227 Episode 227 "Ritas Confusion and the Common" Loyalty Runaway "".txt (1/2)

'Huh?　What's going on, Rita?

'Oh, good morning. Master.

Morning.

I opened the door to my room at the inn and found Rita standing in the hallway.

Good morning, Rita. You could have slept more slowly.

This inn - or rather, the house is rented out by the Ilgafa Lords family.

So, other than me and Rita, Aine and Leticia, Cutlass and Reggie, there's no one else.

We don't have a set time to eat, and we should be able to relax. ......

'Why is Rita standing in the cautious posture?'

”Wow, I'm master's slave(none) .......

Yes?

'The longer I have been away from you, the more I would like to serve my master from now on. Please, please send me an order at ...... whatever you want. Master .......

Perhaps this is Rita's loyalty run amok.

”Loyalty run amok?

Rita, you haven't seen Nei-kun in a while.

It's true.

Rita and Letitia were separated for about 15 days.

During that time, Rita was always in a state of Natsukuri deficiency. When she met Naku-kun again, she took a lot of Naku-kun's ingredients, and that's what happened to her.

...... That being said,

I looked at Rita, who was sitting next to me.

Rita isn't sitting on her haunches, she's in a sitting pose, like a puppy. It's too good for the beastly Rita, but I don't feel comfortable watching her.

Everyone is gathered in the living room of the inn, including me and Rita.

Everyone is looking at Rita in the sitting doggy pose with concern.

I can kind of understand what Aine is saying.

Leticia nodded.

''From what I've heard, a condition like Rita-san's is called 'loyalty run amok' (over-loyalty).

'You know of it, sir!　Letitia, which one!

It's a rumor among the nobility. It is said that this is likely to happen when a slave who loves his master with all his heart is unable to dissipate his loyalty for a long time. When a slave is reunited with his or her master, loyalty overflows and the slave becomes 'overly loyal'.

””I see!”

Aine, Iris and Cutlass are nodding their heads in agreement.

Why.

...... That is to say, Rita has been away from me for a while and could not dissipate her too strong loyalty. The energy that has no place to go is running amok after seeing me again, and that's what happened?

Yes.

I think.

Iris agrees.

You can't blame yourself for this, can you, Rita?

...... I guess it can't be helped.

I pulled Rita's hand away and made her stand.

Then I let her sit down in the chair closest to me.

'...... your, Master.'

You know what? Rita, I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going anywhere. You don't have to be ”loyalty overrun.

'But, but ......'

Koto.

Rita pressed her forehead to my chest.

Her cherry-red eyes were glazed over.

This is a characteristic of the state of 'loyalty run amok'.

...... I'm anxious to be away from Nagi and ...... master, and I have a lot of things to do for you. There are so many things I want to do for you. When I saw her in person, ...... I didn't know which one to start with. So I'd like to get some instructions from my master: .......

You know what, Letitia?

Yes. Mr. Nagi.

Rita's 'Loyalty Runaway [Over Loyalty]' is what we call a state of confusion.

I think so.

That means I can use my cheat skill, 'Heart Healing Hug' to heal you, but ......

You might want to stop doing that .......

At my question, Leticia shook her head.

''This is a matter of Rita-san's loyalty. I wouldn't recommend ...... forcing it out of your system with your skills.

Indeed.

And there's no harm in that.

Letitia chuckled.

'Wouldn't it be better if Nagi-san took the time to satisfy Rita's loyalty?

”I think if you serve Rita as your master until you're ready (・・・・・・・), things will go back to normal.

'So your brother has an obligation to be served by Rita (・・・・・・),'

I wish I could help you with this: ......

Aine, Iris, and Cutlass are all difficult faces.

I mean, the duty to be served and served is a novel(zanshin) .......

...... Yeah. I get it.

I patted Rita's head.

Rita's eyes are closed in a pleasant way and she's wagging her tail like a puppy.

'It's my job to take care of my friends' mental health, too. I'll make Rita feel better for the rest of the day.

...... Really?

'True. You can do whatever you want, Rita.

Thank you, Nagi ...... master .......

Rita rubbed her cheek against my hand.

I'm sure she's worried about a lot of things from being away from me.

Rita is the most physically strongest person in the party, but mentally she's a bit unstable, so I'll take care of that.

I'll take care of that for you.

What are you going to do?　Do you want to lay around the house?　Or do you want to go out?

I'd like to get out of the house to serve you.

Really?

'Nagi ...... You're here to 'report' to Metecal, aren't you, Master?　We need to help with that.

All right. Okay, Aine. Can you get me a hood and a cape?

I'm ready.

Aine quickly and quickly took out a blank hood and cloak from her luggage.

There's the Iturna Order's facility in Metecal, and Rita just escaped from the Viscount family.

Let's disguise ourselves, just in case.

'Let's go then. What is Rita ...... doing here?

...... replenishing your master's scent.

Rita sniffs and sniffs, bringing her face to my neck.

Around my collarbone (sakotsu), then my shoulders. Then she moves to my ear, ...... and her breathing is kind of ticklish. I mean, in this position, my arms are still against Rita's chest .......

...... manzoku.

Rita nodded, hmmm, and moved away from me.

I'm not sure I'm going to be okay. Rita.

...... If I have to, I'll use the ”Heart-Healing Hug” to remove the state of affairs with a ”rescue heart hug”.

''I'll be off then.''

I'm off.

Me and Rita waved to everyone and left the inn.

We first headed to the town's cafeteria.

If you want to get information efficiently, the 'Adventurer's Guild' is better suited, but this town's guild is deeply involved with the nobility. There's a chance that the information may be skewed or rewritten to suit their convenience.

If that's the case, it's better to listen to the gossip (rumors) in the cafeteria or tavern.

Rita, the beastman, has excellent hearing, so she can gather information without even having to leave her home.

”Master.

Do you have a story you're interested in?

They're all talking about the martial arts tournament.

Rita answers, moving her beast ears under her hood.

'I was wondering when the interviews for the martial arts tournament will start, and if it's okay for the public to attend. Also, it seems that anyone who helps with the tournament will have their name engraved on a pillar at the martial arts tournament.

Your name?

Yeah, they say that for every ten days they work without pay, the letters double in size.

...... That's how you get people to come to .......

No. I don't think it's coming together.

Rita shook her head.

'They've stopped running the martial arts tournament. They haven't even held any interviews yet.'

The operation?

Apparently it's also because Tanaka-Coga is missing. It's rumored to be .......

'That guy was the favorite to win, for one thing. Also, you don't have to force me to be respectful.

As we told you, Tanaka-Koga returned the equipment and successfully cancelled the 'contract', apparently.

I hope he can start over as a normal adventurer.

...... By the way, Master.

Hmm?

Um, can I have it?

Why are you all of a sudden?

When I look at it, Rita's cherry-red eyes are glazed over.

She's in a state of ”loyalty run amok” (over-loyalty).

Rita, who is in this state, needs to serve me to get rid of it.

I look around. Everyone is too busy talking to each other to pay attention to us.

...... Now would be a good time to do it.

Good luck with that.

In front of us was a teriyaki of meat and vegetables.

From there, I choose a vegetable with as little sauce on it as possible (so that the sauce doesn't drip), stick my fork in it, and hand it to Rita.

Rita noiselessly pulls a chair up next to me.