171 Episode 171 "Since the meeting time has passed, I decided to secretly pick up my friends.".txt (2/2)

”Rita, do you want to switch places with Aine?

Lottery is fair. You can't cheat.

Rita shook her head, buzzing, with her back to us.

It was a tease.

...... ”......, um, you know, Rita-san.

Suddenly, Cecil stood up and sat down next to Rita.

She pulled her tiny body in close, put her cheeks close together and started whispering in a small voice.

...... Rita, you're not very good at transitions, are you?

...... Yes, but it's my job to protect ...... Nagi and I'm .......

...... but also ...... Rita, ...... maybe in the village of the Beastmen with ...... Nagi-sama.

How do you know about ......!

Sniff.

Rita's back trembled.

For some reason, she looked at me over her shoulder and her eyes were bugging out of her head--

Then they both begin to speak in more of a whisper.

”...... somehow ...... the distance between you two ......

”............ wow. ......

It's ............, so it's better to take care of your body now: ......

...... What does that mean?

...... Rita, I'm not very good at transitions, so the burden of ............ is .......

”...... I don't care how much ...... is too quick to change my mind. ......

...... You should be careful with .......

Yeah, I guess so: ......

If it's ......, here's a look at ......

...... Yeah, that's right. Cecil, you're right.

Whispering, whispering, hmmmmmmmm.

Kukku kukku kukku, yes yes yes.

Cecil and Rita huddle together and talk to each other.

Both of them have turned bright red up to the nape of their neck. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

Haha, I'm getting to the bottom of it.

After a while, Cecil stood up and bowed deeply to me.

I will risk my life for Rita-san's share, and will serve as Nagi-sama's bodyguard!

Wow. I'm going to protect this place and its ...... and all that stuff. I'll take care of it.

...... Yeah.

Anyway, I'm glad to hear that the conversation has been settled.

I don't know, but I'm glad.

I'd feel a lot better if you were here, Rita.

Let Aine look after you.

Cutlass, Letitia and Aine seemed to agree.

''Funi-funi, fumi.''

A fluffy golem looked up at me from underneath my feet.

''Do you want 'Ritogon' to come with us?''

”Fuming.

The fluffy golem 'Ritogon' nodded.

''Fumi-fumi, funi-ni.''

Ritogon is tapping my leg with his white wings. It looks like she's worried about me.

I'm not making a big deal out of it. It's just that I'm a worrier.

I've been working too many black jobs in my former world, and I'm worried about losing contact with my family. I'm afraid something bad is holding me captive. Both Iris and Raphilia are 'cheat characters', so I think they're fine with most things: .......

The problem is when the two of them encounter a cheat itself that is too much for them to handle, and...

I guess it's only when someone else 'you can't ignore' is in a bind.

I'd at least go check on ...... to see what's going on.

That's why Cecil, Aine and I decided to carry out the ”Operation to Welcome the Two Hatakimono.

”──Transfer is complete, huh?

Ten or so minutes later, we returned to our home in the port city of Irgafa using the Transition Magic Circle.

We used the Transference Magic Circle to return to our home in the port city of Ilgafa.

On my right is Cecil and on my left is Aine. On my back is Reggie the Magic Sword. And in Cecil's arms is Ritogon, the golem. They're all clear.

We've only been away for a few days, but the house is still somewhat empty.

There is no sign of anyone at all. Have Iris and Rafilia come over here yet?

No. I think it's coming.

Aine shook her head as she entered the kitchen.

'The chairs are in a slightly different position. The lowest chair for Cecil and Iris. Maybe Mr. Iris came back here once.

'Nagi-sama. I have a parchment in the living room.

When Cecil called me to go, I found a parchment with writing on it on the table.

It was not written by Iris. Her handwriting was much rounder.

Her handwriting is rounder and different from Raphilia's. Her handwriting is much more ...... distinctive and difficult to describe. The parchment letters are very clerical and prestigious. It's probably written by someone in the Ilgafa lord's family.

The content of the letter was .

”New Lord of Ilgafa, Royeld, Training Schedule for New recruits.

...... rookie training notice?

The Ilgafa lordship family has a lot of things going on, and they're going to adopt a child.

They had an unveiling party for it the other day, and Iris was at it. The new incoming lord is still a young boy, and his name is Royeld. I heard that he didn't have much education to be a lord, so he decided to do a training session, I guess.

''But this schedule: ......''

We're past that, aren't we?

Besides, I don't see anywhere that Mr. Iris will be joining us.

According to the itinerary, the last day of the training session was three days ago.

Even if Iris is attending this, it would be odd if it wasn't over long ago.

The fact that the itinerary is here means that Iris or Rafilia left it behind. We're the ones they want to show. Since it's Iris, she must have planned for us to come check on her.

The training includes classroom lectures, a tour of the territory ...... special menu?

Special menu, huh?

Does that mean you have special training?

...... I have a bad feeling about this.

I was a part-time worker, so I never took any graduate job training. But I did hear about it from people at work. They said the real horrible thing is not written in the schedule (program).

Special events that are designed to promote friendship between employees, and other things that are not measured by a set of criteria, can be a source of fear.

That's just not true.

The Lord of Ilgafa has also changed because of the incident with Iris' brother.

He shouldn't be doing anything like the black business anymore: .......

”” ”'............'

Me, Cecil, Aine, and by the way, Reggie and 'Ritogon' looked at each other.

''For now, shall we request a meeting with the lord?

I said.

Fortunately, Aine had been in the Lords' household as Iris' attendant. Ostensibly, she's Iris's favorite maid, and she's employed on an irregular basis, which should be the case. But the lord knows about us, so I told him through Aine that 'the brave man of the sea dragon wants to see you'...

Ten minutes later. A messenger came from the lord's house and I was summoned by Iris's father.

So I went to the lord's room.

''I'm sorry, Sea Dragon Warrior, which!　Please help me!

We were forced to get down on our knees by the lord who ruled the port town of Ilgafa.