Black Iron Magician

Chapter 554 The Path to Follow

「The result of the trial? Ah, you passed, of course. Well, that was a really good fight. It was spectacular right up until the very end, and it exceeded my expectations!」

When I asked Agalia about the last trial, he readily acknowledged that we passed the trial. He also said that it was decided at the beginning of the meeting they held right after our battle, and they had been drinking like this since then. Yeah, they have been drinking since the day before yesterday.

「Well, I don’t even have the energy to make a comeback. Let me confirm again just to make sure, you are all agreed that we passed the trial, right? That means that Haru and the others are allowed to use the door, right?」

「Deris is skeptical as usual. Don’t worry, everyone agreed to it right away at the beginning. After all, a fun party was waiting for us!」

「That’s right~. We didn’t want a boring discussion, so we decided it right away~ ♪」

「Goshujin-sama, I also agreed immediately ♪」

「Ain’t that fine? The longer the meeting goes on, the more you will feel like you’re working. Ain’t that just a waste of time? Deris, I want you to understand that part properly~」

You guys just wanted to have a drinking as soon as possible, right!? Well, I wanted to shout so, but I endured it. Whatever the reason, it’s not a bad thing that these guys were satisfied and acknowledged the completion of the trial. On the contrary, it would be more troublesome if they start giving strange reasons and start giving new trial again. As they said, let sleeping demon kings lie.

「By the way, it’s good that the trial is over, but you haven’t decided when you are going to use Agalia’s door, right?」

「Ah, that’s right. What are you going to do, Deris? Well, for me, any time is fine. How about we do it today?」

「It’s not something that can be decided so easily, you know? Besides, we have to contact Haru’s classmates. And even if they chose to go back, they will need to go around to say goodbye to everyone.」

「Fuha? I thought only the three disciples that can go home.」

「Hey, when did I say that? They are certainly the ones who took the trials, but the number of people who will use the door to another world haven’t been decided, right? Therefore, it doesn’t matter how many people use the door.」

「Hey, that’s unreasonable….」

「Not at all. Agalia, when you brought up this topic, you said that it was 『to discuss whether to let Haru and the others use the door to go back to another world』. Since you said Haru and the others, you were including multiple people here, and you haven’t made it clear who they are.」

「Ugh…! T-That’s….」

It was Agalia’s mistake for not working out the details at that time. He should have made it clear. The only thing that was agreed upon was the phrase 『Haru and the others』, which I mentioned earlier. With this, there are many ways to interpret it, and we can specify any time or place for it. The only thing left for Agalia to do is to lead the situation in such a way that the interpretation will work in his favor―― well, I wonder if he can win against me in an argument and sophistry.

「F-Fine. You can decide the number of people, date, time, and location to use the door as you like, Deris. Good grief, you’re really black-hearted.」

「This much is black-hearted? If so, then Alezel’s heart is black hole, you know?」

「Oh, you picking a fight? I ain’t gonna buy it since it’s irritating, but I’m gonna pick a fight instead.」

See? Her heart is black hole.

「Well, today is a joyous occasion. Let’s just ignore trivial things.」

「Still, you sure accepted it easily, huh? Did you intend to do that from the beginning?」

「No, not at all. It just that once the door of the 『Skyscraper』 is ready, my exhaustion won’t change no matter how many people come in and out of it. Besides, they are people from that world, right? So I just thought that there shouldn’t be any problem~」

「I see, there’s no limit on how many people can use it, huh?」

「…… On second thought, it’s really exhausting! The ones who can use it are Haruna, Chinatsu, Touko, and their friends who came to this world with them! I’m not going to let Deris talk me into it again!」

Tch, it’s a no, huh?

「Also, about the place to put out the skyscraper…. The tower is quite tall, so it will cause confusion if you don’t choose a suitable place. You should choose the place with that in mind.」

「Okay. I’ll let you know the date, time, and place as soon as possible.」

「Fumu, it looks like it’s mostly settled. But aren’t you forgetting something, Deris?」

「Hmm?」

Vakala, pouring the potato liquor between his bones, suddenly called out to me.

「Are Haruna-chan and the others really going home? I think it’s going to be an interesting time from now on.」

「Ah, I thought so too~. In this battle, I think Haruharu became extremely strong, you know? And in such a short period of time! In the long run, I think she’ll be able to reach us someday~」

「That may be so… but In your case, you just don’t want to give up your new toy, right?」

「「Oh, you knew?」」

‘Tehepero’, Vakala and Maria made an irritating gesture.

「It is up to Haru and the others to decide that. I’m not in a position to say anything about it, even though I’m the master.」

「「Hee~」」

That said, I actually mind about it. I’ll check it out, along with reporting that they passed the trial.

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「I think I’m going back to Japan!」

「………」

When I asked about it, Haru unexpectedly declared that she would go back. I was a little shaken that I couldn’t ask again immediately.

「Eh, ah…. Are you serious? That was a bit unexpected.」

「I’m serious. Even if I look like this, I was thinking a lot about it, you know? Then, I realized that there are things left unfinished in that world!」

Haru explains with a large gesture. Yeah, there’s no need for body language at all. After all, she’s just waving her arms exaggeratedly.

「Is that so? From what I heard from Chinatsu and Touko, it seems like you’re doing a great job no matter where you go.」

「Eh, Chinatsu-chan and Touko-chan said so? Hmm, I don’t think so, though?」

「By the way, what are the things that you left unfinished?」

「There are many things, but my biggest goal is my mother! I have never been able to beat her. Whether it sports or martial arts, I always lost against her. But, I think now I’m getting a little closer to her! That’s why I’m going to try to challenge her!」

Haru clenched her fist and lit her eyes with flames. On the other hand, I couldn’t help but be greatly perplexed. Hey, what kind of monster is her mother that Haru have never won against her?

「……Is your mother a world champ or something?」

「Ahaha, she’s not~. She’s just an ordinary housewife that you can find anywhere! Ah, but I did most of the housework, so I wonder if it’s okay to call her a housewife? My mother is quite sloppy after all….」

No, that’s not the part that bothers me. …… But, I see, she’s going home, huh?

――――The 97th day of training is over.