Chapter 7: Roka's Wedding Interview
Chapter 7: Roka's Wedding Interview
Roka
According to the head assistant Loyd-san, I need to make a good impression. He saved my father's life after all. But I reeeeeally don't wanna do this. Thanks to him I lost the bet and have to work with the magical idiots tomorrow, and they were all like 'haha you lost no excuses'.
It's Infuriating.
But I digress. The Hero looks normal enough, except for the thing about the doors, I mean. What the hell's all that about. I get angry as I remember:
who the hell just appraises a lady of royalty without consent. Not that I can be considered a lady in the first place, so It wasn't all bad I guess. He did apologize after all.
I open the door.
"Shanon you're not staying?"
"No need"
But she always stays, all my other sisters had interviews with her in the room. sometimes she leaves halfway through, other times she stays until the end.
Ah I notice my father is coming. She walks past me and puts het hand up then
"He's one of the good ones, He finds you attractive, and I don't mean just your body"
My face is getting hot. She closes the door behind me.
I see he's covering his face, is he blushing. Oh crap. My face is getting hot again.
I stand there for a bit trying to collect myself. The maids leave. I look over my shoulder and I see my father being dragged off by Shanon and Loyd-san. The door closes behind me again.
*Clack
Oh Crap I'm alone with him. He's stealing glances at me. I step forward. He tries to get up then bumps his knee under the table somehow. He goes down. I try to go help him, but I trip on my dress we knock heads.
After we recover for a bit. He gets up and helps me up. I take his hand.
He seems kind and considerate.
"Now that we're both done embarrassing ourselves, why don't we get started?"
I nod.
"Mmmmm"
He pulls out a chair for me, I sit and he sits.
"Ah Sir Kaijuu, I'm Sorry for the whole Pickax---
*Cacha
I bite my tounge. I slam my head on the table and I pound my fist repeatedly. It hurts so much.
Ah! OHSHIT. Think about where you are. I steal a glance. He's not looking. He's looking up and to the side trying to whistle.
"Pffft."
That was close I almost laughed. We collect ourselves. I can't stop playing with my finger on the table.
Am I nervous. Say something girl!
"Ah Sir Kaijuu"
He looks at me. I look down.
"Regarding this marriage thing, um"
"Please call me Ryu, and I came here to reject it"
He's blushing again.
What reject reject reject.
A brick called Rejection just falls on my head
"Princess, princess Roka"
I look up
"Ah! I mean I was against it at first, I mean I don't even know you"
I still have a chance. Wait chance, no-no-no-no it can't be.
Is this what my sisters meant.
"Hey... Are you listening?"
I sit upright
"Please excuse me"
He closes his eyes and thinks for a bit. He opens them.
"Lets change topics for a bit, there's quite a few things I want to know"
"Yes let's talk about something else I also want to confirm some of the rumors I heard"
"Rumors, what rumors?"
"No no ask your questions first Sir Kaijuu-- I mean Ryu-san"
"Very well. Why do you have indoor plumbing, Isn't this another world. What where you doing out there in the new section? How do the people from here know about the things from my world?"
He peppers me with questions and I instinctively lean back, I can almost feel the words flying past my face. He's looking at me with a serious face fingers crossed in front of his face.
I take a breath to think for a bit. Ah I got it.
"Ryu-san, I believe I can answer your questions by telling you about my mother."
"Your mother huh.. I see go on"
"My mother passed away when I was about nine years old, she used to tell me about indoor plumbing and how great it was, I asked her questions about it and she answered me. At bed time she used to ask if I wouldn't prefer a story, however I just wanted to know more. I prefer facts to fiction.
You see as it turns out she also came from your world, you aren't the first and you certainly won't be the last. The New Section is me fulfilling my mother's wishes, not that she ever actually said it was her last wishes, but that's how I understood it. The New Section we are working on is a massive sewer system, so Ryu-san, I have a suggestion if I may."
"Go on."
"Instead of marriage, what about dating for a bit, at least until I can complete construction, and then we can decide to revisit this"
I can't stop talking. OHGOD did I just ask him.
I did. I asked him.
Shit what if he says no. Oh God. I'll dissolve.
I Grab My Head Shaking it.
"Alright"
I lift my head.
"Alright?"
"Yes"
Oh God what do I do, Ah! He's blushing. That's good right. He clears his throat. I look up.
"Now for your questions princess."
Don't freak out calm yourself. Take a breath girl. whew!
"When you saved my father's life, what did you do?"
"I can't tell you."
He's stonewalling me, what the hell.
"Then, how did you kill that Level 115 Orc"
"I can't tell you."
Again
"Why?"
I want to complain he's giving me nothing, and this after I just opened up.
No fair.
He looks at me like he's deadly serious.
"I beg your pardon, but disclosing that would be dangerous for everyone."
I don't get it, start making sense will you! No tit for tat. I need at least one question answered even a stupid one. If I get an answer then maybe I can ask a harder one.
Yeah I'll do that. Sounds like a plan. Thank you etiquette classes, finally useful.
"Sir Kaijuu, what's your Level?"
"24"
Wait 24! doesn't he mean 124 or something?
"I think I misheard you"
I laugh nervously.
"No, it's 24, I am Level 24. Use appraise if you don't believe me"
I do.
It's seriously 24 WTF!?
"But then the Orc, How did."
He raises his finger.
"Yes yes, you can't say, at least tell me this. Was the orc badly hurt before you killed it"
"Ye-Yes!"
He looks to the side, his voice went high just now. He's Lying. I give him a suspiocious look.
He's sweating bullets.
"I-It really w-was almost dead"
He's waving his palms at me.
"Tuesday Afternoon, We'll have lunch!"
He yells as he makes a beeline for the door. He ran