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A Good Brother?
「We’re backー」
「Ara, welcome back」
Elna-kaasan greeted us as we returned to the mansion after the arm wrestling competition was over.
It’s probably because she also wants to confirm something besides coming out to greet her cute son and daughter. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Elna-kaasan turned her gaze toward Ra-chan while smiling brightly.
「Here you go, Ranna-sama. It is Gekota」
「Gekota, I’m back!」
Ra-chan put her feet into Gekota slippers while calling out with a lively voice.
That smile of hers is not gloomy like the one from this morning, it was clear as day that Ra-chan had regained her usual cheerfulness.
「Looks like Ranna-sama liveliness has returned」
「Well, yes. It looks like she had a great time in the village」
「Fufu, well done」
「Eh? Did Elna-kaasan praise me?」
I couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise due to the kind remark Elna-kaasan voiced out.
Then, I quickly covered my mouth in a hurry.
When I realized it, Elna-kaasan’s smile had turned to a dark smile.
「……it seems like it’s a good time to have a slow and thorough conversation with Al, don’t you think? I wonder what kind of a person does Al think of me?」
「A very beautiful, ideal, and kind mother anyone will be envious of」
「It’s a lie when the words of praise coming out of your mouth come out so quickly, isn’t it? By the way, your right arm is turning red, what happened?」
And as expected, Elna-kaasan kindly changed the subject, guess she doesn’t have the intention to punish her son who had been working hard.
「Eleonora-neesan hit my arm on the cushion when we competed in the arm wrestling match at Celia’s restaurant……」
「Ara, did Eleonora hit you? I wanted to see that too」
Seeing me holding my right arm and making a bitter face, Elna-kaasan strangely smiles.
In the end, the winner of the children's mixed group is obviously Eleonora-neesan.
No one could defeat her superhuman strength, they were all smashed.
「Mou, I won’t do anything to Eleonora-neesan again」
「Hmph, now that you’ve learned your lesson don’t even think about making me a sacrifice in your plan again」
Maybe she heard my conversation with Elna-kaasan, Eleonora-neesan - who was wearing slippers - whisper something like that and return to her room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
That surprises me, please don’t cut into our conversation suddenly like that. I was in a situation where I would be scolded if I were to bad mouth Eleonora-neesan.
Maybe it’s because of the arm wrestling match with Eleonora-neesan, I still feel uncomfortable in my right arm.
Those finger marks are still visible clearly.
「Hey, Al. Let’s play Jenga until dinner time!」
Just when I was filled with grief looking at my right arm, Ra-chan came over and said that as she looked up at me.
Has she completely forgotten about yesterday's incident already, or maybe she has sorted out her feelings now?
I don’t know which of it, but Ra-chan has completely regained her liveliness and has a nice smile on her face as usual.
I don’t mind getting my arm wrestled by Eleonora-neesan a bit as long as I can have this smile back.
「Sure. Shall we play for a bit then」
「Un! Let’s play with Eric and Aliciaー!」
And when I agreed to that, Ra-chan happily smiled and started to call out Eric and Alicia as well.
「Fufu, I wonder if Al will become a surprisingly caring older brother if you have a little sister?」
As I looked at her like that, Elna-kaasan - who was still beside me - said that with a smile on her face.
I would have begged for a little sister if I were 3 years younger or an innocent kid like Ra-chan.
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The next day, the third day of the festival. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After we had our breakfast, it was time for each of us to talk to each other about how to spend our day today.
「Sylvio-dono, do you want to play reversi today?」
「Okay. But, if we are going to play reversi then why don’t we go to the village since there is a reversi competition in the village?」
「Hm, playing reversi with commoners.....are they strong?」
「There are some villagers with whom you should not be careless against」
「Hmm, since Sylvio-dono has said that much then let’s go there」
Apparently, Bram and Sylvio-niisan are going to participate in the reversi competition in Celia’s restaurant.
The two of them are also going out together today, and they are on good terms together.
I hope they continue to get along well, avoiding any potential duel in the future, and it would mean that there will be no troublesome matters to deal with from now on which is a happy thing.
I am also invited as it has become the custom for the reversi competition, but this year Ra-chan and the others are here so I’m not participating.
I think it’s not like I can’t participate if I just showed my face there, but I’ve been going out continuously these days, so I want to stay inside the mansion today.
I casually look at everyone in the living room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Alicia joins the adult’s conversation with Elna-kaasan and Natasha-san.
It seems like Nord-tousan and Egar-san are having a friendly chat.
「Luna! Let’s go have some practice!」
「……okay. Eric, do you want to come?」
「Yeah, I feel like my body’s about to become stiff」
And then, Eric took the invitation from the muscle-brained group.
And if I just stare blankly without doing anything like this, there is a high possibility that I will be dragged into that group as well.
I don’t want that, so I take action myself and call out to Ra-chan.
「Ra-chan, what do you want to do today?」
「Continuing to practice the magic from yesterday is good!」
「Magic? You already came here from afar, don’t you want to play outside?」
「It’s fine! Playing with Al with magic is also valuable time! Besides, Al is also tired, right?」
「Ra-chan……」
She normally would leave the royal capital and not have the opportunity to visit this kind of place, but she still calmly chose to play and spend her time with me.
Moreover, she even showed consideration by thinking that I wanted to stay relaxed in the mansion. Is she really 4 years old?
I’m so moved by Ra-chan’s words and kindness that it feels like tears are welling up.
「Okay. Then, let’s spend our time leisurely in the mansion while also practicing magic. I’ll teach you lots of convenient magic you can even use indoors」
「Really!? Waaーi!」
Ra-chan happily jumped up and down when I told her that.
「What are we going to do now?」
「Shall we read a book while practicing magic in our room, then?」
「Reading a book while practicing magic!?」
「Un, you can do it if you just think about how to use the magic a little」
You will also be able to resolve the slight inconvenience in your daily life with magic.
I think I’m going to teach Ra-chan that convenient magic today.
I try to leave the living room accompanied by Ra-chan. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Then Loretta - who was nearby - tried to open the door, but I stopped her with my hand.
「Uwaa, the door opened by itself!」
Ra-chan was surprised when I opened the door using Psychic instead.
「I just used Psychic to open the door」
「Do you use magic to open the door?」
Oh, don’t tell me they don’t open the door using magic in Ra-chan’s place? I’ve heard that Misfid house is a magic noble house so I thought they use Psychic to open the door though.
「Usually servants like me are responsible for opening the door……」
Just as I was unintentionally wondering about it, Loretta nervously told me about it.
Oops, this may need a serious change in their way of thinking. They were called Magic Noble House so I thought they were making progress in this aspect, it is surely surprising.
「But, going out of your way to open the door after being ordered every time you go in or out of the room was troublesome, right?」
「Right, it’s troublesome to do it each time someone goes in or out――no! That is because that is our job!」
When I frankly asked her opinion about it, something like a complaint came out of Loretta’s mouth.
「Loretta, is it troublesome to open the door?」
「No, there is no way……」
「Really, really?」
「…………truthfully, the doors of the Misfid mansion are heavy, it is tiresome」
I guess she couldn’t lie in front of Ra-chan’s pure eyes, Loretta said that as if confessing the truth.
Un, the doors in our mansion are also quite heavy so I understand her feelings of sometimes not wanting to open them frequently. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
This is the drawback of a noble’s mansion, they are too conscious of being impressive.
「Mmph!」
「Ranna-sama, what are you doing?」
Ra-chan closes the dining room door and tries to open it with both of her thin arms.
However, the door leading to the living room is quite heavy so it took the entire weight of a 4-year-old to finally open a little.
「Please stop Ranna-sama, you will get your hands caught in the door」
Loretta hurriedly lent a hand to Ra-chan and she was able to close the door safely.
Ra-chan looked at her own hands and muttered something.
「……it’s true. The door is heavy」
It was probably Ra-chan’s first time opening a door with her own strength.
But, that was a normal thing for a noble young lady of a noble house that was surrounded by the house’s servants. There are truly girls who live sheltered lives or never held something heavier than chopsticks before.
「Loretta, thank you for always opening the door for me」
「Ranna-sama, just hearing you say that to me already makes my job worthwhile」
I was about to react to the word 『worthwhile』 due to being a corporate slave for many years before, but it’s a good scene right now so I decided to just keep quiet.
「It’s a hassle to ask someone else to open and close yourself, right?」
「Un, it’s really a hassle!」
Ra-chan said with a perfectly clear expression on her face.
「Right, the method to resolve this kind of troublesome thing is magic」
「…………I hadn’t thought of that. But, I feel like I think I understand what Al wants to say!」
「Really? That’s good to hear then」
I’ve met people who can use magic so far, but the only person who agreed to this kind of thinking was only Elna-kaasan.
For some reason, I’m delighted that Ra-chan also agrees with my views. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Ra-chan is best girl!
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