Volume 7 Chapter 1 (1/2)

I returned to my main residence, collected the letters, and then moved toward the golem-drawn carriage parked near the First Tree.

The carriage was no ordinary one; Rorono had highly modified it to become a mode of aerial travel while also something we could comfortably live in.

Though my [Creation] had returned, I was still not in my top form. I still needed the environment that the First Tree provided.

”I'm back. Today has been very tiring-”

Upon entering the carriage, my eyes widened.

Inside the carriage was Stolas, still asleep. That was expected; I had asked the Mythological Foxes serving as maids to move her here.

The issue was… that Aura was kissing Stolas. I also saw Stolas's throat move.

After the long kiss, Aura pulled back her lips.

The sight of two beautiful girls kissing was mysteriously odd and exciting for me.

Aura always was fond of cute girls and Stolas unarguably was one, but I never expected for Aura to make a move on the latter.

Taking notice of me, Aura turned to face me.

”Ahm, master, I can tell by the look on your face what you're thinking, so let me tell you what's happening: I was just giving her some medicine. The potion's highly viscous, so the sleeping Stolas-sama can only drink it like this.”

”I don't know what you're talking about; I had thought that was the case. Aura, thanks for giving her some medicine.”

The only way to make the sleeping Stolas drink her curative potion was through mouth-to-mouth feeding.

Meanwhile, Enlil the Bahamut, who was in his kitten-sized form, was beside Stolas as he was looking worriedly at her.

”Enlil, I feel bad that you're the only that didn't get a reward, so I bought you something good. Come here for a sec.”

Other than the choux a la crème I bought for Rorono, I also bought Enlil a big hunk of meat that had bone sticking out of it.

I was not familiar with what kind of meat it was, but it was extremely delicious.

It was a recommended item that I occasionally buy so that I could eat it while drinking some alcohol.

He came to pick the meat with his mouth, but quickly turned away his face with a hmp.

In his kitten-sized form, he was really adorable. Even though he was being cold, I strangely did not mind. Rather, it made me want to pet him. As I tried to do so, my outstretched arm was brushed away by his tail.

”I think you should try to be friendlier, even if by just a tiny bit.”

Enlil disregarded me, turned his back at me, and then resumed looking worriedly at Stolas.

It would seem it would take some time before he could feel attached to me.

In a way, he was like a cat.

”So, Aura, how is Stolas? Were you able to do a more in-depth examination on her with the facilities here?”

”Yes. I tried different things and made a potion suitable to her condition. At this rate, she should wake up in a week. The return of her Demon Lord powers and her magic power, though, will be way later.”

”I'll consider that good news. Great.”

I was relieved to know that Sleeping Beauty was guaranteed to wake up.

As a friend, I worried for her. As a rival, the thought of her dropping out this way made me exceedingly lonely.

”Master, please take note from this, okay? If you were to name someone like Marcho-sama, it is likely that you'll end up like her or worse. If you do have to name someone like Marcho-sama, please do so when everything is over and calm. Please also be prepared to suffer at least this much. I am serious in asking this.”

Aura, who had a more-serious-than-usual look in her face, emphasized so.

It was a little sad that she didn't have enough confidence that I would refrain from doing such a thing.

”I'll keep that in mind.”

Obviously, losing consciousness for a period of time was bad, especially considering that many Demon Lords were jealous and angry at me.

Naming someone like Marcho would probably have to wait when I'm much stronger than at present.

That said, I wanted to fulfill my promise to Ruru—that I'll name her—as soon as possible.

Compared to Duke, I probably wouldn't suffer as much when I name Ruru, but proper timing and preparation was still needed.

”Aura, do we not have any other bed?”

”There might be one in the main residence, but for it to fit through the door, it has to be disassemble first. It will take some time.”

”Should I make one with [Creation]? …no, I think it's better to reserve that magic power for our explosives.”

By Rorono's preference, there was only one bed in this carriage.

That girl purposely installed only one bed—albeit an extra-large one—so that we could all sleep beside each other daily. Unlike here, the arrangement in my main residence was that only one of the girls, selected via rotation, slept beside me.

The large bed here didn't have any problems whatsoever fitting Kuina, Rorono, Aura, and myself. Even if we added Stolas, it would still be comfortable. The question, however, was rather whether or not we should make her join us.

Nah, I'm sure it's fine.

I concluded that it was a minor issue. It wasn't like I had any intentions of attacking her or whatever while she slept. Furthermore, I planned on placing myself between my daughters, so that Stolas would be physically out of reach.

It was just for one night, anyway. In the very next morning, I was going to buy a bed from a merchant in the city.