Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Chapter 233: Motherly

We will resume our journey after we finished our peaceful lunch. After we quickly finished cleaning up the place, we get into the carriage.

I involuntarily sighed in relief as I sit in my original position by the window just like when we left.

The whole family went to the grassland and ate a delicious meal while having a nice view.

……that should be enough, right?

「Now then, let’s return to the mansion」

「What are you saying, Al. We are not having a picnic, so we will not go home now」

As I said that while looking satisfied, Nord-tousan sat to my right with an amazed expression on his face as he says that.

「That’s right. We are going to eat seafood dishes after this, you know? There will be no meaning in our trip if we return now」

「No, Elna. It’s slightly different from that」

Nord-tousan tsukkomi-ed Elna-kaasan s she sat to my left my a calm face.

If it’s the usual her, then she would just happily agree with me.

However, maybe because she will be able to eat fresh seafood this time, she seems to agree with Nord-tousan even though the purpose is different.

Darn it, you traitor.

「And we are going to have a joint training in the Sylford territory so returning now is out of the question」

「That is Eleonora-neesan’s aim」

As for me, I only go there to deepen our friendship.

Really now, please don’t change the purpose of this trip there into doing something like joint training.

「But, Al will also participate, you know? So the purpose of this trip is not only one」

「That’s certainly true, but I should still give priority to my deepening my friendship with Eric」

「If so, it will be easier to do that by having joint training, right?」

Even though we’re going there to deepen our friendship, why do we have to spar and practice swordsmanship together?

Is it because of ‘that’? The kind of feeling that can only be experienced and shared by people who love to fight? Regrettably, my relationship with Eric is not that kind of barbaric relationship.

「Please don’t lump me together with those muscle-brained people who deepened their friendship over a spar」

「You have a point there. If it’s Al and Eric, it will have to be tongs, aren’t they」

When I sigh while denying that comment, Eleonora-neesan said that with a strange expression on her face.

What’s with that face that seems to understand about me and Eric……

「It’s not like that」

「But, Al and Eric-kun got along after having an exchange of tongs back then, right? I heard Al say so」

「…………」

When I deny Eleonora-neesan‘s words, Elna-kaasan cut into our conversation from the side.

There’s no way that I myself am also a muscle head. My previous remark becomes a boomerang that pierces my heart.

This makes me unable to say anything so I keep my mouth shut.

Using the words someone said in the past to the present is mean.

And it’s uncalled-for since it accurately pierces through their heart.

It’s tough when you have two women as your opponents. Let’s exercise my right to remain silent without resisting rashly.

Despite being stared at with a gaze that seems to be disparaging by Eleonora-neesan and Elna-kaasan, I turn toward Sylvio-niisan without worrying about them.

The two of them are saying something like 「He’s running away」, but I just don’t care. This is a strategic retreat to lessen the damage.

「What about Sylvio-niisan?」

When I asked him that, Sylvio-niisan honestly answers while smiling wryly, I guess he understands the current situation.

「I guess I want to ride a ship and see the sea」

「That’s niceー, you can see the scenery of the sea from the boat」

My mind involuntarily calms down after hearing Sylvio-niisan’s relaxing purpose on this trip.

Right, right, it’s nice to have such a laid-back goal like him. We can deepen our friendship just by spending our time together normally, even without sparring or comparing swordsmanship.

「Now then, departingー!」

Sylvio-niisan and I continued our peaceful talk about the sea to escape from the reality, despite knowing that there will be joint training awaiting us in the future.

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The constant swaying and rumbling of the carriage suddenly stop. As a result, my consciousness - that had sunk under - abruptly surfaced.

Slowly opening my eyes, I saw the ceiling and mysterious roundish objects. In addition, the back of my head feels strangely soft and it smells good. It was something that can make you feel at ease when you smell it.

I don’t really know about my current situation, but it was so comfortable so let’s close my eyes again.

So I thought and as I tried to sleep, my body was shaken.

「Al, it’s break time. Get up」

Opening my eyes again, I saw Elna-kaasan behind the mysterious objects, she was looking down on me.

Hmm? I thought it was a strange situation but, when I moved slightly and looked down, I noticed that someone’s thighs were below me.

「……so Elna-kaasan was giving me a lap pillow」

So that means, those mysterious objects were Elna-kaasan’s breasts. Looking from below, it’s like they are covering my field of vision, so I didn’t understand the situation for a moment. The difference with Eleonora-neesan’s is outrageous.

「Was it comfortable to sleep on my lap?」

「Un, it’s nice」

I honestly reply to Elna-kaasan who asked me with a gentle smile on her face.

Elna-kaasan’s lap pillow was so comfortable. The slime cushion was also wonderful, but still, it was no match against my mother’s lap pillow. A gentle smile with a lap pillow. I strongly felt Elna-kaasan’s motherhood today.

「I see. Then, would you like to have another lap pillow after the break is over?」

「Ehh? No, Elna-kaasan's big anyway, it will be too tight if some were to lie down like me――」

「I wonder what do you mean by ‘big’?」

Elna-kaasan smiles while Iron Claw-ing my head.

Although it was the same kind of expression as the one before, I felt a ghastly aura from it.

「I, I’m sorry! Wa, wait my head hurts! The inside’s going to come out!」

I can hear a tightening, grating sound like *girigirigiri* coming from my head.

When I screamed at the excessive pain, Elna-kaasan loosened her grip, perhaps she was satisfied with it.

Though, she’s still being vigilant since her hand hasn’t let go of my head.

「Al should carefully choose what you’re saying when you’re talking with women」

「……I’ll be careful next time」

I wonder why did they not teach us about our wording and way of talking so women won’t get angry at us in my previous life’s school. If they taught us polite and humble language, it’d be great if they also taught us such a way of talking together with it. If they did that, then I won’t get into trouble in my previous life and even here.

Elna-kaasan pat my shoulder *ponpon* just as I was absentmindedly thinking about such a thing.

「Come on, time to get up. I have been sitting here giving you a lap pillow, I also want to rest」

Casually looking around, there is no one else inside the carriage, and I can hear Eleonora-neesan’s voice coming from afar.

It looks like everyone had left the carriage while I was dozing off here.

Fresh wind blows into the carriage from the opened carriage door.

There is a beautiful lake in the distance, and it seems that Eleonora-neesan and Sylvio-niisan are staring and enjoying it together.

「……hmmー, can’t I stay here a little longer?」

Elna-kaasan’s lap pillow is so comfortable. It’s soft and the height is just right for me, so I want to stare at the outside scenery from here.

When I ask her with upturned eyes, Elna-kaasan makes a difficult face.

「…………as long as you stay still」

She’s been sitting here all along to give me a lap pillow, so I understand that she also wants to have a break.

I understand how she feels, but from her expression, it felt like she was making a difficult decision for some reason.

Was Elna-kaasan that tired?

So I move my body that is on top of her thighs, trying to get a good look at Elna-kaasan’s expression.

Immediately after that Elna-kaasan’s body flinch and she screamed, like 「Hii!」.

As I was wondering about her behavior, Elna-kaasan’s Iron Claw swiftly came flying in my direction and clamped on my head. It doesn't hurt since she doesn’t exert any strength on the Iron Claw, but the momentum and speed were truly astonishing.

「E, Elna-kaasan?」

「I told you to stay still, didn’t I?」

「Eh?」

I heard Elna-kaasan ask me with a serious voice when I nervously call out to her.

From the vague expression shown on her face, it looks like she’s enduring something.

It’s an expression that I’ve seen somewhere. Specifically in Kagura.

I try poking Elna-kaasan’s thigh with my finger, then she let out a cry of anguish 「Iiih!」.

「Aha? Elna-kaasan’s legs, they had become numb aren’t t――ow ow ow ow!?」

As I said that while bursting into laughter, Elna-kaasan exert more strength in her fingers, and pain shot through my head.

It’s twice as painful as before! This is a dangerous person!

I writhe in pain for a while, then the strength in her fingers abruptly weakened.

「Stay still for a moment. After that raise your head slowly, okay? Do you understand?」

「……yes」

So I obediently reply to Elna-kaasan’s threatening question.

The Elna-kaasan that was overflowing with the motherly feeling from before was no longer here.

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