Chapter 4 – Elf and Motives
The front of the station on Sunday was congested as is.
That is to say, the rendezvous place could have been fine anywhere if the person’s fellows could understand, but ‘in front of the Sakaki Takemaro statue’ was a popular spot.
He was a local hero and one of the Sengoku commanders, but his nation-wide popularity was about zero. On the contrary, the people who didn’t know his name, even locally, were many. It was because they took him as ‘the horse-riding warrior in front of the station’ and ‘the bronze statue in front of the station’.
Despite this, he inflicted pain on Nobunaga, he was superior to Hideyoshi, he built up matchless things with a good-luck village in western Spain, and he was a talented man who didn’t lack an anecdote of counterfeit things.
There was no mistake that he was a influential person locally, but there was also no mistake that exaggeration was included in the tales.
The other party that Tatsuya was telling such a story to, was naturally Alicia.
Saori who knew that she was going out with Tatsuya had booed them when they went together, but she seemed to have withdrawn when she promised that they’d play on a different day.
When Tatsuya asked whether or not it was alright to play like that with the entrance examination,
“Relaxation is also important. Besides, Tatsuya also has his end-of-term examination, right?” (Alicia)
And, he received a counter.
Certainly, you’d collapse by being addicted to studying.
Even while talking about such things, Tatsuya was visiting around.
Although it was still early for the rendezvous time, the time wasn’t strange for someone to come any time now.
To tell the truth, he was feeling uneasy about the surrounding looks.
Tatsuya was no problem.
Although, him standing alone didn’t particularly gather attention as he didn’t have an eye-captivating appearance.
The problem, was Alicia.
She was an elf that was evaluated as ‘beautiful in numerous ways’ by the sightseeing guide.
Although she hid her ears with magic, her original appearance still matched her real one.
So, Tatsuya had predicted that flirters would be annoying, but that never happened.
The reason was Alicia’s appearance.
A long, blonde, simple ponytail that was done in the back, with a shirt and trousers set that roughly matched with Tatsuya’s appearance. She had preferred trousers rather than skirts in the olden days, but it appeared that it didn’t change even now.
If it was this appearance, at a distance she looked like a man……moreover, she looked like a handsome man.
So, those men didn’t look too much.
Conversely, the gazes of women were gathering, but they understood it was a woman when they approached a little and looked closer.
So she gathered gazes, but voices couldn’t be raised. The result was a delicate situation that was continuing.
Tatsuya wanted to escape from this situation quickly.
“You’re fidgeting a lot. You need the toilet?” (Alicia)
“It’s differeeeent!” (Tatsuya)
Tatsuya objected to Alicia’s words a lot.
“I’m not used to seeing it like this……maybe Alicia is used to it, though.” (Tatsuya)
“Well, yeah. But, is there more people than over there? ……The people have increased since the olden days?” (Alicia)
Certainly, the population of the city had been increasing as the redevelopment progressed in these last several years.
In Alicia’s case, she seemed to be surprised at the numerous people rather than the gathering gazes.
“Ah, here.” (Youko)
Youko’s voice was heard, and there were 3 people heading towards him when his gaze turned that way.
For now, Tatsuya felt relieved that they could link up.
A man who waited upon a girl gathered looks, but in this Japan surprisingly he wasn’t recognized as a harem man. Even with there being attention at the thing called the ‘harem state’, it was recognized as the gathering of some club at best.
……In reality, he really was going out with everyone. The lack of common sense was unexpected.
For now, Tatsuya introduced his cousin Alicia, and finished the introductions by calling their names in the order of Megumi, Youko, then Kanae. “For the detailed story, we’ll go to a store somewhere or something after this”……when Tatsuya was thinking, Alicia began to ask Youko a question.
“Um, you are…Youko-chan? Are you the elementary school student who had been bullied in the park?” (Alicia)
“Ah, yes. For helping me that time, thank you very much! But, due to that……” (Youko)
“No, it’s fine. Because that one was paying for my mistake. ……Tatsuya.” (Alicia)
For some reason, although it was exciting reunion-like, Alicia was *glare* glaring at Tatsuya.
“I think elementary school students is a crime.” (Alicia)
“Because now is different! Look at her age! Because she’s in the same year in school!” (Tatsuya)
At the too much of a misunderstanding, Tatsuya protested with all of his might.
Nucho……necha……gucho……
“Amazing……I caught a string.” (Megumi)
“Fufu, skillful.” (Youko)
“……n, the flavor is……” (Kanae)
“Hehe, you get addicted to it when you get used to it.” (Alicia)
“Look, pick up the beans……” (Megumi)
“You guys, you’re doing it on purpose!” (Tatsuya)
Moving from in front of the station, they were now in the ‘table-games’ clubroom.
Could you take Alicia, an outsider, into the school on a holiday? There was that problem, but it seemed that Kanae had done it someway or another.
From the start, those who were coming and going to school even though it was a day off for club activities were many.
Strictly speaking, wearing your uniform was obliged when you attended school, but those who were abiding were some.
“‘On purpose’, what is?” (Megumi)
“Takuykun¹, because you dislike natto, are you jealous?” (Youko)
What they were doing in the club room, was Alicia’s ‘welcome party’.
It was conveyed to the 3 people already that Alicia was an elf and the matter of Amales.
On the contrary, the races of the 3 people were conveyed to Alicia as well.
Megumi and others, in the situation like that, said ‘let’s treat Alicia to Japanese food!’, and had come back bringing various foods.
Natto was one of them.
“N, natto doesn’t appear at the Endou household. I haven’t had the chance to eat it until now……although I was worried about my mouth being sticky, yeah, it’s considerably good.” (Alicia)
Alicia leaked such thoughts.
“Well, it is your first experience at last.” (Youko)
“Really, knowing miso and soy sauce as normal……shouldn’t you be more excited or something at mayonnaise?” (Kanae)
“No, there is mayonnaise in Amales as well.” (Alicia)
Alicia was answering back to the remarks of Youko and Kanae.
“Somehow, uh, it isn’t parallel world-like, huh.” (Megumi)
“You guys, aren’t you thinking of Amales as country of uncivilized primitive men or something like that?” (Tatsuya)
Tatsuya objected to Megumi’s comment.
Even Tatsuya, he didn’t deny that there was an image like that from the influence of web novels, but even now 1/4th of Amales blood was flowing. He also wanted to object at the unreasonably low evaluation.
“Although I don’t think they are primitive men, there is an image of about the Middle Ages.” (Megumi)
“I cannot deny that point. From the aspect of science and technology, we are far behind. But, because there are exchanges with Japan as it is, we get a hold of seasonings.” (Alicia)
Alicia minutely corrected Megumi’s image.
As they seemed to be getting along well with a quite good feeling, Tatsuya conveyed to the 3 people the gist that Alicia wanted to be his lover.
The responses were……
“Eh?” (Megumi)
“You haven’t yet?” (Youko)
“But I believed that she was already……” (Kanae)
Tatsuya faltered at the 3 people’s surprising responses.
“Aah, no, look, if I increase it arbitrarily, isn’t it bad for everyone?” (Tatsuya)
“I wonder why I made such an excuse.” Tatsuya thought in doubt. Wasn’t it the opposite usually?
“In parts like that, Tatsuya is difficult, right?”
“Perhaps I should say he’s sincere?”
“It’s too late at the point in time he’s seducing 4 people, though.”
“But that place is fine!”
With the severe evaluations, who was saying what mostly didn’t enter Tatsuya’s head.
“Like yesterday, he didn’t even touch despite me showing my breasts.” (Alicia)
Alicia dropped a bomb.
“Hadn’t you said that you didn’t mind yesterday?” Tatsuya complained in his heart.
“Tatsuya, cruel.” (Youko)
“Not receiving a woman’s advances is a man of shame.” (Kanae)
“You shouldn’t disgrace a woman.” (Megumi)
“There’s no way we would be able to do it in one way or another in a place that both my parents and younger sister are in!” (Tatsuya)
Tatsuya bellowed at the real intention.
“Well, it’s cool if it’s this place, right?” (Megumi)
“”Eh?”” (TatsuyAlicia)
Tatsuya and Alicia’s words were in harmony at Megumi’s remark.
Later, Kanae talked.
“When I heard just the voice, it was passionate BL.” (Kanae)
Author’s Notes
Next time is the 25th.