Chapter 27 It Seems Like Im Attracting Trouble (1/2)

I was hoping that the number of people who had gathered in this place had decreased after an hour and a half passed, but unfortunately, the entrance to the temple was still filled with a large number of nobles and priests, and it was a bit difficult to find Lilia-san and the others.

But even so, the majority of the people who gathered in this place are nobles and priests, so it’s not as noisy and uncontrolled as a festival, so it’s not so crowded that I can’t move past people.

However, there were a lot of nobles dressed in expensive clothes here and there, so it was a bit tiring moving around while trying to avoid bumping into them.

[Excuse me. Sorry to keep you waiting.]

[Good work over there, Kaito-san.]

When I joined them after a while, Lilia-san greeted me with a gentle smile.

As we expected, the number of people still gathering seems to be increasing, so we decided to move to the carriage before we get stuck in this place, and as we moved, we talked for a bit.

[Arehh? What’s that you got there, Miyama-senpai?]

[Eh? Ah, these are tea leaves that Shiro-sa—– the Goddess gave me.]

Yuzuki-san, who noticed the jar that was still in my hand and not tucked away in my magic box because I was prioritizing meeting up with the others, asked me, so I simply replied as we continued walking.

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Then, for some reason, Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san, who were walking in front of me, stopped in their tracks.

[……Kaito-san, errr, what did you just say?]

[Eh? This jar was given to me by the Goddess……]

[……Miyama-sama, w- what kind of means did you use to make the Goddess like you that much just when you met?]

[E- Errr…… I just had a cup of tea and chatted with her……]

[ [ You had tea with the Goddess!? ] ]

The words I casually told them were apparently unbelievable to the two of them, that Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san stopped moving and looked back at me with their eyes wide open.

Arehh? What the heck is happening, perhaps, did I make some kind of blunder in saying it……

[…… Luna…… How many times have we visited this place? For all those times, I’ve never had a proper conversation with the Goddess, let alone having tea with her……]

[My Lady…… Please get a hold of yourself…… This is most probably not My Lady’s fault, I think it’s just that Miyama-sama’s social skills are too high.]

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[Y- Yeah…… I feel like I’m overexaggerating…… They’ve just talked for a bit…]

[Miyama-sama, interacting with the Goddess also shows that you’ve gained a certain amount of trust from the Divine Realm. Especially in the nobles’ society that places a high value on horizontal connections, it could even be considered a kind of influence.]

[……………….]

Ehhhhhhh!? H- How in the world did it suddenly turn into that big of a deal!?

N- No no, seriously, you’re misunderstanding it. The reason I got along with Shiro-san is mostly all due to the influence of that little demon girl, and even that topic about me having some kind of earth-shattering communipower is……

As for Lilia-san, it seems like she’s looking at me with respect, and if I don’t fix this misunderstanding quickly……

[No, Lilia-san, it’s just a misundersta—- “Dear me, look who’s here, isn’t this Duchess Albert-dono?” —–okay?]

Something appeared with superb timing!?

[This is quite an unexpected meeting, isn’t it? Count Doukas.]

(T/N: ドゥーカス / Duukasu)

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[I haven’t seen you since last night’s party. Duchess Albert-dono, are you also here to get your blessing?]

[Yes, I just finished receiving mine.]

It seems that the one who appeared with an unpleasant timing was a count named Doukas.

Judging from the fact that he’s wearing a fairly shiny and gaudy ornate outfit, it looks like he’s a noble. Somehow, he’s quite large—- width-wise, I mean.

He’s probably that, probably a hybrid between an orc and a human or something like that.

[Miyama-sama, I think I have some idea what you’re thinking about…… but he’s a pure-blooded human.]

Probably sensing my thoughts, Lunamaria-san whispered that to me.

Apparently, he’s not a hybrid or anything like that, he’s just fat. If that’s the case…… I think that his size wouldn’t be good for his health.

Combined with the number of people in this room, he would probably feel really pressured. I can’t really say this since we’ve only met for the first time, but I think you should cut back on the oily stuff.

[Are the flowers beside you the princesses of the other world?]

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[Not to mention the beautiful Duchess Albert, the princesses of the other world must have looked great in their vestments. I would have loved to see that.]

When Count Doukas turns his attention to our direction, he looks at Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san as if to say that he doesn’t care about me, and then, his fleshy face twists to what seems to be a smile.

Uwaaahhh…… He looks kind of terrifying when he smiles. It’s like he’s a toad or something like that, but Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san clearly feels frightened. The fact that they’re able to look at them that faithfully with that kind of lust in his eyes makes him, in a sense, an amazing person.

As expected, I wasn’t comfortable leaving them exposed to such a gaze that seems like they’re being licked, so I took a step forward and moved to get in between them and Count Doukas.

[Muhh?]

Well, I had expected that this would happen, but Count Doukas obviously made a face that turned into something that looks like he’s grumpy when I stepped out in front of his field of vision. How should I say this, should I say that he’s really faithful to his desires, that he’s easy to understand.

Even though I said all that, he’s still a Count. Even though he’s glaring at me, if I glared back at him too, ti would cause trouble for Lilia-san, so I gave him a fake smile and bowed to him.

[Nice to meet you, Count-sama. I’m the otherworlder, Miyama Kaito. I’m not sure if I’m being rude to intrude in the middle of your conversation, but I feel like I haven’t had the chance to greet you yet.]