“Rias-oneesama is acting very weird.”
Asia who is sitting next to me is looking at Buchou with a worried face. Just like Asia said, Buchou is acting weird. She suddenly starts to clean the house and keeps on fixing her appearance every 10 minutes. We just finished the intense battle with the evil-god Loki. We, the 2nd years, are going to Kyoto as a field trip soon. It’s about time that us, the 2nd years, have to go to the department store nearby for shopping. But right now I’m concerned about Buchou. “Buchou. Did something happen?”
When I asked her with a doubtful voice, she answers me with a serious face. “Onee-sama is coming.”
“Onee-sama? Oh. You mean Grayfia-san?”
She nods quietly when I said that. Grayfia-san. The maid from Buchou’s house. She is deeply connected to finance matters and other things of the house of Gremory, which is a noble household of high-class devils. And she is the servant of Maou and also the wife of Buchou’s brother. In other words she is Buchou’s sister-in-law. But Buchou has been calling Grayfia-san, “Grayfia”. But why is she calling her “Onee-sama” today? I was in doubt, and Akeno-san tells me. “Today Grayfia-san has a day off.”
“Hmm, a day off. So she has a day off as a maid?”
“Yes. Usually she is a maid who serves the house of Gremory. She has the relationship of servant and master with Rias who is the daughter from the house of Gremory. But it seems like it’s a different story when she gets a day off. Only then, she becomes Rias’s sister-in-law.”
“……Buchou is scared of Grayfia-san who becomes her sister-in-law…….. It seems like she is really strict.”
Koneko-chan says. I see. “So Buchou also has someone she is weak against.”
Xenovia nodded with confirmation. Well even if Buchou is the next heir of the noble house of Gremory, she is still a girl. So Grayfia-san who isn’t a maid gets into a “sister-mode”? I do want to see the scenery where Rias and Grayfia-san are acting like sisters. The conversation between two beauties would look beautiful even if I were to look at them from the sides…….But I think something is going to happen by looking at how Buchou is feeling nervous. “So she decided to visit my house when she got a day off?”
Akeno-san makes a small laugh at my words and answers me. “Yes. It seems like there is something she wants to talk to Rias about as her sister.”
Buchou who is beside me and Akeno-san who are talking to each other is checking the room. Buchou, even if you clean more than this, nothing is coming out. “I….I also need to prepare tea as well. Ise. I want you to dress nicely as well. She will probably check you as well.”
Buchou fixes my collar. She’s also checking my hair. “I’m getting checked as well? Umm, why is that……?”
“You are….”
She stops there and her face becomes really red. “…….Be…because…. You are special……..”
I’m special……..? I’m not sure, but is it because I’m the resident of the place she is home staying at? Or is it because I underwent lots of training when I went to the Underworld in summer? We went to the homeland of devils in summer and stayed at Buchou’s house. Especially I, who was doing different things from other members like learning how to dance and learning the history of Buchou’s house. Even now it’s still a mystery why I did all those things. Even all the servants of the house of Gremory call me “Waka”….. It happened when I was bending my neck. PING PONG. The door bell rang. Well by looking at how Buchou is behaving, I can imagine who the visitor is. Buchou went down quickly and headed for the main entrance. We also looked at each other and walked towards the entrance. The one who appeared from the entrance was a beautiful silver-haired woman with clothes like a celebrity. I recognise her. The clothes and hairstyle are different than usual but……. it’s Grayfia-san, the maid! She looks beautiful today because she is wearing clothes that look like they are from an expensive brand and she has her hair put up. Uwaa…… The usual Grayfia-san who is in the maid outfit is beautiful but Grayfia-san today has the charm of an adult! Usually Grayfia-san appears in front of us by using the magic-circle, but today she came from the entrance. So she must have wanted to visit here properly as a sister-in-law. I can see a gorgeous limousine parked outside! Wow! That’s the wife of Maou for you! Grayfia-san looks at us then greets us while having a smile filled with elegance. “How are you doing everyone?”
Then Grayfia-san looks at Buchou. Grayfia-san then greets Buchou with a cheerful smile. “How do you do Rias.”
“Hello Onee-sama.”
Buchou replies back with a smile but I can see that she is nervous. “It has been a while Hime-sama.”
Another voice. When I looked at the direction where the voice came from there was a strange creature! The face looked like an Asian-dragon. It seems like a dragon and it had red scales throughout its body. But the torso looks like either a horse or deer. The size is about 2 metres I think. Either way it’s a creature I am seeing for the first time. I mean, was this the one that spoke? It seems like it realised I was looking at it and the creature bows its head down to me. “Oh if it isn’t Sekiryuutei-dono. This is our first meeting. I’m a “Pawn” that serves Sirzechs-sama, and my name is Enku. Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
It spoke! And it has a polite speech and greeted me! “Ha, yeah. Nice to meet you too!”
I also greeted him. Then the voice earlier…… was this guy called Enku after all! Wait, he serves Sirzechs-sama? Then…..
“Ise. He is Enku. He is a Kirin, which is a legendary creature and is Onii-sama’s servant. It’s been a while Enku. I’m glad that you look healthy.”
Buchou pats Enku……. The Kirin’s neck with her hand. So it's the Kirin that doesn’t have a long neck. Even I know it’s name. I don’t know the details about it but it’s the one that appears in Chinese folklore. But Sirzechs-sama has a legendary creature as his servant…….. It said that it is a “Pawn” but it definitely isn’t worth only 1 or 2 pieces. Even if it is a same “Pawn” as me, he seems like he is in a different league as me…….. The Kirin, Enku-san, then says it to Grayfia-san. “Then Grayfia-sama. I will be returning to my station.”
“Yes. Thank you for escorting me till here, Enku. It would have been fine by myself though……”
“What are you saying. Our great “Queen” who is also the wife of our master. For you to go and visit someone officially without an escort……. Well even though I say that, I don’t even have a slight thought of Grayfia-sama being in danger even without my escort. I thought I should bring “fortune” to Sekiryuutei-dono’s residence by coming along with you. More than that I’m glad to see the face of Hime-sama and Sekiryuutei-dono who is the Waka.”
I see. Officially visiting here as Sirzechs-sama’s wife and Buchou’s sister-in-law is a serious matter. Wait, “Waka” again. Where does my position stand? But what does he mean by “fortune”? I was in doubt and Akeno-san whispers to my ear.