December 24th, Christmas Eve.
Chession was very busy. She had to take care of Mori's birthday and the national holiday at the same time.
Even though he was so busy, he took care of Mori's breakfast. He fed the goat meat to Mori, who had overslept, and then left to do his work.
And Mori picked up a pair of shoes that Iberia had left for her in each hand. While walking down the hallway to leave the Grand Duke's residence, he ran into Isolene.
"What, what are those cute shoes?"
"Well, you won't be right."
"Is that right?"
"Your feet are too big."
Mori just spat out words without much meaning, but Isolene, who was really big-footed, was. This is because Isolene has big feet among women her age, so she had to be very careful when choosing shoes. She never dreamed of wearing shoes with a beautifully fitting design.
"Are you making fun of me now?"
"Did I make fun of you? I didn't really mean to do that."
"Ha, yes. That's right. You're not a thoughtful witch who would bring such things to make fun of me."
"But your feet are a bit big."
"Hey!"
Mori dared to add a word and ran away at full speed. After that, Isolene, who had taken off her shoes, chased after her like crazy.
It was a strange sight to those who didn't know, but the servants did their job calmly. This is how familiar it is.
Mori fled through the window to avoid the relentless pursuit of Isolene, who had big feet. Transformed into a cat, she bit a pair of shoes in her mouth, and the other pair was caught by her tail and walked out of the Grand Duke's residence with a slick.
She heard Isolene screaming from behind. Mori ignored it by blowing her ears off. The proud cat's steps made Isolene even angrier.
She must have teased Isolene, but after finishing her morning routine perfectly, Mori decided to focus on her work.
She went to the local amusement park and settled under a tree. Then she started looking for a child with the right foot size.
'If the shoe owner is looking normal, will she pretend to be an ordinary child and mix in like that?"
So, should I try them all on? Until the hidden shoe owner gets caught?
Judging from the design of the shoes, is the girl the owner? No, maybe this is the boy's preference.
When prejudice was eliminated, the number of candidates for shoe owners doubled. Mori, who had a headache, groaned in agony.
Can I line up and try them all on one by one, and then give shoes to a child who is the right size? Even if you do that, the problem remains. Who or two have such a foot size?
Mori, who had been working her brain out of her mind, felt tired. She placed her shoes neatly on the tree and yawned with a sullen expression.
Then she found something. In such a gorgeous amusement park, a beggar-like girl was hiding. They were dressed in shabby clothes compared to the rich and warmly dressed children here.
"Why do you still have a child like that?"
Beggars are no longer common in the empire. Especially if you are a child of that age, you will not starve. Because the nursery school is so well-equipped.
The suspicious girl was hiding in the grass behind a bench, looking for something. It was the bag of the man sitting on the bench. The man was happily watching his daughter, who went to buy cotton candy nearby.
A girl who secretly reached out from behind the bench slipped through the man's bag. The girl's shoes were tattered as she skillfully exited the scene.
The girl, hiding in a closed tent, grinned and rummaged through the bag. Finding a chubby wallet, the child took out only the cash inside and put it in her pocket.
Just as she was about to leave the tent, she threw her useless bag and purse on the floor.
"Ugh! What is it!"
"You're not afraid. Didn't you see the demon guards walking around? How quick are the demons? What if you get caught stealing like this?"
"You know! Get out!"
The furious girl ignored Mori and tried to pass by. Mori grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Return this to the owner, and I know a good facility... so you'll go there."
"Let go, you filthy black-haired demon!"
"What?"
The girl glared at Mori as if she were having a seizure. Her eyes were full of contempt.
Mori's brows twitched. Is this girl doing that because she knows who the witch in front of her is?
"Do you know that I like you and live by stealing? I don't want to live like this either!"
"So I'm going to tell you a good facility to live in like that?"
"I don't want to go anywhere else! That's why it's run by disgusting demons!"
The girl threw the bundle of money she stole from her purse at Morl's feet, and.
"Take it! Take it and give it back to you!"
"Hey."
"Please leave me alone!"
The corners of the girl's eyes turned red in anger. It seemed that she was holding back tears with her pride, which seemed to be pouring out at any moment.
Mori's head tilted to one side. Why does this child hate demons so much? Not everyone in the empire likes demons, but they have never seen such fearless contempt.
Mori was about to read the girl's darkness, but she was confused. Humans naturally see darkness, but the girl couldn't see anything.
'What is it? Does it have any special power?'
Mori's eyes were terrifying. The giriturned around and muttered as she walked out of the tent.
"It's all because of Gremory."
Dumb Mori was left alone in a dark tent. What the hell did I do to buy so much hatred from a girl I saw for the first time?
If it weren't for the caretaker who came in at that time. Mori would have stood there and thought about it for a long time.
***
The suspicious girl lingered in Mori's mind for a long time. She tried to find her again, but failed. Even if Mori was good at tracking, she could not find the girl who completely blocked the witch's power.
She wanted to have Seara find it, but it was impossible because Seara's ability could only find people who had seen it before.
The night fell. The blizzard began to hit violently.
Where is that girl sleeping? When she asked for help, some people and demons would put her to sleep, but it seemed that the girl was stubbornly holding on to the road.
The longer she worried, the more the cat's footprints were stamped in the snow. Seeing this, Alice approached with a grin.
"Sister, it's cold. What are you doing outside? Do you have any concerns?"
"Hey. Alice."
"Yes!"
"Are there any humans in the world these days who hate demons?"
"There is. No matter how delicious tomatoes are, just as there are people who hate tomatoes, not everyone can like them."
"I'm not a tomato."
"If you compare it, that's what it is. Why, who doesn't like it?"
"Yes."
Alice lowered her posture and brushed off the snow that had accumulated on the black cat's back.
"Did you get hurt, sister? Why are you hitting the snow on such a cold day?"
I'm trying to figure out how cold it will be if I'm outside in this weather."
"It's incredibly cold. Now that I've done my all, come in. Anna cooked goat meat stew."
"...It would be delicious."
At the sound of goat meat stew, Mori reluctantly entered the mansion. She still prefers raw meat, but as she has been in the human world for a long time, she is gradually adapting to cooked food.
Even as she chewed on the delicious meat, Mori's expression was still trembling.
This is because the girl's green eyes kept popping up in her head.
'It wouldn't be easy to show such a cold look at you at such a young age.'
Besides, she is a child who can't even read the darkness. Even in Chession, who was mixed with the blood of the imperial family and could not see the darkness, she could recognize the presence or absence of black energy, but she really couldn't see anything.
Is there a peculiar constitution that has something beyond the power of the imperial family? She had never seen a human being with such power. She had never heard of having that kind of power.
'Is that the owner of this shoe?"
No. She doesn't think so. First of all, the girl looks like she is about thirteen years old. There is no way such a cute shoe will fit.
"I don't know."
Thinking in a daze, Mori spilled the stew from the spoon on the floor
"Ugh! Miss! No matter how tasteless it is, what if you throw it on the floor!"
Anna was deeply hurt when she saw the stew flowing on the floor. Only then did Mori come to her senses and realize her rudeness.
"Uh, sorry. I'm thinking about something else."
"Really? Didn't you throw it on the floor because it didn't taste good?"
"Not really. This is delicious."
Mori took a bowl of stew and drank it, then spread her wings and flew out the window to find the child.
It was a blizzard night. Maybe a little girl could die on the road.
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