Chapter 97: 97
The winner of the harvest festival spends the night in the Spirits’ Forest .
I’ve never camped out in the wild before, so I came to the shrine with a lot of anxiety in my heart, but then, for some reason, Kuro showed up, as if she just coincidentally passed by .
[……Seriously, you really show up out of nowhere every single time, Kuro . ]
[Ahaha, I wanted to see Kaito-kun, so I went along with the flow and came here with you . ]
[Rather than that, how did you know I’m here?]
[Eh? That’s because of the technique used in Kaito-kun’s neck…… Of course, it’s through my intuition!]
[Oi, wait a minute there, what were you going to say just now……]
You were just talking about a technique you used, right? Eh? What? Is she about to say that she used some kind of magic on this necklace to track my whereabouts?
How should I say this… I feel like that’s something that shouldn’t be overlooked, but the one in question, Kuro, just had a smile on her face before she spoke .
[Ahh! Kaito-kun, I heard you were hurt, are you okay?]
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[Eh? A- Ahhh…… It’s all over now . ]
[I see~~ I’m glad you’re safe, Kaito-kun . Ahh, that’s right! I heard you won in the harvest festival! That’s amazing, Kaito-kun! Congratulations!]
[Eh? A- Ahhh…… Thanks . ]
I nodded my head, forgetting what I was going to ask, overwhelmed by Kuro, who told me those in rapid succession as if she was a machine gun .
Ad also, how should I say this, unnn…… what the heck’s happening……
“Congratulations for your victory”, I’ve been hearing those words enough times already that I feel like they’re still resounding in my ears . I’m sure I’ve already said this to the big shot elves, but I’m not feeling worthy of that victory at all .
However, when Kuro said those words to me, what surged up from within my heart…… was joy .
Those words may be pretty simple, but it feels like my hard work paid off…… I felt so fulfilled that I’m feeling that I have worked hard all day just to hear those few words .
Seeing me like that, Kuro let out a smile as bright as the sun, before taking out a familiar paper bag .
[For such a Kaito-kun, here, you can have this!]
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[……I knew you would come out again, baby castella . ]
[Fufufu, the baby castella is “Kaito-kun’s victory congratulation version”! This is different from the usual!]
[……The heck’s with that?]
I thought it was going to be the reappearance of the usual baby castella, but Kuro said that this time’s baby castella was special .
Seeing the smug smile on Kuro while she’s puffing out her flat chest, I wanted to ask her if she couldn’t do something about her naming sense, but I held back and just picked up a baby castella .
It looks the same as usual, but is the filling the one that’s different? Or is this one of those foods that was filled with strange things like that wasabi-filled baby castella I ate back at Shiro-san’s place?
[Stare~~ Stare~~]
[You’re not supposed to say that with your own mouth!]
[Staaaaaarrrreeeeeeee~~~~~]
[T- Thank you for the food . ]
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Kuro looks at me with expectations in her eyes, saying the onomatopoeia with her own mouth .
It seems that I can’t choose not to eat it, so I made up my mind and brought the baby castella to my mouth .
[Arehh?]
[What do you think?]
[No, it’s delicious as usual but…… It’s kinda different than usual?]
The baby castella I tried wasn’t particularly different from the baby castellas I ate before, and I would have normally thought it was the same as the usual baby castellas .
However, how should I say this… I just felt that there was something different from the baby castellas I usually eat .
It’s hard to describe, but the taste was a little rougher than usual, and I could really feel like this baby castella is handmade…… To be honest, I like the taste of this one more than the usual .
[Hmmm . As I thought, it isn’t as tasty as the usual?]
[Eh? No, as far as I’m concerned, I like the taste of this one more……]
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[Really!? Thank goodness~~ thought I would be no good since I can’t compete with Ein in cooking . ]
[Unnn? What does that mean?]
[Ah, well…… Actually, I was the one who made those baby castellas . I’m glad it came out great~~]
Apparently, these baby castellas were made by Kuro…… Or rather, I thought Kuro had been the one making them all these times, but it was Ein-san who was making them!? Even those baby castellas filled with wasabi!?
While I was taken aback by Kuro’s statement, I couldn’t say anything since these baby castellas really fit my taste, as I popped them into my mouth one after another in a pace faster than usual .
After we finished eating baby castellas, I sat next to Kuro on the tatami mat, watching the beautiful moon through the hole in the ceiling .
Come to think of it, when I first met Kuro, didn’t we also look at the moon together like this? I don’t know why, it should have only been a month ago, but it feels like that happened a long time ago .
[Ah, that’s right . Kaito-kun, “Shalltear” praised you before . ]
(T/N: シャルティア / Sharutia)
[Shalltear? Who’s that?]
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[The society calls her “The Phantasmal King, No Face” . ]
[Huh?]
[She’s a good friend of mine, and she would sometimes come over to hang out with me…… The last time I met her, she praised Kaito-kun, saying you’re “promising” . It’s really rare for Shalltear to praise someone, so receiving her praise is amazing!]
[N- No, wait a minute there, will you!? I don’t think I’ve even met that Shalltear-san person before though?]
(T/N: As I mentioned before, the Phantasmal King’s gender isn’t specified . I’m just assuming her gender here based on her name . )
I never thought the name of the Phantasmal King would suddenly be mentioned here .
However, for her to be praising me…… even after thinking about all the people I met before, I still have no idea which one she is .
[No, I think you never really met her before?]
[Eh?]
[Shalltear’s ridiculous amount of subordinates wer spread out all over the world, and they are really everywhere . Shalltear is the most informed person in the world . She probably even knows Kaito-kun from the day you came to this world . ]
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[The heck is that, that sounds scary . ]
Apparently, the Phantasmal King is a being that seems to know everything .
In short, there were agents lurking all over the world, and all kinds of information were being gathered by the Phantasmal King…… Honestly, in a way, she might be the most fearsome among the Six Kings .
[I feel like she’s also interested in Kaito-kun, so she might come and meet you soon . ]
[Eh? W- Would that be alright? It’s just that Lillywood-san told me to be careful of the Phantasmal King……]
[Hmmm . It’s true that Shalltear can be dry in some ways…… but I can talk to her easier compared to Megiddo, so it’s okay . ]
[Megiddo…… was the War King, right? Eh? Is that Megiddo-san worse than her?]
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