Vol 2 Chapter 3.6 (1/2)

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at 6th of August 2017 04:17:55 AM

Chapter 3.6

When we arrived at my house, Maria came answering the door with a cheerful “Welcome back!”

… at least that was what was supposed to happen .

She didn’t even finish when she suddenly stopped as she saw Lastiara standing beside me . Maria is clearly shocked . Perhaps realizing that she might be a guest of the house, she immediately fixes herself and welcomed us in with a tone fitting a servant .

Well, after that, we started having dinner together .

The food on the table were stuff made by Maria . They all look good . The ingredients for all this were bought with Maria’s own money, so after looking at this, she must have given it everything she had .

But, the food’s only enough for two…

So, to avoid having to take food from Maria, I decided to share my food with Lastiara . Even though she’s a member of the party, for now she’s still a guest of the house . Denying food to a guest is simply impolite .

But why did the room’s temperature drop when I gave some food to Lastiara?

Ah… Maria’s glaring daggers at me . Even though her mouth is curved to a smile, her eyes are deathly sharp .

Your smile is scaring me, okay?

“Whoa, this is amazing! I’ve been looking for food from the outside since forever! Ah, it’s so warm~ Hey, can I have more?”

Well, at least Lastiara’s happy…

Perhaps, for a sheltered daughter like her, food like this is a novelty .

“—Ah! Yes? You’re welcome? Right, Maria?”

“Y-yes! Of course, I don’t mind…”

Maria too was surprised as she answered . But she still has that scary smile on her… I think she feels threatened by Lastiara for some reason .

“Then, I’m digging in~”

She brings her hands together and continues eating . Taking the opportunity while Lastiara is distracted, Maria comes to me and said:

“Master, if this continues, you won’t have any food left to eat . So please, take my share . ”

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“But this was bought with your money, right? I want you to be able to eat . It’s fine, I still have some food left over from a previous meal . Don’t worry about me and eat . ”

“… sigh . . I knew you’d say that . ”

Maria is usually a calm person, but she seems oddly troubled tonight . I do understand, though; she’s upset that the food she made for me was taken by Lastiara .

“… As I thought, I’m being a bother, huh?”

“Ah, no! I don’t mind! Please, have some more, miss Lastiara . ”

“Well, you do have a point . Sacrifice between companions shouldn’t be a habit . So! Hey, Sieg, let’s eat this together! I think bonding between adventurers over meals are important!”

Huh?

“Eh? Wait, by ‘eating together’ you mean feeding each other?”

“As far as I know, yes! Adventurers do that, right? Exciting, right?! Hey, Sieg, say ahh—“

Lastiara, with a spoonful of food on her hand, reaches towards me, leaning over into quite a dangerous angle . Because of her innocence, or simply childish naivete, she believes that adventurers do those things…?

“Uhm… It’ll be rude if I let a guest do that, so let me—“

“Huh? Guest? You’re mistaken; I’ve become your companion as well!”

“Eh? C-companion?”

Maria probably thought that Lastiara is just a guest that’s going to stay one night, but the reality is sadly different . In the latter’s own words, ‘companions are ones who share happiness and sadness together’, so she’s probably planning on staying for a long, long time .

Considering that this is an excellent opportunity to tell Maria about it, I do exactly that, taking advantage of Lastiara’s initiative .

“It’s as she said, Maria . Will you be fine with having Lastiara accompany us? I know you two barely know each other right now, but I hope that you two could get along well in the future . Well, of course, as the host, I’ll take responsibility . ”

“Thanks, Sieg!”

“Huh?! Wait a seco—“

Lastiara, seemingly having had a glorious epiphany, stood up and transferred her food back to me . Then she took her chair and placed it beside Maria .

“Okay, let’s eat together, little Maria~”

Ah, no! I have to refuse…”

“Aww, don’t be shy~ Come, let’s eat . ”

“Eh?!”

Well, problem solved! With this, I can calm myself down and let others (Maria) handle things for me . I hope they can get along .

“Fufufu~ I like this girl! She’s so cute! But she’s a slave, right? Without a collar, even? Fufufu, ahahaha! This part is so soft~!”

“Uwah, please don’t! Ah, don’t touch me there!”

…

Anyway, the increased number of party members will give rise to even more problems . But at least, in the meantime, nothing’s really come up . I just need to focus on our task at hand and explore the labyrinth as deep as we can possibly reach .

And so! Despite the commotion happening in front of me, I continue eating my dinner in a refined and elegant manner .

… Lastiara’s treating Maria like a pet…

“Oh, that’s right, Lastiara . After dinner, would you like to spend the night with Maria? You know, together with a comrade, in the same room, just like those stories? Because you two are girls, there won’t be any problems, right?”