Chapter 157: 156 – The Stellar Sister takes the Lead – II

"Oh Holy Beast-sama! You've returned safely!"

"Wan. It was a fun adventure, wan."

Stella stared at the scene in front of her with a blank stare while hugging Wata as emotional support.

It was a blitz of activity.

After comforting Norn nee-chan who had been practicing in the rain on the other ship and scolding Onii-chan about neglecting her, Stella went back to her room to take a nap. A lot of things had happened and she was exhausted, so she took the time to get some proper rest.

And it was the right choice considering the current situation.

Dorudia village. The home of the Dorudia Beast Race tribe within the leaves of the Great Forest.

...For some reason, Stella had a flashback to a loud-mouthed and ramen loving ninja, but she set that aside.

In any case, when she woke up, they had already arrived. In fact, they had arrived for a while, long enough for Stella to be tucked into a cozy warm bed.

But shortly after that, Onii-chan came to grab her and her new puppy to meet some people.

Which led to the current situation.

Stella's new puppy sat in the middle of a formal banquet hall, licking his white fur.

That much wasn't too strange. But the fact that there were over a dozen big and burly onii-chans with dog ears kneeling in front of the puppy was. And stranger still was the fact that there were even more people waiting outside, straining to take a look inside the building.

Including Toni and Sena, who were peeking in from a back window barely out of sight.

'...This feels like a yakuza meeting.'

It reminded Stella of something she saw by chance once in the past. A high-profile yakuza member had been released from prison and a group of men in suits had knelt down before the guy, welcoming him back.

...Actually, now that she thought about it, wasn't this how the White Knights reacted whenever they saw her?

...Oh. Right. Since Onii-chan was a Demon Lord, which was kind of like a yakuza boss, that would make her a princess... or something? A yakuza princess? After all, she was the youngest. And then Norn nee-chan would be the scary tomboy big sis... meaning that Aisha nee-chan is probably the smart secretary type who's secretly the scariest?

"So you are the hero we have been waiting for!"

A gruff old male voice.

Stella blinked and saw that someone had walked over while she was thinking.

It was an old man wearing tribal clothing with some red face paint. He had fluffy white ears and a full face beard with hair just as white. He was also still in great shape despite the wrinkles on his face. Like a retired army ojii-san.

He placed a fist into his left palm and gave a deep bow. "Thank you for saving my granddaughter along with the other children of our tribe, Hero."

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Stella's puppy turned around to look at her and barked. "Wan! See? She's really a hero! Wan."

Wata finally spoke up at that and glared at the puppy. "Stop trying to act cute and talk normally, you mongrel!"

"I don't know what you mean. ...Wan."

Wata pointed at it and said, "There! That! You hesitated! You almost forgot the 'wan'!"

Stella sighed and patted Wata's head. "Ignore him, Wata. He has an image to uphold, you know?"

"Hmph." Wata huffed and crossed his arms, leaning back in Stella's embrace.

The old man laughed and said, "The hero is beloved by the spirits as well, I see?"

Stella puffed her cheeks and said, "Who are you, old man?" After that, she looked off to the side at Rudy and said, "And why am I here, Onii-chan? Couldn't you have talked with these people by yourself?"

Rudy looked up from writing in his journal at a table off to the side and then said, "I could have. But this mess isn't my fault for once, so I'm just taking some notes."

"Aren't you supposed to help out as my Onii-chan?!"

Rudy waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. I've chatted a bit already and you've just become a sort of messiah figure for the Beast Race folk. It's nothing new."

"Nothing-!?" Stella paused, thinking about her Onii-chan's current status.

...Right. There wasn't any point into complaining about the spotlight to someone like that.

Stella sighed and then patted Wata's head again.

Wata preened and then looked over at the puppy with an arrogant smirk.

The puppy grit his teeth, but endured and pretended to be happy and cute.

"Anyway," Stella said. "What do you mean that I'm a hero? Explain it to me like I'm five."

Maybe they were just talking about it in the sense of her being their benefactor? Someone who saved their children and was honored because of it?

The old man looked confused for a bit. "Are you not...? No." He shook his head and then looked Stella in the eyes. "As you wish Hero. You see..." The old man smiled, eyes sparkling with excitement. "Lady Stella... You are the hero who Holy Beast-sama has selected as his lifelong companion. The one he will aid in the future to prevent the destruction of the world. Lady Stella... you are this world's savior!"

"Pft."

Stella sent a death glare at Rudy.

Rudy smiled back.