188. Similar things




 I came home from the buyer's shop for the first time in a long time.
 The mansion, just after dark, I saw Emily, wearing an apron and cleaning with a broomstick taller than my own height.

'Emily,'
Mr. Yoda! You're home!

 Emily throws out her broomstick and runs at me.
 With only a few meters to go, she kicked the ground and jumped into the air.
 I gingerly stepped back to catch Emily as she hugged me - but she didn't come.

 Leia, who had returned to her human form from her protector, stood between us and stopped Emily.

'Who are you, sir?'
Master, who is this guy?

 They both asked at the same time.

'Here's your new mate, Emily, don't ask her for a room too.
I understand.

 Emily ran into the mansion in a flurry.

'Master,'
Yeah?
Am I one of the masters?
"I'm going to, but can you go to ......?
...... No. I am the master's tool.
It's sad about the tools, you'll have to be one of them.

 After learning that her soul was missing, I felt extra tempted to deny her the "tool" and all that.
 So I emphasize the 'mate' part and look straight into Leia's eyes.

'My companions can be found at .......'
Yeah?
Can my friends ...... hug the master?

 Now it's Emily.

I don't mind...

 Just as I was about to say "I'm sorry," a hand reached out from beside me and tapped my forehead.
 I turned my head to the side and saw Eve there.

 A girl in a bunny suit with her own bunny ears.
 With a look of Leia-baried lack of emotion, Eve chopped me twice.

'Ouch, ouch, what's the matter with you, Eve?'
"Low-level haters.
I kind of miss that.

 I laughed and took out a carrot from my pocket and handed it to Eve.
 It was a carrot I had left in advance from the earnings that had reached ten million earlier.

 A fresh, drop S carrot.
 Eve received the carrot with a slightly happy expression.

'It's been a long time since I've had carrots.'
That's good to hear.
Long overdue.
So you end up chopping.

 After receiving the carrots, Eve, who was in a much better mood, weakened the power of the last chop.
 Then she went back inside the mansion, gobbling up the carrots.

'You're still the same Eve ...... hmm? What's wrong Leia, what's wrong with Eve?
Is he one of your masters?
Yeah, but?
Do your buddies do ...... chops?
'What? Oh, that's how it works. It doesn't matter, Leia's one of us, you can do whatever you want with what you think.

 Is it a cheap shot? But then I realized that my guys are pretty weird.
 They're all pretty intense in their emotions of joy, anger and sorrow.

 From the way Leia is talking, she's trying to emulate that.
 I'll do whatever it takes to help them get their emotions back.

 I thought to myself, "I think I'm going to be a good influence around Alice.

"Master!

 This time, Cerberus came from the garden.
 A giant guard dog, Cerberus.
 He made a mad dash for me and braked in front of me, staring at me with his sparkling eyes.

'Welcome home, master.'
I'm home.
You know, master. I kept the mansion safe while master was away.
Okay.

 Cerberus, with his doggy eyes and aura of "praise, praise, praise".
 When I patted him on the head, he wagged his tail as if it was about to burst.
 He's big, but this is the kind of place that makes me want to be a dog.

Ehehehe.
...... Is this one of your masters?
'What? Oh yeah, ...... Yeah, you're one of us.
Fellowship ......
'In a way, it's probably the closest position I've ever been to Leia. Cerberus is my dog and companion. Leia is my tool and companion.

 I'm going to say something like the ...... follow-up I mentioned earlier.
 It's an imposition of my feelings that I denied the tool.
 Maybe Leia has an identity with "tools".
 Maybe it's still not a good idea to deny it out of hand.

 After being told by me, Leia stares at Cerberus.
 I stared at Cerberus, who I was told was the closest position to me.

 After a while, this time he turned his attention to me.
 Mindlessly, he's giving off the same "praise and praise" aura as Cerberus.
 But I don't say it. Leia doesn't say it and also looks like she's trying to stifle it.

'Leia,'
Yes, sir.
You can say what you want. You have nothing to be ashamed of.
...... master.
Yes.

 Are you going to tell him? That's when I thought.

"Master...

 Cerberus, who had been nodding his head the whole time, tackled me.
 I couldn't help but be pushed down by a hulking body twice the size of a St. Bernard.

 After pushing me down, Cerberus licked me down.
 A show of affection with all the instincts of a dog, sticky with saliva all over his face, but I didn't feel bad about it.

 I felt his eyes on me.
 Leia's eyes looking down at me from right beside me.

 I was creeped out.

'Well, wait Leia, don't be too quick--'

 By the time you realize it, it's already too late.
 I was after this.
 Leia and Cerberus had perverted me to the point where I was totally perverted.