episode_0058
by fnovelpia
The end of summer, with the harvest season just around the corner.
There was still a long way to go before fall, but the leaves in the garden turned red and shed scarlet leaves, as if they wanted to show off their style in advance.
I’m not the type of person who enjoys art, but enjoying tea in the garden while watching the seasons change was special.
Sarah, who was sitting across from me, drank juice because the astringent tea didn’t suit her taste, but it was sweetened with honey and gave off a sweet scent.
It was very cute to see his expression relax and smile without realizing it every time he took a sip of his glass.
I had forgotten because of various events, but looking at her like this, she was just an ordinary girl.
“Nothing surprising has happened since then.”
“Sure.”
Several weeks have passed since I handed over the magic sword to Kasumi, but still no change has occurred in her.
Since there were no special events so far, it was just a leisurely time.
‘I got all the skills I wanted to get at the academy, and there’s nothing left to do.’
It’s been quite a while since I haven’t gone to class.
Of course, I didn’t just drink tea and do nothing during that time.
By cooperating in raising Sera’s level, she is now close to level 40.
As a result of focusing on the model garden and strengthening its interior, several magnificent castles that can be called royal castles were built in the model garden.
Among them was the castle of Woo and I, which was quite respectable as it was modeled after the castle of the royal capital.
Thanks to Fairy’s excellent production magic, honey can now be produced reliably.
Farming and livestock management have gone smoothly, so they can take care of it on their own without me having to do anything to help them.
Everything went smoothly.
Except for one thing, everything was solid.
“You said you would come today, right?”
I nodded lightly at the sudden question.
Sarah put down the glass full of juice and sighed loudly, closing her eyes tightly.
I said a little while ago that nothing had happened, but strictly speaking, it didn’t mean that nothing had happened.
Terezina’s visit was postponed by a few weeks.
That day was today.
“Are you planning on meeting me at this house?”
“No way… . We decided to meet at an inn in the commoner district. From what I heard from Fiona, it seems like it’s a place where my older sister’s breath touched me.”
“Okay… .”
Sarah let out a small sigh, relieved that Terezina was not in this house.
I am also a little reluctant to have her in the house.
Since they have made a contract, they will not do anything to hide the devil, but they may use some method to circumvent the contract.
“At first, it was just the two of us talking about sleeping together, but it turned out that we were together. Probably Fiona.”
“… Even if that woman has some funny parts, I can’t look down on her.”
“It won’t be like that.”
If he had intended to do that, he wouldn’t have bothered to alert them to the fact that a party was present.
It’s already a known fact that I’m wary of her.
“Maybe he’s just calling me because he wants to meet him. Or are you trying to seduce me?”
“What?”
“If he saw me called to the inn, he would attack me and stain me with his body odor… .”
-bang!
When I said that as a joke, Sarah slammed her glass down hard on the table and made a scary, demon-like expression.
Looking at that creepy face that looked as if it might sprout horns, I realized for the first time in a long time that half of her was made up of demons.
“It’s a joke. Don’t be too angry.”
“… Just in case, don’t ever drink the drinks she gives you.”
“It doesn’t work for me?”
Because they also have sleep tolerance and confusion tolerance, sleeping pills or estrus drugs do not work.
Well, I wouldn’t do something as simple as that.
If it were her, I think I would seduce her a little more secretly.
For example, subtly showing your bare feet and tempting you to smell their body odor.
“… You’re thinking strange things right now.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
In any case, whatever method was used, it would be an unreasonable method that would make it impossible to deal with it.
At least you don’t have to worry about things like stimulants.
“It’s almost time… .”
I slowly got up, placing my hands on the table.
Sarah then stood up and spoke with a somewhat dissatisfied expression.
“… Please send it quickly.”
Please send it quickly.
That sounds somewhat obscene.
I opened the entrance to the model garden with a shallow sentiment that I couldn’t share with Sarah.
*****
“You’re here.”
When I visited the adventurer’s guild, Fiona, who had already prepared, was waiting for me in neat clothes, leaving behind a mountain of documents.
Looking at his spirited appearance as if he were going into battle, it seems that he and Terezina are not that close.
Well, even at the last tea party, the person who was the most nervous was not me, the guest, but her.
Only a mentally deranged person would be able to comfortably see someone who has lost one eye.
“Are you nervous?”
“… A little.”
Actually, this was what she was going to say to me, but anyone could see that Fiona was nervous, so there was nothing I could do about it.
I hadn’t originally planned to do that, but seeing her nervous like that made me feel even more strongly that I shouldn’t be under Terezina’s control.
When we left the guild, we moved on foot rather than on a carriage.
She said that the road to where we are going from now on is narrow and complicated, so it is easier to walk than to take a carriage.
True to what she said, the route Fiona guided us on was quite complicated, but we passed through buildings that appeared to be private houses and even walked on rooftops.
“I didn’t know there was such a complicated road in the royal capital. I feel like I’m in some kind of dungeon.”
“It’s a dungeon… . It might not be wrong in terms of hiding the boss and treasure.”
“When I thought about it like that, something started to become interesting. Does Fiona like conquering dungeons?”
“Do you like it? Dungeon raiding isn’t something you do because you particularly enjoy it. It’s not even a hobby.”
“I’m doing it because I like it, right? Exploring is fun.”
“… It did. You were that kind of guy. Actually, it’s more like an adventurer to say that.”
In fact, Fiona chuckled, saying that what adventurers are doing now is closer to being a mercenary than an adventurer.
It seemed like she had never had a real adventure.
‘Go on an adventure… .’ I muttered to Fiona, looking at the mountains in the distance, feeling somewhat pitiful at the sight of her profile.
“Do you want to go to the dungeon later?”
“… What?”
“I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed dungeons. Let’s go. Or, you can go to unexplored areas to catch dinosaurs.”
“Even if you say that as if you were going on a picnic to some park, it still seems like it would be a little fun… .”
“Hehe, once you taste it, you’ll be hooked.”
“Maybe so. But what are dinosaurs?”
“Ah, about dinosaurs… .”
As we chatted about this and that, time passed quickly and we finally arrived at the building we were aiming for.
The building, located among ordinary buildings, was five stories tall and so insipid that it was unrecognizable from the outside as an inn.
“It’s me.”
Fiona knocked on the door three times, took a step away from the door, and after a small silence, the door began to open.
Soon, what appeared beyond the door was a man with a pure white face who seemed to be wearing a white mask.
Although I couldn’t see his face, I could tell he was a man by his physique.
“Is this guy the devil?”
“Yes, we can’t leave a place like this to humans.”
“Isn’t it true that there is no one you can entrust it to?”
“… I care about you, so don’t say it in front of Terezina.”
Contrary to its shabby appearance, the interior of the building looked like a replica of a luxury hotel on Noble Street.
The light from an elegant chandelier that looked like it was made of flowers softly illuminated the lobby.
Small tables and sofas for guests were placed in appropriate locations throughout the lobby, creating a sense of comfort as if returning to one’s parents’ home.
However, perhaps because of the exterior of the building, the gap between the exterior and the interior was so severe that it felt unpleasant, as if possessed by a ghost.
I couldn’t help but think that it was a waste to put up seemingly luxurious furniture when there would be no customers visiting such a corner place.
‘Is this discomfort the purpose? Or are you going to kill Gira in the lobby?’
If that was the goal, it worked to some extent.
[Please go up.]
The mouthless devil said those words with resignation.
As I climbed the stairs, which were as luxurious as the lobby, and arrived at the fourth floor where Terezina was waiting, a door with a name plate indicating room 401 appeared.
Perhaps because it was a hotel for only one person, the entire floor consisted of one room.
I knocked lightly and opened the door, and immediately a brightly smiling Terezina ran up to me and hugged me.
“Felt!! It’s been so long!!”
“… … .”
Body odor.
Terezina’s body odor reaches my nose.
The woman’s unique, elegant and rich scent mixed with a drop of blood combined sweetness and eerieness.
The indescribable body odor was as if a knife made of sugar had been pressed to my throat, and without realizing it, I was thrown into Theresina’s arms.
“Good smell.”
It is not unreasonable for such words to come out inadvertently.
If it had been Una Serra, she would have raised her fist in shame, but Terezina patted my head as if nothing had happened.
“I’m glad you said that. Did I miss my sister that much?”
“There is something like that. however… .”
I lift my head from my chest and look at another customer sitting behind me.
The woman sitting behind her seemed to have noticed that he was pointing at her, so she folded the fan that was covering her mouth and carefully stood up.
At the same time, Teresina’s expression begins to distort, albeit slightly.
This situation.
And considering her status, it wasn’t hard to imagine what could have happened.
“Sister, can you introduce me to the lady over there?”
“It’s not the lady, it’s the grandmother. Just call me Grandma.”
“If we were to discuss age, you would be an aunt, not a sister, right?”
The name of the woman who confidently stands up to Terezina, a leading member of the prime minister’s faction, without being at all intimidated, is Lang.
The supreme leader of the Prime Minister’s faction approached me with an alluring smile.
“You must be Paltrow. A person who is more lovely than I heard. Could you please be friendly with me too?”
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