Chapter 243 Christmas Extra ~~ Operation A Christmas for Two ~~ (1/2)

Night of the 24th, in the Heaven month. On Christmas Eve, I had come to a place in the Demon Realm.

Currently in front of me is a very cute Kuro in a red and white fluffy coat and a santa hat, instead of her usual black clothes.

Her red trousers are also high points, and I personally like her outfit a lot.

It’s just my personal opinion, but if she’s going to cosplay as Santa Claus, I prefer that she wear trousers rather than skirts.

The top is a slightly larger coat and the bottom is a pair of red half-pants…… The trousers are hidden by her coat, and the beautiful legs peeking out are a perfect example of her vivacity, which makes me feel happy just by looking at her.

Well, putting her cuteness aside, why am I being called to this place?

[……Well then, Kaito-kun. This is where the Christmas Secret Mission starts!]

[……Unnn?]

Whoa there, it’s been quite a while she did this, but Kuro started saying incomprehensible again…… Christmas Secret Mission? It’s long and hard to say, but I can understand that she wants to do something.

[Fufufu, you see, today’s mission is……]

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[Ahh, before that, Kuro…… Your outfit really fits you, you look really cute.]

[Eh? Really? Ehehe, thanks.]

I’m almost certain that Kuro would just swing me around again, so I immediately gave up on that. Since I didn’t know what was going to happen, I thought I’d give her a proper compliment while she still hadn’t said what she wanted, so I told her what I thought.

Kuro chuckles happily at my words, before clearing her throat to regain her composure.

[……Erhem. Well then, this mission is…… just something simple. You have to go into my home with me, move to the dining room without anyone noticing…… Secure the target and come back without anyone noticing!]

[……Why bother with all that trouble……]

[Fufufu, I know about it, you know? There’s that game based on an epic Christmas battle, where you go sneaking in homes, right!? Let’s do that!!!]

[………………..]

I have been expecting this, but it seems that she really got some weird knowledge from somewhere weird again.

Epic Christmas battle…… Is that some kind of movie? As for sneaking in homes, she isn’t talking about Santa Claus’ story, right?

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Well, something like this is just like usual, and we’ll be able to clear up any misunderstandings later, so for now, I’ll just go along with Kuro’s game.

Well, it may seem strange to sneak into your own house, but it doesn’t seem to matter to Kuro, as she seems to be quite lively while creeping along the walls of the wide hallway. It’s great if she’s enjoying herself.

[……However, they’ll find out about what we’re doing soon enough, won’t they?]

[It’s alright. I’m using Recognition Inhibition Magic, Presence Concealment, and a Soundproofing Magic so they won’t be able to tell…… Well, that’s unless you get too close to them though.]

[……But in this path…… If someone comes in front of us, there’s no place for us to hide……]

[……Ahh.]

It seemed that she was quite preoccupied with that idea, that she didn’t think that this is a game where you get a game over when you were caught once.

Well, we’re just playing around in the first place, so there’s no need to think about it too much……

[I- It’s alright. It’s true that this is the area where everyone’s rooms are located but…… Everyone’s getting ready for the Christmas party today…..]

[………………]

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I’m sure of it now. This is what they called “raising a flag”, right…… That means that there will definitely be someone who will come.

As if to affirm my predictions, I hear faint footsteps and someone’s voice in the quiet hallway.

[Awawawa, w- w- what should we do!? Someone’s coming!?]

[……I don’t know if I should say that it is to be expected or not but…… wait, Kuro? What the heck are you—-?]

[I- It’s an emergency…… Sorry!]

As she announced this, Kuro reached out to a nearby door…… leading up to someone’s room.

Thereupon, along with the sound of a lock opening, Kuro held my hand and pulled me into that room.

[……Hey, Kuro?]

[……What is it? Kaito-kun?]

[Wouldn’t this end up like those tropes…… That pattern where people would come into this room?]

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[……N- No wayyy~~]

My uneasy premonition became true once again, as the footsteps stopped in front of the room we were in, and I could hear the sound of a key entering the keyhole.

[ !? Kaito-kun!]

[Eh? Uwaahhh!?]

When Kuro heard the sound, she moved instantly, and with swift movements, she took me in her arms and jumped into a nearby closet…… Why the heck is she making things worse…… Isn’t this the pattern where it’s impossible for us to get out?

While I was thinking about this, I looked through a gap in the closet with Kuro to see what was going on in the room, and the door opened…… and Acht and Eva walked in. It seems that this is their room.

I’m pretty sure I screamed pretty loudly before we went into the closet, but the Soundproofing Magic is firmly in effect, and the two of them don’t seem to have noticed us.

[……However, where in the world did Kuromu-sama go?]

[Wouldn’t she be where Kaito is? I can’t think of any other reason for Kuromu-sama to “run away” from the party.]

Whoa there, did I just hear something strange right there? I mean, it feels like I heard that the head of the castle seems to have run away from her own Christmas party……

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[……Oiiiii. Kuro?]

[……Ehehe.]

[No, no, you can’t just cutely smile right here…… What the heck are you doing!?]

[I mean, I’ve decided to spend Christmas with Kaito-kun…… And yet, they said they would start a big party…… And before I knew it, they already started preparations……]

……I was wondering why she was trying to sneak in without everyone noticing, but it seems that this Underworld King came to escape from the party in the first place.

But then, if that’s the case, why is she coming back to the place she escaped from before?

[Hey, Kuro? I don’t think I heard the details, but what exactly are we going to sneakily get?]

[……My newest baby castella, I forgot to bring it with me……]

[……No, don’t you think that going that far wouldn’t be worth it?]