Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Chapter 209: Gift From Viscount Dole

Today, Nord-tousan is unusually spending his time in the dining room relaxedly.

It looks like he can rest after the work that had piled up was done by the time my hell-practice with Eleonora-neesan is over, so it seems like he is finally able to take a break and unwind.

It seems like he will spend his free time with his beloved wife - Elna-kaasan.

While drinking tea and eating cookies - that were made after Bartolo devoted himself to come up with a new snack-, it looks like they’re chatting quite elegantly.

And as Elna-kaasan is sitting face to face with him, she looks very happy as she has 50% more smiles than usual.

Nord-tousan have been so busy lately that they hadn’t been able to spend a relaxing time like this. So they are probably glad now that they can spend their time leisurely like this.

I’m relieved to see that as their son, since for some reason, Elna-kaasan didn’t seem to be in a good mood lately.

As I was blankly staring at their figures who seems to be having fun, a modest knocking sound came from the living room door.

This modest knocking and rhythm, it’s probably Sara.

「Come in」

The one who enters the living room after Nord-tousan responded to the knock is Sara, as I have expected.

For some reason, she’s holding a carefully wrapped wooden box.

「Excuse me. Nord-sama, Viscount Dole has sent us a gift」

「……again?」

「……yes」

As Nord-tousan asks while smiling wryly, and Sara also replies with the same expression on her face.

「That Viscount Dole, is it ‘that’ Viscount Dole?」

「Aah, that’s right. He has been sending gifts ever since we met each other at the royal capital’s party」

「Why don’t you just tell him clearly that you don’t need it?」

「Hーm, but that person is not someone we can ignore, you know? He treated me equally and did not push me away even though I was a commoner……」

……I wonder what happen? Even though they should be happy being able to receive free stuff, they seem to be bothered by it.

I wonder if they don’t like the gift that much?

First of all, it can be understood that Viscount Dole is a man, seeing that Elna-kaasan didn’t frown after hearing Nord-tousan receives a gift.

「……Nord-tousan, who is that Viscount Dole?」

「What? Did Al not greet him back then?」

「Hey, we greeted him after we separate from each other so Al will not know」

Apparently, he greeted Nord-tousan and the others after I parted with them.

「Viscount Dole is, a noble who governed the land southwest from our territory, he is a person that we became friends with at the last party」

「His territory is exporting good quality cloths, thanks to the many cottons, furs, and threads they produce 」

Aah, if that’s the case, then it’s a bit north from Eric’s territory, I guess. As I think about that, Elna-kaasan provides me with further details about the territory. So it becomes quite educational.

「Hmm, so then what’s wrong with that noble?」

Now that I know about the territory, I ask about Viscount Dole himself.

Immediately after that, Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan look at each other with a subtle expression on their faces.

……what is it? Could it be that he has the sort of inclination that can’t be told to children?

As I was being nervous deep down Nord-tousan turned toward me and slowly opened his mouth.

「……simply put, he is a doll-lover」

「What the, just that?」

I’m losing out for putting myself on guard.

「’Just that’, did you imagine something more?」

「N, no, I thought that maybe he has a strange personality or something……」

I immediately answer with an inoffensive answer toward Elna-kaasan’s reproachful gaze.

But I know that there are a lot of lolicons around, so even if I say something more it’s all already too late.

「So, did we receive a doll from that Viscount Dole?」

When I pointed to the wooden box on the table, Nord-tousan nodded as if to affirm it.

「Aah. It was a girl’s doll last time……I wonder what is it this time?」

「In any case, let’s open it」

Saying that, Elna-kaasan starts to untie the thread on the wooden box.

I was curious about what kind of doll this Viscount Dole sent to us, so I sit down on my chair and look into the box.

And after Elna-kaasan opened the lid of the box, there was a deformed doll wearing Western armor and a helmet inside.

After silently putting the lid to the side, Elna-kaasan lifted the doll.

「……is this a knight’s doll?」

「「Right」」

It has 2 blades and I guess it’s around 5 heads tall? It was a lovely doll with a big head and a somewhat short body and legs.

There is no facial expression on the doll perhaps it’s because the face is covered by the helmet and armor, and its torso and legs are also covered with gray-colored armor. It might be a doll that exactly represents a knight in full-body armor.

Maybe Elna-kaasan lost her interest in the doll after observing it that she hands the knight doll to Nord-tousan.

「It’s probably a doll that imitates our Kingdom’s knights. The brassard and lines are reproduced in detail」

Then, Nord-tousan pass-ed it to me.

I patted the knight doll *posuposu* and turned it around as I check on it.

Un, the elasticity is nice perhaps it's due to the high-quality cotton inside the doll. And also I think it’s also due to the good quality of the cloth that it has a really smooth outward appearance.

It feels pleasant to the touch. This is, isn’t this quite a high-quality doll?

It’s been many years since I had played with a doll leisurely like this.

「……this, this is quite a good doll」

「Ara? Do you like the doll, Al?」

「I thought that Al will not be interested in it since dolls are things for girls to play with」

Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan react as if they’re a little surprised by my muttering.

So boys in this world don’t play with dolls that much?

In my previous life, adult males love dolls though――ah no, that was a different doll with this one. Besides they are not made of cloth.

「Well, I will give it to you if Al likes it. I will just get troubled on how to deal with the doll even when I receive this gift after all」

「Eleonora is like that and Sylvio is not that interested in dolls, so we would just be troubled since we will not know what to do with them」

「Is that so. Then, I’ll have this」

Yay. It would be best if I were to sleep while hugging such a nice doll.

I feel like I’m going to have a good dream tonight.

「Then, I will also give you the girl doll I received last time. Sara, can you please bring the doll from my office here?」

「Certainly」

After Nord-tousan asks her to go and get it, Sara gives a beautiful bow to him and leaves the living room.

「……even so, to have an interest in dolls, as usual, what a strange child ー」

Elna-kaasan who sips on her tea said that with an amazed tone of voice.

Well, it’s not like my previous life, so from others’ perspectives, it would probably look a little unusual for a boy to take an interest in dolls.

Though, I don’t have the same passion as Viscount Dole for making elaborate dolls.

「But, this doll has quite a good quality, isn’t it? It would feel good when you hold it while sleeping, right?」

「…………」

Perhaps she’s imagining what I said since Elna-kaasan turns silent.

When I silently hold out the knight doll toward her, Elna-kaasan receives it without saying anything.

Then, she hugs the knight closely as if to check on the sensation of hugging the knight’s doll.

After that, she nodded - as if saying that it’s not that bad - and moved toward the sofa’s living room while hugging the doll like that.

Elna-kaasan lies down on the sofa in a beautiful manner, I guess it’s due to the fact that Nord-tousan is here.

If it were normal time, then she would flumped and lie down on the sofa, and lie down slovenly on the sofa like a caterpillar.

Elna-kaasan - who is laying down on her back on the sofa - hugged the knight’s doll tightly to her chest.

And after holding back for around 30 seconds like that, this time she lie down and tightly hugged the knight’s doll.

And after we stare at her for thirty seconds, Elna-kaasan opened her eyes and say,

「……it’s not bad」

「Right?」

「……rather, it’s nice」

「But, it’s already given to me, okay? Nord-tousan had already given the doll to me. Same with the girl’s doll」

So I said to discourage Elna-kaasan as she slowly got up.

This doll is already mine.

「Al is my son, right?」

「Nord-tousan! Elna-kaasan is trying to childishly take away my doll!」

I appeal toward Nord-tousan after sensing something disturbing from Elna-kaasan’s words.

「Ahahaha, Elna. I already gave the doll to Al after all………」

「……I know. I’m just saying it」

Nord-tousan reproves while smiling wryly and Elna-kaasan who is obedient on the surface.

But, we all know. She really wants the doll for herself.

「I will try to contact Viscount Dole to give us additional dolls. That person seemed to want a reversi, after all, he would send some dolls immediately if we give a preferential treatment」

「That’s right, I understand」

When Nord-tousan said that we will be able to immediately get more dolls while grinning, Elna-kaasan’s mood change to be better.

As usual, when it comes to Nord-tousan, Elna-kaasan is so simple.