I finished my conversation with Sona and was headed to the front door.
Next door, there's Sona. Or to send her, she's on her way to the front door.
If I send you a sona, let's just say it's a bare gesture in the garden, just like it was originally intended for.
When I thought so, there was a man standing in the hallway.
The person, recognizing this one, comes closer with a grin.
"Sona, you were here"
"Fa, Captain Faraes! I'm interrupting!
That's Faraes, the captain of our Fourth Squad. Lord of this House.
Seems a little surprised that Sona is here because she didn't tell them.
"If you're here, I wish you'd told me..."
"Oh, excuse me"
"Oh, I'm not blaming you. I was worried about Sona. I wanted to see your face."
"Huh!? Thank you…"
Faraes was laughing at Sona that way.
Seeing this, I don't think I need to worry about Sona anymore. It's hard to think that I hate it when I treat you like this in such a fun way.
Rather, I wonder if Faraes likes Sona. At least, it looks that way from me.
"That's right. Because of that, why don't you join us for lunch?
"Uh, okay?
"Sure, I'll talk to Cretta, will you give me a minute?
"Oh, yes! Please!
That being said, Faraes turns to Cretta.
Sona was staring at it, gleaming her eyes.
"Apparently, you're going to be a little further home"
"Oh, yeah, sounds like it..."
When I speak, Sona answers it in the light.
Seeing how it went, one suspicion arose in my mind.
"Hey, could it be you..."
"Yeah?"
"About Captain Faraes... you like him?
"Ha!?
In my words, Sona blushes.
Faraes is the type to be admired by girls. For that reason, I wondered if Sona would do the same, but what about this reaction?
"Chi, no! I respect Captain Faraes, but I've never seen him like that!
"Oh well..."
Apparently, it wasn't.
"Not at all... don't be surprised."
"... sorry"
Within talking about that, Faraes returned.
"... what's wrong with you? Both of you?
Seeing Sona a a little angry and me depressed, Faraes squeals about that.
"Nothing."
"Nothing..."
"... yeah? Well, fine. We talked to Cretta, so it's lunch for everyone. We have a little time, so let's talk about it."
That's why my special training was postponed.
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Me and Faraes, Sona, and Celia were surrounding the table.
After a while, Cretta brings the food.
"No, thank you for waiting, gentlemen. Even today, I put more on my arm. Enjoy."
Cretta said so with a full smile. I don't know why, but he looks happy without a heart.
"Cletta, you look happy."
Faraes seemed to think the same thing, and I was asking him that.
Cretta answers that, with a little light.
"Yes, I'm glad there are a lot of people. The food can be eaten by a lot of people, and..."
"And..."
"The lady seems to enjoy it too..."
"Ah..."
Apparently, there are aspects to the fact that Cretta seems to enjoy it because Faraes seems to enjoy it.
In response, Faraes blushes.
"Right...... thanks. I'd be happy if Cretta seemed to enjoy herself."
"Really? Uh, thank you."
Faraes and Cretta laughed at each other as they lit up.
I guess there's something that makes sense because we've been living together the whole time.
"Ah! Excuse me, gentlemen. I'm going to arrange the dishes now."
That's what Cretta says, and she lines up the dishes.
"Shall we all eat then? I'll take it."
"Oh, I'll take it"
"Yes, I'll take it..."
"I'll take it!
Our meals began, hand in hand, following the signals of Faraes.
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The dining table takes the form of Faraes and I next door in front of it, with Sona and Celia.
In the meantime, Sona was talking to Celia.
"Celia, there's sauce on your cheeks."
"Huh!? Is it true!?
"I'll take it for you. Stay still..."
That's how Sona's baking Celia's care.
"Hehe, Sona likes Celia too..."
"Heh..."
That's what my neighbor Faraes has said, as if he had read my mind.
Apparently, my apprentice is popular.
Well, he's honest, he's cute, and he deserves it.
Yes, I got it.
"Thank you, Mr. Sona"
"Yeah?"
So I felt uncomfortable.
Celia was supposed to call the captain about Faraes. Then why don't you call Sona deputy captain, too?
When I wonder so much, my neighbor Faraes speaks as if he had read his mind once in a while.
"It was only recently that Sona became deputy captain. Celia and I have known each other for a long time, so that's what we call it..."
"I see..."
Has Sona recently become a deputy captain?
I mean, it was a pretty unstable time. Maybe that had something to do with being like that.
"Oh, I'm sorry. You were Lieutenant Sona."
"It's okay, that's okay"
Celia, too, seems to have realized how she calls herself and tries to correct it that way.
But Sona smiled and controlled it. And for some reason, he's turning his gaze toward me.
"What a master you are, as much as you call me out. I'm not going to make you feel bad."
"Oh, the..."
In Sona's words, Celia was a little confused.
Maybe he thought agreeing with Sona would be rude to me and disagreeing would be rude to Sona. Anyway, I guess I had trouble responding.
"Oh, no..."
The way it looked, now Sona started to get confused.
Perhaps you meant to joke about it. So I was confused, so I was in trouble or something.
"I'm not going to say anything bad about your master. Sure, it was uncomfortable at first, but it's more comfortable now..."
"Huh? Are you comfortable...?
"... no, it's nothing. Never mind..."
"Ah, yes..."
Sona said something so unclear that she followed Celia.
Was my calling pleasant?
"... ah!
So Sona's been looking at me.
Will the word "comfortable" be corrected?
"... uh"
But Sona didn't say anything. Especially since I couldn't seem to find an excuse.
That's so awkward, I want you to stop.
"Haha... well, I know Slade wants to call me casually too"
At that time, Faraes unleashed his words.
By empathizing with Sona, I guess she tried to ease her embarrassment. But that was no good.
"Huh? Is Slade also a forsaken Captain Faraes?
Because in front of Sona, I used to put on a captain and call him.
"Oh, yeah, I am,"
"Slade, isn't anything disrespectful?
"Sona, that's okay. That's what I asked for..."
But in the meantime, maybe this was a good idea because I succeeded in relieving Sona's embarrassment.
Like that, the lunch for the four of us went on.