Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

35 – Lady’s Talk (1)

The gentle warmth of the occasional wind blows through our bodies, and the pleasant chords of frogs and insects remind us that summer has arrived. Was informing

On the evening before one of the greatest anniversaries of the empire, the Day of Goryeo, which marks the start of summer, the young lady and I were conducting an exceptionally rough training today in the open field as usual.

Kang, the heavy and sharp sound of each cold weapon colliding echoed around the clearing. Today, he was reviewing how to deal with the same greatswords.

I used Taurus family’s arcane swordsmanship as my main axis, which is good for a greatsword, and I used swordsmanships such as Regula’s coercive breaking technique as a secondary axis.

The gap that creaked between the two axes of swordsmanship was normal if it was ordinary, and flexible if it was flexible.

“When you are under pressure, you only focus on defense. You could have counterattacked with your skills, but you couldn’t because you were distracted from blocking.”

“You! Strange! Swordsmanship! Because you use it! That’s right!”

The girl’s sword strikes with emotion flew several times. The power of the young lady, who has grown more than before, showed off a sword attack that brought strong wind pressure without the help of magical power at a terrifying speed.

Every time he blocked it, his hands felt numb, so he let go of the dangerous-looking trajectory, thinking that his veins were strong.

As the lady’s sword, which she wielded with emotion, showed a neater trajectory as time went on, she had no choice but to let go of all those trajectories.

“Look, you can do it.”

“…Really talkative.”

As I let go of all the swords approaching me, he made a futile expression and sat down on the floor, catching his breath. You must be tired after almost an hour of moving your body roughly and even swinging a large sword.

“I’ll take a break and try again.”

“…Yeah…”

While sitting next to him and taking a little break until he calmed down and thinking about what training to do next, his right shoulder felt a bit heavy.

“…Lady?”

She was leaning on my right shoulder, holding her lap. There was a slightly weary look in her eyes as she turned her head slightly to look at my face.

“…It’s hard, so I’ll lean on you for a bit. It’s uncomfortable…?”

“No, even if you rest, you should rest comfortably. Isn’t the lady uncomfortable?”

“It’s okay. Shoulders are enough. More than that, the sky is very pretty.”

“That’s right. I can see the big summer triangle over there.”

I stared at the sky in silence like a young lady leaning on my shoulder. In the cloudless sky, there was a beautiful view of the summer triangle that would have given me one of my names, countless stars, and a thin crescent moon.

In the quiet clearing, the lady and I looked at the same place as if it wasn’t awkward, and didn’t say anything for a short time.

The lady holding my right arm without saying anything as if the leg she hugged was uncomfortable.

…After coming to the academy, I felt a lot of skinship. Especially after the welcome party.

I turned her head slightly and looked at the young lady.

“Tomorrow is the Festival of Goyang.”

“Yeah. Come to think of it, I haven’t been to a Father’s Day festival since I was eight years old.”

“…Me too…”

An unforgettable day for the two of us. From the day Knight Gliese died and a huge scar was engraved on my chest, both of us thought of Goyang’s Day as just a passing holiday.

“…I can’t go this year because of the final exam…But next year shall we go together?”

Next year, various incidents occur as Lars, the main character of the original work, enters the academy. And of course, like a cliché, there was a story in which Lars and his party got caught up in an incident when they came out to the market during Goyang’s Day, the big event of the empire.

I wanted to say that I shouldn’t go, but who could do that to that voice that seems to be crawling with the courage I don’t have? I nodded and put my hand on top of the one holding my arm.

“Let’s go together next year.”

No matter what.

“Yes, and in this final exam, I will definitely get the top score.”

The young lady clenched her fists like they were on fire and looked like she was about to win the top prize. Except for the holidays we set, he studied and trained hard every day. Do you have anything you want from me?

“I think you have something you want from me.”

“It’s not…But I’d love to.”

I smiled at the expression of the grinning lady, contrary to my feeling that her mouth was corrupt.

So the two of us spent the night promising to attend the Goyang Festival next year.

#

A few weeks have passed since Goyang Day. While Sirius had finished his work and was quietly reading a book in the living room, loud footsteps echoed outside the front door.

“It’s second place again!”

Europe, who came through the front door, sat on the sofa and was grumbling impatiently. I went this morning expecting to be in the top position, but again I was in the second place.

At that sight, Sirius closed the book and tried to enter the room, thinking that he would have to stay as if he was dead in order not to upset her.

“…Where are you going?”

I couldn’t move because my hamstrings trembled as if I had met a beast at the low-pitched voice. As she slowly turned her head to look at her, her mana leaked from her back, manifesting itself in the form of her demon.

Surprised by that appearance, she rubbed her eyes and looked again and couldn’t see it. I wondered if it was an illusion, but the face of the demon I saw earlier was on her face. Upon seeing that face, Sirius’s sixth sense, which had been quiet, resonated.

Hiccup. When the hiccup that comes out when he feels extreme fear came out, he cautiously approached her and stood upright. The chilly atmosphere made me forget that it was summer.

“Sit here.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she took her assigned seat. She sighed at the sight of her sitting upright with her back against the back of her sofa like a soldier sitting in front of her division commander.

“…Lean back on the couch and sit comfortably. Fool.”

As I spoke through her half-closed eyes, I leaned against her back, moving stiffly, and she slipped away and lay down comfortably, resting her head on his thigh.

It was her lap pillow that she hadn’t had since the carriage days.

“Where are you trying to run away? I’m afraid they won’t be able to comfort you.”

“…I didn’t mean to run away…”

“Another excuse. Again.”

“Ouch…”

She lifted her hand and cupped his cheek. She didn’t hurt much, but the tug gave her a tingling sensation, but she said nothing. When she responded that she was in pain, it was she who stroked her puffy cheek.

“…I worked really hard this time…I was sorry that Nefeli made a lot of mistakes during the exam, but I was second…”

“Miss Nefeli wasn’t the chief?”

“…Yeah. Laland got it this time. He looked as ignorant as a bear, but he was smarter than I thought…”

At that, she nodded her head spontaneously. In the original story, when Lars entered the school, one of the three prospects in the second year was mentioned as Laland. The remaining two were, of course, Europa and Nepheli. Between two people who fight together every day, Laland, a normal person, had a good reputation around him.

Remembering that, I stroked Europa’s long blonde hair, which was bathed in the soft summer sunlight.

“Then, he should also win the midterm exam in the second semester. And I told you. He also did well in second place.”

“Yeah…But I can’t convince myself. If I had reduced those few mistakes, I would have been the top player.”

Phew, she said as she let out a deep sigh and twiddled the back of her hair with her Sirius tied up.

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“…Come to think of it, you’ve been growing this hair all along.”

“Yes, you said you like her. I cut my bangs every now and then when it pokes my eye.”

“Isn’t it uncomfortable?”

“It’s okay. I don’t know if it’s in the middle, but I don’t care if it’s this long.”

“Then I’m glad…”

After the last time he said that his hair was stiff, his hair, which he started to manage, became softer, and he liked it.

How much time had passed after touching each other’s hair without speaking for a long time. When a knock was heard at the front door, the two remembered what the other was doing. .

“I…I’ll go and see.”

“That…Yes…”

As he hurried out the front door, he saw the now familiar purple hair and white woolly hair.

“Oh, Sirius? His hair is messy. What happened?”

“Didn’t you just wake up? Well, it’s good for you to take a nap after you’ve done your work.”

Is it because of mood that the light was shining in Shaula’s slightly open red eyes? Nefeli, who was beside him, joined her on the subject Shaulah had said, with her arms crossed and a sullen expression on her face. She treated them normally, thinking that they must be the people who always came.

“It’s just… Well… Let’s just say. What did you two come for?”

“Ah, I’m here to talk to Miss Europa. I’m just here to make a fuss that’s not worth talking about.”

“Since the exams are over, it’s vacation soon, so I came here because I was curious about what to do with each other during vacation.”

Sirius naturally nodded his head and made a gesture as if he was guiding him into the room.

“Then listen…”

“Oh, and since it’s a conversation between women, would you like to go out?”

Ladies Talk. A conversation of pure women who do not interfere with men. Sirius was very wary, probably because he had a protective instinct to stay by his master’s side.

“Even if I shouldn’t hear…”

“Here, go to the capital with 5 pieces of salt, eat something delicious, and come play.”

“I’ll be back.”

It was too much money for him to turn down. He took the 5 salt shoes he received and stepped out of the dormitory.

Seeing that, Shaula said that it was as planned, and Europa tilted her head when she saw her follow her into her room with Nefeli.

“Oh, why are only the two of us coming in?”

“Sirius gave me some pocket money to play outside for a while. Miss Europa, talk to us.”

“What…What are you talking about?”

When Shaulla, who was excited every day with her, approached her with a serious look, Europa, who was sitting on her sofa, shrank. Those red eyes looked scary today.

“What are you going to do with Sirius on vacation?!”

“What…What are you talking about!”

“How far do you plan to go with Sirius!?”

“I…Don’t know! You don’t even need to know that!”

“Right, Shaula, you’ve gone too far. Calm down.”

If it weren’t for Nefeli, who calmed down Shaula by pulling on the hem of her clothes, Europa might have been buried under her. The strength of the excited Shaulah was so great that her tug, Nefeli, pulled with all her might.

“Ah…Sorry. I was so curious and excited…”

“I was really scared…”

“Yes, yes. It was scary, really…”

Neferi approached Europa and calmed her down by stroking her fluffy hair. She felt as if she were touching her wool, and it gave her heart a sense of security.

“Nefeli, your hair is very soft.”

“My dad is worse than me. I’m like wool, but he’s a vine.”

“Ahahahaha, isn’t it an exaggeration to say that it’s a vine?”

“It’s because you can’t see it. Do you want to come over to my house this vacation? You can see how bad it is?”

It would have been ironic if Sirius had seen the scene where the two people who were anxious to bite each other sat next to each other and had a friendly conversation in the original work.

#

Meanwhile, Sirius came out and was sitting in a cafe, drinking grapefruit ade. He obviously came out with a happy heart, but he didn’t find it funny no matter what he did.

“…Something…Not funny…”

When he was alone recently, the feeling of emptiness in the corner of his heart grew, not feeling the sense of loss that the person he had been with every day, Europe, was not by his side.

While stirring the drink with a straw, a piece of grapefruit peel that was attached to the cup as a decoration fell off. Falling apart, he looked at the grapefruit peel and made up his mind.

“Let’s go back.”

He got up from his seat and headed to the place where he was supposed to be, the dormitory. And what came back.

“I went out to play and even gave you money, but did you come back? Please play a little longer. The conversation is getting longer than expected. Hoho”

It was Sirius who felt the desolation of a wanderer without a place to settle in a doorstep with Shaula’s kind words.

Sniff.