Mitis withdrew her gaze somewhat awkwardly, took a step forward, lowered her head and looked closely at Ella's purple eyes.
"I……"
"Uh-huh."
Despite the atmosphere, Ella had an expression that said, "I know, right?" Mitis continued her lines, feeling a little annoyed.
"actually--"
In order to build up her emotions, Mitis paused for a moment, then closed her eyes and shouted.
"—Actually, I like Ella! It's not the kind of affection that a friend might have, but the kind that a lover might have! I know there are some difficulties between people of the same sex, but I will definitely work hard to make Ella like me!"
Click.
It was as if the air had frozen together, and all movement in the room stopped.
"what……"
As if struck by lightning, Ella froze in place.
“Wha… what?”
"I said... I like Ella..."
She was full of confidence just a second ago, but now she looked timid and cowardly. Mitis lowered her head, her face so red that it seemed like water was about to drip out.
"...Is Mitis serious?"
"Of course!"
Ella's repeated confirmation made Mitis feel a little self-destructive. There were too many people in the room, and the shame made her feel like every cell in her body was burning. From the outside, she must have looked like a cooked shrimp.
“Hmm…”
Ella's hesitant voice made Mitis's heart stop. Fearing that breathing would disturb the current atmosphere, she didn't even dare to try to inhale.
Even prisoners before execution probably wouldn't be this nervous.
A strange look appeared on her face. After hesitating for a moment, Ella slowly spoke.
"Although I... I like Mitis's kindness, but... I... I don't have that intention right now."
The color on her face faded instantly, and Mitis felt that the world turned black and white at this moment. She held back the tears that were about to burst out and covered her silent mouth with her hands.
"I, I understand."
She ran out of the door sobbing.
This is what happened a quarter of an hour ago.
Somewhat uncomfortable with the silence, Ella coughed dryly.
"Cough cough."
But there was no response, and everyone continued to do their own thing.
This answer made Ella even more embarrassed. Like a child who had broken a vase, she timidly walked towards Lotte and Camisia. If it were them, they would probably say something - Ella thought so.
"that……"
"Hahaha—senpai, you're really going too far."
The first person to solve Ella's dilemma was unexpectedly Shen Gan. Since the latter was playing games with Iris on the other side of the room, Ella could not see her expression clearly.
Not knowing what to do, Ella stood there stiffly, speaking with a lack of confidence.
"Ahahaha...it's only natural to refuse...right?"
"I don't know what Ella-chan is thinking, but saying 'I didn't mean that' is a bit too blunt, isn't it? Mitis-chan is really pitiful."
"I thought Mitis would say she was the Mark of Original Sin, but I never expected it to turn out like this!"
"Well, she's just little Ella after all. She doesn't understand the fragile heart of a girl at all."
Angelica waved her hand and spoke casually in an uncle's tone.
"Even Angeline?"
"What do you mean 'Even Angelina'?! I'm a real girl!"
"Hmm... Is this my fault?"
The biggest reason why I refused was that I felt that Mitis didn't understand me yet and might have some misunderstandings about me. You know, I am not only lacking in ambition and very lazy, I know nothing about housework and cooking, and my femininity is close to 0. Apart from the appearance and strength given by the Loli God, there is nothing worth mentioning about me. Not only that, I have been hiding the fact that I came from another world, not to mention that my name was not Elelaya at the beginning. If I frivolously agreed to Mitis's request just now, it would seem too irresponsible.
So-called love means that the other party should still maintain feelings of love for the other party even after knowing one's shortcomings. If one agrees to something casually while concealing the truth, it is inevitable that there will be suspicion of fraud.
"Even I... Miss Ella, you could have chosen a more tactful way of putting it..."
"Euphemistic?"
As if to test Ella's inner thoughts, Lotte raised her head from the wooden chair she was sitting on.
"Like, 'Give me some time to think about it,' and besides, is it true that Miss Ella doesn't have any feelings for Miss Mitis?"
“Mmm…”
It would be a lie to say that I have never liked her. If I put Mitis in her original world, she would definitely be a super popular idol-level beautiful girl, someone I could never approach. Add to that her straightforward, innocent, and slightly tsundere personality, and it's impossible for me not to like her.
"Of course I can't say I don't like it...but, there are all sorts of problems."
"question?"
Interested by Ella's words, Iris shifted her attention from the chessboard and turned to look at Ella.
"What are you worried about, Aira-chan?"
"Well."
"If your majesty is concerned about the reputation of the demons, you should be completely unconcerned. Not only will there be no opposition from the demons, but it's not surprising for those in power to have special interests. Furthermore, same-sex marriage is very common in the Eastern Continent, so your majesty doesn't need to solely use the Western Continent as a benchmark."
Camisia provided timely assistance. Of course, Camisia said this not only to support Mitis, but also to pave the way for the future.
After seeing Mitis being rejected, the mood of the other people present also changed to some extent. It was a sense of crisis.
What would happen if I were in Mitis's position?
It's really hard to imagine.
But for Ella, same-sex relationships were only a small part of her life. Her biggest concern was the question of the other world. How would others view her if she told them? Would they feel she'd deceived them? Although she had never considered this question before, the mere thought of it now filled Ella with guilt.
"I see. This is a personal issue on my part. External factors are only a small part of it. I'll go talk to Mitis about it later—oh, right, the diary."
Suddenly remembering the diary, Ella took it out of the storage.
"Let's hurry up and send it over, Ella-chan. It might still be in time, huh? Nanako-chan said the army will be leaving for the Empire tomorrow."
Although the appearance of Entalosphiel, whom Gerard called the strongest humanoid in history, caused unrest in the army, after more than ten days of reorganization, the discussion gradually subsided. At the same time, since the appearance of the Seal of Greed was very important, Gerard decided to take some people back to the imperial capital to report in person. As for the current location of the Seal of Greed, it disappeared on the surface, but was actually being secretly kept by Mitis. Although she didn't know why Mitis concealed it, Ella didn't point it out because she felt that there would be no problem.
In addition, according to Gerard's report to himself, the successor of the Demon King, Entarosphiel is a matter worthy of the attention of the entire continent and must be investigated by all countries together, so it may cause a series of troubles in the future.
Of course, now except for Luty, Camisia and Eve, no one else knows that Entalosfiel is himself, so no trouble will befall him at all. Even if he investigates, there will be no results. As time goes by, everyone will naturally choose to forget, and he does not think it will cause any long-term problems.
After giving a perfunctory response to Angelique's reminder, Ella, holding the diary, glanced at the "Topography Search" and saw that the light representing Mitis was stopped at the foot of the mountain not far away.
"Then I'll go first."
"Wait, Princess, regarding the Black Dragon Clan's habitat—"
"Leave this matter entirely to Camisia. Just tell me the results directly afterwards."
"Yes, my lady."
After bowing to Ella's receding figure, Camisia picked up the stack of documents on the table where she and Lotte had been discussing a plan to move the black dragon's habitat to the desert that was once the western demon clan's home, but which had been transformed into a primeval forest by Ella's super-level magic, the Heart of Balder.
The black dragons' existing habitats were destroyed by their infighting, so they were worried about finding the next place with abundant magic power. Camisia certainly would not ignore this. After obtaining Ella's consent, she naturally began to draft the relevant draft.
It was mostly about what kind of temptation to use to attract the black dragons to their territory, how to restrain the actions of both parties after the black dragons moved to the territory, and the symbolic rhetoric to the empire that had invested huge efforts but gained nothing.
Because it involved a lot of details, even for Camisia, it was a bit difficult to think about it alone, so Camisia decided to temporarily return to the Western Demon Territory, borrow the power of the ultra-long-distance portal, visit the Eastern Demon Territory, discuss some things with Dean, and also have the purpose of making the Eastern Demon Tribe submit to Ella - because the demons will show their loyalty as soon as they see the Demon King, and there is no such thing as a "process" at all, so it is said by the way. From Camisia's perspective, this should be regarded as her mercy to the Eastern Demon Tribe.
After Ella walked out the door, Iris stood up and lifted her blonde hair, her eyes looking like she was ready to watch a good show.
"Right, right, do you want to follow and take a look? You guys are curious too, right?"
An Jieni said with some concern.
“That’s not good…”
"What's wrong with that? Besides, if I don't follow Ella-chan, wouldn't it be terrible if Ella-chan makes things out of control? This is protection."
"It should be tracking."
Shen Gan sighed in disgust.
Not paying attention to Shen Gan's words, Iris shrugged.
"If you don't go, I'll be going alone, right?"
"I'll go along too. As the princess's bodyguard, I should always be by her side."
"Me too."
Camisia and Lotte stood up.
"I want one too~"
"Didn't Angelini-senpai say this wasn't a good idea?"
"How could I be left out when everyone else is going?"
“Haa ...
And so, it eventually evolved into everyone following Ella together.
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The end of this volume will come in a few minutes, and I am currently writing the postscript.
Chapter 65: Epilogue
With the help of her wings, she flew over the soldiers who were packing up the camp, and came to the tree, wiping her tears and throwing stones in hatred.
"Ella is a fool, an idiot, a blockhead."
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. To vent her anger, she pulled up the huge tree next to her, poured all her strength into her arms, swung it over her head, and threw it out with force.
With the power of a level 39 vampire, the towering tree that required two people to hug was easily flown out, drawing a perfect parabola in the air and causing a series of roars.
"The most annoying!"
After shouting this out loud, Mitis felt her whole body go limp, so she hugged her knees and sat down, burying her head in her arms, and added in a muffled voice.
"...My favorite..."
"Mitis...sister?"
Nanako's voice was heard beside her. Maybe she had noticed that she was not in a good state before, so she followed her all the way. However, Mitis didn't want to raise her head at all now. Besides the sadness of being rejected for her confession, she also didn't want Nanako to see her miserable appearance.
"Could it be that... my sister was rejected by Lady Ella?"
“Ugh…”
She wanted to say "hmm", but because her head was buried in her knees, it came out as a whimper.
Completely ignoring the fact that it was summer, Nanako walked from the sunshine to the shade where Mitis was sitting. After sitting down on the ground with her hands, she moved towards Mitis.
"Do you know the reason, sister?"
Nanako's voice was so gentle that Mitis couldn't refuse to answer.
"……have no idea"
"Are you giving up on Master Ella?"
Mitis couldn't help but fall into silence. Of course, she didn't want to give up, but Ella had already said that, and it would be a bit shameless for her to continue to insist.
"As a demon king, Ella-sama might have some unspoken secrets. If Ella-sama truly hated me, she wouldn't have agreed to the lovers' game I suggested in the first place, right?"
"but--"
Mitis raised her head, there were traces of tears on her pretty face, and her eyes were red.
"But if I keep pestering her, Ella will get annoyed, right?"
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