One day later, Elodie, having prepared everything, stood alone in front of the mansion with a box at her feet.
Inside the box was the wedding dress Elodie had prepared for Emily!
Of course, since she didn’t know who was the aggressor between Natalie and Emily, so just in case, she had also prepared a wedding dress for Natalie.
Although Elodie thought Natalie should be the aggressor, she couldn’t rule out the possibility that Natalie might be the opposite.
After all, acting dominant in daily life doesn’t mean she’s the dominant one in that area.
Since the real focus was about to begin, Elodie was a bit nervous.
She wasn’t sure if Natalie would immediately grab Emily and run away the moment she saw her.
Elodie had considered sending a messenger ahead to explain her purpose.
But given Natalie’s personality, she might run away the moment she saw the letter.
In the end, Elodie decided to come see Natalie in person.
That way, even if Natalie tried to run, she might be able to stop her.
If she only sent a letter, Elodie feared she wouldn’t even know if Natalie had already fled.
Having mentally prepared herself, Elodie knocked on the mansion’s door.
After hearing the knock, the door slowly opened.
Xilina appeared before Elodie.
Emily had told Xilina she could stay here as a servant, and Xilina was naturally very happy about that.
Although Xilina was scared of the fierce older sister Natalie, it was infinitely better than being on the streets.
And she had fully decided that even though Emily was a human, she was definitely a good person.
Xilina’s current job was to take care of the mansion’s chores and receive guests.
Though Natalie didn’t think she’d have any visitors.
“Um, who are you?”
Seeing Elodie’s long hair and horns, which were almost identical to Natalie’s, Xilina realized she was most likely a relative of Natalie’s.
After all, red hair was a rare color.
Among the Demon Race, red symbolized the royal family.
So any demon with red hair was more or less related to the royal family.
Of course, Xilina didn’t know all that; she had only recently come to the Demon World.
“A Foxkin child?”
Elodie looked somewhat puzzled when she saw Xilina.
According to the noble’s report, Natalie had kicked everyone out before moving into this mansion.
Though she didn’t understand why a Foxkin child had suddenly appeared, Elodie still explained her purpose to Xilina.
“I’m Natalie’s cousin. I have business with Natalie.”
“Then please come in!”
After hearing Elodie’s words, Xilina naturally dared not be negligent.
“Thank you.”
After entering the mansion, Xilina immediately began to host Elodie.
Because of this, Elodie had a very good first impression of Xilina.
Although she looked less than ten years old, she was very polite.
Though her movements were a bit hesitant, she clearly knew the proper procedure for receiving guests.
Elodie thought that with proper training, Xilina could become an excellent maid.
“Then I’ll go call Lady Natalie over…”
“Mm.”
*
While Xilina went to call Natalie, Natalie herself was “sleeping” while holding Emily.
Natalie’s hand rested on Emily’s chest, and her leg was pressing down on Emily’s legs, completely using Emily as a body pillow.
Even though Emily was already awake, she didn’t dare move at all.
Afraid that if she accidentally woke Natalie, she would be “played with” under that excuse.
Of course, being held like this by a beautiful girl like Natalie, Emily couldn’t feel nothing.
But compared to excitement, Emily’s fear was stronger.
Just then, the sound of Xilina’s knock echoed in Emily’s ears.
Hearing the knock, Natalie immediately opened her eyes.
She had actually been awake for a while, just pretending to sleep in order to hold Emily’s body.
Because of that, she was naturally a bit annoyed at the person interrupting her good time.
Sensing Natalie’s displeasure, Emily also looked worriedly toward the door.
Emily remembered warning Xilina.
Unless it was urgent, she absolutely shouldn’t come near this room.
“Lady Natalie! A relative of yours has come to see you!”
Just as Natalie was about to lose it, Xilina quickly added.
‘Relative? Could it be Elodie!?’
After all, there were very few people Natalie could still call relatives.
Considering the timing, it could only be Elodie coming for her.
‘Tch, that idiot Daphiel is as excellent as ever at causing me trouble!’
Natalie didn’t need to think about who had found her; it was definitely Daphiel.
Although Natalie didn’t feel much guilt about abandoning her responsibility as Demon King and running away, she was still a bit intimidated by Elodie.
It was like being caught sneaking to an internet cafe and being afraid to face her parents.
Even if she thought she hadn’t done anything wrong, she was still scared.
Natalie was in a similar state of mind now.
Elodie was truly one of the few people in the world who could make Natalie feel fear.
So upon learning that Elodie had come for her, Natalie’s first thought was naturally to grab Emily and run away again immediately.
Just as Natalie was thinking that, Xilina’s surprised voice came from outside the room.
“That guest, why did you come in person!”
Knowing full well that Natalie was probably already planning to run, Elodie ignored Xilina’s question and directly spoke.
“Lady Natalie! Don’t worry, I’m not here to drag you back! If you still see me as family, at least meet with me before you leave!”
Although Natalie didn’t believe Elodie’s words at all, she had played the family card.
Natalie really couldn’t just run away without saying a word; she still valued her bond with Elodie.
‘Anyway, with Elodie’s strength, even if I want to run, she can’t stop me! I’ll see what trick she’s up to first.’
With that thought, Natalie reluctantly left Emily’s side and opened the door.
After opening the door, Elodie appeared in Natalie’s view with a not-too-happy expression.
“So, Elodie, what do you want? Let me make this clear—if you’re here to make me go back, I won’t agree!”
“…Don’t worry. This time, I came to see you only to give you my blessing as your sister.”
“Huh?”
Elodie’s words made Natalie even question if her ears were working properly.
To hear such completely opposite words from Elodie compared to two days ago.
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