The Retired Demon of the Maxed-Out Village: Volume 1 by Akinosuke Nishiyama

Author:Akinosuke Nishiyama [NISHIYAMA, AKINOSUKE]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The princess knight was excited. It was like a tale of adventure.

After nearly an hour of walking, Albrea and the children arrived at the old castle. Even bigger up close, its appearance was befitting of a stronghold of the Demon Lord’s army. It lived up to its reputation in the Song of Bilegga.

Although it no longer had its defensive ramparts, the central structure alone was quite large. Tall watchtowers stood at each corner, and foundations for ballistae could be seen on the roof. The castle’s entrance had a massive, rugged iron gate, but unlike modern castles, there was no magically powered mechanism to open it. It was possible there had been giants among the duke’s retainers who had been in charge of opening it. Farther inside there was a large residential tower, but all the windows were shut tight. It was readily apparent nobody was living there.

“This place is huge. Did Bilegga I really come here all by himself?” Albrea gave a self-deprecating chuckle. “I couldn’t even imagine doing that.”

Even in its run-down state, the duke’s castle hadn’t lost its majesty. Were a war to break out today and enemies broke through the castle’s nonexistent walls, they would still be stopped in their tracks by the structure’s imposing presence.

But now, with its purpose fulfilled, it lay secluded deep in the forest. Yet it wasn’t neglected. The lack of vines encroaching on the structure and the weeds neatly plucked around the castle vicinity were proof it was still being maintained.

“It’s so quiet, but it doesn’t feel dead. What is this ambience?” Albrea asked.

“It’s like it’s sleeping,” the goat-horned Nito said softly, holding her doll tightly.

Albrea nodded in agreement. It certainly did feel like it was dozing off in the cozy light filtering through the trees. It reminded her of the duke in a way. Turning her head, Albrea couldn’t help but express her wonder at the rest of the scenery around her. “The castle looks out over the village.”

“Meow, meow, meow! It’s higher up than it seems! The duke said he used to love the view up here!” Mill hopped up and down, as energetic as ever. Albrea looked at the other children and expected them to be just as lively, but they were surprisingly docile.

“Ah, that must be it.” Albrea looked up and saw the sun already directly overhead. The walk wasn’t a big deal to her, but for the children it must have been a long distance. No wonder they were out of fuel. “This seems like a nice place to have lunch.”

The children’s eyes lit up the moment she mentioned food. They immediately sat down around Albrea and started opening up lunch boxes they must have gotten from Yoto. She joined them and opened up her basket. Before long they had all given their thanks for the food and were stuffing their faces with Yoto’s sandwiches.

Albrea took a bite and the sweet bread and fresh vegetables mixed together with the taste of the juicy meat and spread throughout her mouth.

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