Vol 2 Chapter 4.1 (1/2)

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Chapter 4.1

Volume 2 Chapter 4: I went to the house of the girl I like (part 1)

“Owaaaa-!?”

I raised a cry and jumped out of the bed.

The usual scenery spread out before me when I looked around.

There was no doubt that this was the room of the inn I am renting.

There was just one thing that was different.

“Oi, Gai… Why the heck are you holding your hands over me?” [Youki]

Gai, who was supposed to be sleeping in the corner of the room, was next to my bed. I could feel magic emanating from his hands. He seemed to be casting his magic on me.

“Mm, you’ve gotten up already, brat? After all the trouble I went through to show you a good dream.” [Gai]

“You didn’t need to show me that! I knew you were the culprit! Why did you show me that dream, you lolicon statue!?” [Youki]

I pressed Gai for an answer to why he was doing this, even though I had been considerate when he was flirting with Tiel-chan in the room yesterday.

“You have been looking after me in many respects. So this is just a little thank you from me.” [Gai]

“Haa!? You’re not someone who would…” [Youki]

Do something like this. That’s right. It’s strange.

Gai is not someone who would usually do something like this. I couldn’t say that out loud. It was likely that something must have happened.

『Dignified Appearance』

I suddenly recalled what Tiel-chan said yesterday.

If I recall correctly… she was complimenting Gai even though his appearance left something to be desired. And yet, she was rubbing her cheek against Gai’s and nestling close to him.

“Oi, could it be that you…?” [Youki]

“My new appearance seems to be favourable to that girl. So this is my thanks.” [Gai]

Apparently, Gai used 《Nightmare Sleep》 on me as a token of his grat.i.tude.

He did not convey any thanks despite being praised by Raven the other time, but it was different when it came to Tiel-chan. As I thought, this guy is definitely a lolicon. There was no doubt about it.

In the first place, it didn’t really matter if he was a lolicon, or if he loved Tiel-chan. He might not be a human, but even demons have their own preferences, so I have no intention to say anything… but.

“Thanks? What thanks?! Why the heck did you use magic on someone without their permission!? Giving me such a dangerous dream!” [Youki]

“…Mu, I don’t really know what you saw in your dream, but at the very least, it shouldn’t be a nightmare. I strengthened your unconscious mind and desire, brat. Generally speaking, you should have experienced the things that you wanted to do the most in your dream.” [Gai]

“Stop bulls.h.i.+tting me! Don’t use magic to probe into the unconscious mind of someone who has been dumped by the opposite s.e.x! Thanks to that I had a really intense dream!” [Youki]

Yes. What I had seen in my dream was very dangerous. Guys who have been ‘dumped’ have negative thoughts acc.u.mulating in their mind. And if you were to add one’s desire on top of it, it would be really bad.

It was a dream of Cecilia, who was wearing a bathrobe sitting on the bed with me as I proposed. Seriously, if I had not woken up, I think really would have been dangerous.

“Hmm… the power was just right for the girl, but it didn’t seem to work for you, brat. As a result, my magic might have been too strong, so it ended up giving you an intense dream” [Gai]

“Why are you a.n.a.lysing it calmly?! In the first place, what you’re focusing on is strange! Besides, why did it work for Tiel-chan but fail on me?! If you’re going to use it on me as a token of grati

tude, then at least make it work!” [Youki]

Could it be because Cecilia, the one with the most common sense, was not around? I had a feeling I wound up playing as a straight man in her stead.

…My reasons for wanting to see Cecilia has increased. I will reach my limit soon if I’m alone for any longer.

“…I had intended to repay you back, but it seems like I have done something unnecessary.” [Gai]

“It was too much! You don’t know how many times I kept slapping my own head in my dream, telling myself that something was definitely strange in there.” [Youki]

“I see. So you woke up from your dream of your own free will. It seems that my magic still has a long way to go.” [Gai]

Gai, who didn’t seem to be convinced with his own magic, shook his head as he reflected upon himself. What he ought to reflect upon should not be the result of the magic!

“How should I know! Good grief… I’m going back to sleep. Don’t use 《Nightmare Sleep》 again!” [Youki]

The string of bad luck and Yuuga’s consultation yesterday has left me exhausted. I’m still sleepy.

“Aa, I understand. Mm? Hold on, brat. If I’m not mistaken, today…” [Gai]

I can hear Gai’s voice, but I’ll ignore it.

In the first place, Gai and Tiel-chan’s flirting played a part in contributing to my weariness too. How many times do you think I had to come back to the inn yesterday? After returning and peeking into the room, I found myself outside, wandering around the Imperial Capital aimlessly numerous times. This process repeated itself over and over again.

This sounds so much like a riajuu’s story!

Both of them eventually fell asleep, with their bodies nestled together. I woke Gai up, being careful not to disturb Tiel-chan. Gai then woke Tiel-chan up while I went outside and waited for Tiel-chan to go back.

Why must I, the owner, have to be so mindful just to go back to my own room?!

“Oi brat, wake up. If you continue sleeping like this…” [Gai]

Gai seemed to say something, but I couldn’t hear it.

I was already on the verge of falling asleep.

However, I have an important thing to do today. I’ll just take a short nap and get up as soon as I can. I made such a resolution in my mind just before my consciousness began to fade, and I fell asleep soon after.

…Well, I can easily imagine myself missing the appointment at this rate.

Nevertheless, I am not a protagonist.

I am not an ikemen, nor am I a hero. I’m just someone who was reincarnated. So there’s no way I would oversleep.

“…If this were the usual love comedy, I would go, ‘Why didn’t you wake me up?!’ …Wait, it would probably be the scene where Gai gets angry.” [Youki]

I muttered as I prepared myself before leaving. Even though I had fallen asleep twice, I still got up at the usual time.

“Well, that would be the story IF Gai were the one to wake me up from my sleep.” [Youki]

I turned towards Gai who was in the corner of the room. Even after I spouted my sarcasm, there was no reaction from him at all.

It seemed that he was fast asleep.

”You should be the one to wake up!” [Youki]

I smiled wryly when I recalled the words Gai said just before I fell asleep.

To begin with, it didn’t matter at all even if I was worn out from yesterday’s event. As today was an important day, I would not commit a blunder as stupid as oversleeping.

The necklace that was meant to be a present for Cecilia was inserted into my pocket.

It would be uncool if I were to forget to hand the present to the person I wanted to meet. I will show you my sincerity.

Then let’s go! …was what I thought until my gaze landed on the mirror. Was it because of the stupid things I had said to myself in front of the mirror yesterday?

When I threw a furtive glance at Gai, he seemed to be sound asleep and it didn’t appear as if he was getting up anytime soon.

Should I lift my spirit a bit?

I flipped my chuuni switch and struck a pose.

“I will make a declaration here…Today will be the best day for you!” [Youki]

I pointed towards my own reflection in the mirror.

When I said that it would be the worst day for me yesterday, it had indeed become the worst day for me, so I tried saying the opposite thing today. With this, it…should turn out to be a great day for me today.

Seeing that I had done what I should do and that I was already done with my preparation, I left my room and made my way to Aquarain’s mansion, leaving Gai who was fast asleep in the room.

Since I still have some time before noon, I decided to buy myself snacks to eat instead of a proper breakfast, and take a leisurely walk towards the mansion.

And then, various events happened.

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First of all, when I pa.s.sed by the vicinity of the cake shop, a female employee stopped me and handed me some cakes. I was initially baffled by her abrupt action, but after listening to her story, it seemed like she had seen how her brother was serving the customers yesterday. She was supposed to be resting due to her cold, but she was worried about her brother so she had gone to the shop to check out the situation.

Because of that, she understood that her brother had messed up the contents of the cakes due to his unnecessary body posing. Hence, she gave me the cakes as an apology. Although I was honestly happy, I suddenly caught sight of her brother, the root of this problem inside the shop.

Did he notice me? He flashed me a grin, revealing his rows of s.h.i.+ny white teeth as he gave me a thumbs up.

…He couldn’t possibly be interested in me, right?

That was one possibility that I didn’t even want to consider, so I left the shop with the cakes immediately.

Upon leaving the shop, the guy who had been flirting with his lover (and making fun of me) yesterday called out to me. Apparently he had ended up quarreling with his lover after that and broke up with her. Since we are both single now, he wanted to say h.e.l.lo to me. It wasn’t as if I like being single, so there was no need for him to do that, but I hesitantly shook hands with him and bid him farewell.

Anyhow, since he looks like a fairly stylish man, it would only be a matter of time before he gets a new one. I don’t like making friends with these types of people, but having more acquaintances didn’t seem like a bad idea.

The next one whom I b.u.mped into was the strong looking beastman.

That wolf beastman with sharp eyes, claws, and canine teeth did indeed seem to be strong… but he was apparently an old friend of Clayman.

Apparently when I b.u.mped into him yesterday, he was not actually glaring at me. He was observing me as he had sensed that I have an unusual presence. I was initially afraid of him finding out that I am a demon, but it seems like he was simply referring to my ability.

He then invited me to go to the guild to accept a request with him next time. Although I almost accepted it unintentionally, the look he had on his face when he was laughing was the scariest one I had seen.

If I really were to accept a guild request with him, I would definitely need Clayman to come along with us.

And now suddenly, I am surrounded by a group of people in butler clothing.

…What is it this time?

“We would like to apologize for the trouble caused by our young master the other day. I, as the butler of the household will apologize on behalf of our master.” [butler]

“Apologize…for what? And who is your young master?” [Youki]

When the butler-san explained to me, I found out that it was pertaining to the kus.h.i.+yaki child this time. It appears that the child is a young master from a quite well-off family.

“When we took our eyes off young master even for a while…he went off by himself. Deeply apologies about it. This is our token of apology.” [Butler]

“Th…Thank you very much.” [Youki]

“Then please excuse us.” [Butler]

After saying so, he handed me a somewhat large bag and left with the group of butlers.

As I wondered what a rich family would offer as apology, I opened the bag with meager expectations.

There were roughly twenty kus.h.i.+yaki inside.

…I’m happy about it, but I can’t finish this myself.