「I
heard Tapeworm was attacked!」
「Kukuku...
No problem. After all, she's the weakest of the Four Pests」
「I
mean, Tapeworm isn't a pest. Rather, it's a parasite」
「If you
say so, Earthworms is not a pest too because it's useful. So, I think it's wrong to call it a pest」
「Hey!
The story's getting off track!」
「Okay...
Then Earthworm is next!」
「No,
the next is me, Centipede!」
「What's
the matter with you, Centipede? You're no match for me」
「What
is it Earthworm! You stay out of this!」
「Well,
well, well. Then let me Cockroach be the next one!」
「「「.........」」」
「「Go
ahead, go ahead」」
「Ehh!?」
I
watched the maids pretend as the Four Heavenly Kings in the dining room and
thought.
（I may
have gone a little overboard, Devi. I think they have some form of brain damage....
How stupid can they be, Devi?」
And it’s
began just a few minutes ago.
When I
said to the maids standing in line, “You can relax, Devi”, they all started to
laze around like high school girls lazing around a desk during lunch break.
And
when they had too much time on their hands, they started to play like this.
（They
were lucky not to be seen by Freesia, Devi)
After
all, Freesia loves this kind of games.
She
might call another one of the Four Heavenly Kings from the demon world to play
this game.
After
all, in the demon world, the siege of Fort Guile has ended in victory for our
army.
I've
received reports that the enemy's attacks are scattered and there's a lull, but
I can't stand it if they drag the key part of the army with them.
Although
the situation is improving thanks to “Fumi-Fumi's Growth”, the situation is
still unpredictable.
Freesia
has been punishing Tapeworm since last night. Because “credit, reward, and
punishment” is the cornerstone of our foundation, we are not going to go easy
on them, nor do we intend to.
（Although,
these maids have become much more capable of fighting, Devi. If they train a
little more, I might be able to send them to the demon world, Devi...)
While
I was thinking about this, the door opened and Fumi Fumi came into the dining
room.
Immediately,
the maids jumped up and took an upright stance.
「「「Good
morning! Thanks to the Great Confinement King-sama, we are living a happy life every
day!」」」
As the
maids cheered, Fumi Fumi gave a twitchy smile.
「Today
you're up early, Devi」
「Yes, I
just finished doing radio gymnastics. And now, I'm going back to Tokyo right
after breakfast」
「Kurosawa-chan
is not with you, Devi?」
「Ahaha...
I was very reckless yesterday. She probably won't wake up until noon」
「Fumi
Fumi's going to need a pair of girls to keep up with you, Devi...」
When I
cowered, Fumi Fumi looked around the dining room and tilted her head.
「The
maids appear to be a little short」
「Oh,
Tapeworm is working on making sausages for Orthrus to eat, Devi」
「Sausage?」
It's
so gory from what I've heard.
It's
better for both of us if he doesn't ask any more questions.
I
guess he understood that.
He
changed the subject abruptly.
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「By the
way, how's Kaneko-san doing?」
「She's
still sleeping, Devi. What about it, Devi?」
「Actually...
The entertainment agency thing went unexpectedly well and I got a big kick out
of it」
「In
that case, we'd better put a plan together soon, Devi」
「Are
you really going to do that thing we talked about the other day?」
「Of
course, Devi. That's why I went through all the trouble of reading manga about
it, Devi. The selection of people is already done, Devi. All that remains is to
finish the progress chart exactly, Devi」
「I'm
going to postpone my reply until a week from now, so we can finish it by then. And,
what's Takata-san's situation?」
「Her
training has just begun, Devi, but so far it's going well, Devi. Earthworm and
Cockroach are doing well over there, Devi」
I
pointed towards the maids, and Fumi Fumi smiled at them.
「Well,
thank you」
「Y-y-yess!?」
「Hyaaai!?」
Earthworm
and Cockroach instantly turned red and slumped down to the ground. Centipede looked
enviously at them.
「In the
latter half of the summer vacation, Fumi Fumi must be there every day, Devi. I
want you to keep that in mind, Devi」
「Yes, I
understand」
「And...
There's something that's bothering me, Devi」
「Something
on your mind?」
「Devi.
I have told you that Anna Kamishima might be working for another noble in the
demon world, right, Devi?」
「Yes」
「So...
I was trying to secure her sister in case of emergency, but it got interrupted,
Devi」
「You
mean another noble from the demon world came out?」
I
shake my head.
「No,
Devi. But, it's a foreign woman... probably a saint with the blessings of an
angel in her body, Devi」
「An
angel!?」
Fumi
Fumi looked surprised at this.
「But
the chance of angels descending is zero at this stage, Devi. They're not really
interested in humans, Devi」
「Is
that so?」
「After
all, justice is overwhelmingly dominant in this world, Devi. Sometimes when
they give a blessing to the right person and say, “Well, work hard”, the person
will worship them all by himself, Devi. So, they don't need to come down all
the way, Devi」
「It's kind
of random...」
「It's
better that way, Devi. If they come out, it will be a pain in the ass because
they try to destroy the human race, Devi」
「What
the hell is that? It's so scary!」
「Just
like the story of Noah's Flood, in fact, in all the scriptures and teachings of
the past and present, there has never been a time when mankind was in danger of
extinction because of the devil, Devi. Whenever mankind is on the verge of
extinction, it is always because of divine punishment, Devi. It's the work of
angels, Devi」
「So who
are these foreign saints?」
「They're
like pawns in a game, Devi. Something to pass the time, Devi」
「Uwaa...
Their nature is bad」
「So
well, the saints aren't much of a threat, Devi」
「I see.
By the way, the number of foreign people has been increasing lately, as well as
that saint. There was a foreign girl who came to the radio gymnastic today.
She's a girl I became friends with a while ago」
「A
foreigner at radio gymnastics... It's a global society, Devi」
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「Moribe,
when I ran into Kitora-chan earlier, she was dressed up really well...」
「Is
that so?」
As I
tilted my head, Ninagawa-senpai interrupted the conversation.
「Look, isn’t
it like a date after work!? I heard Kitora-sensei got a boyfriend recently. The
rumor is they're about to cross the finish line」
「Huh!
Seriously!」
While
we were changing in the club room, Coach Jolanda walked in and clapped her
hands.
「Okay
okay! Attention, please! One of the coaching staff will be joining us from
today's practice for the tournament」
「Coaching...?」
「Staff?」
It was
very sudden.
With
the exception of Takasago-senpai, who was sleeping on a pipe chair, everyone
turned suspicious at once.
The
next moment, we all rolled our eyes when we saw a person entering the club
room.
「Let me
Introduce You. She is Hikaru Teruya, who will be coaching you in the sprint」
A
Yankee jersey, black with gold lines.
Green
hair, countless piercings in her ears.
Although
she looked different, the person who appeared was indeed Teruya-senpai.
When
everyone was stunned, Coach Jolanda raised her voice.
「She's
going to be taking care of the sprint... Moribe!」
「Y-yah!?
Yess!」
Suddenly
she called my name, and I jumped up.
「You,
switch to sprint!」
「Ehh!?
B-but, I-I'm a high jumper...」
「In the
first place, high jump is a mismatch for a person of your height, and training
in the sprint will be a plus even if you go back to high jump! You should
compete in the sprint in the next competition!」
Instead
of me, who had suddenly stiffened up, Shima-senpai shouted a protest to Coach Jolanda.
「Wait a
minute, Coach! You're being arrogant! Hey, Ui-chan!」
「Well,
the events are chosen by the members when they join the club, and even if
Ninagawa is the only one in the sprint now, there will only be Takasago in the
high jump, what do you think about that, Coach?」
When
Tashiro-senpai looked at her sharply, Coach Jolanda met her head-on and opened
her mouth.
「I've
seen you practice yesterday and the day before, but Takasago is not going to
practice. When we split up to practice for different events, Moribe is
practicing by herself. I think that's more unhealthy, don't you?」
「Takasago...」
Shima-senpai
moans quietly.
She
can't say anything back if she's told that.
「For
now, until the next tournament, let Moribe go for sprint!」
Coach Jolanda reminded me, and I nodded reluctantly.
（But...)
I
glanced at Teruya-senpai.
（Teruya-senpai,
she's scary and loud... I don't like her)
