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Chapter 926 - A Long Day in the Life of Miyama Kaito ①

Humans are beings who regret. We look back at the past and think…… That perhaps, if only I had done this…… If only I had known about that……

I’m not a God. Being a mere mortal, there’s no way for me to go back in time, but I still wonder…… if somehow, I can redo that mistake……

As I ponder upon the unchanging past, I ask myself for the umpteenth time…… Why did this happen?

[What’s the matter, my beloved child? Are you pondering about things?]

[No, it’s nothing.]

[I see, now that we have this opportunity, let’s take a “private stroll” to our hearts content.]

[……You’re…… right.]

She smiles like an angel, she looks like an angel…… but why does she look like a predator that couldn’t help herself from drooling?

Her tone was polite and seemingly kind…… but why is her madness that’s usually hidden oozing out……

In the first place…… Seriously…… I don’t know how many times I’ve asked why this happened, but I really regretted my careless remarks.

It all started just a while ago. It was the usual tea party with Eden-san, who appears about five times a week. I was thinking that it was just a day like any other.

Fifteen minutes had passed, and she was almost past Rampage Phase 2, so I thought I would send a signal to Kuro and end the tea party just like usual.

If I had to describe it…… I think I was “careless” at that time. Even though Eden-san was the most dangerous person I knew, I thought that I had already established a standard flow when interacting with her.

That’s why I had peace of mind…… thinking that it would be the same this time…… that today would just be like always…… It is often in such situations that irregularities occur.

[My beloved child, Mother has traveled around this world and found places that I somehow liked.]

[Heehhh…… Places Eden-san liked huh, I’m slightly curious. What kind of place is it?]

[There are a couple of places, one of them is a pretty scenic island. Large, but not very inhabited. It’s a place of natural beauty, different from the beauty that has been maintained and managed by someone.]

[Heehhh…… That sounds great. Since Eden-san likes it, it must be quite a nice place.]

While talking like that with a smile, I focused on Eden-san’s condition, which would soon be out of control, rather than the content of our conversation. Eden-san is talking fast, but the smile on her face wasn’t the deep one filled with madness yet, so from what I’ve seen so far, she should be okay for a while longer.

[Yes, I was thinking of showing it to my beloved child.]

[That sounds great, I’d like to see it.]

What I had in mind in this situation was sending magic power to the necklace to contact Kuro in advance when Phase 3’s deep smile appears. I wasn’t fully focused on our conversation…… That was my first mistake.

[Well then, why don’t we go around the places I’ve found today?]

[Yeah, I don’t really have any plans today, so it’s alr…… Eh?]

And there, my second and fatal mistake. While half-heartedly replying to Eden-san’s words, I declared that “I don’t have any plans today”……

[That settles it then. Fufu, to be going out with my beloved child, I’m really looking forward to it.]

[Eh? Ahhh…… I- I guess so.]

By the time I realized my mistake, I couldn’t revise my words anymore. In Eden-san’s mind, it was already decided that she would be going out with me, so what would happen if I said that we should just not go…… Thinking about it frightens me.

Moreover, even if I were to refuse now, I’ve already told her that I don’t have any plans, and against the mind-reading Eden-san, I wouldn’t be able to make a good reason.

And above all, it was my fault for not concentrating on the conversation properly, and even though it was a half-hearted reply, I had already agreed to her, so I couldn’t bring myself to stop now.

In other words…… I had no choice but to prepare myself for the incoming situation.

As a result of these two failures, I’ve been forced into a situation where I’m not sure what’s going to happen, “strolling with Eden for a day”, and my heart is filled with anxiety.

N- No, there’s a possibility that she will go on a rampage soon and we’ll have to call it a night…… U- Unnn…… T- Things should work out…… I hope…… but I wonder why…… I don’t think that’s going to happen.

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