Chapter 9 - Fun Tea Party

「――Uhmmm! It's quite sweet and delicious~!!」
 
 
 
「Hou... I can’t make light of this.」
 
 
Grandfather and Charlotta were both enjoying it.
 
The cake on the table was divided, and little remained afterwards.
 
 
Hmm, it couldn't be compared with the high-quality brands in my previous life. However, it wasn't bad.
 
 
「Ehehe. Seeing you enjoy it so much, I'm really pleased. How is it Eginhardt-sama?」
 
 
With a bit of anxiety, Simona looked at me.
 
 
「...Mmm. This taste makes me want to eat it every day. It's very delicious.」
 
「!! Yay! I’m glad I did my best!」
 
 
「Oh!? Did Simona make this!? Simona, come live with me in the royal capital!」
 
「Haha... Don’t you know that Simona is one of my very few friends? So bringing her home with you would trouble me, you know?」
 
「Uhh~... Then, Eginhardt should come too!」
 
 
「Hou. Sounds like you get along very well. This Simeon will look forward to my great grandchild's face! Of course, you too, Simona-chan. Hahahaha!!」
 
 
The enjoyable teatime in the flowering garden pa.s.sed peacefully.
 
 
 
 
 
And when grandfather left, the atmosphere completely changed when there were only the children left.
 
 
「――I will kill you! I’ll definitely, definitely kill you!!」
 
「Simona, I'm sorry. Can you pa.s.s me the sugar?」
 
「Yes! Here~」
 
 
But only one person had acted differently.
 
Such fighting spirit, who were you going to fight?
 
 
「Hey, Charlotta-chan. You really don't know when to give up, do you? Do you still not understand?」
 
「Don't act so familiar with me!!!」
 
 
Getting along well was important.
 
That was the basis of a human relationship. Zuzu.
[Turtle: Some kind of sound?][Daily: I think he's snickering.]
 
 
「For having to marry such a guy... no, to furthermore tarnish the name of the G.o.ddess Navia-sama, I will never allow it to happen!」
 
「Hee.」
 
「!!?」
 
 
Charlotta was at a loss for words.
 
Was that little girl really that great? And here I thought she was a bit of an idiot.
 
She’s completely different compared to how the myths handed down in the kingdom portray her, you know?
 
Her name was also strange to p.r.o.nounce.
 
 
「Wh... wh, wh, who are you?... Aren't you afraid of G.o.d?...」
 
「Since I was allowed to be reincarnated, if you have a problem then why don’t you tell her?」
 
 
「...No matter what I say, it’s pointless... then... at least free one person excluding me.」
 
「...Free?」
 
 
 
「That’s right! Listen to me you foolish demon!! I am Charlotta Orphninon!! A descendant of a n.o.ble family, which protected the people since the birth of the kingdom, and kept on fighting the wicked demon lord.」
 
 
 
――Kusu
 
 
Simona laughed.
 
 
「Eginhardt-sama... you don't need a child like her. Because she’s just garbage.」
 
「Now now, she is still a newcomer. As her senior, can you overlook it?」
 
「......I just... Er, I understand.」
 
 
Charlotta saw us like that, and misunderstood.
 
She definitely misunderstood.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
「Freely manipulating the heart of a weak girl using magic!! You are the worst of the worst, lowlife!!」
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
――Really?
 
 
 
You saw me like that?
 
 
Uwa―. I was slightly shocked.
 
I couldn't be like that. Really ridiculous.
 
How is there such a person who can’t comprehend?
 
Was the understanding we’d come to not enough?
 
Good grief.
 
 
 
「Charlotta, you are misunderstanding.」
 
「Misunderstanding!? That child is just like a doll, what am I misunderstanding?!!」
 
 
 
「After all, there’s really nothing else I can do? ――To Simona.」