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Chapter 60

Early in the next morning, Souta does his daily practice swings outside of the workshop .




An animal and a person, Ed and Dina, are watching from a place a bit away .

They’re just simple practice swings, it’s just that, but Dina who shows a happy expression keeps watching without getting bored .
Ed closes his eyes as Dina strokes his head, letting her keep petting him .

After continuing the practice swings for a while, Souta who feels the training is adequate, decides to take a break and approaches Dina and Ed .
「Good morning Souta-san, thanks for your hard work . 」
Dina stands up and hands the towel to Souta .
「Morning, also thank you…… By the way, since when did you start watching my training?」
While talking to Dina, Souta strokes Ed’s head to greets him .

「Umm, I think it was around when you changed your wooden sword with Izayoi . 」
「About halfway then, that was pretty long, or rather, I don’t realize you were watching at all . I guess it’s expected of that guy’s little sister . 」
「Ufufufu, I’ve always been good at erasing my presence since a long time ago . I often played hide-and-seek when I was little you see, but it was always the case where nobody can found me until the end . 」
Dina makes a peace sign with a prideful expression .

「To be proficient at the art of stealth at such an early age… That’s amazing . 」
「What are you talking about, it’s just like blending with nature . For example, if it’s here then it’s blending with the wind, or trees if it’s in the forest . 」
Souta closes his eyes . Using Dina’s explanation as a hint, he strongly pictures himself blending together with the wind .
『You learned Conceal skill』

He already expected it, but he still sighs because he learned the skill too easily .
「What’s wrong? Did it not work? I can feel Souta-san’s presence fade though…… . 」




「No, how should I say it… I seem to get skills too easily, I already have Conceal as a skill . 」
「Hoee~, it’s amazing, but why are you sighing? Isn’t it more convenient if you can learn the skill faster?」
Dina frankly shows her excitement, while also straightly asking about the problem .

「Originally, a skill is acquired after long training . And yet, to get it this easily, while I don’t feel guilty, it still doesn’t feel right . 」
Listening to Souta, Dina thinks for a bit .
「I can somewhat understand the feeling . But I believe that Souta-san is good at picking up things in the first place . Even if it is influenced by skill or God’s blessing, you can still call this talent . 」
「Talent, is it?」
「Yes, just like how I learnt the Conceal skill just by playing around instead of properly training it . There would be people who train as hard as they can and still be unable to learn the skill, in the end it’s simply because I have the talent . 」
The feeling Souta has is the feeling of humility particular to Japanese, it makes him feel it’s inexcusable to learn the skill without spending any effort . While it might not entirely be because of Dina’s remark, he can now somewhat deal with the feeling .
「That’s… right, it certainly can be seen that way… . While I’m not entirely convinced, what you said does ease my mind somewhat, thanks . 」

「No, not at all, I just said what I thought . But, if it can helps Souta-san then it’s great . 」
Dina says that with a fascinating smile .
「A-A~a . By the way, it’s about time for breakfast, should we return now?」
「Yes!」
Dina follows Souta while looking happy .

When they return to the workshop, Narasu is still in the middle of preparing the breakfast .
Arezel, waiting for the breakfast, sits while swinging her legs .
「Souta-san, Dina-sama, good morning . Breakfast should be ready soon, so please have a seat over there . 」
After returning their greeting to Arezel, they sit down on the seats she’d pointed to .





「So Narasu also cooks huh . 」
「Yeah, I’m in charge of dinner, while Master is in charge of breakfast . 」
「Then, Roury-san is in charge of lunch?」
Listening to Dina’s question, Arezel’s face cramped .
「No, u-ummm, Roury-sama is……」

While Arezel is at loss for words, Narasu comes carrying the finished dish and gives Arezel timely help .
「That one’s cooking is absolutely not good, catastrophic even . It’s simply a bad idea for her to cook . A long time ago, Arezel who ate the cookies she made on a whim, end up stayed in the bed for three days and three nights…」
「Tha-That’s quite a deal…」


Arezel’s face pales when she remembers that event .
「Geez, no matter what, I absolutely will never eat what Roury-sama makes…」

Thanks for them talking about Roury, Souta remembers there is a letter for her from Elmia .
「Come to think of it, I still haven’t given that letter to Roury…」
「Is it a letter from Elmia?」
「Yeah, so you know?」
Narasu nods deeply .

「The free-spirited Roury at the time went to the human territory with Carena, however she suddenly came back, while leaving Elmia in Carena’s care . Isn’t it obvious that she must want to try contacting her mother?」
「That’s too free-spirited . Well, that’s fine, so where is Roury?」
As he knows Roury is not in this room, Souta asks the two about her whereabouts .
「Umm, I don’t know, Roury-sama comes and goes as she pleases…」




「I apologize for my foolish disciple . 」

「You don’t need to apologize, I was just told to pass on the letter if I meet her . It’s fine as long as I remember to give the letter the next time I meet her . 」
Narasu tries to lower her head only to be stopped by Souta .
「That’s right, Master . Roury-sama wandering around is just like it usually is, there is no end to it if Master minds it . 」
「Let’s start eating then, it took quite some effort to make this, it would be a shame if the food cooled down . My stomach has been stimulated by the good smell from some time ago . 」
Dina changes the topic to the breakfast .

「I’m sorry, I will prepare it now then . 」
Narasu goes back to the kitchen to pick up the remaining dishes .
Arezel also follows her along to help arrange the table .

Then the door swings open .
「Ta~da~, Roury-san is home . Um, smells great . As expected of Master, let’s eat it soon! I’m already starving . 」
Souta and Dina are taken aback by Roury who enters the room with great momentum, sits down on an empty seat, and starts demanding food .
「Oh, Souta-san, Dina-sama, good morning . The meal Master makes is delicious, so look forward to it!」
「I-I see . 」
Because of the flow of the conversation, Souta’s reply is a bit delayed, but then he remembers about the letter .
「Right, the letter . Roury, here is a letter from Elmia, I’ll pass it to you now before I forget about it . 」

After checking the front and the back of the letter, Roury puts the letter into her pocket without opening it .
「You aren’t going to read it?」
「Yeah, I’ll read it later . It was sent straight to me, so I feel that I need to read this alone . 」
Roury’s reply is a bit toned down somewhat compared to when she had entered the room .

「Yesss~, thank you for waiting . Here’s the breakfast . 」
「Yes, also the soup . 」
Narasu and Arezel put the dishes on the trays that are already arranged for each person .

After the distribution is done and everyone is seated…
「「Itadakimasu 」」
The three, Narasu, Arezel, and Roury, start eating the food as is, only Souta and Dina give a pre-meal greeting unique to Japan .
「What is that? That itadakimasu?」
Arezel asks the question on behalf of others who clearly have similar questions .
「It’s a greeting for before the meal which is common in my hometown . I taught Dina a long time ago…… I’m surprised that you still remember . 」
「Eeee~, it was Souta-san who told me to do it before you start your journey, you said “Always say itadakimasu before the meal, okay?” . 」

「Hmmm that’s interesting . Master, let us also say it . 」
「Right, then Arezel too . 」
「Yes」

「「「Itadakimasu」」」

And the meal goes on peacefully . By the time they finish breakfast, Souta decides to explain about 『Gochisousama』 this time .

 





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