Satou's here. I feel that I spent a lot of Christmas in the office after I had become a working adult. If March wasn't the end of the fiscal year, maybe I could have passed the end of year more relaxedly.
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"Master, Arisa is looking strange."
Arisa has always been strange though, but since it's Lulu who's saying it, she must be even stranger now.
When I look at the place Lulu points to, Arisa is humming a parody of Christmas songs, like "Siilent night", "loonely night", questionably in a dark room while staring at the fireworks afar.
Did something happen that stimulated her past trauma?
"Looks like she's remembering something unpleasant, so let's leave her alone."
"Y, yes..."
To relieve Lulu who's worrying about her little sister, let's hold a fun Christmas party and overwrite Arisa's bad memories.
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"What is it, so suddenly? There are no Christmas or Valentine over here you know?"
Arisa seems like she's rebounded but since she murmurs, "Riajuu, serves you right", looks like there's still some lingering effect.
"Is that so, I thought that the past heroes had spread them."
"Christmas is just an urban legend. Just like there's no Tsuchinoko here, there's also no Christmas here! QED, conclusion!"
No, that's very forced y'know? It can't be completely proved in the first place.
Well, it's fine.
"I've thought of holding a feast, and do something that's Christmas party-like, but I guess I should not."
"Feas~?"
"Meat festival nanodesu?"
"Fruits festival."
The youth troop reacted to the feast word.
"Are there going to be a roasted whole turkey, champagne? Is there going to be (fried) chicken with bone too?"
"I've never seen a turkey, but there are chicken-like birds, so I'll make them if you're fine with it."
"Yahoo! Then, I also have to make Christmas outfits! Do expect mini skirt Santa!"
It might just be a bravado, but it seems she's become a bit more energetic.
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"Master, about the lulu fruits that we're going to use to make the cake--"
According to Lulu, ever since the wedding of Tisrad-shi, the fruits are always sold-out. Erina and Talna pair who I've asked to help Lulu carry ingredients are slumping on the chairs after using up all their strength.
I guess I should directly ask viscount Emlin to get the fruits. It'll be awkward since I've declined his daughter's marriage proposal, but but the viscount probably wasn't serious anyway, so it's fine right.
"I'll do something about that. I want Lulu to make the sponge cake, can you do it?"
"Yes! I've trained intensively, so I'm fine."
Lulu is a hard worker. I'll entrust Lulu with the preparation for the cakes and the cookings, and borrow the maids of baron Muno for the parts that can't be done alone. They should be able to at least peel potatoes.