94. Ego Sword

94. Ego Sword

“Let me go at once! Who are you hugging…!”

The girl, pure white from head to toe, my proud Ego Sword, began to struggle violently, shaking her body as soon as I picked her up.

However, I was no less strong, and the Ego Sword’s struggles yielded no results.

Of course, it wasn’t just because I was strong. The evil energy had also completely disappeared during her transformation into a magic sword, so the girl was now essentially a helpless little girl.

Until she can wield the power of the magic sword, she probably won’t be able to defeat me in her entire life.

“Let go! Don’t hold me in such a shameful pose!”

“Shameful? What’s shameful about this?”

I was holding the girl in what is considered a very normal pose in this world for embracing each other, the very pose that was called ‘princess carry’ in my past life. While it might be common in this life, she was reacting violently for some reason. She was trying her best to push me away.

However, due to the Ego Sword’s restriction of not being able to harm her master, she could only pretend to push me away and couldn’t do anything else. Instead, the moderate pressure of her pressing against my body felt like a massage, which made me feel good.

“Eeeek…!”

The fact that she was trying so hard to push me away, even though she knew it herself, was quite amusing, like watching a stubborn child who insists on doing something themselves.

How cute.

Feeling playful, I held the girl a bit more properly and then opened my mouth.

“Is my baby very angry? Oh my.”

As I soothed the pouting child by rocking her up and down, the girl’s face turned bright red. Since the girl was entirely white, her flushed face stood out particularly.

“Y-y-you damn son of a bi-“

“Shh!”

“….”

The girl instantly quieted down at my scolding. It was strange to hear such harsh words from such a cute child.

As the owner of this Ego Sword, it seemed necessary to correct her speech habits a bit. I said to the girl.

“Can you stick your head over here? Look at me properly.”

“….”

The girl obediently followed my words and looked at me. Held in my arms, quietly and demurely, the white girl looked truly cute and mysterious at the same time.

Look, isn’t she the prettiest when she’s quiet? As I thought, using harsh words like before doesn’t suit this Ego Sword.

It wasn’t difficult to teach her the correct common sense about profanity. However, it takes a lot of time to correct ingrained habits, and I needed a method that would show immediate results.

Therefore, here….

“From now on, call me ‘Master’.”

She was a magic sword, and I was the sword’s master. Then, shouldn’t she naturally call me Master?

“… Wh-what?”

Perhaps she didn’t expect my command, the girl stammered and then shouted at me angrily. Her face was also flushed red and blue.

“My Master is only the one who created me! Do you think I would dare call ‘Master’ my master… What the hell! What the hell did you do to me!”

“And profanity is forbidden. Always use polite language.”

“Does Master have some mental issues? This is impossible! Return me to normal!”

“Okay, that’s better.”

Even if it’s a habit ingrained in the body, if you don’t do it for a long time, you forget it. If I could forcibly prevent her from using harsh language, it would surely be of great help later. It was a method I could use because the girl was an Ego Sword who absolutely obeyed my commands.

I looked down at the Ego Sword, who was grabbing my collar and complaining.

“This makes no sense! Return me to normal quickly! You woman with a slightly strange mind!”

“No. From now on, I will only let you use kind words.”

“You dog-like woman! Master, you dog! Eek… Go ahead and try! I will not kneel before Master by correcting my speech! I have only one Master!”

The Ego Sword said so and turned her head as if she was pouting. I don’t know if ‘pouting’ is the right word, but her appearance was so cute that it was impossible to distinguish between extreme anger and mild annoyance.

A moment of silence followed.

I called out to the Ego Sword for no reason and said.

“Say something nice.”

“I love you!”

The girl, who uttered the lovely words with a bright smile, was then shocked and touched her mouth, getting angry.

“Don’t play with me, Master!”

“But it’s fun.”

“You penis-like Master! Master will suffer eternal torment in hell after death! This is the curse of the Death Knight!”

“Yes, yes.”

I stroked the Ego Sword’s head. Following my touch, her soft hair parted and opened, making way for my fingers.

Swish, swish.

What strange hair it was. While it seemed similar to my white hair at first glance, upon closer inspection, it was a paler white than my soft white, giving it a unique feel. Especially the pure white eyes, along with the hair, added an indescribable mystique.

Her pouting posture was also cute. She would probably look good in a maid outfit.

Although she was currently only covered by Claire’s school uniform coat, if I bought her a maid outfit somewhere later….

I imagined the Ego Sword wearing a maid outfit and calling me Master in my mind.

It was cute.

“Heh heh.”

“… Something feels ominous. What are you planning to do?”

“Nothing.”

A short while later, the professor who had given me a lengthy explanation earlier spoke to me. I listened cautiously, wary that he might launch into another long explanation.

“Student Skadi, the cleanup here seems to be mostly done. How about you?”

Only then did I look around. While I was having a leisurely conversation with the magic sword, everyone else was working together to clean up the situation. Treating the injured, extinguishing the spreading fires, and clearing the debris.

The professor’s ‘how about you’ probably referred to the matter of the magic sword. I patted the magic sword’s head and boasted.

“Yes, she won’t cause any more trouble now.”

“Who says-“

“Shh.”

“….”

As the magic sword quieted down, the professor said.

“That’s a relief. There are a few injured, but it’s fortunate there were no fatalities. The building is destroyed, but the royal family will probably provide support. They always do. Haha!”

I wondered if it was okay to say that with the princess right in front of him, but Claire was unexpectedly focused on something else. I called out to her.

“Claire?”

“Yes?”

“Why the long face?”

Doesn’t she look like she dislikes something very much? It didn’t seem related to the building being destroyed, and I couldn’t guess the reason for her mood change.

“… Because we came to play alone, but ‘something strange’ interfered.”

“Are you talking about the Ego Sword?”

“Yes.”

As I lifted the pure white girl in my arms, the girl got angry.

“What do you mean ‘something strange’! I am the pinnacle of skeletons, the great Death Knight! I am not someone to be called an ‘infant’ like you!”

“What? Uh, infant?”

Claire’s eyes twitched. It seemed my Ego Sword had hit a nerve, and Claire, fuming with anger, approached the Ego Sword.

Claire, intimidating the Ego Sword with a fierce expression. The Ego Sword stared back at her as if unfazed by the threat.

… Honestly, it just looked like two young sisters of similar age bickering, which I found quite cute.

I calmed Claire down.

“Claire, cheer up. I apologize.”

“What? Ah, no, why are you apologizing?”

“Because I am the master of the sword. It’s my fault for not managing the sword properly. I’ll scold the Ego Sword thoroughly later, so cheer up.”

“Mmm….”

The Ego Sword in my arms got angry.

“Do you see me as a child now! I am not a child! Do not treat me like a pouting child! You dog-like woman! Let me go quickly!”

“Magic sword, stop.”

“Ugh.”

The girl’s body stiffened. As if turned to stone, she was not allowed to move an inch.

Swords are usually stiff weapons, so she’ll probably be fine. I comforted Claire.

“Let’s play alone again later. Will that be okay?”

“… Yes.”

As the situation was gradually being resolved, a girl approached me.

A pink-haired girl with a captivating figure that could charm many men, her large breasts swaying. She was the student who had been pinned under the skeleton.

“Hello!!”

“Yes, are you okay?”

“Of course! I’m not hurt at all. That’s all thanks to the Grand Duchess saving me!”

“I just did what I had to do.”

Thanks to this, I even got a cute sword.

The girl continued.

“My name is ‘Yume’!! Grand Duchess, I’m so, so grateful that I want to do something for you. Could you tell me where your dormitory is?”

“My dormitory? It doesn’t matter. It’s located at….”

I told Yume the location of the dormitory. Then she smiled brightly and nodded repeatedly. Her breasts were so large that they swayed every time she moved her head.

“Thank you! I’ll definitely see you again!”

“Yes, goodbye. Take care of yourself.”

But wouldn’t a kiss be a more appropriate thank you? Was there really a need to ask for the dormitory’s location?

However, according to my sister, ‘it’s common sense not to refuse a thank you,’ so I accepted it and nodded.

“Well, it seems everything is over now, so let’s first put some clothes on the magic sword. I need to give her a name too.”

“Mmm.”

I left the scene with Claire and the magic sword, two children.

Wondering what kind of clothes would be good to dress her in.