Isekai Trip no Wakiyaku datta Ken Chapter 8

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Oosawa Michiru, 21 years old.

Though it was a rental, for my coming-of-age ceremony I wore a furisode with a blue and green pattern. 1

I am an adult. I can also drink alcohol.

Presently, after getting entangled in the other world trip of my undercla.s.sman in college, my head was being patted by a n.o.ble knight of the fantasy kingdom Esteiria.

In front of my eyes, with a sword at his hip, the ikemen knight wearing clothes that tightly fitted him, there was a wonderful man that could only be seen as the cool-type knight.

To match his tall stature to mine he bent down, resting his large and warm hand atop my head, telling me I was a "good girl, good girl."

It didn't make me feel bad. On the contrary, it felt strangely pleasant, giving me a warm feeling like I was a kitty that was just picked up.

But, however.

But with my undercla.s.sman Maki-chan getting her hand kissed by a prince, I was very conscious about the difference in our treatment.

Errr, it seems like there is a big misunderstanding between us.

Un, the knight's gentle smile was without a doubt an expression filled with affection towards a small child.

Even so, getting petted by an ikemen made me feel ticklish, my cheeks getting tinted with a considerable amount of heat.

I feel warm and fuzzy……。

Hah, is this what they call the head pat?! 2

How terrifying, head pat!

I regained myself.

At this rate I felt like falsifying my age and hugging Kainrott-san while calling him「Onii-chaーn」3 , but I felt that when they found out I wouldn't be able to bear it so I stopped. I cleared my throat and put my feelings in order.

「Umm, you see, Kainrott-san. It seems Kainrott-san sees me as fairly young, but that is a big misunderstanding, I've already matured. I am an adult, I'm sorry」

It was too embarra.s.sing to have my red face be seen, so I faced downwards to an appropriate extent and spoke.

「That's why, um, in other words, I'm not a child, so, that is……」

However, the skilled knight of Esteiria Kingdom wasn't perturbed by my words at all.

「Is that so. To already be treated as an adult, you've sure come from a country where they come of age quickly. In this country, someone of your age would still be a child, so it's fine to be spoiled, you know?」

While rubbing my head in circles, the ikemen knight kindly half-closed his eyes. 4

UWAAAAAAHHH, the thoroughly kind Kainrott-san!

If I'm told something like this, I'll explode!

I just want to yell「Onii-chaーn!」and jump into that warm chest, to the extent of bruising my nose on it!

And, in your eyes, just how young do you see me as!?

The Kainrott-san who was crouching before me was gently peering into my face and meeting my eyes, so the ikemen knight's face was considerably close. Seeing Kainrott-san's smile up close, the destructive force was exemplary.

The sapphire like bright eyes were beautiful, making me want to lick them.

When you see a pretty gem, you'd want to lick them, right?

That sort of feeling.

Eh, you normally……wouldn't?

Calm down a little, Michiru.

If I carelessly lick them and was outed as a perv……It would have an effect on the misunderstanding from now on, so I averted my eyes from the bewitching pupils and retreated backward. Kainrott-san's hand left suspended, it looked like he was making a somewhat lonely expression, so I felt a strange sense of guilt.

「No no, it's not something like I was recognized as an adult early on. I'm really not a child. I am 21 years old」

The hand suspended in midair was dropped down.

「……21, you say? Two years beneath me? There's no way that can be」

Kainrott-san with an astonished face stared unblinkingly at me.

「I'm truly 21」

「Michiru-sama is 21 years old? Eehh? You're jesting, are you not?」

「Wai– you too!? It's not a lie, I'm 21! I am an adult woman!」

Even Lina-san was shocked.

Then, it wasn't just Kainrott-san's misunderstanding.

Meaning that to the Esteirians, it was fine to think I fundamentally looked like a child to them.

I feel downー

That makes me a complete zashiki warashiー

「I’m really sorry」

Feeling down, I unintentionally apologized.

「Um……You aren't mistaking it for 11, are you?」

「Yes, maybe she doesn't know her numbers well yet…… How much of your education have you completed?」

「I've graduated from elementary, junior high and senior high school, and am currently in college! Without a mistake, I am 21, I said! Ah, if so then that makes Kainrott-san above me. Yoroshi……」

Tte!

Oi!

Knight!

Maid!

Just now!

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With a straightforward-like personality, the ikemen knight candidly looked at my chest with a doubtful face. The voluptuous Lina-san was similarly making a face full of doubt.

Well sorry!

I am a zashiki warashi that『became an adult』.

I am currently not a child.

I am a splendid adult.

Even though a part of my body is lacking in growth, there's no reason for you two who've I've just met to look at me with such eyes!

Flaring up into a rage, to the knight's face who was conducting himself with a impolite expression towards a woman, I slapped him with my palm.

「KATSUッ!」5

「Buh, what are you doing!?」

Naturally, the ikemen knight who was just slapped was startled.

「Right now, it was transmitted to my heart that you were thinking something extreーmely rude, so all I did was oppose it!」

Talking with upturned eyes while looking at the rude knight, Kainrott-san widened his eyes in surprise.

「In my world, such sinful thoughts are to be met with certain death, you know!? I'm severely hurt, you know!?」

「……It can't be, do you have special powers!? Can you read other people's hearts!?」

「Even without that, I can tell what you were thinking! Tte, so you really were thinking something rude, Kainrott-san!」

With both arms, I hid my evidently insubstantial b.r.e.a.s.t.s and spoke.

「Perv!」

「No, wait, that is, to someone who appeared with the Priestess Princess, there's no way I would think something so uncourteous」

「……I don't believe you」

As I stared hard at him with eyes full of skepticism, Kainrott-san reached out a hand to ruffle hair.

My hair!

「No, what are you doing」

「I was just thinking that in your world, you grew up while staying cute」

「Wha– C-Cu–」

Grin.

With a smile that scored perfect points in destructive power, the ikemen knight slept-talked 6 while he was still awake. While petting my head, he spoke gibberish.

Michiru, don't believe in his nonseeeeeeeeeense!

My face flushed as blood rose into it.

UWAAAAHH, it's a head pat!

This is what they call a head pat!

I was about to be seduced by his head pat again!

T-that's right, this is just because I'm embarra.s.sed by this situation! 7

While panicking in my heart, I made excuses.

「That, it can't be, there's no way I can look like 11 years old, because, then I'd be like the Esteiria Princess I just met」

I spoke while recalling the splendid pretty girl who was at the audience chamber.

There was a big difference in cuteness and brilliance.

But, Lina-san made a mystified face.

「Yes? Michiru-sama, our Her Highness Princess Lischel is 7 years old, though」

「Eehhっ, wha, 7 years old! That princess is?」

I gazed fixedly at Lina-san, but she nodded.

「Yes, 7 years」

Calling the lavender blue haired and golden eyed beauty that was at the audience chamber to mind, I was shocked.

That girl was 7 years old? No way! I can't believe it!

Her growth is way too fast!

I returned my sight to Kainrott-san.

If that girl was 7 years old, then……Certainly, I would look like an 11-year-old, aha, ahaha……。

While watching me who was laughing sorrowfully, Kainrott-san made a complicated face.

「I see, this appearance at 21. If that's the case, then there's a possibility you'll be aimed at by a man with a taste for young girls. I'll have to guard you strictly」

「T-taste for young girls」

There are s.e.xual deviants even in this world!?

「You might not be aware of it, but there are men with strange preferences in the world, you know? But I'll always stay by your side to protect you, so don't worry」

Unwavering!

Even though he knows my age, this person's kindness is unwavering!

Perhaps, maybe he's not the cool-type oresama character, but the natural onii-chan character?

「What's wrong? Did I scare you?」

Kainrott-san spoke while combing his fingers through my hair.

So I would have peace of mind, while showing a smile filled with affection.

「I'm here so it's ok, believe in me」

UWAAAAAAAAHH, if I'm told such finishing move lines be an ikemen, I'll explode!

「O……Onii-chan……Are you an Onii-chan?」

Feeling shaken, I muttered out unintentionally.

「Kuh」

Covering his face with one hand, he turned his face away.

I feel like I heard「C-cute……」just now, though?

I'm just hearing things, right?

Personally, I don’t think Kainrott-san has any right to be speaking of other people, honestly lol.

おお 大 [ō]

big; large

だい 大 [dai]

the large part of; big; large; great; approximate size; no larger than; -university; large (e.g. serving size); loud (e.g. volume setting)

It’s actually a furisode with a “gacha gacha” blue and green pattern, but I can’t think of an english equivalent, so to the rescue~ ↩ Nadepo ナデポ, I’m guessing is head petting. Not sure though. ↩ Onii-chan is a way to call your older brother. ↩ As always, this phrase always gets me. How am I supposed to translate this? 優しく目を細める If I use “narrowed his eyes” it brings off a different feeling… Ugh… ↩  According to , it’s an exclamation to scold Zen pract.i.tioners, or scolding/threatening with a shout. ↩ From . Here, author uses “negoto 寝言” for all three sentences. Negoto can mean “sleep talking,” but it could also mean someone is speaking nonsense/gibberish. Author specifically uses the “he’s still awake” part so I had to go with sleep talking for the first sentence. ↩ Acting a little tsundere here. ↩