It Seems That I've Slipped Into a Different World. Also, My Gender Has Changed. Chapter 88: The Ancestor Who’s Having Fun

Chapter 88: The Ancestor Who’s Having Fun

Translator: LynneSuzuran

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Now then, it’s ti for breakfast. Mikoto-san followed as if it was natural. Ah, and as expected, she really sticked to so close—not that, it was that she walked by my side. Except for the fact that she couldn’t be touched, she looked just like an ordinary girl walking. As long as we didn’t look at her feet.

“Ah, Yuzuruha-san, good morning.”

“Good morning, Seiren-sama. Well, well, Mikoto-sama, it’s been a long ti ever since your last visit.”

[Ooh, Yuzuruha. Long ti no see, seems like you are doing well.]

After we went down until the entrance hall, we encountered Yuzuruha-san. I see, they’ve t a couple of tis, huh?

[I’m accompanying Seiren, would that be a problem?] “How unusual, but there’s no problem at all. We will quickly prepare your offerings.”

[I’ll entrust that to you. Even if years have passed by, the als in the Shiiya family are still as delicious as ever.]

Did Mikoto-san just ask for Yuzuruha-san’s approval? I thought that it was a bit strange, but I wonder if this kind of practice actually existed as a norm? Though the other party wasn’t a living person.

Still, she still eats als?

[Long ti no see, huh? I will be intruding for a little while.]

It was what Mikoto-san first said after looking over to everyone, in other words my family, after we gathered at the dining room. A ghost is a ghost, but how to put it, there’s no air of tension at all.

“Oh my, Mikoto-sama, it’s been awhile.”

[Ooh, Maya. You looked really lively now. As expected, is it because of your adorable daughter?] “That is of course. Although it’d be even better if our interests can match a little more.”

[Well, with the way she was raised… She hadn’t really co into contact with girly things, so it couldn’t be helped. I appreciate you for not pushing your interests to Saryuu, though.] “Oh dear, there’s no way I’d do that.”

The way my mother treated her was so similar to how one would treat a relative that they hadn’t seen in a long ti, I guess. Nah, I have no experience in things like that, though.

Or rather, did she (Mikoto) think of Saryuu getting pushed on an interest towards frilly things? Well, with Kaa-san’s room being like that, it was no wonder that Mikoto-san would think so.

By the ti her conversation with my mother ended, Mikoto-san’s gaze moved on to my father. Roughly, he was her direct descendant, but I guess it’d be easier to understand if one were told that my mother was Mikoto-san’s descendant.

“Mikoto-sama, it’s been a long ti.”

[Mondo, huh? It’s good that you’re in a good health.] “Yes. The Shiiya house could also go on without any incident in particular.”

[It’s best if there is no trouble appearing. Especially since you guys have had that problem with Seiren.] “Yes. I’m really so grateful that we’ve finally regained her back here.”

[That’s right.]

Ugu.

Certainly, in a sense, the matter about was considered as the biggest problem. It was the beginning of so other problems, though.

Or rather, did I even make my ancestor to worry about? Damn it Touka-san, it’s all your fault.

[Fumu. Ooh, you’re Saryuu, right? You’ve grown so big.] “Eh, ah, yes. Mikoto-sama, it’s been a long ti.”

In the middle of thinking about it, Mikoto-san moved and conversed with Saryuu. ‘Eh?’ As I pondered about it, apparently, Mikoto-san seed to appear to see Saryuu during the year Saryuu was adopted into our house. If I’m not mistaken, it was when he was around 6 years old, if that’s the case, of course Saryuu would rember.

[Hm, hm. I was wondering on how you’d grow up to be like when we last t, but it seed that you’ve grown up rather splendidly. Mondo, Maya, Saryuu is a good successor.] “T-thank you very much.”

“Thank you for your kind words.”

“Thank you very much, Mikoto-sama. Saryuu, you have to be diligent from now on, too, okay?”

“Yes, Kaa-sama.”

..Hm-.

The Saryuu that I know is a hard-worker who’s practicing his swordsmanship skills from early in the morning, but I wonder if his figure when he first ca here was different? When I thought of Mikoto-san’s words, it seed to be the case.

Well, whatever. He has grown up from a 6-year-old to a 14-year-old now, and Saryuu has been working hard as the Shiiya family’s successor. I’m a bit worried of his slight sister complex, but well, let’s put that aside. I’m looking forward to his growth from now on, too.

Anyway, we finished our breakfast ordinarily. Mikoto-san, the ghost ancestor that I thought would be eating the al normally with us, seed that she’d eat the so-called offering. What Yuzuruha-san said that he was preparing for, it seed to be that.

[During the ceremony, we’re getting offered so als. I felt bad for Yuzuruha-san since I ca here slightly faster than usual this ti.]

Mikoto-san who totteringly walked and sotis gave Saryuu and I a few advices in mannerism, said that and laughed.

You surely didn’t feel all that bad, right, Mikoto-san? The way she laughed felt like it was nothing but a re mischief. Yuzuruha-san sure had it rough, huh?

This morning’s dessert was a yogurt made using the goat’s milk. There were also chopped up dried fruits and herb, but they were comparatively soft and tasty. …Godou-san and Gadou-san, I wonder if they’ve co down from the mountain by this ti? As I thought so while eating the yogurt, Kaa-san suddenly shifted her gaze to Mikoto-san.

“Speaking of which, Mikoto-sama. When we t several tis before, you always showed up during the night, but I wonder what kind of wind is blowing this ti?”1

[It’s just my mood.]

Oi.

If only the other party wasn’t an ancestor, perhaps everyone here has already inserted so comnts by their hands, right?

[It’s not that, I feel like maybe I could also appear during the day? Jigen has been taking care of this house, but if our ti doesn’t match, we won’t be able to et at all.] “Mikoto-san, are you acquainted with Jigen-san?”

[When I was alive, he was an apprentice exclusive magician at the royal palace, so it was natural.]

…Oi.

Jigen-san has already been born during the ti when Mikoto-san was alive? On the contrary, since he was already an apprentice magician, doesn’t that an he’s been living for quite so years already by that ti?

Speaking of which, I’ve heard about how Kuon-sensei was twice my age, but as for her grandfather, Jigen-san, I don’t know his age at all, huh?

“…Just how old is Jigen-san?”

“I wonder? We haven’t heard of it, too.”

“Though we haven’t heard of it, it’s not like it’s a problem in particular.”

Such was the result of trying to ask my parents who might have known about it. No, no, no, well certainly, since they were looking for a magician who was capable of searching for and bringing back, age wasn’t really a problem for this case, though.

When breakfast was over, it was ti for Saryuu to study, so he quickly returned to his own room. Well, I also had to wrap the cookies, so I returned in a hurry, too. Of course, accompanied by Mikoto-san.

As I was diligently wrapping up cookies, Mikoto-san peeked from my side. Since she hadn’t appeared that much during when the sun was up, it seed like such a work like this intrigued her curiosity.

“Isn’t there such a thing during Mikoto-san’s era, too?”

[There was, but if I had to say, during my era, it mainly contained dried fish or any smoked food. There wasn’t any that used adorable pastries like this.] “Haa… The era is really different, huh?”

[Well, it ans that there have been surplus recently, then. That’s good.]

Mikoto-san folded her arms happily and greatly nodded.

Now that you ntion it, that’s right. Dried fish and smoked food are both preserved foods, and distributing those ans that it was quite tough with foods back then, so I think. And then, nowadays, we’re using sweets. Since the quantity of agricultural products increased, even when it’s winter, we don’t really have any inconvenience when it cos to food.

During Mikoto-san’s era, when winter cos, it appears to be quite difficult. Though I can’t think of it when I look at her.

[Can I have so leftovers afterwards? Those cookies look so delicious.] “I will try asking Yuzuruha-san and if he says that it’s fine, we’re going to put it as an offering, too.”

[Ooh, Seiren is so sensible. For being able to have such good descendant, this ancestor is so happy.]

No, no.

After all, it’s because there’s my ancestors just like Mikoto-san, that I’m able to be here right now.

Well, although there were many things happening before I returned here.