Chapter 47: Abandoned Dog’s Pasta VII (1/2)

It was the following morning.

When everyone was relaxing after breakfast, there was an assault by Lanseal.

The first thing that came out of her mouth,

「Souya-dono. No, Danna-sama[1]. I’ve come here today with a request」

「What is it?」

Rana had an interrogative expression on her face.

This was when they usually grappled with each other, but she was taking a wait-and-see approach first at Lanseal’s formal tone.

「Huh, or rather, what’s with the “Danna-sama”?」

I felt uneasy about what she had called me.

「This Lanseal is a lowly beastkin, but I’ve kept my body chaste and clean. Since I was little, I’ve only held swords and shields in my hands, and I know nothing about feminine wiles. Or about housework and chores as well. But I’ll learn them from now on. I'll definitely try to satisfy you, Danna-sama」

I had nothing but a bad feeling.

Rana’s smiling face, which was slowly turning towards me, was scary. I broke out in a cold sweat.

「Danna-sama, please take me as your mistress!」

「Dear」

Rana had grabbed both of my shoulders.

「Ra, Rana. Please listen to what I have to say. Please」

Help me, Roger Clemens. No, what was his name again?

「Fi, first of all, Lanseal. I’ve no reason to take you as a mistress」

「Yes, I know. But I want to become your mistress」

Wow, how aggressive.

「Please don’t trouble my husband by pressuring him like that」

「Yes, madam. I fully understand. If Danna-sama says that he hates me, then I’ll disappear and never return to Lemuria」

Hey, wait.

If you disappear right now, King Lemuria's worries will increase at Mach speed. The country, the country will…… Or rather, he may collapse from the burden of his worries just by seeing this current situation.

「Alright, Lanseal. Let's calm down for now. Rana, take your hand off the staff」

「………………Okay」

Dear wife, what were you planning to do with that? It’ll become a diplomatic problem between the elves and the Hemus, you know?

「Lanseal, does King Lemuria know about this?」

「Yes, of course」

He knows?!

「It’s because of what happened this morning. His Majesty canceled his royal order」

That canceled royal order that she’s talking about, is that the one to have relations with me?

Spurring him on at the risk of my life seems to have produced results. But looking at this situation, it’s gotten worse though.

「So, thinking that it was a good opportunity, I tried venting my feelings to him」

『I see?』

Rana and I tilted our heads together.

For some reason, we were synchronized.

「Danna-sama, I’m a woman, and although I’m an illegitimate child, I’m the daughter of King Lemuria. In future, for various reasons such as diplomatic purposes or as a reward to his subordinates, I’ll likely be “sold” as a woman. That is the fate of a king’s daughter. But when His Majesty ordered me this time, I wavered and ended up falling behind. I was ashamed of myself, but at the same time, I resolved myself.

To act without hesitation the next time something similar happens.

It’s fine if it’s only during this <respite>, I want to at least stay close to the person I like. No matter what form it is, I don’t mind even being a servant, and however lowly I’m treated, I won’t complain. Please, could you keep me beside you?」

In the end, King Lemuria's words seem to have lit a fire under Lanseal.

I don’t know if I should attribute this to her love of adversity or her tendency to run out of control. It feels kind of masochistic. No, what should I do with her?

「Dear」

Rana gave me a helping hand,

「I'll leave it to you」

Not!

「Although I’ve been disowned, I’m also a king’s daughter. I cannot treat a woman who has the same resolve bluntly. I’ll follow everything you decide, dear」

She smiled charmingly.

It was a lovely smiling face.

My head went completely blank.

「La, La, Lanseal. I want to ask you, err, you said the same to King Lemuria, right?」

My lips trembled a little.

「Yes, His Majesty said,『What the heck is this?!』」

「Of course he did」

I also feel the same way.

After all, as soon as he canceled the order for her to have relations with a person, he was told that she wanted to be the mistress of that very person. It’s incomprehensible. Women, they’re mysterious creatures.

「However, after thinking it over for a long time in his room, he said,『I’ll leave it to you to decide. Do as you please』」

He gave up.

The king, he gave up on dealing with his out-of-control daughter!

「In addition, Danna-sama, along with becoming your mistress, there are a few things that I'd like to make clear」

Lanseal clasped her hands together in front of her large chest.

「First of all, I won’t join your party as an adventurer, Danna-sama. That’s madam’s role, and I’ll never do anything to threaten her position.

I know my place.

My role is to protect this home. In other words, I’ll be a watchdog. Also, what I’ll learn to do from now on is the laundry, cleaning, cooking, and also lo, love-making. I, I’ll do my best to master them all. Please treat me like a maid」

My heart was wavering at Lanseal’s suggestive expression. In various ways, I was wavering.

With bad timing,

A fluffy gray cat emerged from the tent.

「I see. You’re becoming my follower’s maid. In other words, that also means that you’ll become my maid. Is that fine with you?」

「Yes, Misuranika-sama!」

Lanseal threw herself to the ground before that cat.

「Recently, that Makina has also been leaving the camp and hasn't been paying attention to me. Lanseal, illegitimate child of Lemuria, resolve yourself. You’ll have to pay a lot of attention to me! Half-hearted ways of paying attention won’t do, alright?」

「Yes, I’ve resolved myself」

「That being the case, I approve」

God gave her approval.

Immediately, she was lifted up into Lanseal’s arms and petted.

「In addition, Danna-sama」

「Yes」

Rana’s blank expression, in contrast to Lanseal’s glowing expression, pained me.

「As my most important role, I’ll soothe your fatigue and pamper you. I’ve visited the camp several times and have seen your relationships with your party, wife, and sister, but you’re wasting away from the great effort you put into taking care of them. If someone doesn’t heal that, you’ll wreck your health」

「What?!」

Rana raised her voice.

「That's, certainly, something like that………………certainly rings a bell」

Everything that had happened after I came to this world flashed across my mind.

Sure enough, I was constantly taking care of others. But that’s just the way it is for leaders. And it can be said that I’m healed just by being together with Rana and Ea.

But, well,

There are also such things as pamper play and so on, huh?

「Danna-sama, it’s fine to let yourself be pampered, you know?」

Several of my reason’s supports broke with a snap.

Rana, who had puffed up her cheeks, pinched me in the side.

「Dear」

「Sorry」

This is bad! I’m making the same mistake as that time with Tyutyu.

「Just for a while, let me think it over for a while」

I broke free from Rana’s hand, and moved to the shadow of the tent where the two of them couldn’t see me.

「Makina, Yukikaze. It's a meeting」

Gyuuunn, went Makina as she slid over. Gorogoro, went Yukikaze as she rolled up to me.

「Hey, what should I do? I don’t know! I don’t know, hey!」

I held my head in my hands and rolled around as well.

『Souya-san, this is the most you've struggled with a decision since coming to the alternate world, isn’t it?』

『Is that so?』

「It’s no good. My brain isn’t working at all. What should I do? Makina, Yukikaze, guide me」

『Haa, this side of Souya-san is really shameful, you know?』

「Even if you tell me that, Makina, you see, Lanseal, she’s a female knight, isn’t she? She’s in my strike-zone」

I mumbled while lying flat on the plain.

In games with wizardry-type characters, the knights were always female.

Rolling over until she was near my face, Yukikaze said.

『In the data saved by the previous A.I., there is data on the changes in heart rate when team member Souya interacts with those of the opposite sex. According to those heart rate figures, it’s 145 when interacting with women of the alternate world in general. Lanseal-sama has the highest number at 195. By the way, Rana-sama is 4th with 155』

Izora. So she collected data like that.

What an interesting annoyance.

「Those figures. Don't disclose them to others」

『Understood. Yukikaze will increase the privacy setting』

『Hmm~, Souya-san, if Makina were to speak personally, Lanseal-sama protecting the camp will be a great help. She’ll come in handy even for things like delivering simple messages to the merchant companies or running errands.

Makina had gone to the city several times in disguise, but recently, Makina was discovered by the children of the city, and they frequently throw stones at Makina to chase Makina away. Children, they’re super scary』

「Hey you, don't go by yourself. That’s dangerous, isn’t it?」

『Yes, it’s dangerous. Makina was mistaken for a monster for some reason and it seems that a subjugation request for Makina has been posted』

「What the heck are you doing……」

I’ll have to go submit an application for the request to be canceled later.

『If it’s together with Lanseal-sama, Makina will be safe even if Makina goes to the city, so for that reason, one vote for approve』

「Don't go to the city in the first place」

『Eeeehh~』

She’s no help at all. Or rather, my troubles increased again.

「How about you, Yukikaze?」

『Yukikaze doesn’t care either way. Rather, at least avoid things that make you unable to explore the dungeon like dumb romantic relationships or complications of jealousy with the local women. Team member Souya, think long~ and hard~ about what you came to this world to do, and act accordingly』

「O~kay」

It felt like I was being preached at by Izora.

It made me a little happy.

「In summary, one vote for leave it to me, one vote for approve, one vote for don’t care………………It's not any help」

『Souya-san, please decide it firmly like a man. The answer is decided from the beginning, isn’t it?』