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A Letter From The Chronowind House
The next morning. I headed to Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan’s room and had breakfast there. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「We are going to ojiichan’s place today, right?」
「That’s right. We will leave there immediately after having breakfast」
As they said yesterday, looks like we are going to Lazareth-jiichan’s place today.
It’s been about a year since I saw Ojiichan and Obaachan so I’m looking forward to it a bit.
「Alfried-sama, there is a letter for you」
As I was thinking about such things while having my breakfast, Sara presented a letter to me.
「……not for my parents, but for me?」
「Yes. It is for Alfried-sama」
It’s one thing for there to be letters to invite Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan for a tea party or an evening party, but it’s unusual when it’s for me.
「……did you do something again while we were away?」
「No, I didn’t do anything you know」
Moreover, when you say ‘again’, it’s like I’m always doing something bad, please stop saying it like that.
I was just playing quietly with Alicia and taking Varschell's lesson with Ra-chan. I definitely didn’t do anything to get me caught up in troublesome things.
That’s why, please stop looking at me with such a suspicious look in your eyes Elna-kaasan.
「Which house it is from?」
「Ummー, it’s a family crest I have never seen before」
Checking the back of the envelope, there was an unfamiliar family crest stamped in beeswax.
It’s not the familiar Ringrande, Dole, or Sylford’s house family crest.
Who is this from? I’m a little scared since it’s from someone I don’t know.
「Isn’t it from Chronowind Earl’s house!」
「Ahー, so it’s from the Varschell-sensei with whom I took her lesson with Ra-chan yesterday……」
「Varschell lesson? You took something like that?」
Elna-kaasan had a look on her face as if she hadn’t heard anything. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Floria-sama forcibly recommend it to me」
Both of them were busy with the tea party and evening party yesterday, and even when they returned, it was already late at night so I couldn’t tell them of my day. There’s nothing I can do about that.
「What kind of business could an Earl house have with me?」
「Open it」
As told by Elna-kaasan, I use a paper knife to carefully open the letter.
Then I try reading the letter.
「It’s like an invitation to become a pupil」
「A pupil of the Chronowind house!?」
「Is that really that amazing?」
Nord-tousan asked as he was extremely surprised to hear that.
「The Chronowind house is a distinguished house that has produced instrumentalists who have become the imperial court master musicians for generations」
「It’s said to be the place where musicians can come closest to being a professional 」
「Heeー, so it’s like that. Ah, there is also a letter for Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan mixed in」
「Show me」
There was also a letter for the two of them so I quickly gave it to them.
As Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan meticulously read the letter, they exchanged a serious look between themselves, and then stared intently at me.
「……what did it say?」
「Getting to the point of the letter, apparently Al got the talent for Varschell so we need to prepare a suitable environment as soon as possible to nurture that talent」
「I also feel roughly the same. The Chronowind house even said that if Al aims to be a Varschellist, they are willing to support you」
「I am going to politely decline」
「Are you sure you are going to refuse an invitation from the Chronowind house?」
Nord-tousan asked, looking a little disappointed when I decisively answered. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I have absolutely no intention of becoming a Varschell player and it’s not like I will be able to make a living from it alone even if I become a pupil」
「That is true but.....」
「For you to have no dreams even though you are my son」
「I have a dream, you know. A big dream of living, eating, and sleeping when I become an adult without the need to work」
That’s right. My goal is to live a slow life.
Just did my duty at the bare minimum just like Gregor and Salva, without working even when I became an adult, living a relaxed life doing what I liked.
「I’m starting to think it would be best to force Al to become a pupil of the Chronowind house」
「I also think the same」
「Why would you do that!?」
They said I had no dreams, then when I told them of my grand dream, they looked at me with those disappointed eyes for some reason.
I think this is really unreasonable.
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After writing a rejection letter to Lutecia-sensei, we headed to Elna-kaasan’s parents’ house as planned.
Even though I said that, Elna-kaasan’s parents’ house is located in the northern district of the royal capital, so it doesn’t even take 20 minutes from the Misfid’s mansion's grounds.
As I stared at the scenery outside absentmindedly, we arrived at our destination in the blink of an eye.
A two-story mansion stood on the grounds, where lush green lawns stretched out.
I think it is a spacious and pretty house as before.
When we stopped our carriage on the house’s grounds,
「I’m so glad you came. I’m happy to see you again after so long」
The first person who greeted us as soon as we entered the living room is Elena-obaachan.
「Ara, you look pale Al. I wonder if you could not sleep on the journey to the royal capital?」
Elena-obaachan came over with a worried look as soon as she saw me.
Err no, this is my usual face though. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「His eyes may look lifeless but he’s fine as usual」
「Ara, is that so?」
The conversation between my natural airheaded obaachan and kaasan is pretty terrible.
「It has been a while. Elena-san also seems to have not changed at all」
「I’m also glad to see you have been well」
Elena-obaachan stands up with a smile on her face when Nord-tousan quickly lowers his head.
「Has it been a year already? Hasn’t anything changed at all?」
「U, un. I also think so」
「Ara, the two of you are saying such nice things to me」
Elena-obaachan puts her hand on her cheek, looking embarrassed.
She actually looks like she’s in her thirties so I feel nothing but resistance to call her obaachan.
According to what I’ve heard, she’s over forty or fifty years old, but her appearance hasn’t changed at all since a year ago.
「Is Eleonora not here?」
As I was wondering whether she was by any chance a witch or not, Lazareth-ojiichan looked around and said that.
「……Lazareth-ojiichan hasn’t changed at all」
「Yes, a doting grandparent even today」
The first thing that came out of his mouth was exactly the same as last year.
It was an ordinary sight that even Elna-kaasan hardly paid any attention to.
「Father-in-law, Eleonora is also not here this time」
「Don’t call me father-in-law!」
Lazareth-ojiichan got angry when Nord-tousan answered his question. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Just when will the day come when Nord-tousan can call him ‘father-in-law’?
「To begin with, why is Eleonora not here?」
「That is because she has no business in the royal capital」
「You should still bring her here even if she doesn’t have any business」
That’s unreasonable.
Lazareth-ojiichan probably doesn’t know how difficult it is to make that tyrannical sister move.
「Eleonora will join the Knight’s Order in spring and live in the royal capital by that time, so it is fine, right?」
「That is that. This is this」
Elna-kaasan said in an exasperated tone, but Lazareth-ojiichan turned his face away in a huff.
It seems like Eleonora-neesan is his favorite granddaughter she can’t help wanting to see her any time.
To be liked this much, was her behavior when she came here before that good? I can’t imagine it.
「Since Al is the only one who came with you, does this kid have some business in the royal capital?」
「We invited Misfid house’s member into our territory previously, this time we were invited to visit」
We only answered just as we had decided on in our previous briefing.
Only a small portion of the incident where Schugel misunderstood was known, and I was told to keep quiet when he gave me the magic tool.
We shouldn’t thoughtlessly spread rumors about it in order to keep the Misfid house’s honor and Ra-chan’s future.
「Hooh, you are on good terms with the Misfid house, eh……aren’t you doing good despite how you look? Here let me pat you」
Lazareth-ojiichan roughly pats me on the head.
I think the phrase ‘despite how you look’ was unnecessary.
「This kid, he only makes friends with high-ranking nobles, you know? It became challenging to conduct ourselves as nobles because of it」
「That’s not my fault. They just come to me on their own」
I’m definitely not being proactive with making friends with them.
「I wonder if Al has a talent for making friends with all sorts of people?」
「Rather than calling it a talent in making connections, I feel like it is more like people who are alike and have strong peculiarities just naturally gather around him」
Elna-kaasan gave a harsh answer to Elena-obaachan’s question.
That would make me seem like a strange person, please stop. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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