Miniature Garden Chemister

26. Hinami Gone

Perspective: Ikr

"... signs of Hinami disappeared?

"Eh?"

The signs I was feeling disappeared.

It's me and my master in the living room. When Hinami rested first, he must have been in his room. I felt signs of the house somehow, but that was all Hinami had to do.

The master leaned his neck, and he must have given the sign. "Oh, it's true," he said.

He opens his eyes wide and shouts, "Yeah, eh." Unexpectedly, he stuck his ear shut and stared back.

"Well, well. … In the meantime, um, what should I do?"

"You stupid master"

Leave the useless master alone and go up the stairs and open the door to Hinami's room. There's no way to flinch, I accidentally pound my tongue.

The windows are closed, and there's no sign of the room being vandalized. It's hard to imagine that someone broke in and grabbed Hinami's sign in an instant.

"... Hinami, where have you been?!?"

After that, Mazuro enters the room, glancing around - stopping the motion at one point. When I followed him with my gaze wondering what he was looking at, a book on his desk caught my eye.

I see. At the same time, I'm convinced that there's a lot of unpleasant anger in it.

"…… God's Exchange Diary"

I've seen Hinami always seem to have it important, but I've never even seen it inside. It turns apart wondering what the hell is written, but nothing is written on the blank paper.

... Isn't this the journal of the exchange with God?

Or are you invisible to me? I don't know which one, but probably as far as the fitting goes.

Even though it is a clean room, only the chair is unnaturally pulled.

It's like Hinami sat there until just before.

"Ickle, let it go.......... What if we settle down for now?

"Master……………."

My master, who slowly came up the stairs, was smiling painfully, and I sighed unexpectedly.

"What are you calming down? Hinami's gone, isn't she?

"It is strange that Hinami should disappear without telling you anything!

Ask the master if he is not worried about the horse, but the grin will not break. Yeah, I think about how I'm going to let you crack my mouth, thinking you definitely know something.

The master doesn't talk much, including about himself. That's why it's troublesome, but only this time. But I want to make it work.

"Is that what an exchange diary is?

"How do you even know that?"

"Fair enough. I asked Letty Threel."

Tell her the name of the goddess who has already fallen asleep and say, "I've heard so many things."

"I'm still alive for a long time, so I'm good at gathering information."

…………

I'd like to say how long the hell you're alive, but I guess this master would never tell you. I dived into the will of my sleeping master and found out a few things.

You're laughing at me, and your heart is black. I was overwhelmed and found out that it was a demon king.

That's the only fact I found out, though I don't even know how my master lived.

"- Huh?"

"Ickle?"

"Master……………."

I felt uncomfortable with the pretense that I had never been aware of.

- What is it?

Is there something wrong with the Hinamino room, or something else, thinking so, and realizing that the identity of that discomfort is the master?

There's no sign of the heavy, intimidating thing I've been issuing. Hinami woke him up, so of course it's possible that he was removed. But there's an alarm in me.

Something's wrong.

"Ickle, what's wrong?

Hearing the inquiry, I look at the curtain.

Of demons, the appearance of snow rabbits becoming spirits. Demons, spirits, and demon kings...

"Master, Hinami has become the Demon King………?

"- Huh!"

When I asked him that, the master didn't shrug his grin. But my shoulders are frizzy. I thought I was the only one who didn't know, gripping my fist hard.

It reminds me that Maguro was God's hands-on in the first place, which means the idea of whether everything was as planned by the Maguros crosses the back of my brain. But if that's the case, it would be strange for Mazuro to get upset earlier.

... I wasn't informed, but Maru just noticed it himself?

"Ickle, calm down"

"I'm calm!

"... I'm not calm. It's true that Hinami became the Demon King, and she wanted it herself."

"What?"

I can't believe Hinami is supposed to be the Demon King from herself - I want to think so, but I realize I can't say it's impossible. Hinami is what God says, and I don't care about myself if it's for God's sake.

To calm down, take a big, deep breath.

My master puts his hand on my back and smiles bitterly, "You seem calm".

I calmed down, but I didn't admit it.

"…… Hinami chose to live with Master Liguris"

"Maru......"

"So Hinami became the Demon King from himself. Mauro has a much better life span than Hinami, so it's a pleasure to continue to be with him."

I can hear the words and be convinced that they do.

If you look at the master who dumped me and left, you know how hard it is to live alone. Besides, if you can't die early, even more so.

"I'm not a curse slave anymore, so I won't be with Hinami forever..."

I feel angry, but it is irresponsible to insist on stopping it.

I should have taken a better look at Hinami in my master's consciousness. Don't leave me alone, if we could at least think together - I think so.

But.

Still, I'm sure Hinami's options won't change.

"……… Hinami is stubborn."

"Not at all"

The furrows nodded loudly at the pompous and crumpled words.

"In the meantime, I can't care less if I don't even complain to God about one of them."

When he glanced, he shook his head and said, "I can't!," he says.

"We don't have enough power to go to Master Liguris on our own!

"It's useless at the heart………………………."

"Gu..."

I have trust skills, but I don't want to use them.

Well, what was I going to do, and all of a sudden there were signs of Hinami downstairs...