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Time goes back a bit, a few hours before the start of the tea party. In Isisā castle, in the Land of Death, located in the northern part of the Demon Realm, Polaris, one of the Death Kingās subordinates, was restlessly checking her appearance in front of a full-length mirror.
[ā¦ā¦What do you think, Head-dono? Do my outfit have any wrinkles anywhere?]
[Noā¦ā¦ How many times do you intend to ask me the same question? Even when youāre standing in front of a mirror, thatās already the 8th time you asked me thatā¦ā¦ What in the world is with you? Donāt tell me, youāre nervous?]
Polaris had been like this all morning, checking her appearance at every opportunity. Iris, who had been watching her, asked with a puzzled look on her face.
Polaris is usually aloof and not the type to get nervous, but for some reason, she seemed to be extremely restless today.
[Iāll be frank with you. Iām nervous, and I canāt stop my heart from beating faster and my body from shaking.]
[Why is that? This tea party isnāt that big, is it? Rather, the one back at the White God Festival is muchā¦ā¦]
[No, this timeā¦ā¦ I will be meeting Kaito-sama.]
[ā¦ā¦Why the heck are you so nervous about meeting Miyama Kaito? Heās a nice guy.]
When Polaris told her that sheās nervous without hiding it, Iris tilted her head a little curiously and asked.
[ā¦ā¦Kaito-sama is the one who saved Isis-sama. I respect him, and moreover, I admire himā¦ā¦ It would be rude to greet him in a strange outfit, and Iām not in any way comfortable with that.]
[I- I seeā¦ā¦ W- Well, I donāt think you should be that on guard.]
[Thatās true butā¦ā¦]
Iris sighed with a look of dismay on her face, but even though she understands it within her head, Polaris still looked unsettled. A short distance away from them, Death Kingās other subordinates, Sirius and Rasal, were exchanging words.
[In the end, youāre not going to come huh, Rasal?]
[Idiot, our King had already finished replying to their invitation before I became her subordinate. You shouldnāt make the King retract her statement. In the first place, Iām not interested in things like tea parties.]
Rasal had only been a subordinate a few days before, and they canāt just tell the people who invited them that they will suddenly have one more person with them at a momentās notice.
No, Isis really could have brought her. And since the organizer of this tea party is Lillywood, who is good friends with Isis, having additional participants wouldnāt have been any problem, but Rasal herself was declining it.
Considering the members of the event, she convinced Isis that she shouldnāt act in such a way that people would see the Death King owing the World King a debt, so Rasal convinced her that she wouldnāt participate.
[However, the problem is that why is she āentrusting things here with me while youāre all absentā!?]
[Why are you asking that?]
[Even a sh*tty musclehead like you should have common sense, right? You donāt just entrust things to someone who has only been your subordinate for a few daysā¦ā¦]
[Thatās because thatās what Isis-sama decided. Thereās no problem with that. Well, Iām glad youāre aware that youāre a suspicious being who stinks of corpses.]
The two of them immediately looked like theyāre about to fight again, they glared at each other, but since they were about to leave for a tea party, they couldnāt start fighting at this time.
Thereupon, the door to the room opened right after that and Isis entered.
[ā¦ā¦Everyoneā¦ā¦ Itās time to goā¦ā¦]
[Isis-sama, may I have a word?]
[ā¦ā¦Unnn? ā¦ā¦Rasalā¦ā¦ As expected, you also want to go?]
[No, thatās not it. Itās just, I really think you should reconsider leaving me alone here to take care of things. At the very least, you should apply some sort of Monitor or Restriction Techniquesā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Even if something goes wrongā¦ā¦ If Rasal is here, it will be alrightā¦ā¦ Rasal is amazing after allā¦ā¦]
Hearing the words Isis said with a gentle smile, Rasal involuntarily looked up to the skies.
[No, Iām not talking about that. Iām saying you should place some kind of countermeasure against meā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Whyā¦ā¦ should I take measures against Rasal?]
[ā¦ā¦Iām a newcomer whoās only been your subordinate for a few days, you know? If you leave me here in the castle, you never know what I might do, right?]
[ā¦ā¦Donāt worryā¦ā¦ I trustā¦ā¦ Rasal after all.]
[ā¦ā¦ No, like I said, Iāve only been your subordinate for a few daysā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦While weāre not hereā¦ā¦ weāre counting on you to look after the place, okay?]
Perhaps infected by Isisā smile, Rasal looked as if she had given up on various things.
In the castle after Isis and the others have departed, Rasal was screaming with her head in her hands.
[What the heck is with her!!!? She may have great power, but isnāt she too naive and easy to take advantage of!?]
Not understanding why Isis, who she had become her subordinate for only a few days, but trusted her so completely and entrusted things here in their absence, Rasal looked somewhat irritated.
[In the first place, the precautions in place in this castle are just too light. Indeed, Isis-sama has immense power, and considering the location and environment, itās unlikely that anyone would visit this castle. However, itās also impossible to say that there will never be someone who will break into the castle to steal something when Isis-sama isnāt here. That being the case, she should have at least prepared a technique or two for intruders. If there wasnāt a chance to use it, thatās fine, but at the very least, she should have been prepared.]
The monetary value of the many books in this castle, many of which are forbidden or out of print, is immeasurable. The castle is also home to a variety of other items, many of which are very expensive.
[At the very least, she should be something to detect intruders. Considering the size of this castle, just setting up a magic technique also wouldnāt workā¦ā¦]
Rasal, who had been mumbling to herself, suddenly had a look of realization on her face and shook her head.
[ā¦ā¦What am I doing, acting like a proper subordinateā¦ā¦ The reason why I became her subordinate was just a stopgap measure. Iām not swearing true allegiance to her. Iām here because this place is rich in research materialsā¦ā¦ This is ridiculous, letās just do more research.]
After muttering this, Rasal tried to head to the large library to conduct research, but her legs wonāt move easily. With a bitter expression on her face, Rasal was reminded of the conversation she had with Isis a short while ago.
āāāāā¦ā¦I trustā¦ā¦ Rasal after all.
Saying this, she recalled the face of Isis, whose smile was as if she really trusted Rasal from the bottom of her heart.
After roughly scratching her head on top of her hood, Rasal let out a loud sigh and started walking toward a different direction from the big library.
[ā¦ā¦Itās the researcherās responsibility to create an environment in which research can be conducted.]
Yes, muttering to herself as if she was making excuses, Rasal walked around as she constructed in her mind a magic technique for guarding Isisā castle.