Chapter 18 (1/2)
The heripai has the smell of an eel
“Milkpearl-san. How was it? Will you accept the gift?” [Ayase]
“Fufufu, of course I will accept it……Thank you.” [Milkpearl]
“Above all, I’m glad that you like it. It was worth all the preparations made.” [Ayase]
“I am seriously happy. For that person to be thinking of it this way, I would have never expected it before. If you have not done this, I might not know it even for a lifetime….It’s really the best feeling now.” [Milkpearl]
As she said so, she touched the s.h.i.+ning necklace around her neck. I replied back “It’s my honour” and turned around to see Jephthah-s.h.i.+ standing there.
No matter how you see it, this match is my win. Get it. With this I will getting an elf.
“That was splendid, Jirou-san. I would have never expected you to some up with this. This is my complete defeat isn’t it?” [Jephthah]
“To be honest, it was partly due to luck too. But the mayor seems really happy so I’m glad with it too.” [Ayase]
“True. I don’t think there will be other gifts that will make her as delighted as this. I will use this as my reference too from now on.” [Jephthah]
“Hahaha do your best in it. The most important thing is to understand feelings of the other side.” [Ayase]
“I see. So it’s important to take the other party’s feelings into account.” [Jephthah]
“Yes yes…..By the way, this match is my win…..That means, you’ll be giving me an e-elf right? I’m not being set up right?” [Ayase]
“Of course since I’ve promised it. We’ve signed a contract too so I will definitely hand over the elf. But we need to make the preparations on the handing over. After about 2 yuruka, we will be ready so do enjoy yourself in the festival first. I will come pick you up again.” [Jephthah]
(TL: yuruka is how they tell the time here. Similar to hours)
“I understand. I will be looking forward to it.” [Ayase]
Then I parted from Jephthah-s.h.i.+ for the time being.
I wonder what I should prepare. In order to hand her over to me, they might be dressing her up in beautiful clothes. Maybe they might put makeup on her too.
Should I get her to call me, 「Goshujinsama」 or 「Danna-sama」? Possibly 「Aruji-sama」 or 「Jirou-sama」 is hard to pa.s.s by too. Aa, there’s also the option for 「Oniichan」. I’ve always wanted a younger sister since I’m the youngest in my family! Nn? Don’t get me wrong! It’s healthy thoughts! It’s totally healthy thoughts alright!
Iya~a, but, ueeeeeee, my dream is getting larger.
I ended up drinking too much unintentionally!!
There’s still quite some time before Jephthah-s.h.i.+ returns so I will need to give my grat.i.tude to Rebecca-san and Sh.e.l.lo-san too.
I wasn’t sure if Rebecca-san is familiar with most people in the city but she was already chatting happily with the invited guests who seemed like her acquaintances. Sh.e.l.lo-san seemed to be making conversation with the invited guests too…….or should I say, making a foolish commotion there. Sh.e.l.lo-san seems like the type who would easily end up making boring speeches when he gets drunk. Well the sake here certainly is delicious so I know how it is when you ended up drinking too much. On the other hand, I am getting slightly drunk here myself too.
The grat.i.tude to Sh.e.l.lo-san, I am determined to forget about it completely by tomorrow.
For now, I’ll just thank Rebecca-san today.
“Thank you for your hard work today. Rebecca-san had to work on so many different things today for my sake so thank you very much. Thanks to you I managed to present the gift successfully.” [Ayase]
Probably due to the fruit wine, Rebecca-san’s cheek that was slightly flushed made her look rather seductive. Since her hairstyle is different than usual and she even puts on makeup today, it somehow makes my heart throbs even more. To the extent of even going to that place under the influence of alcohol.
“Thanks for your hard work, Jirou. I didn’t expect it to be this lively. In fact, I was initially sceptical of it when I heard it from you.” [Rebecca]
“No, it was also a gamble so I wasn’t sure if it will go well. I only had a vague premonition that it might turn out to be alright.” [Ayase]
“Is that so? Unexpectedly you seemed similar to a chairperson of a temple that we entered before though. I was really touched with the letter’s content too……Come to think of it, I haven’t eaten it for some time too, heripai.” [Rebecca]
“What kind of thing is a heripai actually? To be honest I actually don’t know what that is.” [Ayase]
“On the north side, there is a lake there at a place called Heripa lake. At that place…..there are cute looking wriggling fishes? Something like that. It’s really hard to handle it but once you apply oil on it, it’s delicious.” [Rebecca]
“I see. I do want to try eating it even once. Is Heripa lake far from here?” [Ayase]
“It’s roughly about 2 days journey if you take a horse-drawn carriage from Erishe I guess. There is a town nearby the lake too. There’s also a cute inn and it’s really a beautiful place.” [Rebecca]
I wonder if it’s something like a tourist attraction in the other world. At a place where a young couple makes an order, after eating the heripa they gain some stamina for that,then during night time will be their heripativity?
It will be fine even if it is more indecent. 「Yes….Just swallow it as it is. My heripai…. 」 Was something that I had wanted to try saying.
I wonder if I can go there for a honeymoon with the elf girl. 「Goshujinsama’s heripai is raging, please put it in my trembling (The rest is omitted) 」
“…….Let’s go there the next time, Jirou.” [Rebecca]
“………Eh? Ah yes. It will be fun if we go there with everyone else together.” [Ayase]
(TL: We have a dense MC as usual)
“True” she answered lightly then laughed mysteriously.
After I acc.u.mulated some money, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to treat those two to a trip.
This time Rebecca-san in particular has really helped out a lot in various things so I have offered to pay her a fee as compensation for her time but as expected she refused to accept them.
But I couldn’t leave it as it is. When I had asked her on the reason she was taking such good care of me, she replied.
“We are both beings who have met due to the 『Guidance of Baraka』 so this is a fate blessed by the great spirit. It’s a possibility of a lifelong friend, don’t you know? So, we are already friends. I’m just doing whatever I can to help a friend.” [Rebecca]
I see. When she said that we are friends I am honestly happy, but I still need to do something to convey my grat.i.tude………I’ll try preparing it properly.
“Rebecca-san. You did say that you refuse to accept a gift even after helping me out so much……..however I’ll apologize in advance but please accept this.” [Ayase]
The present I gave Rebecca-san is, a ring made from a large drop of garnet. A red gem will be really matching with Rebecca-san’s beautiful red hair too and it was something that was personally chosen from my handheld goods.
The base of this was also produced by Bill-s.h.i.+. The peridot earlier was made for free but this was also made for free! Although I did forcibly plead him.
The ring portion is silver, the clasp is gold and the sh.e.l.l where the red gem is placed was intricately carved. Somehow it looks really cool as it was similar to Art Nouveau style. It might not look nice on a j.a.panese with plain looking face since it looks way too flashy but this will look really nice on Rebecca-san.
It was not enchanted of course. Or rather, the Peridot that Milkpearl-san received has become something similar to spirit stone now and I have given my spirit stone (Quartz) to Priestess-chan to enchant for the time being too. I had actually wanted to enchant this garnet too but as expected I could not offer a largess of spirit stones here. I could only have another 2.
There is of course a ring case available since it was also something that was brought over from j.a.pan. With just 1000 yen, I can already purchase one with a superior quality. Nowadays, I could find them sold even in 100 yen shop but since this will be a gift, as expected I shouldn’t be getting those.
Will she firmly refuse to accept it again? That was what I thought but for some reason she accepted it obediently this time. As I continued describing the details of the ring without stopping, she was listening quietly without saying anything.
Nn? I wonder what is wrong. Does she not really like it?
“Etto……Is it not of your preference?” [Ayase]
“Aa, uun. No-no it’s nothing like that. Ahaha, thank you.” [Rebecca]