Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 387

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Visit From Dukes Houses

「Gununu, they serve Royal Feed like it’s natural here......」

That’s what Eric groaned bitterly as he sipped the tea in the dining room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Seeing that makes me want to boast about it more.

「When it comes to tea in our place, it is Royal Feed」

「Darn it, the table and chairs, and the sofa are all also pointlessly comfortable. I can’t believe we are all living the same rank as noble」

Well, Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan were active as A-rank adventurers and Elna-kaasan’s parents are merchants. So even though they are originally commoners, they basically have more assets than the nobles around them.

And besides, thanks to the continuous income from the sales of things like Spaghetti and Reversi, our family lives so elegantly that it’s hard to think we are the house of Baron. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

So it would be natural for Eric to be envious.

「As I told you before, we don’t spare any money so that we can spend our life comfortably. Especially our sofa, it feels amazing you know?」

「I can tell just by taking a look at my aneue」

When Eric and I directed our gaze over there, we saw Luna-san sitting on the sofa leaning her back completely and comfortably. No, if anything, it would be closer to call it ‘buried herself’ into the sofa.

「……this mansion is full of things that will ruin people」

Luna-san said with an unusually relaxed expression on her face. At first, it seemed like she was feeling nervous in our mansion since she was visiting for the first time, but then she became captivated by the charm of our sofa and ended up like that.

Even Egar-san and Natasha-san, they were sitting at the table and watching that scene but they don’t warn her.

That’s because we had become closer after we stayed at their place before. Particularly because the Sylfords’ are friendly just like us. As long as it doesn’t exceed the limit they will overlook it even if became a bit sloppy.

Well, they will tell us to stop acting like that if Alicia-sama - someone from the Duke's house - arrived, so it would be fine to spend our time leisurely for now.

「Luna, it will feel good if you add this cushion between your waist」

And as if attacking an already fallen enemy, Eleonora-neesan puts a slime cushion under Luna-san’s waist.

「……amazing, Eleonora. All my center of gravity was completely absorbed」

With the contentious combo of slime cushion with the comfortable sofa, Luna-san’s face becomes incredibly blissful like never before. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Ah, I’ve never seen my aneue having that kind of expression. J, just what kind of magic do that sofa and cushion have?」

「Eric, you should try it too」

「Th, that’s right. I will also try it for myself, the sofa that you have strongly recommended to see what it’s like」

After I urge him, Eric quickly got up from his chair and headed for the sofa. He said some strong lines, but he probably wanted to sit on the sofa since he moved so quickly and quickly.

「Whic――nuooohh!?」

Sitting on the sofa, Eric let out a strange voice as he sank into the sofa. It’s like the reaction when you fall into a pitfall.

「Wha, what is this? My body is sinking......is this a real sofa?」

「……our sofa at home will make our bottom hurt when we try to sit down forcefully」

While Eric was surprised and bewildered by the sofa, Luna-san - who sits beside him and was completely fallen into a state of decadence- murmured softly.

Certainly, the Sylfords’ family sofa was a little hard.

I remember sitting down hard like when I did back home and hitting my bottom many times.

「What’s more, it will be perfect if you add a cushion like Luna-san」

「O, oh, oooohhhhhh!? Thi, this is nice.......!」

Eric immediately fell when I also placed the slimes between Eric and the sofa.

He was so worked up trying to try it himself, but ended up completely fallen, didn’t he?

「The sofa is very nice, but this cushion is also amazing. It seems like it has a different elasticity with feathers, but just what is this made of?」

「Aah, there is a slime inside it」

「Wuutt!? A monster!?」

Hearing my answer, Eric tries to stand up, but he’s buried in the sofa and cushion so he can’t get up properly and was just flopping noisily. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Looking at Eric’s clumsy appearance - not only me - Sylvio-niisan who saw it laughed.

「……Eric, you’re shaking the sofa, calm down」

「But, aneue. It’s a monster!」

「……even if you say it’s a monster, it’s a slime. No need to be scared」

「Y, you might be right bout that」

Eric calmed down after hearing Luna-san’s calm remark. However,  I guess he still has some doubts as he is muttering things like 「No, but, it’s a monster......」.

「I was also surprised at first. Since there is slime inside this leather」

「Right, Sylvio-dono! See, look! I’m not the strange one!」

「But, the leather is completely sealed up so the slime will not be able to come out, and it will be fine if you feed the slime periodically」

After telling him that, Sylvio-niisan opened the slime cushion he sat on and brought a cookie he took from the table closer to the opening.

Then, the slime slowly moved and only took the cookie from his fingers.

Sylvio-niisan was scared at first, but it looked like he had gotten used to it now.

「But even if they stretch their body you can just cut it off」

「Neesan, the slime is scared」

Perhaps the slime sensed a dangerous air around it that the slime Sylvio-niisan cherished was desperately trying to distance itself.

As expected from our neesan, to be able to scare a relatively calm slime.

And as we spent our time together with the Sylfords like that, there was a knock on the door and Sara entered.

「Please excuse me, Nord-sama. It looks like the carriage that Ringrande-sama and Misfid-sama are riding will arrive soon」

「Miss Alicia!」

The person who responded is not Nord-tousan, but Eric instead. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「……Eric, you’re too eager」

「I’m not being eager or anything!」

Though the person himself denied it, anyone can see that no matter how he looks he’s so eager to meet her.

「Well then, shall we receive them outside now」

After Nord-tousan stands up, every member of the Slowlett family also left the dining room and heads to the courtyard.

「By the way, why is Eric here?」

Although the rank is lower, the Sylfords came first.

There’s no need for Eric to go out of his way to go out and be on the welcoming side.

「I, it’s fine, right. The other side are Dukes’ houses. There’s no harm in trying to be polite」

Eric gave a poorly-made excuse while looking away when I asked him.

So he wants to see Alicia quickly, huh? I think that’s where he’s eager but he’ll just get angry if I say that to him so let’s just keep quiet.

After staring at the scenery outside from the entrance for a while, Mina - who was standing by the gate - waved at us.

It looks like their carriage is approaching.

As I straighten my back and focus my mind back, I can hear the rattling sound of the carriage.

The first thing that came into view were the guides, Roomba and Gates.

The two giant riding horses would normally look conspicuous, but there is now a luxurious carriage behind them so they look somewhat overshadowed.

While the carriage looks gorgeous decorated with gold and red color, it also inspires those who behold it.

The large family crest sticking to the carriage depicts a Red Hawk representing the Ringande house.

There is a person from the house of Ringrande here, don’t do anything thoughtlessly, understand?  It seems like the crest insisting on something like that.

And above all, there are knights surrounding the carriage.

Despite already arriving at the mansion’s ground, they are still vigilant toward their surroundings without showing any carelessness.

They are probably knights who have experienced many battles.  They also looked different from the village’s vigilante corps.

Before long the carriage comes to a stop in front of the entrance, the coachman places a carriage step before opening the door of the carriage. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Alー!」

Immediately after that, the first one to come out was Ra-chan.

Ra-chan uses her small legs to run down the carriage step beautifully.

「Ranna-sama, it is dangerous to run down the steps like that!」

Worried about Ra-chan who started running, a maid also came out of the carriage.

That was the young maid, the one I saw with Ra-chan when I Teleport-ed to the royal capital previously.

She’s a gentle-looking woman with gray hair and blue eyes.

Ra-chan did not care about the maid’s warning, she ran in front of me and Eric.

「It’s been awhile right, Ra-chan」

「It’s Al!」

「You look lively, miss Ranna」

「There is also Eric here!」

Maybe she was happy that Eric and I were here, Ra-chan is looking at us with a smile on her face.

Drawn by Ra-chan’s pureness, Eric and I also can’t help but loosen our cheeks and smile as well.

「By the way, there was no mention of her in the letter, but is your sister not here today」

「That’s right, I thought she would be here with you since miss Ranna is also here……」

Ra-chan is staying here. There’s no way that siscon is not coming if Ra-chan is here.

Shelka seems to have the tendency to think that Eric and I are sources of negative influences on Ra-chan.

If you look behind, soon Shelka will appear and come toward you. I’m worried whether she will attack me with her magic or something.

The memory of her chasing after me in the royal capital while attacking me with magic clearly remains in my mind.

「Oneechan is not coming. She has something to do」

Shelka is not coming. From the bottom of our hearts, Eric and I feel relieved after hearing that information from Ra-chan. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

So now that Shelka is not here, she’s not going to object every time we do something at this year's Harvest Festival.

「I wonder what kind of business does miss Shelka - who cherishes miss Ranna - have that she can not come with you?」

Indeed. I feel like it’s quite the business for her to leave her sister alone knowing her being a siscon.

「There is the Magic Festival at the Magic Academy at this time of the year. Shelka-san - as someone who is at the first rank of her academic year - has to participate in that」

While I was tilting my head in confusion with Eric, the refreshing voice of someone answered our doubts.

It’s coming from a young woman with crimson hair, Alicia. She is wearing an incredibly beautiful smile today too, and there are moments when I don’t know what she’s thinking.  Seeing such a beautiful girl and thinking something like that, I wonder if that is probably because my personality is twisted?

「Magic Festival?」

「I will explain in detail later. I have to greet the lord-sama first」

That’s true. I guess it’s because we keep talking that Nord-tousan and the others appear a little troubled.

「Ra-chan too, come greet them」

「Un!」

Called by Alicia, Ra-chan also obediently comes in front of Nord-tousan with her.

I guess it’s because they were on the same carriage, they seem to have very a friendly relationship. Oh well, Ra-chan is originally someone who is not timid, and Alicia also has high communication skills.

As I was thinking about such a thing, Alicia curtsied while holding her skirt in front of Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan.

At the same time, Ra-chan should also curtsy like her, but for some reason, Ra-chan just stood there frozen with her mouth open as if she was being absentminded.

Then, Ra-chan turned around to look at me, and then she looked up at Nord-tousan again.

Her eyes and expression told us her thoughts and what she was about to say.

Ra-chan, I know your feeling but bear with it over there, okay?

「Are you tired from the trip here, perhaps?」

Maybe he was worried that Ra-chan just stood there doing nothing, Nord-tousan worriedly called out to her.

「Not sim――」

「Ra-chan, are you all right」

Just when Ra-chan is about to say the forbidden word, Alicia calls her name as if to interrupt her.

「Ah, un! I’m all right!」

「Is that so, then please say your greetings」

She probably got some sort of pressure from Alicia. Ra-chan shook off her confusion and obediently nodded.

That’s good. There was a strange air from the first meeting. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Thank you for warmly welcoming us despite our sudden visit today」

「Thank you!」

I was wondering if Ra-chan would say difficult greetings, but as expected, it seems like it is still too difficult for her so she just avoids saying anything else and just copies the word of gratitude after Alicia.

Maybe, she already made a briefing beforehand with Alicia.

But, the way she expresses her gratitude was fitting for someone from the house of the Dukes and it was admirable.

「No, it is our honor to be able to invite the young lady of the Ringrande house, miss Alicia」

It goes without saying that Nord-tousan - who should be the host - would humble himself. There is an overwhelming difference in status between a Baron and a Duke.

We are at the bottom rung while the other side is at the top, so it’s inevitable.

「Now then, allow me to guide everyone inside」

After the particular greeting was done, we headed inside the mansion.

「Al’s house, looking forward to it!」

「I’m going to say this first, but my house is not as big as Ra-chan’s, so don’t expect too much, alright」

As expected, there’s no way for our mansion to match the Duke’s mansion which represents the Kingdom. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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