Dark Continent (3rd)
I should focus on my duties as a maid. Ill stand by my masters side and fill his cup when needed. Im confident in my tea making abilities. I was doing it at my parents house before becoming his maid.
H-Here you go.
Thank you, Sophia-san.
I can tell that Tanaka-san isnt feeling well today.
Normally, whenever he first sees , hes constantly casting glances between my chest and crotch, but today theres none of that. He was staring off into the distance as if fascinated by so object that I wasnt able to see.
Whats happened?
Hes starting to worry .
Hell usually glance at my chest not long after opening the door to let in. I have limited experience with n, but I know that they can be hungry for certain things other than food in the mornings.
Is it possible hes starting to mature and outgrow such basic desires?
Tanaka-san, did you not get enough sleep?
Eh? Oh, no, Im not tired, its just.
I dont think Im just imagining things.
I-Im sorry for saying anything.
You dont need to apologize. It warms my heart hearing your concern for , Sophia-san.
O-Of course.
He was maintaining his normal facade which left standing at his side unsure of how to act.
Despite only knowing Tanaka-san for a short ti, Ive spent a lot of ti by his side. Considering how much ti we spend together, Id expect him to at least be sowhat comfortable with and allow his mask to slip.
My familys restaurant was also a bar, so I was used to the regulars coming in and, over ti, they grow accustod to and start to show who they really are.
If they drank enough, this could all happen within a day.
However, Tanaka-sans stoic nature has never changed since the day I t him. Its starting to make think he isnt human. Honestly, it makes uncomfortable.
Im sure my absence has caused a lot of trouble for you, Sophia-san.
O-Of course not! Id never.
He caused more trouble than he can imagine, but I still shook my head.
Im sorry. This was all due to being careless.
Umm, I-I didnt mind.
Im always stuck going at Tanaka-sans pace.
I have sothing to ask, Sophia-san.
Eh? So-Sothing to ask ?
Whats wrong now?
Hes making even more nervous.
Am I going to be fired?
My job isnt glamorous, but I have grown to enjoy it.
If he fires , hell always have a grudge against . If I were sohow able to marry a prince, Tanaka-san, still holding onto his grudge, would convince or force my prince to make my life difficult.
At so point in your life have you ever wanted to die? Take your own life, I an.
Eh.
Why is he asking that?
Hes been acting strange ever since he returned.
And this question ca out of nowhere.
I couldnt find any words to answer him.
Umm, thats, w-well.
sorry, I shouldnt have asked that.
.
This may be a first.
The first ti since Ive t Tanaka-san that his mask has slipped.
His usual standoffish aura is gone.
Its as if, for the first ti since we t, hes a person just like .
.
.
This awkward silence helped calm down so.
Sothing must have happened on the Dark Continent. It must have been sothing major to make Tanaka-san act this way. It was uncomfortable seeing him like this, but it did make feel closer to him.
This made it easier for to speak honestly.
U-Umm.
Maybe I shouldnt say anything for the sake of my future, but I couldnt stop myself.
Is there anyone that truly wants to die?
.
I didnt even think of these words as they left my mouth.
After I said this, I wondered to myself if this were really true and if I shouldnt have said anything at all.
Ahe-excuse , I dont know what Im talking about.
I quickly lowered my head in a panic when Tanaka-san suddenly spoke.
Sotis I wish I wasnt born, but I had no control over that. Now that Im here, I might as well make the best of it.
.
Honestly, I dont understand what he ans.
However, theres slightly less sorrow etched on his face now. I can feel the occasional glance at my chest and crotch. Well, Tanaka-san is my Master, so I dont mind the occasional glance here and there. As long as thats as far as it goes.
I dont offer any special services like Ester-sama or the Elf-san.
thank you.
Eh.
Why is he thanking ?
I dont understand why hes acting this way.
U-Umm.
Sophia-san, Im sorry, Im leaving again.
Eh, b-but the tea.
Im sorry you went through the trouble to make it for . Ill have so when I return.
.
What does that an?
Tanaka-san stood up without touching his tea and quickly made his way toward the door. He rushed out through the hallway and disappeared from sight without another word.
.
Im shocked.
He didnt even taste my special tea.
Where are you going, Tanaka-san?
Please, at least drink my tea before leaving.
***
Sophia-san showed the truth.
Nobody thats been born truly wants to die. The only reason we are born is because of how desperately we want to live. Sperm swim their hardest after entering the vagina in a desperate struggle to achieve life.
Above all else, I made her a promise.
Ill be the first one to not avoid her due to her power.
Ill stand by her side.
I dont even rember if I made this promise out loud or if she was reading my mind, but that doesnt seem like a good enough reason to break a promise. This is my fault for not noticing sooner anyway.
Besides, I made a promise to myself that I would be the one to break her hyn.
I refuse to return to town until I have upheld that promise.
.
Which is why I left Dragon City not long after parting from my maid. I took to the skies using my flight magic and headed off in the direction of Mount Dorz.
The restless feeling inside of increased my speed.
It took less than half the ti to travel to the mountain than it had previously.
At the entrance of the mine, there were two soldiers standing guard just like last ti.
I recognized their faces.
Excuse , just passing through.
I landed in front of them and made my way for the entrance.
As soon as they noticed , they stood up straight and saluted.
B-Baron Tanaka! Head on through!
Please, Baron Tanaka, enter!
I passed through here just yesterday with the noble mage, so the two soldiers didnt even hesitate when I approached. I guess they finally believe that Im a noble. The way theyre saluting makes think theyre different people entirely.
I gave them a slight bow as I made my way through.
Im in a hurry.
I didnt have ti to stop and explain why I was returning.
There was nobody inside the cave. I followed the path I still rembered following the light from my fireball as I went. I was able to reach the teleporter room in no ti.
I thought the noble mage might be here investigating the magic circle, but there was no sign of him. He copied it down on paper yesterday, so he must still be locked inside his room studying it.
.
The room with no entrance other than the hole in the ceiling.
I readied myself as I looked down at the magic circle etched into the stone floor.
Its been one day since it was last used; the space magic should now be able to be reactivated. If I allow my mana to flow into the circle Ill be transported to Goggoru-chan. And I wont be able to return for another day.
It made feel a little uneasy.
But I knew this was the right decision.
Its ti to go.
Alright.
I held out my hands with my palms facing the floor and poured my magic into the circle.
***
The strange sensation I was growing used to enveloped once more as my surroundings changed.
The room I was standing in went from around 100 tres squared to less than thirty in an instant. The spatial magic seems to have activated without any problems. The rocky walls that I was familiar with appeared once more, but this ti there was sothing different.
Wha
Red.
The walls and floor of the room were dyed a bright red.
The light from my fireball glinted off a strange slimy substance that covered the floor. And there, covered in the sa viscous fluid were the countless bodies of fairies lying all over the floor.
Theres no doubt that these are the sa Green Sylphs I t previously. Every one of them had their wings removed. I could see their small bodys twitching. Theyre still alive.
Ah.
I could hear a faint sound co from one of the corners.
It was the slight murmur of a cute lolis voice.
It was the only person besides left standing.
In her left hand was the body of a fairy she may have just killed. In her right was a pair of wings she just ripped off of the fairies back. It was an indelicate act similar to pulling weeds out of the ground.
The skin on the fairys back was torn and red streaks of blood ran down her back.
It was the sa colour of red as the liquid on the floor.
Their small screams filled the room.
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