[Returning to the Minotaur Village]

In any case, I asked the Hero of Light to deal with the monsters within his capability and had Phinis-sama send him back to his comrades.

At the time, she gave him a sword as an apology, but it wasn’t something that a hero would use no matter how you look at it, as it appeared like a cursed sword and was overflowing with ominousness.

Of course, she wasn’t trying to turn him into a Blackdoll again. The sword seemed to have the ability to absorb and seal the monsters it cut. It was apparent that the gift was meant to convey her wish for him not to kill the monsters, if at all possible.

However, while he had accepted her apology, it didn’t change the fact that she had killed him once. It must be quite difficult for him to bring himself to accept her request. But being a compassionate person, the Hero of Light readily received the sword.

I heaved a huge sigh of relief upon seeing it.

And thus, one matter was solved. Now, it’d be great if I could get Elma’s help so that we could go against Elysium, but—

“W-wait!? P-please, give me some more time!? M-my heart isn’t ready yet!?”

“O-oh, okay. But you don’t need to worry too much about it, alright? If push comes to shove, I’d just figure out another way.”

As you could see, she was holding her head, still struggling desperately to make up her mind.

Well, in Elma’s case, perhaps the fact that we were childhood friends made things complicated.

I wouldn’t blame her in case she couldn’t make up her mind in the end.

“Alright then, in the meantime let’s take Nazarie-san and Porco-san to the minotaur village. We’ve been making them wait for too long. So, can you bring us there, Phinis-sama?”

“Yes, sure…”

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“Guha!?”

――Thud.

Naturally, the one who collapsed with blood spurting out of their nose the moment we arrived at the village was Porco-san.

To a fan of big breasts like him, this place was the same as a haven, a breast haven—it was no wonder why he’d react that way.

Well, I’d especially asked Nazarie-san to accompany him so as to prevent him from causing troubles to the minotaurs, but—

“Guha!?”

――Thud.

She seemed to have been shocked herself. She collapsed with her eyes rolled back and her body twitched.

But wasn’t she overreacting?

If she vomited blood on top of all that, she would surely look like a dead person…

At that time.

“—Oh, you’ve come. I’m glad you’re safe, humans.”

The minotaur chief came approaching us under the accompaniment of other minotaurs.

Her breasts and abs were still as amazing as before.

By the way, the ones who visited the village this time were me, the two dwarves, Phinis-sama—who’d used teleportation magic to bring us over—and Magmell, whom Porco-san crazed for.

It was about time he stopped coveting another person’s wife…

I wanted him to find new love, too.

That was a big part of the reason why I asked him to come help.

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. So, uhh, though they seem to be unconscious at the moment, these are the ones who will be helping with the reconstruction. This person is Porco-san, whereas this person is Nazarie-san, the both of them are dwarves.”

“I see. Although I have no clue as to why you are unconscious, you two have my most sincere thanks for coming to help us.”

After bowing to the two unconscious people, “By the way,” the chief turned her eyes to the two waiting behind me—or to be more exact, at Phinis-sama.

It didn’t need to be mentioned, but Phinis-sama was the one who turned her kin Boreios into a Blackdoll and had him destroy the village.

From the minotaurs’ perspective, she could be said to be their mortal enemy, which was why I was wondering how to introduce her for a moment, but I eventually decided to tell them the whole truth.

But.

“Err, this is my wife, the ‘Staff’ Saintess Magmell. And this is—”

“…Goddess Phinis, right?”

““!””

It seemed that the chief already realized who she was. Followed by the other minotaurs, she kneeled in front of Phinis-sama and said, “It is an honor to meet you, Goddess Phinis. I am the chief of the minotaur tribe—Paue. Thank you for gracing us with your presence.”

“Why did you lower your head to me…? I had tried to kill you, you know…?”

“Yes, we were aware of the fact. However, considering your circumstances, which we have also heard of, we concluded the incident to be inevitable. It might have caused our village to be reduced to this state, but it’s not a matter of concern as these kind humans have brought us the people of the dwarf tribe to help with the reconstruction. And who knows, perhaps our village will be stronger and more wonderful than before.”

“I see… But I toyed with your kin…”

“That is true. But thanks to that, he was able to have a satisfying end.”

“You don’t hate me…?”

“Of course, I cannot say for certain that all our people have no grudge against you. However, you, the Goddess of Genesis, have voluntarily come to apologize—that fact alone is sufficient for us.”

“I see… I’m truly sorry for everything…” Phinis-sama humbly bowed her head.

Paue-san and the other minotaurs seemed taken aback for a moment, but then she said, “…Your apology is more than we deserve,” and they lowered their heads again.