episode_0097

Claire was more dynamic than I expected, and Leo was much more gentlemanly than I expected.

Well, Leo’s personality was seen a lot in the original work. If you think about it, that stuffy harem protagonist personality was actually a gentleman’s personality that fit this era perfectly. He doesn’t touch a lady’s body carelessly, and he treats her as gently as possible when necessary.

I’ve never seen Leo wear anything like a silk hat though.

Alice walking in front of me was only visible from the back, but if you look at the bright red tips of her ears that can be seen from the side of her hair, you can tell that she looks like she might have a heart attack from embarrassment. Even every time Leo and Alice pass by, men’s envious gazes pour out.

Even if a bunny girl runs to you because she likes you, it’s unlikely that she’s sincere. Usually, it’s not because she’s in love, but because the man seems to have a lot of money. Of course, the man knows that, but there aren’t many men who would refuse a bunny girl who personally offers such a ‘service’.

On the other hand, even though her face is still covered by a mask, Alice’s appearance is literally ‘shame’ itself. It is not the expression that the rolling and rolling messengers here would make. Furthermore, Leo is young and handsome as the main character of the game, which makes the bunny girl Alice’s reaction even more convincing.

On the surface, it literally looks like something out of a fantasy, like a ‘maid who fell in love with a gentleman who is kind to all women’ atmosphere. Yes, from a man’s perspective, it was something to be envious of.

They were both minors, but anyway.

On the other hand, I was getting more attention from women.

Perhaps, the reason is ‘pity’.

Most of the men walking around here were bare-faced and not wearing masks, but most of the women had their faces covered with fans or were wearing half-masks like bunny girls. It was not that women were not allowed to gamble, but it was not an atmosphere where they could be proud of it.

But even beyond that mask, I could clearly feel the ‘pitiful’ feeling mixed in with the gazes of women looking at me.

Unlike Leo, who didn’t touch Alice’s body even once while carrying her, Claire held onto my wrist tightly and walked as if she was pulling me.

Besides, there was nothing between Alice’s breasts, and they were clean, but between my breasts… … there was something that anyone could tell was a ‘peace sign’.

Although it may vary from person to person, there are homosexuals in this world. There are men who are openly gay, and women who are openly gay. And there are also women who pay a lot of money to the waiters in these places to get them to embrace them.

Perhaps, most of the women who gave me sympathetic looks were thinking the same thing.

… … Should I turn it back?

Should I just go back to the beginning and get Alice again?

I walked along, feeling dragged along by Claire, and after thinking seriously about it, I eventually gave up on the idea.

Yeah. Well.

Because Alice wanted me to, so I followed her.

I knew from the beginning that it would be embarrassing, so who else could I blame?

I just followed Claire without thinking, just letting things happen.

Fortunately, that state of mindlessness was very good for maintaining a blank expression.

*

“So, you came all the way here to find out information? In that outfit?”

When Claire asked incredulously, Alice’s face turned even redder.

A corner of a building.

The two men who found a back hallway where other customers rarely went and dragged us in stood in front of us with their arms linked.

Claire was proudly not wearing a mask.

But I couldn’t bring myself to say that out loud. It wasn’t because I was scared of Claire, but because the situation was so dire. If I opened my mouth, my voice would 100% crack.

Alice and I took off our masks and held them in our hands. I was trying hard not to fidget nervously with my black half-mask, but Alice was already looking around and fidgeting nervously with her white half-mask.

“… … Because someone with information we need to know has infiltrated the scene.”

Claire wiped her face as she listened to Alice’s words, who was barely able to open her mouth.

“There was no need to sneak in dressed like this, right? You could have come as guests like us, right?”

“… … .”

This is a bit strange.

In the original, the biggest reason Alice became a bunny girl was Claire.

Alice, who heard a line like ‘I’m out there running around like this, but you’re just sitting there comfortably’, got angry and ended up going undercover in the exact same way as Claire… … This was the original story.

And, coincidentally enough, it was Bella, not Claire, who was stimulating me here.

In a way, it was also a clue that Alice recognized Bella as her real sister. Since Bella, who was also a princess, was running in the field, she thought it was strange that she, who was also a princess, was stepping back. Just like how Alice felt about Claire in the original.

In some ways, it is truly the same.

“You say something too.”

“Huh? Me?”

Leo, who had been counting the number of lights on the ceiling without being able to turn his gaze in our direction as expected, looked at Claire in surprise, then turned his gaze towards us, and then returned it to its original state.

“… … .”

Seeing Leo’s unhelpful reaction, Claire wiped her face again.

In the original, Leo didn’t recognize Alice right away when they first met. It wasn’t until the second day that he started to suspect Alice and came to find her after Alice didn’t show up for the nighttime request.

The reaction now is not strange.

“And, Sister.”

“… … Yes.”

I deliberately turned my gaze away from Claire. Claire was looking at me with blazing eyes.

“Why are you dressed like that?”

hmm.

Somehow, I feel like it would be wrong to ask, “Isn’t that okay?”

The thought of why Claire was so angry came to mind when Claire was dragging me out by grabbing my wrist earlier.

Because the orphanage where Claire and I stayed was like that. Even if you didn’t know it at the time, you would have found out later after investigating while looking for me.

So… … to be honest, I guess you wouldn’t like wearing the clothes of a job that ‘may involve selling your body.’

“It’s because of me.”

Before I could make an excuse, Alice spoke first.

“I… … said I was going to infiltrate here, so I came dressed in the same outfit to protect myself.”

“… … That aside.”

Fortunately, Claire seemed to understand what Alice was saying. Alice was one of the few people close enough to me to be able to read my expression. Claire, who had seen me from right next to her, must have been able to understand as well.

“Where did you get that outfit?”

“That’s… ….”

Alice couldn’t even answer this question.

The one who prepared the bunny girl outfit for me to wear was Bella. Bella, who led us to wear these clothes and thought we would enjoy looking like that, was not noticed.

If I think about it, I hadn’t seen her even before I turned back time. Considering Chiara Verratti’s reaction, it seemed like Bella had gotten pretty close to her.

… … I hope he’s not just leisurely watching us from afar.

“Then why are you guys here all of a sudden? Claire, you weren’t even wearing a mask.”

“Huh?”

Alice, who was having trouble answering, asked Claire straight away.

Claire, who had been very confident until just a moment ago, seemed a little flustered when suddenly asked such a question.

“Answer my question before—”

“You can get this kind of outfit if you want to play baseball. Honestly, how many people do you think can honestly reveal their past among those who work here wearing this kind of outfit?”

“… … .”

“If I just say I’m going to work, I can get clothes like this. The person who gives me the clothes doesn’t care who I am. They probably wouldn’t even think I’m a princess. ”

It may be a bit far-fetched, but it’s not like it’s an impossible story.

Who in the world would think that the person who works as a waitress here is actually a princess? It’s much more plausible to think of her as someone who just looks like her.

“Okay, okay? So you guys tell me your reasons too. Even if it’s Leo—”

Leo looked slightly hurt when he heard Alice’s words, but Alice ignored his reaction and went straight to asking Claire.

“—Why is a woman walking around here without covering her face? And why did you just put money in Sylvia’s chest so brazenly? ”

“… … .”

Only then did I lower my gaze.

I still had a few pound notes stuck between my chest.

I quickly pulled out the bill and was about to hand it back to Claire, but then stopped myself.

… … Even so, doesn’t it seem a bit odd to return such lukewarm and damp bills?

Claire also had a complicated expression.