Episode 60: We Ended Up in the Same Room

“Wow. I’d heard about it, but it really is a very spacious room.”

Being the number one hotel in this town, the room was quite luxurious and magnificent.

That said, it wasn’t so dazzling that one couldn’t relax. It was fully equipped with things to maximize relaxation, such as fluffy feather sofas, magical tools with heating and cooling functions, adjustable lighting, and so on.

From the open terrace, one could overlook the vast and refreshing white sand beach.

Also, facing east, one could witness the majestic, lushly green nature, making it a room where one could enjoy this town of Isan to the fullest.

A super-super-suite room that I’d never stayed in even in my previous life.

For someone like me with commoner sensibilities ingrained, I’d be nervous, but the reason I’m making such an indescribable face right now isn’t just that.

“What’s wrong? You look troubled.”

“No… I mean, how could I not be? Should an unmarried man and woman… moreover, those in a master-servant relationship, stay in the same room!?”

I never thought, I never thought we’d be in the same room…

This isn’t just a bit, it’s way too problematic!

I’m one thing, but Eleanor is a noble lady!?

“…Mmm, are you still not convinced? There were no other rooms available, so it can’t be helped. Let’s just set aside the complicated matters, shall we?”

Taking my right hand, which can’t stop sweating coldly, Eleanor smiles like that.

I have no idea how she can remain so calm.

“Besides, we stayed in the same room before, didn’t we? At this point, a second or third time is the same thing.”

“That’s… true, but no, it’s not like that! But that doesn’t mean it’s okay to stay together, you see…”

I recall the time we stayed together before… during the entrance exam.

But since I fell asleep right after checking in, I don’t remember much.

I vaguely think there was a similar commotion to now.

That time was only one day so I could somehow accept it, but this time it’s a week for the training camp period.

That’s… problematic in various ways. Really, in various ways…

“Arcs, do you dislike being with me?”

“There’s no way I’d dislike it.”

Eleanor looks at me with her jewel-like black eyes and says that, but I immediately respond.

“I feel the same way. Isn’t that good enough?”

She also looks straight at me and says so.

…What’s wrong is wrong.

I could say that high-handedly.

But then, why is it wrong?

I could say it’s because we’re nobles, because we’re ladies and gentlemen, but thinking about it, that seems to ignore Eleanor’s feelings.

Well, I don’t think she particularly wants to stay in the same room… probably.

But at least she herself has allowed it, so isn’t that fine?

Since I brought her along to the training camp, I’d like to prioritize her wishes if possible, and considering I’m a butler in the first place, it goes without saying.

…Then, there’s no need to create unnecessary discord here.

The internal meeting in my head reached a conclusion, and I let out a breath.

“I understand, though I don’t know if that’s the right way to put it…”

Scratching my cheek, I open my mouth after a deep breath. And then,

“It’s for a short time, but please take care of me as roommates.”

I grasp back her white hand that’s holding mine and smile.

When I do, she also raises the corners of her mouth with a smile.

“Hehe, I intended that from the start.”

“…From the start?”

“Ah, um, it’s nothing.”

Eleanor corrects herself as if hiding something, but probably because we’re childhood friends, her resistance toward me is small.

So she probably said that meaning it was fine to be together from the start.

Compared to me who becomes strangely conscious of the master-servant relationship and male-female relationship, Eleanor treats me flatly without caring about such things… somehow I feel pathetic.

“Still, being in such a nice room makes me excited just being here.”

As she says, I decide to forget the complicated matters and let them go, and look around the room again.

When I open the door thinking the bedroom must also be luxurious, there’s a fluffy-looking canopy bed so large it could be king-sized.

Oh, how luxurious for this to be for one person.

Truly a suite room.

When I open the door on the opposite side from the bedroom, it leads to a washroom connected to a large bath.

If the bath is like this, it must be the best, and I’m looking forward to getting in later.

A spacious living room.

A luxurious bedroom.

A large bath.

Yes yes, perfect.

…Wait.

“There’s… only one bedroom?”

“…Seems like it?”

Eleanor says while averting her eyes.

I try to say something but can only open and close my mouth.

My thoughts spin round and round like thread being wound… but I cut through it sharply.

…Let’s stop thinking for now. Yeah.