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===Part 2=== "Sigh..." Sitting in the balcony of the principal's bedroom with a evening breeze blowing, I sighed gloomily. Fainting at the sight of naked bodies, I had shown a pathetic side to Iris. I most likely passed my limit because that kind of shocking imagery had appeared just as I was desperately controlling myself. I woke up to find myself lying on the bed. Visiting time with Iris was already over. I still wanted to speak to Iris so I took out my portable terminal from my shirt pocket. Mica-san had returned it to me earlier. Just as Charlotte had said, my freedom of communication had been restored. Since I was allowed to make calls now, I could talk to Iris soon. However—I should first call those whom I was not allowed to meet directly yet. I furtively glanced behind me through the balcony window to peer into the room. Over there, Charlotte was seated while being lectured by Mica-san. I felt uncomfortable about Charlotte taking the full blame, but to stop the girls from worrying, I should call them first. I began to operate with my fingers, planning to dial the number of Tia whom Iris was very worried about. —No, before that, should ask I someone apart from Iris about Tia's condition? Before I dialed, I thought of that and called Mitsuki instead. Putting the terminal against my ear, I waited for Mitsuki to pick up. Purururururu, purururururu, puru— 'Is it Nii-san!?' The third ring was interrupted as I heard Mitsuki's voice loudly from the receiver. "Oh, yes—It's me. Don't yell so suddenly, Mitsuki." Startled by the sudden yell, I replied on the phone call. 'Oh... S-Sorry. But I have been waiting the whole time... Nii-san, are you doing well?' Was it because it had been so long? Mitsuki's voice sounded a bit nervous. "I'm doing great. By the way, didn't you hear about me from Iris?" 'Of course I heard... But I felt even more worried! Playing games with the principal till very late every night, this type of lifestyle will ruin your health!' Mitsuki scolded me in a forceful tone of voice. It was honest advice, so I accepted it honestly. "Yeah, I'll be careful from now on." 'Are you eating properly? You are not filling your stomach with junk food, I hope?' "Mica-san brings me three meals a day. The nutritional balance is perfect." 'Exercise?' "Not really sufficient... But I do muscle training and the like." 'Are you brushing your teeth properly?' "When I get up in the morning..." That was the result of playing until I fell asleep. But upon hearing my reply, Mitsuki said anxiously: 'Unacceptable! You will get cavities if you do not brush your teeth before you go to bed!' "I-I know. I'll start today." Overwhelmed by Mitsuki's forcefulness, I hastily replied. 'Seriously... Nii-san, please pay proper attention. Oh, is there anything lacking over there? I could ask Iris-san to bring necessities to you—' "T-There's no problem at the moment. By the way, how are things on your side, Mitsuki? You slept for so long because of Vritra's poison... Are there any after effects?" Deciding that Mitsuki's questioning was not going to stop, I decisively changed the conversation's direction and asked my own question. 'None at all. It is just that—the dormitory has become lively all of a sudden. It is not easy surrounded by everyone.' Mitsuki replied with a wry smile. Iris said that everyone was enjoying themselves, but things must be difficult from Mitsuki's position. "You're all living together now, right? Also, about Tia..." I finally brought up the main point, but the terminal on the other side was suddenly plunged into a commotion. '—Eh? Hey, stop that! Nii-san and I are currently—' I heard Mitsuki's frantic voice then a different voice spoke from a distance. 'Mononobe-kun, good evening.' "This voice—Are you Firill?" I asked in surprise and the other side answered "yes." There was also a faint "return it to me—" from Mitsuki. 'I'd like to talk to Mononobe-kun, so let's switch for a bit.' "...But I think I heard Mitsuki and she's not very pleased." 'You imagined it.' Firill asserted. Was she running away from Mitsuki? I heard a patter of footsteps. "Looks like you're having fun over there." 'Yes, it feels as amusing as camp. But... I think it'll be even more fun if you were around.' "R-Really? Thanks..." Embarrassed by such a direct compliment, I thanked her clumsily. 'When can we meet again?' "Hmm—I'm not sure either." I answered ambiguously. I was allowed to meet Iris, but I still did not know about the future. If the girls learned from the principal about the risks of becoming my mates, Firill and the others would probably be able to understand the current situation. In the worst case, my freedom might be restricted indefinitely. Perhaps I might not be allowed to meet anyone but Iris until they had reached adulthood. 'Is that so...? Then I'll start with internal preparations.' "Preparations?" What was she talking about? I frowned. 'Preparations to make you my prince, Mononobe-kun. It will be hassle when the critical moment comes if I don't communicate properly beforehand. I'm a princess, after all.' "Uh, wait, hold on a sec!" 'I'm not going to wait—You're the one who marked me, Mononobe-kun!' Ignoring me in my panic, Firill laughed. "T-That's..." 'Oh, let's switch it up because Mitsuki is catching up. Lisa, catch! It's a call from Mononobe-kun!' Firill informed me without listening to my answer. Her voice gradually grew distant while I heard a "W-What!?" from Lisa. I seemed like there were others present apart from her with sounds of a great commotion. After some rustling noise, I heard Lisa's voice on the receiver. "Mononobe Yuu... is it?" "Yeah, it's me, so it's your turn, Lisa?" "Yes—How should I put this? It feels like it has been so long." Doubt vanished and her voice became gentle. "Yeah, me too. What's it like over there right now?" Feeling a mysterious sense of reassurance, I asked Lisa. 'Well... I was clearing up after dinner and preparing tea for everyone in the dining hall just now. Then suddenly, Firill-san—Oh, could you wait a second? Mitsuki-san is throwing a tantrum...' As a result, Lisa's voice grew faint while saying something. I thought the terminal would return to Mitsuki's hands... But Lisa's voice spoke again. "Thank you for your patience. Thanks to Mitsuki-san's benevolence, we will now take turns to speak with you in order. However, I do feel sorry for Mitsuki-san, so let me say this—" Next, Lisa's voice changed and she said in gentle tone: 'You don't need to feel too conflicted. Although I said you have to take responsibility for my dragon mark changing color, I have no intention of leaving you to agonize alone. Let us think of solutions together. I will call you next time.' "Got it... Thanks. Lisa, you're honestly a good woman." I felt a little more relaxed and thanked her. Then an irritated voice came from the terminal. 'Goodness gracious, quit making fun of me! Well then, Ren-san is next.' "Sure—" I lost the chance to ask about Tia again, but her turn will come again, right? Thinking that, I wanted for Ren to speak. '...Onii-chan?' "Yeah, Ren, how are you?" '...Mm.' She responded affirmatively but there was slight hesitation, so I asked her: "What's wrong? You don't sound too upbeat?" 'No, I'm fine. It's just... a bit lonely. Onii-chan is not here, Ariella too..." Ren stopped halfway and stayed silent. "Ariella?" I had already heard about Tia acting strange but something was up with Ariella too? '...Nothing. But if possible, Onii-chan, please call Ariella afterwards. She's not here right now.' "I see—Got it." 'Mm, I'm counting on you. Oh—' I agreed to Ren's request solemnly but then I heard a brief bout of noise from the other side. '—I'm next, Yuu. I'm so happy that we finally get to speak.' "Kili huh...?" Noticing that the speaker had changed, I spoke the name of the voice's owner. 'What is this? You don't sound too happy.' "No, it just feels so unbelievable that you're hanging out with everyone, drinking tea." I answered with a wry smile and heard Kili chuckling. '...That's true. Hanging out alone is boring me to tears so I'm hanging out with them. But indeed, it is hard to imagine. It reminds me of my time as Tachikawa Honoka.' Kili brought up the alias she had used when infiltrating Midgard under a different identity in the past. "Don't do anything crazy like that time." In her attempt to take Tia away, Kili had summoned Hekatonkheir, injured Lisa and caused great damage to Midgard. I warned her to prevent that something like that from happening again. 'That will depend on you. Life here is very enjoyable but I will soon tire of it. If you don't come see me soon, my patience is almost about to reach its limit.' "—Please, don't force things. The principal and Mica-san will be going there soon to explain to you girls." 'Is that so...? Since things are progressing, I will wait a little longer. However, waiting is pointless for me. Becoming your mate is already something I decided a long time ago.' There was a dangerous aura in her words. Indeed, she probably had nothing to deliberate over. As someone who took a D's abilities for granted, perhaps acquiring permanent powers might not be a bad thing in her view. However— "Aren't you afraid you might turn into something whose identity is unknown?" 'Of course I'm not afraid. With this, I will finally turn into "the real thing." Am I right, Mother?' Was Vritra nearby? Kili had addressed her question towards a different direction, but I did not hear any answer. '—Fufu, Mother is sulking in silence. Looks like she wants a turn but that's not necessary.' Kili laughed with delight. Vritra's unhappy face seemed to surface before my eyes. "Then who else is over there?" I wanted to have a turn with Tia if she was there, so I asked. 'Iris-chan is the only one who still hasn't spoken to you. But since she met you today already, there's no need.' After Kili said that, I heard a faint 'eh, no way' from Iris. But compared to what they were talking about, Kili's way of addressing Iris attracted more of my attention. "Iris-chan...?" That was what Kili had called her, so I asked. Then in a rare display, Kili's unnerved voice replied. 'W-What, is it very creepy? She calls me Kili-chan so I'm simply responding like with like.' "Well... You seem to be getting along well, thank goodness." 'I'm a bit miffed at how close she is with you...' Kili grumbled in disappointment and sighed deeply. 'Also, Jeanne-chan and the sleepy Zwei have returned to their room. When she finds out she missed out on a chance to talk to you, she'll definitely feel like dying of regret.' Kili added as an afterthought but even then, she did not bring up Tia. "What about Tia?" 'She's in her own room too.' "Although I heard from Iris that she's in low spirits..." I asked cautiously but Kili remained silent. Did she stand up to move? I heard footsteps. '—It's true that Tia is behaving strangely, but I don't know the reason either... However, I've seen her talking alone with Mother recently.' Lowering her voice, Kili finally answered. "With Vritra?" I realized she must have moved to avoid Vritra's earshot. 'Yes... Perhaps as Yggdrasil, Tia had said something to Mother. Her synchronization with the core is probably finished at last.' "What—" I had forgotten completely after resolving the Kraken Zwei incident. Vritra had taken human guise originally for the sake of conversing with Tia who had taken control of Yggdrasil. To keep her own identity intact, Tia had kept her connection to Yggdrasil at a minimum, but for the sake of negotiations, she had been cautiously increasing the synchronization rate. 'Yuu, at this rate, you might turn into an outsider, you know? This is no time to be letting others control your situation, thus wasting time. Also, that woman who's Midgard's principal is a dragon, right?' "Y-Yeah..." The principal was the gray dragon—"Gray" Vampire. I had heard from Iris that Shinomiya-sensei had informed the girls of that. Kili must have been present too at the time. 'Personally, I can't trust her without reserve like you guys. The current situation—and you as well—everything is under her control, isn't it?' "That sort of thing—" I reflexively intended to deny it but Kili interrupted me. 'Are you going to deny it? Do you know her that well?' "......" I could not refute her. It was true that there were many things I did not know about Charlotte. 'In any case, you cannot possibly become a pitiful man whose thoughts get swayed by others. You are my mate, surely more than anyone else—' Kili spoke passionately but halted mid-sentence when footsteps could be heard. '...Your sister is here so I have to return the terminal to her. We will meet face to face next time to talk.' After saying that, she handed the terminal to Mitsuki without waiting for my answer. 'Phew, I can finally speak with you, Nii-san. Then let us continue the earlier conversation—' From this point onward, I conversed with Mitsuki almost the entire time, then the call ended. Kili's words kept echoing in my mind. I looked into the room and seemed like the lecturing had ended. However, Charlotte was sprawled on the bed in exhaustion. It was hard to be wary when looking at her in that state, but I decided there was indeed a need for a deeper understanding of Charlotte's affairs. Intending to return to the room, I recalled what Ren had said and stopped. Tia might have gone to bed but Ariella was probably still awake. Thinking that, I dialed her number. There was a ring then I heard a message indicating the side was switched off. "What's going on..?" Looking at the screen showing the call did not connect, I turned my neck. Tia too, had something happened somewhere outside my knowledge? As Kili said, I really would become an outsider at this rate. However, escaping just like that would not be right either. What should I do? Without reaching an answer, I returned to the room where Charlotte was. Mild anxiety was sprouting in my heart.
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