Ha-ha-ha, it's Al.

　Rah hugged me with an innocent smile. This causes Eric to giggle and pull away.

　With that, the crisis of my chastity goes away, but I feel like a new danger has arrived again.

　So, Ra-chan, you were a nobleman after all.

　I had expected it when I first met her, though, looking at her well-tailored clothes and the sister who came to pick her up in the carriage. Now she's wearing a pale light blue frilly dress. The frilly and twin-tails sway and look very pretty.

''So Al was a nobleman too...''

　I can't take it too seriously when someone says that to me so happily.


　However, it seems that Rah-chan's big sister is not so happy about it.

''Hey!　Don't hug someone you don't know!

　I caution her to scold me.

　Hearing this, Ra-chan removes his hand from my arm and replies with an innocent look on his face.

''This isn't our first meeting, okay?''

What?

　I couldn't gauge the meaning of Ra-chan's wordy words, and Ra-chan's sister looked at me like she wanted me to explain it to her.

　I explained, neatly fixing my jacket that had shifted because of Eric.

　That I was working with Ra-chan, who was lost on the south main street of the royal capital a few days ago.

　When I told him that Ra-chan was lost, Ra-chan puffed out her cheeks and pouted, "That's not true.

　That's right. When I corrected her that this big sister was lost, Ra-chan nodded with satisfaction.

　Her sister seemed to understand that and smiled bitterly about it.

'So you have taken care of my sister, then. Thank you. I'm sorry, I didn't realize it until now, and when I asked her about that day, she only told me that Onii-chan played with her...''

　Rah's sister bowed her head deeply, looking apologetic.

　Then she looks up and scratches her cheek with her finger in embarrassment.

''No, it's okay. It was fun too.''

''........I see. I'm sorry that my sister is causing you trouble. By the way, may I have a few minutes of your time?

　He smiled and said that with a smirk.

　What is it? My eyes aren't smiling at all.

　I don't feel like something good is definitely going to happen.

　But I feel like I can't say no to my sister because she would want to check how she was doing that day and whether she was in danger or not.

'Oh, yes. It's okay.

　I managed to stifle a giggle and replied.

''Well then, go to the terrace over there.

　As I say this, Ra's sister flutters her brown hair, which looks golden.

　I start walking after her.

　Huh, we're going to the terrace again. I hope it doesn't turn into a long conversation like before.

'Ah!　Are you and your sister Al playing alone?　It's not fair!

No, sir. I'm just going to talk to you for a little while. I'll be back in a minute and you can have your little wide-eyed brother over there playing with you.

　I feel like I've been told strangely coldly just about the part where I'm not. Is it just my imagination? I'm sure I didn't do anything to make her hate me. Let's pretend it's my imagination.

'Oh, you mean me!

　Eric looked at Ra-chan with a confused voice.

　Ra-chan looked at Eric and said with a sly smile.

'Ehehe, let's play with your blind brother!

　What do I do? I'd rather see how Eric responds to Ra-chan than talk to me on the terrace.

''I'm going to need you to come over here a minute early.

Okay.



　The terrace overlooks the Duke of Leengrande's gardens. If it was daytime, you would have a beautiful view of the lush greenery, but it's nighttime now.

　There is not a single cloud in the sky, and thanks to the moonlight that illuminates the evening darkness and the light sources set up all over the place, it shows a different landscape.

　On another terrace at a certain distance, a noble man and woman, who looked like a couple, were huddled together, quietly watching the moon.

　There are no words, but a good atmosphere that even I could understand.

　Maybe even words of praise are tactless in this beautiful scene.

　They look up at the sky in silence.

　I looked at it and thought, oh, I wonder if a lunar eclipse is going to happen.

　If I were an adult, I'd be drinking wine while watching this spectacle, but I'm a seven-year-old. I'm at the age where drinking is forbidden in this world.

　Before I was born into this world, I was an adult and enjoyed drinking, so I couldn't help but feel the urge to drink when there is a delicious meal like this.

　Ah, I'm sure that meat would go well with red wine....

'Are you listening to me for a minute?'

　When I'm thinking about that, an irritated voice calls out to me, bringing me back to reality.

'You were the only man who was working with Rana that day, right?

　When I say Rana, in this case, of course, I'm probably referring to Ra-chan. She narrows her eyes and shoots me a look.

''That's right. And later, we had one of our maids with us.'

　Why should I be subjected to this kind of interrogation?
　I'd rather be in a position to be thanked.

Yeah. So it's your fault that Rana started using strange words that day!

...What?




　× X X X


What's your brother's name?

　Rana asks Eric with a carefree smile on her face.

''It's ... Eric.''

　Eric replied to that in what seemed like a curt manner, but Lana didn't care.

'What's your favourite food?'

　The question was out of curiosity that the friend who was friends with Al in Rana (it seemed to him) must be an interesting person too, but there was no way Eric was going to find that out.

　It's also a sign that he's not used to the idea of taking care of a child, though, when he's even trying to guess the intentions of a four-year-old boy.

''It's ... meat.''

What's your least favorite food?

　There was a slight pause as Eric was a little embarrassed by this question.


'..........vegetables.

...just like me!

...Yeah, same thing.


　× X X X



"You're the reason Rana started calling her maids 'crappy maids' and saying things like 'messy' and 'cookies' for sweets!

　She suddenly shouted a howl.

　At the sound of her voice, the couple who were looking at the moon on the remote terrace reacted with a jolt and furtively disappeared as if they were amused.

　.......I certainly have an idea of what a bad maid is.

　She must have learned it when me and Ra-chan teased Meena.

　The maids in Ra-chan's mansion must have been surprised to suddenly be called a spoiled maid.

　But I didn't remember saying the word troublesome to my face....

　Was she picking up on my mumbling voice? Or did I say it while chatting as we walked, or while standing in line at a food truck?

　As for the cookies, I adamantly deny that it wasn't my fault.

　It was Meena who was blowing up the cookie story while I was standing in line at the stall. This is not my fault. It's Meena's fault.

'And lately, she's been telling me to do tricks to make the cookies disappear or something reckless.

　I'm sorry. It is definitely my fault for that.

''I'm at the age where I want to be pampered.

Are you kidding me?

　I wondered if I couldn't fool them a little bit while I softened the air, but they stared at me.

　Why are women so afraid of this? I wish I didn't stare so much.

　As I smiled bitterly, she let out a loud sigh.

''Huh, well, okay. It sounds like you had such a good time that day. I'll pay attention to your weird words every time you say them.

Excuse me.

'I don't know if I'll ever see you again, but you'll have to watch your language in front of her.

　She jabbed her finger at me with a bishoujo and went back to the venue.

　Well, it's only a short period of time that I'll be staying in the King's Capital, so I don't think I'll run into her that often.

　As I was thinking that, she came back with a cutlass.

　What is it? I'm not sure if she has any more complaints.

'Come to think of it, I haven't told you my name yet. My name is Sherka-Misfeed. I'm a member of a duke family that has supported this country since the founding days.''

　........why are we getting involved with the dukes today?

　And I've heard of Misfed before.

　Or perhaps it was the author of a magic book.

''This is Alfried-Slowlett. I'm the second son of the baronial family that governs the Slowlet territory.''

　I don't really have anything more to say.

　Hearing my mundane introduction, Sherka replied "yes" and this time she returned to the hall.

　So, that means Rah-chan is Rahna = misfed........

　Well, Rah-chan is Rah-chan, so let's keep it that way.




　When I returned to the venue, I found that Eric was slumped over.

　In comparison, Ra-chan looks fine, so she must have been shaken up.

　I was thirsty, so I asked the man serving me for some water.

　I begged for a drink, but he didn't even try. That's the servant of the duke's family. He is a very solid man.

As I was looking at the glass of water and wondering if it would turn into a red wine, Ra-chan ran up to me and held my arm.

　Yes, Ra-chan is still Ra-chan.

　You don't need to worry about the duke's status.

"Al-uh!　How long is Al going to be in King's Landing?

So don't feel free to hug a man!

　Please don't call it a hug. It's just a little kid holding my arm for a bit. I don't think it's something to be so pissed off about.

　Well, maybe a certain amount of dignity is required when you're a duke.

''Al isn't the first time we've met, okay?

Or not.

Then who does?

No, it's family and your girlfriend.

What's your girlfriend?

　It seems that the four-year-old Ra-chan can't understand that much, so she tilts her head slightly and asks Sherka a pure question.

　I see, that's a deep question.

　Shelka was at a loss for words and her gaze wandered around to see what was going on, but I was drinking water so as not to get involved. I was just nailed for not telling him anything unnecessary just now.

　Eric is getting water from the waiter as well.

　He's got some good sense of danger, doesn't he?

　When he realized that we couldn't hope to cover him, Shelka replied in a bland, pained manner.

''A lover is more like an opposite s*x that you have feelings for...''

Hmmm, not sure.

　It's certainly a bit difficult for a four-year-old to say.

'Well it's about someone you kiss or something.

　Wow. Shelka-san, you broke your words as hard as you could.

　Well, I guess even Ra-chan can understand something about this.

"You'll be fine then!　Did I kiss you?

'Huh?　Who is it with?　It's true!

　At this, Shelka also changes her blood and starts shouting.

　Heh, I've heard that young kids are more advanced these days, but is that true even in other worlds?

　I sip my water as I watch the interesting developments with the mood of a third party.


''I did it with Al!

　I spewed out a mouthful of water with gusto.