Chapter 121: ☆This Is All I Can Do (2)
"Wha!? That was the place to let it slide, right!?"
"Haha, didn’t you hear from Erika? Hahaha!"
While flushing her face red and angrily looking embarrassed, Rain lightly pounded my body.
That action overlapped with Erika’s, and it became even more fun so I laughed.
After laughing for a while, while still smiling I placed one hand on Rain’s head and stroked it.
When I began stroking, Rain made a blank expression, flushed her cheeks red, and bashfully averted her face.
Seeing that she did not push away the hand stroking her, it seemed she did not dislike it.
"Do you think that just because I say something is childish I am making fun of it?"
"...I don’t think so."
"Kuku, I understand what kind of customer base Rain is popular with."
"Wait? I’m not making fun of it, but aren’t you thinking it’s childish?"
"Hahaha, isn’t it fine?"
"It’s not fine!"
While playfully interacting with Rain as we walked, arriving at the inn felt instantaneously.
When I stroked her head once more out of gratitude, Rain flushed her face red.
When we arrived in front of the inn, I asked Rain something that had been bothering me.
"Come to think of it, where had Rain been?"
"Me? I was helping at the bakery and delivering bread to the city gate."
"Hoh, you’re even doing deliveries..."
"Eh, Instructor... you didn’t know?"
When I smiled troubledly at Rain’s words, I was given an exasperated expression.
I had known it was a delicious bakery, but I had not thought they were even doing deliveries.
Moreover, speaking of the city gate it was probably the soldiers who requested it; being popular with soldiers is amazing.
Soldiers talk among their comrades at quite a pace and spread information.
In other words, if it spreads that the bread is delicious, there is the joy of that many soldiers buying it.
As expected of a word-of-mouth world, I thought.
After thinking a little, I decided to enter the bakery together with Rain.
I am also concerned about yesterday’s matter, and if they are being oddly considerate toward me I want to tell them not to be.
With Rinaar there is no sense of distance because we are student and instructor, but I feel that Eima is being a little considerate.
Together with Rain I entered the bakery from the inn side, and ended up helping a little at the shop.
Character Profiles
＊Lucia
Real name: Lucia Desmond
Height: 163 cm
Age: 33
Pink hair — grown a little longer than the shoulders in a side-tail.
Face gives a calm impression. Personality is also calm but has a stubborn side.
Body type is the childbearing type; moderately plump with a strong married-woman atmosphere.
Breasts are super breasts a little larger than watermelons.
Unlike her daughter Lucy, her expressions are clear.
Daughter of a fallen noble from the neighboring country that started the war.
At the age of 16 she was raped by the third prince and became pregnant with Lucy.
She gave birth to Lucy at 17 and took refuge in the Kingdom of Libertonia.
She had worked in a brothel, and thanks to a customer there she was able to contact the kingdom.
Now she lives a peaceful daily life with aid from the kingdom.
However, perhaps because it is too easy she holds back and goes out to work.
Having become Raide’s lover, she strongly wants to support him.
There are times when she cannot help wanting her name to be called more.
Raide’s lover.
＊Rain
Height: 158 cm
Age: 16
Red hair — hair grown to about the waist in twin tails.
Expression retains childishness. Personality is cheerful.
Body type is slender; breasts are a little smaller than apples.
One of the three songstresses who are beginning to gain popularity.
From her way of speaking, actions, and appearance she is said to be the little-devil type.
She herself has no awareness of intending to look down on people.
Therefore, even though she is popular, when she is called the little-devil type she becomes a little depressed.
At such times the one she acts spoiled toward is Win.
Because she was saved by Raide, recently she has been thinking of trying to become honest with him.
Recently she has been becoming honest, but it seems to be embarrassing.
She also wants to try acting spoiled toward Raide, but has not told anyone.
＊Rinaar
Height: 160 cm
Age: 16
Glossy chestnut hair — wavy hair grown longer than the shoulders.
Face is soft and slender. Personality is reliable.
Body type is slender; although slender, there is a moderate amount of flesh in attractive places such as the hips and legs.
Breasts are a little smaller than melons and firm.
One of the students in the year Raide is in charge of.
Because her parents run a bakery, she herself also helps at the bakery.
Perhaps because of that she is good at looking after others and skilled at reading the atmosphere of a place, and often gets involved among the students.
She has intense disgust toward her father who tried to sell her and her mother, and does not even want to see his face.
After the incident she was saved by Raide, feels gratitude, and becomes aware of a fluttering heart.
Having been saved further, the fluttering has become romantic feelings.
＊Eima
Height: 163 cm
Age: 35
Glossy chestnut hair — wavy hair grown to about mid-back.
Face is soft and a little slender. Personality is clear and brisk. Atmosphere is calm.
Body type is slender; although slender, there is a moderate amount of flesh in attractive places such as the hips and legs.
Breasts bear melons.
Mother of Rinaar, a student in the year Raide is in charge of.
She runs a bakery with her husband and, because she handles customer service, speaks in a clear, brisk manner.
She never loses her smile and is skilled at gauging the distance with people.
She is in despair over her husband trying to sell her and her daughter, but for her daughter’s sake she somehow keeps her heart from breaking.
After the incident she was saved by Raide and feels gratitude.
In fact, when she was being rescued she could hear Raide’s voice a little.
While thinking it is improper, she is aware of a fluttering heart like love.
Having been saved further, she has fallen in love with Raide.
On the country’s documents she is still a married woman, so she thinks it is improper and restrains herself.