The Encounter With Traditional Clothes
During the next day’s breakfast, there’s a somewhat unrestfulness in the air.
Everybody is silently having their meal. I wasn’t the only one who found that strange, Sana and Runa did too.
The two of them are looking around restlessly. As for Fiー, she’s having her meal with her beloved animals, and they don’t seem to be enjoying it.
And the ones who were giving off the unrestfulness in the air wereーー Eleanor and Serina.
“”……””
The two of them, who are disgruntled.
Silently eating their bread, and occasionally, when their gazes intersect, they go, ‘Humph’, and face opposite ️directions.
ーーA small table, where everybody can see each other and have a meal, will be great huh!
ーーYeah, let’s do that.
It’s a table the two of them discussed and decided on, but instead, it’s reducing their distance and giving a terrible atmosphere.
……Last night, was normal.
They aren’t the type to get angry at the fact that I didn’t sleep together with them, then why? I can’t come up with a reason even if I think about it, so I look at both of them and ask.
“……Hey, did something happen?”
I asked, and it was Eleanor who answered first.
“Please listen, Egil-sama! Serina, Serina got in my way!”
Eleanor, who’s about to fall forward with the vigour she leans forward from the table, points at Serina, who sits beside her. And in response to this, Serina,
“Egil-san, I did not do anything bad! I simply tried stopping this pervert from trying to do something bad!”
, she also pitches forward and complains.
Sana and Runa, who stares at both of them blankly, as well as Fiー, who plants a gaze fixedly at them from the corner of her eyes, felt like they haven’t the slightest clue of what they’re saying.
And then I, too, don’t quite understand the context of the pair’s conversation.
“How, did it end up like this?”
“Sana-san and Runa-san were having their consummations, so I merely tried to burn that into these eyes!”
“……Aah”
“Eleanor, she said,「They’ll surely do lewd things today, so let’s hide in the closet or something and peek」, and invited me! I stopped that!”
“If Serina didn’t get in the way, I could have seen the pleasure-seeking expressions of the two of them! Serina forcefully tried to stop that, tried to stop me!”
“Doing something like peeking their first-times, isn’t that idiotic!?”
“There are cases where one gets aroused from being peeked too!”
“The only one who has such a perverted fetish, is you, isn’t it!”
“Nope, both of them might have it as well! Right, both of you!?”
“You don’t, right, you’re normal, right!? Right!?”
“Uh……”
“Erm……”
The fervent-looking Eleanor and Serina.
Sana and Runa made troubled expressions to that.
Well, I somehow understood the reason. In regard to that,
“Eleanor’s at fault”
“……Pervert”
Fiー muttered.
You, who were boldly using the White Rabbit, Elizabeth, and watching last night, are the one to say huh……was what I thought, but Eleanor’s and Serina’s anger, turned towards Fiー.
“You, too, were you peeking with that White Rabbit, were you not!”
“……not White Rabbit, Elizabeth”
“We saw it, alright, that when the pair’s moans disappeared, that White Rabbit came out from Egil-san’s room!”
“……as I said, Elizabeth”
Both of them were right by my room, it seems.
Indeed, Fiー was peeking. I don’t know the reason, but I’m certain of that.
Immediately after, Fiー, while munching on the bread she’s holding,
“……It’s not that I was peeking, in particular. Elizabeth……just mistook room”
Because she said something half-arse like that, it infuriated Eleanor and Serina further, and Sana and Runa blushed.
It feels lonely when I think that I’ll be bidding farewell to a cheerful and boisterous breakfast like this for a while.
“You are, going to a different continent?”
When I told the 5 of them, who settled down, Eleanor was tilting her head and looking at me.
“Aah, for a brief period of time……so, I want everybody to wait here”
In the end, I decided to leave the girls in this Nameless Kingdom.
As for the reason, it’s because the continent I’m heading to from now onーーthe Spuhreel Continent, is somewhere more dangerous than this continent.
In this Fezelis Continent, disputes between humans are few, but the Shupreel Continent, on the other side, is notorious for the recurrent disputes between humans, and those who live there are being labelled as,《Barbarians》. It’s dangerous to bring the girls to somewhere like that, and in the first place, I was thinking that going to the continent on the other side, it’s better to have the least number of people.
It’s no easy feat to go to a different continent. Especially to Spuhreel Continent, where we’re both avoiding entry into each other.
I suppose that, even with just me, the bunch of the 《Marine Checkpoint》, who gives the authorization to cross the sea, will probably look at me suspiciously. If we went with six people, I guess they might not grant us the authorization.
……although I don’t know the exit, I know the entrance.
Fiー said.
That’s why I want to keep the number of people crossing the sea to the least.
Was what I thought, but they’re making a different expression respectively.
“I wonder how long……? I suppose it will end up lengthy”
says Eleanor, looking lonely,
“Is it dangerous? If you, got injured or something……will such things, be alright?
says Serina, showing her concern,
“What are you going to do about this place? Will we just be waiting?”
says Sana, puzzled,
“Even though, I finally got to, get along with, Egil-san……”
says Runa, becoming depressed.
Although Fiー is looking at me emotionlessly, she doesn’t say anything to me.
“I don’t know how long, but I’ll come back as quickly as possible. Furthermore, injuries and such will be fine; I’ll deal with it before it gets dangerous. I’ll leave this place to Gossendolf and Habrik. Both of them should also arrange for reliable people when it comes to the defence”
I’ll come back as quickly as I can.
For the sake of everybody, as well as for the sake of the five of them…….
“……I’m tagging along”
It was Fiー who said that.
Sana and Runa made an expression that went,「Eeh」, but Eleanor and Serina were convinced for some reason.
“If I am not wrong, Spuhreel Continent was Fiーsan’s hometown huh”
“Please take care of Egil-san”
“Both of you, knew about Fiー’s hometown?”
“Yes, previously, Serina and I asked about it”
I was convinced when she said that, and at the same time, I was slightly happy.
Eleanor and Serina were on good terms from the start, but I don’t really see the sight of them mixing Fiー in and talking to her. However, I suppose them talking means they’re getting along decently.
“I was thinking of having Fiー lead the way. So, in the meantime, will the four of you wait for me here?”
I say, and every one of them nods.
Amongst them, there was one girl who grinned and looked at me.
“Well then, of course, we can have you accompany us before you head off, right?”
Eleanor’s personality is rather straight-forward.
I nod,
“Aah, it’d be great if I can depart by today. How about, the others? As for me, doing it with everybodyーー”
“I also, want to do it. Not being able to meet for even a little while is, lonely so……even just a little, I want to preserve Egil-san’s scent”
Serina says embarrassedly.
“Me too! It’s not painful anymore, so I want to do it please”
“I, I also……yesterday’s, please, do……”
Both of them nodded with a different expression respectively.
Hence, I thoroughly enjoyed the body of the girls that I won’t be able to feel, albeit for a little while, and poured my affection into all of them.
♢
“……Even if you say, ‘by today’, departing at night is too late, isn’t it”
In the middle of leaving the Nameless Kingdom, borrowing a carriage at a nearby village and being on the move, I was whisperingly told by Fiー, who sits beside me.
In the end, it’d became late in the night after I’d accompanied the four of them individually.
It’s about a two hours ride on the carriage from here until the coastlands that face the Spuhreel Continent, the surroundings have completely turned dark, and there’s probably nobody who crosses the sea.
However,
“I wanted to reassure the girls, even if it’s just a little……besides, if we’re going to cross the sea, then it’s probably better at night. Since the bunch at the checkpoint shouldn’t be around anymore, I guess I’ll try asking my acquaintance. That person will probably provide a ship for us”
“……I see, if that’s so then fine. Leaving that aside……Egil, you somewhat reek”
“I accompanied four people so it can’t be helped. I couldn’t wash my body either after all”
“……It smells even when I’m beside you. How much did you do”
Fiー, who sits beside me, looks fixedly at me from the corner of her eyes.
However, Fiー, who has no indication of moving away from me, who’s dressed in an adorable girl’s attire composed of a pale light blue skirt that’s above her knees, along with a white shirt, snuggles up and sticks closely to me.
She dislikes it, not huh.
Her Hamster(Golfas) and Bird(Phoenix), that she’d left behind in the Nameless Kingdom. Apart from them, the ones who followed us are, White Rabbit(Elizabeth) and Black Cat(Fenrir), and Fiー is stroking both their heads.
“Eh, if it isn’t Egil-san!”
When we arrived at the illuminated harbour, Castro・Bayette, who manages the ships, was still working.
Thank goodness, he’s still around huh…….
I raise my hand and greet him.
“It’s been a while, Castro”
“Eeh, since the time I requested the quest a long time ago. So, what’s the matter today?”
“Aah, there’s a little somethingーー”
When I talked about the circumstances and asked him to borrow us a ship, Castro nodded multiple times.
“Yes, if it is Egil-san’s request then sure. However……are you really heading to the continent on the other side?”
“Well, yeah. It’s fine even if it’s a small one; it’ll be a great help if you can lend it to me”
It’s unnecessary to have Castro tag along.
There are even old ships and such here, it’s fine as long as it can arrive at the shore on the other side.
“Nnー, alright. In that case, how about that ship over there”
At the destination where he said and led us to, was a considerably large ship.
“By any chance, we might not use it for return, you know?”
After we go to the continent on the other side, it seems Fiー will arrange the ship for return.
So it might be unneeded for return. But,
“This one’s already old and doesn’t have much use. It doesn’t matter even if you throw it away after you finish using it”
“Seriously……then I’ll pay you”
“It’s fine, it’s fine, I don’t need it. I’ve been helped by you variously after allーーbesides, it seems you’re doing something interesting again huh, what was it again, you built a kingdom, was it?”
“You sure catch wind of it quickly”
“Sailors are sensitive to rumours. Aight then, please tell me if there’s anything profitable”
Castro said and borrowed me the boat.
It’s exhausting to paddle by hand, but the wave isn’t that strong, so it seems it isn’t that problematic.
“Alright then, my bad, but I’ll be borrowing it”
“Eeh, however, Egil-san, please be careful”
As the ship departs, Castro’s waving figure also shrinks.
“……Egil is, popular with men huh”
“It’s not like I’m popular or anything though”
“……However, women who talk to Egil, we’re the only ones huh”
“……”
A sore spot was touched.
Afterwards, while we’re having a trifle chat, the boat slowly heads towards the shore on the other side.
ーーIt was when we got close to the shore on the other side.
A voice that gives a calm and mellow impression reverberated.
“My my, to invade other’s territory from the ocean……the humans of the Country of Demise sure are, ill-mannered huh”
Along with a voice like that, the entirety of the ship was illuminated.
There are several people on land. The number of people is few, and the one who’s in the centre was, dressing in an appearance that doesn’t exist in the Fezelis Continent.
“What’s with that, that outfit”
“……Traditional clothes1”
Traditional clothes?
Fiー muttered.
Is she talking about those garments……? They’re garments that look somewhat difficult to walk in.
Neatly covered from ankles to shoulders, and even the wrists, in light-scarlet fabric, and only the fingers are showing from the hands.
However, the one who’s dressing in such an appearance is, just the one woman, who’s in the middle of the group, that’s at the shore.
She, who does her black hair up at the back of her head and turns her black eyes that has seemingly brightened slightly to me, grinned.
“Invasion of territory means deathーーyou invaded, with the full understanding of that, right?”
“No, weーー”
“Aighty, see ya”
In that instant, a bright light assaulted us.
- 和服: Wafuku. Japanese Clothes; kimono and the likes. I write Traditional Clothes instead of Japanese Clothes because it fits the context better.
