Chapter 264 There Are Things Better Left Unknown
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
When I invited Golarf-san to the reception room, I had instructed the staff to let Lewya know that a person claiming to be Golarf had appeared, so Lewya’s arrival was as planned.
However, with Lewya’s entry, the atmosphere that had been there moments ago dissipated, making it feel inappropriate to continue the conversation.
Golarf-san, who had been staring wide-eyed, composed himself and spoke.
”No, it’s been 3 hundred years since then, she’s too young to be my sister.”
”Do I really resemble my mother that much?”
”Mother? So you’re my sister’s daughter?”
”Yes, nice to meet you, Uncle.”
Called “Uncle” by Lewya, Golarf-san leaned back into the sofa, looking slack.
”Haha, I can’t believe that sister had a child… Who captured her heart?──No, wait, it’s dull to get the answer so easily, let me guess.”
While Golarf-san was pondering about Lewya’s father, Diana whispered to me.
”Neil-sama, I will take my leave now.”
”Ah, I’m fine here, so go back to work.”
Since I couldn’t leave both Diana, the supervisor of the staff, and Lewya free, Diana exited the reception room, switching places with Lewya.
At that moment, Golarf-san mentioned a name for Lewya’s potential father.
”Is your father Gnoula?”
”No, it’s not.”
”I see, but as far as I know, it wasn’t all that amicable.”
”…I was wondering, why did you mention Gnoula?”
”That’s because Gnoula was the one my sister was dating right before I left the village.”
”Was my mother in love with Gnoula?!”
Lewya becomes extremely upset, as if she has just been told a shocking truth.
I didn’t know much about Gnoula, so I didn’t really understand, but for Lewya, who lived in a limited community called the village, all the elves in the clan were familiar faces that she had known for a long time, so it must have been quite a shock to learn that such a familiar face had once been her mother’s lover.
”Yeah, my sister used to complain at home that Gnoula had a nice personality but they didn’t have good physical compatibility, so as expected, it didn’t go well.”
”Huh, body compatibility!?”
”Why are you surprised? After all, they were in a romantic relationship, so it’s only natural.”
”Y-Yeah… I guess…”
That kind of talk from a mother must be quite tough for a daughter to handle.
Moreover, with the partner being someone she knows well, I feel sympathy for Lewya, while Golarf-san shows no signs of concern and keeps naming others.
”How about Scooya, then?”
”No… by the way, why Scooya…?”
”She was Gnoola’s ex. Apparently, the size was just right, but she said the foreplay was lacking.”
”Guh…!”
Oh, hearing such vivid stories about her mother is really hitting Lewya hard.
I mean, what is Lewya’s mom complaining about in front of the family?
Is that how elves are?
But judging by Lewya’s reaction, it’s probably different.
”Then how about Karuni?”
”N-No…”
”Karunir isn’t it either? I thought she had a good impression of him among her many partners since he could go all night.”
”B-But… ggh…”
Lewya, unable to bear the accumulated damage, kneels down.
”Are you okay?”
”…Maybe not”
”Then how about Kiruniel next?”
”That’s ruthless!?”
Golarf-san didn’t stop asking questions even when he saw Lewya crouching, so I instinctively said, “Tsukkomi” to him.
Lewya suddenly raised her head and looked at Golarf-san with an expression of disbelief.
”Kiruniel, you say…? I don’t think that’s the case, but the relationship between Kiruniel and my mother is…”
”He’s her ex-boyfriend, so what?”
”Whew-──”
The moment Lewya heard those words from Golarf-san, her eyes rolled back and she nearly fell backwards, but I managed to catch her just in time.
”That was close!? Lewya, are you okay?”
”Oh, oh, oh, oh…”
”She’s foaming at the mouth and fainting…Um, who is this Kiruniel-san?”
”No matter who he is, Kiruniel is an elf of the Nym clan, and I think he was my sister’s 8th lover. Other than that, there’s nothing special to say about him. That’s why I was surprised at Lewya’s reaction.”
”Didn’t you just say something amazing?”
”By the way, how many lovers did Lewya’s mother have?”
”As far as I know, around 20, at least all of her peers.”
Wow… Lewya’s mom is way more of a sexual dynamo than I imagined.
It’s good that Lewya passed out; if she heard that everyone her mom knows is her mother’s former lovers, she’d be shocked for a while… It might be too late anyway.
”Mmm, mmm…”
”Lewya, are you awake?”
”…Ah, why did I pass out in a place like this? Thanks to that, I had a terrible dream.”
”Oh, what was this terrible dream?”
”My uncle, who went missing 300 years ago, visited a frontier settlement──huh?”
Realizing something felt off, Lewya glanced at Golarf-san, who had asked her a question, and the moment she acknowledged his presence, she rolled her eyes again.
”Wait, wait! Don’t pass out! It’ll create an infinite loop!”
”Ugh… Please, let me pass out; if this is reality, I just want to escape into a dream.”
How much does she hate it?
”So, what happened with Kiruniel?”
”To ask that question in this situation is really ruthless, Neil!?”
”After seeing such a concerning reaction, I couldn’t help but ask. You’re curious too, right?”
”That is…”
If you ask me if it bothers me, of course it bothers me.
But I wondered if it was cruel to ask him for an answer after she collapsed, and Lewya replied in a weak voice.
”…Kiruniel is my paternal grandfather”
”Paternal grandfather? So Lewya’s mother’s husband is the son of that Kiruniel, and Lewya’s mother have her husband’s father as her lover…huh? Hmm????”
Damn, my head is so messed up.
The answer is clear, but my brain refuses to accept that fact, and it’s so immoral that it makes my brain short circuit.
”Um, well…Is it true that age differences aren’t that important among elves? But how old is Kiruniel-san’s son?
”If I were to compare him to your age… he’d be about 3 years old.”
”Lewya’s mom!?”
”No, no!! That story from Uncle was 300 years ago, right?! My father and mother got married 2 hundred years ago, so my father must have grown up by then!”
I was surprised; I thought that a sexual beast might lose even a basic sense of morality if taken to such extremes, but it seems that wasn’t the case, so I’m relieved.
”The elves of the Nym clan mature physically in less than a hundred years, but they gradually age from there, so it’s not unusual for them to marry children born from elves of the same generation… yeah.”
”If you think of it simply as an age-gap marriage, it’s understandable, but what about my grandfather being the former lover? Honestly, that must be quite awkward, right?”
”About that, remember? Elves don’t dwell on the past. Just because they were once lovers doesn’t mean they’ll feel awkward about it. …Let’s put aside how it looks from the outside.”
”How can you put that aside!? What kind of face am I supposed to show my family now!?”
Lewya clutched her head with both hands and groaned, writhing.
Even Golarf-san, as wise as he is, seemed to feel sympathy and quietly watched over Lewya without interrupting.
”Ugh, if we continue this topic any further, my head will go crazy.”
”So, Lewya, shall we change the subject?”
”Yes, I’ll answer some questions this time. Lewya, do you have anything you want to ask me?”
”If it’s something I want to ask, uncle, then I have a few questions.”
”…Could you stop calling me ‘uncle’? I feel so itchy, just call me Golarf.”
”Okay, let’s do that. So I would like to ask again, is Golarf the founder of Grelego?”
The reception room instantly falls silent at Lewya’s question.
That was something I was also wondering about, but I purposely avoided asking.
Grelego is an ally of the empire.
If you are an honest person, you don’t need to fear him.
He is a reliable presence.
However, he is a source of fear for the shady nobles of the empire.
Being noticed by Grelego means that you are recognized as a harmful presence in the empire, and because it will leave a bad impression on those around you, the empire nobles try to avoid doing anything that might attract Grelego’s attention.
One of the things that empire nobles avoid is investigating Grelego, so I avoided asking questions about Grelego, but that taboo for empire nobles didn’t matter to Lewya.
Golarf’s gaze was directed at me.
Feeling as if his eyes were asking, “Is this your doing?” I shook my head vigorously to deny it.
”? What are you two doing?”
”N-no, it’s nothing.”
”Huh, young elves really are fearless. It feels like I’m watching my younger self.”
Saying this, Golarf-san’s expression turned thoughtful as he slowly opened his mouth.
”Alright, it’s my niece’s request. I can’t promise it’ll be interesting, but I’ll answer.”
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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