CH 274

“From my stand point as a demon, I think it would be better for me to kill you here, darling. There’s very little chance for you, who’s a little weak, being alone. But I don’t do it because I like you.”

It’s true, I’m rarely alone. Sophie is usually with me. Even if she wasn’t there, someone else would be with me.

“I don’t want to be enemies with you, darling. So, why don’t you be mine?”

I wonder if it was because she was thinking like a demon that she didn’t want to be an enemy so she asked me not to be her friend, but to be hers.

“……”

“Ah… I’m just asking you, but you don’t have to answer me right now.”

“……?”

I tried to answer Im’s question, but I was told I didn’t need to answer immediately.

“I know it’s funny for me to say this, but I’m pretty sure you’re going to turn me down.”

I was certainly going to refuse. Anyone would refuse such an offer.

“That’s why I’m not asking for a reply right now. I’ll ask again when you change your mind, darling. So, just keep it in a corner of your mind and don’t forget to think about it for a long time.”

I don’t know if it’s because she’s a demon or because she’s just Im, but she’s very selfish.

“I really want to spend more time with you, darling, but I don’t want to be discovered by some Bro-con group.”

Is she referring to Sophie? That’s a bit of a stretch, if you ask me.

“Oh, yeah, I wanted to tell you this too.”

“Hmm?”

Im was about to walk away, but stopped as if she remembered something.

“I didn’t understand because I didn’t hear any sound. The heroes, were you threatening them? You looked like a demon. I was very excited. That’s all. See you later. Good luck.”

Im said that and disappeared as if she had melted away.

“Like a demon…”

I was a little caught up in those words, but I decided to think of it as Im’s joke and went home. I immediately lay down on my bed and fell asleep.

“Nii-sama, I’m home now!”

“……Welcome home…”

…Sophie seemed to have returned. How long has it been since then? How long have I been able to sleep?

“Well, excuse me…”

Something crawled in as I was getting warm under the covers. I had warmed up the bed…. The something that came in was gradually getting closer to me.

“Hey! Hey!”

“Anh!”

“I haven’t done anything yet, so don’t make any funny noises!”

I jumped out of bed in a panic. It’s usually terrifying to have someone come into your bed while you are sleeping, especially if that person is someone you don’t know well.

“You can’t just come in here when someone was sleeping comfortably!”

“So I thought I’d make it more comfortable for you…”

“That’s none of your business!”

I want to be woken up normally. Even if I were about to fall asleep twice, wake me up by shaking me or something. I don’t want to be woken up in such a heartbreaking way.

“What’s wrong?”

“If you want to come home and wake me up like this to make sure I’m awake, there must be a good reason for it.”

“It’s already dinner time.”

“Eh?”

“Yes?”

“That’s all?”

“Yes.”

“Okay…”

It seems I was mistaken. We headed out for a normal meal.

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“Im… where have you been at this busy time?”

“Oh! I was out looking for those five guys myself, and I don’t think that’s a very nice way of saying it.”

“………”

Oh no, I’m being suspected. I guess it can’t be helped because it’s my daily routine.

“I’ve been saying that it’s still too early to attack humans…”

“Somehow we have to stop them before they attacks humans.”

“Ah…”

Now, how far will my darling go against this cadre of demons? I think he could handle subordinates, but the cadres are nothing compared to that newly born dragon demon, you know? Good luck my darling!