Section 6 "Chaldea at Work, Part 2"

Phew. That takes care of the windows on the second floor, Senpai.

It's lovely that the Enma-tei's windows are so big, giving us quite a view, but it does make cleaning them rather difficult.

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I've never thought of how flight would make such things so much easier. ...Huh?

What was that!? Did you just get thrown out of that guest room!?

Oh, Ms. Mash! Mr. Fujimaru! Chirp chirp, great timing!

We need your help! Please, come with us to the Thrush Hall!

Magistrate Tiger is acting up again! Chirp, you have to help the madam subdue him!

...! I don't know what this is all about, but I can tell it's an emergency!

Master, hurry! The Thrush Hall is the one all the way in the back on the second floor!

Rrrrrr... Grrrrrr!

So...hungry... I want...to eat...

HUMAN TOOOES!

I want to eat...the toes from the right foot...of a left-handed human!

I can't let you do that! Don't let everything you've worked for go to waste now!

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Cheep, Mr. Fujimaru! I'm glad you're here!

Help me bring this guest back to his senses!

I smell...humans... I knew it! You do have some here!

You little tease! Give me that human meat! Nooow!

That anonymous guest is attacking, Master! Get ready to fight back!

Graaaaaahhh!

...Rgh... I did it again...

...I-I'm sorry... I'll be good...

There you go. Just make sure to think about what you did, Mr. Tiger, and we'll call it even.

...Hostile activity has ended. Looking at him now, it's hard to believe he's the same being we just fought...

This is Magistrate Tiger. He's been a loyal customer of ours for many years.

One day, he suddenly said he wanted to stop eating meat, so we've been doing our best to help him.

...I-I'm so sorry. ...I hope I didn't...scare you.

...Wh-when I smelled humans, it... ...brought back old memories...

...Th-this may be hard to believe from me... ...But, I'm okay now...

...Th-th-thank you... ...For saving Beni...

That's right, Mr. Tiger! You should be grateful to Mr. Fujimaru!

He went out of his way to take it easy on you, you know! Most people wouldn't be so generous!

...Yeah. ...That's true...

(...It is true when they say...that humans are quite gullible... It's so sad to see...)

Did you say something, Mr. Tiger?

...I-I'm going to lie down... ...Would you all...mind leaving...?

Only a surprise, huh. You're really taking this in stride, Mr. Fujimaru!

Still, I'm glad to hear you say that, chirp chirp. It warms my heart to see humans be so forgiving.

Yes, there is... Mr. Tiger is technically a monster, rather than the Divided Spirit of a god.

He ended up here after he lost his home and had nowhere else to go, just like Chief Snake and Moneyed Monkey.

I know all too well what that's like, so I can't help but want to look after them, chirp.

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Anyway, I'm grateful you came to help. If you hadn't, I might have ended up taking his life.

You do have to be considerably stronger than your opponent to subdue them without killing them.

At first, I didn't understand you could keep Tamamo, Kiyohime, and Tomoe in line despite being human.

But now, I can see why they all enjoy serving you.

In fact, since you're such a good person, I think Lord Enma will be forgiving about what happened in the Tribute Hall, cheep!

So try not to push yourself too hard. It's okay to take your time to build up gratitude. And don't forget to rest every now and then, all right?

The Enma-tei doesn't often get married couples, chirp, so make sure to spend some quality time with Mash, too.

There she goes, back to work. I-it's cute how she has the wrong idea about us, isn't it?

Okay, then let's go to the kitchen. I think Tamamo said she was going to make dumplings.

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