438 - - Episode 436 I am not overdoing it

The emotional reunion of Sarah and Sarah's brother. I wanted to produce it dramatically and had a strategy meeting with Mr. Achim, but ...... Yuta's strategy was rejected and Gina's idea, which was a safe one, was adopted. I am quite shocked.

"Well, let's assume that the strategy will be as Gina said. ......Ahim-san, will you be ready in time?"

"Yes. ...... If it takes time to persuade my friends, I may not be able to make it in time, but fortunately today is my vacation after the commission. I don't think there will be that many people in the Clan House, so I think I'll be fine.

I didn't know you were off today. Mr. Achim who is hitting on the receptionist at the Adventurers' Guild on his day off...is he really after the receptionist?　It tickles my onlooker's guts a little, but since seeing Sarah again is a hundred times more important than a man's love life, I'll just leave it at that.

"If it's a vacation, is it possible that Sarah's brother is not at the Clan House?"

If you weren't there, how would I ever see you again?　Yeah, it might be fun to crash at the destination.

"No, I just got back from the commission yesterday, so I'm sure he'll be there the next day, as it's customary for the leader to check the clan's papers unless he has something special to do."

With a clan, it seems that the work is not done just by accepting and accomplishing a request. It is strange that I feel a little bit miserable when I hear the word "paperwork" in another world. I will never bring paperwork into paradise. We should stay as calm as possible.

I understand. Then, please show me the way."

"Yes, sir."

Mr. Achim leads us all to the clan house where the reunion will take place. When I glanced at Sarah's condition, I saw that her expression, which had been distracted by a trivial strategy meeting earlier, had tightened up.

It seems strange for her to be nervous about meeting her family, but she is an aristocrat and there is a possibility that she will never see them again, so it must be difficult for her to think of meeting them comfortably. Oh, it would be bad if they could see Sara's face. Let's put on a hooded robe to hide her face.

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"This is the clan house of our . Normally we would like to welcome you from the front, but in this case it is better to come in through the back door. Please follow me as inconspicuously as possible. And if anyone talks to me, I will say that I am a friend of yours from the Adventurers' Guild.

Wow, so this is the clan house. It's pretty big, but it looks like a wooden apartment. I wonder if this type of house is easier to live in if you are living with a large group of people.　Also, the star of Steele is the name of the clan.

Since Steil is Sarah's family name, she must have chosen it as the clan's name with some feelings.

By the way, Mr. Achim seems to be helping us with a lot of enthusiasm. Maybe the flirtatiousness is his true nature, and the seriousness is what he has acquired later on as a knight.

"I understand. It would be boring if I rag on you, so I will leave it to you as much as possible to answer when you talk to me."

Mr. Achim nodded and led me around to the back of the property, past the first door and opened the second door. The first door was noisy and smelled of food, so I guessed it was the kitchen's kitchen door.

After a quick look inside, Mr. Achim beckoned us to come in, and we quickly entered the clan house.

If Sylphy guides us, we are 100% sure that we won't be found, but if Mr. Achim guides us, there is a possibility that we will be found, which makes us feel more nervous. It's getting a little more fun.

As I was excitedly feeling like a spy, I was led undetected to the third room from the door I entered. That's too close. It's good to be undetected, but I wanted to be thrilled and excited a little more. It's just not enough.

"I'm sorry it's such a small room, but please wait here for a moment while I go talk to my colleagues."

Thank you very much.

After Mr. Achim left, I looked around the room. Is this what a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room is like?　And there's not much stuff. A bed, a small desk, and a chest of drawers. Even if the clan is doing somewhat well, they probably don't have enough time to arrange their personal belongings and decorate their rooms to their liking.

"Sara. Are you okay?"

I talk to Sarah, who is scurrying around in a daze. It's hard to relax now that her brother is in the same building.

"...... Yes. It's okay, master."

It's hard to tell if he's really okay because he's wearing a hood. With Sylphy here, I can deal with strangers coming in suddenly, or I can tell them to take off their hoods.

"Sara. Sylphy will let me know if someone comes, so it's okay to take off the hood now.

"Yes, sir."

Yeah. I'm feeling a little tense, but it doesn't seem to be a problem. It seems that the presence of Fukuchan and Puru-chan is helping to stabilize me.

"I see. I can still change to my plan at ....... Are you sure you're okay with that?"

I'm still a bit unmotivated by the production of a girl falling from the sky. ......I know it's only self-satisfaction, so Gina, please don't look at the master with such a pitiful eyes. If even Marco and Kikka do this to you, it will break your heart.

"Yes. Yes, it's okay.

You don't have to declare so clearly that you're okay with ...... Sarah?　You don't like it that much?

"...... Sylphy. Don't laugh so much. I know. I give up now."

"Hmm. No, it's not. Yuta, are you so sad that Sara might be gone?"

"Heh?"

Sylphy smiled at me with a maternal kind of smile and started to say strange things.　

"I don't think I have to leave Sara here. "I don't think she'll mind if you let her see her family once in a while, like Gina does.　Because Sarah became Yuta's apprentice on the condition that she spread the word about the excellence of the spiritist. If you put it that way, neither Sara nor her brother can say anything."

"...... No, no, no, Sylphy. What are you talking about all of a sudden?"

Yes, I made you an apprentice with such a promise, but I'm not such a bastard as to bind a child to such conditions when his family has just shown up. Well, I took you on as an apprentice because I wanted to take advantage of you. .......

"Oh?　You don't even realize it. To me, Yuta looks like he's trying too hard to be excited today. I wonder if he misses Sara so much that he's thinking up all kinds of things to cover it up."

Huh?　...... Well, did Sylphy think I was so excited about all that trouble?　...... isn't that kind of terribly embarrassing?　The very kids who don't want to part with their friends, right?

"No, no, no, no. I'm a grown man, and I'm not going to push myself like that."

"Yes, you're right. Yuta is not taking it easy.

Stop it, you usually have no expression on your face, don't smile kindly only at a time like this. That expression is the smile of a parent gently watching over a child who is forcing himself to be strong, isn't it?

What?　Do you really think so?　Huh?　Am I making a fuss because I'm sad to leave Sara?　No, it's not. Even if I had such feelings deep down, I would be too embarrassed to admit it.

"Yuta. I'm not going to miss you, okay?" Cu""nandakudase!""" ......"

When I'm in shock, the belles flock to me and gently console me. Normally I would be relieved, but in my current state, it feels like a shame play and it's hard. And Flare's words are usually painful.

I stroke the belles around, telling them it's okay and trying to stabilize myself. It's dangerous to continue this conversation. Gina and the others are looking at me curiously, but if they guess what I'm talking about and smile kindly at me, I'll do some serious damage.

Sylphy. What about you, how is Mr. Achim doing?　You're watching, right?"

"Hmm. Yes, you're right, I'm watching. Now you're getting angry with your boss. He says that you don't care about Miss Sarah and you don't care about Mr. Victor's feelings.

...... Sylphy's lukewarm stare bothered me, but she told me something that bothered me even more. Mr. Achim, I'm sorry if you're angry .......

"Well, does it look like the plan is going to fail?"

Was it a mistake to involve Mr. Achim?　But since I happened to be next to Sarah's brother when she asked me about him, I guess I'll just have to let it go as bad luck. The question is whether we can keep the surprise going or not.

Huh?　Sara?　Aren't you a little pleased?　

"Hmm. Achim is doing his best to convince her, so it depends on the outcome. For now, I'm focusing on Sarah's hardships and her childish pranks. Well, it's Yuta who wants the surprise, not Sara, but I'm trying to make him think he's the one."

I'm worried about Sarah's reaction, but I don't care. Well, Mr. Achim is doing his best, isn't he? I can't begrudge Mr. Achim even if the surprise fails.

"Achim won. I managed to convince my boss, despite what he said. But it was decided that Yuta and the others will be under surveillance. They are worried about Viktor's safety."

Oh, Mr. Achim won. But Sara's brother's safety?

"Are we in danger?"

"Yes, I'm suspicious of Yuta bringing Sara out of the blue and calling it a surprise."

Hm...... calmly assessing the situation,...... no, it is natural to be suspicious even without calmly assessing the situation.

"How could you convince him under such circumstances?"

"The fact that Sara was very attached to Yuta and that she had Gina, Marco and Kikka with her was a plus. Achim convinced me that it was unlikely that they would take the risk of bringing women and children with them, and that no suspicious person would show off a surprise in the first place, although he could not be absolutely sure. So the boss agreed to keep Yuta and the others away from Viktor and to keep an eye on them. And he's coming to see Yuta in person. He just left the room and is on his way here now.

Oh, you still have the final interview. That's right, I'd feel uncomfortable if I didn't see it with my own eyes. But we've come this far, so let's do our best. Also, I'll have to thank Mr. Achim after the surprise is over.