"It seems like my conjecture isn't too far off …"
Patrice sized up the four girls. The girl in the green bunny ear hoodie felt uncomfortable under Patrice's gaze.
"This bunny doll named Shiitona seems to be using the little girl's own power to be able to think and speak, and very miraculously, it actually has its own independent personality — Yakumo, this is even more bizarre than your family's pet doll."
"Tsunami-chan isn't a pet."
Eight-cloud Ink originally wanted to refute, but she felt a rare sense of guilt.
"Fine, even if it is, don't point it out. Otherwise, you'll get hit in the head with a bottle of yogurt."
Mercury Lamp was a rose doll with its own consciousness. It was mystical, but it was still a product of alchemy.
As for the rabbit doll in Fourth Firmament's hand, Eight Cloud Ink had carefully observed it in his hand. It was a completely ordinary doll, and there was nothing strange added to it.
Then, this ordinary rabbit was able to develop its own personality through Shiono's strength. Moreover, it seemed to be highly intelligent.
If Alice, the mage who was troubled by her inability to create dolls with consciousness, were to find out about this, she would probably go crazy.
"This strange little sister is quite perceptive. She actually saw through Shiono's secret."
The rabbit Shino didn't seem to be alarmed by the fact that she was seen through. Instead, she used her unique sharp voice to speak as usual.
"But Shiono and Shiono are one."
Everyone nodded.
From start to finish, apart from Eight-cloud Ink taking the rabbit from Shiono, Shiono had been the one speaking the entire time.
On the other hand, Shiono, as the owner, didn't say a word. She only maintained a timid posture as she observed everyone.
"Since that's the case, I think it's better for us to explain the situation to you. This isn't the place to talk."
Patrice turned around and led the way into the Scarlet Fiend Mansion.
The group followed behind her.
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"So, as an elf, you will be hunted down the moment you appear in the human world?"
As Remilia had been throwing a tantrum and Patrice didn't seem to care about this matter, Eight-cloud Ink explained the situation to Shiono and Shiono.
Soon after, the rabbit also explained her origins.
An elf from another world.
It was different from the elves that Eight-cloud Ink understood. Otherwise, Elven King's Eight-cloud Ink would have sensed the appearance of the four elves the moment they appeared.
"That's right. Every time Yoshino and Yoshino appear in the human world, they have to find a place to hide. Otherwise, once exposed, they will be hunted down …"
Speaking of this, even the extremely active attitude that Yoshina had maintained before became somewhat depressed.
Sitting on the chair, because her body was too petite, her legs were off the ground. Her head was lowered, and the big hat completely covered her head, making it impossible to see her expression.
"Speaking of which, you're a familiar, right? But didn't Yakumo say vassal beasts should rely on pure mana to form their bodies? "
Remilia sat on the luxurious chair in the center of the hall and threw a tantrum for a long time. When she realized that no one was paying attention to her, she could only grumble for a while before asking.
"About that, I have an idea."
Eight-cloud Ink, who was sitting across from Yoshino, took a cup of black tea from one of the fairy maids and lowered her head.
"Remi, even though you can summon familiars by absorbing the blood of vampires from that world, you're still different from the vampires of that world. The biggest difference is that in terms of mana, you're much weaker than the vampires of that world."
"Even though you might not lose in a real fight and have a higher chance of winning, in terms of familiars, the vampires of that world are still stronger. Well, that's why you can't use mana to form a body for your familiars. By the way, there will be a vampire coming to challenge the Utopia soon. You can give it a try then, Remi. "
Eight-cloud Ink then looked at Yoshino.
"Remi, what do you plan to do next?"
The dignified young mistress froze. She awkwardly looked back and forth between Eight-cloud Ink and Yoshino.
Then, she crossed her arms and turned her head. Her beautiful blue hair swayed back and forth.
"Hmph, since you've become my familiars, then you're naturally a member of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. I'm not someone who can't even afford to take care of a tenant like a certain Akame!"
"This little sister who looks very dignified, is she planning to take care of Shitono and Shitono in the future? I didn't expect you to be such a gentleman … "
Rabbit seemed to have noticed that the people present wouldn't really hurt them, so she began to blabber like before.
"… Will you take advantage of the opportunity to do something to Yoshino in the future —"
"Nonsense!!"
Before Remilia could retort, a voice suddenly came from the corridor beside the hall.
Then, Yakuya, who had recovered from her nosebleed, suddenly appeared in front of Yoshino, scaring the little loli and rabbit.
"Do you think a rabbit of unknown origin like you can slander the young mistress? The young mistress has the second young mistress and I, Yakuya, and that's enough! I won't take a liking to a mere rabbit like you! "
[Yakuya, you're going in the wrong direction …]
Eight-cloud Ink and Patrice chose to ignore Yakuya who was spouting nonsense with a straight face. They lowered their heads and drank their tea.
Marisa giggled as she watched the show from the side, while Wenwen seized every opportunity to take pictures. She then wrote something in a strange little book.
Hmm, not bad …
"Yakuya, don't scare her."
Remilia, who was sitting on the main seat, spoke.
Yakuya immediately retreated to Remilia's side.
Seeing that Yoshino was still silent with her head lowered, Eight-cloud Ink was worried about the little girl's future life in the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Perhaps she could consider sending her back? After all, this self-proclaimed elf girl didn't rely on Remi's magic to materialize her body. Canceling the familiar contract wouldn't cause any harm to her.
Eight-cloud Ink put down her teacup and spoke.
"Remi, I think you can send this child back to her original world."
"Ah? Is Yoshino not cute? Why would she dare to leave Yoshino? "
Remilia didn't say anything, so the rabbit spoke again.
However, the urgency in his tone was noticed by everyone.
"You don't seem to want to go back to your original world? Can you tell me why? "
Eight-cloud Ink walked up to Yoshino and squatted down to look at the little girl's head.
However, the elf girl kept her head lowered, so Eight-cloud Ink couldn't see her expression.
This time, it was Yoshino herself who spoke.
"Because … in that world … there are a lot of people … who want to hurt Yoshino … it hurts … it hurts …"
A soft, intermittent voice that was as soft as a glutinous rice ball sounded.
"Huh?! Someone actually dares to bully my familiar?! "
The young mistress seemed to treat Yoshino as her personal property. When she heard that someone was bullying her, she immediately stood up from her chair.
Then, in a moment of carelessness, she lost her balance and rolled down the steps.
The hall immediately fell into a strange silence ….
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