episode_0062

It is true that Blanc’s attitude towards Ellie has become much more toxic since the appearance of that strange white cat.

Since that day, there have been quite a few decisions made.

As I said before, Ellie’s treatment has improved.

Although not as much as Arin, you could see Blanc taking care of Ellie like her own younger sister.

I don’t know if it’s because I want to do one more, or if it’s because I feel guilty for not knowing that contract magic was this severe.

Well, it’s not like I’m going to give Ellie a drink while she’s mopping the floor, or I’m going to go buy some clothes for her out of the blue and ask if she wants to come with me.

What is Ellie saying again, saying it’s good?

So, I ended up going out that day without any plans.

Hmm, to put it simply, I guess I should say that the fear from last time came back again.

But this time, Ellie and Blanc were there, and I also went with Citrus, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, so it was a little better.

Well, I also used Ellie’s disguise.

This time, she is a cute silver-haired girl similar to Blanc, and is set to be Blanc’s younger sister.

When Blanc said that he would hide and move around, he said that he would have to adapt and that if he used something like that, he wouldn’t be able to train properly. But it’s still a bit too much.

Besides, if there are too many people like last time, I might not be trembling but might faint next to Blanc.

Yeah, if you sit down and think about attracting people’s attention again.

And then, just in case, there are people who look at it negatively…

Yeah, maybe so.

It was really nice that Citrus welcomed me even though it had been a long time since I had seen her when I went out like that.

It’s bittersweet that people welcome me even though I made myself like that.

Citrus and Ellie had met before, so she quickly realized that she was in the same situation as me.

Well, I guess the villain next to Blanc thinks he’s like me, and he’s not cowering like a villain who’s got a weak point.

But it was really scary to realize it so quickly. If this was a feeling… it must have been a terrifying experience.

I had fought against Elido Citrus before, so I was familiar with her. But she was one of the opponents that I would frequently lose to, so I just kept muttering.

Citrus, who was just stroking the trembling Ellie, had a happy expression on her face.

She said she was a cute new dress-up doll. She was going to call her little sister, but I think she slipped up. Well, I don’t need to remember all that stuff.

Yeah, I was dragged out again, squeezed in between the crowd like this.

This time, either because the association was paying attention or because Blanc was pressuring them, there was no one in the department store.

I don’t know why, but people are invisible except for the staff.

I barely managed to swallow the words, “Am I crazy?” and enjoyed shopping.

Ellie, at first glance, looked like a messy girl, but now she’s just like a normal girl who likes clothes. She’s also been looking at different things.

Because it seemed like Blanc liked it too.

No, maybe there was even a hint of regret in that expression.

With eyes filled with compassion, they were full of compliments saying she was pretty.

Ellie accepted their kindness without thinking much about it, and the clothes they chose just piled up.

I asked if she had come to buy Ellie’s clothes, but she said no.

Yeah, you came to buy my clothes again.

Citrus tried to dress me up in clothes so high that she piled a tower of clothes on her wheelchair higher than her upper body, and Blanc was no different.

Did Ellie perceive me as a doll to dress up like in Eden?

Oh my, ha.

I had to see if it suited me, so I took off the disguise that Ellie had given me and put on the clothes.

While she was picking out the clothes she was going to put on me, Citrus built a tower of clothes, not even knowing that half of them were hers.

It was funny how when he was handing me the clothes, I was really flustered when Citrus asked me from behind, “Aren’t you going in?”

And then, realizing that her situation was no different from mine… Yes, Ellie had also become a dress-up doll.

This time too, I just watched them buy a mountain of clothes.

And when I got home, I didn’t even have the strength to move my body, so I ate delivery food for the first time in a long time.

This time, I really didn’t have the strength to move. Citrus, who got a new doll called Ellie, went berserk, and Blanc didn’t even try to stop her, but rather, he incited her…

After barely escaping from such a dire time, what?

Since I couldn’t attend Arin’s training, I went to observe instead.

Blanc says that even if you want to check the conditions for evil deeds, you shouldn’t even think about helping with training since permission hasn’t been granted yet.

However, when I persistently asked if I could even watch the training, only then did they allow me to go to the training ground and watch.

Ellie, you should be down there for now. You didn’t come out because you were guarding the house.

Was it to protect the house or to protect myself? I’m not sure.

Even if Ellie had come here, Blanc wouldn’t have included her in the training.

Ellie, like me, unconditionally needs ‘evil deeds’ to generate magic power. She must have prevented me from entering for the same reason as me.

Yes. In these ordinary days.

That we can continue to lead peaceful and stable lives.

Such peaceful days, one month. Two months.

My chronic fear of people showed no signs of getting better, but at least I could move around to some extent by disguising myself with Ellie and using various methods to hide my body.

For example, things like scarves and hoodies that I mostly wear.

At least it’s better than when I walked to the association with Blanc last time. But I still cringe when I see people trying to make eye contact or talk to them.

Blanc, I’ve had times where I’ve banned her from wearing hoodies and scarves, and even disguised her, and dragged her out to go shopping or take a walk. But she always thought of going home first, so she couldn’t hold out as long as she did when she went out disguised.

So when I go to the market, I always wear Blanc or Crybaby or Redhead.

Even in slightly warmer weather, I would go around the supermarket and market wearing a scarf, hoodie, and hat.

The bosses who didn’t recognize me offered me a service, saying that a cute sister had come out to run an errand, but I was worried whether I could receive that service.

I can understand it to some extent when I think of this service as being provided to magical girls and not to me.

Yeah, it was good. I was just a housekeeper, faithfully staying home except for those occasional outings.

Because I slept with Ellie at night and talked to her about things I hadn’t been able to share before, I even slept late.

Well, when I think back to what I said to Ellie when she came to my room to wake me up, it was just a funny incident.

Arin, you’re more conscious of Ellie than I thought. Why is that?

But Ellie, she was a senior in high school and was attending school, so I think she thought of me as being around the same age as her.

If you look at what they do, it’s similar.

Did you get caught sleeping with Ellie? Or was it shown?

Well, it was something that happened often in Eden, but it was probably the first time Arin had seen it.

Since then, Arin has been coming to me more often, wanting to sleep next to me.

Even though Ellie and I bickered a lot, I was usually the one getting angry and telling both of us to go back to our rooms.

Even after that, when Ellie tried to come in to wash up, Arin stopped her.

I think there were a lot of things going on.

Well, we can just ignore the little things like Ellie’s re-education and such.

Yeah, that kind of life was good. At least until today.

An incident that breaks the peace is easier to happen than you might think.

“Vine. Don’t you want to go to Eden Headquarters?”

“Are you talking about Eden Headquarters? Today?”

“Um, if it’s okay with you, I don’t mind going today. Is today not possible?”

“No, it doesn’t matter. I’ve been waiting for you whenever you go. Today or tomorrow. It’s a place I had to stop by at least once anyway.”

“Really? Well, to find out about that ‘evil deed’ of yours… I should have gone and investigated properly at least once.”

“How about the number of people? It’s not just me, Ellie, and Blanc, right?”

“Yeah, if you go today, wake up Yuri and take her with you, or go to the association and take Hyewon with you.”

“Isn’t it too much to wake up a freeloader? He must have fallen asleep late at night yesterday too.”

“How do you know that?”

“Because I made you a midnight snack. At least if you digest it and go to sleep, you would have fallen asleep past 4. It’s too much to wake you up.”

“Vine, then what time are you sleeping now?”

“I don’t mind sleeping a little. The monster’s body is strong. But, instead of a freeloader, I’d rather take a crybaby.”

“Vine, haa… You know what I want to say?”

“Well, even if you tell me to take care of my health, I’m still in good spirits.”

It’s true.