Maou No Utsuwa

"Does Mr. Claudia have brothers or sisters?

In the after-school classroom, Kamui rarely speaks to Claudia from herself.

"Ah, yes. Yes, sir."

Surprised by that, Claudia replied.

"Up or down? Mr. Claudia doesn't feel like your sister, so upstairs?

Kamui knows very well that Claudia has brothers and sisters. I know and I listen.

"I have a sister upstairs"

"Oh, yeah. Just your sister?

"Yes."

Kamui's thoughts came off a little here. I guess Claudia said one sister only refers to her belly sister. If you are answered that way, you cannot listen to the prince, who is first in order of inheritance.

"What kind of sister?

"Why are you asking me that?

Claudia was somewhat wary of Kamui asking about her sister.

"I'm my only child..."

Kamui speaking slightly top-down. Claudia was lightly alert to this crude act.

"... are you gentle?

However, the answer to the question is really normal. I don't know anything about this.

"Is that against Mr. Claudia? Or is it nice to everyone?

"My sister is kind to everyone."

"That's good"

Kindness is a good thing. It would be great if that kindness extended to the periphery and other races.

"Good?

"Good, right? With a sweet sister."

"Yeah."

"But the fact that you don't have a brother means your sister will inherit the house."

"I hope so..."

"Whoa?"

Unexpectedly a surprising voice pops out of Kamui's mouth. Claudia, really lightly, gave me the answer Kamui wanted. And the answer is, yes, it's not, it's fine. I mean, Claudia wants her sister to succeed her.

"What?"

"Nothing. How old is your sister?

"... it's all about my sister"

"What?"

"Why do you ask so much about my sister when you don't hear anything about me?

Claudia, who was rarely happy that Kamui spoke to herself, is a little upset that Kamui's interests are all for her own sister.

"How old is Mr. Claudia?

"... same age as Mr. Kamui"

"Oh well. What about your sister, then?

"... on three"

It was Kamui who had no regard for Claudia's feelings.

"So, you graduated already?"

"No, my sister is not in college"

The royal family rarely learns in college. The castle is equipped with an educational environment equal to or greater than that of the college. I don't need to bother learning in college. There are also reasons why it is undesirable to be close to certain aristocrats.

"Yes. Do we live together?

"Yeah, but we don't see each other much."

"Even though we live together?

"It's..."

"Dear Claudia, let's go home"

It's Theresa who's been interrupting me. As always, I look at Kamui.

"But..."

"You shouldn't be talking to a man like this. What would you do if you stood up for a bad rumor?

"Who am I?

Kamui complains in the same scattered way.

"It's a worm that hangs with Lady Claudia."

But he came back with even worse words.

"... terrible. Terrible, isn't it? Mr. Claudia."

"Oh, uh, right. Theresa, I think you're being rude to Mr. Kamui."

"Excuse me......"

You should leave it to your owner to shut up a loud, wagging dog. Kamui was right.

"Speaking of which, where does Mr. Therese live?

"Why should I answer that?

"Bye, good"

"Hey!"

Theresa was also confirmed to be no fool at all.

"What about Mr. Claudia?

"Uh... it's my parents' house. What about Mr. Kamui?

"Hmm?"

"Where does Mr. Kamui live?

It remained unilaterally asked, Claudia returned the question.

I'm an orphanage.

"Yes?"

"We're from an orphanage, so we're still there to take care of you. I'm making a decent donation, and I'm in the service."

I just wanted to say that I'm not getting a convenience for free, but Claudia got interested in something Kamui didn't even think about.

"What do you do when it comes to service?

"I'm teaching the orphans to study"

"Unexpected..."

Both Kamui's reply and Claudia's unexpected content.

"What do you mean?

"No, Mr. Kamui, I thought you didn't really like studying"

"Heh? He likes it a lot."

"But like I'm too eager to listen to classes..."

Claudia's seat is right behind Kamui. As far as Claudia can tell, Kamui always does something else without listening to much of the teacher's class.

"You can't help listening to a class where you just read a textbook, can you? And textbooks, I'm way ahead of them."

"Shh?"

"True"

In fact, Kamui is trying to move on with his studies at a considerable rate. I can only stay in the Imperial Capital until I graduate from the middle school. This is what Kamui thinks. He wants to finish his middle class and do another study.

The Royal College has a library that boasts the second largest collection of books after the Royal Library. Kamui was thinking of learning a little more in this place, which is a great environment to study.

"Naturally, there's something I don't understand. I checked that place, and then I decided to listen to my classes properly."

"Really...... Um, what else would you do?

"Prepare to teach study. It's a good take, but it's pretty tough. Almost every day after school."

"Maybe even today?

Yeah, I'm supposed to tell you when I get back.

"... may I go too?

"Ha!?" "Dear Claudia!

Kamui and Theresa raised their voices at the same time. It could be the first moment the two of us thought alike.

"I'm also interested in something called service. And I want to know where the orphanage is."

"Right. I'm interested, too. All right, I'll come with you."

Voices that have been unintentionally interrupted. Because of this voice, Kamui lost the time to say no.

I realize who that is, and the stirring spreads around me. It's a celebrity from the Academy.

"Mr. Deefreet......, you're kidding, right?

"Seriously."

"It's an orphanage, right?

"As a member of the aristocracy, you need to know that kind of place. Besides, we should be making donations to the orphanage in the Imperial Capital. We also need to make sure the donations are properly operated."

I can see it's a cliché. Deefleet just wants to go with Kamui.

"Doesn't anything have to be today?

"No, I'm free today. Needless to say, why are you available?"

It's decided to talk to Kamui.

"Well, shall we go? Mr. Claudia will be there too, won't she?

"Yes, I'll go"

At the bottom of his heart, ignoring Kamui, who looks disgusted, Deefreet moves on to the conversation.

Eventually, pushed off by this, Kamui took the Deefleets to the orphanage.

◇ ◇ ◇

If Claudia were to go, then naturally Theresa would be with her. With the three of them, Kamui is on his way to the orphanage.

The orphanage is in a less secure area than the college is in a safe location close to the castle. It's quite a distance and it usually takes more than four and a half minutes to walk from the college to the orphanage.

To shorten that quarter of an hour, Kamui is on his usual path.

"Hey, you? I guess he's really on his way to the orphanage!?

Theresa complains out loud about Kamui walking in front.

"It's obvious, right? There's only one orphanage in the Imperial City where I'm going home."

The path chosen by Kamui is a shortcut to the orphanage, but naturally it means the back street. I didn't have a problem near the college, but as I left, gradually things were turning into suspicious around.

"Dear Claudia, are you okay?

"Ugh, yeah."

Deefleet is calling out to Claudia, who looks anxious.

"You're gonna be okay, aren't you? I go down this road every day."

Kamui walking ahead has complained about it.

"Isn't that dangerous?

"It's not a favela, and it won't even take your life.... Ah."

I never realized that it was Deefleet I had been talking to, and Kamui had responded with the usual language.

"Fine. That's your usual tone."

"I'll be careful. Nothing. There's no problem around here. Well, it's kind of like walking alone with a stranger."

"Look at that! It's dangerous!

I caught Kamui's words, and, again, Theresa has complained.

"Mr. Therese, whichever is louder. I told you to walk alone. How many people are you walking with now?

"Three and one."

I don't even have to ask if one of them is a camouflage. In this kind of thing, Theresa turns her head.

"Hell, I wouldn't mind leaving you, would I?

"I don't have to be without you."

"Then I will. Well, Mr. Deefleet's here, so you'll be fine."

Kamui decided to leave just as Theresa said. Come on, it's getting too much trouble to deal with.

"Oh, don't count on me 10,000 times more than you do"

"Well, I'm going first, so come back later. When the road to the orphanage goes straight through this, there is a building in the front. You can't go through there at first sight, so go through the alley next to the building. Be careful because it's a thin alley. You'll be fine because it's still bright, but don't forget to be vigilant up there. Right if you go through there. There's a brown building on the left after a short walk, so that's the back door to the orphanage. Don't go into any other alley, even if you're wrong. Oh, I have a choice to go back the way I came and go down the main street. As far as I'm concerned, I recommend you. Bye."

When he finishes saying this all at once, Kamui tries to move on alone.

"Hey, Kamui-kun"

"What is it?

"Are you sure it's safe?

"Come on? I'm fine, but what about you guys? I don't know that far."

"I knew it."

"For once, I'll tell you, it was Mr. Theresa who turned against me, wasn't it? Whatever happens, don't hold me accountable. Later, then."

Saying this, now it's time for Kamui to move on. Stay straight forward, as if you forgot about the three of them.

Only once did that Kamui look back when he talked to a man who approached Kamui from somewhere. Two or three words, after talking to the man, I looked at the three of them, and Kamui shook his head.

"... shall we go back?

Where Kamui's back was distant, Deefleet suggested turning back.

"Why not? He taught me the way."

Theresa questions the proposal.

"Maybe it's just us. Then we can't make it. It's already getting suspicious around here."

I've hardly ever seen a person so far, but as soon as Kamui is away, I can feel people's gaze from everywhere. Never, ever, a favorable gaze.

"He!"

Deefreet told me, and I think Theresa noticed.

"Why don't you reflect on yourself before you get angry?

"What, me?

Deefleet's tone is turning into something harsh. Even Deefleet is angry at Theresa's insensitivity.

Theresa could have ruined it, even though it was an opportunity to get closer to Kamui because of it. Deefleet was anxious about the fact that he was left behind, too.

"You turned him against your enemy yourself. Here's the result."

"The enemy..."

"That's what this is about, isn't it? That's why he stopped protecting us. Don't you understand?

"No, it's..."

"Your actions are also bothering Mr. Claudia."

"But he's always been disrespectful to Master Claudia!

"You think disrespect for the Imperial Empress is unacceptable?

"Yes!?" "What?!

To Deefleet's words, Theresa and Claudia raise their voices of surprise. I saw it, Deefleet's expression changed from angry to frightening.

"Dear Claudia, your qualities are far apart. You probably know Kamui, not just me. Because I know that your class of students would like to talk about it. Now, you know you're an empress, and why do you think he takes such an attitude?

"... for me, right? Because I'm trying to hide my identity."

It is a misunderstanding. It was Kamui who distorted Claudia's identity. I didn't care for Claudia, it's a hassle to care, so I just used it to hide my identity.

"What do the students around you think when you see Tereza making a scene about him being disrespectful if you do it? For the sake of Lord Borderline's younger brother, not everyone sees Claudia as thinking of Kamui."

"That's not..."

"Near action is the will of its Lord. Don't forget that. And Mr. Therese."

"Yes." "Sorry."

Circumstances like buying ambient objections are the opposite of Claudia's purpose. They both said an honest apology to Deefleet's sermon.

"Well, let's really get back. If you believe his words, there will be no danger to your life, but conversely, is there any other danger?"

"... Yes"

Deefreet decided to go back the way he came before Claudia and the others. He explains to the two of them to be careful about getting attacked from behind.

But as a matter of fact, Deefleet isn't that worried. If we do something that strikes us, it's going to be harder on them. Kamui shouldn't want that.

Not for ourselves, but for the inhabitants here. I am located below the inhabitants here for Kamui. As well as feeling a little shocked, Deefleet had some fun wondering why.

◇ ◇ ◇

Return to the main street and head to the orphanage. Eventually, I spent more than half an hour out of college going to the orphanage. At this hour, the entrance to the orphanage is wide open.

I entered the building without being able to say otherwise.

A bigger building than I thought. But the orphan is nowhere to be seen. Speaking to the priest who came by, he told me that most of the orphans were in the middle of their studies in the assembly room.

That would be what Kamui is doing. When I asked where the assembly room was, I headed to that place.

When I gently opened the door, many of the children sat side by side. It wasn't just Kamui..., standing in the front. A female student coming to the college uniform is talking about something near the kids.

"Mr. Serene?

Claudia quickly figured out who the female student was.

"Do you know him?

"Yes, I'm a student of the same class, Mr. Serene"

"Really? Is this a friend of Kamui-kun's?

"Same group."

"Is that the connection? Is that all you call an orphanage..."

The last word asks itself rather than asking Claudia. Kamui is not the type to readily accept others. Deefleet feels that way.

"Yes. That's it for today. Review it properly!

Kamui is marking the end of the class.

"Oh, I'll kill you exactly!

"It's not that revenge. Just kidding. Don't forget something! If you leave your things behind, the bishop will be mad at you!

"" "Yes!

"This again..."

Deefreet was a little surprised that Kamui was a good teacher. Deefleet's interest in Kamui, which shows an unexpected side, will intensify.

"Goodbye, Nee! Shit, I know. Hey! See you later!" "Holy shit!

The children greet Serene. From that attitude, I felt familiar.

"Yes. See you later."

"Sister, now you're on a date with me!" Oh, me too. "" Me too. "

"Too bad. I don't like younger people."

"Well, then, when I'm a little older," "Me, too," "Me, me."

"I'm getting older then too...... Well, I'll think about it."

"No!

Children leaving the assembly room exchanging greetings with Serene. Where everyone is gone, Kamui is talking to Serene about something.

Serene with a surprising look, turning to the Deefleets. Knowing we were aware of ourselves, Deefleet turned to Kamui.

"Did you wear it without hesitation?

"Oh, it was okay. It didn't even fit the dangerous eye."

"That would be so. No one is as defenseless as the Empress of the Empire."

That means Kamui was teaching it. As expected by Deefreet, I was a little surprised that Kamui spoke clearly with the Empress here.

"Um, Mr. Kamui..."

"What is it? Her Royal Highness Princess Claudia."

Against Claudia, Kamui called her Royal Highness. Not only that, but it also shows more luxury than against Deefleet.

"Sorry about earlier"

"I do not remember His Royal Highness apologizing?

"But Theresa was rude."

"It must have been me who had the rudeness. Lord Therese is right. My deepest apologies for your disrespect to the royal family."

"Um?"

Exactly. Claudia also noticed the anomaly in Kamui's attitude. Kamui, who meets Claudia with a gentle grin, looks at someone else.

"Now, I have told the bishop that His Royal Highness is already here. Guidance on the orphanage will be given directly, by the bishop. Oh, I see you're here."

Kamui was right, a bishop appeared in a white robe. Looks a little rushed.

"You wouldn't have been rude, would you?

"You've been very polite."

"Is that true?

"Ask him if you think he's lying."

"What is it in front of Her Royal Highness, the mouthpiece? My liver got cold when I heard you were bringing Her Royal Highness."

"'Cause it's okay. I'll take care of it later."

"Will Mr. Kamui not be present?

"My Royal Highness may also be offended if I am present. Please, don't worry about me."

In response to a question from Claudia, Kamui also changes her attitude.

"Oh my..."

Seeing Kamui's attitude like that, Deefleet did not miss the change in the bishop's complexion. The bishop definitely has something to feel about Kamui's attitude.

"I'd rather be with Kamui."

"Mr. Dieffried, please join the bishop for today. The bishop is quite an interesting man."

"No, that's"

Kamui also denies Deefleet's invitation. Deefleet's anxiety only increases.

"Kamui. What about this one?

The bishop has asked about Deefleet. They haven't asked me.

"Mr. Deefreet. He's the son of a Western uncle."

"... what? Why don't you just tell me that?

"There's nothing more than the Empress coming, is there?

"That's right...... Now, Lord Deefleet, it's not a big facility, but let me show you around."

"... ok. Please."

You can't just say no to a bishop. The bishop has a different authority than the title. The Deefleets, after the bishop, leave the assembly room.

Behind that, Serene is complaining about Kamui. Tell me this, too, like this.

Most of all, Kamui teases Serene that his surprised face was funny, as opposed to listening seriously to her complaints.

As far as this conversation is concerned, Deefreet can tell that the two of them are closer than they are in the same group.

As he looked at them with concern, Deefleet realized that Serene was Kamui's counterpart.

That's not why I can know any more. Once we stopped thinking about the two of us, we decided to listen to the Bishop's explanation.

He has quite a serious personality in this respect.

On the other hand, it was Claudia who couldn't stand it. I was so concerned about Kamui's leopardized attitude that I couldn't hear the bishop's explanation. In the end, I decided to ask the bishop thoughtfully.

"Um, I need to ask you a few questions?

"What is it?

"Kamui-kun's, it's that attitude..."

"... have you worked any disrespect? If so, I'll scold you later, tough."

The bishop answers with a face that does not eat, but does not answer Claudia's question.

"No, I didn't. I was surprised how polite he was."

"The usual tone of Kamui is not very praiseworthy. Well, the only time he takes that attitude is when he's close. Miss that point."

Also, subtly, the bishop is distracted.

"That's not what I meant... You couldn't be too polite to the bishop."

"When I came back, I started talking like that. What did my parents blow me into?"

"You look happy"

Here Deefreet has interrupted the story. You didn't miss the essence that the bishop showed only slightly.

"Because it means that you are being treated internally. Non thinks that all orphans here, including graduates, are family members. If they admit it, you can't hide your joy."

This is also the Bishop's heart. I told Kamui that I didn't know anything about the graduates, but my heart was different.

"I mean, if he's polite, he's a long way from home, right?

However, now, what Deefleet wanted to know was not about the Bishop's feelings, but about Kamui's attitude.

"... I don't know that"

In Deefreet's inquiry, the bishop will hide his heart.

"Can't you tell me? Why were you surprised to see Kamui-kun's attitude earlier?

"I'm surprised Kamui was able to say that."

"... can you tell me the truth? Whatever you ask, I swear I will never do anything to your detriment."

"Even if they say so..."

"From me, too, please. I want to know why Kamui changed her attitude like that."

"Have you changed your attitude?

I was a bishop in love, but I reacted to Claudia's words.

"Yes, you've treated me more normally than ever before, not with that attitude"

"What!? What's he thinking? disrespectful towards Her Royal Highness!

The bishop is exaggerating to make him angry. I want to make myself angry so that disrespect for Claudia doesn't matter.

"No, that's what I'm thinking. I hide my identity at the academy."

"... you're not concerned, are you?

"Absolutely."

"That's good"

Listening to Claudia's words, the bishop shows a relieved face.

"So what were you surprised by?

Feeling somewhat distorted by the bishop, Diefleet, once again, threw the same question at the bishop.

He seemed to be actually trying to delude himself, and the bishop would look bitter in Deefleet's question.

Still, you thought you couldn't delude me any more, and I turned my gaze to Deefleet and opened my mouth.

"... reminds me a little of my old Kamui"

"Are you the old Kamui?

"It was when he just got here. I don't know what to say, I'm coming in contact with you, but I didn't see any emotional color there. I heard about Kamui's condition and knew immediately why. You didn't trust Kamui with everything at the time. Build an invisible wall between you and your surroundings and never show the truth. So it was like we were dealing with a doll"

"Kamui-kun today said he looked the same as he did then?

"No, he must have worn a mask because of his royal opponent."

"But until now, Mr. Kamui..."

"This is an unofficial visit by the royal family to the orphanage. I wonder if he cared about the orphanage."

"Really?"

In the end, I couldn't hear the real story. This is what Deefleet thought next to Claudia being convinced.

For this reason, there is no way a bishop could change his complexion that way. Deefleet felt anxious, not surprised.

I can tell what I was anxious about if it goes with the story of the bishop. Kamui decided to build a wall between Claudia and Theresa.

From the bishop's point of view, that means that Kamui is suspicious of the Imperial Empress. You'll just have to feel uneasy.

For Deefleet, I meant to get on with Claudia well, but that was apparently a failure.

Salvation has not changed your attitude towards yourself. To our relationship with Kamui, no forward or backward movement. This is what's going on here today.