Chapter 488: Quite Nervous (1/2)

After Neun-san told me about Kuro's family, there was a bit of silence between us. It's not that it became awkward between us, but the mood feels unsettling.

I thought about it for a while, before calling out to Neun-san behind me.

[……What kind of food do you like, Neun-san?]

[……Eh? What's with the sudden question……]

[Ahh, no, it's just that…… I was thinking I only know a few things about Neun-san…… I don't have any precise reason, but I kind of want to know more about you, Neun-san.]

[Fueehh!?]

I surprisingly haven't had many private conversations with Neun-san so far. Of course, I consider Neun-san to be my important friend, so I know her to some extent.

However, just as I talked about with Dr. Vier before, when I talked with Laguna-san and Fors-san, I realized that I didn't know Neun-san at all.

……I wonder if that's why? It's just that I suddenly felt that I wanted to know more about Neun-san.

Neun-san looked confused about hearing what I suddenly said, but after thinking for a bit, she answered my question.

[……I guess it would be anmitsu.]

[Anmitsu huh…… I haven't really eaten anmitsu that much, but do they have it in this world?]

[Yes, they have it here. I also often make some for me to eat…… What about you, Kaito-san? What kind of food do you like?]

[I like hamburger steaks and apple pies.]

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Neun-san likes anmitsu…… I'll make sure to remember that. I'll also check out shops that serve anmitsu in Kuro's food guide.

I owe Neun-san a tremendous debt of gratitude for the rice she gave me before,so if I get the chance, I might as well treat her to some anmitsu.

[Well then, if you don't mind me asking…… What are your hobbies, Neun-san?]

[Let's see…… I like to play shogi. Have you ever played shogi before, Kaito-san?]

[Y- Yes, well……]

[If we get the chance, how about we play a game?]

[……I don't mind, but you have to be prepared before you face me. If you place shogi with me, Neun-san will experience ”the same despair that Alice felt”……]

[……I see, so you're that confident huh. Very well. I am also a bit confident in my ability to play shogi…… So I don't think I would be lacking as an opponent!]

……Unfortunately, I was the one lacking as an opponent here…….

[No, it's the opposite of what Neun-san is thinking. If you play a game with me…… Neun-san will despair about how horrifyingly weak I am.]

[……Eh?]

Alice despaired when she played against me. After she had to spoon-feed me just to get me close to winning, she never asked to play shogi with me again. N- No, wait? Perhaps, at that time when I played with Alice before…… It may just be that I'm not really that weak, wouldn't it be possible that Alice is just too strong?

Unnn, that's very likely. After all, despite her personality, Alice is like a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-everything type of a genius, so she's probably extremely amazing at shogi.

Considering that, I may even have put up a great fight against her…… Doesn't that mean I might actually be fairly amazing too?

[No, it's nothing. Yes, if there's a chance, let's play a match……]

[……Y- Yes.]

[Errr, next thing to talk about…… What do you usually do, Neun-san?]

For the time being, let's put aside how great I might actually be, I asked the next question.

[……Errr, I refine my skills…… Sometimes, I follow Kuromu-sama to visit different countries…… Sometimes, I help Raz-sama with her farm work…… I- I guess that's all?]

[……I'm sorry if I'm being too intrusive, but how do Neun-san and Raz-san…… how do the members of Kuro's family make money?]

[……F- From…… our allowance.]

[……Ehh?]