Chapter 559: Id Be Lying if I Said I Wasnt Happy (2/2)

In addition to Eta and Theta, she has also given Anima some advice and handed over some jobs related to me if she wants them, and the three of them are quite fond of Illness-san.

For me personally, she has been very helpful in many ways. She cleans my room, brings me tea and sweet butter cookies when I’m tired, and arranges my hair when visiting the royal castle.

[……H- Hmmm. It will beee a bit chillllllly from now oooooon~~ So it might be gooooood to let it grow longer for a biiiiiit.]

[Ah, yes. Errr…… Can I entrust them to you again?]

[Yeeeees~~ You can count on meeeeee.]

[Thank you as always.]

Incidentally, the person who had cut my hair when it grew longer is also Illness-san.

And well, although Illness-san has an unusual way of speaking and laughing…… She is motherly, kind, a touch-notch maid and leader, and yet, she is not conceited at all, and was humble and incredibly nice.

She had a different type of motherliness from Kuro who was just like the sun, pulling you in and wrapping you up in her warmth with a smile. Illness-san was just like the moon, gently supporting behind my back, advising me on the path I should take even in the darkest of times.

[……Speaking of which, I’m changing the subject, how come Illness-san is here?]

[I’m here to deliveeeeeer~~ a document to My Lady that requires her urgent confirmation. I’ve just finished thaaaaaaat~~ and I’m heading back to the mansiooooooon.]

Illness-san didn’t participate in the Six Kings Festival. Well, I invited her and I don’t know if she doesn’t like going to noisy places or not, but she refused and stayed at the mansion.

[……Errr, are you in a hurry to go back?]

[Hmmm. I’m not really in a hurrrrrry, so is something the matter?]

[Well, ummm…… I was just about to go check out the stalls…… and I’ve always been indebted to Illness-san, so I thought I could treat you to something if you’d like…… but Illness-san did mention that you don’t like noisy places, right?]

[Nooo~~ It’s not that I don’t like iiiiiit, I also like things when things are livelyyyyy. Let’s seeeee, please waiiiit for a bit, okaaaaay?]

When I suggested that I wanted to repay Illness-san for all the help she has always given me, she took out a small pocket watch from the pocket of her maid uniform.

Then, after looking at the time for a bit, she turned to me and let out her usual smile.

[Kuhihi…… If it’s for two hoursssssss, it should be alriiiiiiiiight. Well theeeeen, since you’ve invited meeeeee, I’d be happy to join youuuuuu.]

[T- Thank you. I’m sorry for the bother……]

[No, noooooo~~ I’m very happyyyy that Kaito-sama is thinking well of meeeeee. Kuhihi.]

Even though it was a sudden invitation, Illness-san readily agreed to my invitation.

Dear Mom, Dad———— Depending on who listens to it, it may sound like I’m asking her out on a date but…… I don’t have any ulterior motive at all, and I was only thanking her for all the help she has done for me. N- No, I guess that would be a bit of an exaggeration. Although the main purpose really is to thank her, having to walk around stalls with a beautiful girl like Illness-san, as a man————- I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t happy.

Serious-senpai : [Why the heck are you on another date!? Gununu, do you really want to torment me that much, protagonist…… Well, putting that aside, what is she really like? What’s the true nature of that new character?]

? ? ? : [Why are you asking me? I’m ? ? ?, someone unrelated to the Ten Demons, you know?]

Serious-senpai : [You can drop the act already…… Is that her true nature?]

? ? ? : [No, well…… That’s her real personality. She’s easily misunderstood because of the way she talks and laughs, but she has a pretty decent personality. She never misses any of the periodic reports, and she’s probably the most sensible of the Ten Demons.]

Serious-senpai : [……What about the others?]

? ? ? : [……There’s a few of them who have some bugs in their loyalty, a troublemaker who makes ultrasonic waves everytime she cries, a cruel one who always plays around with men, one who doesn’t talk at all, even though she can talk properly, and one who often corrodes desk and chairs, even if it’s not on purpose.]

Serious-senpai : [……Doesn’t seem like there’s anyone decent among them.]

(T/N: Not sure about their genders, so I’m going to assume they’re female. I think I remember that corroding guy being a guy though. Not sure.)

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