episode_0053

Ttuktuktuk-

Inside the abandoned building named Bunny House, the sound of a maid’s footsteps echoed.

This maid with neat purple short hair originally had no name.

She thought that names were not important, but the name ‘Bir’ given to her by her new owner became one of her few treasures.

Bir deliberately increased the sound of his footsteps.

If you want, you can even turn off the sound altogether.

But her goal now is not assassination.

Delivering the owner’s message to the owner of this building, Cheshire.

That is Bir’s mission.

Therefore, I intentionally walked while making footsteps to let the owner of this building know that I was coming.

Bir enters a large space.

The lights suddenly turned on and illuminated her.

“Kuhuhu~ Who is this?”

A woman with purple hair and cat ears just like Vir.

Cheshire greeted her.

“You’re the maid who always follows Zeke around~. What was your name? load..? corruption..? Kuhuhu~ My presence is so faint that I don’t remember much.”

Cheshire openly provoked Bir.

Because I know she values her name.

But Bir showed no reaction.

This is partly because he is good at controlling his emotions, but also because his name does not change no matter what Cheshire calls him.

Cheshire, who had been constantly pricking his cat ears, shook his head with a disappointed expression.

“She’s such a boring woman.”

Cheshire met many people in his life and listened to their feelings.

There were times when the emotions were audible, but there were no cases where they were not heard at all.

That’s why Cheshire is reluctant to play Bir.

Because I can’t hear any emotion from that expressionless maid.

Phew!

The object left Bir’s hand and stuck at Cheshire’s feet.

The gap was so close that if you missed just a little, you could have been pierced through the top of your foot.

“Kuhuhuh~. Are you threatening me now?”

Originally, this level of threat could have been easily avoided.

But Cheshire cannot react to Bir’s actions.

This is because the sounds of emotion that inevitably leak out from everyone before taking action cannot be heard from Bir.

“The owner has sent an invitation.”

After listening to Bir’s emotionless words, Cheshire picked up the invitation pinned to the floor.

As he read the few letters, the corner of Cheshire’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

“Kuhhh… As expected, it’s Zeke. This was really unexpected~?”

Cheshire couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.

The irritation and discomfort I felt towards Bir had already disappeared like the melting snow.

“You’re inviting me to Wonderland. What on earth are you thinking~?”

Inviting the person who prepared Wonderland to Wonderland?

Cheshire couldn’t control his excitement at the thought that something had begun.

“The time is right now. The location is written on the invitation. It’s a place you know well.”

As Bir said, the location written on the invitation was a place that Cheshire knew better than anyone else.

“Kuhuhuhu~. It’s really amazing. How did I find out the location of my wonderland~?”

The address of Wonderland prepared for Zeke, which no one should know.

Zeke invited Cheshire himself to Cheshire’s Wonderland.

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“Ta-da~. Cheshire appears~!”

Cheshire appeared with an innocent face like a child.

Judging from their excitement, it seemed like they were very much looking forward to the wonderland I had prepared.

“The audience came.”

“Have I become an audience member? So Zeke has prepared a show for me~?”

Cheshire grinned and looked around.

He seemed a little disappointed by the unremarkable surroundings.

“Yes, Zeke. Because you invited me, the actors I prepared couldn’t handle it properly. Is it okay to expect that this discomfort will be relieved~?”

“Well, at least it’s a lot better than that trash fairy tale you wrote. And the actors were handled by me, so don’t worry.”

The actors that Cheshire refers to are the characters in Wonderland, including the bunny girls who are captured in the bunny house.

First of all, the bunny girls told the employees and Bir in advance.

If Cheshire disappears, rescue him immediately.

Since the remaining actors had also taken action, there was no need to be particularly concerned.

Anyway, Cheshire is said to be unpleasant, but it doesn’t really care whether the actors live or die.

Right now, her head is probably full of anticipation and excitement about what I will show her.

“Kuhuhuhu~. This is my first time doing something like this. I can’t believe I’m creating a new wonderland using the wonderland I prepared. How did they find this island? How did it come so quickly? I’m really, really curious, but I’ll hold on. Because now I want to enjoy the wonderland prepared by Zeke~.”

Cheshire, who had teleported behind me, stroked my shoulder and whispered in my ear.

“Zeke, when are you going to start? I’m happy anytime. I don’t want it to take too long, but since I don’t have much time, I can at least wait a little. That’s all you can take to see the best show. Kuhuhu~.”

I shook my head.

“It’s not good manners to make the audience wait.”

“Wow~ I love it~!”

“Before that.”

Cheshire’s eyes were wide and his ears perked in concentration.

“What I have prepared is a story adapted from your fairy tale. In the grand scheme of things, I follow your fairy tale, but I mix in munchkin and cider to fit the latest trend.”

“man..chicken? cider? Umm~. I’m not sure. Do you want to cook something~?”

“…It’s a technical term, so you don’t have to know it.”

Cheshire is meekly accepting the situation I lead.

It’s a good start.

We have prepared countermeasures for when the truth is revealed without accepting it, but the best thing is for Cheshire to actively participate.

The most important thing in this plan is Cheshire’s immersion.

You have to immerse yourself in this play so that when you come to your senses, everything is over.

That way, you won’t notice anything strange.

Several devices are required for immersion.

First, create a serious, non-playful atmosphere.

And by assigning a role to Cheshire, it gives the feeling of participating rather than just watching.

Lastly, if you create tension by mixing in a few dramatic effects,

Cheshire, an over-indulgent person, will fall in love with it on his own.

“Would you like to briefly tell the background story?”

I got up from my seat and cleared my throat.

And then he started talking in a low voice.

“A prince set out on a journey. His goal is to rescue a princess captured by an evil witch. The prince was braver than anyone in the world, but he was ignorant about witches. That’s why I decided to get help from a guide who knows about witches.”

“Hmm~. A guide~.”

Cheshire is intrigued by the appearance of a new character.

I continued looking at Cheshire.

“The guide said. To fight the witch, you need a sword and armor containing the power of the sun, and the sword and armor are said to belong to the great blue dragon.”

I walked slowly towards Cheshire.

“The prince followed the guide’s lead and headed to the blue dragon’s treasure trove.”

And he held out his hand towards her.

Cheshire tilted his head and then took my hand as if he had realized something.

“Kuhuhuh~. Are you saying I am a guide? okay. It’s the dragon’s treasure trove~.”

We instantly teleported to the front of the treasure trove.

The warehouse door is tightly closed.

A crude dragon-shaped sculpture.

As expected, nothing particularly changed.

I immediately started talking again.

“Arrived at the dragon’s treasure trove, and the guide said there were two problems. One is that the blue dragon only opens the door to the warehouse to those it recognizes, and the other is that the sword and armor of the sun can only be used by the chosen ones.”

“Kuhuhuh~. It’s no fun if you get it easily~.”

Cheshire giggled.

“But neither of those things mattered to the prince. Because the prince has already received the approval of the blue dragon.”

“Hmm~? It’s a convenient setting.”

Cheshire looked at the dragon sculpture.

One essential part was missing from the sculpture.

“I don’t think that blue dragon has a flame sac~? Even if you recognize the prince, you can’t open the warehouse if you can’t breathe fire. Because the door to the treasure trove can only be opened with the dragon’s breath. Kuhuhu~.”

How can you still treat such a crude sculpture as a dragon?

“Ha!”

I laughed at her like that.

And he deliberately urged in a solemn voice.

“Guide, does that crude sculpture look like a great blue dragon in your eyes?”

“Kuhuhuh~. So then there is a separate blue dragon~?”

“Of course.”

Cheshire has not fully immersed himself yet.

Of course. Because I haven’t shown anything so far.

So I have to show it.

I took a deep breath.

And from the Danjeon, he gathered his strength and shouted loudly.

“Sacchaniel!”

Cheshire tilted his head.

“What does that mean–”

At that time, a strong gust of wind blew.

Soon a huge shadow falls on the floor.

“Uh… what? Uh…? Is this really? Uh, how?”

While the broken Cheshire was acting like it was buffering,

Kwaang–!

The massive body trampled on Cheshire’s crude sculpture.

Blue scales that shine beautifully in the sunlight.

The huge body and outstretched wings are majestic just by looking at them.

A creature that became extinct hundreds of years ago and is now treated as an imaginary animal.

“Your blue dragon has answered the call.”

Sakaniel, the only survivor of the extinct dragon race.

It is a real, living, breathing dragon that cannot be compared to a crude sculpture.

I said, pointing to a tightly closed warehouse.

“Sakaniel, set fire to the warehouse.”

“Now, wait a minute Zeke–”

Before Cheshire could say anything, the blue flames that spewed out from Sacchaniel’s mouth engulfed the treasure trove.

The power was incomparable to that of a flamethrower, and the molten iron boiled before melting.

Cheshire looks blankly at the scene.

His face was turning red, perhaps because of the heat of the flames, or just because he was excited.

I said something to Cheshire.

“This is a real dragon.”