The Last Place Hero’s Return - Chapter 295

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Chapter 295. Heaven’s Door (2)
“….”
“….”
A suffocating silence descended upon Heaven’s Door, a concept cafe nestled within Valhalla City.
Juliet—not Julian—whom I’d locked eyes with, froze solid with that smile still painted across her lips.
“Huh? What’s wrong, Dale?”
Albert’s eyes widened in perfect circles as he glanced around, bewildered by the sudden hush.
“Oh, well, you see….”
“Ah, welcome, masters! Have you decided what you’d like to order?”
Juliet extended the menu with a radiant smile gracing her lips.
“…You.”
“My~? Is something troubling you, master?”
“….”
Juliet turned her head toward me, hidden from Albert’s view, mouthing “don’t say anything.”
“…No.”
I pressed my throbbing temples and shook my head.
“Um… you, you, Julian!”
“Yes~ Master Albert.”
“Hehe. Oh, you’re looking beautiful today as well.”
“My, really~? Aw, how embarrassing~♡”
“Ugh.”
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Never mind.”
I had to endure this.
I had to hold back.
Only then could I preserve Albert’s innocent heart….
Wait, hold on.
‘But… didn’t they say Heaven’s Door was a crossdressing cafe before?’
Surely not.
If that were the case, then all the employees working here….
‘Damn it.’
No wonder I’d felt something off since earlier.
“Two omelettes and two glasses of orange juice, please.”
“Yes~ master! Please wait just a moment!”
Juliet delivered her practiced service greeting with a playful wink.
“Hehe.”
Albert gazed at Juliet’s retreating figure, his smile melting away like honey dripping from a spoon.
Judging by those saccharine eyes, he seemed thoroughly smitten with Juliet—or rather, ‘Julian.’
“Listen… Albert.”
“Yeah? What?”
“You knew where you were coming, right?”
“Where this is? Ah, you mentioned this was your first time at a concept cafe, Dale? Haha. That might be a bit overwhelming then.”
“No, that’s not it.”
“Hehe. Actually, this is my first time visiting a cafe like this too.”
Albert continued speaking while awkwardly scratching his head.
“I just stopped by to grab a coffee by chance… and the shop is so beautiful, but more than anything….”
A glance.
Albert turned to look at Juliet and swallowed hard.
“I… I saw Juliet and… fell head over heels at first sight.”
“….”
Judging by that vacant reaction, Albert apparently didn’t even realize this was a crossdressing cafe.
‘Well, it’s understandable enough….’
I had no idea where they’d gathered such talent from.
Honestly, if you didn’t know this was a crossdressing cafe, the staff really did look like ordinary female employees.
I wouldn’t have recognized Juliet at first glance either if I hadn’t seen her crossdressing before.
‘This doesn’t seem like ordinary disguise.’
Setting aside the appearance, the fact that even the voice had been changed to sound genuinely female meant they were definitely using specialized magical artifacts for disguise similar to what Yurina used.
‘It wouldn’t be at a price ordinary people could afford.’
Disguise magical artifacts were difficult to obtain even with the income of a ranker-class hero—where on earth had they gotten something so expensive—.
“Tada! Heaven’s Door’s pride! An angel’s omelette rice~!”
“….”
Now that I think about it, wasn’t Juliet a young master from a conglomerate family?
‘How serious is he about crossdressing.’
My head throbbed.
“Now, I’ll write your name in ketchup, Master Albert♡”
“U, uh. Thanks.”
“Hehe. By the way, you came with a friend today?”
“…I wanted to get some advice.”
“Advice? Do you have something troubling you? If so, why don’t you tell Juliet~.”
“Ah, no!”
Albert shook his head with a startled expression.
Albert’s face, smiling bashfully, had turned red as a beet.
‘Damn it.’
What the hell am I watching right now.
“Um… D, Dale, would you like me to write your name too?”
“No, I….”
“Huh? How does Juliet know Dale’s name?”
“…!”
“…!”
Oh, crap—!
“Ah, I heard Master Albert calling his friend ‘Dale’ earlier!”
“Huh? Did I?”
“Y-yes, you did!”
Juliet Kang turned with an ohoho smile.
“W-well then, I have something to do in the kitchen, so I’ll just be going!”
“Ah….”
Leaving Albert to exhale a wistful sigh, Juliet Kang fled toward the kitchen like she was running away.
Albert watched her retreating figure blankly for a moment before carefully shifting his gaze toward me.
“S-so, what do you think, Dale?”
“…About what.”
“Ahem. About Juliet. She’s incredibly beautiful, isn’t she?”
“Uh… yeah. Yeah, she is beautiful.”
“Oh. M-maybe… did you develop feelings for Juliet too….”
“No.”
Absolutely not.
Never.
“Hehe. Really? Well, there are plenty of other beautiful women around you, Dale… Oh, but in my eyes, Juliet is the most beautiful!”
“Uh, yeah.”
Right.
That’s a relief.
“So Dale… h-how should I confess to Juliet?”
“…Confess?”
“Y-yes! Normally, I’d be too scared to even think about confessing… but things are different now.”
Albert looked at me with a gentle smile.
“It’s all thanks to you, Dale.”
“Pardon?”
Thanks to me?
What did I even do….
“Remember during the final evaluation? You said that even a coward like me, someone so timid… must have a role to play.”
No.
That’s not what I meant by that….
“Thank you, Dale. Because of you, I learned what ‘courage’ truly is.”
“….”
“Haha. I called you to ask for advice… but now that I think about it, this isn’t the time to ask others for guidance.”
Albert smiled faintly and clenched his fist firmly.
“I don’t need advice, Dale.”
No.
I think you actually do need it.
“I’ll convey my feelings to Juliet… on my own strength.”
Won’t you reconsider this?
“Hehe. If things work out and I end up having a child with Julian, what should I name them?”
That probably won’t happen.
Biologically speaking.
“Did I get ahead of myself? Ahem! Anyway, Julian seems really busy today, so I’ll confess next time!”
“Um… yeah, okay.”
If you’re happy, then that’s enough for me.
“Stay strong, Albert.”
May flowers bloom along your path.
* * *
After parting ways with Albert, I headed straight back to the Dormitory.
I’d considered stopping by the Party House to catch a glimpse of my Party members, but after witnessing such a shocking scene, I desperately wanted to get to my Room and rest as soon as possible.
Creak.
The door swung open before I could even turn the handle.
“Huh?”
Did I forget to lock it?
Tilting my head in confusion, I stepped inside.
“Oh my, welcome home, Dale.”
“I’ve been waiting.”
“Ugh… Dale… you’re too much.”
Three lovers greeting me(?) from inside my Room.
“…What’s going on with you all?”
I turned to look at Iris, Yurina, and Lanez, my shoulders tensing slightly.
“Where have you been?”
“Uh? Well… I was just in Valhalla City with Albert for a bit….”
“So where in Valhalla City?”
Iris approached me with a smile playing at the corners of her lips.
“….”
What is this?
The atmosphere feels strange somehow…?
“Dale, you went to a Cafe called Heaven’s Door with Albert, right?”
“…!”
“Don’t even think about denying it. I already know everything.”
“…How?”
“I happened to run into Albert this morning and heard about it from him.”
“….”
Albert, you bastard…!
“Dale… are we not enough for you?”
“No, it’s not like that….”
“You’re too much.”
Lanez pouted with a sullen expression, her lips quivering as if suppressing laughter.
“…Huh?”
Wait a moment.
My lips twitched?
“Heaven’s Door—that’s the place, right? The cafe where men in crossdressing work as employees?”
“Well… yes, that’s true.”
“So visiting such a place means… we can assume Dale has some level of interest in crossdressing, correct?”
“…What?”
What kind of ridiculous logic is that?
“With that in mind, we prepared something like this… What do you think? Are you interested?”
Iris held up an adorable waitress uniform with cute frills, a mischievous smile playing at her lips.
“…Hold on.”
Don’t tell me she’s asking me to wear that right now?
“If Dale would wear this for us~ we might just forgive you for going out to play without telling us today~.”
“….”
At Iris’s horrifying words, I quickly turned my head to look at Yurina and Lanez.
“Pfft… Hahaha!”
“D-Dale! You’ll do it, right?!”
Yurina burst into uncontrollable laughter, while Lanez bounced on her feet with sparkling eyes.
‘These people…?’
It seemed their goal from the start was to seize on my visit to the concept cafe and force me into crossdressing.
‘No wonder they’ve all been smirking since earlier.’
They were plotting this terrible scheme all along.
“No.”
“Aww~ Dale, just once! Please? Just one time!”
“I said I’m not wearing it!”
“Dale… you snuck off to that kind of cafe without telling us, and you won’t even grant us this one favor?”
“What does going to a concept cafe have to do with this?!”
“Ugh. Dale, you’re so mean!”
“Right! You’re the worst! You could wear it at least once!”
Criticism and complaints poured in from all sides.
“D-Dale! Just once! Just one time, please!”
“I said no!”
“Why not~! We wear the clothes you like for events sometimes!”
“Is that the same as this?!”
“D-Dale, if you wear this outfit, I’ll crossdress as Yuren for you!”
“I don’t need that!”
I said that because I don’t want to see it!
“Sigh. I suppose there’s no helping it.”
Iris let out a deep sigh and shook her head slowly.
Just as I was breathing an inward sigh of relief, thinking she’d finally given up—
“I’ve accommodated every request you’ve made of me so far, Dale… and yet like some rutting beast, you’ve taken not one, not two, not three lovers, but five! I’ve accepted all of it without complaint….”
“No.”
“I prepare your meals every day… I assist with your training… I never missed a single day at your bedside when you were admitted to the Medical Facility….”
“That’s….”
“And yet you won’t grant us even this one small request, Dale?”
“That’s… that’s not it….”
“Fine. I understand. Since we’re all caught fish already, there’s no need to honor our requests, is there?”
“….”
Damn it.
“…Fine. I’ll put it on.”
“Kyaaah! Dale is the best!”
“Hehe. I knew Dale would come through for us.”
“W-we should take lots of photos.”
As my lovers approached with cheers, I squeezed my eyes shut.
* * *
Late night in the Dormitory.
Camelia made her way toward the Candidate Dormitory with eager steps.
“Hehe. I can’t wait to see him.”
The days following the victory ceremony had been so hectic that I’d barely managed to contact Dale properly.
With anticipation brimming in my expression, I placed my hand on the door.
Creak.
As I opened the door, the sight that greeted my eyes was—
“L-like this?”
“Kyaah! Dale is so cute!”
“Pfft! Ahahaha! Oh, I think I’m dying…!”
“Hah, hah! D-Dale, I love you! Can you do a different pose this time!”
My husband, dressed in women’s clothing, striking various poses.
“….”
Click.
Camelia closed the door without a word.

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