【The Old Man of the Expelled Inn Unwittingly Dominates Today Too】Although I Want to Lead a Slow Life, for Some Reason the Strongest Beauties Who Hold Important Positions in the Country, and Were Once My Disciples, Gather Around Me Asking to Be Hired – Even Though I Only Taught Them a Little～ - Chapter 6: The Old Man Reunites with his Disciple, the Sword Saint Alesia

“Master! I’ve found you!”

The very first notable guest turned out to be none other than Alesia Orlaruen, known as the strongest female swordsman in the history of the Fridania Kingdom.

With her long, transparent silver hair, dignified face, and blue eyes.

She’s a swordsman, but her figure boasts a feminine, curvy charm and two prominent features that rival Liena’s. Above that, her tightly fitted waist accentuates her well-trained physique.

At the young age of 16, she became the leader of the Fridania Knights, and at 17, she acquired the title of “Sword Saint.” If I remember correctly, she’s 21 now. A breathtakingly beautiful swordswoman who turns everyone’s heads.

“I’ve finally found you.”

“Ah, Alesia…”

I’m at a loss for words at this unexpected reunion.

“Alesia, what are you doing here?”

“Forget about me! Why were you banished, Master?”

Uh… that’s a tough question to answer. I myself don’t really understand why I was banished. Why would they frame me and exile such an ordinary innkeeper like me? Prince Genus, acting as the king, must have mountains of work to do.

Time passed in silence as I was unable to give Alesia a clear response, but she opened her mouth again.

“…I’m sorry, I seem to have gotten a little excited seeing you again after so long.”

“No, it’s nothing like that. I’m glad to see you again, Alesia.”

“You’re glad to see me!? R-really?”

“Er, yes… of course.”

Huh? What? Alesia’s face lights up, and she suddenly moves closer. Being approached by a beautiful silver-haired woman makes an old man like me nervous. Alesia should be more aware of her own beauty.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and began rummaging around in her pocket.

“I forgot! Master, here!”

I opened the wrapped paper she handed me. Hmm?

“Ohhhhhh, this!”

Inside the wrapping was an anpan.

 (TL/N: a sweet roll filled with red bean paste.)

This is from the ultra-popular shop in Fridania’s royal capital, where you can’t get one unless you line up in a massive queue~~!

“Ah, ah, Alesia… Is it really okay!? Can I eat it!?”

“Hehe, of course.”

Really!? My beloved disciple is the best!

I immediately bit into the treasure that had come out of the wrapping.

“—Gyaaaah! Delicious! This must have been hard to buy! Thank you!”

“It’s Master’s favorite, so lining up is no big deal.”

“Liena, try it too! You’ll be amazed!”

I handed a new anpan to Liena, who had been watching us from behind the counter.

“Is it really okay~? Thank you! Wow~~ It’s delicious, Lord Baldo~”

“They sell anpan in Natol too, but you won’t find one of this quality easily!”

“Ah, Lord Baldo, you have bean paste on your cheek.”

Liena gently wiped it off for me. I must have gotten too engrossed in eating.

Suddenly, I felt a sharp and rapidly growing sense of murderous intent.

Huh? What? An enemy attack—!?

“What are you to my master!?”

I was mistaken… the source of the killing intent was Alesia.

Alesia was brimming with murderous intent, her beautiful blue eyes glaring at Liena like a wild beast.

Ah, that’s right. I forgot to introduce Liena. But before I could open my mouth, Liena quickly stepped in front of Alesia.

“Lord Baldo is my master!”

Eh?! Wait a minute, the way she said it!

Isn’t that going to lead to some strange misunderstanding?

When I turned to Alesia, her whole body was trembling. This is bad, she must think I’m some perverted old man!

She’s thinking of me as some guy who lets a 17-year-old beautiful princess call him “Master,” and relishes in some perverted old-man play!

“What do you mean, you brat! How dare you talk like that!”

Whoa, this girl pulled out her sacred sword—in an inn, no less!

Wait, wait. Is pulling out a sacred sword really necessary? Was Alesia always this wild?

And why is she angry at Liena?

“Alesia, wait a minute, this person is…”

“I apologize for the late introduction, Alesia-san. I am Liena, the first princess of Natol.”

Liena said, bowing gracefully. There was no trembling in her demeanor. Unaffected by a Sword Saint’s murderous intent, truly befitting of royalty.

Phew, surely knowing that Liena is a princess, Alesia will calm down now.

“What’s this? You think a mere first princess like you is a match for my master? Don’t you dare speak to him so casually!” 

Wait, wait, wait! What is she talking about? There’s no way they match; it’s a beautiful young princess and a mere innkeeper, after all.

I quickly grabbed Alesia’s hand and pulled her to the back.

“Alesia, calm down! Liena is the daughter of the king who owns this inn. And you can’t just pull out your sacred sword like that.”

“Yes… I’m sorry, Master. I got overly excited… I lack discipline.” 

Alesia said, her face turning bright red, her voice trembling with remorse.

Ah, did I say too much? She glanced at the hand I grabbed, her face turning as red as if it were on fire.

On second thought, it must have been quite difficult for her to come to Natol. She must be tired from various things. It was just a slight misunderstanding.

Afterward, when we exchanged some words, Liena’s smile escaped her lips as she said, “Hehe, Master Baldo is truly admired by the Sword Saint, isn’t he?” 

Well, everything must be fine. Besides, Alesia is an understanding girl when you talk to her.

However, it’s nice to be admired. Even though I trained her when she was a child, she still calls me “Master.” What a loyal girl she is.

Then, the conversation shifted to the inn.

“I see, Master, you are running an inn here.” 

Alesia said, nodding in understanding.

Well, it’s not really working out, though. After all, Alesia is the first person to open the door since we started…

“By the way, Master, it looked like you were preparing to go out?”

That’s right. I completely forgot about it due to Alesia’s visit, but I was planning to distribute flyers. If I continue like this, the business will fail. Far from my dream of a slow life, I’ll be on a one-way street to starvation.

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“Grand reopening of the inn~~ Oyaji-tei~~ Thank you for your support♡”

We were in the central square of the royal capital. With so many people around, this place was perfect for handing out flyers.

Liena’s lively voice attracted the people in the square. Wow as expected, everyone’s taking a flyer from a beautiful girl. I have to do my best too. Even with an old man like me, there are people taking flyers.

By the way, we hadn’t really thought about the inn’s name, but when we made the flyers, Liena had written “Oyaji-tei,” so we went with that.

Speaking of which…

In fact, there was one more person distributing flyers besides Liena and me.

A stunning silver-haired beauty, brandishing a sacred sword, with a dazzling and gallant face.

“Ah, Alesia… Isn’t it okay for you to go back to the Kingdom of Fridania?”

For some reason, even Sword Saint Alesia had come along to hand out flyers.