After the tea party went off without a hitch, I had to spend most of the day with White in my arms.
Well, it's something I'm used to and I didn't mind it too much, but I'm sorry to have startled you when I made eye contact with the employees who work in this pavilion.
And Freed came through.
He must already be used to handling me, as expected of a competent butler.

But still, White is still light.
Really, it's so light that you can't even feel what you've eaten.
This is also a fantasy!　...and that's not enough?
I was thinking about dinner.

'Oh, by the way, White didn't come. Have you been cuddling with him the whole time?

That's right.
It was about time for dinner, and I finally even told her to get off because she wasn't behaving well in the quicksand.
Wendy was there all day, and it was so funny and cute to see her get more and more puffy.
I'll give her a hug later.

Hmm.

As for White, he didn't care about it and continued to eat Chris's special dinner, eating it single-mindedly.
But still, you eat well.

I didn't envy you so much. If you were doing that, you should have come.
It's more important.
I don't blame you, but I'll overtake you eventually.

White continued to eat, not caring about such a provocation from Sorte, but he muttered a small muttered, "......not that.
Maybe I was the only one who could hear, but as I recall, the dog's hearing was about four times that of a human.
Maybe Solte and Lenge could hear it too.


After finishing dinner without any problems that day, I took a bath with Wendy and Shiro and went straight to my room.
Incidentally, the current room assignment is me alone, three members of the Red Front, and two members of White and Wendy.
Since I had to train in the morning, they decided to put me in a room for three so as not to wake me up.
At that time, we fought over who would share a room with me, Wendy or White, but to be fair, I was given a room all by myself.
Besides, if the three of us were to sleep together, it would be in one bed.
The bed in this room is not a king size, and it's not nice to have to ask someone to prepare it for you, so I was left alone.

It's not bad to be able to use the bed alone after a long time, although it is a little lonely.
It's also nice not to have to worry about sleeping alone or worry about your sleeping patterns.
Well, sometimes White or Wendy would sneak in in the morning....

At night when I was sleeping alone like that, I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, though I didn't know what the news was.
I poured a glass of water from the jug next to my bed and took a sip, and when I noticed the moonlight, I went out on the balcony.
Then I see a black shadow moving around agilely in the garden of the mansion.

''That's........''
Good morning, master. It's clean.

I thought I was talking to myself, but I didn't expect to hear a response.
I looked back at the direction of the voice and saw Wendy out on the balcony in her nightgown.

'You're up?'
'No, I thought White was leaving, so it's correct to say he just woke up.
What's White doing?
Maybe but I think it's just the usual training.
The usual?

At this late hour of the night?
And I wonder if he's always on it and continues to do it every day.

'Shiro spends a lot of time with his master, so if he takes time to train, it's at night.

Well......
So you don't remember seeing White usually training on the street.

''Hey, that's not the clothes I saw you wearing before........''

When Shiro rescued me from Dardaril's minions before, his clothes were lightly dressed like a ninja outfit.
It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're wearing.
I'm sure you'll be able to find something that looks like a black piece of cloth that is currently being flipped around.
And White's body is wrapped in black cloth.

When White, who is dressed in black and has white hair, runs around in every direction under the moonlight, white lines appear to move like afterglow, and black lines appear to chase after him.
And it keeps moving.
It's not just a matter of time before they stop and unleash their knives at an unstoppable speed, and sometimes they do backsteps, backward somersaults, or even flying high into a forward somersault, as if they were fighting a virtual enemy, and they just let out a breath of admiration.

''Amazing........''

It must be said that this is different from the training of Aina, Sorte and others.
The training I have in my head is just like the three members of the Red Front (Red Line).
But what can I say about White's, the density is different.
Virtual enemies exist, White's attacks are not bare flesh, and he avoids enemy attacks at all costs.
It's not so much to get stronger, but to make sure you defeat the enemy in front of you.
And as soon as you defeat one enemy, the next one will come.
There is no sign of stopping, and there is no way they will wait for you.
I got such an impression of a thick, not-quite-training, actual battle.

''White........has always been like this, even before he became Master's.
My stuff is from when you were with Yassis?
'Yes, sir. When I came to Lord Yashis's mansion, it was rough, and everyone who came near it was hurtful.
White?　No way.

I can't imagine that White, who's so laid back and relaxed right now, was rough...I can't imagine it.

'I mean, how did White become a slave?
When Master Yashis went north, he picked up the demon's corpse when it was lying next to him. He saved the demon's body before the demon nucleus could repair it, and after giving it a cure, he became a slave to replace it.
My parents...
He says he doesn't have one. But there was one, like my sister, who told me she learned how to live when she was younger than she is now.
...and you've been living on your own since then.
'Maybe I did. I was out there trusting no one, relying on no one, and trying to show by my attitude that I was the only one who could protect myself.
So you've come home well...
'If I go back to that house, I can have dinner. He was aware of that.

You didn't feel like a slave and you thought it was a place to eat.

How did you come to talk to Wendy in that state?
I used to cook for him. From there, he began to talk to me little by little.

Uh.....
Yeah. While I'm somewhat forgiving of Yashis for helping me out with White, I'm beginning to forgive Wendy for giving me food to some extent.
It's a good thing that they're now fighting each other every day.

"Yashis-sama basically let you free at night, but Yashis-sama also wanted you to stay in the mansion during the day as a commodity because it's a business, but it seems that you were slipping out every so often.
I see... maybe you met me when White was out of the picture?
That is correct. I had just had a business meeting with a man who wanted to find a slave to fight, and I remember when Master Yahsis went to look for one.

That's why Yashis was so upset at that time........

''Well, but when you met me, you didn't even see a glimpse of that when you met me.
'Well, that's...'
Don't tell.
"White!

It was White, dressed as usual, who jumped onto the balcony railing between me and Wendy.
I wondered where he'd put that black outfit and the knife seemed to be tucked into his waistband, but I couldn't find it.

'Wendy, you talk too much.'
'I'm sorry. But you'll have to answer if your master asks, won't you?
Yes, but.... But don't say anything else.
But I want to know everything I can about White and Wendy.
'Uh.........!　Not yet!

White battens his hands in front of his face.
His slightly visible face turns red and he seems embarrassed.
Thinking back, this may be the first time I've ever seen White's seriously embarrassed face.

What is it? Don't be shy.
She's not shy. It's not a secret.

She's trying to hide her embarrassment by not letting me see her face, and she's completely embarrassed.
I tried to look at Shiro's face, but he kept trying to avoid me, desperately trying not to let me see his face.
Huh, that's cute.

"That's enough. I'll let you in on Wendy's secret too.
White?　Wait for White. What are you going to say?
Last night before I went to bed, I had a snack...
White!　I didn't hear that!　It's a personal information breach!

Sweets.....sweets?
Well, that's up to the individual, but I don't think you should eat them before bed.
But this time we're going to miss out on something more interesting than that!
You're still blushing, White.

Haha. White, are you hiding your embarrassment?
'Woo!　The Lord is mean!

I'm curious about Wendy's story, but this time I want to play with White's embarrassment.
It's a great opportunity.
I don't even know when the next one will be.

''Hmm. Tonight's master is on my side!
'Mmm. Suffer the agony of tooth decay and obesity...
'Master!　I brush my teeth after I've eaten properly!　I'm beautiful!　Hey!
I don't doubt it. And Wendy always smells good.
Master...... White, you smell like sweat right now!
Then take a bath, Lord!　Then we'll sleep together.
What!　It's not fair!　If you're going to take a bath, I'll take one too!
When Wendy goes in there, there will be no hot water.
We went in together today!
'Really?　I don't remember.
You need to work on your memory, too!

I don't know if we're still close or not....
But watching them interact with each other makes me feel happy.
It's the three of us that make this happen.
If any one of us is missing, this is a scene that will never happen again.
Thinking about that, I naturally smiled.

'Lord?　Why are you laughing?
Master?
Haha, sorry, sorry. Well, since we're here, the three of us should go in again.
"Hmm, what the Lord says.
Yes!

Now, what are we going to ask White in the bath?
About your sister or that black dress?
But most of all, that's when he met me.
I'm sure he's probably too shy to answer anything, but I wish I could see White's embarrassed face today.
I'd still like to hear it from White someday, but I wonder if he'd be willing to talk about it?