Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 392

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Playing With Bunnies

After showing Ra-chan how to scoop up the small fish with the handkerchief.

We were heading toward the plain beyond the stream. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Along the way, there was something I was a bit curious about so I asked.

「Say, maid-san」

When I call out, the maids who follow Alicia and Ra-chan react.

Then, the maid-san who is beside Ra-chan nervously asks.

「……umm, could you possibly be calling me?」

「Ah, yeah. Come to think of it, I hadn’t heard of your name, can the both of you tell me your names?」

It’s inconvenient when you want to call for them if you don’t call them by their name.

「I am Ranna-sama’s maid, Loretta (ロレッタ)」

「……my name is Lim」

After Ra-chan’s maid introduces herself, the maid who follows Alicia also briefly introduces herself.

「So it’s Loretta-san and Lim-san. I will call you by name from now on」

「Is there something you would like to ask?」

「Is that scary maid from before not coming?」

It’s that, that maid. The maid who holds Bram back like a sack of rice, the radical maid who says it’s fine to slap anyone who sees one’s panties, she’s pretty but that maid gives a little difficult-to-approach feeling.

I don’t know her name since she was not called by her name back then.

Umーmm.......

「Ahh, Rivella-san (リベラ1) is not here because she was serving as an escort in the Magic Academy where young lady Shelka is attending」

Is she talking about the Magic Festival Alicia was talking about?

Or rather, since I don’t know her name, I was trying to tell her the maid’s features, but I was surprised she answered me easily.

I knew it, so there are also others besides Eric and I who think so. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Hee, so you understand who I meant just by the word ‘scary maid’, huh」

「You understood」

「Ah! T, this matter, please somehow, please keep this a secret from Rivera-san!」

When I and Eric pointed that out, Loretta suddenly came to her senses and her face turned pale.

「Ehー, I wonder what should I do?」

「Wonder what should I doー?」

Ra-chan also looked amused and showed a reluctant expression when I cross my arms and showed a reluctant expression on my face.

Copying what I did by crossing her arms like that, she’s really cute.

「Uuh, please......」

Please somehow, so Loretta is appealing to us with a serious look.

To think that she would plead to us to that extent, just how scary is that Rivera-san?

I could feel Loretta’s seriousness in this and a feeling of guilt emerged. It’s not good to bully maid-san from another house.

「Well, I’m not going to be involved with her anytime soon so don’t worry about it」

「I will also not say anything. Maybe」

「Ranna-sama, I am really worried about that last part......」

For the time being, I know that Rivera-san was dangerous. From now on let’s not approach her - along with Shelka - carelessly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Come to think of it, it was also mentioned back at the mansion but, what is that Magic Festival like?」

「What the, you haven’t seen it before?」

Even though I asked Alicia, Eric interjects and makes fun of me.

「Well, I mean, it’s a festival held in the Magic Academy at the Royal Capital, right? It’s far, isn’t it」

I don’t know what kind of festival it was, and as expected I don’t think I will go to the Royal Capital just to see it.

Now the Royal Capital has become a place where I can casually Teleport, but even now, I still do not know that kind of festival exists.

「Fufu, Slowlett’s house tendency to withdraw from society is still the same after all 」

It’s not just me, everyone else also doesn’t go outside of the territory that much.

Nord-tousan and Sylvio-niisan pretty much went outside the territory to take care of the minimum events and social interactions, but even so, I didn’t actively participate.

Oh well, the Royal Capital is not just simply far, but it might also be because Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan are so popular that it was becoming exhausting for them.

「The Magic Festival is a festival held every year at the Magic Academy. It is held in the span of several days, and the students will compete in various magic contests to display the results of their daily studies or publish their research results」

Heeー, so to put it simply, it would be like the mixture of physical education and cultural festivals held in my previous life, huh?

「Oneechan is the top student so she has a lot of competition!」

「Heeh, Shelka is really amazing, huh」

I thought of asking for a moment, ‘Is it fine for you not to come and watch your oneechan’s activities?’, but despite knowing that she still decided to visit and play with me. Such words would be meaningless.

Even so, she skipped her grades and became the top student even though she was eight years old. So her skill in magic as she shot them and chased after me back in the Royal Capital is not just for show, huh?

「Hmph, you said it like it’s other people’s affairs, but you will eventually also be like that, right?」

「Eh? What do you mean?」

Then Eric said something incomprehensible when I was lost in thought. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Why did he say something like that from the flow of our conversation just now?

「Nothing. I mean, you will eventually also enroll in the Magic Academy, right?」

「Nope, I won’t」

「Eeehh!?」

「Whuat!?」

Ra-chan and Eric shout in surprise when I decisively tell them that.

Not only the two of them, but even Alicia also seems to have her eyes widened after hearing that.

「You, even though your magic skill is so good like that, why don’t you want to enroll in the Magic Academy?」

I sigh after hearing Eric’s question which seems like he squeezes those words out.

「Why does it have to be, able to use magic = enrolling in the Magic Academy? There’s no need to the Academy just because you can use magic, right」

Just because you’re good at magic or swordsmanship doesn’t always mean that you have to go down that route.

For that person, I think they should go down that route and use the shortcut if the end goal is what they like or what they’re good at, but for me, I’m not aiming to become a researcher or a great magician.

I just want to spend my time leisurely in Koryatt village, so I don’t need to go to the Academy.

「Well, that’s true but.....」

「Ehー, so Al will not go to the Academy?」

「Noー, sorry. I have no plan of going for now」

Ra-chan looks up at me with a disappointed look on her face, but only this I can’t yield.

 ◆

We walked for some time while having a casual conversation.

Then we arrived at the plains. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Uwaaー, it’s full of greenery and pretty!」

「I don’t think there are as many plains as pretty as this one」

Ra-chan and Eric say in admiration while looking at the plains.

Ra-chan’s territory is near the royal capital, while Eric’s territory is by the sea. So for the two of them, such a vast plain like this is probably not familiar.

In terms of size, I would prefer the plain near the mansion, but when it comes to the plain where creatures like rabbits live, this one is the place.

Since it is surrounded by forest, occasionally creatures like wild deer will also come here.

The wind blows toward us from afar, the leaves of the grassland wave and make a sound like the sound of waves.

「The wind feels good」

「Un!」

Alicia and Ra-chan pleasantly narrow their eyes.

Alicia’s crimson hair and Ra-chan’s twin tails that resemble golden threads flutter and create traces in the air due to the wind, the sight is so beautiful.

「If I remember correctly, there is no sea near the village, right?」

「Un, we have a river but there is no sea in our territory」

「The wind that has no smell of salt is somewhat making me restless but it’s not bad」

Eric crosses his arms while looking as if listening to the sound of the wind.

It’s like he’s listening to the sound of the grassland’s leaves. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

The sound of waves is nice and all, but I think the sound of rustling leaves is also good.

Ra-chan pulled the hem of my shirt while we were absentmindedly feeling the wind and standing there side by side.

「Hey, Al. Where is rabbit-san?」

「That reminds me, I heard there are rabbits here. I wonder where they are?」

Well, for the four-year-old Ra-chan, it would be more fun to touch rabbits rather than stare at the grassland.

「I think they are probably here. Follow me」

Since Alicia also appeared to be excited, we cut short our grassland appreciation and everyone started walking.

As we continue to walk forward while stepping on the shin-high grass, we find a small hole in the ground.

There is occasionally a cute rabbit when I stop by here before. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Approaching the hole slowly, I then crouch down and clap my hands.

Then, a small rabbit with brown fur suddenly popped out from the hole.

「Uwaa! Rabbit-san!」

However, the rabbit was surprised and returned to the hole, I guess it was surprised by Ra-chan’s excitement

「Aah……」

「The rabbit takes kindly to people, but it will be surprised if you suddenly raise your voice so be quiet okay」

After looking at Ra-chan repeatedly nodding her head quietly, I clap my hands once again.

When I try to look into the hole, there is certainly the rabbit down there, but perhaps it’s because there are a lot of unfamiliar people outside that it seems to be vigilant.

「Oーii, come here. It’s not scary you know」

The rabbit reacted with a twitch and came over when I took out a carrot from my pocket and shook it to the rabbit while calling it.

It easily reacts when you shake food in front of it, it looks like Mina for some reason.

As I waited outside the hole with the carrot in hand, the rabbit timidly came out.

The rabbit then continues to eat the carrot while sniffing *sunsun* it with its nose.

I keep giving the carrot to the rabbit while stroking it to make it feel at ease.

「Can I pet it?」

When I nodded at Ra-chan - who asks me with a quiet voice -, she slowly held out her small hand.

Then, she makes an expression that seems like she’s deeply moved when she finally strokes the soft fur on the rabbit’s back.

Rabbit’s fur is soft after all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I wonder if it’s fine if I also do it?」

「Me too」

「Wait a minute. Let’s move to a wider place」

As expected, there is a limit to petting a rabbit in front of its hole.

I pick up the rabbit and move toward the soft grassland.

I sit on the grass and gently put down the rabbit. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Perhaps the rabbit understands that it will be fed, it doesn’t appear that it will escape.

While I give the rabbit carrots, Ra-chan, Alicia, and Eric reach out their hands and pet the rabbit.

「O, ohh」

「Ara, what nice fur」

Eric and Alicia let out a voice filled with admiration as they pet the rabbit.

But, this is strange. When Alicia said that, it felt like she was evaluating the fur as a merchandise to sell.

「What is it?」

Maybe she felt my gaze, Alicia asks me while stroking the rabbit.

As to be expected, I can’t say such a rude thing to her face.

「No, I was thinking that even Alicia-sama would touch animals like this」

「I do not touch them normally, or rather, I do not touch them because I am often in the Royal Capital. There is often a lot of conversation similar to a tea party when it comes to the interaction with the noble ladies. So, I am actually happy to have such a valuable experience, you know?」

Heeー,  I have the image that those high-class noble ladies will not be good at touching animals, but that doesn’t seem to be the case from Alicia’s view. Instead, she’s been proactive since a while ago.

She has the image of living elegantly, having tea parties with other noble ladies from another place and such all the time, but Alicia might also have a surprisingly tough life, huh?

「This fluffy feeling is nice……aaah」

「Ara, I hit my hand with yours. I’m sorry」

「N, no」

Eric seems to be enjoying happiness in a different way.

……I understand how you feel, but there will be no end to it if you keep on getting conscious every time you touch hands with her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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