Chapter 278: The Acquaintance’s Family, and the Two Women (1)

Freit seemed the one who summarized this city, so I thought he had gone to the point of leaving the rest to the person in charge or subordinates, but.

“No, an urgent matter was inserted. Yesterday I was busy on that side, but finally I brought it down to the point of being able to leave it to the person in charge, so today is a holiday for the first time in a while.”

Whether because he was able to take a holiday Freit laughed in a good mood, then made a fist and solidified resolve with a serious expression, saying he would relax in the mansion all day today.

“Right. Tomorrow I will go to the arena for that matter, but how about together?”

Freit again wore a full smile and invited me.

But because I did not know what “that matter” was, I could not answer.

“What is there?”

At the un-Freit-like way of saying not talking the details, while tilting my head I asked Freit.

“Secret.”

Then Freit answered while smiling meaningfully.

No good, from lack of sleep and intense work he was excited and high…

“Hahaha, understood.”

There should be nothing, and looking at Muriel she was nodding vertically that it was fine.

I smiled wryly and accepted to Freit.

“Then I will sleep already.”

No no, because just ate breakfast “already” was… correct?

Freit who finished taking breakfast, while being seen off by me waving a hand while seated and Freit and my Dules who stood and bowed, raised his right hand and left the dining room.

“What is it, I wonder?”

When Freit closed the door the Dules sat in their seats.

I tried to resume the meal, and spoke to Muriel sitting beside.

“Right… the bandit hunt, maybe?”

Muriel who looked at the ceiling a little and thought looked at my face and answered.

I see, indeed Nikolaus had said something like the bandit hunt was at the climax.

Looking at Lotte who would know this best among those here.

Lotte was silently eating without looking at me.

If a Dule spilled what the master was silent about, being scolded was certain.

Therefore drawing it out from Lotte was hesitant.

“Fuu, if it becomes tomorrow it will be known.”

I moved my gaze from Lotte to the plate in front, and resumed the remaining little meal.

Lotte wiping her forehead and sighing was reflected at the edge of my vision.

…

“Then Muriel. I will go.”

“Please be careful. Rosina, I am counting on you.”

“Leave it to me~.”

I who waved a hand to Muriel climbed the step and boarded the carriage.

As if I was going somewhere far, Muriel said worried words to me and Rosina.

Just going to the arena a little, though.

That Muriel who heard Rosina’s elongated unreliable reply glared tightly at Rosina was maybe because there was some envy.

Yesterday, too many people moving was also how, so as the Dules requested I prepared a “strict” lottery, and the result was Rosina, Lilli, Sara, and Hexa going together with me.

At that time I witnessed the quite rare sight of Muriel being depressed to the degree anyone could tell from the eyes.

With Muriel, when going out always together.

Well, the one looking envious was not only Muriel.

“Hehe~, good right~.”

“…”

Hey hey, Lilli.

Do not boast.

Tiria was making a face about to cry at any moment and holding her index finger in her mouth.

Going through such a chaotic situation, we arrived at the arena.

At the arena a number of people never seen before were flooding in.

At the front gate we had been passing through until now many people formed a line, and entered inside paying the entrance fee in order.

The back of the line could not be seen where it was.

We, looking at that from the corner of the eye, passed through the gate while still riding the carriage.

As so-called invited guests, we could get by without lining in that line, apparently.

Thanks to Freit.

Then we who got off the carriage entered inside from a place different from general customers even in the arena that was like a festival fuss.

Entering inside, the outside bustle could be heard faintly, and it was completely quiet.

To the degree the nipple bells Lily who switched from Hexa rang every time she walked echoed largely.

Lily was shrinking, but because touching the bells herself was prohibited, she was walking quietly so as not to sound as much as possible.

Though saying that, not that there were no other sounds or voices at all, people of good appearance accompanied by servants or Dules were standing and talking here and there.

We passed through that, but every time we passed near those people called out to Freit walking beside me.

Freit responding smiling each time was as expected.

That was not personal affairs, and almost always they asked about me walking beside, so I had to respond too.

Acquaintances like Nikolaus and Bonifatius called out too, so that side I was talking while naturally wearing a smile, but to completely unknown people, for Freit’s sake, I was greeting with a business smile.

The latter half my cheeks were twitching, weren’t they.

We, no, Freit being stopped by many people and talking, so when we reached the stairs going up to the spectator seats quite a time had passed.

“Oh, Freit… and Asahi, isn’t it.”

There the one who called out was Ivano.

Looking, Ivano who wore more luxurious ceremonial clothes than when we met before was accompanied by two women and four men.

“This this, Ivano. Did you come to view with your family?”

Freit, as until now, was responding to Ivano smiling.

Family, the people accompanying, maybe.

“Ah, Asahi is the first time.”

While I was tilting my head, Ivano who sensed that began introducing the companions.

“This is my wife Jarda.”

“Nice to meet you.”

One of the women came forward, spread the skirt, bent her feet and greeted.

Age… unknown.

Makeup plastered to the degree the base became completely unknown was closer to a clown than a woman.

Height one head lower than Ivano, the build if said plump would be taken as modest.

What she wore was a completely red dress of material that reflected light, and because of that physique it was stretched to the degree about to tear.

At the neck and wrists gold and silver collars and bracelets with various colored jewels were wound carelessly, and on the fingers too rings with various jewels on all ten fingers.

Truly an appearance going the nouveau riche.

“H-Hiroyuki Asahi. N-nice to meet you.”

I wore a smile that twitched my cheeks from a different cause than until now, and greeted.

Behind me Rosina was admonishing Lilli who had laughed spraying.

“This is my upper daughter Ilda.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Next introduced was the other woman.

Age… mid teens, maybe.

This side somewhat, no compared to Jarda the makeup was thin beyond comparison.

She had a well-ordered face, but the eyes that hung up like a cat and the large mouth with raised corners of the mouth received a cold impression.

Black hair black pupils, the hair that would be long was tied up to the degree the nape was visible.

Height a little higher than Jarda, slender type resembling Ivano.

The red dress that used lace a lot was age-appropriate, but the various decorations decorated the same as Jarda ruined it.

“Nice to meet you.”

This side I could greet normally.

“Then this is Ilda’s fiancé Arold.”

“Arold Tedesco. Nice to meet you.”

The one who greeted last was one of the men.

Age the same generation as Ilda, maybe.

Height a little higher than Ivano, a little lower than me.

Black hair long to the degree about to hang on the shoulders, part gathered behind.

The eyes of black pupils with a little blue entered were large, and together with thin lips and thin eyebrows he looked like a good young man.

“Nice to meet you.”

I gripped the hand of Arold who sought a handshake and returned the greeting.

“Oh, Regina is not here?”

Ivano who finished introducing the three looked around and exaggeratedly shrugged his shoulders.

The remaining two men had not been introduced yet, but if so those two were probably servants or escorts.

As guessed, one had a neat and modest appearance, and the other was wrapped in old armor.

“Yes, Regina is at home.”

“Is that so, right. That one has no ability but to fight. No sex appeal, no class, no learning. Not suitable to take walking.”

When I answered, Ivano nodded and belittled Regina.

While flickeringly looking at the wife, I barely swallowed saying that you say that.

“Hiroyuki has several Dules. He was struggling to choose.”

Freit who saw my state and immediately put out a helping boat was as expected.

“I see, indeed few.”

After looking around my four Dules and Freit’s two Dules, Ivano nodded many times with a convinced appearance.

“Speaking of which, I remembered there was another young lady…”

Freit changed the talk and asked Ivano.