Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria - CH 139

「It’s been a while hasn’t it, Beltran-sama.」

I straightened out my appearance and, went to the dandy eyepatch-san slave merchant’s place.

He also engenders quite the austere look, in his own way, with his masculine face and grown out beard.

Passing through the reception room to our standard business discussion, we’re conversing while drinking black tea.

「Well I’ll be ojousama, it feels like I’ve seen the leaves turn a thousand times while waiting as I wonder, when next we’ll be able to meet.」

「Maa? Surely a personage of Beltran-sama’s level, won’t get anything out of it even if he accommodates a girl like me?」

「Should I assume there has not been an occasion for ojousama to look at herself in a mirror? It would require quite the effort for the men of this world to maintain their reason in front of ojousama you know.」

「Fufu, using the fact that you have a good tongue as always? I’m reassured.」

「What, surely a businessman cannot perform his craft if he isn’t tough when the world becomes stormy.」

For the nonce, I did a handshake with the eyepatch ossan who’s celebrating our reunion.

Though even the level of a hug would be fine wouldn’t it～.

「Is your business going smoothly?」

「With the guys called combat specialists I suppose. Battle slaves sell like they fly out.」

「Since Beltran-sama’s business keeps high standards doesn’t it. It’s a delightful thing.」

「Fu, it’s a strange feeling making such gossipy chatter with a tender personage like ojousama in this trade, isn’t it.」

Because it’s slave trading isn’t it.

Ma, since I also don’t intend to throw my own principles around?

And since, I met Ilya because of this company?

I fleetingly, turned my gaze toward the Ilya standing by without moving positioned behind me.

There’s the same poker face as always.

「Surely you don’t want to hear, something like the trivial words of a girl who knows nothing of the world? I also don’t want to become that much of an idiot. Furthermore, since this child truly has been useful hasn’t she? I intend to understand supply and demand.」

I didn’t want to choose words like, been useful, but I suppose this is the place to protect my appearance as her goshujin-sama.

「Smart, also has courage……if ojousama were no one at all, this would be the place to coax you into being my wife regardless of how much effort it too but……I suppose I regret testing you, Fairy of Silver Lightning-dono.」

Fairy of Silver Lightning iss it.

Should I suppose, I’ve become someone like Till did?

「I still, haven’t become anyone you know. Surely that isn’t limited to me, everyone is still living while searching for that.」

「Oya? Indirectly, should I suppose it would be acceptable to take that to say you’ll become my wife?」

I tried making a deliberately flowery smile even for me.

「I may consider it, if god-sama gives such guidance.」

「Ojousama, believes in god then?」

「I’m an atheist, Beltran-sama.」

「Fuhahahaa! A truly amusing personage.」

The fact that I’m here in this form is due to god-sama’s mischief so, I woudn’t not say I was hidden by god but……

But, however far my mind wanders, can I really create the thought path such that it’s fine even if I’m embraced by a man……?

It’s too scary so, I feel I could even swear to god that that alone will not be though……

It does feel that way doesn’t it?

「Then Beltran-sama, would it be fine even if I went ahead and stated my selfishness again today?」

「Fu, listening to ojousama’s selfishness is my current entertainment.」

「Fufu, then Ilya?」

「Yes, my, lady.」

I call out to her and, Ilya offered out parchment.

There is of course paper, in this world but, apparently they use parchment to write down important documents.

Eyepatch-san quickly ran his eye over it and, mumbled a fuumu.

「Quite the fortune isn’t it. As expected of ojousama.」

He entered a business face with no openings.

As expected.

He’s moving his eye quickly to each word and each phrase without overlooking a thing.

「How is it? Could I have your thoughts?」

「You want to buy, my company?」

「Eei.」

「It is not such a case that this company is my personal belonging. This is not a matter where I can decide immediately and give a reply.」

「Every moment is important for this. I want to request this of you, to include the role of convincing the people around you, Beltran-sama.」