Chapter 53 – Carsilla’S Diary (1)

Papa is getting farther away. With the red-haired lady.

‘…He’s gone.’

Swept away by the crowd, he and the red-haired lady disappeared from sight in an instant. I want to follow them too… but I guess I can’t?
Following the warm feeling in my hand, I look up and see pretty blue eyes. A sparkling, pretty person. She keeps telling me to call her Mom, and sometimes she’s scary, but she’s someone I like.

“Shall we go then?”
“Yeah.”

I walk, following the movement of our clasped hands.
When I walk with Papa, it’s not hard at all. He matches my walking speed.
Mom is the same. She walks at my pace, so it’s not hard at all.

There are so many people everywhere I look. Are these people all traveling too? That must be tiring. I still like home better. Oh, that looks delicious.
I only looked away for a second, and I bumped into a passing man. Ouch.

“Hey, what’s with this kid? Can’t you watch where you’re going?”
“I’m sorry. My child must have been distracted.”

Mom keeps pushing me behind her. I have no choice but to stick close behind her, and I see an ugly man. …The ugly men are multiplying.

“Are you a tourist? Wow~ A pretty lady like you shouldn’t be walking around alone. There might be dangerous people. We’ll protect you. It’ll be safer than being alone.”
“That’s right, that’s right. This neighborhood might look okay, but it’s surprisingly dangerous. Ah, you don’t have to refuse. We handsome men are kind to beautiful women.”

They’re faces I’ve never seen before, but they’re familiar people. Before I came to the orphanage, I saw a lot of men like this. They all look different, but they all act the same. They’re scary men, and I don’t want to run into them. …Plus, they’re ugly.

“Oh my. Thank you for the offer, but I’m not alone, so it’s okay. I have my daughter here too.”

…I’m not her daughter.
I hid my face behind Mom. Sometimes I don’t want to be her daughter. I want to grow up quickly.

“Daughter… is she? She looks nothing like you. Well, it doesn’t matter. We’ll guide you well~ so you better come with us while we’re being nice.”
“You wouldn’t want to get your pretty face bruised, would you? Ah, not that we’d do that. You know?”

Oh, I shouldn’t follow them… No, Mom is strong, so it’ll be okay.
Following behind Mom, we entered a familiar-looking back alley. It’s dirty, smelly, dangerous, and full of bad people.

“Wow~ This lady is brave. I like you, lady. Seeing you follow us this far, you must be into this kind of thing?”
“Hahaha, I know women like this. Once you get them down, they’re helpless!”

Even though the men are snickering and saying bad things, Mom is still just smiling faintly. …Ah. That’s a scary smile.

“Are you done talking?”
“Oh, look at this. She really is brave? Hey, lady. What’s your nam- urk!”

Oh. He flew away.
Blood is dripping from the mouth of the man who flew and hit the wall. Ooh. Cool.
Mom’s hand, which she slowly lowered, is still just white. I need to practice too. That way I can stay with Papa. I need to grow up quickly and protect him. I want to get stronger.

“Ugh! Cough, cough.”
“We’re, we’re sorry! We’re sorry!”
“We didn’t recognize a noble! Please forgive us!”

Huh? It’s over.
I was squatting down, thinking about practice, and it was already over. Mom is hitting the men, healing them, hitting them, and healing them while talking about something.

“Do you all understand? You need to remember my words well. If you break even one of them… I won’t let you off easy this time.”
“Yes, yes! We’ve, we’ve remembered!”
“Really, really, incredibly handsome and charming… and, and…”
“And has an aura!”
“That’s right, an aura! …Uh, and…”

What are they talking about? As I watch them with my chin in my hand, the men start to look a little pitiful. Idiots. They can’t even memorize something that easy.

“Uh, anyway, we’ll keep an eye on that man and the red-haired man and tell you everything they do!”
“Thank you. And?”
“We’ll reserve the two best inn rooms!”
“How kind of you. And?”
“We’ll reserve all the other inn rooms too!”
“Oh my. I don’t know how to thank you. Really… can I trust you?”
“Of course! Please trust us! We’ll do it without anyone knowing!”

Mom smiles prettily and nods, then heals the men one last time. …Even though she healed them, they all still look like they’re in pain. Is their heart hurting?

“Okay, Carsilla. Let’s go now.”
“Yeah.”

I take Mom’s hand and we go to the best restaurant, which one of the men is guiding us to.

“My baby, is there anything you want to eat?”
“Uh-huh. I want to eat with Papa.”
“You’re so good. Wait with Mom, and then when Papa comes, we’ll eat together. Okay?”

Waiting is boring. When I was at the orphanage, I just kept waiting while playing boring games by myself. So waiting is boring… It should be boring… but this time it wasn’t boring.

“Reporting! That, that… on the street, the man patted the red-haired man’s… um, um, butt… and, and they’re patting each other’s butts.”
“…On the street. They’re patting each other’s butts.”
“Yes, yes! That’s right! I’m sure of it!”
“Thank you. You can go.”

Papa must like butts.

“Reporting. Right now, the two of them have gone into a clothing store and are picking out clothes! And… oh, while picking out clothes… one of them is touching, touching the other’s body…”
“……I see.”
“Reporting. …They’re going to buy underwear…”
“Reporting. …They looked close…”

Ooh. Amazing. They’re really telling her everything.
Mom just nods, with a faint smile on her face.
……Scary expression. Papa and the lady are in big trouble. They’re going to get scolded.

“Also. I’d like to ask for something special for the food. Is that possible?”
“Of course! What kind of chef would you like…”
“Something good for men… like stamina… you know what I mean?”
“Ah! Yes, yes! Should we prepare just that?”
“Yes. And for the rest, please make it the most popular dishes. Please prepare the ‘special dish’ so that I can recognize it. It seems like someone will need to… use some strength today.”
“Understood! We’ll prepare it so that you can recognize it right away.”

Strength? Is Papa getting punished? ……Poor Papa.

“Oh, and… is it possible to get some… medicine that’s good for men?”
“M-medicine? How effective…?”
“……The best kind.”

But Mom must be worried about Papa. She’s even getting medicine that’s good for his body.
After the men left, Mom looked out the window and fell into thought. She was quiet for a long time, then suddenly let out a small sigh.

“Hmph. It seems like they’re going to try something.”
“Huh? Try something? What?”
“It’s nothing, Carsilla.”

Then she stares at me and says again.

“My baby. You know that I’m the only Mom you have, right?”
“…Uh-huh.”
“If Ian asks you to call him Mom… no, pretend you didn’t hear that. Ian isn’t the type to go that far… or maybe… um, no, he wouldn’t.”

……The red-haired lady is in big trouble. She’s really going to get scolded.
Sigh.

“Reporting! It seems like they’ve finished buying everything.”
“Good. What about the inn reservations?”
“We’ve reserved two of the best rooms, but they’re far apart!”
“And the other rooms?”
“Of course, we’ve reserved them all!”
“Thank you. You can guide them to the inn and then leave.”
“……Th-thank you. Thank you!”
“Oh, you’re welcome.”

I take Mom’s hand and we arrive at an expensive-looking inn. The men ran away, sobbing as if they were very sad.

“Carsilla. Everything we’ve talked about so far is a secret… okay?”
“Yeah. Secret.”

I wonder if I’ll get a ‘wish ticket’ this time too? I used up all the ones I got before. I wonder how many I’ll get this time.

“Okay. It’s our little secret, just like always. And you’ll sleep with Ian tonight, right?”
“……Why?”
“Because Papa and Mom are going to sleep together. Papa is in trouble. Okay?”
“…….”

I want to sleep with Papa. Can’t I sleep with him if he’s getting scolded?

“Okay?”
“……Yeah.”

Scary.
A little while later, Papa and the red-haired lady arrived.

“Ah, Yurian. Here you are!”
“Why is it so fancy here? Diana, did you get a room here?”
“Ah. Well, you see.”

Mom glances at me. Yeah. Secret. ……And she didn’t give me a wish ticket. And I can’t sleep with Papa. Mom is being too much.

“There were so many tourists today, it was hard to get a room. I looked at all the inns in the city, but there were no vacancies. There was only one room available here and one in another place, so I had no choice but to get them… I hope it’s okay?”
“There are that many people?”
“Yes. It really couldn’t be helped. The other room is over there, in that building you can see through the window.”
“It seems okay. I can just put up a barrier before I go to sleep.”
“That’s right. Ah, you must be hungry? I ordered food, so have this while you wait.”
“Carsilla. You must have walked around a lot with Diana to get the inn? You must be tired.”
“…Uh-huh.”

I wasn’t tired at all. I didn’t have to do anything.
The men did everything. Mom and I just sat and waited. I looked at Mom, and she was just staring at me.
…Yeah, it’s scary, so it’s a secret.
Papa stroked my head.

“Were you very tired?”

I glanced at Mom, and she just smiled quietly again. …Mom is the only one who gets to sleep with Papa. I want to sleep with him too. Mom is greedy, so I guess this is okay? I’m going to eat all the food that Mom ordered for Papa.

“So, we need to split into groups of two when we sleep. We need to consider the safety of the group, so I think it would be best for the strongest, Ian, to be paired with Carsilla, who is a child.”
“What? I’m, I’m the, no, I’m Diana’s escort.”
“It’s okay, Ian. I’m confident in my martial arts, and Yurian is here too.”
“……That seems more dangerous.”
“Carsilla. Is it okay?”

……I don’t want to.
Mom gently takes my hand. …It’s too much.

“……Ugh.”

I asked Papa for help. He always listens to any request if I look at him like this, so he’ll listen this time too.

“Diana. Carsilla is a child, so if I take her to sleep…”

Yes! I’m going to sleep with Papa…

“Carsilla. Is it okay?”

Ouch, my hand hurts.

“……Ughhh.”
“Is it okay?”
“……Uh-huh.”

Mom’s face, as she smiled at me, was too scary. …I’ll sleep with him next time.

“Yurian. It looks like we’re a pair? Let’s have a good night tonight.”
“H-have a good night? What?”
“Oh, come on. Since we’re a ‘pair,’ I mean let’s get along. Ah, the food is here. Eat a lot.”
“…….”

The food doesn’t taste good. It’s Papa’s anyway. I want to eat something else.

“Here, Yurian. Have some more of this.”
“……I’m only eating that? Eat something else too.”
“Oh, come on. My arm hurts.”

I looked at Papa one last time.

“Diana. Actually, Carsil…”
“Let’s go inside.”
“No, wait a minute. Diana. Diana?”
“Come on. I’m tired.”

……He’s weak. He always loses to Mom.

“Then you two, have a good night. Carsilla, sleep well and I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“……Ugh.”

I was left alone with the red-haired lady.

“Hey, kid. I’m going to shower first?”
“Yeah.”

Oh, right. Where are my clothes?
As I went to get my backpack, I saw the clothes that the red-haired lady had taken off, scattered around. I should tidy them up.

‘Her panties are wet.’

I unfolded them and they were all wet. What is this?

“Did she pee?”

Sniff, sniff.
I sniffed them, but it doesn’t smell like pee. It’s a familiar smell… Ah. It’s the smell that Mom often has. It’s similar to the smell that she has every night after she goes into Papa’s room.

‘She must have kissed Papa. Ugh, Papa is going to get scolded again.’

Then, there was a loud crash from the bathroom, and the door burst open and the lady ran out.

“Ah, ahh! What are you doing! I wondered what you were smelling, but you’re smelling my pa, panties… Ho, hopefully you’re not copying me? I told you not to copy things like this!”

Ah. She must be talking about when I smelled Mom’s panties before. I didn’t copy her.