Chapter 257 Without Hesitation, Im Sure (1/2)

Inviting Anima to eat, a little bit forcefully, we walked down the main street together.

[Would you like to eat something, Anima?]

[N- No, I would eat what Master decides for me!]

[……Do you have any favorite food, Anima?]

[My favorite food huh…… I can eat anything, but if I had to choose…… I’d say fish dishes, I guess?]

……Was it because she’s a former Black Bear? I certainly have an image of bears eating salmon, so I guess it makes sense that she likes fish dishes.

[Alright then, let’s go eat some fish dishes!]

[Eh? N- No, I will just……]

[I’m the one who wants to eat fish…… There’s no problem with that, right?]

[Uuuuhh, y- yes.]

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It was obvious that Anima would refrain with that flow of conversation, so as usual, I just forcibly made a decision.

Today’s main goal is to let Anima stretch her wings enough…… So, I want to make sure that I have a firm grasp of her preferences here.

I remembered that Kuro had told me about a number of good restaurants around here in the past, but while we’re walking down the busy street at lunchtime, thinking about which restaurant to go to, I bumped into a man and woman who was walking in front of me.

[Ah, I’m sorry.]

[No, I’m sorry too.]

We exchanged some light apologies, and were about to continue on our way, but at that moment…… I noticed that Anima, who should have been beside me wasn’t there, and at the same time, I heard a low, intimidating voice from behind.

[……You b*stards dare bumping into Master, and that kind of apology…… is worth death! Let me see your empty heads rub against the ground——- [ Anima, stop!!! ] ———Eh? Ah, yes!]

I forgot!? Her attitude towards the servants in the mansion had softened due to the many times I had warned her so much that my mouth got tired of it but…… Come to think of it, Anima had such a stern part of her!

Stopping Anima, who was about to hit him, I hurriedly bowed her head.

[I’m sorry about our Anima!]

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[N- No, it’s alright.

Fortunately, thanks to the fact that I interrupted Anima before she acted forcefully, I was able to get them to forgive her for trying to assault them.

[Anima! That’s no good, threatening people like that……]

[However, those b*stards harmed Master……]

[No, it was just a bump in the shoulder, you know!? I was also being careless, but anyway, don’t try to do anything!]

[Y- Yes…… I’m sorry.]

Hearing my words, Anima looked crestfallen and told me an honest apology.

D- Did I scold her a little too harshly? N- No, this is the part where I need to caution her more!!! Unnn…… However, if I don’t make some follow up here…… She would be pitiful.

[……I’m really glad that Anima is moving for me. However, let’s be a bit more moderate about it, okay?]

[Yes.]

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[Unnn. However, thank you, Anima. For being angry for me.]

[Y- Yes!]

Lightly stroking Anima’s head as I said this, she nodded, her expression brightening up.

Unnn, well, there are some troubling parts of her…… In the end, Anima is thinking of me more than anything else, and that honestly makes me happy.

Well, I think I will have to warn her when she rampages again……

After a bit of trouble, we successfully reached a restaurant that serves fish dishes and ate lunch with Anima.

Anima’s usual stern actions make her slightly seem like someone who has muscles for brains…… but she has good table manners and conducts her meals with elegance.

In fact, Anima seems to be very smart, and since she has come to live in Lilia-san’s mansion, she’s been studying quite diligently and she’s using what she’s learned there to help me.

One thing that’s especially helpful is her, organizing my letters…… I’ve become a bit more famous since the Sacred Tree Festival, and I still receive letters from many nobles.

Thanks to Alice, I don’t get weird letters anymore, but I still get a lot of invitations to tea parties and gatherings.

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However, those kinds of letters rarely get into my hand…… That’s because the letters that were addressed to me were checked by Anima first, and other than those that were personally sent to me…… The ones I don’t want to attend, such as invitations to tea parties, Anima writes back to decline for me.

I was shown a little bit of that letter before, and it feels like she had learned a lot, as the contents were very polite while gently declining their invitation. Having her do that really helps me.

I’ve heard that Lunamaria-san and the other servants have taught her how to write letters, and I think Anima is someone who can do it if she thinks about it, and she’s someone I can really rely on.

[……Anima, how does it taste?]

[Yes, it’s very good.]

[I see, that’s great.]

I wanted to properly thank Anima for all the hard work she did on a regular basis, so this outing was just great for me.

As I was thinking about this, I saw some sauce on Anima’s mouth while she was eating, so I called out to her while holding a napkin in my hand.

[……wait, Anima. Don’t move.]

[Eh?]

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[You have some sauce on your mouth…… Yes, got it.]

[Whauu!?]

[Whauu?]

[W- Wha— I didn’t say anything!? F- For me t- t- to trouble Master! My apologies!!!]

[……U- Unnn. You don’t have to mind it that much, you know?]

After lunch, I continued to take Anima around the place.