Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Chapter 241: Self-Introduction

There are four people from the Sylford’s house.

I have seen Eric’s father and a woman who looked to be his wife back at the royal capital’s party.

And as always, Eric has a brazen expression on his face, then there is a girl who may be his sister.

Maybe, this girl is Eleonora-neesan’s friend, Luna-san.

As I was thinking like that, Luna-san’s and my eyes met.

I feel embarrassed for some reason so I turn my gaze away, but Luna-san doesn’t turn her gaze away. If anything, I feel like she put more strength in her gaze.

Wha, what is it? It feels like the gaze of a carnivore that has found a herbivore, or maybe it’s just my imagination?

Did I do something? No, I certainly did have an exchange of tongs with Eric though, so from the perspective of his sister, Luna-san probably thought that she should keep an eye on me.

「Thank you for coming from such a distant place today. I am grateful Nord-dono」

「Not at all, thank you very much for inviting us here」

Eric’s father - Egar-san - shook hands with Nord-tousan and exchanged some pleasantries.

「Dear, why don’t you hold your greetings for now and let everyone from the Slowlett’s house sit down first?」

We were watching them for a while, then Egar-san’s wife gently rebuke him.

「You’re right. Let’s first sit down on that sofa over there」

Urged by Egar-san, we move to the sofa.

Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan take a seat on the seat of honor in order, then the youngest - me - sits down on the lower seat.

Hmm, speaking of the level of comfort, our mansion’s sofa is better. Sure enough, since it was something purchased by Elna-kaasan, the sofa in our place is probably a pretty good one.

「I think that some people would already know each other, but I think that there are also those who don’t know. So let’s introduce ourselves first. I am the present head of the Sylford house, Egar Sylford (エーガル＝シルフォード)」

I saw Eric’s father back at the noble’s exchange meeting. He has the same dark brown hair as Eric, a man with a stern-looking face in the prime of his life. As for his face, he looks exactly like Eric.

Just that, unlike the other member of his family, his skin is not so dark.

Looking at his wife, Eric, and Luna-san’s slightly darker skin, his two children probably inherited the darker skin tone from the wife.

「And the one beside me here is my wife, Natasha (ナターシャ)」

「Pleased to meet you, I am Egar’s wife, Natasha」

Natasha-san had a kind smile on her face as Egar-san introduced her.

She is a beautiful woman with long, shiny black hair that reaches her waist, exuding a graceful atmosphere.

She has light brown skin, slightly darker than Eric. Such skin color is similar to the Lazur people that I happened to see in the stalls of the royal capital.

She is wearing a type of dress that is commonly used in Misphilt Kingdom, but there’s no mistaking it, there are ethnic embroideries sewn on some places on her dress.

Perhaps she noticed me looking at them that Natasha-san smiled and shyly grab the hem of her skirt.

「As you might have guessed from my dress and skin, I have the blood of the Lazur people in me」

「So it was like that. Is that dress’s embroidery also order-made?」

「Yes! It was sewn at a clothing store managed by a Lazur」

「So you can also do that. It’s beautiful, I wonder if I should try and ask them to do it?」

「In that case, I could write you a letter introduction if you’d like. Please tell them that you receive it from me. They will receive you warmly」

「Thank you very much. I will definitely ask for your help at that time」

I wonder if this is the so-called noble wife's communication skill? The topic between them proceeds in no time at all, and they start to build up a friendly relationship. There is no opening for us men to interrupt them at all.

On the other side, Eleonora-neesan - the same woman as the two - just sit there with her legs together and smiles.

It makes me want to do a tsukkomi, ‘Just who the heck are you?’.

But, she will absolutely not interrupt them even if the topic turned into something like clothes, you can tell that she is completely uninterested in them.

It was the same with the other side - Luna-san -, she just sat there without saying anything while smiling.

Eleonora-neesan and Luna-san might have the same level of girl’s power. The so-called birds of a feather flock together.

「Now then, next will be my son」

「My name is Eric Sylford, the second son of the Sylford family. I’m truly sorry for the trouble I have caused you to get here this time」

That’s absolutely right. I had to leave again for a trip after I just got back home from Kagura because of Eric. You’re really inconveniencing me.

As I let out a tiny sigh as if to say ‘good grief’ over this situation, he glared at me while letting out a 「……you bastard」with a quivering tone, I guess he noticed me doing that.

It was a joke you know, don’t glare at me like that. As always, a guy who is hard to joke around.

「Not at all, my son also did something wrong. Please don’t worry about it Eric-dono」

「I’m grateful for your consideration」

That Eric said he’s grateful for the consideration. I almost laugh in spite of myself.

Turning my eyes away to escape from Eric’s gaze once more, I look at Luna-san.

「……I’m the eldest daughter, Luna Sylford (ルーナ＝シルフォード). Nice to meet you」

(Luna Sylford)

She was a girl with black, short-cut hair but her expressionless face make her look slightly different from her boyish impression. A girl who somehow stared at me and I don’t know what she was really thinking, but it turned out that she’s a quiet type of girl, unlike Eleonora-neesan.

After the Sylford’s family self-introduction is over, next will be the Slowlett family’s turn.

「So we are next then. I am the present head of the Slowlett house, Nord Slowlett」

「Ooh, the famous Dragon Slayer………!」

「I also saw the play in the royal capital. I was deeply moved by the play about the two of you in spite of myself」

Eric and Natasha-san raised their voice with excited looks on their faces when Nord-tousan introduced himself.

「Th, thank you. But it is embarrassing for me」

Nord-tousan took a step back after seeing the two’s attitude, but those things didn’t enter Eric’s eyes as his eyes has a look of respect in them.

「Did Nord-sama cut off the Dragon’s neck in one blow just like in the play?」

「Yes, well」

「Ooh!」

Eric raised his voice in excitement to Nord-tousan’s words as he said that while smiling wryly.

Even back in the noble’s exchange meeting, this question was asked the most often. In the end, it would be unthinkable for the ordinary person to do something like cutting off a dragon’s neck.

As for us, we think that Nord-tousan can really do it. We don’t even think of trying to ask him about that since we feel like so.

「Then as for Elna-sama, when did you think you became aware of your feelings for her?」

「Ehh? Tha, that is」

「Ahh, I am also curious about that」

「I’m also interested in that」

Nord-tousan looks troubled when Natasha-san asked him that.

I and Elna-kaasan are also curious about it, so we just took this chance to ask.

「Hey hey, we are all still introducing ourselves now, aren’t we?」

Egar-san rebukes us since the conversation has greatly deviated.

As a result, the excited atmosphere was somewhat dispersed. Che, even though we were about to hear an interesting story.

As I was thinking that it was such a regrettable chance, Egar-san then grin and say,

「You can thoroughly ask that kind of question later, right?」

「That’s right」

「Yeah」

「Right」

「Wait……」

Nord-tousan speaks up in a troubled voice after hearing everyone saying that in unison.

Whaat, that Egar-san seems like a stern person, but he’s actually the type that can surprise people, huh.

After Nord-tousan’s self-introduction ended in that kind of manner, next is the self-introduction for Elna-kaasan, Sylvio-niisan, and Eleonora-neesan ended, and then it’s finally my turn.

And sure enough, all eyes gathered on me, I guess it’s because I’m the main reason they are all here today.

I opened my mouth while feeling a bit nervous.

「I am the second son, Alfried Slowlett. I apologize for the trouble everyone due to the uproar Eric and I have caused. I will strive so that this kind of thing will not happen again hereafter」

「You, you even added my name so calmly」

Eric’s murmured, but I ignore him. I mean, it’s all caused by me and Eric so it’s obvious that I added his name.

「……so, somehow he feels like he is strangely used to apologizing despite being a child」

「He doesn’t look like a naughty kid who was fighting with our Eric using tongs, isn’t he」

This is also a skill for a noble you know. I’m used to apologizing and looking sad after all.

「Well, we will spend our time together for a while. Let’s stop being formal from now on! I welcome you all, everyone from the house of Slowlett!」

With that kind of subtle air, the introduction between the Sylford’s and Slowlett’s is over.

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