124 – Festival (4)☆
Right after breaking up with Rosa, I went straight to see Ain. Since she went hiking, she unexpectedly proposes to Maybell that she will come back after having dinner with Kite. She’s bringing her over here and we’re going to dine together.
“Can I?”
“Because they are Heoden’s boars.”
Maybel laughed awkwardly. She had hardly ever laughed, but her smile was severely stiff.
“I want to go, I want to go!”
Kite ran out while cooking in her communal kitchen. In a space where there are only women, I don’t know if it’s good that she keeps coming in and out. Wouldn’t it be better for her to make a separate promise to meet somewhere else from now on?
“By the way, Demana.”
“Yes.”
“Your Highness pretends not to be and takes good care of us, doesn’t it?”
“I don’t talk so much, but if it wasn’t for the level, it would have already ended.”
“Because I honestly hate the princess?”
—I guess so.
Kite Knowing her personality, she just nodded her head.
“Still, I am always grateful.”
“Isn’t that a good fit?”
“It’s hard…… When I’m with you, I feel like I’m becoming a very ugly person.”
She denied it. She walked, and when she arrived at her annex, Ain came back sweating profusely. I’ll wash up, so wait at the table.
“What is it?”
Perhaps she has only washed her body, she is wearing a negligee. The reddish complexion contrasted with the pure white nightgown felt rather erotic.
“I talked to Rita-senpai for a while, but I thought you should know too.”
When she told her that she would open a tavern during the festival, Ain didn’t listen and hit her table.
“I have to.”
“Do you think and answer?”
“Battle bastards, you have to beat them with great force and money.”
Call the kite right away. She had just been nibbling on the meat and, startled, she patted Kellogg on the back.
“Pigbal, you are in charge of cooking and serving.”
“Oh…… I only want to be in the kitchen, Demana?”
Because it smells like sweat, and moreover, since Kite hates flirting in front of men, it’s a natural reaction.
“Squat!”
If you say black, black is a threat. Kite got scared and clung to me, calm down rich man. She said so
“By the way, what is the name of the tavern?”
“Heoden’s Prostitutes.”
Kite stared at me. Ain threw a nut into her and hit her forehead.
“Your Excellency.”
“That way you can get attention.”
“The royal family and the church will never allow it. What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Then, let’s decide appropriately. I will accept it if I inform you that I have made a decision.”
“Saints of Heoden.”
We are not saints, and let’s say that such a name can only be used by the church.
“It’s okay to pretend to be a *saint, not a saint. Even if the pronunciation is the same, the writing is different, so there is no problem, right?”
─As a member of the royal family, you must be like that.
“If you take responsibility.”
“Maybel, prepare a writing instrument.”
This time, work is urgent. I thought she was writing down what she discussed with Rita-senpai, but it wasn’t.
「Recruitment of Heoden’s wild boars complete!」
Rita von Law was written next to Rosa’s name. She looked at Ain quietly, but said that she didn’t seem like a commoner at all, and asked Rosa to choose a surname for her. She still wants to be her, so let’s ask.
“What’s the problem with putting your name on the circle? Hey, pig feet. Do you have the wild boar towel you made last time?”
“Ah, yes…… Majesty!”
“Just make two more. Let me know if you need materials.”
Then Kite pulled out a notebook from her bag. I wanted something like that, so I looked at it and saw that it was written in neat letters, 「Allowance record book」. She didn’t know how much it would cost to make a handkerchief, so she spread her fingers under the table and counted, so she told me instead.
“I think you need two silver coins?”
“They ask for something that doesn’t even look like money. I’ll give it to you, so make it with some care.”
And then she pulls out a crumpled boar handkerchief from her pocket. She asked what it was and how much she used it. Kite made a teary face, so she told me I was insulting but complimenting him.
“But, good water. Even if I were to get a nun’s uniform, would I be able to use it at the tavern?”
I thought I could understand why Francesco had introduced Jortin Perec to me, since the church would object. It is said that only one set will be sold, but I wonder what it would be like to make it with a little change from the basics, but my head is spinning.
“Just change the color. I know what Rita von Law is thinking.”
“Let me know something.”
“Because there is nothing that stimulates the imagination as much as the saint’s blessing. Hey, put a *slit on the side too. Otherwise, it will be difficult to move.”
Perhaps Ain is serious, he intends to properly engage in this matter. When she has the right idea and decides to participate, she just smiles and speaks confidently.
“How could that be?”
He said it would be a hundred times better than fighting lukewarmly in the arena, and he would rather lose this way.
“Are you Kite?”
“I…… It’s just that you and Her Highness do it.”
“No, tell me what you think.”
“I cooked…… I want to see it sold. I’ve never made any money…… Are you okay?”
─Unlike Rosa, you.
I suddenly wondered what the difference between Kite and Rosa was. Both are weak and incompetent, but at least she has me and the hill called Nuzhhaven. Even if you get lost, someone will correct you. However, the saintess does not have the same background as my childhood friend.
“Then, what do you want Saint Rosa to do?”
“Leave Amppong alone.”
No matter what you order, you won’t be able to do it properly, so you just have to say hello when you go in and out of customers.
“That’s not a team.”
“Then, don’t ask and tell me what you think?”
“Just like Kite, I alternate between cooking and serving.”
If Kite sweats anyway, he won’t be able to bring food from inside the tavern anymore.
“Yes.”
“Ain.”
“What, bastard?”
“If you accept it, let me do it for one person.”
When I spoke seriously, Ain looked at me quietly and clicked his tongue.
“I only take care of the very, very young ones.”
“You are the head, right?”
“I feel lonely and sad for no reason.”
If you feel that way too, then I am a bloodless human being. Thinking about it, I remembered the day we first met here. Ain Kamphund at that time was a woman no matter who saw it. The princess handed me a poster.
“Paste as you go.”
—Thank you.
“By the way, what about 200 Luzen?”
“If you succeed, you give.”
“What if it fails?”
“That’s the payoff for success. There is no payoff for failure.”
I’ll tell you as it is. On the way back, I stopped by Kite and the Bachelor Temple. He met George Letain Perec and asked if he could make a sample of a saint’s costume, but using only black and white colors. The cost was great. This is something Rita-senpai and Ain will discuss and decide. She asked for some satin and received five in total.
“Kite, is this a gift from me?”
“I have pocket money!”
“It’s worth your money, and make this well.”
“Okay…… Tomorrow is Sunday, so if you work all day, you should be able to make one.”
“What about Noah Sindale?”
I didn’t want to talk, so I left the building and walked down the trail.
“It was a great fight.”
“You said you fought?”
“Yes. I get angry and don’t speak and play alone in the room the whole time.”
─It’s not a big fight to unilaterally refuse to talk.
“Why?”
“I came back from work, and I just covered myself with vinegar…… You are a bad sister.”
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“Swap with Lia.”
“No…… It’s just like going to and from Lia’s room and sometimes seeing her face…… Going to do.”
I asked why. It was a very kite-like reason, so it was somewhat frustrating but understandable.
“Because there is a surprisingly good side…… I may have done something wrong.”
“Okay. If you don’t feel like it, say it anytime, and it’s better to call Lia and talk.”
“Ah…… Huh…… I think I need to go to the bathroom. Can’t you wait somewhere nearby?”
The sun has already set. I said yes and waited in front of the public bathroom. When she sent her seal to Lia in the housekeeper’s office, she saw her soon-to-be little boy. However, she seems to have forgotten something, so she rushes into the room and soon comes down with a teddy bear.
“Mama?”
“No.”
“I cheated!”
“Lia, are we going to talk something serious today?”
“When Mama comes, tell me!”
“Parrot!”
Soon after, Kite returned. Leah runs right over and gives me a hug, but she frowns, my childhood friend. I was afraid that I would smell the sweat. She walked over and said, “Isn’t it okay since I didn’t run or run errands today?”
“Yes…… Right?”
Sniffing, sniffing her scent reminded me of Rosa, so I closed my eyes.
“Kite, tell me. I want Leah to understand what to do next.”
Then Kite hesitantly sat down in front of Leah with her knees together.
“Lia, my sister…… No, are you a senior? Right…… Don’t have to say respect No, you have to be respectful!”
I patted Kite on the crown.
“Say it comfortably. Anyone can see that you are the older sister.”
Now I am confident and slowly explain the situation to Lia. She explained so long and verbose that Leah, as if she didn’t understand what she was talking about, she took my hand and said this.
“Please summarize.”
They told me step by step, in order. It was nothing. Leah heard everything.
“It’s okay!”
“A parrot.”
“Ang…… Radish?”
“Starting today, the three of us will live together with Bedivere!”
“We live together!”
“No…… Demana?”
“We live together!”
“We live together!”
“Living together…… Daa?”
A compromise was finally reached through communication. Of course, Kite will continue to have a room with Noah Syndale. Then, when she gets angry, she will run away and live in Ria’s room. As those days get longer, one day she has no choice but to move. She just has to wait until that day comes. If only she could sort things out like my childhood friend Carl.
─ I would never have been with Selby as her sister.
So I decided to try to understand this stuffy and dull woman a little bit.
“It’s Mr. Parrot.”
“Right.”
“I have something to say!”
“To me?”
“Yes.”
Kite wanted to see her, so when she got down on her knees, Lia also lowered her waist and whispered in her ear.
“I’m sad.”
“Professor?”
I asked with her eyes wide open, so she nodded and spread the index and middle fingers of her hands, then lowered them. He puts it on her face, makes a weeping look, and starts talking again.
“I drink a lot.”
“Isn’t that how it used to be?”
“I need Mr. Parrot.”
“I don’t listen to the introduction to sorcery anymore.”
Lea is down. As she fiddles with her teddy bear, she pulls out one of her candies from the bear’s mouth that she put on last time.
“It’s a bribe.”
“What?”
“I will give you a drink.”
That’s it, there’s nothing I can’t do. So later, I said, and Leah took another piece of her candy from her pocket.
“Drink it quickly.”
“Okay. I’ll go tomorrow.”
“Promise?”
I gave her a finger and walked away. She laughed as Leah bared only her front teeth. I only found out today that this girl has a tear point. When I looked at it closely, the features of the professor looked exactly like the professor, and I ended up imagining it. Did she play with Rosa and even I became a delusion?