Chapter 926: A Long Day in the Life of Miyama Kaito ① (2/2)

[Heehhh…… That sounds great. Since Eden-san likes it, it must be quite a nice place.]

While talking like that with a smile, I focused on Eden-san's condition, which would soon be out of control, rather than the content of our conversation. Eden-san is talking fast, but the smile on her face wasn't the deep one filled with madness yet, so from what I've seen so far, she should be okay for a while longer.

[Yes, I was thinking of showing it to my beloved child.]

[That sounds great, I'd like to see it.]

What I had in mind in this situation was sending magic power to the necklace to contact Kuro in advance when Phase 3's deep smile appears. I wasn't fully focused on our conversation…… That was my first mistake.

[Well then, why don't we go around the places I've found today?]

[Yeah, I don't really have any plans today, so it's alr…… Eh?]

And there, my second and fatal mistake. While half-heartedly replying to Eden-san's words, I declared that ”I don't have any plans today”……

[That settles it then. Fufu, to be going out with my beloved child, I'm really looking forward to it.]

[Eh? Ahhh…… I- I guess so.]

By the time I realized my mistake, I couldn't revise my words anymore. In Eden-san's mind, it was already decided that she would be going out with me,  so what would happen if I said that we should just not go…… Thinking about it frightens me.

Moreover, even if I were to refuse now, I've already told her that I don't have any plans, and against the mind-reading Eden-san, I wouldn't be able to make a good reason.

And above all, it was my fault for not concentrating on the conversation properly, and even though it was a half-hearted reply, I had already agreed to her, so I couldn't bring myself to stop now.

In other words…… I had no choice but to prepare myself for the incoming situation.

As a result of these two failures, I've been forced into a situation where I'm not sure what's going to happen, ”strolling with Eden for a day”, and my heart is filled with anxiety.

N- No, there's a possibility that she will go on a rampage soon and we'll have to call it a night…… U- Unnn…… T- Things should work out…… I hope…… but I wonder why…… I don't think that's going to happen.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [……Somehow, just as I was thinking that Lilia unusually managed to avoid having a stomachache, the main character raised the highest grade of stomachache flag……]

? ? ? : [Kaito-san…… That's hell you're walking into……]