Rudeus-sama, I've been meaning to have a talk in private for a long time now."
Kleene and Sylphy didn’t follow us.
Ariel stopped.
She says she has something important to tell me, so she has brought me into the forest.
A midnight tryst.
I wonder what she needs to talk about.
It doesn’t seem like she’s making me into her attendant for going to the toilet.
I won’t be surprised if you’re going to show something to me that you usually didn’t show to others, but I don’t know why you’re taking me along.
Ariel and I walked for about five minutes away from the campfire.
Making sure we were far enough away, she looked back.
"Rudeus-sama, I want to keep the contents of this conversation a secret, that’s why I’m doing all this."
Let’s stop the jokes for now.
Ariel wanted to talk about a serious matter.
"......What did you want to discuss?”
Although I’ve already expected this, but to be safe, I asked her.
Showing a fearless smile, Ariel caressed my chin.
Hey, touching is NG! [1]
"Well, we can take our time since the night is still long."
"Even if the night is long, the time for us to sleep is short."
"Don't be that way, I just want to be able to talk to you freely, Rudeus-sama."
After she says that, Ariel let go and sat down by the nearest tree root.
For the time being, I should fully activate my demon eye.
It’s not that I’m wary of Ariel.
It’s just in case if something were to happen to Ariel.
"That reminds me, about Sylphy and Eris-sama. They get along surprisingly well."
Is this what we’re going to talk about?
No, it’s just a conversation starter.
"Well .... originally I thought they would be quarreling a lot, but it seems to me that they’re getting along really well."
To be honest, I always wondered if taking Eris as a wife might lead to conflict and chaos in my family.
I was wondering if Roxy and Sylphy ought to be quarreling more.
But you shouldn’t quarrel with family.
“The other day, while Rudeus-sama was out patrolling, I met those two and talked about this and that."
"Such as?"
“She said, [You’ll be fine if you leave it to Rudeus.] For Eris-sama, staying silent and hearing all you say is important. Rudi also make mistakes, and, I'm no good unless I'm following Sylphy's guidance."