episode_0029

This morning, Crow, who carried me from the hideout to the mansion after oversleeping.

Why is she still in my room?

If our relationship is discovered, the fact that I am the ‘saint’ of the TS Brigade will also be discovered.

That’s why I scolded Crow severely.

… No, I was trying to scold him.

Until I heard the circumstances from her.

“You can’t go back because the perception-obstructing spell I put in was broken? If I went back by force, the risk of being caught is too high?”

“Yes… ♡”

‘Yeah. I guess the maintenance time was tight because you had to rush it.’

It’s not that Crow didn’t listen to my order to go back.

You didn’t hear it because the perception-obstructing spell I put on wore off quickly.

Well, the Academy’s defenses are tight.

Even if I try to force my way through without my magic, it’ll just cause a fuss.

That’s why I quickly got over my anger.

It was my fault for not putting enough power into the magic.

“Hehe. Sorry for getting mad. It was my fault… .”

-Stop.

‘No, wait. But I didn’t put in that much magic power?’

However, my mouth, which was about to apologize, suddenly stopped.

… Even if it was a hastily cast magic, there’s no way I, the mastermind, would have done something so risky.

It must have been ten minutes since we arrived at the mansion. No, the magic must have lasted longer than that.

I asked nervously, estimating the amount of magic power in my head.

“Wait. I told you to go to your room and rest for a bit… How long did you rest?”

“About an hour♡”

“Then don’t let go, you piece of shit!!”

The 0 to 10 score was immediately reversed.

I told you to rest and go back since I worked hard, but an hour?

Is it lunch time, really?

My voice got louder because I was so shocked.

But Crow made excuses as if he had no choice.

“After hearing the saint’s true name and stepping into the sanctuary, I had no choice but to worship while licking the floor for about an hour♡”

“Eek.”

‘No, isn’t that a bit too much?’

Crow, with a red face and panting as if it were really obvious, said that he couldn’t help it.

… I knew that even among the TS Brigade kids, they were particularly crazy, but I didn’t know it was to this extent.

So I decided to stop arguing.

It was my fault for giving such a vague order to ‘get some rest and go’, even though I knew full well that this was the kind of person who would do something like that.

“Haa… Okay. Then let’s say we both share the blame.”

“Thank you for forgiving me♡”

After a short conversation, the decision was made to split the fine 5 to 5.

Crow, who had been kneeling in front of me, relaxed his posture in relief.

I also let out my anger and went to bed comfortably…

“But, Estee…?”

“Huh? Why, Crow.”

“Excuse me, that. Would it be okay if I asked why you came in naked?”

I tried to sit comfortably, but I readjusted my posture after hearing Crow’s words.

I’m wearing an unbuttoned shirt and a pair of panties.

It was natural for Crow, who didn’t know the situation, to be curious.

If someone came into this state like me, I would ask what the heck is going on?

He answered appropriately.

“There was a great sacrifice.”

‘Louis’s.’

“… … ?”

Crow looked at me as if to ask if this was the end of the explanation.

…I would like to explain in more detail, but then I would have to explain Louis’ constitution.

I had to protect the honor of my brother who sacrificed himself for me.

He nodded, indicating that he had finished explaining everything.

Crow nodded.

“I guess there was a situation that I couldn’t explain to you. Okay. ”

‘As expected of Crow. He is my confidant.’

“Thank you for understanding. Of course, it’s all resolved now, so you don’t have to worry about it… .”

“… … But, aren’t you wearing clothes?”

“Huh?”

But Crow opened his mouth again as if that wasn’t important.

With his passionate gaze fixed on my body.

… Oh, are you worried that my authority as the mastermind will be undermined if I dress like this?

As expected, he is my confidant.

“It’s okay. It’s between you and me.”

‘And women pray together.’

But it was okay.

Because I wasn’t a bad mastermind who showed off to even his subordinates.

Originally, the mastermind had to have a subordinate he could confide everything to, and for me, that was Crow.

I’m saying that it’s okay to show a little more comfort to her who has helped me here and there until now.

Crow was so touched that his eyes welled up with tears.

“You love me so much that you let me look into every nook and cranny of my private parts… ♡ I’m touched♡”

‘No, I didn’t say that.’

… It was a little creepy to see her open her eyes wide and look at me as if she had been given permission.

Still, I guess it’s okay.

If a man did that, I would immediately cast a hallucinogenic spell on him, but Crow is a woman. Yeah.

I didn’t care and just did what I had to do.

-Slurp.

“… … !!!!!?”

“Heung~.”

After taking off his shirt, he hummed and rummaged through the wardrobe.

No matter how comfortable this outfit was, my stomach was starting to feel cold.

To change into pajamas.

Afterwards, a small fashion show was held.

“Oh, Crow. How about these pajamas?”

-Slurp.

“That, that’s… .”

“What is this?”

-Slurp.

Me, showing off my clothes in front of my body, saying, ‘I trust you enough to ask you about my pajamas.’

Crow’s face turned red, perhaps because he was so touched.

“That, that. Estee looks good in anything… ♡”

“No, just pick one. I’ll wear whatever you pick for me today!”

“… … … !!!!!?”

…after a long fashion show.

Crow ended up choosing pink pajamas.

It was so like her, with the same hair color as hers.

* * *

There was a brief moment of uneasy silence, but anyway.

After changing my clothes, I smiled again with that dark, evil smile.

‘This should be enough of a reward.’

“Anyway, since it turned out like this, I’ll give you some orders.”

“——Yes, Your Majesty. Please command.”

The word ‘order’ came out of my mouth.

Crow immediately fell to his knees.

The complete opposite of how he used to wag his tail vigorously while looking at my pajamas.

After that, the orders that had been given only at the TS Brigade hideout continued.

“I think I fell asleep while giving orders yesterday. How far did I go?”

“You even talked about the subjugation of the dragon that will soon be resurrected. Just tell me where it will be resurrected.”

“Ahh. The Imperial Academy midterm exam is coming up——.”

To summarize, it was as follows.

Mont Blanc, where midterms will be held in a few weeks.

The dragon will be resurrected there, so you must kill it immediately.

Please prepare some things for Louis and Irene’s event.

It was an order to prevent the original’s characteristically ignorant drift.

and,

“This is a personal errand.”

“Please give me whatever you want.”

“… I’m going to expel all the blonde-haired, brown-skinned punks from the Academy. ”

Countless blonde, tanned punks wandering around the Academy.

Dealing with the so-called ‘golden suns’.

In the original, Estee was bullied by them so often that she won a prize.

Most of them are pyramids that I don’t care about, but since they’ve come to this, I thought I might as well get rid of them all.

“I’ll cast a perception-impairing spell on you, so you go and do some work yourself.”

“Not murder, but expulsion. I guess you can just frame him for that. It will be done as Estee wishes.”

“Yeah. If you handle it well… I’ll let you sleep here tonight! In the same bed! ”

“… … … !!!!!?”

In addition, I promised rewards to encourage work motivation.

He said he would let me sleep in the same bed as him, after I had dressed him in pajamas of my own choice earlier.

It was very effective.

“Yes♡ I, Crow, will risk my life to complete the mission given to me by the Saint♡”

“Yeah. The magic will last about 2 hours. Is that enough?”

“I’ll be back in an hour♡”

-Paang!!!

As soon as the magic was cast, Crow opened the window and flew out as if he had no time to waste.

The body flew so quickly that a gust of wind blew through the room.

The curtains and even my hair were fluttering in the wind.

… Seriously, my hair that I combed with great effort has become disheveled.

-Sigh.

‘I’ve gotten used to it, but… I really want to cut it all off. Short hair like Crow.’

After Crow leaves, the room is left alone again.

I quickly straightened my hair, which was all messy because of the crow.

The desire for short hair that arises every time like this was a bonus.

Well, you can’t cut it though.

If you cut it again, it won’t end with three years of confinement.

So I had no choice but to quietly comb my hair with my hand.

Alone in front of a full-length mirror.

———That was then.

-dripping.

“… … ?”

A knock was suddenly heard.

…Louis probably hasn’t recovered from the damage he received from the ‘Unripe’ attack yet. Who said that?

I slowly left the room, wondering who on earth was calling me here.

He diligently straightened his disheveled hair with his hands.

‘who….’

-Stingy.

“… … Write.”

Suddenly, dust got into my eyes.

It seems that because Crow had thrown himself so violently earlier, all the dust in the corners of the room was floating in the air.

Tears welled up in my eyes as a natural physiological reaction.

‘Crow, I’ll have to be careful from now on. Don’t move too fast unless it’s urgent, because it’ll kick up dust.’

-Bubibubibubib.

I rubbed my eyes to try to get the dust out.

My eyes just felt sore for no reason.

-Knock knock knock.

– Estee…? Are you okay…?

-Your Highness. By any chance… .

‘Huh? What the? It was those two.’

The knocking sound came again, unaware of my situation.

The voices of Shepor and Irene were also heard.

… I don’t have time to just sit around and dust myself when my friends are waiting at the door.

I walked slowly towards the door.

The hair is disheveled and the eyes are bright red from rubbing them.

I thought it wouldn’t be bad to show this kind of natural look.

Within seconds, the door opened.

-Squeak.

“… What’s going on?”

And, Shepor and Irene, who were at the door…

———As soon as he saw me, he became lost in thought.

“Ah, ahhh…!!!!!”

“…Fuck.”

“… … … ?!!!!”

‘No. Irene, why are you swearing all of a sudden!!!!?’

So much so that curses came out of the angelic Irene’s mouth.