“You may be my granddaughter’s husband, but I definitely won’t go easy on you, alright?”

“Yes, that’s fine by me. You’ve definitely gotten stronger since back in the day, Dairon. I’m looking forward to fighting against you.”

“Oh, you can tell, huh? Yeah, after I left the kingdom to my son, I trained for years, pushing past the limits of what an elf can do. All because of your crazy fire magic, Ernol.”

Back when I saved Yggdrasil from being possessed by demons, I burned the surrounding forest. Seeing that magic, Dairon realized it was possible to surpass the limits of an elf.

“By the way, how did you meet my Mother, Dairon?”

My mom was standing a little ways off, smiling as she watched us chat.

“Your mom? H-Hold on… Anna is your mom!?”

“That’s right. I’m Halt Ernol now since I’m married. Before that, my name is Halt Vie Silveray. And yes, that’s my Mother over there.”

“W-what the heck…N-Nah. If you’re Anna’s kid, then it makes sense why Ernol was so ridiculously strong back then. It wouldn’t even be surprising if you reincarnated.”

So being Anna’s kid makes everything make sense, huh…
Mom… who exactly are you?

Just as I was about to ask Dairon more about it, a teleportation portal appeared near us. It wasn’t the kind demons use, but one used by deities.

Through the gate walked a giant man with flaming red hair.

“Anna. Sorry, I’m late.”
“Please don’t worry. You’re right on time.”

I recognized this deity.

It was the Red Dragon I fought back when I was the Guardian Hero. He’s since ascended to godhood and became one of this world’s deities.

“The Dragon God?”

“Hm? Oh, it’s Halt, huh — eh, what the heck!? W-what’s Halt doing here!?”
“He’s one of the opponents we’re fighting this time.”

I don’t know how, but somehow my mom managed to get the Dragon God on her side. Is recruiting a deity even allowed?

“Sorry, but I’m out. I’m going back.”

The Dragon God opened a portal and tried to leave.

“That’s not allowed.”
“Wha — !?”

In an instant, the portal shattered into pieces. The Dragon God stood there, stunned, unsure of what had just happened.

I watched as my mom unsheathed her sword and sliced through the portal with lightning speed. Her attacks were so fast that even I barely caught them. Others other than me would’ve probably missed it.

“Wow, your mom in this world is pretty amazing, Haru-Nii.” (Akari)

“The speed of her attacks was so fast that even a god couldn’t see it. That’s dangerous. But as expected of my husband’s mother.” (Sitri)

So it wasn’t just me who saw it. Akari and Sitri could also follow what had happened, huh.

“You can’t run away. You owe me, and I expect you to repay that debt today.”

“But… but he’s a real Bakemono! He can cut off a god’s arm like it’s nothing! There’s no way I’m fighting a Bakemono like that!”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be the one fighting Halt.”

“W-What? Really?”

“Yes. This will be my first and last chance to fight Halt with all my strength. I’m not letting anyone else take that away from me. I’ll leave the others to you.”

Hearing that, relief washed over the Dragon God’s face.

“Alright, then. As long as it’s not Halt, no problem! I, this Dragon God, will give Anna this victory.”

“Oh my, how reassuring.”
While my mom and the Dragon God were chatting, someone quietly approached me from behind.

“Halt-sama, this concubine will take care of that simpleton.”

“Yeah, you guys sound like a good match.”

Since she can reduce her presence with magic, I asked her to hide herself and help gather information on the enemy to prevent any surprise attacks. I wasn’t sure who we’d be up against, so we needed to be careful.

“So, Kikyo’s going to take on the Dragon God then.”
“Please leave it to me.”

It seems like the Dragon God has a bit of a weakness when it comes to Kikyo, so I think we have the upper hand. Plus, Kikyo is a divine beast now, so she should be able to put up a good fight against a deity.

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