Saijo no Osewa ~ Takane no Hana [LN] - V2 Chp 3 part 1
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Chapter 3◆The troubles of a young lady (Ojou-sama)
The next morning. I woke up at the usual time and quickly changed into my academy uniform.
After lightly completing my duties as a servant, I was about to go to my room to get my bag for the academy when I saw Hinako walking towards me from across the hallway.
It was a corridor that led to the dining room through a straight path. Shizune-san must’ve guided her here.
[Fuwaaa~.. Itsuki, good morning…]
[Ahh, good morning. Are you going to have breakfast?]
[Nn…]
Hinako nodded sleepily.
[…I wish we could also have breakfast together]
[The servants have to do their job in the morning. I can’t help it]
[….Even though you didn’t wake me up…?]
[There are other things, you know. Cleaning, laundry, and so on. Shizune-san must be busy too, right?]
Hinako gave a [Hmmm] as if she’s convinced of my reasoning.
I suddenly gave my doubts to Hinako.
[Speaking of which, I was wondering… why did you say I no longer needed to wake you up all of a sudden?]
[Eughhh…]
Hinako let out a strange voice.
It looked like she’d been hit where it hurt.
[A-about that…]
[And then, you used to say [Piggyback] or [Hug] a lot, but you haven’t been doing that lately…]
To be honest, I was a little depressed at first. I wondered if I did something wrong.
But Hinako seemed to still trust me after that. That’s why I’m curious. What caused her to change recently?
[W-well, I… decided that… I wanted to graduate from those…]
[Is there any reason for doing that?]
[There is, but… I’m not sure either…]
Hinako, who sounded distressed, eventually told me slowly.
[…If-if Itsuki wants me to do it… I’ll do it]
I didn’t expect that answer.
I don’t know how to feel about that… Honestly, it’s not all that bad. But, after all, it’s not something that should be done leisurely. Excessive skinship is dangerous in many ways.
[It’s not that I don’t want you to, but… If Hinako continues to be like this, I’m afraid there may not be any point in having a caretaker]
[—!?]
When I said this with a wry smile, Hinako suddenly looked pale, as if she witnessed a tragedy. Well, in actuality, Hinako still gets lost even in the mansion, tries to sleep whenever she gets the chance, and there’s still a lot of work for the caretakers to do…
Hinako wrinkled her brow and her mouth opened and closed multiple times.
Eventually, Hinako looked as if she made up her mind.
[…Hug]
[Eh?]
[Huggg…!]
It’s been a long time since she asked me to do so, but unlike before, her tone wasn’t asking for my confirmation.
Puzzled by the change in Hinako, I tried to hold her with both hands. When we’re close enough for our skin to touch, Hinako turned her body sideways and put her hands around my neck.
Apparently, she wanted to be carried like a princess. I was a little embarrassed but… I was also happy that she asked for it after a long time.
I hold Hinako slowly.
Hinako’s face, visible against my chest, was bright red.
[…Are you okay?]
[I’m okay, that’s why… just keep going and take me to the dining room…]
Hinako buried her face in my chest, as if she didn’t want me to see her reddened face.
But that still didn’t hide the bright red ears.
[I’m… going to continue to do this, because I want Itsuki to take care of me…]
Hinako said as she gripped my collar.
I couldn’t prevent my mouth from dropping open at the sight of the current Hinako.
[You know, I don’t have any intention to quit being Hinako’s caretaker either]
[…Nn]
Hinako responded shyly.
After all, things are different from before. But, she doesn’t seem to hate me.
It’s kind of like, she’s starting to be aware of me as the opposite sex― (TN: HE AIN’T DENSE?!)
[….No, that’s impossible] (TN: 1 line too soon me, 1 line too soon…)
I muttered in a voice so small even Hinako couldn’t hear me.
Hinako just sees me as someone like a trusted family member.
Or so I convinced myself… as I walked Hinako to the dining room.
Donations are very much appreciated.
TL: Ezu
ED: Animu
PR: Mateo
wohnmagie
thank you for the translation! looking forward to more, this is one of my favorite LNs to read