Chapter 2287: Miyama Kaito's Birthday Celebration Party Continues

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The present-giving continued. Though Tre-san and Akane-san expressed concern, I could honestly say that I didnt feel mentally tired at all.

Since I was simply enjoying some pleasant conversations while receiving presents, it felt like I could keep going without needing a break.

Hmm, maybe I should take a break after all. I let my guard down because Id already dealt with the mentally exhausting folks, Shiro-san, Makina-san, and Pandora-san, but yeah, theres Medea-san and Phenex-san still left

[Hello, Miyama Kaito-san. A fine day, isnt it? Though this world is filled with sorrow, it is also a day that reminds us this world isnt filled with sorrow alone Happy birthday.]

[Thank you. Youre in your human form today, Medea-san?]

Apparently, Medea-san isnt on any infiltration missions at the moment, so she herself said it was fine to call her by her real name even in a crowd like this. Thats why I just refer to her normally as Medea-san.

She and Phenex-san had performed together at a live concert before, where she appeared in her usual lamia form, but today, she had taken on a human shape.

[My original body is rather large, you see. Theres a chance I might obstruct someones view and inadvertently cause sadness. And more importantly, they say meeting someones gaze is the first step to forming a closer connection. Moments like these give rise to wonderful encounters, and I wouldnt want to miss the chance to make new friends]

[I- I see errr, just, you know, keep it reasonable]

On the surface, it sounded like a normal statement about wanting to meet new people at a party where there were many strangers. But in Medea-sans case, with her peculiar preferences and the ecstatic look on her face, it came off like she was scheming something indecent.

Well, despite how she talks, I get the feeling that Medea-san probably wont actually try to make new friends or anything. She may seem to act on madness, but she knows how to hit the brakes right at the edge. Still the look she had, like she was about to drool, was honestly a little concerning.

[Fufufu, dont worry. I do understand that publicly displaying ones fetishes in a place like this is essentially suicide. The feelings just overflow from within me, nothing more, I have no intention of acting on them.]

[Well, yeah, I figured I actually think youre someone who knows when and how to restrain yourself.]

[Indeed, you may rest assured That said, while its a joyful thing, the world has been peaceful lately, so I havent had many chances to meet and part with new friends, which saddens me. Phenex does allow me to kill her from time to time, so that keeps my heart content though.]

[You two sure are close.]

Yeah, as I thought, Medea-san is someone who can look at herself objectively. She understands her preferences are seen as deviant by society, which is why she laments the lack of opportunities to indulge in them while also expressing happiness over the world being at peace. If you ignore her unusual fetishes, shes actually a fairly reasonable person.

Well, that fetish is the one and only major issue about her but as long as shes goofing off with someone like Phenex-san, who shares her tastes, its probably fine.

[Now then, for your birthday gift Back when Miyama Kaito-san visited the forest, you didnt seem very satisfied with the chair, so Ive been making chairs myself since then. Ive brought one of my best creations today.]

[A chair? Thank you Its beautifully wrapped, but what kind of chair is it?]

Back when I visited the Dark Forest where Tiamat-san lives, she brought out a chair made of bones the creator was apparently Rasal-san, but Pandora-san even commented on it at the time.

It seems that inspired her to start making chairs, and now shed brought one as a birthday present.

[Its a snakeskin chair.]

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[Ahh, please dont worry Its not made from my skin or anything like that. I used the skin of a species called the Grey Python, which is commonly used for leather goods.]

[A- Ahhhh, I see. Sorry, I just made a weird assumption there]

When she said snakeskin, for a moment I thought Medea-san had made a chair out of her own skin and given it to me as a gift, but apparently, that wasnt the case.

[Think nothing of it In fact, I did initially consider gifting you a chair made from my own skin, but then Shalltear-sama suddenly appeared and said Hes going to be utterly horrified, so stop it, so I prepared something else instead.]

[I- I see]

Alice really is always reliable. I mean, Medea-sans lower body is technically that of a snake, so it wouldnt be impossible but still, if an acquaintance handed me a chair and said I made this using my own skin, I honestly wouldnt know how to react. Im incredibly glad that got nipped in the bud ahead of time.

Serious-senpai : [By the way, with their conversation like that, didnt Kaito take some mental damage from this?]

? ? ? : [Not really, no. When hes listening to stuff like my group, Ein-sans maid theories, or Kuro-sans baby castella rants, he just ends up looking fed up because hes completely uninterested. He feels mentally tired, but his SAN value doesnt drop at all. I doubt hell even need a break.]

Serious-senpai : [Feeling tired but taking no actual damage Im impressed.]

? ? ? : [Well, I mean, it is Kaito-san were talking about here. He deals with Makina, who shows up at his place like 5 times a week or summons him into a synchronized dream, and still acts totally unfazed. Of course his mental fortitude is monstrous.]

Serious-senpai : [Now that you mention it, I remember the narration briefly touched on it, but I just glossed over it Hes so used to Makinas rampages that he can even tell what stage of a meltdown shes in This guys really got the mental strength of a monster]