20demayo Chapter 78
Chapter 78
Nighttime Appearance
As I was talking with Fuu-chan and Homura-kun, it seemed that night had fallen. There was a knock on the door and Gil-san’s voice. I answered, “Coming!” and opened the door. Gil-san patted my head.
“Have you been in the room the whole time?”
“Yesh! I was talking with the spirits!”
“Hmm... studying?”
Gil-san seemed impressed, so I put my hands on my hips, puffed out my chest, and answered:
“I thought of shome magic that might make me usheful in battle!”
“Oh, that’s impressive. What kind of magic?”
“It’s a secret for now!”
I giggled, and Gil-san smiled a little and said that was a shame.
“Well then, I’ll look forward to the reveal.”
“Please do!”
To be honest, it was far from complete, and I hadn’t even experimented with it yet, so I wasn’t confident enough to show it off.
“Shall we go have dinner? How are you feeling? You seem to be moving normally now.”
“It hurts a wittle, but I’m fine! I can even change clothes by myshelf...!”
I remembered the incident where I couldn’t change clothes when I woke up and felt dejected. I never want that to happen again...! Gil-san, seeing me trembling as I tried to overcome my embarrassment, seemed to understand and simply said, “I see,” before smoothly inviting me to the dining hall. That’s the difference with a capable man...!
Dinner was the grilled fish set that Leo-jii had mentioned. As we approached the dining hall, the aroma of grilled fish made my stomach growl, but that’s just between us.
They prepared a special chair for me and brought the food. On my kids’ plate was grilled fish cut into easy-to-eat pieces with something like grated radish. There were also side dishes of green vegetables and simmered pumpkin. With the freshly cooked rice and miso soup, it was a perfect Japanese meal. Well, the vegetables and fish were probably from this world, so I wasn’t sure if they were exactly the same!
“Time to eat!”
“...Miko.”
“I’m just joking, don’t make such a scary face. Aww, you’re blushing, how cute, little miss?”
“Hyaah...!”
I was suddenly addressed with a sidelong glance, so my response came out strange.
“I’m M-Meg. Nice to meetchu.”
“Eh... You’ve met Lasch, right?”
“? We met.”
When I managed to greet her properly, Miko-san’s eyes widened in surprise, and she asked this. Was there something strange?
“But you just said ‘Nice to meet you’.”
“Yes. I’ve heard about you, but this is the first time I’ve met Miko-san... right?”
Even if their bodies are exactly the same, if the contents are different, they’re different people, right? I think it’s correct to say “Nice to meet you.”
“...I see. I’m happy. It’s rare to find someone who accepts us like this from the start.”
As she said this with a smile, it wasn’t her seductive one, but a genuinely happy, innocent face. I realized that she must have had a lot of unpleasant experiences because of their unique condition.
“You’re an interesting child. Such a good kid.”
“Isn’t she?”
Gil-san answered with a somewhat proud tone, which made me a little embarrassed. But I’m happy!
“I want to be friends with Miko-shan too!”
“I’m so happy. Me too. Nice to meet you, Meg-chan.”
As we said this, we shook hands. Miko-san’s fingers were long and delicate-looking, but surprisingly firm. Ah, maybe I should ask Miko-san about that question from earlier? She might know about the person who spread Japanese cuisine. With that thought, I decided to ask Miko-san about my earlier question.