CH 148

“Good evening, Lars-kun.”

“Oh, sorry to bother you. Your mother invited me and Verna. We’re here to celebrate with you. Here’s your cake and juice.”

“Oh, yeah …… Thank you very much …… And–“

The visitors were Tigre-sensei and Verna-sensei, and my mom had also approached the two homeroom teachers of A-Class. That’s fine, but ……

“Good evening! It’s Basleigh, the assistant homeroom teacher of E-Class!”

There was something unnecessary.

“No, no, no. Basleigh-sensei herself just said so that you’re from E-Class!? Why did you come here!”

Then Basleigh-sensei started crying with a handkerchief in her hand.

“It’s a tearful story to hear and a tearful story to tell.”

“I feel that it’s just nothing good, but …… I’ll listen at least?”

“Thank you, young man. I’m going to be kicked out of the academy …… and everyone in E-class is nowhere by the time I realized …… That’s why I’ve made my decision!”

“…… What?”

When I asked, Basleigh-sense opened her mouth confidently.

“I’m going to be hired as a maid in this mansion! Three meals and a nap included! And if I’m lucky, I’ll be a Tamanokoshi! What do you think!? I can be quite useful! Like a decoy!”

(T/N: Tamanokoshi means (palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man ))

“What are we going to use it for!? We don’t need it. Besides, it’s not my decision to make. I have a party to go to right now. I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”

“No!? Isn’t it fine, young man. I’ll teach you about a lot of things ……? Fufufu ……”

(T/N: She literally said “No” there, not “Iya”.)

That’s what Basleigh-sensei is trying to tell. She’s beautiful, but she has that kind personality that It’s definitely a no. If I have to choose between her and Luciela, I will choose Luciela without hesitation. As I was thinking about what to say, someone else moved first.

“…… Ufufu.”

“What is this person saying to the ten-year-old Lars-sama ……?”

“Hiiiiii!? I’ve seen this scene before and feedback!?”

Verna-sensei places her hands on both of Basleigh-sensei’s shoulders from behind, and Nina gets into an iron claw position. She shakes her head and resists, but Verna’s hand doesn’t let up.

The smell of cooking was wafting through the air, and that it was lively and I was thinking that we can invite Basleigh-sensei in there, when a voice called out from the doorway.

“Basleigh-sensei! I know you’re here! Come out quickly!”

“That voice is from Onette-chan, right?”

“Eh, did you do something in E-Class before you came here?”

“Prelude to Despair!? I didn’t do anything like that, you know? I didn’t have anyone else to ask, so I followed Verna-sensei because it would be hard to refuse a senior’s request. “

Don’t say unpleasant things so bluntly.

I think she’s a very useful person in the sense that she’s open-minded, but I still don’t want to get involved with her. At any rate, the sound of Onette’s voice echoes, and I open the front door.

“Hello, good evening. Basleigh-sensei is here.”

“Oh my, Lars-san, good evening, It’s unusual for the son to get the door in person.”

“I was just at the door. Come in.”

I invited Onette in and shouted angrily when she saw Basleigh-sensei.

“I’ve been looking for you! You told us this morning that you were saving the inn’s restaurant for the E-Class’ party!”

“What? I don’t remember anything about it. …… I mean, is it okay if go!”

“Of course you can! You’re the assistant homeroom teacher of E-Class, right? Of course, it’s okay!”

“Onette-chan ……!”

When Onette smiled and held out her hand, Basleigh-sensei took it and her eyes moistened.

“I’m sorry, I’m …… I’m going!”

“Oh, get a move on!”

“Hey, Tigre, don’t do that. Good for you.”

“Yes! Bye!”

“Come on, let’s go.”

Onette took her by the hand and led her out the door, which closed behind them.

“Well, I’m glad that she has a place to go ……”

“Now, let’s get everyone to the dining room.”

Nina turns on her heel and heads for the living room, and we start to walk towards the back, leading Verna-sensei.

(Ah! You all came to pick me up too! Geez, I really love you so much!)

(Good work on finding her, Onette! Surround her!)

(What!? What’s with the rope!? Tsk, you set me up!)

(No, we’re going to the restaurant …… But only after you’ve been punished by us!)

(How dare you abuse me!)

(Know what’s a dark stink bug’s grudge is!)

(That’s resentment, isn’t it!?)

(How dare you challenge your teacher …… Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!?)

“……”

I went to the living room to call everyone, hoping they wouldn’t disturb the neighbors. I was so tired that I lazily lay down on the couch or the floor.

“It’s time to go to the dining room, it seems dinner is ready, Verna-sensei and Tigre-sensei are here too.”

“Oh, really? I’m so happy, I wanted to celebrate with the whole class, after all. Sis, get up.”

“I can get up by myself!?”

Luciel laughed as she stood up and woke up Luciela, who was limping.

“Oh! You’re here! I can’t take it anymore!”

“Oh, is that cake? Yay!”

“That’s after you eat dinner, Nora.”

The entire A-Class, plus my brother and Luciela, headed to the dining room in a large group. While the maids and mothers were hurrying about, the fathers were already sitting in their chairs with their drinks in front of them, waiting gingerly, as if to say, “Hurry up”.

“Do you need any help?”

“It’s fine, you probably won’t be helpful?”

“U-Uhm……”

Some of the fathers tried to help, like Jack’s dad, but they probably don’t always do it, so they got the title of useless.

“Wow!”

“This is awesome ……”

Urka and Yogus’ eyes lit up at the food laid out. There were steaks, beef stew, salads, seafood soups, pasta, soft bread, pilaf-like dishes, fried chicken, and many more unusual dishes that even I don’t usually eat. All but a few of the dishes were available on other tables, and the maids would bring them to me if you asked.

“This is a more sumptuous meal than usual, Yogus!”

“S-Stop that, Mother.”

“You need to eat a lot and grow up too, Kuu-chan.”

“Yes!”

“This is amazing, Lars ……”

“They didn’t do this much when you came back to the mansion before, though …… I mean, is it okay if you and Luciela don’t have to celebrate with everyone? You’re first place, after all.”

“We’re not going to do it today because everyone was so considerate and said that we should prioritize to celebrate Lars-kun and the other first year first. So we’re doing it tomorrow.”

“What!? I feel kind of bad ……”

“We’ve been doing this for two years now, so I think it’s best for Lars and the other first-years to do this first, though?”

My brother said with a smile.

I think he was probably urging me to do this, or maybe he wanted to celebrate with me, since Nora was there too. In the midst of this conversation, everyone took their seats and drinks were handed to each of them.

And then–

“Well then, Lars, on behalf of all of us, would you like to say something?”

“What? Me? No, we all did our best, and my dad and–“

“No, Lars-kun, you’re the one who went along with all of us in A-Class to practice, so can you please say something?”

When I was confused, Ryuuze closed one eye and said to me with a smile on his face.

“That’s right, Lars. You’re a lot more capable than we are, well, I may say this the wrong way, and you may be concerned about this too, but you’re the son of a lord. And yet, you don’t act like arrogant, and you only care about us. We like you like that, you know? So please.”

“Right! You’re the kind of friend who throws a party like this.”

Ryuuze laughed, and Jack said something smart. I suddenly felt like I was going to burst into tears, but I held it back and laughed, saying I couldn’t cry in front of everyone.

“Thank you, Ryuuze, and to everyone too! But I still think we won the competition because of you. Let’s all continue to work together and get along! Here’s to celebrating first place in A-Class!”

” ” ” “Cheers!” ” ” “

“All right, let’s have a drink, Mom, have a drink sometimes!”

“Oh, I hope you don’t mind ……”

“Makina’s mother, this steamed chicken is delicious, you know.”

“Really, I wonder they cook it.”

“Roen-san, this too …….”

“Oops, hahaha, thank you.”

After the toast, the fathers started to drink and snack, and the mothers started to evaluate the dishes, and at once the place became noisy.

“But Yogus is getting brighter, too. He really seems to trust everyone in this class.”

“Yeah, I guess so. I’m probably inferior to everyone else in a lot of ways. Whether it’s with my sword or my magic. But they don’t laugh at me for it and they are the best classmates to help me figure out what to do.”

“Ha~, you said it right, son!”

“Oh my!? Luciel, these shellfish with butter are so good, eat them!”

“I-I can’t eat that much ……”

“Dedite-kun, here’s your bread.”

“Thank you, Nora. Here’s the shrimp.”

“Wow!”

“Here’s one for you, Lars-kun ……”

“Makina-chan, you can’t have a head start without me ……”

“The juice Tigre-sensei brought you is delicious!”

“That’s the one Verna made. It’s a mixed juice, apparently? Oh, I’m sorry.”

“I wonder if I can have some cake after dinner?”

“This spicy chicken is from Lucid country, my mother’s homeland.”

“Heh~, It’s a little spicy, but delicious …… Dad, don’t take it, okay!?”

“Jack, this is snack for drinking. Not quite yet.”

“Damn you …… even though you’re a fishmonger, you have a [Acceleration] skill ……!”

And here and there, conversations are taking place. I don’t know how parents and children usually work together, so this is refreshing, and my cheeks relax.

I’m so happy, I’m really glad I came to this world. I think so from the bottom of my heart. My parents and my brother are completely different from before, and my friends are all good people. I couldn’t help but think, “I hope it stays that way”.

“Hello, Lars-kun.”

“Oh, Leor-san, are you eating?”

The person who came to talk to me was a merchant named Leor. He smiled kindly, tapped his glass against my juice and opened his mouth.

“First of all, congratulations on your first place. I must admit, it was quite a feat to watch.”

“Thank you very much. I have my brother here after all, and I didn’t neglect my practice.”

“You’re so humble. I’m not very strong, so I’m jealous that I can’t fight at all with the [Fierce Intent] skill.”

“Heh~, that’s a cool name, but what does it do?”

“Oh, let me tell you about it later. I’d like to negotiate with Helena-chan about that costume she was wearing.”

“The idol?”

“idol? I’m not sure, but–“

While I was wondering what he wanted with the costume, I heard a commotion in my mother’s direction.

“Ugh ……!”

“Madam, what’s wrong!?”

“N-Nina …… take me to the sink, please ……”

“I-I understand!”

“Marianne, what’s wrong!?”

Mom looks pale, puts her hand over her mouth and walks out with Nina. After watching the scene in a daze, I left my seat to follow my mother.

“No way, poison ……!?”

No, but there’s no need to do that …… then what the hell ……?

When I came to the door of the dining room in a cold sweat, it was thrown open in the opposite direction. Nina was the only one standing there, looking at us with a subtle expression on her face.

“N-Nina, is mom ……?”

“Er, well, the madam is …….”

Nina nodded her head, her face flushed, and said a few words.

“…… The madam is, Congratulations …….”

“Congratulations …… Congratulations!?”

I ruminate, and the mothers raise their voices.

“What!? A third child! Congratulations!”

“That’s great!”

“What? What? Really ……?”

Congratulations, that means Mom’s pregnant. That means ……

” “We’re going to have a little brother or sister!?” “

That’s when my brother and I shouted at the same time.

An unexpected development ……!? And the Idol thing is added ……!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Eeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!? I couldn’t have predicted this one ……”

Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, though. A-Class’ victory celebration ends next time! And then on to a new story!