously.


    There are several piles of dust in the king''s chambers.


    It was someone other than the king who was there... the remains of what had been his escorting knight.


    Uta had returned to question the king about the attack by the soldiers, but as soon as he entered the room, they attacked him, calling him a villain.


    There was no other way but to turn it to dust... but the King, seeing this with his own eyes, was in complete confusion.


    "Someone! Is there anyone there?! An intruder, a real troublemaker!"


    "No one''s coming. We''ve closed off the space."


    "Ugh, space...?"


    The King spoke in a strained voice.


    Magic that interferes with space does exist.


    However... only legendary great sages can use it.


    There was no way a boy whose occupation was supposed to be "unemployed" could do it.


    "Could it be that he was using some kind of magic to disguise his job? How despicable...!"


    "You''re the one who''s being despicable, aren''t you? You tried to kill me."


    "N-no, that''s not true! I don''t know anything!"


    The King waved his hands frantically, searching for a way to save himself.


    The boy before him... the "Unemployed" man, whose name he can''t even remember, clearly possesses special powers.


    If that deadly blade were wielded, the king too would be reduced to dust.


    "There was a misunderstanding... Let''s talk about it. If we talk, we''ll understand...!"


    "If we talk, you''ll understand..."


    The Japanese leader who uttered this was shot and killed.


    "Well, it''s alright. I just came to talk."


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    "Is that so...?"


    "Yeah, I wasn''t planning on killing you. If you hadn''t come at me, that is."


    Uta shrugged. That was his true opinion.


    The moment I arrived in this room, the King''s companions attacked me, so I intercepted them... but if not, I had intended to just finish the discussion peacefully and leave.


    "Well then, let''s have a discussion. Before that..."


    "Eh?!"


    Touching the King''s neck.


    So that it can be turned to dust at any time.


    "If you lie, I will kill you. Answer my questions honestly. And I repeat... don''t lie."


    "I, I understand..."


    "So, question. What was your purpose in summoning us?"


    "...To defeat the invading Demon Lord."


    "You''re not lying, are you? If you''re lying..."


    "Y-yes, it''s true! I really wanted you to defeat the Demon King and save this country!"


    The King''s face is desperate and he doesn''t appear to be lying.


    "Okay, next question. Tell us how to get us back to our world."


    "it is¡­¡­"


    "it is?"


    "¡­¡­I don''t know."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "Oh, it''s true! I really don''t know!"


    "If we defeat the Demon King, we can go back to our world? Was that a lie after all?"


    "Ugh..."


    Uta''s face grew displeased as the King remained silent.


    The king, in a panic, begins to make excuses as he is in a situation where he could be killed at any moment.


    "I had no choice! If the hero did not fight the Demon King, this country would be destroyed! As the king of this country, I have a duty to protect my people, no matter what evil I have to do!"


    "So to achieve that, it doesn''t matter what happens to us? Are you trying to say that it would be okay to trick Tatsuya and the others into fighting, or even to kill me?"


    "it is¡­¡­"


    The King looked away uncomfortably.


    No matter what the justification may be, it is not a good reason to involve unrelated people.


    At the very least, Uta has a reason to kill the man in front of him.


    "But... well, it''s alright."


    However, Uta does not kill the king.


    Because, somehow, I realized that killing him wouldn''t change anything.


    "If I kill you it will just become more troublesome... so for now, I''ll stop."


    "I, I see... so you understood..."


    "But... I won''t forgive you if you do anything strange to my friends."


    "......!"


    When he spoke in a chilling voice, the King''s face twisted in fear.


    It''s not like anything special was done to me.


    And yet... my body is shaking uncontrollably.


    To put it in a metaphor, it''s as if you are facing an arch enemy that you can never defeat.


    "If you ever cause even the slightest inconvenience or harm to those four... I will kill you. I will kill your friends and family. I will kill all of your beloved citizens. Do you understand?"


    "I-I understand... I promise I won''t do it. So..."


    "Yeah, that''s fine then... I''ll forgive you now."


    "Guh..."


    The King let out a strange shriek and his mouth started opening and closing.


    His body quickly becomes thinner and deep wrinkles appear on his skin.


    The king aged instantly, as if he had aged twenty years in an instant.


    "You tried to kill me. But you have to be glad i didn''t take your life."


    "You... what are you... what on earth are you...?"


    The King collapsed to the floor and spoke while panting.


    He had no obligation to answer... He could have ended the conversation with that, but since this was a rare opportunity, Uta decided to introduce himself again.


    "Hanakiru Uta. I''m unemployed and a student... and I work as an evil god."


    ©– ©– ©–


    Hanakiru Uta is an evil god.


    If you ask me when it started, I would say it has been like this since before I was born.


    In the past, Uta was an evil god who was traveled between time and space.


    No family, no friends, no lover.


    There are admirers, but no one who understands.


    As a solitary god with no perch, he abandoned himself to the flow of time and space.


    However, one day, a turning point occurred.


    I don''t know if it''s the result of a horoscope or the influence of some magical ritual someone performed.


    Without even knowing why, he found himself incarnated as a fetus in the body of a pregnant woman.


    I was confused at first when I turned into a human.


    He once tried to abandon his incarnate body and return to being a perfect god.


    However... before long, the world had come to accept human life.


    Even when he was a god, he had been wandering meaninglessly between time and space to the point that he had even forgotten the word "boredom."


    I thought it would be okay to live as a human for just a hundred or two hundred years.


    (That was the right decision. I don''t know what it meant for the world, but... at least, I''m glad I became a human.)


    After lightly beating the king, Uta teleported once more and arrived at the castle town where he had been scheduled to arrive.


    To avoid the hassle of screening and identification, I aimed to jump inside the castle gate surrounding the town from the start.


    "Grrrrrrrrrrr!"


    "Oops, sorry for scaring you."


    A cat sleeping in an alley is startled by Uta''s sudden appearance and runs away.


    Watching the cat leave, I raise my fist in the deserted back alley.


    "Okay, let''s find a way to get back to Japan!"


    If Uta had been a god, it would have been easy for him to travel through time and space and return to his original world.


    However...the current Uta is merely a "human".


    The only thing it can do is... teleport to a distant location, or advance the time of anyone it touches by tens of thousands of years, turning them back into dust.


    I have to find a way to get my friends back to the world.


    "Okay, let''s do it!"


    The evil god Uta''s life in another world has just begun.


    That life is never smooth sailing.


    He would undoubtedly get caught up in various troubles and solve them through brute force... but even the evil god could not have predicted such a future.

 Episode 4: Childhood Friends Have a Hard Time

    Episode 4: Childhood Friends Have a Hard Time


    Meanwhile, Uta has taken his first step towards a new life.


    Nagumo Tatsuya, one of his childhood friends who had decided to stay behind in the castle, let out a heavy sigh.


    "Hey... is Uta okay?"


    The question was directed at the three women in the room.


    The location was a room in the castle, a room that had been assigned to Tatsuya. The four of them were gathered there to discuss their future plans.


    "It''s okay... what are you talking about?"


    The one who answered with suspicion was Kitagawa Chika, a tall girl with brown hair in a ponytail.


    "Well, I was wondering if he could survive on his own if he left the castle. He''s a bit naive, so I''m worried."


    ¡°¡­Well, I suppose he is a little naive. But I¡¯m sure Uta will be fine.¡±


    Chika''s words may sound cold-hearted, but they are filled with deep trust.


    Uta must be confident that no matter what happens, he will be able to overcome it.


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    In response to Chika''s reply, Tatsuya had a complicated look on his face.


    If it had been Tatsuya who left the castle instead of Uta, would Chika have reacted in the same way?


    (No... that''s impossible.)


    Tatsuya shrugged his shoulders.


    He is aware that he is not trusted as much as Uta is.


    Tatsuya himself knew that this was only natural, but as a man he didn''t want to accept it.


    Tatsuya had once confessed his feelings to Chika but was rejected.


    The reason was that there was someone she liked, but Tatsuya was certain that the person Chika liked was Uta.


    "That''s true. I''m sure Uta will be fine."


    The one who responded in a light-hearted tone was Higashiyama Miko, also a childhood friend.


    With her short blonde hair and piercings, Miho talks as if it''s nothing as she plays with her smartphone.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    ¡°You¡¯re special, Uta. If you stayed here you¡¯d be worried about us and wouldn¡¯t be able to move around freely. Wouldn¡¯t it be easier to move around alone?¡±


    ¡°¡­That¡¯s true. We would only be a burden to Uta-san.¡±


    Nishimiya Kazuha agreed quietly.


    She has long black hair and a face as beautiful as a Japanese doll, clouded over with sadness.


    "Uta said he would find a way to return them to their original world. He said that they could return if they defeated the Demon King, but that''s not guaranteed. Uta is doing his best, so we should do what we can... Of course, no matter what we do, Uta might solve the problem on his own."


    ¡°That¡¯s true¡­ but surely there¡¯s something that even ordinary people like us can do. At the very least, we have to make sure we don¡¯t become a burden to Uta.¡±


    "Hahaha, that''s a high hurdle! Uta really runs off on his own. It''s not easy to keep up with him."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Three girls who are childhood friends are talking about Uta and getting excited.


    Tatsuya''s face became more and more complicated, and his brow furrowed.


    In fact, Tatsuya had asked out not only Chika, but also Miko and Kazuha, but both were rejected.


    It''s not like I was trying to three-timing them or anything.


    I had tried to get with Chika when I was in fifth grade, with Miko when I was in first year of middle school, with Kazuha when I was in third year of middle school, and just recently I had tried to get with Chika again but was rejected.


    Each of them confessed their feelings, got rejected, felt depressed, and worked on improving themselves, so they took a gap of over a year before trying again.


    For now, I think I''m just about safe.


    The three of them dumped Tatsuya for the same reason: Uta.


    Uta is special.


    For the three girls, and for Tatsuya.


    So I have no jealousy towards Uta.


    I wasn''t jealous, but still, as a man, there was something I couldn''t let go of.


    "...Hey, I''ve been wanting to ask this for a while, but are you guys not going to confess your feelings to Uta?"


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    The three of them all turned to look at Tatsuya at the same time.


    All of them had looks of surprise on their faces.


    "Well, it''s obvious that you guys like Uta, right? So I was wondering why you haven''t confessed."


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    The three of them were silent and exchanged glances.


    Eventually, Chika spoke up.


    "...Well, there''s no problem with talking about it."


    "Isn''t that okay?"


    "I don''t mind."


    With their consent, Chika explains on their behalf.


    "The three of us have talked it over and decided not to confess to Uta until we graduate from high school."


    "Huh? Why?"


    "Of course, it''s so that Uta will confess his feelings to me."


    Chika asserts.


    Her breasts, which are larger than those of girls her age, stick out.


    "Uta is a kind person, so if we confessed to him, he would never reject us. He would accept us. But... that would be kindness, not love."


    "We have our pride too. We don''t want you to just date us out of pity, do you?"


    "...I want Uta to fall in love with me, and then we can start dating."


    Miho and Kazuha also seem to have made up their minds and follow Chika.


    ¡°So, each of us will approach Uta and wait for him to confess his feelings. Until then, we absolutely will not take the initiative¡­ It¡¯s not a gentleman¡¯s agreement, it¡¯s a ladies¡¯ agreement.¡±


    "...By the way, what if Uta doesn''t confess his feelings to anyone by the time of graduation?"


    When Tatsuya asked... the three of them again exchanged meaningful glances.


    "Then... we''ll share."


    "We three have no choice but to date Uta together."


    "We''ve decided that the three of us will work together to take Uta to a hotel on graduation day."


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    Hearing the three''s answers, Tatsuya''s eyes widened.


    "We each like Uta and want to date him. But... Uta is special. We both know that we''re not good enough for him."


    "I''ll try my best to be liked by you, Uta, but if that doesn''t work, then we''ll have to compromise."


    "If the three of us are together, I think we can balance each other out with Uta-san. If it was anyone else, it might be a different story, but if it''s Chika-san and Miko-san, I''m fine."


    "I love you two too. Next to Uta."


    "Hahaha, I feel the same way too. We really get along well."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Seeing the three girls laughing together, Tatsuya once again realized that he had no weaknesses.


    I feel frustrated and jealous.


    But at the same time, I was convinced.


    (It is Uta after all. I guess it would be okay for him to create a harem¡­)


    Tatsuya also thinks that Uta is special.


    That''s why he may have had feelings for the three people who loved the special Uta.


    "...Let''s get a girlfriend."


    Tatsuya had suffered his umpteenth broken heart and muttered to himself so no one could hear.


    Give up on these three and find another woman who suits your needs.


    I was able to think this with a strangely clear-sighted feeling, even for myself.

 Episode 5: It seems the mouth is the source of all evil

    Episode 5: It seems the mouth is the source of all evil


    In a back alley of the castle town.


    Hanakiru Uta had purposely teleported to a deserted spot, but he crossed his arms and tilted his head, saying "Hmm."


    "Well then... what should I do now?"


    Uta has arrived in the castle town... but to be honest, this is completely unplanned.


    Although he told his childhood friends with a serious look on his face that he would find a way to return to his original world, he had no idea what to do.


    "The quickest way would be for me to become perfect, but..."


    If Uta were to abandon his human body and return to his true form as an evil god, it would be easy for him to travel through time and space and return to his original world.


    However, as the saying goes, spilled water cannot be put back into the pot, and once a person has become perfect, they can no longer return to human form.


    In the first place, it is a miracle that the evil god Uta is able to inhabit a human body. Uta himself does not know how this situation came about.


    "Hmm... If I were to just turn back into an evil god, everyone would get angry..."


    His four childhood friends and his parents... they''ll surely be angry and sad.


    If possible, this is something you want to avoid.


    In that case, the next thing that came to mind was to be able to use the complete power of an evil god while retaining a human body.


    This may not be impossible, but I don''t know how to do it.


    "For now, I guess I''ll just gather some information. Let''s just go out into town like this...huh?"


    Uta was walking slowly down the back streets, when he turned a corner and came across an unexpected scene.


    A girl around elementary school age was surrounded by several men.


    "Come on, come over here!"


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    ¡¸Don''t resist! In the first place, it''s your dad who got into debt that''s the cause of this!¡¹


    The three men grabbed the girl by the arms and tried to drag her away.


    It was a rather criminal sight... but when Uta saw it, he groaned, "Hmm."


    "Is this... a guilty thing? Or is it legal in this world?"


    The men were talking about "my father''s debts" or something.


    It seems that the girl''s father has run up a huge debt and the girl is being abducted to repay it.


    "...This is tricky."


    Maybe he should stop him, but... Uta hesitates for a moment.


    If this were the Japan of the original world, kidnapping and human trafficking would have been crimes, but in this world they may be legal.


    "In that case... is it wrong to blame the men one-sidedly? In the first place, it''s not like there''s any reason to help them."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­Hey"


    "But the pictures are still criminal. These people have really evil faces. Their breath stinks. And their faces are ugly."


    "Hey, you there...hey!"


    "Maybe I should do something about it after all... If Chika and the others find out that I abandoned her, they''ll probably get mad at me... but I don''t want to get involved. I bet they have a really strong body odor."


    "You bastard, get your act together! Can you even hear me?"


    "Wow!"


    The men yelled at him and Uta cried out in surprise.


    The men who had been harassing the girl were now glaring at Uta with angry looks on their faces.


    "Oh, maybe I said it out loud?"


    "You''re being unconscious! I thought you were actually trying to provoke me!"


    The men yell.


    Uta has a bad habit of talking to himself a lot.


    "Sorry, sorry, that was my fault. You shouldn''t judge people by their appearances. I guess his breath stinks, but I was wrong to assume he was a bad person."


    ¡¸You¡¯re pretending to apologize, but you¡¯re provoking me again! I¡¯ll kill you!¡¹


    One of the trio held the girl down while the remaining two walked towards Uta.


    He raises his fist and suddenly attacks.


    "Uraaah!"


    "Hk...!"


    Uta was simply beaten without any resistance.


    He fell face up on the ground and his mouth smelled of blood, similar to rust.


    "Don''t pick a fight with us and think you''ll get away with it, you little brat!"


    "Should I sell you off too? Or use you as fertilizer for the fields?"


    The men trample on the fallen Uta, spitting at him and yelling insults at him.


    He kicked Uta over and over again...and finally, he seemed to have had enough and snorted, "Hmph!"


    "You brat... if you learn your lesson from this, don''t underestimate me!"


    " In this Neighborhood Don''t wander around here. The next time you show your face I''ll kill you!"


    "That''s scary. I''ll be careful."


    "What...!"


    Uta said lightly, standing up calmly.


    Even though he had been subjected to a great deal of violence by the men, there were no visible scars on his body.


    I lightly tapped my blazer on my body Sand Dust Drop it.


    "That was my fault for saying something bad about you. You kicked me on purpose. I''m glad that it satisfied you."


    "You bastard... who are you?"


    "It would take too long to explain, so can you just answer? I''m getting hungry, so I guess we can go now, right?"


    "Dammit... Die!"


    I wonder what bothered them...the men raised their fists and started punching me again.


    Uta still didn''t resist, but the moment the man''s fist touched his body, the men disappeared.


    "teeth¡­O+O¡­?"


    "picture¡­O=O¡­?"


    Another man and the girl standing a short distance away cried out in surprise.


    It was a natural reaction, seeing as two men had vanished in a puff of smoke at once.


    "For every insult I said, I got punched and kicked. If they do it again, I''ll fight back."


    "Hey, hey! Where on earth are those guys¡­?"


    "It''s lonely being alone"


    "Huh...?!"


    Uta''s voice came from behind the last remaining man.


    Before he knew it, Uta had moved behind the man.


    "You can follow them. Your friends are waiting for you."


    "You..."


    The man was unable to finish his sentence and disappeared.


    He was transported by Uta''s power.


    "Uh, who are you..."


    "Those people were just sent flying outside the town. They''ll be back soon, so if you''re going to run away, you''d better do it fast."


    "a¡­¡­"


    "See you later."


    After giving a quick wave to the confused girl, Uta left the alley.

 Episode 6: The Other World is Unsafe

    Episode 6: The Other World is Unsafe


    Uta was transported to a back alley and then emerged onto the main street of the castle town.


    Then, a lively scene unfolded before my eyes.


    "Oh, what a fantasy."


    What he saw there was a townscape that could truly be called fantasy.


    The main street is lined with Medieval European-style buildings with triangular roofs, and many people are passing by.


    Among the ordinary humans, there were also elves, dwarves, and beastmen walking about, creating a fantastical scene overflowing with an exotic atmosphere.


    "They''re cheap! They''re cheap! apples are cheap!"


    "Ma''am, take a look at these fish. They''re just caught and fresh."


    You can hear the voices of shop owners trying to attract customers from the shops lining the street.


    When viewed this way, the fantasy world doesn''t seem much different from a shopping street.


    Both places are inhabited by large numbers of people and seem to be going about their daily lives.


    "Oops, sorry."


    "Wow."


    I was staring blankly down the street when someone bumped into me.


    That person leaves an apology and quickly disappears into the crowd.


    "...Hmm, I guess the security situation isn''t that good."


    Uta muttered softly.


    My wallet was stolen.


    Although I call it a wallet, it''s actually a bag of gold coins I received from the king.


    "Here goes."


    "fart¡­¡­?"


    He gathers some energy and uses his strength... and the pocketpicker who stole his wallet appears right in front of Uta.


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    "Sorry, I''m in trouble without this so I''ll ask for it back."


    "a¡­¡­"


    Uta took the bag of money from the pocketpickers''s hand and put it back in his pocket.


    As long as I get my money back, I don''t care what happens after that.


    He leaves the pickpocket behind and tries to go away.


    "Oh, hey! Wait!"


    However...for some reason, the pocketpicker persisted and grabbed Uta''s shoulder.


    "That''s my money! Give it back!"


    "Oh, what a bold thief, literally. He steals something from someone else and calls it his own."


    "Shut up! Hurry up and do that..."


    "You should stop, there are a lot of idiots in this world."


    "Huh...?!"


    Uta uses his power again.


    The man who was holding his shoulder, from his wrist to his fingertips changed to dust .


    "I''m not in such a bad mood right now, so just your left hand will be fine. Take good care of your right hand."


    "Huh... Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!?"


    "Get out of here, hurry up."


    The screaming man attracts the attention of those around him, but Uta pretends not to notice and blends into the crowd to leave the scene.


    That pocketpicker picked the wrong person.


    That''s all there is to it.


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    "For now, I guess I need to fill my stomach. Let''s eat something."


    Uta strolled down the main street leisurely.


    There are many stalls along the streets, selling grilled skewered meat and some kind of soup.


    It would have been fine to leave it at that, but... suddenly, a spicy smell hit my nose.


    "this is¡­¡­"


    Uta''s gaze turned towards the direction of the smell and saw a small dining room.


    That''s where the spice aroma comes from.


    "Yeah, that''s good."


    The store is beautiful, yet it doesn''t look like a high-end store.


    It seemed like a good place to have a quick lunch.


    When Uta enters the store, the burly owner calls out to him from the other side of the counter.


    "Come on in! Sit in any empty seat!"


    "Ah, yes."


    Uta sat down at the counter.


    There was something that looked like a menu on the counter, so I picked it up.


    It was the first time I had ever seen the characters written there, but miraculously I was able to understand their meaning.


    "Curry...?"


    As expected.


    The source of the smell was "curry"...in other words, it seemed to be curry.


    No wonder it whets the appetite.


    The menu includes dishes such as "vegetable curry," "chicken curry," and "seafood curry."


    "Okay, chicken curry then."


    "Hey, what would you like to drink?"


    "Um, water will be fine."


    "Yes, water. The price is to be paid in advance. Five hundred and fifty Pateshey"


    "Uh, well..."


    I don''t know the currency.


    Uta took out a gold coin from the bag and placed it on the counter to see the shopkeeper''s reaction.


    "Ah, 10,000 Pt gold coins. Do you have any smaller ones?"


    "Sorry. This is all I have today."


    "Oh well. I''ll bring you your change, so just wait."


    The shopkeeper takes the gold coins he received and disappears into the back of the store.


    He returned soon after and handed Uta a dozen coins.


    "Yes, check it out."


    "Thank you"


    Uta checks the change he was given.


    Nine large silver coins, four small silver coins, and five copper coins.


    And... earlier, the store owner had referred to the gold coins as "10,000 Pt."


    (One gold coin is 10,000 points, so in decimal terms, a large silver coin would be 1,000, a silver coin 100, and a copper coin 10?)


    I don''t think the value of Pt is much different from that of "yen."


    Considering that chicken curry costs 550 yen, that seems pretty reasonable.


    (The bag the king gave me had about 100 gold coins in it... so that''s a million points.)


    Apparently he gave him a fair amount of money.


    Perhaps it''s because they''re going to kill him anyway and take it back.


    (Thank goodness for both of us. If it had been too small, we would have had to go back and get the money.)


    If that were to happen, the King would certainly be plunged into the depths of despair.


    He would once again meet the demon that had aged him extra  twenty years.


    "Yes, chicken curry. Please wait."


    "Wow, that looks delicious!"


    While I was thinking about it, the food seemed to be ready.


    A plate of curry and naan is placed on the counter seat.


    The smell of spices that made my mouth water became stronger, and my stomach began to complain of hunger.


    "Thank you!"


    There are many things to think about, such as what will happen in the future, but for now, the thing I need to do is fill my stomach.


    Uta tore off some naan, dipped it in curry, and then put it in his mouth.

 Episode 7: The Destination Has Been Decided

    Episode 7: The Destination Has Been Decided


    "Phew... I''m so full."


    After finishing his meal, Uta sighed in satisfaction.


    The plate in front of me is completely empty.


    As expected from a public restaurant, the portions were generous for the price and the food was quite tasty.


    In some manga and light novels about being transported to another world, the food culture in the other world is underdeveloped, causing difficulties for the protagonist, but the food in this world is apparently quite delicious.


    "Haha, I''m glad you liked it! Some people don''t like curry!"


    The fat shop owner smiled at Uta.


    He seems to be in a good mood, perhaps because he likes the way Uta eats.


    "I can''t believe there''s someone out there who thinks this tastes bad?"


    Although curry is an Indian dish, it is Japan''s national dish.


    I cannot accept that there are people who don''t like curry. I would like to firmly protest against this.


    "That''s right. Beastmen...especially werewolves, even just the smell is bad for them . They have a better nose than humans."


    "Oh, I see."


    It''s understandable that creatures with a keen sense of smell, like dogs and wolves, would dislike curry, which is rich in spices.


    I guess beastmen are the same.


    I saw a few of them while walking down the main street and they seem to have excellent noses, just like animals.


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    "By the way... it was curry, right? I wonder if this dish is a specialty of the Fumble Kingdom?"


    Uta asked something that had been bothering him.


    I don''t know anything about the culture of this country, but curry is supposed to be a food in hot countries like India.


    It felt out of place against the European-style streets of this castle town.


    "Fafnir...are you talking about the Kingdom of Fafnir?"


    "Ah, right. That''s it."


    "You don''t even know the name of this country? Where are you from?"


    The shop owner looked exasperated and gave a wry smile as he collected the empty dishes in front of Uta.


    "This was created in the eastern capital of the Kingdom of Fafnir... the Magic City of Alden. My father is from there. I''m the second-generation owner of the restaurant, having taken over from my father. Apparently, the Great Sage imitated a dish from her hometown, developed it, and made it popular."


    "Great Sage...?"


    "Yes. Five hundred years ago, she was the one who defeated the Demon King together with the Hero of that time and saved the world. She came from a different world from this one, and is the head of a place called the ''Tower of Sages''."


    Just as I was wondering if there were people like that, I suddenly noticed something odd about the way the store owner had phrased it.


    "The person in charge? He''s from 500 years ago, right?"


    "Yes. Great Sage... Her name is Yukina-sama, and she is immortal. She still lives to this day looking young. She has been alive for 500 years, and even His Majesty the King is so humbled by her."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Judging from the store owner''s explanation, the Great Sage was likely a human who had been summoned from another world.


    Considering that she popularized curry and her name is "Yukina-sama," it is highly likely that she is Japanese.


    (This... has the next destination been decided all of a sudden?)


    If she is the great sage who was summoned five hundred years ago, she might know a way to return to his original world.


    Since I don''t have any idea where I''ll get there anyway, it''s probably best to aim for that for now.


    "Thank you. I''m grateful for all the help you gave me."


    "I don''t really know, but it''s good."


    "Well then, thank you for the meal."


    Uta thanked the store owner and then left the store.


    The policy was decided from day one.


    They head for the eastern capital... the "Magical City of Alden" and meet the great sage Yukina there.


    Ask the person if there is any way to return to your original world.


    (If she''s been alive for 500 years, she might know something. I need to gather information about the existence of the Demon King.)


    "Yippee.OwQ!"


    "picture?"


    As Uta leaves the store, lost in thought, he bumps into someone standing right there.


    The small person fell on her bottom.


    "Oh, sorry! Are you okay?!"


    "It''s okay..."


    "Oh, are you sure...?"


    I reached out my hand to the person who had fallen...a small girl, and then I realized what was happening.


    The person there was the girl who had been harassed by the men in the alley earlier.


    "Why are you... here?"


    "Um, well..."


    In response to Uta''s question, the girl looked away with an ambiguous expression.


    She was silent for a while, seemingly thinking deeply, and then she finally spoke as if she had made up her mind.


    "Oh, do you need guidance?!"


    "fart¡­O=O¡­?"


    "Brother, you''re not from this town, are you?! You''re wearing strange clothes... As thanks for helping me earlier, I''ll show you around this town!"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Uta was left dumbfounded by the girl''s unusually powerful behavior.

 Episode 8: The Girl and the Castle Town. And Betrayal

    Episode 8: The Girl and the Castle Town. And Betrayal


    "This way,  This is the place called ''Glory Street''!"


    With the girl''s guidance, Uta decided to stroll around the castle town.


    It''s not something I wanted to do, but this is the first time I''ve been abroad (?) since I was born as a human being.


    Even though I will eventually return to my world, it would be a waste not to do a little sightseeing.


    The girl''s name is apparently Marie.


    She was born in the castle town and seems to be quite familiar with the town.


    She was familiar with tourist spots and had come to a place called "Eiko Street," which is a must-see for tourists.


    Many bronze statues line both sides of the wide brick road, looking down on the passersby.


    "There are bronze statues lined up on both sides of the street. The ones on the right are of past kings, and the ones on the left are of heroes who fought for their country."


    "Wow... that''s pretty impressive."


    "That''s right! Look... the first king is over there at the back. Facing him is the hero who defeated the Demon King 500 years ago!"


    "A hero, huh... I see..."


    I approached the bronze statue of the former hero and looked up at it from below.


    The life-size bronze statue standing on a pedestal was of a handsome man with a cool look.


    He holds his sword high in the air, looking very brave.


    "...With just this, I can''t tell if they''re Japanese or not."


    Since the Great Sage she fought alongside was from another world just like myself and my friends, I thought the Hero was also a human who had been summoned in the same way.


    It would be difficult to make a judgment just by looking at the statue''s appearance.


    "The first king cooperated with the hero to defeat the demon king and founded this country! This year marks the 500th anniversary of the country''s founding, so a lot of people are coming!"


    "It''s a memorial year, I guess. But even so... it''s so peaceful. I wonder if a new demon king has appeared?"


    "Oh, a new Demon Lord? What are you talking about?"


    "Yeah?"


    Marie looks at Uta curiously.


    She looked like she didn''t know what she was talking about.


    (Maybe she doesn''t know about the Demon King?)


    I heard that the Demon King has returned and is invading human countries, but that information may not have been revealed to the general public.


    The country does not appear to be at war yet, and it is possible that the information is being kept secret as a military secret.


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    (It''s possible that the King is deceiving us... but judging from his behavior when we questioned him, he wasn''t lying about the Demon King invading.)


    "...I wonder if there are more things I need to ask the Great Sage?"


    "What''s the matter, brother?"


    "No, it''s nothing... I was shown something great. Thank you."


    "Ah, yes! I''m glad that it made you happy!"


    ...And just as Marie smiled, her stomach started growling cutely.


    It made a cooing noise like the cry of a small animal to express its hunger.


    "a¡­¡­"


    "Ahahaha, are you hungry?"


    "Ugh... how embarrassing."


    "Let''s eat at that food stall over there. It smells sweet."


    I took Marie, whose face was red, and led her to a nearby stall.


    The store appears to sell baked goods.


    Round baked flour sweets covered in sugar are packed into bags, giving off a sweet smell all around.


    ¡°I just had lunch a while ago, but¡­ I guess sweets are still a separate stomach.¡±


    "Can I eat some too...?"


    "Of course, it''s delicious."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    When Uta suggested it, Marie munched down on the round, castella-like pastry.


    "Sweet, delicious...!"


    "Yes. Does it have honey in it? It''s delicious."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    While eating the sweet treats... Marie''s expression was strangely gloomy.


    She had been showing me around with such a cheerful look just a moment ago, but suddenly she looked worried.


    If I were to describe her face, it was like that of a criminal about to confess the crimes she has committed.


    (Why is she looking like this? She''s eating something sweet, so he should look happier.)


    Uta tilts his head quizzically and says, "By the way..." as he asks Marie for a favor.


    "I''m planning on leaving tomorrow for a town in the east called Alden. I want to get ready for my trip. Are there any stores that sell the things I need?"


    "To Alden...are you leaving town?"


    "Yeah, that''s the plan though?"


    "Is that so...?"


    Once again, Marie''s expression darkened.


    However, she soon smiles and raises her hand.


    "... Yes! Then I''ll show you around!"


    "......?"


    Somehow, to Uta, it looked like Marie was forcing herself.


    For a while now, she has been showing a sad look on her face that doesn''t suit her age.


    Puzzled by this reaction that was unusual for a young girl, Uta was shown around by Marie and visited a certain store.


    The shop was located off the main street and had a somewhat desolate atmosphere.


    "Welcome... Wait, is that you, Marie?"


    "Hello, grandma."


    Inside the store was an old woman wearing a black robe like a witch.


    Apparently, she knew Marie.


    "I''ve brought a guest. He wants some luggage for his trip."


    "Hmm... I''ve never seen you before. With that outfit and that black hair, it seems like a strange person has come."


    The old woman stares at Uta rudely.


    "Well, if you''re a guest, I welcome you... I assume you have money."


    "Well, quite a bit."


    Uta took out the bag of money the King had given him and placed it on the counter where the old woman was.


    Several gold coins spill out of the open mouth.


    "oh?"


    "......!"


    The old woman and Marie both had their eyes wide open.


    This reaction is natural, as it''s like suddenly pulling out a wad of bills.


    The old woman was frozen in shock for a moment, but then her expression twisted into a smile.


    "As long as you''re willing to pay, you''re welcome, no matter how shady you are. I''ll bring you the things you need for your journey right away, so just wait there."


    "Ah, yes."


    The old woman briskly brings items off the shelves and arranges them on the counter.


    A large backpack, a tent, a sleeping bag, a coat, a lantern, food, a water bottle, a knife... a fair amount of items were piled up on the counter.


    "If I were to collect everything, it would be a considerable amount... but do you have a horse or a dragon mount?"


    A riding dragon is likely the small dragon-like creature that I saw on the way here.


    They were used to carry passengers and luggage like horses.


    "No, but... it''s not a problem."


    Uta grabbed his luggage and hurled it into the void.


    The piles of luggage laid out on the table were gradually reduced in number, as if they were being eaten by an invisible monster.


    "Item box... can you use space magic?!"


    The old woman cried in surprise.


    ¡°That can only be used by people with the jobs of ¡®Sage¡¯ or ¡®Adventure King¡¯¡­ but do you by any chance hold a high-ranking position?¡±


    "Hmm? Aren''t I a student and supposed to be ''unemployed''?"


    "There''s no way an ''unemployed'' person could use an item box! Don''t fool the elderly!"


    "First of all, what exactly is a job? The King told me about it too."


    "Your Majesty? Don''t you know anything about Job? How on earth have you survived this long?"


    The old woman explained to Uta with an exasperated look on her face.


    It seems that people in this world are born with something called a "job," which pretty much determines their entire lives.


    There are various jobs, such as those that excel in combat, such as "swordsman" or "wizardman," and those that support people''s lives, such as "merchant" or "craftsman."


    Generally, there is no way to change the job you were born with, but apparently there is a special way to change it using magic created by God.


    "''Unemployed'' is a job that has no powers and cannot use magic. It''s a useless job, so it''s called a profession abandoned by God."


    "Oh, so that''s why you reacted like that."


    He remembers the king, who looked obviously despised towards Uta.


    In this world, being unemployed is likely to be discriminated against.


    "I understand very well. By the way, would it be rude to ask about the old lady''s occupation?"


    "I''m just a regular merchant. That''s not unusual."


    "Oh. Well then, Marie...huh?"


    Uta looked at Marie, but quickly blinked.


    Before he knew it, Marie, who was supposed to be there, was gone.


    She hasn''t participated in the conversation for a while now... I wonder how long she''s been gone?


    "Huh, what''s that? Now that I think about it..."


    Uta slid his gaze to the side.


    The bag of gold coins that was supposed to be on the counter had disappeared.


    The hotei bag containing all of Uta''s possessions in this world has vanished without a trace.


    "Maybe... it was stolen?"


    It seems that his money was stolen again.


    Uta was stunned and shocked by the betrayal of the girl whom he had only just met but whom he had developed some feelings for.

 Episode 9: Something like Crime and Punishment

    Episode 9: Something like Crime and Punishment


    "Haa, haa, haa, haa...!"


    Marie was on the run.


    Holding a bag full of gold coins in both hands, she runs through the castle town shrouded in twilight.


    (I did it... I stole it...)


    Although Marie grew up in poverty, she never engaged in crime such as stealing.


    And yet, I started doing it.


    I stole the money of a man who was nice to me. A gentle man who gave me sweets.


    (I''m sorry, I''m sorry... Please forgive me...)


    At first, she had no intention of stealing money.


    The mysterious power he displayed in the back alley overwhelmed the three men.


    Seeing this, I approached him, hoping to get help for my ``sister.''''


    But... Uta said he would be leaving town tomorrow. There was no time to save her sister.


    She was feeling disheartened when she was shown a large sum of money, and in the heat of the moment she stole it.


    "I''m sorry, I''m sorry...!"


    Marie runs through the slums, crying.


    Run, run, run, run...


    When I was out of breath and my heart and lungs were reaching their limit.


    I arrived at my destination.


    The building was in a back alley and looked so grand it seemed out of place.


    It was the base of a gang that controlled the underworld of the Kingdom of Fafnir.


    "Huh? You are...?"


    Just in time, I spotted the man I was looking for in front of the building.


    They were the same men who had harassed Marie a few hours earlier and were trying to take her away somewhere.


    There should have been three men, but for some reason there was only one left, and that man''s clothes were also stained with blood.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    "You bastard, how dare you show your face in front of me!? My subordinate was attacked by a monster and died because you didn''t follow me obediently!?"


    The man''s face was angry and he started yelling at Marie.


    Marie had no idea, but the men who had been teleported by Uta were sent to a forest a short distance away from the castle town.


    It wasn''t something Uta had intended to do.


    As a result of being randomly teleported outside the town, he happened to be in the middle of a forest.


    Although the forest was not far from the castle town, it was still a dangerous place where monsters dwelled.


    Two of the three men were attacked by a wolf monster and lost their lives, while the remaining man barely managed to escape back to town.


    "Where has that man gone? Find him, I bet!"


    "Um, um!"


    "What..?"


    "With this money... with this money, please give me my sister back!"


    Marie hands over the bag of money she stole from Uta.


    The reason she stole it was to rescue her older sister who had been taken by a group of gangsters.


    Marie is an orphan.


    She made a living by doing day jobs such as helping out at the general store run by an old woman, but she was originally the daughter of a merchant family.


    After losing her mother at a young age, she lived with her father and older sister, but her father failed in business and, on top of that, he got into a lot of debt by gambling.


    My father just ran up debt and then ran away without taking responsibility.


    As a result, her older sister, who is five years older than her, was taken by the men in her place.


    "With this money, I should be able to repay my debt... Please, give me my sister back! Give me my sister back!"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    The moneylender put away his earlier anger and looked down at the bag of money Marie handed him.


    He takes the bag, examines the contents, and then quirks his lips sarcastically.


    "Oh come on...where did this brat get all that money?"


    "it is¡­¡­"


    "Well, whatever. I bet you stole it somewhere."


    The man puts the bag of money in his pocket.


    Then he turned his back to Marie and started to walk away.


    ¡°I¡¯m a legitimate moneylender after all¡­ Since I¡¯ve paid you back, I don¡¯t need you anymore. I won¡¯t sell you off. Just get out of here already.¡±


    "W-wait! Where''s my sister? Where is my sister...?!"


    "Huh? Your sister died a long time ago."


    "picture¡­O^O¡­?"


    Marie froze at the words the man spoke.


    I don''t know what was said.


    My legs were shaking and I felt like I was about to collapse to the ground.


    "What...huh...?"


    "Your sister was working at a brothel to pay off the debts her father incurred... but unfortunately your sister ran into a bad customer. He punched her over and over again and she died."


    "That''s... a lie..."


    "I''m not lying. She couldn''t pay back the money, so we wanted you to pay instead. I don''t understand it though... I guess it''s because people who enjoy tormenting a brat like you hate it."


    The man turned his head and spoke with a mocking look on his face.


    "I''m glad... at least you were saved. You should thank God."


    "Ah.... ahh...."


    Marie collapsed to her knees and placed her hands on the ground.


    What I did was in vain.


    Her sister, whom she had even gone so far as to steal from in an attempt to save, is no longer there.


    "Uh... Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"


    Marie''s screams echoed hollowly through the night town.


    "Aaaahhh! Aaaaaaaaaaah!"


    My sister died.


    I wanted to help her. I wanted her to live.


    But she was dead.


    I worked so hard to save my sister.


    I even committed theft.


    All of it was meaningless.


    The family that Marie wanted to save is no longer there.


    "Aaaaaahh ...!"


    In the dark alley, Marie continued to cry.


    A sense of hopeless despair and emptiness spreads in my chest.


    I felt like I wanted to just let it flow away with my tears and disappear.


    "What''s wrong? Are you okay?"


    At that moment, someone suddenly spoke to me.


    Even as they screamed and lamented, their voices penetrated smoothly into my ears.


    "you¡­¡­"


    When I looked up after hearing someone call out to me, I saw a familiar boy standing there.


    Black hair and black eyes.


    A boy with physical characteristics that are rare in this world, yet with an ordinary physique and appearance.


    Flower scattering Uta.


    The boy whom Marie had tricked and stolen his money from was looking down on her.

 Episode 10: The Whims of the Evil God

    Episode 10: The Whims of the Evil God


    A boy who called himself Uta.


    This was the person Marie had stolen money from and betrayed.


    "What''s wrong, why are you crying?"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Uta asks.


    It was a gentle, calming voice, but Marie felt it was awful and frightening.


    "sorry¡­¡­"


    "Yeah?"


    " Sorry I stole your  money..."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "I was supposed to use that money to get my sister back... My sister who was taken away because of my father''s debts..."


    Marie cries and describes her situation.


    It was more like she was repenting than making excuses for the theft.


    My father ran away, leaving me with debts.


    My sister is taken away by debt collectors.


    I worked hard to earn money in order to get my sister back.


    The men who were her creditors appeared before her and tried to take Marie away as well.


    Her older sister had been forced into prostitution and lost her life as a result of violence from a customer.


    To achieve this, they tried to get Marie to work in her place.


    Marie confessed everything, without leaving anything out.


    "Why, why am I a child...?"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "If I were bigger, I might have been able to save my sister. I could have sold my body in her place... but why, why am I so small and weak..."


    "I see, that''s spicy."


    Uta places his palm on Marie''s head as she curls up and sobs.


    "It''s hard. It''s lonely. It''s sad. It hurts... It''s scary."


    "Ugh... Ugh... You want your money..."


    "It''s okay. You''re not wrong. Family is important. It''s much more important than someone else''s wallet. You''re doing the right thing."


    "Is that so...?"


    When she looked up as her head was being stroked, She Saw Uta''s expression was strangely calm.


    It''s not exactly kindness. It''s not love or sympathy either.


    Although they seem to embrace others, they never get close to them, and they make no attempt to understand them.


    His eyes, looking down from the clouds at the tiny human, seem to be filled with a mixture of resignation and pity at his foolish mistake.


    That is called "Mercy."


    The compassion of a transcendent being standing at great heights dwelt in Uta''s eyes.


    "However... if you wish to be punished, I will give it to you."


    "Hk...!"


    "Punishment is also a form of salvation for the criminal. By receiving punishment, a person can start life anew with a clean slate."


    Marie''s consciousness fades away.


    I sink so deep, so deep, that I think I''ll never wake up again.


    "You have been forgiven. Now it''s time to live a new life for yourself."


    With those final words, everything went dark in front of her eyes.


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    The young girl, Marie, certainly lost her life there.


    That is an indisputable fact.


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    "My goodness! Who would have thought we could get such a large sum of money from a brat like that!"


    "That''s enough to pay off my father''s debts! Gahahahaha!"


    Several men were laughing together on the second floor of the building that served as their base.


    The men were what they would call a gang, an organization with considerable power in the underworld of the Kingdom of Fafnir.


    Their main sources of income are loan sharking, human trafficking, and prostitution.


    it was a perverse act, it was a legal business that was not regulated by the laws of the Kingdom of Fafnir.


    However, even taking that into account, the men went too far. There is no doubt that they were bad people.


    That girl...Marie''s father was scum.


    Getting into debt to gamble, then gambling again to pay it off... and the cycle repeats.


    Eventually, he ends up selling even one of his two daughters.


    The man fled without fulfilling his responsibilities and is currently missing.


    The remaining daughter, Marie, is an orphan and makes a living by doing day labor.


    The moneylenders forced the older daughter to become a prostitute in order to repay the money they had lent her.


    However, before she could repay all the money, the girl died.


    One of the customers had treated her roughly, repeatedly hitting her until she died.


    Of course, I made the customer take responsibility for his actions... but that aside, I still had to collect the missing money.


    So the men approached Marie.


    To kidnap her and sell her off.


    "Haha! With this much, I''ll even get some change! But still...where did that brat get such a large sum of money!?"


    "You must have stolen it somewhere! Well, as long as we get the money, we don''t care!"


    The men were beaming with joy after receiving a large amount of gold coins.


    Even if you sell a skinny kid, you can get at most ten gold coins.


    I never thought he would get ten times that amount.


    "Now that I think of it...what should we do about that little brat that teleported us?"


    Two of my subordinates are dead because of that strange boy.


    The man was also near death, and he had no choice but to settle the score.


    "Don''t ever let him leave town. Bring him to me alive."


    "Okay, I understand."


    "Hmmm..."


    Giving orders to his subordinates, the man fiddled with the bag of gold coins he had obtained.


    We are wolves.


    It is a beast that attacks and devours people.


    That''s the way I chose to live. That''s the only way I could choose to live.


    An orphan born and raised in a slum has only two choices: to live his life as a loser or to use violence to steal from others.


    "yeah¡­¡­?"


    The gangster was lost in thought when he heard a commotion coming from downstairs.


    I wonder if the young people are fighting.


    "Hey, what are you all making a fuss about?"


    "Hey, let me take a look."


    The subordinate was about to go and check on the situation, but before he could do so the door was opened from the outside and a young subordinate rushed in.


    "This is bad, brother! We''re attacking!"


    "Huh? Who''s that from...?!"


    "It''s me!"


    "a¡­¡­"


    The subordinate who had burst into the room disappeared.


    In an instant... as if it were a joke, his body was shattered into pieces.


    "Hello, this is pizza delivery...just kidding."


    A young boy emerged, stepping on the remains of his subordinates, a pile of dust on the floor.


    He looked familiar. It was the boy I mentioned earlier... the one who teleported the moneylenders.


    Looking back, he looks really young.


    He was probably in his mid-teens.


    He had black hair and black eyes, a look not often seen in this country.


    ¡¸You¡­ why are you here¡­!¡¹


    "Why do you think that is? I wonder why."


    "...There should have been some young ones down there. What did you do with them?"


    "I killed them. I turned them all to dust."


    "......!"


    On the first floor were the young men of the organization.


    Although all of them were stupid and dim-witted, they were still quite strong.


    "And you killed it... a brat like you, all by yourself...!"


    "That''s what I''m saying... didn''t you hear me?"


    "Kill him!"


    The man commanded.


    At that moment, the subordinates in the room began to move.


    Several of his subordinates drew their swords and attacked the boy.


    Both strikes were carried out without any mercy. The sword of a gangster accustomed to killing.


    "Yeah... that''s nice."


    But the boy...Uta doesn''t move.


    There''s no evasion, no defense.


    And yet...the weapons of the men who attacked Uta broke without a word.


    "Huh..."


    "That''s nice. It makes me feel so much better when you come after me like that. I can kill you with peace of mind."


    All of the broken swords had turned black and rusted into scrap metal.


    It was as if it had been left in salt water for a long time without any care...how on earth could it become like this in an instant?


    "Then it''s time to fight back."


    "a¡­¡­"


    "Gah..."


    Uta kicks the floor with light steps and touches the bodies of the moneylender''s subordinates.


    Each time, their bodies turned to dust and scattered across the floor.


    "That''s stupid... What on earth did you do...?"


    The last remaining moneylender muttered in shock.


    In just a few seconds, my subordinate was dead.


    The young man downstairs is also dead.


    There is no one left. Only men remain.


    "Your ability... wasn''t it just teleportation?"


    "That''s one thing, but it''s not the only thing you know?"


    Uta''s tone was light.


    He acts so nonchalantly that it''s hard to believe he''s just killed someone.


    "Are you going to kill me too?"


    "Yeah, I''ll kill you."


    "...Just let it go."


    "yeah?"


    "Please let me go. I''ll give you the money. But please just save me."


    He bows down to the man who killed his subordinate.


    At last, it has come this far.


    He rose from a slum orphan.


    From being the one who had things stolen from, we have become the one who takes things.


    And yet... I don''t want to die. I don''t want to lose everything I''ve built up.


    "Hmm, I guess not. I thought so."


    "Why?... What grudge do you have against us? Did I do something to you that made you have to kill us all?!"


    "I haven''t done it though, nothing special."


    Uta''s tone was always light.


    That''s right...these men hadn''t done anything special to Uta.


    I almost got punched in the alley, but that was it.


    Uta was not so violent that he would try to kill someone just because he was about to be punched.


    And When asked if he was bad enough to be portrayed that way, the answer is no.


    All the businesses the men are engaged in are legal in this country.


    Using violence to collect debts is not something to be praised for, but at least it is overlooked by the authorities.


    Even though they are gangsters who control the underworld, that is all they are.


    He was nothing more than a minor villain, left alone with no hope of causing any harm to the country.


    "If I had to give a reason... I guess it was because it was unpleasant?"


    "Unpleasant, you say...?"


    "Yeah, that''s right."


    Uta spoke in a relaxed tone, with no sign of anger or sadness on his face.


    ¡°Seeing that child crying made me feel horrible. I felt a weight in the pit of my stomach and nauseous. I felt like food wouldn¡¯t taste good anymore¡­ so I¡¯m going to kill you all ?¡±


    ¡¸For that reason¡­for that reason, you think you could take someone''s life¡­?!¡¹


    "But... is there a problem?"


    "......!"


    Seeing Uta''s face as he said this so calmly, the man finally realised.


    (This man¡­ is not human¡­!)


    The man knows people who kill out of anger and hatred.


    I know people who commit murder for money or pleasure.


    I should have known that there are people who kill for a sense of justice, for their country, or for loyalty.


    But... there was no emotion in Uta''s eyes.


    He was bothered by the dirt in his room so he decided to clean it...but with that casual attitude, he ended up killing a dozen gangsters and trying to kill a moneylender as well.


    (We''ve become involved with something we shouldn''t have touched...!)


    The man experienced the greatest fear of his life.


    There''s no particular reason, but I help people on a whim.


    They kill people for no particular reason, just because they don''t like them.


    Merciful, ruthless, forgiving, cruel.


    They ignore logic and trample on morality.


    That was truly the work of an evil god.


    This is the state of gods and demons that exists outside of human law and ethics.


    "If this is the end of the story, I''ll kill you."


    "Well..."


    "See you later."


    This is the end... Like the end of a picture book, Uta brings the curtain down on the man''s life.


    With a light touch on the man''s shoulder, his body crumbles into dust.


    "Oh, it''s mine."


    The remains of the man had turned to dust... Uta picked up the bag of gold coins buried there and smiled happily.

 Episode 11: This is how believers are born

    Episode 11: This is how believers are born


    "a¡­¡­?"


    When that girl...Marie woke up, she found herself lying down in a room somewhere.


    I look around in a hazy state of consciousness.


    It''s a room I know.


    This was supposed to be a general store run by an old lady I knew.


    "Am I alive...?"


    I thought for sure I was dead.


    Because she did something that deserved to be killed.


    And yet...I''m alive.


    When I put my hand to my chest, I could definitely hear my heart beating steadily.


    "Oh, you woke up?"


    "Grandma...?"


    "You didn''t have any external injuries, but you wouldn''t wake up, so I was worried what to do. I''m glad you woke up safely."


    The old woman who owns the general store hands me a wooden cup.


    Marie grasped it with both hands and took a sip of the water inside.


    "Are you aware of your situation?"


    "The situation?"


    Marie tilted her head.


    Since she had committed theft, would that mean she would be caught by the authorities?


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    "So you haven''t noticed?"


    The old woman took the cup from Marie''s hand and handed her a hand mirror in return.


    "Eh...?!"


    Marie looked in the mirror and her eyes widened.


    The face reflected in the mirror was unmistakably Marie''s, but she looked more than five years older than she had ever known.


    I wonder why I hadn''t noticed it before...my arms and legs have grown longer and my breasts have become fuller.


    "I was surprised when that boy brought you here. I almost thought you were a different person."


    "That person... That brother?"


    "That''s right."


    "¡­¡­Why?"


    I don''t understand what it means.


    Even if I have a reason to be killed, there''s no reason for me to be saved.


    And why is my body growing so much?


    I''m sure Uta did it, but I don''t know why.


    "Just thinking about it is pointless"


    "grandmother?"


    "If you live long enough, you meet a lot of different people, but that kid just isn''t like an ordinary human being. There''s no point in wondering ''why''."


    The old woman sighed and pointed to a corner of the room.


    "That''s... Huh!?"


    Seeing what was there, Marie couldn''t help but cry out.


    Stacked in the corner of the room was a huge mountain of gold and silver.


    Gold and silver coins overflowing from the wooden box... they were things Uta had found at the moneylender''s hideout and brought home.


    "The kid came back a while after he left you and brought it over. He said he wanted it for you."


    "M-me?"


    It''s becoming more and more unclear.


    Marie has no right to receive money from Uta.


    "That''s why it''s pointless to even think about it... That kid lives with a different perspective than us."


    He gives alms at whim and takes away at whim.


    Just as there is no reason for it to rain, there is no reason for the boy''s charity.


    "Well, you''ve caught the eye of a troublesome man... so what are you going to do now?"


    "What should I do..."


    "With this money you could do anything you wanted. You could set up a shop and start a business, or you could buy a house somewhere in the country and live a leisurely life... What are you planning to do?"


    "...I can''t spend that much money."


    "Yes. If a girl without any backing had such a large fortune, even a good man would have a devil in his heart. He''d be completely drained."


    This enormous amount of gold and silver is nothing but a bomb to Marie.


    No matter how much she has grown, Marie is still an orphan, neither a noble nor a merchant.


    If the secret of this money were to become known, criminals, thugs, and slum dwellers would swarm and violently steal it.


    "Keeping the money a secret and using it in small amounts... that would be the wisest option."


    "Hohoho," the old woman laughed.


    "Since you won''t be able to take it home anyway, I''ll keep the money for you. Of course, I''ll get to take a little from it as payment, but... it''s not an amount that an old woman with only a short time left in the world can spend. I won''t take it from you, so you can rest assured."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Marie was deep in thought after hearing the old woman''s words.


    With this money she wouldn''t have any financial problems, but was it really okay to use the money she received through Uta''s mercy on herself?


    "Well, you should think carefully about how you spend your money. Life is long after all."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­yes"


    Marie nodded and clutched the bed sheets.


    If you ask me what I want to do, I would say that I want to atone for my sins and repay Uta for his kindness.


    But...I was certain.


    Uta has already left town, so we probably won''t see him again.


    What can I do for him? What can I do to make him happy?


    Marie was troubled, but she then decided to devote herself to community service and her faith.


    She gave the money given to her by Uta to the poor in a natural way, establishing orphanages and workhouses.


    He was spoken of by posterity as if he were a saint.

 Episode 12: Apparently breasts are soft

    Episode 12: Apparently breasts are soft


    "Well then, should I head out?"


    Speaking in a leisurely tone, Uta began his journey to the eastern capital... Alden.


    I left the castle gate and trudged along the road that continued east.


    According to what I had heard from the general store owner, it would take about a month to walk from the castle town to Alden.


    It would be quicker if he rode a horse or a dragon, but Uta has no knowledge of horse riding.


    Since animals have always been easily frightened of me, it would be difficult to get there by horse-drawn carriage.


    "When you think about it like that... earth is great. If we had that, we could have gone anywhere in the world."


    Uta has the ability to teleport, but he can only travel to places he has been before.


    However, as long as one can get an idea of the place, one can teleport to a place they have never seen before, so on Earth, where places of Earth exists, one can take day trips to countries all over the world.


    It would be possible to just decide the distance and jump roughly, but...it would be troublesome if I ended up in a strange place, so I decided not to do that.


    "Now that I think about it... I once teleported into the bathroom. Kazuha was taking a bath and she got really angry."


    When he was teleported with the image of a childhood friend in mind, he came across her taking a bath.


    I remember being showered with hot water and told, "Uta, you''re so naughty!", like in a scene from a popular anime, and then being given a lengthy scolding afterwards.


    Since then, I''ve been avoiding careless teleportation.


    Except in emergencies, I had stopped teleporting to my friends without notifying them first.


    "Well, never mind. Let''s just walk around."


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    If he was thinking about his friends who would be fighting the Demon King, he''d better hurry.


    However, Uta is a naturally laid-back person.


    I was impatient, I was in a hurry, and I was hopelessly unsuited to getting things done.


    Since he was originally an immortal evil god, his sense of time is different from that of humans.


    "yeah?"


    As I was walking leisurely down the road... I saw a person leaning against a tree a little way off the road in my direction.


    Uta thought that someone was taking a nap, but soon realized that someone was injured and lying on the ground.


    A young woman was lying against the tree.


    Her slender body was clad in crumbling metal armor, and both her clothes and the armor were stained with blood.


    "A corpse?"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­inheal¡­¡­"


    "Ah, she''s alive."


    The woman was quite thin but breathing.


    If left alone, she would probably die within five minutes.


    "Is this a cut? It''s not from an animal or anything."


    The injuries sustained by the woman were clearly human-caused and not those caused by a wild animal attack.


    I wonder if someone attacked her... but I can''t see the assailant.


    "Well, never mind. I''ll fix it."


    I don''t know the woman''s circumstances, but... I feel bad about leaving an injured woman there.


    I was curious as to why this had happened, so I decided to get her treated.


    "...Ugh..."


    "Yes, yes. Body contact. It''s medical treatment, so please forgive me."


    Since I was there, I decided to touch the woman''s breasts.


    There''s no particular reason.


    When I removed the armor to see the damage, I was intrigued by how large it was.


    "Oh, it''s soft."


    It felt soft and squishy. Touching her breasts made me feel strangely calm, which may be proof that Uta was getting used to being human.


    As I enjoy the breasts of a stranger... the scars on her body begin to disappear as if they were regenerating in reverse.


    Eventually even the bloodstains disappear, revealing her original jade skin.


    "Yes, that''s it."


    After confirming that the treatment was complete, Uta helped the woman put back the armor he had removed.


    Destroying evidence.


    This way no one will know that I touched her breasts while she was sleeping.


    "It''s my first time touching someone other than my mother''s breasts, but... it feels pretty good."


    Once all this is resolved, maybe I could ask my childhood friends to let me touch them.


    They''d either refuse, or hit me, or... they''d just offer me their chest.


    I''m looking forward to seeing how Chika, Miko, and Kazuha react.


    "This concludes the matter... or so I would like to say, but..."


    "Grrrrr..."


    "Something''s gathered around. Are they wolves?"


    Before I knew it, black beasts had gathered around me.


    They were probably attracted by the smell of the woman''s blood.


    The wolves that surrounded Uta and the woman had goat-like horns on their heads, with their sharp tips and exposed fangs shining ominously.


    It was a monster called the "Horn Wolf," a troublesome monster that would attack people on the road.


    "One, two, three... seven?"


    There are seven Horn Wolves.


    It displays hostility, murderous intent, and an overflowing appetite.


    They fully prepared to attack.


    It''s only natural, since they''re beasts, but... they''re not someone that can be resolved through discussion.


    "I actually quite like animals, but... well, I guess that can''t be helped."


    Uta looked troubled and beckoned to Horn Wolf, "Come on over."


    "Come on, I''ll pet you. But it will cost you your lives."


    "Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!"


    An equal exchange of love and death.


    Uta jumps at the Horn Wolf, embraces it, gives it plenty of fluff, and then turns it into dust.


    The cries of animals echoed along the road for a while, then quickly faded away.


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 Episode 13: A female knight joins the team

    Episode 13: A female knight joins the team


    After turning the attacking Horn Wolf into dust and waiting for a while, the woman who had been unconscious woke up.


    "Um... what happened to me...?"


    "Ah, you''re awake."


    "Huh...?!"


    The woman jumps to her feet as if she has been bounced, and puts some distance between her and Uta.


    "You?! Who are you?!"


    The woman screamed and put her hands on her hips.


    She must be searching for a weapon or something, but there is nothing there.


    It''s not that Uta took it away from her; she never had anything to begin with.


    "The sword... what have you done to me?"


    "Ummm... I''m not sure what I did, but yeah."


    He removed her armor and started touching her breasts.


    I know I did something wrong, but I don''t regret it.


    Because her breasts were soft.


    "I was just treating your injury. Could you please not glare at me with such hostility?"


    "what¡­9o6¡­?"


    The woman touches her body lightly.


    When she sees that the injury that should have been there has disappeared, her eyes widen in some surprise.


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    Finally, she seemed to understand the situation.


    She straightens her back and bows her head towards Uta.


    "I''m sorry... I was rude, not realizing that you were my savior...!"


    "No, it''s fine. But anyway... what happened?"


    "...My name is Mary. I am a knight serving the noble family known as Count Rushal."


    The woman introduced herself.


    Uta replies by introducing himself, "I''m Uta."


    "I was traveling along the highway in a carriage as an escort for my master, Lady Ilia... when suddenly, we were attacked by bandits. There were other knights escorting me besides myself, but all of them were killed by their blades."


    "Wow, that''s scary."


    "After Lady Ilia fell into the hands of bandits, I managed to escape in order to call for help... but it seems I collapsed due to the injuries they inflicted on me."


    "That''s a pity. It makes me worried about that person called Ilia."


    "Ahh... Lady Ilia. She must be crying in anxiety right now... what a thing to happen!"


    The female knight... Mary stomps her feet in anger.


    At that exact moment, a bush a short distance away shook.


    It seems there are still survivors...Horn Wolf leaps out and attacks Mary.


    "GAAAAAAAAARRRRR!"


    "Oh, that''s dangerous."


    Uta reaches out and touches the horn of the Horn Wolf that was about to bite Mary.


    Instantly, his body turned to dust and disappeared.


    "Eh...what power was that just now...?"


    "Surprised? It''s like my magic."


    Uta grabbed the dust-like remains of the wolf and playfully scattered them on the ground.


    "I can kill any living thing like this and turn them into dust. Isn''t that amazing?"


    "Instant death magic. No, an application of petrification magic... More importantly, that''s better!"


    "Wow."


    "You are an excellent magician...! With your power, you may be able to help Lady Ilia! Please, will you lend me your strength?"


    "Okay."


    "I know. It''s dangerous. But I''ll show my gratitude as much as I can... is that okay?"


    "It''s fine. I don''t really care."


    Uta replied in a relaxed manner.


    There is no particular reason to refuse.


    I''m already on this ship, so I might as well help someone.


    "Thank you, thank you...! I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart...!"


    "There''s no need to be so cautious. Anyway, where are the thieves?"


    "The place where I was attacked was about one kilometer east from here..."


    "Oh, I see. Let''s get started then."


    "fah¡­QO(¡­?"


    I grabbed Mary''s hand and teleported away.


    The designated point, about one kilometer east of here.


    "Wow, there are so many corpses."


    "Damn it... everyone...!"


    There were the remains of a broken carriage and several dead bodies lying around.


    It hadn''t been long since they died, and there was an overwhelming smell of blood.


    Corpses slashed with swords. Corpses shot with bows and arrows. Most of them were men, but there were also women mixed in.


    "Jean... Tony... Henri..."


    They must be  colleagues.


    Mary''s face was distorted in sorrow.


    "Well, I don''t know where the thief went... Ah, no. Maybe I should just follow the scent of blood?"


    "Following the scent... Such a dog-like thing to do..."


    "Yes, I can."


    Uta sniffed and headed off in a certain direction.


    It was heading in the direction of a forest located a short distance away from the main road.


    "The smell is coming over there. I think the thieves and... that Ilia-san are there."


    "How do you know... can you really tell by smell?"


    "That''s about it."


    To be precise, he followed not the smell but the scent of "death".


    As an evil god, Uta was sensitive to human death and negative emotions.


    The thieves seem to have shouldered some serious guilt, as they are clad in a strong aura of death.


    "Well then, let''s give it a go."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Mary seemed skeptical, but she had no other clues.


    I followed behind Uta and walked towards the forest.


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 Episode 14: Ill Beat Up the Bandits

    Episode 14: I''ll Beat Up the Bandits


    We enter the forest and push our way through the branches and leaves.


    At first, I entered the forest with a feeling similar to a guess, but as I went further into the forest, I began to find footprints and other traces.


    They must have been trying to hide their tracks near the entrance to the forest so that their hideout wouldn''t be discovered, but as they went deeper they must have let their guard down.


    "Lady Ilia is in the back here...!"


    Mary hurries up and follows the thief''s steps.


    Uta was drawn in and started walking faster, moving through the forest.


    "Oh, is that it?"


    "......!"


    As we go deeper into the forest.


    There were several tents set up there, and a dozen or so men were having a drinking party.


    "Gahahaha! What a harvest today!"


    ¡°After all, it¡¯s just a country that¡¯s become complacent about peace. The guards are all small fry, so it can¡¯t be helped that they¡¯re easy targets for attack!¡±


    All the men are strong and have tattoos on their faces.


    "Those are the Zaga people..."


    Mary said, hiding in the shade of a tree a short distance away.


    "The Zaga tribe?"


    "They are a mercenary tribe from the north. They are skilled but violent, like hyenas who make a living by plundering their enemies."


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    It seems that the bandits came from the north.


    I''m curious as to how it got to this point, though.


    "Lady Ilia is not here... She is probably being held captive somewhere in that tent..."


    "Well then, I guess I''ll be off then."


    "Wait, I''ll go too. Don''t go alone."


    Mary draws her sword.


    It was a memento of a colleague who was killed in the attack.


    ¡°There are fifteen enemies in sight¡­ it will be quite tough, but I will sacrifice my life for Lady Ilia. I will definitely save her¡­!¡±


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Mary gripped the hilt of her sword with determination in her heart¡­ but honestly, she was just a hindrance so she wanted him to stay back.


    No matter how numerous they are, they are no match for Uta.


    The only concern is that Mary will hold him back.


    "Well, it''s fine. Just be careful not to die."


    "I know... Lady Ilia, I will definitely help you...!"


    Mary jumped out from behind a tree, Uta quickly following behind.


    "Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"


    "Wha...?!"


    "An enemy?"


    Mary jumps out and cuts down the thief in a surprise attack.


    They succeed in killing one by one, but the bandits soon take up weapons and fight back.


    "You... damn idiot!"


    "Well done!"


    "Damn it...!"


    Mary suddenly finds herself at a disadvantage, but Uta makes a move.


    "Really...it''s like a wild boar."


    "Wha...?"


    Uta touches each thief in turn.


    Instantly, the thief''s body turned to dust and scattered across the ground.


    "What the hell is this brat?!"


    "You''re using some strange magic! I absolutely can''t let you touch my body..."


    "Okay, body turch."


    "Guh..."


    If an enemy is on guard, teleport behind them and touch their defenseless back.


    "Stand back, you bastards! I''ll take care of it!"


    "oh?"


    "Live within me...the spirit of fire, Ifrit!"


    One of the thieves screamed, and his entire body was engulfed in flames.


    His clothes burned away and his tattooed skin turned red hot.


    "Magic?"


    "If you touch me, who has become one with the spirit of fire, you will be reduced to ashes in an instant! If you have the means, then try and touch me!"


    The bandit, who had become the embodiment of fire, roared and kicked the ground.


    "The enemy of my brethren... turn to ash!"


    A thief wrapped in flames came attacking Uta.


    An incredible amount of heat is coming.


    If you touched his body, you would be reduced to ashes within seconds.


    "I don''t like the heat. I''m more of a winter person."


    Because the food is delicious... Uta muttered, tapping his toe lightly on the ground.


    "Wha...?"


    Then, the thief''s feet disappeared.


    A large hole appeared where there should have been ground, and the thief, covered in flames, fell into it without offering any resistance.


    "Guh... just this much...!"


    The bandit fell about five meters and hit the ground, but...Uta''s attack wasn''t over yet.


    "Well then, goodbye."


    Along with a light farewell, a huge lump of earth fell from above.


    That is the ground to which Uta was teleported.


    Uta teleported the earth at his feet into the air, creating a pitfall, and the teleported earth fell after a time lag.


    "Agyuu..."


    The man was crushed by falling earth and buried alive.


    "No way...!"


    "Gatherk-san...!"


    Apparently, the man was a respected figure among the thieves.


    Immediately, the thieves began to run away, trying to escape the scene.


    "I will avenge my friends!"


    Mary chases the fleeing bandits and slashes them in the back.


    Any enemies missed will be teleported by Uta and reduced to dust.


    It was a rather hellish scene, but after most of the thieves had been defeated, a major change occurred in the situation.


    "You guys, don''t move!"


    "Wha...?"


    "If you move, this brat''s life is over!"


    One of the bandits comes out of the tent.


    The bandit came out and had the silver-haired girl in a headlock, with a knife pointed at her.

 Episode 15: No matter who the opponent is, Ill settle things

    Episode 15: No matter who the opponent is, I''ll settle things


    A bandit came out of the tent, grabbed a silver-haired girl in a headlock, and held her hostage at knifepoint.


    "Oh come on, Aria!"


    "Lady Ilia!"


    It appears that the captured girl is Ilia.


    The girl, who appeared to be a junior high school student, was not injured and did not appear to have been assaulted.


    I guess... they were being used as hostages to demand a ransom, and their safety was guaranteed to a minimum extent.


    "If you move I''ll kill this brat! Don''t even squeak an inch!"


    "ok¡­¡­"


    A knife is held to Ilia''s neck.


    If he moved even a little, the sharp blade would cut through her soft skin.


    Teleport, touch the thief, turn him to dust... It''d probably be okay, but there was no guarantee he''d be able to pull it off without causing any damage.


    "Well, maybe I should give it a try?"


    If he failed, the knife would stab the girl in the neck, but that was just how it was.


    It would be much better than surrendering to the bandits.


    "Woman over there! If you don''t want that brat to be killed, then cut down that man!"


    However, the thief gave some surprising instructions.


    He demanded that Aria kill Uta.


    "Damn... how cowardly!"


    "Eh... Seriously?"


    "Kill him quickly! Otherwise...!"


    "Ouch¡­!"


    The tip of the knife plunges into Ilia''s neck.


    Blood flows, and the red blood spreads onto the dress she is wearing.


    "Lady Ilia...!"


    Aria''s expression distorted in pain as she looked at Uta.


    Hesitant eyes.It was floating in the water.


    Should I comply with the thief''s demands, or should I refuse? The scales are swaying back and forth.Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    "Forgive me...!"


    It seems the scales were tipping in favor of the thief''s control.


    Aria, with a look of anguish on her face, swung her sword at Uta.


    "Wah..."


    A sharp slash cut through Uta''s chest.


    Bright red blood splatters, staining the ground red and black.


    Uta fell onto his back and didn''t move at all.


    "Well done! Let go of Ilia-sama!"


    "Hehe... Hey, I never said I''d let her go if you killed that guy!"


    "Damn... how despicable...!"


    "Now put down your weapons and get naked."


    "What the...!"


    ¡¸That''s because I''m a coward! I won''t be satisfied until I''ve completely neutralised you!¡¹


    "Damn it...!"


    Aria did as she was told, dropping her weapon and stripping off her clothes.


    She removes her armor and jacket, leaving her in white underwear.


    Although she has a slim figure, Aria has a surprisingly large bust.


    Her eyes roamed over her shapely, voluptuous breasts as if she were licking them.


    "Okay... be a good kid. Just kneel on the ground."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "Ah, Aria..."


    "Ilia-sama... please, don''t look..."


    Aria looked away from her master and lowered her eyes.


    Aria, now on her knees in her underwear, was in no position to resist.


    Even if there hadn''t been any hostages, it wouldn''t have mattered.


    "Heheh..."


    "Kya..."


    The thief abandoned the hostage, Ilia, and approached Aria.


    He moves his fingers seductively and reaches out to Aria''s breasts.


    His fingers will soon reach it... Aria''s expression distorts and she bites her lip hard.


    "Damn it... Kill me!"


    "Oh, I was killed."


    "fart¡­¡­?"


    "A female knight really says that. I''m quite moved."


    Uta, who was supposed to have been slashed by Aria, had somehow gotten up and was standing behind the thief.


    "You..."


    "Yes, yes. That''s enough now."


    Before the thief could scream, Uta lightly patted him on the back.


    The bandits turned to dust and scattered across the ground, and the battle ended.


    All that was left behind was Uta, who didn''t even have a scar from the slash, Aria in her underwear, and Ilia lying on the ground.


    "...I see you''re safe."


    "Well, I''m safe. And in the first place... you didn''t intend to kill me, did you?"


    Because Uta is an evil god, he rarely gets injured, but even so, Aria''s slash earlier was not enough to take a life.


    Although it looked like she was swinging her sword dramatically, in reality she was only making shallow slashes.


    It seems she pretended to kill Uta right from the start.


    "But still... one hit is still one hit. How should we settle this?"


    Uta tilted his head and asked.


    I don''t think Aria''s judgment is so wrong.


    She prioritized the safety of the hostage, Ilia, and slashed Uta just enough to avoid killing him.


    Aria knows that Uta can use healing magic (or something like it), so she judges that even if she makes a mistake, I won''t die.


    It must have been an unavoidable decision as Ilia''s guardian.


    "I think it turned out well in the end. The thieves abandoned the hostages, leaving them wide open."


    But... Uta isn''t really convinced.


    Even if Aria''s judgment was correct, the fact remains that she was slashed.


    "Of course. I''ll make amends."


    Aria, still in her underwear, picked up the sword she had discarded earlier.


    "Please stab me to death with this. It will be my apology for killing you."


    "Oh, so you''re fully prepared."


    "Of course. I repaid my ally with evil. I''d have to offer up my life for it to be worth it, wouldn''t it?"


    Handing the sword to Uta, Aria spread her arms wide as if to say, ready to go.


    "Oh, if you say so..."


    "Wait, stop!"


    "Wow."


    However, at that moment, a small shadow stepped between Uta and Aria.


    The girl who had been held captive by the bandits until just now... Ilia stood in Aria''s way, acting as a shield to protect her.


    "Stop it!"


    "Lady Ilia?!"


    Aria let out a shriek as she saw her master leap out in front of her.


    "I know that Aria did terrible things to you because of me, but... it''s not her fault. It''s my fault!"


    "Ilia-sama, what are you saying...!"


    "What my servants do is my responsibility as their master... so if you are going to punish them, please punish me instead!"


    Ilia was trembling and her face was pale.


    Still, she stood in front of Uta, desperate to protect Aria.


    "Yes yes, what a beautiful master-servant relationship."


    Uta was impressed.


    Once, a soldier from the castle tried to kill Uta.


    When they reprimanded their master, the king, he made a lame excuse: "I didn''t know. My subordinates did it on their own."


    Compared to the king, how noble the girl named Ilia is.


    "That being said... here we go."


    "a¡­¡­"


    Uta stabbed Ilia.


    Without hesitation, he stabs himself through the heart with the sword Aria gave him.


    "Lady Ilia!"


    Aria caught Ilia as she collapsed, bleeding.


    Aria''s hands were wet with Ilia''s blood. The master she had risked her life to protect was slowly growing cold in her arms.


    "Why, why... Lady Ilia...!"


    "No, because I was told to do it."


    "You bastard...!"


    "Here goes."


    "Guh...!"


    Next, I''ll stab Aria as well.


    "Kahaha..."


    "Well, we''re even now."


    Uta smiled cheerfully as the master and servant collapsed on top of each other.


    (Ahh... I failed...)


    He kills people and then laughs nonchalantly.


    This man is evil.


    It was only when she was on the verge of death that Aria realized she had asked the wrong person for help.

 Episode 16: Its the end of the matter

    Episode 16: It''s the end of the matter


    The bandits who were causing trouble on the highway were defeated.


    Most of the dozen or so bandits were reduced to dust by Uta.


    One of them was an exceptional magician with fire control, but he died after being buried alive.


    But the result isn''t a happy ending.


    The girl who had been held captive by the bandits, and the brave female knight who tried to rescue her, were both killed by the murderous blade.


    A few hours after the battle ended.


    Two women sat up in the dusty remains of the bandits'' campsite.


    "Um...what am I...?"


    "Aria...?"


    It seemed that Aria and Ilia had woken up.


    The master and servant were lying on the ground, heaped on top of each other, but it seemed they were not dead.


    A bloody sword was lying next to them.


    Their clothes were also soaked with blood. It seemed that the incident had not been a dream.


    "I-We were supposed to be killed..."


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    "That''s what I thought it should be... Ouch!"


    As soon as I stood up, I was hit with pain.


    Looking down, she saw a painful wound on her chest where she had been stabbed.


    I checked on Ilia and she was the same.


    The bleeding had already stopped, but the wound was still there.


    "There are scratches on Lady Ilia''s soft skin... what a thing to happen!"


    Aria''s expression became distorted.


    My master''s body was literally left damaged.


    For a knight or an adventurer, this would be an honor, but for an unmarried girl, it could be a fatal blow.


    There was a possibility that this scar would make it impossible for anyone to find a husband.


    "...Mercy, I wonder. Of that person."


    Ilia caresses her wounds and lowers her eyes sadly.


    Uta could have killed them both.


    But I didn''t kill him.


    He stabbed her once with his sword, and then healed her again, leaving a scar.


    It was probably Uta''s way of punishment and also mercy.


    They both lived and were hurt.


    Due to the whims of an evil god named Uta.


    Putting the knight Aria aside... for Ilia, in some ways this may be more painful than being killed.


    If she was attacked by bandits and sustained a wound in her chest... then as a noblewoman, she could no longer hope for favorable marriage prospects.


    She could only marry as the second wife of an elderly nobleman or a man of lower rank.


    (That man, how dare you humiliate Lady Ilia¡­!)


    My anger outweighed my gratitude that my life had been spared.


    If Uta had been present, Aria would have pointed her sword at him without hesitation.


    (I won''t forgive you... How dare you hurt Lady Ilia, I''ll never forgive you...!)


    Aria hated Uta.


    However, if Ilia hadn''t asked Uta for help, she might have suffered a terrible fate.


    As a hostage, she would likely have been kept alive until the ransom was received, but the person she was dealing with was a rough bandit.


    Even if they could return to their parents alive, their bodies may have been defiled.


    The ideal situation would have been for Aria to get through that situation without pointing her sword at Uta, but... that was the result of Aria doing her best.


    It was only Uta''s whim that allowed the two to live, but if he had been in a bad mood, they would have been impaled by the sword and left as is, or turned to dust like the thieves.


    Maybe I''m just lucky to be alive.


    "Let''s go... Aria, there''s no point in staying here."


    "Ilia-sama..."


    "We can worry about the rest later... let''s go home."


    No matter how much you lament, the wound from the sword will never go away.


    Even if you ask a skilled priest to treat it, the scars will still remain.


    The injured master and servant huddled together and trudged along the road.


    Whether they will hate the evil god''s whims, or be grateful for them...the answer remains to be seen.

 Episode 17: It seems like hes working behind the scenes

    Episode 17: It seems like he''s working behind the scenes


    Kingdom of Fafnir. At the royal castle.


    In a room deep inside the castle, an old man was lying on a bed.


    "Ugh... my back hurts... my body feels heavy..."


    The man''s name was Alhazred Fafnir.


    He is the 30th king of the Kingdom of Fafnir, which celebrates its 500th anniversary this year, and he is the one who summoned the five high school students, including Uta, to this world.


    The king is forty-five years old.


    Although his body is gradually weakening, he is not yet old enough to be considered old.


    However, the king looks much older than his years and is now barely able to stand or walk.


    The reason for this was... in order to direct the hatred of the four heroes towards the demons, the king used his soldiers to kill Uta and make it look like the demons were behind it.


    The plan quickly fails, as Uta, who killed the soldier, causes the king to age by more than twenty years.


    The current king''s physical age is in his late sixties.


    If the King had been born in Japan, a country known for its longevity...or if he had come from a developed country with good welfare and medical care, he would not be at an age where he could no longer walk properly.


    However, in a different world where medical technology is underdeveloped, being in your sixties is equivalent to being elderly.


    The king was no longer able to get out of bed and lived his life crying out in pain and resentment.


    "Damn you... brat... damn you...!"


    The King''s wrinkled face contorted as the pain radiated from his aged body.


    I can''t forgive Uta for putting me in this state.


    Even though he was "unemployed," he couldn''t help but hate the boy who had belittled him.


    (But... revenge is not easy. That boy possesses an unknown power...!)


    Uta reduced the guards to dust right in front of the king.


    The soldiers who ordered the killings will likely be in the same situation.


    What''s more, he was able to teleport calmly to the king''s quarters, which was supposed to be sealed against interference from spatial magic.


    There''s no way he was "unemployed." He must have been disguising his job in some way.


    "Damn you... this won''t end like this. This won''t end..."


    "Your Majesty, excuse me."


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    The familiar voice of a chamberlain came from behind the door.


    "We have guests. They are from the temple."


    "H...! I was just in there!"


    Once permission was given to enter, a group of suspicious people wearing hooded robes stepped into the King''s living room.


    There were seven people, wearing deeply pulled-over hoods, of unknown age and gender.


    The back of the white robe is decorated with a pattern of burning flames.


    The man in the lead robe looked at the King on the bed and spoke.


    "Your Majesty the King, I heard you called."


    "Ohhh... I''m glad you came...!"


    The King forced his aching body to raise his torso and bow his head.


    The man who should be the most powerful person in the Kingdom of Fabnir was humbly treating the robed man.


    This is something that would normally not be possible.


    "Please excuse me for greeting you from my bed. Priests of the Fire Temple."


    The robed figures were priests who worked at a place called the "Temple of Fire."


    The "Temple of Fire" is a religion that enshrines "Flare the God of Fire", one of the Six Great Gods, and is widely worshipped by the human race, including the Kingdom of Fafnir.


    The authority of the temple transcends the framework of a nation, and is so great that the Kingdom of Fafnir, which is merely the king of a single country, cannot compete with it.


    "You say you would like to ask for our help, but what are your requirements?"


    "This country just summoned a hero. Did something go wrong?"


    "Your appearance... you seem older than when I last met you. Tell me in detail what happened."


    The priests all asked.


    The King explained the events that had occurred from the summoning of the hero up until the present day.


    "So... you were aged by that foreign object called ''Hanakiru Uta''?"


    After hearing the whole story, the priest let out a suspicious voice from under his hood.


    "Turning a person into dust... this is possible. It''s an application of the earth attribute. If it''s a powerful petrification spell, such a phenomenon should be possible."


    "But, teleporting beyond the barrier. Disguising your job. And... you can''t use magic that ages humans."


    "The magic of manipulating time is the work of the gods. It is forbidden for mere mortals to use it."


    "It''s heresy"


    "I must kill him. I must destroy him."


    "We must not tolerate anyone who would disrupt the order created by the Six Great Gods."


    "......!"


    The king cheered inwardly as the priests let out angry voices.


    The priests before me are the strongest forces of the Fire Temple.Flare''s HandFlare Force''.


    He was a wizard with the power to destroy a town on his own, and was no match for the castle''s soldiers.


    "The battle against the Demon King. The Six Great Gods'' playground... no interference allowed."


    "We will eliminate this Hanakiru Uta."


    "You are merely using a slightly strange power. You are no match for us, who have been granted the protection of the great god Flare."


    The priest at the front, who seemed to be the leader, nodded to the priests who were burning with fighting spirit.


    "That''s true. However, we can''t all go together. If we put all our energy into exterminating the bugs, the name of ''Flare''s Hand'' would be in disgrace."


    The priest in charge of coordinating the group pointed at three of his subordinates.


    "Number two, Red Flame. Take command of the operation."


    "Yes, sir."


    A large, robed figure placed his hand on his chest in acknowledgement.


    From the rough voice coming from under the hood, I could tell it was a man.


    The man''s code name is "Red Fire." He is a power type fighter who specializes in destruction and slaughter.


    "No. 4 ''Green Fire''"


    "yes"


    The next person to be nominated was a slender figure.


    The voice is androgynous, and it is impossible to tell whether the person is male or female based on their voice and physique alone.


    Codenamed "Green Fire," he is a magician with a power that could be called a special attack against the teleportation ability that Uta will likely use.


    "No. 7 ''White Fire''"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    The last person nominated was a small person who looked like a child.


    He was silent and held his hand to his chest, and it was unclear what expression was on his face beneath his dark robe.


    Codenamed "White Fire," he possesses the ability to nullify magic, an extremely rare power even in this world, and should be able to erase even Uta''s dust-turning power.


    "Go hunt down the heretic known as Hanakiru Uta. I will not tolerate the enemies of God."


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    The three of them disappeared from the room.


    They must have chased after Uta who had left the castle.


    "Uh... hmmm."


    Looking at the priests from his bed, the King groaned.


    There were three "Flare''s Hands" who possessed overwhelming fighting power.


    No matter how powerful the boy who had rendered the king unable to get out of bed was, he would surely be able to defeat him.


    However... a sense of unease crossed the King''s mind.


    (Is that really true? Shouldn''t all seven of us go out together...?)


    The "Hand of Flare" is the greatest fighting force that the "Temple of Fire" boasts.


    With three of them together, it''s even possible to destroy an entire army.


    It''s more than enough force to kill one person. In fact, it could even be said to be excessive.


    (But still... why am I feeling this uneasiness...?)


    An impulse similar to restlessness clawed at the King''s heart from within, but he was unable to voice it.


    There was no way they could give their opinion to the priests who had power greater than that of an entire country.


    Any attempt to doubt their power would be taken as an insult and they would turn their blade against the King.


    "You''ll be paid as usual. Of course, that''s fine, right?"


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­Of course."


    Suppressing the anxiety deep in his heart, the king nodded at the words of the priest.

 Episode 18: Im Staying in the Village

    Episode 18: I''m Staying in the Village


    "Phew, I''m tired."


    Uta lay down on the bed and let out a long, deep sigh.


    Uta stops in a small village on the way to the magical city of Alden.


    I forgot the name of the village.


    I think I was told "Welcome to the village of XX!" at the entrance, but I wasn''t interested so I''ve forgotten what it said.


    It was dusk.


    Uta was staying at an inn and relaxing in bed.


    "Ha, traveling on foot is nice too. Tired legs feel good."


    For Uta, who can teleport around the world if he so desires, traveling on foot was a new experience for him.


    My calves were a little sore, but they actually felt really comfortable.


    It feels like I''m playing a lame retro game rather than a state-of-the-art console.


    "I think we''re about halfway to Alden. Everything''s going well."


    Although it had already been several days since he left the castle town, Uta''s journey was going smoothly.


    I have been able to get this far without any particular accidents.


    By the way... picking up the female knight and defeating the bandits are not considered accidents in Uta''s life.


    On the contrary, he no longer remembered his meetings with them, killing them, or bringing them back to life.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there.


    "As I thought, traveling is great. They said they''re having beef stew for dinner, so I''m looking forward to it... Hmm?"


    Uta was relaxing in bed when he heard a commotion coming from outside.


    When Uta opened the window feeling suspicious, he heard the villagers talking in an anxious manner.


    "They went out into the woods?"


    "Yes, there''s no doubt about it. The girls who were picking wild vegetables were kidnapped."


    "What are you going to do, go and help?"


    "Of course that''s impossible! We''ll have to hire adventurers!"


    "How long do you think it will take to go to town and hire an adventurer?! It was my daughter who was kidnapped!"


    "......?"


    It was a rather disturbing conversation.


    Curious, Uta teleported over to where the villagers were talking.


    "What are you talking about?"


    "Whoa! Hey, how long have you been there?!"


    The villager jumped in surprise when he was suddenly called out.


    "Well, let''s leave that aside for now. So... did something happen?"


    "Ah, yeah... an orc appeared in the forest near the village."


    "Orc...that orc?"


    The image of a creature that resembled a cross between a human and a wild boar appears in Uta''s mind.


    "Oh, an orc is an orc. An orc who kidnaps human women, does nasty things to them, and then kills and eats them."


    "Oh, that''s the type."


    In hardcore alternate world stories, orcs and goblins are often portrayed as sexual predators.


    Apparently this is also true of the orcs in this world.


    "That''s bad for the school. So, did the girl get kidnapped?"


    "Yeah... my daughter and her friend were attacked. They were caught while they were picking wild vegetables."


    The person who answered was a man who was the owner of the inn.


    "I let my guard down because there are no wolves or other animals near the village... Orcs are floating around out of nowhere, that''s the worst...!"


    "Hmm, that''s a disaster."


    Uta says this as if it were someone else''s problem.


    Since it''s something that has nothing to do with you, it''s only natural that you wouldn''t feel any emotion.


    "That''s why I have to discuss countermeasures with the villagers now. Sorry, but there will be no dinner tonight."


    "That would be a problem!"


    Uta yelled.


    I was looking forward to beef stew for dinner.


    Even so, having to wait is too cruel.


    "Ummm... I''ll pay you back later for the lodging fee since there''s no dinner. Just buy some bread around there..."


    "That''s not it! I''m already feeling like beef stew in my stomach!"


    I can''t change it to another diet now.


    Uta pointed at the innkeeper and declared.


    "I''ll go and help the girls, so you can make some beef stew and wait for me! Okay, definitely!"


    "air¡­¡­?"


    "Sh..wa..tc..h!"


    "He''s gone!?"


    Uta has been transferred.


    From in front of the inn, above the village... the sun had already set and the night sky was shrouded in darkness.


    In a world without electric light, the stars are bright and there are simply more of them.


    Standing in the sky with the starry sky as his backdrop, Uta looked down at the forest a short distance from the village.


    "That forest is fine, right? Well then... let''s go!"


    Uta set the coordinates inside the forest and teleported.


    Orc extermination.


    It should be enough exercise before a meal.


    As casually as going for a walk, he ran into the forest where the monsters lived.

 Episode 19: Ill Beat Up the Orc

    Episode 19: I''ll Beat Up the Orc


    The forest is dark at night.


    There are no street lamps, and the light of the moon and stars is blocked by the branches and leaves.


    Darkness that makes it impossible to see even a meter ahead.


    This is something that modern people who were born and raised in Japan are gradually forgetting.


    "Well, that doesn''t concern me."


    Uta walks calmly through the forest.


    You won''t bump into tree trunks, and your feet won''t get stuck in roots or soil.


    Still, he made his way through the forest without getting lost.


    "Judging from the presence... could it be over there?"


    I sensed multiple presences deep in the forest. Feelings of fear, and also the presence of death.


    "Eh, eh"


    Looks like we''d better hurry.


    Uta jogged off and headed deeper into the forest.


    "Buhohohoho!"


    "Nooooooooooooo!"


    "Ah, I found it."


    I came out into an open area.


    There are five monsters and three women there.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    It was something plump and huge... if you just looked at its torso it looked like a fat human, but its face was definitely that of a wild boar.


    A giant monster is doing terrible things to the women she has likely kidnapped from the village.


    Uta hadn''t really read many erotic books or watch many DVDs, but... he could at least understand that the women who had been stripped of their clothes and pinned down by the giants were suffering terrible things.


    "Yeah, it''s unpleasant. I guess it''s just unbearable to look at."


    To be honest, I don''t care about those women.


    But... when he thought about what would happen if the same thing were to happen to the women he knew, like Chika, Miko, or Kazuha, he felt a nausea in the pit of his stomach.


    "Yeah, let''s kill him."


    "Buh?"


    "Become dust"


    Uta made a quick decision.


    The giant something lying with the woman''s arms around him... touched the Orc''s body and activated its ability.


    The giant monster turns to dust in an instant.


    "Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"


    "Brrr! Brrrr!"


    "Yeah, I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    The orc let out a low cry and attacked Uta.


    They grabbed logs and stones that were on the ground and threw them at Uta.


    "Wow, that''s dangerous."


    Uta avoids the flying object and teleports.


    I get behind another orc and touch its body. It turns to dust.


    "Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go."


    After that it''s just a repeat.


    One by one, the orcs were reduced to dust, and they were all annihilated in less than a minute.


    "Yes, work is over. Are you okay, sisters?"


    "Ugh..."


    "Hic, hic..."


    All of the women who had been toyed with by the orc were in deep shock and broke down in tears.


    It''s not a situation where conversation is possible.


    Uta crossed his arms and groaned, wondering what to do.


    "What should I do? Should I just carry her like this? Or should I call the villagers over here?"


    Uta was deep in thought, but immediately afterwards, a huge log was swung down on his head.


    "Ugh."


    The thick log crushes Uta''s head.


    Just like that, he fell down, crushed by the log.


    "Gufufufufu! You did a great job killing my children, didn''t you?"


    The one who raised the ear-splitting negotiating voice was a giant monster swinging a log.


    He hid in the forest and waited until Uta let his guard down before launching a surprise attack.


    It was an orc that appeared.


    However, unlike other orcs, he has red skin and speaks like a human.


    "You don''t look like a hero, do you? Are you an adventurer? Or a friendly villager?"


    The red orc looked down at the crushed Uta and laughed loudly.


    "Ah! It was no use asking, was it? This guy''s already dead!"


    "Who''s the corpse? How rude."


    "Oww?!"


    Uta shoved the log aside and crawled out from underneath.


    "I''m sure I killed him! How is he still alive?"


    "You can talk. Are you human?"


    "Uggugu... I am Jennifer, the Orc Lord, the vanguard of the Demon King''s army!"


    Red Oak...Jennifer reveals his identity surprisingly readily.


    Apparently, this was a demon.


    Other than the color, I can''t see any difference between them and other orcs... does that mean that orcs are all demons?


    "Demons are monsters who have acquired wisdom and can speak! Demons are our minions!"


    "Oh, I see."


    He told me even though I didn''t ask.


    This demon called Jennifer might be unexpectedly kind.

 Episode 20: Ill Beat the Demons

    Episode 20: I''ll Beat the Demons


    "So... Jennifer, right? What are you doing here?"


    "I''ve come to increase the number of Kenzoku orcs and destroy this country! I''m going to kill everyone!"


    "Wow, that sounds difficult. I don''t really get it, but is it okay to tell them so easily?"


    "You''re going to be killed here! Once you''re killed, it doesn''t matter!"


    Jennifer swung his thick arms and punched Uta.


    "I don''t know how you got here, but... thank you!"


    The orc hit Uta again and again with relentless blows.


    It has agile speed that doesn''t seem to match its large size, and power that matches its appearance.


    "Woooooooooooooooooooo! Turn into mincemeat!"


    "That''s rough, it hurts, so stop."


    "Aruch?!"


    Uta, who had been beaten one-sidedly, activated his power.


    Jennifer''s arms turned to dust and disappeared from the elbows down.


    "What?! What did you do?!"


    "I turned it to dust. Didn''t you notice?"


    Uta took a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his beaten face.


    Jennifer, who has lost both arms, screams, his face twisted in pain.


    "It hurts! I''ve lost all my strength!"


    "If I wanted to, I could have turned your whole body to dust with that, but... there''s something I want to ask you."You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    "Gubbe!"


    He kicks Jennifer in the stomach.


    Uta, who was of medium build and by no means muscular, kicked...and Jennifer dropped to his knees and crouched on the spot.


    "Answer my questions. If you lie, I''ll turn you to dust."


    "Eeek?!"


    "You said you were a demon, right? Are there other demons in this country?"


    According to the King... the Kingdom of Fafnir does not share a direct border with the Demon Country.


    It seems that other countries are acting as a cushion, so they should not be directly affected.


    "This country has friendly relations with Leoniel in the north. We are exchanging weapons and food with them!"


    "They provided weapons and food to help... so that''s why they attacked?"


    "I, I cannot let you live. I have been given the task of letting the orcs die in this land, and weakening the country!"


    "Oh, I see... By the way, are there any other demons that have infiltrated here?"


    "I, I don''t know..."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "I honestly don''t know! To avoid becoming the number one idiot, we try not to share information with each other!"


    "Oh, that''s unfortunate."


    In other words, the demons'' goal is to attack the Fafnir Kingdom, which is supporting the country of Leonir, with which they are fighting directly, in order to gain an advantage in the war.


    There may be other demons out there, but at the moment, it''s unclear.


    "Hmm... I wonder if Tatsuya and the others are okay?"


    He was worried about his childhood friends back at the castle, but... there was nothing Uta could do for them.


    They are not babies either.


    They probably has the power of jobs like Hero and Sage, so They''ll have to brush off any trouble that falls on them.


    "Well then, that''s the end of the story. It was your doing..."


    "There''s an opening!"


    "Wow!"


    Jennifer pointed his missing arms at Uta.


    A large number of orcs spill out from the severed part of his arm and attack Uta.


    "As a demon evolved from an orc, I have the power to summon orcs into infinity, as long as my magical powers last! Don''t collapse like that!"


    A large number of orcs rush in... but are reduced to dust in an instant.


    "Ugh, dust got in my mouth... how gross..."


    "Oh?! What happenedeeeeeeeeeee?"


    "As you can see... Ah, there''s nothing I can do about it."


    "Ogh..."


    Jennifer grabs by face.


    His hideous face distorts even more, and is painted with fear.


    "Anything else I want to say...? Never mind. I can''t remember a will or anything like that anyway."


    "Ma¡­¡­"


    "Become dust"


    Jennifer...the demon Orc Lord was reduced to dust.


    Even if they were demons or could produce orcs endlessly, it didn''t matter in the face of Uta''s power.


    If he activates his power, he will instantly turn to dust.


    It was the same work as always. It was very easy.


    "Just because he''s a demon doesn''t mean he''s particularly strong, does it? Even someone like Tatsuya should be able to defeat him. That''s a relief."


    Uta said nonchalantly and stepped on the dust that turned out to be the demon who called himself Jennifer.


    "Well then, shall we go home...huh?"


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    When I looked towards the women who had been captured by the orcs, all three were unconscious.


    Apparently, the stimulation was too strong.


    "Oh well."


    They''ll end up teleporting on the way back anyway.


    It makes no difference whether you are awake or asleep.


    Uta touched the three of them and teleported towards the village.


    "I''m back. I wonder if the beef stew is ready... Huh?"


    Uta was teleported back to the center of the village, but his eyes widened at the sight he saw there.


    "Um... what do you mean?"


    The village was gone.


    There must have been a fire, as most of the building had been destroyed and turned to ash and charcoal.


    A thin haze of smoke drifted throughout the village, and the smell of burnt food filled the air.


    "I''ve been waiting for you, Heretic."


    "fart¡­oooo¡­?"


    Someone called out to Uta, who was frozen in shock.


    When he turned around, he saw a knife-like object being pointed at Uta''s head.


    "Enemy of God. May you perish in the flames of the Great Flare."


    Immediately afterwards, Uta''s body was engulfed in bright red flames.

 Episode 21: Some hot-blooded people have arrived

    Episode 21: Some hot-blooded people have arrived


    "...To think it would amount to anything like this. It''s nothing worth mentioning."


    There were three people there wearing red robes.


    Looking down at Uta, who was engulfed in flames and had fallen, the man... the "Red Fire", the No. 2 of "Flare''s Hands", snorted.


    Behind them were the figures of "Green Fire" and "White Fire", standing with their hoods pulled down over their eyes.


    "We have to march out against such lowly opponents...King Fafnir, you''re making good use of me."


    "I heard that you defeated the castle''s soldiers... but it wasn''t a big deal. The only notable ability is the teleportation ability, I guess?"


    "Green Fire" sneered lightly.


    ¡ºRed Fire¡» nodded, his lips curling into a crescent shape in disdain.


    "With the power of ''Green Fire'', there is nothing to fear from that teleportation. The enemy of God was able to die from my fire. I want him to be grateful."


    Looking down at Uta, the three members of the Temple of Fire''s assassination squad... the Hands of Flare grinned.


    They discovered that Uta had stopped in the village and burned it down.


    Later, he heard from the surviving villagers that Uta had gone into the forest to rescue some girls who had been kidnapped by the orcs, so he lay in wait for them.


    There was no deep reason for burning the village.


    If I had to say one reason, it would be for purification.


    The entire village was wiped out to punish the sin of hosting the enemy of the gods.


    "Anyway, mission accomplished. Return to the temple."


    "Before that, why don''t we burn those women over there as well?"


    "Green Fire" spoke with a smile on his face.


    "A woman is most beautiful when she is burning. Let''s turn these women into beautiful flames."


    "Do as you please."


    The commander, ¡ºRed Flame¡», spat it out without a care in the world.


    "A woman tainted by a monster has no worth living. Have mercy on her and burn her."


    "Yes, sir."


    Obtaining his boss''s approval, Green Fire grinned.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    "It''s mercy. It''s mercy. So don''t resent it.... give thanks to God."


    "Green Fire" raised his hand, preparing to activate a spell.


    However, before the concentrated flame could be released from his hand, a quiet voice rang out.


    "Yeah, I don''t know."


    "Wha...?"


    Green Fire leapt aside.


    The other two members of Flare''s Hands also became wary.


    "I don''t know. I have no idea."


    Uta, who had been stabbed in the head and whose body was supposed to have been burned, stood up.


    The carbonized body returns to its original shape as if rotating in reverse.


    The knife that had been stuck in his head falls out and onto the ground.


    "I don''t understand... why did you guys do this?"


    "...Why is he still alive? I''m sure I killed him."


    "It''s not nice to answer a question with a question. Didn''t you guys learn that from Puppy and Mummy?"


    Uta tilts his head.


    This is not a provocation. It is a genuine question.


    "How could someone do something so cruel? What grudge do you have?"


    "...are you talking about these villagers?"


    ¡ºRed Flame¡» held a knife in both hands and gave a wink to the two subordinates behind him.


    The two of them nodded silently and got into fighting stances.


    "The people of this village let you, the enemy of God, stay at their inn and hide you. It is only natural that you be killed."


    "I haven''t heard anything about that."


    Uta frowned and pointed to one of the burnt buildings... the remains of what used to be the inn where he''d been staying.


    "Tonight''s dinner was beef stew! How could you do such a cruel thing to beef stew!"


    "teeth¡­oooo¡­?"


    "Thanks to you guys, I can''t eat beef stew anymore! Apologize to beef stew!"


    It was a rare moment for Uta to show anger, but when he was questioned, the three members of "Flare''s Hands" looked as if they didn''t understand what he was saying.


    I had thought for sure that I was being blamed for the massacre of innocent villagers.


    However, the only thing that Uta is upset about is that he can no longer eat beef stew for dinner.


    He didn''t care that every last villager had been killed.


    ¡°¡­We¡¯re crazy too, but this guy is totally crazy.¡±


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Green Fire muttered.


    The "White Fire" next to him was silent, but his face was grimacing beneath his hood.


    "...It seems it''s unreasonable to expect normal sensibilities from an enemy of god."


    Red Fire ignores what he has done and looks at something filthy.


    "You can''t blame King Fafnir... This man is a target that we must kill. He is a plague on the world that cannot be allowed to live."


    "No, that doesn''t matter, I''ll have some beef stew..."


    "Do it."


    ¡ºRed Fire¡» gave the signal.


    Immediately afterwards, a green flame erupted behind Uta.


    "Whoa!"


    Uta is blown forward.


    As Uta leaned forward, "Red Flame" unleashed a slash with his knife.


    "Hmph!"


    "I don''t like knives."


    Uta teleports.


    He instantly teleported to a place about ten meters away.


    "You''ll develop a fear of sharp objects. If you get stung that many times..."


    "Explosion"


    "Waaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh."


    Uta is once again engulfed in green flames.


    Flames appeared out of nowhere and burned Uta without him having time to dodge.


    This is the ability of ``Green Fire''''... ``Transfer Flame''''.


    "Green Fire" is a wizard skilled in spatial magic, and can only transport the flames he emits.


    In addition, by sensing fluctuations in space, he can also tell where Uta will be teleported to.


    The reason why the surprise attack was successful when he teleported to the village was because he sensed the fluctuation of the teleport.


    "Ugh... it''s hot, why would you do something so cruel?"


    However, Uta, burned by the green flames, only grimaced slightly.


    Even burn scars and scorched clothes will return to normal.


    "People who do such horrible things need to be punished."


    Uta teleports and moves behind the Green Fire.


    He touched his shoulder and tried to turn him into dust, but the "Green Fire" was transferred as well and disappeared.


    "Huh?"


    "You''re missing the mark, fool."


    "Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhh."


    A bright red flame attacks Uta.


    The whole body is burned and carbonized in an instant.


    "This time I won''t give you time to heal! I''ll burn you to death!"


    The ability of "Red Fire" is pure high firepower. Pure flames of destruction.


    His offensive power was simply extraordinary, and he could manipulate fire with enough heat to melt even mithril, the hardest metal in the world.


    In front of that flame, a single human being is nothing more than a scrap of paper.


    He would not have been able to last even a second and would have been killed.


    "Wow. It''s hot. It''s so hot. It''s like a sauna."


    However, even though Uta is being burned by the flames, he shows no signs of dying.


    It seemed to be working somewhat, and he was speaking in a panic, but the speed at which his body was healing was exceeding the speed at which it was burning.


    "This is tough. I want to take a cold bath."


    "Why won''t you die... this brat...!"


    "Hmmm... I need to get serious about this, don''t I? If I keep going like this, I''ll end up in a mess."


    As Uta was burned by the red flames, he gave himself a slight pump and said, "All right!"


    "I don''t know why I''m being attacked, but... I want revenge for Beef Stew! I''m going to get a little serious!"


    Making the declaration in a very light-hearted manner, Uta recognized the three people before him as enemies.

 Episode 22: Ill get revenge on Beef Stew!

    Episode 22: I''ll get revenge on Beef Stew!


    "He''s coming! Everyone, be on alert!"


    After Uta declares his intentions seriously, "Red Flame" shouts at his subordinates.


    "He may be acting dumb, but... this kid is strong. Don''t ever let your guard down!"


    "Red Fire" braced itself and glared at Uta, who was being burned by the flames it had unleashed.


    Among the members of "Flare''s Hands," "Red Flame" specializes in offensive power.


    There was no way that anyone could survive after being hit by that much flame. Uta was an enemy well worth being wary of.


    "But you are only human after all. You are no match for us, who have been given the power of the gods."


    "Red Fire" declared with confidence.


    No matter how strong he is, there must be a limit to Uta''s power.


    There is no way that a human being who is not a god could possess infinite magical power.


    If you keep killing endlessly and single-mindedly, eventually you''ll run out of magic and die.


    "Then we will just keep killing until then! Let the flames burn you until you forget how to come back to life!"


    "Sub-leader, later!"


    Green Fire yelled.


    "Red Fire" instantly jumped forward, and Uta appeared in the place where he had been moments ago.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    "Too slow!"


    The "Red Fire" emits flames once again.


    However, by that time Uta had been transferred.


    "That way!"


    Green Fire shouted, pointing to a spot a short distance away.


    As expected, Uta appears there.


    "Hk...!"


    "Red Fire" tries to unleash flames, but Uta disappears once again.


    He appears in another place, but within seconds he is teleported again.


    "That way... no, that way. Here, there, there, which way, here, there, there, there... oh my goodness! How many times have I been teleported!?"


    The Green Fire accurately predicts where Uta will be transported to, but Uta is transported without staying in the same place for even a second.


    He points here and there over and over again, but gradually his movements slow down.


    "Don''t mess with me... How can you use teleportation magic like that...!"


    "Green Fire" gritted his teeth and distorted his expression behind his hood.


    Normally, spatial magic such as teleportation is an advanced technique that consumes a lot of magical power.


    Even Green Fire, who claims to be the leading expert in the field, cannot use it multiple times a day.


    And yet...Uta has teleported ten, even twenty times.


    "That''s impossible... This brat has mastered spatial magic more than I have?!"


    It was a fact that shattered the pride of Green Fire.


    It was simply unacceptable to be inferior in an area of expertise to a human who was deemed an enemy of God.


    As he continued to teleport like this, eventually Uta''s speed exceeded the perception of the Green Fire.


    "Hk...!"


    "Got it."


    "Green Fire" is grabbed by the scruff of the neck.


    If Uta were to use his power, the Green Fire''s body would instantly be reduced to dust.


    "Pure White Purifying FireInnocent Fire"


    However, before Uta could use his power, pure white flames spread all around.


    The one who held up a short staff and cast a spell was a small, robed figure who had been standing in the background until now without joining the battle... "White Fire."


    The pure white flames spread in a circle with the "White Fire" at the center, as if they were trying to cleanse the world.


    "My flame negates all magic."


    "White Fire" speaks loudly.


    The voice was high-pitched and tinkling.


    Although her face is obscured by the robe, it is clear that the "White Fire" is in fact a woman.


    "Go away, filth. Go away, evil. Let my pure form appear among the pure fires..."


    "Here goes."


    "Show me¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­huh?"


    The "Green Fire" turned to dust.


    Without even the time to scream, He die suddenly and unexpectedly.


    Both Uta and the "Green Fire" are inside a circle decorated with white flames.


    The effects of magic are sealed away...or so it should be.


    "''White Fire''! What are you doing?!"


    "Huh... Ah... Are you kidding me?!"


    Hearing the yelling of the "Red Fire", the "White Fire" became visibly shaken.


    "I-I activated my power properly! This can''t be, this can''t be happening! My "Pure White Purifying Flame" is even able to erase the leader''s magic...!"


    "Tch...!"


    The ``Green Fire'''' I brought along as a countermeasure against spatial magic has died.


    ¡ºWhite Fire¡», which should be able to nullify all magic, is useless.


    Having accepted this fact, Red Fire acted quickly.


    "Stop them there! Buy yourself even one second more time!"


    "Huh!?"


    He left his subordinates, who were shocked and stunned, and fled alone.

 Episode 23 I wont let you escape

    Episode 23 I won''t let you escape


    Seeing Uta in front of him, the "Red Flame" fled, running straight into the forest.


    If we hide in the trees and escape, we should be able to avoid Uta''s teleportation.


    He felt no guilt about leaving his subordinate, the "White Fire," behind.


    He was the leader of this operation, and it was only natural that his subordinates would sacrifice themselves for the survival of their leader.


    "That kid... who the hell is he?!"


    "Red Fire" gritted its molars and growled as it raced through the forest at breakneck speed.


    They... the "Hands of Flare" are the greatest fighting force the "Temple of Fire" can boast of.


    It is an invincible force that has wiped from the earth everything that has been deemed an enemy of God.


    In fact, from the time he joined the army until today, Red Flame has never failed a mission.


    It seems that in the past, he was given a hard time by the previous Demon King and Hero... but that was hundreds of years ago.


    They believed that with their current state, there was no way they could be defeated even by an awakened hero.


    (And yet... two people were killed by one brat, forcing them to retreat...!)


    Although it wasn''t confirmed, within the "Red Fire" the "White Fire" was already considered dead.


    To begin with, "White Fire" only possesses the rare ability of nullifying magic, and its combat ability is low.


    If an opponent appeared against whom magic nullification ability did not work, there would be nothing he could do but be killed.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    That man... Uta is a monster. Too strong.


    The durability and healing power that allowed him to remain calm even while bathed in the destructive flames of the ``Red Fire''''.


    Continuous use of teleportation magic at a level exceeding that of the spatial magic of ¡ºGreen Fire¡».


    An abnormal situation in which magic was not nullified despite being surrounded by the pure white flames of the ``White Fire''''.


    Any one of these would be a threat, but they are not powers that should be possessed by one person.


    "I have to tell... the leader about this. I have to tell his Holiness...!"


    Unlike any other divine enemy up until now.


    Hanakiru Uta may even surpass the Demon King, and is undoubtedly an enemy of mankind.


    "Who did you say you were going to tell? Can you say it again?"


    "Wha...?"


    "Red Fire" ran through the forest, but... ahead of him, he saw a boy sitting on a tree stump.


    Sweat suddenly broke out down ¡ºRed Fire¡»¡¯s back.


    Before I knew it, Hanakiru Uta had circled around.


    (No way¡­ No, it¡¯s not impossible with teleportation magic¡­!)


    However...the "Red Fire" didn''t come straight through the forest.


    He fled in a zigzag pattern, threading his way through the trees.


    Even if I used teleportation magic, there was no way I could get there first.


    "You killed too many people in that village."


    Uta greets the "Red Fire" with a smile as it stops.


    "The smell of death has clung to your body. That means we can detect your location from ten kilometers away."


    "The smell of...death?"


    "Red Fire" muttered in shock.


    Certainly, the smell of ash and smoke would cling to his body.


    However, it was impossible for him to teleport relying on something like that.


    "Are you going to kill me, brat?"


    "That''s right. Because you''re my enemy and my beef stew."


    "...Beef stew?"


    Come to think of it, Uta had said something like that.


    Surely, he was serious and not joking?


    Was that the reason he was fighting against them, the temple''s greatest fighting force?


    "I''ll buy you some beef stew. Any amount you like."


    "yeah?"


    "In the neighboring holy city of Freaburg, there is a restaurant that is said to be the best on the continent. I''ll treat you to as much beef stew as you like. How about making it yourself?"


    "What? Seriously?"


    Uta''s eyes lit up.


    The best restaurant on the continent.


    I wonder just how delicious the food will be.


    Seeing Uta''s eye color change, the "Red Fire" chuckled inwardly.


    "If you use your teleportation magic, you should be able to reach Flareburg in three days. Then we''ll have our fill of beef stew..."


    "Three days? Well, no thanks."


    "Oh."


    "I wanted to eat beef stew today. I don''t want to have to wait three days."


    Uta instantly teleports to a place right in front of the ``Red Flame'''' and touches its chest.


    The ``Red Flame'''' opened its eyes wide from within its hood... and then turned to dust.


    "Ahhh... I wanted to eat beef stew."


    Uta said with a dissatisfied look on his face and stroked his stomach, which was making a growling noise indicating hunger.

 Episode 24: Make me some beef stew

    Episode 24: Make me some beef stew


    Uta teleported out of the village ruins and chased after the ``Red Fire.''''


    In a village where the scars of the tragedy were still clearly visible, a girl was sitting with her knees hugged to her chest.


    "Haa... what am I doing..."


    A girl in a red robe was sitting on the ground, not minding if her clothes got dirty.


    No. 7 of "Flare''s Hand". It was "White Fire".


    "White Fire" had removed the hood that she usually wears pulled down over her eyes, revealing her pure white hair and red eyes.


    "What am I doing...?"


    I tweeted again, to no one in particular.


    Uta did not kill the White Fire.


    It''s not that it was overlooked, it was just put on the back burner as a priority.


    If I was going to run away, now would be the time, but...I just didn''t feel like it.


    "White Fire"...Her real name is Stella.


    She was a child of low social status born to parents who were slaves kept at the temple, and was fifteen years old this year.


    If she hadn''t been discovered to have a rare talent for nullifying magic, she would probably be cleaning gutters and chimneys just like her parents.


    Stella has white hair and red eyes.


    In some countries, these people have a appearance known as albinos.


    Both of her parents had different hair and eye colors, which made them very annoyed with her.


    When Stella was chosen as Flare''s Hand, she jumped for joy, thinking that she could finally say goodbye to her painful life.


    I thought that this would help me escape from the slave job that everyone would hate, and the abuse I received from my parents.


    I was happy.


    I felt proud.


    God had reached out to me, a lowly person... That''s what I thought.Stolen novel; please report.


    However, when it came down to it, the work of "Flare''s Hands" was also dirty work.


    The job is to kill people who get in the way of the temple.


    Days spent staining my hands with blood and then washing my dirty hands with blood.


    Stella''s first order after joining Flare''s Hand was to torture a traitor and a disloyal person.


    I got the job and quickly realized it wasn''t for me.


    Still, once I got into the job, there was no getting out.


    If they were to say they wanted to quit, they would be in danger of being killed to keep them quiet.


    I didn''t want to do it.


    I didn''t want to hurt anyone.


    Still, I had no choice but to do jobs I hated in order to survive.


    I was crying almost every day. After work, I always ended up throwing up everywhere.


    Even so, she continued to work as a member of "Flare''s Hands."


    "So this is the result..."


    You will be killed by an unknown enemy in an unknown way.


    Is this the result of working hard and enduring a tough job?


    "...It''s the worst."


    "What''s the worst thing about it?"


    "...So you''ve returned. What happened to that person?"


    "he turned to dust. Just like the green guy from before."


    When Stella looked up, she saw Uta there.


    He stands there with a calm smile that doesn''t look like he''s killed someone.


    "...I''m the only one left."


    "That''s right."


    "Well then... here you go."


    "Yeah?"


    "I won''t resist. Do as you please."


    Stella had already made up her mind.


    She has taken the lives of many people, and now her turn has come.


    If I resisted, I would feel sorry for the people I had hurt.


    "Oh no...I ended up missing dinner. I guess I''ll have to rely on my portable food again today."


    "picture¡­OOOO-------¡­?"


    Uta said in a disappointed tone and walked off somewhere.


    Leaving Stella sitting there.


    "Um, um!"


    "Yeah?"


    "Are you not going to kill... me...?"


    I think I''m asking a stupid question.


    It''s crazy to go out of your way to step on a tiger''s tail.


    "Um... why?"


    "Why...?"


    "Why should I have to kill you?"


    Uta frowned in confusion.


    "You haven''t done anything, right? There''s no reason to kill you, right?"


    "I-I''m your enemy though..."


    "Really? I just remember them shooting out white flames, but I don''t remember them doing anything in particular."


    Stella''s white fire has the effect of nullifying magic.


    However, that power has no effect on Uta.


    To Uta, Stella was like a magician who suddenly produced white flames.


    "But... I... the people of this village..."


    "You didn''t kill him, did you? Exactly."


    "picture¡­-----------¡­?"


    "You don''t smell like death. No one in this village has killed anyone, right?"


    That''s right... I didn''t kill anyone.


    It was the "Red Fire" and "Green Fire" that burned the people of this village, and Stella did nothing.


    "B-But, I''ve known so many people..."


    "Well, that doesn''t really matter."


    "D-do you care?"


    "I don''t care where you killed who you killed. If you didn''t kill Beefstew, it doesn''t matter."


    "Beef stew..."


    "Oh, I wanted to eat beef stew."


    Uta cried out "Ugh!"


    The village was burned down and most of the villagers were killed.


    He didn''t even care why "Flare''s Hand" was targeting him or not.


    From start to finish, the only thing on Uta''s mind was beef stew.


    "If it''s beef stew...I can make it..."


    Stella muttered this absentmindedly.


    Uta turned around as if he had been bounced.


    "Really?! You can make it?!"


    "Ha, hahi!"


    Being pressed, Stella''s shoulders jumped in shock.


    "I was in charge of cooking, preparing the camp, and other chores. I have some ingredients in my item bag, so if I have time..."


    "Yay, thanks!"


    "Yeah¡­¡­"


    Uta grabs Stella''s hands and raises them in the air.


    "Make it! Make it! Make it! Beef stew, beef stew!"


    "I, I understand... please wait a moment."


    "Yay!"


    Seeing Uta''s childlike joy, Stella felt a mysterious heart emerge.


    An hour later, Uta was smiling as he stuffed his face with his favorite beef stew.

 Episode 25: Im Being Feed

    Episode 25: I''m Being Feed


    A tragedy occurred in a certain village.


    A woman who lived in a village was kidnapped by orcs led by demons.


    By chance, the traveler succeeds in defeating the orcs and the demons... but this becomes the trigger for the next tragedy.


    The village was burned down by the three members of the "Hands of Flare," the temple''s pursuers who target travelers, and most of the people who lived there lost their lives.


    The village was burned down and left in ruins.


    Lost inn''s beef stew.


    The angry traveler... Hanakiru Uta defeats the "Hand of Flare" and successfully avenges Beef Stew.


    Having overcome this tragedy, Uta heads back to the magical city of Alden.


    "~~?"


    Uta walked along in high spirits, but he no longer had any memory of the burnt-down village.


    He also left the women he rescued from the orcs to their own devices, not even caring for them.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


    He no longer even cared about the "Hands of Flare" who had been trying to kill him.


    Except for one person...a girl who made me beef stew.


    "Um, well... is it really alright if I come along?"


    "Hmm? Is that no good?"


    "It''s not that it''s bad, but..."


    Following behind Uta with a confused look on her face was the sole survivor of the "Hands of Flare" that had tried to kill Uta... Stella, aka "White Fire."


    Stella made a beef stew that made Uta take a liking to her, and she survived without being turned to dust like in "Red Fire" and "Green Fire".


    "Well, you have nowhere to go, right? You said you''d be killed if you went back."


    "That''s true, but..."


    Stella''s expression darkened.


    Stella is sent by the Temple of Fire and tasked with killing Uta.


    The mission has already failed. No matter what I do, I can''t imagine Stella being able to kill Uta on her own.


    Her superior, the Red Flame, was also killed in the line of duty. Even if she were to return to the temple, she would likely be held responsible for the defeat.


    "The Hand of Flare is the strongest unit, blessed by the goddess Flare. Defeat is not permitted. If we were to lose and flee, the defeat would surely be treated as if it never happened."


    I know of colleagues who died in this way, taking responsibility for the defeat.


    The previous "White Fire" had also been killed for failing a mission.


    "Then why don''t you come with me? Just follow me to Alden."


    "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Stella hesitates after hearing Uta''s words.


    That suggestion is much appreciated.


    I was grateful, but¡­ since he had attempted to take my life, I felt guilty about nodding so honestly.


    "You can make a lot of things besides beef stew, right? I want to eat omurice today."


    "...Is that the reason?"


    Uta isn''t taking Stella around out of some philosophical sentiment.


    It wasn''t really out of sheer calculation, he just wanted to take her along to be in charge of cooking because the beef stew she made was delicious.


    "...If that''s the case, I understand. If it''s omurice, I have the ingredients, so that''s fine."


    "Yay! Stella, I love you!"


    "...I see, you love me...I''m very happy."


    Stella gave a bitter smile as if she had given up, as Uta laughed innocently.


    The omelet rice that day was, as expected, delicious.


    Uta grew increasingly fond of Stella and unilaterally decided to let her accompany him on his journey until they returned to their original world