A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 114

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Everyone got up, left the living room, and headed to their respective rooms when Grandpa Elvis suggested that they go to bed.

Takeo prepared the hot water and Alice took her bath.

She was getting her hair dried by Takeo right now.

“What do you plan to do tomorrow?”

“Oh? Are you asking about my measures against you Lady Alice?”

“No, I can’t ask that so I’m not asking.

What do you plan to do till afternoon tomorrow?”

“Fufu, shall we flirt around in bed till afternoon tomorrow?”

“Eh?……….That’s………..not a strategy………….of yours….is it?”

Alice asked with a slight blush.

“Yes, we won’t.”

“Ah! Are you teasing me once again?”

Alice protested with puffy cheeks.

“Fufu, how adorable~”

“Muu…….so what will you do?”

“…………..Well, your equipment will be decided by yourself as well right Lady Alice……

Then let’s do our stuff separately after breakfast.

Let’s meet at the training grounds outside the castle gate in the afternoon.”

“At the training ground in the afternoon right, understood…………but what do you mean by equipment?”

“Eh? Aren’t you going to wear that full plate that looks like it will make you feel really hot?

Well, it’s fine. That’s something for you to decide.

There are some large scale exercises as well afterward.

However, please use a wooden sword.

I’ll go and buy a sword in the morning for the simulated battle.”

“Oh? You can use a regular sword on me though?”

“Fufu, that’s great confidence.

But I don’t want to take a chance and end up cutting a person I like.”

“That’s right. I don’t want to slice you either Sir Takeo.”

“Yes, we feel the same.”

Takeo smiled.

“Your hair is relatively dry now so I’ll go and take a bath.”

Takeo went towards the bathroom.

“Yes, please take your time~”

“That was a good bath.”

Takeo returned to the bedroom.

“Sir Takeo, welcome back.”

Alice sat on the bed and welcomed Takeo with a smile.

“Yes, I’m back.”

Will you have some tea?”

Takeo asked while preparing some.

“Yes.”

Alice answered and moved to the chairs near the bed.

“You were sitting on the bed so what happened?”

“It’s no problem.”

“It’ll be good if you have no body pains in the morning, tomorrow.”

“Sir Takeo?”

“Lady Alice.”

“It’ll be fine…………probably.”

“Please tell me if you’re tired.

I’ll give you a light massage.”

“Yes.”

“By the way, Sir Takeo? I have a question.”

“What is it?”

“Why doesn’t Smith want to fight with me?”

“Are you curious?”

“Yes.”

“………….I’ll tell you on the condition that you don’t speak to young master Smith about it.”

“Understood, I won’t tell him.”

Alice answered immediately.

“The reason that young master Smith doesn’t challenge you is probably simple.

He probably thinks that he definitely cannot beat you.”

“….?…………….Is that all?”

“Fufu. You can tell an adolescent boy something like, ‘Is that all’ you know?

Once you become an adult there are experiences where-

Where you must try and do something, anything that is possible.

Must do things that have no meaning but need to be done.

Can’t do those things that you can do.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“In my case, I got most of my experiences at work and I learned to be sensible as an adult.

However, it was a little different when I was a kid.

If there was a wall that I definitely couldn’t overcome before me then I would give up.

I would consider it embarrassing to show my failure or incompetence to people. Therefore I chose to run away from those.”

“Was that the case for you as well?”

“Haha. I ran away quite often.

I was weak at studies………..from there as well.

I was picked up often by my boss so I did my best and became better every day.

I also gained many experiences during that time.

There were many unreasonable things in the world and I learned to think for myself.”

“Sir Takeo did his best.”

“That’s why I’m twisted right?”

Takeo smiled.

“Young master Smith recognizes his position.

That’s the reason he hates to show himself as a person that cannot overcome a wall to anyone.

Since he is the next head he must not lose.

He must not show his weakness to others.

He must not lose to a woman even if she is his elder sister.

No one has demanded that out of him right now but…………

It’s serious.”

“Is that so? So Sir Takeo?”

“What is it?”

“How do you feel about that now?”

“……………I do try to not show my weakness to others but if it’s something that I cannot so then I immediately request the cooperation of other people.

Even about the special product festival, I expressed my weakness while discussing it.

It’s impossible for one individual, you must involve other people.”

“That’s right.”

“Young master Smith is not able to do that right now.

His pride springs up. ‘How can the next head throw it up.’”

“But it’s not weak to rely on other people to get things moving.”

“Just by studying you cannot learn to think like that.

You’ll end up thinking that you must be able to do everything.

‘Well, I can do everything so I’m powerful. The reason that things don’t move forward is due to other people.’

Instead of having that kind of twisted thinking, this is several times better.”

“Certainly………I don’t want Smith to think like that.”

“Shall we sleep then?
Takeo took Alice to the bed.

Once they were in the bed…

“Nnn……….”

Alice suddenly kissed Takeo.

“Good night.”

“Yes, good night.”

Both of them smiled and got into bed.