389-Alfredo, sightings information?




 
 In the dining room, Alecia and Ra-chan greeted Aegal, Natasha, and Luna in the dining room.

''I'm sorry that we had to interrupt you later.

It's a pleasure to have the pleasure of communicating with Lady Alecia, daughter of House Lean Grande.

 This way, we already knew each other, and we had no role to play, so we sat on the couch in the dining room.

'Eric's sister?'

Yes, my name is Luna.

 While Alecia was having a dour conversation with an adult, Ra-chan was having a conversation with Eric's sister, Luna.

'How old are you?'

I'm 13 years old.

You're nine years ahead of me!

...Yes.

 We don't have any difficult greetings, but Luna asks questions and Luna answers them freely.

 Normally Luna-san is a quiet person, but this time she is even less talkative than usual.

 She is probably not sure how to deal with Lah-chan, who is a duchess and younger than her.

'Luna-san, you're in a bit of a pickle.

I'm not very good with little kids or anything like that.

 Smiling and muttering, Sister Elinora, who was also sitting on the sofa, replied.

 As expected of a good friend, she seems to understand Luna-san.

''Heh, but a kid like me can handle it, right?''

Al doesn't feel like a kid, so he's the exception.

 When I said that, sister Elinora snickered.

 What's that? That makes it sound like I'm not a child.

 You're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them.

 I'm not convinced that I'm excluded from that framework.

You're a child, too. I'm only three years older than you and Rahul.

'Maybe so, but describing Al as a child is going to be a bit jarring,'

 Even brother Silvio says such terrible things.

''If you want me to treat you like a little more of a child, you should do something about your cocky mouth and your piercing appearance.

The way you're sitting there, it's very imposing and pompous.

 Um, what is that? I'm the two people who just sit on the couch and say things that don't make sense to me.

 I've never heard or been told that I'm not childlike in the way I sit. I wish they would treat me more like a child and spoil me.

 As we were chatting like that, Ra-chan, who was in the greeting circle, came over.

 The fact that the maids nearby didn't blame her means that she must have been able to put some closure on the conversation.

 Luna-san doesn't seem to have a sense of distance either, and it would be impossible for a four year old to have a long conversation with an adult.

''Hey, does Al have a big sister too?''

I am. And you're here for your brother, too.

 Beside me, Brother Silvio chuckled, "It's terrible to be attached to you," but I was getting back at him for saying I was being pushy or something.

''It's nice to meet you, I'm Elinora, Alfried's sister.

This is my brother, Silvio.

 When Sister Elinora, who was beside me, put on her cat and greeted me along with Brother Silvio, Ra-chan rolled her eyes and looked at me.

 Then, she stared at my face intently, just as she did earlier.

 However, it's probably because I was warned by Alecia earlier. Ra-chan took a beat as if to swallow something and then smiled.

'I'm Ra-chan. It's nice to meet you!

Yeah, it's nice to meet you too.

 What is it about me that makes a four-year-old who says things clearly swallow the words?

 But there is a proper resemblance, you know? 

 Halfway through, I'm halfway through telling myself that Ra looks up at me.

'Hey, Al,'

Hmm? What's going on?

You were in King's Landing the other day, right?

 I was smiling, but the words that popped out of Ra's mouth made me keep a straight face for a moment.

'Huh? Has Al been to King's Landing recently?

'After you went to Kagura, you went to Silford territory and you didn't.

 Sister Elinora and Brother Silvio, who were listening to Ra-chan's words nearby, said in wonder.

 Perhaps Ra-chan is referring to the time when we transitioned to the royal capital before Eric's territory.

 At that time, I'm not clear, but Ra-chan has been able to see me, you know.

 That's not good. But we shouldn't be in a hurry to rag on him here.

 It's only that Ra-chan only eyed me one way for a moment, we didn't even have a conversation, and there's no third party eyewitness testimony or record of my entry into the royal capital.

 If I cut the shira off, I can get over the fact that Ra-chan saw it wrong.

''Hmm, I haven't been to King's Capital since the Noble Exchange Party, though...''

Oh, no!

When did you say you saw someone like me?

Hmm, that was before the summer, right?

'Yes. I haven't seen it, but the day Lord Rana said that was two months ago.

 When Ra-chan turns around, the attendant maid says as if to remind her.

 Yeah, that was when I transitioned to King's Landing in batch.

''You must have mistaken me for sister Elinora.

You wouldn't mistake me for someone this beautiful, would you?

 Rah-chan, the way you say it hurts me so hard.

 But I don't have any bad intentions, so I don't mind it.

I was back here by then, so there was no way I was mistaken.

 Sister Elinora has a surprisingly good memory.

 This is where I'm going to vanish from the conversation, so please don't get into it.

'Then you're probably looking at it wrong. There are a lot of kids with brown hair.

 It might stand out if she had beautiful black hair like Saara's or red hair like Alecia's, but there are quite a few people with brown hair.

'Mmm, but it was definitely Al who went into that alleyway! I'm not mistaken!

 I say softly, as if to admonish her, but Raa puffs out her cheeks in frustration.

 Yeah, it's certainly not a mistake, and it's me, but that's going to cripple my life from here on out, so let's just call it a mistake.

 It pains me to call a small child a liar, but I also have a peaceful life that I can't give up.

 As I'm heartbroken, Elinora sister murmurs meaningfully.

''...Back alley?''

What's going on, sis?

I thought I saw Al in an alleyway in Kikka not long before that.

 Perhaps remembering from Ra-chan's words, Sister Elinora began to look back at the past again.

''We've talked about that before, and I told you it wasn't.''

'Yes, but my sense is that Al was definitely over there.

 There is nothing logically persuasive about these words. But it's frightening because it's so accurate.

"There's an alleyway full of Al?

 Children are truly terrifying.

 Ra-chan has hit on the exact contradictions in my life that occur as I move from place to place in transition.

 I was quite upset inside, but I'm used to this level of shaking on a regular basis.

 I shut off the muscles in my face that are tense with tension and try my best to make my usual expression.

'I won't be popping up like a rat like that.

But still, yes.

 My way of saying this may have hit the nail on the head, but Brother Silvio chuckles.

 I feel like he imagined something rude.

''Haha, it would be fun if Al came up!

 Rah said that too, but this one is cute, so I'll forgive her.