I was finding a power different to Juggernaut-Drive which won’t make me over do it, but the result I got was for Ddraig to become even more pitiful……
[No, your power-up isn’t that bad partner….. It’s a good power-up….it’s just that, my spirit was weaker than I thought…..I’m sorry…..]
Don’t say that! You were only just more fragile than we thought…..! The mental-care for my dragon is also something that should have been within my ‘must-do’ range….! “Don’t apologise! I’m the one at fault here! I only thought about myself, and I didn’t even think a bit about you! I only asked for your help when I needed to, and I can’t do anything for you at times like this so I’m a failure as your partner!”
[……..Partner…..]
It seems like Ddraig is emotionally touched and he had a teary voice. I then said it while embracing my left arm. “I will definitely take care of you! Even though from now it might still be tits, but I will take even more care of you from now!”
[Yeah, my heart will get torn even more from now, so I leave it to your care until my last moment…..]
Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Ddraiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig! I’m sorry! While having such an emotional scene, Kiba made a bitter smile because he didn’t know what to do. -Then-
“Ise, so you were still working.”
Buchou appears. “What’s wrong? It seems like this procedure will take a bit more time…… More like we were wasting time talking so I’m sorry.”
I apologise sincerely to her, but Buchou waves her hand saying “That’s not it”. So she didn’t come here to check on us? I was in doubt and Buchou says to me. “Well Sairaorg’s butler is saying that there is a personal favour he wants to ask me and you Ise.”
That was something I didn’t anticipate. The next day. Buchou and I came within the Sitri’s territory in the Underworld with only the two of us. A gorgeous limousine is passing through a forest path which is rich with nature. Buchou and I are sitting in the back seat of the limousine. I’m holding onto a flower. It’s something Buchou brought and she handed it over to me. “The case this time is from Okaa-sama’s side.”
Buchou said that inside the car. Apparently there is a serious discussion Sairaorg’s butler would want to talk to us about, and he sent this message to the house of Gremory where Buchou’s mother accepted. Buchou’s mother is from the house of Bael after all. Possibly because of those ties, she must have accepted the Butler-san’s wish. “Putting aside the reason why he called us over, this is my first time entering Sitri’s territory but it sure is rich with nature.”
“Yes, out of few territories belonging to High-class devils, Sitri’s territory has the most nature reserves among them. There are many places with beautiful scenery here. Next time, let’s come here with everyone.”
Hmm, so this territory is blessed with great nature. Certainly the mountains we have passed by are surrounded with trees of different colours and I can only say the word ‘amazing’. I look outside through the car window and Buchou continues. “And also, it is one of the territories which has advanced medical facilities as well.”
“Medical huh.”
“Yes, the place we are heading to now is one of the famous hospitals in the Underworld.”
“Ho…hospital you say…. So we are heading to a hospital?”
I never expected to hear that. Hospital…..? Sairaorg-san’s…..-Does it have something to do with Buchou’s relative? S…Someone is in the hospital then…..? There is no way that Sairaorg-san is hospitalised right? Since it’s before the game, then it must be something in the line of him injuring his body due to hard training or something….? I became speechless because we entered a conversation which I can’t pursue to ask further, the limousine comes out to an open place. A spacious site which had people working on it. There are many buildings lined up, and I saw a huge building on the other side. So that’s the hospital? Progressing ahead for about 10 minutes in the limousine. Then the limousine stops at the entrance of the huge building’s drop-off zone, and we got out of the car. “I have been waiting for you.”
The one who welcomes us is a middle-aged man who is wearing butler clothing. He gave us a very formal bow. He has an atmosphere where it seems like he can manage any task perfectly. “Yes, lead the way.”
Buchou just says that, and the middle-aged man starts to lead us after saying “Please, this way”. Me and Buchou follow after him. We advance through the spacious hospital, and then entered the elevator. There, Buchou speaks quietly. “Ise, you know that my mother is from the house of Bael right?”
“Y-Yes. That’s why that makes you and Sairaorg-san cousin’s right?”
“Yes, that’s right. My mother is the older sister of Sairaorg’s Otou-samawho is the head of the house of Bael. But they are born from different mothers. Sairaorg’s Otou-sama is the son of the main-wife, and my mother is the daughter of the second-mistress.”
Older sister from a different mother huh. I see, so the current head of house of Bael and Buchou’s mother are siblings. But it seems complicated since one of them is the son of the main wife and the other one is the daughter of the second mistress…..
“And Oba-sama….Saiarorg’s Okaa-sama is from the former 72-pillars and is from one of the High-class devils clan, the house of Vapula. It’s a great noble household which governs the lions.”
“Vapula you say…… Lion……”
Lion huh. It certainly seems like Sairaorg-san’s lineage. While we were having that conversation, the elevator stops. When we passed through a door, we entered a floor with rooms. And we advance ahead for a few minutes. Having the Butler-san lead us, we arrived in front of a certain room. “This is the room, Rias-sama.”
Buchou and Butler enter. I also follow after them and there was a beautiful woman sleeping on the bed. “……How do you do, Oba-sama?”
Buchou gazes at the sleeping woman with eyes filled with sorrow. Wait, Oba-sama? Judging from how the conversation went, is this person perhaps….. The Butler then says it while receiving the flower from me. “…….This person here is Misura Bael-sama. She is Sairaorg-sama’s mother.”
-! Just like I thought, she is Sairaorg-san’s mother. She’s sleeping while having the help of something that seems like a medical ventilator…… The machine which is next to the bed is something I've never seen before, but is it like a device which maintains her life? This one has a shape a bit different from the ones in the human world, so I don’t know the details of it. If she is in a hospital, that means there is something wrong with her. The Butler-san while carrying the flower…….was shedding tears from his eyes. “……Today, the reason why I called both of you here is none other than this. Rias-sama, Sekiryuutei-dono, can you please…….Help us to awaken this person, Misura-sama, from her sleep?”
Having the Butler-san cry all of a sudden, I became confused. Buchou then starts to tell me the story.