Chapter 148: 148
Chapter 148 – Aftermath Report
Back at the mansion, we were greeted by Mimir and Lishua .
[Fate-sama, you did it, didn’t you?]
[Thank you very much! Now the folks on this territory can live their lives with a peace of mind . ]
Both seemed pleased, probably already informed by Roxy beforehand about what happened .
I couldn’t help but feel worried especially with Snow kept clinging to me . Mimir finally asked me, probably unable to hold back her curiosity anymore .
[Well… is she ‘that’ girl?]
[Yes, she is . We shouldn’t talk about it here… Lishua, I’ll be grateful if you can provide us with a private room . ]
[Understood . This way . ]
Guided by Lishua, we headed to the meeting room .
[Snow-chan, come here, please!]
[Don’t wanna!]
[Ku~, I failed again . ]
Next to me, Roxy still doggedly tried to get along with Snow by talking to her .
It didn’t seem to work . I felt that it’s making Snow hate her more than before .
Even so, Roxy didn’t give up . Un, even I could tell the result .
A vicious circle!
But even if Snow disliked it, her expression was less severe than before . So I thought that she’s managing just fine somehow .
Seeing this, both Lishua and Mimir seemed troubled over how to handle it .
Our noisy group finally arrived at the meeting room . Before we even took any seats, Mimir already dropped the bomb .
[That little girl, was she the sacred beast that has been rampaging in the desert?]
[Yeah, but let’s sit down first before we talk about that . ]
I took a seat right across Lishua, with Snow immediately climbing up to my lap and sat there . Roxy sat on a chair next to me . Meanwhile Mimir stood at my other side .
[She was quite big before, but now she’s so small . And her red hair looks kind of cute . ]
[Apparently, this isn’t her true form . She’s also an amnesiac . Didn’t even remember her own name when she first woke up . ]
[So that’s how it is . Did she also get resurrected by the Door to His Land?]
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[Most likely . Greed recognized her as a sacred-beastkin . So she probably lived a long time ago . ]
[So she’s like, sacred-beastkin…? Where? Where? Can I see?]
[Hey, you! She will hate you if you are forceful like that . ]
As if not learning from Roxy’s failure, Mimir also tried to get along with Snow .
If you’re too forceful, I’m afraid… she’ll end up eating you .
But against my expectation, Snow actually jumped to Mimir in response to her advance .
[Ooh! She doesn’t hate me . Here let me hug you . Yoshiyoshi, good girl good girl . ]
[ [ EEeee!?] ]
I was honestly surprised . But there was someone else who was even more shocked than me . Obviously, it’s Roxy .
Oi oi, how come she allowed Mimir to hug her so easily?
As if showing off, Mimir repeatedly lifted and lowered Snow, and the little girl seemed to enjoy it as well . Roxy, of course, didn’t take this pretty well .
Roxy leaned on her chair weakly, as if her body was devoid of any muscle . It appeared that the mental damage she received was greater than I thought . She had a dead fish-look on her face .
Meanwhile, the previously silent Lishua suddenly yelled after seeing Mimir lift Snow up for several times .
[Everyone, can I have your attention for a bit! Look under Snow’s clothes… what is that?]
[ [ [ Nnn!? ] ] ]
Lishua desperately pointed her finger to Snow’s lower half .
Looking closely, I noticed something like a tail dangling behind her dress .
What is it? Everyone wondered .
[ [ [ Scorpion’s tail! ] ] ]
Un, a normal human definitely doesn’t have that . Yep, she’s definitely not human .
The so-called sacred-beastkin that Greed told me actually existed .
Snow’s face turned sour upon realizing that we saw her tail .
[Only I have this among us all, so I’ve been trying to hide it because I was anxious . ]
Since she lost her memory, Snow probably felt like an odd one .
When she realized that she has a scorpion tail unlike the rest of us, she became confused and didn’t know what she should do with it .
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Mimir boldly stretched her hand, touching Snow’s scorpion tail .
[This, it looks hard but it’s actually nice to touch! It also feels warm . ]
[Uuu…]
[Stop that!]
Even if she looks like a kid, Snow was still someone who belonged to Area E . If she rampaged around, she’ll easily level the entire mansion .
So I told Mimir to retreat and stop her antics .
[It felt nice to touch, what a shame . ]
[You should be ashamed of yourself . If something happened… you’ll be responsible for it . ]
[I don’t want any of that… Fine, I’ll just stay put obediently here . ]
That’s a relief . Phew~, good grief .
Snow who looked troubled because Mimir was prodding at her tail earlier seemed to have calmed down .
Just when I thought we could proceed from here, why was Roxy eyeing us intently like that!?
[Wha, what’s wrong?]
[Mumumu, that should be my line . Why… Mimir is okay?]
I wonder about that too . Snow simply seemed to avoid Roxy with all her might . Even now, she already hid herself behind me again .
But she didn’t act like that to Mimir . Even letting Mimir to touch her tail, which is currently her sore spot .
What could we conclude from all that…?
[Does she only act distant to Roxy-sama?]
[Uu . ]
Lishua had beaten me to it . Despite her appearance, she’s actually quite straightforward .
Having others to point it up directly like that only made Roxy to droop her shoulders down .
No no, I don’t think that was the actual case . This time, it was Mimir who spoke up her opinion on this matter .
[Perhaps it’s funny for me to say this, but this little girl doesn’t seem to like me in particular . I have a feeling Fate-sama has something to do with it . Maybe because I have Fate-sama’s scent in my body?]
[And what does that mean?]
Roxy frowned sharply, probably guessing where this is going . Mimir, on the other hand, puffed her chest smugly .
[Because we’ve slept together . That’s why Fate-sama’s scent lingers around me . ]
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[Wha!?]
Hearing that, Roxy started pummeling my shoulder with small punches in protest .
Wait a second there, it’s true, but it’s not what you think about .
[We ended up sleeping together because I was too tired and Mimir got drowsy after sucking my blood . Mimir, don’t say it in a way that it’ll cause misunderstanding . And Roxy, you should calm down!]
[ [ Yes… ] ]
Despite the hubris, Snow who should be the main topic of our talk had actually climbed back up to my lap and dozed off at some point .
She occasionally moved her body around while sleeping soundly . The damage she suffered from our previous battle may still remain . We really did a number to her… so I couldn’t really blame her for falling asleep like that .
While stroking Snow’s head, I told everyone my own take on the matter .
[Perhaps Snow is not afraid of Mimir because Mimir has been sucking on my blood . I don’t know why she’s attracted to it, but I can’t think up any other feasible reason other than that . ]
[Blood is it? I see… that is indeed more reasonable . If it is just scent, I should have at least caught some since I often stick around Fai as well . ]
[Glad if you can understand . ]
I pat my chest in relief . Even if Roxy wants to get along with Snow so bad, there is no way that she’ll demand to suck on my blood like Mimir does .
But that thought was washed away when I noticed Roxy suddenly went silent as she eyed my neck intently .
With the sacred beast rampaging on the desert disappeared, the livelihood of the people living on this territory that Lishua governed should improve .
Just in case, let’s check if there was any darkness left after we’re done with this discussion .
Moreover, I still have my starvation to deal with . I want to build up even more status anyway . The more status the better . And the more skill I have, the more things I can do .
I just had to be careful with the urge that Gluttony skill kept shoving at me . Otherwise, the skill is pretty much beneficial .
I felt the urgency to rack up more power after I saw just how powerful Dad was .
At the end of our discussion, Lishua suggested that we should at least relax for a while in the public bath before going out to hunt the remaining darknesses .
[Everyone seems to be tired . Why don’t we wash up the sweats and grimes from our body first? After that, we can go together to hunt the darknesses . Of course, I will also tag along . If it’s just them, even I could handle them . ]
[Right, right! And I could also join in too this time . In fact, Eris-sama had given me permission before she went to sleep!]
[You’re awfully prepared, aren’t you?]
[Ehen! I AM the maid of Barbatos family after all! So I will even work hard day and night to be able to be of service to my Lord . On the other hand, Roxy-sama must be tired, so she’d better pass this up and rest . ]
Mimir had to stay behind during the sacred beast fight, so it’s only natural that she’s itching to join the fight now . She was all smiles when she saw us off, but I knew that she wanted to partake in the fight too .
She must’ve been worried and nervous . Well, she worked hard as a maid back at the capital, so I guess it should be fine to allow her to let loose once in a while .
Meanwhile Roxy could only grumble [gunununu] .
[No no, I can still fight . I have the experience in fighting the darknesses . I can teach Mimir since it is going to be her first time fighting that kind of creature . Of course, I am going to teach her step by step . ]
[Thank you very much, Roxy-sama . I’m looking forward to it . ]
[Fufufu, me too . ]
Dark shadowy aura floated around those two .
I could only hope that Lishua could act as the middle ground between the two later .
But when I looked at Lishua, she’s staring back at me . Apparently at loss with what she should do .
Stop Roxy and Mimir, you say!? Hahaha… you must be kidding, right…?
We should just head to the public bathhouse already .
[Alright, let’s head to the bath house . Lishua, lead the way . ]
[Yes, this way . ]
I was about to carry Snow, who I thought was still sleeping, up . But apparently the word [bath] managed to worm its way into her eardrum, which caused her to immediately spring awake .
[Bath! I want to!]
[Alright, alright . ]
[Quick, quick!]
With Snow getting excited, I had to go now since it’ll be troublesome if she goes into a rampage . .
I hastily left the room . Chasing behind me were Roxy and Mimir .
[Fai!]
[Fate-sama!]
I didn’t bother to look back . Because Snow could be a lot more dangerous and frightening at the moment .
She’s… an Area E no less . Fighting her one on one would require me to go all out
The employees who we happened to pass by quickly made way for us . I guess it’s rare for a guest to make such a ruckus about taking a bath .
Once all of us arrived in front of the bathhouse, our guide came forward .
[Here it is . I actually managed this place myself, renovated several rooms into a large communal bath . The bathing place used by the former Lanchester was a bit too…]
Most of the girls in our group showed their agreement to that statement . Un, I see now… this Lanchester guy must’ve been not that popular among the holy knights . The dining room, the bedroom, etc had been renovated into this area .
Alright, let’s enter the large bathhouse!