v2c37.1 - Intermission 15 - Ellie, the Arc Wizard considers the offer of an alliance
With Ms. Monica’s addition, we became a party of five, so Alex, Lydia, and Nina were to explore above ground. Ms. Monica and I exploring the underground caves …… The party was divided into two.
In that case, Nina, who was originally on our side, was switched to Alex’s side so that we could avoid Lydia being alone with Alex…
“Miss Ellie. Miss Nina seems to want to be embraced by Master Alex as much as we do, but is that all right?”
“E-Embraced, you say …… I don’t think Nina thinking of going that far. At the most, maybe a ki-… kiss?”
“I wonder. Even if she’s young, she is still a woman. And a smart girl can do a lot of things very quickly.”
Monica is right, Nina seems to like Alex as much as I do.
But I can’t imagine Nina attacking Alex, so Lydia is the one I need to be careful with, but I’m sure it’ll be fine if they’re together.
“The only case I can think of is that Lydia will take advantage of Nina’s innocence and suggest that the three of them do it together.”
“T-The three of them, you say …… they would never do such a thing!”
“No, it is possible. In fact, I am willing to be number two at worst if I can make Master Alex love me. Of course, I would love nothing more than to be number one for Master Alex.”
Ehh …… number two means that Alex loves someone else and then me, right?
Isn’t that a little harsh?
“Miss Ellie. What I think is that seduction doesn’t work on Master Alex, so Miss Ellie and your rival, Miss Lydia, are restraining each other, and neither can move forward …… perhaps something like that?”
“Ugh …… It’s hard to deny it.”
“And since the more time goes by, the more rivals will come after Master Alex because of his Slave Release skill.”
“T-That’s true.”
Monica-san has only been in the demon territory for half a day, but she already has an accurate grasp of the situation.
Kuh …… Is this the power of an adult woman?
She should only be one or two different from me, though.
“So. I would like to dedicate myself to Master Alex. How about you, Miss Ellie?”
“That’s obvious. I have always loved Alex. How many years do you think I’ve been thinking about him?”
“Then it’s settled. Miss Ellie. Will you join forces with me?”
“…… Eh? W-What do you mean?”
“Just like I’ve told you. If I can’t get Master Alex down by myself, we’ll have to go with the two of us.”
The two of us, you mean …… Ms. Monica and I will take down Alex together!?
“I’m sure that Miss Lydia will probably bring Miss Nina into her side. And from what I’ve seen today, the most formidable opponent is neither Miss Lydia nor Miss Ellie, but Miss Nina.”
“W-What are you talking about? Nina is just a child innocently flirting with Alex.”
“It’s because she’s a child. Like when he was washing her feet earlier, Master Alex treated Nina like a child and picked her up without hesitation, didn’t he? The person who is closest to Master Alex at the moment …… is Miss Nina.”
“T-That’s true. Speaking of which, Nina always sleeps on Alex’s chest every night.”
“Wha …… What did you say!? I knew I was seeing things right.”
Now that I think about it, it seems like every time something happens, Nina is there by Alex’s side.
No way! Even though I’m the one who should be closest to Alex since I’m his childhood friend!
“W-Wait. Ms. Monica, you said you’re alright with being number two, right? Then why don’t you and Nina work together?”
“I’m talking about …… if Master Alex loves me. If Master Alex were to choose Nina as Number One, I and Ellie would be in a tight spot, do you know why?”
“If Alex were to say that he likes Nina, we would be in a tight spot? …… Because Alex is not the type of person to cheat on someone?”
“Of course, that’s part of it. But there is one thing that we have and Miss Nina doesn’t, and it’s easy to see.”
What do I and Ms. Monica have that Nina doesn’t?
Isn’t it the other way around?
If Nina’s value is high, I think it’s normal for her to have something that we don’t have.
What Nina has that we don’t have is …… Ah!.
“It seems that you noticed it. That’s right, Nina has the body of a child and has no breasts. On the other hand, I and Ellie have large breasts. If Master Alex likes a childish figure like Miss Nina, he won’t even choose me as his Number Two, will he?”
“Kuh …… Our weapon is our breasts. If that doesn’t affect him ……”
“We have to take the first steps to prevent that from happening. Miss Ellie and I will teach Master Alex the wonders of big breasts!”
Ms. Monica. I’m not sure how you can call yourself a big-breasted woman …… No, Ms. Monica’s breasts are in fact very large.
But let’s put the breasts aside for the moment, and Nina is very close to Alex because he thinks of her as a child.
If that is the case, will Alex touch Nina, that child?
Besides, Ms. Monica doesn’t seem to mind, but I’m not sure about the three of us doing it together.
Am I being too possessive? …… I think it’s normal, though.
“Hmmm,…… still not convinced, huh. Then you should actually see it with your own eyes, Miss Ellie. Take the time to observe Miss Nina. And if you are convinced, let’s join hands again.”
“…… I’ll think about it for the time being.”
“Okay. But we don’t have much time, okay? Master Alex said that a new slave would be freed in three days. Even now there are many rivals, so if we don’t do something soon, there will be even more.”
“I understand.”
Perhaps from now on, I will be exploring the cave with Ms. Monica every day.
Sure, it’s a good place to exchange information …… I’m worried about Alex who is on the surface, though.
For starters, Ms. Monica and I defeated the monsters in the vicinity and decided to freeze the first monster we saw – a large snake – with ice magic and bring it back home.