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Not Bad
Just as I was about to return to my room after I finished the preparation for the deep-fried skewers, I saw Sylvio-niisan coming out of Nord-tousan’s office. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Sylvio-niisan, are you done talking about work?」
「Un, we just finished」
「It took quite a while in the end, wasn’t it?」
「I’ve written a report, but I was told to revise it since it seemed like it was hard to read」
Sylvio-niisan shrugged his shoulder and smiled wryly.
「Let me see for a bit」
「Un, sure」
I asked to check one of the written reports Sylvio-niisan was holding.
「……hmーm, this is indeed hard to read」
From the perspective of someone who had written countless written reports back in my working adult time, Sylvio-niisan’s written report seemed crude to me.
Nord-tousan is also trying to make the written report better in one way or another, but I guess he is also not that good at this kind of paperwork task, so the corrections feel a bit sloppy and slightly off.
「I knew it, I also thought so. What does Al think I should do?」
「I guess I wish the title were clear at a glance about what the report is about? Also, I wish you could first summarize the main point into a few words. I mean, wouldn’t it be better if you first show 『What happened』, 『What the result』, and 『What to do next』, and then write the details?」
「Wa, wait a minute, Al! Tell me more about it in detail in my room!」
「Eh? Un, sure, but.....」
I was just planning on giving some light advice about it, but it seemed like it was something important for Sylvio-niisan.
I was being forcibly - and unusually for him - pulled by the hand into his room.
After Sylvio-niisan quickly sat down, he took out a new parchment from the table drawer. Apparently, he wants to revise the written report as soon as possible.
No way. He’s too diligent. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
He dipped the quill pen into the ink and started writing the report.
I placed the wooden box I had been floating to the floor and looked at the written report.
「Ah, don’t make the sentence long and break it into short ones. It’s difficult to read if it’s too long, and it will be hard to understand what the problem is」
「O, okay」
「It’s better not to use words such as 『I think』 and 『I felt』. You want objective facts and evidence after all」
「……I see」
Aah, I wonder how many years it has been since I taught someone how to write a report.
Was it when I was working in the company and when I taught the new graduate who had just joined?
Oh well, that new graduate was taken aback at how black the company was and quit working there after less than 2 weeks.
I had nothing to do with things like reports since I was reincarnated into this world, so this is really nostalgic.
Incidentally, the advice about the written report was something my superior told me when I was in the first year of my working adult life. From a working adult’s perspective, this is all common sense.
「Well, a written report is just something to sort out information so that your superior or other people can understand and make a decision in a short time, you know. Once you remember the way of writing the report and create your own format to a certain extent, you just have to sort them outand add them into your written report」
Sylvio-niisan looked up at me and blinked when I told him the trick in the writing of a report.
「……Al seems pretty used to preparing documents, huh?」
Ah, crap. I ended up showing off my knowledge from my working adult life.
Suppose I were to say something like territory management or paperwork, I’ll end up given work pushed onto me like Sylvio-niisan, so I had been deliberately avoiding those topics....and yet here I am.
「I often submitted a written apology to Eleonora-neesan after all」
「Written apology to neesan?」
「Un, I tried to write them so even Eleonora-neesan can understand, so that’s what happened」
「……I see. A report so neesan can understand, huh.....thinking it that way, my current report is really not good, huh」
Although it was a somewhat painful excuse, it seemed like it resonated with Sylvio-niisan, who knew full well that Eleonora-neesan hates writing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
He has a face that looks like something had clicked in his heart.
Just how poor is Eleonora-neesan’s reading comprehension?
「――what about me?」
Just as I was muttering to myself while staring at the types of reports Sylvio-niisan made, Eleonora-neesan poked her head through the gap in the door.
「Hii! Don’t peek in such a weird way!」
「I’m not peeking. I just poked my head inside, didn’t I」
Eleonora-neesan entered the room as if having no guilty conscience when I screamed. You’re trespassing.
「We haven’t said you can enter, though?」
「I don’t need to get permission to enter my brother's room, y’know」
「What if it’s the other way around?」
「Of course you need permission, right」
She replied as if saying, ‘Of course you have to do that, what are you talking about?’ when I threw such a simple question.
It’s an oppression to the point of being refreshing. Just like my sisters in my previous life.
I knew it, no matter what kind of world it is, the creature called ‘sisters’ are those who impose on their unique kind of rules one way, huh?
「So, what were you talking about?」
「We’re talking about how Sylvio-niisan’s reports are hard to read. Look, here」
「……it’s black!」
When I tried showing her the written report before the revision, Eleonora-neesan frowned and pushed it back at me.
That’s a very direct reaction that is something Eleonora-neesan will do.
「Then, what about this one?」
「……I can read this somewhat」
Eleonora-neesan stared at the writing and said that when I showed her the revised document Sylvio-niisan had created based on my advice. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
So that’s her only impression after sorting the information, huh? When showing documents to Eleonora-neesan, it might be better to keep them within three lines.
「Ah, don’t say whether the number of monsters sighted is a lot or few, but write the numbers」
Even so, the thing she pointed out was strangely sharp.
「Indeed. Just having the numbers will increase the credibility」
「What if the report from the eyewitness is vague?」
「When it is said ‘a lot’, you can at least tell if it means more than 5 or 7 monsters, right? It’s fine as long as it’s within the range you know」
「I see」
Since Eleonora-neesan led the vigilante corps that subjugates the appearing monsters within the territory, she seems to be sensitive toward the numbers related to the monsters.
「By the way, what’s that wooden box Al used as a chair?」
「Ah, I forgot. I was about to hand your souvenirs over」
I was originally about to give Sylvio-niisan his souvenirs, but I completely forgot about it because of the discussion about Sylvio-niisan’s written report.
「Could it be, the books I asked you to get?」
「Un, that’s right」
Sylvio-niisan was rewriting the report, but he suddenly stopped moving.
He probably is looking forward to this. I can’t help but smile at my niisan’s adorable reaction.
「Book about the edible wild plants around the royal capital, and a book about mushrooms」
「Uwaaa! Al, thank you!」
When I took out 2 books from the wooden box, Sylvio-niisan’s eyes sparkled in happiness.
「You didn’t have that many illustrated books about the west region from the Koryatt village, right?」
「Un, I still haven’t touched that region yet」
From his bookshelves, I knew that Sylvio-niisan is gathering illustrated flora reference books with Koryatt village as the center and expanding them.
「I knew your aim and policy, but Sylvio-niisan will eventually attend the school in the royal capital, so I thought it would be a good idea to get an illustrated flora reference book for the area around the royal capital sooner rather than later」
「Thank you. I appreciate your consideration」
While Sylvio-niisan and I were deepening our siblings' relationship, Eleonora-neesan - who doesn’t read books at all - looked puzzled. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
She probably doesn’t understand the meaning of our conversation.
By looking at someone else’s bookshelves, you will understand their tastes and the rules they follow when gathering their books. This is probably a form of communication that Eleonora-neesan can’t understand, as she usually doesn’t show interest in books.
「I still have a souvenir for you. This is a book, but not a book」
「What do you mean?」
「Well, you’ll understand when you see it」
I calmed down the impatient Eleonora-neesan and gave Sylvio-niisan another souvenir I had prepared.
「……what’s this? Isn’t it a book?」
「No, it’s not. It’s large for a book, and the material for the binding is strangely stiff」
Sylvio-niisan muttered while holding the thick book with elaborate craftsmanship.
「Try opening it like that」
「Waa! The book lit up!」
Sylvio-niisan slowly opened the book after I told him to.
Immediately after, the pages opened and the book started releasing warm light.
「Eeh! A glowing book!?」
「It’s not. It’s a book-shaped lamp」
「Th, that’s what I meant! I knew that and just wanted to say it that way!」
Eleonora-neesan said while blushing a little.
Judging by how embarrassed she looks, there’s a high chance that she didn’t actually understand it until I pointed that out, but she will severely retaliate if I tease her any more than this, so I’ll stop.
「The light vanishes when you close it」
「It’s true」
It started lighting up by opening and stopped by closing it. It’s just like a book.
Sylvio-niisan opens the book and turns on the light, then closes it to turn off the light, doing that repeatedly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Thank you. Al! This is really a wonderful lamp! I didn’t think there were lamps shaped like a book!」
「You’re welcome」
「I’m really looking forward to tonight」
Sylvio-niisan hugs the book-shaped lamp and smiles.
I’m sure he will use the book-shaped lamp to read the royal capital’s edible wild plants illustration book and the illustrated flora reference book tonight.
It’s a wonderful way of spending the night.
I’m also glad as the one preparing the souvenir, seeing how happy he is.
I thought of giving her the heroic tale book here too, but that’s gonna spoil the mood if I give it to him now, so let’s give it next time.
And it is also a bargaining chip to make him accept the amusement park business, so it’s better to use it in another opportunity.
「Now that I’ve given the souvenirs, I’m gonna go back to my room」
「……hey, what about mine?」
Just as I was about to return to my room while carrying the wooden box, a growl-like voice came out of Eleonora-neesan’s.
「Guehh!? Ah, I have them. I’ve prepared them for you, so don’t pull my collar」
「Hmph, that’s fine then」
「Here, the spices」
Once she let my collar go, I took out the spice bottles from the wooden box and handed them to her.
「These are what I asked you to buy for me using my pocket money, right? They’re not souvenirs」
「Eh? Is that so?」
「No way, don’t tell me you seriously believe that and came back without getting me a souvenir!?」
「No, I was kidding! I bought a souvenir for Eleonora-neesan properly!」
Eleonora-neesan was clenching her fists while looking like she was about to cry, so I realized that it was a bad idea to continue teasing her any longer than this. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「It’s these earrings」
「Hmーm, earrings, huh.....」
Eleonora-neesan gazed at the earrings with black and jade green accents and murmured.
Her impression doesn’t feel that bad. All that’s left is just to tell her about the selling point of the earrings.
I remembered the time when Oken introduced it back at the magic stone craftsman shop and added my own twist.
「 These earrings use real butterfly wings and are then sealed in a magic stone」
「I thought they were really pretty, but I didn’t think they were real butterfly wings.....」
Sylvio-niisan expressed his astonishment while looking at the earrings.
「Yes. And not only can you enjoy the bright wings of the noctilucence butterfly, it can also become a slight source of light if you put your mana into them」
「Ah, you’re right. It shined」
The earrings on Eleonora-neesan’s palm released a faint light
「Hmph, it’s brighter than expected」
Eleonora-neesan’s eyes finally opened wide at this
Eleonora-neesan likes accessories that have practical use like this, right?
Of course, this choice was made with that in mind. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Put it on me」
「Eh? Ah, okay」
I shouldn’t say something like ‘It’s faster to wear it yourself, right?’. If the older sister told you to do it, the younger brother should simply help her without a fuss.
When Eleonora-neesan sits down on the chair, Sylvio-niisan sets up a mirror on the table, while I quickly arrange her hair for her.
These earrings are not the pierce-type earrings but the clip-type earrings.
I press the earrings against the spot on Eleonora-neesan’s earlobe while looking in the mirror.
At this point, it is the younger brother’s ability that is necessary to find out whether Eleonora-neesan likes the position or not from her expression, rather than directly asking.
After making sure that Eleonora-neesan’s expression looks satisfied, I clipped the earrings at the suitable position.
「What do you think?」
Eleonora-neesan checks the earrings while shifting her angle in front of the mirror.
「……it’s not bad」
I felt relieved the moment I heard that.
Eleonora-neesan’s 『Not bad』 usually means that it’s fine to take it as a compliment.
In Japanese, it sounds like 『not bad』 or 『so-so』 but, for Eleonora-neesan, it has positive nuances like 『it’s better than expected』 or 『pretty good』.
Sometimes there were Japanese-like nuances, but that doesn’t seem to be the case this time, judging from her expression, so there was no problem. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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