Chapter 273 – I Went Back to My Hometown and I Got a Daughter #1

‘How long will it take to return to my hometown?’

When the quest to pursue Albert was successfully completed, I returned to the sacred ground of the Great Forest and was deeply moved. The more you suffer in a foreign country, the more you miss the warmth of your hometown.
When I was living on Earth, it wasn’t for nothing that I heard that leaving home was hard work.

It’s already been two months since I stayed in the Principality of Morph.
While carrying out a quest, he even greeted a new year in a foreign country. Right now my mind was full of thoughts of Joensuu.

‘Are the halflings and the barbarian old man doing well? That lizard man must have learned to speak human language, right?’

Fellow adventurers that I missed passed through my mind.
The halfling siblings who trolled each time we met, the Barbarian old man who gave us advice, and the Lizardman Brute who worked as a reliable soup tank.

I’ll have to talk to Brute sometime after I go back.
When I still say hello, ‘Strong and strong morning! If you ask me, I wonder if I’m muttering something weird like ‘brute’.

I was soaked in various thoughts, and I muttered a word that suddenly popped into my head.

“Wow, it’s home…”

The house you’ve been dreaming of.
My Sweet Home.

Goodbye to the country of brutes with fluttering animal fur.

For some reason, I felt a surge of emotion.
I thought I’d have to stay in the Principality of Morph a little longer because of the newbie Albert.
If my life were a novel, I would have finished it right here.

Should I say ‘the story of the golden sun incubus is complete’… ?
It is a home that gives goosebumps the more you think about it.

After recovering Albert’s body, several days have passed.
Around noon I heard Rebecca’s voice calling for me.

“Luke. Pack your things and come out quickly. Wendy unnie says she’s finished preparing to leave.”

Hearing her words, I quickly packed my things and ran outside. In the front yard of the spring water inn, Mr. Wendy appeared with her carriage.
Rebecca, Bella, and Kate were busy moving their belongings into the carriage holds.

“We’re finally going back to the Northern Kingdom.”
“Did you buy a lot of souvenirs before you left, Rebecca?”
“I did buy some daggers. In case of emergency, I’ll be able to throw them and subdue the enemy.”
“… Ordinary people don’t buy daggers for self-defense as souvenirs. You can buy them at Yoensu’s forge, right?”
“It’s different! The decorations engraved on the hilt are subtly different.”
“Huh…”

Bella could be seen arguing about the souvenir(?) Rebecca had taken.
Nearby, Kate carried a box of Morph’s special wine.

Rebecca dagger.
Bella has various occult-related items.
Lastly, is Kate a strong drink?

Everyone picks out only the souvenirs that suit their taste. In many ways, they were souvenirs that were very different from the sense of ordinary women.
I don’t know what’s especially good about that blonde haired nun when she hums her tune while serving alcohol.
Do you like drinking that much?

“Heungheungheung~. Drink~ One glass of alcohol~.”

It was when she was all ready to leave while listening to that strange song.
As we were all about to board the guest room, there was a woman approaching the inn.

“Are you leaving now?”

It is Lefiel.
The Great Warrior of the Principality of Morph appeared at the inn.
I greeted Lefiel, who was looking over us, lightly.

“Yes, we are going back to the Northern Kingdom now. Could it be that the Grand Master came to see us off?”
“That’s right. We can’t just send back the hero of the Principality who dealt with Grendel. We received a lot of help from you when we dealt with Albert, a demon worshiper. I’d like to say hello before leaving.”

Swoop.

Lepiel reached out to me and asked for a handshake. It is the Principality of Morph’s way of greeting to wish the departing person good luck.
Even after shaking hands with me, it was Lepiel who would go and shake hands with the other party members one by one.

“I am grateful for solving the incident that happened in our beasts’ home, adventurers. You are welcome to visit the Great Forest again whenever you feel like it. The beasts of the principality will welcome you.”
“Yes. Daejeonsa-nim, I hope you are well.”
“And before we part, there are things I need to hand over to you.”

What do I have to hand over?

If it was a reward of 300 gold for defeating Grendel, he received it as a lump sum on the day he returned to the Great Forest.
Now, inside the wagon, the sack of gold coins that had already been stored was treasured.

What else are you giving away besides the reward?
Do you still have something left to give?
What Lefiel handed over to me, who felt suspicious, was none other than an envelope of letters.

“It’s a letter. Someone sent a letter to your group from the city of Yoensuu in the Northern Kingdom. However, the delivery address was different, so I received the letter. I’ll have to return it to the owner before it’s too late.”

The letter in the envelope was still unopened and sealed.
After checking the addressee, I realized that it was indeed a letter addressed to my party.

‘Isn’t that a letter from Mr. Wendy?’

The recipient is Wendy Bright.
The sender of the letter was none other than Mary Bright.
Mary is Wendy’s daughter who is about elementary school in Earth’s age.
I was able to guess what kind of letter it had arrived without having to deliberately open it.

‘Did you send her letter because you missed her?’

Heck, Mary, who should be in Yoensu by now, must have been unable to see Wendy for two months.
If her mother has been away from her house for a long time and she is a little kid, she will be worried and she will be very sad.
All the while she hadn’t thought of Mary.

“Then I’ll be on my way. I hope you have a good trip until the end.”

After handing over the letter, Lepiel left immediately from the inn.
I handed Mary’s letter to Wendy, who was sitting in her driver’s seat.

“Wendy, I got a letter from my daughter.”
“Yes? Mary sent you a letter?”

When Wendy received her letter, she put on her heartbroken expression for a while.
The same goes for her longing to see her precious daughter, so you can’t help but feel her touch after receiving her letter.
It must have been a letter from her daughter, wanting to see her, with her handwriting carefully pressed into each other.

“Ooh… I haven’t cared for Mary for so long. She’s left with the kindest neighbor, but I’m sorry she still. She’ll have to go back and play with her a lot.”
“You are suffering a lot.”

She finished a long-term quest at best, but she had to suffer from childcare even after returning home.
The life of a single mom is tough.
Wendy opened her envelope, wiping the tears from her eyes into her sleeve.

“What letter did Mary send?”
“Well, it must be a letter saying that you miss Wendy.”
“I’m sure that’s right, huh. Mary, I’ll be right there.”

A letter came out and was caught in Wendy’s hand. I was also curious about the contents of the letter.
I sat next to the driver’s seat and read her letter with Wendy.

――Mom, come quickly.
–I miss you.

Everything is good up to this point.
It was a letter from my daughter that touched my heart.
However, the moment we saw the next sentence, Wendy and I’s expressions hardened.

――Remember the gift you promised? Mom
――Merry will have a father when he returns, right?

What… ?
Gift?

“…To.”
“Kek.”

A choking sound echoed between the two of us.

The gift Mary wished for Wendy.
She remembered the gift she had asked her to bring with her when she went to the principality.

That’s Dad!
Asked to bring me to her daddy!

Did the kid still remember asking for the stupid gift?
At the level of an elementary school student, his memory and tenacity in a young subject are amazing.
I had goosebumps all over my neck.

――No matter what, bring Brother Luke!
――You mustn’t let go of that brother! Even if you seduce me with your body, bring me to you!
――I trust my mother. Mary needs a dad. Bring Daddy as a New Year’s present.

“Ahhh…”

Wendy, her face flushed red, clutched her letter in both her hands and shook her body.
I, the man who should have brought him right next to me, was watching.
The timing of this is also ironic.

“Huh.”

It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a receptionist who was always calm so shy.
Mary’s letter ended with an intense postscript.

–P.S. When will we have a second child in our house?
――I want a younger brother
――I’ll ask you to be my cute little sister!

It was a letter that contained even her dainty desire to have her younger brother.
The touching atmosphere of the first time I opened the letter is no longer there.
Wendy and I sat side by side in the driver’s seat and fell silent.

What is this awkward atmosphere?
Say something, Mr. Wendy.

Unable to bear it, I opened my mouth first.

“Ha, ha ha. You’re a very precocious child. Mary is.”
“Hu, hu hu hu hu hu hu! Our Mary is precocious. She thinks everything she read in the letter is a joke and forget it. Please.”

I wanted to ask her how she could forget such a letter, but I politely nodded her head.
Wendy pushed her letter into her coat with faster than ever hands and fanned her hand across her face.

Swish swish!

“It’s a hot day, Mr. Luke.”
“Is it winter now?”
“It can be hot even in winter. I have a lot of heat.”

Regardless of the season, Wendy’s appearance changed dramatically and felt the heat.
Giving her mother her warmth as a gift.
Our Mary is very filial daughter, filial daughter.

Are you a filial daughter of immortality?

“I’ll go to my room soon.”
“Yes, I’ll take you comfortably to Yoensu.”

After reading the letter, I parted ways with Wendy and went back to the guest room.
Soon the wagon left the sacred ground of the Great Forest and started running on the road leading to the Northern Kingdom.

*

After that, until we arrived in Yoensuu, there was a brief awkwardness between me and Wendy, but it was literally short-lived.
Wendy used to subtly express during her travels that she had a crush on me.

The woman who will marry Luke must be happy.
Be envious

To the point where one day, when there were only two of them left in the carriage, he would say this without hesitation. She felt that their closeness had increased dramatically after she nursed Wendy who was bedridden in the sacred ground of the great grove. No, you can’t just talk about intimacy.

Let me say it again.
Wendy had a rational crush on me.
It was sending endless signals that any sensible man could not help noticing.
Perhaps it is not impossible for a crush to develop further and to confess one’s heart.

‘Does that mean that Mr. Wendy became conscious of me as her member of the opposite sex?’

It was something she hadn’t even thought of when she was a rookie adventurer.
I thought that the beautiful receptionist at the Adventurer’s Guild would like me.

So what do I think of her?
Of course, she has no intention of rejecting Wendy’s heart.
I was already dating lovers, but this world had a very open concept about male-female relationships.
There was a trend that said that if you truly love someone, it doesn’t matter if you’re connected with multiple people, but rather bless your love.

Harem OK.

When I had a chance, I even hinted at my lovers about Wendy, and the expected reaction came back.

“…So what do you think?”

Are the answers to the questions

“You mean Wendy seems to like you?”
“Ah, I noticed that too. She’s been obsessed with her older sister lately. She honestly thinks she’s a decent fourth wife. She’s the receptionist, so I know she’s a good-hearted person because we’ve been together for a long time. .”
“She’s trustworthy when she’s Wendy’s receptionist. At least she’s not the kind of person to get my man in trouble.”

Rebecca, Kate, and Bella seemed to have noticed the subtle current flowing through Wendy right away.

A woman’s intuition is always fast. Rather, as if they had been waiting, they started talking about Wendy.
Eventually, at the end of the conversation, Rebecca finally summarized the story.

“Wendy is welcome. That’s what we think.”

It was Rebecca who added her words while smiling.

“You have more family members to take care of, Luke!”

That’s how the story about Wendy ended between me and her lovers.

Maybe another change will happen in my life.

After I arrived in the Northern Kingdom over time, when I saw the walls of Yoensu in the distance, I had that thought.