CH 222

New Year

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The party progressed with increasing chaos.

I was thinking of sharing a 'mufufu' time with the Yuika, Manon, and Beatriche trio, but now I'm caught in the siege of the Madam's group.

"Kent-san, the Princess of Barshania will be coming here at the beginning of the year, right? We will make it possible for Riche, Yuika-san, and Manon-san to live together in the Guest House."

"Yes, I will let you know once the specific date is decided."

Marianne-san wore a dark violet bustier-type dress, which made it even more difficult for me to focus my eyes than with Beatriche.

"Will Kento-san also live with Yuika-tachi?"

"Yes, that's the plan, but is it no good."

"Let's see, even if you can't help but live in the same building, I'd like you to live in moderation."

"I see, that's right ..."

Mika-san was in a turquoise green party dress, but the degree of exposure was low, so I didn't have to worry about where to focus my eyes.

Or rather, I was going to climb the stairs to adulthood when we started living together, but is that no good.

"Ara ara, Kent-san, you don't have to by shy about my Manon. I want to see my grandchild's face soon."

Noela-san seemed to have forced her plump body into a calm dark green dress, and the fabric seemed to be screaming, so I was a little worried in a different way.

"That's right. Being called Obaa-chan is a bit ... However, you don't have to hold back with Riche either."

"You two, is it okay? My daughter is still a child, and even if she does have a child, I won't be able to help her easily, so I'm worried."

"It's okay, Mika-san. Yuika-chan is already just like my daughter."

"That's right. I will help her as much as I can."

That's right, Noela-san, Marianne-san, please push hard.

If Mika-san relents, Tadao-san will likely accept it without hesitation.

When I was cheering for her in my heart, I was hit on the back.

"Ubuu! Amanda-san ..."

"Kent, because you don't have it together, Mika-san can't stop worrying. Be even cooler!"

"No, I'm going to do my best, but ..."

"I'm sure you're doing your best against monsters, but as a man and as a husband, you're not cool."

"Guu, even if you say that ..."

Before I was summoned, the only thing that I was known for was being a mob character who was dozing off and was scolded, I had no love experience other than unrequited love.

I know I'm uncool, but I don't really know what to do.

"It's Mika-san, right. Maa, I have a child at the age of Yuika-chan ... As a parent, I'm sure you're worried when you think about it, in Volzard, the new life, the next generation who will carry the world on their shoulders, are to be raised by the whole city. If they give birth, something will be able to be done."

"Is that so ..."

"For me too, my husband passed away when I was pregnant with Meisa, maa, I wouldn't say I didn't have a hard time, but I managed to get through with the help of everyone in town."

At the edge of the room, where Meisa-chan was playing with Mio-chan and Mart-tachi, Amanda-san turned her gaze, which seemed full of kindness and pride.

Mika-san looked at Amanda-san and Meisa-chan alternately, then looked down for a while to collect her throughts, then turned her gaze to me.

"Kento-san."

"Yes, what is it."

"As a father, as her husband, will you fulfill your responsibilities?"

"The house I grew up in was different from a normal home, and to be honest, I don't think I know what to do. Nevertheless, I promise to devote my unchanging love to protect Yuika to the end."

"Please take care of Yuika."

"Yes, Mother-in-law."

With this, it meant that Mika-san had given her stamp of approval.

Once the New Year's vacation was over, I should quickly finish returning my classmates.

As I was grinning, I caught sight of Baldini, who was standing aimlessly in the corner of the room.

Baldini gave me a very sullen look, and then turned his face away with a snort.

The Middle-aged Men group, after hearing about Japan's political structure and social system from Tadao-san, seemed to be discussing how to use it in Volzard.

Maa, since they were drinking alcohol, it didn't seem like it was all about serious talk, but since Marianne-san's eyes were shining, it didn't seem like it was too soft of a topic.

It seemed that Augusto-san would start working as Klaus-san's right-hand man from the beginning of the year, so he seemed to get in the middle of the Middle-aged Men and showed his opinion, but was Baldini not being dealt with much, he seemed a little confused as to whether or not he should join the conversation.

Another withdrawn person, Manon's brother Hamill, it seemed that he was being used by Meisa-chan and Mio-chan as a toy.

In the beginning, it seemed that he was repeatedly rebutting, but now he seemed to be being comforted by being tapped on the shoulder by Mart.

Yup, I felt a little sympathy for what happened while I took my eyes off him.

"Kent, if you're in a daze, I want you to be this Onee-chan's partner."

"Ahh, Ange-oneechan, I'm sorry for not being attentive."

Angelina-san seemed to be a little drunk, her white skin was slightly reddish, and her eyes were even more seductive than usual.

If she told me to take care of her, I would do everything in my power to take care of her.

"Then, let's talk here with us."

"Y, ye-hii ..."(TN:H, haHii ...He's screaming in the middle of saying yes.)

I was taken away by Angelina-san with our arms entwined, but when I put on a lewd expression, there were three people who gave me ice-like eyes.

"Nfufu, everyone, I brought Kent here ..."

"Hey, Ange-oneechan, aren't you drinking too much?"

"Yes, yes, sit down, sit down."

Before I knew it, a sofa and a table had been prepared in one corner of the room.

On the sofa across the table, the Yuika, Manon, and Beatriche trio sat down, and on this side, it was like I was supporting Angelina-san, who occupied a place for two people and leaned against me.

"Ufufufu, first of all, Riche, apologize to your Onee-chan."

"Eehhh, why is that?"

"You're going to marry before your Onee-chan, so it's natural."

"That, that may be true, but ..."

"Besides, it's with such a cute boy, Riche really is cheating."

"Since Onee-sama went to Bakkenheim, I am fulfilling my duties as the Lord's daughter ..."

"Then, now that I'm back, it's okay for me to be the one to marry Kent."

"That's no good! I'm the one who will marry Kent-sama."

This is, the drunk Angelina-san, it felt like we were being treated like toys.

"Then, then, Riche can also get married, but how about I marry Kent too?"

"Th, that's no good. It's no good to be with Onee-sama."

"Eeehhh, isn't it fine. Hey, Kent, does Kent hate older women?"

"N, no, I don't hate them, but ..."

Angelina-san, who had a high body temperature because she was drunk, was leaning against me, she was soft in various ways, she smelled good, and honestly I loved her.

No, no, everyone, I'm just playing around, so don't stare at me like a Yaksha.

"Then, I'm going to be Kent's wife too ..."

"No, no, even if it wasn't no good, Klaus-san would kill me."

"Eeehhh ... Papa can't beat Kent, can he."

"No, even if that's the case."

"Then, Kent, is it okay for me to be married to the stupid son of some aristocrat?"

"Th, that is, in the first place, Klaus-san won't allow it."

"But, but, if Bakkenheim, or Marburg, or Resenburg threaten to go to war if you don't surrender your daughter."

"I will punish them for that kind of thing. If they do wrong to Volzard, they will be destroyed."

"Really? Will Kent really protect me?"

"Of course. While I'm alive, I won't let them do such a selfish thing!"

"I'm happy, I love Kent ..."

Ou, I was kissed on the cheek.

Nfufufu, I'm going to protect Ange-oneechan ... Huh, something's strange.

"Kento, you're actually serious about Angelina-san as well ... You're not seriously thinking that, right?"

"A, as expected, Kent, umm, is it better to be big?"

"Kent-sama, you are enjoying yourself with Onee-sama too much."

"Yes, I'm sorry ..."

If I got involved with the drunk Ange-oneechan, the mood of the three of them would get worse and worse, so some countermeasures were necessary.

That's why, I sent eye contact to Mart and the others and asked them to come here.

If Mart and the others moved, naturally Meisa-chan and Mio-chan would come with them.

"Maa, maa, maa, everyone, welcome. Have you eaten? There's cake, too."

"Meisa-chan, you can sit here. Mio-chan as well, sit down, sit down."

Yuika had a wry smile on her face, but let's have the two of them and Mart-tachi do their best here.

Or rather, I forgot Hamill's existence.

Ahh, he's being melancholic in the corner of the room, leaning against the wall.

"Manon, please call Hamill too. If I call him, it will have the opposite effect."

"Alright. I will."

"As for me, I am going to the washroom quick."

The party venue was heated and warm, but when you went out into the hallway, the air was chilly.

Augusto-san came in when I was using the restroom.

"Hey, Kent, are you having a good time?"

"Yes, I'm having a great time."

"That is wonderful."

"Augusto-san, it seems like it would be quite difficult for you to accompany Klaus-san."

"Hahaha, that's right. Maa, after the New Year, it will be an everyday thing, so I have to get used to it."

When I was about to wash my hands and return to the party venue, Augusto-san stopped me.

"Kent, do you have a moment?"

"Yes, what is it."

"It's about Baldini."

Augusto-san invited me into a small room for those who escaped from the party to have a secret talk.

There were no tables or chairs, and it felt like a smoking room in Japan, and only the heating worked.

"From Kent's point of view, Baldini looks like an annoying man, doesn't he?"

"N, no, that kind of thing is ..."

"You don't have to worry about it. I have no intention of telling the person himself, and even from my point of view, there were some unpardonable things."

"Haa, maa, I won't deny it."

"I'm not asking you to understand him, but my brother is like a mass of inferiority complex ..."

The Volzard siblings, Augusto-san and Angelina-san, inherited the wind attribute from their father.

Baldini and Beatriche were said to have inherited the fire attribute from their mother.

The fire attribute was more rare than the wind attribute, but Baldini seemed to have extremely low magical power compared to the other siblings.

Conversely, the other three seemed to have considerably higher magical power than ordinary people, and no matter how rare it was as an attribute, between a strong wind attribute and weak fire attribute, it was hard to say which one was more important.

In addition, it seemed that his academic performance paled in comparison to the older two.

"My younger brother is not incompetent, and compared to the general public, I think he is in the excellent category. However, due to personality problems and the inferiority complex that he has been carrying, he is unable to demonstrate his true abilities."

"Personality issues you say, is it that he's impatient?"

"That's right. His thinking is not bad, or rather, he's a good person, but when faced with obstacles he rushes too much, and he tends to overlook important things and move on."

I guess the commotion before the party started was typical of that.

Perhaps, when he heard that the members of today's party were only commoners, he decided how to behave himself and overlooked the fact that Yuika and Manon were my bridal candidates.

"I think my brother's rushing too fast is like an obsession that comes from an inferiority complex that he has to produce results."

"Of course, to the person himself, you have pointed out these problems, right."

"Naturally. However, it is doubtful whether the point made by the person in question, who causes the inferiority complex, is being communicated well."

Surely, even if his older brother, who excels in both magic and studies and is always the object of comparison, tells him, I wondered if he could honestly accept it.

On the other hand, even if I, who was facing open hostility, said that, it would only have the opposite effect.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Let's see, don't provoke him too much. My brother might mess with you, but it's only ten days. He'll be back at school in Bakkenheim in the second week of the New Year. Until then, please avoid contact as much as possible and do not aggravate him."

"Understood. I'm not going to do anything from my side."

"I'm sorry. Just like Ange said, Dii used to be obedient, but ..."

Augusto-san, who had a brooding expression on his face, was undoubtedly handsome, but his drooping bunny ears were ruining it.

In other words, it's a foul to move your rabbit ears to show your emotions, even while you're talking seriously.

It was too hard to hold back my laughter when we're talking face to face.

There would be more opportunities to see each other next year, so it was no good if I didn't get used to it now.

When I arrived back at the party venue, Meisa-chan and Mio-chan were dozing off while leaning against Angelina-san.

Angelina-san, who was also leaning against them, sometimes had her head slump, and I felt like she was falling asleep.

Hamill seemed to have completely fallen asleep with his head on Manon's lap.

"Welcome back, Kento."

"I was talking with Augusto-san for a while, but everyone seems to have fallen asleep."

"Yup, I think Mio got tired because she was having fun early in the morning."

"For Meisa-chan, it's already time to go to bed. Should I send her home?"

"No, we have prepared a room for the children, it's almost the New Year, so let's make a toast with the New Year's bell, and after that, the children will go to bed in a separate room."

"What about the adults?"

"It will be like this until morning ... It seems."

"Uwaa, that's tough."

Just as Yuika said, at midnight on New Year's Day, the bells rang throughout the city.

It was the same slow 

This was said to be a wish that monsters would not attack this year. It seemed that there was also such a custom.

"Have a Happy New Year, Yuika, Manon, and Beatriche."

"Happy New Year, Kento."

"My best regards for this year, too, Kent."

"A Happy New Year to you as well, Kent-sama."

While I was giving New Year's greetings and hugging the three in turn, Angelina-san suddenly stood up.

She walked up to me with unsteady zombie-like steps and opened her arms and hugged me.

"Happy New, Year ... Kent, nnh!"

"Nha ... Ange-oneechan?"

"Nfuu ... It's a kiss~, fuu ..."

"Wait, you went back to sleep!"

Just when I thought that my lips were stolen with a passionate kiss, without pause she relaxed limply and started to breathe the breath of a sleeper.

"Kent-sama, I'm sorry, could you carry my sister to her room?"

"Yup, alright ... But, it seems impossible to carry her in my arms, so please help me carry her on my back."

At times like this, it would be cool to be able to carry her gallantly in a princess carry, but it would be a disaster if I dropped her on the way, so I carried her on my back.

Angelina-san was lighter than I thought, but I couldn't stop my heart from pounding from the feeling I felt on my back.

Still, I feigned composure and stood up.

"Riche, show me to her room."

"Yes, this is it."

Angelina-san's room was next to Beatriche's room, which I had previously visited for the rot treatment.

There was a gorgeous smell when I walked into the room.

"Kent-sama, can I ask you to put her on the bed please?"

"Leave it to me, yotto ... Uwaa."

I put Angelina-san down on the bed and tried to put her to bed with Beatriche's help, but I was grabbed by the collar and pulled, and I was rolled on the bed.

"Nfufuu, Kent, let's sleep together ..."

"No, no, I can't do that, Ange-oneechan."

"Why, why, is it okay if Riche is with you?"

"No, it's no good even then."

"Eeehhh ... You said you would protect me."

"That, I will protect you properly. I won't forgive anyone who would be an enemy of Volzard."

"Really? It's a promise."

"Yes, yes, I promise."

"It can't be helped, so I guess I'll forgive you tonight ..."

WIth a satisfied smile on her face, Angelina-san traveled to the world of dreams in no time.

"Kent-sama, thank you very much. As for me, I will loosen my sister's dress a bit and then return."

"Umm, to help ... I don't need to. Yup, I'll return first."

"Yes, I will come soon."

Just kidding, it was a light joke, so it's okay if you don't stare at me like that.

When I returned to the party venue, all the kids group who had woken up briefly had a crushing defeat.

I assigned Mart and the others as caretakers so that they wouldn't have to have trouble finding the toilet if they woke up before dawn.