episode_0057

He asked Blanc, hugging Ellie as she fell onto the bed.

“So, what did you say that made the kid end up like this?”

“Well, it’s nothing special. We just talked about old times. And, I didn’t bully you. Don’t look at me like that.”

Oh, did I catch you staring?

I feel like I’ve been bad at managing my facial expressions lately.

It’s really annoying that my feelings keep getting revealed.

Me too. It seems like a lot of time has passed.

“Haa… Ellie, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine after recharging my Vine ingredients. Hehe… Haa… I haven’t been able to recharge for years so I was always low on energy… Hehe… This is it… ”

“Ellie, I can’t breathe.”

“Yeah… Still good… Just a little more for me… ”

“Haa… Ellie.”

“Euuuung… Today was hard. And since I haven’t seen you all this time, I need to stay up all day to catch up. Hehe… ”

I really struggled to get Ellie off me, but she wouldn’t come off, so I just gave up and accepted it.

Well, after a while, I was able to breathe again. And it was warm too.

Besides, if we make a fuss here now, the child will wake up…

“Sister. What is it now?”

Oh no, I’m screwed.

“Ellis? Isn’t that different from what we were talking about? We clearly said we would protect each other?”

“Yeah, since you lied first, I think it’s okay for me to do this too! If you keep trying, you can do this too!”

“Really… Haa. Sister Binnie, you must be tired, so come down quickly. What are you doing?”

“You understand everything, right? Right?”

“Ellie, get down.”

“I hate it.”

Arin just stared blankly at this sight.

Ellie also quickly went down, probably because she didn’t want to bother me any more.

I don’t know what kind of conspiracy he was plotting with Arin behind the scenes.

As the room calmed down a bit, Blanc took out the food he had brought and set the table.

“Ah, Blanc I… ”

“No. Sit down.”

“Yep.”

I don’t know why you’re stopping me from moving to help.

“Are you saying that I can’t even help you… ”

“The patient says that resting helps the caregiver. It is good for our mental health to just rest without moving.”

“Moving this much is rather… ”

“Oh my.”

I didn’t know you would stop it so resolutely.

Wanting to help, he turned his back on his trembling body and just watched Blanc and the redhead helping her.

Looking at the food, it looks like they bought some tteokbokki as a simple snack.

“Ah, is that the rose tteokbokki that Arin wanted to eat? Isn’t that it?”

“Huh? You somehow knew? How did you know?”

“My nose is a bit sensitive. I can smell tteokbokki, but it’s a little different. There’s also a creamy smell mixed in.”

“I didn’t know your nose was that sensitive… Then, no way.”

“It’s normal unless you’re just focusing on the smell. Why, were you worried that I might do something weird?”

“Oh, no…!”

It’s also fun to see Blanc looking flustered.

“Oh, by any chance… ”

“No, come quickly. It won’t taste good when it gets cold.”

Blanc, who was soon free of embarrassment, was just busy taking care of things.

Hey, that’s not fun. At least it’s fun to play with like that redhead.

So I sat down on the sofa as Blanc said, and he even broke all the wooden chopsticks for me.

“Why even something like this… ”

“Here, there are drinks too. Arin! Come and have some!”

“Yes! I’ll be there soon!”

Not long after I woke up, he came to my side with a strong voice and bold steps…

“Okay, Binnie unnie~”

“I can eat it by myself. Isn’t this Arin’s favorite tteokbokki?”

“Hey, don’t do that. Come on. Ah~”

I don’t know why, but I thought I would just accept it once, because I wanted to put it in my mouth.

“Okay, ah. Haa, no more. Now, you should eat Arin too.”

“Hey… Yeah… ”

Well, Ellie, who had her seat next to me taken away, just sat next to Blanc and glared at Arin.

Oh, me.

What are you guys doing with me, really?

So time passes diligently and faithfully fulfills its role.

The villain who was unable to play his role was captured by the magical girl and was unable to escape even though he had recovered enough to play his role.

There are big and small things happening in the hospital room, and the moon sets and reappears, darkness comes and goes many times.

I had countless conversations with Arin.

While finishing up the stories I couldn’t tell Ellie.

Time passed many times as I recalled those moments when I ran wild in the darkness.

And then, I tried to stop Ellie and Arin from fighting dozens of times.

By the time I got used to this room.

“Okay, I can go out now.”

“Are you finally letting me go… ”

“Why? Is it because you want to stay a little longer? I’ll tell the president that I’m leaving after about a month.”

“Oh, no. Let’s pack up and go back quickly. I’m worried about how much the bum has ruined the house.”

“Phehehe… Okay. And what did Yuri unnie say about ruining the house? But you were here anyway, right?”

“Well, I went to work with the redhead for a while, but since the day and night are different, I excluded him because he looked tired. Given his personality, his room is sure to be a mess again. He made a mountain out of energy drinks… ”

“It won’t be that bad since I’ve cleaned it up sometimes. Okay. Let’s go back.”

“Yes. Let’s go back.”

Now that I think about leaving this association building, I feel a little bittersweet.

I have to get back to work.

What is the fundamental reason why I am with these magical girls?

While I was relaxing here, I had a lot to think about.

As expected, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was too much treatment for me.

So, if you want to pay off that debt even a little bit, of course.

Uhm, I was looking for a job to pay off my debt, and this is what happened. I ended up in debt again.

This time, it doesn’t seem to be a monetary debt, though.

Sigh. I don’t really like hanging out with magical girls like this.

I really wonder what other villains would say if they saw this.

With those thoughts in mind, I drove back home.

The president of the association even gave me a car.

Blanc, how much did you have to scratch the president?

Should I bring you a gift later? This time, a real gift, not a bomb…

The association leaves in a car with Arin by their side.

Sigh. I came here for training and ended up wasting your time.

It’s one thing to destroy the training ground, but how much did the association…

And playing and eating in a room that was forced upon them… and cleaning up would be a chore, too.

From what Blanc said, he said he left Ellie and I in a private room and used it as a rest room during normal times…

What does that mean?

Oh right. The floor was broken too.

I tried to cover up that mark with a carpet.

Hmm, I ended up in debt for that too.

I need to prepare a special big gift for the association president.

But the gift I have for you is…

Well, I’ll think about it later. Thinking about it now just gives me a headache.

While I was thinking about that, I arrived at my house.

Yeah, at home…

There was chaos.

* * *

“The operation has become difficult to execute?”

“Yeah, I guess the biggest power is on that side. And that “brain” also disappeared because the contract was terminated.”

“The contract was terminated?”

“Yeah, the feeling that was faintly maintained has now been cut off.”

“Haa. This is a headache. This is really something. I wonder if 「Voluptatis」 will go as planned.”

“First of all, well. Haa… I should have approached you a bit faster. It was a big mistake to get taken away by a magical girl.”

“Well, because he wanted to hide. And also, for our operation, he was the last person we had to gather.”

“So, the contract was terminated. Are you still able to contact me?”

“Isn’t it obvious that there’s no contact since the contract was terminated? Hela?”

“Ha, really… Why did the boss tell us about this plan?”

“They’re brats. Those guys. Well, one of them wasn’t a proper brat, but it’s true that the ‘state’ was unstable, so the doctor kept adjusting them. Well, the brain side is the same. I guess he thought he was different. What.”

“Well, even though they looked strong and obediently followed what was said, to us they all looked the same.”

“It was so funny to see the kids working harder because they were given a hat.”

“Haa, but now that those kids are gone, this is chaos.”

“Well, they’re kids. I think we can get them back with the tools the doctor gave us and a little bit of talking.”

“You’re saying it’s under the pretext of rescuing the boss, right?”

“Yeah, Marina is in the final plan anyway. It’s not a lie.”

“Really, you’re saying you’re being fooled by something like that?”

“How many times do I have to tell you that you’re little kids?”

“The establishment of a new paradise. No, it could be the cornerstone for building paradise.”

“Anyway. How’s the doctor?”

“As usual. Better than when he was going crazy and going crazy because he lost his test subject.”

“Tell him I’ll be back soon. The plan will go smoothly once the doctor comes to his senses.”

“What, do you have a plan?”

“That’s why it’s like this.”

“Then, believe and go back. For the glory of Eden.”

“Yeah, just trust and wait. No, well. Get ready, because when the kids come back, it’s going to be crazy.”

A dreary and dark night.

In the middle of a dense forest.

In a small concrete bunker with one rattling window.

The executives of the already disappeared paradise were laying the foundation for a new garden.