Chapter 153: Yes, the Child Is Mine
"Um, this... it's an accident... it's not what you think."
Rin felt panicked, unsure, and guilty, stumbling over his words not knowing what to say, feeling like a guilty husband being questioned by his wife and daughter after doing something wrong outside.
His usual arrogance and disdain had vanished, unable to maintain his proud attitude.
If possible, he would like to run away now.
It's okay if not discovered, but once revealed, this kind of shameful act...
Wait, why do I feel so sorry for silly elk and Waste Hero? Is it because... I didn't let them...
Ugh! Stop overthinking!
Waste Hero was extremely angry, showing much more strength compared to silly elk who seemed helpless like a useless wife.
At this moment, Miss Hero had drawn her steel sword, scanning around like a stagnant water surface disturbed by a hidden giant beast, observing passersby.
Whether villagers or students passing by, they were all intimidated by her as if she was fighting the evil Demon King, making them too frightened to even glance in her direction, quickening their pace to leave.
At this time, only a yawning and lazy fox was approaching from the village entrance.
Emilia immediately pointed her sword at the fox, conjuring a whirlwind that rose from the ground in a circle around her.
"Did she do it?"
The silly elk, with tears in her eyes, followed Emilia's sword tip and saw the fox looking like he hadn't slept well due to sneaking around at night to steal. She started sobbing again, grabbing Rin's collar and shaking him.
"Little Rin, did she secretly plant the strawberries? It must be her, right?"
Rin was dizzy from being shaken, and hesitated to clean up the silly elk. His ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear clearly, not knowing what to say.
["Oh, what a worrying little guy. I had to go out of my way to avenge you, it's not common for a boss like me to spoil subordinates so much."]
Suyu felt happy in her heart, thinking that she had to spoil her younger brother because he was her chosen pet, even if it made her cry and tired.
Besides, she also took care of some other things along the way, like trying to get information from the Alchemist Master.
["I wonder if my little junior knows how much I care about him, will he be moved? Hmm, unlikely, with his stubborn personality he won't just give himself away, but there are other things I can do, like... like planting strawberries as mentioned in books... it's a killer move!"]
Suyu was very cautious at that time, her hidden magic began to surge, as she looked in the direction of the killing intent, feeling annoyed at herself for being distracted by thoughts of her junior.
Welcoming her was Waste Hero's fierce gaze, along with the silly elk's eyes filled with both anger and sadness.
"？"
The fox with the black fur slowly formed a question mark in his mind.
Unable to hold back anymore, the silly elk questioned with tears in his eyes, "Did you do this?"
The fox, looking puzzled, pointed at himself, then glanced around before finally fixing his gaze on the dizzy Rin, seeming to sense something amiss, furrowing his brow.
"What are you two girls talking about?"
"Dare you to still argue."
The hero, always very brave, and with a natural animosity towards the Demon King, couldn't hold back any longer, directly charging towards Suyu.
Suyu quickly dodged and a few figures swiftly arrived in front of Rin.
"So why... hmm?"
With sharp magical eyes, the fox instantly noticed strawberry marks on Rin's collar, causing a sudden halt in his breath and a feeling of extreme discomfort in his heart.
Speaking in a rare girlish tone as if someone had taken away her toy, she trembled and asked, "What... is going on?"
"Stop it, enough with this!"
Waste Hero, taken by surprise, was swiftly disarmed by the urgent Lord Demon King and magically restrained, unable to move, only able to let out an angry "meow" sound.
The silly elk stood in front of Rin, crying, "Wuwu, Little Rin, did you mistreat him? I even called you my senior sister, how could you do this? Kissing is one thing, but doing such a thing... wuwu."
"I want to ask... younger brother, tell me honestly, who did this?"
Suyu saw that Rin seemed to have regained consciousness, without saying a word, she grabbed his collar. Her disguised brown eyes now glowing purple, her tone very dangerous.
"Um... it was all a misunderstanding, you guys are so annoying!"
Rin turned his head away, looking stubborn.
But the Demon King who can read minds could not be deceived. She coldly smiled, about to say something, when Elise, sounding pitiful, continued, "Little Rin, don't hide for the bad woman, sobs, Little Rin... Little Rin must not be doing this willingly, right?"
Rin's head and heart instantly went blank, leaving him numb all over.
"I... forget it, say what you want. I don't want to deal with anyone right now, and also, I'm not... not your senior."
He didn't realize that his expression and tone seemed like he was truly hiding something for Suyu.
Suyu, who knew the truth through reading minds, also felt numb, standing dumbfounded in place for a long time.
After a while, she murmured, "Have you ever thought about that sword?"
With that, she kept her mouth shut.
No matter the relationship between Yuki and Rin, to outsiders, these two seemed like siblings... If revealed, her junior would be ruined, and perhaps would never speak to her again.
Okay, okay, I'll take the blame for this.
The fox felt sad inside, but then decided to act sad again, with a face full of sorrow.
"Alright, younger students, you don't need to hide it from me, younger sister... I'm sorry. Even though I know you are supposed to be engaged, I shouldn't have done this, but... our feelings were real too... even if we were secret lovers, even if the child is not officially recognized, I accept it willingly."
Unable to move behind Emilia, she frantically kicked her legs, trying to kick Suyu.
Elise, no longer crying, anxiously grabbed Rin's arm, "Little Rin? You're not... right? There's no... no baby, right?"
"Nonsense! Of course not."
Rin didn't know why Suyu suddenly went crazy, so he couldn't scold her and could only show a French expression of disdain, "How could I possibly have that kind of relationship with a fox, let alone a baby! Don't listen to her nonsense."
The silly elk looked seriously at Rin, didn't notice any insincerity, breathed a sigh of relief, wiped away tears, and showed a silly smile, saying, "As long as it's not like that, I forgive Little Rin. But, can Little Rin only let me grow strawberries from now on?"
