Chapter 219 You Witch!!
A meeting was held at Kirke, the 4 houses, the Explorer Guild, and the clan Wooden Sword Way... and it was the next day.
Chloe Caduceus visited a certain place in the morning, still early enough to be called morning.
"This, this is Mr. Aaron's house... and I'm sure it's not a mistake, probably..."
She double-checked the location, making sure it was the correct address she had heard.
Then, finally, she gathered her courage and stood in front of the entrance, loudly knocking on the door.
"E-Excuse me!! Mr. Aaron, are you there!!"
After calling out a few times, she heard light footsteps approaching from inside the house.
The door soon opened, and a figure appeared.
"――n... Chloe, what's up?"
"Huh?"
Chloe was surprised when she saw the person who had appeared.
It was Lucia Aron, a young girl with mysterious features, silver hair, and golden eyes.
Of course, Chloe had no idea Lucia was here, and she froze for a few seconds, her eyes wide open. However, she soon regained her composure and asked, her eyes darting back and forth.
"Eh? L-Lady Lucia!? Wh, why are you here!? And, and this is Mr. Aaron's house, right...?"
"Yup. This is Mr. Gale's house, no mistake."
"Eh, yeah...? Then, why are you here, Lady Lucia?"
"..."
In response to Chloe's obvious question, Lucia...
"......Actually, I became a child of this house. From yesterday."
"Eh, yeah!?"
Fiona's explanation about being a bodyguard was getting tedious, so she just said something random!!
"Wait, does that mean... you're Mr. Aaron's adopted child?!"
"Hmm, yeah, something like that."
"Eh?!"
"Never mind that."
"No, wait, is that what's going on now?! Did something happen with the Aron family?!"
"How about you, Chloe?"
The topic of Lucia becoming Mr. Aaron's adopted child was shocking, but Lucia brushed it off and Chloe remembered her original business.
"Ah, yes... um... I actually have a favor to ask Mr. Aaron... is he at home right now?"
"Yeah, he's here. I'll go call him, wait a sec."
"Ah, yes. Thank you."
"Yeah... Papa! Guest!"
Lucia quickly closed the door and went back inside the house, mumbling to herself...
"P-Papa...!! As expected...!!"
Chloe was getting more and more confused, waiting for about 30 seconds.
The door creaked open again...
But only by a few centimeters.
"Ah, um...? Mr. Aaron...?"
Aaron and Lucia peeked out from the slightly open door, looking suspicious.
"...What do you want?"
Aaron asked in a very cautious tone.
For some reason, Chloe felt like Aaron was on guard against her.
"I, I mean... if it's okay... could we talk inside the house...?"
"......"
"......Ah, um?"
"......You witch!!"
――――Eh!? Why is that!?
Suddenly, Chloe was accused of being a witch and became flustered.
However, Aaron didn't care and continued.
"My house, you've gone and found out, what are you planning...!!"
"Uh, no, I just learned the address from Lady Eva, that's all...? And I'm not planning anything, I just have a small favor to ask Mr. Aaron..."
"Witch!!"
"No, stop calling me a witch!! What have I done to deserve that!?"
"What have you done, you ask? Place your hand on your chest and think about it...!!"
"Uh..."
Squish――but Chloe didn't have any idea, so she placed her hand on her chest and thought about it seriously.
...if Fiona were here, it would be a scene where someone might die.
"...I thought about it, but I still didn't do anything, right?"
"Witch!!"
"No, stop it! Just let me in, please!!"
"Witch!!"
"No, I'm telling you, that's enough!! That's enough!!"
"Witch! Witch!!"
Creak, creak, creak!!
And the two of them kept pushing and pulling the doorknob for dozens of seconds.
"What are you doing...?"
The fight ended when Fiona, looking dumbfounded, came out from the back of the house.
* * *
After somehow managing to get into the house, Chloe was led to the living room and sat on the sofa.
Fiona came back from the kitchen and placed a cup of tea in front of Chloe.
"Ah, thank you."
As Chloe bowed her head in greeting, Fiona gave a slight nod and placed tea in front of Aaron and herself, and grape juice in front of Lucia. She then sat down beside Aaron.
By the way, Lucia was sitting on the sofa, and on top of that, she was sitting on Aaron's lap.
Looking at the 3 people sitting across from her, Chloe felt a bit uneasy.
(Uh... I knew Ms. Fiona was living with him, but... it feels like I'm intruding on a young couple's home with a little kid...)
Meanwhile, Aaron was staring at Chloe with an expression like a stray dog.
It seemed like she wasn't welcome at all――or so she thought.
"Hey! Fiona, don't serve her tea. Make her your special soup instead!"
(Uh, isn't that a warm welcome? Hospitality?)
Chloe misunderstood Fiona's attempt to treat her to a meal as a sign of welcome.
However, Fiona responded to Aaron's words with a tone of exasperation.
"What are you talking about? I can't just whip up soup right now. If I had known earlier, I would've started preparing it half a day ago!"
(That's right, isn't it? she couldn't make soup right now――wait, half a day ago? Ah, is that a joke? Wow, Ms. Fiona can make jokes too!)
Chloe couldn't help but feel surprised by Fiona's unexpected joke.
She thought that maybe, in a private setting, Fiona was the type to make jokes, and that she didn't know what to expect.
"――――So."
It was Lucia who opened her mouth next.
"What's Chloe's business? We have plans to go shopping later, so could you please make it quick?"
"Ah, were you planning to go out somewhere? I'm sorry, at a time like this..."
"Yeah. I was going to buy my cutlery and stuff."
"Oh, really?" and she effortlessly brushed off the topic of cutlery, "But if that's the case, it would be better if I conveyed Lady Eva's message first, don't you think?" she continued.
"A message from Eva? What's that about?"
"Ah, yes. Apparently, Lady Eva will be visiting you at one o'clock this afternoon. She asked me to let you know."
"That's right, then... In that case, it would be better to do the shopping after Eva arrives."
"Gaaaah!"
Lucia let out a shocked cry, similar to Fiona's decision. ...Her face remained expressionless, as usual.
"Muuuh... Well, there's no helping it. So, what about Chloe's story?"
"Yes... Uh, this is more of a request to Mr. Aaron, rather, a request to the Wooden Sword Way clan..."
And with that, Chloe corrected her posture, her face serious as she said...
"I also want to join the [Evil God] subjugation team."
"......You want to join the [Evil God] subjugation team?"
Aaron straightened his back, his face serious, and said...
"What are you scheming, you witch...!!"
Yeah, her mental defenses were thick!
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