Chapter 175 (2/2)

“… Eh? That was not Aria?”

“Yup.”

“No but, she has the same face as the Aria that we met that time in the Guildmaster room. Besides, Wazu-sama has not met Aria for the last two years, would it not be that after she grew a little, you do not recognize her anyore?”

“That could be true. Aria might have that face now. But that woman wasn’t Aria. I can’t explain it well but I can tell that she is not Aria.”

Seeing me having so much confidence, the girls got a little away from me and got into a circle and started whispering between them.

“Why can he be so sure?”

“Why would it be… It makes me frustrated…”

“But Wazu-sama said that she was not Aria.”

“Then that must be the truth.”

“… I feel like I lost.”

“Guh… I can feel Onii-chan and that sow’s conection… not!”

“Is it that there’s something that only Otto-dono understands…?”

“Ooi, I can hear you! There is no meaning in forming a circle!”

When I call out to the girls in their circle, they return to me a bitter smile.

“It seems that you are concerned with the bit only I understood but, even if people impersonating you would appear, I’m confident that I would be able to easily tell them appart.”

The girls feeling happy and with tinges of red in their faces start to fidget embarrassedly after hearing what I said. But suddenly Naminissa’s appearance stiffens as if realising something.

“Nevertheless that woman spoke to Wazu-sama like that and cannot be forgiven.”

Everyone else agrees from the bottom of their hearts and nod in agreement. I also recall those words directed to me.

“Mhh~ Thinking it now that doesn’t bother me anymore… It might be that. I now have you all by my side.”

When I tell them what I think, the girls give broad smiles and come to hugh me tightly. Wait!! We are in public!! People are looking at us!! Let’s be moderate!!

“””””””We will never let go!!”””””””

The girls say that and then hugh me even tighter, and with my free hand I start patting everyone’s head to make them calm down. Afterwards we continued eating.

But where on earth would Aria be?

176 (Tomorrow)