Chapter 262 Can You Listen When Someone is Speaking!? (1/2)

The 29th day of the Wind month. As soon as I woke up in the morning, I told Lilia-san and the others what happened yesterday and apologized.

Of course, I was very embarrassed, but when I told her that I didn’t like bell peppers, how should I say this…… she was looking at me with warm eyes…… making me feel like burying my head into a hole.

Moreover, I can’t stop people from talking about it, and it quickly spread throughout the house…… By mid-afternoon, it was already a known fact in the mansion that I hated bell peppers.

The woman who works as the head chef was looking at me like her child and asked “I know what food you don’t like, but do you have a food you like?”. I’ve learned that badly faking something can lead to bad things, so I honestly answered…… That I like burger steaks……

After hearing that, the head chef chuckled for a moment and then, said we were going to have burger steaks for dinner tonight, which made me even more embarrassed.

I don’t know if it’s because of our age difference or if the head chef thinks of me like a son, but I feel like she was thinking about an enjoyable memory.

I mean, by saying that my favorite food is burger steaks and how I dislike bell peppers…… Does that mean I have a child’s sense of taste? It’s kind of sad that I can’t deny it.

Incidentally, the ones who reacted kindly were Sieg-san and Lilia-san. Neither of them brought up my tastes, and just smiled at me, saying that they were glad that I wasn’t sick.

However, there obviously are others who are amused…… Unnn, it goes without saying. It’s that useless maid.

[……Oya? If it isn’t the Bell pepper-hating Miyama-sama.]

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[…………….]

Lunamaria-san looked really cheerful, as if she was a fish swimming in the waters, and she was like this when we just happened to pass each in the hallway.

The expression on her face as she looked at me with a grin feels as if she holds the power of gods in her hands, looking outrageously annoying…… but I know that she would have more fun when she sees that I’m annoyed.

So, I decided to try a slightly different approach as a way to fight back.

[……Speaking of which, I just overheard this from somewhere…… but I heard something about Lunamaria-san not being good with bugs……]

[……W- Why are you……]

And apparently, it worked better than I thought it would, as the smile on Lunamaria-san’s lips disappeared and she looked shaken.

[No, it’s not like I have anything I’m trying to say anything by mentioning that but……]

[……M- Miyama-sama, c- can we talk about something unrelated to that?]

[Eh? Yes.]

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[No, you see, I think it’s inevitable that we all have things we dislike and things we’re not good at. I think that’s an inevitable part of our personality and I don’t think it’s something that we should be ashamed of.]

[……I see, I guess you’re right.]

I was tempted to tell her to remember the expression she just had and the words she spoke just now, but I held back and waited for what Lunamaria-san would say next.

Probably because I thought it would be more beneficial for me.

[Therefore, it would be unbecoming of a human being to show it off as a shortcoming…… S- So, how about the both of us put it that way?]

[……You really hate bugs that much huh……]

[So much that I hope those creatures perish from this world.]

[……I- I see.]

In other words, Lunamaria-san was suggesting that …… From now on, Lunamaria-san will not make fun of my dislike of bell peppers. In return, she’s suggesting that I also not make fun of Lunamaria-san’s dislike of bugs…… just like some kind of truce agreement.

It seems that she hates bugs more than I thought…… Perhaps, Lunamaria-san was afraid that I’ll get angry and catch some bugs.

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[I understand what you’re saying. We wouldn’t interfere with each other about these matters…… How about it?]

[I have no objection to it.]

Anyway, I’m also feeling embarrassed about being teased for my childish tastes, so I’ll take Lunamaria-san’s suggestion.

And thus, this is how a strange sense of solidarity is created between me and Lunamaria-san……

Other than Lunamaria-san, it seems that there was also someone else who seemed to enjoy hearing about my dislike of bell peppers.

[Fufu, Kaito-senpai also had quite the childish side of you huh…… It’s kind of cute.]

[Ugghhh…… H- Hina-chan? That’s not a compliment, you know?]

Hina-chan happily said that while we’re in the middle of our run, something we do sometimes, and she seems to be having fun since this morning.

However, I don’t feel like she’s teasing me like Lunamaria-san, but rather, she’s genuinely having fun, knowing an unexpected side of me.

But please remember this, telling a man that he’s cute isn’t a complim…… No, it may be a compliment to some guys out there, but it’s not a compliment to me.

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[Ahaha, sorry. However, when a guy who seems like he can do everything, seeing how they can’t do something or are weak against something, it’s great since they make him look more approachable.]

[H- Hmmm. I- Is that so?]

[Ahh, but I feel like there are more things that Kaito-senpai can’t do though. You’re sometimes unreliable.]