Chapter 517: First Anniversary Extra Chapter ~~ The Visitors Beginnings Part 1 ④ : Encounter ~~ (1/2)
After Kuromueina finished talking with her, Shalltear put on a mask she had taken out of nowhere and followed Kuromueina's lead.
After hearing what happened from Kuromueina, Ein and the others became less cautious to some extent, and Shalltear was brought into the house where Kuromueina and the others were staying.
[Well~~ I apologize for the trouble I caused earlier. I'm sorry. Well, in my defense, your side was the first one to direct your killing intent towards me…… though I guess let's just let bygones be bygones and say that both sides are at fault. I've already let the matter go. Ahh, excuse me, cake refills please!]
Dumbfounded…… They stared at Shalltear with such an expression on their faces as she stuffed her face with one cake after another. Seeing Shalltear being so relaxed at their home, making it hard to believe that they had killed each other just a few minutes ago, they didn't know what to do with her.
Kuromueina, the one they could consult what to do about, looks like she had experienced something shocking though, as she had shrunk in a corner of the room, muttering about her ”having great sense” or something.
[Once again, my name is Shalltear. I will be in your care…… Ah, I don't want the care of that gorilla over there though.]
[Ahh?]
[I mean, what the heck is with that vulgar gorilla…… A pet? He's a pet, right? Kuro-san, I can understand if you want to keep that hundred-feet lizard as a pet, but keeping gorillas isn't a thing anywhere, you know…… Where the heck could you find anyone who would want to keep a gorilla as a pet……]
”L- Lizard?”
It seems that Shalltear is aware that Megiddo is the one who directed his killing intent towards her, as she speaks to Megiddo in a very sharp manner.
Of course, the short-tempered Megiddo almost boils over immediately, but he is aware that he is the cause of this problem, so he stifles his anger and responds.
[Y- You b*stard, just because I'm silently listening, you're yapping all you want…… Listen here, my name is……]
[Ahh~~ No, it's alright. I'm not interested. It's probably just some stupid name like Gorilla Gorilla or Gorilion, right?]
[Ahh? You wanna fight, midget!?]
However, the hot-blooded Megiddo could only hold himself back once. However, Shalltear's eyebrows twitched when she heard Megiddo call her midget.
[Ahh? Oi, barbarian swine. What did you just say?]
[I said, you wanna fight!? Midget!!!]
[……You've said it twice huh? Fight? Yeah, if you want to fight, I'll give you a fight, you freaking muscle daruma. Reluctant I may be, I guess I'll discipline Kuro-san's pet in her stead huh?]
[……Bring it on!]
Both Megiddo and Shalltear stood up from their chairs at the same time. Megiddo and Shalltear then closed the distance and was about to begin fighting, Megiddo with his fists and Shalltear with her knives…… but before their strikes could reach the other person, both of their heads were smacked by Kuromueina.
[Gyaaahhhh!?]
[Guoooohhh!?]
[……No fighting.]
[ [ ……I- I'm sorry. ] ]
Hearing Kuromueina's calm words, Megiddo and Shalltear obediently retreated to their sides.
After that, both of them looked a little uncomfortable…… but after a few moments, Shalltear spoke.
[……Y- Your name?]
[Ahhn?]
[Your name, I said. Name. I'll remember it for Kuro-san's sake, so tell me your name.]
[……It's Megiddo.]
[Megiddo-san then.]
[And you're Shalltear, right? You're from another world?]
[Yeah.]
With Kuromueina's mediation, the two have a somewhat awkward conversation…… but even though it was a little, their quarrel brought them a bit closer……
[……Is that why you're dressed so weirdly?]
[……Huh? Weird? Which part of me is weird?]
[No, I can understand how your clothing is different, but what I'm talking about is that mask…… Do people from another world dress strangely like you?]
[Haahhh~~ For you to not understand how cool my get-up is, you're really no good, aren't you? Well, I guess I shouldn't expect any aesthetic sense from a musclehead like Megiddo-san huh?]