Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

97 – Dark Dream (6)

The lady who heard my embarrassing lines quickly went into the room and came out shortly after changing her clothes. He was dressed plainly in a white shirt, a beige shawl, and a long navy blue skirt, but the dignity of his chest was exposed.

“…”

Without saying a word, he looked at me with wary eyes like a hedgehog with many thorns, but unlike his hedgehog, he couldn’t hide his blushing face.

“Why… Are you staring at me like that? What did you bury?”

Perhaps it was because he stared at the lady without a word, avoiding his gaze and twisting the hair on the side of him with a fork as if rolling pasta. He couldn’t look straight at it because he remembered what he had just said.

“No…Just…”

I just muttered the same thing, avoiding my gaze and scratching the nape of my neck. Louie Thena, who was preparing an early dinner in her kitchen, was watching us with bated breath. What is she looking at…

“There…”

I waited half with anticipation and half with fear as to what he would say at the call of the goddess to wear.

“Sirius! You told me what happened! I came right after class!”

In the end, I didn’t hear the noisy appearance of the intruder banging hard on the front door, and the lady’s angry eyes turned toward the front door. Before her lady’s wrath could be turned on her Shaula, though she rose from her seat to see her off.

“I’m leaving.”

“Yes.”

Who can stop the anger boiling in the silence, like an underwater volcano erupting in the deep sea? I just sat and prayed, hoping that that anger would not be directed at me.

“Ah, Ms. Europa. Class is early… Now, wait a minute! Why? Oh, no! Kyaaagh!”

Then Shaula’s screams echoed through the front door. I prayed one more time, hoping not to get seriously hurt this time.

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“This incense burner was the cause of the strange dream? Anyone could be suspicious of it at first glance, but I managed not to find out.”

“I feel… It looks bad.”

“I must have hidden it so carefully. I used a sleeping incense so strong that the guards couldn’t recognize it.”

“So that’s why I was drowsy when I was on patrol with Lars that day!”

“I think it was because I couldn’t sleep when I was supposed to…”

A good time for dinner as the sun sinks into the ground and a bright ultramarine blue covers the sky. All the members of the tea party, except for Regula, gathered and chatted while looking at the incense burner I had brought.

When we were talking about the incident that ended abruptly, the lady clapped and there was a momentary silence, and she took advantage of that gap to open her mouth.

“Now, explain what happened. I can talk to Regula-senpai next time.”

The girl, whose anger toward Shaulah had died, crossed her arms and looked at me with serious eyes. After that, everyone’s eyes were on me.

Like a veteran detective who wants to seriously investigate a case,

Like a child who wants to hear an interesting story,

Like a warrior prepared to hear the truth hidden in the dark.

The attitudes of the people who wanted to hear the story were all different, but they had one thing in common.

Twelve eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Even Ruitena standing next to me was shining the same way.

“…First of all, please don’t expect too much. I’m just talking about the circumstances of the incident.”

First, they needed to lower their expectations a bit. It wasn’t such a dramatic story, it just explained the simple process of the work.

As if they understood the meaning, the other people’s eyes were less sparkling than before, and the burden was much less, so it was easier to talk to them, and I told them the story of the incident, omitting Professor Weiss’s story.

After coming out to the lady’s room and dressing up, I lurked in the red roofed dormitory where Regula was staying and observed if there were any suspicious movements. Their eyes lit up.

Like people who are excited about what is written on the next page while reading a novel.

“Did they hear who their comrades were and hand them over to the police?”

Perhaps her mouth was itchy, Nefeli, who was looking at it with sad eyes, finally couldn’t stand it and asked about the next story. She shook her head and answered her question.

“Unfortunately, I kindly gave you information about the incense burner, but my colleagues said they would never sell it. I tried many ways to interrogate them, but I couldn’t open my mouth.”

It’s 2:00 AM, the time when you’re hungry. I tried tying her hands and feet and casually eating delicious bread in front of them, and tickling her sides with her ten fingers, but to no avail.

She tried talking about the people on the list given to her by Professor Wise, but she had to stick out her tongue and give up because they were toxic people who didn’t show any other reaction until the end.

“Then…How did you…?”

Oh my God, even Aklus, who I thought was crazy about bread, couldn’t hold back his curiosity, so I slowly opened her mouth and asked. She pushed back her startled chest, touched the incense burner on her table with her finger, and continued her explanation.

“This magic tool, the Incense of the Dream Demon is not sold at the Mage Tower, but is an item independently made by the Dark Star. However, as I told my lady.”

“They said they were hard to make and there was only one in the academy.”

The girl who was crossing her arms rested her chin on his chin and took away what I was about to say. Of course, that was what the young lady intended for her to say, so she nodded her head and passed on naturally.

“Yes, there is only one item in the academy. Such a valuable item disappeared overnight. Will they stay still?”

“I’m sure you’ll do your best to find it! Besides, it’s so conspicuous that it’s easy to find!”

She nodded as if her answer was correct. After stealing her incense burner, she stayed up all night waiting on the roof of the academy building, where the three dormitories could be seen at a glance.

It was time to verify the list received from Professor Wise, and around dawn when the day dawned, I could find people moving quickly in each dormitory except for the red roof.

“I followed them secretly and overheard their conversation. It was early in the morning, so I had a bit of trouble avoiding bright places, but I was able to find out what they were talking about and what they were talking about.”

“…Sirius. Do you really want to work for our family? You seem to be working harder than our investigation…Or servants…Ahahahaha, just kidding.”

Shaula, who seriously suggested scouting with her eyes twinkling, naturally shrank at the young lady’s lively eyes.

Are the investigators so incompetent? I wanted to, but I was quickly convinced. They are people too, but unlike me, it’s hard to stay up all night without any clue.

“That’s how we were able to hand over all the suspects in this case to the security forces. If they are related to the Dark Star, they will be investigated by the security forces regardless of the reason, so you can assume that we have nothing more to do.”

“You worked hard all night, Mr. Sirius.”

Starting with the words of Lars, everyone helped one by one saying good work. Except for the girl whose mouth is sticking out for some reason.

“Still, it’s a little disappointing. I thought it was a case that we could solve with our own hands.”

“No. You don’t have to be sorry. No, you shouldn’t be sorry.”

From now on, it was my turn to tell them something more important than a statement of the case. After clearing my voice and talking a little lower, the atmosphere of everyone listening became serious.

“You were taking this incident too lightly. There were a lot of Dark Stars involved, and the number of people taken to the Security Guard may not be all of the intruders within the academy.”

The instigators of this incident were only part of the list. Even if it was written falsely, now that many people remain, the threat to the academy and them is not over.

“I’m sure everyone in here, except Lars, had their lives threatened as children. Assassins, betrayals, poisons, etc.”

Threats from the outside must have been experienced by any material in the zodiac, the path of the sky through which the sun passes. For the young lady, their expressions darkened at once as they remembered the threat of the past, which was triggered by the Dark Star, like the attack on that summer day.

Especially the lady was close to the point of almost crying. It hurts my heart to see my owner still feeling guilty about the scars on my chest, but I had to carry on to give him a sense of awareness.

“I don’t know how intrusive they can be. But the moment your faces become widely known. The invisible hands lurking in the dark will strangle you.”

Excluding Lars, who stood out at the freshman welcome party, it was still too early for the people in front of them to stand out.

“If you think you are related to the Dark Star in the future, feel free to tell me here. I will pass it on so that the academy can deal with it.”

It took time. It’s time to become strong enough that the dark stars can’t stretch out their magic powers. For that, it was necessary to use the academy. Isn’t that the academy for that?

Still, the lady who was worried about me carefully asked me until the tea party members gathered.

“What are you going to do if the academy…Can’t handle it?”

“I can do it anonymously like today. You know the suspicious person who posted on the board before?”

“You know. That clown or gentleman’s bizarre fashion… Wait a minute.”

I had to give them credit for my method, even if it was embarrassing for a moment. Rather than crawling in, he spread his iron skin and spoke in a pleasant voice.

“Yes, that was me. I put on a disguise to observe suspicious movements before the reception, but how far did I escape from the security guards… Everyone…?”

Everyone except Lars and Spica let out a deep sigh until the table was turned off.

“Did you wear it like that…”

“Fashion…Worst…”

“Haa…I never dreamed that it would be you…I was curious and did a lot of research to find out who I was…”

…Each of them was evaluated for the fashion they were wearing at the time. And even the girl who was on the verge of crying was glaring at her with disappointment.

“Next time I go out, I’ll buy you one.”

“I didn’t wear it because I wanted to wear it…”

“Noisy, on the subject of a single-breasted gentleman.”

I didn’t see any right to speak. In the meantime, the eyes of Spica and Lars, who had not sighed, were shining.

“That person was actually Sirius!? How did you think to walk around in such a weird outfit?”

“Where did you buy the clothes? And where did you get that nice mask?”

What are you guys? Even the fashion sense was terrible because I thought they weren’t childhood friends. Shaula clapped and drew attention in the atmosphere that was solved by the two people’s questions.

“Anyway, Sirius ran around all night to solve this case, so shouldn’t we give him a prize? Don’t we? Miss Europa?”

“… Award?”

The young lady’s expression hardened at once. It wasn’t something I was hoping for. I was just taking precautions so that they would not fall into danger, but when I talked like that, I stayed silent.

If you do good work, you can make rice cakes even while lying down. Cancer cancer.

“Yes. A subordinate has done such a great job, but without a reward, his efficiency and morale are low. Miss Europa, how many times have you awarded Sirius?”

“Uh…Well… Not much… I guess…”

“Oh my God…! He’s been by my side every day and took care of Ms. Europa so badly that I can’t remember?!”

A girl whose face turned contemplative as she recoiled at the sound of her astonished voice. As I silently watched the exact opposite situation, Shaula grabbed the girl’s hands.

“I can’t do it. Tomorrow after school! Give him a prize! Like you said, go out and buy him clothes, and let him do whatever he wants!”

I wanted to put her aside for her strangely flowing story, but I couldn’t stop her from waving her hands as she snorted.

“That…Yes! Thanks, Shaula! My, I’ll do that tomorrow!”

“Very well done!”

The young lady, who had lost her temper and her eyes were spinning, nodded her head in gratitude as if she was infected with her excitement. Others also applauded the lady’s choice.

I was dumbfounded and looked around, but everyone except me and the lady seemed to be on her side.

“Now, think tomorrow is your birthday and have fun to your heart’s content, Sirius.”

She gave me her hand and her a bunch of her excited No one was there to stop her.

The venom of the scorpion was so frightening.