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Right. Let's Pass The Souvenirs
As soon as breakfast was over, Eleonora-neesan was taken by Elna-kaasan. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I’m sure she will receive strict Magic lessons from Elna-kaasan from now on.
「Hey, kaasan! If we are going to have a lesson in magic, I think Al and Sylvio should take it too!」
As I was giving her a look as if seeing off a pitiful prisoner, Eleonora-neesan suddenly looked at me in surprise and said that line.
How despicable it is to try and drag us down with her as soon as she realized she couldn’t be saved.
「What are you saying now. Those two don’t need a basic magic lesson at this point」
「W, what!?」
If the class had been a little more advanced, there might be a chance for us to study together and serve as a review for us, but unfortunately, there is a large gap between us and Eleonora-neesan’s class lecture.
I heard that while Sylvio-niisan’s mana amount and magic skills are average, his theory is outstanding and his knowledge rivals that of the students of Magic Academy.
As for me, I am pursuing my own original magic theory, so I have been told that there is no meaning in taking classes together.
In other words, there is nothing a college student and a researcher can gain by attending junior high school classes.
「Now that pretty much guarantees a peaceful day for us」
It’s a one-on-one lesson with Elna-kaasan. It’s impossible for her to escape.
「But looks like she is going to rush over to us when it’s break time」
Sylvio-niisan says while smiling wryly.
Oh well, that’s also a predictable development but it’s a break time between classes.
She probably wouldn’t ask us to practice swordsmanship with her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Sylvio, could you come to the office with me? I would like to hear your impression when you inspected the territory」
「Un, okay」
Called by Nord-tousan, Sylvio-niisan left the room together with him.
The only ones left in the dining room were the second son, elegantly sipping Royal Feed, and Mina and Sara, busy tidying up the dishes.
Nothing could be heard in the dining room beside the clinking of tableware kachakacha being cleared away.
I just gaze blankly at the fireplace without saying anything in particular.
Tiny sparks fly in the air and disappear each time the firewood crackles.
No matter how much I look at the burning flames changing their shape every moment, I never get tired of it.
I’m sure this is one of the ways to enjoy camping, which is to watch the bonfire.
I also like watching flames, but the outside world is cold since it is now winter, so watching the fire in a cozy place like this is nice.
「Will you be doing anything, Alfried-sama?」
As I was watching the flames of the fireplace, Mina asked me after she finished placing the tableware in the wagon.
Maybe she felt bad leaving me alone in the dining room like this. I’m watching the flames because I like it, so there’s no need to worry about me.
「I just got back, so I’m thinking of taking it easy in the mansion today」
I also feel like going to Koryatt village to play a bit, but still, I just got back, so I want to stay holed up in the mansion. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I can just show myself in Koryatt village after I get bored of lazing around in the mansion for a few days.
「You just returned after a one-week trip, after all. I think that’s a good idea」
「Please don’t push yourself and take it easy」
「Thank you」
After placing all the tableware in the wagon, Mina and Sara left the dining room.
Even after I just finished my long business trip back when I was still a corporate slave, I was ordered to come to work first thing in the morning the next day.
We did not get any day off or even a half-day off in consideration of the fatigue from the long business trip.
However, I’m just a kid right now, so I don’t have to do anything.
If anything, people are being very considerate towards me since I went on a long trip. Hooray for being a kid!
When I returned my gaze back to the flames in the fireplace, a small but wide, gel-like object was blocking them.
It’s the Big Slime we kept in our house as a pet and cushion.
「Eh? You, when did you get here?」
Even though it as not by the fireplace just a moment ago, just when did it suddenly take up position in front of the fireplace? It’s like I couldn’t sense its presence at all.
「I can’t see the fireplace’s flame if you stay there, you know?」
Being a Big Slime, it has a huge body and from my angle, I can not see the flames in the fireplace.
At least, I want it to move over a little bit or change its body and shrink itself.
「Can you move back a bit?」
Even when I approached it and called out to it, the Big Slime only stared at the fireplace’s flames and showed no sign of moving back. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Probably because even the slightest shift would cause the flame’s heat to weaken. It’s like a cat that doesn’t want to give up its spot in front of the spot during winter.
When I tried to move it away, my arm was enveloped in its gel-like body.
Apparently, it's not going to budge an inch.
「……fine, whatever. You can stay and relax there」
Since it doesn’t want to move at all from that spot is proof that it is currently very comfortable being in front of the fireplace. I have no intention of taking it away by force.
Directly giving the spot in front of the fireplace to it, I drained the slightly lukewarm Royal Feed in one gulp.
I leave the dining room while making my teacup float with Psychic.
Even if I leave it there, Mina, Sara, or Mel will probably clear it up but I don’t want to cause them any unnecessary work.
The maids just got back in addition they’re being busy. I have to do what I can do myself.
「Bartolo, I’ll leave the dishes here」
「Ooh, that helps」
I found Bartolo washing the dishes when I headed to the kitchen so I placed the teacup in the sink with Psychic for him.
I go up the stairs to the second floor and enter my room.
Turning on the heating magic tool, I dove straight into my bed.
Still face down, I roll around on the futon.
Since I had my breakfast and my stomach feel pleasantly full, looks like I could take another nap.
Should I use the Sleeping Sheep pillow and get a quick, nice sleep?
「……nah, I might not be able to sleep again though」
I guess it’s because I feel tired from the trip yesterday, I went to bed earlier than usual and woke up just before noon today. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Quickly calculating, I have been sleeping for more than 10 hours.
If I sleep again this time, I’m going to be unable to fall asleep, just like when I was in the Misfid house back then.
Just when I was tossing and turning on my bed, I saw a wooden box that was placed on the table.
Wondering what it was and opening the lid, there were jars filled with spices, a spherical lamp, a book-type lamp, earrings, and magic stone fragments inside.
「Ah, come to think of it, I bought souvenirs in the royal capital」
One of the maids probably brought the items I bought in the royal capital to my room.
For the spices, I stock up on them in Lazur and just added a few as a disguise.
There are more than ten times as many as what’s in this box in my subspace, so there’s no need for worry.
「I have to pass the souvenirs」
Sylvio-niisan is talking about work with Nord-tousan, while Eleonora-neesan is studying with Elna-kaasan, so I’ll postpone their souvenirs. Let’s first give Bartolo and Mel’s souvenirs.
Since we decided to go to the royal capital, Mel and Bartolo were the ones who really got burdened by it since they had to manage the mansion with just the two of them.
I need to give proper souvenirs and express my thanks for their work.
I walk through the mansion with the souvenirs in hand.
Since I know Bartolo is in the kitchen, I want to find Mel first.
「Mina, please move a little more briskly! It won’t be finished even after a whole day at that rate!」
「Hiiiー!」
「Sara, how long are you going to spend shoveling snow? It will never end if you keep clearing it to the edge. Please first focus on the places where everyone passes」
「Ye, yes!」
As I walked down the hallway, it didn’t take long before I found my target. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The head maid - Mel - is giving out orders with vigor while Mina is busily wiping the window.
I can’t see Sara in the hallway but she is probably outside shoveling snow.
「Mel-san, aren’t you a bit too strict today!?」
「Of course. It was just me and Bartolo while the two of you were away. We’re going to clean every nook and cranny of the mansion today!」
Mina complained about the treatment but Mel brims with fiery enthusiasm.
Certainly, a thin layer of dust has accumulated if you look carefully at the corner of the hallway and the window frames.
It’s a sight I haven’t seen that much until now.
I guess it really was impossible to have only the two of them managing the mansion for almost a month. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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