Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 570

Gideon and Branch

　As I was sleeping in the bedroom assigned to me by the Miss Feed family, I heard the sound of the door being slammed open.

"Whoa! What?!"

　The noise was so loud that I was fast asleep and hurriedly sat up.

　When I looked at the entrance, for some reason, Eleonora-san――No, Gideon had entered my bedroom.

"Lord Gideon?! Wait a sec! This is my room!?"

"This is my house. Therefore, I have the right to enter every room."

"That's true - no, I feel like that's not quite right."

　He made his point so boldly that I was almost convinced by Gideon's forceful argument.

　He came in without permission, leaving the young maid behind him in tears.

　Although he feels responsible for being rude to the guest, he cannot bring himself to say anything forceful to Gideon, who is the next head of the family. Tormented by this conflict, he does not know what to do.

　For the time being, I told the Missfeed family maid, who was standing flustered at the entrance, that there was no problem and asked her to wait.

　Haa, why do I have to be woken up like I'm at the Slowlett mansion even though this is someone else's house?

"For now, let's ignore your sudden appearance and ask what you wanted."

　Resisting the urge to sigh, I asked Gideon.

"How long are you going to sleep? Don't you remember the promise you made to me?"

"Of course I remember."

"Then why are you sleeping so late?"

"Huh? ... Perhaps you had an appointment for this morning?"

"It's always in the morning."

　I asked timidly, and Gideon replied firmly.

　It was an appointment that was made so late at night. Even if it was the next day, wouldn't it be more sensible to do it in the afternoon?

"Sorry. Since you didn't specify anything, I assumed you had business in the afternoon."

"Hmm, well, that's fine. Hurry and get ready."

　He wonders why he has to be spoken to in such an arrogant manner, but in reality, he is the eldest son of a duke and is very important. Since he is not allowed to oppose him, the second son of the viscount quietly proceeds with the preparations.

"Oh, excuse me. I'd like something light to eat, please."

"...Wait. Are you going to eat now? Even though you've kept me waiting?"

"I haven't eaten anything yet. If I don't eat, I won't be able to talk about magic properly."

"...Tch, that's hopeless. Hey, bring me some tea."

"I, I understand."

　After I made up a suitable excuse, Gideon snorted and sat down across from me.

　No, I simply want them to try again, but I can't really go that far.

　I changed from my pajamas into my regular clothes, washed my face, and fixed my hair... as usual, it's not fixed.

Is that okay?

　By the time I finished getting ready, the food was already on the table.

"Oh, what was it called... the name of this fancy English muffin-like thing?"

"Eggs Benedict."

As I tilted my head, unable to remember, Gideon told me.

"Ah, yes, that's probably it."

　At the Slowlett mansion, sandwiches are sometimes served for lunch or as a snack, but they never serve anything fancy like eggs Benedict.

　One reason is that my family doesn't really like that kind of thing, and another reason is that Bartolo, the chef, isn't very good at making pretentious dishes, but when it's served like this, it's fresh and delightful.

　My bedroom is luxurious, so today I'll be fancy and use a knife and fork.

　As I slid the knife over the egg, it cracked open and the runny yolk oozed out.

　It looks very delicious.

　Carefully cut it into pieces with a knife and bring it to your mouth.

　The muffins are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.

　The salty bacon on top and the sweetness of the poached egg went perfectly with the muffin.

"delicious"

　The hollandaise sauce on top is delicious and the black pepper adds a nice kick.

　As I was munching on my eggs Benedict, Gideon, who was sitting directly across from me, stared intently at me.

"Do you wish to eat some as well, Master Gideon?"

"No! I'm just waiting for you to finish eating!"

　So it's not like that. If so, please stop giving me meaningful looks.

"Whew, thank you for the meal."

"I'm done eating. Let's go."

　Gideon finished his eggs Benedict and salad and quickly rose to his feet.

　It was supposed to be an elegant brunch, but there was no lingering feeling to it.

"Where?"

"The courtyard. It's safe there if you're working with magic."

　I followed Gideon and headed towards the courtyard of the Misfeed house.

"Ah, it's Al and Gideon! Are you going out somewhere?"

　As I walked down the hallway towards the entrance, Ra-chan came up the stairs.

　Her golden platinum twintails sway cutely every time she runs down the stairs.

"Get out of the way, Lana. I'm going to practice magic with Alfried. Go over there."

　Gideon treated Ra-chan coldly.

　Amazing. Even though such a cute little sister came to visit him, how could he treat her so carelessly?

　If it were me, even if I had something else to do, I'm confident that I would change my plans and pay more attention to Ra-chan.

"If it's magic, Lana wants to play with us too!"

"Huh? You usually hate practicing magic, don't you?"

"It's fun when I'm with Al!"

　Gideon seemed confused by Ra-chan's suggestion.

　I had forgotten too, but when we first met, you said it was boring because you were only doing lessons, including magic. But Ra-chan also said that it became more fun as you worked with me.

　Although it is temporary, it is a great honor to be a leader.

"Ra-chan can also cancel chants, so there's no harm in learning them together, right?"

"No, but..."

　For some reason, Gideon was unclear.

"Is there a problem?"

"If people find out that Lana can do it and I can't, they'll make fun of me."

"No, Ra-chan isn't that bad-tempered."

　It's not like I'm Thor or Asmo.

　Ra-chan isn't the kind of girl to make fun of that side of people.

"I think that having more people who can use chantless spells will give you more reference points and make the path to mastering them quicker. I think it would be wise to put aside your petty pride for now and learn at least one spell cancel technique."

　Although I say it like that, the truth is that it's more fun if Ra-chan is there.

　Gideon has a high sense of pride and doesn't consider the convenience of others, so he wants Ra-chan by his side to stop his tyranny. Also, having Ra-chan there is a simple healing effect.

"Grrr, I get it. That's fine."

　When she whispered that it was purely for the purpose of learning chant cancellation, Gideon squeezed out his voice as if making a difficult decision.

　How much pride do you have?

"Ra-chan can come too."

"Yay!"

　So with Ra-chan by my side, Gideon and I moved to the courtyard.

"Okay, Alfried. Teach me how to cancel the chant."

"Eh? Brother Gideon, can't you cancel the chant?"

　The incantation cancellation practice was about to begin, but Gideon collapsed at Ra-chan's straightforward words.