Published at 18th of November 2020 07:09:59 PM
[E- Errr…… I just had a cup of tea and chatted with her……]
[ [ You had tea with the Goddess!? ] ]
The words I casually told them were apparently unbelievable to the two of them, that Lilisan and Lunamarisan stopped moving and looked back at me with their eyes wide open .
Arehh? What the heck is happening, perhaps, did I make some kind of blunder in saying it……
[…… Luna…… How many times have we visited this place? For all those times, I’ve never had a proper conversation with the Goddess, let alone having tea with her……]
[My Lady…… Please get a hold of yourself…… This is most probably not My Lady’s fault, I think it’s just that Miyamsama’s social skills are too high . ]
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[Y- Yeah…… I feel like I’m overexaggerating…… They’ve just talked for a bit…]
[Miyamsama, interacting with the Goddess also shows that you’ve gained a certain amount of trust from the Divine Realm . Especially in the nobles’ society that places a high value on horizontal connections, it could even be considered a kind of influence . ]
Ehhhhhhh!? H- How in the world did it suddenly turn into that big of a deal!?
N- No no, seriously, you’re misunderstanding it . The reason I got along with Shiro-san is mostly all due to the influence of that little demon girl, and even that topic about me having some kind of earth-shattering communipower is……
As for Lilisan, it seems like she’s looking at me with respect, and if I don’t fix this misunderstanding quickly……
[No, Lilisan, it’s just a misundersta—- “Dear me, look who’s here, isn’t this Duchess Albert-dono?” —–okay?]
Something appeared with superb timing!?
[This is quite an unexpected meeting, isn’t it? Count Doukas . ]
(T/N: ドゥーカス / Duukasu)
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[I haven’t seen you since last night’s party . Duchess Albert-dono, are you also here to get your blessing?]
[Yes, I just finished receiving mine . ]
It seems that the one who appeared with an unpleasant timing was a count named Doukas .
Judging from the fact that he’s wearing a fairly shiny and gaudy ornate outfit, it looks like he’s a noble . Somehow, he’s quite large—- width-wise, I mean .
He’s probably that, probably a hybrid between an orc and a human or something like that .
[Miyamsama, I think I have some idea what you’re thinking about…… but he’s a pure-blooded human . ]
Probably sensing my thoughts, Lunamarisan whispered that to me .
Apparently, he’s not a hybrid or anything like that, he’s just fat . If that’s the case…… I think that his size wouldn’t be good for his health .
Combined with the number of people in this room, he would probably feel really pressured . I can’t really say this since we’ve only met for the first time, but I think you should cut back on the oily stuff .
[Are the flowers beside you the princesses of the other world?]
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[Not to mention the beautiful Duchess Albert, the princesses of the other world must have looked great in their vestments . I would have loved to see that . ]
When Count Doukas turns his attention to our direction, he looks at Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san as if to say that he doesn’t care about me, and then, his fleshy face twists to what seems to be a smile .
Uwaaahhh…… He looks kind of terrifying when he smiles . It’s like he’s a toad or something like that, but Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san clearly feels frightened . The fact that they’re able to look at them that faithfully with that kind of lust in his eyes makes him, in a sense, an amazing person .
As expected, I wasn’t comfortable leaving them exposed to such a gaze that seems like they’re being licked, so I took a step forward and moved to get in between them and Count Doukas .
[Muhh?]
Well, I had expected that this would happen, but Count Doukas obviously made a face that turned into something that looks like he’s grumpy when I stepped out in front of his field of vision . How should I say this, should I say that he’s really faithful to his desires, that he’s easy to understand .
Even though I said all that, he’s still a Count . Even though he’s glaring at me, if I glared back at him too, ti would cause trouble for Lilisan, so I gave him a fake smile and bowed to him .
[Nice to meet you, Count-sama . I’m the otherworlder, Miyama Kaito . I’m not sure if I’m being rude to intrude in the middle of your conversation, but I feel like I haven’t had the chance to greet you yet . ]
[……Hohh, excuse my impoliteness . You look so plain, that I thought you were their carriage driver or something like that . ]
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Whoa, he just casually dissed me . I admire this kind of refreshing interaction with him, in some ways .
However, unfortunately for him, I’m already used to reactions like “Who the hell is this guy?”, and I’ve already received the glared of people more powerful like him like Acht, so I don’t feel intimidated by his glare at all . That’s why, I just replied to him with a smile on my face .
[I apologize for my shabby appearance . Unfortunately, I’m a youngster who came from a world unrelated to nobility, so I would appreciate it if you would be lenient regarding our manners . ]
[……Hmph . ]
I don’t know where those nice words “Noblesse Oblige” has gone, and I know that he may be angry, but I hope that he would at least return my greeting .
Well, though I say that, even though he would have a smile on his face while greeting me on the surface, he probably isn’t very pleased with me hiding Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san behind my back, so Count Doukas just sent me an abhorrent look and turned his gaze away .
And in the end, without returning my greeting, he just exchanged a couple of words with Lilisan before leaving . Seriously, he really is the template of a no-good noble .
[Miyamsama, that was quite splendid . ]
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[…… How should I say this, he was quite the easy person to understand, wasn’t he?]
[As you can imagine, he was a Count that was quite well-known for his lustful nature…… Even in the evening party last night, he tried to talk to Kusunoki-sama and Yuzuki-sama many times . ]
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[To have that kind of faithfulness to his desires, in a sense, I kind of respect him…… Anyway, are you two alright?]
[Y- Yes . Thank you very much, Miyamsan . ]
[Ugghh, I don’t like those kinds of people . ]
It appears that Count Toady is a traumlevel of an opponent for the two of them, as they were clearly relieved when they came out from behind my back .
Certainly, that smile of his was terrifying . Even I, as a man, had goosebumps looking at it, and it would have been hard for young girls when face with something like that . I could even say that Lilisan, who had managed to calmly handle him, was really the embodiment of a noble .
[Well, most of the men who approach My Lady are like that after all . ]
[Please don’t say anything…… Luna . ]
[Shouldn’t we rely on Miyamsama’s power and have him pull a good candidate for you, My Lady?]
[Ughh, I envy you, Kaito-san . ]
Come to think of it, I remembered hearing about it before . Although Lilisan is royalty, it is said that she had some difficulty in making connections with others because she rose from a Knight to a Duchess and because she’s the female head of the family .
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For a noble, the horizontal connections can be said to be their power . Even though Lilisan had a really great connection with the royalty, as a member of the Knight Order, she’s been out of the social circles for a while . Aside from her connection with the royalty, she ended up not having a lot of connections with the people who have really great influence .
[In other words, Miyamsenpai has become a manekineko huh!]
[Hinsan, what is this manekineko?]
[It’s an ornament that brings in better luck from our world . It was said to bring in good luck—- whether it’s luck in money or people . ]
[I see! That is to say, if I were to pray to Kaito-san……]
[There’s no benefit in that, okay!?]
(T/N: Manekineko (beckoning cat) is that cat swinging one of its paws up and down . You would usually see them in shops . )
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Thanks to Yuzuki-san’s unnecessary words, Lilisan had her hands together while looking at me, as if she’s really praying . Even if you do something like that, nothing would happen, you know!?
Well, of course, Lilisan wasn’t really doing it either, as she immediately laughed and started walking again . I thought of saying a few words to Yuzuki-san who was the cause of all these ruckus—- but that’s when I noticed it .
Yuzuki-san’s fingers, which are holding the sleeves of my clothes like she’s pinching them before I knew it, were slightly trembling in contrast to the bright smile she had earlier .
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I see, I tend to carelessly forget it, but she’s the youngest among us .
If that’s the case, then the insecurity she carries behind her smiles is probably the biggest too . Thinking back on it, I also heard her cries back in our first night in this world……
Feeling that, I decided to pretend not to notice her trembling fingers and just quietly murmured .
[If something like that comes up in the future, you can just hide behind me . I might not be that reliable but…… Well, I should be able to figure something out . ]
[ ! ? ]
Only saying those words, and while pretending not to notice that her grip on my clothes has become a little stronger, I started walking while matching my stride to match Yuzuki-san’s .
I can’t say cool things like I will be protecting her, but even if I’m useless, I think I need to show them what it means to be their male senpai .
And if that lightens her anxiety, even just a little bit…… I will have to try my best to do something, even though it might be something I don’t usually do .
[……Thank you very much…… Also, that senpai just now…… was really cool……]
Although we encountered some trouble along the way, we managed to safely leave the temple . And just when the number of people dwindled, the surroundings suddenly turned noisy .
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[She arrived! The Goddess of Time is here!]
Hearing such voices, the noises grew louder and louder .
Why—- exactly on this timing? No, really……
[My Lady, it looks like praying to Miyamsama immediately brought his blessing . ]
[…… No, as expected, I wasn’t really wishing for something this outrageous to happen……]
Dear Mom, Dad—– After the Goddess, came a toad, and finding myself becoming a manekineko, a Goddess arrived in this place again . It appears that ever since I arrived in another world—– It seems like I’m attracting trouble .