NOVEL WEB Chapter 287.2
Chapter 287.2. Reincarnation
Shizuku answered the confused Tear with a calm expression. It was probably true, but it certainly wouldn’t sit well with her as an enemy. It was like she was analyzing all the specifications before acting. Still, it was underestimating me. To not destroy such an important facility… I’m glad, but it seems like my guess is right.
“Got it. I’ll head out right away. So, is that all for the talk, Tear?”
“No, there’s something more important.”
“What is it?”
“Until the final battle, could you take care of me? I’m also open to some lucky accidents, Darknes-style. It’d be fine, right?”
I kicked the lazy girl who was smiling broadly.
Tear, who purposely took the kick on the sofa, held her stomach and pretended to be in pain, then looked at me with teary eyes.
“You know, Shizen-chan is awful. Normally, in anime or whatever, you’re supposed to be nice to the special enemies who defeat the main character, right? Like, even if just at the start, they give you a bento, but you didn’t give me anything!”
I’ve heard this somewhere before. Everyone should pay up.
“But, I wasn’t under the control of admin privileges, so I joined the Adventurers’ Guild, earned a lot of cores, and thought, ‘I’ll do something now!'”
I’ve heard this somewhere before. When I looked at Shizuku, she quickly looked away.
“And then… I got bored. I could earn money daily, but how do I put it? It felt like being level 99 and farming gold in the first town! Defeating slimes for 1 gold? It got boring.”
I think there’s only one person who would agree with that.
“And then, I wanted to live the same life as my onee-chan! Like my onee-chan, just eat, sleep, and act all cool when dungeon exploring or in battle, that’s the life! So, after thinking about who I could have take care of me, I decided it’d be you, Amano Sakimori. You’re rich, and it sounds fun. I’ve learned, you know!”
I’ve never heard of such a thing. To have the person you want to kill take care of you? Is this girl an idiot? Also, Shizuku is blushing and about to cry from embarrassment, so stop dissing her. I said I’d never seen her cry, and now I’m about to see her cry again so soon.
“Ugh! It’s impossible for a rival character to join the team before the final battle! Even the rival who transforms from a monster into a knight and joins the party was living on their own!”
“She’s this cute, though! There’s no way she could do something like rummaging through a trash can!”
“Why not just work? You can easily earn money, right?”
Shizuku threw back a boomerang of words.
“My onee-chan doesn’t work! You have to take care of me too~! Okay, I’ll make it so that I have a habit of sleeping naked. I’ll sneak into your bed at night, saying I’m going to the bathroom!”
“What a genius! A brilliant idea! That’s it! I’ve been waiting for this kind of idea. I’ll try it!”
The two of them, arguing, certainly seem like sisters. They look so much alike it’s kind of scary. Whether they’re arguing or not is unclear.
“Hey, Yukihana? Didn’t that get a little emotional just now?”
“Mm. This is bad, Master. She might be more dangerous than Serika when paired with Shizuku. Physically, she’s dangerous too. If she’s a copy of Shizuku, she’s the type to stab you with a knife while smiling.”
Yukihana grimaced and told me a disturbing line.
“Don’t let your guard down! I’ll protect you, Master!”
The usual little girl huffed and puffed, kicking her feet in the air.
If they’re saying that, then there’s no doubt it’s dangerous. If Shizuku were in Tear’s position, she’d definitely come to kill me with a smile. She’s probably more dangerous than an unexploded bomb.
I’m facing an opponent I’ve never dealt with before. I mean, normally, there aren’t enemies like this. It’s a level of madness. But, still, I can’t afford to ignore this. I can’t take my eyes off her.
Tear understands this point, so she’s proposing something to me. At this point, I can’t help but admire it.
“Happiness, can you isolate her?”
Since I recently leveled up, I tried asking the little girl, who now understands a bit better.
She tilted her head, rubbing her head against my stomach while thinking, then flashed a smile and looked at me.
“If she can escape, there’s a flame magic she knows. This should probably be okay.”
“Alright, let’s go with that.”
I patted the little girl on the head, who puffed her chest out proudly. As I answered, Yukihana looked at me, surprised. Well, I understand her surprise. I’d be surprised too if I were in her position.
“Well, it can’t be helped. I’ll take a gamble. She said she wasn’t under admin privileges, but she’s still trying to follow the orders of the meat blob. She has a sense of responsibility, just like Shizuku. You wouldn’t imagine it from her appearance, though.”
“I understand. In that case, leave the protection of Master to me, Yukihana-chan. It can’t be helped, so we’ll share the same room. Of course, separate beds.”
Yukihana suggested this with a face completely devoid of embarrassment. It seems she’s really serious about protecting me. If Yukihana is guarding me, then I’m probably safe for now. If it weren’t, I’d already be dead.
I realized this was a simpler issue than I thought. If she wanted to kill me, Tear could hide and ambush me at any time. There’s no reason for her to show herself in front of me. If she does, it must be because she’s planning to target me while I’m in a vulnerable position. It’s not typical for someone like Shizuku to act like that, but I can’t completely dismiss the possibility.
Which means I can’t make a move. This girl is thinking things through.
“Tear. How about I take care of you? I’ll set you up with a suite at a hotel in the Tianjin-ga-hara special district. That should be good, right?”
“Eh~? You won’t let such a cute girl live at your place? If the conditions are right, I could do something very… ‘mfufu’ for you.”
Tear, who had been talking to Shizuku, gave me a dissatisfied look and crossed her arms to flaunt her ample chest, but I’m not about to let her in. I’ll have her live in a separate location with some surveillance.
“‘Mfufu’ is dangerous, you know, Sakimori-san. Don’t be fooled. While your coolness might go up, your Demon Lord style is already maxed out, so you don’t need it.”
Shizuku puffed up in anger and glared at her onee-chan’s solid armor. However, she also said something that caught my attention. I’ve never tried a Demon Lord style.
“If this condition doesn’t work, I’ll just toss you out. I don’t plan to take care of you.”
“Okay, okay. I get it. I’ll live in the suite.”
Tear nodded quickly, happily agreeing. When I saw her radiant smile, I thought she was a beautiful girl, but her inner side is horrible. No, maybe I shouldn’t think about it. If I start thinking that way about my partner… Yeah, let’s not go there.
Well, I’ll just accept the ‘monitoring’ as necessary expenses. Fact is stranger than fiction, or however they say. What a hassle.
Later, rumors began to spread that Amano Sakimori had started keeping a mistress. Damn it.