Meeting 2
âO~i. You should stop soon.â
ââOka~y.ââ
I stopped the children before Rosalie-sama, who has been tossed around so much, gets tired.
Then, after Rosalie-sama calmed down, I briefly told her how things ended up in the worship room, and Rosalie-sama looked relieved. Seeing her like that, I was reminded that blessings are still something unwelcome favor. Well, itâs not about the Gods themselves, but about the people who belong to the temple.
However, there is nothing I can do about it, so I will leave it at that.
âOniichan, where is Oneechanâs hairpin~?â
âN?â
âElena wants to match!â
âOh, you want to wear the same one now?â
âYes!â
It seems that Elena wants Rosalie-sama to wear a hairpin-style hair ornament as well.
âWhat? What about a hairpin?â
âWe have prepared a hairpin for Rosalie-sama to celebrate.ââErr, here it is.â
I took out the hairpin made for Rosalie-sama with blue artificial flower from the Infinite Storage, and showed it to Wald-sama and Rosalie-sama.
âLetâs be matching with Elena?â
Elena turned around and showed the hairpin in her hair.
âYou see, Obaasama and Oneesama are wearing the same one!â
âRebecca-san and Almeria-san are wearing the same one today. It would look good with your current outfit, would you like to use it too, Rosalie-sama?â
Rosalie-samaâs current outfit was blue, and it didnât look like it would mismatch with the hairpin, so I recommended it to her. Itâs not often that all four of them get to wear the same thing.
âHeeh~ isnât that fine? Lemme see, I will put it in for you. Do I just insert it?â
âYes, thatâs right.â
âIs over here good? Oh, it suits you well.âThanks, Takumi.â
âYay~ matching~â
Wald-sama received the hairpin from me and quickly put it in Rosalie-samaâs hair.
â⦠Ta, Takumi-sama, t, that⦠thank you very much.â
âNo, no, we have other congratulatory gifts, but I will give them to you later. Oh, and please donât call me with â-samaâ.â
âT, thatâsâ¦â
âThat would probably not be possible because of your upbringing, so why donât you go with â-sanâ instead?â
âO, okay. T, then, you can call me, tooâ¦â
I think Rosalie-sama wants me to stop adding â-samaâ to her name, though she didnât finish her sentence.
I could tell just by talking to her a little. Rosalie-sama is kindhearted and graceful woman.
I havenât heard what the bad rumors are, but they must be untrue.
âWald-sama, I donât think I can call her like that, what do you think about me calling her âRosalie-sanââ¦? Can I call her like that?â
â⦠Why are you asking me?â
âI wouldnât want you to be jealous.â
â⦠If you change the way you call me, I will allow you to call her with â-sanâ.â
âEh!? So it came~ Even though Wald-sama feels like Wald-sama~â
âWhat kind of reasoning is that!?â
There is no logic. But, the only one in the Ruven family who I call with â-samaâ is Wald-sama~ Should I change the way I call him? No, but I feel like I want to keep calling him âWald-samaâ. What do I do?
âN~ what should I do about this~â
ââWald Nii?ââ
âHuh? So Wald-sama is not Niisama?â
I was wondering whether I should change the way I called him, but Allen and Elena seemed to change their way of calling him immediately.
Velio-san is âVelio Oniisamaâ, but Wald-sama is âWald Niiâ.
ââOneechan is Rosalie Neesama.ââ
â⦠Neesama.â
ââNo?ââ
âN, no, Iâm honored! T, that, may I call you Allen-san and Elena-san then?â
ââYeah, call~ââ
The children were quick to change the way they called Rosalie-sama⦠I mean Rosalie-san, too.
âIf Iâm to change the way I call you, then âWald-sanâ would be the safe bet, I guess?â
âYou donât have to use honorifics. Or, you can call me âAniueâ, too.â
âNot possible.â
âImmediate refusal!? And you declared it so easily, too!â
I answered quickly, but I see that Wald-sama prefers to be called âAniueâ, huh.
âOh well. Anyhow, you are forbidden from calling me with â-samaâ the next time.â
âEh, you are banning it?â
âEven though you treat everyone as your relatives, itâs only me whom you call in such a distant manner!â
ââ¦â¦â
I also thought that earlier⦠but in fact, Wald-sama was sulking because he felt left out?
âHaha.â
âDonât laugh.â
âYou also have a cute side, Wald Niisan.â
ââ¦â¦ Shuddup.â
I dared to call him âNiisan,â and Wald-sama turned his face away while swearing.
I couldnât see his face, but maybe he was embarrassed because he was a little red behind the ears.
âWald Niisan, look over here. Ah, letâs take a picture!â
Come to think of it, I forgot to take pictures!
I canât take any more of Wald-san in his knightâs formal attire and Rosalie-san in her white dress, but I have to get a shot of them in their current outfits! And of course, the kids in their finest!
I quickly took out the camera from the Infinite Storage and set the magic paper.
âOniisama, please look this way.â
âNo way!â
âFufu.â
Rosalie-san smiled happily again, seeing the exchange between me and Wald-san.
I will usually call him âWald-san,â but when I have a request or want to make a joke, I will call him âWald Niisanâ instead.
âYou really seem like real brothers.â
ââThey are very close~ââ
âI envy you.â
ââIs fine.ââ
âWill get even closer.â
âWith Rosalie Neesama!â
âFufu, thank you very much.â
The children had fully opened their hearts to Rosalie-san.
ââRosalie Neesama.ââ
âLetâs take~â
âA picture together~â
âRight. It seems that Wald-san needs a little more time to calm down, so let me take a picture of the three of you first.â
ââYea!ââ
First, I took a picture of Allen, Elena, and Rosalie-san together.
âYep, looks good. Hey Wlad-san, take a look at this. Didnât it come out nicely?â
âTakumi, do you have more magic paper?â
âI have plenty on me.â
â⦠I will refrain from interjecting about you having plenty of something so precious. If you have surplus, then please let me buy my share off of you.â
âRoger that. Would you like a picture with the three of them together? Or would you prefer one just with Rosalie-san?â
âBoth.â
I took three shots of the resurrected Wald-san. One with Rosalie-san, and one with the children, and one of me and the children with Wald-san.
In the meantime, Wald-sanâs milk brother, Sylas-san, came to pick us up. It was almost time to enter the venue.
After asking Sylas to take a last picture of all five of us together, we headed to the reception hall.
âBy the way, Takumi.â
âWhat is it?â
âAre you not going to call me âNiisanâ anymore?â
â⦠Did you like it?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
ââ¦â¦â
Just before we parted in front of the venue, Wald-san asked me quietly.
It appears he took liking to me calling him âNiisanâ.
âI will call you like that once in a while. Well then, Wald Niisan, I wish the best of luck at socializing to you.â
âOu. You guys be obedient.â
âThen, to answer your expectations, shall I make the flowers rain with wind magic?â
âDonât! I beg you, be obedient!â
âRoger that. I will obey Oniisamaâs instructions!â
At the last minute, Wald-san said something that sounded like we might do something, so I joked with him, and he did his best to stop me. Well, since Wald-san is the star of the show today, we will follow his instructions!