The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 14 Part 1 by Tsunehiko Watanabe

Author:Tsunehiko Watanabe
Language: eng
Format: epub

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With the debut over without incident, Zenjirou and Freya returned to the inner palace.

Heading back after finishing work in the royal palace was normal for him; however, this was not the familiar main building, but an annex.

He was currently in its living room. Instead of LED floor lamps, static balls of flame lit the room. Instead of ice and a fan, mist generators kept the temperature down. While it was unquestionably a step removed in comfort compared to the main building, the feeling of liberation from the event still let Zenjirou relax on the sofa.

After getting back, he’d changed out of the tuxedo-like clothing into a T-shirt and loose pants. He was not wearing shoes, or even socks, and yet the lesser sense of relaxation was because it didn’t yet feel like home to him.

“Thank you for tonight,” he said to Freya. “Are you tired yet?”

While there was more than enough consideration in his question, there was still a sense of distance. It was not how he would interact by default, as he would if he was talking to Aura.

“Thank you, Sir Zenjirou. I am still fine. I have trained as both a soldier and a captain to work at night, so I have stamina to spare,” she said with a smile.

“I see. I should expect nothing else.”

“Although, speaking of, I notice you do not seem tired either, despite the late hour. And, well, I apologize for the rudeness but you also don’t seem like you have had the same kind of training,” she commented somewhat awkwardly.

“I haven’t. Rather than training, it came from practical experience,” he said, huffing a laugh at the memories of that “practical experience,”

It was barely past nine at night. Whether he compared it to his time at work where he was lucky to make the last train home, or when his friends kept him hanging out all night before heading to their lectures, or when school forced him into studying through the night, it was still too early to head to bed.

“Is that so? I would like to hear about that if the opportunity arises. I do have to say that with the debut over, I feel rather relieved.”

“You’re right, we can finally relax somewhat.” As the word “relax” left his mouth, Zenjirou noticed his own tone. “I mean, yeah, we can chill,” he rephrased somewhat guiltily.

Freya’s smile took on a teasing edge. “Thank you,” she giggled. “I’ve finally been able to hear how you would normally speak.”

Zenjirou had promised her that he’d speak as naturally as possible while in the inner palace, but he had not kept that promise particularly well. He found himself usually slipping into his more formal mannerisms. While he really did intend to follow through, he was not adaptable enough that he could immediately break this habit of over a year.

“Sorry, it’s kinda hard to switch immediately. Anyway, speaking of tonight, do you know what kind of person this Professor Linne is?”

Freya considered the question for a moment before shaking her head.

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