The next few days passed uneventfully.
During those days, Shien and the others, who were staying at House Razahad, continued living as they always had.
Shien was no exception. Every day, he either followed Tier when she went out to lure monsters and helped her deal with trouble, or got summoned by letters from a certain Princess to keep her company. At night, beautiful girls even joined him in the bath. Life could not have been more comfortable.
However, Shien's side had not remained completely unchanged.
At the very least, over the past few days, he had gained a tiny little tagalong.
That was, of course, Aiyi.
"Where are you going?"
"What are you doing?"
"I'm coming with you."
Those were probably the things little Aiyi said most often these days.
Just as she had declared, the little girl seemed determined to observe Shien closely—or rather, monitor him. She followed him everywhere, running in and out, up and down, back and forth. Other than when he slept, bathed, or entered the palace, she was practically glued to his side.
Even when Shien secretly trailed behind Tier to protect her, the little girl came along. After seeing what Shien did, she seemed to become interested and actually copied him, secretly causing trouble from the shadows.
More specifically, she threw stones to injure anyone who might threaten Tier, leaving them unable to attack her.
But unlike Shien, Aiyi had not learned the Throwing skill. When it came to hurling stones at people, this little girl nearly caused a major disaster.
After all, without the Throwing skill, Aiyi naturally had no throwing techniques. She simply relied on brute force to launch stones.
Never mind whether she could hit anything—the power was as terrifying as a rocket launcher. Shockwaves erupted after each throw, the