Chapter 122 - Volume 7 (2/2)
The assassin who’d quickly let go of his dagger tried to pull out his spare sword but stopped moving in the dark suddenly ~~~ and turned to dust in an instant, disappearing.
“……Rimi.”
“Yes, who’s there?”
As the two of them glared at the ‘darkness’, unable to see more than the teddy bear, a black cat prowled out from within.
“……a cat.”
“A bear and a cat.”
They sounded carefree, but sweat was on their faces, and their bodies were trembling.
Although it only seemed and felt like black cat, but their intuition as one of the royalties of the forces of darkness knew that the existence that stood in front of them was an [Overlord].
“[………]”
““………””
Under the gaze of the black cat, Rimi fainted and collapsed to the floor, while Nefi also fell to her knees on the spot.
No, she kneeled. …… I guess you could say that. The girls who felt the difference in sheer level of existence between themselves and what stood before them, could only nod at each other with their eyes while stricken in fear.
“…… What… Is what I see before me the ‘God of Demons’?”
“Please…… please save us from our situation……”
When it heard the words of the two, the silver pupils of the black cat narrowed.
“[……What will you offer me? Black elves.]”
“m-”
At the overwhelming pressure emitted from that [Voice], the young children lowered their heads yet further, raising their charm.
The two of them were hoping that one day some [Prince Charming on a White Horse] would come to save them.
But…… If such a person came, they had decided that they would give them half of their ‘lives’.
“……C-compensation……”
“…… Our lives… we will give you half of each of us.”
“[…………]”
Half…… as the black cat heard… Rinne’s face distorted slightly.
Even for the elves who had lifespans of over 500 years, it seemed that their long lives made them lazy, and the souls of the dark elves weren’t that delicious.
Rinne had found these two girls among them.
The souls of these girls, born of the blood of the ancient elves, that had desperately polished themselves to survive, seemed like the only jewels in this country.
Half of their lives was quite considerable, but it was still a little insufficient to move Rinne, who was a [Great Beast].
Some of the [Devils] who had human features would not mind, since the Demons kept their promises, and it would always be able to get the rest of it at a bargain.
[…… Wait a moment.]
““Y-yes…””
Rinne wasn’t great at such fine contracting. Not just Rinne…… but the entirety of the [Demon Beasts] weren’t that great.
If a Demon Beast was called, usually they would just destroy everything on the spot as a sacrifice and devour it all and so they were used like ‘bombs’. Those demon cultists who tried to bind Demon Beasts by making untactful contracts would by and large be devoured by the Demon Beasts that they summoned.
Therefore, the [Demon Beasts] had never made a careful contract, and what with this contract being [Rescue us from this predicament], he would have to change their surroundings, and the effective scope of the contract was too ambiguous.
Anyway, Rinne, who wasn’t good at fine contracts, called on Geas to send a message to its master, the [Devil], using their connection.
*Uhm, uhm, could you send over Noa?*
When the message was sent out, immediately after the ringtone of a pirororon, a reply arrived.
*Why, is it urgent?*
*Since contracting is troublesome, I want your subordinate to oversee it.*
*Noa is out right now, though?*
*Then, could you send someone? I can’t move directly. I need someone who can protect the contractor.*
*Don’t you have Geas? The appearance is lacking, but the insides are usable, y’know.*
*Well…… the content of the contract is troublesome. And there are two contractors.*
*What kind of people are they?*
*Two Dark elf children.*
*Hohhoh. Then I know just who to send. Rinne, do your best~*
*……Alright.*
It seemed good since someone would be coming. It would be the ideal to have Noa come, but Nea wouldn’t be such a bad choice either.
If that crappy maid duo came together, they would have to be careful, but it wouldn’t be bad.
“[Oh children of the dark elves. Offer up half of your soul and make the contract.]”
““T-thank you!””
A thin chain stretched from Rinne as the proof of the contract was entwined with their soul.
It became a contract that seemed to have been left quite vague, but it wasn’t too bad for a Demon Beast. [Save us from our predicament] meant that in the worst-case scenario, he could just kill everything but the two girls.
However, he would have no objections whatsoever if they could recover the souls of the others in the royal family as they died.
“[I will assign someone to protect you. That should be enough.]”
“An …… escort?”
“[Gau]”
Unexpectedly Geas muttered something and opened his mouth wide, facing them directly.
And from among them…… An unknown black substance overflowed, and it seemed as if someone was trying to appear from there.
“[……(Hyooo~i)]”
““…………A rabbit?””
As the rabbit soft toy raised one arm lightly, they muttered it out in shock, and gazing at the bear and rabbit plushies, they regained their sanity.
“Ehh!? Demon-god-sama!?”
“That’s!? It can’t be!”
Certainly, Rinne didn’t think that Onzada(rabbit) would be coming to escort the child, but before Rinne even got to play the straight man, it disappeared.
And so, it seemed that Geas and Onzada, the two of them, would be protecting the two princesses as their business.
The two little younger sisters, who had hidden in the shadows until now, began to show up on the main stage, and their siblings became wary and acted, not noticing the soft toys were stopping these actions, the girls rapidly strengthened their position in the castle.
Onzada regularly reported back to Yuru. Although she doesn’t understand a word.
Author’s Notes:
Next time, we return to Yuru.