"Hold on, guys.

"Yay!　Pop!

　With that, the first thing that jumped out at me was Rock.
　I managed to catch them without dropping them, and once again look around at the members gathered in the hall, but I notice that some of the people who were there at the party are gone.

'Hey, Jack, where's that Mr. Est and Helle?

Mistress Esto is back in town. I tried to stop her, but she said she just wanted to join the party.

　I see. Well, she has a lot of things on her plate.
　So, there is one left.

Mistress Helu left with Alucard, the butler who just arrived here. Apparently she has some Demon Lord's lessons left from her mother's instruction.

　It's a good thing that you're a daughter of a demon king, so you're being trained as a candidate for the demon king: ......

　I'm sure you'll find that Tsurugi-san is also absent, but that's just as well.
　She's more of a collaborator than an ally.
　And I still don't know what she's thinking, and her identity is still a mystery.
　When I remember that, I remember the kiss we had when we worked together at the castle, and I blush as I hold my lips.

You'll be able to find out what you're thinking about now.

"It's nothing!

　It's the only time that Amanes, the war hero, approaches you with a grin on his face.
　I'm sure you made me quite nervous, though.

You're going to be following me?

　I've asked the members here to tell you the request I received from Lily for Shin.
　So I know where I'm going to be heading.

No, I'm afraid I can't go with you. I was not even invited to this party to begin with and yet I came here without permission. I can't be away from my country much either.

　So she tells them that she will return to her own country as queen to rule a country.
　It's easy to forget that she's also the king of the same country as the emperor and hero in terms of position.
　Although it doesn't seem so due to his too general character.

"Kyou-san, I'm going back to town. The only reason I came here is because I was invited to Rostam's party.

Oh, right. All right, well, take care, Mina. If you want, Rock or one of my other demons to give you a ride into town?

No, that's okay. Mr. Rostam and his friends will take you home, too.

　I see, that's the king of the land.
　Have you made sure your guests will return safely? Then we won't have to worry about it.

Then we'll go to Singh's country.

　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with us. It's a good idea to go back to town for a while. ......

"Heh, why again?

　I was taken aback by Lily's unexpected answer, but she explained it well.

I'm going to go to ...... to see my brother.

　That made sense to me.

"I see, you haven't seen him yet?

Yeah, well, ....... Well, I don't know how to say it: ......

　I'm referring to the time when I returned from the emperor's side.
　Since then, she has returned with us to the city, but her behavior since then has been very strange.
　Sometimes I could feel her eyes on me, so I looked behind me and saw her hiding behind a tree, or she was around me a lot.
　I asked him about it, and I heard that he was staying at an inn, resting instead of going home.
　I wondered what she was doing, but she couldn't get home, so she couldn't rely on me, right?

I'm sorry, Lily. I didn't realize that.

"Huh?

　I walked up to Lily and put my hands on her shoulders and looked straight into her eyes.

But if you're in trouble, you can always count on me. I know my house is still undergoing renovation, but we're not in trouble for one more person, so if you need help, you can come and stay with us anytime.

"Uh, eh, uh, uh, well, uh, thank you.

　I don't know why he was so upset, but he thanked her.
　It's not ...... that way, brother ......," Jack mumbled behind me, "What are you talking about?

And anyway, that's why I think I'm going to go back to town and have a proper talk with my brother. You can find out more about ...... me at ......

　The reason why you are whispering is because Mina is next to you and you haven't told her about Lily's identity yet.
　I'm sure he's going to tell her about it when he gets back to town.
　Then there's no need for me to go off on a tangent here.
　But at the end I have to tell her this.

"Lily...don't worry...your brother doesn't hate you...he doesn't hate you. He understands you. It was the same brother who asked me to save you.

"My brother is ......?

　The story I've confided in her seems to have startled her.
　Then she smiled happily and nodded her head as if she had made up her mind.

Thank you, Kyou. I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one. You must be worried about your ability to fight without me, right?



"Yeah, well,

　I'm going to smile back at Lily's smile and I'm going to smile back too.
　After all, Lily is the first partner I've had since I came to this world.
　When I first went into the forest to gather the seeds of the monsters, it was Lily who protected me.
　Since then I've always had faith in her abilities.

So I guess this is goodbye for now.

"Well, don't worry about Jack and the others.

I'll take that as a yes. Lily young lady, I'm going to take care of your brother while you're gone.

　Then I stand next to Jack, who is standing next to me.
　Since the battle at the imperial castle, Jack seems to have evolved a lot, so I'm confident that he will have no problem with a comparable enemy coming out.

　With that said, I, Lily, Mina, and Amarnes parted ways with each other in the great hall.
　We were going to head towards the arabial where Shin is, but I think we've forgotten someone.
　Yes, besides Lily, there was a woman who was always attached to me: .......

"Kyou-sama...!

　Then, as he was leaving the castle, the door opened and a girl in a blue dress appeared from the other side.

"Kyou-sama!　Why didn't you invite me to the party?　No, it's not about that anymore. Anyway, come on, come on, come dance with me.

　Then she gracefully lifts the hem of her dress in front of me and greets me, Fitis.
　Oh, yeah, I mean, what the hell. I totally forgot about you.
　Or rather, that one.

"Phitis. That party is long over.

"...... huh?

　At my statement, Fitis was frozen in place.