CH 91

Orthias

Translated by Mlzkzr

Edited by Mlzkzr

With the first storm of spring blowing, the cherry blossom snowstorm gets beautiful and it creates a fantastic atmosphere.

“It’s cherry blossom viewing!”

In the midst of such a blizzard of cherry blossoms, Kaori was having fun jumping and splashing around.

She was small in appearance to begin with, but now, she looks even younger than she appears when she does this.

“Err, why?”

I was suddenly brought here, and I still didn’t understand what is going on.

“Today is cherry blossom viewing day.”

“Well, so why? I know that in the spring you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing, though.”

“I had an excellent time spending it with my father. He also brought the cherry blossoms, a custom from my father’s homeland, at that time, and planted them all over the continent.”

“The other side of history casually!?”

I feel like I heard about the origin of the cherry blossom viewing for the first time.

No, I remember that there was something like that to my knowledge, but it’s not the same as what Kaori said.

I asked just to be sure.

“That, is it true?”

“Which one?”

“The origin of cherry blossom ―― Kaori’s father brought it here.”

“It’s true you know, I grafted and planted it here and there from the trees my father brought in.”

“Ooh……”

It seems that she’s certain of it.

It is normal for history to change in the process of being told.

Kaori’s, on the other hand, is from her own real-life experience.

Humans (though Kaori is a demon king) are creatures who falsify memories to their advantage, but …… Kaori’s did not sound like a lie.

“I just found out something amazing…… well, it’s fine. More importantly, if you’re going to go cherry blossom viewing, you have to have food, drinks, and stuff.”

“The servants will deliver it later. I brought only my own portion.”

“Your portion?”

“It’s this”

Kaori said so and pulled out a skull――a human skull.

“What’s that? Is that real?”

“My father told me that the demon king Dairokuten had a taste for drinking honey from the skulls of his enemies.” (TN: Please refer to this – https://mythoughtsbornfromfire.wordpress.com/2015/09/12/mythological-spotlight-1-dairokuten-maou/)

“What kind of demon king is that!”

You’re definitely being tricked.

As I quipped, I looked around.

“What’s wrong, nephew-chan?”

“Err…… it’s just, cherry blossom viewing, right?”

“It’s just cherry blossom viewing.”

“We won’t fight?”

“We won’t. Father also said that it is not good to cause trouble when taking up space. And you have to properly take your garbage home with you.”

“No, I don’t care about the trash, though…… no, I’ll take it home with me.”

Is that all there is to it?

…… That seems to be all.

Apparently, Kaori doesn’t want to do anything more than that, and just wants to enjoy the cherry blossom viewing ――

“Oh yes, I forgot one thing.”

“It’s here!”

I braced myself quickly.

I knew it.

There is no such thing as a sweet story from her.

So what is it, what’s coming.

No matter what comes, I won’t be fooled and get into serious mode.

“Why are you being so defensive?”

“More importantly, what did you forget?”

“Yes, that’s right. My father had an assortment of human flowers as well at the time he would do cherry blossom viewing.”

“Human Flowers?”

“In short, they’re beautiful women”

I see.

“That’s why I prepared flowers for my nephew-chan—— they came.”

Kaori was staring behind me.

When I turned around ―― I stiffened.

“Eh …… you’re kidding……”

I couldn’t believe my own eyes.

A group of people walked from the other side, and all of them have familiar faces.

Directly in front of me is Orthia.

To her left is Orthia.

On the other side, to her right, is Orthia.

Behind her, further behind her, and beyond her.

All of them ―― were Orthia.

Yes, all of them, were Orthias from the photobooks I had bought so far.

For example, in the front is a beautiful woman with white skin and sharp eyes, known as the Orthia of the North.

Right next to her is the 3-generation Orthia, a lovely woman who is rare in the Orthia world, with three generations of parents and children’s prostitutes all calling themselves Orthia.

The seemingly plain-looking girl about a step away from her is the mentally-abnormal Orthia. During the day, she has a plain appearance, but once she goes to bed, she is famous for her violent behavior.

Others include the Red Orthia, Faraway Orthia, Spectral Witch Orthia, and many more. ……

Almost all of the famous Orthias had gathered and were heading this way.

“Fumufumu, it looks like they’re all set.”

“Eh? Ka,Kaori summoned them?”

“That’s right. Flowers are necessary, and my nephew-chan loves Orthia, so I’ve gathered as much as I can while narrowing them down. By the way, the Great Sage was impossible because she was father’s woman.”

“God, Buddha, Kaori-sama!”

I prostrated myself to Kaori.

“Thank you, I will do anything to repay you, I will be your servant no. 1025 from this day forward.”

“O,oh……is that so”

Today is the best day of my life.

Because it is, isn’t it?

If I think about it for a moment, the Orthias in front of me are the celebrities I have only ever seen in photo albums and admired, so to speak.

They appeared in front of me all at once, moreover ――

“I can flirt with them right!”

“Of course, father was doing various things with mother and the others.”

“Hyaha”

This is a really, really great day.

“Ara, are you the rumored Duke?”

“No, it’s Commander-in-chief-sama, you know”

“You guys, know the time and place, right. It’s our first time meeting, right, Supreme advisor-sama. My name is Orthia.”

Ah……

Now…… I can die already……heya……

The Orthias gather around me, touching and talking to me.

Everyone, is more beautiful in person. ……

“Duke-sama is cool, ain’t he?”

“I,is that so? Ehehehe…….”

“I, think I’ll forget about work.”

“I’m also …… getting serious, and it seems like it’s going to be hard after we break up. ……”

“Hey, is the Commander-in-chief-sama good at swords? Show me something.”

“Leave it to me! Then let’s start with a sword dance.”

I wanted to show the Orthias a good side of me, so I pulled out my sword and showed them my dance.

After teaching Orthia and Daphne, who are familiar faces to me, I further brushed up and made the sword dance look better.

“Waa, amazing”

“Beautiful…….even though he’s a man……. it’s beautiful……”

“Hey, show me more”

“Sure!”

I showed various things to the Orthias.

“Yes, yes, I’m glad to see that nephew-chan is enjoying himself. Cherry blossom viewing has to be like this, after all. Servant 1023, bring me my skull and honey.”

At a distance, Kaori had a real skull brought to her, which she used as a sake cup and sipped the honey that was poured into it.

Seeing this, I was convinced that there were no traps at all this time, and I concentrated on making out with Orthia and the others.

And, later……

☆

Inside the study, nee-san who came to visit me tilted her head curiously.

“What’s the matter, Hermes? It’s rare to see you so disappointed looking at a photo album.”

“Nee-san……”

“Oh my. Are you really sick? What happened?”

“……Haa”

I exhaled a sigh.

The words “I’ve done it” go round and round in my head.

When I didn’t answer, nee-san picked up the photo album I had open and flipped through it.

“Is this another collection of photos of Orthias? Oh my, it’s more beautiful than the last one. I wonder if it’s because of their good pose”

“Uguh”

“Uguh?”

To my reaction, my sister tilted her head even more.

“What is really wrong, Hermes?”

“……you’ll understand if you look closer.”

“Closer? Which one…… oh my. They’re all doing similar poses.”

“That’s right”

“I guess it’s a popular pose”

“No, that’s――”

As I’m about to say it, the study door bangs open! It was violently opened, and Midea burst into the room.

“Shishou! Why did you take so many disciples!”

“Auh……”

i hold my head.

Midea is the third person, who has said this.

By the way, the first one is the King, or His Majesty the King, and the second one is Lina.

And the third is Midea …… all of them are people who are learning swordsmanship from me.

What was popular among the Orthias was my swordsmanship that I showed them on that cherry blossom viewing day.

After that, not only the sword dance, but I also showed them some practical swordsmanship as they flattered me.

It was a big hit at the time, and the Orthias were all fascinated.

And…… they like my stance.

Then the Orthias struck the same pose with their new photo album, as if all of them had arranged it beforehand.

Then it was discovered to be the “Nanas school” in which includes Midea and the others.

And that’s not all.

“I see, so this was a pose of Hermes. 『This is popular among the Orthias now, and there is a leader behind it』…… Hermes, you are secretly famous now.”

“Hauh!”

It’s the result of me getting too carried away.

As the leader behind the Orthias, if I make one more mistake, I will attract a lot of attention.

Such was the situation.