Chapter 79: – Request (1/2)

“Luton!”

“Owaa!”

After lunch, to digest the food, I went shopping alone and buy things that I was asked to, when suddenly an arm vigorously linked with mine from behind.

I was dangerously close to dropping the things I bought.

The person suddenly clinging to my arm was the Third Princess of the High Elf Kingdom Enol, Luna Enol Meméa.

She had her usual twintails untied, and was wearing the pendant that shrunk her ears and erased the green color from her eyes.

She called me out so candidly that you wouldn’t think she’s a royal princess.

“Fancy meeting you out here, Luton.”

“Don’t cling to me so suddenly, it’s dangerous.”

She’s a royal princess, but since she’s a girl (in appearance only) who tried to seduce someone’s wife. I have no intent to mind my words around her. Once I pointed things out to her she puffed her cheeks.

“Sheesh, Luton says the same things as Onee-chan. Boooring.”

“Then pay attention so I don’t have to say it. That and get your hands off my arm already.”

“Whatcha you doing out here, Luton?”

She ignored what I said and gripped my arm stronger.

Since I was carrying stuff, I couldn’t shake her off by force.

I sighed and answered.

“Shopping. It’s too depressing to stay cooped up at home all the time. Like that, Luna— wait, you don’t even need to ask, do you?”

“Huhum, you know, right?”

Her goal was most likely afternoon snack with Chrisse at the mansion.

It’s hard to refuse her now that Chrisse’s given her a warm welcome.

She finally made a friend out here.

I can’t just bluntly reject her.

“Which reminds me, I’ve been wanting to ask, how did you cross over that lake, Luna? You have a private boat or something?”

“No way, boats are too slow, I’ll get found out as soon as I got over the lake.”

“Then how?”

“Ah, spit roasts. Looks tasty”

We were moving in between carts, but since Luna stopped while her arm was still linked with mine, I inevitably stopped as well.

“I already had lunch but these things go to a different stomach, I want to try one once in a while.”

“…….. uncle, one spit roast please!”

“Thanks!”

I handed two coppers and received a spit roast, which I gave to Luna.

She smeared it in salt and spices and sank her teeth into the roast.

“Mmmmm, delicious♪ why do these things taste better than the food we get at the castle”

“Glad you liked it (monotone voice). So, how did you cross that lake?”

“I got Lexy to cross me over. He’s faster than a boat so it’s convenient”

Lexy? That Saberwolf she was riding, huh?

Getting on the back of that huge thing and having it doggy paddle is definitely faster than a boat.

Rather, she even abuses Lexy….

I recalled the Saberwolf I only ever met once and teared up.

“Luton, you still have shopping to do?”

“Yeah, there are 2 more things they asked me to buy.”

“I see. Then, I’ll go to the mansion first, kay.”

Luna finished eating her spit roast and let go of my arm.

“Then I’ll be waiting at the mansion, Onii-chan♪ Thanks for the spit roast!”

Who are you calling Onii-chan.

Luna made an impersonation of Chrisse and disappeared into the crowds.

All things considered, Luna had her charms, so I can’t hate her. Maybe that’s what’s called a personal virtue, I guess?

I parted ways with Luna and once again went to get the requested shopping over with.

Thus — today was the last day anyone saw anything of Luna.

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“I’m home–”

I put the things I bought in the fridge and turned up at the living room.

The fridge was what in the old world was called an old type, having a block of ice put at its very top, cooling the entire box.

I had Snow make the ice so we don’t need to deliberately spend lots of money to buy any.

“Thanks for the trouble, Lute-kun. Sorry for making you go shopping”

“I went because I wanted a change of scenery, don’t mind it.”

I looked over the room.

Snow and Chrisse were in the middle of a round of othello.

“Did Luna come yet?”

“Luna-chan? Nope, she didn’t come.”

“I saw her near the food stands, she said she was going to come to the mansion today.”

Was she loitering around somewhere?

[I’m glad Luna-chan’s gonna come today, too]

“Good for you, Chrisse.”

I gently pat my wife’s head, to which she became bashful.

Really, how cute.

“Aaaah, not fair Lute-kun! Pat me too, pat me!”

“Yes yes, got it.”

I pet Snow, who was clinging to me tightly, on the head. She said to me as her nose busily moved, sniffing my scent.

“Being pet on the head while [fugafuga]-ing is the best happiness.”

[Oniichan, me too, please!]