Stranger's Handbook - Chapter 98
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Chapter 98

Chapter 98: A Notification fromHome

Your excellency Zest, a letter arrived for you from Miss Katalina.

Since the meeting with the two Japanese was over, I took Bea to thatonsenagain in order to enjoy our honeymoon, but once we arrived there, this letter was waiting for me.

This time I made sure to make a reservation. I was in the room I booked, when I opened the letter; I had a bad feeling about it.

Your excellency Zest, Im sorry for interrupting your fun trip.

I thought that it was about time youd return, so I wrote this notification just to make sure.

She indirectly told me to go back.

The Imperial Mage, Lamia-sama is coming to visit in order to check on young lady Tsubakis training in homemaking arts.

How is Bea? I want to see her soon

Thats what she said.

Bea, it seems that mother Lamia is going to visit our place.

My mother?

(Mom Lamia! Its been a long time!)

Haha, its been a long time since she last saw her mother.

Bea looked really happy, and since Toto become emotionally attached to her last time we met, she seemed pretty happy as well.

Still, shes coming to check on Tsubaki.Well, thats a valid reason.

But I bet her real motive is to have fun during her visit.

Lets see the continuation. I looked at the letter again.

Thats why, please come back soon.

She already knows that you are having your honeymoon.

I dont need any souvenirs.I wonder if they have good cloths in that country?

These were her words.

Yes, yes. Clothing materialsIll buy some for her.

Well, since I just saw this lettermaybe well go back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

About young lady Tsubakis trainingahem, education. Theres no problem with it so you can feel at ease.

I am awaiting your return.

Stop calling it training1, shes not a horse.

..Well, she is quite the stubborn tomboy, so maybe theres no problem in saying that.

Bea, should we go back tomorrow or so? We have to buy some souvenirs for mother-in-law.

Yes! Mother will be pleased with some clothes materials.

(I feel so excited! Its been such a long time!)

I finished reading the letter and talked with the two girls.

Theres no need to hurry.

We were planning to enjoy theonsenfor the day, then go greet Pope Garbera and take our leave, but

Youre going back already? Ill be so lonely.

She was leaking water as she clung to us in tears, so we ended up staying another night.

As expected from another world, she didnt short circuited herself even though she was submerged in water.

We bid our farewell to the fridge, saying that well visit again some other time, then we got on the carriage.

You can come visit at any time. You may think of the Holy Country of Lilac as your own home country.

The old hag..ahem, the refrigerator who changed into a human saw us off; with this, our honeymoon was over.

My dear rival, lets meet again.

Well, Ill pray that it wont be on the battlefield.

Next time we meet, Ill chop that arm of yours down! Remember this, okay?

Eeh? Ill beat you at your own game again, you know.

Ill definitely catch up with you!

Im looking forward to it. I can still become stronger too.

These were some pretty hot parting words. But it was nothing more than a conversation between girls.

At the border, the maids unit and the holy knights troupe said their goodbyes.

Some of them started a fist fight, but I ignored them completely.

Women sure are scary.

Theyre savage.

Why cant they be a little more intellectual?

.The black knights were talking nonsense, but I ignored them too.

Youre all of the same kind anyway, muscle brains idiots.

On our way back, there were a few times when bandits showed up, but the intellectual black knights and the maids unit beaming with femininity scared them away.

All the bandits did was to come in front of us.

GyaIts the blablack knights and the Hades unit2..!

The moment they saw us, they started to scream and scatter.

.Why dont they just quit being thieves?

Zest-sama? Cant we?

(Dad, cant we?)

Bea and Toto both leaned their heads to the side in a very lovely manner.

Haha, theyre adorable.

Youre adorable but youre not allowed to hunt the bandits, all right?

Bea readied her bardiche in such a sweet style, while Toto readied her saw, made of dark magical power, in a very cute way too.

..Anyway, put those away.

Understood.

(Okay.)

While I listened to the far away cries of the bandits, I looked up at the sky.

Before I became aware of it, these two girls turned quite warlike.

Well, even so, Im not too worried about it.

Ill discuss this matter later with mother-in-law.

Looking at the sky, I realized it was raining.

This is rain.Theyre certainly not tears.

After an usual incident-filled journey, we arrived at my mansion.

Seeing my home kind of calmed me down.

The one who came to meet us was Kataline.

Welcome back-nya, your excellencies. Lamia-samaalready arrived-nya.

Katalina, thank you for your hard work. Shes already here?

Yes-nya. I have a message from her for you alone-nya, your excellency.

She said and handed over a piece of paper, on which these words were written.

I have something to talk with you about in private. Keep this a secret from Bea. Ill be waiting for you in the office, son-in-law-donoIf you dont hurry.maybe Ill tell Bea about that time in the bath?

That time?

.That time with herin the bath!?

I burned that piece of paper with my magical power and rushed inside the house.

My stomach hurt so much that I couldnt breathe..