Chapter 36 - Volume 3 (1/2)

Volume 3, Chapter 6: The Magnificent Daily Life of Demons, Part 1

It’s been several months since my [Princess] business in Shiguresu ended and we returned to Tariterudo.

Daytime life hasn’t really changed much. Going to school in a carriage, I walk with my four attendants while being stared at by the rest of the students who would surround  us.

……Wait what? Thinking about those [Stories] that I’d heard about my Elder Sister-samas, don’t I also give off the feeling of a [Villainous Young Lady] right now?

I sometimes meet with Rick during the evening. Since whenever he comes to the classroom, everything fall apart, I’ve been avoiding him.

With an attitude like that, it’s almost a copy of [His] character………

The point is, that attitude is clearly a no-go. Put bluntly, the reason why I’m having a headache is because these days, Timothy-kun keeps coming over to see me to “Fuss over his cousin as a gentle Prince-sama” to make up for Rick, but since he comes over so frequently, [Dubious Rumours] began to arise. It’s scaring me.

Well, while I’ve been making idle complaints about having this kind of school life, I haven’t been too busy.

Participating in other nobles’ tea parties, studying magic, answering and writing letters to Noel, shopping with Shelly, Betty, and my own escort knights in a group, although we trouble the shops. I’ve been really busy as the [Duke’s Daughter Yurushia], but I there were times where I was really worried both as a human and demon as the [Demon Princess].

My attendants (Demons), have you all been diligently working?

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“… Here’s the report.”

“Yeah, thanks. Would you like a candy?”

At the sight of an eight year old little lady presenting [Black Candy], the vampire butler had a strained smile upon his face… but he still gladly received it, and disappeared into the darkness of the town.

Left behind was a small girl with pure white hair, dressed in a maid’s uniform.

Late at night with all the devout residents having already gone to bed… in an incongruously dark alley, Fannie was seeing off a vampire with a bright smile as she took from her pocket a piece of [Black Candy] that she threw into her mouth appetizingly.

Of course, anything that demons or vampires which found human food unpalatable, found delicious couldn’t be a good thing. It would be better if you didn’t think about the [Raw Materials].

Under her master, Yurushia’s, orders, Fannie was investigating the Kostoru church.

Due to Fannie’s childlike disposition, Yurushia had Millaine cooperate with her, and asked the vampires to investigate the rumours in the populace.

Although she’s called childish, at her level, it didn’t really hinder her carrying out her task.

Fannie would receive the intelligence reports from the vampires, and from there would extract the essential points of it. Besides investigating the church in the capital, she would also go to Shiguresu and investigate the high priest there, Callisto.

Fannie’s [Power] as a Demon was the lowest among the four Arch Demons.

But it’s not the [Case] that her overall ability is lower, but rather that her powers aren’t really suited for direct combat.

Fannie’s [Power] can be used to perform  [Spatial Teleportation] by using human souls as markers.

Other demons could also use teleportation, but only Fannie could use long-ranged teleportation without cost, an ability that was most suited for espionage.

Yurushia, was even more unusual as a demon, since she has no ability, but an enormous amount of magical power…

“Is something wrong…?”

In the church of the Royal Capital, nothing was out of the ordinary. Although a little bit of embezzlement and dishonesty were found, the kinds of intel that the master was looking for didn’t exist. Fannie didn’t know if Millaine had received any other instructions to deal with the matter from her master.

However, the one thing that worried her master was high priest Callisto of Shiguresu’s church. Although on the surface there weren’t any problems, the aforementioned [Hero’s Party] was being dispatched on unusual tasks.

The contents of the requests were all proper, and the Heroes also diligently performed their contents.

However, for someone like Fannie, who [Sensed] things through people’s [Nightmares], she thought that what she saw was very unnatural.

“Why, are so few people being helped?”

The Heroes received the request to find a few children and rescued them.

But, on the day the request was received, she would always find a large number of other people caught somewhere else.

“N~~…”

As much as she thought about it, she couldn’t understand. Therefore, Fannie decided to go to the scene herself to satisfy her curiosity.

In that place, there was one child and three adults. Fannie chose the most appropriate out of several locations she knew of.

If she were forced to say why she chose this place, it would be that it looked [The Most Delicious].

While she peeked into the small hut that looked like a restroom or an old storeroom on a farm, she heard

“Shut up, brat!”

Someone yelled as a large man kicked the small child. It seems the man wasn’t kicking the child with full force, since the little girl who was smaller than Fannie was doubled over in pain, rolled up in fear and crying.

“Fu~hnn…”

Fannie let out an emotionless humph. As a demon, she didn’t have the heart to feel pity for humans, the feelings that flowed from that little girl and the adults weren’t what Fannie preferred, so she wasn’t particularly interested.

“…Who’s there?”

The big man, who noticed Fannie’s faint voice, instantly went on alert, drawing his thick-bladed cutlass and turning towards the door.

As an ex-mercenary with battle experience in forests and remote regions, he was well-prepared.

“……Hyuu…”

As he walked out, he met the gaze of [Something]. He sucked in a breath to scream, but the flame of his life was instantly extinguished by the tens of thousands of [Nightmares].

“Good eveningー”

When the victims saw a young girl dressed in maid clothing coming back in instead of the kidnapper that had gone out, the men and women looked at the girl in both fear and confusion.

Strangely, the girl looked around the hut then approached the crying little girl, patting her head gently.

Fannie didn’t say anything, instead she kept stroking the hair of the little girl, who turned her tear covered face upwards with a look of fear.

“……Woo’re yuu?” (TL: who’re you, slurred for little kid crying)

Fannie smiled brightly at the little girl who lisped out the words.

“Would you like a candy?”

“……Wanna eat.”

Fannie took out a [Black Candy] from her pocket and presented it to the little girl, but she didn’t move. Fannie could see her own reflection in those cloudy eyes.

“Are you blind?”

“Yeahh…”

“Well then, open your mouth.”

When the little blind girl obediently opened her mouth, Fannie put the candy into her mouth and tore apart the rope that bound her body easily with the tip of her finger.

“…Thank you, Onee-chan…… but does this candy tastes strange?”

“Isn’t it delicious?”

“Umm, well…… it’s delicious, but strange.”

“Ehehe, I see.”

Fannie laughed delightedly at the little girl’s honest impressions.

Just don’t think about the raw ingredients of that candy.

At the carefree scene between little girls, the man and woman who had been kidnapped let down their guard, but suddenly, a commotion broke out.

“Oi, Missy, before that man comes back, cut the ropes binding us.”

“Leave that brat alone, cut the ropes binding me, hurry!”

Fannie turned around with an annoyed look towards those men and women.

“Are you not this child’s parents…?”

“No, we don’t know that brat at all.”

“That’s right, so missy, hurry up and cut these ropes”