CH 135

I never thought I would have the power to turn a mermaid’s tail fin into legs, but as expected of my kitchen. . .

“So you came back with a half-naked man.”

Bad words. Misrepresentation by the brother.

The building of an inn. A large living room sofa.

Thruster-san was watching me with a stern gaze as I sat there.

“From now on, I hope that Mikariam-kun will be able to spend time with us. . . . If possible, if we could all travel and spend a relaxing time like now. . .”

I convey my hopes for the future while enduring misleading words and harsh gazes.

Thruster-san is the brain of our special forces. It’s because Thruster-san has a proven track record of making difficult things come true.

However, Thruster-san usually doesn’t listen to my wishes!

So, as expected, Thruster-san heard my words and frowned in disgust.

“This rat always attracts trouble all the time. . .”

Thruster-san mutters like he’s going to throw up.

I’m sorry. . . I got caught up as a rat. . .

But, of course, Ryleigh-kun couldn’t miss hearing those words. . .

“Nii-san?”

Ah, a beautiful boy. . .

“Shina-san wants to spend time together, so just tell her how to spend time together.”

An eye for trash.

At that moment, Thruster-san immediately changed his expression and spoke to Elja-san.

“Let’s blame the poachers for this magic fish attack.”

The switch is fast.

“Haha! Of course, it’s possible. Regarding the magic fish attack this time, the people at the port think it’s because poachers have devastated the magic sea! I might not go out of my way to correct that.”

“From now on, if the mermaid doesn’t let the magic fish out of the magic sea, there will be no problem. The people of the port will learn from this, and they will be able to coexist with each other while being wary of the magic sea.”

“That’s right. It can be considered that they were able to learn the dangers of the magic sea with minimal damage.”

“It’s also true that we had a naive understanding of the magic sea up until now, and it would have been better for us to have this kind of stimulus for the future.”

. . . . very.

In no time at all, the conversation is progressing in the direction that this is the right thing to do.

“We have already handed over the poachers to the feudal lord. This time, we proceeded under the name of the crown prince, so the feudal lord was able to arrive here without waiting until dawn.”

“My usual behavior is good, so they’re cooperative!”

“No. No one wants to defy you.”

“Hahaha! I’m really strong!”

Poachers are the cause of this magic fish attack. And the cause has already been captured.

Elja-san doesn’t particularly object, either, and the two of them will probably get through this.

“Regarding pearls, unfortunately, we have not been able to recover the items that have already been sold. It would have been nice if we could have treated them as if they weren’t there from the beginning, but that would be difficult. . . . Would you like Shizuku-sama to fulfill that role?”

“. . . Me?”

“Yes. You are very popular with the people as the Holy Maiden of the Millennium Barrier. Regarding pearls, you can say that you felt something and came to this port to find it. Unlike the red magic stone, it is white. A magic stone. Let the people believe that it is for the saint.”

“Pearls for me. . .”

Ignoring Shizuku-chan, who was bewildered by the sudden topic, Thruster-san said that without changing his expression.

Then, he raises the right corner of his mouth and laughs.

“Yes. Pearls are for someone who has the power of a demon king, and I can’t announce that it will allow magic fish to move freely.”

A person who possesses the power of a demon king.

It must be me.

Realizing that, Shizuku-chan, who was sitting next to me, took a deep breath.

“I understand. You can use my name. . . . No, please use it. If that can protect Shina-san.”

“Shizuku-chan. . .”

“It’s okay, Shina-san. At times like this, I really think. . . I’m glad I’m a saint.”

When Shizuku-chan said that, she smiled softly.

That smile is so cool. . .

“Even if Shizuku-sama’s name is mentioned, it won’t be a disadvantage to Shizuku-sama. Rather, as a saint who discovered a new magic stone, it should increase the faith in her. I think it will establish a stronger position and be safer.”

“I see. . .”

Then maybe it’s for the best.

If it becomes the saint’s magic stone, I’ll probably be able to hide Mikariam-kun as well.

Even if Mikariam-kun shed tears and they become pearls from now on, it shouldn’t be strange that she gets it, because it’s Shizuku-chan’s.

As expected of Thruster-san. He’s smart.

I nodded.

Then, Elja-san stared at me intently.

“Rather, is that fine for Shina-kun?”

Purple eyes stare straight at me.

“Isn’t it like having what should be your own power stolen by Shizuku-kun?”

Is that ok? Elja-san asks me.

“Shina-kun is very strong. Thruster said it clearly. Yes. You are the one who can make the magic beasts follow you. I think you’re a so-called demon king.”

Elja-san said that quietly, but clearly.

“A woman who was summoned to this world. One is a saint. So what about the other one? What if it’s a pair?”

“The opposition of the holy. . . it’s the demonic. . . isn’t it?”

“Yes. That’s also the most powerful, a demon.”

In Elja-san’s words, I. . .

“Maybe, maybe.”

I nodded smoothly.

“I was just thinking about it on the uninhabited island. I thought it might be that way. So, yeah. . . I guess so.”

I don’t have the desire to destroy the world right now, but. . .

But. . .

“Even if I don’t feel like that now. . . Anxiety will always follow me. I was wondering if it would be better if I didn’t exist.”

“Then why were you honest with me? You didn’t have to explain everything on the uninhabited island, did you? It would be better for you to keep quiet. You should have gone back to the inn and talked to Thruster after I was gone.”

Elja-san’s purple eyes stare at me seriously.

Tell me that you were wrong.

“I will kill you for the sake of my country. I want to eliminate any worries about the future.”

Glittering purple eyes shone.

And happily slim down.

“You know, I’m the strongest in the world. The decendent of the hero who built this country. The human king who stole this land from the magic beasts. I think I can kill you. I was born to defeat the demon king. Many people around you are very strong, but I’m stronger. Dangerous beings should be eliminated!!”

I don’t know where he got them from.

However, Elja-san had a sword in both hands.

The tips of the twin swords point at me.

So I. . .

“. . . Elja-san would never do such a thing.”

I smiled and answered.

“Elja-san likes to have fun, doesn’t he? If you kill me here, there will be no more fun.”

Yes! I am confident!

“I think I’m the only one who can make Elja-san’s stomach cramp with laughter.”

I smiled at the purple eyes that were frozen in surprise.

Then, his eyes softened and narrowed.

“That’s right. . . it sure is. . .”

Laughter that he couldn’t hold back leaks out as air.

Elja-san, who had erased the twin swords somehow, held his stomach.

“The only person who can make me laugh this much is Shina-kun!”

Laughing Elja-san seems to be having a lot of fun.

So I don’t have to say it anymore, but I’ll add it just in case.

“And. . . in that case, Elja-san will be alone.”

Words I thought he didn’t have to hear.

But it seems that Elja-san heard it. . .

“I will be alone?”

Elja-san looks at me curiously.

So I nodded, ‘Yes.’

“It’s going to be ‘Elja-san versus everyone’, isn’t it? That doesn’t mean I can’t follow Elja-san. . .”

Elja-san is trying to defeat me and is hostile to everyone, so if I can do something about it, it’s putting the cart before the horse.

So it’s a difficult problem. . .

“Shina-kun will follow me. . .”

Elja-san whispered softly and gently narrowed his purple eyes.

“. . .To tell the truth, I don’t have the slightest desire to get rid of you. Eliminate those who are even a little different. I’m not interested in a world like that.”

A very soft color.

“. . . Besides, I’m the most different person in this world. I can’t live in a world where everyone has the same shape.”

Elja-san said ‘the strongest in the world’.

It also means that he is the one floating the most in the world. . .

“A world where people of all shapes and forms can live. I want to make such a country.”

Elja-san said that much and laughed loudly, Haha!

The eyes, which had a gentle color just a little while ago, now shine mischievously.

“I didn’t intend to put any conditions on Shina-kun and Mikariam-kun. There was no damage to the country, and I was glad to find it as soon as possible. But. . . I changed my mind.”

Elja-san gave me a wink when he said that.

“I will make Shina-kun my nanny!”

“Eh”

“I will definitely make you my nanny!”

“Eh, no, I should have already refused. . .”

“If Shina-kun doesn’t become my nanny, I won’t allow anything! If Shina-kun becomes my nanny, I’ll allow it all!”

Such.

“Th-Thruster-san. . .!”

“Being this idiot’s nanny will solidify you status. Is there a problem?”

When I asked Thruster-san for help, he bluntly dodged.

When I take a deep breath, I can feel the sulking eyes from next to me. . .

“Again. . . Shina-san. . . stole the first time. . .”

Bad words.

“. . . what is the nanny job. . .?”

“Nothing in particular! I just want you to stroke my head from time to time!”

“Is it okay if I just stroke your head?”

“Yeah! Thinking about being stroked with a hand that could kill me, I’m sure it’ll be fun!”

Was it a hand full of such thrills, my hand. . .

I don’t know much about Elja-san.

I don’t really know, but I do know one thing. . .

“Understood”

I got up from the sofa and went to Elja-san.

Elja-san looked at me with a sightly surprised face.

“. . . . . . Is this alright?”

. . . Surely, Elja-san is spoiled by me.

Elja-san, who is not good at being spoiled, might be able to express himself in such a way. . .

That’s why I slowly stroked his golden fluffy hair.

Then, Elja-san is silent and does as he pleases.

“It’s your first job as a nanny.”

“. . . .Yes.”

After moving my hand back and forth several times.

“. . . I want to ask you again.”

I leaked only one word.

One more chapter and 2 extras to go. Please tell me that Hurst and Shina get together.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!