Volume 5 Chapter 6 (1/2)
When the freezing cold had started to alleviate, the grade school departiveninto their homes El transferred from the Imperial Capital into the West Vern house’sthe latter half of his vacation there
“It’s leisure time~”
He feebly leaned on the chair by theand placed his hands on his forehead His eyes felt hot when he gradually closed them, and he realized that he had finally overused them
Right now, El is alone in the spacious room
Lucsher-san forcibly dragged Matthias, taking hi, and Leont – who had also followed them into the main residence – said it was a date, and then stalked her
The whereabouts of Richard-san, who appears at unexpected places in unexpected moments, is currently unknown to El Besides, what could Richard-san possibly do if El asked hih he is curious, he does not want to know
Several books are piled up on the desk since a while ago The holiday homework, materials used for them, and the reference books from the mansion
He finished the proble he wants to do now that he is done with them He can prepare for future lessons, but he wants to enjoy himself if possible He does not want to use his worn-out er
… What had he done to kill time up until now?
Phone, television, internet, garated are now nonexistent here In that world, he had to live while being pressed for time each and everyday, so he did not have any spare time at all When he ca absentmindedly at the skies increased
“Really, free time…”
There is little entertainment in this world Still, Matthias told hia cards are different, he will have Matthias teach him time next tiether
He pondered about various things, then let his waist sink into the soft chair while thinking, ‘I’ve gotten used to this world’
Right then, he heard a knocking sound at the door Matthias ht have been liberated fro posture and answered, ‘Come in’
“El-sama, I am here to relay thehere soon”
The maid I have seen before in the mansion, bowed down and immediately left
Shenryl-chan is conoring me all this time?
He rue in his head several ti off the chair
“Why? What do I do? A-a… anyway, I ”
I expected to stay in thea house-dress right now
The frequency of changing his clothes strangely increased when he arrived here He change clothes when getting up in the e clothes at night Before, Matthias and Edna stopped hi It see out is also different
With that custoreet Shenryl-chan with a mere house-dress He does not understand it very well, but it see to do
Let’s change clothes
El decided, and ran to the roo then threw off his clothes He is surprised that he finished earlier co time since he did it by himself
He reached his destination at last, while dropping off clothes here and there, and then flung open the closet which is usually off-liers are lined up in a row
“damn! What should I choose?”
Even if he looked at thee which is appropriate for the current situation The worst thing is, he cannot reach the hanger since he is too short
It’s Matthias If it’s Matthias, he can reach that height
Though he is having difficulties with his short stature, God gave hier since he has no outlet for it, and came up hat he should do instead
Even if Shenryl-chan arrives any e If she sees his current appearance, he will never be able to talk to her again
Tiht below the clothes so he can grab at their heht and juer successfully came off but several clothes covered his face, and El fell backwards
“Ouch I hit my waist Are these the clothes? No, this one? They all look the same Ah, really I’ll just choose this”
El rubbed his aching waist while looking a the clothes scattered at the floor
Even if I claim this for Matthias’ credit, the clothes are by no means the same even if they resemble each other
It’s winter so El chose soh the sleeves of his chosen attire He finished fastening the buttons of the crisp shi+rt thenput on a cardigan He wore only shorts for bottoms, and then put on the displayed brown boots He picked up the clothes on the floor using both hands and threw them on top of his bed with a thud He cannot place them back one by one, so he’ll just put them in order later
“Next is… right, the room! The room is messy!”
He quickly but noisily returned to the rooo He soathered up the books and papers and returned to the second rooain so he can place them on the bed He repeated this several ti away the last book, someone knocked on the door
Perhaps, it would be better if I had the time to prepare tea
While thinking of that, he returned the first rooreet Shenryl-chan He hastily went ahead Then, soht himself with both hands, and his face came into a close distance with the carpet
And then, there was a sound of the doorknob turning It’ s a total one rotation
What a worst tihtly appearance?
Shenryl-chan’s red hair peeped into the room
“Excuse ood time…?”
“Come in”
I’ll lay all my cards in the table Fortunately, he had time to sit on the chair El picked up the coat that twined his feet afterwards It is a bulky coat made of fur It looks like he dropped it carelessly, but then he frantically changed his expression as if nothing is amiss
“I’ to ask of El-sama”
“Yes, I do not mind What is it you request?”
He fiddled with the coat in his hand This is the first time they spoke directly
She looks younger than me, but she has a very steady tone Her appearance is suitable for her age, however she is born as an aristocrat so she is precocious It is perhaps due to the big expectations of her surroundings High society exists and Shenryl’s teacher coo out of the mansion everyday
“This”
She held out a basket knitted out of tree vines
“I would like to pick some flowers for Onii-sama in the forest Would you lend me your assistance?”
“For Matthias?”
El blinked in surprise due to that sudden remark, and asked that back, but Shenryl-chan only pushed a basket towards hi
“It is freezing outside today Still, I believe that coat arh Well then, I ait for you at the entrance”
When El spared a glance at the coat, Shenryl-chan quickly left in a stylish manner so he wasn’t able to see her off
“Eh…”
Left alone in the room, El alternately looked at the basket and the door
Why would she invite es are close? The fact that she likes Matthias is true as I expected, and I’ed
“It will be bad if I o?”