381. Eri's present




 My new room in the Erislonium dungeon.
 I'm sitting on the bed and Eri is clinging to me tightly.

 She's clinging to me with the same intensity she did when we met, burying her face in my face.

'Wow, there are no monsters at all and no signs of being born. I wonder if Erieli did it.

 I can hear Alice's voice and the sound of flapping from outside the room.
 It's the voices of my friends who are moving into Erislonium.

 And that's why Eli is clinging so tightly to me.

 The Erislonium dungeon has become a dungeon that refuses all but level 1's since it appeared in the garden.
 I couldn't move out of there if I didn't, so I asked Eri to let me in and only let my friends in.

 That's why Eri is a bit frightened and is clinging to me.

 I gently stroked Eri like that.

'Don't be scared, you all know him.'
...... (geez)
Besides, none of my people will bully Eli. I guarantee it.
......

 Eli clung to me, only looking up at me.
 Are those lurid eyes really? That's a look.

Really, so don't worry.

 Eli clung to me again.

 Honestly ...... difficult.
 The secret base feeling got me going too, and it didn't take long for me to get excited and talk about it, but moving here would mean letting someone other than me into the Erislonium dungeon again.

 No wonder Eli was scared.

 On the other hand, the person who made this place look like a mansion and pulled me in was none other than Eri himself.

 That's also why it's increasingly difficult to talk about it.
 I feel like it's not the same as saying, "Let's stop then," unilaterally.

 In fact.

Do you want to go back over there?
...... (pulp)

 When I ask him if he's going to stop moving, Eli shakes his head and refuses.

'I knew it would be hard,'

 Knock knock.

"Who?
Me! Hey, do you have a minute?
Okay.

 When Alice came to visit me, I got up and tried to open the door.

 But Eri clung to me tighter and tighter.
 Then I took Eri in my arms.
 While holding her in my arms, I got up and opened the door.

'What's wrong?'

I don't have a bath, but I was wondering if Elijah could make one for me. It's amazing.
Is it good?
It's amazing. It's a slide and everything.
It's already an attraction.
But Melamela said I could make one if I drew up a drawing or something.
Yeah.

 Melamella-Phosphorus.

 It's Alice's fellow monster and a spirit like Eri.
 If Melamela says so, that's something that can be done.

"I don't know, Eli.
...... (country)

 Eli nodded.
 There doesn't seem to be any problems at all when it comes to making a new room, as far as I'm concerned.

 Or is it a big deal to have your companion (,) Mela Mela, on Alice's shoulder in front of her?

 I'm not sure about that, but it doesn't sound like he's nodding reluctantly.

Then-

 First the drawing, I think, and then Eli notices something and jumps off the floor from the one I'm holding.
 He runs out of the room pacing as it is.

'What's going on?'
Come on.

 Alice and I nodded our heads and followed Eli.
 We came to the entrance hall.
 That's where I saw Eri looking around and popping up.

'What's wrong?'

 Emily, who was cleaning the front door, noticed Eli and stopped to speak softly to her.
 Eli looked at Emily while pointing around.

'What's wrong with your room?'
'You know, I'm asking if it was Emily who cleaned this place.

 Alice approached the two of them and interpreted via Melamella.
 Eli nodded his head.
 I looked around the front door too.

 Oh, I see.

 The front door had already been transformed.

 It looks the same, the very same entrance that Eli had created, almost identical to the mansion.

 But it's warm and bright.

 It was quickly transformed into a calm and gentle Emily space.

 Eli is surprised by that.

'Yes, sir. We're still in the middle of cleaning it up.'
............

 Eli's eyes widened in surprise as much as he could.
 After a while, Totally Totally comes back to me and points to Emily while pulling his pants on gingerly.

'You know what--'
Yeah, it's great, Emily. I'm so proud of you.

 I didn't need Alice to translate for me to understand what Eli was trying to say.

 He's amazing!

 Clearly, I thought I heard it in my voice.
 Eli looked at Emily with respect as she returned to her position clinging to my pants.

'That's great Emily, the spirits respect you so much.
What do you mean?

 He didn't put the details into words, so from Emily's point of view, she wouldn't know what he was complimenting her on.
 It's so obvious to her that she wouldn't understand unless she told me.

 Eli stared at Emily for a long moment, then pulled away from me and tottered up to Emily, stopping in front of her.

 I held out my hands in a position to look up at her, and the space between my hands glowed with a blur, and water appeared there.
 It was water, but it was floating in the air.
 It's like the water floating in zero gravity as seen on TV.

"Yes?
......

 Eli offered more of that water to Emily.
 Emily was annoyed and asked Alice to translate.

'Alice, what are you talking about?'
You can have it.
I see... thank you.

 Emily took it and Eli came back to me as if to escape again and clung to his pants.

'Haha, Emily is amazing, but I guess it has to be Lyota,'
I feel safest when I'm with Yoda.
I'm glad you feel that way. More importantly, Emily, what do you want to do with that water? Would you like a drink?
Yes. Can I have a drink?

 Emily asked, and Eli nodded timidly.
 The person who brought it out said so, so Emily took it and gently brought the water floating on her hand to her mouth.

 Without leaving a single drop of it, she carried it into her mouth.

 Very...... very.......

 Emily's throat went up and down a few degrees and the water was completely drained.

'Well? Is it good?
Ah, .......
What's going on?
Water.
Water?
I think the water's gone.
'The water's not working? You mean ...... tolerance?

 To my surprise, Emily nodded clearly.