Chapter 110 Both Of Them, Surely Surprised
Privia-san, who became my foster mother, has a younger sister named Mylavirna-san, who is the queen of Ensgard. Although it happened yesterday, we received news that she had collapsed, so Alesion and Centrena flew us to Ensgard overnight.
We were relieved to hear that Her Majesty Mylavirna had recovered. If anything happens, I can quickly fly there. But more importantly, there were many surprising facts.
"Centrena, are you doing well? Ouch!"
Oh, Centrena just playfully bit her. Oh, I hurriedly pulled her hand back, ow ow ow.
"Did I hurt you? Am I disliked... after all?"
"It's because you pulled your hand back in a hurry. She's just playing, so if you stay still, she'll let go right away."
'Kuu'
Centrena looks kinda sorry and down.
"Centrena, hey, don't be so down. Also, let me see your hand. Oh, you've scratched it―― wow, what's this?"
"What's wrong? ...Oh, this is..."
"Your finger, it's really black, isn't it? Doesn't it hurt? Why are you smiling so much? Did you want to show me this, Centrena?"
When I look at Centrena, she nods.
'Kuu'
When I look back at Danna Vina-san, she's smiling at me, but her eyes are looking somewhere far away. She reminds me of someone in this way.
"Anyway, 'Dis Recover (Cure Disease)' and 'Full Recover'. With this, you should be okay for a while, right?"
Yeah, the deep black mark that should have been painful has disappeared, but she doesn't show any expression of pain at all.
"Privia-sama, is this child...?"
"Yeah, that's why I made him my son. I couldn't bear it if someone else took him."
Privia-san, did you just reveal your true feelings? Well, it's okay.
Privia-san, who has a sturdy physique as a Tigerman (Kojinzoku), is the opposite of this slender and graceful woman. She's wearing a uniform in a different color than the guild staff, and yet she's perfectly dressed and is actually a "husband ."
I thought that person was Privia-san's husband, but she's actually her cousin and also her butler and secretary, Danna Vina-san, her partner. It turns out she was a woman.
I heard later on that it's not uncommon in this world for people of the same s*x to build a partnership and live together. If there's an inheritance or something, they usually adopt a child as their own. There may be some differences from country to country, but I think they have a more liberal mindset than over there.
The now-deceased Daioraden royal family was pretty terrible in that sense. They would abandon the people but still happily collect taxes. I heard from Privia-san that it's not even unusual. Sadly, reality was like a harsh and unforgiving chaotic world.
Anyway, I'm planning to visit Her Majesty the Queen after sunrise. She's asleep because of some medicine. It's probably because of the Oso (Dreadful element) poison. I'm not too worried because I thought I could handle it as long as I'm still alive.
But I can't just barge in and wake her up with the medicine at this hour. After all, she's the Queen here and Privia-san's sister, and she's a woman. If I mess up, Rosalier-san will get mad at me.
Privia-san has gone back to her room to take a break. I've rented a guest room and I'm just lazing around on the bed. According to the mysterious 'Display Self-Status' system, it's almost 5 o'clock now. I wonder if Rosalier-san and Maya-chan are still sleeping?
When it's time to leave, Danna-san said she'll let me know. So for now, I took out my smartphone from my inventory, set the timer for 8 o'clock, and decided to take a nap. I can get a little sleep. That's definitely happiness...
'Ping'
Huh? What time is it? Oh, it's already 7 o'clock. Is it a message from Maya-chan?
'A ceiling I don't know.'
"Hahaha"
"'Continuation of the unknown ceiling' - send"
'Ping'
'Where are you sleeping, uncle?'
"'I'm awake, I think I'm in the next room, maybe,' - send"
'Ping'
'If it's Rosalier-san, she's sleeping next to me. She has a cute sleeping face, hehehe'
Wow, she knows the jokes. Is she really a high school girl? Well, I shouldn't be biased. She's a fellow "otaku" like me, after all.
"'Anyway, Privia-san's Danna-san is a butler, and when it's time to go to the royal castle, she's supposed to come and get me. So you can still relax' - send"
'Ping'
'Got it, boss. So she's Privia-san's husband, huh? Looking forward to meeting her.'
What's with this "boss" thing? Oh right, she haven't met Danna-san yet. Maya-chan must be surprised.
With that exchange just now, my phone battery is around 97%. I still have plenty of time, so for now, I'll take another nap...
* * *
'Boom'
Huh?
'Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom――'
It's an alarm app with the voice of a famous voice actor. I downloaded it as a gift or something. But man, it's super annoying. The sound gradually gets louder, piercing into my brain.
"Ugh, so noisy."
*Tap.*
'Bang. It's too bad.'
"It's still the same old timer app..."
I check my phone's time, and it's around 8 o'clock.
"Recover (Healing Spell). There, I feel refreshed."
Anyway, isn't 'Recover' like a nutritional supplement or something? Well, I think it helps with mental fatigue since I was able to get some sleep.'
'Ping'
Huh?
'Rosalier-san, who was sleeping next to Maya, has disappeared, now.'
"What do you mean?"
Press the call button. *Click.*
'Ring-ring, ring-ring, ring-ring'
'Oh, Uncle.'
"Yeah. What's up?"
'Maya fell asleep and when I noticed, Rosalier-san was gone.'
"I see."
Hmm, considering the current time, maybe?
I left the room and headed downstairs. As I descended the stairs, a pleasant smell wafted towards me.
"Oh, this. There's no doubt about it."
'What's going on?'
"Well, when I went down the stairs, I smelled the scent of shrimp mayo sauce."
Oh, the call got disconnected. Then I heard the sound of hurried footsteps approaching. The person came in front of me, sticking her nose out and sniffing.
"Wow, this is really something, isn't it?"
"Probably not something that exists in this world, right?"
"It shouldn't exist."
"Oh!"
"What's this? What?"
It's like a floating sensation without anything under my feet, but it feels different from before, with a warm sensation and a pleasant pressure.
"Wow, it's so fluffy!"
I quickly understood Maya-chan's words. There's only one person who would do something like this.
"Yeah, it smells really nice."
"What are you doing, Privia-san?"
"Hahaha, just fluffing, fluffing."
Her arm hair isn't really that thick, but it feels really nice and fluffy, with those yellow tiger-like stripes. It's kind of like petting a short-haired cat.
"You know, it's nice to wake up to a good smell, isn't it? I had a feeling and came to check, and there you guys are."
Privia-san effortlessly carries us on both sides and goes down the stairs.
"I'll carry you under my arm, okay? Uncle"
"Carrying it under your arm and moving around, huh, mister?"
"Well, you know, it's better than being dragged away by the collar like in some videos, isn't it, huh?"
"I totally agree, uncle."
It seems like this kid really understands internet slang. Must be pretty deep, huh?
"Well, I don't understand some parts of what you're saying. Maybe it's like a language that only young people use in the streets?"
"No, it's like, yeah. It's like a secret code or something used by some young people, right Maya-chan?"
"Um, yeah, something like that. Yes."
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