Chapter 158

Presents

“Rebecca-san, Happy Birthday . ”

“”Congratulations~””

“My! My, my!”

Rebecca-san opened her eyes wide in surprise when she received the congratulations and the box with earrings from Allen and a bouquet from Elena .

“”Here, for you~””

She wasn’t quite taking the presents, so the children presented the box and bouquet again .

“My goodness! I’m so happy~”

Rebecca-san hasn’t accepted the presents yet, but hugged the children instead .

“Thank you, Allen-chan, Elena-chan~”

“”Ehehe~””

“Thanks to you too, Takumi-san . I’m very happy . ”

“I’m also glad that we could please you . ”

Rebecca-san said words to gratitude to me while hugging the children .

“Now, now, Rebecca . The children are feeling anxious so accept the presents already . ”

“”Heree~…””

“Oh my?”

Allen and Elena were happy to be hugged by Rebecca-san, but because she hasn’t accepted their presents yet, their eyes were swimming around, not knowing what to do . When Matthias-san pointed that out, she looked at the confused children .

Rebecca-san instructed a servant to immediately arrange the bouquet she received into a vase . Then, her attention transferred to the box in her hand .

“Please, open it if you’d like . ”

“Okay . Then… —— My! My, my!”

Rebecca-san raised her voice in surprise after opening the box .

“Hey, Takumi-san! Aren’t these pearls!?”

“Then, here you go, from me . ”

Seeing Rebecca-san so surprised because of the pearls, Matthias-san held out an opened box with the pearl necklace .

“My! What is this, Dear!”

Rebecca-san was surprised even more .

“How is it? Do you like it?”

Seeing Rebecca-san’s surprised expression, Matthias-san made a triumphant expression .

“Gee! It’s wonderful! These earrings and the necklace are of matching design, no? You were in cahoots with Takumi-san! Allen-chan and Elena-chan knew as well, did you not~ How cruel of you to keep it secret from me~”

“”Ukya~””

Her tone sounded angry, but Rebecca-san who was smiling embraced Allen and Elena once more . Allen and Elena happily returned the hug .

“Hahaha~ Takumi-kun, that’s how she looks when she’s trying to hide her happiness in embarrassement . . ”

It appears that Rebecca-san hugged the children so she could hide her embarrassement .

“Dear! You were not supposed to point that out!”

After being pointed out by Matthias-san, Rebecca-san’s cheeks slightly dyed red .

It seems that she really was embarrassed .

“My wife is adorable, isn’t she?”

“Yes, indeed she is~”

“Gee! Stop teasing me, you two~”

Rebecca-san whose face turned even redder was as cute as a young maiden .

“Still, what fine pearls these are . I have never seen such quality before . ”

“Ahh, these were procured by Takumi-san . He has pearls of shocking quality lying around, you know?”

“Oh my, Takumi-san has? Indeed, it wouldn’t be strange for him to have something like this in his possession . ”

“Truly . I won’t be surprised by anything he takes out next . ”

“Oh my? Even a dragon’s fang?”

“Dragon’s fangs really do exist after all . Something like that won’t surprise me . Since it’s Takumi-kun we are talking about, we better consider items of the legendary grade . ”

“That’s true . ”

“…… Ehh~”

I felt quite complicated from hearing Matthias-san and Rebecca-san’s exchange .

I don’t have a dragon’s fang in my possession… but well, I do have a scale of water demi-god though~ Somehow, I can’t bring myself to bring that up .

Learning about the legends of this world might be quite amusing, actually . Let’s have a look the next time .

“Errr… rather than that, Rebecca-san . Why don’t you try putting on the accessories?”

“Oh, that’s a good idea . Rebecca, try them on . ”

Since it’s a special day, I wanted to see her wear it . Therefore, when I proposed that, Matthias-san was of the same opinion and urged Rebecca-san .

“How is it?”

“Wow~ it suits you really well . ”

“”Suits you~””

Rebecca-san had a servant prepare a mirror and immediately wore the accessories, but it suited her extremely . A simple design seems to have been the best choice for Rebecca-san .

“May I really keep something this wonderful?”

“Of course, it’s already yours after all . ”

“Thank you, Dear . Takumi-san, thank you as well . Naturally, Allen-chan and Elena-chan too . ”

“”Yea!””

“I’m glad it’s to your liking . Also, I have prepared plenty of dishes, so please make sure to eat up . ”

She seemed to be satisfied with the presents, so the meal was next . Starting with Barry-san, the chefs of the Ruven family prepared a feat .

I made hamburgers with the ground meat making magic tool I acquired recently, then I made a deep-fried chicken with fried potatoes and other fried foods . I have also attempted to make pudding . I still don’t have a steamer so I made it in a pot with hot water, but well, it has turned alight .

“Now that I think about it, when is your and the children’s birthdays, Takumi-san?”

“Ahh~ about that…”

“That was negligent of me, I am sorry . ”

While having a meal, Rebecca-san asked about Allen and Elena’s birthday .

While I was trying to avoid the topic, Matthias-san rebuked Rebecca-san . Then, she apologized in a dejected state .

“I am sorry, I still don’t know when Allen and Elena were born . ”

Allen and Elena might be the Water God’s children, but they were mostly orphans . Moreover, they are aware that I am not their real brother .

Either way, I have not yet grasped the two’s date of birth . I have been frequently checking their status so I wouldn’t miss when their age column changes from five to six, but the two’s age has not changed yet .

We have met at the beginning of March and we are currently in the middle of October . Four more months until it will be a year since I found them . During that time, they will be celebrating their birthday .

“I believe it should be soon… I will make sure to tell you when the indication on their guild cards changes . ”

I have not informed them of my Appraisal skill yet, so I told them that I am checking the age on their guild cards .

“Yeah . Please do so . And so, when is your birthday, Takumi-san?”

“Eh, mine? Mine is at the start of the March . ”

I just had my birthday a little before I reincarnated on Aetherdia and it was on the start of March that I came here, so there shouldn’t be a problem by telling that my birthday is in March .

When I replied, Rebecca-san said “I will remember it . ” cheerfully . What is it… I feel that she is going to scheme something, but was it just my imagination?

“Gee, Takumi-san . You don’t have to look so worried, it will be a normal celebration . ”

Even if you call it “normal”… a normal celebration of the nobility sounds scary enough though~

Although I don’t know whether we will still be at the Capital at that time, I replied: “I am looking forward to it . ”