Chapter 161.2: Changeling

Chapter 161.2: Changeling

「But, I'm really glad they went back immediately. Thinking about a menu for their meal is really troublesome.」

Everyone nodded in agreement when Kaya said so.

Since the elves' diet consisted of vegan food, thinking about their menu was quite a challenge.

Meaning that we couldn't use our home made fish sauce, and the seasoning would be limited to peanut oil and salt.

That's why I felt relieved that they returned immediately since the menu for their meal consisted of vegetables.

「Why is everyone gathered in this place?」

Reiji and Sahoko entered the room while we were having such a conversation.

Reiji had left with Sahoko before since he had some errands to do.

It seems they were done with the errand and had just returned.

And then, just when they were about to sit in their seats.

「SAHOKO-SAMA! SAHOKO-SAMA HAS RETURNED!」

The door suddenly knocked a few times.

Then someone entered the room.

The one who entered was the maid working in the palace.

If I'm not wrong, her name was Neria.

And she was the attendant of Sanako, Reiji and Sahoko's daughter.

She seems to be really flustered. What happened I wonder?

「Calm down, what's the matter?」

Sahoko tried to make the maid calm down.

「It's Sana-sama! She won't stop crying!」

Neria spoke in a hurry.

Sanako often gets called Sana according to the naming style of this world, just like how Arlena got called Rena.

That was the reason why we ended up calling her Sana too.

「Eh? Why is Sana crying? What happened to Kouki-kun who was taking care of her?」

Sahoko asked Neria.

The one called Kouki-kun was the boy who was put under custody of the Rena Temple near the palace.

I wasn't privy to the details of how he ended up under the custody of the temple.

Though I've never met him before, I heard that he was a beautiful boy.

Since Reiji wasn't particularly interested in this matter, maybe Kouki-kun was nothing more than a baby-sitter for him, thus he never met the boy too.

And for some strange reason, Sana got really attached to that Kouki.

Whenever he was around, Sana would stop crying immediately.

Thus Sahoko often entrusted Sana to Kouki whenever she had business to attend to.

「He's right by her side. Yet Sana won't stop crying for some reason. And her cries sound different from the usual cries.」

Haurena spoke with a bewildered voice.

It seems that for Haurena, Kouki wasn't a simple subordinate.

It was clear from seeing how panicked she was when Kouki didn't wake up.

Moreover, since the maids around them were our employees, they were only worrying about Sana.

Even Neria who came along was only worrying about Sana.

But, the one that we should be worried about isn't Sana, rather it was Kouki, the boy beside her.

「It seems the one we have to worry the most about isn't Sana-chan, it's the the boy beside her.」

Everyone nodded together, agreeing with Rino.

「Indeed, Sana is crying.」

Sahoko muttered as she received Sana from Reiji.

「He’s not waking up...」

It was just as Nao said, Kouki didn't wake up at all.

「Who did this to him?」

「Milady. those girls are the only ones who can do this.」

Hearing Kyouka and Kaya's conversation, Haurena had a doubtful look on her face.

「What do you mean? What's happening to Kouki-san?」

It seems Haurena couldn't see it.

「Take a look, priest Haurena.」

I extended my hand to Kouki's forehead.

Thereupon, Kouki's body turned into a piece of lumber.

「EH?!? WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS!? HOW DID KOUKI-SAN TURN INTO A PIECE OF LUMBER?!?」

Haurena and the maids couldn't hide their shock.

「You're wrong, it's this piece of lumber that turned into Kouki-kun. Kouki-kun had never been in this place to begin with.」

I explained to them.

Yes, Kouki was not in this palace anymore.

So that's why Sana wouldn't stop crying.

「Chiyuki-san. Could it be that this is... THAT?」

「That's right, Shirone-san, this is...」

I nodded to Shirone, and paused for a while before opening my mouth again.

「It's changeling.」

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