Chapter 27 - It Seems Like I'm Attracting Trouble

I was hoping that the number of people who had gathered in this place had decreased after an hour and a half pa.s.sed, but unfortunately, the entrance to the temple was still filled with a large number of n.o.bles and priests, and it was a bit difficult to find Lilia-san and the others.

But even so, the majority of the people who gathered in this place are n.o.bles and priests, so its not as noisy and uncontrolled as a festival, so its not so crowded that I cant move past people.

However, there were a lot of n.o.bles dressed in expensive clothes here and there, so it was a bit tiring moving around while trying to avoid b.u.mping into them.

[Excuse me. Sorry to keep you waiting.]

[Good work over there, Kaito-san.]

When I joined them after a while, Lilia-san greeted me with a gentle smile.

As we expected, the number of people still gathering seems to be increasing, so we decided to move to the carriage before we get stuck in this place, and as we moved, we talked for a bit.

[Arehh? Whats that you got there, Miyama-senpai?]

[Eh? Ah, these are tea leaves that s.h.i.+ro-sa the G.o.ddess gave me.]

Yuzuki-san, who noticed the jar that was still in my hand and not tucked away in my magic box because I was prioritizing meeting up with the others, asked me, so I simply replied as we continued walking.

Then, for some reason, Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san, who were walking in front of me, stopped in their tracks.

[Kaito-san, errr, what did you just say?]

[Eh? This jar was given to me by the G.o.ddess]

[Miyama-sama, w- what kind of means did you use to make the G.o.ddess like you that much just when you met?]

[E- Errr I just had a cup of tea and chatted with her]

[ [ You had tea with the G.o.ddess!? ] ]

The words I casually told them were apparently unbelievable to the two of them, that Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san stopped moving and looked back at me with their eyes wide open.

Arehh? What the heck is happening, perhaps, did I make some kind of blunder in saying it

[ Luna How many times have we visited this place? For all those times, Ive never had a proper conversation with the G.o.ddess, let alone having tea with her]

[My Lady Please get a hold of yourself This is most probably not My Ladys fault, I think its just that Miyama-samas social skills are too high.]

[Y- Yeah I feel like Im overexaggerating Theyve just talked for a bit]

[Miyama-sama, interacting with the G.o.ddess also shows that youve gained a certain amount of trust from the G.o.d Realm. Especially in the n.o.bles society that places a high value on horizontal connections, it could even be considered a kind of influence.]

[.]

Ehhhhhhh!? H- How in the world did it suddenly turn into that big of a deal!?

N- No no, seriously, youre misunderstanding it. The reason I got along with s.h.i.+ro-san is mostly all due to the influence of that little demon girl, and even that topic about me having some kind of earth-shattering communipower is

As for Lilia-san, it seems like shes looking at me with respect, and if I dont fix this misunderstanding quickly

[No, Lilia-san, its just a misundersta- Dear me, look whos here, isnt this d.u.c.h.ess Albert-dono? okay?]

Something appeared with superb timing!?

[This is quite an unexpected meeting, isnt it? Count Doukas.]

(T/N: / Duukasu)

[I havent seen you since last nights party. d.u.c.h.ess Albert-dono, are you also here to get your blessing?]

[Yes, I just finished receiving mine.]

It seems that the one who appeared with an unpleasant timing was a count named Doukas.

Judging from the fact that hes wearing a fairly s.h.i.+ny and gaudy ornate outfit, it looks like hes a n.o.ble. Somehow, hes quite large- width-wise, I mean.

Hes probably that, probably a hybrid between an orc and a human or something like that.

[Miyama-sama, I think I have some idea what youre thinking about but hes a pure-blooded human.]

Probably sensing my thoughts, Lunamaria-san whispered that to me.

Apparently, hes not a hybrid or anything like that, hes just fat. If thats the case I think that his size wouldnt be good for his health.

Combined with the number of people in this room, he would probably feel really pressured. I cant really say this since weve only met for the first time, but I think you should cut back on the oily stuff.

[Are the flowers beside you the princesses of the other world?]

[ [ ! ? ] ]

[Not to mention the beautiful d.u.c.h.ess Albert, the princesses of the other world must have looked great in their vestments. I would have loved to see that.]

When Count Doukas turns his attention to our direction, he looks at Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san as if to say that he doesnt care about me, and then, his fleshy face twists to what seems to be a smile.

Uwaaahhh He looks kind of terrifying when he smiles. Its like hes a toad or something like that, but Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san clearly feels frightened. The fact that theyre able to look at them that faithfully with that kind of l.u.s.t in his eyes makes him, in a sense, an amazing person.

As expected, I wasnt comfortable leaving them exposed to such a gaze that seems like theyre being licked, so I took a step forward and moved to get in between them and Count Doukas.

[Muhh?]

Well, I had expected that this would happen, but Count Doukas obviously made a face that turned into something that looks like hes grumpy when I stepped out in front of his field of vision. How should I say this, should I say that hes really faithful to his desires, that hes easy to understand.

Even though I said all that, hes still a Count. Even though hes glaring at me, if I glared back at him too, ti would cause trouble for Lilia-san, so I gave him a fake smile and bowed to him.

[Nice to meet you, Count-sama. Im the otherworlder, Miyama Kaito. Im not sure if Im being rude to intrude in the middle of your conversation, but I feel like I havent had the chance to greet you yet.]

[Hohh, excuse my impoliteness. You look so plain, that I thought you were their carriage driver or something like that.]

Whoa, he just casually dissed me. I admire this kind of refres.h.i.+ng interaction with him, in some ways.

However, unfortunately for him, Im already used to reactions like Who the h.e.l.l is this guy?, and Ive already received the glared of people more powerful like him like Acht, so I dont feel intimidated by his glare at all. Thats why, I just replied to him with a smile on my face.

[I apologize for my shabby appearance. Unfortunately, Im a youngster who came from a world unrelated to n.o.bility, so I would appreciate it if you would be lenient regarding our manners.]

[Hmph.]

I dont know where those nice words n.o.blesse Oblige has gone, and I know that he may be angry, but I hope that he would at least return my greeting.

Well, though I say that, even though he would have a smile on his face while greeting me on the surface, he probably isnt very pleased with me hiding Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san behind my back, so Count Doukas just sent me an abhorrent look and turned his gaze away.

And in the end, without returning my greeting, he just exchanged a couple of words with Lilia-san before leaving. Seriously, he really is the template of a no-good n.o.ble.

[Miyama-sama, that was quite splendid.]

[ How should I say this, he was quite the easy person to understand, wasnt he?]

[As you can imagine, he was a Count that was quite well-known for his l.u.s.tful nature Even in the evening party last night, he tried to talk to Kusunoki-sama and Yuzuki-sama many times.]

[To have that kind of faithfulness to his desires, in a sense, I kind of respect him Anyway, are you two alright?]

[Y- Yes. Thank you very much, Miyama-san.]

[Ugghh, I dont like those kinds of people.]

It appears that Count Toady is a trauma-level of an opponent for the two of them, as they were clearly relieved when they came out from behind my back.

Certainly, that smile of his was terrifying. Even I, as a man, had gooseb.u.mps looking at it, and it would have been hard for young girls when face with something like that. I could even say that Lilia-san, who had managed to calmly handle him, was really the embodiment of a n.o.ble.

[Well, most of the men who approach My Lady are like that after all.]

[Please dont say anything Luna.]

[Shouldnt we rely on Miyama-samas power and have him pull a good candidate for you, My Lady?]

[Ughh, I envy you, Kaito-san.]

Come to think of it, I remembered hearing about it before. Although Lilia-san is royalty, it is said that she had some difficulty in making connections with others because she rose from a Knight to a d.u.c.h.ess and because shes the female head of the family.

For a n.o.ble, the horizontal connections can be said to be their power. Even though Lilia-san had a really great connection with the royalty, as a member of the Knight Order, shes been out of the social circles for a while. Aside from her connection with the royalty, she ended up not having a lot of connections with the people who have really great influence.

[In other words, Miyama-senpai has become a manekineko huh!]

[Hina-san, what is this manekineko?]

[Its an ornament that brings in better luck from our world. It was said to bring in good luck- whether its luck in money or people.]

[I see! That is to say, if I were to pray to Kaito-san]

[Theres no benefit in that, okay!?]

(T/N: Manekineko (beckoning cat) is that cat swinging one of its paws up and down. You would usually see them in shops.)

Thanks to Yuzuki-sans unnecessary words, Lilia-san had her hands together while looking at me, as if shes really praying. Even if you do something like that, nothing would happen, you know!?

Well, of course, Lilia-san wasnt really doing it either, as she immediately laughed and started walking again. I thought of saying a few words to Yuzuki-san who was the cause of all these ruckus- but thats when I noticed it.

Yuzuki-sans fingers, which are holding the sleeves of my clothes like shes pinching them before I knew it, were slightly trembling in contrast to the bright smile she had earlier.

I see, I tend to carelessly forget it, but shes the youngest among us.

If thats the case, then the insecurity she carries behind her smiles is probably the biggest too. Thinking back on it, I also heard her cries back in our first night in this world

Feeling that, I decided to pretend not to notice her trembling fingers and just quietly murmured.

[If something like that comes up in the future, you can just hide behind me. I might not be that reliable but Well, I should be able to figure something out.]

[ ! ? ]

Only saying those words, and while pretending not to notice that her grip on my clothes has become a little stronger, I started walking while matching my stride to match Yuzuki-sans.

I cant say cool things like I will be protecting her, but even if Im useless, I think I need to show them what it means to be their male senpai.

And if that lightens her anxiety, even just a little bit I will have to try my best to do something, even though it might be something I dont usually do.

[Thank you very much Also, that senpai just now was really cool]

Although we encountered some trouble along the way, we managed to safely leave the temple. And just when the number of people dwindled, the surroundings suddenly turned noisy.

[She arrived! The G.o.ddess of Time is here!]

Hearing such voices, the noises grew louder and louder.

Why- exactly on this timing? No, really

[My Lady, it looks like praying to Miyama-sama immediately brought his blessing.]

[ No, as expected, I wasnt really wis.h.i.+ng for something this outrageous to happen]

Dear Mom, Dad After the G.o.ddess, came a toad, and finding myself becoming a manekineko, a G.o.ddess arrived in this place again. It appears that ever since I arrived in another world It seems like Im attracting trouble.