As breakfast time ended, Shami was preparing to leave the Demon King Castle when the Elf Maiden, who had been silent all along, suddenly pulled him aside.
"Lureya?"
The Elf Maiden said nothing and led Shami to the attic of the Demon King Castle.
"What's going on?"
Worried, Shami gazed at the golden-haired girl in front of him, but her face, which was always lowered, kept him from seeing her expression.
The Elf Maiden's shoulders trembled, and she burst into tears, hugging Shami tightly.
"Shami... I... I didn't get a gift from Santa Claus... I'm the only one without a gift..."
The Elf Maiden lifted her little face, and pearly tears streamed down her cheeks like a broken string, soaking Shami's chest.
"I used to get gifts before, why can't I get them now... Is it because I've used too much Water Magic that I'm not considered a good child anymore... But all girls grow up and go through this stage, right..."
It seems she let slip something she shouldn't have!
