Chapter 121: 121

It was the 17th day of the Water month, one day after Megiddo-san’s tempestuous invasion .

Megiddo-san made as much ruckus as could, and after saying “I’ll come again”, he left…… He really is like a storm .

The 16th of the Water month was a peaceful day, so I thought we could have another peaceful day today…… but that’s apparently not the case……

[Here, master . Tea . ]

[Eh? A- Ahhh…… Thank you . ]

[Master, I brought you some cookies . ]

[……Ahh, unnn . But before that, can I ask you a question?]

[ [ What is it? ] ]

After confusedly accepting the tea and cookies offered to me from both sides, I put them aside…… and moved my gaze at these two people standing in both of my sides, wearing maid outfits .

I honestly don’t understand the situation at all . I have no idea why these two are wearing maid uniforms or why they’re calling me master .

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[……Why are you here? “Eta-san”, “Theta-san”……]

[Master, please don’t add honorary titles to our names . Please call me Eta . ]

[Please call me Theta too . ]

[… . . Ah, yes . So, why are Eta and Theta calling me master?]

Yes, for some reason, the red-haired twins who attacked us before…… Eta and Theta arrived in Duchess Albert’s mansion this morning in maid uniform, and for some reason, they are now calling me master .

I have no idea why this happened, so I asked, and in response, Eta and Theta got down on one knee and had their heads lowered as they answered .

[This life was picked up by master…… . Then, I will use this life master picked up for master’s cause . ]

[I will serve master . Serving you…… will all that I have . ]

[……Ah, unnn, errr…… . ]

[Y- You bastards…… You just appeared out of nowhere, and now, you’re spouting incomprehensible things!]

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As I am astonished at the words that they straightforwardly told me, that they wanted to serve me, the quivering Anima grabs Eta and Theta’s shoulder .

Unnn, there’s a dangerous atmosphere around me but…… If I just let them like this, I feel like I would get swept away by the situation, so I’d really like to get Anima to sternly tell them off .

Thereupon, Eta and Theta lowered their heads and got down on one knee in Anima’s direction as well .

[I apologize for the delay in greeting you, “Chief Retainer”!]

[……C- Chief Retainer?]

[The Chief Retainer is master’s best confidant…… Please guide us well . ]

[T- The best confidant……]

Ahh, this is no good…… Anima has a clear look of happiness on her face .

Her mouth has been twitching since a while ago, and her cheeks are dyed red, looking like she’s feeling the peak of happiness .

[……It seems that you two surpass the others knowing that master is the best one in the world…… . Good! Strive hard to be subordinates worthy of master’s name!]

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[ [ Hahh! ] ]

[……Oi, you……]

It seems that Eta and That completely intend to serve me, and they don’t look like they would listen to me when I stop them now .

When I let out a sigh while slumping my shoulders in dismay, I heard a similar sigh .

[… . . Three subordinates with the strength of high-ranking demons and a Behemoth…… Geez, Kaito-san, wouldn’t that make you pretty powerful already…… Seriously, how could this happen to you……]

[Now, now, Lili . That just shows how attractive Kaito-san is . Besides, it’s advantageous for us to have so many talented people staying in the mansion like this . ]

[That…… may be true but……]

[Being too serious is also a problem, you know? You need to be prepared to take advantage of Kaito-san’s connections, or else you won’t be able to serve as the head of a noble family . Look, you need to be more confident and firm . ]

Lilia-san was holding her head in her hands, while Sieg-san, who was next to her, gently comforted her .

Since they’ve been best friends since childhood, the two of them seem to have a good affinity with each other, and Lilia-san may even be grateful for Sieg-san’s presence, someone who doesn’t tease her as Lunamaria-san does, but gently follows up with her .

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Lilia-san, who immediately regained her composure thanks to Sieg-san’s help, asks Eta and Theta to help her with her work as well, if they’re going to live in the mansion .

Eta and Theta aren’t as stern as Anima, and following Lilia-san’s words, the other servants brought them out of the room to learn their jobs .

[……Anima . ]

[Y- Yes!? M- My apologies! Without listening to master’s will, I just went ahead and……]

Confirming that Eta and Theta have left, when I called Anima’s name, Anima’s shoulders twitched and she hurriedly got down on one knee, as if she thought I’m angry .

After chuckling looking at Anima like that, I put my hand on Anima’s bear-eared head and patted it .

[I forgot to mention, but thank you for what you did on that day before yesterday . I was saved because you came, Anima . ]

[Fwaaahhh…… M- Mwaster’s petting my head…… I- I’m so honored!]

Although she rampaged here and there, Anima actually treated me well .

When I patted her head with the thought of expressing my gratitude, Anima looked befuddled, with tears in her eyes…… Geez, each one of her reactions is quite exaggerated .

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[……Because that guy is saying it like that so smoothly, more and more people gather around him……]

[Sieg, it looks like you would be facing lots of troubles . ]

[I’m ready to face that long ago . ]

After patting her head for a while and then, putting my hand away, Anima looked a little regretful, but soon changed to a look full of motivation . After saluting and saying “I’ll be patrolling”, she left .

After wryly smiling about how she’s the same as usual, I turned to Lilia-san and Sieg-san and spoke .

[Speaking of which, where’s Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san… . . Also, Lunamaria-san?]

[Aoi-san wants to learn more about magic, so she’s going to the magic school to listen to a lecture . As for Hina-san, just as she usually does, she went for a run . Luna has gone to pick up the mail . ]

[Heehhh, so Kusunoki-san went to a magic school huh?]

[Yes, I’ve written a letter of introduction . She actually doesn’t want to enroll, just listening in to a lecture . ]

Kusunoki-san apparently went to the magic school, and it looks like Kusunoki-san, who originally had great talent for earth-attribute magic, will be pretty awesome if she studies it in earnest .

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As for Yusuki-san…… Well, as usual, seems to have gone for a run . She really is quite lively huh……

Just at that moment, Lunamaria-san arrived with a large number of letters .

Looking at the ridiculous number of letters, Lilia-san had a displeased expression on her face .

[Luna, don’t tell me those are another……]

[A lot of them are indeed addressed to My Lady…… but about half of them are “addressed to Miyama-sama” . ]

[Eh?]

I thought Lilia-san received a large number of letters again, like before, but apparently, nearly half them are addressed to me…… Why?

[To Kaito-san?]

[Yes, most of them are from nobles . Miyama-sama is becoming more and more famous after the Sacred Tree Festival, and there would definitely be many nobles who would want to have connections with him . ]

[……Ehhh, that sort of stuff is kinda……]

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[Yes, I figured you’d say that, so we’ll just check the contents first before discarding those kinds of letters . ]

[Thank you . ]

Honestly, I really don’t feel like interacting with nobles .

It would be fine if everyone of them was like Lilia-san, but people like Count Toady are troublesome to deal with……

After Lunamaria-san reassured me that she will handle it, she placed a letter in front of Lilia-san .

[My Lady, a letter from the royal palace…… Signed by His Majesty, the King, and addressed to Miyama-sama . ]

[……What kind of idiotic stuff is Older Brother thinking about now…… Kaito-san, may I have a look inside?]

[Yes, here . ]

For some reason, there seems to be a letter addressed to me from the Siscon King, to which, Lilia-san suspiciously looks at the letter and asks if she can check inside .

After making sure she received my approval, Lilia-san opened the seal of the letter and began to read it…… before she slightly tilted her head .

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[……What does this mean?]

[My Lady? What in the world is written there?]

[Errr, you see…… To summarize it, he was really sorry for being rude to Kaito-san in the past . He said he’d like to apologize in person, so he’s asking if you could visit the royal palace at least once . ]

[……Yes?]

I have to admit, I had no idea what he was talking about .

Has he ever been rude to me before? What is he talking abou… . . Ahh, is this by any chance about not getting an invitation to that evening party?

However, why would he do that now?

[……Luna, do you know anything about it?]

[According to the information I’ve received, His Majesty, the King’s position has considerably deteriorated since that incident, as the Underworld King stopped coming to the royal palace . And just the other day, World King-sama visited the palace and chastised His Majesty, the King for that incident . ]

[Lunamaria-san…… How do you even know that?]

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[I have lots of “comrades” in the royal palace, so I have information from there . ]

When she says “comrades”, is she talking about Kuro’s followers? I see, the reason why Lunamaria-san is so well-informed is that she got her information from other followers……

However, even so……

[It doesn’t really bother me that much……]

[Even if Kaito-san doesn’t care about it, the people around him probably don’t see it that way . Right now, Kaito-san is an existence that even the royal palace can’t disregard…… and I’m sure he would want to make a clear apology to restore his reputation . ]

Anyway, what the heck are Lillywood-san and Kuro doing…… Especially Lillywood-san, who visited the royal palace and gave a stern scolding…… How the heck did she end up in that situation……

But this is, hmmm…… I don’t really care about the king, but if I refuse here, it would be like splashing mud in this country’s honor, and even Lilia-san wouldn’t like it if her brother’s position became worse .

[……I understand . I’ll go later, so can you please reply to that for me?]

[Understood . At that time, I will go with you . ]

[Thank you . ]

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So, it was decided that I would visit the royal palace at a later date with Lilia-san .

And after that, Lunamaria-san began placing some letters in front of me .

[Also, these ones seem important . ]

[Errr…… All of these?]

Looking at the letters placed on the table, the first one was…… from Neun-san .

Come to think of it, didn’t we talk about exchanging letters before? Unnn, I’ll read this later and write my reply .

As for the second one…… an envelope that, for some reason, is color pink with a heart mark to seal it .

What’s this? I- I- It’s not a love letter, right……

Embarrassing it may be to say this, but I’ve never received a love letter before, so receiving a letter that looks like one, I reflexively gulped as I looked at it .

Then, as I nervously turned it over…… It was signed with the name “Chris” as the sender, so I immediately tore it up .

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[……That person seriously is……]

Tearing up the letter that, no matter how I look at it, is a honey trap, I looked at the third one with a big sigh…… Is a letter signed with “To Miyama-sama, who tore up my letter” .

As if she completely saw through what my actions would be, she still sent that joke of a letter…… That person really might be the one I fear the most……

Dear Mom, Dad—– It seems that it’s hard to live everyday in peace, as immediately after Megiddo-san arrived, we had to do various stuff like visit the royal palace, but anyway—— the next trouble appeared .

We already met the Underworld King, Death King, World King, War King, and Phantasmal King…… The next one would be the Dragon King huh .

Soon though…… It would be the story about Kaito, going to visit Isis’s castle and his visit to the Demon Realm .

T/N: 5/44