CH 244

“Fu …… I’ve calmed down ……”

“Be careful, okay? Milfy gets excited easily, after all ……”

“I’m fine!”

I have no idea what’s going on, but after the fainting, Milfy stood up and replied to Leila-sensei’s words. In the meantime, Helena spoke to me and Makina.

“I’m sorry, being so noisy in the morning. It’s only like this because the other girls haven’t arrived yet, but it’ll be even noisier when they do.”

“Are all the idols girls?”

“No, nowadays boys also put a lot of effort into singing and dancing. That’s why you and Lars can become idols as a set  ……”

“S-Stop it.”

“I’m kidding. The fewer rivals, the better♪.”

Helena chuckles and leads us into a private room, where she invites us in. The room is about eight tatami mats in size, with a table in the center, a mirror and makeup table on the wall, and hangers for hanging costumes.

“It looks like an idol’s waiting room. Oh, the outfit I designed.”

“That’s cute. It’s my favorite♪.”

“I think it’s nice too! Anyway, I envy you, Helena-san’s friends with Lars-san, the designer ……”

“It’s not like he’s going to make me a costume. We’re just a friend, okay♪.”

Helena winked at Milfy, who scratched her head in embarrassment. It seems that this girl really respects Helena. And then Leila-san joins the conversation.

“N-Nevertheless, it’s great that you know each other. The designs of the costumes are really cute for girls to wear. It’s a dream come true for someone as tall as me.”

“I’m glad you said that. Costumes for tall girls. …… There were definitely some of those, too ……”

“Do you have one!?”

“Uwah!? W-Well, in my head.”

“Ugh, I want to see it ……”

As Leila-san and Milfy were very interested in the topic, so I decided to change the subject, thinking that a discussion about costumes was a bad idea.

“We came so suddenly, but is your schedule alright?”

“Yes, we’re going to have private practice from now until noon, and from noon we’re going to have a meeting about today.”

“Yes, yes! That’s right!”

“As expected, since you’ve been doing this since you were ten, so you’re used to it.”

“I guess so♪. But it seems like Makina and the others have been working hard in the guild, so it’s similar. I used to do a little bit of that myself, so I miss it.”

Helena smiles with narrowed eyes. She’s always had a beautiful face, but she’s gotten even more polished. As Makina and Helena were talking about their time at the school, there was a knock at the door.

“Oh, I wonder if it’s the owner? Come in.”

The door opened and a tall, slender man walked in, smiling, and opened his mouth.

“Good morning, Helena-kun! Good luck today too! Leila-san too …… and Milfy-chan is here too. And you two are ……?”

“I’m sorry to bother you.”

“Good morning.”

The man looked at me and Makina quizzically, so I bailed lightly and said hello. I’m not sure if Helena should say it or should I introduce myself, but when she smiled and opened her mouth to say it to the man, Milfy’s eyes lit up and she shouted loudly.

“Kleinert-san! This man is Mr. Lars Irving! I was surprised that he’s Helena-san’s schoolmate!”

Oh, you didn’t have to say unnecessary things, though!? When I shouted in my mind, the man rolled his eyes and looked at me. 

“Wha-!? A-Are you sure?”

“Yeah, well …… Ah, and this is my card.”

“Seriously ……”

The man known as Kleinert-san muttered something indescribable while looking at the card. While handing me back the card, he now looks at Makina’s face and opens his mouth.

“Oh ……!? You’re the girl who was dancing with Helena-kun in the class competition, aren’t you?”

“What!? Oh! Oh, yeah, that’s the person who came to my house as a scout.”

“Oh my god, did you come to be an idol too!? Just in time, Helena is soloing right now, well, you’ve become beautiful! Now, our sign will increase another one!”

“U-Um, I’m ……”

“Don’t worry, you’ll become a top-notch idol in no time with the help of your friend and experienced teacher, Helena-kun–“

“Okay, that’s enough.”

“Fnu ……!?”

I slapped Kleinert-san’s hand, which is insistent on Makina, and made let go of the hand that holding her tightly, and I opened my mouth.

“I don’t know how many more times I have to listen to this exchange in this short time. We’re adventurers, so we won’t be an idol. I won’t design costumes until we’ve decided on the exact commission and reward! Okay?”

When I said that, Kleinert-san and Milfy nodded their heads in a cold sweat and sat down in their chairs quietly, and Helena opened her mouth.

“Geez, please don’t do anything that will embarrass my friends, okay? The two of them are not interested in this kind of thing.”

“Muu …… what a waste …… Lars-kun, you could definitely be popular too …….”

“N-Now, now, you can’t force them.”

When Leila-san chided him, Kleinert-san sagged. Well, that’s not going to change no matter what, so give me a break. Then Kleinert-san looks up and says to me 

“Now that you mention it, do you design costumes for us when there’s a request?”

“Yeah, I’ve been turning them down lately because of my training, but now that I’ve moved to the Royal Capital, I can do them when I have time. Can you get in touch with Leor-san?”

“I can manage that. All right, then, I’ll write to him as soon as I can! You can relax and take your time!”

“Thank you very much!”

Makina thanked him, and as he put his hand on the door, Kleinert-san put his hand in his pocket and came back.

“Since you’re already here, I hope you’ll take the opportunity to see Helena in all her glory. Here’s your ticket, it’s for this evening, so come and see it! Bye!”

“…… Is it okay?”

“Y-Yes, I think so. But please note that tickets sold today can only be used today to prevent fraud.”

“That seems to be the case, Lars. It’s my day off today, so let’s go and see it.”

“I guess so. We have to see Helena play an active role.”

“Fufu, sure, why not? I’ll give you a time you won’t lose! Just kidding♪.”

“I wonder if Milfy-chan will be there?”

“Ugghhh …… Makina-san …… that’s the part you mustn’t say ……”

After that, I talked with Helena for a while, but I didn’t want to ruin her rehearsal time, so we left the theater.

“She said she’d come visit us on her day off! I’m looking forward to it, I want to introduce her to my master too.”

“I wonder if I can cook something. By the way, I wonder if Basleigh-sensei knows it?”

“If they remember the class competition commentation ……”

“I think they’ll remember it.”

That commentating was very intense, after all.

We went to the shopping district to find a place to have lunch, but it seemed like there were even more people than in the morning.

“There’s a lot of people here ……”

“They seem to be in a hurry, I wonder what happened?”

When I was thinking that there were more normal residents than adventurers, I was approached by a familiar face.

“Lars and Makina!”

“Hey, it’s Roy. Aren’t you taking any requests today?”

“…… I’m currently doing a request. If you guys have time, could you help me?”

“What’s wrong?”

When Makina tilted her head, Roy nodded his head and opened his mouth.

“I’ve heard that a little girl has disappeared since dawn, and her mother has requested to look for her. She’s called Chelle, have you seen her?”

“Chelle ……?”

I think that was the name of the girl with the bonsai in the park ……?

A case happens now? How will it end?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Well, that’s reasonable.”

Various flags have been happening now, but collecting them shouldn’t be too late ……

“I wonder if she’ll be okay ……”