Chapter 55 \nAfternoon, the next day after the devastating defeat.\n
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Sabine-chan came in the afternoon, because I told her I am out in the morning.
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Well, I guess it will come to this ā¦
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Following Sabine who have sparkling eyes, while holding the mountain bike, we both went to the royal palace.
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No, you canāt practice around like that, you know. The royal palace has a lot of wide backyards.And, in contrast to the full of energy Sabine-chan, guard-ojisan is an old escort with a dull, heavy footstep.
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No, as I said, Iām really sorry! Next time, whiskey, no, brandy, I will bring a brandy! I will give it to you! I swear!
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The castle gate, of course, itās a face passā¦ only for me.
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As it is, we went to Sabine-chanās recommended backyard.
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First of all, Iāll explain how the Bicycle Works, how to operate it.
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To my explanation, Sabine-chan is nodding silently. Apparently it seems that she understands it properly. Thatās right.
Ā And then, I shown my exemplary performance.
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Because my high school is in the mountains, I commute with my bike for 3 years. Boys aside, at a school when most of the girls were hiking on foot, I was riding a bicycle up to the top!. Just by applying weight, the pedal will not go down, draw it with both arms and put the power on the hill. (TN: bike experts?)
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Because I trained with this, I donāt have physical strength, but I am good at sprinting.
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Also, suspensionā¦
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Oh, am I good at suspension? Is it because the body is light, because the arm is short and the attracting length is also short? ā¦shut up!
Ā Anyway, Iām good at cycling! I attracted the handle bar and floated the front wheels and made a turn, and drove around quite freely.
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While Sabine-chanās eyes are sparklingā¦.. The guard-ojisan is staring with a blank face.
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No, as I said, Iām really sorry!
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Oh, I enjoyed it too muchā¦ā¦.Next, wearing a helmet, protector, then itās finally Sabine-chanās turn to practice.
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ā¦ā¦ She fell a couple of times but she quickly got back.
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Yeah, I knew the feeling.While Sabine-chan is practicing for a while, the King was standing behind me. I didnāt notice it while I was guiding Sabine-chan, but when I look around, I realized that there were quite a lot of spectatorsā¦. I wonder if someone told the King.
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Oh, the first thing that the King would say?, I thought that I would be asked for an explanation, butā¦.
Ā King: ćMitsuha, Othello tell me how to win.ć
Ā Ahh, you lostā¦ did youā¦
Ā Mitsuha: ćIām sorry. I also suffered a crushing defeat, and as a result, I was robbed of thatć
Ā As he heard my reply, the King drooped down his shoulders.
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What? ā¦Was it painful, your Highness ā¦?\nĀ Mitsuha: ćWell then, how about playing in shogi? If thatās the case, Sabine-chan will not be an enemy to adults who understand what a battle is.ć
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The King was about to cry from my words.
Ā Ahh, you lostā¦ did youā¦
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While I was patting the Kingās shoulders, the Prime Minister came over.
Ā Prime Minister: ćMitsuha-dono, Othello and Shogiās winning method ā¦ā¦ć
Ā You too, Prime Ministerā¦ā¦
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In the end, the mountain bike from her hometown, was taken away by Sabine-chan, from Mitsuha who lost the battle. The King was complaining about something, but he could not blame me for what he did.
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So, your Highness, what did you promise?
Ā But then, when Sabine-chan runs around the capital on a mountain bike, the people of the city will get used to the thing called, Bicycle. You wonāt complain to the princess, or try to find out the secrets of the bike, would you.
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And even if I start riding a bicycle when I had the chance, there is no problem because everyone is used to it!
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It will be very convenient when you can use a bicycle in the kingdom. Itās good, Itās good!
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[Looking good] is good!
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\nOn that night, escort grabbed a drink at home, after a long day of work. He received a foreign alcohol along with the cross bike,.
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[This [brandy], it smelled nice, the alcohol was strong, and it was delicious. It was very, very delicious.] (TN: A Taste of a Sweet, Sweet Victory)