Chapter 590.2

“So, I mostly train and develop the next generation. I train new Holy Knights, soldiers, and sometimes adventurers, but most of them are older than me, so I have to be careful. Well, I’ve gotten used to it now.” (Nell)

“…Nell is now the one giving others training.” (Yuki)

“Haha, I think it’s weird as well. Sometimes I wonder if I’m really fit to be in a position to teach others, but this is a duty.” (Nell)

“Duty?” (Yuki)

“Yes, duty. It’s part of my job, so I have to do it regardless. The church knows that I can’t stay here forever. I even returned the Durandal. I want to strengthen our country’s forces while I can.” (Nell)

She was just as serious about these things as she was before.

And she had gotten better at switching that side of her on and off.

But that was why she went all out when she was on her time off.

–There was talk of her quitting being a hero before, but she became a part-time one instead, and it turned out to be going surprisingly well, so Nell would continue as a hero.

Well, it seemed like the church was already looking for a successor hero, but Nell herself wanted to contribute to her country, so she would continue to work as long as she could.

What was especially great was that she could now come home almost every day.

Just like when we went on trip together, Nell could take time off if she ever wanted to, so we discussed how there was no need for her to force herself to quit, and settled on this arrangement.

Nell’s wish to contribute to her country would be fulfilled. We would also be able to see her every day, so both sides were happy.

I didn’t want her to force herself to endure.

“How is your practice with the odachi going?” (Nell)

(T/N: Odachi is the heavy sword made by Yuki for Nell.)

“Well, it’s difficult. There’s only one problem, and that’s that it’s heavy. It’s not like I can’t swing it, but my body is on the lighter side, so my body tends to move around when I swing it. Well, that’s the case when I practise with odachi, but when I actually use Enne, she adjusts the balance for me.” (Nell)

“Hmm… I rely on Enne for that as well. I can swing her well and brace myself, but I can’t do sharp strikes as neatly as you can.” (Yuki)

“That’s just something that practice can deal with. But Onii-san, you’ve had your natural sword form corrected by Enne, so I think you’ve gotten a lot better at handling blades. You don’t use other swords because Enne gets angry, but I can tell that your form has certainly improved. I noticed this when we went monster hunting together.” (Nell)

“Really?” (Yuki)

“Yeah, when I look at the way you swing the sword, I can see that you have started to have a beautiful posture. And even when you are doing charge attacks, Enne doesn’t need to adjust it. …But you are becoming too optimized in fighting using Enne, and in a way, you might not be able to use a different sword. That’s how I feel.” (Nell)

“Haha, well, whatever. I don’t intend to fight with any other sword other than Enne.” (Yuki)

“The problem is when you try to make sword-like weapons to kill time, that girl gets mad at you.” (Nell)

“Well, I can’t really help myself, the imagination of a creator could not be stopped by only that.” (Yuki)

“Haha, you’ve always loved making things, haven’t you?” (Nell)

“To be honest, I don’t have much to do. Everyone is busy raising the children. The only job I’ve done recently was visiting Rogard and secretly eliminating a fairly strong monster I found in the Empire’s dungeon area.” (Yuki)

“The Rogard Empire may have lost the war, but they have acquired the strongest guardian…” (Nell)

Nell had been practicing to be able to swing Enne, but it didn’t seem to be going well.

That said, it was already impressive that Nell, with such a slender body, could swing Enne around as if it were nothing.

I knew she had good muscles, but that was still within the range of how women’s muscles were built.

Her weight was light as well. I could easily pick her up with one hand.

“Wah, what are you doing, Onii-san. It tickles.” (Nell)

“Oh, sorry. I was wondering where you got that kind of strength from in that slender body of yours.” (Yuki)

I was touching Nell’s body all over, but when I heard Nell’s voice, I let go.

But this didn’t count as sexual harassment.

Because we’re married, and Nell often did the opposite to me! Hahaha.

Nell liked my abs, so she touched them a lot. Lefi’s horns and tail, Lyuu’s ears and tail, and Layla’s horns belonged to me, but my abs belonged to Nell.

“…But Lefi is more slender and delicate.” (Nell)

“Well, that’s true. However, she is like a different creature.” (Yuki)

The two of them were from different races after all.

“Who’s the different creature?” (Lefi)

“Oh, did you hear me?” (Yuki)

Peeking out from the kitchen, Lefi snorted and continued.

“Nell, dinner isn’t ready yet, so why don’t you go take a bath first? You want to wash off your sweat, right?” (Lefi)

“Yeah, I’ll do that! –Right, big brother! A wife wants her husband to wash her back, you know?” (Nell)

Even though we’ve been in the bath together many times and seen each other naked, Nell said this with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.

…Nell.

Even though she had become more open to us, she was still the same shy and cute girl as before.

–Nell’s importance as a hero had decreased.

If she really wanted to quit her job, the country would likely try their best to convince her not to quit, but they probably wouldn’t really be pushy for her to continue to the point of upsetting her.

Even if she had to take a long break, I think the current Allysia Kingdom would allow it, as long as she continued her job of being a hero.

There was also my relationship with her.

So, well… that’s just how things went.

“Ah…” (Nell)

“We’re going to take a bath, right? Come on, let’s go.” (Yuki)

I put my arm around Nell’s shoulder, and the two of us headed towards the Inn.

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