Chapter 221 - 221: Date! Date... Date....? EGG! (1/2)
”You know...” Ruby's cold voice could be heard all around. Currently, she was being held by Victor like a princess, and her hair was messy from the wind.
”Hmm?” Victor looked at Ruby a little as he continued walking.
”When you mentioned a Date, I was expecting something more normal...”
”...”
”Something like going to the movies, or going to the amusement park, maybe going to an aquarium and seeing those fatty fish that are there to be the center of attention.”
”Maybe we could go to that aquarium that has arctic animals.”
”...But...” Ruby's body seemed to be shaking a little, and she suddenly lets go of Victor and looks at the man with an irritated look.
”Why are we here!?”
”Here where?” Victor flashed a small smile.
A vein pops in Ruby's head, and she says, ”In the middle of the North Pole! Why are we in this place!?”
Despite being in one of the coldest regions on the planet, Ruby didn't seem to be bothered by the cold. The same applied to Victor, who was standing there in his usual suit, and even his clothes didn't seem to be affected by the weather.
Her voice seemed to be so loud that it shocked some animals around.
”Oh, you scared the penguin.” Victor chuckled a little when he saw a fat penguin drop by surprise and looked at them with a look that said:
”What the fuck was that?”
Victor's attention was caught by that penguin, and he started watching it with a curious look.
Several veins started popping in Ruby's head, and she spoke in a cold voice:
”Forget about that damned penguin!”
”But it's a penguin! An endangered creature, look how handsome he is, look at his PlayBoy pose!” Victor had a smile that looked like a child's.
”...” Ruby was a little surprised to see this side of Victor.
”Look, there's a seal too!”
”What?” Ruby looked where Victor pointed.
”EGG?” The seal looked at Victor and Ruby suspiciously.
”...” What the fuck? Did this seal just say 'egg'?
Ruby and Victor look at each other, they nod, and soon a tactical agreement seemed to form between the two, and as if they were in sync on a level completely unknown to ordinary beings, they made a move!
… They slowly approached the seal.
And they could see that it was a white seal.
”Oh, it's a Lobodon carcinophagus.” Ruby flashed a small smile when she saw the seal.
”... A what?” Victor's brain seemed to go into a short circuit for a few seconds since he didn't even know how to pronounce that word correctly.
”Lobodon carcinophagus.”
”...Okay, Google. Explain to me what you just said.” He spoke in a way like he was talking to the voice assistant.
”...” Ruby's eyes twitched a little when she heard what Victor said, but she took it as a joke and said:
”She is part of a species of seal called crabeater seals.”
”Oh, so they eat crabs?” That was a logical thought. After all, look at their name.
”...Of course not, despite having those names, they don't eat crabs.”
”In the region that we are in, it is a region that is very scarce for food, so normally, they eat krill.”
”Oh... Krill, huh?” Victor touched his chin as he seemed to be thinking about something.
”EGG?” The seal looked at Victor and Ruby again.
”...” The whole place was silent.
”... Pfft...” Victor felt like laughing since he just couldn't resist the seal's expression and the way she said 'EGG'.
Cough.
Victor coughs a little in an attempt to distract his laughter, then he says:
”Is she a seal or something? Why does she have this weird sound?”
”...I- I do not know...” Ruby's voice was a little shaky.
”Hmm?” Victor looked at Ruby, and for a few seconds, he could see Ruby's face like a girl who was trying to hold back her laughter.
”!!!” Ruby quickly turns around and looks away.
”Oh...” Victor's smile grew a little.
She wouldn't show a shameful expression again!
The first time was when she let her guard down, and that could be considered a mistake.
The second time… It was similar to the first time. She let her guard down because she thought Victor was going to be late, and she exhibited that pathetic sight.
But! This time, she won't make the same mistake! To err is normal and, as a philosopher she doesn't remember the name said:
”All beings can make mistakes, but we must learn from that mistake and not make the same mistake again.”
He was a wise man, he understood the world, and his words contained wisdom.
Ruby wouldn't make the same mistake again!
”Hey, Hey, Ruby. Look at this.”
As if she were a seasoned actress, the woman's face turned cold as ice, and soon she looked at Victor:
”Hmm?”
Victor was holding the seal in his arms while the animal was thrashing around like a madman.
”EGG, EGG, EGGGG!”
”D-Darling... Pfft.” She was trying to ask Victor to release the animal. After all, he can't do that! They are rare, you know!?
But as if he were an experienced trainer, Victor slowly touched the seal's head and stroked the seal's head.
The seal's entire body shook as if it had been shocked and suddenly:
”EGGGGGGG~”
”...... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!”
Ruby tried her best to hold back her laughter, but in the end, she couldn't! She failed in the teaching of that philosopher she does not remember.
”...” Victor showed a small smile when he saw Ruby laughing like a little girl while holding her belly.
”Look, Look, Ruby.”
”...H-Hmmm?”
Victor takes the seal's two front paws and lifts it up in a way as if he is using the seal as a puppet.
”Lady Ruby, I'm your humble seal, you can call me...”
”EGGG?” The seal was wondering why Victor stopped petting her, but that's not what it looked like to Ruby:
”HAHAHAHAHAHAH~!” She laughed as she pointed at the seal.
”EGGG?”
”HAHAHAHAH! …This is so stupid-... PFFT... A seal that says 'EGG'... HAHAHAHAHAHA!” All of her cold behavior was thrown to the wind, and she looked like just a teenager who was laughing at something stupid.
”...” Victor displayed a gentle smile when he saw Ruby's expression. He thought that this expression was something he would remember forever, considering it was very rare for her to show that side to anyone.
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