After the night was over, Alice and I thanked Chris many times for his help and left the castle.
　Chris-san told me he didn't mind staying for as many days as he wanted, but I had a feeling that after last night, he was trying to manipulate me in the direction of coloration, which made me restless. He said something incomprehensible like, "Would you like to take a bath with me?" Anyway, I felt like my reasoning was about to be burnt out, so I decided to return home as soon as possible after having breakfast.

　After leaving Alice at King's Landing, I was on my way back to Lilia-san's residence with Belle when I realized....
　Speaking of which, I'm taking Belle home with me, but I'm scared of Lilia. I'm scared shitless.
　The only way to keep Belle is to tell her that I'm going to take responsibility for her and that I'm going to take care of her with all my heart and soul, but.......yeah. What is this feeling of a child who picks up an abandoned cat and returns home worried that his parents will be angry with him?

　Anyway, you have to be prepared.

"Guru?
Nothing to it. Come on, Belle.
Gow!

　I smile and give a pat on the back to Belle, who was looking at me with concern, as if she could tell I was troubled.
　Now, let's get ready to go........





















　When I returned to Lilia-san's mansion, I immediately found the person I wanted to see.......Lilia-san.
　Lilia-san is standing in front of the doorway, for some reason she is resting on Lunamaria-san's shoulder and appears to be slumped.

''Look, Miss. Please take a breath of air outside.''
Ugh....
You can't drink so much alcohol that one glass turns you red, but you drink so many bottles of wine.
Because.........Kite........
...well...
"What?

　Lilia-san seemed to have a hangover, and she really looked like she was going to die.
　When I called out to them, Lilia-san and Luna Maria-san looked surprised for a moment, and then immediately stood upright as if they were mending their ways.

It's a good idea to be able to have a look at it.　I don't know when....
Just before...
It's not that I usually drink a lot of alcohol. It's really an occasional thing...
Oh, yes.

　I'm not sure if it was really embarrassing for her to be seen with a hangover from drinking too much, but Lilia-san explains it in a panicked manner with a red face.
　Of course, I don't have any intention of pursuing the subject in depth, so I immediately reply with my approval.

Anyway, welcome home. It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been through a lot of things...............uu?
Oh, um...
"...Luna, I think my eyes are finally getting funny...I'm having a behemoth hallucination...
I'm afraid I can see it, too.

　In the middle of her words, Lilia-san's gaze is glued to the bell behind me, and after a moment of silence.......she stands in front of me at a terrific rate.

''Kaito-san!　Get back, it's dangerous!
Grrrr.....
'Hey!　Bell, you can't roar!
Gow.
Luna, my sword....huh?

　Seeing Lilia-san in danger, Belle was growling low, as if she thought she was the enemy, so I cautioned her to be a little stronger.
　Then Belle immediately stopped growling and nodded, she listened to me properly, so I put my hand over Belle's head and gently stroke her.

Okay, good boy, good boy.
Gah!
Luna, I don't think I'm going to make it and I'm starting to have visions of Behemoth pining for Mr. Kite.
It's a cruel thing, but it's true.
....
''Truly, Miyama-sama is so terrific, or perhaps it's just that he would even nurse a legendary magical beast...''

　I saw Lilia-san's eyes sit up a little bit as she saw me stroking the bell..................I'm seriously scared.

''.........Kite, that behemoth......what's going on?''
Uh, I bought it.
Did you buy it?　Ah, come to think of it, I've heard that the Arklesia Empire, which has a close relationship with the Dragon King-sama, is putting a lot of effort into raising higher level demons. But I didn't expect you to be up to behemoths... how much was it?
''Well that's 280 white gold coins, so that's 28,000,000R.
...What?

　It was 2.8 billion yen. When I think about it again, it's an outrageous purchase.
　Hearing my words, Lilia-san's eyes widened and she stiffened, and then she came questioning me with a panicked look on her face.

''........Wait a minute!　28,000,000R, where did you get that much money?
'Oh, that's...'
'You didn't get it by some illegal means, did you, Mr. Kite!　What do you mean?　Please explain!
'What?　Ri, Lilia-san, it's painful...
'I don't remember raising Miss Kite to be such a person!
'I don't even remember being raised!　And anyway, please calm down!　I'll explain it to you properly from the ground up!

　Lilia-san seems quite upset, grabbing my chest and rocking back and forth violently while lifting me up.
　 Mainly in the sense of combat power........

　Anyway, my desperate plea paid off, and Lilia-san managed to calm down and let go of her hand that was holding the chest.
　Anyway, I'll tell you the details of the situation inside, but in the meantime, while I was thinking about what to do about Belle, before I knew it, Zeke-san was standing in front of Belle, staring at her.

'Guru?'
'Belle, Mr. Zeke is someone I've been very good to, so you'll have to get along with him properly.
Gah!
....

　Mr. Zeke continues to stare at Belle, and after a little while, he reaches out his hand as if he had made up his mind.
　Belle seemed to be listening to my words properly, and she didn't avoid Zeke-san's outstretched hand, but was being stroked quietly.
　And that's when I noticed that Zeke-san's cheeks had a slight blush to them, and what a lovely smile on his face that seemed to be very happy.

　It seems that I wasn't the only one who wondered about this, and Lilia and Luna were also looking at Zeke with a slightly suspicious expression.
　And when Zeke noticed our gaze, he took out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket and pointed it at us.

''It's..........................It's so cute. Kite-san, you have a wonderful sense of style.''
... haha, thank you.

　Apparently the expression you just gave me was because Belle was cute, and immediately Zeke-san returned his gaze to Belle and stroked her body with a smile.

'.........Hey, Luna Maria....
Excuse me?
What do you think, Mr. Zeke, is a little different from your usual?
"...Zeke has always been a big animal lover, and that's exactly what he'd be smiling and petting around all day long if he was left alone.
Well, I see.... she's supposed to be a demon, right?
I think it's okay to be an animal.

　Just like Lunamaria-san said, Zeke-san seemed to really like animals, and she was smiling innocently like a little girl, which was a far cry from her usual calm, mature, feminine atmosphere.
　The expression on her face, which I don't see very often, was very cute, and I realized once again that Zeke-san is an attractive woman.

　Dear Mom, Dad - Anyway, we've returned to Lilia-san's mansion, but I guess the hard work is yet to come.................that's it, Zeke-san. --They seem to love animals.


























　A small hill overlooking the capital of the Symphonia Kingdom, where several shadows descend.

"My goodness, there are so many hot-blooded people I'm sure I'll be enough for you.
I don't need to bother Master Bacchus. It's my place...

　The words of Bacchus, a man who wears heavy armor and has the air of an old soldier of the past who strokes his long beard, were received by one of the other three demon tribe members, who kneeled down on one knee as he spoke back.

"Hmm, well, you can be in a hurry to do your job, but please do not misread the will of Megiddo-sama.
""Ha!"
I think we should, uh ... find someplace to stay.
'What?　Aren't you going to head over there right now?
"Gee, gee, don't make the old man do anything rash. If we do this before the Phantom King's men set up the warding, the Dead King will think something's wrong. Don't be in a hurry.

　It's not yet time for the demon tribe to achieve their goal immediately, Bacchus told them with a wry smile and started walking slowly towards the royal capital.

''Well, Miyama Kite........let me figure out what you are worth.......