It Seems That I've Slipped Into a Different World. Also, My Gender Has Changed. Chapter 130

Translator: LynneSuzuran

This year, I went outside a bit too late, but it was still within the right timing that I was able to see the parade floats just right before lunch time. It was so hectic last year, so I didn't get to properly see it. Nah, it was my fault, though.
I firmly grasped Taigsan, so that I won't get separated even if I was among a crowd of people. His hand was placed on my shoulder, so there was no way I could just carelessly get separated.

"It seemed to be quite disastrous last year, huh?"

As I clung to Taigsan tightly, he whispered to me. Ugu, as expected, the story of last year really got conveyed to him, huh? It couldn't be helped, so I just lightly nodded.

"Yeah, well. However, everyone helped me, so…"
"This year, I'm here, so it's going to be all right. However, please don't leave my side."
"Yes. I don't want to experience something that scary again, after all."

Auu, I ended up recalling how I got involved with the delinquents. At that time, I hadn't completely become a real woman, so I didn't really understand my own body, too.1
Ah really, as expected, after overcoming many dangers… or rather, I understood that I received helps each and every time. I was so powerless, that I couldn't do anything in that kind of situation without receiving the others' backing.
Even so, Taigsan was willing to be by my side.

"We've arrived, Seiren."
"Eh?"

When I was called, I raised my face in a fluster. Eh, since when did we arrive at the very front row-? Taigsan, you're amazing.
The parade floats decorated with various flowers proceeded just right in front of us. The ones who pulled them were horses who were usually pulling the wagons, and as expected, they were also decorated with flowers. They were mainly placed on the torso, perhaps it was so that the scent won't get too close to their noses.
I see, so these were the parade floats, huh?
There were children dressed up in fluffy clothes riding on the vehicles, and they were scattering flowers from the basket hanging down their arms to the spectators. Several flower petals formed something similar to a small flower bouquet. This, would it be good for me to bring them home and make them into dry flowers? I heard that they could be fine for another year that way.

"Ah, waa…"

I reflexively reached out my hand towards the scattered flower petals right next to me. I thought that I could get a bunch of them, but I ended up only catching the edge of it.However, Taigsan also reached out his hand quickly, and he did a nice catch.

"Here you go, Seiren."
"Wa, thank you very much."

In response to him who handed it over to me as if it was obvious, I also expressed my thanks naturally. Ah- yup, I no longer cared about how the others saw us anymore. At any rate, the maids were only making the faces that seemed like to say, "Aaah."
Look, Saysan was bitterly smiling with one of her hands touching her cheek under the tree's shade slightly away from us. Speaking of which, her other hand was clenched in a fist and it sent off a delinquent flying—where did that delinquent appear from? I thought that it would be better to call the guard as soon as possible.

After seeing the parade floats safely, we decided to move in order to eat something.
There was an open cafe at the clock tower's square, and perhaps due to the fact that a lot of people were out to see the parade floats, they were slightly less crowded at this moment.

"Last year, I had a tea and a cake here, and they were delicious."
"Hoo. If Seiren liked it, how about eating here this year as well? I don't know much about cakes, though."

Well, it seemed to be normal for men to be like that. I was an exception since I had always been a person who was fond of sweet things even from before.
When I took a seat at an empty spot, the waitress quickly appeared. Ah-, thank goodness, it wasn't a face that I've seen somewhere in the residence before. Nah, last year's impact from how Yuzuruhsan became a waiter nonchalantly was quite strong, you know.

"Ah, Shiiya's princess and Shikino's young master, welcome."
"Good afternoon. Uhm, I'd like to have a banquet flower's tea, then Viola and Cheria cakes."
"Understood. What about young master?"
"Aah, I'll order the same thing. Last year, Seiren ate the food here and said that they were delicious after all."
"We're honored to hear that the princess liked our meals. Please wait for a moment-."

That marked the end of our order. I was honestly saved that the waitress received us normally. Nah, putting aside about myself, if she were to go "Ky, ky," upon seeing Taigsan… How should I say it? He is my fiance, alright?
Fortunately, it didn't take so long before the tea and the cakes were brought here quickly. Since Taigsan quickly settled the bill while saying, "I'll pay for it," I obediently received his treat. …I had been treated by him so far, huh?

"It's fine. I'm bringing quite a lot in my wallet after all."

It seemed that Taigsan was happy to spend money on me. …Could it be that this date was his first date? Nn well, it was also my first date, though.
Regardless of the money, the tea and the cakes were delicious, as expected. Ah-, as I thought that I should make some excuses because I wanted to come here again next year, I also slightly pondered about what kind of things would be sold in the territory of Shikino. With the season being spring, I thought that the line-ups would be similar.
Anyway, Taigsan's impression as he ate the cake here was…

"Hmm. It is certainly delicious. It's kind of too sweet for me, but since the tea is refreshing, they make quite a good combination."
"Ah, I see. I like sweet things from the beginning, so the sweetness is just right for me."
"I see."

I see, so this was a little bit too sweet for ordinary men, huh? I understood well why there were mainly females who swarmed in the cake buffet in the other world. Even if there were individual preferences, the sense of taste was quite different, I guess.2
Well then, let's try telling Taigsan roughly about why I recommended this cake.

"Minosan is really fond of this cake. Look."
"N, guh!"

Nah, I could tell how she was emitting the bloodlust aura—or rather, the aura that she couldn't wait any longer to eat it from behind me.
Nonetheless, I thought that it was kind of bad how she looked like to be stuffing it into her throat. Minosan who somehow managed to drink the tea to wash down the sponge cake then had a coughing fit as she glared at our direction with teary eyes.

"Oh?"
"I-I, uhm…"

Taigsan was so surprised. Haha, as expected, he had no clue that Minosan was so fond of sweet things.

"It's okay, it's okay. You were also looking forward to it last year, weren't you? Eat them slowly."
"Wa, t-that, thank you very much…"

Even when I tried to calm her down, Minosan was still with her teary eyes as she ate the cake again, while bowing her head repeatedly. Aah no, really sorry, that was my bad.3

Chapter end