Volume 5 Chapter 236, A Little Commotion Before Leaving_2

Translator: Nonon

Proofreader: Silavin

 

The comments of my Son, Wife and former freeloader made me cough violently and it took me over 10 minutes to catch my breath.

By the time I had composed myself and was finally able to speak, the gazes that weren’t due to my conspicuous coughing had all turned towards me.

Stop it, Lady Violet. Don’t make that slightly sad expression. You’re trying to look resolute, but I can sense that something’s different, so when you show that kind of look, I can’t help worrying.

It’s true that I saw Robot completely naked, but it was an accident and she covered herself with something nearby instantly. She was more upset about me seeing her real face rather than me seeing her naked body and burst out in tears shouting ‘don’t look!’, so I had no weird feelings about it.

 

“Therefore I have nothing to say about Robot’s… Blonde’s appearance.”

“So she hates being seen that much…”

 

Robot herself didn’t look particularly strange enough to cause any fear+, but… she did have some marks from a curse and burning, so it’s probably a matter of her own perception.

I can’t deny that I’ve seen more naked women than average Japanese men. That being said, I haven’t experienced mildly erotic developments like in shounen/seinen manga from my previous life. I’ve only seen them a few times from work and school classes, like in drawing classes. I also saw my Younger Sister a few times after we reached the age where we stopped taking a bath together, due to living in a one room apartment.

That’s why I’ve never looked with lewd intentions. At the very least I’m not ‘used to seeing’ in a way that everybody here except for Gray seems to be thinking.

 

“Unfortunately, I’m inexperienced… when it comes to such matters concerning the opposite sex. Up until now, desires like that were simply overpowered by other emotions.”

 

And what kind of a humiliation play is this? Why do I have to make this confession in front of my son, my Wife, her friends and my female friends?

 

“Oh really, Clo~?”

“Cyan, if I remember right Father should be returning today. I’ll give you my full support to accomplish yesterday’s promise so look forward to it.”

“Please stop, I beg you.”

 

There was a nun who tried to provoke me, but I managed to silence her for now.

 

“Well, I doubt Mr. Clo would be used to being around women.”

“Yeah, well… that’s unlikely.”

“Very unlikely!”

“… I doubt it.”

 

In response to my confession, Apricot and the others acted like they understood, or rather, as if they had known from the start. It’s the truth, and I’m glad they were convinced, but what exactly is this complicated feeling?…

Anyway, I’m not used to seeing naked women, so it’s not like I have no interest in Lady Violet’s body.

 

“That’s why, um, it’s not that I’m used to it that I…Lady Violet’s b-body…!”

“N-no, sorry, Lord Clo. You don’t have to go to such lengths to say it. That reaction is enough.”

 

When I tried to somehow put those thoughts into words, I was stopped halfway. I don’t know why, but I feel really pathetic. I think my cheeks are more red than Lady Violet’s slightly rosy cheeks.

 

“Eh, wait, Clo, I thought this yesterday too, but why were you fine with me?”

“Well then, let’s clean up the dishes. Gray, help me carry them.”

“Understood.”

“Clo?!”

 

Canary raised her voice, as if asking why she was being ignored, but I didn’t think anything I said would be a good answer, so I ignored her and continued stacking the already-cleaned dishes to take to the kitchen.

In Canary’s case… well, she’s pretty and has a model-like figure, but when I think about our school life or the time we spent living together at Shiki, I only see her as an Older Sister I have to take care of. I don’t feel any lust for her at all.

 

“Kuh, as expected Clo really does prefer them big. That’s why he’s so interested in the ones like Violet!”

“If you keep telling lies to Lady Violet, I’ll take all the earplugs and eye masks from your house.”

“Please don’t, I won’t be able to sleep!”

 

I warned Canary, who seemed like she’d start talking about strange things while I was washing the dishes, and then headed to the kitchen with the stacked dishes. Well, I can’t deny that I’m interested in the ones like Lady Violet.

 

“Sigh, Canaria’s really… it’s cold!”

 

I placed the dishes in the kitchen, let out a small sigh, and suddenly shivered from the cold.

The dining area was heated, but when you went into the kitchen, which was unheated, the cold was even more pronounced, especially with the ongoing blizzard.

 

“Ahaha, boys sure like melons.”

“Kriemhild, that’s improper.”

“But it’s the truth, isn’t it? Right, Silva?”

“D-don’t drag me into this!”

“Indeed, I also quite like melons myself.”

“She’s not talking about fruit, my disciple.”

“Still, it’s true that men seem to have quite the interest in them. I wonder if it’s because they’re earning for maternal affection? I read it in a book that they want to be buried in them.”

“Just what kind of books have you been reading, Mary?…”

“I also hear things like that in the confessional from time to time. Like, ‘I’m starved for maternal affection so let me touch them’.”

“What? You’re letting them touch you, Cyan? Are you going to save all those lost lambs because you’re a nun?”

“Ria, just what do you think of nuns? I just have to casually brush off people like that.”

 

I could hear everyone chatting happily, and I felt a little joy to know that Lady Violet was among them. Silva doesn’t seem as hostile as he was at first either… though I still haven’t figured out what caused that black aura and his rapid-fire speech.

But at this rate, it looks like they’ll really end up staying an extra night. It’s not like I mind, but that would throw off my schedule. I’ve got work to do, after all.

If Robot were here, she could probably take them to the next town with the Warp Stone, but if she’s in the middle of the maintenance, it can’t be helped. All I can do is pray that the murderous couple (The Beiges) show their love outside and the miracle they create clears up the weather—

 

“… Huh?”

 

As I was thinking about various things, something suddenly occurred to me.

I overlooked it earlier, but looking back, it raises a few questions.

where I’m sure I’d get a satisfying answer if I asked, but if I did ask, it might make the other person question me instead.

 

“… Why did they say that?”

 

As I listened to the distant buzz of the others, I felt a strange sense of unease.