Two weeks after Almeidaās riot. There are still many snowfields in Polka, but weeds are starting to appear on lands other than the river and it will be a spring full of flowers that bloom in the capital city and south of it.
āI think itās time to get ready for the spring festivalā
āSpring Festival?ā
Goto (A 23-year-old ogre regular soldier who risks his life to masturbate) asks me this question.
āA festival held in Polka when the snow melts. Itās simple as itās just an amateur band playing music and others are just dancing in the city square. Almost all the residents are involvedā
āHaa. But it looks like itās funā
āWell, Iām still doing itā
The Smithson squad returns from shooting training. After tidying up, itās a happy time to think about going to the bath or get a drink from now on. In front of us, a pretty girl in travel clothes came running up to me.
āE, Emm!ā
ā?ā
We all have a question mark on our faces for a few seconds. And, though the girl is good to have called out, she is at a loss what to say next. Then, Lantz (A 23-year-old human regular soldier who risked his life for masturbation) clapped his hand.
āAh, Silvia-sanā
āYe, Yes!!ā
āā¦ā¦Lantz, you know her?ā
āNot good 10-man captain. She is Boydās girlfriendā
āā¦ā¦Ah!ā
I looked at her for a while, but I forgot because I didnāt know much about her. And.
āā¦ā¦Boydās girlfriend was certainly living in Bassonā
āYee, Yes! I live in Basson!ā
Silvia-san put more effort into the shoulder than necessary, probably because she is carrying something annoying on her shoulder.
āā¦ā¦Arenāt you far away from Basson?ā
āYesā¦ā¦It was very far, butā
Still, she smiled.
āArnie-kunā¦ā¦Iād like to see semi-soldier Boydā
āā¦ā¦ā
Uwaa. Youāre loved, Boyd. For now, Celestaās trot trip has no legal obstacles, but it takes courage for Celesta and girls to travel alone. There are by no means many Trots who have an opposition to the Celestas. To be honest, I have to say that the journey to this far away place is very brave.
āI canāt believe you were traveling to a place like thisā¦ā¦we would be back soonā
āAuā¦ā¦but no one knows when you would come back when I asked people from the armyā¦ā¦ā
āā¦ā¦Ahā
Tentatively, there are two soldiers in Bassonās corps building as facility managers. I mean soldiers, two middle-aged men of the supply corps dispatch as they are usually making a mess. Super shadowy. But when we will be backā¦ā¦it is not known yet.
āIs that soā¦ā¦how did you get here?ā
āOh, I heard that you have a mission in the royal capitalā¦ā¦so I went to the royal capital once and then I asked the soldiers of the royal capitalā
āā¦ā¦You have a lot of courageā
I didnāt get caught even though it was strange. Sylvia-san laughs at the sight of our amazed glancesā
āI had a reliable companionā
ā?ā
Almost as soon as she said that, from the bar, āNowaa!?ā I heard a cowās cry and maybe the sound of the destruction of a table.
āā¦ā¦Is that?ā
āMaybe yesā
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āSo, Sorry, Sorry! I beg you for forgivenessā¦ā¦muā¦ā¦ā
āKeri-ni-chan, you idiotā¦ā¦idiot, I was lonelyā¦ā¦!ā
āā¦ā¦ā
In the bar, there was ox-ogre tightly hugged so that foam comes out of his mouth by a wolf-girl. She is very similar to Mikagami regular soldier.
āā¦ā¦Isaac, what action should I take?ā
It is easy to disturb, but it is not easy to wake up to sleep, so when I hear that Iām scared, Isaac desperately gestures āGive me a breakā by moving his mouth. He seems to be holding his breath.
āā¦ā¦ā
However, I wonder if I can fight against Isaacās strenuous strength. When I stared at Isaac for 2 seconds staring at the crying wolf girl, I made a face that made Isaac crying. And, Silvia-san interrupts.
āKate-chan, let him go. 10-man captain Isaac seems to be in painā
āā¦ā¦Uhā
Reluctantly, the wolf woman releases Isaac and Isaac takes a breath.
āGufuā¦ā¦ah, the air is deliciousā¦ā¦ā
āā¦ā¦Isaac, as for this?ā
āAhā¦ā¦ā
Isaac says that. And, the guys from Isaacās squad around me explain.
āShe is the sister of Mikagami regular soldierā
āAnd 10-man captain Isaac is two-timing. He is having a sister bowlā
āI see. I wonder if he should have been a little more nervousā
āYouāre not the only one Smithson!?ā
And, when such an idiot story is done, it seems that the messenger sent to the inn has finally arrived and Boyd arrives at the bar.
āSylvia-san!?ā
āā¦ā¦ā¦!! Arnie-kun!!ā
Sylvia-san rushed to Boyd, removing the shawl. Boyd raises and embraces her fervently.
āā¦ā¦Come to think of it, we stayed a little too long hereā
Isaac nods as I mutter and raised Mikagamiās sister up, who is crying.
āThis place is also cozyā¦ā¦but itās almost time for the tideā
āYesā
Polka is not our place. We are all hot spring guests. It may be time to put on the lock soon.
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āWell, how is Laila?ā
The dining room in the inn. Determined, I ask Hilda-san about the condition of Laila. Once Laila has healed, we donāt have to worry about leaving Polka.
āAlthough the injury is almost gone, Iād like to rely on the bath for a bit more to take careā
āBecause it was a dragonslayerā¦ā¦ā
āYes. ā¦ā¦I donāt want to be on alert until the scars are completely goneā
Hilda makes a difficult face. Well, itās a dragonās wound, itās a special dragonslayerās wound too. It will be the first time for Hilda-san to see on and it canāt be helped but to be mindful of it. But, apart from me, who is the owner of Laila, itās weird to keep the corps here any longer.
āIf thatās so, then only Laila and I will remain here and everyone else will be carried to Basson by Maiaā¦ā¦ā
When I said that, my back hair was pulled suddenly.
āIdededeā
āIdiot. If you stay, Iām going to stay tooā
āAnzerosā
Anzeros was standing behind me with a slightly angry face.
āI know you have a responsibility for Laila. Butā¦ā¦Iām your, sl, slaveā¦ā¦understoodā
Anzeros says so while keeping her voice a little low and having a sulky face. ā¦ā¦A little cute though.
āThatās not good. The crossbow 10-man captains can be replaced if it feels like, but you canāt be missedā
The escort infantry is a small elite. And Anzerosās skill stands out. It would be difficult to make up for it if she gave up her job in the current situation.
āThat isā¦ā¦Aurora can take my placeā
āI am a member of the intelligence brigade custody. It is not a big deal to support, but there is no duty to take over your duties, Anzeros-sanā
ā¦ā¦Aurora appeared. Where did you hear that from?
āUu. Butā¦ā¦ā
āI should rather stay with Andy-sanā
She canāt say anything, indeed and Anzeros shuts her mouth. It is also true that Aurora is more likely to stay than Anzeros who would throw away her job.
āI will stay by 10-man captainās and Laila-neechanās sideāŖā
āMe tooā
Jeanne and Maia seem to have heard the story from somewhere. Yeah, you guys are free. ā¦ā¦Or rather.
āIf this happens, Selenium and Apple will say that they wonāt stick to the corps alone and if it is not good enough, only Dianne will go to Bassonā¦ā¦ā
āI wonder if Dianne-chan will accept it too. Itās a child who originally said that she would always quit the army for Andy-kunās sakeā
Needless to say, the crossbow corps is Dianneās unit. ā¦ā¦Is the danger of the disappearance of the crossbow corps sober? No. I have a good ideaā¦ā¦I hope theyāll be there. Laila and Dianne appeared and worried.
āHo. Youāre not going to talk quite seriously while weāre not thereā
āWell Wellā
The two are laughing at each other. ā¦ā¦With Lailaās hearing, they could hear everything from one or two rooms away and Dianne will understand everything from hearing only the flow of the story a little.
āI was also thinking of bringing back the corps to Basson. ā¦ā¦Above all, even if it is cheap, the rent will not be a little amountā
āUā
ā¦ā¦Th, Thatās right. The cost is coming from the military headquarters, but once it gets paid off, it will probably freeze.
āBut, Laila still has woundsā
āHo. Well, just a littleā
Laila shows her wound under the robe. Certainly, the color is thin and the width is small, but it certainly exists. As long as this is not just a wound, I want to cure it properly. I mean, to show the belly under the robe, I wonder what kind of dignified exposure of the lower body that does not wear pants she has even though there are only relatives.
āTherefore. ā¦ā¦We will have Maia carry everyone to Basson. And to Lailaā¦ā¦we will go on the weekend to visit the miraculous spring to continue the treatmentā
āGoing back and forth?ā
āIt wouldnāt be difficult if Maia were there. This minimizes the amount of time you have to take a vacation to do thatā
ā¦ā¦Half a day from Basson to Polka. If I take another vacation on weekend off duty, it is safe to return to the hot spring for a day.
āIndeed. ā¦ā¦Then do you go with that plan?ā
āYeah. Itās a very nice place, too. Weāll be spoiled tooā
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When I went to the baron with Dianne about that matter, the baron again looked sad.
āI thought it was very lively, but it canāt be helpedā
āIām sorryā
ā¦ā¦When we return so suddenly after we have made it to the private bar, it might be a good story of selfishness. However, the members of our corps are separated from the locals of Basson, and nothing can be done with this situation.
āI will be indebted againā
Dianne says that strongly. The baron smiled with an embarrassed face and shakes Dianneās hand.
āI want you to enjoy at least the Spring Festival. Only sing and dance, as it is a festival, it will be lively and funā
āYesā
Dianne nodded.
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Polkaās Spring Festival is divided into singing, dancing and playing an instrument. As a general rule, participants must join one of them.
āOf course, Andy-san will join the dance groupā¦ā¦right?ā
With a plop, the glance of Aurora who says that while putting her hand on my shoulder hurts. ā¦ā¦Iām not proud of it, but I canāt dance perfectly at all. Instead, I was good with small instruments, so when I was in Polka I was in the playing an instrument group. I was able to play most of the melodies from just listening to it with my ears and it was said whether I was a born musician. I just played the instrument, but I didnāt have any composition skills, and even that was āgoodā at a 10-year-old level, so it didnāt last at all.
āUhuhu. I dance for the first time in decades. Lead me Andy-kunāŖā
āHo, itās my first time to danceā¦ā¦ā
āI have danced a bit with Phaserā
āDwarves love to sing and dance, so I can do itā
āItās fifty years ago that I last dancedā¦ā¦do I go to the playing an instrument group?ā
āHo, Dianne, are you going to miss the opportunity to dance with Andy alone?ā
āIām excited to dance with the person I loveā
āā¦ā¦Se, Selenium, letās go. Thatā¦ā¦I want to practice so much that Iām not ashamedā
ā¦ā¦Everyone is talking on the premise of dancing with me.
āOr playing an instrumentā¦ā¦ā
āItās no goodāŖā
āNot goodāŖā
Aurora and Hilda were able to control the plane with a smile. These people, they know I donāt want to dance, but I dare to put pressure on them!!
āI have never danced, so I might shame youā¦ā¦ā
To be honest, they nodded at the same time.
āIn that caseā
āItās fine if you take special trainingāŖā
āEā¦ā¦Eee!?ā
ā¦ā¦The next few hours were hell. I forgot. Well, these people, surprisingly, were hotblooded and full of fighting spirit.
āāāāā
āYouāre quite good at stringed instrumentsā
āā¦ā¦U, Uh, Iām really good, but I canāt figure out why I can play the guitar so well with the thickness of my fingersā¦ā¦ā
Boyd & Sylvia-san play an instrument.
āHey, Smithson, explain it to them! Even if Iām good at singing, I donāt trust them at all!ā
āWhy notā¦ā¦?ā
āWell?ā
Johnny & Keel struggles in front of Isaac.
āUnfortunately, Isaac is great at singingā
āEe!ā
āAre you serious!?ā
āHey! What a shame! Bumo!!ā
āI donāt know how we feel when we lose to a guy who says bumo in a songā
Isaac & the Mikagami sisters sing together. And we belong to the dance group. In the morning, each group performs a set of arrangements and allocations and the largest spring festival in Polkaās history begins.
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Cheerful music and songs. It is played by a very miscellaneous band consisting of humans, ogres, dwarves, elves and human beasts. And the ones who dance are the same again. Men and women of many races and many age groups dance while being surprised by the size and feel of each otherās palm. There was a strangely moving warmth though it was not a beautiful spectacle which fell at times and did not disturb one thread at all. In the midst of all this, I take turns dancing with everyone and they are confiding in their joy.
āItās funā¦ā¦ehehe, Andy-san is great, isnāt he. This Spring Festival, maybe thanks to Andy-san?ā
Selenium takes my hand happily from the bottom of her heart and turns round and round to show off her gorgeous costume
āItās like paradiseā¦ā¦so many races are all laughing and having funā
Apple leans close to me with tears in her eyes as if she was moved.
Itās like that. Itās like youāve been pretty messed upā
Dianne leads me with a smile.
āU, Uwaaā¦ā¦wa, wait, my feet are wanderingā
Anzeros who dances in an unfamiliar dress dance desperately while being hugged by me after all.
āHuhuu. Itās like a dream come true to meet the person of destiny while dancing like this in social circlesā
Aurora gracefully swings with the rhythm of the waltz while smiling with a big smile.
ā10-man captain. 10-man captaināŖā
While calling me again and again, Jeanne has fun and leans happily and tight on my chest.
āā¦ā¦Mu. Donāt look at my chest onlyā
The dress Maia borrowed is a full-open design of the chest and embraces me to hide the slightly overrepresented chest.
āHo. itās a good feast. If you have alcohol, itās perfectā
Laila who does everything smoothly takes steps according to me in the margin.
āEhehee. ā¦ā¦When we stand up and hug each other like this, Andy-kun is pretty bigā
And Hilda pushes my chest mischievously.
āSplendid, youāre in good shape. In the habit of a savage animal trainerā
āā¦ā¦Eh, what are you doing!?ā
āā¦ā¦I wanted to go back, but the northern forest is too complicated!ā
And I dance with the stupid Almeida.
The song is over. It meant the parting for a while, with this Polka.
āāā
āā¦ā¦Hey, Irina-dono!ā
āHmmm. What is, Guto-san?ā
āā¦ā¦Do you think that the present we saw is a miracle?ā
āI donāt understand the meaning of a miracle. Well, I think it was interestingā
āIf everyone thinks that this site is fun, it isnāt a miracle or a fakeā
āā¦ā¦ā
āWe areā¦ā¦politicians, we can do our best to keep the scene goingā
āHmm. Do you agree?ā
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