--Sometimes it's hard to believe.




　For a girl named Luli Earthnote, her father was the world itself.

　From the beginning of her memory until now, as far as she knows, she has had only one father.

　That's a happy thing, I guess.
　At least, until she can laugh off the fact that he is not her real father as a trivial matter, she can simply trust him as her father.

　But...

　But because she has been loved and cared for by her father alone, he is the only reason for her to live.

　Traveling alone with a child. A father who would have done anything to protect her, no matter how dirty.

　Ruri doesn't know that background.

　So...

"I finally found you, WindEarthNaut!
I'll make sure ...... I'll make sure your head is on a platter!
...... What, the kid's here?　Just in time, I'll bleed him to death and then strangle you with his guts!

　Many times, I saw my father, who was always holding a grudge against someone.

　In the smell of the fire and the blankets.
　In the smell of horse grass and straw.
　Sometimes in broad daylight, in my father's chest.

　He was always the recipient of the intense hatred that darted into his young eyes.

　Why, stop, forgive him.

　Since the time when she could not even express her feelings in words, Ruri had always seen her father as a man who was resented by people.

　Whenever she was in a difficult situation, she would smile and say.

I'm sorry for giving you a hard time.

　It was true that Ruri's body was weak.
　Ruri had no way of knowing that this was inherited from her mother.

　How could such a kind father be resented, hated, and attacked by so many people?

　Maybe... Could it be that I, like my father, would be killed by something bad?

　I still remember the look of grief on his face when I expressed my doubts to my father in a few words.

　Yes. Even at that time.

"Are you all right? ...... Ruri...... you at least......

　My father was still smiling as blood spilled from his mouth.
　I felt like I was really going somewhere far away.

　--For a girl named Luli Earthnote, her father was the world itself.

For a girl named Luli Arsnott, her father was the world itself. ...... No!

　And when that father goes away...
　What should Ruri do?


　A deep-seated fear left a sharp imprint on her chest.
　A curse that would always beat, sometimes with a strong heat.














　--King's castle, Futa's room.

I'm home.
Welcome back.

　When Futa returned to his room with Ruri in his arms, he found a maid with a big smile on her face.

Do you want to take a bath?　Do you want to take a bath or a shower?　Or do you want to take a bath?
Do you smell that bad?
Not at all. Not at all. Not at all.
I mean, you don't have showers, but you don't have bathrooms.
Yes, there are. There's a big one in the castle.
That's for royalty only. ......
Peck.

　The room was neat and tidy, not a speck of dust except for the soggy bed.
　She had probably been lounging on the bed until Futa came home.

　Until a while ago, even if she did, she would have used Rokujutsu to quickly make up her bed, but it seems that she has changed her mind and doesn't use Rokujutsu much these days.

　There was nothing that bothered her, and she didn't seem to be inconvenienced by it, so Futa didn't ask too much about it.

　Anyway.

"You're not very good at this, are you?
There's a sleeping girl, that's why.
"Oh, you're sleeping so happily. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it.

　Even though she was being poked with her fingers, she didn't seem to wake up from her deep sleep, which was a relief.
　It's a good idea to have a good night's sleep.

　In the event that you have a nightmare, it's a relief to know that you're sleeping peacefully, but that's about it.

The maid is softer than you.
Where are you two competing?
Do you want to touch it?
...... What?　Well, okay.

　Squishy.

...... Seriously. What?

　Futa, holding Ruri with one hand, moves his other hand back and forth between Ruri and Corona.

　I'm not sure. Plump. Plump.



Hmm.
Sir. It's time for you to make your decision. ......
Why do you say that so strangely?
The audience is anxiously awaiting the results of the judging.
Is there anyone else here?

　A maid, a futa and a mousouko. That's the end of the scene. It was like.

"Dara-dara-dara-dan!
What's that sound effect?
"Here we go!
....... Then Ruri wins.

　After all, the deciding factor was the smallness of her face due to her young age.
　Her cheeks were completely different.
　It is true that Corona's cheeks were taut and soft, but...

...... or ...... not .......
Were you so sure you wanted to collapse?

　She staggered over to the side table and opened the music box that was there.
　The music box played a sad but beautiful song, like a snowscape.

I'm sure you'll agree that the younger the better. ......
"Hey, this is a lilac music box, isn't it?　Is it allowed to be used like this?
"Oh, ...... this is how one is destined to be discarded. In the event that you have any questions regarding where and how to use the internet, you can call us at the web site.

　I'm not sure what to make of this.

I'm not sure what to make of it. I'm not sure what to make of it.
I'm not sure. Glimpse.
Where's the sad face act? Where's your sad face? You talk like a cat. Is it just your body that's torn?
"What? !　I'm trying to act like a maid, but Futa-sama's all about the princess!　By the way, I switched out the music box with Futa-sama's.



　At the same time, Lilac-sama was freezing in her room with bright music playing.
　At first, she was a little frightened and hurriedly checked to make sure that no one was around.
　Then I closed the music box with a loud bang.



"When did you do that?
"When I came home a while ago. Well, I'll clean it up before the princess notices. I'll put it away before the princess notices.

　She didn't know yet that this would be the best she could do in front of the quietly angry princess.

"Do it. --Yes, I'm sorry Corona. Just give me some time to talk to Lilac after this. Then we'll go to Mr. Richter's right away.
Hi.

　Futa and the others were originally planning to visit a party at Richter's house today.
　Although the main purpose of the party was to console his subordinates, he had also extended a light invitation to Futa, who had taken care of him in some way.

　Lilac had also agreed to go with Corona and Futa, but Ruri had also expressed her desire to go, so the three of them were planning to attend.

　The princess and her pimp, however, were forced to make an irregular move because of the danger to Wind, and now that they knew about Ruri's situation, they wanted to contact Lilac.

The princess and her pimp have a very good relationship. "Ruri needs to wake up, too.
I'm not letting go!　I can feel her strong will.
Oh, here it is.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this. ...... Ruri, when you came to me, you were already acting strange. I guess she thought Mr. Wind might die.

　I'm sure you're not the only one.

　I wondered if she had started having bad dreams.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

...... It's okay, Ruri.

　I'm not sure what to do.

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

I'm sure Futa-sama will take care of everything. I won't let you down.

　Good, good.
　I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that," she said, smiling with a rarely seen affectionate smile as she looked at the sleeping Ruri.

"......, is that what you think of me?
"Huh?

　I'm not sure what you're talking about.

　I'm not sure what you're talking about.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what I'm talking about.
I see.
That's right.

　I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but I'm sure you've heard of it.




　By then, Ruri's pained expression had somehow changed to one of peace and calm.