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Chapter 75
SIDE Black-winged Knights Commander Gazelle
“——That’s right! Along with the sugar pot, I’ve brought some tea sweets too. Mars-kun bought some baked sweets the other day and they were really tasty, so I wanted you, Takumi-san, to try them too.”
“Really? That’s nice.”
“Do you like sweets, Takumi-san? If so, I’ll keep them stocked.”
Takumi, with a calm smile, munching on sweets with the alchemist girl and a boy named Mars.
As I watched his profile from a distance, Felix leaned over to me, and in a much softer voice than before, he asked, “…Commander Gazelle, are you really sure we don’t need to report about young Mars?”
“Yeah. First of all, how many people believe in the resurrection of the Demon King? If we report ‘The Demon King has turned into a child and is no longer a threat,’ we’ll only end up embarrassed, not just dismissed.”
“I understand. So we’ll continue to monitor him?”
“I’m counting on it. Ingrid also promised to report regularly, but just to be sure.”
Felix nodded at my words. Then, suddenly moving away from me, he looked at the same person I had been staring at before. A young man with black hair and black eyes, happily chatting with a girl of the same age.
“…I never thought Takumi was from another world. No wonder things didn’t make sense.”
“Yeah, he really has a lot of surprises hidden from us.”
“…Commander Gazelle. I just want to ask to be sure.”
“Hmm?” Felix’s amethyst eyes fixed on me.
I’ve seen these eyes before. That day, when I flaunted my touch on Takumi in front of him, he looked at me with the same intense eyes.
“You don’t intend to send Takumi back to his original world, do you?”
I grinned at Felix.
“Of course not. There’s no way that would happen, right?”
Felix relaxed his shoulders in relief. “I see, that’s good. I’m relieved to hear that. …Forgive me for being rude. I was bracing myself, thinking I might have to fight with Commander Gazelle.”
“That’s harsh. I believed from the start that you were thinking the same as me, you know?”
“That’s nice to hear. Then let’s do our best to live up to that trust.”
And then he turned and smiled at me, beaming brightly.
……This guy has quite a good personality, huh? People are often deceived by his handsome face and don’t really notice it. Well, that’s why I like Felix. You can’t entrust something like the position of Deputy Commander of the Black-winged Knights to just a good kid… And I can consult with him about something sinister like never letting Takumi return to his original world.
“——Gazelle, Felix”
Then, Takumi, who was talking to the alchemist’s girl and the young Mars, came back to us.
In his hand, he’s holding the sweets from earlier.
“Mars-kun said he was preparing the sweets… Wait, what’s going on with you two?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“What happened to us?”
“You both look extremely pleased. What were you talking about?”
Takumi’s face was filled with curiosity.
I wonder what he would do if he knew what we were talking about. Would he despise us?
But even if he ended up hating us, I didn’t care.
Because we can never let go of Takumi.
I stood up from the chair and slowly stroked Takumi’s soft hair, as if to savor it.
“It’s nothing, just an exceptionally good story.”