Chapter 634 – Visiting My Hometown!
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Two days after visiting Lelia’s parents’ house.
I said to Lelia,
“This time, let’s go meet my parents!”
“……Pardon?”
“This time, we’ll….”
“No, you don’t have to repeat yourself.”
Lelia held out her palm with a snap, stopping my words.
“Rent? Why so suddenly again, this time, to Rent’s mother and father….”
“Well, I met Lelia’s parents, so this time we should do the opposite.”
“Ugh, yes. That’s right. Of course, that would be better. But… doing it so suddenly again is troubling, Rent. I, I also have preparations to make.”
“Yes, I know! So, let’s go in a week. That’s what I wanted to say.”
“I, in a week?”
“Yes!”
“I, I see. Okay. Then, I’ll… prepare in the meantime.”
This time, Lelia didn’t try to avoid it and nodded her head.
I was very excited to go meet my mom and dad with Lelia.
◈-Lelia’s SIDE
Three days after the day we decided to go to Rent’s hometown.
I used my regular day off and came to Pledan with Rent.
I asked Rent for his understanding that I wanted to look around Pledan alone once, and after confirming that the clone who had moved me had disappeared, the first thing I did was.
“Tikia Niiiiiiiiiiim!”
I charged into Tikia’s room.
“Whoa!? Wh, what is it!”
“Ugh! Wh, who are you!”
When I opened Tikia’s door, there was a masked child with the same height as Tikia in the room.
But from the magic power I felt from the body, I could tell that the opponent was not an ordinary child.
Who on earth is it?
A harfling attacker?
The judgment is after subduing the opponent first.
I immediately pulled out my sword from my inventory and put the blade to the back of the opponent’s neck.
“State your identity!”
“Hyaak! F, fast! Wait! Wait a minute! It’s, it’s me! Tikia!”
Tikia?
“Don’t lie! Do you think I wouldn’t recognize Tikia….”
“How about this!”
Suddenly, the person who seemed to be an attacker took off the mask they were wearing.
Since it was a good opportunity to reveal their identity, I left the act of taking off the mask alone.
…Huh?
Tikia was standing in front of me.
“T, Tikia!?”
The person I thought was an unidentified attacker until just now… was Tikia.
“I, I’m sorry! I, I, what have I done!”
I immediately took the sword away from Tikia.
To point a sword at Tikia…!
“Ah, no, it’s okay. It’s understandable. Rather, it’s been judged that it works even on a strong person like Lelia. It’s actually a good thing.”
“J, judged?”
“Yeah. Look at this.”
Tikia showed me a mask that covered the eyes, with a star shape engraved in the center.
It was the one Tikia was wearing until just now.
“This is something I made to get as close as possible to the performance of the Cloaking Mask.”
“The Cloaking Mask is the one that Tikia received a request from Merlin, the court mage of Bridan….”
“That’s right. At first, the goal was to reproduce it even if the performance was a little low… but this time, Merlin and our teacher started researching to completely reproduce it together. So, this is the fifth prototype.”
“I, I see.”
I heard that the Cloaking Mask is one of Bridan’s national treasures, called a magical tool that contains the pinnacle of magical technology created in ancient times.
To be aiming to reproduce such a national treasure to almost the same performance, even if not alone…
I knew it, but I felt once again that Tikia was truly a genius.
Tikia put the Cloaking Mask prototype on the desk and looked at me.
“So? What’s the matter? Seeing you come while shouting my name, it’s definitely related to Rent, right?”
“Ugh… Yes.”
The reason I looked for Tikia.
It was to ask what to do when going to Rent’s hometown.
To be exact, it was about what to do to win the hearts of his mother and father.
I thought I could have a happy life with Rent, but if I were to be disliked by his mother and father, I… I…!!!
“Kuek!”
“……Why are you suddenly clutching your chest and suffering?”
“I, I’m sorry.”
I acted out of my anxious mind without realizing it.
Actually, if I could ask, anyone who had already been to Rent’s hometown would have been fine.
But….
Everyone else is with Rent himself or a clone.
However, I heard that Tikia would be alone in her room today for research.
If I asked without Rent hearing, Tikia was the only one today.
Rent shouldn’t be with me.
Rent would surely say, “It’ll be okay.” and… if it was the words of my beloved Rent, I would unknowingly let my guard down.
I didn’t want to go without proper preparation and be disliked by his mother and father.
That’s why I wanted to consult with Tikia alone like this.
“Th, that is….”
I explained my situation to Tikia.
And after hearing all my words, Tikia sighed.
“Haa… Rent really does say such things so suddenly. But well… you should be fine if you just dress up in a pretty dress.”
I was expecting something very serious, like a hint to capture the hearts of his mother and father if I just memorized this! But what came back was just advice to dress well.
“B, but Tikia! What if they don’t like my outfit….”
“Ah, don’t worry about that. Rent’s mom and dad… ahem, your mother and father are kind people, so they won’t care about that.”
“I, is that so.”
Of course, they are Rent’s parents.
Their character would be needless to say.
But even after hearing those words, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
As if she had anticipated my feelings, Tikia made her body float with levitation magic and then tapped my shoulder.
“You really don’t have to worry. I thought I would hear, ‘I can’t allow such a small child!’ but there was no such thing. Rather, his mother will get angry at Rent.”
“Pardon? Why would his mother get angry at Rent….”
“For bringing another girl again.”
“Ah….”
“Lelia is sincere and has a good personality, so his mother and father will like you right away. And… you can hear a lot of great stories as you go.”
“Great… stories?”
“Yeah, stories about Rent when he was young.”
“Ugh!?”
Th, that’s definitely a very attractive story.
My desire to go to Rent’s hometown increased a little.
“Don’t you want to hear it?”
“……Yes.”
I definitely want to hear it.
Tikia came down to the ground, released the levitation magic, and said,
“Then go. I don’t think we’ll be going this time.”
“Y, you all aren’t going?”
“In my case, I went with Melissa and everyone else, so it was revealed. After that, Lenina, Raipa, and Gracia went separately. So, this time, Rent will probably only take Lelia.”
R, Rent and I are going to his hometown alone!?
H, perhaps if we have time in Rent’s hometown, will I be able to mingle with Rent?
I know that even thinking this is rude and disrespectful.
But the attractive situation of sex in Rent’s hometown was something I was looking forward to so much.
…Have I also been tainted by Rent?
A small worry arose, but still, the awkwardness and shyness about visiting Rent’s hometown had decreased a lot.
“I see…. Thank you for listening to my consultation today, Tikia.”
As I bowed my head to Tikia, she waved her hand as if it was nothing.
“It’s nothing. Lelia, prepare the clothes you’ll wear when you visit Rent and Melissa’s hometown.”
“Yes, I will.”
After that, I bought the clothes I would wear when visiting Rent’s hometown alone in Pledan.
Since Solario is basically mostly priest’s robes or revealing clothes, I couldn’t choose them, so I decided to buy them in Pledan, the most prosperous and economically active city in the world.
When I bought the clothes and returned to Solo with Rent’s power.
I made some time alone and wore the new white dress, feeling happy imagining how much Rent and his mother and father would like my appearance in this dress.
And on the day we were scheduled to go to Rent’s hometown.
I wore the dress I bought in Pledan as planned.
“Oh, you’re so pretty, honey!”
Kyaaaaaaak♡♡♡ My darling said I’m pretty♡♡♡
I’m so glad I bought it♡♡♡
With my heart full of happiness, I went to my darling’s hometown with my darling.
The means of transportation was, of course, a warp hole.
My darling and I, who had moved right in front of the house where his mother and father were.
As soon as we arrived, my darling knocked on the door.
“Rent, is that you?”
The door opened and a woman came out.
That must be my darling’s mother.
“Mom, you know.”
When my darling was about to say something.
His mother glanced at me once and then smiled brightly.
“Is this Rent’s new lover?”
“Ah, th, that… Yes, yes! I, I’m Lelia!”
I stuttered as I answered the sudden question.
What if his mother is upset…!
I had such an anxious thought, but.
“Welcome.”
Unlike my anxiety, his mother smiled kindly and let me inside.
After that, the conversation proceeded without any problems.
I met his father, who was in the house, and greeted him and started talking.
Fortunately, my darling didn’t do what he did to his mother and father, but omitted a lot and explained about me to the extent that I wouldn’t be embarrassed.
His mother and father were used to Rent bringing a new woman, so after a brief conversation, they told me to take good care of Rent.
And his mother added.
“If our Rent does something bad, let me know. I’ll give him a good scolding.”
“Yes, yes! Thank you, m, mother! But I don’t think that will happen. R, Rent… always thinks of us.”
After having lunch at my darling’s house, I walked around my darling’s hometown with my darling.
“First, this is Melissa’s house. And over there is….”
My darling kindly guided me around the village one by one.
While being guided, I passed by some villagers.
Everyone greeted Rent with joy, and Rent also greeted the villagers.
But for some reason, only the men who seemed to be Rent’s age looked very surprised when they saw me, and after looking back and forth between me and Rent with a very complicated expression, they greeted us and left.
“Oh, it’s Rent! Is it already the day you’re coming?”
“Hi, Dave.”
“Huh…? What’s this? The woman next to you? Did you make another… lover?”
“Yeah. Let me introduce you. This is Lelia, my new lover.”
“Hello, I’m Lelia.”
“Ah, I see. Hello, I’m Dave… you? Huh? Lel… Lelia?”
His friend named Dave also tilted his head and looked at me.
Why are they acting like this?
“Yes, I’m Lelia.”
“……The one from Miss Solario?”
……Why is that name coming out here?
My cold sweat wouldn’t stop.
