Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
Huh?This is the girl I just saw?
She is still a beautiful girl in her current state, she is skinny and her complexion is still a little off in some ways.
But perhaps if she is in perfect condition, she has the potential to become the prettiest beautiful girl in all my memories from my previous life and in this world.
Or rather, she will be.
“H-how about it ……, Master ……”
M-Master!?
I never thought the day would come when such a beautiful girl would call me that ……
But I always want to be cool, so I hid my upset inside.
“You’ve become beautiful. You look different.”
“Y-yes …… thank you …….”
The girl fidgets shyly.
Then I realised I still hadn’t heard her name.
“I haven’t heard your name. What’s your name?”
“I-I’m Iris. ……”
I see. Iris.
What a lovely name, yes.
“My name is Rex McFarlane. Nice to meet you, Iris.”
“Rex sama, …….”
Iris murmurs my name in her mouth.
At that moment, a lovely squeaking sound came from Iris’s stomach.
Iris hurriedly suppressed her own stomach, but it was perfectly audible.
“…… pfft, ahahaaha ……!”
“I-I’m so sorry ……! I’ll be calm, don’t hurt me …… please …….”
“……!”
Iris turns pale and apologises profusely.
I wonder what kind of environment she’s been in so far.
I’m so angry at the people who did those terrible things to Iris.
“It’s okay. No one will hurt you anymore. Let’s have dinner together.”
“Fueh……?”
“Can you do that for me, landlady?”
“I’ll take care of it.
I’ll make it for both of you, super-quick.”
With that, the landlady dashed out of the room.
I gently placed my hand on Iris’s hand.
As expected, she was still a little scared and startled.
“Let’s eat together. Okay?”
“Y-Yes. ……”
I put the hood on Iris and head downstairs to the dining room.
Then I found an empty table near the edge, so I sat with Iris there.
I thought Iris might feel uncomfortable sitting next to me, so I moved to the seat facing her.
After a short wait, the landlady brings the food.
It is a simple soup and bread, which is probably intended to be served quickly.
Iris’s eyes light up as the dishes are placed in front of her.
“I’m sorry for making you wait. It’s freshly made, so take your time and enjoy it.”
“Thank you, landlady. I didn’t expect you to prepare it so quickly.”
“Fufu, That’s all right. I still have some work to do, so I’ll be back, but you take good care of Iris chan.”
The landlady gave Iris a small wave and left.
I chuckled and looked at Iris, who was looking at me a little soberly.
Her eyes were a mixture of anticipation and apology.
“U-um,…… may I be allowed to get something that looks so expensive,……?”
“The landlady prepared it for Iris. I’ll take care of the money, so eat as much as you like.”
“T-thank you,…… and I’ll have some,…… then.”
Iris tore a small piece of bread and dipped it in the soup.
She took a bite with her small, pretty mouth.
“How do you like it? Isn’t the landlady’s cooking good?”
“Y-yes……”
At that moment, a single tear streamed down Iris’s cheek.
The tears flowed one after the other, without stopping.
“H-hey ……, what’s wrong?”
“I-I’m sorry …… I’ve never had such a warm and tender meal in my life …… and it tasted so good …….’
What kind of life has Iris led up to now?
It couldn’t have been easy.
What can I do for this girl?
“Hafuhafu …… it’s really delicious ……”
“You can have another if you want. Here, I’ll give you the menu list, order whatever you like.”
“B-but I’m a slave, I can’t ask you to do that much for me. ……”
“That’s an order. Eat what you want.”
“Thank you, …….”
The truth is that she probably wanted to eat more.
She looked apologetic as she held the menu, but her eyes lit up and she started looking at it.
I wonder if one day she will be able to spend time without being too reserved.
Iris then had two more bites and finished her meal.
I paid and took Iris back to my room.
When I returned to my room, Iris was a little dazed and her eyes were about to close, but she managed to keep them open.
A lot of things happened all day today, and healing injuries with recovery magic takes a lot of energy, so I can’t help but feel sleepy
“I think it’s time to go to sleep.”
The moment she said that, Iris’s face turned red.
Her eyes swam for a while, but after a few seconds she nodded her head with a look of determination.
“I-I understand. …… Please do as you like with my poor body. ……”
I don’t understand the meaning of Iris’s words, and for a moment I get a bit nervous.
Then I realised that a furious misunderstanding had been created.
“No, no, no, no! I’m going to sleep. I’m not going to touch you. Do that sort of thing with someone you love.”
Sadly, in my previous life I was a virgin.
I don’t know how to react in a situation like this.
But I want this girl to be happy.
I don’t want her to do something she doesn’t want to do.
To be honest, Iris is so attractive and cute that I want to touch her, but I’m a sloppy person, so I won’t touch her.
“A-Are you sure ……?”
“Yes. And I’m sorry, but there’s no room available and I can’t get you another room. I’ll sleep here and you can sleep in the bed.”
“I-I can’t do that ……!”
Iris shakes her head in fear.
But in terms of my values, it’s absolutely impossible for me to let a girl sleep on the floor and sleep in my bed.
“That’s an order, sleep in the bed. Then I’ll turn off the light.”
“Ah……”
I turn off the light and sit up quickly.
And then I leaned back against the wall and closed my eyes.
The best adventurers need to be able to sleep anywhere.
And this body was a good enough adventurer.
My consciousness faded into darkness…
◇◆◇
In the morning, I wake up to the slightest hint of sunlight.
It seems that my body has rested well, if not to a good night’s sleep.
I get up, relaxing my stiff body.
“Well, …… I wonder if Iris is sleeping okay. ……”
I walked to the bed to check, and there I found Iris sleeping in bed, hunched over.
It was a relief that she seemed to have slept in bed properly after that.
But…
“Father ……, Mother ……”
It is clear that Iris is having nightmares.
Iris was quietly calling out for her father and mother and shedding tears.
I quietly closed the door so as not to wake Iris.
What should I do now? ……
There was a mountain of things to think about, about Iris, about the future.
But the real freedom is to be confused about your choices and to choose to go forward on your own.
My life is mine to take.
But at this time, Rex still didn’t know.
The strange destiny against his will has already begun to reach out to him.
-Maiban