44 – Date – 2
As I sat down on the bench, Cecile hesitated for a moment, then moved slightly.
Her thighs touch my thighs. She spoke in her characteristic blunt tone as her faint scent tickled her nose.
“Do you have a recording of the song?”
“It’s just a holy branch.”
“Isn’t it just recording too much singing?”
“I love peace, so I like songs that symbolize peace.”
“Mmm. Yes. Peace is good. Would you like to play one then?”
As Cecile wanted, the chant recorded on the sword was played. Is it because of the synchronization with the in-ear? There was no sound coming out of the sword, and only the sound coming out of the in-ear was in my ears.
“Umm~. Mmm~.”
And it seemed to flow to Cecile as well. Enjoying the rhythm of the chant while humming her song softly, she shook her body slightly. Cecile’s shoulder lightly touched my arm.
“Ah. Sorry.”
“It’s fine. You seem to be in a lot better mood than that.”
“What? Ha. Truly. I. Won. I look in a good mood? Why! I look like I’m excited about my first date?!”
She quickly turned her head.
Her nape is red between her red ears and silver hair. He could tell what Cecile’s expression was like without looking at him.
“…I was just a little busy. There were so many people courting me.”
I guess so.
In any case, Cecil and Lucy look alike. Although she has a bit of an arrogant charm, if she was also attractive, there would have been no fewer people approaching Cecil.
“As I said, I have a lot of work to do. I did it when I was studying at the academy, and also while I was doing my research. Hmm. Why don’t you listen to the song first?”
“That’s nice.”
There was no further conversation. In the same space, only the two of us listen to the same song. It literally felt like we were in our own world.
“Whew…”
After one chant, Cecile exhaled a low breath. Was there something frustrating?
She was gently leaning on my arm. She got up from her seat and held out the in-ears she was wearing in her ears.
“The flow of magic power seems a bit unstable. The sound quality is bad.”
“Just give me a little more time and budget…!!”
Does this sound great?
Are you saying I’m a demon? Cecil told Steven what to improve instead of me, and he hurriedly wrote it down and learned how to improve.
“Hey~! I didn’t expect to receive such help from Cecil, the youngest sage of the academy.”
“It’s an interesting research idea. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask them formally.”
“Are you saying it’s okay to send a request to the lab?”
“Yes. In return, I’ll give you an enchantment that will be useful to that person for free.”
“Oops! That’s right! Of course!”
Something seems to be going in my favor. As I looked at it, Cecile snorted ‘hehehehe~’ and held out her hand to me.
“Okay. Then let’s go. You’re not going to stay here all the time, are you?”
I walked along the Magic Engineer’s Street with Cecil. Cecil seemed to be quite interested in not only enchantments on equipment, but also enchantments on household items.
Especially, it seems to pay more attention to enchantments related to clothing.
“Are you interested in dresses?”
“Yes. I want to give it to Lucy. The dress I gave you before is out of fashion.”
When I think of the dresses Lucy wore before, I wonder if her fashion has meaning to her. If it were her, she would be considered beautiful even if she wore a jacket, she said.
“…Why is that expression?”
“Lady Lucy’s dress is okay, but does Lord Cecil not wear a dress?”
“Eh, huh?”
She hesitated for a moment, then a smile caught on her lips. She had a pretty mischievous smile, as if she had found something to tease.
“What. Do you want to see me in a dress?”
I nodded as she smiled mischievously as I raised her finger and poked her in my chest.
Originally, people’s hearts become peaceful when they see pretty things.
As beautiful as Lucy is, she would be just as beautiful if Cecil wore the right dress.
“Huh? Uhh. That, yeah? Hmm. Well, if I get a chance later…”
She flinched and gave a small answer, crossing her arms. And she walked ahead and murmured softly.
“Really… What is it? I wanted to connect with Lucy…”
“What do you connect?”
“Huh?! Did you hear that?!”
If you’re a master like me, you can hear that kind of thing. I nodded her head and she said, ‘You can’t even talk to yourself.’ She muttered and shook her head.
“It’s nothing. What do you think of this enchantment?”
It is an enchantment that makes equipment bigger for a certain period of time. When you activate the enchantment while examining the equipment that looks like a large dagger, it changes back to the size of a dagger.
“If you use it well, it’s perfect for assassination.”
For example, hiding a weapon in a place where you can’t enter with a weapon.
“Aside from that, don’t you think it will be useful for transportation and construction of agricultural tools?”
As expected, I think differently. Perhaps because she was the lord, she was more interested in production.
Observing what she said was right, I just calmly listened to Cecile talking to the magic engineer.
“They say the opposite is also possible. It’s an enchantment that makes a big thing smaller… Okay. I’ll have to buy this enchantment.”
“You mean you buy enchantments, not equipment with enchantments?”
“Yes. If you know the magic formula, I can give it to you. Let’s go back together when we go. These are things that will help the estate, so I’ll have to do it myself.”
She handed over some gold coins and something made of paper to the magician. And she walked away with light steps and smiled.
“This will lighten Lucy’s burden a lot, right?”
“Of course. You said you have a lot to do before spring arrives. This enchantment will help you a lot.”
“There will be a lot of work to do once you return. You should help a lot too.”
“Huh? I don’t know how to enchant. Do you need me?”
“I need it. I want you to help me gather the ingredients. You’ll have a lot of work to do with me.”
So that means we have to go around together even after we go back.
There was no particular problem. Even when she was going to kill monsters before, she went with Cecil, but she didn’t get in the way.
“Okay~! Shall we go see a play then?!”
It’s a fairly light step. Walking ahead of her bouncingly, she slightly turned her head while holding her hands behind her back.
“What are you doing? He’s not coming.”
“Yes, I’m coming.”
You look the most cheerful I’ve ever seen. I moved to her side, and Cecile smiled and continued in a relaxed voice.
“Uh… Shall we continue what we were talking about? Me and Lucy, but we weren’t treated very well because we were twins. At first, I was also looked down upon at the academy.”
“Huh.”
“Of course not now. Those who talk like that have trampled on them with their skills. Whoops. I feel so happy when the guys who used to call me twins cringe and ask me to teach them one thing…”
“I bet you did.”
“Anyway, from my point of view, I couldn’t do anything like a date or a love affair. Especially after my father passed away. I’m a lord. Is it dating or dating on the subject… It sounds like you’re full. It’s an ugly older sister who is opening her hand to her younger sister because she can’t even do her job properly.”
“It’s not ugly.”
“Whoops. Thank you for saying that. Anyway, remember that this is my first date!”
“Yes. Yes. I understand.”
While talking like that, we arrived at the theater. When I hold out my ticket and go inside and sit down, the magic lights go out and only the front of the theater lights up.
“It’s my first time seeing a play.”
“Is that so?”
“Whoops. I’m looking forward to it.”
It was a voice full of excitement.
Did you really want to bring something with you when you came in?
Anyway, the play started, and I focused on the content of the play.
The content was a story of lovers singing about love.
A beautiful story where a man and a woman from an enemy family fall in love at first sight, develop their love despite her family’s opposition, and eventually achieve that love.
It was such a peaceful and beautiful story that I almost cried.
…Huh? A weight suddenly fell on her shoulders…
– Cool…
I had fun, but Cecil didn’t. Her little silver head touched her shoulder, and she began to hear even breathing.
I must have been very tired.
She’s always busy. It wouldn’t have been easy to make time for it like that. So let’s not blame him for falling asleep without watching the play.
– Clap clap clap clap!!
The long-awaited climax. As the curtain went down after the lovers kissed, people began to clap. Cecile raised her head abruptly, as if surprised by the sound, and began to clap her hands unconsciously.
“Huh? Huh huh?”
I laughed at her applause while being puzzled, so I took out her handkerchief.
And after she wiped her mouth lightly, she said with a smile.
“Good night.”
“… Ugh… Theater doesn’t suit me.”
“hahahahaha. Then let’s find another suitable one. I’m always fine, so let’s go together.”
“Anytime?”
“Yes.”
I glanced at the people getting up from their seats, then looked into Cecile’s eyes and said seriously.
“Anytime.”