svetikya #297 - I catch myself
#297 - I catch myself
"Did you get in?"
"-- Didn't get in!"
Caught in the act... in the wilderness, Kazuma truly couldn't explain himself, especially with Megumin and Yunyun giving him disappointed looks, as if he were a scumbag who had let the family down.
Wait, they weren't even married yet!
Darkness originally wanted to lecture Kazuma righteously, but seeing Iris straddling him, she had some strange fantasy, her face flushed red as she gasped for breath.
"Kazuma is enjoying such service all alone... Damn it, I really want to live in a castle and have people serve me every day, with a butler to take special care of me and a maid who wants to clean but can't help being harassed, plus a princess who comes running in every morning to call me 'big brother' timidly... How come Kazuma always gets all the good things!"
Satou Kazuma was so jealous that he almost crushed his back teeth.
Although he knew that he also wanted this, wasn't it a bit too demonic and scummy to expose his base thoughts in public?
Aqua also stated that she deserved credit for defeating the Demon King's generals, so she strongly demanded to live in the castle and enjoy herself as well, otherwise it would be too unfair.
I really wish these two could stop causing trouble at this time.
"Kazuma, what are you doing?"
"Educating Iris."
"... Sex education?"
"Of course not!"
He rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Darkness advised, "Although I don't know what's going on, isn't it enough? Megumin thought you were caught up in some trouble and couldn't come back, and she's been worried and unable to sleep for several nights."
"I-I wasn't that worried about him! It's Yunyun who can't sleep at night and comes to me! That's right, I was just keeping Yunyun company!"
"It was clearly Megumin who barged into my room! ?"
Yunyun was dumbfounded by her good friend's nonsense.
"Besides, there's nothing to worry about, right?" Megumin looked at the two people on the ground. "Kazuma must be very happy staying here and unwilling to go back, right? Maybe he's even forgotten about us."
"That's right, even though he could have used teleportation magic to let us know he was safe, he kept quiet and had someone else tell us..."
"-- Heartless man." X2
Kazuma, who was being denounced, immediately put on a painful mask. Ever since the two of them reached a united front, they were no longer as easy to fool as before.
"T-That..."
Iris looked at the painful Kazuma, then looked at the angry Megumin, and quickly got up and ran to her, saying timidly, "Please don't be angry with Kazuma anymore, Elder Sister."
"Elder Sister! ?"
Megumin exclaimed while widening her eyes.
"I don't remember having a reason to be called 'Elder Sister' by you... Wait, could it be that you two are already in that kind of relationship? Earlier than me! ?"
"What? N-No, Elder Sister is earlier than me, so it's right to call you Elder Sister, right?"
"Earlier than you? Is that so, is that so, you admit that I was earlier? Even the princess has to call me Elder Sister... Oh well, since it's already become this situation. Fine! I'll reluctantly agree to let you join this family!"
They inexplicably misunderstood.
"Wait a minute, even if you say so..."
"Yunyun Elder Sister!"
"M-Me, I'm also an elder sister? Hehe, hehehe--"
She was even easier to deal with than Megumin.
Crisis averted with a few words. Iris secretly gave Kazuma a successful victory sign, revealing her little devil nature. Clearly, she hadn't taught her any manipulative tricks these past few days, but she hadn't expected her to grow to this point.
She was born to be royalty.
But Darkness wasn't so easy to talk to--
"Hey, where are the servants in the castle? Quickly bring me the best sparkling wine!"
"That's right, that's right! I want to eat high-grade steak, prepare it quickly! I'm already hungry after running so far!"
"You two, don't be so rude! Aaaah!"
She was busy stopping Aqua and Satou Kazuma.
If it were usual, Claire would have jumped up and down and lectured them long ago, but this time it concerned whether Kazuma could stay, so she endured her displeasure and let them mess around.
But after only staying for three days, the female guard couldn't hold it in anymore.
First, Aqua was drunk every day, not to mention performing talents in the courtyard, which was too flashy and distracted the servants from their work;
Satou Kazuma, on the other hand, ran to harass the maids every day, and they dared not speak out of anger because of his status as a guest;
Although Megumin and Yunyun weren't like those guys who always messed around, they often instilled bad ideas into Iris, such as 'Explosion Magic is the best in the world' and 'You can do anything for your friends'.
"Dustiness Ford Lalatina... Although I really don't want to say this, but..."
"I understand, I understand! I'm very sorry!"
Darkness kept bowing and apologizing.
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"Why do I have to leave the castle? Damn it, hasn't my beautiful vision been shattered?"
"That's all you're fault, you stupid goddess! Who told you to be drunk every day! ?"
"What? Kazuma, you're also at fault, okay? It must be because you harass the maids all day that you were kicked out! You perverted, demonic scumbag!"
"You bitch, say that again!"
Aqua and Satou Kazuma pointed fingers at each other, venting their dissatisfaction at being kicked out of the castle and having to leave the royal capital.
I really hope they can find the reasons in themselves, whether they have done a good job these days, whether they have messed around...
At first, the two stubbornly refused to leave, saying that if Kazuma didn't leave, they wouldn't abandon Kazuma as companions, so Claire reluctantly said that Kazuma should get lost as well.
Aqua hugged Kazuma's leg, crying and shouting, "I don't want to go, I don't want to go! Kazuma, please beg Iris, please!"
"I don't want to go either! By the way, let go quickly! Your snot is all over my pants! Let go!"
Kazuma was entangled by the stupid goddess.
Satou Kazuma shook his head helplessly, and turned to see Megumin smiling, and asked curiously, "Megumin, you don't seem sad at all?"
"What are you talking about, Kazuma, I'm very sad, but I know that when it's time to say goodbye, I should hide my sadness in my heart and show a smile."
"Is that so."
He saw the corners of Megumin's mouth, which were harder to suppress than an AK, and couldn't help but secretly think that the war between women was incomprehensible.
And the only ones who were truly sad were Yunyun and Iris.
Yunyun finally became friends with Iris, and of course she felt sad when they parted. The two sat in the corner and whispered.
Anyway.
Tonight is the last night.
In order to send off Kazuma and the others, Iris specially held a banquet. Not only the members of the party, but also various nobles came to participate.
The most popular was Darkness, followed by Kazuma. Many people hoped to marry him, and even if they stated that they were already engaged, those people still flocked to persuade him tirelessly.
Exhausted, Kazuma ran to the balcony, and soon Iris came out as well.
"-- What are you doing here?"
"No, those nobles always talk to me about irrelevant things, and I find it annoying, so I ran out on purpose. Iris, you are very considerate, did you come to accompany me on purpose?"
"I wouldn't say that..."
Iris said softly, lowering her head with a red face.
Looks like I guessed right.
She must have noticed that she had left the venue alone, so she ran out to meet her as well.
"Because it's the last night..."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing."
The young girl's face was even more rosy.
"Sorry, Iris, my companions have caused you a lot of trouble these past few days, right."
"That's not true!"
"Huh?"
"I think the members of the party are very energetic! They are happy every day, and they go on adventures, so they must be having a great time!"
Looking at Iris's shining eyes, he was speechless for a moment.
As the princess of the kingdom, everyone she meets every day is a subject who bows and bends over to her respectfully. How can she be like the stupid goddess and the perverted scum, who are carefree and heartless, plus the unchanging boring life and no room for willfulness, she must be living very depressed.
Kazuma understood her feelings very well.
"This week, the days spent with Kazuma, you must have become unforgettable memories, right? I really envy Lalatina, she must be having a great time every day, right?"
Iris peeked from time to time.
The young girl's thoughts were really simple and easy to understand.
Besides, compared to a week of palace life, the experience in the underground labyrinth of the royal capital was even more unforgettable, right? But he also knew Iris's reason for saying this.
"I will come to see you often."
"But the palace is guarded by the Knights, and you can't just come in without special circumstances, plus Claire..."
"It's okay, I have set up a teleportation point in the courtyard, and I can come over at any time."
"Really! ?"
Iris excitedly grabbed Kazuma's hand.
Look how excited the child is.
After Kazuma and the others leave, she has to suppress herself in order to abide by her duties as a member of the royal family, play the role of a good child who doesn't throw tantrums, and continue to live. And if nothing unexpected happens, Kazuma will probably be her only hope.
"Speaking of which, Iris, where is that necklace?"
Kazuma gestured at his neck.
He had specially written a letter explaining the dangers of the necklace to prevent Iris from having her body swapped by someone else.
"It's here."
She took out the necklace from her pocket.
She's actually carrying it with her?
Seeming to see Kazuma's worries, Iris said with a smile, "I knew that Kazuma would come back one day to take this necklace, so I've been preparing for it, but after waiting for three months..."
"Sorry, it was my fault."
"Yes, I forgive you."
She smiled and handed over the necklace.
... and took it back.
"I say, Kazuma. We are a thieves' guild, right? Since we are thieves, we should steal good things with our own hands. Isn't that the thieves' guild principle you told me before? So..."
The young girl put the necklace on her neck.
"Kazuma, come and steal it."
At the same time, Satou Kazuma broke into the balcony and shouted at the dumbfounded him.
"Kazuma, let's catch a thief!"