I am called Aisha Greyrat! Thank you very much!"
Aisha carefully lowered her head while wearing the baggy maid outfit.
In rhythm with that her ponytail shook along with it.
After all ponytails are nice.
Eris occasionally wears a ponytail as well, but her ponytail gives off the feeling of a track and field club girl.
That alone is pretty good by itself, but Aisha's is yet another slightly different charm.
Aisha is terribly lovely, like a doll.
Since her eyes are currently bloodshot so it's kind of like a cursed doll though.
After she raises her face, she took a step closer.
Close.
"If I hadn't been saved by Knight-sama, I was about to be forcefully taken back!"
After hearing the words Knight-sama, I remembered that I named myself "Knight of the Moon's Shadow, Shadow Moon Knight" in front of her.
A line of cold sweat went down my back.
After the conversation with Eris earlier, I might have gone a bit overboard.
At this age I won't roll around after my back itches a bit but...
Around 10 years later this kind of thing will definitely end up as the content of a joke intended to tease.
After thinking that, I regret it a bit.
"Truly, thank you very much."
Aisha bowed deeply for a second time.
How old was she now again, 6 years old I guess?
Even though she's still young, she's a child who knows manners well.
"On top of saving me, I'd like to make a shameless request of you!"
"Ou."
Shameless, she sure knows some difficult words.
According to Paul's story she received special education from Lilia and she's quite clever.
"Please give me the tools needed to write a letter! Also, please tell me the location of the Adventurer's Guild! I'm counting on you!"
After saying that, she lowered her head.
When asking people for things she uses 'please', she's done well.
Yeah, she's a good child.
However, a little bit thoughtless.
"Are just those two fine? Do you have money?"
"...I don't have any money!"
"Weren't you taught by your mother that both the tools to write a letter and sending the letter required money?"
It's important to teach the importance of money from a young age.
I thought Lilia wouldn't have made a mistake in that area, but I'm sure there are things that aren't understood even if they are taught and there are things that can't be taught.
"Mother taught me that if a child like me asks with upturned eyes "I want to send a letter to father", then even without money it will work out."
Oh my, oh no, Lilia-san you mischievous one.
What are you teaching your own daughter?
The method to use her weapons as a woman?
After thinking that, this way of speaking and her gestures start to look like acting as well.
No really, what have you been teaching her.
"We've always been trying to get into contact with father, but the people of the castle say it's not allowed and won't let us send a letter!"
I heard that Lilia was being detained.
It seems they won't let her send a letter as well.
I wonder if it could be that she's being treated badly.
Since Hitogami used such words as "save her", after all.
This could be an NTR development that Paul won't find amusing.
"Aren't there any other reliable people than your father?"
"There aren't!"
"For example, that's right, a blue haired older sister... Or for example an older brother who might be somewhere?"
After casually mentioning that Aisha raised her eyebrows.
It was an unpleasant face.
Why?
"I have an older brother, but..."
"You have one but?"
"He isn't reliable."
Why not!
Just now didn't he magnificently save you!
"Is-is it okay if I hear the reason?"
"Reason! That's fine! My mother has told me about my brother in detail."
"Oh."
"However, all of it was unbelievable stuff! For example using intermediate level magic at three years old, or becoming a Saint Class magician at five. And to top it all off, becoming the home teacher of a Lord's daughter at seven? It's not impossible, but it's all unbelievable! It's definitely a lie!"
You can't believe it, huh.
I see.
I guess that would be the case.
"However, if you actually meet him, he could be a good older brother?"
"He's definitely not!"
"Wh-Why?"
"In our house we had this small box my mother treated as important. She would always say not to touch it or not to look inside of it for some reason. Somehow, it seems that it contained something precious to my older brother."
...Small box?
Well now, come to think of it I vaguely remember hearing something like that from Paul as well.
"During the time when my mother wasn't around, I secretly opened it and looked inside. And then what do you think was inside of it!?"
"We-well, I wonder what."
"It was panties. Panties belonging to a woman. Also, going off the size they were considerably small. Based on my calculations, they should have been panties belonging to a child around the age of 14. There was none. A person around that age, there was none in that house. I did consider the possibility that my older brother was a sister, but it's a bit much. There was only one person who I could link it to. My older brother's home teacher, a person named Roxy. When my older brother was four or five years old he treated a clearly older lady's panties as a religious object."
Calculations you say.
Wa-wait this child, isn't she just a bit too clever?
Eh? She's still five or six years old right?
How do I put it, from this kind of small child, I'm feeling this amazing gap, huh?
"However, there's the possibility it might be a misunderstanding right?"
"No, I casually managed to get the details out of my mother. My brother would do whatever he pleased like peeking on that lady Roxy when she was bathing or peek in on my father and mother when they were making love. It seemed like my mother was trying to keep it hidden, but there's no mistake. My older brother is without a doubt a pervert!"
A pervert!
A pervert!
A pervert!
Without a doubt a pervert!
And adding it on once more, a pervert!
Please stop it already, Rudeus's mental HP is already zero!
"I-I see, your older brother is a pervert, huh, that is troubling, hahaha..."
Even though they say you get what you deserve, how could this be...
How could it be, this... Shit.
I see now.
It's this sort of thing.
That's why Hitogami told me not to name myself.
Just now, I've understood it in my heart.
As expected of Hitogami-san..
"By the way, Knight-san, what's your real name?"
"It's a secret. Though I'm often called [The Owner of Dead End] in public."
I replied with a stiff face.
It seems like it would be better to wait until a bit after to tell her that I'm her older brother.
I'll be treated as a pervert after all.
"Oh... The Owner-san is it. That's cool! After all can you use things like summoning techniques?"
"No, I just have two vicious dogs on a leash."
"Is that so, that's amazing!"
Aisha was looking at me with her eyes sparkling.
Like a puppy.
Moreover a deceived puppy.
Ah, my heart hurts a bit.
However, for the time being, the result is all right.
If I were to reveal myself as her older brother here, Aisha might not listen to what I say.
However, if it's at this rate, it seems she'll honestly listen to what The Owner says.
We'll go while hiding my identity, and coolly save Lilia.
If I do that, then Aisha will look at The Owner with eyes of respect.
And then, after when she comes to realize I'm her older brother, her impression will rise through the roof.
"Alright. Then I'll save your mother."
"Eh?"
After declaring that, Aisha looked at me with a flabbergasted expression.
"B-but."
"Please leave it to me."
Just like this I met with Aisha.
Even though she has an awful impression of me, it's not as bad as Norn who saw her father being beaten up in front of her eyes.
Even though I was called a pervert for having Roxy's panties, so what, one day she will come to understand.
That people all have a time when they need to believe in something.
However, to have the recognition to realize panties=pervert at this age, huh.
It's not an age where she should be able to link together sexual desire and underwear, in the first place it's questionable whether she should even understand sexual desire...
I wonder if someone taught her these things.
It would be no good if I don't grant a severe punishment to the guy who taught my little sister strange things.
"By the way, The Owner-san."
"What is it?"
"Why did you know my name!?"
After that, my desperate explanation started, but I'll leave that out.