Chapter 370 - I'm Afraid of What Happens Later
When I came back to my room and checked the clock, it displayed 11:00 pm…… It was already quite late.
Feeling the sensation that lingered on my lips, I took off my jacket and put it on the hanger, intending to change my clothes but…… the scenery around me changed to a certain”hanging garden”.
[……Huh?]
What was supposed to be my room at night was instantly transformed into a garden floating above the blue skies…… U- Unnn. This place looks familiar, but what the heck is this all about?This is definitely the topmost layer of the God Realm, the Sanctuary…… I knew that this was where Shiro-san lives, but I have no clue as to why I was suddenly called here.
Just as the stunned me was standing in that place, I heard a voice that is as inflectionless as usual.
[Night doesn’t exist in the God Realm. I can turn it into night if I wanted though……]
[……I- I see. By the way, Shiro-san? Why was I suddenly teleported here……]
When I turned around, there obviously stood Shiro-san, and with a blank expression on her face.
I tried asking her why she had suddenly and forcefully summoned me, but she took her eyes off me and made a table and chairs appear.
[I’ll go make some tea.][……Eh?]
[I’ll go make some tea.]
[W- Why are you suddenly…… Or rather, I’m just about to sleep now……]
[I’ll go make some tea.]
[L- Like I said……]
[I’ll go make some tea.]
[……Yes.]
Pushed back by the infinite loop, my shoulders slumped and I just sat down in my chair.
Thereupon, a cup of tea and some cookies appeared in front of me…… However, there was something that bothered me more.
[……Ummm, Shiro-san? It might just be my imagination but…… Are you in a “bad mood”?]
I couldn’t read Shiro-san’s emotions with my Sympathy Magic. So, I could only guess what she’s feeling based on the slightest change in her expression and from my experience with her…… and somehow, I felt like she was in a bad mood.
It’s just my guess, but I think that’s also the reason why she suddenly wanted to have tea…… Shiro-san was certainly an airhead who abruptly decided things, but she would at least explain the reasons if I asked her.
But this time, she just pushed her thought of “making tea” without any explanation, so I thought the reason might be her mood.
[Yes. I’m currently in a very bad mood.]
[……I- I see.]
Shiro-san readily admitted that she was in a bad mood. No, she’s still as inflectionless and expressionless as usual, so I can hardly tell the difference between when she was in a bad mood from how she normally acts……
E- Even so, she really is in a bad mood huh…… W- Why? C- Could it be that I did something wrong without realizing it?
[No, you didn’t.]
[I- Is that so…… That’s good to hear.]
I thought that maybe I had done something to upset Shiro-san, but when she told me that I had not, I felt relieved.
But that feeling of relief however…… was shattered by the words Shiro-san said after taking a sip of her tea.
[……Even I could do it.]
[……Eh? W- What do you mean?]
[……Even I could have “teleported Kaito-san and the Demon Lord to where Kuro is”……]
Arehh? I’m starting to get really nervous about this…… T- That’s weird. Why is it that I feel like my back is starting to sweat profusely?
Feeling an unspeakable amount of pressure, I quietly waited for her next words.
[I don’t care one bit, not even a single fraction, or even a single decimal about this matter…… However, Kaito-san “would rely on the Earth God, but you wouldn’t rely on me”.]
[…………………]
S- She’s pouting!? Shiro-san was definitely pouting! Also, the way you said it, it totally sounded like you care about it, you know!?
[No, I don’t care about it…… Kaito-san, when you were attacked by the Black Bear at the Sacred Tree Festival, when you were attacked by the War King’s subordinates, when you were kidnapped, even that time with Kuro, the search for the culprit involved in that Duchess’ past, that time you were taken to another country by the God of Fate, that time you were attacked by the Earth God, or even this time…… You wouldn’t rely on me.]
[…………………]
Y- You’ve been caring about that for this long!? I felt like a lot of her frustrations that had been building up for quite some time had been revealed with this matter.
N- No, it’s not that I don’t want to rely on Shiro-san…… It’s just that I’m refraining from asking because Shiro-san is too powerful, making me think that carelessly asking for help from her would just cause trouble instead……
[But both Kuro and Earth God are just as powerful as I am.]
[Ughh…… T- That is……]
[Kaito-san won’t rely on me.]
[N- No, as I mentioned before, for this matter……]
[Kaito-san won’t rely on me.]
[E- Errr……]
[Kaito-san won’t rely on me.]
[…………………]
[Kaito-san won’t rely on me.]
[There’s actually something I wanted to ask Shiro-san!]
[It can’t be helped. I’m in a very good mood today, so you can ask me anything.]
S- Scarrrrrryyyy! ……This is no good, I felt like she would forever go on like that until I would ask her something.
In fact, when I reflexively said I had a request for her, I feel like I saw the corners of her lips lift a bit more than usual.
For the time being though, today’s assignment is a request I need to ask of her…… Think! Is there something I can ask? Anything? A request that I can ask Shiro-san…… T- That’s right!
[……Actually, I’ve really been under Shea-san’s care for this matter…… So, I’d like to prepare something as thanks for her, but I don’t really know Shea-san very well…… I- I was hoping you could help me with this~~]
[I understand. The God of Disasters loves spicy food.]
[Ahh, I guess that really was the case…… Then, I’ll go buy extremely spicy food la……]
[However, she complained that the spicy food nowadays were “too sweet”.]
[…………………..]
I’ve had a feeling about this back in the Hydra Kingdom, but it seems like Shea-san really does love spicy food.
……For her to think that those spicy candies that could make me breathe fire as something as “sweets”…… Isn’t it that her taste buds are broken?
[This is troubling. If she likes spicy food that much, she might also be picky about the taste…… Hmmm.]
[Leave it to me.]
[……Eh?]
[……Here.]
[What’s this?]
If I were to be asked, I’d say I like sweet food more than spicy food, so wondering what spicy food to give her would just make me tilt my head in wonder…… That was when Shiro-san made some kind of fruit appear.
It’s about the size of an orange, and it’s a beautiful deep ruby red.
[I’ve “created” a fruit that is a thousand times spicier than any other spicy seasoning in existence. Once its seed is planted, she can make it grow in “three days”.]
[………………………]
She just created a new foodstuff!?
[I’m in a good mood today, so this is just something special.]
[T- Thank you……]
Shiro-san…… Didn’t you just say you were in a bad mood a few minutes ago? D- Did you really want me to rely on you that much?
[Yes.]
……From now on, I’ll just regularly consult her about something. If her dissatisfaction builds up again, she might suddenly distort the laws of the world……
[……B- By the way, what would happen if I ate this?]
[You would probably faint in agony, and then “unable to taste anything for a whole day”.]
[………………….]
Are you sure that what you made is actually a foodstuff, not some sort of weapon? I- Is it really safe for me to give Shea-san a gift like this? W- Well, Shea-san said that she’s a spicy tooth at heart…… so she might be unexpectedly fine eating like this huh?
I’ll just make sure to explain to her about how spicy it is before giving this to her.
[Well then, let’s resume drinking tea.]
[Ah, yes.]
At any rate, Shiro-san’s mood seemed to have improved now that she had granted my wish. With the corners of her mouth slightly turned upwards, she suggested, to which I nodded and drank my tea.
After that, we spent an hour chatting and drinking tea…… And by the time I returned to my room, the date had already changed.
Dear Mom, Dad————- Today’s events were brought to a closed by Shiro-san. Unnn, how should I say this…… I’ve learned well. If I just let Shiro-san’s dissatisfaction get worse———— I’m afraid of what happens later……
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