The Eminence In Nazarick

Hunt Or Become Shadow?

"Talk"

'Thought'
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"Uwahhh!"

Cid Kageno suddenly let out a big dramatic yell as he was thrown to the side, skidding across the dirt ground, and making a big splash when he landed in the river water nearby. After a few gurgles and bubbles, he popped his head out of the water.

"Claire! You didn't have to push me in the river!"

Cid whined and cried at a young girl who had thrown him into the water; her name was Claire Kageno, his older sister. She let out a huff as she sheathed her sword away.

"Maybe if you grew stronger, you would've been able to withstand my attacks when we trained."

Claire sighed and shook her head in disappointment; this action caused her younger sibling to puff out her cheeks and pout.

"There's no way I can be as strong as you Sis, this is so unfair!..."

Cid complained, which only made his older sister cross her arms and glare at him.

"Well you got to be, I will be leaving in about a week or so to become an Adventurer, I can't always be here to babysit you all the time."

Though when Claire said that, she couldn't help but wear a slight saddened expression, which her little brother couldn't help but notice; however, it quickly left as soon as it came when she suddenly heard footsteps in the distance.

"Are you both done with training for the day?"

The two Kageno siblings turned their heads and saw three maids standing before them; the one speaking to them seemed to be the eldest of the three, as she wore a black-and-white maid dress with some blue ribbons and metal plating, plus glasses and green gauntlets. She was Yuri Alpha. The one who stood to her right also wore the same kind of dress, but with a more poofy lower half and having gold trims instead of blue ribbons. Her name was Narberal Gamma. And as the one who stood at the right side, the shortest and probably youngest maid, her skirt was above the knee, with a metal backside dress, had long orange pink hair, and had a scarf and eye patch. Her name was CZ Delta.

"Hmph, please help him up and dry him off, I must return to my studies for what Guild I wish to apply at."

Claire then turned away and walked off, the three maids bowed and did as they were told, soon the maids and their young master were in his room, stripped only to his boxers so that they could properly dry him off; Alpha and Gamma blushed lightly while rubbing the towel on him, while the unreadable Delta just stood off to the side with a pair of clothes ready in hand.

"M-Master Cid, Lord Demiurge requested an audience with you, he awaits in your office."

Yuri managed to compose herself enough to tell Kageno this, which suddenly turned off his clueless innocence and revealed a face that showed a hidden darkness beneath it.

"I see, let him know that I will be there soon, CZ, call for a gate and have Solution, Entoma and Lupusregina be ready for my arrival, also Narberal give me my robe for now, no need to change into my 'Mob Clothes' at the moment."

Cid, who is now in his Lord Shadow persona, gave the three maids their orders; they nodded and did as they were told. Alpha used [Message] to make contact, Delta moved some stuff aside and made room for a [Gate] that suddenly opened before them, and Gamma just handed her master the robe, who simply grabbed and held it in his arms.

"If my parents or sister ask where I am, just let them know that I'm either sleeping or studying."

Shadow said nothing more after that as he walked through the portal; he was once in a bedroom fit for a normal noble, but now he was in a bedroom fit for a Supreme King.