Chapter 74 - 074: Hospital

"Emilia, what happen with you? You seem quite energetic this morning? Is there something good happen to you last night" Erika tease Emilia who is walking by her side

"Nothing happened to me, I think" Emilia denied without knowing what she meant

"Oh come on, you did some naughty things, right?"

"Naughty things? Such as?" Emilia tilted her head and ask Erika back

Looking at her innocent face and confused expression make Erika flustered how to explain it

"Erika, if you tell her some bad examples there is no way you will come out unscathed" Tatsuya reminds his friend about the consequences for her attitudes in the hope she will stop it.

"Erika, if you didn't stop right now then I need to prepare funerals for you" Mikihiko look quite earnest with his comments

"I know it! I just want to tease her! Damn, can you at least didn't mention funeral here?!" Erika grumbling at Mikihiko comment and ignore him "It's just a joke, you must not remember it Emilia"

"But I didn't know what do you mean... ahh! Maybe I should ask Arthur when he is come?" Emilia clasp her hand and find a way to solve it, but her word make Erika despair

"Please anything except that! You can't tell him! Please!" Erika grabbing Emilia hand and make a plea

"Why? I think he will know what you mean?"

"That's why you can't tell him! Please, for my safety!"

"I didn't understand why, but I will not ask it then"

"You're really angel!!" Erika hug Emilia with a face full of hope

From the conversation between the girl when they were first time go to a cake shop, Erika comes to know Arthur is very proficient using sword and knife from Emilia, and he is also a disciple of a well known traditional magic practitioner, Kokonoe Yakumo. His magic talents itself is not a joke, even if it was just small scale magic he can cast it instantaneously, and having someone like that as an enemy because she tells the meaning of her tease to Emilia is just a suicide move.

When they near the school entrance, Mayumi's voice is heard from afar. She comes especially for the siblings, so Emilia and the rest decide to leave them in case they have some important thing to discuss"

"Ah, Emilia-chan, can you wait a bit?" But Mayumi didn't bother to wait for Emilia's answer and hug her hand, even if Emilia is taller than Mayumi, she treats Emilia like a child.

"Mayumi-senpai, do you need something?" Emilia didn't annoy by Mayumi treatment but honestly, she is happy because of her treatment. Emilia just have her aunt before the incident, and she can be said always alone after that, so have someone like Mayumi make her very happy.

"Can you have lunch with me when break time? Of course, there are other people, but they are my friends, oh Miyuki-San and Tatsuya-kun will come too, right?" Without leaving a chance for the siblings answer her, Mayumi look at Emilia again

"So it was decided, all of you will come to students Council room for lunch, it's better if I can ask Arthur too but why I can't find him?"

"Well... there is a little problem at home so he will come late, but maybe he can come for lunch?"

"Problem?"

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At the hospital, there is a pair of male and female with identical white hair but slightly different eyes color attract a lot of attention.

Arthur push a wheelchair occupied by Echidna who is covered with a blanket, she is looking very weak but it can't hide her eyes that full of curiosity.

"Look at you now make me want to hit you"

"All of this won't happen if you give me back my power"

"I can't even if I want to"

"What do you mean?"

"I can't access all of Authority related power when we come to this world"

"That's very surprising, maybe that's the will of this world? Like Od Laguna in our world?"

"Maybe... but this is very embarrassing if the people there heard a piece of news, the witch of greed faint because of unhealthy lifestyle"

"I didn't care what other people think about me, I will pursue knowledge wherever I can"

The female doctor thinks they're a family because of their similar hair and give advice to Arthur for monitoring Echidna lifestyle, the doctor said it was unnecessary for Echidna to take an extreme diet because she already has a great body.

There is something wrong with her digestive system and she is faint because of the pain, she is a witch on the soul, but she is just a normal girl on the flesh.

If Arthur didn't force her, Echidna rarely eats any other food except for cake or pudding, she also likes a cold soft drink every time she thirsts. This is really an unhealthy lifestyle of a neet. Add with her lack of of the time of sleep make it more worst. She also catches a cold because lying on the floor for the entire night.

"Abby will make porridge for you, you must eat porridge for several days, bear with it"

"Can I-"

"There is no soft drink either"

"Can you at least let me finish said it first?"

"Please don't make any unreasonable demands to Abby, I will also limit your internet usage time"

"Then stay in the home will be boring like in the hell!"

"Don't talk as if you know how hell looks like"

At the entrance of the hospital Abby already waiting there with the car ready to take them home.

"Arthur-sama, Emilia-sama arrive at the school safely" Abby bow politely and make a report

"I believe in you, it was better if you can drop some honorific"

"Please forgive me, Arthur-sama. That's impossible demands for me, no matter what I was your maid"

"You stubborn as always..." this is not the first time Arthur ask her to change the way she calls him but she always refuses. The three of them boarded the car and make a way to First High School, when they arrive at the only pathway to the school there are no other students like usual. Well, it was quite understandable because the school already started.

"So this is where you and Emilia go every day? It looks an interesting place, take me there!"

Echidna looks at the building in the distance and points her finger to the school area.

"Don't talk nonsense, this is not placed where everyone unrelated can enter. Just be a good girl and take care of yourself"

Echidna didn't say anything and just back to her seat, there is just a longing look on her eyes. Seeing Echidna like that, Arthur a little description of her life, maybe this school makes her remember the reason for her life.

"As I said, take care of yourself. If there is a chance I will bring you there, of course, if you sick like now there is no way I will bring you there" Arthur patted her head before walking to the school direction

"You promise me! You must fulfill it!" There is an excited voice of Echidna coming from behind but Arthur didn't turn his back and continue his pace

"What an unreasonable world... you put the beautiful girl at the pinnacle but every each of them has a tragic background and makes them have some twist personality"

"Ah Arthur, how about her? She is fine right?" Emilia spotted Arthur at the door and ask about Echidna condition

"She just needs to rest for several days, nothing serious. You will go to the cafeteria?"

"No, Mayumi-Senpai invite me to have lunch with her at the student's Council room, Miyuki and Tatsuya-san will be there too"

"Then you must go there immediately" Arthur wants to walk to his seat when Emilia grab his arm

"Why you just make me go alone? You're invited too"

"This is the first time I heard it when you mentioned it?"

"Just now?" Emilia blinks her eyes and looks at Arthur with her innocent face "Let's go, Miyuki is going to Tatsuya-san class first so they will be there when we arrive there. And Mayumi-senpai said she wants to talk something with you, so you must go there"

"You seems to become closer with her, Emi"

"She is so nice to me so I need to help her" Emilia didn't let go Arthur's hand and drag him out of the class.

When Arthur and Emilia arrive at the students Council room surprisingly Miyuki and Tatsuya is already there and Suzune already prepares their lunch, so Arthur and Emilia just take a seat and eat their food, and they also chat about several things.

There is a conversation between Miyuki and Tatsuya not only the contents, but the atmosphere itself seemed a little too intimate for a pair of blood-related teenagers.

"...Just like a pair of lovers."

Suzune adopted a smile that was not a smile and dropped an explosive comment.

"Is that so? If we weren't siblings, then we would be lovers, is that what you think?"

Tatsuya calmly countered and quickly defused the explosion. Or more likely accidentally detonated it.

"...Of course, that was a joke."

When facing a totally red Azusa, Tatsuya mirrored Suzune's earlier "smile" and calmly continued. His face was not disturbed in the slightest.

But there is another person who didn't have a reaction from this, the first is Emilia who didn't understand what the meaning of their conversation and the second person is Arthur who knows it will happen.

"Arthur, you must eat a lot, here have my pepper" Emilia pick several slices of pepper from her plate and give it to Arthur

Arthur just smile at her antics and pick a slice of meat and held it in front of her

"Open your mouth, you must gain weight a little, you're very light, it will be troublesome if you get blown away by the wind" Arthur feeds Emilia who is busying herself pick what she didn't like from her plate

"Talking about Lover... we have a genuine one here"

Mari comment is second by the rest of people in the room, in the end, Arthur eats all of the vegetables from Emilia's plate and she didn't use her own hand for eating because Arthur feeds Emilia until she finished her portion.

"We are finishing our lunch, how about we talk about the reason for this gathering?" Mayumi clasp both of her hands and her usual smiling face is presented for everyone.