「 Eh? What is it? 」
「 Kotori-dono, we’re indebted to you for sending the princess home safely. Without you, the princess might’ve never reunited with everyone. I have never seen everyone so happy since we fled the war. I’m thankful 」
「 I don’t think I did that much to receive your gratitude. I just did what Euphy wanted 」
「 Don’t say that. It’s still worthy of gratitude. Kotori-dono, please continue to take care of our Princess 」
Gilbert-san’s getting affectionate for some reason.
In the corner of my mind, I was thinking that they’ll say that “You’re no longer needed” after escorting her here, but this is unexpected.
Is it that significant that I send her back, or that I freed her from slavery?
I smiled oddly at this itchy attitude, and he continued to speak.
「 I want to say this now. I’m still the knight of the Princess, but when the time comes, I hope you’ll allow me to serve you as my lord, Kotori-dono 」
「 Yeah, I was preparing to accept a lot of stuff, but Gilbert, you can remain as Euphy’s night you know 」
「 What are you saying? Kotori-dono’s standing to lead us along with the Princess from now on. If that’s the case, we must treat you as our Lord…Are you ready for that, Kotori-sama? 」
Gilbert-san ended his sentence with a grin.
「 I thought you were being serious, but that last line was a tease, so can you stop? 」
「 Either way, since the Princess adores Kotori-dono, and Kotori-dono’s also responding accordingly, it’s been decided that we’ll settle it that way. I give up. Gahaha 」
Hey, Gilbert-san’s in the best mood I’ve ever seen.
The tension was weird since meeting with Euphy.
But, I’m afraid that he’s half-serious about that.
I glanced over at Euphy and saw her nodding enthusiastically at Gilbert-san.
Looks like you’re about to put into words that you finally understand.
Thinking about it again, I feel like I’ve been influenced a lot.
That said, this Princess is mine, so I formally stand as the one giving the Adiciltons instructions, they’re not using me so it’s fine.
If it’s for my cute Euphy, then I’ll do anything, that’s my fundamental thought.
Besides, this world has little significance to me.
I’m fine as long as I have my necessities and I can live an obscene life having fun with cute women.
If I think that the restoration of the Adicilton house is one of the ways to create that favorable environment, then I’m motivated.
After that, he also thanked Nia for coming on the long journey and the conversation went to the journey.
However, it seems that most of it had already been conveyed by Chris, so our conversation went forward
「 Princess must meet the Marquis at least once. As our lord, we’d like to inform them the Adicilton’s plan. However, the Marquis is looking around the territory currently… I believe that they’ll return after a month, how would you like to spend your time while waiting? 」
「 Daiki-sama? What are your thoughts? Are you still planning to stay here to build up your strength as mentioned before? 」
「 Right. We just traveled a lot, so let’s settle down here for a bit as originally planned. I’ll have to talk to the Marquis before we achieve our next goal. Besides, Euphy would prefer to have the Adiciltons nearby, right? 」
I looked for a response, but Euphy’s face turned cloudy for some reason.
「 Indeed… 」
I thought she’d be pleased, but why does she look uneasy?
I hear her gulp and then she looked at me with a serious expression.
「 Uhm, is this really okay? 」
「 What’s wrong, Euphy? 」
「 I’ve been thinking about this for some time now but, Daiki-sama only grants my wishes. However, is that really okay? Is there anything that Daiki-sama wants? 」
「 What do I want? 」
Does it mean that from Euphy’s eyes, she’s worried that only her desires are granted as people are devoted to her, and that makes her worry that I don’t act for myself.
Or is it because the story gets too convenient for her that it’s causing her anxiety instead?
Both of them are possible, but I’ll just tell her what I think for now.
「 I don’t have problems with necessities, nor do I have any particular desires, and I don’t even want fame for doing anything. If you ask me, then all I want is to see Euphy and Nia smile. That’s why I prioritize Euphy who has a clear objective. How about you Nia, is there anything you want to do? 」
「 Nothing really…Daiki-nii already said it, whatever Euphy-nee wants is fine by me too 」
「 Look, Nia’s also saying that, don’t worry about it 」
Nia responded with a smile, and we waited for Euphy to react, then she breaks her uneasy expression and smiled softly
「 Indeed…I’ve received Daiki-sama’s mercy, so I should take it. Yes, I shouldn’t have dedicated my thoughts to negative emotions. I’m sorry for that. Fufu, I’ve been so happy since meeting Daiki-sama that perhaps I was a little afraid wondering if it’s true. I’ll work harder so Daiki-sama continues to love me in the future 」
「 Y-yeah. Keep it moderate, okay? 」
I-I guess her fears had been dispelled, right?
However, it seems to have given rise to a new thought, and perhaps it’s too strong that her eyes are blazing.
What do I look like to her?
She just said something crazy, and yet, Gilbert-san and Nia are just accepting it with a smile.
Am I the one with the wrong interpretation here?
Hmmm, I guess it’s the usual.
As far as I’m concerned, let’s go a little bit more light-hearted, shall we? I’m just saying.
And so, we decided to stay for the time being. Meaning, we already secured a place to live.
「 This is a good room. They also have a bathroom inside, and it’s apart from the other rooms
「 Oooooh!! So spacious! Daiki-nii, can we use the next room too!? 」
After the talk, we were taken to the furthest room on the first floor of the mansion.
From the size and the decorations in the room, this looks like one of the finer rooms.
I think this one’s about thirty tatami mats?
The furnishings are clearly a higher great than the others
Also, they seem to have taken night into account.
Nia ran in, and they also made the room next door available for us to use.
On the other hand, it seems like there won’t be any sound leaking out, or so they say.
Euphy talked with the Adicilton people throughout that day.
Nia and I spent time at a moderate distance and returned to our room.
I fell on the bed and Nia flopped as well, crawling her chest with her back on me.
She wriggled around and turned her head to find a spot where she was comfortable.
「 Euphy-nee seems to be happy to see everyone
「 Yeah. Seeing that face made it all worth it.
「 Yeah, seeing Euphy-nee makes me happy too. So, what are we doing tomorrow? 」
「 Hmm? What indeed. I don’t have anything planned. Hmm, how about I stay in bed all day and play with Nia? 」
Saying that I palmed her breasts, which just had a slight bulge, and her thighs, then Nia’s tail wagged, making her angry.
「 Geez, I’m asking seriously 」
「 I’m not joking either. But yeah.,… I don’t have anything planned so I think I’ll hop back to my world for now. We’re pretty much out of groceries already and I need to get in touch with some people 」
「 Right, we don’t have shau shau now, that’s important. Can I go with you? 」
「 Oh, right… 」
「 Huh? We can’t? 」
Nia looked surprised as if she thought I’d allow it right away.
Normally, I’d just say that I’ll take her without thinking…
However, my gaze goes to her animal ear, and hesitated to respond.
I don’t have a problem taking her with me, but we’re not ready for it yet.
「 It’s not about that. It’s just that we’re not ready for it yet. I need to explain my world a bit so bear with me. Especially this is about you, Nia 」
「 Okay, tell me! I want to go with you 」
I explained about the earth to Nia, who was so motivated by the possibility that she can accompany me.
I lowered my chin to talk to my cute animal-ear girl on my chest, and Nia listens intently, ears twitching.
I mainly talked about the differences between Japan and this world, and things to keep in mind, but Nia who has a good head on her shoulders, understood right away.
「 Hmm, so there are no beastmen so I have to be careful, right? That sounds like a lot of trouble. 」
「 Well, you have to be careful for sure. I’m already thinking of what to do so don’t worry about it 」
「 Really? If Daiki-nii says so then I won’t worry about it. I’m glad I can go with you 」
Nia’s expression brightened as she understood why I had trouble responding.
She giggled and rubbed her back against me, asking more questions about Japan.
I answered her, and her voice gradually became sleepy.
「 Nia, going to sleep already? 」
「 Yeah, I’m sleepy 」
For what it’s worth, she’s probably tired from the long trip.
Her body weakened and her breathing got deeper.
I was holding her warm body, and perhaps I got caught up in the warmth that I also got sleepy.
Euphy’s not back, but it’ll probably take a while before she comes back, she still has a lot to talk about.
I feel sorry for her, but I’m going to sleep already.