Not long after that, when I sensed something was amiss in the palace, I was suddenly summoned back to my hometown, a county northwest of the capital. It was said that my grandfather had passed away.

Honestly, I didn't want to leave my sister, but my brother, a civil servant in the palace, drugged me and took me back while I was asleep. It was truly despicable. Brother, I will never forgive you.

I returned to the palace.

Somehow, the beautiful grassland in front of the royal capital had completely vanished. A large, airy hole, seemingly allowing for ventilation, adorned the towering outer wall. The once orderly training grounds were in such disarray that they gave off the air of a battlefield.

Also, the king died.

Many of his companions, including Captain Meld, also perished.

What the hell is going on?

My brother, who had returned with me, immediately let out a strange "Mmmmmmm" groan upon hearing the news and passed out beside me. Anyway, my sister is fine, and that's all that matters.

I immediately used my elder sister's perception magic to find where my elder sister was and threw myself into her arms.

“Onee-sama! Ah, Onee-sama! I’m so glad you’re okay!”

"Where have you been until now... Ah, so you were taken back home before the attack? I'm glad you weren't caught up in it."

Hearing onee-sama's words, my heart was filled with joy. It felt like some of them were forgetting my absence, but a spirit sister wouldn't mind such trivial matters.

I heard the details from my elder sister.

The demons invade, Eri-sama betrays, many people sacrifice themselves, Hajime-sama returns, a pillar of light descends from the sky, Kaori-sama transforms...

A lot of things really happened.

But, anyway—that white guy!

His appearance and impression had really changed, so at first I couldn’t recognize him as Hajime-sama.

Meeting me is your doom. I immediately cast the "Dark attribute magic (curse) that causes absolutely unbearable diarrhea" on him.

Hey, I've already cleared out all the toilet paper. I've tried this trick before, faking food poisoning on men who wanted to pursue Onee-sama, so it's proven effective. Back then, I cleared out all the toilet paper from the restrooms near the restaurant, and it ended up being a major disaster, but that was just a minor incident.

Come on, leave your dark history in front of the beautiful girl!

Although I thought so, I gave up in the end.

After all, he saved my elder sister, this is an absolute fact.

Master Hajime, well done!

I'll let you go this time. It's not because I'm afraid of the beautiful blonde girl who's always by his side. Even though she'd always turn her head and stare at me with cold eyes no matter which direction I aimed, that didn't make me afraid of her.

What on earth was going on with that group? It goes without saying that Kaori-sama had changed her body, but each of them exuded an oppressive aura like a monster.

And they are all super beautiful girls, but they are not as beautiful as the onee-sama.

It seems like everyone in that beautiful girl group has romantic feelings for Hajime.

Really, they still have the mood to talk about love at this time. I really hope they can be more like their elder sister.

Look, onee-sama is always majestic.

……

……

……

Ouch? Onee-sama doesn't look right...

When I came to my senses, I realized that Onee-sama was right next to Hajime-sama.

When I came to my senses, I realized that Onee-sama seemed to be following Hajime-sama with her eyes.

Why does Onee-sama seem a little happy when Hajime-sama teases her?

Why does Onee-sama have a complicated expression when Hajime-sama talks to other women?

No, I must be imagining things.

Kaori-sama is beside Hajime, so Nee-sama must be looking at Kaori-sama. Nee-sama must simply be staying beside Kaori-sama, following her gaze. Nee-sama's complex expression must be due to the feeling of having her best friend taken away; there's no other possibility.

That must be the case.

The evidence is——

“…Onee-sama, could it be that Onee-sama has some special feelings for Hajime-sama?”

I asked directly.

"...What are you talking about? How could that be possible?"

My elder sister showed a surprised expression, but she didn't panic or blush, and answered firmly.

As expected of an elder sister, it's not that easy for her to give in to a man!

I felt relieved, but also wanted to drown my sorrows in alcohol, so I drank heavily and slept through the night.

Bad news, Onee-sama and Hajime-sama and their group are setting off on their journey.

By the way, I was a knight in the royal guards of Her Highness the Princess, yet I was kept here.

Why? What have I done? I sense a conspiracy.

"Because you neglected your duties, you are dismissed from your position as a Royal Guard Knight. Start over under me, you fool."

The leader of the New Kingdom Knights, Kujieli, seemed to say something, but I ignored her.

I never thought I would let onee-sama go with that man.

A single mistake becomes an eternal hatred!

At this point, all I can do is pray.

My dear elder sister.

Please stop being "protected" by that man.

All of us soul sisters believe in you, Onee-sama!

Postscript to Volume 6

Thank you very much for reading the sixth episode of Ordinary Occupation.

I am Bai Miliang who likes middle school students.

Okay, are you confused when you see the cover of this episode?

Normally, characters of heroine level would appear on the cover, but now a girl who has never even had an illustration before has appeared.

Are you wondering, “Who is this!?”

After looking at the color pages——

Are you complaining, "It's Eri!"?

If this is the case, both Bai Mi and the editor-in-chief will be very happy.

Let’s put that aside for now. Kaori also did something surprising this time. She actually possessed the real apostle of God, Noin.

It's truly incredible when you think about it. Besides the enhanced healing magic, his physical abilities are no less than Hajime's, and he's even copied Noin's experience, gaining a ferocious, all-destructible magic, dual-swordsmanship, and other abilities. He's a complete monster.

Congratulations Kaori on becoming one of the monsters.

Speaking of monsters, Shia is overjoyed when her enemies curse her with "Are you a monster?"

Everyone, what do you think of Shia's smile in the illustration?

After that, she had such a beautiful smile on her face that she put Mikhail...

They really are monsters! As expected of Teacher Takaya Ki!

Shia, who was originally a sorry rabbit, has become stronger now.

The invasion of the capital, betrayal, the death of those around him, the secret society of the soul sister, the decisive battle with the apostle of God, the mood changes of classmates...

Although every episode is like this, this episode is still full of content, and the progress of "Ordinary Occupations Make the World's Strongest" has finally reached the halfway point.

It feels like time passes very quickly, yet also very slowly. It’s an incredible state of mind.

No matter what, I will continue to guzzle black coffee and press forward with all my might, adding, revising, and creating spin-offs to bring you a story that's even more joyful than the web version. I hope you'll stay with "Ordinary Occupation" until the end.

Finally, thanks.

I would like to thank Mr. Takayaki for his beautiful illustrations for this book, the editor who gave me many suggestions on issues such as Kaori's face, the proofreader who always pointed out my mistakes like a sniper, Mr. RoGa who was in charge of the manga version, and other people involved in the publication who worked hard.

As well as to all the readers who have purchased and read this book, and all the netizens who have supported me on the web version.

Really thank you very much.

I sincerely hope to see you all again in the afterword of the next episode.

White rice

Volume 6 Bonus Booklet: Happy Blood Red Flower

"Eh? Miss Yue, do you still have this thing?"

Hajime and the others were staying at the Lord's residence of the [Principality of Ankaji]. On the eve of their departure, while they were packing their luggage, Shia suddenly said this.

Yue was confused and looked over, only to see Shia holding the rabbit ears. Tio and Kaori, who were also packing their luggage, were startled.

“Eh? Shi-Shia’s bunny ears are removable!?”

"Hmm, will a new one grow?!"

"No, that's impossible. Please don't give my rabbit ears any weird functions. These are fake rabbit ears that Miss Yue prepared earlier."

Shia wiggled her bunny ears, as if to say, "Don't get me wrong~" and handed the bunny ear headband to Kaori. So that's how it is. Taking it in her hands, she saw that it was indeed man-made.

"...Well, Hajime kept looking at Shia's bunny ears, so I made some to try. But they're no longer necessary. Experimentation has proven that nothing can surpass cat ears."

“I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that, Miss Yue! It’s only because of Miss Yue and cat ears that Hajime couldn’t help but meow. If we’re just talking about animal ears, no animal ears can beat rabbit ears!”

You want to fight?! Yue puts on cat ears, and Yuemiao appears!

You want to fight?! Sia puts up her rabbit ears, and the normal Sia appears!

While the cat ears and rabbit ears were fighting, Tio beside them——

"I see, Master likes animal ears... Dragonites have tails, but ears are a problem. Hmm~ Should I give up my pride and become Tio-nyan... No, no, I should choose dog ears and let Master call me 'you stupid dog'... No, I think pig ears would be better this way!"

After Tio pondered over it for a while, she looked towards Kaori for advice.

Kaori looked at the rabbit ears with an extremely serious look. I thought she was interested, but she showed no sign of wanting to try them on. Furthermore, Kaori stared blankly into space with a goofy smile on her face, which even Tio found a little frightened.

In order to restore Kaori's image as a pure girl, Tio calls out to Kaori:

"Kaori, come back to reality. You have an expression that's not what a girl should have, huh?"

"ah!?"

Kaori returned to reality, her cheeks flushed, and she seemed to feel embarrassed.

Yue and Shia, who were originally arguing with each other, saw Kaori's suspicious expression and asked:

“…You sultry girl, tell me the truth. What did you do to Hajime in your imagination this time?”

"Who's the sultry girl?! I'm not imagining anything weird!"

"...Oh, what do you think? Shia, Tio."

"guilty!"

"A poor cover-up will only cause more harm than good."

“Ugh!”

The sultry Kaori was overwhelmed. Yue looked at her coldly, the silent pressure as if saying "come quickly to get rid of it sooner".

Kaori's eyes wandered as she said:

“…I was thinking, rabbit ears would be perfect for Hajime-kun, right?”

This murmur was like the electric shock of a thunder dragon, passing through Yue and others.

"...Bunny Ear Hajime?"

"A pair of rabbit ears..."

"……oh."

Yue gently closed her eyes, and the thought came to her mind:

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