第７２６堀：よくあるはなし (Part1)
Chapter 726: A Common Story
A Common Story
Side: Mikos
I thought it was a good day today.
I came to Weed for some errands and happened to meet Yuki-sensei, who even took me to the rumored cake buffet.
As expected of the King's Consort of Weed. He has connections even for places like this. Or so I thought, but it turns out it was prepared to help Prince Age and Princess Stasia reconcile.
Yeah. It's nice that he can be thoughtful in such ways.
Thanks to him, we got to enjoy some of the spoils, so it was lucky for us. But using us as a stepping stone… he’s still such a schemer.
Anyway, after thoroughly enjoying the cake buffet, we were about to return to work when Yuki-sensei and the others went towards the church with a strange atmosphere.
Kagura, worried, chased after them, and we followed Kagura to the church.
Oh, by the way, Enola contacted Baide about the detour, so there won't be a missing person incident like last time. It's fine.
And Yuki-sensei is here, too.
This is an important task for Yuki-sensei. Yes, it's a reception? Or something like that.
Besides, Baide, while claiming to have meetings every day, is just gathering everyone and enjoying food and drinks from Weed every night.
They only work seriously during the day.
The lower-ranking members like Mikos-chan are busy with secretarial work, document organization, and material arrangements every day.
Well, there are probably all sorts of negotiations happening at those dinner parties, but Mikos-chan is dissatisfied.
Therefore, this shirking of duty is justified.
Thinking such thoughts, we followed them, but for some reason, Yuki-sensei and the others didn't enter the church and hid behind the wall.
"Huh? Yuki-sensei, what are you doing? Aren't you going inside?"
"Hm? Ah, Mikos and the others followed, huh. Sorry for not saying anything. There's something I want to know."
"Something you want to know?"
Soro tilted her head at Yuki-sensei's words.
We were also curious. What did Yuki-sensei want to know?
And why are they being so secretive?
Given Yuki-sensei's position, he should just go and ask directly instead of hiding like this.
As I was thinking this, a voice suddenly came from the church beyond the wall.
"Oh my, oh my. You've come again today, haven't you?"
That relaxed voice belonged to Lily-sama. Ah, no, in Weed, she was just Priest Lily.
She is the very god worshipped by the Lita Holy Religion, the largest religion on the Rogari Continent.
When you're dating Yuki-sensei, you meet so many gods and goddesses casually. It's exciting…
What's more, Hairen-sama, the goddess of our continent's Haile Religion, is also here in Weed.
"Hey, you brats! Where do you keep coming from every time?"
"Yes, yes. Hairen-chan, calm down."
Wha-!?
Hairen-sama is here too!?
What are they doing!?
"Lily-nee-san. It's not good to spoil them, you know? The new sisters were angry too."
"You're… newer than those sisters. Be a little more modest."
"Red-haired big sister is being scolded~."
"What a useless older sister."
"Ugh!! Shut up. I've never been a sister!!"
"Kyaa, big sister is angry!!"
"Run away!"
"Oh my, it's a game of tag."
"Who's the demon!? You brats, I'll catch you all and throw you out!!"
" " "Kyahaha..." "
Somehow, it sounds like fun on the other side of the wall.
"...Um, Yuki. Why did you come here? It seems like Lily-sama and Hairen-sama are just playing with the children over there."
Yes. Just as Kagura said, it seemed like a peaceful scene befitting Weed.
However, Yuki-sensei's expression was stiff for some reason.
"...Um, Yuki-sensei?"
"Hm? Ah, sorry. It seems what Shera told me was true."
"That's right."
"But what should we do?"
As Soro spoke, Yuki-sensei's stiff expression softened, returning to his usual gentle face.
But, Shera? Ah, the spirit medium… no, she's the princess of Gartz Kingdom, one of the great nations on the Rogari Continent.
And she's also Yuki-sensei's wife, and she's basically working in Baide, preparing for our exchange with the new continent. She's an amazing person.
And her assistants are Aslin-chan and Firia-chan, and Labyris-chan. These three are also amazing.
Even though they are younger than me, they are incredibly fast at document organization and calculations.
But that's beside the point. What is he worrying about?
Should I ask deeply, or should we leave? As I was agonizing over this, Enola spoke.
"Yuki-dono. What will you do now? Will you continue to worry, go inside, or leave?"
Ah, that's right.
I should ask what we're going to do now.
And Yuki-sensei replied to Enola's words.
"Let's see. I've confirmed the situation for now. Let's leave this place. The children seem to be having fun anyway."
"That's right. Let's go to a cafe and explain the situation to Kagura-san and the others."
"Yes. If Kagura-san and the others wish, it will be about work again."
"Indeed. We just got caught up in trouble related to Luna the other day, but what do you think?"
Yuki-sensei asked me, and I had no reason to refuse, so I followed them to the cafe.
This is also work, after all.
"Now, how should I explain this?"
It's nice to be relaxing at the cafe, but Yuki-sensei is agonizing over the main topic and won't tell us.
No, he doesn't seem to know how to explain it.
"Yuki-sensei. If that's the case, can I ask you some questions first?"
"That's right. I'll just answer Mikos and the others' questions."
"Then, first, why are you concerned about those children? Are you going to leave Prince Age and Princess Stasia alone?"
"Ah, Prince Age is fine. I received a report from Seraria that they are enjoying themselves with their sisters."
" " "Phew." "
Hearing those words, we were finally relieved.
This way, Prince Age won't hate us for leaving him behind.
Well, I had completely forgotten about it.
But… I still feel like I'm forgetting something. Well, if I can't remember it, it's probably not that important.
With that, we put our doubts aside for now and listened to Yuki-sensei's story.
"Now that you're relieved, about the children I'm concerned about. To put it bluntly, the children who were playing with Lily-sama and the others seem to have skipped school and come there."
"What? Skipped school? What are they thinking?"
Kagura looked very puzzled at those words, but I somehow understood the situation.
But I don't know how to put this into words.
Especially to someone like Kagura, who is excellent and never questioned going to school.
However, surprisingly, Soro moved.
No, it's natural for Soro. Because…
"...Kagura-senpai."
"What is it, Soro?"
"I think… they might have a reason for not wanting to come, like me…"
"Like Soro… you don't mean bullying!? We have to stop that!! We need to hear the details and…"