Chapter 122 The Deal have been Settled (1/2)

On the 19th day of the Water month, I was walking with Kuro on a path I was recently familiar with.

[I’m sorry, Kuro. Things ended up being so hectic that I didn’t get to hear about Alice’s plans.]

[No. It’s alright…… Even if today’s no good too, we can still go back another day. I’ll be going to Lilia-chan’s place tomorrow after all…… After that, I should be quite free in my schedule.]

[Thank you.]

Yes, currently, Kuro and I were walking to Alice’s miscellaneous goods store.

I had mentioned before that I was going to Alice and help her sell magic tools in the form of futons, but I forgot to ask about her plans because of that ruckus with Megiddo-san.

When I told Kuro about it last night when she came to my room as usual, she offered to make time today to go with me.

I’m really grateful for that but…… Honestly, even though Alice made lots of money last time, she already had previous offenses before, so I can’t trust that she won’t gamble all the money she has.

I need to create a stable source of income quickly for her, and then, keep reminding her to calculate her expenses and income……

As I was walking alongside Kuro on the street, I suddenly remembered something, so I decided to ask her about it.

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[Ah, that’s right. There’s something I want to ask you, Kuro.]

[……Eh? You want to ask something? Fufufu, I see, since you saw my magical beast mode, you’ve become curious about my identity, right!? Alright, if you ask now, I’ll give you a hint as a little service……]

[What’s your favorite food, Kuro, besides baby castellas?]

[You’re asking that!? No, no, Kaito-kun, that’s not what you should be asking now, right!? This is the time where you use the line “Who are you?”.]

[……No, I don’t really think I’ll be using that for a while.]

[Eeehhhhhh!?]

How should I say this…… I’m not really sure if Kuro, in the end, wants me to ask about who she really is or she doesn’t want me to ask about her identity.

However, what I can be sure of is that just because I asked it, it doesn’t mean that she’s going to honestly tell all about it.

[You need to be more interested in me, Kaito-kun! I’m becoming sad here, you know!?]

[No, I’m interested in you, isn’t that why I’m asking you what your favorite is?]

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[Ugghhh…… M-muuuuu……]

Kuro’s cheeks puffed out like a hamster in response to my words, as if she couldn’t think of a counter-argument. How should I say this, she’s as cute as always and not scary at all.

However, I used to be swept along in the past, but lately, I’m starting to feel that I have the luxury of being able to get the upper hand in my conversations with Kuro.

[So, in the end, what’s your favorite food?]

[…..Muuuuu~~ Other than baby castellas, maybe pudding?]

[Errr, what was it called again? That Special Deluxe Pudding à la mode?]

[Ahh~ That’s the one Ein made for me before. That was quite delicious~~…… To be honest, I was only half-joking when I told her about it, but for her to really make it, Ein’s really amazing.]

She just said she’s half-joking…… Ahh, I see, Kuro thought it was an absurd request to ask, but Ein-san completed it like it’s obvious…… She’s a cheat, just as usual.

[However, Kaito-kun. Why are you suddenly asking me what I like?]

[Ahh~~ Well, errr…… You see, when we went out together last time—— [ On a date! ] —— Ahh, unnn. When we went on a date, didn’t I say that I would be the one asking you next time?]

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[Unnn, you did say that.]

[So…… I thought it would be great if we could go eat something Kuro likes, and that’s why I’m asking you.]

[……Kaito-kun.]

Hearing my words I said while feeling somewhat embarrassed, Kuro is silent for a bit, before she smiled like a blooming flower.

[Unnn! I’ll look forward to that…… Now, let’s go!]

[Eh? Wait, Kuro!? Your hand!?]

[We’ve held hands before already, so don’t mind, don’t mind~~]

Looking at Kuro who’s happily laughing as she pulled my hand along, I followed, aware that a natural smile appeared on my mouth.

Walking into Alice’s miscellaneous goods store, which I was getting used to seeing by now, there was the usual stuffed cat costume.

[Ayaa? Kaito-san? Welcome! I still have some “last minute” money left this time!]

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[……I’ll make sure we’ll carefully talk about that later.]

[……Eh?]

What the heck do you mean “last minute”? You made that much money last time, and you’ve already spent that much!?

Seriously, if I take my eyes off her for a while…… No, wait, wait, calm down. Preaching is for later…… Let’s go have her talk with Kuro first……

[You must be Alice-chan, right? Kaito-kun told me all about you.]

[……Ehh? Huh? ……Ummm, errr…… Underworld King-sama?]