The Demon Saint is Missing, so I Ran to Another World

Burning Jealousy (Part 1)

**Maddie**

"Kamusta na, Sir? Okay ka na?" (How are you, Sir? Are you fine now?)

"Yeah, kahit papano. Kinabahan lang talaga ako kase iba yung itsura nung mga tao dito." (Yeah, at least. I just got nervous because the people around me looked weird.)

"Nasa ibang mundo ka kasi, Sir...pero ayos naman sila; mahal ka nilang lahat." (Well, you're in another world, Sir...but they're good people; and they all love you.)

For now, Kuro was calm. He was sitting on his bed, with Lady Jessica and Lady Minahaba beside him. I could only watch from afar, as he talked to Lady Usarved. Honestly, I don't know what they were talking about; they were conversing in Kuro's real tongue...so all I could do was listen.

"Paano ako napunta dito?" (How did I come here?)

Lady Usarved then turned to me, "Uh, Your Holiness, Sir Kuro is asking how did he come to this world?"

I looked at Kuro and sat beside him, "Can you tell him that I...I summoned him?"

I could see through the demon lady's thoughts; she was surprised at what I just told her. Nevertheless, she translated my words to Kuro, "Ang sabi ng Kanyang Kabanalan ay tinawag ka po nya dito mula sa mundo nyo." (Her Holiness is saying that she summoned you here.)

"Tinawag?" (Summoned?) Kuro's eyes suddenly lit up, "Gaya sa mga isekai na kwento?" (Just like in isekai stories?)

"Your Holiness? He's asking if you summoned him like in those, err...isekai stories, whatever that is."

"Tell him, 'yes'." At the very least, I knew what Kuro meant by 'isekai'. I saw it in his memories; it was one of the story genres he liked so much.

"Sabi ng Kanyang Kabanalan, tama daw po yung naisip nyo." (Her Holiness says that your guess is correct.)

"Uh, 'Kanyang Kabanalan'?" (Uh, 'Her Holiness'?) Kuro tried to stare at me, but when our eyes met, his face grew red and quickly averted his gaze. "Sino sya?" (Who is she?)

"What's he asking you, Lady Usarved?"

"He's asking about you, Her Holiness..."

"Tell him that I'm Madelaine Ann Rubinforth, his fiancée," I wanted to plead before him, just to make him remember.

"Sabi ng Kanyang Kabanalan, ang pangalan nya ay Madelaine Ann Rubinforth. Kasintahan nyo daw po sya." (Her Holiness is saying that her name is Madelaine Ann Rubinforth. According to her, she's your fiancée.)

At that moment, Kuro's eyes widened in apparent surprise. He stared at me once again, and then to Lady Usarved, who nodded. After that, I saw him smirk and heard him say, "Imposible yan. Alam kong niloloko nyo lang ako; wala pa nga akong naging girlfriend eh!" (That's impossible. I know you're playing jokes on me; I never even had a girlfriend, eh!)

"Your Holiness..."

"What?"

"Sir Kuro is saying that he's never had a lover, not even once."

"Well, I am his wife, actually!"

"Ahem..." Lily, Eris, Lady Jessica, Ruro, Lady Ursura, Lady Minahaba, Lady Salis, and Lady Rishnu made their presence known. Uh, and even Lady Henristone? Are you also gunning for Kuro?

Lady Usarved couldn't keep her surprised face hidden. Nevertheless, she told him, "Sir, uh, baka di ka maniwala...pero kase, uh, mga girlfriend nyo po silang lahat." (Sir, uh, you might not believe this...but you see, uh, they're all your girlfriends.)