Pastel shot up in bed, her eyes wide open.
“Eh?”
Drool dripped from the corner of her mouth.
I was definitely facing Lord Fairy—why suddenly a bed?
As she pressed down on the bed with her hand, she felt the plush comfort of the special bed for the Governor, Pastel.
Wow, it’s a real bed.
She wiped her drool with her sleeve and raised her upper body, disheveled hair falling over her face.
Ugh.
“It must have been a dream. Well, there aren’t any fairies in reality.”
Realizing it so quickly, I must be smart.
— It’s not a dream!
“Yah!”
Pastel jumped in surprise and turned her head to the bedside table.
Lord Fairy, exuding black energy, was sitting on a flower pot, staring at her. The pink flower in the pot began to rot to a purplish hue before it dropped off.
“Wha—Lord Fairy?”
It wasn’t a dream!
— Right! I’m a fairy!
Lord Fairy crossed her arms and nodded.
Nod, nod.
— A righteous fairy who brings good luck to good people and misfortune to bad people!
Lord Fairy cast her gaze at Pastel.
— From what I see, you’ve been chosen! You’ve been chosen to save the fate of the Fairy World!
“Really?!”
So, that was it?!
Well, everything felt so strange!
I was born all pink and fluffy, but the situation I encountered when I came to consciousness was absolutely not pink, and even now, the tasks I have to do aren’t pink at all!
But it turns out that was just the buildup to save the Fairy World!
Shock.
Pastel gained another realization.
No wonder! No wonder!
Money and power are nice, but I thought they clashed wildly with my natural appearance!
But, in fact, it was a divine revelation to pursue the pink money and power of the Fairy World!
Pastel clasped her hands together, her eyes sparkling.
“What do I need to do?”
Attack the pure Fairy World with market economy tactics?
Encourage inflation in the Fairy World by exploiting exchange rate differences and product disparities?
No, no!
How about facing off against the evil suited men of the financial world targeting the pure Fairy World with my pink charm?!
Ya ya!
Receive the strike of pink Pastel…!
Introduction of foreign exchange management laws! Hot money control! Limiting investment inflows! Increasing capital gains tax! Restrictions on remittance purposes! Currency swaps! Reducing interest rates! Purchasing government bonds!
Lord Fairy seemed pleased.
— Hmm! You communicate well, don’t you? You have a very important mission ahead of you!
“Please tell me!”
Pastel raised one hand excitedly.
“I will dedicate myself to the stability of the Fairy World!”
I will become a founding hero!
— What you need to do urgently is…
Lord Fairy spoke with a serious expression.
Thump, thump.
— Prepare a place for me to stay!
Oh wow, that’s so realistic.
Lord Fairy had been homeless.
No wonder her name is Lord Fairy.
“Don’t worry! There are plenty of places around me for a small fairy to stay! Make yourself at home anywhere!”
Relative rich Pastel!
Lord Fairy smiled brightly.
— Oh, really?
“Yes!”
Pastel nodded. Then she hesitated, thinking that she needed to get the devil’s permission to bring others in.
“Have you woken up?”
Just then, the devil entered the room.
“Oh! Devil! You came at the right time! Lord Fairy is…!”
Pastel pointed to the flower pot where Lord Fairy had been sitting, only to find empty space.
Oh?
There was no sign of black energy or even a fairy shadow. Her finger, which had lost its target, awkwardly waved in the air before drooping down.
“Where did Lord Fairy go?”
— A fairy? Have you been reading a fairy tale or something?
The devil sat on the bed, reaching out to check Pastel’s forehead temperature.
— Alright, you’re in good condition. Sigh. I left you alone, and you fainted right away. It felt safer when you were tied up to the magic sword.
Pastel’s pink eyes widened.
“I fainted?!”
— Would you think you didn’t?
The devil looked astonished.
— What happened? You were the only survivor, and everyone else died. If even a person of knight corps level has died, something serious must have happened.
Ugh?
“Really? What happened?”
— That’s what I want to know. I investigated the scene, but there were no traces of battle or magical remnants. It’s almost cause unknown.
What is this?
A case where even the Great Demon Lord declares ignorance?
Pastel racked her brain to recollect the events.
She remembered that after the crew of the train transformed from innocent victims to suspicious targets, she had summoned some former knight corps members for a body search.
Then the wooden box appeared.
And Lord Fairy came out with a pop!
— Oh wow, is that Lord Fairy?!
— That’s right!
She quickly deduced Lord Fairy’s identity with her keen intuition.
And then…
A red scene flashed in her mind.
“Ah…”
Pastel’s head throbbed.
“It feels like something happened, but I think it’s in the realm of the hormonal friend.”
It seemed like a memory that couldn’t be recalled clearly.
— Hmph.
The devil crossed his arms and pondered.
— Yes, you need stability. Let’s skip this topic. I’ll bring some warm milk. Even if you don’t feel hurt, just lie down.
“Yes!”
The devil left the room.
Pastel jumped up from the bed. She looked around and cupped her hands around her mouth like a megaphone.
“Lord Fairy! Where are you?!”
When the devil came, she vanished as if she had never been there. It felt like a fantasy, like the Fairy World.
Oh?
Could it be that I hit my head while fainting?
Was Lord Fairy an illusion created by my smart brain friend?
Wow, realistically thinking, there’s no way the Fairy World exists.
Pastel wouldn’t shout about foreign exchange management laws! Hot money control! Limiting investment inflows! And so on.
In fact, everything might just be an illusion conjured by mental weakness.
“Fresh seaweed…”
If it’s fresh seaweed, I should lie in bed until it turns into dried seaweed.
Pastel decided to be obedient and lay down on the bed as the devil suggested.
She pulled back the blanket.
Inside lay Lord Fairy, peeking her head out.
— You must not tell others of my existence!
“Whoa!”
Pastel jumped in surprise.
“Lord Fairy, you were hiding here?!”
— More than that, you must never let my existence be known!
Lord Fairy said firmly.
— If my existence is revealed, there will be pursuit from bad people!
“Really?”
Thinking back, Lord Fairy had been trapped in the suspicious conductor’s wooden box, and the illegal train was transporting goods somewhere. That meant a large organization had imprisoned Lord Fairy.
So, could the incident where everyone died while I fainted have been an assassination by the suspicious organization to destroy evidence?
Since the subordinates of an organization like the conductors had their identities exposed anyway, murdering them on the spot to cut off tails could be a cold-blooded strategy.
However, killing the governor who received the emperor’s sword wouldn’t come without serious backlash. Did they merely faint me to prevent me from seeing properly?
Sounds plausible.
Hmm.
A suspicious organization that dares to toy with the great Governor Pastel…
After much deliberation, Pastel could only think of the cult when it came to a suspicious organization, so she stopped thinking.
Anyway, it must be the cult’s doing!
Boo! Evil cult…!
“I understand! I won’t mention Lord Fairy’s existence to anyone!”
Pastel pretended to zip her mouth.
After all, popular people tend to keep their mouths shut!
“But do you know what happened while I fainted, Lord Fairy? The ones we needed to capture have passed away in the meantime.”
Lord Fairy stared blankly at her.
Then she beamed and exclaimed.
— I don’t know! I ran away before anything happened, and came back when it was all over! It must have been the work of bad people, right?!
So there are bad people even acknowledged by Lord Fairy!
“Totally bad people! For the sake of the Fairy World’s stability, I will take revenge!”
Bad cult!
I will run over to the Demon Realm’s capital and bring the army of the United Kingdom and the mercenaries of the Demon Realm Corporation!
All troops! Attack the cult!
I have no idea where they are, but!
— What are you rambling about?
The devil opened the door, holding a steaming cup of milk.
“Wha!”
In a hurry, she looked around, but Lord Fairy had long since vanished.
Lord Fairy’s ultra-speedy reaction!
Phew!
Pastel sighed in relief and shot a glare at the devil.
“Devil! How can you come into my room so randomly! I have privacy too!”
— What?
The devil looked very bewildered.
He must have been so astonished that his emotions didn’t immediately translate into words. He handed her the milk and, after a moment, spoke.
— I certainly have a lot to say myself. If you want, you can do your own laundry too.
Pastel gulped down the milk in big swigs. The warm feeling flowed through her body. She chewed through the magic stone powder like sugar before swallowing it.
Then she pointed a finger at the devil.
“That’s that, but this is this! A room is a personal space, and I have the right to guarantee personal time! Do you think I’m still a kid?! It’s already way past the second semester, and in just a few months, I’ll be 15 years old, you know?!”
Pastel shouted fiercely as she tidied up the blanket. The evidence of Lord Fairy’s presence was destroyed. Her heart raced.
It felt like she had become a bad kid hiding things from a guardian.
The devil rubbed his face with one hand. His expression remained a mixture of confusion for a while.
His mouth opened and finally spoke.
— Alright, I get it. I’ll think it over.
Think it over?
“Thinking it over isn’t enough! You have to guarantee my privacy! It’s because of this kind of attitude that I’m saying all this!”
Pastel pressed on with determination.
The devil’s expression turned a shade of frustration. He took back the empty milk cup and tapped it aimlessly.
— Okay, sure. Well… um.
The devil glanced awkwardly at the door. Then he looked back at Pastel and awkwardly turned back to the door.
— So, should I knock before entering?
Pastel’s pink eyes became sharp.
“Knocking is basic etiquette! And more importantly, you shouldn’t just come in freely before I give permission!”
The devil’s finger brushed lightly over his lips.
— That’s right, got it. It is.
The devil murmured as if he had just realized something.
Then, with his fingertips trembling slightly, he turned away.
— I understand. For now, rest.
His behavior seemed like he was trying to escape from the awkward situation.
The devil exited, and the door closed. Whether or not his respect for privacy took effect, there was the sound of a lock sliding shut.
Pastel stared at the door for a moment with a fierce expression. Then her expression slowly brightened.
Her arms shot up in the air.
“Yay! I’ve defeated the evil Great Demon!”
Pastel is amazing!
She quickly glanced around.
“Lord Fairy! Lord Fairy!”
She lifted the blanket and checked under the bed.
“Lord Fairy! Lord Fairy!”
She went to open the bedside drawer. Lord Fairy peeked out from under the pillow.
— Well done! That’s how it’s done!
Ahahaha!
I’m super capable!
“High five!”
Pastel held out her palm towards Lord Fairy’s palm. A small clap sound echoed.
Yay!
