Chapter 896: Intermission : Cento & Cien ~ ~ The Change of their World, Together with the Sun ~ ~ (1/2)

—————The world is a small and cold place…… At least, that was for the two girls.

For Cento and Cien, twin girls born among the Demons, the world at that time was a very difficult place to live in.

Unlike Humans, Demons don't necessarily have parents. It's not uncommon for Demons to have no parents or even relatives.

For the twins, the world is so small that it was already filled up by the two of them, and it's a cold and dark place without any warmth.

At the time of their birth, the Demon Realm was in the midst of a period of great change, with the spread of the Six Kings and Peerage system.

The girls were living in such a time while supporting each other. Having a large city as their homebase, they worked as handymen.

Fortunately, the Demon Realm was still in disorder due to the changes, and it wasn't difficult for them to earn enough money to survive.

Both Cento and Cien were happy enough with that. They were good fighters in their own right, and they could have joined one of the camps, or even attained a respectable position.

However, they didn't want to do that. As long as they had each other, that was all that mattered to them. Having been living together for a long time, they now didn't feel like serving anyone, so they continued to work as handymen without getting deeply involved with anyone.

A turning point…… a sudden occasion came to such girls. Seeing a Demon who happened to be lost on the street, they asked if they could guide her.

Of course, it wasn't out of kindness. They were doing this out of self-interest, thinking that they could earn a few coins.

[Really!? That would be a big help!]

The purple-haired woman they guided for a small fee didn't really make them feel any emotions…… ”until they saw her lost again the next day”.

As they exchanged glances with each other with dumbfounded expressions on their faces, wondering why the woman was lost in the same place two days in a row, the woman noticed them and asked them to guide her again.

The next day, they saw that woman again in the same place, and they couldn't help but let out a sigh.

[……So, how come you're lost three days in a row, and in almost the same place? Are you stupid?]

[How mysterious, isn't it? The scenery today looks different from yesterday……]

[You're just one street over……]

The fact that she had been lost for three days in a row left the twins completely dumbfounded. Looking at the two of them, the woman…… Tre wryly smiled and spoke.

[Well~~ I actually had a long vacation and went sightseeing in this place, but this city is pretty complicated and difficult to navigate in.]

[……No, normally, when you get lost for the first time…… or at least the second time, you'd make sure that you don't get lost again, right?]

Cien threw a tsukkomi at Tre, but Tre only happily smiled at her.

[I did though? See, you guys are here to help me out again.]

[……We're just aiming for the remunerations.]

[Ahh! That's right, how about you give me a tour of the city while I'm on vacation?]

[Cento……]

[……Yeah, well~~ Whether we guide you around while you're vacation or just show you the tourist spots, it depends on how much you pay us, okay?]

[Fumu fumu, depends on  how much I pay you huh……]

Having come to the conclusion that Tre was an idiot, Cento, though dumbfounded, said she would accept the job anyway.

It would be easy to get paid for just showing her around, and she doesn't seem smart enough to be fooling them, she thinks that it should be alright receiving this job if the pay is good……

[It's 30 days, so how about 3 gold coins!?]

(T/N: If based on Kaito's conversation of money, 3 gold coins would be $30,000/¥3,000,000)

[ [ ……Huh? ] ]

Hearing the words Tre announced with a smile, Cento and Cien stiffened for a moment. Thereupon, telling Tre that they would discuss this matter and asked her to wait for a while, the twins started talking about this in a remote place away from Tre.

[……3 gold coins for 30 days of guidance? What do you think, Cien?]

[It sounds really suspicious, but it doesn't look like she's trying to trick us…… Could it be that she's the daughter of some rich guy?]

[Easily brandishing her money, naive to how the world works…… She really looks the part, but then why bother hiring kids like us who are no different than vagrants?]

[……For the time being, how about we take it? Of course, let's remain vigilant……]

[With 3 gold coins…… We can also buy those so-called magic tools. I guess let's take it……]

Many of the magic tools invented by one of the Six Kings are extremely useful, but magic tools are still in their infancy and are expensive, so they are out of reach for the two of them.

It's not that they want to be extravagant, but they've been wanting to get their hands on a magic tool called magic box that could apparently preserve food without deteriorating.

Therefore, they saw this as an opportunity, and while they're being vigilant about this deal, they accepted Tre's request.