「Uuーn. I think this is a good place to stop. Time for a break desu」
She was until now, in order to solve the question from yesterday, was studying the reference book that I made. [1. 彼女は今まで、昨日間違えた過去問を解くために、俺が作成した参考書を使って勉強していた。] As you look into her face, you would get it.
「It is truly delicious. For nursing me to health, for giving me accommodations in this inn, for every single thing you have done for me I thank you with all my heart」
I though she would be difficult to handle because she was a former noble, but it seems that she has a extremely gentle nature.
「Is that true Kuna?」
「I'm paying for everything in advance by her debt. If she can't return the money to me, she promised to wag her tail for me」
「Souji-kun, I'll absolutely return it immediately! Because I won't let you do as you like with my tail! ...But, for helping Anne you have my gratitude masu. Thank you」
She turned pale and trembled then Anne slowly began to talk while trembling.
「Eh? It's just a tail」
「Souji. May you perhaps have no knowledge of it? To the significance of a Firefox's tail?」
「To a Firefox, their tail is the most important thing being just second to their life. The only one that can touch their tails are their family and their spouse. To wag it's tail to it's partner means that they are vowing absolute obedience to them」
Kuna turns her ass toward my direction showing it off and waved her tail buzzingly.[6. Kuna.... Just stop raising more flags!]
I see, so the fact about their tail is life itself is not a lie.
「Is that so desu ne. I was careless there」
I unintentionally tsukkomi'ed[7. In Japanese comedy, the tsukkomi is the straight man who responds to the antics of the boke] I want to touch that tail like when touching a cute pet animal, don't be mistaken to my passion.
I became fearful of my past actions.
「Eh, is that so desu ka. I was sure that if I wasn't able to return the debt then you'll turn me into your bride. I thought that it was a marriage proposal. In order to obtain the cute Kuna, this person was saying such mean things」
Certainly, it's their rule that only their family or spouse can touch their tail.
This reminds me when I met Kuna in the game.
『To I who am dirtied is enough, then you should do as you like. There is nothing anymore to protect. Because there is nothing left, nothing else, everything is gone.』
「Is that so, it was a misunderstanding. I was already set on taking his life for Kuna's sake in order to rescue you from the devil's temptation」
This pair's train of thought is bizarre that it's scary.
Anne took a ring out from her washed clothes beside her bed and handed it to me.
「Yes, up until the present, I have sold the jewels which I have taken from the mansion to be allotted for my travel expenses This is the only one that remains. Because this was a keepsake from my mother, I didn't sell at any cost. Then I didn't had anything to eat, and eventually collapsed. If I have not collapsed in your presence, then at that time I..... I'm such a huge fool that I'm getting tired of my own self. That's why, I decided to use it here. As my own punishment」
「From Annelotte's experience until now, you're saying this values up to 100,00 Val right. Was the other jewels you took elsewhere inferior to this?」
I almost unintentionally uttered an 'Uwa[11. http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/search/?keyword=%E3%81%86%E3%82%8F&submitSearch=Search+SFX&x=] ' This girl.... There a limit on being ignorant.
「Is that so, appraisers said that these things values up to 100,000 Val」
This ring has her mother's memories on it, I know it's real worth that's why I turned it down.
「Opposite?」
「Eh? For real? Then the person whom bought these until now?」
「.....Awawa, What a fool I am.[12. Awawa shoujo kitta!!] The remaining property my father which he left for me, to waste it just like that.... I want to kill myself...」
「But you are such a good person. A good-natured person I wonder? If you have kept quiet then you might have gain yourself 8,000,000 Val」
「.....Friend?」
「Kuna... Your reaction in it's own way, really hurts my feeling. It was enjoyable being together with you」
「Please wait a minute. I just got an idea masu. The debt for when you saved me, the grudge from obstructing me when I was entering the city, the debt for teaching me in my studies, the grudge from the rif-off properties, the grudge from when I can't pay my debt I have to marry you, the debt for helping Anne.... The enjoyment when we're together.[13. 一緒に居る楽しさ。] And also the delicious dishes」
「A friend desu ne. Souji-kun is my friend desu. See it as you like for now on.[15. 以後、よしなに]」
「How envious. If I say so」
「Thank you. You are the first friend I've made since the time I lost the Auclaire name. From now on please call me Anne, just like what the people closest to me calls me」
Anne said so with a smile similar to of a child.