Volume 2 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Chapter 5

Saigou Houided by one of the Colony Spirits, the earth spirit Merul, arrived at the room for noble visitors

As this tiny spirit that was no bigger than a pal that he had come to another world doubled at once It was not certain where the body function existed in this palou Homura didn't need to know of

”Here! Queen's room, here!”

”Thanks I'uided up to this point, so you can return back to the engine room”

”Got it~! Say hello to Asuka's family~!”

With a Pyon! Merul jumped down from Homura's head and walked aith adorable footsteps ”Who is 'Asuka's family' supposed to be?”, Homura tilted his head as question marks floated above his head, but he wa probably mistaken with someone

(Tiny child spirits, huh? I bet the children would be delighted if I showed them the fairies, but I can't really take them back with me)

Even if he wanted to tell them about his travels, it was just too absurd, as expected

Just traveling to another world was unbelievable on it's own, so even if he talked about the palantic Spirit Train that traveled on the water, it was certain that no one would believe hih it could be said that the children of ”Canaria Family Home” were a bit special, they were still s, they would instead think that he was treating thery

Alright, Homura faced towards the door When he raised his hand to knock, Ayato caon towards him

”Senpai? Have you been suain?”

”No, I came for my own business What about you?”

”I' of retrieving the things I entrusted to her”

Ayato said that in an exceedingly natural manner Homura also wasn't surprised by it anymore

Because, from the very start of this matter, there were hints that she already knew about this unusual phenomenon

Even regarding thesu It wasn't definite for what reason or circumstances was she related to Little Garden───but, be that as it s as Senpai and Kouhai in school or the client and the hired researcher

He deliberately didn't ask questions and nodded with a serious expression

”Is that so? You already know that she isn't your average soht?”

”Yes I know about that more than Senpai”

”Seriously? I want to hearthat, but that comes after we return back”

Ho as they understood that each of theht time to talk

With a tensed expression, Ho for the permission to enter

For a while, there was no reaction, but as he lightly knocked once more, the voice was heard from the inside

”Come in I permit you to enter”

Queen's voice resounded It seems she was inside after all

Straightening theuest roo just what kind of threats would he get this time, however, no traps were set in particular this time

Instead there appeared shapes of a wo candlelamp

The e on her back, and looked towards theentle eyes

The es of a perfection as an adult woman, looked at Ayato with a smile and waved her hand Ayado htened herself

The interior of the rooaudy equipuests, and the flalass illuhts

The walking candle la around noisily and laying out the tea preparations It was probably being brewed beyond the door that as located inside the room and was only around 50 cm in size, but it was very questionable as to how exactly was it being brewed

However, the other party wasn't so so trivial

The Queen, ”Queen Halloween” was courteously sitting at the round table eously as always, worthy of her other name of ”Golden Queen”───however

For so expressionless, was looking at Hoaze

Ho her clearly displeased state, it was difficult for him to break the ice first

Did I show some kind of impolite behavior?

Holy, however, Ayato too looked at Homura with a sour expression on her face It see impolite

Hoize for had no choice but to aardly stare at Queen

However within the uneasy atmosphere───the attendant woman pointed out his mistake with a faint smile

”Listen, young man You made a mistake with the amount of knocks, you know?”

”Huh?”

”Senpai As the international manners, you knock three times with those you already know, and four times if it's someone youonly twice isu used in places like restroo to be used when visiting a rooh social status”

Oh shi+t! Homura felt chills run down his spine

It was manners omitted in japan, however the other party noas a God from Western European culture It was inevitable that she would take offense that her room was treated as a restroom Moreover, Ho late She forgave hi it would worsen her impression of him

Likewise, Queen sharpened her lips in a bla manner and frankly drew her conclusion

”Saigou Hoive you for being impolite for the second time I'll overlook that much with tolerance ───However, there's no next tiht this moment”

Be careful fro and sipped her black tea

But to be tolerated twice for his ienerous compared to what he heard

There was also hi lucky, but from now on, he did not want to commit such foolishness as to cross over the death line before he noticed it Homura etched it in his heart to ave a bow and took a step back

It would be better for Ayato to go forward first instead of Ho his business

Ayato quickly read the atmosphere and stepped forward

She hesitated on how to begin to talk before Homura───However, she can also take quick action once shethat her first words should be this, Ayato elegantly bowed

”It has been a while, Queen Scathach-sensei Queen's Knight, ”Faceless” has now returned”

”I see It's been a while According to your body tiht, Scathach?”

The wo the black tea that the walking candlelaht

”It is as you say, Queen ───Fufu, Ayato looks lively above all That knight title is a thing fro yourself, you should use your surname Kudou or your British surname”

”I'ed I will do so froed as well Are you assu a position of Lord Butler now?”

”That's right Does it suit me?”

The Lord Butler Scathach put her hands on her back and took a pose Ayato agreed with a bitter s, but it certainly suited her Since the tight clothes of the butler's suitit and standing, she who boasted of height and extraordinary proportions was like a painting Regardless if they were the opposite or the same sex, she would undoubtedly appear attractive to them

While displaying a forced smile as if troubled, Ayato continued with harmless words

”Makesshe wears ───Have the other masters not come?”

”They haven't come, but they all have been inforry at heart now froht Actually, I'm the same”

Although she displayed a gentle ser

Ayato hung her head with a bitter expression while Queen smiled from pure enjoyment as she sipped her black tea

However Ho else

Judging from odds and ends of the speech, it sounded like Queen's and Ayato's relationshi+p was that of a master and servant

Moreover, what did the word ”Reincarnation” mean exactly? As expected, Hos on his mind, Homura wanted to immediately ask about the even that reaction of Ho Ayato's standpoint, it would be safer to stay silent for now

”I'ht title”

”Right If Queen didn't stand for you, I certainly planned to do just that”

Ayato and Hoot surprised and looked at Queen Queen leisurely drank her black tea, but she knit her brows a bit from this manner of speech

”Scathach It's not like I particularly stood for her”

”Oh, you are right It was a ment of Queen”

”It wasn't ht? I like the bloodline of this child quite a bit It is easy to ruin it, but isn't it a pity to let her go?”

As she announced that, Queen raised her right hand and faced her palm upward

With a flick of her wrist, a silver-colored card appeared froraved in the center perhaps symbolized ”Queen Halloween”

Seeing that emblem, Homura inclined his head in doubt

(EhThat sy Company”?)

Hoo of his phone The trade Company” resembled the banner of Queen

Homura pondered on what this meant

Guessing Queen's intentions, Scathach covered her mouth with a hand and smiled questionably

”I see Return love sword and reevaluate, is it?”

”It's like that She was defeated while her familiar arms were taken away It should be fine to overlook her one loss, right?”

Queen flipped the card with her fingertip and ferried it to Ayato with rotation

Scathach folded her ar her smile

”───That's how it is, Kudou Ayato Queen is saying that she will pardon your defeat Next time, show the Greek Monster and self-centered snobs the way of Ulster”

Take the front! She ordered with a sharp glint in her eyes Ayato glanced at the card with the ”Queen Halloween” syraved on it and respectfully bowed

”I humbly receive the imperial command ───Well then, Senpai I'll excuse myself first”

”S-Sure But is it alright?”

”There's no probleer───nay, even a single hair of Senpai and Suzuka”

S, fro towards the last wagon was heard She probably went to attack the ene to attack now

As that sound coou Homura

Ho where to start from, stiffened his face

Unable to just watch hi her laugh

”Should I say, nice to meet you? Lord butler-cum-head maid-cum-Queen's overseer───I am called Scathach I don't think you will be unreasonably killed within the reach of my eyes, so you do not have to be so nervous, you know?”

”No, that's not really the case”

Even if it was pointed out with a ss to hear and to tell were too much Just from that conversation now, the amount of questions he had became tenfold

However, he couldn't afford to stay silent like this and let the other party take the initiative

Putting aside the ive the answer of the other day

”Queen First, about the ht my answer”

”Is that so Let us hear it then”

Queen released her hand from the teacup full of black tea and stared into Homura's eyes

She was someone whose emotions could be felt somewhat, but it was funda Moreover, it was difficult to negotiate when her words came back with a bite

Ho up his mind that it was no use to hide it, he said

”Queen You want ht?”

”It's not entirely correct, but that's right”

”I can agree with that If there are people who are trying to abuse the Star Particle Bodies, I' with the is for mutual benefit”

For mutual benefit───The moment he uttered those words, Queen raised her eyebrows a bit It probably wasn't so to the point of unexpected, but she probably also thought it was a boring decision

With the other party like her, it was an established tactic to throw 70 of your hand at them and observe their reaction

Sure enough, the Queen also didn't ment However, with that, she probably lost all interest She lowered her gaze and turned her consciousness to black tea, and asked hi her consciousness elsewhere

”I see ───And so?”

”Since we’re are fighting, I want to hear the details regarding the enemy About the true identity of the ”Bull of Heaven” and the ene the ”Spirit Train”, I want to know everything you know about them”

”Now, that's quite an assertive demand”

Scathach as listening the talk froerated voice She was probably amazed by what Homura said, however these conditions that could even be called reckless have instead attracted Queen's attention

Given that he said ”Mutual Benefit”, it would be out of the question unless some kind of information was presented fro the ene over the information that touches the answer of the Gift Game

Itthat much information, he could present inforree of Saigo Hoe whether to dismiss him or not at the same time

Queen once again faced Hoht have been the last

”I don't e for that information, what do you present?”

”Re them”

As expected, frohtly widened her eyes She planned to i, however his words froht now couldn't be overlooked, as expected Just what did he, as just recently su Sun Authorities?

Hoo attached on it

”This Sun tradeo of ”Everything Company” You people or the Gods of Little Garden, unless soanization that has been bestowed a banner acts as intermediary, I think that you can't intervene with our world”

Moon Rabbit, shi+rayuki-hime, Minotaur, Bull of Heaven

Even though all of theends of outer world, they are accepted in Little Garden as if natural This is a proof that Little Garden and the Outer World mutually interfere with each other, and also a proof that they interfered with the outer world's past

”I should have noticed when I, as living in the 21st Century was su with not just the past, but every era including the modern era from our point of view No, rather, it's possible to interfere with the past, so there's no reason not to interfere with the present”

While he said so, honestly, it was a blind spot But if you think about it, it was only natural

Between the past and present, the only difference is whether it can be observed or not, and fundamentally they are the same

Queen crossed her legs with a little interest and answered Homura's question

”That's right When we Divine Spirits interfere with the outer world, we anizations in soanizations are typical examples, but there are also deep relationshi+ps with the countries and organizations that lend the banners”

”For exa of Great Britain?”

To Homura's question, it was Scathach who replied with a nod

”That's how it is The Red Dragon Flag of Wales is the same, and so is the staff of two serpents of the World Health Organization The Crest of Ayato's ”Everything Coht? That is a sy the dawn of Zaibatsu As for the era, it was sometime soon after the war, I believe”

Suddenly, Homura searched his memories If I recall correctly, the staff of two serpents of World Health Organization was a syy

”StillIt's quite startling that you interfere even with the international organizations”

”Of course, there are several hurdles in order to focus and fix the interfered reality I think that this Gift Game is also part of that”

”Even the fact that the ”Bull of Heaven” raged in the world?”

”No The fact that Star Particle Bodies would rescue the world”

That, in other words, alsothe world was arranged beforehand Ho to that, e and continued

”Now, let's get back to the topic Queen wants to ht the one who produced the ”Bull of Heaven” So in other words───this is because the co in the Sun Authority Game and the one who abused the Particle Bodies is the saht?”

Queen nodded in silence, and urged hiesture

”And paradoxically, those who aihly likely to be party involved in the Sun Authority War I have few clues regarding that If you like, I can present you the banner that party is using as their syht at this moment”