Day after day, I felt tricked by a vicious entertainment agency and treated like a celebrity who signed a slave contract. It had been for quite some time since I had been sleeping soundly on a soft bed.
Knock, knock.
“Miss, this is David.”
Uurgh. Is it time to work hard as Ozworld’s slave again?
“Come in…”
What else is waiting for me today?
It was when I woke up from my bed with a gloomy heart.
“…W-w-what? Dragon?”
Two dragons the size of a grown man were sleeping next to me!
Am I still dreaming? Am I so tired that I’m finally seeing nonsense?
David, who brought in a tray loaded with breakfast, witnessed this shocking sight and said calmly. “Kike, Benito. Your transformation is undone. Aren’t you surprised, Miss?”
These dragons are twins? At that time, one of the two dragons who were sleeping quietly lifted their eyelids. Certainly, the amber eyes were the same as those of the twins.
I was a little excited about supernatural beings that I couldn’t see in <God’s Play>. “You’re a dragon? A dragon, but smaller than I expected? So, your human form is also small? Like a hatchling? Yet you look like an eastern dragon, not quite like a hatchling.”
Kike turned into a human figure and stared at me. He didn’t have a particular expression as usual, but I felt he was tired of me.
“Not long ago, I shed my skin and became small, but I’m originally an adult.”
Still, he answered my questions sincerely.
“You shed your skin too? I thought that kind of thing was for insects. But what does shedding skin have to do with getting younger? Ah, is it like shedding old skin, like a snake?”
Kike picked up a piece of bread and said, “I’m going to eat, so don’t talk to me.”
“Yees. Sorry…”
Just then, Benito stood up, transformed into a human figure, and pulled the earplugs out of his ears. That’s why he kept sleeping well…
Kike held out a piece of bread to David.
Is he taking care of David?
“David, make some toast.”
It wasn’t like that.
“My fox fire is not for baking toast.”
“But it’s delicious only when it’s baked over that fire.”
David began to bake toast in large quantities with a face that had given up his objection.
Poor David. It didn’t seem like he was being exploited for a day or two. By the way, as Kike said, the toast with the deep smell of fire was quite delicious.
David said as he piled up the toasts, baking all the bread he brought, and next to it, he piled up grapes. “I’m off to work now.”
I asked in wonder at his words. “Huh? I don’t have any schedule today?”
“Yes, now that the schedule is over, Miss can rest.”
I clenched my fists. Am I finally free from hell? Hooray!
When David left, I was in high spirits and yelled nonsense to the twins who were eating grapes. “I’m curious about something. Is Kike the firstborn because you have one teardrop, and Benito the secondborn because you have two teardrops? What an amazing genetic system. Hahahaha!”
“She’s strangely excited. May I throw grapes at her, Benito?”
“It’s a violation against the mission.”
It’s a long-awaited day off. What should I do? I couldn’t even see the scenery of the castle properly, so should I go exploring? Or rob the wine cellar in the Ozworld’s room?
While making this and that fun plan, I suddenly saw the twins standing by my side. Although annoyed, they stayed by my side steadfastly.
“Aren’t you tired of being with me? You can go and rest.”
Then Benito, who particularly hated it when I asked a question, opened his mouth. “Miss is ridiculously weak. So we have to protect you.”
“Oh…”
If you say that in such a cute way, my heart melts. I hugged Benito and patted his head. At first glance, it seemed that Benito was sighing.
Kike opened his mouth after eating the remaining grapes. “Miss call us by name. So while you’re in Pantheon, I’m going to protect you from dying.”
“What does calling your name have to do with protecting me?”
“So far, whoever called us by name became friendly. On the other hand, the guys who called us twins strangely died quickly.”
“Uh… why?”
“I didn’t know why. It wasn’t that we made a difference in our actions because of that. It’s just always like that.”
Kike added. “We decided to call this the twin law.”
Twin law. It was a very cute and terrifying name.
“Anyway, I passed the law, right? I’m glad.”
This time, I opened my arms wide to pet Kike, but it ended in an attempt.
“But when did you eat all the grapes? I haven’t had any.”
Benito pointed to Kike. It meant that Kike ate it all.
“That’s enough. Let’s finish the toast. I think I ate a lot, but it still left this much? When will you finish eating it all?”
My worries were in vain. The twins began to eat five layers of toast with jam and butter. I wondered before why David baked so much toast, but it seemed like the twins were big eaters.
Step. Step. Then came the regular sound of footsteps. I mumbled my toast and turned my head to the sound of the crowd. “Good morning.”
It was Ozworld wearing a bright red suit as usual. He came over in a smooth motion and kissed me on the cheek as I was munching on the toast. Like it or not, I mumbled. I just mumbled with my mouth full of toast covered with butter and jam.
I didn’t even think about wiping my cheeks anymore. Instead, I held out a piece of jam-butter toast that I had made in advance. “Want some?”
Ozworld smiled as my mouth was covered with bread crumbs.
“No, I have a bad stomach.”
Ah, yes. You have a bad stomach.
I ate the toast with my mouth wide open with a proud smile. Then Ozworld said with a ridiculous expression. “You’re acting cute today.”
Ugh. I put down the toast I was eating, feeling sick to my stomach at his horrible words. After swallowing what I was chewing on, I asked about his business.
“What are you doing here? David is at work.”
“The result of your death just came out.”
Ozworld put up the screen. It was written in long letters, such as how the system’s judgment was, what the settings were, how the quest was completed, and so on, but the point was like this.
“The Channel Management Bureau ordered us to resume broadcasting after receiving the quest rewards.”
My expression was as bright as it was.
Life in the Pantheon wasn’t entirely dissatisfying, but it was stuffy. Should I say I don’t feel like I’m in the right place? I know that many Constellations welcome and like me, but maybe it’s because I see too many Constellations that hate me. In Pantheon, I was nothing but a helpless stranger.
Ozworld pointed to the signature column at the bottom. “If you sign, the broadcast will begin with instructions on receiving the reward.”
“Right away?”
I wanted to return to <God’s Play> soon, but this was too sudden. I didn’t expect to leave like this without having time to say goodbye properly. I just suppressed my regret, hugging the twins tightly. Instead of being bothered or sighing, the twins hugged me face-to-face for the first time.
“It was nice to meet you. Say my goodbye to David.”
“I get it.”
“If you can come to visit where I live, please come. They have toast and grapes there too.”
“Yes.”
Then Ozworld pulled my shoulder and separated me from the twins. “It’s good to have gotten used to them, but they’re definitely adults to me. As a BJ on a romance show, you should be careful with your actions.”
But now they only look like middle school students. Instead of replying, I just shrugged my shoulders.
Ozworld turned the screen as if he had finished what he had to say. Then, the system window popped up.
Ding!
[Would you like to claim your reward?]
“Yes.”
[The dungeon quest reward ‘Return to Valhalla’ will be changed to another reward due to the passage of time.]
[Return to Valhalla → Return to Theresa Squire’s Funeral.]
“…Huh? My funeral?”
I looked at Ozworld, hoping for an explanation, but he only waved his hand to say goodbye. And,
[The broadcast begins.]
My vision flickered.
Day after day, I felt tricked by a vicious entertainment agency and treated like a celebrity who signed a slave contract. It had been for quite some time since I had been sleeping soundly on a soft bed.
Knock, knock.
“Miss, this is David.”
Uurgh. Is it time to work hard as Ozworld’s slave again?
“Come in…”
What else is waiting for me today?
It was when I woke up from my bed with a gloomy heart.
“…W-w-what? Dragon?”
Two dragons the size of a grown man were sleeping next to me!
Am I still dreaming? Am I so tired that I’m finally seeing nonsense?
David, who brought in a tray loaded with breakfast, witnessed this shocking sight and said calmly. “Kike, Benito. Your transformation is undone. Aren’t you surprised, Miss?”
These dragons are twins? At that time, one of the two dragons who were sleeping quietly lifted their eyelids. Certainly, the amber eyes were the same as those of the twins.
I was a little excited about supernatural beings that I couldn’t see in <God’s Play>. “You’re a dragon? A dragon, but smaller than I expected? So, your human form is also small? Like a hatchling? Yet you look like an eastern dragon, not quite like a hatchling.”
Kike turned into a human figure and stared at me. He didn’t have a particular expression as usual, but I felt he was tired of me.
“Not long ago, I shed my skin and became small, but I’m originally an adult.”
Still, he answered my questions sincerely.
“You shed your skin too? I thought that kind of thing was for insects. But what does shedding skin have to do with getting younger? Ah, is it like shedding old skin, like a snake?”
Kike picked up a piece of bread and said, “I’m going to eat, so don’t talk to me.”
“Yees. Sorry…”
Just then, Benito stood up, transformed into a human figure, and pulled the earplugs out of his ears. That’s why he kept sleeping well…
Kike held out a piece of bread to David.
Is he taking care of David?
“David, make some toast.”
It wasn’t like that.
“My fox fire is not for baking toast.”
“But it’s delicious only when it’s baked over that fire.”
David began to bake toast in large quantities with a face that had given up his objection.
Poor David. It didn’t seem like he was being exploited for a day or two. By the way, as Kike said, the toast with the deep smell of fire was quite delicious.
David said as he piled up the toasts, baking all the bread he brought, and next to it, he piled up grapes. “I’m off to work now.”
I asked in wonder at his words. “Huh? I don’t have any schedule today?”
“Yes, now that the schedule is over, Miss can rest.”
I clenched my fists. Am I finally free from hell? Hooray!
When David left, I was in high spirits and yelled nonsense to the twins who were eating grapes. “I’m curious about something. Is Kike the firstborn because you have one teardrop, and Benito the secondborn because you have two teardrops? What an amazing genetic system. Hahahaha!”
“She’s strangely excited. May I throw grapes at her, Benito?”
“It’s a violation against the mission.”
It’s a long-awaited day off. What should I do? I couldn’t even see the scenery of the castle properly, so should I go exploring? Or rob the wine cellar in the Ozworld’s room?
While making this and that fun plan, I suddenly saw the twins standing by my side. Although annoyed, they stayed by my side steadfastly.
“Aren’t you tired of being with me? You can go and rest.”
Then Benito, who particularly hated it when I asked a question, opened his mouth. “Miss is ridiculously weak. So we have to protect you.”
“Oh…”
If you say that in such a cute way, my heart melts. I hugged Benito and patted his head. At first glance, it seemed that Benito was sighing.
Kike opened his mouth after eating the remaining grapes. “Miss call us by name. So while you’re in Pantheon, I’m going to protect you from dying.”
“What does calling your name have to do with protecting me?”
“So far, whoever called us by name became friendly. On the other hand, the guys who called us twins strangely died quickly.”
“Uh… why?”
“I didn’t know why. It wasn’t that we made a difference in our actions because of that. It’s just always like that.”
Kike added. “We decided to call this the twin law.”
Twin law. It was a very cute and terrifying name.
“Anyway, I passed the law, right? I’m glad.”
This time, I opened my arms wide to pet Kike, but it ended in an attempt.
“But when did you eat all the grapes? I haven’t had any.”
Benito pointed to Kike. It meant that Kike ate it all.
“That’s enough. Let’s finish the toast. I think I ate a lot, but it still left this much? When will you finish eating it all?”
My worries were in vain. The twins began to eat five layers of toast with jam and butter. I wondered before why David baked so much toast, but it seemed like the twins were big eaters.
Step. Step. Then came the regular sound of footsteps. I mumbled my toast and turned my head to the sound of the crowd. “Good morning.”
It was Ozworld wearing a bright red suit as usual. He came over in a smooth motion and kissed me on the cheek as I was munching on the toast. Like it or not, I mumbled. I just mumbled with my mouth full of toast covered with butter and jam.
I didn’t even think about wiping my cheeks anymore. Instead, I held out a piece of jam-butter toast that I had made in advance. “Want some?”
Ozworld smiled as my mouth was covered with bread crumbs.
“No, I have a bad stomach.”
Ah, yes. You have a bad stomach.
I ate the toast with my mouth wide open with a proud smile. Then Ozworld said with a ridiculous expression. “You’re acting cute today.”
Ugh. I put down the toast I was eating, feeling sick to my stomach at his horrible words. After swallowing what I was chewing on, I asked about his business.
“What are you doing here? David is at work.”
“The result of your death just came out.”
Ozworld put up the screen. It was written in long letters, such as how the system’s judgment was, what the settings were, how the quest was completed, and so on, but the point was like this.
“The Channel Management Bureau ordered us to resume broadcasting after receiving the quest rewards.”
My expression was as bright as it was.
Life in the Pantheon wasn’t entirely dissatisfying, but it was stuffy. Should I say I don’t feel like I’m in the right place? I know that many Constellations welcome and like me, but maybe it’s because I see too many Constellations that hate me. In Pantheon, I was nothing but a helpless stranger.
Ozworld pointed to the signature column at the bottom. “If you sign, the broadcast will begin with instructions on receiving the reward.”
“Right away?”
I wanted to return to <God’s Play> soon, but this was too sudden. I didn’t expect to leave like this without having time to say goodbye properly. I just suppressed my regret, hugging the twins tightly. Instead of being bothered or sighing, the twins hugged me face-to-face for the first time.
“It was nice to meet you. Say my goodbye to David.”
“I get it.”
“If you can come to visit where I live, please come. They have toast and grapes there too.”
“Yes.”
Then Ozworld pulled my shoulder and separated me from the twins. “It’s good to have gotten used to them, but they’re definitely adults to me. As a BJ on a romance show, you should be careful with your actions.”
But now they only look like middle school students. Instead of replying, I just shrugged my shoulders.
Ozworld turned the screen as if he had finished what he had to say. Then, the system window popped up.
Ding!
[Would you like to claim your reward?]
“Yes.”
[The dungeon quest reward ‘Return to Valhalla’ will be changed to another reward due to the passage of time.]
[Return to Valhalla → Return to Theresa Squire’s Funeral.]
“…Huh? My funeral?”
I looked at Ozworld, hoping for an explanation, but he only waved his hand to say goodbye. And,
[The broadcast begins.]
My vision flickered.
