Chapter 139 Girls Talk 3️⃣
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Kazumi’s POV)
Everyone changed into their pajamas and gathered in the open space on the second floor. Snow Wolves and Ms. Hanna went back to their rooms to sleep since it was early, but me, Rena, Liz, Martina, Dorothy, Miyori (receptionist), Aluda, Eluda, and Meluda jumped into girls’ talk.
”Too bad Roana isn’t here.”
Liz took out some wine and glasses from the cabinet and sat at the table.
”I heard they’ve been busy with missions with the younger ones lately.”
Martina took a glass from Liz. Since Rena and I can’t drink wine yet, I grabbed some honey lemon from the refrigerator and handed it to Rena.
Dorothy put some cookies she brought from Borg on the table.
”So, Isaac must be tired, right? …I wonder if Roana is happy.”
”…So, it’s assumed they’re ‘doing it,’ huh?”
Miyori chuckled at my words.
”So… about the members on this ‘guard mission’…”
I took a sip of my honey lemon.
”I wonder who did it how many times?”
”””!”””
Liz, Martina, and Dorothy froze.
”I’m not blaming anyone. I just want to figure out the rotation for the future.”
Seeing me smile, the 3 of them looked relieved.
”Um… can I say something?”
Miyori raised her hand nervously.
”Huh?”
I kept my smile and looked at Miyori.
”That means… with Hiroya, right?”
(Oh, I see… Miyori didn’t know.)
”Yeah. We’re all Hiroya’s girls.”
Liz gulped her wine and answered without any shame.
”…Well, I get Liz. She was all flirty when she came to the guild. Kazumi is Hiroya’s girlfriend, and Martina has always liked Hiroya. Dorothy fell for him because he helped her, so that makes sense. Rena is always close to him too…”
Miyori mumbled while counting on her fingers.
”Huh? If you think about it, everyone likes Hiroya. That’s not surprising… wait!”
Miyori suddenly looked up at me.
”Kazumi? Are you okay with this? Hiroya is like your fiancé!”
”Yeah. We’re all ‘family’.”
Even though polygamy is common in this world, it’s still hard for girls to understand.
”I knew everyone liked Hiroya. But I didn’t want anyone to give up and cry just because I’m here. I like all of you just as much as I like Hiroya…”
I stared at the warm fire in the fireplace.
”…We want to be a family centered around Hiroya.”
”That’s not quite right.”
”True.”
Dorothy disagreed with me, and Liz laughed in agreement.
”Huh?”
Was I the only one thinking that? I felt a little sad.
”Yeah, I think it’s a bit different too.”
Even Martina agreed.
”Don’t look so sad, Kazumi. What everyone means is, ‘a family centered around Kazumi and Hiroya’.”
Rena gently patted my head.
”Everyone loves Ms. Kazumi just as much as Mr. Hiroya.”
Dorothy smiled kindly, and Liz, Martina, and Rena nodded.
”…Yeah. I can understand that. We’re ‘family’.”
Miyori crossed her arms and nodded dramatically.
”Sure, Hiroya is strong, kind, thoughtful, and smart… and cute too. I can see why people would fall for him. Well, I don’t have a thing for younger guys, though.”
She smiled at me while drinking her wine. Then she added one more thing.
”So… everyone… are you really doing it?”
* * *
”Aluda, Eluda, and Meluda are one thing, but everyone except Rena is involved with Hiroya.”
”About that…”
Next to a shocked Miyori, Aluda quietly raises her hand.
”I have something to tell Kazumi…”
Saying that, she quickly finishes her wine.
”Aluda confessed to Hiro!”
With a bright red face, Aluda looks seriously at me.
”Oh, I see… I kind of figured that would happen.”
Among the 3 sisters who are after Hiroya, Aluda was pretty serious about it.
”Kazumi! I want you to accept Aluda.”
”Meluda just wants to give her first time to Hiro, but Aluda is serious about this.”
”I guess it’s better if I’m not here…”
Miyori stands up from the sofa.
”Miyori…”
Aluda looks apologetic.
”No, I don’t think it’s right for me to get involved. I know my place.”
Miyori heads towards the stairs, holding a half-empty bottle of wine, a glass, and a few cookies.
”I hope you get a good result, Aluda. Tell me about it next time. Goodnight!”
* * *
”So, what did Hiroya say?”
Yeah, in the end, it all depends on Hiroya.
”He said he would respond to my feelings… that he would make me his girl…”
Aluda looks down, blushing and fidgeting.
”But… I thought I should tell Kazumi first…”
”Hiroya can’t ignore girls who like him. He seems laid-back, but he’s really possessive. But are you okay with that? Liking Hiroya means sharing, not just having him to yourself.”
”Yeah. I confirmed my feelings.”
Aluda answers my question firmly.
(Confirmed?)
Liz and Dorothy are grinning at me, probably seeing my confused expression. Martina and Rena look puzzled.
”Um… I felt bad about it, but… I peeked at Hiro and Marti’s… you know…”
”!”
Martina turns bright red, even more than Aluda.
”Huh? Huh? …What!?”
”You see, I wanted to see if I’d get jealous or if I’d want him to hold me too… I’m sorry, Marti!”
Aluda immediately bows down in apology.
”And then… I wanted him to hold me.”
Martina is so red she looks like she might explode, while I teasingly ask Aluda.
Aluda lifts her head from her bowing position and nods at me. So cute.
”I was jealous. I didn’t feel jealous in a bad way, just really envious. I was so envious that I… you know… did it right there…”
”””!”””
Now Rena, Eluda, and Meluda are all blushing. Liz and Dorothy seem to have figured it out and are still grinning.
”After I… you know… I was in a daze, and then Hiro saw me… Aluda asked him to ‘kiss me’…”
”Was he gentle?”
”Well, at first he was gentle, but then he kissed me really passionately… and then, with his fingers…”
Even though it must be embarrassing, Aluda talks earnestly. I think she’s trying to be honest. She really is a good girl.
”After he made me feel good with his fingers, I told him I wanted to be near him, even if it was just sometimes, and that I wanted him to love me a little…”
”You shouldn’t say that, Aluda.”
”Huh?”
Everyone, not just Aluda, looks surprised at my slightly stronger tone.
”Saying things like ‘any position is fine’ or ‘just sometimes’ or ‘love me a little’ isn’t enough. You need to be more selfish. Hiroya will respond to you properly.”
I stand up and point firmly at Aluda.
”He doesn’t love girls half-heartedly. Sure, from the outside, he might look like a guy who just has multiple girls around him, but…”
I look around at the other girls.
”He loves everyone fully. That’s the kind of guy Hiroya is. And I… I really love that about him…”
”Ah, that person is giving us back love many times over.”
”Yeah. I also really love Mr. Hiroya… my master.”
”I love Big Brother Hiroya too!”
”I… love him too…”
Rena quietly agreed.
”So, Aluda. You can totally show your feelings. Hiroya will catch them and give you lots back.”
I gently hugged Aluda, who was sitting there looking confused. Aluda started to cry and let out loud sobs.
* * *
”Well, for Aluda, it’s about her grandpa.”
Liz picked up a cookie and popped it into her mouth.
”Wasn’t he called the ‘Master Craftsman’ Toldo Freeberry?”
Dorothy put her empty wine glass on the table and stood up to go to the cabinet. Since Miyori took the wine, she was probably going to get a new bottle.
”Oh, that should be fine.”
Meluda said casually.
”Is that so?”
”…It definitely sounds noisy.”
I realized that both Liz and I were just assuming things based on our imaginations.
”Grandpa always says, ‘You need to catch a skilled fighter or blacksmith for a partner.’ So, Hiro should be just fine, right?”
Eluda seemed totally unconcerned as she munched on a cookie.
”But, there are supposed to be a lot of other brides too… I wonder if he’ll accept that?”
Rena looked worried. That makes sense. He really seems like a ‘stubborn old man!’
”Grandpa himself had 5 wives, after all.”
”Right. Meluda’s dad also had 3 wives.”
”Exactly. Besides, Eluda and the others are half-sisters.”
”””””!!!!”””””
”You guys are half-sisters?!”
Liz shouted, spitting out cookie crumbs. I almost sprayed my honey lemon drink everywhere.
”Didn’t I mention it?”
Aluda stuck out her tongue playfully.
”Well, it’s to pass on Grandpa’s skills to the next generation. The more kids, the better.”
”Meluda’s dad is the oldest son, and there are 5 boys and 3 girls in total.”
”Dad and the youngest brother, who is 20, work with Grandpa, while the other brothers are blacksmiths or training in Mundo…”
”I see… that doesn’t sound like a problem.”
Liz got Dorothy to pour her some new wine.
”Eluda and Meluda… need to find partners soon… or we might end up marrying the youngest uncle.”
”I absolutely don’t want that. He’s close in age and a good blacksmith, but he always looks at me in a creepy way.”
”You two better not get close to Hiroya for those reasons!”
A slightly tipsy Liz glared at Eluda and Meluda.
”No way! Eluda thinks Hiro is great too!”
”Meluda does too! …I still don’t really know my true feelings, though…”
As they said this, the two of them sipped their wine.
(Yep. I can tell these two will fall for Hiroya too.)
Feeling oddly satisfied, I took a bite of my cookie.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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