The Core of Evil
Cassidy, The Deer Princess
{{{ Moments later }}}
And, hup!
Finally got out safely... I'm still not used to walking through that shard of space...
"Well...! Sitting there really makes my waist always hurt..." Noah said, as he stretched his body so that the sound of his joints could be heard whenever he moved
"But I'm impressed with everyone. They have their own unique personalities" I reply to
"And you better be careful with some of them"
...!
Ah, that voice...
"Hello... Hectors"
I don't know what to say to this guy...
Noah even stopped moving and returned to his normal position when an awkward situation hit us
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"Listen, I'm sorry about-"
"Not necessary"
Hector without heeding my words any further, immediately walked back, with Fuyuki who had apparently followed him from behind and had just witnessed the incident
"I'm sorry to interrupt, Arthur-sama" He said, before walking past me who was still waiting to catch up to Hector's goal
...
"Arthur...?" Noah who had been silent asked me out of worry
"It's okay. L'm... Understand why he's mad at me..." I said to Noah, reassuring that I was okay
I also invite him to come along, even though my face still looks sad today. Even though he is conscious
But you should look for something sweet to lighten the atmosphere
It's just...
Who would have thought that something sweet actually came to see us, popping his head from a corridor to peek
We both just stayed there, empty-minded when we saw her who wasn't even as tall as my chest. A little girl peeking, as if she had not been caught
Do I have to move for him to stop peeping or...?
"Huh? I'm busted?"
Oh, that's him
Cassidy, the little girl sitting on the pillar at 1 o'clock. When he came out from behind his hiding place, he also saluted like a princess of a fairy tale kingdom
"I'm Cassidy. C-A-S-A... Uh... I-D-Y'S. Mama called me little princess" She introduced herself
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Oh my goodness I want to adopt it
Her hair was blue like the color of the ocean. He wore a small tiara between his horns, and straightened his straight hair back. In fact, her dress matching her hair and eyeballs also gave the impression that she was a little princess from a fairy tale
This cute creature is a pillar? Someone with an important rank within this Fleet??
"I... Cute?"
"Yes, you're cute!" Noah and I simultaneously said, making us look at each other then in wonder
"Thank you..."
Okay-all
This girl is bad for my heart
"I'm sure I have diabetes" I said to Noah who was also weak with me
"Kids are so pure and funny" he said later
"E- Uh? Because me?"
Oh yea!
He can read minds!
"I mean! Since you're acting like that, you look like a little princess!" I said
"That's right! You are so cute and fit that picture!" Noah added
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"Thank you"
A-AHHH!!
"Look! She's so sweet!"
"It's an emergency!!"
Ahem!
"By the way, Cassidy"
Why are you here? Where's Mind?
"...!"
Cassidy, who understood my intentions, suddenly made her horns emit light like moonlight, so we were both a little surprised by her
'`I followed you, brother Arthur`'
Heh? Telepathically?
Can you do this?
'`Yes. But, brother Noah also I allow to hear the`'
...
I glanced at Noah who started laughing awkwardly by my side
"Ehehe... I want to, too, okay...?"
Who also forbids...?
'`Mama says being a soldier is dangerous...`'
...!
Wait
You want to be a soldier too? Following the mission, just like us?
Cassidy slowly nodded after reading my thoughts
'`I opened this telepathy because brother Arthur doesn't want anyone other than us to listen to the`'
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I slowly looked towards Noah, because the answer was not directed at me
"I'm just asking. There's no need to look at me like I'm stupid"
Once Noah was Noah apparently. He's still stupid
'`Mama also said, that brother Noah was stupid`'
Noah immediately gasped at Cassidy's words, until he turned into a statue that could be destroyed only if touched
While I immediately held back the laughter so as not to attract too much attention
Ahahaha!
Oh-h! That's very unexpected, coming from this cute Cassidy
I'm afraid someone's glanced too much and thought we were suspicious
"Ah, that's fine" Cassidy replied, as the rays on her horn began to disappear
He immediately took my hand and asked me to walk somewhere, while Noah who did not know it also just followed from behind
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"Lord?"
"8 years"
"He~eh. Cool can also join the Mind and become pillars together at that age"
"really? Mama said it was because I was strong"
"Ughs. Mind is not really motivating..."
"motivated?"
"Sort of... Give you encouragement or encourage you to be cool and stuff"
"Oh... I'm not sure..."
If I could know one thing about Cassidy, she'd be so innocent
This kid is too innocent, so I wonder how he can stay alive in this world...
"Plain...?"
"Mr..."
I'll explain next time. But...
If you want to join us, you should not {polos}. Understood it?
"Eh? Why...?"
"Because it's gonna be dangerous for you. What if someone attacks you later? Mother would be very worried"
"Oh, so..."
See it? He even agreed with me too soon
Noah who understood the meaning of the glance from me just shrugged his shoulders, and shook his head slowly
"The most important thing to be a soldier is just one..." I said, asking Cassidy to stop for a moment
He looked back at me as I slowly leaned over. His innocent song even started to come out, as I began to talk to him for advice
"If you want to be an OPS, you have to know how to make your own decisions. Although you can start with the desire to be a soldier yourself, you are still at the earliest point in a long journey"
That's... Is the sentence Jun told me when I decided to become OPS as well
And when I managed to become one of them, I realized, if being OPS is something heavy
Many lives I had to see go away, while I could only watch without being able to help. The responsibility for their cry for help still made me feel guilty, as his voice began to go out into silence
Not only that. The most painful thing about being OPS is, when you're friends with someone...
'`Why...?`'
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Because you can see them leaving you too. And it could be because they have to protect you, so throw themselves in danger...
"...!"
That's the most painful. Even if you don't become OPS, you can still lose someone. It's just that, participating in OPS will make the possibility even greater
"..."
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Cassidy slowly lowered her head after reading my thoughts. Every now and then he looked at me who also looked weak and empty, until when he read my mind again, he saw a figure that I loved very much
"about June...?"
Noah was even surprised when Cassidy found out the name. The real girl was never curious about anything other than that Mother's sentence, starting to make an interest in someone deeply
While I was, shocked when I heard that name coming out of Cassidy's mouth. But I know that I let Jun in on my mind just now, so Cassidy can read about him
"He's like... Mama for me" Cassidy said again
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"That means, Mother is really good to you, isn't she?" I asked him, while stroking the boy's head
"The best man in the world. Perhaps, brother Arthur could be number 2 right now"
I laughed at her plain words. But my heart ached a little when I saw him not even showing an exaggerated expression since then
Just a flat face, which shines occasionally when I tell him something
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*cup*
Uh-uh?
Oh, he just kissed me on the cheek...
"Mama said kissing someone's cheek would make them better" she said
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Ahahs...
He's too plain
"Hey, hey~! Where is my allotment also~!? Brother Noah wants to be kissed on the cheek too~!" Noah suddenly interjected
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I started hugging Cassidy and carried her a little away from Noah's distance, as she gasped at why I was so
"Stay away from the perverted sister" I started acting up
"Easter?" Cassidy asked
"The person who asks to be kissed is not a good person"
"Did? Really?"
"Hoy! Don't lie to him about it!" Noah interjected with an incredible reaction
"Aren't you lying?"
"Yes and no. But don't get close to him"
"I get. Mama said so too"
"Huh?? That woman said that too??"
Ahaha! He really hates Mind, or I should call Mother now
"Cassidy! We'd better get some candy or a cheeseburger"
Cassidy was silent for a moment to hear my offer. But when I didn't realize it, her saliva suddenly came out, before she quickly wiped it away to avoid being caught
"Can. Cheeseburgers..." He also said
Ahah! A good choice
"It's so hungry, yeah...! It's lunch time now!" I said as I walked Cassidy, ignoring Noah who was still protesting while following from behind
Haaah... I met a new person who is too good for the world here...
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Might as well...
This is what Jun felt, every time he held my hand when he was a child...
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Huh... I really miss you now
May you be in a better resting place...
