Carlisle mansion.
　I'm back here with a pseudo-angel in tow that I can now control.

　It was quite an eye-catcher along the way.
　That's right, when you have a troop of statuesque but overworked angels with four wings on their backs, it's impossible not to draw attention.

　By the way, it was hardly exciting in the house.

"Oh, so there are angels.
This means she's lower in rank than that goddess.
"You know, my dear boy, we need to send down more gods, not angels, or we'll be boring to compile a biography.

　Your father and his merry band of friends were not so surprised.
　I was rather surprised to find out that they had started something strange.

　But they are the same as always, so I'll just go through and do what I have to do.
　The pseudo-angel stood in the garden like a jizo and went into his study.

　Then from the shadows he calls Eliza and the two angels in charge.

Good work, weren't you cramped?
"......
What's going on?

　The angel was blushing and stunned.
　That's exactly the same reaction as the maids who live in my shadow.

No. ......

　The angel huffed and squirmed. I didn't pursue this one too closely because it's the usual.

"Well, now that you're back, can you tell me a story?

　Eliza started to shout.

"......

　This time it's a different kind of clamming angel.
　Her mouth is closed like a clam, and she glances up at me from behind.

Is this hard to say?
"......

　An angel who didn't nod or shake his head.
　But he practically admitted that he did.

"I see. You don't have to say it if you don't want to.
"It's okay Alec, you almost died.
"But it's hard to say. So you shouldn't force me to do this.
"I don't think that's the situation.
"I know what Eliza means. But look at her. Eliza would know what she looks like.

　I'm not a maid, I'm a burglar emperor Eliza.

"...... will be killed.
!

　The angel jerked, fear showing on his face.

"That's the way it is,
Eliza, you know what I mean.
"You know what I'm talking about. You know that." "Sometimes they make threats like that to protect state secrets.
"Yeah, that's the thing, so it's not a good idea to force it out.
It's your life on the line.
"I'll take care of it.

　Smiling at Eliza, she smiled.
　Eliza wanted to say something again, but then swallowed the words she was about to say with a sigh.

"Oh, my God, you are.

　Eliza understands.

............

　The angel was more slumped.
　I wondered if he was thinking about something - and then, poof, he looked up.

"Um!　Actually--
"Don't!

　I held out my hand.
　One touched the wise man's sword and amplified his magic.

　Then I cast a spell on the angel.

　Instantly the angel was frozen.

　It was like an icy coffin, freezing the angel like that.

"Hmmm.
Is this ...... a permanent freeze?
"Yes.

　I furrowed my brow.
　My brows knit together so tightly that the wrinkles were deep enough to pinch my business card.

"She was ready to die.
I don't know that face. I know the one that came in front of me afterwards, with a clean face.
"I see. Yeah, I don't want to let her do that. If it's true enough to be deadly, I don't want to hear it from her.

　Maybe she'll be his next target if he asks.

We'll keep her on ice until we get it sorted out.
That's what I thought.
"That's fine because it's like Alec, but at least the next divine punishment?　I just wanted to ask you when the
That's okay.



　I mockingly touched the wise man's sword, so that Eliza could see it.

"Maybe seven days apart.
Why?
I was taught one of the few things I know about the Creator. There's a creation myth with seven lightning strikes every seven days for a total of 49 days.
Well, that means you can only hit it once every seven days.
"Considering the age of the Creator, I'd say that's about as long as it takes to get a drink of water.

　I tried to be a little silly.
　Eliza smiled and seemed to relax a bit.

"So, I'll think about it during the 7th.
Well, in seven days, Alec will be able to defeat the God of Creation.
"Nope.

　I shook my head.
　Eliza's tremendous trust, to which I'm happy to respond.

I just need to prevent it.
"Prevent?

　Eliza's smile changed, and she made a deep vertical wrinkle between her eyebrows, just like I did before.

"You're not going to knock me over?
"Yeah. I don't know why the god of creation would go to such lengths to reset me, but I don't want to defeat him.
Why?
"Because I like the world as it is.

　The wrinkles between Eliza's eyebrows got deeper and deeper.

"I can help everyone. I can do a good thing and help the next life to be a good life. I like this world right now. Maybe it will fall apart if we kill the creator. I don't like that.
"...... you
Hmm?
"No.

　The wrinkles between Eliza's eyebrows disappeared.
　At the same time, a tension was lifted from her shoulders.

I just thought it was so you.
I see.
In case you're wondering, will it be prevented next time?
"Yeah. I don't want people to give up their lives for me again, so this time you'll be smarter about preventing it.
Yeah, that's not a problem.

　Apparently, Eliza understands.
　We should try to prevent it until the next divine punishment comes.

　　　　　.

　Leaving the study, Eliza is alone in the hallway.

　She walked down the corridor to leave the mansion, to return to the imperial capital.
　Her expression was mixed.

　There was a look of dismay in her eyes, as if she were watching over something she loved.

"I don't know why the god of creation would want me to reset, or. Alec is too good to know.

　Eliza understands that very well.
　At the same time, I thought, how snobby the Creator is.

　It's almost the same as the emperor's worries.

　Already the emperor Elisabeth had run out of rewards for Alexander Carlyle.

　Entrusted to the Vice-Emperor, entrusted to the Father of the Nation.
　Still, Alec did many things for his country.
　It is fair to say that there are no more rewards left to offer.

　There is no reward left for the emperor.
　That's the same, the Creator's thinking.

　He would have gotten rid of Alec before that happened.

　What a snob.

　Eliza thought.

"You were more fitting for a god than I am.

　So to himself, he quietly walked away from the mansion.