「Huh? It’s open」
While I was spacing out in my room, I heard a knock.
When I answered—
「Yo」
「Ah, hello, Diana-chan」
Diana-chan, my childhood friend from Lukmine Village, fourteen years old, came in.
…That sounded like a character introduction, but the fourteen years old part is actually a little important.
In three months, Diana-chan will have her birthday and turn fifteen. When that happens, I will finally have to leave on my journey around the world.
…And that means I have to explain it to everyone. Just thinking about that makes me feel a bit heavy already.
How will Diana-chan and Ralina-chan react, I wonder…
Especially Ralina-chan. And Ralina-chan. And Ralina-chan……
「Hey, Alec, there’s something I want to ask you—Alec?」
「Ah, yeah, what is it?」
「You suddenly looked really serious. What’s up?」
「…Did I really look like that?」
Well, yeah… I guess I would make that kind of face. I honestly have no idea how to explain it…
Or maybe Diana-chan will react too? Will she also start yelling unfair unfair unfair and making a fuss?
「Hmm, whatever. Anyway, there’s something I want to ask you」
「…Okay. What is it?」
Someone looks like they are deep in thought, and it’s just whatever, huh…
It’s not like I want to be interrogated, so it’s fine, I guess…
「I heard you learned the Summon skill」
「Oh, really? By the way, who did you hear that from?」
「Who? Umm, Ralina, my mom, lots of people」
「I see」
Lately, Nana-san and I have been walking around a lot with Friedrich-kun the giant rat, so word about my Summon skill spread almost instantly.
It’s not really a problem, and I do stand out anyway, so I guess it can’t be helped.
Still, is it really okay to spread details about someone’s skills like that?
I thought it was basic manners not to talk about those things. What’s going on with that?
「So that giant rat? Is he here right now? Can you bring him out? I want to see」
「Sure. I’ll summon him real quick, okay?」
「Oh, thanks」
「Summon: Giant Rat」
「Kii」
As usual, Friedrich-kun appeared from below. After confirming it was Diana-chan, he gave a small bow.
Lately, Friedrich-kun often gets summoned in response to requests like I want to see the giant rat. When that happens, he always greets people very politely.
「Oh wow, a rat. It’s a weirdly polite rat」
「Yeah. He’s very polite, and he knows how to read the atmosphere」
「Compared to wild rats, his fur looks really glossy」
Saying that, Diana-chan started fluffing the area around Friedrich-kun’s cheeks. Friedrich-kun just accepted it calmly.
Diana-chan really is as free-spirited as ever.
「Wait, he’s wearing clothes」
「Yeah」
「What are those? Did he have them from the start?」
「No, Mother made them for him」
Just like Diana-chan said, Friedrich-kun is wearing clothes.
I asked Mother to make them from scratch, sized specifically for him.
Thanks to that, Friedrich-kun is no longer completely naked, whether he’s waiting or active.
「If a giant rat is totally naked, people might mistake him for a normal monster, right? I thought wearing clothes might reduce that risk a little」
「Huh」
「His eye color is different too, and he doesn’t really feel like a monster, so I think it’s probably fine」
「Eyes? Oh, you’re right. They’re blue」
Normally, monsters have eyes that glow red, but Friedrich-kun’s eyes are blue.
And the presence I sense with my half-baked Detection skill doesn’t really feel monster-like either.
So I don’t think I need to be that cautious, but you know, better safe than sorry.
「I see. So what about his name?」
「Name, huh… Wait a second. I’ll remember it」
「Remember?」
「Umm, I think his current name is….Hezrat Hezrat Hezrat Apple Momo Strawberry Lemon Aleari Damocles Ratatoskr Trawistia Furuhru Friedrich Weinstein II」
Probably something like that. It’s gotten so long that I’m not very confident I got it right anymore.
「…That’s long」
「Yeah」
「There are a lot of parts I want to ask about, but… for now, what is Hezrat?」
「Hezrat, huh… It’s a name I added near the beginning. For some reason, Ralina-chan really liked it and said she wanted that too」
I do not really understand it myself, but when I told Ralina-chan his name….
『Hezrat!? That’s a name packed with memories between me and onii-chan!?』
She said something like that, and as a result, the number of Hezrats increased.
By the way, Ralina-chan was also happy about the name Trawistia.
「Ah, right. Didn’t Ralina say she named him too?」
「So Hezrat became two, but then Jisrare-san said, 『Is Hezrat popular? Then I’ll go with that too』」
That is how it ended up with three Hezrats in a row at the beginning.
「I see…… Well, I don’t really get it, but」
「Yeah. I don’t really get it either……」
How did it turn out like this? How did it get this long……
Nana-san’s full name is also very long, but this has already surpassed hers. Honestly, I do not think I can remember any more than this.
「So should I add one too?」
「Umm, well, if you do, I think Friedrich-kun would be happy…… probably」
Even though I said that, I wonder if that is really true……
Is he actually happy about his name becoming longer without limit……?
「Kii」
「Hm?」
「He says, 『Please take good care of me』……」
Friedrich-kun……
I can really feel him reading the room again……
「I see, I see. Then what should I go with? Hmm…… maybe momo?」
「Momo?」
I see, momo. Looks like Diana-chan is going with the fruit series.
That makes this the second momo in his name—
「Yeah. Thigh meat」
「…………」
「…………」
Even Friedrich-kun is left speechless by that.
Stop it, Diana-chan. Stop treating Friedrich-kun like food.
TN: Momo means peach. Momoniku means thigh meat.
next chapter: Rom-com arc 6
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