Chapter 15: Chapter 1, Episode 15
Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV
「Speaking of which, did you know what happened with ari?」
Miranda-san said as she filled the bag with the baked goods I had ordered.
「Oh, what’s wrong with ari?」
ari, the maid who accompanied at my parents’ house, is also a regular custor here.
「Haven’t you heard anything?」
「Yes, I never asked.」
The letter I received from ari didn’t ntion anything unusual, but I wondered if sothing had happened without my knowledge.
「No, Gaspar has been acting strange lately. It’s always ari-related when that thing gets weird. So, you know…」
Gaspar is a strong middle-aged man who has a crush on ari.
「I think ari dumped him again, didn’t she?」
「That’s what she always do. He’s not the kind of guy who is she’s going to let to.」
When she said that, I was convinced that it was true.
Gaspar is a strong man, and in a sense, he is a famous figure in this downtown area for his unyielding manner of wooing ari, like a doll that gets up after being rejected many tis.
「He’s the face of downtown, after all. I don’t want him to be like that forever…」
「Is it enough to interfere?」
「If it stays this way, you know.」
It must have been quite a big deal for Miranda-san to be in such trouble.
「Can you tell ari to do sothing about it? I’m sure she’ll feel better with a little attention.」
Miranda asks to do so, but I don’t know if Mary, who is depressed about Gaspar, will listen to my request.
「Nhn, in the anti, I was planning to go to the store now, so I’ll check on Gaspar. I’ll ask ari at one point, but don’t get your hopes up too much.」
Even if I, as her master, give an order, it is ari who responds that she doesn’t like what she doesn’t like.
「I don’t mind. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.」
Miranda said and handed a bag of pastries. As I was about to accept it, Ryniel-sama hand reached out from the side and kidnapped the sweets before I could accept them.
「Ryniel-sama?」
“That’s my luggage.” I was about to say that, but my words were lost in Ryniel-sama’s silent smile.
「…Thank you very much.」
「You’re welco.」
Apparently, this was the right thing to do. I was convinced by myself that in such a case, a man should hold it for .
「Shall we go then?」
「Yes. Well, then, Miranda-san, leave the rest to .」
「Okay. Please do so.」
I nodded lightly and left the store, saying that I would do my best. I was about to open the door to have them hold my luggage at that ti, when I was stopped again by Ryniel-sama’s smile.
I thought, “That’s right, aren’t n supposed to open the door?”
「What kind of person is this Gaspar, whom you ntioned earlier?」
Ryniel-sama asked this as I walked through the door opened by him with an open mind.
If he had heard the conversation between Miranda-san and , he would’ve been curious. He isn’t just a man, though he sounds like a very pathetic man when you only hear that part.
「He is the owner of the jewelry store I am about to show you, and as Miranda-san said, he is the face of this downtown.」
「What kind of relationship you have with him?」
「We are just old friends. We have a relationship that involves taking care of each other and being taken care of in various ways.」
I got to know him when she was just about to beco Myra’s maid of honor. Although it feels like a long ti ago, I can still vividly rember the mont when I t him.
「His face is very scary, but he is quite an interesting fellow. He’s a man who has succeeded by training jewelry artisans instead of hiring them.」
Unlike aristocrats who assist artists and actors as patrons, he taught and guided them from an early age so that they can develop their own abilities, teach and train them with their hands, and bring them up to the point where they can be accepted as full-fledged professionals. It’s impossible to spend a trendous amount of ti and money to raise one person unless you have the patience and financial resources to do so. He is a drunken maniac, no doubt, because he doesn’t know if he will be useful even though he has raised them. He is a rare person who can do that.
「It’s on the opposite side of the street from Miranda-san’s store area. It’s a jewelry store, but it’s in an intricate area, so be careful because you might get a little lost.」
We entered the alley across from Miranda-san’s store, turned a few corners and ca to a slightly wider street where we saw a sign for a jewelry store.
「Ryniel-sama, over there.」
Pointing to it, I call out to Ryniel-sama. Just in front of the store, a carriage is parked, making it easy to spot. The carriage seed to belong to an aristocrat and had his family crest firmly attached to it, judging from its decoration.
「Oh my…?」
「Ohh?」
When Ryniel-sama and I saw the family crest, we stopped before entering the store.
「…This is the family crest of the Countess of Bower.」
「Yes, I hope it’s not the daughter of the lady in question.」
The first thing that ca to mind was a young lady who was called Riffi, who’s uncommunicable. Just because the carriage is here doesn’t an she’s there, but if we run into each other, it’s obvious that would be trouble. However, since Miranda asked to et with him, I have no choice but not to et with Gaspar.
「Ryniel-sama, you can go around to the back entrance from that way.」
Normally, if I went through the back door, I wouldn’t be let in, but if I was accompanied by soone with whom I have a reasonable relationship, Ryniel-sama would be allowed to go inside.
「You may not be able to see the jewelry in the store, but if it is not on display, they can show it to you in a private room.」
「If that’s okay with you, I’m fine with it.」
「That’s assuring. Oh, you don’t have to purchase jewelry. The reason I showed you the jewelry store was not for the purpose of purchase.」
I don’t want to force him to buy sothing, unless he like it.
「I don’t mind if you beg for it?」
I couldn’t believe my ears and my mouth fell open. It was an unladylike reaction on my part.
「Pardon? Begging?」
How can I beg him to buy sothing when I have no reason to ask him to buy it? I don’t what Ryniel-sama told , but I’m surprised.
「You don’t want it?」
「I don’t!?」
If I had been extorting jewelry from him, he would have seriously bought a face, like this one…
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