Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami by Yamori Mitikusa

Author:Yamori Mitikusa [Mitikusa, Yamori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cross Infinite World
Published: 2021-05-31T07:00:00+00:00

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A few days after the incident at the residence, Munakata took Akari out for breaded pork cutlets at a restaurant in the city.

The cutlets were deep-fried in oil, and the juicy pork inside was lovingly coated with crispy brown bread crumbs.

“I apologize.”

Akari stared at Munakata, fork poised in midair. A man was apologizing to her? And not just any man, but a military man? And not just any military man, but Munakata…?

In this era of rampant male chauvinism, it was an absurdity for any man to apologize to a woman, no matter the transgression. And a military man even ranked above high-status positions like stationmaster and school headmaster in the societal pecking order. How could such a man be apologizing and lowering his head to Akari of all people, in a public place like this?

By her side, Tomohito snorted derisively.

“You should be apologizing! Not only did Mistress Akari risk her life, she also suffered terribly in the aftermath of it!”

“You’re right, Tomohito. After that traumatizing mission, I had to deal with your mother-hen clucking for what felt like hours.”

“What?!”

Akari took a delicate sip of water as she shot Tomohito a haughty look.

It was true, though. She’d had a rough time of it. After the Nue extermination, Akari had been so weak she’d been forced to let Tomohito carry her home. The following day, too, her whole body had ached so badly that she was barely able to get out of bed.

Tomohito had been delighted, and his fussing over her had somehow made her feel even more exhausted. In the end, she’d banned him from her room, a rule helpfully enforced by Mayoi.

Akari put her fork down and looked Munakata square in the eye. She still hated the man’s guts, of course. But a double helping of breaded pork cutlets made his apology a whole lot easier to swallow.

“It’s fine. You paid me as promised and even treated me to some excellent pork cutlets, so it’s fine. Really.”

Besides, once she got home, Mayoi would be serving something she called niku jaga, a meat-and-potato dish the navy had apparently brought back from foreign lands. Akari had even splurged and bought beef, just for the occasion.

She’d already said all that she wanted to say to Munakata. There was no benefit in holding a grudge, especially when he’d been so earnest in his apology. He had to realize that.

So then why the groveling? What was his angle? Akari had to admit it was refreshing, though. No man had ever apologized to her before, in all her years at the company.

“Then I’ll say no more. Only, Miss Mitsukuri… Out of curiosity, what did you do to that Amagai fellow?”

Munakata was back to his usual blunt self, but his expression right now was hard to read.

“What are you talking about?”

“Second Lieutenant Amagai is the son of a prominent Narrator family, and, well, he hates being assigned any duty that doesn’t directly involve narrating. I sent you with him because I hoped he’d feel the pressure to step up and be an example, but that doesn’t seem to have been the case at all.

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