Seventh: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 6] by Yomu Mishima

Author:Yomu Mishima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 59: Trial and Error

Although it was still early morning, it seemed the Circry house had already grown rowdy. The dining table had been lined with sandwiches designed for easy eating, and when I walked into the room, I was greeted with the sight of Aria scarfing down one after another in a hurry.

Watching her, I mused aloud, “You’ve got quite the appetite today.”

Aria choked, then poured her drink down her throat to unclog it. “I won’t make it through the day if I don’t eat. I’ve got plans from morning to evening, so I won’t have time to eat lunch.”

“Please at least chew before swallowing, then,” Boinga said with a sigh. “Gulping things down whole is bad manners, and it has not good for your health either...”

“Aria,” Sophia called from the entranceway. “I’m heading on out.”

Aria shot up from her chair. “W-Wait! I’m going too!”

From her seat at the dining table, Novem watched the boisterous duo rush from the house from the smile. “Things have grown hectic, yes,” she said, “but they both seem much more cheerful than they were before.”

I brought a sandwich to my own mouth, then paused and asked, “Where are they going, anyway?”

“They’re going to a class where they’ll learn more about Aramthurst’s dungeon,” Novem replied. “And in the afternoon, I hear they’re each going to be training their hearts out a training hall.”

I returned my eyes to the breakfast table. Shannon was drowsily eating a sandwich; in her carelessness, she was letting its contents ooze all over the place.

Smacking her younger sister on the head, Miranda cautioned, “That’s bad manners, Shannon.”

“I-I’m sorry, sis..”

Miranda herself soon finished eating, and stood from the table. “I’m going out too,” she told us, beginning her preparations. “I won’t be back until noon, so I’ll be counting on you all to do the housework. You can make use of Shannon as much as you like.”

And with that, Miranda was gone. In her absence, some of the tension drained from Shannon’s body. She seemed quite relieved—indeed, she was indecorous enough to plant an elbow onto the dining table.

“Finally, it’s quiet,” Shannon said with a long sigh.

But, just as she let her guard down, Boinga piped up.

“You seem relaxed,” the automaton said cheerfully, “but once we’ve cleaned up the table, it’s time for training, training, training! After that, you’re going to help me with the cleaning.”

“Ehhh,” Shannon shot a reluctant look at her. “I want to take it easy today. Didn’t I work terribly hard yesterday?”

“That’s what you said last time,” I scoffed. “And then you just slacked off all afternoon.”

I could clearly remember Shannon sitting on the sofa for hours, reading a picture book. She couldn’t actually read—or write, for that matter—since she’d been blind until very recently. Thus, she’d lately gotten addicted to deciphering the picture books she bought with her pocket change.

Novem turned to me. “In that case, why don’t you accompany her out into the city, milord? You haven’t really explored Aramthurst either, have you?”

I stared at Shannon’s face.

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