Part 2[edit]
---[Underwood Underground City]. Kasukabe Yō’s room.
After leaving the guest reception room, everyone decided to return to their own rooms to unpack their baggage and went their separate ways.
Returning to her room, Yō fell straight towards the bed that was made out of a hollowed out Water Tree root that was stuffed with something similar to the weaving of the thatch roofs. Though it might be so, it wasn’t as if she had directly dropped herself straight into a litter of tree roots.
But she lay on the white sheet that covered the tree roots.
“……the smell of tree roots and thatch.”
Yō was enjoying the calming smells and almost drifted into sleep there and then.
Through her droopy eyelids that went so heavy with the desire to sleep, Yō lifted her head suddenly as though she just remembered something.
“……Cannot. There’s no time to sleep.”
That’s right. Yō had arrived in the South Side with a strong determination and a promise to keep. Though it might be impossible to have a hundred new friends, but if she didn’t get to know more Eudemons of different kinds, she wouldn’t be able to show her face to Izayoi who had given her his rights.
“……Come to think about it, would Izayoi have found his headphones by now?”
Yō suddenly thought of the headphones that Izayoi always wore on his head. She also remembered the Flame-like logo that were on those headphones as well.
That logo was similar to the brand that dad had liked as well.
[Dad said that it was an [Irreplaceable exquisite antique that couldn’t be found currently]……Could Izayoi’s headphones be the same too?]
Maybe it was due to that reason which made Izayoi look for it so desperately. Even so, the moment that the three of them were summoned to this world of Little Garden, all the belongings that they brought along with them would also have become items that are unique and irreplaceable……
“……Nn, thinking about it will get me nowhere. I will ask him when I get back then.”
Yō decided to change the direction of her thoughts. Rather than worrying about Izayoi, Yō would like to prioritize the promise that they had. Luckily Calico cat had gone for a stroll and hadn’t return. If she wanted to move alone, this would be the only chance for her.
“Firstly, the change of clothes and then head outside of the suburbs. The wildlife reserves should hold many different types of Eudemons.”
Yō rustled through her baggage as she finally got to unpacking it.
From a personal perspective of living, Yō did not find a need for excessive items.
Hence her bag was small and should only contain the minimum amount of necessities---as such, when she spotted an item that she had no recollection of, appearing in her bag, Yō’s mind was instantly blanked.
“……Huh……”
How did……She managed to squeeze out a low moan.
‘That’ which had dropped out from her bag……was definitely……Definitely not something that should appear with the other items in her bag, especially for Yō.
“Eh……Huh? Huh?”
The sudden impact caused Yō to feel dizzy as she got to her feet and fell head first to knock on the pillar in the middle of the room.
But she didn’t mind that pain. Because……the……the appearance of such an item in her possessions would definitely cause people to assume that she had purposefully resorted to underhanded means to get Izayoi’s---
“Yō-san! It’s an emergency!”
*Bang!*Kuro Usagi suddenly burst into the room by slamming the door open forcefully. Yō quickly hid the item behind her back in a hurry.
However, accompanying a loud sound, the surroundings began to shake violently, causing Yō to fall backwards on her butt in a sitting position.
“Wa……Earth……Earthquake?”
“No! It’s an attack! [Underwood] is currently under that attack of a Demon Lord Residual group! We should also go lend a hand immediately---“
---Kuro Usagi’s words stopped as she had suddenly clamped her mouth shut.
This is due to the item that dropped behind Yō that held her unwavering gaze. And that was Izayoi’s headphones.
“Yō…Yō-san? Why is Izayoi-san’s headphones here……”
“No……It’s not!”
Yō was getting more confused. This was understandable since she really didn't know anything.
Even if she wanted to defend herself, her laconic nature was a burden to her and she did not know what else to say, leading to an awkward silence between them.
Just when Kuro Usagi couldn’t stand it anymore and was about to break the silence------A huge arm smashed through the dormitory walls and right between the both of them.