Vol 3 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2 - Blue Rose/Directional
Method
Part 1
The next day--Elchea royal palace A small conference room
Within were Sora, shi+ro, Steph and Jibril, along with Kurami and the elf
Sora wore a sarcastic smile, shi+ro her usual lidded expression, while Kurami
surveyed the scene with calm eyes
They looked nothing like the wrecks that had cried themselves to sleep
yesterday
Upon close exahtly red, but they
had ained their normal condition
”So, why did you call us here?”
Steph voiced out the underlying question
As if waiting for that, Sora replied
”I have so from Kurami's memories, but we share a
common cause We should introduce ourselves”
------A [common cause]
Yesterday Kuraent to Elven
Gard]
Jibril and Steph, exchanging knowing glances, also looked over at Kurami
Kura her jet black hair aside, with black eyes full of intelligence,
spoke plainly
”--I am Kurami Zierh Nice to meet you”
It was evident she would say no more Reluctantly, Sora continued
”Eh, she's 18 years old, the saht is 158cm, three sizes
from the top down are--”
”Y-you!? That's low!!”
In a hurry, Kura off her personal
information
”She also pads her bra, and her actualsize is--”
”I-I get it! I get it so please stop I'll do it properly!!”
Everyone except Kuraain, but
kept quiet
”B-but before that--I'll have to introduce 'Fii'”
At Kuralance, the elven lady called Fii opened her mouth
”helloo, I'm Fiel Nilvaren”
With golden hair spilled fro cowl, as well as the
characteristic long ears of the elves, the girl who looked to be in her midteens
spoke in a wholly unexpected voice
”All of you except that devil over there, please feelfree to call me Fii~”
So this is what a smile like sunshi+ne looked like Towards Fii as
radiating fluffy softness, the so-called demon Jibril tilted her head and asked
”Oh my, I appear to be quite hated I do wonder why”
----Could that possibly have been a gag
As everyone eyed Jibril, Sora rested his cheek on his hand
”That's quite so for the one who fired 'Heaven's strike' at the capital to
say”
It seemed as if Sora's point had been almost unexpected however
”Eh, as I've already explained, that's not so which can be blamed on
me--”
”Like hell it can't! Destroying the capital because you bumped your head was
going too far!”
At Sora's retort, Fii jumped in allsmiles
”Not to aining the
ic we lost at that ti~me took over 800 years you kno~w?”
Sora's fingers drummed the table like hammers
”----Defendant Jibril, please present your case”
”Even if you say thatelf heads are just rarity 2, and I used up so much
power calling down the 'Heaven's strike', it totally wasn't worth it at all I
ain untilfive years later you know?”
Although it wasn't quite sure exactly what this 'Heaven's strike' was, it was
evident this attack had wiped a city from the map
That such power cael had secretly been a
relief to all humanity
Setting aside whether five years truly was adequate compensation
”So toto show for it, I slowly took all the
books back with me In fact after the [Ten Oaths]--ehehe, come to think of it
that was quite the haul indeed ehe, ehehehe~”
”Defendant Jibril----guilty”
”Why!?”
Sora ignored Jibril who sought an immediate appeal
The issue hether or not could forgive the one who had massacred so
many of her people
”Umm, so could I call you Fii then?”
”Yes go ahead?~”
”Seeing hoe'll be working together, I'd like to eliminate any potential illwill
Could you possibly forgive Jibril?”
At Sora's cutting straight to the point, Fii considered and replied in her airy
voice
”Nn~, that will be quite difficult~”
However, Kura her arms spoke up
”Fii, for Sora's plan to work, her poill be indispensable I ask of
you as well”
Uuusighing as if there was no other choice, Fiirelented
”Then~, if you say 'please forgivemy feet, I'll
forgive you~♥”
”Oh ht you'd puffed up to the heavens themselves, but it
was just your long ears Miss Elf ♪”
The two laughed blackly at each other
But shi+ro, who had until now been disame
on Sora's lap, murmured out
”Ji, brilguiltypunishment”
”Eeehhhhh, are, are you really going to make me lick the feet of this animal--”
”Punishment”
”U, uuuuI can't agree with this at all, but if master says so”
Jibrilsaid as she crouched down at Fiel's feet
Lick lick
”--Please forgive me Fielsama (monotone)”
”Oka~y, I forgive you~”
Just like that, Fielsiven her, and
folded her hands together
--Was this good enough
Sora suspected she didn't really care about the past, and had just wanted to
harass Jibril Well whatever
”M-m-m, master, m, may I speak for a moment!”
As if reading Sora's thoughts, Jibrilrushed over to him like she had had a
revelation
”L-licking the feet of a lower creature like that and apologising, I thought it
would be the height ofshame, but I wonder why! This--when I consider it's
an order fro all over me! The
reason for this absolutely must be--”
”Alright Kurao on with your introduction--”
Sora ignored her and tried to get on with the discussion, and yet
”Uetting that too”
”----Eh, Steph? What's up?”
Pointing at Kurami's impassive face, she declared
”What's up--isn't this the person who used ic to trick and defeat me!”
”It's your fault for being deceived Now Kurami, please continue”
”Hey!?”
Ignoring Steph as dismissed with a word, Kuramispoke
”Fii ismy childhood friend To be exact--she's my master”
shi+ro seemed confused for a moment, so Jibril explained
”Elven Gard is a democratic country, but in the areas that they annex the other
races are made to make a pact with them--in short, a system akin to
[slavery]”
”Ehthen Kurami is”
Steph was unable to stop herself fro out, and Kurami nodded
”Yes, since eneration we've been slaves to the
Nilven family I was both born and raised in Elven Gard”
S bitterly at Steph as lost for words, Kurami went on
”It's no big dealeveryone has their own struggles”
As she looked at Sora, both Steph and Jibril had the same question
concerning Fiifloating in their minds
For Kura deal', could she have been coerced--
”Well, so like this really isn't uncommon Fii was the only one who
treated a slave like me as her friend”
Expecting that atmosphere, Kurami continued her story to divert the flow of
the conversation
”But since treating a slave like a 'friend' would have stained the family name,
officially she's not allowed to show such behaviour of course”
”Personally~, I'm reeally not cool with it you kno~w?”
Fii's fluffy voice was tinged with anger this time Kurami continued
”The Nilven family is well knoithin Elven Gard They've held a senatorial
seat for generations, and ever since the family head passed away last year, Fii
has been the de facto head--”
Hearing up to that, the response was--
”Then Fielsan, until the next election you're an acting senatoreh, for a
senator to plot a slave liberation movement--isn't that treason!?”
--It would be a huge scandal in the largest country in the world
But azed over at Steph They were looks of
surprise
”--S, Steph, do you have any idea what you said just now!? Don't tell me,
another fever!?”
At Sora's speaking for everyone, Steph maintained her momentum and turned
around
”Could you stop thinking of me as an idiot already!? Ifsomeone isn't
s don't deign to do,
nothing would be working properly!”
Well, setting that aht aside
Sora looked into Fii's eyes and asked
”Are you really alright with this, Fii”
”Ye~s? About wha~t?”
”If you ith us, it will lead to Elven Gard's downfall, you know?”
--Indeed, just as Kuraet was first the Eastern Union--
however
”Ye~s, well, that's a matter for another time~”
Fii's smile never wavered
”Whatever it is, as long as Kurami isn't hurt I'm fine with it~ Honestly, I could
care less about my family and the likeall the old men are so damn noisy,
I'd really like to throw all that away if possible~”
Her smile remained as carefree as the clouds
”Although even I had thought it'd be too soon to talk about destroying the
country, ehehe~”
”S-suddenly she's so nasty”
At those words coelic smile, Steph backed away a step
If it were for Kura to destroy even her own home
Originally, Sora would have doubted those wordshowever
Perhaps due to receiving some of Kurami's memories, he could feel there was
no falsehood there
Their relationshi+p waswhen compared with himself and shi+ro--he was
able to empathize with them in mysterious ways
”If I take , so I want to always
be by her side~”
Fiispoke while rubbing Kurami's head
”I, I don't cry! You can't call that crying!!”
”WellIlike a
baby--”
At Sora's point Kura
”So that happened~ Kuraer, I've always said that~”
Squir the hand off, Kuramispoke
”I, I wasn't crying already, you know!? Just because you've known me since I
was a baby, how long do you intend to treat me like a child!?”
Sora recalled Fiel's age from Kurami's memories
Although she looked to be in her e was--52
As he watched Fii happily continue stroking Kuraht
(----Rather than friend, she's likeher mother)
At that unfaht, both Sora and shi+ro looked on with some envy
Part 2
”Right! With that done, let us deepen our friendshi+p further--”
”If it's a bath, we're not going in with you”
”H--how did you know!?”
While Sora was shocked at having his thoughts read so easily, Kurami
heaved a disgusted sigh
”Did you forget that all of your memories were passed on”
”Gu, gnnn!”
Bad, this was a very bad situation
In this world--securing side dishes was a top priority!
Not to o!
As Sora lah so fast, help arrived from a
most unlooked for source
”Kura to cooperate with is
veery important~”
”Fue!?”
Kurami was unable to contain her shock at those words from Fii who she
considered an ally
”I said that whenup with Jibrilsan as well~ Didn't I?”
”Ho in the world is that related to taking a bath together and getting
photographed!”
Here Sora drew upon all his reserves of brain power
He had no idea what Fii's intention was, but he had no choice but to press
forwards a voice in the back of his mind whispered
”In the world we ca
friendshi+p--[naked socialising]”
At Sora's flat assertion, Kurami bit her lip
”E-ever since you came to this world, none of your baths ith that
intention!”
As Kurami had Sora's memories, that was easy to point out
Of course Sora had no such noble intention Kurami's doubts ell
founded
Even so--there was a possible counter!
”That was because both Steph and Jibril were bound by the Oaths This time,
trust is all we have between us We have no choice but to rely on traditional
culture--Jibril-kun”
”Here”
Sora snapped his fingers, and Jibril immediately knelt down
”Care to give an explanation on traditionaljapanese [naked socialising] from
the tablet PC?”
Jibril easily operated the tablet according to Sora's will
”Aheinally a ritualfro period:
by leaving weapons behind and exposing the body, one put all their cards on
the table in a display of mutual trust”
Jibrilsmoothly made all of that up
Kurami however remained unconvinced
”That, that's a lie! There's no such thing in Sora's memories!”
”I was unsure just where it had come from as well But there should be
trust?”
One h Sora's memories--and then
”--There's nothing but indecent thougghhts!?”
Hit by that flood of erotic knowledge and videos, Kurami cried out with a
bright red face
Perhaps unable to further remain indifferent to her distress, Fiispoke
”I get it~ Kurami, I'll turn him down for you~”
”Heh? Ah, y-yeahthank y--”
”I think you've noticed already Sora sa~n, but this is what Kuramireally
wanted to sa~y She has no confidence in her proportions, so she refuses--”
”I, I-I-I-I-I wouldn't ever say that!!?