Right in front of us is Mimi, the beast kin from the sheep clan and works as a maid in the mansion, or so we thought. After defeating Behemoth in its own game, it turns out that it was actually Mimi and now she is stark naked and sticking her tongue out like an idiot.

“Mimi, are you really that Behemoth earlier!?”

“Of course!~”

“Why did you attack us then!?”

“Eeehh? It’s a prank!~”

“As if! You almost killed me!”

In the middle of the night where trees gently sway in the wind there lay several fissures and gouged earth and this girl in front of me isn’t doing anything better. I walk closer to her and let out a sigh.

Honestly, I’m slowly getting used to impulsive and whimsical people like this.

I want to ask her so many things but first of all, there is more pressing matter than interrogation. I summon my dimensional storage and pull out a white clean sheet from it. I hover it above Mimi and cover her body with it.

“I want to ask you something but I can’t let you stay naked like that. I don’t know if this is appropriate to say but, you may catch a cold.”

As I said that, Mimi’s mouth becomes a circle and her eyes widen while it glistens in surprise.

“Aren’t you really cool?! Wow! If you were a man, I’d fall for you already!”

“I used to be though.”

“Oh, what a shame!”

“Wait! You’re drifting the conversation! You, does anyone knows that you are that Behemoth?! Also, I thought all the guardians are males!”

Mimi stands up from her place and clutches her cover a little tight. She started walking while waving her fingers in the air as she talks and explains her situation with a pouty face.

“First, I wanted to tell you that I attacked you purely not because of impulse. Senya didn’t order me to do so too as she doesn’t know that I am Behemoth. I did it because my irritation grew so much towards Topaz. Asagao is not my aim but that devil. Like the other guardians, my instinct is to eliminate any outsiders who aren’t accepted and the priority, the devils.”

“But you also attacked me!”

“Well…my instinct got the better out of me. Anyway, Topaz is actually my target. I tried to get to know her better and I do say me quite like her.”

“Still, why did you attacked?! Also, you said earlier not that you attacked us purely not of impulse?!”

“When I really like something…I kind of want to devour it. There’s this complex feeling of devouring and killing her you know!”

“Considering that you are that Behemoth, your reasoning sounds fair, however, attacking me won’t do you any good too.”

“Yeah, I know! I’m sorry. I just can’t help but attack you. You greatly remind me of Nivalis. I want to devour Nivalis before.”

“Of course I will remind you of her, I am her daughter…”

“Waaah! I knew it!”

“By that, I am also Astlan’s daughter…”

“……”

Her face immediately pales as she hears Astlan’s name. Her eyes start frantically looking anywhere as her whole body shakes like she is struck with fear.

“M-Master Astlan…huh…I…I guess I’ll stop…ahaha…M-Moving in…does anyone knows my true identity, is what you are asking, right?”

“Yeah, that.”

“I don’t think anyone else knows. I started working as a maid in the mansion because I got so bored when Master Astlan left. No one realized that I snuck in their rank.”

“You must be one hell of an impulsive character.”

“Right!~ Teehee!”

“As for your Behemoth form…”

“Hmmm?~ About that, huh?~”

“……”

“What do you think? Is Mimi the beast kin my true form of the giant that you people referred to as Behemoth is the real me? Am I a girl or a boy? I might just be using magic to distract all of you!~”

I hate these kinds of question. Mimi sprouted a teasing face as she asked those and hell I got annoyed by her inquiry. At times like these, I already prepared an answer.

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“Ehh…I already lost interest. Let’s move on.”

“What?! That’s cruel! I even went through the effort for the mysticism and that’s your reaction?!”

“Do you want me to tell you to Senya?”

“Wait, anything but that!”

“You tried to kill both of us. I should at least have the rights to fan my anger towards you, right? Also, I have the privilege as the winner of our battle earlier so I don’t want to hear you complaining!”

“Does such rule exists?!”

I smiled at Mimi with a smug. Her face loses its color as I threaten her that I will tell Senya about pretending to be a maid in the mansion. I am angry at her because she tried to kill us but I won’t dare to try to have her killed.

At most, I think I’ll have her wrapped around my fingers. An evil plan it is!

“I’ll punish you with my divine counter!”

“Y-Yeah! What the hell was that?! You returned my attacks! The first one was as strong as mine but, the second time you did it, it completely overpowered me. It’s like the second one’s power was amplified!”

“I-I wonder too…”

As I and Mimi dive into a deep contemplation of what happened at that time, Topaz who was quietly watching us tugs my clothes.

“That was…counter right?”

“Ah, yes…? What do you want?”

“Try to counter my attack.”

“Eh, right now?!”

“Yes.”

“…Ok.”

Topaz sudden request surprised me. Her eyes are lit like they are on fire and she starts clenching her fist. I pick up a twig from the ground and made my stance. In the fast development, Mimi backs off a little with gleaming eyes like something interesting is going to happen.

“Come!”

“URAAAAHHH!”

“[Divine Counter – First Counter!]”

THUD!

“Urk!”

“I’m hungry!!!”

I fell on my knees writhing in blunt pain incurred on my abdomen.

Instead of using her Arcana Magic, Topaz sent a straight uppercut to me which I was caught off guard. I did use my counter so why did her attack reach me?! I simultaneously swung the twig together with her attack but nothing happened!

Now, I am squirming on the ground while Mimi is laughing!

“Hahaha! Pathetic!”

“Don’t laugh!”

Topaz starts stomping her feet on the ground in a protest.

“Hungry! I want to eat!! I told you earlier, right!”

“Ah…I’m sorry…!”

“Well…as long as you understand…Let’s go?”

“Un…but do you really have to punch me?!”

“I…am getting a little…moody, I guess…?”

RUMBLE!

Topaz stomach lets out another rumbling sound due to hunger. I already get it. You get a little irritated when you are hungry. I guess it can’t help that she punched me.

Recovering from Topaz punch, I stand up and take her hand with a smile. Topaz looks back at me with a frown but didn’t try to shake my hand off.

Is this it? Is this what they call precious cinnamon roll too good for this world?! If Milin is a predator like a snake, then Topaz here is a small fluffy animal needed to be protected. She looks like a small hamster when she gets scared when she eats and even when she sleeps.

“What about me? You won’t tell me to Senya, right?”

“Mimi…what I am going to do is up to your next attitude towards me.”

“No fair! Isn’t that like blackmail?!”

“It is blackmail! I’ll remind you, you tried to kill us! I am mad at you but my mind can’t bring up to kill you. Do you understand the weight of your impulsive action?!”

“Why are you angry? Killing is something normal for me. Back when I was a non-sentient, I’d always get hunted and so, I kill.”

“Anyway, the fact that I am blackmailing you is still there so I don’t want to hear you complaining!”

“You’re more cunning than your appearance suggests…”

“Whatever…”

I pull Topaz quietly and walk. We walked past Mimi who is looking at me with disbelief on her face. I am betting that she cannot fight anymore after exhausting so much power so I am confident she won’t attack us and if she did, I will show her no more mercy.

I just don’t get her. Her personality is all over the place mixed with her prominent bubbly one.

Topaz obediently follows my strides without any complaints and she seems much comfortable now in holding my hands. Mimi seeing Topaz and I leaving also follow us with a complicated expression.

I want to go home too because I feel so tired now. I want to take a dip in a bathtub filled with the lush scent of a bath bomb. I don’t even know if my body wants something to eat because right now, my body wants to fall in my soft and comfy bed.

However, my much-anticipated rest will come to a halt for the upcoming situation.

From a distance covered by the curtain of darkness beyond the trees appear presences of multiple people. I tighten my grip on Topaz’ hand and halted. I took a short glance at her and beckon her to hide behind me. Topaz, judging by she reacted read what was going on since she cannot feel the presences herself. Mimi naturally sensed the presences too and put her guard up.

However, as it got closer, little by little, I recognized who they are. Mimi pales as she also realized who those people are.

From the depth of darkness comes the bright and beautiful figure of Senya riding in the back of Fang who is running towards us. Running to their side is Ichirou with a conjured sword and another man who I am not familiar with.

The man has a blond hair and clear brown eyes. He has thin membrane wings divided into four parts. He wears a green one piece with a length that reaches his shin. The green one piece is adorned with beautiful ornaments and it has golden outlines.

The man’s physical feature is a man in his early thirties, as tall as Ichirou and has smooth white skin contrary to Ichirou’s well sunbathed one. His presence sends somewhat sacredness to it and it is clear and calming.

With those features, I need not question it. The man is a fairy.

They rushed towards us and hastily stop in front of me. Ichirou who seems really anxious walks closer to me and breathed a sigh of relief.

“G-Good evening…Senya, Ichirou, Fang…and…Sir fairy…”

As I said so, Fang lowers his body enabling Senya to climb down off his back. Assisted by the fairy, Senya walks over to us with a clearly annoyed face.

“Asagao.”

“Yes!? Miss Senya!”

“Do you happen to know the cause of the tremors earlier? Hmm…I guess I shouldn’t be asking the obvious, right?”

“W-We fought with Behemoth?”

“Behemoth? Then why are you with Topaz and that child, Mimi?”

“Because…”

Mimi pales when I halted my words and takes a sidelong glance towards her.

“They helped me. That’s all.”

“Geez! Playing around at night like this! Are you three out of your minds?! And as we talk here right now, adversity has taken place in the Fairy City!”

“Adversity?!”

“That’s right! This man here, Kel, a friend of mine from there just told me that someone has trespassed their territory.”

Senya introduces the man to us as Kel.

Senya then grabs hold of Ichirou should to use it as her support and Kel steps forward to us. He examines me from head to toe and with few nod, he speaks.

“She is indeed a complete copy of Goddess Nivalis like what you said, Senya, albeit extremely short and young.”

It seems that my mother also introduced herself to the fairies. He didn’t use that word resemble but a complete copy, meaning, she hold mother’s true figure in his mind. I want to ask him about so many things. For the current me, asking is what I could only do in face of people with superior standings.

Also, I understand that Senya and Ichirou will come rushing at this place due to those tremors but, if a fairy is here, then like what Senya said earlier, an adversity happened in the Fairy city.

“Um…I’m…Asagao. This girl with brown hair is Topaz and the one with horns is Mimi.”

“This is truly strange. A devil in a skin of a human, what an abomination…”

“Sir Kel, I understand you are not in the brightest mood right now but, please, I am begging you to stop talking down to Topaz like that!”

“You are kind and gentle like your mother, huh. I supposed that’s the reason you’ve come this far.”

“I do like the compliment but please, I know something urgent is happening so include me.”

“Very well. I’ll be frank.

“……”

“A Yggdrasil Sap has been stolen and the perpetrator killed some of our kin! For that reason, I came out from our village and immediately seek Senya’s help but suggested that you are better suited.”

“What!?”

Kel’s face darkens as he told what happened briefly. Senya told me that it will be almost impossible to breach the defense in this forest but right now, Kel is talking like he is in awe and disbelief as their protection was easily breached.

“Say, do you have any idea who stole it?”

“Yes…”

“Who?”

“The Former Elf King, Kran.”

My body twitches upon hearing the name. I look over at Ichirou and saw that his face is painted with grim and vexation. I would also have the same face if I heard that the man who took my soul is close by.

It was the man who Ichirou told us before.

Kran, the Arcana of Envy.