CH 259

“Hmmm, today’s cheeseburger ……!”

“I was wondering how garlic would work with tomato sauce, but it goes well with it.”

“……”

“What’s the matter, Lars. You look dazed.”

“Do I look like that? I thought I fixed it.”

“Are you tired? Well, this sister will give you a massage as thanks for the cheeseburger!”

“Haha.”

“Why did you laugh at that!?”

I added a little more to the little snow tiger begging for a hamburger at my feet, and faked the fact that I wasn’t listening to her. Incidentally, Sephiro is outside in the garden to feed on horse manure fertilizer and pond water.

Aside from that, should I go running to Lux, who’s in a pinch? Wouldn’t that get my dad and the others in trouble? These thoughts keep going around in my head, and I ended up having dinner with a vague feeling that I still had no answer.

“Oh, by the way–“

“I’m sorry, Basleigh-sensei, I think I’m not feeling well after all. Makina, I’ll go take a rest first.”

“Ah, okay, I’ll take care of the dishes …… Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’ve been busy lately, so I might be tired. I’m going to take a break from the tamer facilities too.”

“Eh ……”

I saw Makina get up from her chair out of the corner of my eye, and I went back to my room. I lay down on my bed and stared at the ceiling, pondering.

If I were a child, I’d probably go into it without thinking too much, like I did with Sarge. In the past, my feelings were pulled by my physical age, but as I’ve gotten older and synchronized with the mind of my previous life, I’ve been able to make calm decisions, but I also feel like I have conflicts.

“……”

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“–rs”

I can hear a voice? This voice is Makina’s …… I don’t know when I fell asleep, or even what time it was. However, sleepiness keeps coming to me, so I try to sleep as it is, but–

“Lars, wake up ……?”

“Uh ……”

I move my eyelids at the sound of Makina’s anxious voice. I can’t just sleep with the girl I love making this kind of noise. When I raised my upper body, Makina that just finished her bath and Sephiro stood beside the bed and looked at me. My heart aches at the relieved expression on Makina’s face.

“I was asleep before I knew it. What’s wrong?”

“Er, Lars, are you worried about something recently? …… No, I’m not going to beat around the bush, you’re worried about the thing with Lux-kun, right?”

“……”

Makina says that since that day, I’ve been talking less and less, and I’ve been more absent-minded. I smiled and opened my mouth, thinking that she could tell.

“Haha, I see. You can tell, as expected.”

“Aren’t you going to Glasco territory?”

“I don’t think Lux would do such a thing. But Basleigh-sensei said that he had actually committed a crime. So I was wondering what I could do if I went.”

I said honestly.

“Lux’s story “may or may not be true”. If I get involved carelessly, I might get Makina and Dad and the others in trouble.”

“……”

Makina looks me in the eye and listens in silence. There is no denial or affirmation, and I think she intends to listen until the end. But I’m going to end it early. There’s no need to make her keep me company with a problem that has no answer, after all.

“Well, it looks like it’s a long way to Glasco territory, so we won’t be going there. I’m sorry for worrying you, but I’ll be fine tomorrow–“

“Are you okay with that, Lars?”

“What?”

As I was about to end the conversation, Makina said something, and I asked her back.

I was surprised, because I thought that with Makina’s personality, she would either start talking about going to help Lux, or she would say that I was heartless.

“I understand what you’re saying about the trouble it might cause me and your father. I know what you mean about that possibility too. But I’m sure this has happened before. When Verna-sensei disappeared, when she went to Sarge’s mountain, when Luciel was kidnapped, and the time at the Oriola territory. “It might be cause problem to others”, but with the help of many people, Lars was able to solve the problem.”

“Yes, but ……”

“If that’s the case, why don’t you go help Lux-kun ……? Normally, you’d say that the minister has privileges and drag Basleigh-sensei along with you.”

You seem to have a very forceful image of me, I smiled and thought back to the part where I was asked “Why? Would it bother Dad, Makina, or Basleigh-sensei? But Makina is right, this kind of thing has happened a lot.

I won’t go …… Do I have an implicit reason why I don’t want to go?

“Maybe Lux-kun is not the wrong …….”

“……!”

When Makina told me this, I thought of a reason.

What is it? As I said earlier, and as Makina just said, “Lux may or may not have done something wrong”.

If I rush in and Lux is really evil, he will be sentenced to capital punishment. I thought somewhere in my mind that I should not meet him if that was the case.

“I’m …….”

“…… Lars?”

“Thank you, Makina. I’m going to try to get to Glasco territory. I’m going to find out what Lux is involved in. That’s my girlfriend, It’s always Makina who has my back.”

“Lars ……!”

When I said that, Makina nodded with a smile, took my hand and continued.

“That’s what I’m talking about! It’s not like Lars to be worrying about it, after all. We’re grown up now, so let’s go without thinking about the trouble.”

“Yeah. We’ll start preparations tomorrow.”

“Yes! …… But first ……”

“Hmm.”

Makina closed her eyes and brought her face close to mine. I can’t remember the last time we were alone except when we were walking around town. I brought my face close to hers, and just as our lips were about to come together–

“Makina-chan, how is Lars-kun–?”

As always, and as if she had planned it, Basleigh-sensei opened the door with great force. Normally, this would be the end of the story and Makina would be disappointed, but this time it was different.

“!’

“Gofu ……!?? Sephiro-kun …… why ……”

“!!”

As if by surprise, he struck Basleigh-sensei in the stomach and when she was in a crooked position, she was wrapped up in a branch and taken out of the room.

“♪”

Sephiro waved the remaining branches and walked out the door, closing it behind him as if he were taking his time. Makina and I were stunned, and the atmosphere was ruined.

“Nn ……”

It’s been a while since we’ve kissed.

…… Okay, I’ll have to tell Basleigh-sensei and Fath-san that we’re going to Glasco territory.

Putting aside the royal capital for the moment, we’re going to Glasco territory next!

Is the story going to be heavy after that?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Well, growing up can be surprisingly restrictive.”

They’re not going to be reckless, right?

“It’s one thing to take a big gamble with your life.”

It’s a little light coming from an immortal like you ……