Chapter 293 Im Going to Push Her as Hard as I Can (2/2)

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As proof of this, I walked in and was able to quickly find Alice sitting at the counter but……

[Why do you look so battered?]

[……I was letting the power of youth explode.]

[Unnn?]

When I asked Alice, who looked so ragged as if she had been in a fistfight for some reason, she responded with words that were incomprehensible as usual.

Well, it doesn’t seem like the atmosphere around her was as tense as before, so I guess that’s okay……

[Alice, I’m sorry to bother you on such short notice, but can I go inside?]

[Yes, Kaito-san you’re always welcome. Come in~~]

Hearing my words, Alice replies to me with a bright smile on her face but…… As expected, it was still somewhere in there huh. It looks like she’s forcing a smile.

I’d like to pursue it, but now isn’t the time for that, so I firmly held back and moved behind the counter…… where her workshops and living spaces can be found.

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The workshop and living space that looked unimaginably large compared to the exterior of the store…… is according to Alice, an application of Space-Time Magic.

Well, since magic boxes exist, maybe it isn’t that surprising that they could use the magic they used on that thing to expand a room.

I moved to the living room, which is located one room away from the workshop, and sat down after Alice’s suggestion. She then made me a cup of tea even though I hadn’t asked her for one.

After thanking her for the tea, I took a sip of the delicious tea and slowly spoke.

[Hey, Alice……]

[Yes? What is it?]

[……I want to know about you.]

[……A- Ahaha…… Are you giving me a pick-up line because you have been taken away by Alice-chan’s cuteness? That’s a classic one you said, but that certainly leaves quite the impression~~ Ahaha……]

[…………………]

[……Ugghhh……]

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When I stopped being so roundabout and just directly told her what I felt, as I thought, Alice tried to fool around and divert away from the topic…… I can see the tension in her eyes. It looked really unusual, but she seemed to be really shaken.

[……K- Kaito-san…… but that is……]

[Unnn. I know it’s hard to say. Therefore, I’m not going to force you to ask…… And that isn’t the only thing I wanted to know.]

[……Eh?]

[As for Alice’s past, I don’t know much about you in the first place. It’s one thing to hear about Alice from Alice herself, but I think it’s also important to try to know about Alice for myself……]

Yes, it’s not just about her past. I don’t know Alice well…… because I didn’t try to get to know her properly until now.

Thanks to Chronois-san’s advice, I realized that it isn’t like me to go around asking people. And so, I decided to not just wait for Alice to tell me about it, I will also make an effort to try to learn about Alice myself.

[……By the way, Alice. This living space is quite wide, isn’t it?]

[Eh? Yes, well, Alice-chan is the type of person who cares about where she lives after all…… Ummm…… Kaito-san?]

[I see…… Then, I’ll be “staying” here for a while.]

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[Eeeeehhhhh!?]

Declaring so, I take a change of clothes and a toothbrush out of my magic box.

[P- Please wait a minute! Kaito-san, y- you’ll make Duchess Lilia worry……]

[Ahh, I already talked to Lilia-san about this, and asked her permission.]

[……Ugghhh…… B- But, you see. Staying in the same room with a youthful maiden like me is…… A- Also, I only have one futon……]

[It’s fine, I brought my futon with me. I’m fine sleeping on the floor of the living room.]

[Auuuu……]

I’ve already made preparations for that area. When I explained the situation to Lilia-san, she said “That’s really typical of you, Kaito-san” and gave me permission, and it seems like Lilia-san knows very well that I don’t think about the future.

Hearing my response, Alice is clearly troubled and was panicking, which looked kind of cute.

[……Well, of course, if Alice refuses, it can’t be helped. At that time, I’ll just go to a nearby inn and “come everyday early in the morning”……]

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[S- Seriously…… Uuuuuu…… I understand. I’ll get you a proper room.]

[Really? Thanks.]

[……Ugghhh.]

For the time being, it seems like the first step is a success huh? Alice seems to be the type of person who would slyly mislead me if I keep on getting reserved after all……

[……Somehow, it feels like Kaito-san is becoming more of a carnivore…… No, well, I guess that’s also……]

Dear Mom, Dad———- I’ve decided to stay at Alice’s miscellaneous goods store as a first step to learn more about Alice. Knowing more about Alice on a regular basis makes me feel like it would give me another good idea. Anyway, this time——— I’m going to push her as hard as I can.

Serious-senpai: [That’s strange…… Somehow, I feel like it’s already starting to get sweeter……]

T/N: I will be translating my other novel, so no bonus chapter for today (or maybe tomorrow too, not sure)