by CHIROLU
Thus it came as no surprise when he held out another bundle today.
“Then I’ve got a present for you today, Latina.”
“Hmm?” she asked, with her usual adorable head tilt.
As he reveled in her cute response, Dale took out a small coat. When he’d seen it displayed on a street corner, he’d been so taken with it that he bought it immediately.
It likely went without saying at this point, but that coat had a cat-eared hood attached to it. When she tried it on, it proved a bit big for her small frame, so that her fingers only peeked out a bit from the sleeves.
“It’s fluffy!”
It seemed Latina was more taken with the feel of it than the appearance, and as a result, she was happily rubbing the sleeves up against her face. Well, considering she had no way to look at herself where they were standing, the texture was far easier to notice than how she looked in it.
“Dale...?”
Thanks to that, the young man looking at her had a better grasp on that than the girl herself.
Latina stared questioningly at Dale’s face, as he had gone completely silent. She was used to him excessively exclaiming how cute she was, so for Latina, it was quite unusual to see him like this.
“You’re just too cute...” Dale muttered in a deadly serious tone despite the contents of his statement. He really was still his usual self.
“Hmm?”
Then, in a voice more serious and sorrowful than Latina had ever heard from him ever before, Dale continued on, “I can’t believe this... It’s too cute. This is too dangerous...!”
“Dangerous?”
“Yes! So dangerous it could destroy the very world itself...”
“Really dangerous...?!” Latina questioned, looking utterly shocked in a way that made it clear she had misunderstood what was going on. There was no way the young girl could quip back at the circumstances, and so, the cat-eared hood ended up getting sealed away due to the great danger it presented.
An Imaginary Story: Platinum-haired Maiden Version
*This is an imaginary story of what would have occurred if Dale had learned of the cat-eared hood in spite of Sylvia’s wishes.
“Our relationship with Vassilios is only going to keep on growing from here on out, and it’s where you’re from, too, Latina. So, I was thinking I should probably know more about its culture and the like...”
Dale’s personal knowledge of the devil race wasn’t all that great. He was aware that an extremely large percentage of the demons serving the demon lords who had been his foes tended to be devils. And so, he had purposefully avoided learning too much about them.
However, the antagonistic demon lords had been eliminated, and there were no threats at the moment for Dale to face. And so, he gained an interest in learning about Vassilios and the devils who lived there.
As a result, Dale sent for a variety of materials, which happened to include a hooded cape.
When Latina happened to spy it, she lifted it up and smiled ever so slightly.
“How nostalgic...”
“Nostalgic?”
“Yeah. Um, you know how devils have horns on the sides of their head, right?” Latina said, bringing her hands up to the remains of her broken horns. Perhaps she hadn’t pointed out her index fingers because her horns had a curled shape to them.
Dale felt warm and fuzzy just from watching her and broke out in a smile, but Latina continued on with her explanation.
“And so, hoods meant for devils are made with space left for the horns. And especially when they’re meant for children, there’s a strong tendency to use animal ear designs... Ah, see, this one has triangular ears.”
“I see. So it’s for a kid, huh?”
“Still, it’s on the big side. A small adult could probably wear it...”
Latina held the cape up to her chest and tilted her head a bit. It didn’t fasten tightly in the front, so it had a good bit of flexibility to it. And there seemed to be room in the hood, too.
Latina was rather curious by nature. And so, she ended up deciding to just try it on without thinking too deeply.
She swished the cape on, then pulled up the hood. Since it really was made for a child the hood felt like it would fall off, so she held it down with both hands.
“It was a bit small after all,” Latina said with a bit of an embarrassed laugh. Paying no heed to the fact that Dale had yet to respond, she looked at herself reflected in the window glass and gave a playful spin.
“Maybe this would help me get along with cats...?”
Her thoughts had certainly gone off the rails. And yet, the expression on her face grew totally serious.
“Has anyone developed a magical device that would do that...? I think when it comes to dogs and wolves, I could talk with Vint about what sort of things they may like...”
That would be far too narrow and specific of a magical device. She wouldn’t care about whether or not such a creation could turn a profit, though.
“But in that case... If I could find a mythical beast that was like a cat, maybe I could ask them what sort of things they liked...?”
Latina had no idea of what was going on around her as her thoughts raced. She was simply enjoying herself too much.
“Could I go, like... ‘Meow’ and talk to them...?”
She had even gone so far as to mimic a cat, there. It was like she was intentionally trying to look as cute as possible.
By this point, it should go without saying what was running through Dale’s head as he stood there silently.
...Of course, this is just an imaginary story. Thankfully, that means that Dale didn’t truly use all of his strength and authority to do something utterly unreasonable to a poor cat-type mythical beast. There weren’t a vast deal of resources thrown at developing a certain type of magical device, either.
This is all just a terrifying picture of what could have happened.
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If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord: Volume 9
by CHIROLU
Translated by Matthew Warner
Edited by Christopher Foxx
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2019 CHIROLU
Illustrations Copyright © 2019 Kei
Cover illustration by Kei
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Original Japanese edition published in 2019 by Hobby Japan
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