Chapter 326: What We Could Win Against Us…

Because Karinal headed to the annex to prepare to go out I had a little time.

Standing with arms crossed between Rude Tavern and Nifa Inn. Thinking hard what to do to kill time.

Thinking women’s grooming should take time. The fragrant scent of freshly baked bread tickled my nostrils. I turned my gaze to Eima and Rinelle’s bakery.

Mm... by the time of arriving it will be a time close to noon. Shall I take some gift too.

Thinking that I headed toward the bakery’s back door. Knocked the door several times but no reaction and tilted my head.

When I put my hand on the doorknob the back door opened. Careless... I smiled alone with a troubled face.

Indeed opening the back door Rude Tavern and Nifa Inn are in front, but two women living so I want them to be wary.

Entered the bakery and closed the door. Voices of the two talking happily in the cooking place with the stove.

Quietly peered inside. The two wearing the hair ornaments I gave were tasting bread while smiling at each other and talking something.

Knocked the cooking place’s wall so the two could hear. Turned their faces this way. Saw my face Eima and Rinelle smiled a happy smile.

Rinelle washed her hands, wiped with a cloth, then ran up to me and hugged. I also put my left hand around her waist as if answering and hugged.

She strongly pressed her own body close to me without minding the chest hitting and cheek-rubbed on the chest.

Dear such Rinelle. Stroked the back hair with my right hand. Raised my gaze and spoke to Eima who was narrowing her eyes and smiling.

"Sorry. Knocked but no reaction. Ended up entering inside."

"If Raide-san anytime fine to enter?"

"That is right. Me and mother want to be touched by Raide-san."

Troubled... what glad things they say.

Raised Rinelle’s face and kissed touching the lips. She dyed her cheeks red and smiled happily.

Then Rinelle turned her face to Eima, stretched one hand, and said "Mother too." Eima who smiled with a troubled face took her daughter’s hand and snuggled up.

Put my right hand around Eima’s waist, drew close, kissed touching the lips, then strongly hugged the two’s bodies. They leaked happy voices.

Parted the bodies and conveyed came to buy a gift for the destination. Rinelle pulled one of my hands and took me toward the storefront.

There freshly baked bread was neatly displayed. Which one I end up worrying.

Rinelle who was looking at my side face worrying asked what kind of person the gift is for. Smiled and answered. She made a gesture of thinking a little.

"Rinelle. Then how about the bread taught by Raide-san?"

"Aa. That bread. Just. Additional also baked just now. Raide-san. That?"

"I taught... aah. That popular bread. That is right. Can you wrap that?"

"Fufufu. Gladly wrap."

"Mother. I will also help."

The figure of the two lining up and wrapping bread at the counter for accounting is smile-inducing. Felt a warm atmosphere and I was smiling before noticing.

Not only the two the lovers continue giving me a reassuring atmosphere. Every time noticing that even about myself I think a fortunate one.

The muttered words "Happy..." were picked up. By the two who raised their faces I was smiled narrowing eyes dearly.

I became embarrassed, rubbed the back of my neck with one hand, and smiled wryly. Turned my face to the displayed bread and peered.

Said thanks to Eima and Rinelle and went out from the bakery’s back door. Good timing Karinal came out from Nifa Inn.

Karinal looking around as if searching something noticed my figure, smiled as if a little relieved, and walked this way.

Karinal’s clothes were a short-sleeve shirt of check pattern colored with bright brown and green, and a long skirt of the same bright brown as the shirt.

The skirt is the type that spreads sideways. Every time walking it flutters cutely. Captivated by a soft atmosphere as if wiping away Karinal’s hard atmosphere.

Karinal who approached in front stopped. Shyly pinched the edge of the skirt with fingers with both hands and spoke.

"How is it? I think of wearing on the trip..."

"Suits. Suits too much enough to worry."

"A... thank you."

Karinal happily fluttered the skirt pinched with fingers, fulu fulu. At her cute act I want to stroke the head.

Held back such a feeling, gu, took one hand and connected. She made a kyoton face so I lightly laughed.

Tangled fingers and connected and started walking. Said in a small voice "A. That... hand. Au..." That voice I heard but let it flow.

Usually pick up the voice, but this time I want to look more at Karinal’s cute figure so let it flow.

While walking toward the northwest castle gate talked various things with Karinal.

The one who helped choose the clothes was Relia and Tia. Last night not only Hiero but slept together with Pafa, and Erika and Rinelle too. Happily told.

Maybe remembered that time. Hid with the hand not connecting the mouth and laughed and spoke.

"Fufufu! That Raide-sama is really Handful. Taught by Erika-san."

"Aa~. What kind of things were you taught?"

"All that Erika-san experienced. From the day first met Raide-sama and negotiated. Until now... all."

"I have awareness but... was doing Handful enough to be laughed that much?"

"Pu. Ahahaha! Was doing. Listening really thought a Handful person."

Maybe could not suppress and started laughing happily Karinal. I smiled with a troubled face and rubbed the back of my neck with one hand.

No. I have awareness but not doing Handful things enough to laugh that much?

Tilted my head and stared at Karinal. Maybe my expression was interesting. Shook the connected hand and started laughing more.

There is an embarrassing feeling, but at the look of Karinal laughing happily the tension seems dissolved and good. Let out a small breath of relief.

From the connected hand tension is not conveyed. Smiling Karinal I also think beautiful.

Able to save her who falls to darkness in the story. Think from the heart and become a glad feeling.

Darkness-fallen Karinal only laughed containing scary things, but the current her is emitting gladness and happiness in the atmosphere. Being beside me this atmosphere is also comfortable.

Listened to Karinal’s talk while heading to the destination. Sometimes peered into general stores and walked happily.

Fun time passes quickly. Experientially in a flash arrived at the castle gate on 10th street.

Karinal who saw the castle gate tilted her head as if wondering. Seems not understanding what I came to do.

Looked at Karinal’s look with a side eye and smiled "Have to report the result?" Said. She made a face as if noticed something and leaked a voice "A..."

Approaching the castle gate carriages and travelers entering the capital from the gate are sparsely walking.

This lunch time surprisingly few entering the capital. Becoming busy will be after 15 o’clock.

So the gate soldiers are also smiling and chatting and laughing at this time. A peaceful atmosphere is floating.

Among them one is understood turning his face this way. Raised the hand not connecting and greeted.

Dalai nodded and smiled as if answering my greeting. Conveyed something to the companions and approached this way.

Dalai who came in front of us glanced at connecting hands then smiled. At his look rubbed the back of my neck with one hand and smiled and spoke.

"Captain. Sorry during work."

"No no. Idle time band. Raide-dono also visited understanding that?"

"Hahaha. Cannot win. Against the captain... no. Against the unit guys no example of winning with mouth."

"Haha. What Raide-dono could win against us is not the mouth but outrageous actions. ...That look seems heard the thing Karinal-dono wants to know?"

"Th-that theory... thank you."

Dalai still smiling turned his face to Karinal and spoke. She who said thanks lowered her head.

At Karinal’s look me and Dalai laughed in a troubled way. Maybe to change the place Dalai pointed at the castle gate.

I nodded at Dalai, pulled Karinal’s hand, and followed behind him who started walking.

To Karinal making a face of not understanding where heading I brought my mouth close to her ear and said "Because it stands out." She shyly dyed her cheeks red.