Maou na Ore to Fushihime no Yubiwa:Volume 4 Prologue
Prologue
Have we been living at the Netherworld for around two weeks now?
After being safely discharged from the hospital I was referred to by Lilith-san, I returned to my life without further issues.
Once again, I’m surprised by the recent changes in my circumstances.
Specifically… Getting the mysterious job of monster tamer and discovering my true identity as a halfbreed between human and monster.
I miss the time when I considered myself to be a highly ordinary high school student.
My ability to adapt to the changes in my circumstances I’ve gone through
is the reason I managed to splendidly grow as a person.
One last thing.
Recently, I’ve experienced some changes I have not yet grown accustomed to.
“… ZZZ”
Currently, there’s a pretty girl lying besides me in her nightgown cutely snoring on my bed.
Iris Scarlet Lindwurm.
The red dragon girl I made a pact with just the other day who, how should I put it… Seems to be under several serious misunderstandings.
To be specific, Iris seems to think that I proposed to her.
Speaking of that, it’s true that I thoughtlessly put on the contract ring I received from Iris, but… In truth, it doubled as an engagement ring handed down in the red dragon bloodline.
The anti-sister measure that I set up before going to bed of blocking the door should be flawless, but… As, somehow, when I open my eyes each morning Iris is sleeping besides me, I’m bothered to a very great extent.
“… Good day. Nice morning, monster tamer.”
Iris greeted me while rubbing her sleepy eyes.
“Th-that’s right…”
“Hastn’t thou awoken unusually early this day?”
“… Ahaha. I couldn’t get to sleep last night.”
Mostly your fault, Iris-san.
I kept myself from saying that, which I felt I wanted to say.
… Speaking of the obvious.
It seems that my libido, when I have a girl calmly lying besides me defenselessly sleeping, doesn’t wither out.
—Even if said girl is close to 30 centimeters[1] shorter than me.
In the end, I… As long as it’s erotic, I’m fine with it.
Incredible… A male highschooler’s lust.
As I was amazed by the scope of my own strike zone.
“Chiharu. Are you awake?”
A ringing voice like a wind chime moved by the night breeze.
Zonmi Ra McKenzie.
The one who’s come to my room early in the morning is the girl from the ghoul clan that I’ve made my very first contract with.
“Zonmi? ‘Morning.”
I opened the entryway door and greeted.
“Have a good morning. Erm… Doesn’t it bother you that I’ve come so early
in the morning?”
“Of course not. What do you need?”
“I-it’s not that I need something, but… I have to discuss a little something with you.”
“Discuss?”
How weird that Zonmi has something to discuss with me.
“Yes. That… If it’s fine with you, take this, please.”
Saying that, Zonmi handed me a cutely wrapped translucent parcel.
“… This is?”
“This… That’s, they are cookies.”
“Cookies? Cookies… Could it be… They’re handmade?”
“… Yes.”
Zonmi nodded, her cheeks a deep scarlet.
Such a surprising response that it left me befuddled.
Alas, since I have no experience with it, I don’t know, but handmade cookies… Aren’t they given by lovers to their crush?
“Could it be… They are for me?”
When I asked with a doubtful gaze, Zonmi, exaggeratedly shaking her head,
“T-t-t-tha’s wrong! This is… Just by chance!”
“? Is that so?”
“Yep. The truth is, I… Since long ago, my hobby was baking pastries and,
since the succubus said she’d lend me the kitchen, I tried making some
for the first time in a long while. So then… Since I made too many by chance, I decided to share them with Chiharu…”
“I see. So it’s because of that?”
Her hobby is pastry-making… Zonmi has unexpectedly ladylike hobbies.
“So… You may think of me as an unbecoming woman for this, but… Better than keep standing here talking, if you please, won’t you let me enter your room, Chiharu? Since, to me, pastries go better with black tea.”
“Understood. It’s a bit messy, but don’t mind it.”
“No. It’s no problem.”
Taking off her outdoor shoes at the entrance[2], Zonmi,
“How glad. Somehow, recently… Many things kept popping up and we didn’t
have the chance to speak alone together.”
Muttered something.
“Mm, did you say something?”
“No. It’s nothing.”
“Is that so? If I’m not mistaken… Since Iris too likes sweet things, I think this will make her happy.”
“Being told that makes me happy more than… Wait, why has the name of the
red dragon come out there?!”
“Eh… That’s…”
So, I realized I’d made an error I couldn’t take back.
How careless.
There’s no need to say that, right now, inside my bed there’s Iris in a nightgown… A third party, not knowing the circumstances will, without fail, get the wrong impression of the situation.
“Hey, Zonmi. As I thought, why don’t we not go with my room?”
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