Chapter 439: End of the Trip - Girl Side (1/2)
It seems friendship is powerless in front of love.
“By the way, the bond of sisters is also powerless.”
“Don’t read my mind.”
“Oh my, I wouldn’t do something as lowly as that. I simply read that from your face.”
Sif saw off the back of her little sister, and Amelia spoke.
Amelia exchanged two to three words with Sif and took a seat, and Sif swayed her glass that had ice inside.
She washes her mouth with the sweetness and bitterness.
Black ice coffee.
The eldest daughter of the Rembrandt household is pretty manly in her selections.
By the way, Amelia went for a highly feminine choice of coffee with milk and a whole lot of honey added.
You can tell who is who in your mind immediately with those selections.
It doesn’t have to be exactly about coffee.
“The very person that said that she was going to go around to check for the latest fashion spots in Tsige…gone after just the first establishment?!”
And the other one who muttered this dumbfounded was a woman that seemed to have purposely hidden her hair and was wearing sunglasses.
Well, that’s a given.
She is the close friend of the girl that dashed out of the store, and the person that was practically forced into guiding them because she is from the area.
Her name, Ates.
A sturdy woman that’s the receptionist of the Adventurer Guild and also an idol which is a job that was just birthed.
Sif and Amelia not having a direct connection with Ates makes it even more fresh.
It is a mystery what information line led to this, but Yuno Rembrandt herself has gotten information that Misura might be coming into contact with Lisa Rembrandt, and formed this gathering without hesitation, and then ran off.
“If I remember correctly, you are the daughter of the Batoma Company, right? This is weird coming from her sister, but I am surprised you can be her friend. Thanks.” (Sif)
“No way, Sif-sama. Yuno and I are like childhood friends, so this kind of stuff…yeah, I am a bit used to it already.” (Ates)
“You are tough, Ates-san. But considering the unit you showed us last night, it might be natural to have that much courage.” (Amelia)
“A-About that, Amelia-san! I simply ended up working in a mysterious job called idol for some reason! It is a job, just so you know! A job! You could say we have already resolved ourselves…” (Ates)
Ates may be a bit hasty in her words, but she is managing to speak with the eldest daughter of the Rembrandt Company, Sif, and the Rotsgard Academy student deeply connected to the Kuzunoha Company, Amelia, without being crushed by the nerves.
Just like how Amelia has evaluated her, she is pretty tough.
If not, she wouldn’t be able to ask things of Raidou, or argue with the adventurers of Tsige.
“Father becomes an idiot from time to time, is what I thought at first, but…after feeling that heat with my own skin, I understand the fearsomeness.” (Sif)
“Sif-sama? Uhm, idols are simply a job where you wear weird clothes, sing, and dance, you know.” (Ates)
Ates herself still doesn’t understand well what’s the power of an idol.
Also, she has been witness to the Skills of the highest class adventurers as a long time guild staff member.
That’s why she didn’t understand the meaning of making men and women who don’t have any Skills at all stand on stage like the pros, who in this case would be the adventurer dancers, singers, and bards.
On the other hand, Amelia and Sif, who have no preconception, have directly tasted the heat of the live stage, and were imagining the worth they have as advertisement towers, and the power that their words will have in the future.
On top of that, they have been shown by Rembrandt the documents about how they served the role to increase and maintain morale in the independence war.
The effect was tremendous.
However, Yuno alone -probably because she had her friend filter on- held her stomach and laughed out loud seeing Ates in an amusing frilly dress that showed a lot of skin while singing and dancing.
Ates must have remembered how Yuno pointed and laughed, she placed a hand on her forehead as if enduring pain.
“You might be able to make a great revival for the Batoma, or become a skilled merchant that can even surpass your father…” (Sif)
“Eh, I didn’t know you were the type that could make jokes with a straight face, Sif-sama.” (Ates)
“Idol… There’s also the option of being an idol while you are young and using that to boost your career later… It is safer than being an adventurer and an occupation with really great prospects.” (Amelia)
“Even Amelia-sama?! Your way of teasing being in a different direction from Yuno is rough too.” (Ates)
“Unknown only to themselves, huh.” (Amelia)
Amelia spoke the words she had been taught just recently with a smile on her face.
It was clear as day who taught her that.
“Oh my, Shiki-san’s saying?” (Sif)
“That’s right. Problem?” (Amelia)
“Nope~. Yuno has run away and Amelia is always in lovestruck mode. So, what kind of guy is your boyfriend, A-chan?” (Sif)
“I don’t have one.” (Ates)
“Eh?”
“I don’t have time for love with all the work!” (Ates)
“So even girls say that, huh.” (Sif)
“Even you, Sif-sama, I won’t prod too deeply, but don’t you have a good person in mind?!” (Ates)
“The number one would be Raidou-sensei.” (Sif)
“…Are you craz—I mean, are you sane?” (Ates)
Ates opened her eyes wide and asked Sif back.
“As the eldest daughter of the Rembrandt household.” (Sif)
“…So your way of thinking changed after you recovered from your illness. That goes the same for Yuno though.” (Ates)
“Oh my, even my little sister who has fallen awkwardly in love with Misura, if Sensei were to propose to her, she would reject Misura and marry Sensei, you know?” (Sif)
“Weh?!” (Ates)
“The only person Father, Mother, and even Morris push persistently as a partner is Sensei. Well, I would have done the same as a parent, so I have no complaints about that.” (Sif)
“The Rembrandt household is really thorough. You could say they put loss and gain as their highest priority.” (Amelia)
On the other hand, Sif shook her head as if saying ‘you really don’t get it’.
“Of course there’s the reason that you can create a sturdy pipe with both Sensei and the Kuzunoha Company, but don’t misunderstand, Amelia. Does Raidou-sensei look like the kind of man that would make her wife cry?” (Sif)