Chapter 172 – STARTING FROM THE NEGATIVE SIDE (1/2)

CHAPTER 172 – STARTING FROM THE NEGATIVE SIDE

I casually drew with one lottery ticket. Too bad, but the price was Magic Ball (White).

I watched Eleanor and Hikari’s mother and daughter bonding time.

After a while, Eleanor returned to normal, so I said “we’re leaving”.

「T-That, right now」

「Un?」

「Don’t tell anyone about it, got it?」

「About you regressing to an infant?」

「Don’t call me that! I have never regressed! My tone just got a little bit younger!」

「But, it was very cute Okaa-san」

「Uuーー」

Although she’s about to say anything to me without holding back, it looks like she’s unable to bluntly refuse her daughter’s innocent smile.

Eleanor looked completely troubled and after looking at me and Hikari back and forth,

「ーーthis is all your fault!」

She released a right straight to my stomach.

Of course, not only it was not painful, seeing her hide her embarrassment was cute.

「Otou-san and Okaa-san’s so lovey dovey」

「For the nth time, please do not bring your family bonding scene here……」

We left the lottery place while I casually made Eleanor calm down.

I returned to Delfina’s room.

Delfina was processing some files in the desk in front of her and stood up after seeing me.

「You took so long」

「My bad, I had some minor business」

「In Kakeru-sama’s case, even a simple minor business might make the world tremble so it is frightening」

「That’s not true at all」

I just played with Eleanor.

「Uhm, you know? Otou-san made Okaa-san super cute!」

「As I’ve thought, it’s something that would make the world tremble. To make the Demon Sword Eleanor seem cute, I cannot imagine what in the world just happened」

Delfina rolled her eyes just a little.

Making Eleanor, the existence whose name is inscribed in history as the symbol of fear, look cute would make the world tremble huh.

Well, but, cute things are cute so it can’t be helped.

「Rather than that, what happened to King Aegina and Selene?」

「I have placed King Aegina in this building. We deployed as many guards as possible and took measures against search magic as well. As long as they cannot see him with their own eyes, no one would find out that he is here」

Delfina’s face turned into a serious oneーーfrom her chatting mode to her working mode.

Although measures can be done against magic, it’s impossible with physical things huh.

「What about Selene?」

「She is noisily shouting around」

Delfina silently shook her head.

「Again, huh」

「Selene Mi Aegina. I have heard that she grew up with everyone spoiling her, but her selfishness is worse than the rumors say」

「……where is she?」

I asked Delfina where Selene was.

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I walked alone down the corridor.

Although I said alone, I’m with Eleanor.

At first, I’m always carrying Eleanor so that she won’t do something bad, but recently, I’m thinking that it should be fine now.

『You, aren’t you thinking about something up to no good?』

「I just thought, it might be alright even if I don’t carry you around」

『If you were to let go of me, I’ll only control humans and make the world fall into chaos』

「Although you seem behaved recently?」

『I am only being like that because it looks more fun being with you. If the feast is over, I’ll only go back to find more prey』

「You think it’s fun being with me huh」

『Umu, the best in my lifetime, that is』

「Even if you were made smaller and cuter?」

『Forget about that!!!』

Eleanor screamed. Was it just me? It sounded quite comfortable.

If so, I should carry her around always.

It’s a lot of fun with Eleanor around after all.

……fun things would even happen one next to the other.

『You’re making a face that is up to no good again』

「That’s not true」

『Well, whatever. Leaving that aside, that girl……what are you going to do with Selene?』

「I’ll ask her first」

『I can’t think at all that she’s a “good woman”』

「That might be true. Delfina has the eye for people after all

『You and I……we saw her in person after all』

「……this is just the last test I guess」

『I do not have objections to that』

I continued walking through the corridor, arriving at the room where Selene is essentially confined.

Two of Delfina’s subordinates are guarding the room outside. The two of them saluted as soon as they saw me.

I nodded back to them and entered the room.

Selene was inside.

She is sitting by the window side, looking out with her legs crossed.

She completely looked like a spoiled girl, but the instant she saw me, she made a face full of smiles and ran to me.

「Shou!」

「That’s an alias, my real name is Kakeru」

「U〜un, you are Shou. It is Shou for me」

「I see」

Well, that doesn’t matter.

Rather than thatーーI looked around the room.

Is it because she just finished running amok, the furniture other than the chair she was sitting in was scattered, destroyed or fallen.

The painting displayed on the walls were torn apart too.

「You went on a rampage huh」

「It’s all their fault. I’m Aegina’s First Princess, Selene Mi Aegina you know? There’s no reason for me to be looked down by a 1-Kre slave」

「Do you understand the situation?」

「I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m a princess, and she’s a slave. That’s all that there is」

As usual, she’s selfish as she can get and would say all that she wants.