第３６８堀：新しいお友達 (Part1)
Chapter 368: New Friends
Side: Labyris
"Ehehe. I heard a new girl is coming."
"That is correct. A new companion! We must hurry to Brother’s side!"
"Indeed. Let’s go, Labyris."
"Yes. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of girl she is."
The four of us were on our way to meet the girl Mauve had brought in, as Yuki had asked us to look after her. Since Yuki had gone out of his way to entrust her to us from the New Continent, she must be an important person. Aslin and Firia seemed excited about gaining a new friend, but... fufu, I wonder what she’s like?
I hope we can get along. Well, if she tries anything unreasonable, Shera and I will have to teach her a lesson.
By the way, our current cover story is that we have returned to the Academy in the New Continent to study. Being at the Academy makes it easy to justify rushing to other countries when needed. After all, we have that Wyvern taxi service called Amanda... or was it Dragon Knight? Well, it doesn't matter. We’ve left the excuses and arrangements to Popuri, so there’s no problem.
Lately, we’ve been left behind to watch the house quite often, so I’m happy to be of direct use to Yuki. It’s painful to just wait at home for his return. Not that it’s a bad thing—he does come home to us every single day, after all.
"Oh, you’ve arrived."
"Big Sister Eris, we were called by Brother!"
"We were called!"
"Yes, I heard. I’m sure you’ll be able to get along since you’re close in age."
"Yay!"
"Close in age!"
Eris was already standing there waiting for us, saying those things. We were at the Monster Army’s garrison. Bringing someone from the New Continent all the way to a place like this... she must be quite the personage. And...
"So Yuki called us because we’re close in age to her?"
"I think so. Rather than us saying 'it’ll be fine,' it’s more reassuring for her to have Aslin and Firia, who are closer to her age, right?"
"And we are the guardians, then?"
"Exactly. Well, it’s a bit of an insult to a woman to be seen as the 'older' ones, but you’ll have to bear with it. Yuki trusts Labyris and Shera, which is why he asked you."
"I understand."
"We understand perfectly."
"Poo. We aren't children anymore!"
"That’s right! We are already Brother’s brides!"
Fufu, that’s why I still can’t take my eyes off them. But I know they are growing up properly.
"Well, the place is that newly built building. Alright, the explanation is over, and I have paperwork to do, so I’ll leave Yuki’s request to you."
"Leave it to me, Big Sister Eris!"
"Leave it to us!"
...Eris, she slipped away quite skillfully. Based on what she said, if we take on Yuki’s request, we’ll be tied up with it, and afterward, Yuki will be doing paperwork with Eris. She certainly knows how to spin things. Not that any of us—except maybe Shera—would say we *want* to do paperwork.
"...I don't exactly do paperwork for the fun of it, either."
"Oh? Did I say that out loud?"
"I know how my best friend thinks. Now, let’s hurry and chase after those two. They’ve already started running."
Prompted by Shera, I looked back to see that the two of them were already gone, sprinting toward the building Eris had pointed out. We followed suit, running after them. Since the goblin guards know us well, we passed through without a word and reached the room where Yuki was waiting.
Actually, the moment they saw us, they quickly opened the door, practically inviting us in. Well, if we had kept up that momentum, we probably would have blown the door off its hinges. The goblins know those two well.
"Arrived!"
"We have arrived!"
"Now that we’re here, let’s tidy up our appearance."
"Indeed. We are meeting someone for the first time, so we must be presentable."
"Yes!"
We learned how to groom ourselves from Kirue and Sasari, and it has become second nature. At first, Kirue and Sasari insisted that a maid should handle everything from start to finish, but since they are the only maids in our house, we couldn't rely on them for everything, so we learned to do it ourselves. Now that we have children to raise, we can’t trouble Kirue and Sasari too much.
After tidying up and checking each other, we knocked, waited for a reply, and entered.
"Oh, you're here."
"Yo. Thanks for coming all this way."
"Yo. You little ones are here."
Yuki, Steve, and Mauve greeted us. There were others present, but they must have decided no one else was needed. Raiya and Curse just gave a nod, and the guards, Samantha and Cleena, waved at us lightly. And in the center, there was a girl with tanned skin...
"Hey, what is this really about!? There’s nothing to discuss with children like you!"
Ah, I see. In this state, a conversation is impossible, so he intends to let her take a breather. Well, if you were suddenly brought from the New Continent to a place with talking goblins, you’d react the same way.
"That’s harsh!?"
"Oh? Did I say that out loud?"
"I can tell just by looking. We’ve been together a long time, after all."
...I feel like my job of reading minds is being stolen lately. But that’s fine. No one can replace my "loli-busty" charm. Yuki loves this, after all. Fufufufu...
"Wow, your skin is brown!"
"Just like Big Sister Dark!"
"Oh, come to think of it, there was someone like that."
"But hers is more of a pale, gloomy darkness, so isn't that different?"
Well, she is a demon. And Dark Elves have a black version of the fair skin of an elf; it’s not like this girl, who looks like she’s been soaking in the sun. It’s more like skin that’s been tanned a deep, rich wheat color from playing in the Weed sea.
"Shut up. You guys are too white!! And stop poking me!!"
"Awawa."
"Whoops!"
It’s annoying to have two strangers grabbing your hands and poking you, I suppose.
"Hey now. You two, you need to greet her properly, don't you?"
"I'm sorry. My name is Aslin. Nice to meet you."
"I am sorry. My name is Firia. Nice to meet you."
When Yuki said that, they immediately bowed and introduced themselves.
"Hmph, fine if you apologize. I'm Dressa... well, nice to meet you."
What is this? A tsundere? She looks like she’d be very fun to tease.
"And what about those two? One of them has an unnaturally large chest..."
"The one with the very big boobs is Labyris-chan! They're fluffy and soft!"
"And the one with the big boobs is Shera. They are fluffy!"
Oh my, is she at the age where she’s curious about chests? And really, what kind of introduction is that?
"Nice to meet you. I am Labyris."
"As introduced, I am Shera."
"Hmm. I’ll ignore that Labyris one since she’s an outlier, but I have a bigger chest than Shera. Which means I have the best figure here."
...Excuse me? What is this idiot saying? Even Shera looked stunned. After all, Samantha, who has a spectacular figure, is right next to Yuki. How could she say that?
Besides, excluding me from the start is a mistake. She does have a larger chest than Shera, but the rest of her looks... well, muscular? Not delicate, but sturdy. What was that word? ...Sp... Sporty! That’s what Yuki called it. She’s more like Tori or Riel. So, personally, I think Shera wins in terms of overall sex appeal.
"Is Dressa-chan good with her figure?"
"It’s true that her chest is bigger than Shera’s!"
"Fufun. That’s right. Too big is no good. Balance is what matters."
"Is that so?"
"Indeed, balance is important."
...This girl is picking a fight with me, isn't she? I’m allowed to hit her, right?