The next day, Maria-san and the Margrave accompanied us to the construction site as well.
“Ehehe!”
“My, my. Kent-sama is clingy as ever, isn’t he?”
Incidentally, Kent was beaming from ear to ear while being carried in Maria-san’s arms. The reason, once again, was that Kent’s uncanny danger-avoidance instincts had come into play.
“My dear, today you are not to run off on your own. Stay beside Father and me at all times.”
“It seems I still need to teach you what it means to be a proper Margrave.”
“Yes…”
That was because the Margrave had found himself trapped between Emilia-sama and the former Margrave first thing in the morning, enduring an impromptu lecture. The Margrave was incredibly intelligent and possessed a wealth of knowledge, so I really wished he would show at least a little more restraint in his behavior.
“Hahaha, the lord never changes.”
“Think his wife’s gonna chew him out again this time?”
“More importantly, those bruises are definitely from punishment.”
The townspeople hardly paid any attention to the sight of the Margrave being scolded. And as far as the townsfolk were concerned, Maria-san was already treated as the former lord’s wife, so they immediately guessed that the Margrave had gotten himself reprimanded by her again.
With that, we arrived at the plaza and began working, dividing up our roles just like yesterday.
After preparing the ingredients for lunch, I went to help Ao.
“Shun-sama, I shall assist you again today.”
I was truly grateful that Toria is helping again today.
Come to think of it, the Margrave and Toria were siblings, yet their personalities couldn’t have been more different.
With that thought in mind, I finished the food preparations and moved on to helping Ao.
“Wow! It’s so beautiful.”
“If we mix in artificial flowers too, it’ll look almost real.”
We planned to use real flowers on the stage, but we also decided to add artificial ones to make everything feel even more vibrant and extravagant. We combined and stitched fabrics together in intricate ways, and Ao skillfully used her tentacles to craft the artificial flowers with remarkable precision.
Meanwhile, Toria-san carried the completed flowers over to the craftsmen. Aside from that, Ao and I also worked on making various props for the stage performance.
“Uuh.. I’m starving…”
“My dear, it’s still far too early for lunch.”
“Ow, ow, ow! Don’t pull my tail!”
Yeah… a full-blown married couple comedy routine was unfolding right in front of me, but I decided not to pay it any mind. In fact, there were still two whole hours before lunch, so even I thought it was too early to start preparing the meal.
For now, the Margrave would just have to endure it.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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