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Ra-chan Cheering Up Operation
After we’re done scooping small fishes, the sun was about to set, so we joined with Sylvio-niisan and Bram, and returned to the mansion with Alicia’s carriage. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Entering the entry hall, a lot of maids and Elna-kaasan already standing there to greet us.
While Alicia and Luna have a seemingly satisfactory conversation with Elna-kaasan, only Ra-chan is not looking well.
She’s probably still experiencing the shock from the small fish scooping earlier.
「Excuse me, it looks like Ranna-sama is tired, so we will take a break first if you do not mind」
「Ara, I wonder if she got tired from going outside? Please take care, and I am here to help if you need anything」
「Thank you very much for your concern」
After bowing politely, Loretta takes Ra-chan’s hand and heads toward their bedroom.
「I will also take a break in my room until dinner」
After telling her impression of the Harvest Festival and that she can play to her heart’s content, Alicia walked away with Lim with a bright expression on her face
Somehow, the person who had the most fun today is Alicia.
「Luna, why don’t we practice for a bit until dinner?」
「……un, I was about to say that too」
「Then, let’s meet in the courtyard after grabbing our wooden swords」
Maybe Luna-san and Eleonora-neesan still have excess stamina, they made such a promise and dispersed to return to their own room.
Those two’s stamina is impossible to understand. Also, they made promises like middle school boys.
「Sylvio-dono, I want to read the book of Princess Marin you talked about earlier. Can you show me?」
「Yes, of couse. Well then, I will guide you to the reading room」
It’s probably because Bram and Sylvio-niisan had been stuck together for the whole day today. Surprisingly their relationship had been progressing a lot. Apparently, Sylvio-niisan recommended a book to Bram.
「Even though they are people who challenged the other to a duel and the challenged side, what was that relationship? Bram’s attitude is clearly different with me......」
「You’ll understand if you look back to your own action, y’know?」
Tilting my head in confusion, Eric told me that as if he was amazed at me.
There was the trouble with being a substitute for Eleonora-neesan’s duel, leaving the duel for the first time, using Shelka’s magic to defeat him.....un, we had a bad impression of each other from the start.
Compared to that, Sylvio-niisan was still kind enough to talk to him while knowing that Bram was an annoying guy and looked after him. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Un, it’s no wonder Bram became close to him.
「No, it might be his plan to remove the obstacles in order to defeat Eleonora-neesan......!」
My sister in my previous life told me repeatedly that to defeat your opponent, it is the standard practice to start breaking down their surroundings.
Since it’s difficult to defeat Eleonora-neesan, he decides to take down the kind-hearted Sylvio-niisan first……
「No way」
Eric scoffed at my worry.
Un, I also thought so.
If he was such a schemer, then he shouldn’t have challenged us in a duel directly like this in order to be engaged to Eleonora-neesan.
Bram isn’t the kind of guy who can live cleverly in this world like that.
Un, if those two got along well, Bram will have less interaction with me. It’d be good to get along unreservedly. Sylvio-niisan doesn’t have many male friends after all.
Just when I was thinking thoughtlessly like that, Elna-kaasan looked at me as if she was about to say something.
「Eric, do you want to have some tea――」
「Sorry, Alfried. I’m going back to my room」
He must have realized that Elna-kaasan would talk to me about something, Eric read the air situation and continued to leave.
Darn it, you should have helped your friend if you understand.
「So, Al. Why is Ranna-sama not feeling well? Did you do something weird?」
Why did she assume I did something weird, how strange.
There’s no way I would do something weird to Ra-chan, right? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
So I tell Elna-kaasan - who looks at me suspiciously - the incident at the small fish scooping.
「Ehh? That kind ――I mean, so that was the reason she doesn’t feel well」
Hearing the remark Elna-kaasan was about to say, I felt like I could guess Elna-kaasan’s genuineness.
Oh well, Elna-kaasan is the daughter of a merchant, but she is a resolute woman who became an adventurer and defeated countless monsters in the past.
I guess she couldn’t keep up with Ra-chan’s too-delicate and pure heart.
「Should I cheer her up at a time like this?」
「Ara, you’re so kind, aren’t you Al」
Elna-kaasan reacted with a genuine surprise to the suggestion that came out of my mouth.
「Wait a minute. You’re saying like I’m not kind usually」
「Well I mean, you usually don’t want to meddle in such troublesome things like this, right?」
Elna-kaasan has a point there, but there is something I need to emphasize here.
「That may be true, but there are no pure kids around me like Ra-chan――nothing」
The moment my real feelings slipped out of my mouth, Elna-kaasan’s smile turned dark.
I should have sworn not to say anything unnecessary just a moment ago. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Right, then Al should do his best to cheer Ranna-sama. People will think that something went wrong if the young lady of the Misfeed house returns from the Slowlett’s territory not feeling well」
Gehh, if it turned out like that then the siscon Shelka would definitely come and ask what happened to her little sister.
She already has a prejudice against me and Eric already, it’s going to make her even more angry at us then.
It’d be unbearable if rumors spread that we become hostile with a Duke’s house.
「……I, I know already」
Elna-kaasan nodded in satisfaction after I said that while smiling bitterly.
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Second day of the Harvest Festival. Perhaps Ra-chan still haven’t recovered from yesterday’s shock, her tension is still a little low even after breakfast.
Yesterday, she would have been so excited by the novel breakfast and looking forward to the Harvest Festival, but she is different today.
There is an air of concern toward Ra-chan coming from everyone.
And I felt like Elna-kaasan - who was drinking tea after the meal - looked at me as if indirectly telling me 「Do something about it」.
「Hey, Eric. What do you think we should do to cheer up Ra-chan?」
「Even if you ask me that. I’m used to humor my aneue, but when it comes to a younger girl.....」
Yeah. I guess it’s because we have older sisters, and we are used to taking care of them, listening to their selfishness, and making them feel better.
However, we've never done that sort of thing to someone younger, so we’re not sure how to deal with it.
「Ranna-sama was looking forward to the life in Koryatt village. So rather than sitting around doing nothing in the mansion, would it be better to go outside and let her play?」
「That’s true, but I feel like it will be difficult to cheer up Ra-chan while we’re with Alicia and Bram」
The degree of difficulty in cheering Ra-chan up while paying attention to Alicia and Bram is high.
We can let Sylvio-niisan take care of Bram, but the problem is Alicia. And Eleonora-neesan is a dangerous factor, so I want to exclude her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「It’d be nice if we could arrange something to exclude only the girls. That way, we can take miss Ranna out for a walk......」
Hearing the line said by Eric as he thought while he crossed his arms, it dawned on me.
「I know!」
「What is it? Is there a convenient method to do that?」
There is. It’s a staple event for nobles, something that can be used as a justification.
While everyone is having a lively conversation, I secretly approach Elna-kaasan.
「Elna-kaasan, there is something I need your help with to cheer Ra-chan up」
「Let’s hear it for now. What is it?」
Despite this being her son’s request, what’s with her attitude of not making a hasty promise and not allowing herself to be cornered by her own promise? While being amazed at the high level of vigilance of Elna-kaasan, I whisper in a low voice.
「Can I ask you to prepare a tea party only for the girls?」
「Why do you need a tea party?」
Despite smiling brightly, Elna-kaasan did something skillful like making a very displeased-sounding voice. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
That’s right. Elna-kaasan doesn’t like this kind of noble’s social gathering.
Back when we were going to the Noble’s Exchange Meeting, she schemed a plan to forget her formal dress so that she couldn’t participate with me.
She only attends only a minimum amount of tea parties among nobles, she hates tea parties.
But, this method is the most gentle.
I think I will be able to do it if I were to ask Alicia but then I will be indebted to her and it will just force Elna-kaasan to participate with the Duke’s power, and I’m too scared of the aftermath.
「We can let Sylvio-niisan take care of Bram, but it’s going to be difficult to focus on cheering up Ra-chan if Alicia-sama is with us」
「I understand the logic behind it, but I wonder if there are better methods aside from that?」
Maybe Elna-kaasan have another idea in mind, or she just hates tea parties so much that she’s making it difficult. I feel like it’s the latter.
But, I can’t think of a better method at this point.
「But, this is a chance to get Eleonora-neesan to learn how to be a young lady, you know? Eleonora-neesan always runs away without going to a party, and now that we have other noble girls in our house.....」
「She won’t be able to escape and I can make her participate in the tea party. I don’t have to go out of my way to accompany her to other territory’s tea parties and it won’t take that much time to let her practice it here.....」
As expected from Elna-kaasan. She was able to immediately understand what I wanted to say, avoiding troublesome――I mean, she is solidifying Eleonora-neesan’s education policy.
「Wait a bit. I will consult this with Natasha-san and Alicia-sama」
After pondering about it for a bit, Elna-kaasan swiftly stood up and started talking to Natasha-san and Alicia. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「That sounds good. I also wanted to have a leisurely conversation with the women」
「This is a chance to get Luna to dress gracefu――no, I definitely want to participate along with my daughter!」
While Alicia replied in a familiar manner, Natasha-san’s real intention leaked out.
Apparently, her daughter is also a source of worry for her.
「Hey, I have a bad feeling somehow, what are you talking about?」
She might have guessed a disturbing air from them due to her intuitive senses, Eleonora-neesan stopped talking with Luna-san and asked.
「We were going to have a tea party for women only today. Eleonora, you have to participate」
「Ehh? Why!? I was planning to have a sword practice with Luna today!」
「You can do that kind of thing after the tea party, right? Or, would you like to go to a tea party hosted in another territory?」
Of course, it’s better to have a tea party held in our own mansion compared to the hassle of being forced to participate in a party elsewhere.
Eleonora-neesan had no choice but to groan at Elna-kaasan’s threat.
「Luna」
「……it’s a pity I can’t practice together with Eleonora. I will practice by myself」
Luna-san resolutely abandoned Eleonora-neesan when she asked for her help.
Their friendship is surprisingly fragile. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Luna, you will also participate, you know?」
「……I don’t understand」
Luna-san stood still in shock hearing Natasha-san’s decision.
「Um, then Ranna-sama will also……」
Maybe it’s because the tea party for women has progressed that much, Loretta was also trying to offer for Ra-chan to participate.
However, I will be troubled if you also participate.
But, it will be rude if Elna-kaasan - who has a lower rank - refuses her. Not good, what to do?
「Ra-chan seldom has a chance to leave the royal capital, right? It will be a pity to make her participate in a tea party as usual. I’m sure it will be more exciting for her to look around the village 」
Hearing what Alicia said, Ra-chan’s expression looked a bit happier.
She was complaining that she had a lot of tea parties and lessons even in the royal capital.
「……understood. It is unfortunate that she can not participate, but please do let us know if there is another opportunity to participate」
「Yes, of course」
Loretta quickly withdrew, probably because she realized they were worried about Ra-chan.
Then, Alicia looks at me and smiles. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Ahh, she found out I was trying to cheer up Ra-chan. After seeing through my plan, Alicia is cooperating and going along with the flow.
I feel like I owe her either way.
「Then, Ra-chan. Shall we go to the village again today?」
「Un!」
It would be great to cheer her up in the village later despite not being as lively as yesterday. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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