81 Another Story: Abandoned Princes and Wolf Girls 03 (1/2)
”Are you dissatisfied with your meal?
”... no. Look, you know what I mean.”
A few days had passed since Acrylic entered the Western Hall where Algard lived to steal.
Since then, Algardo has been present at the Acrylic dining table. Algardo brought in an acrylic meal, tasted poisonous, and then served the acrylic portion, but how long had we been surrounding the meal together?
At first, soup was the main meal, but after I found out that acrylic was fine, I started serving regular meals. It was so delicious that I had never eaten any of the meals, it was an acrylic that I was disappointed in, but I've been eating it a lot lately.
It was only a meal to fill the hunger at first, but the margin of being able to take a meal without even being hungry was starting to make acrylics care about people's gaze.
Algardo was eating beautifully in front of the disappointing acrylic, because it was one of the causes. Algard's meal must have been beautiful and he fell in love with it by accident. Then acrylics also stop disappointing and try to eat with Algardo's appearance.
”That's good.”
”... is this satisfying Al's interest?
Algard said he wanted to know about acrylics as a condition of being here, but he hasn't taken any action to make it clear to acrylics yet.
It was a word that came out of that question, but Algardo stops his dietary hand and wipes his mouth with a cloth towel.
”Right. Looks like the acrylic and a lot of nervousness have been removed. First......”
Feeding it, or the acrylic frown stops by. I realized I had been caught eating since I was told.
Still, I don't go back to what I ate. If you don't fight back, you'll never get hungry. With that in mind, Acrylic was surprised no matter what he said, and now it's time for me to get up.
”Let's study.”
”... study?
”Ah. It's from the public language of the Kingdom of Palettia.”
Acrylic tilted his neck without knowing what it meant. I wonder why I'm talking about studying.
”I don't know what that means, that's your face.”
……
”In the first place. We don't know each other in detail. The language makes sense, but it is also natural that cultures differ if countries are different. In order to do this, we need to get to know each other. As a prerequisite, I'm just asking you to learn these words to make it easier to communicate.”
”So you're telling me the words...?
I wonder why you do that.
That's the kind of question that comes to mind in acrylic breasts. Algard seems to be even more serious about it, which in turn deepens acrylic perplexity.
”At the end of the day, I will gain. I don't want to study even if they kill me, if you say so, I won't force you...”
”And it's not like I don't want to!
”Right. Then let's take a post-meal break and start class for the day. You'll be bored even when you're in the room. I've got homework for you, too, so you'll be free. You can even read a book if you remember the words. I don't think acrylics can hurt you, either.
”A book... do you have such a fancy product...?
”Hmm? Well, it's true that a book is somewhat expensive, but it's not an amount that even civilians can't reach. That's the general story in this country.... I don't know what's going to happen.”
……
Finally, Algard leaned down and whispered to mock himself. Acrylic ears even pick up such an Algard grunt.
That bothered me, but when I realized that Algard had a face I had never seen before, the acrylic shut its mouth.
”Acrylic,” it says in the letter of this country.
”Now... my name?
”That's right. You could write more beautifully if you practice.”
Run the pen and let Algardo show you an example and write it down on the acrylic.
Words make sense, so Algardo makes them teach and write down meaning while translating from simple words to acrylics. Repeat the task of having the pronunciation written down as well.
Acrylic is running his pen like he said it was fun to be able to study. I haven't been able to hide that ear and tail moving in a good mood, and Algard loosens his mouth naturally.
”Are you having fun?
”Yeah!”
Acrylic answers Algard's query with momentum. Then, the acrylic looks up at Algardo like he's pissed off. Feeling the smile of Algard's gaze, Acrylic turns his face red and turns away.
Algardo leaks a laugh at how such acrylics look.
”Wow, don't laugh!
”I'm sorry....... hey acrylic”
”Already... what?
”Do you mind if we talk a little bit about the future?
”... future stories?
Algard stopped laughing and tightened his expression. Acrylic, who saw that change in Algard's expression, also tightened his expression.
The gentle air until earlier disappears, and the breathtaking feeling of tension that seems to draw my throat becomes full.
”We're talking about what acrylics are going to do.”
…………
”I invited you as a guest, even though it was in front of the building. I want to know what you want to do.”
”What do you want to do...”
”I don't know what happened when you came in here to steal. I see there's something stuck in the wings.”
To Algard's words, Acrylic chooses silence by pulling his lips together.
Nor does it look like he cared about the silence of the acrylic, Algardo continues.
”Fortunately, this is the border. It would be nice if you looked forward to a peaceful life. If you have somewhere you want to go, I'll help you go for it.”
”... how can you get that far?
”Right...... Tell us why, but we don't know each other's circumstances. The environment in which I grew up is different. I don't think it makes sense where we talked about it.”
”... Aren't you going to talk because you don't know?
”Even though we don't know if we can understand each other?
Algardo's eyes are narrowed for acrylic inquiries. If I could look into those crimson eyes, I would suffer so much that my acrylic breath would become clogged.
”It's a fantasy, such as telling everything and you can understand it. No matter how many words you exhaust, no matter how many thoughts you speak, you can't overlap them all. You only need to know that I have a reason to do it.”