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“My bad. It seems the Netherworld’s Sun is too hot for me…”
 
“My bad. It seems the Netherworld’s Sun is too hot for me…”
   
“What art thou saying!? About the Netherworld’s Sun… Aren’t his rays weak enough for the ghoul to wander aro…”
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“What art thou saying!? About the Netherworld’s Sun… Aren’t it rays weak enough for the ghoul to wander aro…”
   
 
Stopping mid-sentence, it seems that Iris has realized my intention.
 
Stopping mid-sentence, it seems that Iris has realized my intention.
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Having concluded the shopping without further issue, that day’s dinner was very normal, totally unlike the one from the previous night.
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Having concluded the shopping without further issue, oday’s dinner was very normal, totally unlike the one from the previous night.
   
 
It’s been a long time since we could have such a decent meal!
 
It’s been a long time since we could have such a decent meal!
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“Chiharu. Have you thought your plans for tomorrow?”
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Finished the dinner, not knowing what to do with our free time, with that suggestion from my sister, we all gathered at the hotel’s theater room.
 
Finished the dinner, not knowing what to do with our free time, with that suggestion from my sister, we all gathered at the hotel’s theater room.
   
Seeing Manami fetching her long-awaited opportunity like that, we just made a wry smile.<!-- This is foreshadowing for two sentences from now. -->
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Seeing Manami getting her long-awaited opportunity like that, we just made a wry smile.<!-- This is foreshadowing for two sentences from now. -->
   
 
I’d say it comes from the hate she holds for Zonmi.<!-- Still foreshadowing, for the next sentence. -->
 
I’d say it comes from the hate she holds for Zonmi.<!-- Still foreshadowing, for the next sentence. -->
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The plot of the movie was simply the female middle schooler main character—Airi (Is it my imagination? I’ve heard the name somewhere<ref>Not very sure, but it may be because Airi (愛理) is written with愛 (love) and 理 (reason) while Manami (愛美) is written with 愛 (love) and 美 (beauty)</ref>) going around trashing zombies with heavy armament.
 
The plot of the movie was simply the female middle schooler main character—Airi (Is it my imagination? I’ve heard the name somewhere<ref>Not very sure, but it may be because Airi (愛理) is written with愛 (love) and 理 (reason) while Manami (愛美) is written with 愛 (love) and 美 (beauty)</ref>) going around trashing zombies with heavy armament.
   
Frankly speaking, the storyline is unlike any other I’ve seen, but… Strangely, the lack of plot twists may be a good thing istead.
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Frankly speaking, the story line is unlike any other I’ve seen, but… Strangely, the lack of plot twists may be a good thing instead.
   
 
By cutting on the plot, the action scenes of the female middle schooler heroine that are the selling point become more prominent and the work in itself gained in quality.
 
By cutting on the plot, the action scenes of the female middle schooler heroine that are the selling point become more prominent and the work in itself gained in quality.

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Chapter 5: Iris's circumstances

2nd day of living in the Netherworld.

Though in the morning, same as the previous day, we played around at the demon-exclusive private beach, from afternoon on, we went sightseeing as we bought things for dinner.

It stemmed from yesterday’s dinnertime.

Since, not liking the Netherworld dishes served by the hotel staff, my sister filed a complaint, the expert cooks at the hotel, unfamiliar with human’s world cuisine, were at a complete loss about what kind of food to serve.

Then, following Lilith-san’s “why don’t you try choosing the food you shall eat?” suggestion, we came all the way to the Netherworld’s shopping district.

It seems that there are two places on this island with supermarkets that carry human world’s foodstuff, so we had to split into two teams to purchase all of the needed ingredients.

Since we didn’t had the time to discuss how to split the teams, we decided through a lottery[1] made by Lilith-san.

The results of the lottery.


Me & Iris.

Zonmi & Kyouko & Manami.


We were split into those two teams.

I bet that Lilith-san has rigged the results.

If not, going so well with what happened yesterday… There’s no way these results came out.

Let’s make use of Lilith-san’s assistance with gratitude.


× × ×


So, the chance has come to shorten the gap with Iris, but—.

“…”

“…”

Guuuh. The conversation is not very lively.

Come to think of it, (since I’ve entered high school) this may be the first time.

Going out shopping, just the two of us alone like this…

“Hey… Iris.”

“… What dost thou want?”

“Nice weather today[2]…”

“So it seems.”

“Haha… Haha.”

“…”

“…”

And the conversation has ceased once again.

I thought that my resistance to girls had gone a little up since Zonmi started freeloading at my place… It seems I was mistaken.


“Wha? That’s right, you are not wearing today your usual robe?”


While going by trial and error to stretch the conversation, I blurted that question.

Iris’s clothes for today were a chic modern girl combination of miniskirt and leggings on a plaid parka.

“… Right now at this place, there’s no way I can don such a thing. Those are garments handed down from the red dragon bloodline.”

“? Isn’t it usually the opposite?”

Despite the Netherworld having been dyed in the human world’s culture… This is indeed a different world.

Looking around the area, I could see a half-human half-horse monster pulling a big cart and something like a pterosaur[3] soaring the skies.

The red robes Iris usually wears (though out of place at the human world), they could be worn without it standing out here in the Netherworld.

“…”

“…”

This is bad.

Iris, head down and in silence, won’t lift her eyes.

Could it be that I, once again… Have stepped on an outrageous landmine?

Noticing something strange, I harbored that doubt.


“… Ah.”


Wrong.

It’s not like Iris casts her glance downwards with a hurt countenance.

This is… The same reaction she showed on the first day, when she was surrounded by that battalion of maids.

Pale-faced, Iris figure, walking with an unsteady gait… It was as if she was scared of something.

But, why?

What the heck is Iris scared of?

… I could understand the reason while listening to the surrounding sounds.

“Hey. Isn’t that girl, by a chance… A red dragon?” “No way! Weren’t the red dragons annihilated?” “It seems a single child survived… That may be that girl.”

“Doesn’t the blood of a red dragon fetch a high price? If I abduct that girl I may become filthy rich.” Moron… Stop it…”

Those were curiosity-filled glances thrown at Iris.

Are you… Joking…?

Iris… Just because being born in the red dragon tribe… Has to… Be subjected to public glares like this as if it was completely normal?

Somehow… Since I was brought to Iris’s den, I had been holding a doubt.

The hut at the peak of a mountain where Iris lives, having some lived-in feeling, doesn’t seems like it’s a one-time temporary dwelling.

Surely Iris… May have been living at the human world since before I was appointed as a monster tamer.

If it is like that… Why would have Iris chosen to live at the human world out of her own will?

I think I now know the reason.

Iris, just by walking like this in the Netherworld… Surrounded by one-sided pity directed to her… Sometimes subjected to glares filled with desire… Without doubt, it must have been very taxing on her.

That’s why… Even I it means being alone… She must have chosen to live at the human world.


“… Iris?”


Taking a peek to Iris’s face, walking next to me… Big fat tears were piling up in her eyes.

Aah.

If I could, I’d like to send flying all of them who are making Iris the theme of their conversation.

However.

Doing that wouldn’t solve anything.

Instead, making a big fuss—will only open the wounds wider.

… Sniff.

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Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. Sniff!

I’m mad that, despite the girl before me having been hurt, I can’t do nothing but look from the sides as an spectator.

Anything. Can’t I do anything?

To help the girl before me, a satisfactory way—

……

I think and think.

This useless junk of a brain of mine doesn’t give me a clear answer.

Not knowing what’s the best I could do—


Before I knew, I had removed my clothes.


“Hey, look… That dude.”

“Uwah… The worst.”

“Could it be… An exhibitionist?”

I felt how, instantly, all the curiosity-filled glanced directed at Iris turned to me.

… I understand.

Even if I do this, it’s not like it will solve the basics.

However, if my actions help in lessening the burden on Iris… I want to do anything I can for her.


“Wha, whawha. Thou… What are thou doing!??


In the end, noticing something amiss in her surroundings, Iris, in a flustered tone, hastily showed dismay.

“Hehe! Don’t you know? At the human world, in areas near the shore… Isn’t it not weird to wander outside in swimsuit?”

“… E-even if it’s like that, what need did thou have to disrobe right now!?”

“My bad. It seems the Netherworld’s Sun is too hot for me…”

“What art thou saying!? About the Netherworld’s Sun… Aren’t it rays weak enough for the ghoul to wander aro…”

Stopping mid-sentence, it seems that Iris has realized my intention.

Iris, with her cheeks furiously blushing out of character, mumbled something unintelligibly.


“Though thy feelings make me glad… Put on thy garments quickly. To me, walking besides a man with his upper body in the nude… It’s embarrassing.”


“… OK.”

Since it seems she really dislikes it, I put my clothes on in a flash.

So that’s it.

It may be stating the obvious, but… As expected, it’s embarrassing for Iris to walk besides a half-naked man.


“… About that. Thank thee.”


“Mm? Did you say something?”

“N-no, I didn’t say anything. Monster tamer… This grudge thou hast shamed a noble red dragon like me… ‘Twill cost thee greatly.”

Though this tactic has ended in a magnificent blunder… Speaking from the results, it seems that it’s not like my actions have been totally useless.

The actions this time may have been more conspicuous than ever.

And with this it’s case closed… Saying that with confidence, I can agree with it by far. From then on, Iris, not paying attention to the surrounding glances, recovered her usual mood.


× × ×


Having concluded the shopping without further issue, oday’s dinner was very normal, totally unlike the one from the previous night.

It’s been a long time since we could have such a decent meal!

With that, Kyouko & Manami’s spirits lifted.

About it, isn’t this enough last till the day after tomorrow’s dinner?

Since we’ve bought so much ingredients, we won’t be able to taste the Netherworld’s foodstuff for quite a while.

Although thinking that makes me a little sad, if I ate Netherworld’s cuisine every day, sooner or later, since I’ll lost the sense of normalcy of the human world, I feel that I’ll get pulled to this side.


“Chiharu. Have you thought of your plans for tomorrow?”


Said Zonmi, munching with her cheeks full of her favorite karaage[4].

“That’s riiight. Since we’ve expressly come to the Underworld, tomorrow I had though about stretching my legs and go around seeing places.”

“I see. Sightseeing?”

“By the way, Zonmi, is your hometown far from here?”

“Is that so? To tell the truth, it’s not so far. Riding on a boat at the harbor, wouldn’t it be half a day?”

“I see. Isn’t it just a tad too far?”

“… Though I’m glad that Chiharu shows interest in the ghouls… Speaking frankly, I think it’s better that you give up.”

“Why?”

“Since, Chiharu, be that as it may, your little sister has to accompany us, the danger is too great.

As this area is a neutral zone made for the tourists, it’s safe, but there are many in the Netherworld who hold no good feelings against humans.”

“… Is that so?”

“Yeah. To be exact, currently the Netherworld’s public order can be said to be the worst in a long time. After all, there is no Maou ruling over the Netherworld.”


“Exactly. Chiharu-sama.”


Lilith-san, who was looking at us dining, butted in.

“I briefly explained it to you before, but currently we are in a critical state of division between conservatives, who want to maintain the status quo in the Netherworld, and the reformists, who want the Netherworld to invade and control the human world.

Due to that fact, I beg you that you don’t leave the island for the duration of this trip.”

“… Understood.”

It’s not like I wanted so much to leave this island.

Let’s meekly accept the warning from the two.

After that.

The ideas we discussed for our plans for tomorrow didn’t come together—.

In the end, with the plans for tomorrow still undecided, that day’s dinner came to an end.


× × ×


“I know! Let’s all watch a movie!”

Finished the dinner, not knowing what to do with our free time, with that suggestion from my sister, we all gathered at the hotel’s theater room.

Seeing Manami getting her long-awaited opportunity like that, we just made a wry smile.

I’d say it comes from the hate she holds for Zonmi.

The DVD package my sister has brought from the human world, that has the title “Dokidoki☆Zombie panic”[5] printed over a cheap looking logo, reeked of a B-series movie.

The plot of the movie was simply the female middle schooler main character—Airi (Is it my imagination? I’ve heard the name somewhere[6]) going around trashing zombies with heavy armament.

Frankly speaking, the story line is unlike any other I’ve seen, but… Strangely, the lack of plot twists may be a good thing instead.

By cutting on the plot, the action scenes of the female middle schooler heroine that are the selling point become more prominent and the work in itself gained in quality.

… The only big blunder is that, since each time they trashed a zombie my sister laughed holding her sides while signaling Zonmi with the finger, we couldn’t concentrate on the movie.

Since it’s a public facility, Zonmi couldn’t do other thing but keep holding her rage, but… It would be fearful if a zombie☆panic happened in the real world.


“? Now that I think, where has Iris gone to?”


References and Translation Notes

  1. These kind of lotteries consist in as many vertical lines as participants, connected to the neighboring ones by random strokes. At the top, the results are written, then covered with something (so that anyone knows where is what). Then, each participant chooses a line (in some cases, the can add an additional stroke each), then follows the path down-up, giving priority to the side strokes. Once everyone has reached the upper part, the results are uncovered.
  2. I don’t know if this guy is out shopping or inside an elevator… (/MODE SARCASM OFF)
  3. A flying reptile from the dinosaur era. Not a dinosaur.
  4. As referenced in vol.1, that’s fried stuff, mainly chicken.
  5. ”Dokidoki” are just heart throbs.
  6. Not very sure, but it may be because Airi (愛理) is written with愛 (love) and 理 (reason) while Manami (愛美) is written with 愛 (love) and 美 (beauty)


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