Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 91: Shopping, but Being Followed
“Alright, let’s go to the café next! There’s a nice café over here with a great atmosphere!”
“Ah, yeah… sounds good.”
After enduring two hours of clothes shopping, Rest, battered and bruised, exited the store.
While Rest looked weary, Viola and Primula, walking ahead of him, seemed lively and radiant.
Rest carried bags in both hands, having been relegated to bag carrier duty.
(Men are the only ones who get exhausted from this kind of thing…)
Playing around or doing something you love doesn’t make you feel tired. On the other hand, those who are being dragged along end up using more energy than necessary. That’s how Rest felt now.
“Rest-sama, are you alright?”
“Yeah, of course.”
Primula showed concern, and Rest responded with a smile.
Physically, he was fine. Fatigue could be recovered through magic. Rather, it was the mental exhaustion from being dragged along in the long shopping trip that was more pronounced.
(Talking about girls’ clothes and hearing their opinions can be tiring… you never know where the landmines are…)
Being asked whether a certain dress suits them, which one is better, which color matches… Being asked these questions repeatedly while changing clothes had completely drained him mentally.
“Hm…?”
Following Viola and Primula down the town’s streets, Rest suddenly felt an unsettling presence behind him.
His constantly active magic, “Sensing Presence,” picked up something.
(The presence sensed through magic perception… one is familiar, but the other one…?)
Though he couldn’t quite put his finger on it, it felt ominous.
As Rest heightened his alertness… Viola, unfortunately, turned into a sparsely populated alley.
“This way. It’s a shortcut.”
“Hmm…”
Rest frowned slightly but followed without stopping.
As the three entered the alley, Rest sensed the presence behind them drawing closer.
“Viola, Primula, step forward a bit.”
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
“Rest-sama?”
Rest urged Viola and Primula forward and turned around to face the three men who were following them into the alley. They all looked rough and clearly seemed like troublemakers.
“Ice Freeze!”
Judging by their appearance, they must be bad people. Rest shot his magic without hesitation.
“What the!?”
“What are you doing all of a sudden!?”
The men’s knees froze, causing them to fall to the ground.
Although Rest didn’t freeze them completely, it wouldn’t be necessary to sever their legs once the spell was released.
“You’re a magician!? What the hell are you doing out of the blue!”
“You guys, were you following us? Are you up to no good?”
“Well…”
The men stuttered.
Shortly after, a man and a woman appeared from a different direction and stood behind the men.
“Sorry for being late.”
“You guys…”
Viola blinked.
The newcomers were individuals who had been tailing Rest and the others separately from the thugs.
They were servants of the Rosemary Marquisate, tasked with escorting the sisters.
“No, it was just me being impatient. There was no need for me to do anything since you were here.”
The man and woman had been following Rest and the others all along.
Although Rest had sensed it through magic, he had assumed they were from the Rosemary Marquisate and left them alone.
Even if Rest hadn’t done anything, they would have intervened if the troublemakers had tried anything.
“You guys… what’s going on!? Why are you all following us like this?”
“Shut up. Why were you following the young ladies?”
“Y-young ladies…?”
The two guards interrogated the thugs, who looked at each other in confusion, apparently unaware that they had been tailing the lord’s daughters.
“I-I don’t know… We just saw a pretty girl and thought it was a good opportunity to talk to her…”
“You were trying to pick up girls with a guy accompanying them?”
“T-That’s…”
The men mumbled incoherently.
It seemed they were planning to knock Rest out and take only the sisters with them.
They were more like kidnappers than pick-up artists.
“Can we leave dealing with these men to you?”
“Yes, leave it to us.”
When Rest asked, the male and female guards nodded.
“We’ll hand them over to the constables. Please go ahead to the store, young ladies.”
“Got it, thank you.”
Viola said gracefully, pointing in the direction they were heading.
“Let’s go. The store we’re heading to is just over there.”
“Yeah.”
Rest and the Rosemary sisters left the alley and headed toward the store.
Meanwhile, the men glanced at the two sisters from time to time.
Disappointed, they turned away when they saw Rest, but if it were just the sisters, they would have definitely approached them.
It seems that even just walking down the street as beautiful girls carries its own risks.
Beautiful sisters like Viola and Primula might attract trouble like moths to a flame.
(Just by shopping… with only the two of them, I can’t let them walk around carelessly…)
With a wry smile, Rest kept a vigilant eye on them to ensure they remained safe.