Riku's gaze was very complex, as if in the blink of an eye, a person he was familiar with had become a stranger...
The child went bad, and unknowingly became a bad person.
Jibril's voice was still that of a young girl. The action of spreading her arms just now also exposed her hands, which were undoubtedly those of a child.
"...Heh, hehe, even, even if others agree, but, but I, Sister, still have to say that such a small child is not okay, Su'er," Couronne's words suddenly became stuttering. "It's easy to be in danger, it's not okay, at least they have to be a little older... And didn't you make this rule yourself?"
It is dangerous!!!
The one in danger is your stupid head!!!
Gulp gulp gulp.
Su'er quickly grabbed the cup and started chugging water.
He couldn't take it anymore.
Why, in just a few words, did it turn into a situation where he was knowingly breaking the law?
"...Instead of lecturing me about this, why don't you first lecture Riku? From the looks of it, Riku doesn't have a wife yet, does he? And you, Couronne, don't just talk about others, what about yourself?" In the first instance, Su'er pulled Riku in to share the firepower and questioned Couronne back.
From the moment he entered until now, he had already confirmed one fact, and that was that both Riku and Couronne were still single, especially Couronne, the head of general affairs. He didn't know how she usually persuaded others.
"Before I see both of you start a family, I, Sister, have no intention of starting a family!" Couronne looked as if she had already prepared the answer, and she even looked a little proud. "So, even for the sake of my future, you two have to hurry~"
"...Don't scare the guests, Couronne," The topic Couronne brought up made even Riku a little unable to bear it. He wanted to make the atmosphere more serious.
"It's okay? I'm very interested in Su'er's... uh-huh~ family?" Speaking lightly, as if to appease the restless child beside her, Think said while pressing down Jibril's raised hand.
"Oh, my!" A very girlish scream came from Couronne. She was so excited that she clasped her hands together and leaned back slightly. "I'm very interested too!! Why don't we all get to know each other properly first? It's not very cold here, so how about taking off your hoods?"
"Hey!! Think!" Su'er immediately put down his cup and warned her. He was instantly nervous. He knew that his reaction would definitely arouse Riku's suspicion, but fortunately, he was going to come clean with him anyway—but Couronne couldn't know!
If Jibril's wings weren't visible, she wouldn't have any prominent features, but as soon as Think took off her hood, her very obvious slender ears would be visible. Her identity as an Elf would be impossible to hide.
"Indeed, it's not very polite to keep the hoods on," Think agreed with Couronne without hesitation. Her two hands were already grabbing the edge of her hood, and then she pulled it back hard—!!!
Su'er felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest. Was this woman going to play a prank?
But unexpectedly, there was no reaction of alertness.
"...So~~ beautiful!!!" After a moment of stunned silence, Couronne excitedly grabbed Think's hand and said, "I've been imagining it in my head since I could only see your chin just now. I didn't expect you to be even more beautiful than I imagined!!"
"Oh? Really?"
"Of course it's true! Is your name Think? Miss Think, you are the most beautiful person I have ever seen!!"
"Uh-huh~, after all, I'm a genius~"
"Oh? A genius? Ahaha, is that so?"
"Yes~"
There was no disturbance. Su'er just watched the irrelevant conversation blankly. Couronne didn't notice anything because, aside from her exceptionally high appearance, Think's two long ears had now turned into the unique ears of a human, small and close to her face.
He thought this woman was going to flip the table and enjoy the surprised expressions of Riku and Couronne when they saw an Elf to get some fun out of it. Fortunately, it seemed she still knew a little about the seriousness of the situation—to be honest, Su'er really wanted to thank Think.
"Seriously, no wonder you, Su'er, have been unwilling to come back all this time. So this is the reason!"
Hmm? What's going on? Why did he suddenly hear a voice of condemnation directed at him?
When Su'er squinted at her, he only saw Couronne looking at him with a pout, and Jibril was fanning the flames from the side.
"Exactly! These two guys are really annoying!" While mumbling to herself, Jibril also took off the hood on her head.
By the way, the halo on Jibril's head had already been hidden before entering the cave.
Thump!!!
In an instant, she slammed her head on the table. Couronne's eyes were shining brightly, and her panting not only didn't get quieter but got louder.
"What are you doing!" This sudden reaction honestly startled Jibril a little. Su'er had already seen the pink-haired Flügel's right hand clenching in the air.
"Ohohoho~, this child is so cute!" Her chin was forcefully resting on the table. To be honest, if there wasn't a table in the way, it looked like Couronne would have already pounced on Jibril to rub against her.
...Su'er suspected it would be a massacre.
He had already seen Jibril's disgusted gaze, but unfortunately, when such a gaze was on her cute young girl's face, it not only didn't hurt Couronne's feelings at all but made her even more excited.
A sense of déjà vu suddenly arose in Jibril's heart, and she couldn't help but wonder—do all those who call themselves "sister" like this?
"Oh! Right!" Suddenly thinking of something, Couronne jumped up with a start. Her scary eyes shone as she stared at Su'er and asked, "So, what's the relationship between you, Su'er, and these two beautiful children...?"
"They are people from other settlements that were destroyed, whom I happened to meet while wandering outside," Su'er gave the answer without hesitation.
"Huh? That's not what I asked, is it?" Couronne grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Ah~, Couronne, what you wanted to ask was that, wasn't it?" Think suddenly showed a look of sudden realization and smiled as she put Jibril, who was sitting next to her, into her arms. Her right hand even very friendly touched the young Flügel's hair.
"We are actually mother and daughter~~~"