There are four people from the Sylfordâs house. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I have seen Ericâs father and a woman who looked to be his wife back at the royal capitalâs party.
And as always, Eric has a brazen expression on his face, then there is a girl who may be his sister.
Maybe, this girl is Eleonora-neesanâs friend, Luna-san.
As I was thinking like that, Luna-sanâs and my eyes met.
I feel embarrassed for some reason so I turn my gaze away, but Luna-san doesnât turn her gaze away. If anything, I feel like she put more strength in her gaze.
Wha, what is it? It feels like the gaze of a carnivore that has found a herbivore, or maybe itâs just my imagination?
Did I do something? No, I certainly did have an exchange of tongs with Eric though, so from the perspective of his sister, Luna-san probably thought that she should keep an eye on me.
ăThank you for coming from such a distant place today. I am grateful Nord-donoă
ăNot at all, thank you very much for inviting us hereă
Ericâs father - Egar-san - shook hands with Nord-tousan and exchanged some pleasantries.
ăDear, why donât you hold your greetings for now and let everyone from the Slowlettâs house sit down first?ă
We were watching them for a while, then Egar-sanâs wife gently rebuke him.
ăYouâre right. Letâs first sit down on that sofa over thereă
Urged by Egar-san, we move to the sofa. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan take a seat on the seat of honor in order, then the youngest - me - sits down on the lower seat.
Hmm, speaking of the level of comfort, our mansionâs sofa is better. Sure enough, since it was something purchased by Elna-kaasan, the sofa in our place is probably a pretty good one.
I saw Ericâs father back at the nobleâs exchange meeting. He has the same dark brown hair as Eric, a man with a stern-looking face in the prime of his life. As for his face, he looks exactly like Eric.
Just that, unlike the other member of his family, his skin is not so dark.
Looking at his wife, Eric, and Luna-sanâs slightly darker skin, his two children probably inherited the darker skin tone from the wife.
ăAnd the one beside me here is my wife, Natasha (ăăżăŒă·ăŁ)ă
ăPleased to meet you, I am Egarâs wife, Natashaă
Natasha-san had a kind smile on her face as Egar-san introduced her.
She is a beautiful woman with long, shiny black hair that reaches her waist, exuding a graceful atmosphere. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
She has light brown skin, slightly darker than Eric. Such skin color is similar to the Lazur people that I happened to see in the stalls of the royal capital.
She is wearing a type of dress that is commonly used in Misphilt Kingdom, but thereâs no mistaking it, there are ethnic embroideries sewn on some places on her dress.
Perhaps she noticed me looking at them that Natasha-san smiled and shyly grab the hem of her skirt.
ăAs you might have guessed from my dress and skin, I have the blood of the Lazur people in meă
ăSo it was like that. Is that dressâs embroidery also order-made?ă
ăYes! It was sewn at a clothing store managed by a Lazură
ăSo you can also do that. Itâs beautiful, I wonder if I should try and ask them to do it?ă
ăIn that case, I could write you a letter introduction if youâd like. Please tell them that you receive it from me. They will receive you warmlyă
ăThank you very much. I will definitely ask for your help at that timeă
I wonder if this is the so-called noble wife's communication skill? The topic between them proceeds in no time at all, and they start to build up a friendly relationship. There is no opening for us men to interrupt them at all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
On the other side, Eleonora-neesan - the same woman as the two - just sit there with her legs together and smiles.
It makes me want to do a tsukkomi, âJust who the heck are you?â.
But, she will absolutely not interrupt them even if the topic turned into something like clothes, you can tell that she is completely uninterested in them.
It was the same with the other side - Luna-san -, she just sat there without saying anything while smiling.
Eleonora-neesan and Luna-san might have the same level of girlâs power. The so-called birds of a feather flock together.
ăNow then, next will be my sonă
ăMy name is Eric Sylford, the second son of the Sylford family. Iâm truly sorry for the trouble I have caused you to get here this timeă
Thatâs absolutely right. I had to leave again for a trip after I just got back home from Kagura because of Eric. Youâre really inconveniencing me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As I let out a tiny sigh as if to say âgood griefâ over this situation, he glared at me while letting out a ă.....you bastardăwith a quivering tone, I guess he noticed me doing that.
It was a joke you know, donât glare at me like that. As always, a guy who is hard to joke around.
ăNot at all, my son also did something wrong. Please donât worry about it Eric-donoă
ăIâm grateful for your considerationă
That Eric said heâs grateful for the consideration. I almost laugh in spite of myself.
Turning my eyes away to escape from Ericâs gaze once more, I look at Luna-san.
She was a girl with black, short-cut hair but her expressionless face make her look slightly different from her boyish impression. A girl who somehow stared at me and I donât know what she was really thinking, but it turned out that sheâs a quiet type of girl, unlike Eleonora-neesan.
After the Sylfordâs family self-introduction is over, next will be the Slowlett familyâs turn.
ăSo we are next then. I am the present head of the Slowlett house, Nord Slowlettă
ăOoh, the famous Dragon Slayer........!ă
ăI also saw the play in the royal capital. I was deeply moved by the play about the two of you in spite of myselfă
Eric and Natasha-san raised their voice with excited looks on their faces when Nord-tousan introduced himself. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
ăTh, thank you. But it is embarrassing for meă
Nord-tousan took a step back after seeing the twoâs attitude, but those things didnât enter Ericâs eyes as his eyes has a look of respect in them.
ăDid Nord-sama cut off the Dragonâs neck in one blow just like in the play?ă
ăYes, wellă
ăOoh!ă
Eric raised his voice in excitement to Nord-tousanâs words as he said that while smiling wryly.
Even back in the nobleâs exchange meeting, this question was asked the most often. In the end, it would be unthinkable for the ordinary person to do something like cutting off a dragonâs neck.
As for us, we think that Nord-tousan can really do it. We donât even think of trying to ask him about that since we feel like so.
ăThen as for Elna-sama, when did you think you became aware of your feelings for her?ă
ăEhh? Tha, that isă
ăAhh, I am also curious about thată
ăIâm also interested in thată
Nord-tousan looks troubled when Natasha-san asked him that.
I and Elna-kaasan are also curious about it, so we just took this chance to ask.
ăHey hey, we are all still introducing ourselves now, arenât we?ă
Egar-san rebukes us since the conversation has greatly deviated.
As a result, the excited atmosphere was somewhat dispersed. Che, even though we were about to hear an interesting story. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As I was thinking that it was such a regrettable chance, Egar-san then grin and say,
ăYou can thoroughly ask that kind of question later, right?ă
ăThatâs rightă
ăYeahă
ăRightă
ăWait.....ă
Nord-tousan speaks up in a troubled voice after hearing everyone saying that in unison.
Whaat, that Egar-san seems like a stern person, but heâs actually the type that can surprise people, huh.
After Nord-tousanâs self-introduction ended in that kind of manner, next is the self-introduction for Elna-kaasan, Sylvio-niisan, and Eleonora-neesan ended, and then itâs finally my turn.
And sure enough, all eyes gathered on me, I guess itâs because Iâm the main reason they are all here today. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I opened my mouth while feeling a bit nervous.
ăI am the second son, Alfried Slowlett. I apologize for the trouble everyone due to the uproar Eric and I have caused. I will strive so that this kind of thing will not happen again hereafteră
ăYou, you even added my name so calmlyă
Ericâs murmured, but I ignore him. I mean, itâs all caused by me and Eric so itâs obvious that I added his name.
ăâŠâŠso, somehow he feels like he is strangely used to apologizing despite being a childă
ăHe doesnât look like a naughty kid who was fighting with our Eric using tongs, isnât heă
This is also a skill for a noble you know. Iâm used to apologizing and looking sad after all.
ăWell, we will spend our time together for a while. Letâs stop being formal from now on! I welcome you all, everyone from the house of Slowlett!ă
With that kind of subtle air, the introduction between the Sylfordâs and Slowlettâs is over.