Chapter 158: Last Day We Can Play
Chapter 158: Last Day We Can Play
We continue walking for a while also eating lunch. And we finally arrived at the shrine.
Of course, I don’t use my own legs to climb the stairs. I pulled the rock I used to climb the stairs this morning from the bottom and boarded it, then I climb the stairs just like this morning, floating in the air.
「Amazing! Al! Floating in the air feels great!」
Haru - who was also riding the rock behind me - joyfully shouted after arriving at the top.
「Right? Above all, you don’t even need to walk even on a difficult road, it’s fascinating, isn’t it」
「No, I simply like the scenery of the sky………」
「You’re still healthy right now so you thought like that, but after several years from now, it will eventually think that climbing this kind of stairs is difficult, you know」
「You’re saying something like what a grandfather would say even though Al is younger than me」
Even when I said that to warn her, Haru stared at me with a surprised look, maybe it’s just that she still hasn’t reached that point it mental state yet.
Oh well, it’s fine if you don’t understand it right now. Haru will also become familiar with Psychic magic in the future and when she learned this technique, there would come a day where she will understand what I’m talking about. I believe that it will be so.
「Haa, haa, have we arrived? I can get off now, right? I’m going down, alright?」
「It already landed so don’t worry about it, you can get off now」
When I said that to Kaede-san who asked me while gasping for air, she got off from the rock with a really serious expression on her face.
And then she started to lie on the ground while sticking her body to it, not caring about her clothes getting dirty.
She looks completely like a sailor who has finally arrived on land after a long time of sailing.
「I thought I was going to die! Being on the ground is still the best!」
She courageously got on the rock since she’s worried if something dangerous were to happen to Haru, but then she was truly frightened.
Guess it’s because people in this world seldom had the experience of floating in midair like this. From the perspective of an adult who has a certain general knowledge, she must have experienced quite a terrifying experience I guess.
「Ooh! Al, you’re back!」
Just when I’m looking at Kaede-san - who is clinging closely to the ground -, Roomba and Shuichi came toward us.
「How is it? Did you get rid of some villains in the city?」
That ‘get rid of some villains’ is probably about the Grandfather’s pretend play.
「The city is peaceful. The only ruffians in the city are Irvine and Mort」
「Gahahahaha! So you have punished those two, huh!」
Hearing those fairly familiar names, Roomba laughed out loud while holding his stomach.
It’s inevitable since we headed to the city to catch some bad guys in high spirits, but then those ‘bad guys’ we caught were people that could be called our friends.
「But, it was fun to go around the city together with everyone」
「Right?!」
「I see!」
After talking with Roomba for a while he pointed to Shuichi, probably because he’s curious about Haru’s reaction.
「Shuichi is worn-out!」
Roomba is only sweating a little, but Shuichi looks exhausted with sand and sweat covering his whole body.
He was probably overwhelmed and made to roll around on the ground many times by Roomba in the middle of their practice. If he was not that skilled then he might have been sent flying.
「It seems like he’s been crushed by Roomba」
「Yeah, it’s rare for me to be like this even when I did my practice normally. It’s been a long time since I had been so exhausted like this in training. Being able to know a lot of tactics used by others that were different from those around me is truly enlightening」
Despite being so worn out, Shuichi can still laugh while looking happy.
It looks like he can still think positive-ly as usual.
Wouldn’t he be able to get along with Eleonora-neesan? If I had one younger brother in my family like him, then perhaps Sylvio-niisan and I might be able to live a more peaceful life.
「That’s cause Shuichi is the Shogun family’s son right. It will affect your other lessons if you got so worn out in practice」
「Oh? Shuichi is the Shogun family’s son?」
「……how could Al know about that?」
Shuichi got surprised after hearing what I said, she looked at me with a suspicious gaze.
「……ahー, Haru showed the seal case representing the Shogun’s family when she introduced herself, y’seeー」
「Ahー! Really, Al! You don’t have to say it so directly like that!?」
Haru told me that as if to protest what I said, maybe because I said something that might appear to inadvertently sell her out.
Then, Shuichi glared at Haru.
「……oi, Haru」
「Now now, Kaede-san had already rebuked her, it’s fine already, yes?」
「That, that’s right, y’know! I also got scolded by Kaede!」
I immediately follow-up after Haru, since I’m feeling sorry for unintentionally letting the secret out.
After that, while sighing - perhaps he decided to put up with it - he says,
「……oh well, I won’t say anything now, but Father and Mother will give you a lecture when we return, alright?」
「Ugeeー, I don’t want to go back to the castle」
You’re a girl Haru, so you should stop saying things like 「Ugeeー」, okay?
But, I understand her feelings of not wanting to go home. When I fail to do something to Eleonora-neesan, I also complained about it just like Haru.
「If Haru had already said it, then I guess it can’t be helped. Let’s introduce ourselves to Al and Roomba once more then. My name is Kagura Shuichi. I’m the eldest son of this country’s Shogun family. I also have some exaggerated titles, but I would appreciate it if you just treat me just like before」shogun family
Ooh, I knew it, so his family name is Kagura, huh? Since he’s the eldest son, then he’s going to be the next Shogun?
I feel like I’ve made friends with some impressive people somehow.
「My name is Kagura Haruka! The eldest daughter of the Shogun family! Both of you, nice to meet you again!」
Since her name was slightly different from the one she introduced herself with, Roomba and I unintentionally tilted our heads in confusion.
「Un? So ‘Haru’ is your nickname, while ‘Haruka’ is your real name?」
「Yeah! But, people who are close to me call me Haru, Al and Roomba can call me Haru just like before!」
「I understand, Haru」
「Okay, Haru」
Haru smiled in satisfaction when Roomba and I said that while raising our thumb.
As Shuichi looked at us saying that, he curiously says,
「But, even though Al and Roomba knows that we’re from a Shogun’s family, your attitude doesn’t change that much, huh」
「I mean, it’ll be troublesome if you worry about every single thing like that, right」
「And Shuichi and Haru told us to treat you all just like before. So we just did that with no hesitation」
Naturally, it’s so that we’re not experiencing any troublesome situation in public places, so we’re behaving properly, right. There’s actually no need to do that, but if the other person asked us to freely call them that then we would take the liberty to do it.
「Then, Al, Roomba. Won’t you go back to the castle and get lectured with me?」
「「Don’t wanna」」
Unfortunately for Haru, we can’t answer that request.
Entering the castle of the most important Shogun family in the country is no joke. Though I was the one who taught her about Mito Kougane, this and that is a different thing.
「Muuuuuuu!」
「Haru-sama, I will be there to get lectured on together with you」
Perhaps she had already recovered from her fear of heights that Kaede approached Haru and gently comforted her.
「No way. Kaede will eventually give in to Father and Mother」
「Tha, that………」
When Haru decisively said that to her, Kaede got a little depressed.
As one would expect, it seems that even using Kaede-san’s position will be unable to help her against the Shogun and his wife.
「That’s right, Al. Don’t you think that we should also tell them ‘that’?」
When I’m still thinking about that, Roomba said that to me.
「What is ‘that’?……could it be that, Al is actually a royalty?」
「No no, I’m actually just a common low-ranking noble I tell you. It’s not about that」
I’m sorry for letting Haru’s expectations down, but I’m just the second son of a Baron family.
「Then, what do you mean by ‘that’?」
「’That’ is, the day when Roomba and I will return, y’see」
「Eeehhh!?」
Haru looked surprised when I said that.
Roomba and I are going back. It appears that she never thought about that.
「……so when are you going to return?」
Compared to Haru, Shuichi is relatively calm as he asked us.
「It’s at noon the day after tomorrow. I think today is the last day we can play with Haru and Shuichi since we will have to prepare for our departure, and we won’t be able to go out tomorrow. 」
「We also haven’t bought any souvenirs yet, see」
Roomba - who is beside me- also nodded and matched with what I said.
Indeed, if we don’t go to Kagura to buy souvenirs and other necessary things, then I don’t know what we’re here for. And most importantly, I will be killed by Elna-kaasan when I returned to the mansion.
「Can’t you do something about it, Al?」
Haru - who had recovered from her surprise - asked with upturned eyes full of hope.
「I was brought here by the people from a Company known as Toriela’s Company, you see. I can’t interfere in regards to their schedule」
「Then, let’s make that Company stay here using this seal case!」
When I explained the reason to her, Haru took out the Shogun family’s seal case from her chest pocket.
「Haru-sama, please don't say something unreasonable」
「This is the important moment for me to use it! 」
You can only understand the happiness from her remark without spending time together. So Haru wanted to play together with me and Roomba that much.
「That will only be able to be used as a temporary solution. Besides, Toriela Company is a large company even in the Misphilt Kingdom. That kind of unreasonable action will only leave quite a grudge from the other party that can’t be compared with today’s disturbance you caused today, and it will inconvenience your Father and Mother. Are you still okay with that?」
「Kuuh, that’s……not good」
Haru accepted Kaede-san’s persuasion somehow as she hung her head.
Her eyes were slightly wet with tears.
If she stops Toriela Company’s business here, then the employees, sailors, people who had connections with them like their customers, and hundreds of people’s activity will be obstructed. There’s nothing she can do about it.
「……it’s really unfortunate, despite us already getting along well with each other」
Shuichi muttered while crossing his arms.
Shuichi and Haru had given their real names, and our relationship has become more open.
Since it became like that, we should be able to have more lively and enjoyable conversations than before, but there’s just nothing I can do about the day of our return.
「I’m sorry」
「No, it’s fine. Al also has a family after all so you should go home, it’s unavoidable」
When I apologized to them, Haru rubbed her eyes with her arm and said that while smiling brightly.
If it were before Kaede-san lectured her, then she might have thrown a tantrum already. So in a sense, today’s incident was probably a huge deal for Haru.
「Which port are you going to use for your return, Al?」
「It’s the southern port」
「Can Shuichi and I see you off?」
「Yeah, my friend is going home after all. I also want to send you off」
「Of course. I’d be happy for you to send me off」
「Yeah, it’s going to be lonely if someone didn’t send us off when we travel, after all」
Hearing Haru and Shuichi’s remarks, Roomba and I naturally nodded to their suggestion.
Just like Roomba said, it’s lonely when no one is seeing you off on your trip.
When I’m still thinking about that, Haru suddenly grabbed my arm.
「Let’s end this gloomy conversation! We won’t be able to meet for some time after this! So let’s play to the fullest today! 」
「Okay!」
That day, we played until we’re exhausted while talking about various things until the sun went down.