Two days passed since we decided that we're going to participate in the
Sacred Tree Festival, and it is now the 18th day of the month of Fire.
Lunamaria will look into the exact date of the Sacred Tree Festival and
she said that she would prepare the things that need to be done like
preparing a flying dragon for us to ride on, so all we have to do now is
wait.
As a side note, thanks to the book that Kuro wrote before, Kusunoki-san
and Yuzuki-san are now able to use their magic power successfully.
I'm told that they're going to start practicing the actual activation of
magic today but… since they're like me who came from another world, I
wonder if they would also be able to use an unusual kind of magic?
Walking down the corridor while thinking about this until I reach the
dining room, I woke up early today and thought there would be no one
in the dining room, but when I entered, I saw the figure of someone
inside the dining room, I reflexively bowed my head.
[Good morning.]
[Umu, you're quite early. That's a good attitude to keep, Miyama.
Humans only have a finite amount of time, so try not to waste it.]
[...…]
I shut the door in silence.
That's strange… I somehow have a feeling that there's someone here
that shouldn't have been here. Did I open up the wrong door? That must
be it… Alright, let's try again with more gusto!
[…What the heck are you doing?]
[That's supposed to be my line instead… Why are you here, "Chronoissan"…]
Yes, in front of the table in the dining room, there sits a Supreme God
who was supposed to rarely visit the Human Realm except at the
Festival of Heroes… the Goddess of Time, Chronois, and she was
drinking tea there like it was normal.
On a side note, regarding the way I call her, it's just that I've been calling
the God of Creation, Shiro-san, by her name in our previous
conversation, and so, she strongly said that she won't allow me to call
her with a "-sama" attached to her name, so I ended up calling her by
her name, Chronois-san.
[Me? I am here at Lilia's request. I told her before to call me if trouble
occurred… Well, I didn't expect it to happen this quickly nor did I think
it was because of the worst-case possible…]
[No way, did something happen!?]
[...…]
[Eh? Ummm… Chronois-san?]
Hearing Chronois-san speaking like an emergency happened, I
hurriedly asked since I thought it would be something that would
require the presence of Chronois-san, a Supreme God but… Chronoissan made an expression like she was really dumbfounded, and as her
red and blue heterochromatic eyes turned towards me, she let out a
sigh.
[Well, I guess I can understand the troubles that Lilia is going through
with this guy. I came here because of that situation that you went into,
you… I heard that you became acquainted with the Death King?]
[Eh? Ah, yes. Isis and I became friends two days ago.]
[That power of yours that blesses you with connections may as well be
a curse huh. What has happened that you have found the Death King in
such a short period of time…]
[N- No, it's really just a coincidence that I met Isis-san…]
[I know that. Still, it's quite unusual for someone to get to know two of
the Six Kings in less than twenty days… especially the Death King… It's
not that the Underworld King dragged you and introduced you to her,
right?]
[…Yeah, well.]
That's a sound argument I can't refute at all.
Indeed, carefully thinking about it, the people I've known since I've
come to this world are truly some of the most powerful people in this
world, and some of them hold the highest position in status… You could
describe it as fortunate in some cases, but you could also describe it as
unfortunate. I could understand the feeling of why someone would
describe it as a curse.
However, let me say one more thing—– aren't you also included among
that group of outrageous people I've met?
[Moreover, to have been acquainted with the Death King of all people
you could meet… If it was someone like the World King, she would have
been someone easy to talk to…]
[Is Isis-san really that feared by everyone?]
[That one is pure, in both good and bad ways. That's also why she's so
much worse than the other members of the Six Kings. There are many
occasions when she doesn't make sense.]
[...]
Hearing Chronois-san's words makes me feel a little complicated.
I know that I haven't exchanged that many words with Isis-san yet, but I
think I know that she's not a bad person.
Isis-san seemed really happy when she was talking to me… That would
mean that she was probably lonely all the time, and that's how I feel
from the emotions I could read with my Sympathy Magic.
Feared as a monster by both the Demon Realm and the Human Realm
because of the magic power of death she was clad in, and being
constantly exposed to the gazes of fear, I can't even imagine what it felt
like being in her situation.
That's why I couldn't agree with Chronois-san's comment about Isis
being bad, so I just replied with silence.
Thereupon, Chronois-san nodded once with a somewhat impressed
look on her face, and right at that moment, something that looked like a
blue bird appeared before me.
[…Eh?]
[…A hummingbird… Good grief, speak of the devil and she appears
huh.]
[Errr, what's this?]
[Just think of it as a convenient way of communicating through long
distances using magic, just like a short letter delivered by messenger
birds. Touch it, and her message should appear.
As I'm surprised by the sudden appearance of the blue bird, Chronoissan gives me a brief explanation about it.
Huh? Hummingbird… Where have I heard that before? Didn't Kuro
mention that before?
As I tilt my head, trying to recall where I've heard those familiar terms,
the blue bird disappears as I touch it and glows in a bluish-white light
in the air before disappearing.
"…Today… Afternoon… I'm coming… to meet you."
That's freaking scary!!! Did she just send me a cursed letter!?
A- Anyway, it seems like this message came from Isis-san, and it looks
like she's coming to visit today.
Chronois-san looked at the message and muttered "I guess it's a good
decision for me to come huh." before she stood up from her seat and left
the dining room, heading towards Lilia-san's room.
It's currently past noon, and me, Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san, and
Chronois-san gathered at the entrance of the mansion to welcome Isissan's arrival.
It's clearly different from when we welcomed Kuro, we were now
greeting her with just a few amount of people instead of that time
where there were lots of people who welcomed Kuro as, under
Chronois-san's direction, the feeble-minded and those with little magic
power were ordered to stay in their room, which also includes
Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san.
I don't know if it's because Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san are very
anxious, as they are both repeatedly correcting their posture with a
pale expression on their faces while waiting for Isis-san's visit any
moments now.
[…You don't have to worry, Lilia. You just have to follow my lead.]
[C- Chronois-sama…]
Chronois-san calms Lilia-san with lines that only ikemens would say,
and Lilia-san looks at Chronois-san with eyes that look like she's relying
on her.
It appears that Lilia-san and Chronois-san have some kind of mutual
understanding in that talks they had before… I don't know if it's
because they're sympathizing with each other about being troubled
with the higher-ups, but it seems like Lilia-san relies on Chronois-san
very much.
As we wait within that tense atmosphere, a bluish-white light appears
around the gate, and behind that light, Isis-san appears.
Dressed in the same gothic-lolita style dress she had before, she began
floating her way in slowly approaching my way.
I don't know if it's because my body had already gotten used to her
magic power of death since that time I met her, I'm not feeling the same
way I did but… Looking at Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san who were
repeatedly trembling, it seems that her magic power of death manages
to reach where we stand even within the distance between us.
And just like the ikemen she is, Chronois-san naturally moves Lilia-san
behind her, protecting her from Isis-san's magic power of death.
When Isis-san notices me, she has a happy expression on her face as
she speeds up a bit to get in front of me.
[…Kaito… Good afternoon… I'm sorry… for the sudden visit… I'm not a
bother, am I?]
[Good afternoon… It's not like you're a bother or anything like that. It's
good to see you again, Isis-san.]
[…Ahh… Unnn.]
Isis-san timidly asked me, so I returned her greeting with a smile on my
face.
Thereupon, Isis-san smiled like a blooming flower and happily nodded
her head… As I thought, I really can't imagine her as a person that's
hard to please.
[It's been a while, Death King.]
[…Chronois?… What are you… doing here?]
[I know the homeowner of this place… At any rate, it seems that you
have visited at quite the reasonable time.]
[…Lillywood said… it would be rude to visit around noon… and I should
wait until afterwards.]
[I see, it's the World King's advice huh… I guess that's to be expected
from the so-called Conscience of the Six Kings.]
To Chronois, who vigilantly speaks to her, Isis replies without seemingly
bothered by her.
[Anyway, why have you come here today?]
[…I've come… to visit Kaito… Ah, Kaito… Here… I've brought some
souvenirs.]
[Eh? Thank you very much. I'm sorry for the trouble.]
Isis-san announced as if she suddenly remembered it, and held out a
basket of some kind of fruits, and as I'm wondering if I should accept it
while disregarding the homeowner, Lilia-san but… since she currently
looks pale while trembling behind the Chronois-san, I decided to accept
it and convey my thanks.
Thereupon, Isis-san happily smiles again and as her cheeks were
slightly read, she spoke.
[…If you're happy with that… I'm also… happy.]
[…Who the heck is this woman?]
Looking at Isis-san, who was fidgeting as she adorably poked her
fingers together and shyly smiling, for some reason, Chronois-san had a
dumbfounded expression on her face.
Dear Mom, Dad—— Chronois-san appeared, and then Isis-san
appeared, and how should I say this—– I guess it's going to be another
rowdy day.