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Chapter 264 - Airsoft Cosplay Girl

After hanging up, I placed my phone on the table. Just then, Kaede-chan, having finished her own call, returned to the living room.

"Senpai, I told Satsuki-san. She said she’ll inform the general manager right away."

Kaede-chan sat down next to me.

"Thank you. I’ve told Claire as well. So, I’ll be going with Lydia-chan tomorrow."

"Me too," the senior disciple piped up.

"Yes, yes. Lydia-chan, we’re meeting at nine tomorrow."

"Understood. I must prepare."

Lydia-chan stood up and left the living room, taking Mia with her.

"Prepare for what?"

I didn’t know, so I asked Arc.

"Who knows? Clothes, probably?"

Workout clothes, maybe?

"Just to be sure, can Lydia-chan fight?"

"She’s good with magic, but useless at everything else."

"Can she move well?"

Arc shook his head.

"Just as she looks, her reflexes aren’t great. Not that I can talk, though."

I figured as much. The footing in the cave is bad, so I’ll have to be careful.

"Well, I’ll keep an eye on her."

"Please do."

After deciding our plans for the next day, we had nothing else to do, so we spent the rest of the day relaxing at home. The next morning, I left my room, careful not to wake the still-sleeping Kaede-chan, and headed to the living room. Arc and Lydia-chan were already awake and eating breakfast.

"Morning."

"Good morning."

The two of them greeted me.

"Morning… It’s been a few months since the five of us started living here, but we still haven’t all eaten breakfast together once."

I said as I took my seat, and Mia brought me my breakfast.

"That’s because no one gets up unless they have work."

Well, I guess that can’t be helped. We’re not at an age where we wake up automatically.

"You’re right… Did you eat, Mia?"

"I’ve already eaten."

I wonder what time Mia wakes up.

"You’re so diligent, Mia."

"Do you think so? I think it’s just normal…"

Normal, huh… What is normal? I wouldn’t know, having only experienced the hell of overtime and weekend work, and the easy life of an adventurer.

"It’d be nice to have a wife like this. But sorry, I already have Kaede-chan."

She’s so cute.

"Why did I just get rejected when I haven’t done anything?" Mia asked Arc, looking exasperated.

"It’s best not to react to every little thing he says."

"You have a point…"

"Oh, Mia, please prepare a bath for me."

"…Very well."

After finishing breakfast, I took a bath and changed into Eleanor-san. When I returned to the living room, Nanapon was waiting, drinking a cup of coffee.

"Good morning."

"Morning."

I sat down, and Mia placed a coffee in front of me and started tying my hair into a ponytail.

"Being a maid seems like a lot of work."

"Not at all."

Mia gently denied it.

"I’ve been wondering for a while, but do you pay her a salary?"

"I don’t know. Ask Kaede-chan."

"You’re not keeping track?"

"It’s too much of a pain to count anymore. I get a huge amount of money and gold every month. Lately, I don’t even check the money I get from Claire."

At first, I used to make pyramids out of gold bars, but I got bored of it, so now I just toss them in my Item Bag.

"Well, the amount is what it is. By the way, where’s Lydia-chan? Is she still sleeping?"

Now that she mentioned it, Lydia-chan wasn’t here.

"Arc, where’s Lydia-chan?"

"She said she was going to get changed."

Getting changed… A tracksuit or some other athletic wear, maybe? She wouldn’t wear a dress, so it must be clothes from this world.

We were waiting while drinking our coffee when the door opened and Lydia-chan entered.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. I’m ready whenever you are."

"R, right…"

The returned Lydia-chan was wearing camouflage fatigues, her long hair was in braids, and she even had a hat on. On top of that, she was holding a machine gun-style Airsoft Gun. She looked every bit the soldier. As for whether it suited her or not, she was cute, so it did, but the sense of incongruity was immense.

"Lydia, what is that?" Arc asked in disbelief.

"Battle attire."

"Yeah, I get that, but… Hmm, well, whatever. But what’s with the gun?"

"This? It’s an Airsoft Gun. Master bought it for me for my last birthday."

I bought it for her when Arc was away on business.

"Seriously… What kind of present did you give her? Do people normally give guns as gifts?" Arc criticized.

"Lydia-chan begged me for it. A real one would be too dangerous, so I got her an Airsoft Gun."

Well, it’s not like they sell real ones in Japan anyway.

"A machine gun is a bit much, isn’t it? A normal Handgun would have been fine."

"Tell that to Lydia-chan. She said she wanted this one."

She actually wanted a huge Sniper Rifle, but she couldn’t hold it, so she settled for a machine gun. I was actually a little jealous. I have a real Pistol that Claire gave me, but it’s kind of lame.

"Lydia, why?"

"It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s cool."

I wouldn’t call it cool… Well, she’s been watching a lot of war movies with high body counts lately, so it’s probably because of that.