Chapter 664: Welcome Back, Kaito ② (1/2)

After coming to visit Isis-san and having her and Lillywood-san know of my return…… the next place to go would definitely be that place.

The place that I had spent the most time in this world, and where I know the most people in the world…… Lilia-san's mansion.

Looking at the mansion in front of its luxurious gate truly makes me feel nostalgic…… It really makes me feel like I have returned.

The gatekeeper, dressed in light armor, looked surprised when she saw me teleporting in for a moment, but then, without saying a word, she smiled and opened the gate with a deep bow.

The very act of opening the gate without contacting Lilia-san, the owner of the mansion, was like her way of saying ”Welcome back”, and that she didn't think of me as an outsider, which made me feel happy.

Lightly bowing to the gatekeeper, I stepped into the front garden of the mansion and immediately heard the sound of loud footsteps and flapping wings.

[Gaooo!!!]

[Kyuiii!!!]

[Bell! Lynn! I'm ba——– Wait!? Stop! Hold o———- Guaahhh!?]

Bell and Lynn came running towards me with great speed…… but I had a bad feeling about their momentum and called for them to stop, but it was already too late…… as immediately afterwards, Lynn's body went straight for my face while Bell jumped on top of me.

[You've become heavy! Wait, can you calm down!?]

[Kuuu.]

[Kyuii?]

For them, it's the first time in two years that their owner has come home, and that's why they're energetically frolicking with me. I'm happy that they've missed me and I think they're cute…… but the unmanageable problem is Bell.

Lynn is still fine, and even though she jumped towards me, it still isn't a problem since she isn't that big. However, Bell is already about 4 meters tall…… Of course, I'm sure that he's making sure that he won't stomp down on me…… but I'm afraid that he would really end up doing that with how excited he is.

As I was trying to calm them down, I heard the sound of footsteps and a familiar voice.

[……Bell-chan, Lynn-san, why did you suddenly———–!?]

[A- Ahaha…… I'm sorry for the awkward reunion…… Sieg-san.]

As I was being jostled by Bell and Lynn, Sieg-san arrived with the Rainbow Dragon Sela on her shoulder.

It was just two months for me, but it has been two years for Sieg-san…… As someone of the long-lived Elven race, Sieg-san's appearance isn't supposed to change in just a few years, but perhaps, because I hadn't seen her for a while, I think she looked much more beautiful than before.

Sieg-san looked a little surprised when she saw me, but then, she gently smiled and reached out for my fallen body, she spoke.

[……Welcome back.Kaito-san.]

[I have returned.]

Getting up with Sieg-san's help, I then let her pull my body along and with her body close to mine, I brought her to my embrace. I could smell the faint scent of the circus-scented perfume that Sieg-san always uses in small quantities.