NOVEL NEXT Chapter 44.1
Stage 2-13. I’ve Never Had Any Friends!!
“…Hey, Alice.”
“What seems to be the matter?”
“Why do you think Reina sat down and stopped moving?”
As soon as she came in and exchanged a few words, she froze, covering her face with her hands.
I could tell she was mumbling something, but I couldn’t get close enough to hear her clearly.
“In my opinion, Milfonty-san is trembling with joy.”
“What makes you think that?”
“If Ouga-sama welcomed me in the same way, I would be moved to tears of happiness.”
“I see.”
There was no doubt in my mind that she was wrong.
It seems I asked the wrong person.
Still, I did learn something Alice would love.
Hmm, I’ll make sure to throw her a grand celebration when we return to the mansion.
But for now, I couldn’t just leave Reina like this.
I knelt down and extended a hand to her.
“You okay, Reina?”
“……Yes.”
“Hmm? Could you say that again?”
“Yes! You see, I’ve never really had any friends!! So being welcomed like this made me so happy I couldn’t stand it!!!”
“Uh… Well, as long as you’re okay, that’s what matters.”
“I mean it! There’s nothing else on my mind!!”
Overwhelmed by a side of Reina I wasn’t used to, I nodded quickly.
…No, maybe calling it “unlike her” was just my assumption.
It would be wrong of me to define Reina Milfonty without really knowing her.
Finding out she had this girlish side wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
“Ahaha. Reina, you might be in trouble going forward.”
“…Ahem. Why is that?”
“Birthdays, graduations… There’ll be many occasions to celebrate from now on. And every time, I’ll host even bigger events for you. You might end up in tears again.”
“…! …Hehe, that won’t be a problem. You’ll never see me cry, Ouga-sama.”
“Oh? You sound confident. In that case, I’ll make it a point to throw such a grand celebration that it brings you to tears—on the honor of Ouga Vellet.”