After finishing greeting Lilia-san at her mansion, I thought about heading down to Fate-san's place in the divine world right away, but.......there were many acquaintances in Lilia-san's mansion, so I figured it would be better to finish greeting them first.
　What I'm particularly concerned about is........Anima and the others. Anima, Eta, and Sita are not Lilia-san's servants, but are treated as being employed by me, their position is a little different than the other servants, and I pay their salaries.
　I think there's no problem because I gave Anima about 80% of all my money before I returned to the original world. She wouldn't waste any money given her personality, and I'm sure she's paying Eta and Theta their salaries as well.

　So what's bothering you?　Of course, I'm also concerned about how the three of them are doing... but actually, before returning to the original world, Anima asked me something.
　It was, "Is it okay for you to invest the money you've been entrusted with to some extent at your own discretion? That's what it's called. At the time, I gave my permission in two words. Not that I'm worried about it, but I'm a little curious about how Anima spent that money in a period of two years.

　As I was thinking about that and heading towards the room Anima was using, I saw the 'four' figures approaching at a fast pace from the end of the corridor.

''Master!''
"Anima, I was just going to come see you. It's just... well?
'Yes!　Welcome home, master!
Welcome back, sir. I'm glad you're looking well.
It's nice to see my master again...
Welcome back, Miss Miyama. It's a great pleasure to see you again.

　Anima, Eta, and Theta who look at me and throw words at me with a cheerful expression.......Mr. Caraway?

"...Huh?　Why is Mr. Caraway here?
"I hired myself to assist you in your master's absence. I'm sorry that this has become something of an ex post facto agreement.
'What?　Oh, no, I don't mind that... well, is that okay with you, Mr. Caraway?

　Caraway-san is a Viscount-level high-ranking demon race, a very high position in the demon world. I knew he was on good terms with Anima, but is it okay to serve me?　That's exactly what I'm talking about, I'm sure there are better job opportunities under the Six King Order or something else that looks better.....

''Yes!　Rather, I became Anima's assistant at my request. Thanks to Miyama-sama's generous treatment, my position in the Demon World has been restored, but I didn't want to gather my subordinates now like before, and I want to work for Miyama-sama who saved me.
Ha, ha ... well, then, nice to meet you again.
Yes!

　...generous treatment?　Saved?　To be honest, I don't have any idea what this is, but Caraway-san seems very happy, so.......well, okay.
　Then, just at that moment, Anima made a magic box appear and took out a huge bag from inside it.

''Master!　We will return the money you have entrusted to us.
...Isn't there a huge increase?
'Yes!　I considered it second-rate as a squire to return the money you gave me as it was, so I invested and increased it at my discretion!
Yeah, I see.

　Isn't this about three times what it was when I gave it to you?　Hmm, Anima seems to have a talent for managing funds like that, surprisingly. It's true, she seems to be dynamic and attentive to detail, and she was willing to work hard and gain new knowledge, so she must have grown even more in two years.
　

　While smiling at such a cute girl, I lightly pat her head.

''........You did your best, didn't you?
'Yes, sir!　We'll take care of it!　I will definitely show you that I will live up to your master's expectations!

　Anima was supposed to be a bear beastman, but I felt like I could see a vision of a puppy waving its tail with all its might. But well, considering that I'll be living in this world for a long time after this, it's really reassuring to have someone like Anima by my side that I can rely on and trust.
　It's troubling that I sometimes try too hard, but........I'll continue to rely on you while paying close attention to that area as well.









　After finishing greeting many people at Lilia-san's mansion, I had come to the Temple of the Divine World. Since Shiro-san asked me to ask for the last time, the purpose of this visit was to greet my lover, Fate-san...................and the rest of the God Race's acquaintances.

　The first thing I did was to visit Fate-san's temple first, and the moment I stood in front of the big door.......I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine. What is this sensation... why is it that now I can remember the time when I visited the Kingdom of Hydra?
　Thinking that far, I gently ... move to avoid the front of the door. Immediately after that, the huge door was blown open and a small figure was coming at me with the speed of a bullet.

''Kai-chan!
....

　What was the first emotion that came to my mind at the time?　Maybe it's giving up. Despite the fact that I avoided it from the front of the door, Fate-san turned at a right angle and came at me.
　

''Gafu!''
Kai-chan!　It's too late!　I've been waiting for this for a long, long time!