Update: 23/12/2023

Note: Translation By Microsoft.

Chapter 3: Esdeath II

|Phenex Territory: Ravel's Room|

In the room was a little girl in pink pajamas with a print of flaming orange birds, and in her hands, she had stuffed animals that she was playing with. On the left side was a small table with a teapot in the center and three cups near each seat.

Where the little girl walked with the stuffed animals and left him at every seat.

—Let's play in a teahouse! What do you think of Bear and Usagi?!

The girl said excitedly, chatting with the bear and rabbit stuffed animal.

She moved her small arms on the heads of the stuffed animals and slowly shook her head with a "yes."

—Haha! It's great! Now I serve her tea in her cups!

The girl hummed as she began to pour the "tea" into each other's cups.

Knock-knock

Their little amusement was interrupted by the knock of his room door.

—Hmm?

Clac

At that moment the door of his room was opened, revealing a beautiful, elegant woman; Her long blonde hair was pulled back with an ornamental hair, dark blue eyes, wearing an elegant dark purple dress that covered her body and her large cleavage; with a gold necklace and gems around her neck.

She was smiling gently as she moved closer to her little daughter.

—Hi Ravel-chan, I hope I don't interrupt your game.

But you already did.

—Hi Mom! Has something happened?!

It's strange that my mom came to my room at this hour.

—Fufu, so insightful. The truth is something that has to do with you, Ravel.

—Hmm? Of what?

It really has to do with me, a 7-year-old girl.

I was confused.

—Yes... this is something that happened several years ago, Ravel. In a few days you're going to have a little meeting with the guy you're engaged to.

If I was confused before, I was worse now; My mind couldn't process well what my mom said.

—What?

It was the only thing he said quietly.

Was she engaged? And with whom?

—She belongs to the Gremory family, her name is Mikoto Gremory.

|Gremory Territory: Mikoto's Room|

It had been a few hours since I had a fight with the sky girl.

She was in another room recovering.

It seems that, by the time our fight was over, my teacher Okita had arrived.

And he ended up bringing us home and getting treatments.

Seriously it was a busy day, I was going to have another day of training with Okita Souji. And I ended up fighting with a girl my age, who beat me; And now he's in this house recovering.

Haah, I'd like to rest while I'm having a headache.

At that moment the door to my room was opened.

The person coming in was my father, smiling happily.

I hope he doesn't come with something major, I already have enough of a headache from the hard blow I received from that light blue girl.

—Hello father, what makes you happy?

—Hehe, Mikoto; I think you know you're committed.

—Yes.

Although they never told me that back, when I was just born, I guess it wasn't necessary to tell me when they realized that I already knew that.

—Well, it'll be easy to tell you that, you're going to have a meeting with your fiancée in the next few days.

Haah, what a headache.

—Understood, father. Is there anything else?

—Well, that's going to be talked about tomorrow, I'd like to talk about the girl who was brought with you by Okita Souji.

—Haah, it's okay father.

—You look like you're stressed, I'll leave you for now; Get a good night's rest.

At that moment my father left my room.

Seriously, why the hell does it always have to do with girls.

It's giving me a bad headache.

Someone hates me to deserve this.

Tch, I'd better sleep; I've had enough of a headache for today.

Zzzzzz

|Next day: 7:00 AM|

Another day, in this shitty life.

I went back to my room after taking a bath, went to the closet grabbed something quick to get dressed which was a black short, a white t-shirt and left with flip flops.

I don't think I'm going to leave the house today, so you don't need shoes.

I have to go to the sky girl's room, later my parents will talk about what to do with her.

I ended up arriving at the room where the sky-blue girl was staying.

Knock-knock

—I'm fine! I don't need to have my wounds checked!

—I'm the boy you fought yesterday!

So, they came to treat his wounds earlier.

—Oh! Come in! I'd like to meet the person who is on my level!

A fighting fanatic, haah.

—Yes, yes.

Clac

I entered the room and began to approach where she was sitting on the bed while looking out the window.

—Is there anything interesting out the window?

—It would be the little girl playing in the yard.

What?

I also looked out the window to see Rias playing with a soccer ball.

Are you playing so early?

—She's, my sister. Do you want to go play with her?

—It's all right. By the way, my name is Esdeath.

—My name is Mikoto Gremory. You can just call me Mikoto. Nice to meet you Esdeath.

—Same Mikoto.

—So come on, we can get out the window.

We flew out of the window into the courtyard and approached Rias.

She was dressed in sportswear as she controlled the ball by hitting it and sending it into the air and alternating with her feet so that it did not fall to the ground.

What kind of game is that?

Rias saw us approaching and stopped the ball on his head.

It seems that her big hair serves as a base for her.

—Good morning Mikoto-nii! And?...

—My name is Esdeath.

—And Esdeath! Is that a name?...

—Stop asking that Rias, some people in the world will have weirder names than others.

Rias just nodded.

—What did they come to do? It's rare that Mikoto-nii has time to come and play with me.

—To tell you the truth, I wonder if you're playing games instead of reading a book from this hour.

—And you read a book, Mikoto-nii?

—... Not now, I have to solve a little problem with this person.

—I heard that Okita-sama brought a strange girl with you, so it must be you.

—Seee, but that needs to be solved with me.

Esdeath asked, looking at my sister and me.

—Well... a strange girl came to Mikoto-nii and ended up beating him up... I don't know why he thinks there's nothing to solve.

—Eeehh, I didn't get beaten, it almost ended in a draw.

—But your head ended up with a bump the size of a tennis ball.

—But it still wasn't a beating, I just ended up getting a hard blow to the head, nothing more.

—Yes, yes. What they came for, I'd like to know.

—I came to play.

Esdeath said.

—I just came to observe.

I have nothing to do here. It's time to eat breakfast and figure out what to do with Esdeath.

—You really don't want to play, Mikoto-nii.

I'm not much of a gambler.

—Haah, okay.

Who the hell taught Rias how to put on a sad puppy expression.

Tsk.

—Whoever drops the ball is the loser!

We started playing by passing the ball in the air.

I had the ball at my feet as I controlled the shots so it wouldn't fall to the floor. Until I gave him a pass by sending him into the air where Rias was.

He gave a small blow to the ball that ended up landing on his head and he was starting to play with the ball on his head.

After a few seconds he sent the ball to Esdeath.

She used her knee to hit the ball and start playing with her knees alternating so that the ball doesn't drop.

And I end up sending the ball behind me, at a distance of 5 meters.

—Was it on purpose?

I asked Esdeath as I ran to the ball and used my back to send it into the air and then use my feet to keep it from falling to the ground.

—I'm sorry! I don't control my feet well!

—I'll give it back to you.

I said to Esdeath, as I hit the ball sending it 10 meters away past Esdeath.

—Ah! I told you I don't control my feet well!

—And I don't control my strength!

Esdeath reached the ball with a sweep on the turf and slammed the ball home to Rias.

She stopped the ball in her chest and began to dominate the ball with her feet.

—They should calm down; this is just a game.

Rias said with a vein on his forehead.

—You should listen to your sister.

Esdeath said, smiling playfully.

—Aaah, if it was your fault for this mess.

—Yes, yes. Calm down!

Rias said angrily, sending the ball with sheer force to me.

I responded by kicking the ball hard to Esdeath.

—Don't get me into a sibling argument!

Esdeath said, turning the ball hard at me.

—You started out stupid!

I gave the ball back to Esdeath.

—What do you say, if your sister started sending the ball hard!

Esdeath responded by sending the ball to Rias.

—I TELL THEM TO CALM DOWN!

SHIT

Rias hit the ball and subconsciously covered it with destruction magic.

I covered my entire body with the destruction magic and hit the ball sending it into the air. And then I destroyed it.

...

This game got out of hand.

—That was interesting.

Esdeath said.

Interesting in what?

|Dining Room|

We were at breakfast time, but for some strange reason, Esdeath is sitting on my left.

But it's still about seven meters away.

I keep wondering why we should sit at this 25-meter-long table.

If it weren't for a demon's enhanced senses, the conversation would have to be shouted out a bit.

—Try... eat slowly... Esdeath.

—Mpmm mmpff mmphh (The food is delicious!)

I don't know what he said, but you're lying.

But that doesn't matter... What Matters... It's just...

Esdeath... this... eating... with your hands...

We found ourselves staring at her like some kind of animal as she ate.

—Try to grab the meat with the cutlery... at least.

—Mmhpff (Got it!)

No one wanted to comment on anything, with the awkward situation that Esdeath was causing.

So, we started eating and forgetting about the existence of Esdeath eating.

After breakfast was finished, the servants grabbed the plates and cutlery to take him to the kitchen to wash them.

At that moment my father began to speak.

—Well, let's start with the main topic.

My father said, staring at Esdeath.

—It can't be later... until it's cleaned up...

I answered my father, as I subtly pointed to the dirty laundry.

He had eaten... A bit of an exaggeration.

—Yes, you're right. When I'm done, take her to my office to talk, the topic will also be with you.

—Understood, father.

We started to leave the dining room. My parents went their own way, just like Rias.

I was alone with Esdeath.

Find a servant to take Esdeath for a bath and clean her dirty laundry.

—When it's finished, you can let me know, I have to take it with me to my father.

—Got it, Mikoto-sama.

With this a small problem is solved, now he will come later with my father.

What you'll choose for Esdeath.

|Bathtub |

Is this a bathtub?

Everywhere you look at it, it looks like a place for thermal baths. It doesn't look like a simple bathtub.

Well, it doesn't matter, I'm going to enjoy bathing in this place.

There is a lot of vain stuff in this mansion.

|Later|

It had been about an hour and a half since Esdeath had gone to bathe.

It looks like he was enjoying the bathtub, because of how long it took him to bathe.

Haah, well it doesn't matter; I enjoyed my time reading a book.

—Mikoto-sama, the guest is ready.

I heard the voice of a servant close to my ear.

—Okay, you can bring it to the library.

—Got it.

The communication magic was instantly cut off.

Seriously, this is tiring me out more than usual.

I wanted to have a quiet life for now.

Until I was 18 years old and start looking for my past; but now I have to solve these small problems and in less than 4 days I have to meet with Ravel Phenex.

A get-to-know meeting.

They couldn't have waited two more years to meet her.

Why the hell now, just when I meet another problematic person.

I hope my father doesn't choose something that gives me a headache.

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.

I take back what I said, it already gave me another headache.

Why is that?

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|Office: Zeoticus Gremory|

I find myself next to Esdeath in my father's office.

We sat in the brown leather reclining chairs.

While I waited for whatever my father wants to say.

—Little girl-

—Esdeath.

...

—Little Esdeath-

—Esdeath.

...

—Esdeath... You must know why you are here.

—Because I'm going to marry his son.

...

—No, because a person without education and class; I would allow her to marry my son.

—Why am I strong?

...

—I wouldn't even tell you to marry my son, and my son has a pretty, polite fiancée.

—Is it strong?

...

—What does the force with which he is committed have to do with it.

...

What do you say father, if you committed me to a Phenex, it is obvious because of the immortality it possesses. Even if it's not strength, it has an interesting immortality that is enviable to love.

—Why the strong can get whatever they want, it's a tradition in my birthplace. And since his son lost me, he now belongs to me. So, I have the right to do anything with him.

...

—If he wants his freedom, he'll have to fight me and win me.

...

—Aaahhh, your home lore has nothing to do with Gremory Territory.

...

This girl is interesting, she's getting my father out of his mind.

—So, your son has to beat me first if he wants his freedom.

—Aaahhh, I already told you that your tradition has nothing to do with my territory!

—But your son has already accepted the traditions of my home.

...

—Wait? I never accepted something like that.

—What do you say? If you were waiting on the mountain for my arrival, so it's obvious that you accepted the traditions of my home, of never running away from a battle even if you know you're going to lose.

—I was thinking of other things, though you have a little reason to have waited for your arrival and not run away from defeat; But your traditions is something I have no idea about. So that's useless in another territory, your traditions.

—Tsk, party pooper. —Esdeath said, looking away.

—What do you mean killjoys?! You want to steal my freedom from me because of the absurd traditions of your home in a battle I lost, and you say we're killjoys!

It ended up driving me crazy.

Where it comes from, they have an absurd tradition of the strong and the weak, that I wouldn't want to live in that place. But Esdeath seems to like that tradition.

I really don't like their positivity because of that tradition.

—Having you here will be a pain in the ass.

My father commented. I nodded at what he said.

—But it's a pain my son will be able to bear.

I nodded-

—What!? You're saying that I have to take care of "this one" and put up with it every day!

—... Yes, you should begin to form your nobility, son. It's also something Rias should be doing; they're going to be in their teens in a few years and haven't started getting demons for their peerage.

—I can do it when I'm 13!

—... Yes... ahah... Yes...

—You don't believe me!

—It's not that you believe it, but you're different from Rias. She began to meet several demons her own age, but you did other things that a child shouldn't do, it's okay for you to train, but not at an exaggerated level. Because of that training, you didn't socialize with kids your own age; that allows you to orient yourself and look for the best ones to build your own peerage. This little girl-

—Esdeath.

...Seriously?

—Esdeath, she's the first person I've met and she's the same age as you; she's perfect to start building your own peerage, you've trained enough for 3 years. You should start orienting yourself in another area and not just in your training. You should start socializing with more people, I hope meeting with Ravel Phenex will help you socialize with more people in the future; You may think that it is a business meeting that can serve you in the future as diplomatic meetings. As I told you, you can train, but you should lower the hours of your training and get out of the mansion a bit; and start socializing. Maybe I know more demons you can get into your peerage.

... father... I think you want me to build my own peerage... and not socializing.

—Yes, yes. I get it... then... Esdeath, you want to belong to my nobility.

—You belong to me, so that's fine.

A vein swelled in my forehead.

Haha... I hope we get along, Esdeath.

I ended up talking while hiding my anger.

—Like, Mikoto.

Esdeath said with a smile.

It's getting on my nerves.

I have to put up with it.

I have to put up with it.

—I asked a maid to make some dog ears! Come on Mikoto, you'll put it on, you're my property now! So, obey your mistress!

—AAAHHH! IF YOU WANT A DOG, GO HUNT FOR A CERBERUS!

—But if they're weak, I've already killed some of them.

I REALLY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS PERSON

—Wait, don't escape! I'm your mistress, come back!

I started running away from this annoying person.

—BECAUSE I WOULD! YOU WANT TO PUT DOG EARS ON ME!

—What do you think of cat ears? I can ask a maid to do it!

—PUT IT ON!

Zeoticus only watched what was happening in front of his eyes.

It was crazy, a 10-year-old girl is forcing her son to put dog or cat ears on his head, as if he were a simple pet.

—Really?... Is what I did right?

He was confused by the actions he committed today.

She hadn't thought that a girl entering her territory and home would be a headache.

—I wish you the best of luck, son.

Zeoticus said of sympathy and began to drink his coffee quietly.

—DAMN IT! I'M NOT GOING TO WEAR ANY ANIMAL EARS!

In the Gremory house, only the screams of two children could be heard.

Spectators thought it was some kind of game.

Maybe it was?

I'D RATHER BE AT THE MEETING WITH RAVEL PHENEX NOW THAN BE ENDURING THE MADNESS OF ESDEATH

—If you don't want animal ears! How about chains around your neck and feet!

—THAT'S WORSE! WHAT THE DEVIL IS GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD!

—Let's go! Let's have fun, childhood isn't forever!

—NO CHILD AMUSES HIMSELF WITH CHAINS AS IF HE WERE A PRISONER!

—It's going to be the first time I've played like that!

—GET AWAY! YOU REALLY CREATED ICE CHAINS!

—Yes! Let's have fun, it's time to walk the dog!

The ice chain was sent and ended up chaining Mikoto.

—HELP MEEEEEEE

All the servants who saw Mikoto, in a situation they never thought of seeing in their life. They sent their condolences to their little young master.

They thought it was just another day in the life of the Gremory heir as he forgot what had happened.

—Another quiet day in this mansion.

Said a servant.

Everyone in that place nodded and left for their respective place of work.