Chapter 66

It had been a while since the demon sisters joined Act Age's guild.

"Big sister! It's morning! Get up!"

This was the dormitory for guild staff. As the older sister, Kiri, was sleeping, her younger sister energetically climbed onto her stomach.

"Ugh... just ten more minutes..."

"No way! Look, snap out of it!"

"Okay..."

The younger sister, Kanao, waited as Kiri, still half-asleep, got dressed.

"Going to work today?"

"Yeah. Sorry, Kanao. I always leave you alone."

"It's okay! I'm taken care of by the guild master."

"Wha...! T, training!?"

Kanao, sitting in a chair, said with a smile.

"Yep! Training! To become a proper adult!"

"Ah, you mean education... I see. Training... Ahaha, I can't imagine Act doing something like that... But... hahaha..."

Despite the older sister's flustered state, the younger sister said nonchalantly,

"Every morning, I get trained."

"Ugh... I'm so jealous..."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Nothing, nothing! Let's go to the guild, shall we?"

"Okay!"

Kiri led her younger sister by the hand to the Adventurers' Guild.

When they opened the door to the guild hall, the guild members noticed them and greeted them.

"Hey, Kiri, Kanao, good morning!"

"Good morning!"

The guild members were already quite used to the demon sisters. Inside the guild hall, the sisters did not use the illusion to hide their demon nature.

"Kiri, thanks for helping out yesterday."

"You're welcome! I'm glad I could help!"

Meanwhile, Kanao was also well-liked by the guild members.

"Kanao, here, have a candy."

"Yay! Thanks!"

While licking the candy, Kanao was led by her sister to the guild master's room.

"Good morning, Guild Master!"

"We're here!"

Act was at his desk, working on his tasks.

"Ah, good morning."

"Um, Guild Master..."

Kiri, blushing and fidgeting, said,

"What is it?"

"Is... is Kanao... being treated strangely... by you...?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Big sister, hey!"

The two, who were taken aback, saw Kiri's face turn bright red.

"It's because Kanao said... that you're training her..."

"Ah, I see. Kanao was like a wild animal that couldn't be tamed. I'm training her to adapt to human society."

"Oh, that's what you meant..."

"Grr! I'm not an animal!"

After a moment,

The older sister went to work, while the younger sister received education from Act.

In the morning, they had a class.

"Ugh... this is so hard..."

Kanao was doing a writing drill.

Act, sitting next to her, was teaching her how to write.

"Reading and writing are essential for life."

"Ugh... but... writing the same letters over and over is so boring and tiring."

Act sighed.

"I brought chocolate cookies as a reward."

"Chocolate cookies!? Really, Master!?"

"Of course."

Act stood up and rang a bell. The maid, Frederica, came in with a cart.

"Wow! C, cookies...!"

"These are chocolate cookies made by the head chef's daughter. They're quite delicious... but you can't have any."

Act started eating the cookies.

"No way! Stop it! Those are mine!"

"Hmph. Then you should hurry up and finish your writing drill. You can do it, can't you?"

"I'll show you! I'll finish in a second!"

Kanao quickly finished the writing drill.

"...Master, is it necessary to teach her reading and writing?"

Frederica whispered to Act.

"Of course. I don't know what kind of job she'll have in the future, but if she can't read or write, my reputation as her teacher will suffer."

Frederica smiled.

"Of course, Master. Taking care of a child amidst your busy schedule for the guild members' future is impressive."

"Of course. She's one of my important subordinates."

★

For lunch, Kiri joined them, and Kanao played with the children at the daycare.

After a nap, Kanao went out into the town with Act.

"Hey, Guild Master."

"What is it?"

"Do you like big sister?"

"Of course."

Act walked through the town, holding Kanao's hand to make sure she didn't get lost.

"I mean, in a romantic way?"

"You're a precocious kid."

"Grr! I'm not a kid!"

As they walked, they passed a street vendor.

"Hello, Act! Good to see you!"

The vendor greeted Act with a smile.

"Oh, what a cute girl. Act, did you get married?"

"No, she's a guild member's sister. This is Kanao."

"Ugh..."

Kanao hid behind Act, intimidated by the stranger. She could act normally with people she knew, but she was generally afraid of people.

"Do you get scared by ordinary people?"

"I'm not scared!"

"Ah, ignoring someone who greets you. What a rude kid."

"It's not true!"

Kanao stepped forward and said cheerfully,

"Hello!"

The vendor was surprised but smiled.

"Hello, little girl. You're very energetic."

Kanao sighed in relief, comforted by the vendor's kind smile.

Demons were feared as man-eaters. Kanao had suffered from severe persecution by people in the past.

Thus, she had a natural fear of humans.

But...

"Here, have an apple."

"Sure thing!"

The vendor handed Kanao a bag full of apples.

"Wow... they look delicious!"

"How much do I owe you?"

The vendor shook his head with a smile.

"I can't take money from Act! It's a freebie!"

"Freebie! You're so generous, sir!"

The vendor scratched his head, blushing.

"Thanks. I'll throw in some bananas too!"

"Yay!"

Kanao, holding the bag of fruit, smiled.

"Hello, Act!"

"Act, please come to our place!"

People on the street greeted Act with smiles.

"Guild Master is so popular... amazing!"

"Of course. At least more popular than a kid like you."

"Ugh...!"

Kanao couldn't argue because Act was right.

She had just arrived in the town, and humans were still scary to her, making her put up a wall.

"...How can I become as popular as the Guild Master?"

Act stopped and lifted Kanao onto his shoulders.

"What are you doing!?"

"From now on, greet everyone who greets you, just like you did with the vendor."

"But..."

"Don't worry. Everyone in this town knows me. Greet them energetically, and they'll greet you back, just like before."

Act started walking with Kanao on his shoulders.

"Hello~"

A passerby, an older woman, greeted them.

"Hello~! What a cute girl~"

Kanao was happy that the woman greeted her without any ill will.

"Hello!"

Kanao greeted everyone she met. No one on the street showed any negative feelings towards the adorable Kanao.

"The Guild Master is right! Everyone greets me!"

"Interact with people without fear. At least in this town, everyone is friendly."

"Okay, I got it!"

Act stopped at a cotton candy stand, bought one, and handed it to Kanao.

"Wow! Can I have it?"

"Sure. You've learned something new. It's a reward."

Kanao took the cotton candy and said with a big smile,

"Thank you, Guild Master!"

★

In the evening, Kanao was reading a book in Act's room when her sister finished work and came to get her.

"Kanao, sorry for keeping you waiting. Let's go home."

"Aww, already?"

Kiri was surprised. Before, Kanao would complain if Kiri was late.

But now,

"It's okay if you stay a bit longer."

Kanao, holding a book, went to Act.

"Guild Master! I finished reading this!"

"Great job."

"Hehe. Praise me more."

Kanao had been reading a magic textbook. She had finished the thick, difficult book at an incredible speed, but that aside...

"Good job."

"Hehe~♡"

The younger sister had grown very fond of Act.

"Ugh... I'm so jealous..."

"What's wrong?"

"Meow! Nothing! Let's go, Kanao!"

Kiri picked up Kanao and pulled her away from Act.

"Aww! I want to stay with the Guild Master more!"

"No way. The Guild Master is busy."

"Boo..."

Kiri was surprised by her younger sister's discontent.

"..."

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing. I just realized... I wasn't entirely wrong..."

"What are you talking about? Go to bed and get a good night's sleep. If you're not well-rested for work tomorrow, I won't forgive you."

Kiri bowed and left the guild with her sister.

"Kanao, do you like the Guild Master?"

Walking down the street at night, Kiri asked her sister.

"Yep! I really like him!"

"I see..."

Kiri thought about how Kanao had changed since she started learning from Act.

Before, Kanao would never open up to anyone outside her family.

But now, she interacted with guild members and was especially fond of Act.

"Maybe it's thanks to the Guild Master's training... I wish I could be like that too."

"Do you want to be trained too, big sister?"

"Umm... yeah, maybe..."

Then, Kanao smiled like a blooming flower and said,

"No way. The Guild Master is mine. I won't share him with you."

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