If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord: Volume 9

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-7183-1416-0
Verlag: J-Novel Club
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 259 Seiten

Reihe: If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord

The Demon Lords of Calamity have been vanquished. We've plumbed the depths of Latina's past and even taken a look at her far off future. And Dale and Latina have finally tied the knot and gotten married. One may wonder what's left, but fortunately there's still plenty of exciting events to explore throughout their lives!
First off, we get a look at Dale and Latina's honeymoon after their wedding! Just what sort of antics will occur when they decide to stop in a hot spring town facing some troubles? Then, we take a look at Kenneth's past and see just how he and Rita met! And that's not all, as there's still plenty to enjoy afterwords as we see a bit of Chrysos getting dressed for a certain occasion, Latina visiting a farm, and even a more in depth look at the future!
All this awaits in this, the ninth volume of If it's for my Daughter, I Could Even Defeat a Demon Lord!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chirolu

Weitere Mitwirkende

Kei

Warner, Matthew

Leseproben

1: A Small Tale After the End of the Story

After their wedding in Tislow, Dale and Latina decided to use their trip back to Kreuz as an excuse for a bit of traveling. They were accompanied by their faithful pup Vint, so it might not be quite right to call it a honeymoon. But still, he was a pup, so even if it was hard to say if he should count in the members of their party, he also didn’t exactly get in the way either.

And besides, there was a clear reason he was with them.

When Dale had traveled to his home village with Latina in the past, he’d prepared a horse to carry their luggage. That was because he wanted to make sure nothing slowed him down if they ran into magical beasts or bandits and he had to fight.

Now, though, he was carrying his luggage in a large knapsack on his back.

Dale’s physical capabilities had gone off the charts since becoming a demon, so that much weight was no problem at all. It was possible he still may need to drop it and lighten his load if something suddenly happened, but by having Vint tag along, they could rely on the pup’s acute sensory skills to avoid such situations. On top of that, Vint could hold his own in a fight, too. He could easily buy enough time for Dale to put down his baggage and for Latina to employ defensive magic.

Most importantly, though, he was a guard who wouldn’t interfere with their lovey-dovey newlywed time together.

And so, Dale and Latina had no reason to veto him accompanying them.

“If we keep heading west, eventually we’ll hit Qualle,” Dale stopped and pointed out when they made it through the mountain road connected to Tislow and reached the coastal highway. If they kept on heading straight towards Kreuz, they would first reach the port town of Qualle that they had once visited.

“Yeah,” Latina replied, holding down her hat so it wouldn’t get blown away as she stared at the light reflecting off the surface of the ocean.

Her ribbon had the traditional flower symbol from Tislow on it, and it fluttered in the wind.

“I was thinking this time we’d head a bit to the east, though, to a place that draws tourists for a bit of a different reason than Qualle,” Dale said, clearly hinting at something.

“Ooh...” Latina muttered, tilting her head a bit as she stared up at Dale. “So I should just look forward to seeing when we get there?” she asked.

“I wasn’t exactly saying that, but if that’s what you’d prefer, I could keep it secret for a bit longer,” Dale replied with a smile.

“Right. I’ll just look forward to seeing!” Latina answered, a wide grin on her face.

However, the one critter accompanying them soon put a damper on this lovey-dovey exchange.

“Is there meat?”

“It’s close to the ocean, so I think there will be fish.”

“Meat!”

“I’m looking forward to the fish...”

Unfortunately, the romantic atmosphere completely dissipated as Latina’s thoughts turned towards food. Vint really had a knack for changing the subject.

They weren’t familiar with the path, but there wasn’t any uncertainty in Latina or Vint’s steps.

Slowly but steadily, they proceeded down the well maintained coastal highway. Dale naturally didn’t show any signs of fatigue, but both Latina and Vint didn’t voice any concerns on the matter either. One would think that meant they were fine, but Dale soon noticed Latina’s pace slowing down.

“Hmm?”

It wasn’t unusual for her to move slower due to the scenery distracting her, but this was still far too slow even for that. Finding this strange, Dale decided to observe her, and he noticed that Latina was looking anxiously at the beach sprawled out before her.

“Ah... Now that I think about it, I’ve only ever taken you along rocky coasts. We’ve never visited a proper beach before.”

“Um, it was mentioned in my picture books, so I’ve heard about it before... But is the ocean really salty?”

“That’s your first question, huh? Well, whatever... That’s right. You only got to look at it last time, right?”

Latina was born in the arid region of Vassilios and then raised inside the walls surrounding Kreuz, so the blue ocean stretching out to the horizon must have made for quite a fresh sight.

“Well then, do you want to check out the beach for a little bit?”

“Is it really okay?”

“Just don’t fall and get all soaked, alright?” Dale warned, instinctively turning protective. That was because he’d thought to himself, They really did have a tendency to end up soaked when there wasn’t a change of clothes handy. He had learned that first hand when helping take care of young boys back in his home village.

When Latina heard Dale’s words, she puffed up her cheeks a bit.

“You were thinking something rude, weren’t you, Dale?”

As a newlywed bride, it was hard to overlook her husband treating her as a child.

But the instant she stepped onto the sand by the roadside, her mood improved.

“Wooow!” she excitedly proclaimed, then ran out towards where the waves hit the shore. Or at least that’s what it looked like, but she turned around before hitting that point and came back over towards Dale.

“What is it?”

“Umm... There’s no one around, right?”

Latina glanced all around, and once she confirmed there wasn’t anyone pacing by, Latina hurriedly removed her boots. Then after a bit of hesitation, she also slipped out of her long pants.

It was so sudden that Dale just froze in place, completely dumbfounded.

She may have removed her pants, but Latina was wearing a tunic, so it wasn’t as if her underwear was visible. However, a good bit of the white flesh of her legs that was usually hidden was now showing, so it still made for quite a sight.

“Lati—”

“I’m going to take a dip in the ocean for just a little bit.”

Latina’s eyes were seriously sparkling when she said that.

In fact, it was such a brilliant shine that Dale’s words had caught in his throat when he went to question her.

By nature, Latina was incredibly shy. And yet she was so excited at the moment that she was seriously cutting loose. Her tendency to dive straight in whenever she was curious about something hadn’t changed a bit since she was a child. And honestly, Dale had vaguely sensed that something like this would happen anyway.

She puffed up her cheeks at being treated like a child, yet she was still acting just like she did when she was little.

“Uwaaaaah!” Latina excitedly squealed as the ebb of the tide pulled on the sand under her feet. And all the while, Dale watched over her in full-on doting idiot mode.

By the way, Latina couldn’t swim.

The thought of her in something even more sensual and exposed like a bathing suit snapped him out of that protective mindset right away, but considering her inability to swim, he couldn’t exactly bring himself to mention the idea.

After a short while, Vint also jumped into the ocean, giving Latina someone to play in the water with. And as a result, this little excursion ended up taking quite a bit longer than first expected. It was the middle of summer, so the cool ocean water must have felt quite pleasant. Dale got plenty of enjoyment just from watching her splash in the water and have fun, though.

“Make sure to be careful out there, alright?”

“Yeah!”

It wasn’t as if she was being reckless or anything, but he gave her a warning anyway.

Latina was enjoying herself, so Dale wanted to let her play for hours on end, but if he did then they would be late arriving at their lodgings. At the same time, enjoying diversions like this was pretty much the whole point of the trip.

And so, Dale gave a bit of a strained smile while following along behind Latina and holding her boots as she walked barefoot on the sand.

When they returned to the highway and continued further east, the path split. And if you strained your eyes and looked past that split in the path, you could see a town, with the red light of the setting sun behind it.

“Looks like we’ll make it before dark, somehow,” Dale muttered in relief, letting Latina know that was their destination.

“That’s where we’re heading?”

“That’s right. That town is called Affe, and thanks to the number of tourists it draws, there are a lot of high-quality inns and places to eat. I talked to Kenneth in advance, and he told me about a restaurant run by one of his acquaintances... Well, what do you think, Latina? Are you interested?”

Latina’s face had already started positively sparkling midway through his explanation, so there was no need to wait for her answer. As he praised himself in his head for doing his research in advance, Latina shot him a smile.

“Since we’ve come all this way, how about splurging a bit on an inn?”

“Ah, but will it be alright that we have Vint with us...?”

“He technically has a magical device collar on, so I’m sure it’ll be fine. And if there’s any trouble, we can just have him wait...