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Practice Break
「Why are you sitting in a daze in the kotatsu? Let’s go practice!」
Eleonora-neesan said to me as I was staying snugly in the kotatsu. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Eleonora-neesan is looking down at me with her hands on her waist.
It’s an attitude that think it’s natural to practice with her.
Fuh, but she’s too naive. Thanks to Bartolo, I’m being exempted from practice today.
「I won’t be practicing today」
「Haa? What are you saying now? Stop dawdling and go outside」
Eleonora-neesan pulls my arms as she says that, maybe she thinks I’m complaining as usual.
The force of her pulling me was so great my body was pulled out from the kotatsu in no time at all.
「No no, I have other things to do, I’m not complaining!」
「Things to do? What is it?」
Eleonora-neesan somewhat loosened her grip on me when I earnestly appealed to her.
However, she seems to have not the slightest intention to release my arm. I was being so tightly held I couldn’t escape easily. I wonder if she’s being too cautious.
「You’re just gonna say you’re taking a nap anyway, right?」
「No, what Al said is the truth Eleonora」
Nord-tousan came in with Bartolo behind him.
「Eeh? No way?」
「There are some ingredients I really wanted to today. So I need to borrow the boy’s magic for that」
「Then it’s fine to get it another day, right?」
Oh, even though it’s Eleonora-neesan, she pointed out a sharp observation. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
But, I’m sure it’s fine. Bartolo would give a suitable reason to keep me in the mansion.
I’m planning to skip practice today and help Bartolo in using the easy magic in the mansion.
「The prey I’m aiming for today is a fish called Warasabiワラサビ. You can only catch it when the water of the river is frozen completely. I don’t know if I will be able to catch it if we don’t go today」
「I, is that so」
Eleonora-neesan muttered looking dissatisfied when Bartolo told her the reason.
「Wait a minute Bartolo」
「Hm? What is it boy?」
I call out for Bartolo, since he was saying something strange just now.
「Isn’t there some kind of setting where I don’t have to go outside?」
「It’s fine since you can skip practice, right? You also didn’t say I can’t take you outside」
But that was slightly different from what I asked.
「But, I’d like to skip practice by helping and staying comfortably in the mansion like cleaning the other day」
「But, I won’t be able to counter the young miss’ point, right? Either way, this is what I can do to help you skip practice」
That may certainly be the case. I’m sure Nord-tousan and Eleonora-neesan won’t be convinced if we use a half-hearted reason. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Even though I wanted to skip practice because I didn’t want to be in the cold, now ended up going out isn’t there no meaning in this?
No, let’s think positively. For example, it’s far easier to catch the small fish called warasabi by going outside than to practice
「……is it really okay, tousan?」
Eleonora-neesan asks Nord-tousan, in a manner as though he was making a mistake in judgment.
But, that’s really an exaggeration even though I just took a break from practice.
「Warasabi is a fish we can only eat at this time of the year. Besides I was thinking of cancelling our practice today since the ground in the courtyard seemed to be muddy」
Eh? Then there’s no need to force myself to go and fish for that warasabi, right? It will be great if the practice is canceled. It’s a matter of great congratulations.
「Bartolo, I’m sure we can catch that warasabi even if we don’t go today, right?」
「You’re saying that now?」
I knew it. But, I would have wanted to stay cooped up in the mansion indefinitely if the practice were to be canceled.
「Practice will continue even if your feed turns muddy don’t you think」
「That might be true but it’s a little early for Al since he’s not physically fit」
「……tousan seems strange today. Strangely siding with Al like that」
No no, I think it’s strange to impose a seven-year-old kid to take a harsh lesson in practice.
「There’s nothing strange in it. And so today’s practice is canceled. Eleonora can also help Bartolo if you like」
After Nord-tousan said that, he left the living room in a hurry. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Hmーm, it’s just as Eleonora-neesan said there’s something strange with Nord-tousan today. He will be a little more strict in evaluating me normally.
Oh well, the courtyard has become messy due to the snow and some parts were even frozen so that was the right decision from him.
There won’t be any meaning if we get injured while forcing ourselves to practice.
「Hey, Bartolo knows the reason why Nord-tousan is acting strange, right?」
There is a huge pressure emanating from Eleonora-neesan’s smile.
She looks quite dissatisfied that the practice itself was canceled instead of the fact that I didn’t join the practice.
But, she’s probably at a loss for what to do and does not have a target to vent her feelings.
Bartolo looks at me as if asking for help, but this has nothing to do with me.
I have no idea why Nord-tousan is strangely kind today, I have not the slightest idea.
Seeing me not going to help him, Bartolo sighed and I guess he was already resigned to his fate.
「……warasabi is Nord’s favorite food」
「Hmーm, I see」
Eleonora-neesan replied in a flat-seeming nod, I don’t know what kind of feeling have.
It’s scary, to say the least.
「Hee, then Bartolo. Let’s go fish this warasabi」
「O, ooh. You’re right」
「……I also want to go」
I was trying to leave the living room with its heavy atmosphere with Bartolo, but then Eleonora-neesan said something unexpected. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Eh? Eleonora-neesan too?」
「Mm, that’s right」
I was about to ask why would she come with us by mistake but I managed to restrain myself. And I want to praise myself for that.
However, it seems like my doubtful look can’t be hidden well.
「……tousan, is the type that doesn’t have a lot of wants, right? I want to catch a lot of them for tousan since it’s his favorite food」
Eleonora-neesan said while fiddling with her bangs, looking a little embarrassed.
I thought for sure that she was going to vent her anger, but the reason for Eleonora-neesan’s action was more sensible than expected.
「Does Eleonora-neesan have that kind of character?」
「Shut it」
「It hurts!」
Finally couldn’t hold back any longer and retorting to her, she flicked my forehead when I asked.
It would just be a cute scene if it was done by a normal girl, but Eleonora-neesan is not a normal girl. I could hear a thud even though it was a finger flick to my forehead.
Obviously, the pain is no laughing matter when you compare it with the normal forehead flick.
「Kgghh!」
「Boy, you talk too much」
Bartolo only watched me in agony while being amazed. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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