Chapter 171: High Society Debuts Are Difficult! (1)
“Elizabeth!”“Naru!” Elizabeth and Naru hugged each other tightly.How many days had it been since they last saw each other's faces?As far as I remember, it had been about two weeks since the vacation started.
“Naru, I met my grandparents and aunt! We spent the New Year together at the Junk Mansion! Naru ate four bowls of rice cake soup, so now I'm four years older! Naru is now ten years old!”
Naru chattered about what had happened to her friend Elizabeth. Elizabeth seemed not to understand the story, but she raised her hand high as if it didn't matter.
“You're already ten years old? That's amazing!”“What did you do, Elizabeth?”“Me? I went to the beach in western Plarua with my dad. I even met a huge dolphin! Do you know what sound a dolphin makes, Naru?”“I don't know!”“Actually, I don't know either! I didn't hear it!”
Kyakkyakkyak-In the morning, there are times when you hear the cheerful chirping of birds. The sound of the girls chatting after a long time was more lively than the chirping of those birds.The noisy Junk Mansion reminded me of what happened a while ago.
My parents and my younger sister visited this mansion in Freesia to celebrate the holiday.It was really hectic.My younger sister even whined to our mom and dad, asking if she could just stay here.She said she wanted to bring our grandparents and other relatives next time.There was no problem since the rooms and garden were spacious enough to accommodate many people.It was a bit annoying, though.I don't really like meeting relatives in the first place.
“Judas?”
Someone called my name at that moment.When I turned my head, I saw the face of the man sitting across the table from me.He was Ilgast, the dean of Graham Academy.
“Judas, did you hear what I said?”“No.”“It's okay. I can explain it again. I went on a vacation to the beach with Elizabeth for the first time in a long while, and the dolphin─.”