Assassin and curiosity

Another date was a success, and Eleonora had already expected this. It would be stupid if she didn't do anything right when she went out on a date with her lovers since she literally was already experienced at that kind of thing. Despite its suddenness, the young bluenette can improvise and direct the date's flow into the right one. She was also glad that Kaori seemed satisfied with their date today. But before they reached home, or rather Kaori's house, Eleonora stopped for a moment and told her black-haired lovers about something.

"Kaori, I want to tell you something."

With confusion spread on her face, Kaori tilted her head and asked Eleonora.

"What is that, Eleonora?"

"I want to buy a house on my own in here."

This caused Kaori to be shocked, and her face went pale as she thought that Eleonora didn't want to live together with her or instead wanted to break up. Still, being someone that intelligent and sharp at reading someone's expression and anything, the young bluenette quickly calms Kaori down and explains it to her.

"Hey-hey, it's not like what you've thought! I just don't want to impose your parents, and another reason is that I want to literally live with my lovers alone. Well, I'm not calling it alone, but that's that."

Kaori's face changed from panic to relief. A happy smile was evident on her right now, which made Eleonora sigh in comfort and just laugh nervously. The young bluenette was glad that this won't lead to stupid and unnecessary drama like she always knew from anime and manga. Let's not forget about soap operas, theatre, or anything.

But the black-haired beautiful young woman also let out a chuckle since she finds it kind of amusing. Kaori hugs Eleonora's arms tighter than before as she feels overwhelming happiness flowing within her right now. She knows why and is happy about it.

"I thought you get tired of my parents and me."

Eleonora shakes her head as she denies it quickly.

"No way. I wouldn't get tired of you or anything. I also liked your parents. Although your father is overprotective, I understand why he acts like that. If I become a parent in the future, then maybe I would act like that too. But I just hope it won't be too far."

"Of course! I don't want you to be like that. I mean, I love my father and all, but I want you to be someone better than that. Our kids will have their own freedom, and we, as the parents in the future, don't have the right to force them like that."

"Well, you're right. Alright, how about we buy a house right now?"

This made Kaori go in shock once again at the suddenness of Eleonora. But the young bluenette went in a chuckle and told her of something instead.

"I'm joking. Of course, I will do that tomorrow. For today, let's go back and have our rest. I can tell that you were pretty tired from all of the dates we are going through today, right?"

Eleonora's former Priest of healing lovers just laughed sheepishly at that. She is kind of embarrassed and doesn't want to admit that she is indeed exhausted since Kaori enjoyed every moment of her date with Eleonora and didn't realize that by herself.

"Um… yeah. Sorry about that, Eleonora. If only I had trained my body, then my stamina would get better and makes me less tired when doing any heavy or many activities. But since I arrived at Tortus and being chosen as Priest who only relies on magic, all I can do is just train my healing magic and not physical."

"Nothing to be sorry about. It's normal, and if you want, maybe we can do some training together to increase your stamina and whatnot. Though I won't force you if you don't want it, my kind of training is kind of hard for a beginner. No offense."

"No, I know about that, and I won't get mad. Though, I wonder why I have always argued with Yue-san when with Nagumo-kun, while with you… I think calmer and not getting offended easily by that. Although that might be because I'm not with Yue-san right now. But I hope she won't do that again."

Eleonora had a guess about it but decided not to tell her since it's evident that Nagumo Hajime couldn't make his ex-harem behave or control in a good way. Because a good harem is one where everyone can tolerate and help each other, rather than bickering or hating their own people in the same group.

And Eleonora successfully does that. No one in her harem felt like some cheap and cliché harem members who constantly compete with each other to win Eleonora's affection for themselves only since the young bluenette loved them equally, and her harem also understands that.

'I'm glad they were behaving so well and not doing anything reckless. It will be tough if my harem goes into a mess because I can't control it well enough. Thankfully I somehow managed to do it under my control. Maybe because it felt similar when I managed my company and employees? Maybe or maybe not.'

Eleonora is just glad nothing is going wrong with her harem. But then replied to Kaori's words with hers and smiled at her.

"Then that's a good thing, right? If you weren't bothered by it, just forget that and think of another thing. But you're right; maybe I should talk about this with Yue and everyone."

Eleonora intentionally uses Yue rather than Aletia since only she and the rest of her group in Tortus knew about that blonde-haired vampire princess's actual name. Except for Kaori, everyone else doesn't know about that.

Kaori nodded in agreement since she also thought it was necessary to discuss some things with every one of Eleonora's harem. Rather than just leaving it to Eleonora's decision alone, or like any harem in anime and manga that didn't include the guy's opinion with the harem, just because he is the only man in the group.

"Alright, let's not let your parents wait too long, or they would be worried so much."

"Agree. Let's go home."

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The Golden Fox of Kyoto: "Hello everyone. How are you doing today? I'm pretty happy right now because my daughter, Kunou, has been eager and excited to be trained under Akame-san's swordsmanship."

Demon Sword Murasame: "That's right. Kunou even went so far as to want to become an assassin like me. Of course, I was impressed to see the determination comes from Kunou."

The Nightmare: "That's good! But I don't think someone so young as her has to be an assassin. After all, it's a dangerous world for her to step into, right? At the very least, you have to let her when she is old enough."

The Golden Fox of Kyoto: "Of course, we don't want her to be an assassin or something. But it's not like I can stop that since Kunou seems determined. She really wants to be an assassin like her Onee-chan."

King of Knight: Assassin… that is a dangerous path she will have. I mean, being magus itself also risks you to be like in hell, but this one also shares the same burden. Or rather, every path we might choose has its own risks."

Queen of Sweets: "Hmm… if we talk about our opinion, I think it will be diverse. Some may let her be, while others forbid her to choose that. Maybe the right thing to do is just let her pick it, and we can act like someone who guides her to be a better person. I mean, it's not like every assassin is cruel and dangerous, right?"

Demon Sword Murasame: "Uhmp. You're right. I definitely won't let Kunou sad and makes her strays from the good, so I will do my best to be a good teacher and older sister figure of her."

The Strongest Ice Queen: "Fumu. That's right. You're an assassin yourself, so it's best if you are the one who was taking care of it. While we might have to give both of you some guidance or tips. We don't have to rely on ourselves too much; we have everyone in here anyway."

Titania The Fairy Queen: "While I may disagree if someone so young like that to choose that kind of dangerous path as her job career, we can direct her to be a good assassin who works for justice or something like that."

Eleonora True Soulmate: "That's mean she will be an anti-hero or sort of. That's good and makes her more determined to be an assassin who works for justice, as an ally of justice, like in any super sentai shows."

Pudding Lover: "Whoah! That would be so cool! I mean, the watcher of night, the killer of darkness—imagine that! She will have those fantastic titles with her when she becomes an assassin. Stealthy defeated her opponent without them realizing it in a few seconds! Man, she will fit to be Phantom Thieves of Heart's member if she trained well enough. Or maybe formed her own version of that group."

Demon Mommy: "That is… sounds dangerous, but I think if we really can direct to the right path, then it's okay. Assassin certainly is not that noble, but it's like Robin Hood or anything. While it's wrong in moral, but if it is for the sake of justice or everyone safety, I think it's good."

Bloodsucker Black Serpent: "We literally have Robin Hood in Chaldea, and he was recognized as heroic spirit in the Throne of Heroes after all. Some heroic spirits or Servants did not have a noble job or profession, but their action is the replacement for that."

Demon Mommy: "You are right. Sorry for that, but I believe that we can convince Kunou-chan to do her works in the name or the sake of justice. After all, it's the job of a mother to direct her child to be in good, despite the interest she has maybe can make them disagree at some point."

The Florist Succubus: "I don't know about motherhood, but I think it's great if she can be an assassin! After a few tries, I have an assassin who becomes good and protects someone she cares about. As long as we can support her to do the right thing, it's okay."

I Love Onee-sama: "Yes. I also agree with that. It's not good to quickly judge something we don't know yet about. I mean, @Demon Sword Murasame-san is a good assassin, right? Surely we can be at ease for a while."

Sword Princess: "That's right. She is a good assassin. But what about the training progress? She did have train under you, right @Demon Sword Murasame?"

Demon Sword Murasame: "Thank you for that, and yes, her training went smooth without many casualties. Rather, Kunou seems talented at this since we only began this training yesterday, and her swordsmanship is already past the beginner level and may be advanced to the next level."

Demon Sword Murasame: "For everyone's information, she is not pushing herself. I just said that she should stop whenever she is exhausted. Kunou just trains in the correct schedule. Maybe she is really talented, so her training went faster than what I had expected."

Queen of Sweets: "So she somehow likes me, huh. That's good then. I hope she can be a perfect assassin later. She also can use her skills to defend herself in case there's a situation that made her cannot rely on others, such as @The Golden Fox of Kyoto and @Demon Sword Murasame."

Demon Sword Murasame: "Uhum. Thanks for that. I'm sure Kunou will be an incredible assassin that might surpass me later in a short amount of time. I also thank you for allowing me to train her, Yasaka. I thought you would object it."

The Golden Fox of Kyoto: "Of course not, but I'm still worried about her. Maybe because she is still too young for doing that, but I believe in you, Akame-san. You are the older sister she always wants, after all."

Demon Sword Murasame: "No problem. I also liked Kunou, and It makes me happy that I have another younger sister. I hope that I can be a good older sister for her. I also will use this chance to get myself better as an older sister since the last time I did that, things turned out not good."

The Strongest Ice Queen: "…So you still feel like that towards her, huh. I mean, you and your sister have already reconciled each other."

Demon Sword Murasame: "Of course. Although we rekindled our sisterly love, it still bothers me and motivates me to be a better sister figure to someone. That's why when Kunou wants me to be her older sister, I'll live up to her expectation."

The Golden of Kyoto: "I… I don't know about that, Akame-san. Sorry for me not noticing that important details."

Demon Sword Murasame: "Mhm. Don't worry about it. I'm not so open about myself; that's why sometimes this is happening. I think it will make my character develop into a better one. I believe it's called character development in a show called anime that I saw before with Kunou."

Sword Princess: "Anime? What's that?"

Pudding Lover: "You have watched an anime?! @Demon Sword Murasame and Aisu, you don't know about it?! I had thought you know about it when we are in Planeptune!"

Sword Princess: "No, I don't know about that since we are busy with the device. We were also didn't have that much time to explore Gamindustri and Planeptune. Aren't I right, Kurumi-san?"

The Nightmare: "That was quite right, Ais-san. We are only at your Planeptune, so we don't have the chance to explore the surroundings, but I hope we can do that next time. Along with all the remaining members of our chat group, of course."

Pudding Lover: "Of course, you have to! Not only you two, but everyone here has to visit Planeptune and my world! We can have fun there and play as much as we want. You can even bring someone outside of this chat group too!"

Eleonora True Soulmate: "Yeah… as long as you weren't slacking off on your works. I heard from Eleonora you did that often, aren't you?"

Pudding Lover: "Nepu! Noura, how could you tell her about that?! I thought our relationship was special!"

Queen of Sweets: "Sorry about that, Neptune-san. But she was quite persistent, and I had no choice but to tell her a little about that. But don't worry, there is no other thing that I have told her about you. I also promise you that I won't make the same mistake again."

Pudding Lover: "Hm… okay, but you have to come to Planeptune and stay overnight next time! I don't want it to be a short visit again like last time, nepu."

Queen of Sweets: "I will don't worry about it. Just hope that I can stay for longer this time."

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A beautiful young woman with short black hair sat alone in a particular café. It's not like she has no companion or friends, but actually, the young woman has an appointment for today. Calling it important is not exaggerated, even if some people find it trivial, but it's different for her and her friends who will come over to this café.

That woman was known as Kasumi Utako, or her real name is Kasumigaoka Utaha. She is a young novelist who is successful enough to be the one. One of her best-known works is Koisuru Metronome, which was also her debut.

"Hm… looks like this setting and theme will do. This is maybe my first time doing this kind of story, but I think adapting is necessary to see how the world suddenly shifts its gears to a new one. With the new law and rules that have been established, something like that will be the common sense for the next few years."

She mumbles it, and a smile shows on her lips. Utaha smiled when seeing the wallpaper on her phone; she was filled with small happiness when her brown eyes landed on that. It contains a picture of her new crush, even though it's not normal for the previous common sense and morals.

A faint blush is evident on her cheeks.

'Eleonora-san… I don't know why, but my feeling towards you is not a simple thing. This is the same feeling I had when with Rinrin-kun. But unfortunately, he rejected me and chose someone over me.'

Yes. Utaha is indeed a bit disappointed and upset about it. Still, she can't do anything since her former crush only wants a normal relationship, unlike Eleonora, who wants a harem filled with many beautiful girls around her. The black-haired woman also knows that her former crush isn't the type of person who can handle many girls around him, unlike Eleonora.

'Since then, I had known Eleonora-san more. She really adores her lovers so much and doesn't want to reject them. That's why she chose to walk in the harem path and accept all of them in her embrace. I also had a feeling that she genuinely loved them. Their feelings are mutuals to each other, and they have no problem with sharing Eleonora-san.'

As Utaha thought about that, she heard the bells of the café ringing and made her attention shift to the people who came inside the café. She flashed a small smile when seeing the group of women around her age, and one of them was younger than her.

One of them then turns their attention and greets Utaha.

"Hey, Utako. We are here, as you said."

"Hello Kasumigaoka-senpai. Sorry if we a bit late. There is a problem with the traffic a while ago."

Utaha then shakes her head while her friends walk towards the woman with short black hair.

"No problem. Well, how about you all sit first and talk about it."

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Today would be another new day for Eleonora and a good one if she had to say since the young bluenette has the chance to buy a house in this world. Hopefully, the money she has can be used to pay it, since the world that Kaori and Shizuku had lived roughly the same and seems normal compared to hers.

When morning came by, and the Shirasaki household woke up from their sleep, Eleonora told Kaori's parents that she wanted to buy her own house. Of course, they feel a bit sad because someone they recently liked and comfortable to talk wants to live far away from them, but after a few tries to convince them, they had no choice but to accept it.

"Alright. If that is what you want, then I'm not going to oppose you. I mean, it's not like you are married yet to Kaori, or we are your parents-in-law. But let me say this. This is also your home, so don't feel bad or anything if you want to visit us."

Kaori's mother nodded at her husband's statement; she agreed with that statement.

"Yes. Like what my husband said. You can visit us whenever you want. We also didn't oppose you bringing Kaori with you and lives together. I think it's a great way to let both of you get used to living together since in the future you will be married and become a family on your own."

Smiles were flashed on both Eleonora and Kaori's lips. Their faces were brimming with happiness. Especially Kaori, who hears that her parents, even her father, allowed her to live with Eleonora. Her father had no choice but has to learn that it was time for him to become a better father for his daughter and daughter-in-law.

"And that's why you want to retake an absence from school. Really… where did my diligence and has a strong sense of responsibility Kaori was gone? And no, I'm not blaming you, Eleonora-kun. I just hope that Kaori would retain those traits on her forever since it's a good trait."

Eleonora nodded while laughing wholeheartedly at her father-in-law.

"No problem, Otou-san. I understand that. But thank you for allowing us to live together in a new house. Really, thank you very much."

The young bluenette bowed slightly at them, which caused Kaori's parents, Tomoichi and Kaoruko, to feel nervous and awkward. They then wave off their hands at Eleonora. Something like this was unexpected for them since they weren't that used to this.

"Please raise your head, Eleonora-kun. Don't make us feel bad about it. That was nothing to sweat, really. As long as both of you are happy, we also feel the same happiness. You are our daughter-in-law, after all."

"I see… then, thank you for taking care of me until today."

"Yep, no problem. Anyway, where do you want to buy the house? If you don't have any choice in mind, we can help you. But the best of it may be through a catalogue or the agent itself. Sometimes the recommendation from a pro is great."

"Tomoichi-san is right, Eleonora-chan. Is there any place and what kind of house you want to buy? Since you would have many lovers, I suggest something big that can help at least house one hundred people there."

Tomoichi nods his head, agreeing with his wife. Both of them weren't surprised or shocked that Eleonora would have many lovers around her since Eleonora herself had already told them about it, which was in surprise that they were okay with it.

"Then, let's not forget about the price. If it is something big, then it would cost you a fortune. A house filled with at least one hundred people will surely be expensive. How about that, Eleonora-kun? We could help you with that too if you were struggling with it."

Kaoruko nods her head with that statement.

"Don't worry, Otou-san, Okaa-san. I have already thought about everything and have enough money for that. I'm not boasting or anything, but I have a lot of money. I'm rich enough to afford something like that."

This caused Tomoichi and Kaoruko to chuckle as if Eleonora indirectly said that to someone else. They then nod and understand that their daughter-in-law seems to have everything under her control without any significant issues.

"Alright, if you said so. I'll try to call someone familiar with this. I also try my best to have that person reduce the cost so it won't burden you too much, while I know that you seem to have enough money, at least it's not bad to have it for cheap and in good condition, right?"

"Then, please do, Otou-san. Anyway, I also have to discuss this with everyone, so I plan to meet today. Please excuse ourselves, Otou-san, Okaa-san. I don't want to keep them waiting for too long if possible."

"Okay-okay, then you can go now, and I'll inform you when I got it."

"Take care of yourself, you two!"

With that, they then excused themselves to Tomoichi and Kaoruko, who waved their hands to leave the house. Eleonora and Kaori need to discuss this with Sakura, Keine, and Shizuku. The young bluenette is also looking forward to what Shizuku tells her in the email she got from the black-haired swordswoman.

"Alright, Kaori. Let's meet with everyone. Shizuku told me that she also took a day off from school and planned to bring some people from your class with her too. I don't know what it is but what she tells me seems interesting."

Kaori blinked and slightly tilted her head in confusion when she heard that from Eleonora.

"Really…? Then we won't let Shizuku-chan wait too long. Let's hurry!"

"Okay-okay, slow down. Don't be too hasty, Kaori."

Eleonora sighed while seeing Tomoichi and Kaoruko laughing at them leaving the house.