Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 540

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Harmonious Parents

 After we finished our dinner, Elna-kaasan went to take a bath first. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Mina helps with the bath while Sara heads outside to check the food in the carriage. Currently, only Nord-tousan and I are left in the living room.

「It feels fresh to have only me and Al in the living room, is it not?」

 Nord-tousan was probably also thinking about it. He said that to me while sitting on the opposite side of the sofa I am currently sitting on.

 His slightly leaning-forward posture suggested the intention to have a communication with his son.

「That’s right」

「When we finished our dinner at the mansion, Al and the others tended to shut themselves in their rooms. Even though I want us to sit and spend some time together with everyone……」

 I understand what Nord-tousan is saying, but I can’t accept the way he said it like he’s treating us like a shut-in. We have a good reason we headed toward our room immediately.

「We are not shutting ourselves inside our room, we are evacuating」

「Evacuating? What does that mean?」

 Hearing my reply, Nord-tousan blinked with a puzzled look on his face.

「That’s because Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan are flirting」

「Eeh!? So the reason why Al and the others always go back to your room is because of us?」

「Un」

 Well, I have my hobbies or making figurines with Earth magic and I understand that Sylvio-niisan - who loves reading - stays inside his room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 But, the reason the active Eleonora-neesan immediately shuts herself in her room indicates that there is a big reason why she finds it difficult to remain in the living room.

「We were in front of the kids, but I didn’t mean to flirt that much……」

 I had a vague feeling about it, but it looks like he didn’t realize it after all.

「You just poked each other in the cheeks too just now, didn’t you?」

 While I was making the snow rabbit consomme soup, the two of them were sitting on the sofa looking really close.

 Poking each other's cheeks and smiling. Only passionate couples will do that.

「……are those bad?」

「It’s not bad, just it feels like we’re just going to get in the way」

 I don’t think there is any child who feels like they want to stay close all the time while feeling the lovey-dovey atmosphere created by their parents.

「Then, should we refrain from doing it from now on?」

「That will make Elna-kaasan upset if you do that」

 I think she probably would be dissatisfied if she were to suddenly be unable to spend time with her husband as usual.

「Then, what should I do?」

 If he’s going to spend his time with his wife, the children will leave while if he were to spend the time with his children then the wife will sulk.

 It’s understandable that Nord-tousan would ask me such a difficult question.

 Otherwise, lines such as 「Which is more important, your work or me!」 wouldn’t be widespread in the world.

「Balancing time with both his wife and children is also a chance for a father to show his skills」

 If I were to have an experience as a father then I might be able to give him some advice, but unfortunately, I was single, so that’s impossible. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「What should I do……」

「If I have to say anything, can’t you just finish your work earlier?」

 Nord-tousan has a lot of work hours so I think Elna-kaasan wants to spend his precious hours after work with him.

 Since that’s the case, you just need to finish his work early and have more time. If he does that, then she wouldn’t be upset if her husband spent some of his time communicating with his children.

「Sylvio and Elna are helping me a little but it is difficult. But it might be possible if Al were to help me……」

「Err, that’s a difficult request」

 Not accepting Nord-tousan’s entreating gaze, I quickly spoke something casually while averting my gaze.

 I feel for Nord-tousan, but compared to family communication, my slow life is much more important. Working ever since I was seven years old, that’s a straight path to being a corporate slave. If I were to help temporarily, then it’s obvious that I would just be asked to help again and again gradually. So that’s why, I absolutely won’t help with the internal administration work until I’m of adult age.

 Perhaps he sensed my firm resolve since Nord-tousan sighed and looked disappointed.

「Alfried-sama, Elna-sama has finished her bath」

 Just as the topic came to a close, Mina entered the living room.

「Un. Okay. I’ll be right there」

 This doesn’t mean that I’m going to take a bath now. This just means that I have to go and help dry Elna-kaasan’s hair with magic. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Nord-tousan, you take a bath first」

「No, it’s a rare chance for us let’s take a bath together. I will be waiting here」

「Ah, un. Okay」

 It doesn’t really matter if we don’t enter together, but I think he would be hurt if his seven-year-old son were to reject him so I just nodded obediently.

 So I’m the only one who left the house first.

 I just laid out a passage to the hut where the bathroom is from the entrance so it doesn’t feel too cold when I go outside.

「I knew it, making a passage with Earth magic was the correct decision」

 Arriving at the hut after walking down the passage, I saw Elna-kaasan sitting on a chair by the washbasin I made in the dressing room. 

 The hair that was usually tied up is now let down straight since she just got out of the bath.

 Looking at her like this makes her seem younger than usual.

「Please take care of me as usual. Al」

「Yes yes. Okay then, if you’ll excuse me」

 Perhaps it was because Mina had dried it carefully with a towel since her hair was slightly wet.

 After lightly checking the wetness with my fingers, I used Wind and Fire magic to make warm air.

 A warm breeze is released, making Elna-kaasan’s hair sway.

 They are really glossy and have beautiful hair.

「I wonder how come your hair doesn’t get tangled even though you have the same frizzy hair as me?」

「Fufufu, hair is a girl’s life. It’s the result of hard work, you know」

 That being said, not only her hair is beautiful, her skin is also beautiful, and she also never gets out of shape.

 It makes you wonder if she is really in her mid-thirties. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Elna-kaasan, did you actually use something like rejuvenation magic?」

「Then I would look younger if I were to use something like that」

 Elna-kaasan seemed to be in a really good mood as she giggled.

「Even so, I wonder if it’s possible to make a magic tool that is just right to dry one’s hair?」

「There are magic tools that release wind, but there are none that release warm air at just the right temperature」

 It turns out that drying with my magic is faster after our interaction like this, so I end up having the role of a hair dryer.

「I wonder if someone can make it if I just provide the idea?」

「There is no option to do that by way of enrolling in the Magic Academy and making it there, huh」

「Un, it’s troublesome after all」

 I don’t want to go to school for more than three years and even if I were to attend the school, there’s the possibility of not having the talent of making magic tools. And in that case, it would be quicker and better if I just provided the idea from my previous life’s knowledge to the professional to make it. And luckily, I have enough money to support the development.

「But, that is a possible method. It will be very convenient if there are magic tools that can dry your hair」

「Right?」

 As we were having such a conversation, I was able to dry Elna-kaasan’s hair.

「I can tie up your hair if it’s something simple, you know?」

「Ara, you can even tie hair?」

「I’m the one who set up Eleonora-neesan’s hair after she takes a bath, you know?」

 When I answered like that, Elna-kaasan looked like she had a headache. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I don’t know if I have to lament my daughter’s lack of femininity or happy for my son’s excellence……」

「It’s definitely the former」

「Even though I was feeling relieved she was able to set her hair beautifully at night……」

 Unfortunately, that was her brother’s doing.

「Well, then please take care of it」

「Can I tie it in a ponytail?」

「Ehh? Still, that wouldn’t look good on me, would it?」

「It’s fine, it will be fine if it’s Elna-kaasan」

 It might be difficult to look good on most people, but I think it suits Elna-kaasan perfectly. Her usual elegantly tied-up hair is good and all, but I want to see her in a ponytail.

 Because of that reason, I tried to set up Elna-kaasan’s hair in a ponytail.

「Un, as expected it suits you」

「Re, really?」

 When I handed the hand mirror for her to see, Elna-kaasan didn’t seem completely displeased with the result.

 After drying and styling her hair, Elna-kaasan and I return to the living room.

「I’m back」

 Elna-kaasan returned to the living room with a calm expression as if nothing happened.

 However, as the husband who understands the subtleties of a woman’s heart, Nord-tousan immediately noticed the change in her hairstyle.

「Oh, Elna. You have a different hairstyle than usual」

「Al tied it up for me. I wonder if I look strange in this?」

「There is no way that is true. A different hairstyle from your usual is also lovely」

 Nord-tousan calmly approaches Elna-kaasan and praises her.

 Elna-kaasan also looked really happy despite being embarrassed.

 It would be fine if it ended right there, but Nord-tousan started touching Elna-kaasan’s hair.

 And saying things like, ‘your hair is beautiful’ or ‘the nape of your neck looks beautiful’.

 Even though I just warned him earlier, he is still flirting openly right in front of his son.

 It’s so natural because he does this without being conscious of it himself.

 I had promised to take a bath with Nord-tousan, but I couldn’t stand the atmosphere the two make by flirting like this so I took a bath first as if running away from there. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Author Note :

I occasionally get a question like this, but the characters in this work are not fixed in age. There will be a boyhood arc and a youth arc, so they will grow up properly.

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