Evil-like Duke Household - Chapter 53

After that, I, Anessa=Nizzet, enjoyed my da-date… with Jake=Ractos-sama too much from the bottom of my heart, and before we realized, the time passed. Right now, the sun was almost about to go down to the west.

We visited the bookstore, sweets shop, and tourist spot that we never visited before because we were living in the imperial capital, was really worth our time.

And, to end our activity, we went to a relatively high grade restaurant in the noble district.

Perhaps, because it has been a long time since I’ve eat outside, I felt slightly nervous.

As the curtain of the night started to fell, a signboard written with elegant calligraphy had two lanterns on the side gently illuminating it. The shadow that come out from that make a white symmetrical pattern on the board’s white surface.

It seemed that the store was not yet bustling with customers, but the warm light that leaked from inside the store through lace on the side of the entrance didn’t give off lonely feeling.

[ Welcome, we’ve been waiting for your arrival. Jake Ractos-sama and his fiancee Anessa Nizzet-sama. The table is already prepared. Come, I’ll guide you to your seats. ]

In the front of the shop, I became slightly nervous because of how stylish the store was. It was a store that had a solemn atmosphere as if it was an ancient palace that had been resurrected, from inside the shop that was created from marble, a waiter who had a smile on his face that didn’t spoil the mood of the store and seemed to be highly trained for this thing, greeted us splendidly.

Though it was kinda weird to say it myself, it was amazing that he didn’t crack his smile looking at me and Jake-sama directly.

…eh, wait?

[Hmm? What’s the matter, Anessa. You’re making a confused face, you know?] – Jake

The waiter guided us to our seat, as we arrived, Jake-sama who sat in front of me, noticed the wondering expression on my face and so asked me what was the matter.

[No, it’s just. The waiter, he wasn’t, scared of us, or something like that, maybe… ] – Anessa

That’s right, normally, just like how it had happened along the way, even if they didn’t showed it on the surface, people still had a disgust and hate toward us.

But, I didn’t felt such feeling come from the waiter.

It’s not like I’m looking forward to feeling his fear, but he didn’t have a tiny bit of rejection-like feeling toward our visit, or rather he felt welcome toward us.

As I said that to Jake-sama, he make some amazed expression for a moment, and then lightly laughed looking at me amusingly.

[Aah, indeed. Kishishi… Well, probably, he is just simply used to it. You know that my father is a gourmet right?] – Jake

As I nodded my head, Jake-sama continued his word.

[It’s seems that he is now addicted to foreign country food, so you don’t see it happening often, but before Crescent Moon Pavilion was made, he always ate at this place, you know. That’s why, all of the employee from that time are already used to it. Mother and my little sister do not really like the foreign country’s food, so they still go to this place often, I guess.] – Jake

[Ohh, so that’s it.] – Anessa

No wonder that he didn’t pose any negative emotion toward me or Jake-sama. I understood.

[ I’m sorry interrupting your chat. Your Hors D’oeuvre is ready] – Waiter

[ Ooh, talking is fun, but let’s also enjoy our meal. I say it myself, you can expect the food on this place, you know. This is the purveyor of Ractos duke household after all… Kishishi]- Jake

With Jake-sama’s saying so jokingly as a start, we both take our tableware on our hand.

And then, just like what Jake-sama had said, the food is really delicious.

Shrimps that is set up like a small flower as the Hors D’oeuvre, added with fresh salad and a slightly sweet corn soup.

The bread seemed freshly out of the oven, I felt it would be a perfect fit with bread or fish.

When I asked, it seemed that this shop had some kind of relation with the Ractos household, as there would be no objection to even call it as their purveyor, Grid-sama… Fa, father-in-law Grid-sama who was also a gourmet gave them his thought, and they actually put it into practice.

Just like that, we happily chatted while enjoying our meal, before we realized the dessert, and then coffee were already carried to our table.

A happy time, was really passing so fast…

Though I have a slightly regret, but we also can’t sit here forever.

When we left the shop, the happy da… date time with Jake-sama will also end.

I even ended up thinking, at least, please make this day last one day longer.

… When I thought so, inside the store an accident are happening.

[ Dear customer, your face look pale, is there something wrong?] – Waiter

With a worried tone, a waiter called upon a male customer.

That’s of course, the man who being worried upon, have a pale expression like the blood is sucked dry from his face, adding more, I felt that he was scared and confused.

[In, side… Is … ! ] – Male

I wonder what’s happen?… Looking unusual, that male who couldn’t make his breath was breathing heavily, looking at how he acted, I and Jake-sama came closer to him wondering what happened and asked the waiter.

[ What’s happening? That man, he seems to be in pain.] – Anessa

[We, well, it’s just, the moment he put his mouth on the coffee he looked shocked, and then suddenly he acted like this.] – Waiter

[ Eh, isn’t it dangerous? Hello? Are you ok? Is there anything wrong with your body?] – Jake

[ Gah… ma, bi…. !?]- Male

As Jake sama asked for the male if there was something wrong with his body in worry, the man tried to say something before he lost consciousness.

The waiter hurriedly came to support him.

… I wonder, I don’t know why did he look all painful like that, but it seemed like we were the ones who gave him the finishing blow.

[… About how he fainted, it’s not my fault, right?] -Jake

It seems, Jake-sama is having the same thought as me.

— After that, the fainted man was carried to the doctor that worked for the restaurant.

After he checked for a bit, it seemed the cause of this was not because of some allergy, but instead, because of some emotional-level reason.

I, I hope that it’s not because of us…

And with that, even if there was slight trouble that happened, comparatively there was nothing really big happening. As if trailing our memory of what happened today, we arrived at the place where we met up today.

The surrounding was engulfed in darkness, in between, there were magic item street lights, as if emphasising its existence, that shined upon the road where people walked.

[ How was it, Anessa. In the end, there’s still that matter happened… but, are you having fun?] – Jake

[ Y, yes… very… really, I feel like I’m dreaming, I’m so happy… but, it’s about to, end, right?] – Anessa

[ That’s right. I wanted to be together forever just like this, but we’re still fiancee… ] – Jake

Without going anywhere, without looking anywhere, we were just reluctant to part, both of just without doing anything, just stood there in silence.

But, time won’t stop for us.

[ Today is indeed ended, but you’re still on your summer vacation, right? Then tomorrow… no, tomorrow will be to fast, then another day, after some time passed, I’ll immediately… no, umm…] – Jake

Jake-sama who looked up the towering dark sky, as if being urged on by something spoke his word.

[ Aah… anyway. Today, the date that happened today will about to end, but someday… let’s going out together again, just like this. Just like today, but more fun than today.] – Jake

Said so, Jake-sama’s face who looked at me, perhaps it was because of the light of the street light, but I saw his face was slightly red.

… Perhaps, Jake-sama also saw that my face was slightly turned red, perhaps, it was because of the street light.

[ Yes, I’ll wait forever.] – Anessa

We, without any sign, just entwined our hand together.