Chapter 275 : Grown Up

"We definitely have to make sure it's foolproof, after all, Skala is a very strict test."

Shesi and Iruma:? Strict… really?

"That's true! Then let's steadily catch Shesi and Iruma!" As the door opened,

"I'm home!" Iruma was the first to appear before them.

Sullivan and Opera looked at Iruma, his cheeks round, wearing the fake ears of the Doer Tribe, looking happy.

"So cute!"

Opera immediately pulled out a camera.

"Iruma-kun, please strike that pose again."

"Ah… oh, oh."

"These ears are…"

"They're a specialty of the Doer Tribe! I even brought you guys some… Eh? Has Big Brother not come back yet?"

Just then, the door opened again.

"I'm home~"

Suddenly, a wild man completely covered in leaves appeared before the three.

The three: … "Eh? What's wrong?" Shesi looked at the three in confusion.

Then, the three immediately ran over, crying, and hugged Shesi.

"Big Brother, you must have had a really hard time, right?"

Shesi:??!

Shesi stiffly responded to the three, while thinking that their reactions might be a bit exaggerated. His gaze then fell on the brightly polished floor at the bottom of the stairs, which reflected his current appearance: covered in leaves and dirt.

"Uh… I'm actually fine, it's just that my clothes and everything got torn from the training." Shesi comforted the three, though his heart felt warm. Hearing this, the three looked up, and Shesi smiled and said to them,

"I'm home."

"Welcome home!" x3

"Oh, oh, oh, that's right, I also brought you a souvenir, Big Brother." Iruma placed a Doer Tribe ear on Shesi's head. Shesi felt like with this tight band on, he wasn't quite himself anymore.

Shesi and Iruma walked inside and opened the door.

"Welcome back! Shesi-kun, Iruma-kun!" Soi, Lead, and Schneider emerged from the shadows, startling Iruma.

"Eh, eh? Everyone? Why are you here?"

Opera walked out and said,

"I told everyone that Lord Shesi and Iruma-kun were coming back."

"Hehe, everyone gave them surprises at Azu's house and Clara's house respectively. They'll be here soon~ Oh, we just couldn't stay at school, everyone wanted to congratulate them," Lead said.

"So, congratulations on Skala!" Then he handed two drinks to Shesi and Iruma.

Hearing this, Shesi and Iruma looked at each other and smiled.

"We're back!"

Lead slung his arms over their shoulders.

"Come on, tell us about your Skala and what's with these ears on your heads?"

"Ah, Lead-kun, do you want some too? I brought some for you guys as well."

"Eh, eh, eh? We get some too?"

Then the scene was… a Doru gathering~ Iruma also pulled out the Doer Tribe carrots he got from the Doer Tribe and shared them generously for a while.

Everyone's review was unanimously: cosmically delicious.

"Eh, eh? Shesi-kun's experience sounds so dangerous."

Lead looked worriedly at Shesi, who had been washed and cleaned and was now "brand new."

"Yes, but it was fine, right? There wasn't much danger there anymore, and Lord Amaymon was there. If anything went beyond the test, Lord Amaymon wouldn't just watch and do nothing. Thanks to Lord Amaymon, my combat abilities have grown a lot," Shesi said, looking at his hands.

"What about Iruma-kun?" Everyone turned to look at Iruma.

"Hmm… First! We took in a student… then we opened a school, and finally, thanks to Lord Mephisto, the Doer Tribe…"

"Ah… it all sounds so exciting," Lead said, looking at the ceiling.

"Oh, that reminds me, so you two are both Rank 6 now?" Lead suddenly reacted and asked.

Shesi nodded.

"Yes, Amaymon said that after the Thirteen Crowns' review comes down in a while, it will be sent to me."

Then everyone looked at Iruma.

"Uh… the result?" Iruma fell into thought, then looked at everyone.

"I… don't know."

"Huh? You don't know?"

"So what exactly did you go and do?"

Shesi suddenly chuckled.

"That's so like you, Iruma, no… that *is* you," Shesi laughed, and everyone couldn't help but laugh too.

Iruma scratched his head, then sent a message to Mephisto.

"Excuse me, my test…"

"Ah, that, I'll come find you tomorrow."

Just as Iruma was about to ask more, Azu and Clara both ran over.

"Iruma-kun! Did you pass Skala?" x2

"It's all my fault, I forgot about the Skala results. How was it, Iruma-kun?"

"Uh… I don't know."

Clara had originally been looking at Iruma, but upon seeing Shesi, she immediately pounced on him and began to replenish her Shesi energy. Shesi also patted her head at the opportune moment.

"Our Clara worked hard too, I just heard from my brother."

Hearing this, Clara blushed.

"Clara wants more praise."

Seeing this, everyone laughed.

"Come on, everyone's here, so let's toast!"

Grandpa, seeing this, also said,

"It's very late already. Everyone, stay overnight tonight!"

"It's like that time during the month-end crossing."

"Indeed, but that time everyone got drunk because Lead-kun made a mistake, and in the end, each person had to write a letter of deep regret…"

Hearing this, everyone gave an awkward laugh, and then,

"Let's just go to sleep obediently tonight, shall we?"

At night, the stars outside twinkled. Iruma, unable to sleep, quietly slipped out of his room, wanting to enter his brother's room but then thought better of it and gave up. However, Shesi's room door suddenly opened, and Shesi walked out in his pajamas.

"What's wrong? Not asleep yet?" Shesi looked at Iruma.

"Ah… Big Brother, you're not asleep yet. I can't quite sleep."

Hearing this, Shesi led Iruma to the kitchen.

"Then let's have a cup of hot milk, like before." Shesi put three cups of milk into the microwave.

"Eh? Is Big Brother going to drink two cups?"

Shesi looked towards the door upon hearing this.

"This cup is for Opera-san." Sure enough, as soon as Shesi finished speaking, Opera, who had been hiding by the door, peeked out.

"Lord Shesi's perception has become much stronger."

Shesi nodded. Because he had been sleeping in the forest before, and there were many insects or small mammals there, his perception had grown very quickly. Opera frowned upon hearing this, then pulled out gloves from behind her, took out the milk, and looked at Shesi with a bit of heartache.

Opera watched the two for a moment, then sighed.

"Lord Shesi and Iruma-kun have grown up… Just a year ago when they first arrived…"

Shesi became interested upon hearing this.

"Opera-san, what was your first impression of us back then?"

Opera thought for a moment, then said,

"'Vulnerable,' I suppose?"

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Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.

"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"