CH 308

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Ms. Anne Was In Shambles “Hehehe…hahaha! Anneliese’s hair is going to poke people! What an amusing thought!” “Hehehe…yes, it is, father. Ahahaha!” “Does your hair pierce people…Ms. Anne? It does look very sharp!” “Wuff-wuff.” “Wha…what are you saying…!” After a moment of silence, Mr. Ekenhart had burst into laughter. Ms. Claire was also laughing…eventually, even I could not hold back the laughter. Tilura looked like she didn’t understand what was so funny…which made things even funnier. Leo even looked like she was amused, and Sebastian turned his head away to cover his face. As for Ms. Anne…she was shaking angrily. “So in other words, you think that my hair would stab people… That is ridiculous! Ms. Claire, Your Grace! You should not laugh so much!” “You may say that, Anneliese, but…hehehe…” “Hehehe. Yes, Anne. It’s your fault for having such dangerous-looking hair. Hehehe.” “Tsk! Hey, you little beast! Do you realize what you’ve done!” “So-sorry…” “…!?” “Hey, Anne? You should not shout at children… Anne?” After having her pride and joy ridiculed, Ms. Anne had become red with fury. …And she seemed to have forgotten about her hangover. In any case, she then took it out on Liza, who started it all. Liza became very stiff and apologized to her. However, she did not understand what she did wrong, and tilted her head to the side… And her tail and ears as well. From her perspective, she had merely been honest, which caused others to laugh. And so she had no idea what she was supposed to do. Perhaps she had only apologized as a form of self-defense, since she used to live in the slums… However, upon seeing Liza like this, Ms. Anne froze as if she had been struck by lightning. This reaction… I had seen it earlier today as well. “Tho-tho-those…” “Those?” “Those ears and tail! What is wrong with them!?” “Uh, she is a beastkin… So it would be strange if she didn’t have them?” “Th-th-that’s right. Beastkin…beastkin…uhh…” “Hmm?” “…Papa…” Ms. Anne was suddenly acting strangely. We had already told her that Liza was a beastkin, and it was obvious just by looking at her. Why was she acting surprised all of a sudden? “Beast…kin…” “I’m Liza.” “So you are Liza. Uhh… May I…touch your ears and tail?” “…NO!” “!!” “Ms. Anne… No one would want to be touched by you after you glared at them with bloodshot eyes.” After hearing Liza’s name, Ms. Anne had stretched out her hand across from the table. Her eyes made her look like a mad woman. At this rate, she was bound to climb over the table and knock things over. This only made Liza even more scared, and she rejected Ms. Anne strongly. Once again, Ms. Anne suffered a terrible shock. First Leo and then Mr. Ekenhart… Liza was shocking a lot of people. “Anne, just calm down. She is just a child. Of course, she is scared.” “Ms. Anne is scary.” “…What! Fine. Very well. I have behaved a little wildly… Excuse me.” After hearing that from Ms. Claire and Tilura, Ms. Anne returned to herself and became calm. However, she was still looking at Liza and her hands were twitching. “Liza. Don’t worry about her. Just sit in your seat, alright?” “…Okay.” “It’s fine. Leo will protect you.” “Wuff!” “…Yes.” I said to her gently and made her sit down. Leo also nodded reassuringly, which helped. …I would have like to say that I would protect her as well, but I was not confident that I would have been able to defeat Ms. Anne when her eyes looked like that. It wasn’t about sword training. She just had an intimidating power…I suppose. Perhaps it was because she was a noble. No, that was ridiculous. “Hehehehe… Thank you for that…” “Father.” “Hmph! Fine. Let’s settle down. Since we are all here, we should eat.” In spite of the scene, the servants had quietly finished serving the food. “Yes, let’s eat.” “Yes.” “Kyau!” “Wuff!” “…Let’s…eat?” At Mr. Ekenhart’s signal, everyone started to eat. Liza had been looking at me strangely as I put my hands together, but she copied me. While we ate, we then explained to Tilura and Ms. Anne about how Liza came to be with us. “I see. Indeed, I hear a lot about how the beastkin are treated badly. It is the same in my father’s lands. While no battles were fought there, the older generation still feel negatively towards them.” “Mmm. They know about the war. And many people believe the rumors or exaggerate and spread them. And with no one to tell them otherwise, it is treated as the truth.” “Well, father. Perhaps you should try and ensure that your people are properly educated?” “Hmm… That is true, but.. Many people cannot afford to be educated… It is not a simple matter…” We were finished explaining about Liza, and now, Mr. Ekenhart, Ms. Claire, and Ms. Anne, the nobles…the administrators, were talking as if in a meeting.

CH 308

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