“You’re not saying anything even though you’re eating this much food!”
“…Yeah.”
“Truffles! And foie gras! Isn’t it great, Kyle?”
“…Yeah. It’s your money, after all.”
“Hooray!”
“Me too, me too!”
I watched the two of them joyfully eating with indescribable eyes.
This time, I couldn’t stop them.
After all, I did get a knee pillow from them.
When you’re my age and get a knee pillow from young girls like this, they usually charge you.
I can’t complain.
“It’s delicious.”
I’m eating too.
***
“It’s about time~”
“Mm… yeah.”
I heard Elisa’s voice as I slept.
My body was still being gently rocked by the carriage.
I slowly raised myself and looked around.
“We’ve arrived at the village closest to the forest!”
“Surprisingly quick… Well, I guess it’s not that surprising since I was asleep.”
I stretched. Somehow, my back didn’t feel as strained.
I was embarrassed at first, but the knee pillow wasn’t so bad.
…Still, an old man like me getting a knee pillow from such young girls does give off a criminal vibe.
“Elisa, are your knees okay?”
“I’m fine! See!”
Elisa stood up.
Yeah. Her knees were trembling.
She must have overexerted herself.
After all, kneeling for hours can cause strain.
“Are you… okay?”
“I’m totally fine! Because we have love! Love! Love gives us strength!”
“Love…”
Is this girl… potentially dangerous?
What’s the point of an old man like me feeling love.
No, that’s not it.
I’m worrying too much.
The ‘love’ this girl is talking about isn’t ‘like’, it’s ‘friendship’.
When asked if friends would go to that extent… well, the conclusion is that I don’t understand today’s youth.
“I’m totally fine too! I could go on for a whole day, even twenty-four hours!”
“Oh! In that case, I’ll go for forty-eight hours!”
Today’s youth is amazing.
During my days, nobody went that far.
“Um… we’ve arrived…”
The driver peeked in apologetically.
Oh no.
“Ah, sorry! Thank you for the ride!”
I hurriedly took both of their hands and jumped off the carriage.
I couldn’t let them feel any more embarrassed.
Well, there’s my embarrassment too!
“W-Wait a minute!”
“You’re too fast!!”
“Ah, sorry.”
Looking back, the two were panting, looking at the ground.
“Are you okay…?”
“Kyle’s status… and our status are completely different…!”
“We’re humans! Kyle is a monster!”
“Yeah… haha… sorry. But regardless of that, I’m not a monster. I’m human.”
I lightly tapped Yui’s head and looked around.
Since I don’t know the place, I should ask at the guild in this village.
“Alright, you two. Let’s find the guild.”
“We’ll find it!”
“Got it!”
“That’s the spirit. It’s good to be energetic.”
“Whoever finds it first gets to hug Kyle!”
“Sounds good! It’s a deal!”
Wait… what are you two talking about?
Are these girls escalating their actions?
Were they always this bold from the start?
I had the image of them being more elegant, lively, and energetic girls.
“Then let’s begin!”
“Let’s go!”
And just like that, the two quickly vanished.
…Oh well.
An old man is happy as long as he’s being led by the youth.
“We found it!”
“We found it!”
“You guys are really fast.”
Just as I was considering sitting on a nearby chair, the two dashed over to me.
“Who was faster!?”
“It was me, right!?”
“No… I think it was a tie.”
“Huh?! So that means?!”
“What will happen!?”
“Another time. Well then, could you tell me the location?”
I clapped my hands and asked them, which visibly annoyed them.
After staring at me for a moment, they started dissing each other.
“Well, well. I’ll go with you next time.”
“I believe you!”
“I’ll remember it!”
“Sure, sure. This old man will remember.”
I patted their backs as they walked ahead.
After puffing their cheeks for a moment, they started guiding me.
Surprisingly, the guild was nearby.
Through the village square, we quickly arrived.
“Oh! Thank you!”
“Hehe! It’s fine!”
“It’s just the right thing to do!”
Despite everything, they were cute.
As an old man, I was just being comforted.
“Well then—”
As I slowly opened the door, a muscular, shirtless man jumped into my view.
“Ohhh! Kyle! It’s me!”
There was no mistaking it.
Those muscles belonged to none other than Count Lieton.
