Chapter 16: Food 2
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「入るよ。ご飯持ってきたよ。」
“I’m going in. Here’s dinner.”
She entered the room after knocking on the door. She always says something before entering. Always so polite. Even though I can tell when she’s coming from her presence.
私が今入れられている部屋は小さな机とベッドとクローゼットだけが置いてある小さな部屋だった。
The room I’ve been staying in is a small one. There’s only a small desk, a bed and a closet.
There’s a blanket spread out on the floor. I’ve been sleeping here since I arrived. I guess this is that girl’s room.
初めの1週間は助けられた事が信じられずつい、入って来た幼女に対して唸り声を上げてしまった。失礼なことをしたと今になって気付くとは、あのラシエルと呼ばれたフェンリルの言う通り私は愚か者である。
I refused to believe she had helped me for the first week I was here, whenever she would enter the room I’d growl at her. Only now I notice that was extremely rude of me. I had been, like that other fenrir, Russel, had said, a fool.
“Does it still hurt when you move? Today’s dinner is pretty hard to chew so take your time eating it.”
I nodded.
The small girl smiled brightly when she saw me do that.
“Okay, I’ll taste it now.”
She placed the tray in the floor, making sure it was in my view and scooped a small portion of the soup to a small dish she had brought with her.
何をやらせているのだ私は！毒がないことなどこの1週間でわかったであろうよ。もう良いのではないのか！こんなにも優しくしてもらっているのだ。あのラシエルと言ったフェンリルも本当にただ私を助けてくれたものだと言ってくれたではないか。
Just what am I making her do?! It’s already clear there’s no poison in the food after one week of this. Isn’t it already enough?! She’s being so kind, maybe that fenrir, Russel was right, she only had wanted to help me.
“It’s…fine.”
「えっ？」
“Huh?”
小さな娘はとても驚いていた。
She was really surprised.
Ever since I had woken up, I had never talked with her again.
“I mean, it’s enough. I already know there’s no poison in the food.”
As I said, I pulled the tray towards me and slowly started eating.
Amelia was really happy now. She spoke to me, for the first time. She took the food by herself too. That made me so happy. She normally never ate until I left the room, but now she is eating without a single care in the world.
私は何も言わず、ただただじっと黒いフェンリルが食べ終わるのを見ていた。目頭が熱い。目の前がだんだん水に呑まれてぼやけていく。それは雫となってアメリアの頬を伝った…。
I stood silently, looking intently at the black fenrir as she finished her food. My eyes felt hot. Soon, my vision blurred, as warm liquid started accumulating in my eyes. The liquid soon turned into drops that fell and traced my cheeks… I was so happy I couldn’t stop the tears. But I had to stop, I had to force myself to keep the tears at bay…
「……っぅ……ひっ…うぅ…」
“…Uhh….hic…uhh…”
When I finished eating, I looked up to find the girl crying in front of me.
私はどうすればいいか分からず、ただただ彼女が泣き止むのを待った。
I didn’t know what to do, so I just waited for her to finish crying.