The policy after this has been decided.
The meeting ended and the company was dissolved.
Nanahuang and the others were leaving the room one after another.
; and
"Um, Belzeggia...... wait, okay?"
It was Liselotte Onyk who stopped me.
She was framing her arms loosely.
Ask me as I look away.
Do you have another hour?
Once, I saw a pocket watch.
I can afford to make it until the evening designated by the Mad Emperor.
"Ah, can you come to my room...?"
"In your room?"
"Ah, no... if that's impossible, that's fine." It's not such an important matter. "
I think we need to talk.
Maybe we're not talking about this country.
Lise's personal story.
All right ― ― Seras, you need to get back to your room first.
Cyrus bowed as if he had guessed.
"I understand." I'm going back first. "
So I went straight to Lise's room in the castle.
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A private room isn't very decorative, is it?
It's like a private room, like an office.
Even so, it is probably too large for an individual's room.
Well, it's not the position of the country's prime minister.
Besides, even if it is not decorative, I have the equipment.
Lack of decor means "not flashy".
It could be described as a unified room with calm tones.
At the end of the room, you can see a simple cooking area space.
I also checked the private room that looked like a toilet.
It seems that there is also a private room where you can take a light bath.
This room alone seems to be enough for life.
I'm probably busy, so I guess I need a room like this.
"There's nothing else..."
Looks like there's another room in the back of the room I'm in right now.
"Oh, that's my bedroom. Right now... it's a bit messy, so I don't want to invite you in if I can."
I was advised to sit on a bench.
There was a long table in front of the chair.
It is a table that seems to have plenty of room even for about eight people.
Sometimes we have a light meeting in this room with some Onyx people.
I can also see some other chairs near the wall.
It seems that you have prepared a human shaped chair in advance.
Lise pours water from the jug into the silver cup and places it in front of me.
Don't!
Yes, this!
I'm sorry.
Hmm, Lise snorted her nose like a parry.
The cheeks are slightly red and easy to understand.
Unlike Cyrus, you have a normal expression, Arachne.
"Eek!? Drink that and wait!?...... just for a moment, just wait there quietly!?"
Bishi, I'm sorry.
That's right, I pointed at you, and then I turned back to the kitchen.
I observed Lise's back in motion.
It seems to be starting a fire.
Eventually, the fragrant smell came out.
"I'm sorry, Belzegia, wait a little longer..."
No, you don't have to hurry anymore.
It's a lot of power, isn't it?
And you're not familiar with it.
I don't usually stand in the cooking area.
I take off my mask while I wait, and I take my mouth full of water.
"Hmm? Is this Tonore water?"
Moreover, the taste is slightly different from the normal one.
The sweetness is strong.
Lise turned her back and said.
"That's my Tonore water... I drink it when I'm tired... ah!"
Are you okay?
"Oh, it's okay! I'm sorry!"
Just keep it cool.
"W-We-know...... um...... thank you for your concern"
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In other words, did you call me to cook for you...?
Not long after, Lise carried the dishes on a wooden basin.
It's about time,
"Hey... why are you taking off your mask!?"
"No, you can't drink this if you don't take it off." You can't eat this dish like this. "
While cooking, Lise turned her back all the way.
I didn't notice you removed the mask.
I was about to notice when I took Tonore's water.
But Lise stopped holding the basin.
"--Shh, my face?"
"Does this look like a disguise? Before you said," You're a human, right? "'I thought you told me. I don't think it's surprising right now."
That's what I'm talking about.
A person who usually wore a full-face mask took it off.
I'm not surprised, am I?
”Well... originally, it would have been uncomfortable to have humans in the land of aliens and monsters, so I put them on.”
Of course, there was a reason to hide my identity in the battle outside.
Characteristics of my face.
I did so to avoid passing it on to the Alliance.
But for now, you're alone with Lise.
"That said, I want to hide this face as much as possible now that there are circumstances." It would be helpful if you didn't talk too much about the characteristics of my face. "
“Yeah, I get it, because things vary from one person to another. I won't pry!"
"Thank you."
"... hmmm"
With a little bit of shine, Lise observes this with a half-eye.
"Oh, that's the look on your face... you." It was a bit different than I thought. "
Disappointed?
"--Are you obliged to answer!?" See, that's more than cooking, right?! "
"It's a topic that came up from over there..."
"I'm sorry! That's why I'm cooking..."
In contrast to the roughness of his voice, Lyse gently placed the basin on the table.
But... it's really easy to understand, this Arachne.
For example, if I were to list one feature that is easy to understand.....
When I'm shining, I have a habit of entangling my two forefoots.
Is it easier for a spider leg to get emotional than a human-shaped arm?
Maybe it's like a cat's tail.
Either way... "
It's a good smell.
"This... I want to apologize to you and thank you." I don't know what to do at a time like this... I can't think of anything but cooking. See, you couldn't get a bunch of bastard meals during the battle!? If you're hungry, you can fill your stomach! "
That's true.
"Now, eat before you get cold!" What the hell! "
Illumination and beauty.
Tiredness and fatigue.
And is it because of the excitement?
The tension is getting messy, Liselotte Onik... "
- Hmm, but...
It doesn't matter what it looks like, the smell is fine.
Fluffy fragrance.
It's an appetizing smell.
Does it look like German potatoes to me?
It looks... bad, it's a mess.
Apparently it was already boiled before you baked it, but is it too boiled?
Sometimes it does not keep solids.
The size of the vegetables when cut is not uniform.
The amount of green vanilla seems just right...
"Look, this is the limit of what it looks like...!" Uuuu... if you don't like it, hm, you don't have to force it to eat it... "
... the most distinctive thing about this dish.
The red sauce was clinging.
the so-called
"Spicy Oshi"
There is no feeling of that, there is no doubt.
Well, anyway--
Hahhhhh!
I'll try it.
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Huh?
No, this.
"It's delicious."
"Really!? -...... That's what I said!? Hmm! Even this one is an Onyx chieftain!... is it really delicious?"
It doesn't look good, though.
”Ughhh... if you settle down in my stomach, you'll be with me...”
Yeah, I guess.
Is that so?
It's not true that I was actually hungry.
Yep.
The sauce on it is not bad.
This sauce is usually good with potatoes.
"It may look like it, but the ingredients in the sauce have a calming effect on my feelings." You'll get the quality sleep you need especially for those who use their heads. But since it's a valuable item, I can't make much of it... so if you ask for a lot of it, I won't be able to do it. "
In short.
Cuisine filled with the care of Lise, and.
Maybe it's easy to digest when it's broken.
When I finished eating, Lise changed and sat face to face.
"Um... I'm really sorry about this."
I took a sip of Tonore water,
"I've heard your apology before."
"I just wanted to say it again... and thank you"
Reese corrected her residence and lowered her head.
"Thank you very much." With your help and advice, this country has been saved - and I thank you personally, Rezelote Onik, and as Prime Minister of the endless country. ”
I see.
In short, I wanted to say this.
One-on-one.
He's a man of the law.
"Swelling of the face"
Huh?
A lot, you pulled it off.
"Yeah, yeah..."
Lise touched her cheek.
It is still a little swollen, but it seems that the injury was not more serious than I thought.
"When I was examined, I told them it wasn't as bad as it looked... and then I had the Male Centaur undergo a healing ceremony... and I put some medicine on it." Just a little more with the pigment. "
Lise smiled bitterly.
There is a reason why it heals faster than natural healing because it has been applied in various ways.
However, Mikaela told me to send Lise and the others to the brothel.
Then there is a possibility that I was relieved to a certain extent.
But the fear Reese felt at that time must have been real.
More than physical pain.
Mental pain may have hurt Lise more deeply.
"Reinforcements at the end of the battle... you've sent us a lot." This made fighting the 7th Cavalry a lot easier. ”
Ah, well... I thought the higher the number, the lower the death toll.
Whatever you say, you're a very good persuader.
Reese lowered her gaze and smiled mockingly.
"... no, that's not true." I--I just wanted to be honest with you. I admitted my own mistakes... I just asked from the front to help save my friends fighting outside. So... those reinforcements aren't ours. It's everyone in this country who believed in me. "
Lise closed her eyes and squeezed her fists around her lower abdomen.
"At the same time, I understand... I've only been a" brilliant prime minister "thanks to the goodwill of everyone in this country..." That's why "I" wasn't so good... I was---just that Rezelote Onik mistook that I could do anything on my own because everyone believed me... "
Her eyes opened thinly, and Lise heard that it was puffy.
"... hey, why?"
"What is it?"
"This negotiation with Mira. I didn't have any objections at that time... but why did you make me the representative of the country? If you're a representative, King Zekt or Keel....."
Didn't you just say "everyone's achievement"?
"Yeah, yeah..."
"This victory...... You're in the group, aren't you?"
――――――――
"I think they are really good people with good roots who responded to your request." However... I decided to send reinforcements outside - nothing else, Reiselotte Onyk. No one else has to point that out, but it's yours. That was a good decision... at least I'm grateful for your decision. That's all you have to remember. "
"............"
Tighten your mouth.
Lise---was desperately afraid that she was about to start crying.
"Oh, what's the matter... why?!"
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"I'm talking about you... you've scolded me so badly!" Tell me so many terrible things! Whispering... my thoughts are all wrong... and I'm putting everyone at risk because of that... why are you doing this?! What are you-- "
It was only then that Lise could stand it.
"Why are you so kind to me...?"
That 's--that's a simple story.
That's right.
It's not a big deal. It's a simple story.
…………
”Liselotte Onyk didn't touch my 'reverse scale'”
For example, the Sixth Cavalry.
They touched my upside down.
"In a way, I can't see the other person objectively." I can't make a judgment about whether it's just or ethically correct. No. Whether or not I'm uncomfortable - that is, whether or not I touch "my" upside down. That's all. "
In other words,
"For me, Liselotte Onyk wasn't such an unpleasant opponent." So I will be gentle, and I will not rule it out. In short, that's all I'm talking about. "
That's right.
The real parents (shit).
The goddess who licked people.
The bastards I've encountered in this world that I can't save.
It's no big deal compared to them.
To me (...) (...) and (...) (...), Li (...) (...) Ze (...) was (...) different (...).
That's all there is to it.
I said it like a joke.
”Well, the previous Reiselotte Onique was surprisingly narrow in his field of vision... so firm, so aggressive... so cheeky, so she used words that hurt her opponent without hesitation... it might have been terrible.”
Lise becomes smaller.
"... uuu, I'm sorry"
But not now, right?
…………
"Today, Rezelote Onyku has a wider field of view... she can hear the opponent's opinions flexibly, and she's not aggressive without darkness... she's still brash, but... well, as a personality... she's also considerate of the words she puts on the opponent"
"... I wonder?"
Oh, you're making a fruitful effort.
But you're so cocky?
It's a personality, that's fine.
"You don't deny it..."
"There's nothing you can do about flattery."
"...... Ugh ~"
Lise entangles the two legs of the forefoot with the eagle.
"I mean... hey, other evaluations are true... uuuuu..."
"If you're the Prime Minister, you'll be used to being praised."
"--Uh, it's noisy." Whether you can shine or not depends on the person you can praise. "
"If I praise you, will you shine?"
"That's... you must be mistaken!"
Lise muttered in a very small voice, "No......"
"Don't get me wrong!"
I said it all over again.
It seems to be a mistake.
Well, I'm pretty sure... I don't know what to do if I'm mistaken.
"Anyway, I'm asking you to negotiate the evening."
"No, I'll try... you and Seras will follow me, right?"
Yeah.
“Will you help me?”
Of course.
"Good. Really, please...?"
"Leave it to me."
"I'm counting on you guys..."
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Prime Minister of the most exhausted country, Lyzelotte Onik.
You can now honestly ask for help.
Instead of a solemn instruction from above.
I was able to listen to the opinions of the people around me.
As a prime minister, I grew up.
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Upon returning to the room, Cyrus greeted me.
Welcome back, Lord Toka.
"... I'm home"
Naturally, the word "home" appeared.
I don't know what to say.
Is it like this for a husband who has returned home from work?
Suddenly... I thought of such a boring thing.