Chapter 156 (1/2)
We were now walking down a corridor of the academy after leaving our box.
We were walking at a brisk pace.
“Oi, where are we going!? Tell me already!”
After the loli dragon obediently followed after me, her pride took hold of her like usual and she was now demanding I tell her where we were going.
I would’ve liked to leave her with the noble mage, but I didn’t have time to find him. I’m afraid she’s going to cause problems at the castle.
“We’ll be going to the castle soon. They’ll have many delicious sweets there so please be patient.”
“Do you think I can be so easily persuaded by food?”
“The sweets at the castle are extremely delicious.”
“…are you making fun of me?”
“I’m not making fun of you. I was the one that asked you to come with so I don’t want you getting mad or upset. Unless, of course, you want me to tease you. If so, I’ll gladly do so and won’t hold back.”
“….”
“So, please, be quiet.”
“…hmph.”
After speaking more emphatically, the loli dragon fell silent.
“By the way, was I interrupting?”
“What do you mean?”
“W-Why were you and the dragon together?”
“Ah, she’s Lord Fahren’s guest.”
“…really?”
“Yeah, I just met her this morning in the carriage Lord Fahren sent to pick me up.”
“S-S-So that’s why!”
“Yep.”
A smile appeared on Ester-chan’s face.
She really has an easy to understand personality.
But there is something different about her. Physically, she’s changed her hairstyle. She normally wears her hair straight down, but today, she has two blonde twintails. As expected, a blonde loli looks great with twintails. I don’t know how to describe what I’m feeling.
“Your new hairstyle looks good.”
“Eh!?”
“I really do think it looks wonderful.”
I told her my real feelings without even thinking about it.
I don’t think I could ever dislike a blonde twin-tailed loli.
“….”
Her face turned bright red and she started playing with the ends of her hair. Her gaze slowly moved towards her feet and she slowly started walking faster. I had to increase my pace to keep up with her.
I guess she’s embarrassed.
She’s so cute.
“L-Let’s go to the carriage!”
I could only see the back of her head but I could see even her ears had turned scarlet.
She may act rashly at times, but a blonde twin-tailed loli is unbelievably cute.
A twin-tailed loli can commit no sin.
After leaving the box seats and walking through the corridors of the school, we reached the outside courtyard. From there, we walked through one of the gardens towards the main gate. There seemed to be more people than usual, but I guess that’s due to today being the first day of the conference. I continued walking as I was sandwiched between two lolis.
That’s when I noticed a large crowd gathering ahead of us.
The crowd was gathered around a stage that had been set up along the street. It was some kind of impromptu stage that was designed to be quickly set up and taken down. There’s probably going to be actors or a singer performing.
There was a steady rhythm echoing down the street towards us.
“What…is that?”
The person that answered was the loli bitch ahead of me.
“That’s the stage where the Magic Knights will perform.”
“They need a stage?”
“They do this every year to improve the public’s opinion of them.”
“I see.”
“Yep! Let’s go watch!”
Even in this world, government organizations must keep up good relations with the public. It’s kind of like the JDF putting on an air show. Based on what Ester-chan said, this seems to be a regular occurrence.
Whatever their show is, it seems to be very successful. It’s hard to tell just by looking, but I’d say there are nearly a thousand people gathered in the streets.
It actually reminds me of the crowd that would form whenever a guy brought an adult magazine to class.
“….”
“W-What’s wrong?”
“Oh, nothing….”
Come to think of it, I haven’t had a chance to experience this world’s adult entertainment.
While walking along the street towards the crowd, I was looking up at the stage trying to see what was going on. As we got closer, I was able to see several men playing instruments with a lone woman at the centre of the stage.
The stage itself resembled a bandstand. I know stage shows like this exist based off what Edita Sensei told me. At the very least I want to be able to admire the face of the girl up there.
Wait a minute.
“Uh….”
I inadvertently let my voice out.
“W-What’s wrong?”
“Isn’t that Sophie-san?”
“…eh?”
She was unexpectedly making her idol debut. She was singing a song while casting her charm over the crowd. If I look carefully, the crowd consists mainly of commoners but those closest to the stage were mostly nobles.
“…i-it really is her.”
Ester-chan also spotted her after I pointed her out.
She muttered her name while looking very surprised.
“She seems to be singing.”
And it actually sounds good.
“Oi, what are you both talking about?”
“But that girl is the daughter of a noble family. What is she thinking putting on a display like that in front of a bunch of commoners? I wonder if Earl Bitch knows she’s doing this.” (TN: For those that have forgotten, Sophie’s real name is Cyan Bitch. So her father is Earl Bitch. Seriously.)
“If he doesn’t, isn’t that kind of like your adventuring career, Ester-san?”
“T-That’s not the same!”
“….”
She must not do this often based on Ester-chan’s reaction.
But Sophie seemed to be enjoying herself on stage. And there were several people in the crowd chanting “Cyan-sama~.” Whenever someone yelled out her name, she’d spin on the spot, point at them and wink.
The crowd seemed to really be enjoying the show.