Chapter 145: I'm Back

“Tina.”

Tina’s tears streamed down her face as she stood before the monument. I called out to her.

“Halt-sama, I’m not sure why, but… my tears won’t stop.”

She had recalled her memories related to the Hero’s — to my name.

All the memories attached to that name, which the goddess had sealed, were also returned to her.

Tina was the person who called me by name most frequently when I came to this world as a hero, no doubt about that. That was why I was pretty sure there were many blurred parts.

Her fuzzy memories had completely returned now.

Everything came back all at once, so she must have been overwhelmed.

She must’ve been totally confused.

I was a bit hesitant to tell her that I was that hero.

I had made her wait for a hundred years.

Would she understand that it was ‘I’?

But I believe in ‘myself.’

I was Tina’s hero, after all.

If it was the hero, then he could help Tina.

I gently embraced Tina.

“Halt-sama.”

I already decided what I was going to say right from the start.

“I’m back.”

“—!!”

See, look at Tina’s expression.

As I thought, she would understand.

I was over the moon.

“Sorry for making you wait for a hundred years.”

“I-impossible…. No, no way….”

“I’m Halt. Tina Ernol’s husband, Halt Ernol. And also Haruto, the Guardian Hero who defeated the Demon King with you, Saijou Haruto.”

“A-are you really that Hero-sama?”

“....I want Tina to call me by name.”

“!!!!!”

Tina should remember this phrase.

Besides —

“I lost my memories, and my appearance changed… but I fell in love with Tina all over again. Besides, Tina also came to love me, right?”

‘My’ intuition was completely right.

“I-I searched for you properly too, Haruto-sama.”

“Yeah, I know. Thank you.”

Tina pulled me closer to her with more strength.

“Welcome home, Haruto-sama.”

“Yeah, I’m back. Tina.”

Tina did her gesture of asking for a kiss.

She didn’t change at all during those hundred years.

Tina became absolutely gorgeous, though.

I kissed Tina.

Just like a century ago, Tina circled her arms around my neck.

I couldn’t separate from her now.

And just like that, Tina and my tongues entwined.

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“Those two, it’s as if they totally forgot that we’re here.” (Youko)

“So hot~” (Mai and Mei)

“Halt is Saijou Haruto-sama — in other words, he’s the Guardian Hero-sama, and Tina-sama had been thinking about him for a century… So even if they did that, it can’t be helped.” (Leaffa)

“So Halt is also a person from another world, huh.” (Luna)

“‘Halt too’… so does that mean Luna is also a person from another world, meow?” (Merdie)

“Ah! N-no, I mean, ahm... yes. Sorry for keeping it a secret.”

“You don’t have to apologize, meow. Even if Luna came from another world, it doesn’t matter. You’re still my friend, meow.”

“Merdie… Thank you very much.”

“Still, I finally understand why Halt got that monstrous power after knowing that he’s an alien.”

“You’re right, Luke… Still, looks like Halt and Teacher Tina don’t have any plans on stopping, huh.”

“Shut up, Ryuushin.”

“Ah, they already separated, though?” (Leaffa)

“Yeah, but they’re still doing a staring contest, though.” (Youko)

“Oh, perhaps, this is….” (Mai and Mei)

“T-they started all over again, meow.”

I could totally hear what Leaffa and the others were saying.

But I was head over heels right now, so I couldn’t stop flirting with Tina.

This gorgeous elf had waited for me for a hundred years, and she was begging to be kissed.

There’s no way I could hold back, right?