Back at the mansion, we were greeted by Mimir and Lishua.
[Fate-sama, you did it, didn’t you?]
[Thank you very much! Now the folks on this territory can live their lives with a peace of mind.]
[Well… is she ‘that’ girl?]
[Yes, she is. We shouldn’t talk about it here… Lishua, I’ll be grateful if you can provide us with a private room.]
[Understood. This way.]
Guided by Lishua, we headed to the meeting room.
[Snow-chan, come here, please!]
[Don’t wanna!]
[Ku~, I failed again.]
But even if Snow disliked it, her expression was less severe than before. So I thought that she’s managing just fine somehow.
Seeing this, both Lishua and Mimir seemed troubled over how to handle it.
Our noisy group finally arrived at the meeting room. Before we even took any seats, Mimir already dropped the bomb.
[That little girl, was she the sacred beast that has been rampaging in the desert?]
[Yeah, but let’s sit down first before we talk about that.]
I took a seat right across Lishua, with Snow immediately climbing up to my lap and sat there. Roxy sat on a chair next to me. Meanwhile Mimir stood at my other side.
[She was quite big before, but now she’s so small. And her red hair looks kind of cute.]
[Apparently, this isn’t her true form. She’s also an amnesiac. Didn’t even remember her own name when she first woke up.]
[So that’s how it is. Did she also get resurrected by the Door to His Land?]
[Most likely. Greed recognized her as a sacred-beastkin. So she probably lived a long time ago.]
[So she’s like, sacred-beastkin…? Where? Where? Can I see?]
[Hey, you! She will hate you if you are forceful like that.]
[Ooh! She doesn’t hate me. Here let me hug you. Yoshiyoshi, good girl good girl.]
[ [ EEeee!?] ]
Meanwhile, the previously silent Lishua suddenly yelled after seeing Mimir lift Snow up for several times.
[Everyone, can I have your attention for a bit! Look under Snow’s clothes… what is that?]
[ [ [ Nnn!? ] ] ]
[ [ [ Scorpion’s tail! ] ] ]
Snow’s face turned sour upon realizing that we saw her tail.
[Only I have this among us all, so I’ve been trying to hide it because I was anxious.]
Mimir boldly stretched her hand, touching Snow’s scorpion tail.
[This, it looks hard but it’s actually nice to touch! It also feels warm.]
[Uuu…]
[Stop that!]
[It felt nice to touch, what a shame.]
[You should be ashamed of yourself. If something happened… you’ll be responsible for it.]
[I don’t want any of that… Fine, I’ll just stay put obediently here.]
[Wha, what’s wrong?]
[Mumumu, that should be my line. Why… Mimir is A-okay?]
[Does she only act distant to Roxy-sama?]
[Uu.]
[Perhaps it’s funny for me to say this, but this little girl doesn’t seem to like me in particular. I have a feeling Fate-sama has something to do with it. Maybe because I have Fate-sama’s scent in my body?]
[And what does that mean?]
Roxy frowned sharply, probably guessing where this is going. Mimir, on the other hand, puffed her chest smugly.
[Because we’ve slept together. That’s why Fate-sama’s scent lingers around me.]
[Wha!?]
[We ended up sleeping together because I was too tired and Mimir got drowsy after sucking my blood. Mimir, don’t say it in a way that it’ll cause misunderstanding. And Roxy, you should calm down!]
[ [ Yes… ] ]
While stroking Snow’s head, I told everyone my own take on the matter.
[Perhaps Snow is not afraid of Mimir because Mimir has been sucking on my blood. I don’t know why she’s attracted to it, but I can’t think up any other feasible reason other than that.]
[Blood is it? I see… that is indeed more reasonable. If it is just scent, I should have at least caught some since I often stick around Fai as well.]
[Glad if you can understand.]
I felt the urgency to rack up more power after I saw just how powerful Dad was.
At the end of our discussion, Lishua suggested that we should at least relax for a while in the public bath before going out to hunt the remaining darknesses.
[Everyone seems to be tired. Why don’t we wash up the sweats and grimes from our body first? After that, we can go together to hunt the darknesses. Of course, I will also tag along. If it’s just them, even I could handle them.]
[Right, right! And I could also join in too this time. In fact, Eris-sama had given me permission before she went to sleep!]
[You’re awfully prepared, aren’t you?]
[Ehen! I AM the maid of Barbatos family after all! So I will even work hard day and night to be able to be of service to my Lord. On the other hand, Roxy-sama must be tired, so she’d better pass this up and rest.]
Mimir had to stay behind during the sacred beast fight, so it’s only natural that she’s itching to join the fight now. She was all smiles when she saw us off, but I knew that she wanted to partake in the fight too.
[No no, I can still fight. I have the experience in fighting the darknesses. I can teach Mimir since it is going to be her first time fighting that kind of creature. Of course, I am going to teach her step by step.]
[Thank you very much, Roxy-sama. I’m looking forward to it.]
[Fufufu, me too.]
[Alright, let’s head to the bath house. Lishua, lead the way.]
[Yes, this way.]
I was about to carry Snow, who I thought was still sleeping, up. But apparently the word [bath] managed to worm its way into her eardrum, which caused her to immediately spring awake.
[Bath! I want to!]
[Alright, alright.]
[Quick, quick!]
[Fai!]
[Fate-sama!]
[Here it is. I actually managed this place myself, renovated several rooms into a large communal bath. The bathing place used by the former Lanchester was a bit too…]
Most of the girls in our group showed their agreement to that statement. Un, I see now… this Lanchester guy must’ve been not that popular among the holy knights. The dining room, the bedroom, etc had been renovated into this area.
Alright, let’s enter the large bathhouse!
