Chapter 28 (1/2)

Bright morning sun.

「……I’m sleepy……」(Kazuha)

In the end the quell between Maou and Ruru went through the night.

So the person who got caught -me- between them didn’t sleep a wink.

「……*su~su~/snore?*……」(Ruru)

「……Zzz……」(Maou)

Hey.

Why are you two leaning on my shoulder asleep.

「……Munya munyaa~…… Mou…… I can’t eat anymore~…… Munya munya~……」(Tao)

The bed over there is occupied by a single usual sleep-talking China girl, in pajama.

(Haa……. Well, it would be appropriate to properly rest until afternoon……)

I mean I’m shweepy.

I separate from the two and hugged Ruru on the way, and rest across Tao’s bed.

「……Mn……Okaa…… sama……」(Ruru)

Even Ruru sleep-talk.

Okaa-sama?

So Ruru has a okaa-san too…….

….. Well of course.

(…… Rather, if I meet that 『Okaa-san』 then I’ll definetely be killed……)

The biological mother of the girl I cast 《bind》 on.

Just what kind of fearsome Dragon will it change to and attack.

I don’t even wanna think about it.

「…… Mn…… Ah…… I see, I have fallen asleep……」(Maou)

「Ah, Evil one. Woke up」(Kazuha)

Maou seems to have woken up.

Did she sleep in just an hour?

「…… The little spirit girl is…… fu…… finally fell asleep, huh」(Maou)

Maou got up and went to bed.

「You know. As I’ve said many times. If ya’ll gonna fight then do it somewhere else~ 」(Kazuha)

「I know. However, whenever I see this face it always annoys me. This may be represented as…… this is my 『demonic blood』 boiling…… So this isn’t something I can’t stop」(Maou)

Ye~ah.

Just like the 『inherent』 thing Tao said? Or instinct?

「…… Seeing her like this, I can think of her only as a child…..」(Maou)

Somehow something was changed from before and now she’s nicely smiling at Ruru while looking at her.

Yeah? Maybe boing Maou really is a good person.

「……Okaa……sama」(Ruru)

As Ruru sleep-talks she gently held Maou’s clothes.

「Fu…… This one, seem to have mistaken me for her mother……. Kuku…… at the end of the world」(Maou)

No, I prioritize peace more.

Rather, just get along already.

If not then I’ll cast a stronger 《Bind》 on you!

…… I won’t though.

「Leaving that aside, Kazuha……. Could you stop calling me 『Maou』」(Maou)

「Why? Isn’t your name 『Maou』?」(Kazuha)

「Of course not…… . In my castle 『Granzyme』, I’ am called Selenust Granzyme 8th」(Selenust)

Sele…… niust Gran-…… I can’t understand.

「Then~ is 『Selen』 fine?」