Chapter 58
What We Decided
Translator : PolterGlast
"I!!! Just wanted
to become Lotus's wife! That's why we're togetherーーーー!!!"
I couldn't help but
turn back to look at Lotus, but I couldn't look for more than a moment and
collapsed, clutching my head while screaming "Aaaaaah" in my head.
It was the moment my
hidden desires—well, I wasn't exactly hiding them—were laid bare.
As for Socius, he kept
muttering "Wife...? Wife... Wifeee...???" like he had encountered a
new species, while the excited Ichi and the others (why?) bounced around the
room like rubber balls.
The situation finally
calmed down when a book that had fallen from the bookshelf hit Nii. The book
that hit Nii then bounced off and hit Socius, who tilted his head, saying,
"Ouch! Why all of a sudden?" Oh, right. I had been casting the
illusion skill on Ichi and the others. When I snapped my fingers to turn the
skill off, the suddenly appearing cleaning slime elicited a
"Onwaaaaaaaa!!!" from Socius. Sorry for the repeated surprises.
"What is it? What
is it?" Ichi and the others turned back to Socius and asked, "More
importantly, may we clean?" When I told them, "If Socius is okay with
it," they started pressing against Socius, saying, "Is it okay? Is it
okay?" with their squishy bodies. "What is this, hiii, do whatever you
want," Socius replied in a tearful voice. The speed of Ichi and the
others' work, who were very satisfied with his response, was such that the room
was now sparkling clean.
Leaving the Ichi and
the others wriggling at the edge of my vision, I decided to tell Socius
everything. By everything, I didn't mean telling him that this world was
actually the world of an otome game and that I knew the story ahead. Instead, I
told him that I knew the Saint had been summoned, and I wanted to understand
her actions. I also explained that as a demon, I didn't have any malicious
intent towards the Saint, but it was purely for my own safety.
In the Cloudy Country
chapel, there was a stained glass window depicting Yuko's arrival in this
world, exactly the same as in the game's opening. The concept of another world
existed in this world. The place where I first met the silver-haired demon was
also there. Thinking back, the back of my head flickered. It had been the same
when I first went to that place. A sensation of layers of memories overlapping
made my head feel a little heavy.
"...El?"
I startled. I didn't
know if the voice that called out was Socius's or Lotus's. Or perhaps it was
both. They were both peering into my face with puzzled expressions. "I'm
okay," I replied and told Socius that I was also being targeted by the
silver-haired demon. In reality, I had only met him once, and after that, he
had just sicced monsters on me.
Honestly, I thought I
had managed to escape quite well. Part of me thought that the demon had already
lost interest in me, but remembering his all-resigned, murky eyes made me
shudder. For that man, the past and the future didn't matter. If I decided to
run, I had to run forever. At least, until the original story I knew ended.
It might have been a
long story. The night had completely deepened. The room had no windows for
natural light, and it was dimly lit by only one lamp. The flame flickered,
casting large shadows on us. "...Alright," Socius said, quietly
raising his face.
"I'll help too.
No, please let me help. Knowing that El was a demon, I couldn't do anything. In
the end, I even ran away from our hometown. But this time—I want to be of help.
Please."
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