Chapter 26 Part2 (2/2)
“That's fine but… Are you sure?”
“About what?”
“Well… Is it fine for the royal family to eat at the stalls…”
“It's fine! This is Parsena after all… The shame is also on vacation!”
“… You sure kno to say that… Wait, Eriksan!”
Erika runs faster before Kota finished his words After an exchange of words with the street stall uncle, she returned with a s beef skewer on each hand
“Ehehehe~… He said ‘Since the young lady is beautiful, I will give soer portion…”
Then Erika gives out the beef skeith more meat to Kota
“What about the ht? Since I won, let me treat you”
“But, still…”
“It is fine, I said! If I don't return soain next time!”
“… Which Gambler line is that? Anyway, I won't hesitate, then…”
He thanked Erika and eat the beef skewer The sweet and spicy sauce melt with the meat in his mouth, it was delicious
“This is delicious…”
“Right? The elegant dishes the north ward has are delicious, but, these southern ward dishes are the best, it ood for a princess to say that?”
Hearing Kota's reer and went ‘Ckckck'
“This is Parsena, you re victory To say ‘Since I am an aristocrat, let me win!', that would be…”
“I see… unrefined ‘princess,' is it?”
“Unrefined indeed I'm just an ordinary Erika You are just Kota This is that kind of a city…”
‘That's why… I love it' She said
“… I see Is that why you choose Parsena as a vacation destination?”
“Not really, I don'tas the Duke of Terra or Fladom Princess, but you know, isn't it fine for uess I understand”
“And, though you said you're not really working much… I'm still worried I want you to rest for a while, And I want you to let yourself to do so ‘stupid' at your travel destination”
“… I understand I will raisethat exchange, both of thehed
“… ‘Sneeze'”
It was a lovely sneeze from Erika
“Are you cold?”
“Un… Just a little bit– Wait, K-Kota?!”
Softly…
Kota placed his jacket on Erika's shoulders
“T-This is! Kota…”
“It is bad for a girl to let their body get cold, you know?”
“B-But! Kota, you will…”
“It is fine This is my thanks for the beef skewer”
“Y-You can't!”
“Is that so? Then, let's see…”
‘Please let me put it on you,' he said
“… Fine then I will let you put it on me”
“I'm honored, princess”
“Umu I'll leave it up to you~…”
“What is that…”
After that exchange, both of theht Kota, to to do… We're in the middle of vacation, you know? And I have no plan for tomorrow”
“Is that so? Well then, Kota, take Sonia out to the north ward toht At the north ward, there are shops that serve delicious tea and cookies For Sonia, the southern as a little early I want Sonia to enjoy the vacation a little bit more…”
“…”
“W-What?”
“No, well… Eriksan is kind”
“W-Well, it's not a big deal, no? We're on vacation right now, it would be boorish if it is only us who have fun, ernn…”
Due to Kota's unexpected co to becoood mother, Eriksan”
“M-Mother you said! W-Who is a mother! Who? I have not married yet, you know?”
Erika flustered further And Kota attacked her ht Then Eriksan, would you like to coest bomb ever
… Just in case, Kota didn'ther, ‘why don't you become my bride?' This was that, when ‘Certain-chan, so cute How about going out with ht pick up joke
No, well, whether or not Erika know that hi the flow, he had expected that she would reply with ‘Eh~, you're not my type~,' or ‘Then… Let us be a friend first!', and turn the talk into a frivolous talk Due to the unusual vacation, Kota tension was kind of rising
“No, it is io and be your bride”
“… I-Is that so?”
… Surprisingly, she replied with a straight line As expected, hearing that Kota was slightly feeling down But then inside hiswhy did he feel down
“After all, if I go to your side then I would marry to your family, no? I-I am a royal family member you know? And also the head of Duke of Terra household It is impossible for me to ‘come' as a bride B-But, if Kota insists that I become your b-bride, emm, if possible, I would be most happy if Kota is the one who ‘come' into my household and be the son-in-law–, huh? Kota?”
When she raised her head, Kota had already walked aithout her noticed She found Kota holding the fence and looking at the river, taking the ‘conte?”
“Ah, no… Well, just a little, ‘conteood co like that…”
Saying that Kota showed a dry laugh
“… Nee, Kota?”
“Yes?”
“Did you hear what I said before?”
“About what?”
… Now it becomes Erika who contemplated the situation, whether she should be happy or not that Kota didn't hear what she said But for now, Erika's heart was not strong enough to say the saet it, you idiot!”
“Eh? Huh? Eriksan, are you ?”
“I'ry! That is definitely soht deepened, both of the the Parsena river to the inn slohile arguing
“… Eriksa?”
It was Emily elcomed both of them when they arrived at the inn Her usual expressionless expression was gone, and one could see that she looked panic
“Eriksaether with you?!”
“S-Sonia? If it's Sonia, then she should be inside her roorew more panic
“I cannot find Sonisama anywhere, Eriksama!”
Her voice reverberated in the inn entrance hall