Chapter Book 11 - SS: The Person Aze's Waiting for
"Uu, even though he asked if I wanted to go together with him...."
Aze-sama grumbles with tearful voice while lightly hitting a big chick-shaped cushion.
"Are you still shocked about the matter yesterday?"
"I mean!"
"That was Mia\'s scheme at work wasn\'t it.
Satou-san didn\'t seem to be aware of our 『Kiss of Vow』 custom you know."
"I-cannot-hear-you--"
Aze-sama blocks her ears like a child would.
She\'s happy that Satou wasn\'t aware of the custom, yet on the other hand, it also means that the kiss Satou-san gave her on the forehead when they first met wasn\'t intended to be the 『Kiss of Vow』.
That said, there is no way I can tell her, "You should\'ve gone together with Satou-san then."
Because she\'s the last High Elf that remains in Boruenan Forest.
Aze-sama is the emotional support of the elves that live in the village, she is yearned by the elves, and an object of faith of other fairykins and demi-humans, revered like a living god.
"Uu...stupid Satou...."
There\'s no doubt their faith would vanish if they saw her figure now.
Or maybe, should we send an assassin aiming for Satou-san?
There\'s probably no one that can win against someone who defeated the Evil Jelly colony that contaminated the World Tree with a single strike though.
Since Aze-sama who\'s become tired from grumbling is finally asleep while holding the cushion, I quietly resume cleaning the tree house.
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"Aze, cheer up?"
"That\'s right Aze! Won\'t you give me honey cakes?"
The pixies are trying to console Aze-sama who\'s looking melancholic on the balcony of the tree house.
However, Aze-sama only reacts lightly.
Only two days have passed since Satou-san left, so this can\'t be helped....
An unexpected visitor came right at that time.
"Lua-san, it\'s been awhile. These are some souvenirs for you."
"Eh? Satou-san?"
Satou-san who\'s returned with teleport magic hands me the magic bag which was given to him as a parting gift.
When I look inside, there\'s a big lump of meat. It\'s probably from some beast. Nea probably knows how to turn this into a delicious dish.
Even without me saying anything, Satou-san briskly walks to the balcony where Aze-sama is sulking.
"I\'m back Aze."
"Sa-Satou! W-why?"
"I wanted to see Aze\'s face so I\'ve come back."
Ugeh, I\'m going to vomit sugar.
Satou-san smoothly speaks some womanizer-like remark.
Aze-sama is, "Awawa"-ing, unable to speak clearly, but she looks really happy.
He\'s returned alone, Mia and the others aren\'t with him.
"Satou, didn\'t you get out?"
"Dumping Aze away, getting a new girl--"
"I\'ve brought you souvenirs too."
"You know your stuff!"
"Wa~i, it\'s honey cakes!"
"Hyahho~! There\'s confetti candies too!"
Satou-san shrewdly gives the pixies with a bag containing some snacks, he\'s successfully neutralized the little intruders.
I think this reunion is too fast, but I\'m glad that Aze-sama\'s gotten her energy back.
The two have begun to flirt with their conversations on the balcony, but those two probably won\'t do anything wrong even if I leave them alone.
Satou-san seems to have that in mind, but Aze-sama doesn\'t seem like she\'d do the common mistake of young people.
I leave the rest to the pixies as I\'m going to Nea\'s place to prepare the banquet tonight.