SWNOVELXO Chapter 39: The Demon And The Witch
I added a kiss scene between Kiyotaka and Emilia in "(35) Arc 4- Chapter 10: Path To Victory". Very short. Just a few sentences.
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Emilia stood between the rabbits and the beastmen in the ruins.
Emilia: [Huma!]
She started casting attacks to keep them at bay when she noticed someone walk up next to her.
Kiyotaka: [You did great. You've cleared the trial, and the『Great Rabbit』 is here, ready to be killed. Everything is going as planned.]
Emilia: [Kiyo!]
She hugged him.
Kiyotaka: [Are Ram and the others safe?]
Emilia: [They're in the ruins... Ram is...]
Kiyotaka: [I thought so. Beatrice. Let's wrap this up, alright? We don't have time to lose.]
Beatrice stepped up.
Beatrice: [Betty is ready, I suppose.]
Kiyotaka: [We could use your help with this, Lia.]
Emilia nodded.
Emilia: [After this is over...]
She blushed slightly.
Emilia: [I want to talk about... um...]
Kiyotaka: [I understand.]
Kiyotaka turned to Beatrice and then to the swarm of rabbits.
Kiyotaka: [Well, do you think it's possible to kill them?]
Beatrice: [The contract was only just signed, and it's one of the『Three Great Mabeasts』. I think it's a good enough handicap for our second battle.]
The rabbits rushed towards them as Beatrice raised her hand into the air.
Beatrice: [El Minya!]
Dozens of purple shards of mana formed above her and fired at the swarm of rabbits as their bodies froze and shattered into dust.
Kiyotaka: (Formidable, but it won't be enough. Beatrice seems confident, so she must have something up her sleeve.)
Beatrice: [Let's cross over.]
Kiyotaka nodded, taking her hand as they jumped through a portal, as they appeared in the field with Beatrice jumping onto Kiyotaka's back and hanging on as Kiyotaka ran around.
Beatrice: [Eh?]
Kiyotaka: [Charge up whatever spell you have that can kill them all in one fell swoop. I'll be a decoy in the meantime.]
Beatrice: [Alright!]
Kiyotaka began casting Dona multiple times as he ran, forming a square of earth spikes around the swarm of rabbits.
Kiyotaka: [Lia! Trace the square!]
Emilia funnelled Ice magic into the earth spikes.
Emilia: [I'm not letting any of you escape!]
The area of the square lifted up, pulling the earth up with it. Kiyotaka turned to Beatrice.
Kiyotaka: [Ready, Beatrice?]
Beatrice: [Al Shamac!]
The magic caused the Rabbits to become unable to recognise each other as they began devouring each other. Then, as if the floating earth had never existed, it ceased to exist, disappearing from the world.
Emilia: [That was... amazing.]
Beatrice: [I sent them to an isolated space, much like the forbidden library. They'll never be able to come back out, I suppose.]
The beastmen rushed out with joy as they celebrated. Kiyotaka turned to Beatrice, patting her on the head affectionately with a smile.
Kiyotaka: [You did well, Beatrice. I'm proud of you.]
Beatrice: [Betty doesn't need your praise or anything, I suppose.]
She said this with an embarrassed expression.
Kiyotaka: [I know. But even if you don't, I'll be giving you praise regardless.]
Beatrice blushed a bit more in embarrassment as he gave her a hug, and then turned to the ruins.
Kiyotaka: [Can you heal Ram for me?]
Beatrice walked into the ruins and began healing Ram as Kiyotaka let Ram's head lie in his lap.
Kiyotaka: [Her condition is stabilising. I can tell from her breathing.]
Kiyotaka sighed as he turned to Emilia.
Emilia: [Kiyo?]
Kiyotaka: [Even though I knew everything would go according to calculations, I'm still glad to see that they did in person.]
Ram's eyes slowly opened.
Ram: [Ayanotaka...?]
Kiyotaka: [Right here.]
Kiyotaka held her hand in his own.
Ram: [I have my answer...]
Ram took a breath.
Ram: [I choose you.] AN: What is he? A Pokémon?
Kiyotaka smiled.
Kiyotaka: [Alright. For now, take a rest.]
Ram slowly closed her eyes.
Kiyotaka took off the jacket of his knight's uniform as he folded into a makeshift pillow and slowly let her head rest on it as he got up. He walked out to stand beside Roswaal.
Roswaal: [You've won. As usual.]
Kiyotaka: [As usual.]
Roswaal: [What do you want now?]
Kiyotaka: [I'll help you kill the dragon.]
Roswaal's unfocused eyes focused on his form.
Kiyotaka: [If you have a good enough reason when the time comes.]
Roswaal: [I see...]
Kiyotaka: [You don't need to tell me now. After all, your plan is to wait until Lia takes the throne, right?]
Roswaal: [Giving me hope like this?]
Kiyotaka: [Take it or become a hollow shell of a person. The only reason I give you this much is because you're necessary. If you engage in anything like this again, I'll make your death slow and painful.]
Roswaal: [Effectively a business deal.]
Kiyotaka: [Indeed.]
Roswaal sighed.
Roswaal: [Very well.]
Kiyotaka: [Oh, and I'm not letting you off the hook about Ram. Prepare yourself.]
Roswaal gulped as Kiyotaka walked over to Emilia.
Kiyotaka: [You wanted to talk?]
Emilia: [Shouldn't we confront Roswaal about what happened first?]
Kiyotaka: [Not yet. Let's wait for Garf to get back here first.]
Emilia: [Hm? Well, okay.]
Emilia then made a more serious face.
Emilia: [Back in the trial, I... claimed to be a witch in front of Echidna... Are... are you okay with being with someone like that?]
Kiyotaka: [I had a nickname from back in my days in the White Room. The 『Demon Of The Demonic Fourth Generation』. Even if I'm changing, even if I desire to be kind, I won't show such kindness to my enemies. To them, I'll be as demonic as I want with them. So if you're alright with me... we can be the Demon and the Witch together.]
Emilia: [O...okay.]
She blushed a lot from this.
Kiyotaka: [Looks like Beatrice and Roswaal have gone to see Echidna's grave.]
Emilia: [Yeah. I think they might be in there for a little while.]
Kiyotaka: [The trial. How was it?
Emilia: [It was scary and painful, but... also beautiful.]
Kiyotaka: [You've gotten a lot stronger and more determined than before. I'm glad.]
Then Emilia remembered what she wanted to talk about, and a redness filled her cheeks and then spread to her ears.
Emilia: [Um, By the way... Kiyotaka... You know...]
Kiyotaka: (Ah, yes. She wants to talk about what our relationship is... hm? That's not it? What else could be bothering her right now?)
Emilia: [Um, so. There's something important I wanted to discuss. You... you said you l... loved me, right?]
Kiyotaka: [I did. And I do.]
Emilia: [That, um... makes me reaaally, reaaally happy... But I wanted to have a proper talk. About well... the baby I'm carrying in my belly.]
Kiyotaka: [...]
Kiyotaka: (...)
Kiyotaka: [Hold on... baby?]
Kiyotaka: (Wait, wait, wait. Do the rules of reproduction work differently in this world through some kind of magic? No, that's absurd. Wait a second... my brain... hurts? Oh wow. This is the first time in a while I've felt like my brain isn't working properly.)
Emilia: [I... I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, but I know I have to take good care of it. But I...]
Kiyotaka: [Hold on, Lia. There's nothing we did that would create a baby.]
Emilia: [What? But when a boy and girl who love each other kiss, it makes a baby, right?]
Kiyotaka: [...]
Kiyotaka: (Ah, there it goes again. Is this what it's like to get drunk? Hm... it's best to sort out this misunderstanding quickly.)
Kiyotaka: [Um, no. It takes a lot more than that.]
Emilia: [So if kisses don't make babies, how are babies made?]
Kiyotaka: (Talking about this with the woman I love is really uncomfortable.)
Kiyotaka: [Just lend me your ear for a second.]
Emilia: [Oh? Make sure to give it back, okay?]
Kiyotaka: (... Cute.)
Kiyotaka whispered in her ear, and when he leaned back, her cheeks and ears went red again as steam came from her ears.
Beatrice walked over and decided to sit in Kiyotaka's lap.
Kiyotaka: [Oh... Beatrice.]
Beatrice: [Is there I problem, I suppose?]
Kiyotaka: [Not at all... in fact, maybe you were right, Emilia.]
Emilia: [Eh?]
Kiyotaka: [I gave you a kiss before going to the mansion, and now I've come back with a daughter.]
Kiyotaka said this, patting Beatrice's head as Emilia pouted.
Emilia: [You're making fun of me again, aren't you Kiyo?]
Kiyotaka: [Yes. I am.]
Emilia: [Kiyo, you meanie. Dunderhead.]
Kiyotaka smiled softly.
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They were all in the mansion, and Roswaal was sent flying from a punch from Garf.
Garf: [I got ya.]
Petra then proceeded to use a towel to slap him in the face. Then Rem stepped up and slapped him across the face.
Kiyotaka: (Well, it is obvious she'd be infuriated from having her Onee-sama put in such a state.)
Kiyotaka: [Beatrice. Do you mind healing the Sadistic Clown?]
Roswaal: [It really hurts me to hear you call me that, Kiyotaka-Kuuun.]
Beatrice: [Why would you ask me to do that, I suppose?]
Kiyotaka: [Because otherwise he'll die when I hit him]
Kiyotaka: [It's what I'm calling you from now on. Deal with it.]
Beatrice healed Roswaal.
Kiyotaka: [You should brace yourself, alright?]
Roswaal gulped as Kiyotaka slammed his fist into his liver with force that would probably kill a normal citizen of Lugunica. Roswaal keeled over onto his knees, coughing up spit.
Kiyotaka: [Well, with that, I think I am satisfied.]
Kiyotaka then turned to Ram.
Kiyotaka: [I'm guessing you're going to forfeit your turn.]
Ram: [Indeed. I'd rather not engage in this... "Purification ritual".]
Kiyotaka: [Fair enough. So I think everything is settled now.]
Garf: [Wait, boss. Are ya seriously sayin' this bastard is one of us now?]
Ichika stepped forward.
Ichika: [I can't exactly accept this either.]
Kiyotaka: [I'm actually surprised you've held back.]
Ichika: [Well, I don't really care about anyone in this camp but you, Onii-sama, so I couldn't care less. After all, nothing happened to you.]
Emilia: [Eh?]
Garf: [Damn that's harsh. But we don't really know each other, so I get it.]
Kiyotaka: (Hm... if she knew the truth, she'd likely murder the Sadistic Clown while we none of us are looking.)
Ichika: [But if he oversteps like that, I won't hold back...]
Ichika said this with a demonic smile as Roswaal smiled.
Roswaal: [I must admit you are quite talented. We're quite similar. The ability to use all 6 elements... and a restriction of not being able to use Healing Magic.]
Kiyotaka: [Wrong. Ichika can reduce the temperature of her fire magic, unlike you. She has more talent than you as well. All that she lacks is time, experience and a good teacher.]
Ichika was a bit surprised.
Ichika: [Onii-sama...]
Ichika looked at Kiyotaka with a smug smile.
Roswaal: [Ah, she is quite talented. She reminds me of you in that regard.]
Kiyotaka: [She's my little sister. What did you expect?]
Roswaal smiled.
Roswaal: [I suppose you're right.]
Kiyotaka: [You'll be instructing her at our camp for a year. That is what I offered to Pricilla for Ichika's assistance at the mansion. I expect you to put proper effort in. Not just getting her to read.]
Roswaal: [I see. Very well.]
Ichika then looked at Kiyotaka.
Ichika: [I think you're going a bit easy on him, Onii-sama. You should throw him...]
Kiyotaka pulled her ear.
Kiyotaka: [Don't be cheeky. You know that he's necessary for the Royal Selection.]
Ichika: [Ow ow ow. I'm sorry for trying that. I shouldn't have known you'd catch on.]
Kiyotaka let go.
Kiyotaka: [Honestly. Even in this kind of situation, you try stunts like that.]
Emilia couldn't hold in a giggle as Kiyotaka turned to Garf.
Kiyotaka: [Garf. I understand how you feel, but he is necessary. Throwing him out is not a possibility.]
Garf: [But boss...]
Kiytoak turned back to face Roswaal.
Kiyotaka: [I trust you've prepared something other than just words to convince us, Sadistic Clown. So that I won't have to resort to threats to keep you in line.]
Roswaal: [It's just as you say, Kiyotaka.]
Roswaal took off his jacket and shirt, revealing a seal.
Beatrice: [That is... an oath sealed with a curse. An agreement can take the form of a contract, an oath, or a covenant. A covenant applies to all blood relatives, and an oath binds an individual.]
Roswaal: [I lost my battle. Therefore, per my oath, I cannot harm any of you. If I break this promise, my soul will be tainted, and my body will burn away in the flames of hell. Slowly and painfully. Then I will descend into nothingness. That is what this promise means.]
Kiyotaka: [Has that convinced you, Garf?]
Garf looked to Roswaal.
Garf: [Swear it, Roswaal. Swear you'll never do the shit you've done again. Swear it.]
Roswaal: [Never again shall I attempt to sacrifice anyone here in order to achieve something else. I swear upon the soul of my beloved teacher.]
Emilia: [You're all being very weird. Roswaal hasn't even done the most important thing yet. We can't end this discussion before he's done that. When you do something bad, you have to say, "I'm sorry". You've all been telling him to do this and say that to prove he regrets it. And Roswaal, you said you'd swear on your teacher's soul, but isn't there something you should say before that? Roswaal, did you say that to them even once? I didn't hear it.]
Kiyotaka: (Simply amazing.)
Kiyotaka: [You heard her, Sadistic Clown.]
Roswaal bowed to them.
Roswaal: [I am sorry.]
Emilia: [Good.]
Ichika walked up beside Kiyotaka.
Ichika: [Are you really choosing this girl? Onii-sama? She's a...]
Kiyotaka: [That's exactly what I like about her.]
Ichika then looked at Ram.
Ichika: [Looks like she's not the only one, though.]
Ram: [You must be Ayanotaka's younger sister. You are chaotic like he described.]
Ichika: [Onii-sama, that was mean. Calling me chaotic.]
Kiyotaka patted her head.
Kiyotaka: [Don't take offence to it. I love you just the way you are.]
Ichika smiled and then looked at Emilia and Ram.
Ichika: [Well, having more than one is something I approve of. After all, there isn't one sole woman worthy of my Onii-sama.]
Ram: [...]
Kiyotaka: (It's rare for Ram to be left speechless.)
Ichika then looked at Beatrice.
Ichika: [By the way, Onii-sama. Who is this girl sitting in your lap?]
Kiyotaka: [She's my daughter.]
Ichika: [I... see.]
Roswaal: [So. Shall we return to the mansion now?]
Kiyotaka: [Not yet. I have one more thing to do here in the Sanctuary.]
Roswaal: [Oh? And what might that be?]
Kiyotaka: [I'll be speaking to your dear teacher.]
Roswaal's eyes widened.
Kiyotaka: [If you have any last-minute confessions of love, don't expect me to deliver your feelings. She's a dead woman, so it wouldn't matter if I did.]
Roswaal shook his head.
Roswaal: [It's alright. Though I'm curious about what you wish to discuss, I won't pry.]
Kiyotaka left the building and headed towards the ruins to meet Echidna.
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To Be Continued
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Rating Out Of 10 For This Part:
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