2-4 Part 2
The Strange Book Makes an Unreasonable
Demand to Do 5 Laps Around the Stupidly Huge Imperial Capital
- Older Sister and the Urine Bottle -
Translator : PolterGlast
“Ugh...?!”
Day 2. When I tried to get out of bed, my body refused to
rise like rusted tin. Especially when I tried to move my legs even slightly
from the knee down, a dull, heavy pain shot through them, causing me to leak a
groan.
The sun was far too high to call it morning sunlight. Warm
sunlight poured into the stone room, which
didn't even have wallpaper.
Originally, this was apparently a room for non-commissioned
officers. With a bed, a desk and chair, and two simple bookshelves, the room
was already full. However, I like this simplicity. I don't know what other
Imperial Family members think, but being spacious and lavish
isn't necessarily good.
“Guh... uh, ugh...?!”
Well, first I sat up, and from there I tried to stand on the
floor somehow. However, the result was as you see. My legs and hips had
absolutely no strength, and I collapsed pathetically onto the cold, uneven
stone floor.
After that, I struggled for a while just to stand up. But
while I was doing that, Sister Atomina suddenly barged into my room.
“Ashley...? Wait, are you okay Ashley!? What
happened? Does it hurt somewhere? Hey!?”
She might have heard my groans. Looking up at my beautiful
sister, she was teary-eyed, perhaps from excessive worry. I felt a small sense
of guilt; Sister is always too kind.
“Don't cry all of a sudden, Sister. As you can see, it's
just muscle pain.”
“Don't tell me it was Georg again!? Jeez, that boy!
In the past, he used to listen to whatever Big Sister said...”
“No. Besides, don't speak too ill of Brother Georg.”
“B-But... this is too harsh...”
With Sister's nursing, I sat on the bed. What's not working
is from the knees down; the rest is fine. Sister Atomina sat next to me.
“Today of all days, I will speak strictly to Georg!”
“Sister, that is a misunderstanding. Didn't you hear from Jii?
That I sneaked out to the Imperial Capital again. Wait, Sister! What are
you planning to do!?!”
Being a married woman, Sister immediately saw through the
symptoms and cause, and re-seated herself from the bed to the stone floor.
Without caring at all about getting dust on her beautiful pink dress, she held
my right thigh.
“Your dress will get dirty—ugh...”
“Ashley... Oh no, it's become like this.”
“Y-Yeah... I did three-quarters of a lap around the Imperial
Capital. Ugh, guh... Sister...!”
“You're lying, right...? Even Georg couldn't imitate
something like that.”
I wonder about that; that person has an air of being able to
do it nonchalantly. As Sister's fingertips massaged the muscles as if caring
for them, my legs gradually became more comfortable.
“But when you try it, it's fun. Going around the inside of
the castle walls, which you don't usually see, lets you see various different
sights. Besides, the stall food was delicious.”
“Ah! Ashley! I heard from Jii, didn't you fall
asleep without eating dinner yesterday!”
I stopped myself from retorting, asking why she knew even
that. It's always like this with Sister. She cherishes me as a younger brother,
even though it's doubtful whether we're truly related by blood.
“Yeah, I don't remember returning to my room by myself in
the first place.”
“Jeez, you really are a hopeless child... Wait here, Big
Sister will go make something for you right now!”
“No, I appreciate the sentiment, but even you have official
duties, Sister—”
“That doesn't matter! It's a family emergency after all!
Wait here, Ashley!”
Then Sister Atomina jumped up like a rabbit. I wanted
her to massage the other leg for balance too, but by the time I thought to say
so, she was already gone from the room.
Nothing can be done today. Resigning myself, I lay on the
bed and waited for Sister. By the way, feeling suddenly curious, I looked
through the book in question.
— Exploration —
- 【Lap the Imperial Capital 5 times】 (Remaining: 4 + 1/4 laps)
- Completion
Reward: VIT +50
- “Do
not forget she is your sister and a married woman, Brother-dono.”
Damn, she saw that just now too... I returned the Tome of
the Evil Dragon, which loves peeping, to the simple bookshelf by my pillow.
Maybe I really should show her something unbearable to look at...
“I'm home, Ashley! Here's Big Sister's food!”
“Sister, I'm really sorry. If only I didn't have this kind
of body.”
In the clichés of another world, the retort 'You promised
not to say that, Dad' would apparently follow this. This kind of cliché is a
translator's nightmare.
“It's fine. Big Sister is happy just being able to take care
of Ashley. Here, wake up... Say ahh♪”
“I can't, Sister. If your husband saw, he would
misunderstand...”
“Just say ahh!”
Both Sister and Brother Georg are the same stubborn
people, just in different directions. She gently put the meatball, cabbage, and
onion soup into her younger brother's open mouth.
“By the way, Sister, there are strange ingredients floating
in it...”
“Eat without asking anything. Here, say ahh♪”
“Wait, I'm a bit reluctant to... Mmph, ngugh...?!”
The silver spoon shoved the mysterious meat into my mouth.
It wasn't a meatball. It had a round, crunchy texture, a part that I couldn't
think of as delicious even as flattery.
“Sister, what was I just been forced to eat...”
“It's a special delicacy that will make you energetic. Here,
say ahh, ahh♪”
The soup contained four whole cloves of un-sliced garlic. If
I'm fed this much, won't my stomach go upset...?
“My upper body moves normally. So this kind of nursing is—”
“Say ahh, Ashley.”
“But...”
“This is Big Sister's order! Say ahh♪”
However, seeing Sister's gentle smile, I just couldn't
refuse. Then, a lunch slower than eating alone proceeded.
When I gave up saying I couldn't eat anymore, Sister resumed
the massage as if it were natural. No, up to that point was fine, but...
“Sister... that, that's no good, please stop...”
“We're siblings, so it's fine. Here, please lower your
trousers, okay?”
“No way! If
Brother Georg saw us like
this, I'd be killed!!”
"Stop
complaining! Just pull down your pants and di it here. It's an order from your Big
Sis!"
Thanks to
her devoted massage, I was finally able to move my legs below the knees, but
then—of all things—she brought
out a urinal this time... Princess
Atomina was telling me to 'do the
deed' into the distinctive opening of that ceramic vessel. That is the one
thing I absolutely cannot do.
“Give me a break already, Sister!”
“No! Don't build strange walls even though we're siblings!”
“It is natural for there to be a wall between a man and a
woman!”
“No way! Why won't you understand Big Sister's feelings of
wanting to nurse her little brother!!”
Zirant... is it
interesting to watch? Are you laughing, are you exasperated, or are you expecting
it to develop into an unexpected misunderstanding? But unfortunately, at that
moment, there was a polite knock on the room door.
“Are you there, Ashley-sama? I am coming in.”
“Yes, come in quickly, Jii!”
“Jeez... just a little more...”
Sister, what do you mean by that... Before Jii
appeared, she hid the urinal and returned to being the graceful Princess.
“Oh, Atomina-sama. Lunch for Ashley-sama?”
“Yes, it's for my precious little brother, after all.”
“Ohhh... how kind, how kind, Atomina-sama...! Please
continue to watch over Ashley-sama from now on. This Jii just find
it so piteous, simply too piteous... ugh,
uugh...”
“Leave it to me, Jii. I, his sister, will protect Ashley.”
“Stop it, it's depressing... By the way Jii, what is
that?”
Perhaps naturally, the overprotective Jii and Sister
got along well. Before it turned into a strange topic, I pointed at the basket Jii
was holding.
Incidentally, the yam gift seemed to be a huge success; Jii
was visibly cheerful and smiled a lot today.
“O-oh, this...? Um, it is merely a humble refreshment.”
Sister Atomina took the basket and removed the cloth
covering it. Then, inside was packed tightly with dried meat and medicinal
patches. Putting strong-smelling medicine together with food gives an
impression of carelessness.
“My, how thoughtful, Jii!”
“Eh, no, well, it is for Ashley-sama, so yes...”
The old page was somewhat behaving suspiciously. However,
Sister happily took out the patches and made me lie down on the bed. Then,
together with Jii, she treated me, focusing on my legs.
“That was a great help, Atomina-sama. These sorts of
things really take a toll on my lower back, you see.”
“Oh, then since we have some left over, shall we put some on
Jii's back too?”
“N-No, I couldn't possibly! Ah, more importantly Ashley-sama,
what were you doing in the Imperial Capital!? Yesterday I was deceived
by the yams, but what were you doing to end up in this state!”
“I was walking.”
“Haaah?! That is not an answer!?”
“No, that is the answer. Simply walking around the Imperial
Capital was my objective this time.”
Simply being manipulated by Zirant’s book didn't sit right with me. I
defended myself to Jii, saying that I was simply fully enjoying the fun
I found through the book.
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