c3 (1/2)
Chapter 3: First slave
After the long walk at the corridor of the royal palace, a courtyard beautifully leveled has extended there.
The climate’s warm like it’s spring.
The fresh green carpet that’s buried on the ground completely has red and blue and other colored ornamental flowers living. They make waves as they’re caught by the breeze.
A yellow shadow steals the view at the edge
Swallowtail b.u.t.terfly1ー, No the color’s a bit different.
The b.u.t.terfly with a colorful appearance flutters around the area.
When he thrust out his finger, the pretty b.u.t.terfly stayed at his index finger silently.
It rounded it’s straw lips and pecked the tip of Ran’s finger.
Ticklish.
「…Haa, I look like an idiot」
I’ll live with my own power.
There’s no way he’d be able to do such thing.
That said, he can’t just return that late.
Even if he returned, he doesn’t think he’ll be accepted either.
I was excited on the so called cla.s.s transfer before but I’m hating my past self now.
The sense of relief when I saw Gla.s.ses’ skill was irritating.
My look when I stretched my hand when I try to cling to Torao is miserable.
「Hey, b.u.t.terfly-san. Will be able to live alone?」
Choosing a bug as a conversation partner, Ran felt even lower.
Ren surely was gloomy but not to that extent.
However, humans wants to cling to something when they’re hurt.
「If it’s okay could you give me something to eat?」
He asked the b.u.t.terfly that’s staying on his fingertips.
The b.u.t.terfly can’t answer of course.
It’s obvious.
The b.u.t.terfly that stayed in his finger flies up and began to flutter around Ran.
It seems to be encouraging.
I laughed instinctively.
「Are you cheering me up?」
The b.u.t.terfly went round and round then stopped under Ran’s nose and flapped it’s wings.
Something’s strange.
Something’sーIt’s trying to tell something to Ran.
「Are you telling me to follow along?」
It get up and went straight forward, the b.u.t.terfly flutters to lead Ran.
Ran followed that b.u.t.terfly and ran at the royal palace’s courtyard at a quick pace.
The b.u.t.terfly shows behavior of worry sometimes and they’re diving in deeper.
Ran follows after it desperately.
If by any chanceーRan thought.
Could it be that this b.u.t.terfly is a female?
It seems that it’s unknown how to judge a female to a male b.u.t.terfly in the former world but.
It seems that this world doesn’t have the common sense of the previous world.
「Hey, where do you intend to take me?」
Could it be that the Underling Training (Lunatic s.e.xual) had been invoked?
Was the female b.u.t.terfly subdued?
I-It must be a coincidence…
The location the b.u.t.terfly guided was a cave that’s would endure the rain and wind and it has a clear lake spread out.
The lake has fishes with beautiful skin swimming.
There’s trees on the side of the cave, a multicolored nutー Is it a fruit?ー Is hanging from it.
It smells sweet.
Unable to endure, I picked up and took a bite.
I noticed that it might’ve possibly a poison but it was after I swallowed it.
「…Sweet, delicious」
It was a sweet flavored fruit that made Ren who was sheltered from earth to growl.
It’s not to sweet at all and it’s not sour.
It has enough moisture that just one fruit it satisfied his thirst and hunger.
It is indeed a magic fruit.
「…This is, you?」
Asking the b.u.t.terfly, sheーit’s a b.u.t.terfly thoughーfluttered around Ran joyfully.
The straw-like mouth kissed his cheek.
「Thanks」
His damaged heart is being pierced by the warm act.
The corner of his eyes became hot unconsciously.
「…Come on, it’s just the kindness of a bug」
Being gentle on someoneーDoing something like this to someone.
What a pleasant thing.
It seems that the b.u.t.terfly have taken a liking at Ran.
It stopped at his hair and shoulder, it folded it’s wings as if feeling relieved and pressed it’s cheek in fascination.
Ran doesn’t know it but this b.u.t.terfly is different from simple insects, it’s a respectable monster.
It’s as Ran predicted, it’s a female.
Ran accidentally happened to use his Underling training and it had the resolution to devote it’s life as an obedient slave to Ran, it’s an excellent monster.
Ran’s happiness is the b.u.t.terfly’s happiness.
Ran’s sadness is the b.u.t.terfly’s sadness.
Not knowing the words of attachment or love, a firm master-servant relations.h.i.+p was created there.
「HeyーErr, I have to name you」
If it can understand wordsーーeven though it won’t be able to, the thoughts would be able to connect.
It would be convenient if it has a name and is always by his side.
「I don’t know what kind of b.u.t.terfly are you but, in my former world, b.u.t.terflies like you are called swallowtail b.u.t.terfly. That’s whyー, I’ll be calling you Ageha」
The b.u.t.terflyーAgeha, spin around happily and stopped at Ran’s shoulders.
Ran doesn’t know what Ageha is thinking at all.
But it can be calmly concluded that Ageha is understanding what Ran is saying
Ran thought.
How far can Ageha realize his wishーno, if she’s able to obey orders.
Ran who’s the user doesn’t understand the particulars of the Underling Training either.
There was some explanation when you posses but to what degree? Is there a cancellation method?
The details are still in the dark.
「For example, let’s seeー If I say that destroy Torao s.h.i.+gen.o.bu and Nekoyama Misuzu’s relations.h.i.+p, would you be able to do it?」
Ageha flew away in front of Ran and it bowed it’s head lonely.
It made it’s fluttering wing contract sadly.
Even if it’s the lord’sーRan’s wish, if it’s impossible for Ageha, she can’t do it as expected.
If course, even if he ordered Ageha to kill Torao s.h.i.+gen.o.bu, she won’t be able to do that.
「It’s impossible as expected. Sorry, I’m taking back my order」
Feeling the guilt from Ageha who’s fluttering her wings forcefully to suicide, Ran withdraws his order.
Ageha flutters up feeling relieved.
It seems that it’s possible to withdraw orders.
Now then, what should I do? Ran is troubled.
He pretended to be tough and ran away, apparently bed and food exists here
With the minimum amount of necessities, the cause of the quarrel is way ahead.