Chapter 19: I Suppose I Can Offer a Little Praise
It was as if a space had formed there where I simply didn’t exist.
Frankly, if they had just treated me like I was invisible from the beginning, I could have ignored them right back and finished my dinner in peace. But I suppose it’s in their nature; they just can’t seem to get through the day without saying something nasty to me at least once.
That just goes to show how rotten their personalities are, I suppose. Typically, people like them only pick fights after deciding their target won’t fight back. Surprisingly, they often back down if you actually retaliate.
If they still manage to confront me with the same attitude tomorrow, even after I bite back, perhaps I’ll do them the favor of praising them, just a little, in my heart.
With these thoughts in mind, I quickly finished my dinner.
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“Oh my, you’re back surprisingly early, aren’t you? It hasn’t even been 30 minutes since you left for dinner with your family, has it?”
“………”
Then, when I returned to my room—the only place in this house where I can truly relax—I found Cécile sitting there on my Bed, looking like she owned the place.
“Oh? Are you ignoring me? Or could it be that seeing a beauty such as myself sitting on the Bed you normally sleep in has you so worked up that your mind is overflowing with lewd delusions?”
“…Why are you here?”
Her shameless chatter irritated me, so much so that I just stood there stiffly for a moment trying to process it. But managing to swallow my annoyance, I decided to ask Cécile why she was here.
After all, there was a non-zero chance—maybe one in ten thousand, or even one in a hundred million—that she might have actually brought some crucial information. If I let my irritation get the better of me and threw her out, I might miss hearing it.
Compared to the odds of me reincarnating as my game character, the chances of Cécile bringing important information seemed relatively higher, anyway.
“Why? Isn’t it obvious? I came to seduce you, Master.”
“Is that all?”
“? That’s all, yes?”
Cécile tilted her head charmingly—koten—and replied to my question with an expression that clearly asked, ‘Why are you asking something so obvious?’
Right. For starters, I decided to drag this good-for-nothing slave off my Bed.
“Kyaaah!? Honestly, what do you think you’re doing all of a sudden!? Even for me, this is… I don’t have any experience, so I’d appreciate it if you were gentle at first!? Hey!? Wait!! Don’t ignore me!! At least give me some kind of answer!!”
She would only get more carried away if I gave her even the slightest reaction, so I decided to continue ignoring her.