Lazy Dungeon Master

’ll be your win.
How about it?”
“Refused.
I’ll be taking my win and leaving.”

Wataru persistently tried to change the rules, by magic is a mage’s trump card.
It’s not like I’d easily expose my hand to adventurers who aren’t even my party members.
And even if I used [Create Golem] to flip him over like I did with Misha, Wataru could just take advantage of the rules that allowed him to move within the circle and trample the golem.
Rather, this Hero… can he fly?

“Eh? Aren’t we bonding? I want us to get closer, that’s why I’m reducing my debt.”
“Then how about I double the debt amount as interest? Maybe I will.
I mean, that way, our relationship will double.”

“Sorry, please spare me from that…”

Wataru bowed spontaneously.
It was mostly a joke to start with, so let’s forgive him.
Seeing us talk to each other like that, Nayuta was frowning like she’d eaten something bitter.

“… Even though Heroes are existences that should inspire fear and awe… no, maybe this Hero-sama is a special case…? Or perhaps Village Chief-san is..
un, Village Chief-san is suspicious.
Setting everything else aside, Village Chief-san is beyond suspicious.
“Hey, that’s not something you should say right in front of someone.”
“It’s alright.
I’m saying it so that you’ll hear it.”

Tentatively, I’m the most famous person in the village.
The village chief.

“You’re a figurehead, right? I know Rokuko-sama’s background.
As well as how Village Sub-Chief Wozuma-san handles everything himself.”

Rokuko’s background… as a Dungeon Core? No, it’s gotta be about her being the empire’s head’s (Haku-san’s) little sister.
So Rokuko is the most famous person in the village.
I see.
I’d heard that beastkin were fussy about pecking order, but it’s like that? I’m at a pretty low spot in Nayuta’s mind? So that’s why she’s been talking to me with that sort of attitude.
She reported that I was strong to the point of being a good match against Setsuna, so although I should’ve been—what was it, [Promising]? Well, although I should be that, what kind of evaluation criteria did Nayuta have for me to be so low in her books? Maybe it’s more about ingenuity than battle prowess?
Maybe it’s because it looks like I just sleep everyday and eat delicious food without doing anything? I even recently refused Gozoh’s invitation for preparing for an emergency after all.
I was sleeping though. [1]
Well, I decided to leave Nayuta alone and ask Wataru something.

“By the way, Wataru.
Why Nerune? You could get anyone you want as a Hero.”
“… That’s just it.
I’m a Hero.
Women either draw close to me because of my title or stay away like I’m some monster.
Then it turns into stuff like marriage fraud by some country’s spy…”

Wataru had a distant look to him.
Heroes have it pretty tough, huh.

As he said the word ‘spy’, Setsuna’s tail twitched.
Anyone other than me would’ve missed it.
And with her having Wakoku’s confidential information… so it’s like that? Looks like her identity suddenly offered itself up on a silver platter.
… Hmm? But thinking about it more, didn’t she practically say she was a spy? She even said that her employer was Wakoku’s Daimyo.
Is it alright for her to actually say that?

“On that point, this inn is nice! I’m not treated any differently and it’s comfortable like when I was in Japan! Kehma-san even looks Japanese-ish, so I practically want to just live here.”
“What, you’re an M?” [2]
“I’m not! But you, Rokuko-sama and Nerune-san all just talk to me, not caring about my title…”
“Y-yeah.”

Seeing his lonely expression, it’s pretty hard for me to say anything in response.
This guy… so he had a lonely attribute to him? Maybe I should go a bit easier on him…

“Also, Kehma-san’s the first person to beat me in a mock fight since I debuted as a hero!”
“Oi cut it out.
Don’t go off saying that I beat a Hero or anything.”
“I knew you’d find it troublesome, Kehma-san, that’s just like you.
I won’t say anything.
Ah, but in exchange, about my debt…”
“I won’t be reducing it at all.
That’s the compensation for wagering Kuro.”
“I understand.
I will pay it off with everything I have.”

Right then, he bowed and gave a true apology.
It might be a bit late to think about it, but he even sent his dignity as a Hero to the wind, huh.
… Or did he not have it from the start?