'Isn't it because I don't want you two to be offended?'
The people around him looked puzzled at that.
It was a matter of course. Who doesn't know why Belial came to the North? It wasn't enough to send pro-imperial nobles to bother them, so now they said they would take matters into their own hands.
Kyle's mother, who came out of
Well, it's hard for me to like it. It's like my biological father made a child out of nowhere and called me a brother. If it wasn't for polygamy, I'd be stoned, then. Still, Inma, is that Kyle's fault?
Belial turned to look at Sen.
"Hurt feelings?"
Sen picked up the fallen walnut bag and said calmly, "Yes, Your Highness."
Belial looked at me this time. It is as if this is really the case.
I don't know, man. I don't know what that means. It is an action that is not consensual. But I laughed. Could it be that he spits on a smile?
Fortunately, Sen continued.
"The grand banquet that marks the last day of the Northern festival is a flower-giving ceremony."
"Tell me more."
"Literally, people who attend the banquet give flowers to someone they love and respect. The people of Blake naturally offer flowers to the owner of this place, His Highness Kyle."
Was there such a thing?
The system answered my questions.
[Belial's face had a wry smile on his face. His gaze fell on the large straw basket. The basket next to Kyle was filled with pure white flowers. But not a single tribute was paid to him. He knew it was the right thing to do. He wanted to wipe out the entire North, no matter what the reason.]
This was more dangerous than I thought.
Why do you hate Kyle so much? To a person who wants to cultivate his own home well and make a living. People really don't know just by looking at their faces. His personality is so dirty.
"It's similar to the tradition of the North. I don't think His Highness Belial was worried that he would be offended by it."
It sounds plausible. At least, it was much better than me who had just done it without any countermeasures. I thanked Sen for saving me.
"Hmm."
I was intrigued by Belial's gaze. He walked past me and approached Sen.
The story was twisted when the possession changed, but in any case, the relationship between the two was intertwined. The way he looked at her was unusual.
However, it was more of a blur than love. It wasn't love at first sight... It seemed to be burning hot in a different sense.
Hostile interest?
Okay. It was more like a desire to compete than love.
"It in your hand."
Belial winked at the hamster supplies and snacks.
There were cotton candy-colored cushions, plastic balls, sawdust, and even a swing. It looks like they are trying to make a hamster-only theme park.
"Yes, you are the maid. The Grand Duke has been coming into the study a lot lately."
"Your Highness the Grand Duke has raised a demon beast, and I am helping you with miscellaneous matters."
Yes, the two of you talk. I'm going to fall in.
Anyway, there is a reason for that, so don't go anyway. It's your only life, but you have to save it and live for a hundred years, right?
I was about to slip away from him when Belial called out to me.
"There, you."
"..."
Don't pay attention. Don't worry about me. The 'import' time is coming to an end. I'm going to go now, so let's have fun together.
I was about to walk away from him as if he didn't hear me, but Belial grabbed me by the back of the head. I forced a smile and turned my head. Yes, let's laugh. Laugh. Dirty identity system. Hey, if you weren't the prince, you'd be dead. Really...
"Did you really mean that?"
What do you ask me again?
It was an ambiguous situation to say no. I tried my best not to respond harshly.
"Yes, what... I was a little worried about how to say it because I didn't have a knack for speaking, but Sen did a good job of it. It's similar."
Then, Belial cast a look as if he was looking at something strange. The demon beast treated him as insignificant, but he seems to be quite generous with people. ...Or maybe they treat it as an interesting object.
"Then you can give me flowers. Then there is no need for that."
What kind of crazy is this? How do I go to the grand banquet? No invitations!
Even if they tried to go as servants, there was a lot of competition among them because the event was an event. It is not a place where the extremities of frying or picking up can intervene.
As I was staring blankly at him in a panic, Belial casually took out a piece of paper and handed it to me.
"Come on."
It was an invitation to the Grand Banquet. His name was even written on the back. He was probably classified as an honored guest, so Kyle wrote it for him.
Ah...
When I saw the invitation that I almost took over, my head was throbbing.
To be honest, it was a good opportunity. If Belial still attends the banquet despite all sorts of tricks, the best thing to do is to follow him and stop the incident myself.
But the moment I picked up the paper, I felt like I was imagining a future in my mind where I would be tired.
"...Yes."
I took care of it for the time being. What can I do, if it's a cracker, it's a cracker.
The duration of 'loading' is coming to an end, so I have to go back soon. I bowed my head and sighed incessantly all the way back to hide my clothes.
"I can't run into Kyle at the banquet."
But there is no way they won't meet. Why do you make such an enemy-like remark?
Life is really not easy.
The next afternoon, as soon as I got out of my clothes, I met Sen.
"You've been looking for it for a while! Where the hell is it? I asked the guards and they said they didn't see you come and go, but they didn't sleep secretly in the servants' quarters, and I couldn't find them no matter how much I searched the remaining guest rooms!"
"Oh, that's it..."
He slept in the bedroom of His Highness. He doesn't seem to run away these days, so he put me to sleep in the bedroom.
However, I wasn't a very good sleeper, so when I came to my senses, I was sleeping on top of Kyle's face. He grabbed me by the back of the head, put me back next to me, and wrapped his handkerchief tightly around me to sleep.
At first, I didn't like it as if it were wrapped in a newborn baby's swaddle, but after I got cold, it was more comfortable than I thought. After sleeping so hectically, I was back in the hamster's house.
I pretended to ride the toys Sen had bought, but when I saw him leaving, I 'fetched' him, and before I knew it, it was afternoon.
"...That's how it happened."
I couldn't think of a sharp excuse, so I decided to exercise my right to remain silent. It's better to give the impression that you're harmless even if you're a little suspicious than to get caught telling a strange lie.
Sen looked at me for a moment, suspicious, but quickly passed over as if it didn't matter.
"I've been looking for this since morning."
She handed me a large box. It was heavier than I expected.
"What is this?"
"It's a tailcoat. His Highness Belial sent it. He doesn't even know your name, and he even gave me your portion."
"Huh..."
He's a curious guy. I don't even know his name, but I thought he would prepare clothes for me. However, he wasn't an ordinary guy because he gave an invitation to a stranger to receive a flower.
"I got it too."
Sen smiled as he lifted his portion of the box slightly.
"He asked me to come with him. It's the first dress I've ever worn in my life. Actually, there was another place I wanted to wear something like this..."
I pretended not to see Sen's distraught face.
"Anyway, Shu, thanks to you, I got to wear beautiful clothes. But why did you tell the prince not to go to the banquet? Is it really because of the flowers?"
"Oh, that's not true... It's just a little bit bad."
I was embarrassed and patted her.
"Anyway, you're going to a banquet. Not as a servant, but as a guest. Good is good."
"That's right! I'll definitely repay this favor."
"If you can, pay back with food."
Northern food was delicious.
"Where do all the food go?"
"...That's right."
It seems to be going to the belly of a hamster.
Thanks to this, Kyle has been touching his belly for longer than kissing him lately. Even though he kicks me every time to turn it off, I think I'm going to play with him, and I like it without noticing. Even if I take a double bath, he will mistake it for a serenade.
I talked with Sen a little more about the banquet, and then we parted ways after eating the bread she had brought to thank me.
Northern food, really superb.
The sandwich with thinly sliced masu meat, vegetables that withstood the wind from the cliff, and bread that had just come out of the oven was delicious enough for a franchise restaurant.
I patted my stomach leisurely and hid my clothes and boxes well. When I came back in the white light, my body was heavy.
Kyle is going to nag me again.
When he comes in, he has to show me something that moves.
"...Cashew Nut."
—...
Damn.
I felt my body clenched in the cylindrical slide and muttered curses. Eating a sandwich doesn't make your body bloat like this. He said he only ate two. Two!
[乁(・o・)ㄏ]
Okay. Of course, it was big, but not that much. ...It was about 15 centimeters.
As I slid down holding my breath, Kyle held me in the palm of his hand and looked at me with concern for a long time. Hey, what do you think? It is not an adult disease.
"You don't eat the food I gave you, but you don't know where you get the weight from."
Why don't you bring me something delicious, Your Highness? And yet Kyle was still touching my belly. Don't play with touch
Kyle put me to sleep in his bedroom today. The next morning, as soon as I woke up, he forced me to put a macadamia in my mouth.
Whoops!
I'm going to a banquet in the evening. If you want to eat something delicious at that time, you have to leave space in your stomach.
Of course, Kyle, who had no way of knowing what I was thinking, looked at me with a very gloomy face and put me in the hamster's house.