Chapter 127

I let Iris sleep in that place .

She collapsed through exhaustion, but she doesn’t have any injuriesーーI mean, I won’t let her have any, and she is breathing fine as well .

I thought that she would recover after resting for a while .

「Lent me your strength, Eleanor」

『Yareyare, huh』

『Hikari will help too』

Eleanor who seemed to say it can’t be helped, and Hikari who really want to help .

I placed my hand on the hilts of the mother and daughter Demon Swords while they’re in their sheathes .

With a strong and clear image, I released an aura .

It’s an aura that is a little different to up until now .

That aura is darker than black, and even more terrifying . An aura that reminisces everything sinister and disastrous .

I raised that auraーーspread it around, avoiding only Iris who is lying down .

It’s a silent message .

It’s a threat that says I shall make those who approach, experience something more terrifying than death .

Though it is alright to just kill the monsters when they appear .

If I get serious, I can chop those Akephaloses into two with their shields without even making a sound .

I can do it, but there is still a certain chance that I might fail .

Like the possibility that I might make a sound, or the possibility of making a shockwave .

To be sure that I can let Iris rest, I thought that the best way is to make a threat .

It became silent .

That silence was like that of midnight when even the trees and grasses sleep .

And after watching Iris for a while, she woke up .

「……Kakeru?」

「You woke up?」

「……」

Iris saw the aura that I am releasing .

「……thank you」

The wise her understood its meaning from the circumstances .

「Don’t mind it . Have you rested well?」

「Yeah . I’ve recovered pretty much」

「Good then」

I retracted the aura .

The surroundings returned to normal, and started to make cave-like sounds .

Suddenly, I noticed that Iris is staring at me .

She is staring straight at me with teary, hot eyes .

「What happened?」

「I am……a useless woman」

「What is it suddenly?」

「I fought with the Akephalos . It felt good . I was able to fight for Kakeru’s sake, and even that, with all of my strength……I fought only for Kakeru . That felt very fulfillingーーand really good」

「Isn’t that great?」

I also know about the excitement and heightened feelings from a fight .

I also know about the pleasure of embracing woman after thatーーbut that is a different topic .

That’s why, I said that, butーーIris slowly shook her head .

「It tasted like sweet honeyーーthat, is addictive . I thought that once I’ve tasted that, I won’t get satisfied by anything else . I thought I would throw away everything, my country, my status, everything . I thought that, I wanted to throw away everything else, and fight only for you . As a simple woman, and only yours……that’s, what I thought」

Iris made a desperate face, one that might cry anytime .

「Elder sister is amazing Even though she became Kakeru’s woman, she’s able to preserve herself, and was able to act as one of Teresia’s Twin Flowers . She’s an amazing person, that I cannot beat at all」

Finally, tears started to drop from her eyes .

「But compared to that……I’m a useless woman」

『She looks very conflicted . A princess and a simple woman, as a public person and as she is in private . She’s too serious』

That’s what makes Iris lovely .

I stared at Iris and said .

「You’re saying it difficultly, but in short, you want to be my woman, right?」

「That is……that’s true」

Iris made a troubled face .

She had a face saying that it’s not wrong, but she can’t nod honestly .

『You summarized it too much』

“Kukuku”, I heard a pleasant laugh in the back of my head .

「What, was I wrong?」

「You’re not, but……」

「Then, isn’t it fine?」

「But……I do not befit Kakeru if I’m like that」

「Ha?」

「There are so many good women around Kakeru . Women who are not inferior compared elder sister . But compared to them, someone like meーーmugu!」

I stopped Iris’s wordsーーwith a kiss .

I made her close that mouth of hers that says so many things with my lips, and stopped her saying anything more .

At first, she was surprised and resisted .

However, I embraced her tightly so that she cannot escape .

I stole her lips for almost a minuteーーand to punish this obstinate person, I gave her plenty of kisses .

I then said to Iris after releasing her .

「Iris」

「W-What?」

「I’m the one who decides whether or not you are befitting of me . It’s my decision whether or not you are going to be my woman . Got it?」

「Ah……un」

「And adding to that, if you think that you do not befit me, rely on me」

「Eh?」

「Tell me how you will suit me . I’ll grant that」

「I can’t ask something like thatーー」

「I’ll do something about it」

I stopped her words halfway .

Iris’s expression changed so much it was interesting .

She got surprised, flushed her cheeks, and calmed down .

「Kakeru’s words are amazing . They’re strong and reliably, it’s as if, they can solve anything」

「It’s not ‘as if’ . I’ll solve anything, I will」

「That’s true . If it’s Kakeru, he can do anything」

Iris let out a smile .

It’s not a negative smile that one shows when they give up or self-deprecate .

It’s a positive, calm, and strong smile that really look good on her .

「There was something wrong with me, sorry」

「Hmm?」

「Thinking about it carefully, I didn’t need to worry about it so much . Fighting only for Kakeru and leading the masses as one of Teresia’s Twin Flowers without forgetting my status . I only need to do both」

『The idiot infected her huh, she’s slightly contradictingーーow!』

I stopped the unnecessary retort with a flick of a finger .

Something like contradictions or being idiotic, that doesn’t matter .

There is only one thing important .

That is, Iris looks better as a woman compared to the Iris before .

That’s all .

「Iris」

「Yes」

「I want to take you」

「I also want to be taken by Kakeru」

「Immediately」

「Immediately」

「Let’s go destroy Qushifos」

「Yeah!」

Iris strongly nodded .

She’s an unbelievably, good woman .