Chapter 32: Reconciliation (2)

I too turned to the direction of the kitchen. Did Liliath really scare Prune? I honestly have no idea. Every once in a blue moon when I’dcome here to have a meal, wherever Prune was present, we would have a short chat. 

I saw a bushy tail. A hand..

The struggle between a father and daughter.

Oh what. Prune’s father went and took the initiative to kick her out of the kitchen?

Oh well.. that solves something at least.

The moment she stepped out into the customers dining area— all sights were locked onto her.

Ah— could that be why she’s considered to possess a troublesome TALENT? Like Liliath, she stands out a lot? Maybe there’s more than what meets the eye.

Prune stiffened the moment her eyes met Liliath. Her father was literally pushing her from the shoulder as if she were a wheelbarrow. It looked rather comical.

Her father left for the kitchen, leaving Prune, frozen as a statue standing in front of us.

“What’s wrong, Prune?” Her mother asked.

She shook her head, showed a stiff smile.

I pulled over an unoccupied chair and beckoned her to sit. 

“Glad to see you're doing well— Prune,” Liliath stretched her hand out— a handshake? Do Princesses even shake hands?

Shivering, Prune who had no option to object accepted her greeting.

“Ever since she’s gotten her TALENT, Prune has become more sensitive to people’s intent, and it has become somewhat problematic.” Her mom confessed. 

Prune didn’t say a word.

“Is that so?” My mom replied back and their conversation continued forward.

“What next,” my sister yawned.

“I suppose I should explain myself. Prune, your fear towards me is justifiable, for I am a dangerous existence to your kind.”

Prune seemed to not understand. I also didn’t. What kind of bomb did Liliath just drop? Your kind, She just showed another 180 degree shift? What?

“Noel, help?” Liliath looked at me.

“You mean.. you need me to help explain the situation?” I curled my finger on my head, I was referring to her horns.

“You two are... keeping secrets..” 

“Yeah, yeah,” I replied to the little devil, “Bottom line is this Prune, Lilith  naturally has this aura that scares creatures— or animals in general.. yeah.”

“Creatures and animals..” Prune covered down her fluffy ears with her hands.

Fluffy..

“Eh.. I’m not saying you’re not human.. um..”

Wait.. if Liliath can scare animals with her aura alone then... could she get rid of all the cockroaches in the house by releasing bloodlust to the surroundings?

That would be convenient wouldn’t it now? The sight of cockroaches and rodents running for their lives— seeking a new shelter that is our neighbor’s home— I should ask her to try that. Should be fun.. dancing cockroaches.. like a reversed Peter Piper or something.

“Prune, you need not to be scared,” Liliath gave her a sympathetic look.

“I-is that so... but you’re dangerous?”

Ah... that makes sense. From her mother’s explanation, Prune who has like this ability to sense dangerous people— that including Liliath, who is a demon lord. Makes sense.

“I don’t mean any harm.. I understand that my constitution may be different from normal humans in this world.”

“Because you came from another world..”

“Yes. Because of that.”

I suppose because Liliath came from a foreign world, Prune’s danger sense was going nuts?

“Liliath— came from another world. Noel, you have an amazing TALENT..”

“Uh.. yeah..”

Hearing that from Prune with the kind of tone she said it was a little uncomfortable.

“I was just hoping I could try to clear up the misunderstanding between the two of you..”

I didn’t know how exactly I planned to go about it but I suppose having them meet like this could be a step to mend their relationship? I was surprised that Liliath tried to reconcile— I still remember her bad-mouthing Prune a few days ago. Seriously, what’s up with this?

“Then with this I hope you can accept my apology. I didn’t intend to scare you,” Liliath spoke in a flat tone.

“Y-yes!” Prune’s wolf-like ears stood up straight.

The two mothers laughed in response. Ah yes.. the typical parent-child interaction.

“Hope you can get along well with my daughter, Liliath, you too Prune, get along with Liliath alright.”

“I will do my utmost,” Liliath gave Prune’s mom a Princess-like smile.

“I’ll try..” Prune was still shivering.

“Also, I want to apologize about the other day. It was a misunderstanding on my part,” Liliath spoke.

“Misunderstanding?”

“The video call that day— was it?”

Um..

“Noel wanted to stop me, but due to unforeseen circumstances— it resulted in the scene you saw happening.”

Just as I was about to step in to stop the conversation from driving into a red-light district—

“Ah! You mean the time Noel forced you onto the bed!” The little devil who had been ignored all this time landed a critical hit.

Prune stared at me, unblinking, while the entire restaurant fell silent.

Fuck— why did you have to bring it up you devil?! I KNOW YOUR CUTE, SCHEMING AND WHAT-NOT BUT WHY?! WHY?!

“You..” Liliath looked at the grinning devil in disbelief, “I-I trusted you!”

The devil stuck out her tongue.

“Those two seem intimate,” Prune’s mom commented.

“Yes they do,” my mom chuckled.

 

*

Knock. Knock.

I turned to face the door. There wasn’t a need to guess, I already know who it is.

Liliath who always came to say ‘good night’ was in a purple pajama this time— not the erotic nightgown— totally not disappointed.

“Can we talk?” 

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“Alright.”

The fact that she wanted to talk to me for the second time with the first one ending in chaos— it was a little suspicious and scary.

The aura she gave off was very different from last time. In the first place, it was odd to even say that I could feel an aura emanating from her. 

“I’m seriously sorry about the other day,” I spoke first. “I didn’t plan to push you away. To tell you the truth, the main reason why I was suspicious was because your actions didn’t match.. well.. the environment you said you grew up from.”

“No. Noel, you aren’t wrong,” Liliath sat down, smoothing out the edges of my bed with her finger, just like the last time. 

“You mean?”

“You were right to not trust me.”

Liliath looked at me straight in the eye. 

“Noel. You can’t trust me.”

“W-why?”

What? Is this some kind of plot twist? A weird story development or something? What the hell is with this act?

“My emotions are volatile. That’s the main reason. You said that my actions did not match the past I’ve gone through— I would say that you are wrong on that point.”

Liliath tone implied that she was dead serious. How did it come to this? Her emotions are volatile? Could she be scared? I understand that she puts up an act sometimes— could that be the reason why? 

Liliath told me not to trust her-- thus saying that she doesn’t trust herself? 

Is it because she’s not comfortable enough to show her true self— the many sides of her? 

Darn. That makes no sense. I’m fucking blind to think that everything became A-O-K for Liliath after I summoned her.

She still holds her past traumas.

She needs time to recover.

But to not trust her?

Maybe that’s just a way to say be careful?

But her next explanation shattered my wistful thinking.

“Noel, I ask of you to keep your guard against me— protect me in that I don’t disrupt the peace of this world.”

Liliath said with a smile...

She smiled...

I hesitated.

Liliath was someone I summoned— she was my responsibility.

Her request.. I don’t know what I can really do to fulfill it.

What she said.. I understood it completely. It was a hint to something much, much larger—

A demon queen.

An existence that could destroy entire kingdoms.

And me? I, a meager human being incapable of even taking care of myself.

The weight of her words dawned upon me.

“Thank you,” Liliath got up and headed to the door, “Take care of me alright? I don’t know when the next opportunity would arise where I can speak with you in my current state of mind.”

“Y-yeah.”

“Good night Noel,” she smiled again.

I smiled in response, “Good night Lilith.”

She left my room.

...

I bent forward and placed both my hands to my forehead.

I was naive..

Who would’ve thought I summoned something like that?

 

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Learn about her favorite food. 20P

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*Allow Liliath to speak on your behalf. 5P

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