The atmosphere of the place had completely changed.
It was the power of a woman who had suddenly interrupted the communication.
This person is the queen of the Deviluke family, Sephie Mikaela Deviluke...!! The gentle aura even overrides Gid's intimidating presence. Not just Gid, but everyone who was filled with murderous intent was also swept away by this aura.
"Sephie, are you done with your official duties?"
"Yes, just now. Lala, you had a tough day, didn't you?"
"It was fine! Sho-kun beat the bad guys for me!"
Well, actually it was thanks to Yami and Night's power. I was just a decoy.
"Hehe, is that so?"
Seeing Lala's smile, Sephie-san smiled as if she understood everything. She's probably already seen the videos and audio that Peke recorded.
"Sho Yozuki-san."
"Y-Yes."
"Thank you so much for saving my daughter today. On behalf of the Deviluke Royal Family, I'd like to express my gratitude."
She said, bowing her head.
"It's nothing. I was entrusted with your daughter, even if it was against my will. I just did what was expected of me."
"Even if it was against your will, hehe, that's right. Gid probably forced it on you, didn't he? Behind my back."
"Hmph... It's a good thing I asked him, isn't it?"
"That's right. I did a little research, and you're the favorite Butei of the Holy Empress of Japan. You must have thought he had the skills to match, and that's why you asked him, right?"
"I just asked someone who was easy to ask. It's his and the Holy Empress's fault that Lala started saying she wanted to study abroad, which is a troublesome thing."
Gid turned away and started speaking quickly.
He might be the strongest in terms of military power, but he's not the strongest in a verbal battle with his wife. He was completely outmaneuvered. He probably won't be able to take the lead in this place anymore.
The sudden conversation between the couple, and the unexpected side of Gid, who had only been intimidating until now, completely deflated all of us.
And as the atmosphere of the place became more relaxed, Sephie-san brought up the main topic.
"So, Lala? About the marriage..."
"Yes. I'm going to marry Sho-kun!"
Lala clung to my arm again.
She leaned into me, and even more, she was in a state of close contact.
My surroundings once again became slightly murderous. But it was incomparably weaker than before.
"Lala, do you like Yozuki-san?"
"Hmm... I'm not sure if I like him yet..."
"Mm-hm."
Sephie-san gently encouraged her to continue.
"But, Sho-kun didn't abandon me even though I was in danger, a girl he's close with, and that made me so happy. I don't know why, but my heart was pounding. And then..."
"...Mm-hm. I see. That's how it is."
"Tch."
Sephie-san smiled as if she understood everything. Gid, on the other hand, clicked his tongue while giving me a sideways glance.
I understand how you feel!! This is practically a public confession!!
"Ha..."
I heard another sigh from somewhere around me.
I feel like I want to leave this place right now. Is that a bad idea?
"Sho, you have to take responsibility for what you said."
"You're enjoying this, aren't you, Yo?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
I couldn't stand the atmosphere and started a pointless comedy routine with Yo.
"That's why I want to marry Sho-kun!!"
"But, Lala. Yozuki-san has his own feelings, you know."
"Sho-kun's feelings?"
Lala turned to me. We looked at each other from a very close distance.
"Sho, you don't want to marry me?"
"That's not something you can answer so easily, Lala. It was the same for Gid, your dad."
"Really?"
"Yes! This man didn't care about me at all, even though I was so beautiful and was appealing to him!"
"Hey, stop it. Don't talk about that..."
Gid looked uncomfortable. Of course he would. Having your love story told is nothing short of a punishment game.
But what I was more concerned about was,
"I was so beautiful...?"
Someone mumbled.
Certainly, even though her face was covered by a veil, you could tell she was a beautiful woman. But would you say that about yourself? I'm sure everyone was thinking that. I knew it, though.
"Then how did you and Dad get married, Mom?"
"I had reached my limit! I pinned him down and..."
"Q-Queen!! That's enough!!"
Zastin stopped her in a panic.
All of our eyes were darting around. Only Lala was staring blankly, not understanding the meaning.
So that's how it was. The Deviluke Royal Family is like that...
"I don't really get it, but you did something to marry Dad, right, Mom?"
"Th-That's right! Of course? Everyone has their own way, so I can't teach you...!"
Sephie-san, realizing her slip of the tongue, was slightly flustered.
"So, how about this? If Lala can make Yozuki-san's heart pound as much as hers did, then we'll officially make you a fiancee. For now, let's just say... you're a fiancee candidate."
Sephie-san's gaze shifted from Lala to me and then to those around me.
"Is that okay with you, Yozuki-san, and everyone else?"
We could only nod at that proposal.
"I'm really tired..."
The Deviluke people had left, and I was lying on my bed.
I might be more tired now than when I fought today. I should go to sleep soon.
I was about to charge my device, and,
"Oh, an email... A business email?"
It was a contact email from Section 6. The content was,
"Can you work the night shift? Hmm, hmm... I see."
It was about the transportation of the Index Librorum. It was a request for me to be on standby in case anything happened on the night of the event.
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The door to Gid's private room was opened with a force that could have broken it. The two girls who entered were in their pajamas.
Although their hair length was different, their facial features were very similar. You could say they were identical twins. They were the twin princesses of the Deviluke Royal Family, Nana and Momo.
The two of them rushed towards Gid, who was looking at documents at his desk.
"Father!!"
"Father!!"
"Shut up... Come in more quietly."
Gid threw the documents aside and faced the two of them.
"So, what is it?"
"It's not 'what is it'!!"
"That's right!! Why does big sister have a fiance?!"
The two of them had heard about Lala's engagement from a retainer and had rushed over.
"Oh, that."
Gid leaned on his desk, looking annoyed.
"I don't know who you heard it from, but it's exactly what it sounds like. Lala has a fiance. Or, more accurately, a fiancee candidate. Well, it doesn't make a difference."
For Gid, the matter was settled, but for the two who adored their sister, it was not.
"It's only been a week since she went there. And she already has a fiance?"
"That's right. I'm surprised, too. I guess you can't underestimate Sephie's thinking."
"Even though she said no to everyone before?"
"Yeah. It's this guy. Do you want to see?"
Although a person's feelings can't be controlled so easily, Momo and Nana couldn't accept the sudden decision.
"Here," Gid held out the documents in his hand to the two of them.
The two snatched the documents and began to read them together. Momo quickly noticed.
"This person... isn't he the local Butei you requested to be our sister's bodyguard?"
"Huh?! So this guy made a move on his own bodyguard subject?! He's a dangerous guy!!"
Nana reacted strongly to Momo's words. And her gaze was directed at Gid. Asking him why he would approve of an engagement with such a person.
"Made a move, huh. Well, if all of his actions were calculated, then it's a masterpiece."
"So you're saying they weren't?"
Momo quietly asked the chuckling Gid.
"Yeah. It's the exact opposite. Lala is the one who's making a big move on him. In fact, he was the one who was flustered."
"That's..."
"Big sister? Really?"
The two of them tilted their heads in unison at the unexpected fact.
Lala is the oldest of the three sisters, but she also has the most childish personality. While her body grew up to be magnificent, her mind remained young.
She's not even ashamed of exposing her own naked body to others, let alone paying attention to men.
The story of such a Lala making a move on a man was hard to believe.
"And Sephie has approved this, too. Do you think he'd be able to get through to her if he was thinking something sneaky? The Sephie?"
"..."
The two of them couldn't open their mouths at Gid's valid point. Seeing their reaction, Gid waved his hand lightly.
"There's no point in asking me any more questions. If you want to hear the details so badly, go ask Lala directly. Give her a call or whatever."
With those last words, the two were chased out of the room.
The two of them walked side by side back to their room. The documents they had been given were clutched in their hands.
"What's going on...?"
"I don't know either. Well, my sister has always been abrupt..."
The only person who could completely understand Lala's thoughts was probably her mother. If her mother approved, maybe they could trust it, but that didn't change the fact that they were worried.
"At this point, we might have to see for ourselves."
"See for ourselves, you mean... we're going to Academy City?! Will Father and Mother allow it?"
"This is no time to be worrying about that. We have to go secretly, like our sister."
"Sometimes you say some amazing things..."
When she was little, Lala would sneak out of the castle to go play everywhere. They were planning to do the same.
Momo's mind was made up. Although she usually plays the role of a serious honor student, she doesn't hesitate to take drastic measures when it comes to it.
Nana also didn't particularly object to that idea. She agreed right away.
"But, Academy City, Academy City, huh... Hehe."
"What's wrong? You look pretty happy."
Nana started to grin.
"Oh, if we go to Academy City, I might be able to see Yo and Mea again. If I tell them in advance, maybe they can make time?"
"You... The goal is our sister's fiance, remember? Don't forget that."
"I know!! Hehe, I have to let them know once the date is decided."
Looking at the excited Nana, Momo sighed.
"(In your case, you just want to see your friends, don't you? Well, I don't mind. You're so excited, you're just a child...)"
Momo was worried that the people in the castle would notice how obviously strange their behavior was.
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One of the labs somewhere in the world. Shinonono Tabane was typing on a keyboard using both her hands and feet.
She used even her toes skillfully to type. At the same time, she was connected to more than 10 monitors, and a completely different program source was being built on all of them.
"Fufufu-n♪"
Tabane was in the zone.
With Sherlock gone, there was no one left to restrict Tabane's actions. No one could restrict her. She would just do whatever she wanted to do. The calamity who surpassed the science of Academy City by herself was creating a new toy.
There was a person who dared to speak to such a Tabane.
"Tabane-sama."
"Hm? What's up? Ku-chan."
Tabane responded in that position. The speed of her work didn't drop at all. It was as if she was using a different brain.
The one who spoke to her was Tabane's close aide, Chloe Chronicle. She was wearing a Gothic Lolita-style dress with flowing silver hair in white and blue.
Her eyes were always closed, but the gaze from behind her eyelids was directed at Tabane.
"It seems that man failed."
"Oh, is that so. I was interested in the Deviluke's technology, so that's a shame."
Tabane laughed in a light tone.
That's right, the calamity, Shinonono Tabane, was the one who had given the Stand ability to that man and was secretly assisting in Lala's kidnapping.
When I-wu was destroyed, Tabane had taken the Stand DISC that was extracted by Whitesnake. She had given that DISC to the man.
"So, is he dead by now? That's what I wrote in him."
"Heaven's Door... What a terrifying ability."
"Well, it's no fun if they turn against you and attack, right? Death to traitors! Right!"
Tabane took out a special glove from thin air. She put it on her hand and plunged it into her own head. The finger she pulled out was holding a DISC. A picture of Heaven's Door was drawn on the DISC.
This was also something she created by analyzing Whitesnake's ability. It was the one Mea used to retrieve the Stand when Azenda attacked Yami.
"Here, put it away."
"As you wish."
Chloe caught the thrown DISC with her eyes closed.
"But was that okay? That Stand was quite useful... Even if you wrote in him with Heaven's Door, you could have just made it so that he would keep the information a secret no matter what..."
"It's fine, it's fine. You have to use them when you need to. If you keep holding back, your heart will become poor. Besides, no matter how strong a Stand's ability is, Academy City has the mind-controlling Mental Out. It's safer to kill them."
"I see..."
Tabane's opinion was absolute. If Tabane said so, Chloe, who had pledged absolute loyalty to her, would not say anything more.
"Well, please make dinner for me today too!"
"...As you wish."
The food Chloe made all turned into some kind of bell or charcoal, but Tabane, who didn't mind it at all, had her make food for her every day.
Even after Chloe left the room, Tabane's work didn't end. No, she would start a new task as soon as she finished one.
"...Besides, I got to see him fight."
A window opened and a video started playing.
"I felt a physiological revulsion and couldn't be near him for more than 5 minutes, but I think this one's okay."
Tabane gazed at the screen in a daze.
"The ability to even create unknown technology. The ability to create abilities. It's really exciting! Things are going to get more and more interesting from now on."
She said, laughing.
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