Chapter 86 – Greetings 3
86 – Greetings 3
「Hah hah hah! So, this is the rumored Rain manor?! Miss Florence sure splurged on this one!」
A large lion Beastman arrived. It’s Leo of the Demon King Army’s Big Four. He’s said to be an excellent warrior and has looked after the Seven for the past five years. He even took care of me in various ways, so I guess he’s always been a really caring guy.
「Goodness, Uncle Leo, Welcome. Me and my husband, Sir Rain, welcome you to our lovely abode.」 Florence bowed gracefully with a happy smile on her face.
「Just who are you calling your husband?!」「Woman of false marriage proclamation.」
Eleanor and Madge were quick to jab their remarks in.
Happily watching the three of them argue back and forth, Leo laughs. 「Likewise, thank you for the invitation. C’mon, time to get up, you.」 Leo was carrying someone on his back.
「Mrrgh… Just eight more minutes…」
「A healthy amount of sleep is recommended, but if you keep that up, you’ll miss the party.」
「Par…ty… gasp! That’s right, the party!」
A Majin girl suddenly raised her head up. Or rather, it was a Majin woman. With blue hair and blue eyes, she wore a droopy white lab coat over her blue outfit. The world’s finest Magical Tool engineer, one of the Seven, has an abundance of mana herself. It’s Monana, the ‘Peerless Magic Tool Engineer’. She had some serious bags under her eyes.
「Whoa, Rain?! Am I dreaming?!」
「This isn’t a dream, Miss Monana.」
「Huh, Leo?!」
「Looks like you’re still half asleep.」
Hearing that Monana had shut herself in her lab for the past several days, Leo decided to check up on her on the day of the party.
Doing that, he saw that Monana managed to finish some kind of Magic Tool – which is good – but she was asleep due to exhaustion.
Leo somehow managed to get her to wake up and make the minimum effort to get ready. She quickly fell asleep after that, so Leo carried her all the way to the venue.
「Leo…! Thank you!」
「You’ve always had this habit of forgetting to eat or sleep when you’re focused on something.」
「Are you okay, Monana? Sorry, I didn’t know you were so busy.」
『……』
Having been let down on the ground, Monana shook her hand vigorously. Technically, I couldn’t see her hand because her sleeves were too long. I only saw her overly long sleeve flapping.
「No need to be sorry…! I’m glad you invited me! I-I would’ve liked to have at least come looking decent, though… Ahaha.」 Monana lets out a strained laugh while trying to hide her eyes with her sleeves.
Then, she approached me – no, she approached Mika – and whispered to her.
「Lady holy sword, I’ve completed the Magic Tool.」
『…! Really?! You finished it in time?!』 Mika yelled.
「Y-yeah. Just in time for the party.」
『Monana…! You’re the best! In this occasion, I’ll forgive any goofs you do!』
「I guarantee it won’t fail the same way again… It might fail another way, though.」
She whispered that last part really softly. I think Mika was too excited to hear that.
Monana takes out a bracelet. She slips it onto the holy sword’s handle.
『…Traaansfooorm!!』 yelled Mika, and then she was surrounded by a blinding light. When the light faded, she was replaced by a pure white one-piece dress-wearing, blonde, blue-eyed girl. Her long hair was tied up in a high spot on her right side. The only difference in appearance from the last time is that she now has the previously mentioned bracelet on her right wrist.
「Holy Sword Beauty Mika lives again…!!」 she exclaims loudly, to which Monana goes「Ooo…!」while clapping.
…A pseudo holy sword changing device, huh? She actually managed to miniaturize it. If it works just as Ferris said a while ago, it also has the added function of changing her back into a holy sword when I call out.
「…You’re amazing, Monana! It musta been hard, but thanks for finishing it in time!」 Mika hugged Monana and stroked her head.
「Ehehe… I made a promise, after all. As long as you’re happy with it, I’m glad.」
「Fufufu! I got a little worried there when Fluffems came in girl form, but now, my victory is at hand!」
And what kind of match are you two having?
「Rain! Say thanks to your partner’s crazy good benefactor!」
「O-oh. Thank you, Monana, truly.」
「I-it’s fiiine…! R-really.」 Her cheeks were blushing from embarrassment.
「Oh, right. I’m not as good as Marie, but I’m pretty good at healing magic too.」 I put both my hands on Monana’s face.
「…?!! R-Rain?! A-are you saying you don’t wanna see my face right now, or that I don’t look very woman-like…?!」
Then, with my thumbs, I gently rub the bags under her eyes and cast healing magic.
「…Ah! Nn… I-it’s warm…? Also, I can feel the fatigue just melt away…」
「It’s time for the big party. I wouldn’t want you to not be in perfect condition.」 I smiled at her, and suddenly, Monana grabs her chest.
「Hrk…!」
「Monana?! A-are you okay? Does your chest hurt?」 Does she need more healing magic?! I thought to myself in a panic, but Monana shook her head.
「I’m okay, I’m okay. Really, I’m fine. I just…wondered if I could rest a little before the party starts… I have to make sure this memory doesn’t fade, so that I may ruminate over it till the end of time…」
She barely said that last part, so I couldn’t hear it too well. I asked Florence for help and she lent a room with a bed to Monana. The others of the Seven looked on at Monana with frustration and envy.
Speaking of the Seven, there’s actually one that hasn’t arrived yet.
「Guard captain.」 said a cow Beastman who came rushing to Madge and whispered something to her.
After she finished hearing what he had to say, she gave a slight nod. 「Good work. Bring the suspect here.」
「…Are you sure?」
「Mn.」
「Yes ma’am! Right away, ma’am.」
Madge was put in charge of the bouncers that were employed by Florence, but Madge is already completely respected as the guard captain. I guess taking full command of a squad in such a short time is to be expected of Madge of the Big Four.
「Madge, did something happen?」
「All is well. Security is working as intended.」
Eventually, the entrance doors swung open, and in came a woman being restrained on both sides by two guards.
「Release me! Do you know who I am?! I was invited by the Hero Rain personally!」
She had urplish-red wavy hair, almond-shaped eyes, dark brown skin, and wearing an outfit made to emphasize that, maybe. It is a person with almost scary information gathering skills, and an information network that spreads beyond the royal capital and reaches even Human Territory.
This is the Demon King Army’s Chief intelligence officer, and one of the Seven. One who specializes in Dark Elemental magic…’Vivi of the Heavenly Network’. She…was dragged in.
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