Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 85 pt.10 [Celebratory Drink] ◆ ◆
Riyo Sasaki was wiping the Buddhist altar clean.
She talks to herself as if to let Shirayuki, who is nipping at her feet, and Yotaro, who is sleeping on the sofa, hear her.
“Okay. That’s all for wiping. Eri, Hiroyuki, good morning.”
As I said that. I felt my body shake.
“An earthquake? No, this isn’t an earthquake. This feeling, it’s magic!”
I hurriedly looked at the TV, but it was showing the news. There is an unfamiliar buzzing sound, and a bright white sphere appears in front of the photo of my daughter and son-in-law on the altar. Then Mai’s voice comes on quite loudly.
“Grandma, today was my engagement ceremony.”
Mai then continued speaking. The sphere’s spines stretched and contracted in response to her voice. Riyo stared at the white, wispy thing, trying not to miss a single word.
Mai’s voice started abruptly and eventually ended with the words, “Take care of yourself and live a long life. And of course… I miss you.”
Riyo stood there, motionless, until she was brought back to her senses by Yataro’s cries of “Hey!” Yataro, who was supposed to have been asleep just a moment ago, was now standing at her feet, looking up at the Buddhist altar.
“Yataro, you heard it too, didn’t you?”
“meeoow…”
“It was Mai’s engagement ceremony. She wore a dress. Mai is tall, so she must have looked really nice.”
“meow.”
So I looked again at the portrait of my daughter and her husband.
“Eri, Hiroyuki-san. Did you hear? Mai is doing well. I didn’t even know she was going to wear a dress for her engagement ceremony, but Mai is steadily adjusting to the Kingdom of Wernos. I’m sure she knows more about life there than I do now. I heard that the other party is the Head Civil Servant. It seems that the Senju alley cat has gotten on a palanquin of jewels.”
She wiped away the tears with her fingers from the corners of her eyes and then laughed.
“Soon she will be a mother too. She will surely be a doting mother. Apparently her partner is a tall, handsome man. Mai is still as concerned with looks as ever. I wonder if she pursued him aggressively like she did back then. She learned her lesson with that guy, so I doubt it. I hope her partner realized how kind she is.”
Then I look at the photo of Mai hanging on the wall.
“After that, you said you’d never fall in love with a man again. I wonder if this Henry has melted your heart. If he’s the head civil Servant, he must be a nobleman. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be the bride of a nobleman. But I’m sure you’ll do your best for the person you love.”
She gently stroked the smiling photo, then pulled out her smartphone from her apron pocket and called a fellow birdwatcher, who answered the phone immediately.
“Miyako? It’s Riyo. Sorry to rush you, but are you free tonight? Really? That’s great. Then would you like to join me for a drink after I close the shop? Anywhere is fine, but I’m in the mood for a drink with someone. Fusion cuisine? Wow, it’s a new place, isn’t it? Near the ward office? That’d be great, I’ll go. Okay, okay. See you at 7:30. I’ll wait for you.”
she hangs up the phone and slaps her own face twice vigorously with both hands! Slap! And pinched it between her hands.
“All right, time for a celebratory drink. I have to work hard today. Ah! She didn’t say anything about whether she got my letter or not. I guess it didn’t work this time either. Oh well. Anyway, I’m looking forward to tonight’s celebratory drink.”
Riyo went downstairs and made a pot of coffee. A delicious aroma filled the store. She drank the freshly brewed coffee and looked at her hands.
“Mai, smile, are you alive? I’m already old. My magic won’t return like it used to. I’ll live my life looking forward to the sound your voice.”*
Tl note:
The phrase 玉の輿に乗る (たまのこしにのる) is a Japanese idiom that literally means “to ride in a palanquin adorned with jewels; Palanquin set with jewels · money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man.