>>5589290You're having doubts, so you decide to reach out to both Chilli and Megumin both telepathically and get to the bottom of this.
“What's this about gifts?” you ask them both with a thought. “I wasn't aware we were supposed to bring gifts for her.”
“Don't worry, I didn't ask on purpose.” Chilli <span class="mu-i">thinks</span> back to you while he keeps speaking with the demon. “I'll ask you to put on a show later for her.”
“Yes, Chilli told me of that attack of yours, the 'Event Horizon' as he called it.” Megumin adds in. “As you just saw, she really enjoys a good Explosion.”
“Wonder who she got that from?” Chilli replies, you sensing his smirk through the link as the demon nods to him, walking off towards a man who seems familiar. You end the mental link then, watching as the demon approaches a younger man with a heavily-armored blonde on one side and a blue-haired woman with a skirt far too short judging from everyone else's attire. It takes you a second as he exchanges words you don't hear with the demon to realize that he's that one you'd met here, Kazuma. And the armored woman's name was Darkness, the one who'd wanted you to punch her. Which she hasn't forgotten, seeing you and getting a gleam in her eye. But you're not feeling up to holding back against someone of that level, turning back towards your daughter-in-law and granddaughter, walking over towards them.
“-uch power, does she have her adventurer card yet?” Princess Iris is asking Megumin, looking down curiously as your granddaughter yawns again. “If I didn't know better, I'd say she just used the Blast spell.”
“I have her card tucked away in the house, so she can't get it early and learn magic she'll regret.” Megumin says with a small smile. “But it seems she inherited her father's natural talent to use magic, even without gaining a class or using an adventurer's card.”
“She's going to grow up into someone quite special.” the princess says, too focused on Megumin and your granddaughter to notice your approach.
“Yes she will be.” you say, the princess slightly jumping in surprise before turning to you, still all smiles. Yet as she does, you get the feeling her expression is more a mask than that white and black one the demon was wearing. You then turn your attention to your granddaughter, who immediately reaches out towards you with both hands. So you look to her mother, who nods with a smile and lets you take her. You pick up your tiny granddaughter, who wraps her tail around your forearm the size of her torso, clinging to your armor and looking up at you with her large, innocent eyes.
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