The Christmas of the Sheild Hero

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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari:Side Story - TheChristmas of the Shield Hero

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• 1 The Christmas of the Shield Hero,Part 1

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2 The Christmas of the Shield Hero,Part 2




• 6 The Christmas of the Shield Hero,

Part 6

• 7 The Christmas of the Shield Hero,Conclusion

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• Translator note

The Christmas of the Shield Hero, Part 1[edit]

!"choo#$

%n that da&, ' had (ust finished m& (o) and *as in the middle of returnin+ to the illa+e-

't.s also fine to return throu+h the /ortal, )ut the moment ' reached the illa+e, ' had *or0 to do-

't seems that ' can onl& rest *hen ridin+ the carria+e-

't.s )een a)out half a &ear since the end of the last of the *aes-

' loo0 to the s0& and see it coered in thic0 clouds-

The tem/erature is dro//in+ )& the da&, and it seems that een colder da&s are comin+-

& )reath has also turned *hite

So elromar0 also has four seasons-

't seems the climate had )een in disarra& durin+ the *ae-

!"h $ aofumi

!hat.s *ron+$ 8a/htalia

8a/htalia as0s me from outside the carria+e-

' hold u/ m& hand, and loo0 to the s0& in silence-

!"h$ 8a/htalia

8a/htalia follo*s m& lead and stares at the s0&-

!'t.s sno*in+-$ 8a/htalia

!So it falls in elromar0 too-$ aofumi

!The summer is hot, and the *inter +ets this cold-$ aofumi

't.s not li0e *e.re in the tro/ics, )ut the summer *as still /rett& hot-

9ut the *inter +ets cold enou+h for it to sno*-

!aofumi:sama, do &ou hate the cold$ 8a/htalia

!' don.t hate it, ' (ust thou+ht it *ould )e a /ain to /ut s/i0es on the carria+e.s *heels-$ aofumi

!- Should the hero *ho )ecame an archdu0e and saed the *orld )e sa&in+ such thin+s$8a/htalia

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8a/htalia;s *ords are correct-

9ut *hen ' thin0 of the mone& and la)or *asted, it still seems li0e a /ain-

!'t seems that &ou are still tr&in+ to increase our *ealth, )ut *hat do &ou /lan to use it for$

8a/htalia!othin+ in /articular- 'f ' *ere to use it, it *ould +o to*ards decreasin+ the aftereffects of the *ae-$aofumi

"nd it neer hurts to hae e<tra-

& e</eriences till no* hae made sain+ mone& a ha)it dee/l& rooted in m& /s&ch-

ell, this ha)it had hel/ed us out =uite a )it-

9ut as an "rchdu0e, ' *as +ranted a lar+e sum of *ealth and an estate-

!"nd hain+ mone& is )etter than not hain+ it-$ aofumi

!"s e</ected of aofumi:sama-$ "tlas

"tlas left the shield and floated in the *inter s0&-

hat do &ou mean )& >as e</ected.

ell then, half a &ear has /assed since the *ae, )ut een no*, its effects are still clear-

elromar0.s castle to*n still has the mountain of the S/irit Turtle occu/&in+ much of the to*n, andthe casualties of the countries that had the dra+on.s hour+lasses *ere er& hi+h-

Thou+h *e ma& hae achieed /eace, the eer&da& lies of the ciilians is still harsh-

There.s no *a& that reconstruction could hae finished in a mere half:&ear-

That.s *h& our current (o) is to +o around the *orld and sell su//lies to the trou)led /o/ulace, *hilehel/in+ the unfortunate-

ell, *e are +ainin+ a small /rofit from this enter/rise

"s e</ected, this (o) is =uite tirin+, and in order to ta0e a *ell:desered )rea0, *e are /roceedin+to*ards the illa+e at a leisurel& rate-

ell, ' did return to the illa+e )& /ortal &esterda&-

!?on.t *orr& a)out it- The sno*.s /ic0in+ u/, isn.t it$ aofumi

!@AB#$ ilo 8ial

%h, )& the *a&, the )ird /ullin+ the carria+e ri+ht no* isn.t iro, )ut her num)er one follo*er Pi&o-

iro is currentl& traellin+ the *orld *ith elt&, so she +ot Pi&o to /ull the cart for us-

Pi&o is starin+ intentl& at the fallin+ sno*fla0es *hile *al0in+-

!'t sure is-$ 8a/htalia



!Ho* much sno* does elromar0 usuall& +et$ aofumi

o matter ho* man& meters of sno* coer *e +et, it *ill still )e trou)lesome-

e ma& een )e trou)led further )& *inter:s/ecific monsters-

!'t de/ends on the &ear, )ut eer& &ear *e +et enou+h to d&e the landsca/e *hite-$ 8a/htalia

!umu$ aofumi

9ased on 8a/htalia, *e *ill )e +ettin+ =uite a )it of sno*-

ell, *e don.t hae to )e that *orried

e suried fi+htin+ that )itch +oddess- e should )e fine *hateer comes our *a&-

!"n&*a&s, the cold:resistant +oods *e /re/ared seem to )e *or0in+ fine-$ aofumi

!Dou.re ri+ht 9& the *a&, aofumi:sama, do &ou need an&thin+$ 8a/htalia

!Hm$

9oth me and 8a/htalia hae learned to use the /o*er of +ods no let.s call them s/irits to somee<tent-

9ut in order to use it, *e must offer our o*n /o*er to them-

"n&*a&s, *e )oth +ae u/ a ma(orit& of our +odl& /o*ers, so *e *ere /rett& much indistin+uisha)lefrom humans-

ell, *e could use them to some e<tent

e )ecame some*hat half:assed e<istences and *e *ere still affected )& the heat and the cold- "ll.s *ell *ith the *orld-

"n&*a&s, the armor ' had e=ui//ed *as =uite useful, as it *as tem/erature resistant-

!'.m not cold at all-$ "tlas

!ell that.s )ecause &ou.re 9& the *a&, "tlas, this conersation isn.t +ettin+ an&*here- Can &ou/lease )e =uiet$

"tlas *as al*a&s li0e this- She *ould al*a&s interru/t the conersation and ta0e it in a *eirddirection-

Dou.re not cold )ecause &ou )ecame a s/irit-

!'.ll hae to ma0e sure no one in the illa+e catches a cold-$ aofumi

!Deah, it seems that @iel *ould run around, een in this *eather-$ 8a/htalia

ould the Eoinclothed ?o+ )e circlin+ the illa+e in (o& no*

!She seems li0e the t&/e that *ould +et e<cited in sno*-$ aofumi



Des, it seems she *ould )e the t&/e to roll around in the sno*-

Ben thou+h she is the Hero of the Sc&the, &ou 0no*-

!@AB#$ Pi&o

Pi&o cried out-

e could see the illa+e that *as our destination-

e had finall& arried, huh

!iichan, iichan# 't.s Sno*# 't.s sno*in+#$ @iel

@iel, *ho had )een e<citedl& runnin+ around the illa+e, ran in front of me-

' +et off the Carria+e and start to*ards the Filla+e-

There doesn.t seem to )e an& noticea)le chan+e-

The 9io/lant forest seems to )e stron+ a+ainst the cold, and some tomato:es=ue fruits are +ro*in+-

"nd, as e</ected, @iel is e<tremel& e<cited-

hat a sim/le fello*-

!Des, &es, it.s sno*in+-$ aofumi

hat a)out it

's *hat ' *anted to sa&, )ut dealin+ *ith her *ould )e a /ain-

"nd the ha//& feelin+ deried from sno* *as somethin+ that ' could 0inda understand-

9ut seein+ m& home coered in sno* +ae me a sli+htl& melancholic feelin+-

!elcome )ac0, Hero of the Shield $ 'm&aǃ

!'.m )ac0-$ aofumi

'm&a, *ho had )een chasin+ @iel, arried-

"s al*a&s, these t*o seem to come as a set-

%h &eah, that.s ri+ht-

!'m&a-$ aofumi

!Des$ 'm&a

!'t.s +ettin+ cold, so could &ou start ma0in+ some cold:resistant +ear$ aofumi

!'.e alread& made enou+h for the illa+ersG do &ou *ant more$ 'm&a



Ho* considerate-

To )e read& een )efore ' as0ed-

!'f &ou find an& free time, could &ou ma0e some more$ aofumi

!Eeae it to me $ 'm&aǃ

' /raise 'm&a and /at her head, then ' start coo0in+-

Toda& *ill )e cold, so '.ll coo0 somethin+ *arm-

!%h &eah, iichan#$ @iel

!hat is it, @iel Dou.re not runnin+ around in circles an&more-$ aofumi

!hat do &ou ta0e me for eermind "n&*a&s, it.s almost Christmas ri+ht hat *ill &ou as0Santa Claus for$ @iel

!ell, &ou are a do+ ait, Christmas$

"re &ou meanin+ to tell me that an alternate *orld also has Christmas

!There is Christmas here$ aofumi

'.ll as0 8a/htalia later-

"s it.s @iel, she ma& hae (ust heard it from the other heroes-

!%f course there.s Christmas-$ 8a/htalia

& =uestion *as reflected =uite smoothl&-

umu

!%ri+inall&, it *as a tradition s/read )& the former heroes- elt& told me a)out it-$ 8a/htalia

!To see this Christian hol& festial in another *orld$ aofumi

!Hol& estial$ 8a/htalia

hat

'sn.t Christmas su//osed to cele)rate the )irth of Christ

ait, the former Heroes *ere Ia/anese, *eren.t the&

The& ma& hae s/read Ia/anese Christmas customs-

!hat sort of da& is Christmas$ aofumi

!'sn.t Christmas (ust Christmas$ 8a/htalia



' didn.t +et an&thin+ from that-

These /eo/le sim/l& mi+ht not 0no* the ori+in of the holida&-

!?o &ou 0no* an&thin+ a)out this "tlas$ aofumi

!%h, the former Heroes sim/l& said that Christmas *as a da& to +ie /resents, and neer e</lainedits /ur/ose-$ "tlas

The former Heroes /ro)a)l& *anted an o//ortunit& to cele)rate *ith their /art& mem)ers, so the&had (ust +ien a +eneral outline of the eent-

't doesn.t seem these /eo/le care a)out the )irth of a hol& man-

!"nd, *ho is this Santa ello*$ aofumi

!He +ies /resents to all the +ood )o&s and +irls *hen the& are aslee/-$ "tlas

' see- So the& onl& shared the fun /arts of Christmas-

The& com/letel& left out its reli+ious as/ects-

!That.s ho* it is# So *hat do &ou *ish for iichan$ @iel

@iel.s e&es are shinin+-

She seems to )e hain+ a lot of fun-

!?o adults receie /resents as *ell$ aofumi

!%h ri+ht, iichan is an adult-$ @iel!hat is that su//osed to mean$ aofumi

"re &ou tr&in+ to tell me that '.m childish Thou+h ' *on.t den& it-

!"n&*a&s, /resents# 't.s +oin+ to )e fun#$ @iel

?oes that mean that ' am su//osed to +ie out /resents hat am ' su//osed to do

'n m& *orld, the role of Santa *as usuall& /la&ed )& the /arents

!8a/htalia$ aofumi!Des$ 8a/htalia

Hmm The /ro)a)ilit& that she )eliees in Santa is =uite hi+h-

' don.t *ant to )rea0 hers, or an& of the illa+ers. dreams-

%0a&, (ust in case, '.ll as0 someone *ho seems 0no*led+ea)le on the matter-



' could +o as0 Trash or the Jueen, )ut the& are /ro)a)l& )us&-

%h *ell, ' +uess '.ll hae to as0 someone else-

o* *ho *ould )e 0no*led+ea)le on such matters

' don.t reall& *ant to, )ut the one *ho 0no*s the most a)out the illa+ers is /ro)a)l& that /erson-

!B<cuse me, ' *ish to s/ea0 *ith Sadina-$ aofumi

!"re &ou alri+ht, aofumi:sama$ 8a/htalia

!$ aofumi

8ecentl&, *heneer me or 8a/htalia a//roach her, she as0s a)out our relationshi/- She seems to)e faithful to her turn-

9ut ' am alread& +ettin+ used to that-

9& the *a&, /reiousl& Sadina saidː

!%neesan, '.ll definitel& teach &ou some techni=ues-$

%r some other irres/onsi)le thin+ and sli//ed a*a&-

The feelin+ of fear from )ein+ /ushed do*n )& her is still em)edded in m& s0ull-

'.m sure she.s still aimin+ for me or somethin+-

'n a *a&, she mi+ht )e a more trou)lesome /erson than "tlas-

or *hat reason is this /erson /ressurin+ me to this e<tent

't seems that /erson *ould act the same re+ardless of *hether ' *as the Hero of the Shield, or the*orld.s saior, or not

That.s *h& dealin+ *ith her is an e<tremel& scar& tas0-

!'.m comin+ *ith &ou-$ "tlas

!Ko a*a&# 8a/htalia and "tlas, ' don.t need &ou monitorin+ us-$ aofumi

!Des- Come "tlas:chan, this *a&-$ 8a/htalia

Ca/turin+ the s/irit "tlas *as a tas0 that, for no*, onl& 8a/htalia and ' *ere ca/a)le of-

"nd so, ' left "tlas to 8a/htalia so she *ould not follo* me-

!"h- 't.s aofumi:sama-$ 'm&a

or the loe of

Des, that.s ri+ht, it.s li0e that-

!'m&a, &our uncle is callin+ &ou-$



' don.t *ant to deal *ith Sadina and these t*o at the same time-

These idiots don.t act rationall& to*ards other /eo/le-

!' understand-$ 'm&a

!@iel, &ou$ aofumi

!hat is it iichan$ @iel

!Eet.s hae fun later-$ aofumi

!DBS#$ @iel


!That.s ho* it is, Sadina- Please tell me a)out this *orld.s Christmas-$ aofumi

!"raL aofumi:chan, &ou don.t 0no* Christmas$ Sadina

!'t.s /ro)a)l& a different Christmas from the one in m& *orld-$ aofumi

' decided to =uestion Sadina, 'm&a, and the other adults of the Filla+e-

' hae to tread carefull& in the customs of this *orld- There ma& )e different customs across racesas *ell-

ell then, the one to first ans*er m& =uestion *as Sadina-

!or adults, Christmas is the outlet for one.s carnal lust- 8ather than the hol& ni+ht, it.s more of theunhol& ni+ht- 't.s also a ni+ht to drin0 a cu/ of Sa0e- Ben ' can hae fun on it-$ Sadina [1]

!Can &ou e</lain it in +reater detail$ aofumi

'+norin+ Sadina, ' +o to as0 'm&a.s uncle and the rest of the to*nsfol0-

!Christmas huh ell, it.s the adult.s (o) to delier /resents to the children *hile the& are aslee/- ealso coo0 lar+e feasts in the eenin+s-$ isc To*nsfol0

umu 't seems that the& follo* Ia/anese tradition-

ost of the adults are tellin+ me the same thin+-

!He&, aofumi:chan-$

!Shut u/- 9e =uiet- Silence-$

This *oman is sa&in+ similar thin+s to "tlas-

The onl& stran+e thin+ is that "tlas can understand *ith onl& her e&es-


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' hae to act as a moderator- Since the *orld has achieed /eace, ho* does indul+in+ in se<ualharassment sound [2]

!The /ro)lem is *hether or not this illa+e should ta0e /art in a Christmas cele)ration-$ aofumi

!"s the su)(ects of the Shield Hero, that decision is left u/ to &ou-$ Filla+er

So sa&s an old illa+er as he aerts his e&es from me-

't seems that the& are ho/in+ for m& a//roal-

• Si+hM-

!So *ho *ill +ather and distri)ute the +ifts$ aofumi

!ell$ Filla+ers

Ber&one.s +aNe is directed at me-

• Si+hM ' +uess there.s no choice-

Ben thou+h ' am these /eo/le.s oerlord, it seems that ' hae to do it-

!' understand- The /eo/le of the illa+e are *or0in+ hardG ' +uess ' can /re/are some /resents-$aofumi

!an& than0s-$ Filla+ers

"s the illa+ers are no* lo*erin+ their heads in res/ect to*ards me, ' can.t reall& refuse-9ut there *ill surel& )e a mountain of issues /ertainin+ to m& ne* (o)-

irst, ' must inesti+ate *hat sort of to&s the children *ould li0e-

!The /ro)lem is findin+ out *hat to +et- 't *ould )e trou)lesome to +o around to*n inesti+atin+, and*hat.s more, there is a hi+h /ro)a)ilit& *e *ill )e found out-$ aofumi

!Ha#$ Ber&one in unison

Ber&one in the icinit& suddenl& raised their heads and stared at me-

?id ' sa& somethin+ funn&

!hat.s *ron+$ aofumi

!Can.t &ou (ust find out from the *ishes hun+ on the Christmas Tree$ Filla+er

ishes

"ren.t the& thin0in+ of that Those thin+s that /eo/le han+ on )am)oo stal0s to ma0e *ishes to the+ods





!Children *ho cannot *rite as0 their /arents to *rite and han+ it for them- The& *rite their namesand *hat the& *ant and han+ it on the Christmas tree for Santa to read- That.s *h& the adults cansee these *ishes and /re/are the /resents-$

h& the hell is Tana)ata +ettin+ mi<ed into this 's *hat ' *anted to retort-

Ho*eer, it *ould )e too trou)lesome to e</lain-

This is /ro)a)l& the /roduct of /eo/le mi<in+ u/ the eents made )& the /reious heroes-

o* that ' thin0 a)out it, these eents had =uite +ood com/ati)ilit& from the start

!%0a&, then /lease +et &our children to *rite the *ish sli/s, and tell me *hich tree &ou *ant to ma0ethe Christmas tree-$ aofumi

!Anderstood#$ Filla+ers

"nd that.s ho* Christmas 0ic0ed off in m& illa+e-

! h& did &ou /eo/le choose the Cre/e Tree of all trees$ aofumi [3]

The ne<t da&, the /eo/le of the illa+e had +otten their children to *rite do*n their desired items,and the& had decided u/on a Christmas Tree- Ho*eer

or some reason, the& had selected the Cre/e Tree for that role-

The illa+ers all enthusiasticall& started han+in+ u/ their *ishes on the tree-

That ominous tree *as still )earin+ fruit een in the middle of *inter-

'n the summer, it mostl& /roduced Chocolate:9anana Cre/es, )ut recentl& it had started to )ear

Stra*)err& Cream:li0e cre/es as *ell-

The illa+ers seem to eat from it a lot, )ut ' do not find it er& a//etiNin+-

@iel sa&s that its fruit chan+es *ith soil conditions and tem/erature-

' don.t 0no*- ' reall& don.t care-

That Cre/e Tree, no* coered in decorations and *ish sheets can onl& )e descri)ed as )iNarre-

!"re &ou cele)ratin+ Christmas$ 8en

"s ' *as +ettin+ )ored, 8en started to*ards me-

ell, instead of Christmas, it seems to )e some sort of /seudo Ia/anese:es=ue ariet&-There is a hi+h /ro)a)ilit& that it is somethin+ com/letel& different-

Perha/s the *orld that oto&asu, or the other heroes came from had the holida& attri)uted to adifferent /erson entirel&-

!Deah-$ aofumi

!' ho/e it turns into a fun eent- 9& the *a&, *h& are &ou han+in+ u/ *ishes$ 8en






!'t seems that in this *orld, Christmas and Tana)ata hae )een fused-$ aofumi

! ' see$ 8en

8en is currentl& leadin+ the onster B<termination S=uad- He is *atchin+ oer /eo/le li0e theemale @ni+ht and Tani0o-

The& are, in a *a&, hel/in+ out the trou)led /o/ulace as *ell-

That emale @ni+ht, in order to +ain the 0no*led+e of ho* to lead /eo/le from me, has set u/ )asein this illa+e- Tani0o is trainin+ *ith a monster user to learn ho* to fi+ht monsters- 8at and hers=uad are at *or0 sure&in+ the area for monsters-

ell Kaelion and ii:0un are *ith him, so there is not much to *orr& a)out

'n order to +et the *ea/ons of the heroes, these /eo/le return to the illa+e )& /ortal once ni+htfalls-

!Ho* a)out &ou$ aofumi

' *ould hae as0ed him to hel/ out, )ut 8en has a trou)led e</ression on his face-

!'t seems that onl& durin+ this time of &ear, certain monsters +o on ram/a+es and trou)le the/eo/le-$ 8en

!' don.t remem)er there )ein+ such monsters-$ aofumi

!'n most +ames '.e /la&ed, certain monsters onl& sho* u/ around Christmas- This seems to )e thecase here as *ell-$ 8en

Christmas onsters

Certainl& man& net +ames did hae that feature-

Bents *here rare holida& monsters and sta+es a//eared *ere =uite common-

o* that ' thin0 a)out it, such mechanics *ould )e /lain *eird in a realistic settin+-

"n&*a&s, limited time monsters, huh

Bent monsters e<ist *ithin this *orld as *ell-

Thou+h hain+ the entire *orld )e Christmas:ified for an eent is stran+e in its o*n ri+ht-

!$ aofumi

!' understand that these hardshi/s are /art of m& (o)- 'f ' find free time, '.ll hel/ out-$ 8en!%0a&, '.ll *ait *ithout e</ectations- 9& the *a&, *hat did &ou usuall& do for Christmas$ aofumi

!Hm doin+ a li+ht cele)ration *ith Bclaire and inea ma& )e nice-$ 8en

Since that time, 8en, *ho still feels a stron+ sense of res/onsi)ilit&, continues to loo0 oer Tani0o-

Ben thou+h the *orld is saed, 8en seems to still feel as if he has to continue atonin+ for his sins,or somethin+ li0e that-



or no*, that Tani0o is tr&in+ to )ecome more inde/endent-

To /ut it )luntl&, 8en is still hated )& Tani0o-

!Hae &ou returned, '*atani aofumi$ emale @ni+ht

"s *e *ere tal0in+, emale @ni+ht a//eared-

She.s the second /erson 8en cares for-

emale @ni+ht stares at the *ishes hun+ on the Christmas Tree- Her face seems lost in thou+ht-

!umu So it.s finall& Christmas-$ emale @ni+ht

!'t sure is- 9& the *a&, emale @ni+ht, *hat do &ou /lan on doin+ for Christmas$ aofumi

't seems =uite a fe* /eo/le *ill )e accom/an&in+ 8en in monster huntin+-

Thou+h this /erson said she.d learn ho* to run a illa+e from me, ' don.t see her around a lot-She *ould occasionall& imitate me and +o hunt )andits, or /ractice m& menacin+ )usiness smile,)ut that.s a)out it-

9& the *a&, she is een *orse than @iel in sales-

ell @iel is an interestin+ creature, so she has attracted a certain cro*d of /eo/le- [4]

Ben outside of elromar0, she has some dedicated fans- '.e heard she een has her o*n officialfan clu)-

9& the *a&, the one *ho ma0es clothes for her is 'm&a- She does hae a certain sense of st&le-

"s a /unishment +ame, *e hae had @iel cross:dress o, it can.t reall& )e called that ear

some female clothin+ that she did not /ersonall& li0e-

ell, reachin+ the leel of iro, *ho is no* a *orld:*ide 'dol, is /ro)a)l& im/ossi)le-

!e ' thin0 '.ll tr& to sta& u/ and *ait for Santa-$ emale @ni+ht

! hat$ aofumi

Santa Claus Ho* old are &ou a+ain

't can.t )e

' +et a stran+e stare from 8en

!h& are &ou standin+ there *ith a /er/le<ed loo0$ 8en

!hat do &ou mean )& *ait for Santa$ aofumi

!umu, *ell, until last &ear, ' *as on the receiin+ end- 9ut after seein+ the smilin+ faces of all thechildren, ' decided that this &ear, ' *ant to )e a)le to meet the old man and than0 him for his *or0-$emale @ni+ht

This is She reall& )eliees in him-





So she does hae some sur/risin+l& /ure as/ects to her-

u fu fu- [5]

!%i, aofumi, &ou couldn.t /ossi)l& )e$ 8en

!ell, emale @ni+ht- o, Bclaire- Santa Clause is:$ aofumi

!""MOQROR"# Bclaire# Sta& Stron+#$ 8en

8en hurriedl& shut m& mouth-

?amn- ' *as +oin+ to /ound the cruelt& of realit& into this dreamin+ adult.s head-

!9& the *a&, do &ou *ant to hae a /art& )efore that$ 8en

8en mana+ed to inite emale @ni+ht *ithin the confusion-

's he +oin+ to turn this hol& ni+ht into an unhol& one [6]

!'.m sorr&, )ut ' am not as free as ' a//ear- ' also hae *or0 to do-$ emale @ni+ht

!Ho* a)out(ust for dinner$ 8en

8en *as shot do*n as soon as he too0 fli+ht, )ut he recoered =uite =uic0l&

Kood for &ou, 8en-

%h ri+ht, after sain+ the *orld, he did ma0e =uite a +rand confession, onl& to )e re(ected-

9ut it seems that 8en.s memor& of the time is =uite haN&-

%r he could (ust )e /s&cholo+icall& )loc0in+ the memor&

!' also inited indea-$ 8en

!umu$ emale @ni+ht

ell- This matter doesn.t concern me- Kood luc0, 8en-

's *hat ' thou+ht *hen Tani0o a//eared to sure& the area-

She *as ridin+ Kaelion-

%h, ri+ht- Tani0o /ro)a)l& fit into the >Child. cate+or&-

' can ima+ine her sa&in+ that Christmas is a *aste of time-

!"h, Tani0o- "re &ou here for Christmas as *ell$ emale @ni+ht

"n&*a&s, does the +irl *ho *as raised )& a dra+on een 0no* a)out Christmas

!$ Tani0o

Tani0o sho*ed an e<tremel& /ure e</ression *e hadn.t seen since she first arried at m& Filla+e-








for a s/lit second, after *hich she ada/ted a face that screamed, >This is a *aste of time.-

!Deah, ' used to receie /resents eer& &ear from Santa- & father +ot them from him-$ Tani0o

' direct a cold +lance to*ards Kaelion

He returns the +lance *ith e=ual intensit&-

He&, in the *ild, did children cele)rate Christmas

' feel that he *ill sa& somethin+ li0e, !Ei0e Hell-$

@ee/ &our childish instincts in chec0-

!"h /erfect, indea-$ 8en

!KDDD""""%%%%%%%%%% $ Kaelionǃǃ

"s 8en a//roaches Tani0o, Kaelion roars out-

't seems li0e he is sa&in+, !?on.t *orr&, Pa/a *ill /rotect &ou from the scar& man $ǃ

!hat is it$ Tani0o

!ill &ou eat dinner *ith us on Christmas$ 8en

!h& should '$ Tani0o

!'.e decided to ta0e res/onsi)ilit&-$ 8en

!Ho* selfish, don.t +o around ta0in+ res/onsi)ilit& *ithout others; consent-$ Tani0o

!'t.s not li0e &ou hae an& /lans, ri+ht$ 8en

!ell, ' am free that da&$ Tani0o

8en is des/eratel& tr&in+ to inite these t*o *omen to a Christmas Part&-

Their reactions anno&ed me a )it-


That ni+ht, in order to ma0e all of the /resents ' found on the *ish sli/s, ' )e+an to read u/ on theto&s of this *orld-

!Am *hat Stone %re Se*in+ needle hat is that The one *ho ordered it *as 'm&a, huh$aofumi

' thou+ht that should )e la)eled as more of a tool to ma0e clothes than a /resent to as0 Santa for)ut ' *ould hae +otten it for her een if it *as not a re=uest to Santa-

ell as lon+ as she /ersonall& *ishes for it

She sure is dili+ent- Thou+h that is su//osed to )e a +ood /oint-





!e<t is$ aofumi

9& the *a&, 8a/htalia is currentl& cleanin+ the room-

' *onder *hat 8a/htalia *ould as0 for if she 0ne* that ' *as Santa-

ell that doesn.t matter- ' should focus on the *ishes of the Filla+e-

「 " steam& ni+ht *ith aofumi」

The sli/ *as shoed into the )ottom of the /ile of *ishes ' had collected-

Thou+h a name *asn.t *ritten, ' had a +eneral idea of the cul/rit-

Ben thou+h she cannot see, ho* did she *rite that

o *ait, "tlas )ein+ a s/irit, the /ro)lem e<tends /ast not )ein+ a)le to see-

ell, it is also /ossi)le that Sadina let her use Khost ritin+-

!Hm, ne<t is「 " ni+ht of carnal /leasures *ith aofumi- 」” aofumi

ith a sna/, m& motiation *as destro&ed-

!He&, aofumi:sama$ 8a/htalia

These /eo/le Ber& sin+le time#

?on.t turn this hol& ni+ht into an unhol& one- [7]

%h *ell ne<t is:

「?elicious food made )& iichan-」

't seems that this one is from @iel-

That do+ reall& is sim/le-

Dou eat it eer& da&, don.t &ou ' don.t thin0 Santa can do an&thin+ a)out &our re=uest-

ell, ' *ould )e more trou)led if she *rote somethin+ li0e >' *ant to meet m& dead /arents. orsomethin+ li0e that []

or that, ' don.t thin0 ' can do an&thin+- She *ould hae a )etter chance *ritin+ to Sadina-

That *oman ma& )e messed u/, )ut she is =uite 0no*led+ea)le in this field-ell, as lon+ as @iel is ha//& *ith this, then ' +uess it.s fine-

The /ro)lem is food, huh She didn.t *rite *hat she *anted to eat, so ' should /ro)a)l& do someresearch-

! hat is this「Pla& *ith me」$







This is =uite a+ue-

hat does this /erson mean )& >/la& *ith me.

hat.s more, ' do not reco+niNe this name-

' can reco+niNe the hand*ritin+, )ut the name is com/letel& different-

Could this also )e an instance of Khost ritin+

!8a/htalia, do &ou 0no* *ho this is$ aofumi

'.ll sho* the un0no*ns to 8a/htalia-

8a/htalia is reall& s0illed at remem)erin+ names-

Ben ' hae &et to memoriNe 'm&a.s full name, )ut she /ic0ed it u/ almost immediatel&-

!"h, these are from the monsters of the illa+e- The *riter is indea /ro)a)l&-$ 8a/htalia

!"h, ' see$ aofumi

' thin0 ' can /ut this one off for a *hile-

"nd *ait, the onsters also *ant Christmas /resents

't seems half of the monster re=uests inoled /la&in+, and the other half inoled eatin+ humanfood-

ell, ' +uess there.s no choice-

e can fulfill them the da& after Christmas-

!'.m homeL#$

The door to the house slammed o/en follo*ed )& an ener+etic oice-

'n the door*a& stood the idol of the *orldG the Hero of the Cla* the ener+etic iro-ː

ell, she did return home )& /ortal re+ularl&-

!'.m home, aster $ iroǃ

!elcome )ac0-$ aofumi

!" lot of /eo/le handed me +ifts sa&in+ the& *ere Christmas /resents#$ iro

"h, so that.s *h& she arried )& carria+e toda& instead of )& /ortal-

" carria+e full& loaded *ith /resents *as /ar0ed outside the house-

Since the end of the *ae, iro has )een traelin+ the *orld *ith elt& as an international 'dol-

!here is elt&$ aofumi

!Am, she said she *as returnin+ to the castle-$ iro



!' see$ aofumi

ell, ' don.t reall& hae an& reason to +ie elt& a /resent-

She.s receiin+ +ifts from all of the races of the *orld-

' mean, she is the Jueen of the *orld- []

Thou+h ' don.t 0no* if she /ersonall& *ished for that or not-

!"nd so, iro heard some +ood information-$ iro

!hat did &ou hear$ aofumi

't.s /ro)a)l& nothin+ im/ortant-

9ut sa&in+ such thin+s to iro is dan+erous- ' should hear her out )efore she +oes on a ram/a+e-

' hae no idea *hat she *ill do if ' 0ee/ silent-

!Dou 0no*L , this eent called ChristmasL, 't.s a//arentl& er& fun#$ iro

!%f course it is, so iro, are &ou doin+ a Christmas lie eent$ aofumi

! elt&:chan said ' *ould )e free on Christmas, )ut that ' had *or0 on eer& other da&-$ iro

!ell, ' +uess that ma0es sense-$ aofumi

!"nd so, elt&.s mother said that if ' didn.t sta& here for Christmas, ' *ould re+ret it-$ iro

' hae no idea *hat she *ould re+ret ' don.t understand *hat the Jueen is thin0in+-

"n&*a&s, it seems that iro *ill )e in the illa+e for Christmas-

't.s +oin+ to +et nois& around here

"nd that.s ho* ' made some /ro+ress on /re/arin+ the Christmas /resents-

%h, *e /ut the /resents that iro had accumulated in the illa+e storehouse-

rom m& =uic0 anal&sis, it seems that there are some e<tremel& fanc& /resents mi<ed in-

Iust ho* /o/ular is that )ird an&*a&s

' *onder ho* much trou)le *ould occur if the /o/ulace found out that she *as not an "n+el, )ut ailo 8ial monster-

!iro:taaaaaaaanL$

T*as a oice ' did not *ant to hear-

?es/ite the cold, that /erson is still needlessl& ener+etic-

!Da#$ iro

iro esca/es to her o*n room, and ' can hear the sound of a loc0 clic0in+ into /lace-






' de/lo& >eteor all. and ma0e it so that no one can enter the house-

!u)eL# This is ather:in:Ea*.s )arrier# uoooooo# ', oto&asu, *ill oercome all o)stacles in thename of loe#$ oto&asu [1U]

Sure enou+h, it.s oto&asu and his three ilo 8ials-Since then, oto&asu has )ecome a /rominent mem)er of the ilo 8ial communit&, and is currentl&adisin+ a +rou/ of ilo 8ials from Shield reiden-

He also leads the +rou/ to iro.s lie concerts, formin+ a sort of cheerin+ s=uad- [11]

The three ilo 8ials at his side are the hi+hest ilo 8ials amon+ his ilo 8ials- The& sometimes actas oto&asu.s su//ort, and the& do arious chores- o&o&asu seems to )e on +ood terms *iththem-

The one *ho s/ea0s the most is Kreen-

ell, the& onl& reall& s/ea0 amon+ themseles-

oto&asu is stru++lin+ to oercome the eteor *all ' had con(ured- The three ilo 8ials ada/tfi+htin+ stances, )ut continue to *atch in silence-

't seems that these three hae +otten used to dealin+ *ith oto&asu-

The three unleash a lar+e:scale attac0 that /ro)a)l& *ould hae 0illed me at one /oint at the *alland oto&asu-

Ho*eer, oto&asu.s tou+hness is not to )e underestimated-

Iust +ie u/, oto&asu- iro hates &ou on a /rimal leel-

" little *hile after that

!"h 't.s cold-$ ohl

oul, *ho is in his true form, is shierin+ under a )lan0et in m& house-

!"ni0i, hae &ou seen "tlas$ ohl

!"tlas is currentl& restin+ inside the shield- ?o &ou need somethin+$ aofumi

Hearin+ m& *ords, "tlas comes out of the shield and materialiNes in a half:trans/arent state-

!?id &ou call for me, aofumi:sama$ "tlas

!"h, &our )rother came to loo0 for &ou-$ aofumi

!"ra, %nii:sama, it.s )een a *hile-$ "tlas

!'t.s )een a *hile, "tlas-$ ohl

!?idn.t &ou t*o meet (ust &esterda&$ aofumi

ohl has currentl& made trainin+ the /eo/le of the illa+e his life.s *or0-








?o &ou /lan to hi)ernate or somethin+

!'t sure has )ecome cold, hasn.t it hat.s u/$ Sadina

Sadina a//ears *earin+ nothin+ )ut a loincloth-

"re &ou, conersel&, e<tremel& resistant to the cold

!"h, Sadina- %nii:sama did sa& it *as +ettin+ cold- Dou /eo/le lac0 *ill/o*er-$ "tlas

!"ra: Has this /erson lost her mind$ Sadina

!'.m more sane than &ou-$ ohl

ell, "tlas is a s/irit, and Sadina seems to hae an a)undant la&er of *hale fat- [15]

Sadina een loo0s /re/ared to ta0e a die in the ocean-

Iust ho* stron+ to cold can &ou )e

!'t.s *arm under the sea- ill &ou come *ith me, ohl:chan$ Sadina

!That sounds li0e a *onderful idea-$ "tlas

!?o &ou /lan on 0illin+ ohl Dou too "tlas, don.t escalate it an&more-$ aofumi

!Ben if &ou tell me that, '.e neer )een ulnera)le to the cold-$ "tlas

!$ aofumi

!%nii:sama has al*a&s )een *ea0 to it- Ho*eer, '.e neer )een )othered )& cold *eather-$ "tlas

Ben thou+h &ou *ere *ea0 )odied, &ou *ere stron+ a+ainst the cold, huh

o* that ' thin0 a)out it, the slae crest *asn.t /articularl& effectie on her either-

She *as tou+h in some stran+e *a&s-

9ut ' still don.t thin0 she should )e tr&in+ to ma0e a fool of her com/atriot- [16]

!8afuL$ 8a/h:chan

!"h, 8a/h:chan, ho* are &ou feelin+$

!8afuL$ 8a/h:chan

8a/h:chan had )ecome the Hero of the Shi/- He *or0s as Sadina.s su//ort-

This hel/s as Sadina.s (o) is su//osed to )e sala+in+- She has +ood com/ati)ilit& *ith 8a/h:chan,*ho has man& stran+e and useful shi/s-

8afu /ulls a +olden chalice out of his tail and sho*s it to us-

't seems li0e it *ill sell for =uite a )it-

!Dou /ulled u/ somethin+ nice toda&-$ "tlas







!8afuL#$ 8a/h:chan

!' see ell isn.t that nice$ "tlas

"tlas /raises and /ats 8a/h:chan.s head, and then +oes to chec0 on ohl-

!%h ri+ht, ohl- Dou still haen.t *ritten &our *ish do*n &et-$ aofumi

' ta0e out a *ish sli/ and hand it to ohl-

He *as ori+inall& from a *arrior house- He /ro)a)l& 0no*s alread&-[17]

!%h ri+ht, *hat do &ou *ant as a Christmas Present$ aofumi

!"h, the one in char+e of /resents until no* has )een me, so$ ohl

ohl stares at "tlas and &a*ns- He reaches his hands to*ards her-

9ut *ithout a sound, his outstretched arms sim/l& /ass throu+h her- "nd ohl continues to stare *ith do*ntrodden e&es-

His melanchol& is clearl& isi)le on his face-

!aofumi:sama, hae &ou finished researchin+ *hat the 0ids of the illa+e *ant$ "tlas

!Prett& much$ aofumi

!' *onder if Santa *ill +ie %nee:chan an&thin+ this &ear-$ Sadina

!Ket out, Ket out#$ aofumi

Please )e a little more considerate of ohl-

"s ohl found it *a& too cold that da&, he s/ent the da& coo/ed u/ in m& house-

's this /erson su//osed to )e a )ear 's *hat ' *anted to retort-

Iust ho* much can he hate the cold

"nd so, time /assed-


T*o da&s )efore Christmas-

!iichan, iichan#$ @iel

' hide the eidence that ' am /re/arin+ /resents as @iel rushes to*ards me *ith a *orried loo0 onher face-

!hat is it @iel ?o &ou *ant to tr& to stac0 u/ some +ood deeds to coer u/ &ou usual mischieous)ehaior for Christmas$ aofumi







!hat do &ou thin0 ' am# That.s not it# ' noticed somethin+ a)out the houses in the illa+e-$ @iel

! hat is it$ aofumi

!e don.t hae man& chimne&s-$ @iel

ell, no* that ' thin0 a)out it, she is correct

Juite a fe* of the houses in the illa+e are made of 9io/lant-

' set it so the /lants had self:heatin+ functions, so er& fe* houses actuall& need fire/laces-

Thou+h a chimne& *ould )e needed for coo0in+ as *ell, most /eo/le (ust used the dinin+ hall ' )uiltin the center of the illa+e-

"nd for these reasons, the num)er of houses *ith chimne&s is scarce-

!Ho* *ill Santa +et in#$ @iel

!'t.s fine-$ aofumi

!hat is$ @iel

!Santa can /ic0 loc0s- He.ll (ust )rea0 in throu+h the front door-$ aofumi

!' don.t *ant that 0ind of Santa#$ @iel

This /erson is )ein+ =uite selfish-

9ut it seems that the illa+ers a+ree *ith her-

!hat are &ou discussin+$ iro

!"h, *e.re discussin+ ho* the illa+e doesn.t hae enou+h chimne&s for Santa to +o do*n- @iel is*orried-$ aofumi

!That.s it e should )e fine-$ iro

hat is iro tr&in+ to sa&

!Santa &ou 0no*, he.s astL:$ iro[1]

!iro, don.t sa& an& more than that-$ aofumi

!Bh$ iro

or the loe of 'f &ou sa& that, it *ill onl& )ecome more trou)lesome#

This tal0in+ )ird onl& eer sa&s unnecessar& thin+s-

"n&*a&s, *h& did she 0no*

!@iel- ' understand &our re=uest- Dou *ant me to install chimne&s into the houses of the illa+e-$aofumi

!Deah#$ @iel





• Si+hM she.s si+nin+ me u/ for =uite a strenuous (o)-

9ut ' +uess this is also Santa.s dut&- There.s no choice-

't.s a /ain- ' *ant to =uit- 9ut this is also m& dut& as "rchdu0e-

' need to hel/ the hard*or0in+ illa+ers cele)rate this eent that onl& ha//ens once a &ear-

"nd that.s ho* ' )e+an +oin+ around installin+ chimne&s into the houses made of 9io/lant-

ell, it.s not that difficult- "ll ' hae to do is edit the attri)utes of each indiidual /lant- 't.s still =uitetedious-

!%h &es, *hat are *e +oin+ to do a)out Santa.s sled and reindeer$ aofumi

' droe a*a& @iel, *ho seemed satisfied, and called a conference for the adults-

's it (ust m& ima+ination, or did the ilo 8ials (ust )e+in starin+ at me intentl&

iro is also ne<t to me for some reason-

Ho*eer, 8a/htalia is not attendin+-

!aster#$ iro

!hat$ aofumi

!' 0no* that aster is Santa, so /lease let me contri)ute-$ iro

!9ut that *ould /ut &ou on the side that +ies out /resents- "re &ou sure &ou don.t need an&thin+$aofumi

!Deah#$ iro

hat sort of turnout is this

' thou+ht iro *ould hae loed to remain on the receiin+ end-

!9ecause this side seems more fun-$ iro

'.m not +ood *ith im/ulsie /eo/le-

's *hat ' thou+ht, )ut as lon+ as she is motiated, it *ill /ro)a)l& *or0 out-

!8eturnin+ to the su)(ect, *hat are *e +oin+ to do a)out the reindeer and sled Should *e ordersome monsters from the ?emon users$ aofumi

'.m /rett& sure that these theatrics *ill )e necessar&-

!iro *ill /ull the sled-$ iro

!oreoer, do *e een hae a sled that flies in the s0&$ aofumi

!iro *ill /ull it and fl&-$ iro

!Please )e =uiet for a second-$ aofumi



!ell The tradition does inole a fl&in+ sled and fl&in+ "ldirea )ut ' don.t thin0 &ou hae to +othat far-$ 'm&a.s uncle

"ldirea 'f ' remem)ered correctl&, the& *ere a t&/e of monster- So the& don.t use reindeer here

!hat sort of monster is an "ldirea$ aofumi

'm&a.s uncle =uic0l& doodles a /icture of a monster-

't loo0s e<actl& li0e a reindeer-

!'t loo0s anno&in+ to ca/ture-$ aofumi

!aster###$ iro

!"h- Des- Des-$ aofumi

e.re onl& +oin+ to )e +oin+ around the illa+e- ' +uess iro *ill do-

'f the& see us ca/turin+ these animals, the 0ids *ill find out an&*a&s-

?ressin+ u/ as Santa is also a no +o-

'f ' (ust act natural, ' shouldn.t seem sus/icious-

!Then iro, &ou *ill ta0e on the 8eindeer.s "ldirea.s (o)-$ aofumi

!Da&L$ iro

!o* *hat should *e do for the Slei+h$ aofumi

!Eeae it to iro-$ iro

!?o &ou hae an idea$ aofumi

!Des#$ iro

!' see- '.ll leae it to &ou-$ aofumi

!DesL#$ iro

!'.e left it to &ou- ?on.t for+et to do it-$ aofumi

'.m a )it *orried, so ' tell 'm&a.s uncle to *atch oer iro-

"nd *ith that, the da& )efore Christmas ee *as oer-

!err&L ChristmaaaaaaasL## ###$ oto&asuǃ

't.s earl& in the mornin+, oto&asu is circlin+ the illa+e ridin+ on his ilo 8ials shoutin+-

?oes he reall& li0e Christmas that much

oto&asu seems to )e distri)utin+ somethin+ amon+ the ilo 8ials-



!iichan# iichan# Someone /ic0ed all of the cre/es off of m& Cre/e tree- Hel/ me find the cul/rit-$@iel

@iel runs to*ards me shoutin+ this-

%f course, ' /oint m& fin+er at oto&asuhile he *as +oin+ around announcin+ the start of Christmas, he *as also distri)utin+ Cre/es-

!Dou 9""""SSSTTT""8888????###$ @iel

@iel +ets seriousl& an+r&-

「', *ho has understood the source of stren+th, The Hero of the Sc&the Commands# %nce a+ainmanifest )efore me, m& Sc&the# 」 @iel

ith a )an+, a lar+e Sc&the a//ears )efore @iel- "fter the *ae, it seems that the le+endar& *ea/ons hae +ained the a)ilit& to a//ear anddisa//ear on command-

9ut it seems that ' cannot do this T-T

@iel )e+ins to s/in her Sc&the and a//roaches oto&asu menacin+l&- The *ind is actin+ u/-

So this is the /o*er of the Sc&the Hero-

!B88DDDDDDDDDL$ oto&asu

oto&asu is still distri)utin+ cre/es in unnerin+l& hi+h s/irits- @iel =uic0l& a//ears )ehind him-

「Soul 8ea/er V」@iel

"ll of the li+ht in the area is a)sor)ed into the Sc&the- @iel slashes a sin+le time, and then startss/innin+ the Sc&the- The li+ht dis/erses and she stri0es a cool /ose-

!Bnem& Bliminated-$ @iel

hat sort of +ame is this

Ei0e a marionette that +ot its strin+s cut, oto&asu falls off the ilo 8ial-

!o:0un#$

$ou:chan#$

!oto&asu#$

The three ilo 8ials shout out into the *inter s0&-



!hat the hell are &ou doin+#$ ilo 8ials

!That.s m& line#$ @iel

"nd the death match )et*een the ilo 8ials and @iel )e+an-

The resultW @iel eentuall& a)ated the an+er she had attained from losin+ her Cre/es, and the threeilo 8ials left oto&asu and *ent off some*here-

!8eall&- hat the hell are these /eo/le doin+ so earl& in the mornin+$

' feel sur/risin+l& *orn out-

oto&asu )ein+ oto&asu, ' can.t )eliee that he didn.t thin0 of the conse=uences of /[email protected] food su//l&-

!Au ' *anted to +ie them to eer&one for Christmas and &et$ @iel

!So &ou *ere /lannin+ such thin+s as *ell-$ aofumi

!%f course iichan- 9ut that s/ear +u& he$ @iel

!He *as definitel& in the *ron+, )ut &ou alread& +ot &our reen+e- ere &ou tr&in+ to 0ill him$aofumi

!aofumi:sama, &ou shouldn.t oere<ert &ourself either-$ 8a/htalia

!' understand-$ aofumi

8a/htalia mutters *ith the same *ear& e</ression as me-

ell it.s not as if ' don.t understand-

h& did oto&asu do such a stu/id act ' don.t +et him-

!%h *ell- hat should ' ma0e for the Christmas east$ aofumi

!Da&, iichan.s coo0in+- Santa +ranted m& *ish#$ @iel

The illa+ers are also in hi+h s/irits-

"s e</ected of Christmas Be

't feels more festie than the Christmas of m& old *orld-

"re these /eo/le reall& (ust that /ure

!'f *e.re tal0in+ a)out Christmas, ma&)e ' should /re/are Tur0e&- "t least that.s *hat *e did inIa/an$ aofumi

!9ird#$ iro

!@@AAABBBBBBBB $ ilo 8ialsǃ

The ilo 8ials that noticed me starin+ at them run a*a& as if their lies de/ended on it-



' +uess there.s no choice- ' am used to catchin+ fleein+ /re&-

!ait# 8a/htalia, don.t let them esca/e#$ aofumi

!h& should ' do that#$ 8a/htalia

!or Christmas, &ou o)iousl& need some sort of )ird meat $ aofumiǃ

!9ut *h& do *e need to use ilo 8ials# Ben iro is runnin+ a*a&#$ 8a/htalia

!' see, then let.s settle for ?ra+on eat or somethin+- Ko catch somethin+ )ird:li0e#$ aofumi

!@&ua#$ Kaelion

"t that moment, Tani0o, 8att, i, and Kaelion returned throu+h the Portal-

& timin+ *as )ad, *asn.t it

!hat are &ou tal0in+ a)out$ Tani0o

!"h, the /erfect entrXe has arried- Kaelion, Chan+e into &our dra+on form and +ie me &our tail-$

aofumi

!@&uaaaaaaaaaaa##$ Kaelion

『hat the hell are &ou thin0in+ǃ』Pa/a Kaelion

!e need some meat for Christmas-$ aofumi

!"nd *h& does that re=uire Kaelion.s meat#$ Tani0o

!'.e heard that dra+on meat tastes er& similar to chic0en- 'f ilo 8ial isn.t allo*ed, then ' hae nochoice )ut to su)stitute-$ aofumi

' *ant to /re/are somethin+ chic0en:ish for all of the illa+ers-

!aofumi:sama- Please /ut an end to &our )ad (o0es-$ 8a/htalia

!u ine-$ aofumi

' 0inda *anted to sur/rise the illa+ers-

!"ra Dou.re sto//in+$ "tlas

"tlas oice comes out of the shield-

She seems to )e tr&in+ to defend m& /osition

9ut in s/irit form, there is not much that she can do-

'f she had a )od&, '.m /rett& sure *e could +o hunt a ?ra+on-

!' *as (ust (o0in+- Ko )u& the in+redients *e need for coo0in+-$ aofumi

Ber&one +ies a relieed si+h and heads off-



!'f &ou don.t find enou+h, *e ma& hae to su)stitute$ aofumi

' threaten-

!Eet.s +o, eer&oneL#$ Tani0o!@ABBB#$

!@DA"""""" $ǃ

!ait, Kaelion#$

!8"AL#$

'n a cloud of dust, the monsters run off to*ards the illa+e- This e</erience *ill )e a +ood *a0e u/call-

& stance has and *ill al*a&s )e >Those *ho do not *or0 do not eat.-

's *hat ' thin0 *hen ' realiNe that the scoutin+ team *as late in arriin+-

!"h, &ou can sta& at home tomorro*-$ aofumi

The re/resentatie of said team, 'm&a, fearfull& a//roaches me

!"re &ou sure$ 'm&a

!Deah, &ou +u&s hel/ed s/ice u/ the eent, and an&*a&s it.s Christmas- 't.ll /ro)a)l& )e more fun to)e *ith eer&one-$ aofumi

!aofumi:sama, /lease ma0e sure &ou don.t oerdo it-$ 8a/htalia

!'t.s fine, isn.t it Bents are made to )e en(o&ed- Hmm ' need to thin0 of a re*ard for the scoutin+team as *ell-$ aofumi

• Si+hM 8a/htalia

"s ' sa& this, 8a/htalia holds her head as if stressed-

!'m&a-$ aofumi

!hat is it$ 'm&a

!" *hile a+o, &our uncle tau+ht me ho* to ma0e &our hometo*n.s s/ecialt&- "s a re*ard, '.ll ma0e it

s/eciall& for toda&-$ aofumi

!"h, than0 &ou $ 'm&aǃ

ell it.s =uite a stran+e dish, and ' don.t thin0 ' can sere it in front of eer&one-

So '.ll (ust ma0e some for the scoutin+ team that *or0ed es/eciall& hard this month-

The& contri)uted a lot, so '.ll +ie them a sort of /re:cele)ration- [1]





Eet.s see, the food the& li0e is *ell dishes that contain *orms and ants- ' +uess this is *hat &oucall a delicac&-

'f &ou hae the coura+e to eat it, it.s a//arentl& delicious- Somethin+ li0e that-

't seems to )e /o/ular *ith the ilo 8ials and other monsters *ho are not cau+ht u/ on thea//earance of food-

!' hae (ust returned-$ 'tsu0i

!ueee hat is this$ 8ishia

8ishia and 'tsu0i arrie *ith )ad timin+-

These t*o /eo/le had +one on a (ourne& to see the *orld, and had left at the end of the *ae-

The& sto//ed )ac0 re+ularl&, )ut no one told me the& *ould )e here for Christmas-

8ishia stares at the stran+e dish in fear- 't seems that she is still a scared&:cat-

These t*o are surrounded )& a loel& aura- ' don.t *ant to a//roach them-

!?o &ou /lan to turn this Hol& ni+ht into an unhol& one$ aofumi

!%r course not- 's there a )and around ' *ould li0e for some H&mns to )e sun+-$ 'tsu0i

!$ aofumi

'tsu0i +ies an ans*er )efittin+ of his character-

!elt& and her su)(ects aren.t here- Dou.ll hae to ma0e do *ith the to*nsfol0- 'f &ou *ant someoneto sin+, as0 iro-$ aofumi

"nd so, the /eo/le /re/arin+ for Christmas had a li+ht cele)ration )eforehand-

9& the *a&, ohl is still slee/in+ in m& house-

' mean, he reall& hates the cold-

"s for food, Sadina cau+ht some lar+e fish in the ocean, so there is no /ro)lem-

%n that ni+ht, the illa+ers )rou+ht in+redients to the shared 0itchen, and ' coo0ed them-

"nd li0e that, the da& ended-

%h &es, and iro did indeed end u/ sin+in+ the h&mns-

The Christmas of the Shield Hero, Part [edit]

!ell then '.m sure &ou all understand this, )ut Santa doesn.t isit 0ids that tr& to sta& u/ andca/ture him- Ko to slee/-$ aofumi

!iichan is the onl& one *ho *ould tr& somethin+ li0e that-$ @iel

!ine, (ust +o to slee/#$ aofumi

「Anderstoodǃ」Children





"fter the east ' had /re/ared, the illa+ers )e+an +oin+ off to their )eds-

The time is "round WUU /-m- 'f ' don.t +et them to slee/ soon, it *ill )e trou)lesome for me-

' *onder ho* 8en.s ni+ht *ent-

He said somethin+ a)out eliminatin+ monsters and neer came )ac0, )ut emale @ni+ht *as/resent at the feast- Tani0o *as as *ell-

' *onder *hat he.s doin+ no*-

!o* then- 8a/htalia-$ aofumi

!:hat is it$ 8a/htalia

!Kood children should +o to slee/ earl&-$ aofumi

!"re &ou tr&in+ to im/l& that ' am still a child$ 8a/htalia

ell, &eah- That.s *hat '.m im/l&in+-

"n&*a&s, aren.t &ou still a child

8a/htalia is still a child in a+e-

' hae alread& read her re=uest on the *ish sli/s ' had collected- ' hae alread& /re/ared all of the/resents-

!hat *ill &ou do$ 8a/htalia

!'.ll also slee/-$ aofumi

"nd so, *e turned in earl&-

"s if- "s soon as ' confirmed 8a/htalia *as aslee/, ' +ot out of the )ad and too0 out the sac0 ' had/re/ared-[2U]

hen ' thin0 of *hat the adults *ould do to me if ' lost it, ' si+h-

!ell then-$ aofumi

' ta0e u/ the )a+ and leae the house, and find iro cos/la&in+ as a reindeer- Her e&es are shinin+as she *atches me- She seems to )e =uite /re/ared-

%n her chest, a )ell is attached- %n her feet, een )i++er )ells are attatched-

hat is u/ *ith her a//earance

!-$ aofumi

!'.e )een e</ectin+ &ou$ iro

!"h- Des- Des-$ aofumi

' *onder ho* the fans *ould see if the& sa* the *orld.s idol dressed as this

't seems she has tied a fanc& sled to her )ac0-





The sled is coered in red, ornate decorations- here could she hae /ossi)l& ac=uired it

!8afuL! 8a/h:chan

8a/h:chan /o/s his head out of the sled-

!"h, this is a shi/-$ aofumi

!8afuL$ 8a/h:chan

8a/h:chan loo0s at me *ith /ride-

' see-

Sleds can )e la)elled as shi/s as *ell-

This sled definitel& has the ri+ht atmos/here, at least-

!aster, +et on- Juic0#$ iro!Des- Des- ' understand-$ aofumi

't seems that she has /rioritiNed authenticit&-

' +et on the sled thin0in+ to m&self, >This is +oin+ to )e trou)lesome-.

!Then, *e;re off#$ iro

iro starts runnin+ and fla//in+ her *in+s-

?oes she realiNe that she is still /ullin+ the sled The sled )e+ins to float-

%i# This +irl actuall& mana+ed to /re/are a fl&in+ sled#

Shan Shan Shan Shan Shan#

The )ells attached to iro )e+in to sound-

!'t.s too loud# The 0ids *ill *a0e u/#$ aofumi

!9ut 'm&a:chan.s uncle told me this is ho* Santa is su//osed to trael $ iroǃ

!ell Dou.re correct, )ut it.s loud, so ta0e them off-$ aofumi

!"re &ou sure$ iro

!8afuL$ 8a/h:chan

These t*o seem to )e hain+ the time of their lies-

"s *e fl&, an "urora:es=ue trail is left in the s0& )ehind us-

This *as su//osed to )e a illa+e:limited eent- The scale is *a& too lar+e-

!8afuLL#$ 8a/h:chan



!Santa.s /rett& much a 0ind )ur+lar isn.t he The onl& one *ho *ould *al0 u/ to a 0id.s /illo* *ould)e a /arent, or a )ur+lar- "nd the child +ets a to& and is ha//&, ri+ht$

!BhL$ iro

!?reams are dreams )ecause &ou don.t 0no* the realit&- ' +uess this is one more ste/ to*ardsadulthood for &ou-$ aofumi

!iro doesn.t *ant to )ecome an adult#$ iro

!' see-$ aofumi

ell, hain+ dreams is )etter than hain+ none-

' thin0 this as *ell-

!o* then e<t is ohl and "tlas, huh$ aofumi

"tlas is currentl& ta0in+ u/ residence inside of m& shield, )ut she usuall& slee/s inside of ohl.shouse-

ell, she doesn.t actuall& slee/-

' told her that Santa *on.t come if she doesn.t slee/, so she is /ro)a)l& /uttin+ her )est effort intotr&in+ to slee/in+-

'.ll do "tlas first-

' =uietl& enter her room-

She.s doin+ a er& o)ious fa0e slee/-

'f 8a/h:chan or 8a/htalia did it, it *ould /ro)a)l& a//ear cute-

!De/, This child is definitel& slee/in+-$ aofumi

' sa& in a dee/ oice, as ' ta0e the /re/ared items out of m& sac0 and a//roach her- ' ta0e outanother sac0-

' don.t thin0 ' can +et an& closer, or "tlas *ill dra+ me into the )ed *ith her-

That.s *h& ' came /re/ared-

"tlas cannot see, so she o/erates )& sensin+ /resences-

' /re/are m& /resent in one hand and the sac0 in the other-

!aofu:$ "tlas

' =uic0l& coer "tlas *ith m& s/eciall& /re/ared sac0-[21]

!a, *hat is this#$ "tlas

!%h, ' used materials s/eciall& made so een s/irits can.t /ass throu+h them- "tlas, ' had alread&realiNed &ou *ere (ust fa0e:slee/in+- '.ll )e ca/turin+ &ou no*-$ aofumi

!%h no, aofumi:sama has ca/tured me# 's this *hat &ou call 0idna//in+$ "tlas





' tie the )a+ containin+ "tlas closed, and leae the room *ithout doin+ an&thin+-

This has /roen the effect of the >s/irit ca/turin+. material-

Ben "tlas cannot esca/e it-

Her heart full of the e</ectation that ' *ill 0idna/ her, "tlas remains silent-

!o* then$

' +o do*n the hall and arrie at ohl.s room-

!NNNN--u--uuNNNN$

ohl is still in a )ear:li0e hi)ernation-

' =uietl& ta0e an accessor& that increases resistance to cold, and carefull& /ut it around his nec0- 'can feel the )ed *arm u/ as ' /ut it on him- ' had /ut all sorts of useful charms on this accessor&,

ma0in+ it =uite alua)le-

This is )ecause out of the illa+ers, he has )een *or0in+ es/eciall& hard-

' hae es/eciall& made his /resent a useful one no, '.m (ust com/ensatin+ for the share of/resents that he *ould neer receie from his /arents-

!SuL$

His slee/in+ sounds )ecame sli+htl& more /eaceful-

"fter that

' leae the )a+ that "tlas *as in alone, and /ut on to/ of it a /air of +loes ' s/eciall& made so thats/irits cannot /ass throu+h them-

This *a&, ohl can no* hold her hands-

'.m /lannin+ to ma0e more e=ui/ment li0e this for her later-

!"h, aofumi:sama# Please o/en me u/ =uic0l& $ "tlasǃ

!ine, ine- ell, see &ou later-$ aofumi

!Could this )e the so:called ")andonment Pla& '.ll *ait for &ou foreer#$ "tlas

Kood luc0 *ith that-

9& the *a&, for "tlas, *ho *ished for 「 " steam& ni+ht *ith aofumi」, ' hae +otten 'm&a to ma0e adoll in m& li0eness-

'm&a said she /ut a s/ecial material inside of the stuffed animal, )ut ' *onder *hat it does-

!T:this item# 't +ies off the same /resence as aofumi:sama# Ho* *onderful-$ "tlas

"tlas seems ha//& as she snu++les *ith the doll-



't seems this doll is a suita)le re/lacement for me-

o* she can s/end the entire ni+ht *ith >me.-

's *hat ' thin0 as ' leae more /resents for the t*o of them and leae the house-

The Christmas of the Shield Hero, Part ![edit]

"fter that, *e continuall& traeled around the illa+e usin+ the fl&in+ sled-

's this reall& necessar&

"s ' thin0 this, ' s/ot 8en-

He.s inside of his house- His face is /lanted on the des0 ne<t to his *indo*

!Iin+le )ells Iin+le 9ells$ 8en

hat is this /erson doin+

' 0noc0 on his *indo* and call out to him-

8en loo0s u/- He loo0s li0e he is a)out to cr&-

!hat ha//ened$ aofumi

!':'t.s nothin+-$ 8en

' /eer into 8en.s room-

'nside, there is a ta)le *ith an arra& of fanc& food on it and a ca0e in the center- 't is set for three/eo/le-

So neither emale @ni+ht nor Tani0o sho*ed u/

' can understand Tani0o, )ut emale 0ni+ht &ou too

hat do these /eo/le thin0 the +ood intentions of others are h& did the& i+nore 8en.s offer

ait, ' am Santa ri+ht no*- ' should loo0 at this from Santa.s /ers/ectie-

?oes she seriousl& intend to do that

Christmas monster huntin+ ma& )e oer, )ut does she /lan to leae him li0e this [22]

Ho* sadHe *or0ed =uite hard, and for this end to a holida&---

's *hat ' thin0 from Santa.s /ers/ectie- ot much of a difference-

• si+hM There.s no choice, '.ll do a little )it of *or0 for him-

't.s on the *a&, an&*a&s-

!8en-$ aofumi







!hat is it$ 8en

' /ull t*o /resents out of m& )a+ and thro* them at him-

!Hold on to those, and don.t o/en them- Somethin+ +ood *ill ha//en-$ aofumi

!"h$ 8en

!See &ou later-$ aofumi

' /roceed to +ie iro orders-

She starts runnin+ enthusiasticall& and *e ta0e off-

rom afar, she loo0s li0e a reindeer runnin+ thou+h the s0&-

There- ' see emale @ni+ht *atchin+ the s0& from a *ell:hidden location- Tani0o is there as *ell-The& are /racticin+ s*in+in+ their s*ords near the monster sta)le-

' +et off of the sled in a /lace the& can.t see and a//roach them as if ' *as sim/l& in the middle of a

*al0-

!hat are &ou t*o doin+ Ber&one is alread& aslee/-$ aofumi

! aofumi:dono huh '.e told &ou )efore, )ut toda& ' /lan to sta& u/ in order to +ie m& than0s tothat old man- indea has said that she *ishes to accom/an& me-$ emale @ni+ht

!Deah# ' *ant to than0 Santa#$ Tani0o

Tani0o is s/ortin+ a /air of e<tremel& /ure e&es-

' thin0 8en *ill re+ain his com/osition if ' )rin+ these t*o to him, )ut it seems the& are dead set onmeetin+ Santa Claus-

!")out that- ' came here )ecause the *hite haired old man im/arted a messa+e unto me-$ aofumi

!H"T##$ emale @ni+ht

!He told me that he had left the /resents of the t*o /eo/le *aitin+ outside the monster sta)le *iththe Hero of the S*ord-$

!@A# That old man did an unnecessar& thin+# indea, let us +o ac=uire our /resents from 8en-$emale i+ht [23]

!Anderstood#$ Tani0o

emale @ni+ht and Tani0o leae in a hurr&-

This *ill let 8en en(o& Christmas a little 's *hat ' *ant to )eliee-

!Dou$ Kaelion

Kaelion emer+es from the sta)le and stares at me-

!Dou did somethin+ unnecessar&-$ Kaelion






!' don.t 0no* *hat &ou.re tal0in+ a)out- ' (ust found The Hero of the S*ord cr&in+ to himself to )e too/itiful- Dou *ould hae done the same-$ aofumi

!That is Dou.re ri+ht, )ut Des, that is /itiful, )ut$ Kaelion

!' thou+ht ' *ould /la& Santa and +ie 8en a hand-$ aofumi

!MSi+hM ' +uess there.s no choice- Those t*o had )een +iin+ off a stran+e aura and starin+ ateach other the entire time- o* the monsters in the sta)le can finall& slee/-$ Kaelion

't seems the sta)le.s residents *ere still a*a0e-

Antil no*- The ni+ht is no* com/letel& silent-

hat ?id those t*o thin0 the& *ould miss Santa if the& left for 8en.s /lace

ell it didn.t ta0e much to +et them to +o-

Ben ' found 8en.s dis/la& /itiful-

"nd *ith that, ' hae +ien 8en his Christmas /resent-

!%h &eah, /lease +ie these /resents to the monsters here-$ aofumi

!There.s no /oint if &ou don.t +ie them &ourself-$ Kaelion

!The monsters don.t een )eliee in Santa- "ll of their *ishes *ere addressed directl& to me-$aofumi

The& *ere all thin+s li0e >Batin+ aofumi.s homemade food. or >Pla&in+ *ith aofumi.-

' +ie the /resents of the ones *ho actuall& as0ed for items to Kaelion-

!9& the *a&, *hat does @o+aelion *ant He neer hun+ u/ a *ish sli/-$

!umu '.ll as0 him-$

Kaelion enters the sta)le and )e+ins a lon+ de)ate-

! That.s im/ossi)le- %rder somethin+ else-$

"nd as such, the de)ate continued- hat could he *ant

!He *ants a hu+ from &ou-$ Kaelion

!h& do ' hae to$ aofumi

!He sa&s it is a form of s0inshi/-$ Kaelion! ' see-$ aofumi

's it that custom that is /rominent oerseas

' hu+ Kaelion, *ho has chan+ed into @o+aelion form-

!@DA""""""#$ @o+aelion



"nd he lets out a loud cr&- His s/irits are reall& hi+h-

!hat a stran+e one-$ aofumi

' *ould learn the meanin+ )ehind these actions a little later

!uL$ iro

ire is +larin+ at me from the shado*s-

's she (ealous She reall& is on )ad terms *ith Kaelion-

She should learn from 8a/h:chan- He +ets alon+ *ith Kaelion (ust fine-

"s there is nothin+ left to do here, ' )oard 8a/h:chan;s slei+h and *e de/art-

!e<t is oto&asu and the ilo 8ials-$ aofumi

't is no* sno*in+ heail&-

Has oto&asu fallen aslee/ &et

ell, he.s done a lot toda&- 'n eatin+ and /la&in+, he has )een the first in line for eer&thin+- ' haethe /resent for oto&asu himself, and the one for the ilo 8ials- The& *ould /ro)a)l& )e ha//ierreceiin+ it from oto&asu than from me-

' /eer into the house- oto&asu is indeed aslee/, surrounded )& ilo 8ials-

' =uietl& +et off the sled-

!iro, can &ou lo*er &our head$ aofumi! Sure#$ iro

ollo*in+ m& orders, iro lo*ers her head- ' carefull& remoe some feathers from her crest-

' /lace these in a )o< and thro* them at oto&asu *ith all m& mi+ht-

The& made a soft sound as the& hit the +round near oto&asu- The ilo 8ials near him turn in theirslee/, )ut other*ise remain silent-

ell, oto&asu should )e satisfied *ith this-

err& Christmas

' *onder *h& ' am +iin+ /resents to oto&asu as *ell- ell, '.m Santa for no*-

"fter that, ' circled the illa+e and distri)uted /resents to 'm&a and the rest of the to*nsfol0-

Thou+h 'm&a lies inside of a hole, so ' left her /resent *ith her uncle-

hile ' *as +oin+ around, ' *itnessed 8ishia inside of the dinin+ hall-

hat is she doin+



She seems to )e starin+ 'tsu0i in silence-

The mood is =uite Christmass&-

!"h, it.s aofumi, isn.t it$ 'tsu0i

'tsu0i s/ots the fl&in+ sled, and calls to us *ith his hand in the air-

' should i+nore him- ' *ould ruin the mood-

9ut there is no choice as he has noticed me- So ' /ar0 the sled and +o to meet him-

!hat are &ou t*o doin+ u/ so late at ni+ht$ aofumi

!Bh, e *ere *atchin+ the illa+e- 't /uts our hearts at ease-$ 'tsu0i

!'t seems li0e &ou *ere (ust flirtin+ *ith 8ishia$ aofumi

!Ho* cruel ' don.t hae such moties- 8ishia merel& admires me- There is no loe inoled-$'tsu0i[24]

!eL T:that.s ri+ht- e are onl& here for acation, an&*a&s$

8ishia hesitated for a moment )efore she ans*ered, ho*eer, 'tsu0i immediatel& confirmed herstatement-

This is the o//osite situation from 8en-

!'.m *ron+$ aofumi

!Des, ' hae no ulterior moties, and 8ishia understands this- or no*, ' am sim/l& trainin+ to ma0esure ' do not +o do*n the *ron+ /ath-$

8ishia is noddin+, )ut her face loo0s li0e it is a)out to cr&-

Could this )e *hat me and 8a/htalia.s situation loo0s li0e from an o)(ectie ie*/oint

!"h ell$ aofumi

!'f it.s a)out delierin+ /resents, then *e can hel/-$ 'tsu0i

!:no 't.s fine-$ aofumi

'nstead of /ushin+ this relationshi/ *ith Santa.s authorit&, it is /ro)a)l& )est to leae it )e-

These are the heroes that come to the illa+e the least-

The& should )e allo*ed to rest for a *hile-

!ell, ' +uessed as much-$ 'tsu0i

!Ha$ aofumi

'tsu0i can sometimes )e =uite shar/-

't.s not li0e he isn.t thin0in+ of me-





!"n&*a&s, this is for &ou t*o-$ aofumi

' ta0e out t*o )ottles of s/eciall& )re*ed *ine and +ie it to them-

!'t.s =uite /otent, so drin0 in moderation-$ aofumi

This is the /roduct of the research me and 8at had /ut into the Eucor fruit ' had /reiousl& )eenuna)le to modif&-

The alcohol content is =uite hi+h, )ut the taste is decent- ' hae also /ut a *ea0 enchantment on it tohel/ its drin0ers share their true feelin+s-

't is m& ho/e that this *ill hel/ the t*o of them o/en u/ to each other more

Ho*eer, in the end, ho* *ell it +oes is u/ to 8ishia-

!Than0 &ou-$ 'tsu0i

The resultW )oth of them +ot e<tremel& drun0 and to this da&, neither of them can remem)er *hatha//ened-

9ut it seemed that the& had )ecome closer than )efore )& the ne<t mornin+-

' could use the /o*er of the s/irits to chec0 on them, )ut that *ould )e rude-

"fter that

!a:o:fu:mi:cha:n##$ Sadina

De/, it.s the second *oman *ho *ishes to corru/t this hol& ni+ht-

This is *h& ' )rou+ht more of that *ine-

' thro* the )ottle *ith all of m& stren+th at Sadina-

The alcoholic Sadina catches it and starts +lu++in+ it do*n-

"s e</ected, it seems she.ll drin0 an& sa0e if it.s close )&-

!"h this one is =uite /otent- To *ea0en me this much *ith (ust one )ottle "s e</ected ofaofumi:chan- MhicM$ Sadina

!' made it *ith &ou in mind- '.ll also hae &ou s/ea0 &our true feelin+s-$ aofumi

!' loe aofumi:chan from the )ottom of m& heart- Hurr& and do fun thin+s *ith 8a/htalia:chan so

&ou can do fun thin+s *ith me Bnou+h that &ou for+et a)out 8a/htalia:chan-$ Sadina

These are her true feelin+s, huh

Des- ' should run- 't.s dan+erous here-

!"h, *aitL$ Sadina



' si+nal for iro, *ho is in the s0&, to come to m& aid, and 0ee/ runnin+-

!' told &ou to *ait#$ Sadina

The drun0 Sadina starts to cast ma+ic-

「8eelation・Thunder 9olt V」

")oe me, li+htnin+ )e+ins to form-

Ho*eer, ' am the Shield HeroG this leel of ma+ic *on.t een feel itch&-

' /oint m& shield to the s0& and /re/are m&self-

9ut to use 8eelation leel ma+ic, is she tr&in+ to 0ill me

!"raL$ Sadina [25]

!aster, let.s +o to elt&.s /lace as *ell $ iroǃ

!Des, lets-$ aofumi

This illa+e is dan+erous- e fl& in the direction of castle-

The Christmas of the Shield Hero, Con"lusion[edit]

The fl&in+ sled is on a course set for elromar0 Castle-

!o* ho* une</ected-$ Jueen

Trash and the Jueen are on the Castle.s terrace- The& seemed to hae set u/ a romantic aura-

' +uess een 8o&alt& s/ends Christmas li0e this-

' feel )ad for ruinin+ the mood and turn to leae, )ut the& call me )ac0-

!'.m sorr& for )otherin+ &ou so late at ni+ht-$ aofumi

!ere &ou distri)utin+ /resents to the illa+ers$ Jueen

!ell, ' had almost finished, )ut there someone *ho *ished to corru/t the hol& ni+ht, and$aofumi

!' see$ Trash

Trash nods *ith a 0no*in+ face- ell, his /erce/tieness is his onl& +ood =ualit&-

He had +uessed the situation from loo0in+ at our faces-

!e.ll return )& /ortal in a little )it-$ aofumi







!o, no, ta0e &our time- elt& is alread& aslee/, )ut &ou can at least loo0 at her slee/in+ face-$Trash

!"h- ' understand-$ aofumi

Trash has chan+ed a lot from )ac0 then- or some reason, he is tr&in+ to +et me and elt& to+ether-

!That.s ri+ht '*atani:dono, ta0e &our time-$ Jueen

The =ueen also receies us *arml&-

!?o &ou /lan to +ie elt& a Christmas Present$ Trash

hat is this /erson sa&in+

' hae no idea *hat sort of /resent to +ie her-

!ait, "ren.t &ou, Trash, more fit to /la& the role of Santa for her$ aofumi

' mean, he has a )eard and he.s around the correct a+e-

't seems he *ill loo0 +ood in a Santa Suit-

!Dour *orr& is undue-$ Trash

!'.m sa&in+ it.s ironic- ?on.t salute me#$ aofumi

' don.t reall& feel li0e dealin+ *ith Trash-

!"nd '.m not )rash enou+h to ta0e a*a& the (o& of a /arent +iin+ their dau+hter a /resent-$aofumi

!ell then, *e hae /re/ared a /resent to +ie her, so *h& don.t &ou and m& hus)and /ut it )& her/illo* to+ether$ Jueen

The Jueen starts nud+in+ Trash as if she had said a +ood idea-

't *as a terri)le idea-

"nd *h& do ' hae to hel/ +ie it an&*a&s

!iro *ants to +ie elt& a /resent too-$ iro

!$ aofumi

Perfect- This )ird can +o +ie elt& a /resent, and ' can ma0e m& leae-

'.ll leae this one to iro-

!ait- asterL$ iro



The =ueen effectiel& seals off iro.s moements *ith a ri))on-

The Jueen lifts u/ iro, and )e+ins to carr& her off-

!%0a&, Trash, &ou +o +ie &our /resent *ith that Hero- '.ll /re/are m& o*n /resent-$ Jueen

!Bh#$ iro

iro is loo0in+ to me for hel/-

' didn.t see an&thin+-

!SuL-$ elt&

She.s slee/in+ =uite /eacefull&- 9ut if ' ma0e a *ron+ moe and *a0e her u/, it *ill )e trou)lesome-

She *or0s =uite hard for her a+e-

' li+htl& stro0e her forehead, and leae the )o< alon+ *ith the Jueen.s /resent-

!See &ou iro- Pla& nicel& *ith elt&-$ aofumi

!Des#$ iro

!%0a&, let.s +o, Trash-$ aofumi

!'*atani:dono, *h& don.t &ou slee/ *ith them as *ell$ Trash

!Surel& &ou (est-$ aofumi

h& do ' hae to slee/ *ith elt&

' can ima+ine *hat sort of face she *ill ma0e *hen she +ets u/

!9ut if '*atani doesn.t slee/ in the same )ed as elt&, *hat meanin+ does Christmas hold$ Trash

Trash- 't seems he has no /lans of )ac0in+ off-

@u Ben here, there are /eo/le tr&in+ to corru/t m& hol& ni+ht-

9ut &ou hae made some +rae errors on &our calculations-

Those *ould )e the fact that ' am a Hero that holds s/ecial /o*er, and the fact that 8a/h:chan ishere-

!8a/h:chan#$ aofumi!hat are &ou doin+, '*atani:dono$ Trash

' suddenl& ta0e out 8a/h:chan, *ho had )een hidin+- Trash is s/eechless-

!'f &ou +o an& further, then &our /rincess (ust mi+ht *a0e u/$ aofumi

!Ku$ Trash



' stare at Trash in silence-

' don.t 0no* if he +ae u/, )ut Trash left the room-

or not-

!'f &ou sa& that much, ' *ill +ie u/ for no*, )ut ne<t time ' *ill hae other /lans-$ Trash

"s e</ected of a 0in+- This much isn.t enou+h to ma0e him +ie u/-

!See &a, iro-$ aofumi

!See &a, +ood ni+ht#$ iro

e and 8a/h:chan *ent outside, and used Portal to return home-

!"h '.m tired-$ aofumi

8a/h:chan and ', *ho had *ar/ed )ac0 to m& house, sit do*n and si+h-

Sadina She *as drun0 and colla/sed at the illa+e entrance-

' loo0 to the s0&, and *onder if she.ll )e o0a& o, she.ll )e (ust fine, let.s leae her )e-

' mean, she.s reall&, 8B"EED stron+ a+ainst the cold-

!Kood *or0-$ 8a/htalia

The door to m& room o/ens, and 8a/htalia comes out-

!Dou should +o to slee/- Santa *on.t isit &ou-$ aofumi

' hae the last fe* /resents inside of m& sac0-

' /lanned to /ut one )& 8a/htalia.s /illo*, )ut

!%f course ' 0no* Santa isn.t real, aofumi:sama *as doin+ Santa.s role this &ear, correct$8a/htalia

!Sa& *hat$ aofumi

!There.s no *a& ' *ouldn.t 0no*-$ 8a/htalia

!Hmm That.s true, )ut ' still ho/ed &ou hadn.t fi+ured it out-$ aofumi

' *anted 8a/htalia to remain as a dream:filled child-

Ei0e emale @ni+ht-

!Dour actual a+e is =uite lo*, isn.t it "ct &our a+e, dream more-$ aofumi

!hat sort of lo+ic is that$ 8a/htalia



!8afuL$ 8a/h:chan

!%h, ' hae one for &ou too, 8a/h:chan-$ aofumi

' ta0e out 8a/h:chan.s /resent from the sac0 and hand it to him-

9& the *a&, iro.s /resent *as the dinner and the tas0 of delierin+ /resents in itself-

8a/h:chan didn.t reall& *ant an&thin+, so ' ar)itraril& /ic0ed somethin+ out for him-

!8afuL#$ 8a/h:chan

8a/h:chan, *ho had alread& o/ened his /resent, *as admirin+ the Plush animal ' had made of him-

Des, /ets should )ehae cutel& li0e this-

!"nd for 8a/htalia is this-$ aofumi

"nd *ith that ' hae +ien a*a& the last /resent-'nside is clothin+- ' thou+ht 8a/htalia *ould loo0 +ood in Ia/anese clothes, so ' had them made-

' had /laced the order a lon+ time a+o, )ut this and that ha//ened, so ' *as onl& a)le to /ic0 themu/ recentl&-

hich is *h& ' am /resentin+ them to her no*-

!"h, than0 &ou-$ 8a/htalia

!Then, should *e +o to slee/$ aofumi

!hat a)out &ou$ 8a/htalia

!e h& *ould ' +ie a /resent to m&self$ aofumi

!' see then$ 8a/htalia

"nd 8a/htalia hands me t*o )o<es-

The first one is =uite )i+-

!This is$ aofumi

!'t.s a /resent from eer&one, and a /resent from me-$ 8a/htalia

The )i+ one contained a letter, and materials used to re/air and u/+rade e=ui/ment-

' +uess the illa+ers had noticed- 8ecentl& m& e=ui/ment had )een +ettin+ *orn do*n, and ' *asdiided on *hether or not to send them in for re/airs-

The letter contained *ords of than0s to*ards me-

"s for 8a/htalia.s 't.s a /lush doll of 8a/htalia and me- 't is the /erfect scale to +o as a set *ith8afu.s /lush&-

!Than0 &ou er& much-$ aofumi



' honestl& than0ed her-

9efore ' noticed it, ' had s/o0en m& mind- ' force a smile-

!o* then, Eet us +o to slee/- There.s still the Christmas /resents ' hae to /re/are for tomorro*-$

't.s the monsters. re=uests of >Pla& *ith me. that ' still hae to fulfill-

!%0a&-$ 8a/htalia

!8afuL#$ 8a/h:chan

!Toni+ht is cold, so let.s slee/ to+ether-$ aofumi [26]

!D:&es#$ 8a/htalia

!Ho*eer, *e *on.t )e corru/tin+ this hol& ni+ht, or the /ererted *omen *ill ta0e me a*a&-$aofumi

hen ' +et u/, ' find somethin+ on m& /illo*-

' start to +et u/ to chec0 its identit&-

E&in+ there is a /resent ' don.t remem)er seein+ *hen ' *ent to slee/-

ho could it )e from

' loo0 inside to ma0e sure it isn.t a /resent ' for+ot to delier-

'nside is a sin+le /hoto+ra/h-

't.s a /hoto of m& former *orld- ' am in the center and around me are 8a/htalia, "tlas, m& famil&,and m& old friends-

't.s =uite a liel& scene-

There aren.t man& /eo/le *ho *ould )e a)le to o)tain such an item-

or me to )e a)le to ma0e this sort of face ' +uess this a /resent from m&self-

't.s /ro)a)l& from the me in that *orld to the me in this *orld-

't loo0s li0e '.m hain+ fun oer there as *ell-

't.s not li0e ' hae an& intentions of returnin+-

' had lon+ thro*n a*a& such am)itions-

!iichan, iichan#$ @iel

' hear the sound of the children runnin+ around *ith their ne* to&s-

That.s ri+ht, ri+ht no* '.m liin+ a ha//& enou+h life that the me oer there *ould )e (ealous-






14-Ium/ u/ Y TEW ' do not 0no* *hat )ein+ a stereot&/ical cold hater entails-

15-Ium/ u/ Y TEW S/oilers, she.s a *hale-

16-Ium/ u/ Y TEW He is sa&in+, een if &ou can do it, don.t dra+ others do*n *ith &ou-

17-Ium/ u/ Y TEW ' don.t reall& 0no* *hat aofumi means, ma&)e that he should 0no* to hold

his desires close or )e honest to himself-

1-Ium/ u/ Y TEW iro is tr&in+ to sa& Santa is aster-

1-Ium/ u/ Y TEW 't sa&s the Scoutin+ team.s Eumo race !"#, )ut ' don.t 0no* ho* to

translate this-

2U-Ium/ u/ Y TEW The& are still slee/in+ in the same )ed "lso, that *as /hrased =uite

*ron+l&, )ut ' don.t 0no* ho* else to sa& it-

21-Ium/ u/ Y TEW This is +oin+ in man& )ad directions on m& mind-

22-Ium/ u/ Y TEW The& use a reall& )ad /un that *or0s in Bn+lish )ut ' *ill not use it here- The&

/rett& much sa& she made his Iin+le 9ells into Sin+le 9ells-

23-Ium/ u/ Y TEW for ac=uire, she uses a *ord that is closer to steal, snatch, /lunderetc-

24-Ium/ u/ Y TEW $‸ლ

25-Ium/ u/ Y TEW ' assume iro /ic0s him u/ and flies off at this /oint-

26-Ium/ u/ Y TEW Z Z ʖ

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