Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 398b

Alicia's Hopelessness

「Why don’t we move to a larger room for now」

Since not only Ra-chan, but also Alicia came to play, I suggested that we move to a larger room for the time being.

My room is not small in any way, but it would feel cramped for the young misses of Dukes’ houses to be. And besides, it would be more peaceful for us mentally. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「No need, this place is fine」

I suggested that in consideration of her, but it was rejected by Alicia for some reason.

「Please do not worry about it, it is fine. If we are going to play with everyone then it would be easier to spend it in a much larger room, right」

「It is not that I am being fussy about it, you know? I do not really care about the size of the room」

「Err, but for a girl to visit a boy’s room at night is.......」

「I do not mind, I will try not to cause any trouble to Al. If there were people who spread indecent rumors around then I will crush them」

Alicia said something disturbing while having a beautiful smile on her face.

The house of Ringrande has no mercy on the opponents that attack them. Having heard that from Nord-tousan, I can’t take Alicia’s remark as a joke.

Just why is she insisting on entering my room?

By any chance, could it be that Alicia is someone like Elna-kaasan who actually tend to find things bothersome?

「I’m also fine here! Al’s room has so many things inside it’s interesting!」

「Well, if the two of you are fine with it then let’s just stay here」

There is not only Alicia, but Lim - who follows her like a shadow behind her - is here and there is also Loretta. With this many people and watchful eyes, it would be counted as something like a tea party.

「Please excuse me then」

Opening the door and inviting them inside, Alicia and Lim enter the room.

As soon as Alicia enters the room, she moves toward the shelf and table where the toys are lined up.

「There really are a lot of things here. This one is reversi, this is shogi, and this is the toy that was recently launched by Lazareth’s Company, a spinning top. They are all Al’s ideas, right?」

「Yeah, well」

Publicly, it is generally recognized that they are all things the Slowlett house came up with, but Alicia said it in a manner as if she knew I was the one who came up with them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Oh well, I guess it’s because I came up with the reversi when I was four years old, and Nord-tousan was proud and probably talked about it to others. What’s more, I also talked about it to people I’m close with that I was the one who made it.

It’s not like we hide it completely, so I guess that’s natural.

As for Lazareth’s Company, they are Elna-kaasan’s parents' home so you will know about it if you look it up and find the connection between us.

「Ehh! Was that true!? Al, amazing!」

「I was certain that they were something Sylvio-sama and Nord-sama came up with but.....」

Sure enough, it looks like Ra-chan and Loretta didn’t know about it.

The Slowlett invented Reversi. If you say it like that then there will be a misunderstanding that Nord-tousan and Sylvio-niisan who made it

「Ara? There is something unfamiliar over here? It has a string attached to the handle and there is also a ball attached to the string」

「Aah, that is a kendama」

Nord-tousan’s workload will increase if we sell toys in large quantities through the merchants and I might end up helping him so we don’t release them to sell, but I still made them so I can play with them myself.

Kendama is one of them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Kendama? How do you play this?」

I was trying to find something that everyone can play with, but I have to explain how to play it now.

「To put it simply, it is a toy where you have to insert the ball into the protruding part or into the cups on the handle. Like this」

Saying that, I borrowed the kendama from Alicia. I swing the ball hanging down from the handle like a pendulum and then succeed in inserting it into the spike in one try.

「Eeh? It fits perfectly into such a small hole」

Alicia is surprised to see the ball fits into the spike.

Her expression is not the usual polite smile, but rather a somewhat pure and innocent expression.

「Would you like to try it?」

「Sure, even if I look like this I am confident in this kind of game」

When I handed the kendama to her, Alicia smiled confidently and wielded the kendama like me.

The red ball swung like a pendulum and then it made a graceful curve in midair as it landed on the spike――or not, the ball hit the handle and got repelled. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

She was full of confidence until just a while ago, but I don’t what to say to her now.

「……a, ara? This is surprisingly difficult」

「The hole is small and the spike is also thin after all. It’s quite difficult to land the ball there. I also practiced many times until I was able to do it stably」

「Right. But, this is why it is interesting. Once more!」

When I follow up with that, Alicia swings the ball once more. However, the ball got repelled by the handle like earlier.

Despite continuing to try without being discouraged, she didn’t manage to land the ball even though the ball hit the spike.

「……this is quite difficult」

It’s kinda surprising. Alicia had the image of being able to do anything flawlessly but she is struggling quite a lot with kendama. Oh well, kendama is a type of game where it is difficult to play even alone, it is not something you will be able to do immediately.

「This depends on your feelings. You will be able to do it once you understand the feeling of inserting the ball 」

「I also want to try!」

Just as I was following up on Alicia, Ra-chan - who was staring at us - raised her hand.

「Oh, sure. But this is quite difficult, you know?」

「It’s fine! I can do it, I saw it just now mon! 」

Ra-chan also confidently says that she can when Alicia hands over the kendama while smiling brightly at her.

You’ll get embarrassed if you are unable to do it after saying something like that, you knowー. I have to think of what to say to her as a follow-up again.

As I was staring absentmindedly at her, Ra-chan skillfully swung the ball and landed the ball on the spike.

「I did it!」

「Eh」

Ra-chan turned around to look at me looking happy, while beside her Alicia - who hadn’t managed to do it after so many times trying - stiffened. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I did it, Al! Eric!」

Ra-chan shows us the ball she managed to land on the spike and approaches us as if saying ‘Praise me, praise me’.

I don’t think it was meant as harassment to Alicia - who was unable to do it next to her the whole time -, probably. I guess she just wants us to praise her for being able to do it herself.

Since it is also important for me to take their feelings into consideration, I honestly praise Ra-chan.

「That’s amazing, Ra-chan. You did it on your first try」

「O, ohh. You’ve done it, miss Ranna」

「Ehehe, right? I’ll do it once more!」

「Ehー, still, it’s going to fail this time, right?」

「I won’t ! I think I understand it now!」

I wonder if it’s something you can understand immediately after succeeding just once.

Oh well, I thought it was because of her childish boasting but Ra-chan succeeded in landing the ball on the spike again. Furthermore, she swung the ball again without hesitation and successfully did it again.

「See! Did you see it Alicia?」

Alicia’s cheeks twitch a little after being shown how she succeeded in playing the kendama many times in front of her.

However, she immediately hides that and shows a beautiful smile.

「Y, yes, I saw it. That is amazing. Can you lend it to me one more time?」

「Un!」

Apparently, she was unable to stomach the fact that Ra-chan - who is younger than her - was able to do it.

That Alicia, I wonder if she really hates losing? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Receiving the kendama from Ra-chan, Alicia swings the ball again with a determined expression on her face.

However, the red ball whirled up in the air and didn’t land on the spike, it got repelled with a hollow sound.

「This……this is absurd」

Perhaps it is difficult to accept the reality in front of her, Alicia looks like she can’t believe it.

「Eric give it a try」

「Ha, haa……」

Eric then swung the kendama despite being at a loss after receiving the kendama from Alicia.

Then, the red ball got repelled as it hit the handle, unable to land on the spike at the top.

Seeing that, Alicia looked relieved.

「Tha, that’s right. It is just Ra-chan who is strange for being able to do it in――」

「Oh, it landed」

In front of Alicia - who said such a thing -, Eric easily succeeded in his second time to catch the ball on the spike.

At this, Alicia was also shocked with her mouth half-opened.

「Waaー, Eric did it too!」

「O, ou. It feels surprisingly good when you manage to stick it properly」

「Yeah!」

I wanted to tell Eric to read the air, but the person himself is also surprised he managed to do it as though it was all a lie.

He probably doesn’t have the intention to do that.  And that is also why I think he has a bad character.

「One, one more time」

Alicia took the kendama from Eric and swung the red ball again.

She swung it with more force than earlier, the ball - which had been swung forcefully - drew a beautiful trajectory in the air―― and crashed into Alicia’s forehead.

「～～hgh!!」

Alicia then drops the kendama in pain and shock, writhing in agony.

Eric and I don’t know how to follow up on this. Should we laugh at her or should we comfort her.

Meanwhile, Ra-chan comes close to Alicia and smiles at her without a care in the world. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Alicia is so clumsy!」

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