Chapter 129: Tilt of the Balance
"Here, king."
"Nuoo!? Such move!? No, not yet. I haven't lost yet!"
When I entered the room, Honea and Kasadora, who were playing a board game across the round table, were the first people I saw.
"Looks like it's fun~"
I went from Aquim-kun's form to the Daimaou...... oh, I'm the Founder now, wasn't I? When I returned to the form of the Founder, I went to one of the chairs placed around the round table, but to my dismay, the chair was on the other side of the round table. In other words, the table was in the way.
"That's why, toryaaa!"
I hit the table with the board game and smashed it to pieces.
"No waaaayy!?"
With Kasadora holding her head.
"Alriiiiightt!!"
Honea throws her hands up in the air. I sit back down in my chair.
"Founder-sama, what would you like to drink?"
Wearing a jet-black mask that showed only her mouth, Urnast, who was reading quietly by herself, began to play the maid, and I followed suit.
"Yes~. I want to drink red juice after a long time."
"Understood. Luckily, I had a chance to get some fresh juice, so please enjoy it."
Chance? Why is there an opportunity to get such a thing now? I was worried about it, but it seems like it would be fun to leave it alone, so let's not ask. Ah, no, I have to ask it.
"Urnast, you didn't touch anyone related to Aquim-kun, right?"
Urnast blinks as she hands me the glass with the straw in it.
"You must be joking. I would never dispose of anything that belongs to Aquim-sama without permission."
The way she put it, did she do something to anyone other than a woman? I stare at the red juice, which seems to be concentrated in some way.
"............Well, that's fine then."
Gulp*, I poured the bright red juice into my stomach.
Hmm. The juice Urnast makes is still the best. Ah, really, what a delicious juice it is (serious face).
"What's the matter, Founder-sama, you look so tired. You had a date with Elana, right? Was it boring?"
“No, it was fun. But Elana-san is still a pitiful girl, you know. I had to be very careful not to break her by making a bad move."
"Fufu, ufufu. If there is a human being that is not afraid of being subjected to the Founder-sama's pranks, it would be Satanalia-chan and the others."
"It can't be helped. Elana has only just been born. From now on, she'll become stronger... or rather, I'll make sure of it."
"Ah. About that matter, Honea? I heard that you're going to make Laura-san your apprentice?"
Honea turned the swivel chair and turned her cross-legged body toward me (oh, spats, huh).
"That's right. Fufu, ufufu. I'll show you that she'll be stronger than the one that Kasadora-dono and Urnast-dono's students, so look forward to it."
Honea is full of motivation. Since my lovely apostle seems to be enjoying herself, shall I leave it alone?...... Hmm. I can picture the faces of Elana-san and Mina-san worrying about Laura-san in Aquim-kun's mind.
"......Why Laura-san? If you don't care who it is, can't you just grab any girl walking down the street and train her?"
"I can't do that now. I myself had initially thought of making either Elana-dono or Mina-dono my subordinates. However, looking at the situation, it is obvious that you intend to leave them to Kasadora-dono and Urnast-dono. On the other hand, I would also like to create a household. What should I do? I have thought about it."
"Did you hear that, Urnast? Honea is using her head like a civilized person."
"It took her a long time to get here."
Suck*, the straw made a bad sound. I made a gesture to wipe my tears.
“So? What kind of conclusion did you come up with using your head which you didn't usually use?"
Kasadora came and laid her head on my lap like a cat spoiling its master, so I stroked her golden hair. Honea clenched her fists while sitting cross-legged.
"Yes, I have thought about it. There are two potential subordinate, while there are three of them. Then, if either Urnast-dono or Kasadora-dono were to die, all would be well."
"Acha~, so that's how it's going to be? Urnast, after all, this child hasn't changed at all."
"After all, it's Honea."
Urnast swiped his finger on the jet-black mask as if pushing up her glasses. Kasadora, whose head is being nudged by me, raised her voice as she remembered.
"Ah!? So that's why your presence suddenly disappeared that time."
"Yeah. I wanted to win without fail, so I killed my presence and climbed to the roof for a surprise attack. And there I happened to detect Laura-dono's burning soul."
Hmm. With her parents, with her becoming a slave, and with the fact that she faced Urnast on her first mission, Laura-san is strangely unlucky (tears).
"Seriously, if it weren't you, who I've known for so long, I would have killed you for trying to kill me, a noble."
"Huh? No, I was aiming at Urnast-dono. In the first place, Kasadora-dono can win about 70% of the time even if we fought head-on."
"Ha? Oi, what are you talking about? You have a 70% chance of beating Ulnast, whom I have a 70% chance of losing, is that what you're saying?"
Kasadora stands up and went to Honea.
"Well, it's called compatibility. But since we're here, how about we continue the board game here?"
Power converges in Honea's clenched fist. Kasadora's purple eyes turned blood red.
"Not good enough! I'm going to suck your blood out of you."
White and red eyes sparked at close range. Just when it looked as if Aquim-kun's house might get destroyed.
"Hmm? What is it Urnast?"
"Why are you grabbing us by the hair?"
The corners of Urnast's mouth lifted as she grabbed them by their hair, andーー
"What's the order, koraaaa!!"
Bang*! Their foreheads collided with a loud noise. And it doesn't end there.
"We've come all this way."
Bang*!
"Because of the one who's providing for us."
Bang*!
"So quickly."
Bang*!
“Do your job, koraaaaaaa!!”
Bang*! Bang*! Bang*!
"Nugyaah!? W-hat are you mad at? Wine! Wine, please!"
"Is this for real? Is she really mad? Is it a bad idea to resist?"
Bang*! Bang*! Bang*!
“I-I don’t know. But if Elana gets involved, I won't resist it."
"Yes, that's right. If Laura dies, it would be a disaster. Ah, I'll have an orange juice, please."
“Please wait a moment. You bitcheeess."
""Nugyaaaa!?""
Bang*! Kasadora and Honea, whose faces are buried on the floor, get along well. Urnast ignored the two people who seemed to be showing off their buttocks and took out a replacement for the broken table from space.
"Would you like another drink, Founder-sama?"
"I'll have some. Look, you guys. How long are you going to continue to act? Take a seat and let's enjoy a drink together."
When I called out to them, they pulled out their beautiful, unscathed faces from the floor.
"Damn it. What have you done to my noble face? Founder, please make sure you comfort my poor face later."
"Fufu, ufufu. I really can't read Urnast-dono's actions."
As they take their seats, a wine glass and a tall, cylindrical glass are placed in front of them. Liquid flows from a glass with a rich man and a poor man painted on the sides, with mouths pouring different liquids into each glass.
“So, back to the point, Honea, are you going to stop mentoring Laura-san?”
“Fufu, ufufu. Of course not. I've made a promise and I'll keep it no matter what."
Casual tone while drinking juice. But the pressure emanating from her entire body is incomparable to the pressure she let out when she was playing with Kasadora just now.
Even though she does not say it out loud, she clearly communicates her intentions in her actions.
If you get in my way, I will kill you.
A crack runs across the wineglass held by Kasadora, whose eyes have sharpened, and a shadow grows under the feet of Urnast, who has a big smile on her face.
Hmm. If I leave them alone, they're going to really kill each other this time. That's fine if there's nothing else to do, but I can't have my pawns dwindling needlessly when I've just started an interesting game with Arama.
In my mind, Laura-san and Honea are on a plate hanging on the balance, and immediately afterward, Honea exerts her overwhelming weight and Laura-san was gobbled up (Farewell Laura-san).
"It looks like we've come to a conclusion."
The gazes of the three, who were now in a fighting stance, were focused on me.
“It can’t be helped if it’s a promise. Take care of Laura-san, Honea."
The wonderful atmosphere that surrounded the place suddenly vanished (m-my fooodd).
"As expected of Founder-dono. I believed you would say so."
"Ah. I have to think of a way to comfort Elana."
“That's right. I'll see if I can't track down more of that little bitch and figure out how to do it."
"Urnast, if you break Mina-san without permission, I will get angry, you know?"
"Don't worry, Founder-sama, I will raise that little girl into a splendid demon."
"And Elana too."
Both of them looked very confident. Well, I'm not too worried about Kasadora and Urnast except for how they will turn out, but the problem is Honea, or rather, Laura-san.
To be honest, I knew this day would come one day, but I guess she lasted longer than expected.
“…Come to think of it, Laura-san, I think she might like Aquim-kun, what do you guys think?”
"Hmm~? I'm not really interested in it, so I don't know, but maybe that's the case?"
"With a man of his caliber, it's no wonder those bitches are in love with him."
"Heh. Laura-dono like Aquim-dono? It's the first time I've heard of it."
Oh. What a lack of interest (tears). However, for the time being, the opinions of the three people (although one of them is useless) are the same.
“It's settled. It's an offering to the dead. I'll at least give Laura-san a good dream for the last time."
When I stand up, I change into Aquim-kun.
"So, Honea, you'll have to wait a little longer to begin your training."
"I don't know, but if you can give me a few years, I'll wait."
"No, it won't take more than a week."
Aquim-kun left the room and strode down the hallway to Laura-san's room.
"Hey Laura."
Clank*.
"Nuwaaa~. Wait, Mina. This is confinement, confinement."
"Don't act violently. Be quiet."
Without knocking, I opened the door and saw Laura-san with Mina on her back, bouncing on the floor like a fish on land.
“What are you doing, you guys?”
"Ah, Aquim-senpai."
"Aquim-sama."
Laura-san, who had been freed from Mina-san's restraints, ran up to Aquim-kun and bowed vigorously.
"Please. I... want to become stronger. Please don't deprive me of that opportunity."
"Laura."
Mina-san makes a troubled face at her friend who usually has a relaxed attitude.
“I heard that Honea doesn’t know how to hold back. There's a chance you'll die, but will you still do it?"
"...Yes. I want to do it."
"Aquim-sama!"
Mina-san's pleading voice. The answer is obvious, but it would be sad if Mina-san hated Aquim-kun, so let's put on a face of being troubled for a moment here. …………Is it enough?
"Alright. If you say that, it can't be helped. However, there are conditions."
"Yes. Please say anything."
When she raised her head, there was a face that seemed to say that her resolve was complete. Aquim-kun hugs such a gallant Laura-san.
"Hoe? Um? Wait? Eh? A-Aquim-senpai?"
Laura-san reacted like a maiden. Aquim-kun's teeth glistened and he smiled that wonderful smile, like a prince.
"My cute Laura. Let's go on a date."
“Eh? Eh!? Um, that's............ ah, yes."
Laura-san nodded her head in Aquim-kun's arms. I looked at Mina-san's eyes looking at Aquim-kun and saw a blizzard (lol).
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