Abe's Love
Poof…
“You okay, Martha?”
“Yes. So this is teleportation… It's amazing.”
“Oh, you look fine. Thank you, Anny. I’ll leave it to you, Martha.”
“Understood. Then, excuse me while I touch your face… Y-Your Majesty the Queen?! I-I deeply apologize for my rudeness!”
“Sorry, I seem to have startled you. Right now, I’m just Amy.”
“Sorry, Martha. We're incognito. Could you touch up Lady Amy's makeup as just a regular guest this time?”
“Y-Yes. I’m so sorry, I lost my composure.”
“It’s all right, don’t worry about it. I’ll be counting on you.”
Once Martha finished touching up the Queen’s makeup and left, Mr. Ken returned in her place. After a little while, drinks and snacks were brought in, and the four of us were chatting idly and eating when Suzy and Abe came back.
“Your Majesty, I apologize for leaving your side.”
“I-I apologize too. I should have brought her back immediately, but I was the one who held her up. I am prepared to accept any punishment.”
“Both of you, raise your heads. Very well. I’ll now hand down your punishment here… Now then, tell me in detail. How did it come to the two of you holding hands like that?”
“““““Huh!?”””””
Looking closely, Suzy and Mr. Abe were holding hands. Apparently, they hadn’t even noticed. The moment they realized, they let go in a flash.
“Well then, your punishment is to tell us the story of your romance here and now. Hehe.”
“Ahaha, yes. That’s quite the punishment.”
I joined in on the Queen’s playful teasing, and the two in question turned bright red.
Stammering a bit, they talked about when they started liking each other and the conversation they had after leaving the private room. Now, not just their faces but even their ears and necks were bright red.
“Ohh~ So it was love at first sight for both of you? And you both fell in love with how the other ate? You two are real foodies, huh~”
“Ehehe. Well, I suppose that means they ate not only with good manners but also in a very appetizing way. Suzy cried for ages when Abe left the squad, you know~”
“If you’d told me when we met the other day, I would’ve delivered a love letter for you or anything~”
“N-No, that’s too embarrassing… But… if I wrote one, would you read it?”
“O-Of course. I might not be able to write a good reply, but I’ll treasure every word.”
““““……””””
Ugh… Just watching this is embarrassing…
I really wish they’d save the rest for when they’re alone.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
“What do you mean, Missy?”
“Well, marriage or something?”
“Ma-Ma-Ma…”
“Amy, we’ve got a case of the Mamama Ghost.”
“Yep, it’s out. And she was just starting to cool off, now she’s beet red again.”
“Please don’t tease us like that.”
““Okayyy~””
“M-Marriage… If it were possible, it would be a dream come true for me… But reality isn’t that simple, Missy. I’m a commoner, and Suzy is a noble lady. Her family would never approve.”
“Hmm~ So it's a status difference, huh? By the way, how do you feel, Suzy?”
“If I could, I’d want to be with Abe. I’d even give up my status if I had to—”
“That’s not okay!... I can’t marry you without your family’s blessing.”
“Yeah. Let’s put marriage aside for now. Why don’t you date for about six months first? You can think about marriage after that.”
The Queen wrapped up the conversation nicely.
When we left the restaurant and were about to head home—
“Ah, Lady Amy, do you have a little more time?”
“Hm? Sure, what’s up?”
“There’s something bothering me… When I went to the spice shop earlier, the old lady there had hurt her back. She said she fell and landed hard. I gave her first aid, but something felt off. I think she might have a hairline fracture in her spine…”
“I see… Do you know her?”
“No, it was my first time at the shop.”
“Then, why help her?”
“There’s only one spice shop in the capital. If we can always buy spices, then curry will be—”
“Got it! Lead the way.”
““““Huhhhhh!?””””
“What? It’s curry! If I can eat curry just by fixing her up real quick, I’m in!!”
“Missy, is curry really that good?”
““It’s amazing!!””
“Okay, show us the way.”
“Ah, before that—should we stock up on Japanese food?”
“Yes, definitely~ Suzy, if you please.”
Suzy opened up her storage and pulled out that time-stop enchanted storage bag we’d seen before.
“Today I brought what you requested… Four sets of hamburgers and fries, potato stew, and the long-awaited rice. Salted rice balls and mixed rice balls. Anything else?”
“Hmm~ Oh, tonkatsu and karaage are a hit with the kids, so I’d like some of those. Do you have any dried fruit?”
“Got it. I’ve packed the tonkatsu with sauce in little bottles. And mixed dried fruits for the maid trio too.”
“Thank you for including ours too.”
Afterward, we went with the Queen to the spice shop and had the old lady’s back checked out. As expected, she had a hairline fracture in her spine. I’m really glad we caught it in time.
“Well then, see you again, Joan-chan. Next time, let’s meet up properly.”
“Yes. Thank you so much. When that time comes, I’ll bring Mr. Abe as my escort.”
“M-Missy…”
“Ehehe, then I’ll bring Suzy too. Later!” Poof.
“All right, time to go home. I have lots to talk to Father about too—right, Abe?”
“Yeah… Right. Missy, really… thank you.”
“Hm? For what?”
“For Suzy… If you hadn’t given me that push, I never would’ve told her how I felt…”
“Yeah… I’m really glad it worked out.”
“Yeah… I can never thank you enough.”
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