Chapter 745: The Wish of my Beloved Retainer ② (2/2)

[Eh? Is that so?]

[Yes, in the first volume that Akari-dono has now, it says that Master was the one who wiped out all the Black Bears, but that wasn't the case. Master had only fought one Black Bear…… well, how should I say this…… that one Black Bear was me.]

[Kaito fought with Anima-chan!?]

[Yes, I'll tell you about the particulars later…… but at that time, Master stood up to protect Yuzuki-dono, whose legs were trembling and unable to move, even though he understood the difference in our abilities. There is no doubt that his courage is to be admired, and seeing the strength of Master's heart made me wish to serve him. However, it was Lilia-dono who actually defeated me.]

It was an unexpected turn of events. I thought she was going to excessively raise up my name again, but what Anima told them was exactly what had happened.

[It was also not Master who annihilated the Black Bear horde, but Isis-dono. Well, even then…… If Master hadn't been there, Isis-dono wouldn't have shown up, so in that sense, it might not be wrong to say that Rigforeshia was saved from the Black Bear horde thanks to Master.]

[I – I see……]

[As for the content regarding the Harvest Festival, Master's great record was largely due to Lillywood-dono's help. Though I say that, even without Lillywood-dono's help, Master would still have won by a large margin. It's only natural that his kind wishes for Rigforeshia afterward should be praised, and without a doubt, Master is a benefactor and a Hero for Rigforeshia. However, as it is a book for the masses, the content seems to be a bit over-embellished.]

As Anima calmly cleared up the misunderstanding that Mom and Dad may have in mind, I could sense that her mentality had somehow changed from back then.

[Fumu fumu…… Thank you for telling us about this, Anima-chan.]

[No,and if it's possible…… Could you please not tell Master about those books? Master isn't one who likes being overly praised, so I think those books will only burden Master's mind.]

Anima replied to Mom's words in a warm and gentle voice.

[Ahh, thank you so much. I almost put unnecessary pressure on Kaito. Even so, Anima-chan is amazing. It's really admirable how you consider Kaito well.]

[Such a thing is to be expected of me as his retainer…… is what I'd like to say, but that's not the case. I'm just doing what I like to do because I want to receive my adored Master's smile. Thus, your praise is unnecessary.]

After hearing those words, I quietly walked away, trying to not make any sound. I also put my hand over my mouth, hiding the smile that was about to appear on my face……

I don't know how to say this…… but hearing Anima's words, who vigorously answered that she was doing this because she likes me…… It somehow makes me feel irresistibly happy.

<Afterword>

She's just telling them the truth, but her love aura isn't hidden at all, so she's just the usual admiring Anima.

Serious-senpai : [Well then, it seems like the Q and A that I answered last time was so popular, so here's the Q and A's second installment!]

? ? ? : [Eh?]

Serious-senpai : [Unnn?]

? ? ? : [No, it's nothing. Please continue.]

Serious-senpai : [Well then, the first question is ”Don't the Fox Monster Star and Alice's tone resemble each other?”]

? ? ? : [There were some people asking about that huh…… Please stop fooling around! Listen here, okay? There are a lot of people who misunderstand this, but ”Alice-chan normally speaks with honorifics, but it sometimes crumbles down when she feels like it”, so she would often interchange between other ending words like ”ne? (right?)” or ”~su”!]

(T/N: ~su here is, well, hard to describe in english. You know how there are some japanese people/anime characters add ”–su” to the end of just about every sentence? Like Ohayou gozaimasu, yabaisu, majidesu, something like that. Fox girl ends every sentence with su, which is something that won't be translated in english)

Serious-senpai : [……When she feels like it?]

? ? ? : [When she feels like it. In fact, there are times when Alice-chan doesn't use those ending words, and rather, there are more times that she doesn't use them at all! Thus, they aren't overlapping at all! You understand? That's going to come out on the periodical test, okay!!!?]

Serious-senpai : [……When you're denying it that much, it makes it seem like you yourself are aware of those similarities……]

? ? ? : [……Should I make you a body that can never appear in the Afterword again?]

Serious-senpai : [Ah, yes, I'm sorry. The Fox Monster Star and Alice aren't even remotely similar and have nothing to do with each other. I remember it clearly…… Well then, let's get back on track and ask the second question ”I want to know more about Isis' subordinates”. Here, take the floor.]

? ? ? : [The setting for this has been finalized, and they're thinking of releasing an extra chapter about the future around Christmas. It will probably take a long time before they actually appear in the main story.]

(The chapter was posted on 11/29)

Serious-senpai : [I see. Well then, that's it for today's questions. See you next time!]

? ? ? : [……No, like I said…… It was just me answering them……]

T/N: Hey, I'm back. My body is functional enough to translate again yesterday, so here you go.