“!”
The surprised Ratley tried to dodge by biting his body but hesitated.
He realized that humans do not move this nimbly.
Thanks to that, he looked down at his hand, which had been vaguely hit with hot tea under his arm.
Even if you call it boiling water to him who handles fire, it was only lukewarm.
However.
“I’m sorry!”
The tailor and the tailor’s apprentice bowed their heads repeatedly in surprise to him.
“It’s okay, no, it’s okay.”
Ratley almost slipped a word, but soon came to his senses. No, he thought he came to his senses.
“...Hmm.”
Behind me, who was looking down from behind the curtain, Belled let out a groan.
“That.”
I also opened my eyes wide.
Bam!
It was because Ratley’s hand caught fire somewhere the tailor and apprentice couldn’t see.
Belled’s hand gently wrapped around my flinching waist. As if to reassure me.
While his thumb gently stroked my waist and spread warmth, the situation below moved quickly.
“I’ll wipe it off!”
The disciple who had been holding Ratley's hem hesitated. I also held my breath when I saw that.
“Is it dry? Already?”
Those who handle fabrics must know what happens when you quickly apply heat to wet fabric and dry it.
It was when the tailor hesitated.
“You came in poorly prepared clothes, Ratley.”
Said Ronove. He must have seen the same thing.
In short, it was a reproach for coming in wet and then dry clothes.
“...?”
While the tailor tilted his head, Ratley realized something was wrong.
...Ah, humans are incompetent!
His face turned pale as he belatedly realized the situation. His gaze unconsciously turned to where I and Belled were but then hesitated.
Don’t look back! That would be telling these humans that we are watching!
Thinking so urgently, Ratley’s mind became tangled. That’s why he bowed his head to the tailor.
“I’m sorry!”
“?”
The tailor-made a blank expression.
Formal speech? To me? But why are you sorry? What?
I shut my eyes tightly at that sight. And Belled wondered whether it would be beneficial for me to close the curtains.
“This guy is still half asleep. Huh?”
Naberus smiled and grabbed Ratley’s shoulder. The sound seemed to reach my ears.
I also saw Naberus’s sinister smile. Ratley’s face turned pale.
“I’ll correct it!”
“If you’re going to correct it, go out of the hall and do it.”
Naberus pointed to the door of the hall.
“Yes!”
Ratley, who was nervous, tried to shoot out at an inhuman speed. And then Ronove caught him.
“Slowly.”
“Oh, yes!”
As Ratley creaked out with a creaking appearance, the atmosphere in the hall became strange.
Ronove, who knew a little about humans, quickly made a gesture.
“Then next. Move quickly.”
“Ah, yes!”
The knights answered in unison. The tailor and I both sighed.
“We barely made it.”
Helbas, who was next in line, was seen standing nervously in front of the tailor. ‘Helbas in Bird Form’ had never caused any trouble before transforming into a bird.
No, he thought he wouldn’t.
“Would you please take off your outer garment for a moment?”
The tailor asked quietly.
“It’s hard to measure properly like this.”
“Ah. I see.”
Helbas nodded and took off his outer garment. And.
Flutter!
A dozen or so dark brown feathers were fluttering between the gaps in his clothes.
I could see them, so the tailor and his apprentice nearby must have seen them even more clearly.
“?”
The tailor looked up at the feathers fluttering in the air with a blank expression.
“...”
Helbas looked at the feather with a curious face and then came to his senses belatedly. He realized belatedly that ordinary people don’t have feathers fluttering like this.
“...My hobby is collecting feathers.”
He tried to sort out the situation and even made up a ridiculous excuse.
Of course, that only made it sound more suspicious.
“...Are you talking about the inside of your clothes?”
It was when the tailor’s cautious question rang through the hall.
Tap tap.
Footsteps were heard in the hall. Everyone was looking at Decarabia, standing in the languid afternoon sunlight.
“I told you to tidy up your clothes so the tailor wouldn’t be surprised.”
It was fortunate that she had my gaze... I who had been thinking that, stopped.
...But is it okay for Decarabia to stand in the sunlight?
The moment I opened my eyes wide, Decarabia started walking again.
"...It’s the sunlight, is it okay?”
I, who had been watching, looked at Decarabia with a worried face.
Even under the sunlight, she didn’t seem to have lost her strength. No, she actually looked more powerful than usual.
I tilted my head as I watched the tips of her shoes catching the sunlight with her confident steps.
Well, she said she lost her strength, but she didn’t say she couldn’t stand under the sunlight at all...?
In short, it was a reproach for coming in wet and then dry clothes.
“...?”
While the tailor tilted his head, Ratley realized something was wrong.
...Ah, humans are incompetent!
His face turned pale as he belatedly realized the situation. His gaze unconsciously turned to where I and Belled were but then hesitated.
Don’t look back! That would be telling these humans that we are watching!
Thinking so urgently, Ratley’s mind became tangled. That’s why he bowed his head to the tailor.
“I’m sorry!”
“?”
The tailor-made a blank expression.
Formal speech? To me? But why are you sorry? What?
I shut my eyes tightly at that sight. And Belled wondered whether it would be beneficial for me to close the curtains.
“This guy is still half asleep. Huh?”
Naberus smiled and grabbed Ratley’s shoulder. The sound seemed to reach my ears.
I also saw Naberus’s sinister smile. Ratley’s face turned pale.
“I’ll correct it!”
“If you’re going to correct it, go out of the hall and do it.”
Naberus pointed to the door of the hall.
“Yes!”
Ratley, who was nervous, tried to shoot out at an inhuman speed. And then Ronove caught him.
“Slowly.”
“Oh, yes!”
As Ratley creaked out with a creaking appearance, the atmosphere in the hall became strange.
Ronove, who knew a little about humans, quickly made a gesture.
“Then next. Move quickly.”
“Ah, yes!”
The knights answered in unison. The tailor and I both sighed.
“We barely made it.”
Helbas, who was next in line, was seen standing nervously in front of the tailor. ‘Helbas in Bird Form’ had never caused any trouble before transforming into a bird.
No, he thought he wouldn’t.
“Would you please take off your outer garment for a moment?”
The tailor asked quietly.
“It’s hard to measure properly like this.”
“Ah. I see.”
Helbas nodded and took off his outer garment. And.
Flutter!
A dozen or so dark brown feathers were fluttering between the gaps in his clothes.
I could see them, so the tailor and his apprentice nearby must have seen them even more clearly.
“?”
The tailor looked up at the feathers fluttering in the air with a blank expression.
“...”
Helbas looked at the feather with a curious face and then came to his senses belatedly. He realized belatedly that ordinary people don’t have feathers fluttering like this.
“...My hobby is collecting feathers.”
He tried to sort out the situation and even made up a ridiculous excuse.
Of course, that only made it sound more suspicious.
“...Are you talking about the inside of your clothes?”
It was when the tailor’s cautious question rang through the hall.
Tap tap.
Footsteps were heard in the hall. Everyone was looking at Decarabia, standing in the languid afternoon sunlight.
“I told you to tidy up your clothes so the tailor wouldn’t be surprised.”
It was fortunate that she had my gaze... I who had been thinking that, stopped.
...But is it okay for Decarabia to stand in the sunlight?
The moment I opened my eyes wide, Decarabia started walking again.
"...It’s the sunlight, is it okay?”
I, who had been watching, looked at Decarabia with a worried face.
Even under the sunlight, she didn’t seem to have lost her strength. No, she actually looked more powerful than usual.
I tilted my head as I watched the tips of her shoes catching the sunlight with her confident steps.
Well, she said she lost her strength, but she didn’t say she couldn’t stand under the sunlight at all...?
Where did the parasol go?
She seemed to hate the sun so much that she would open a parasol just by the sun reflecting off it.
“Go and clean up.”
At her gesture, Helbas stiffened and lowered his head.
“Yes!”
Decarabia quietly watched Helbas, who would normally have used magic to remove the feathers, pick them up one by one, and disappear.
“...?”
I tilted my head again as I watched her.
It was because Decarabia, who rarely made eye contact with people for long, seemed to be staring at him for too long.
The atmosphere was very different from usual.
Tap tap.
Decarabia turned around and disappeared.
Feeling strange, I followed her to the window on the side where the hallway was visible. And I slightly opened the curtain.
No, I tried to open it. Belled, who had followed me, opened the curtain without saying a word. When I sensed this and looked up at him, he gestured with a faint smile as if telling me to look down.
“?”
What’s there? I opened my eyes wide when I looked down.
Whew.
As the purple smoke-like magic spread out, wasn’t Decarabia changing into Pocalor?
I clearly couldn’t see through the curtains, but she looked at us as if she could see me and Beled, and slightly lowered her head.
Crack, crack...
The sound of her footsteps grew distant.
“Pocalor’s...?”
Was it an ability? Belled said to me, who tilted my head.
“You’re not surprised by the change, are you?”
“Well, it was a little strange for Decarabia.”
Belled smiled at me who tilted my head.
“As expected, you’re sharp.”
You’re also very interested in your servants.
As he said that, he kissed me on the head. He brushed back my slightly disheveled dark green hair and said,
“It seems the tailor found Dekarabia impressive.”
As he said that, he gently wrapped his arm around my shoulder and led me.
The place he led me to was where the two had been watching the hall a moment ago.
“The back side of Pocalor can bring out what the other person wants to see.”
He whispered softly. It was an ability that was hard to imagine, so I tilted my head.
Belled spoke while lightly touching my ear, which was tilted.
“She has an excellent talent for bringing out the answers she wants.”
He spread his hand.
“That’s why she was the demon that most demons were wary of when she was active.”
A warm hand wrapped around my face as I looked up at him. I let out a short breath.
Closer.
As I thought that, I suddenly realized that at some point, he was getting closer.
Not enough to make me feel uncomfortable, but clearly.
As if asking if I was okay.
If I pushed him away, he would be easily pushed away. However, I had no intention of pushing him away.
Because I wanted this warmth to stay by my side.
Because I didn’t know what I wanted or what satisfied me, but I didn’t want this warmth to disappear.
He continued speaking to me as our eyes met.
“I don’t know how many demons would feel sorry when that older sister fell asleep. Some said that the demon world had lost its jewel.”
He said, kissing my forehead.
“Thanks to you, she has gained it again.”
I was buried in his arms as he raised his body.
As he said that, he kissed me on the head. He brushed back my slightly disheveled dark green hair and said,
“It seems the tailor found Dekarabia impressive.”
As he said that, he gently wrapped his arm around my shoulder and led me.
The place he led me to was where the two had been watching the hall a moment ago.
“The back side of Pocalor can bring out what the other person wants to see.”
He whispered softly. It was an ability that was hard to imagine, so I tilted my head.
Belled spoke while lightly touching my ear, which was tilted.
“She has an excellent talent for bringing out the answers she wants.”
He spread his hand.
“That’s why she was the demon that most demons were wary of when she was active.”
A warm hand wrapped around my face as I looked up at him. I let out a short breath.
Closer.
As I thought that, I suddenly realized that at some point, he was getting closer.
Not enough to make me feel uncomfortable, but clearly.
As if asking if I was okay.
If I pushed him away, he would be easily pushed away. However, I had no intention of pushing him away.
Because I wanted this warmth to stay by my side.
Because I didn’t know what I wanted or what satisfied me, but I didn’t want this warmth to disappear.
He continued speaking to me as our eyes met.
“I don’t know how many demons would feel sorry when that older sister fell asleep. Some said that the demon world had lost its jewel.”
He said, kissing my forehead.
“Thanks to you, she has gained it again.”
I was buried in his arms as he raised his body.
I, who had been holding him tightly and had my ear pressed against his chest, suddenly heard the sound.
Thump, thump, thump...
As if he had been exercising vigorously, his heart was beating fast.
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