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Chapter 030 – Birthday Planning

“Well then, Ojou-sama. Shall we go out?”

“…tsu”

I called out to the Ojou-sama clinging onto my left arm.

While trembling like a small animal in her outdoor outfit, she nodded nervously.

Because of bullying, Chrisse-ojou-sama became a hikikomori.

Afraid of the outside, for approximately 2 years, she never left her room.

However today at last, little by little, she’s trying to go outside her room.

[If it is with Lute-oniichan, I think I will be able to get out of my room] is what Ojou-sama had said.

Grasping my hand tightly like Ojou-sama declared, getting out of the room together with me, we walked slowly down the corridor.

Our destination is the courtyard.

The place where I usually train at.

In the courtyard; Master, Madam, Gigi-san, and the maid Mercè-san, were waiting.

Noticing us, Master and Madam nonchalantly called out to us.

“Welcome. Today’s snack is biscuits. We have seconds, so eat to your heart’s content.”

“Hahahahaha! If you don’t exercise after you eat, you’ll become fat!”

“Dear, even if she is your daughter, telling a girl that she’ll grow fat is bad. Besides, Chrisse is too thin, I’d rather she have some meat on her.”

Master had already shed his coat, warming up his body with something like shadow boxing.

Madam is sitting under the parasol while drinking the scented tea that Mercè-san had made.

Today’s teacakes are biscuits

Malcolm-san’s handmade custard cream is put inside a small jar.

It seems like, they like to spread the custard cream on their biscuits before eating it.

The teacakes look like they would give you heartburn.

Gigi-san seized his eyes with a hand, casting his head down.

Even though her parents’ and Mercè-san’s att.i.tudes were no different than usual, the sight of them being moved by their only daughter coming out of her room was a scary one to see.

As I set Ojou-sama down on a separate seat from Madam, she slowly let go of my hand.

“Well then, I’ll be letting you go now Ojou-sama. Everyone who is watching, your cooperation will be much appreciated.”

[I’ll do my best. Please take care of yourself too, Lute-oniichan.]

“Thank you very much.”

While turning my shoulder, I stood before Master.

Like usual (today as well), I have combat training in the afternoon.

I somehow cleared the challenge of lasting 20 seconds against Master in a mock battle.

The next task from Gigi-san is to “even if it’s a little to injure master or to push him back”, it’s something like this…

In short it is from complete defence training to defence including attack training.

However, this is harder than I thought.

First, even if I get a hit on Master it won’t even leave a millimeter sized scratch on his skin, and even if I try to attack him he will just dodge me with his footwork.

and no matter how I attack him, it doesn’t daunt him at all, let alone make him stumble.

Ojou-sama also felt that there was a limit to observing and looking for weaknesses through a window from a distance, so the the reason for her going down to the courtyard was to see the mock battle better.

Gigi-san intended to use the strategy: to recover ojou-sama’s confidence by clearing different objectives for a single purpose.

Till now it had great results, finally, after 2 years, ojou-sama was able to go outside.

However, it’s not over yet.

For the plan to succeed, and for Ojou-sama’s determination, today I will leave a wound or force Master to stumble a step.

“YOs.h.i.+!!!!!!”

I slap my cheeks with a yell to bring up my spirit.

“Hahahahahhahahaha! Today’s Lute has more fighting spirits than before!”

“Of course!” Today I will show you that I can follow your footwork!”

“Umu! Try as much as you want! If it’s the truth, I myself must do my best! Hahahahahahaha!”

You won’t be able to take on that composed att.i.tude for much longer.

Together with Ojou-sama, I came up with a secret plan last night.

I turn my gaze towards ojou-sama who was sitting on a chair.

“…………………”

We nodded to each other in affirmation.

“W, Well then, let’s carry out the mock battle between Master and Lute.”

Gigi-san places his eyes on ojou-sama, then turns back to madam and raises his arm.

…… no more, recover from being deeply moved, already.

“Dear, please don’t be too fired up.”

[Lute-oniichan, give your best!]

There were cheers from the girls’ camp.

While holding his eyes Gigi-san swings down his arm.

That’s why, I wish he would stop crying already. With a scary face isn’t he crying a bit too much.

“Well then, SHAM BATTLE—BEGIN!”

As the signal was raised, I raised the abilities of my eyes and feet with body strengthening arts.

I leap to the left side.

However, Master matched up with me just like a mirror—But this is all going just as planned!

I believed in the fact that Master would definitely adhere to his super reaction-time, as soon as my feet hit the ground — I leapt to the right.

Master’s center of gravity fell forward to throw a right-handed strike; but he was one beat too late for me who had immediately moved to dodge.

In that short instant, I went around and cut in from the right side.

“Fuu!”

With his left hand, Master throws a backhand chop.

I crouch to avoid it.

I go lower and lower to the ground in order to go around to his back.

Master couldn’t hold it in and turned around without considering his defence.

Like planned―― my opponent has confident in his toughness. So his consideration to defence is low.

I will take that as my advantage!

As discussed in advance concentrate my magic in both legs.

At the same time as master turns around, I jump with my whole body at him with my right fist clenched so hard it hurt.

It’s my only chance.

“Deyaaa!”

In ojou-sama’s past meeting I was to grasp master chin with my right fist!

Of course I collected magic in my right hand and a small resistance formation was formed to protect my fist.

Because master is tall he can’t look back to find me who has lowered himself and find me immediately. Furthermore because his wariness was weakened I was able to hit his chin with my fist.

Since master has a head too, if I punch his chin his brain will sway and he will go down.

That is inevitable for living things.

The problem is―― that master may be tougher than imagined.

“Ha?”

My fist struck a blow as clean as could be. In spite of that, there was no effect other than a few blood vessels on Master’s neck tensing. His chin didn’t even budge a millimetre.

“Fun!”

“Guha!?”

Master swings his arm like to dust off a small insect in a flash.

I blew away to the opposite side of where Madam and Ojou-sama sat; crashed into a wall – destroying it, and finally stopped.

Of course, my consciousness left me then.

Today too, I have suffered a crus.h.i.+ng defeat by master.

”Master is too strong, it’s impossible to accomplish this special training? I came to think that recently.”

[I have the same opinion. Though it’s my father it’s far too abnormal.]

The reflection on today is done during the afternoon tea party.

Lately Ojou-sama wishes that I only serve as a waiter.