Reincarnated As The Only Son (18 years old) Of The Arrogant And Wicked Marquis Family. - Chapter 26: Together With Luna ②

Together With Luna ②

After meeting up, we reached a busy shopping street using a nearby streetcar.

Luna looked around restlessly and fidgety.

Having spent her time in the quiet library at the school and her holidays in her quiet room, she was probably not used to such a lively place.

“…A lot of people are here.”

“It’s a shopping district, after all.”

“Do we still hold hands in this kind of situation?”

“It’s really strange, is it? People around us are doing it too.”

“I won’t be responsible for any strange rumors that might be spread…”

“It was you Luna who asked me to hold hands in the first place.”

“…”

When I won the argument with Luna, who was also a talented and beautiful book worm, she tried to pull away from me by silently shaking our joined hands.

However, the force was very weak. 

“I’m not used to…. this sort of thing, it’s not fair.”

“Ehh?”

“I keep getting beaten up. This is not fair.”

“Well, I’m an escort.”

I’m not used to it either. It’s just that I’m more afraid of what might happen to Luna.

What kind of responsibility would I have to take if something happened to her? Thinking about such a horrible thing helped me maintain my cool.

If she were in the same position as me, she would be a little more relaxed.

“On another note, I’m sure there are plenty of people more used to this kind of stuff than me. In the academy.”

“I don’t believe that.”

“But there are a lot of guys and girls who sneak out during the evening party, you know? I’ll leave it to your imagination what they’re doing.”

“…”

As soon as Beret retraced his memory and stated his grounds, Luna looked up at him suddenly. 

Her eyes, always sleepy, were wide open and her pupils were shaking.

Luna usually gave priority to reading and had never attended an evening meeting. She was shocked to hear this for the first time.

“T-That is absolutely not possible. We are still minors. We can’t kiss until we’ve reached adulthood.”

“What?”

“There’s no way that a good number of them would be doing such a slutty thing.”

“…”

No, wait a minute. What she imagined was just a kiss? In Luna’s mind, kissing is the mark for adulthood…?

Her words were much gentler than what I had imagined.

I let out a distracted sound.

“What is that look on your face? I didn’t say anything funny.”

“W-well…”

“You’re being vague. Are you implying something other than kissing?”

“Well, I mean…”

It’s more than kissing, you know? The things they do…

Kissing was the utmost act they did when they left the evening party, and it shouldn’t be done by a minor. What a stiff chastity concept Luna had. But I know the reality.

What am I supposed to do now…?

Somehow I felt lost, but seeing how surprised I was just now, I think it would be best to not to tell her the truth… I came to such a decision.

“No, I’m sorry. They don’t kiss… Yeah.”

“I know right. It’s not something we should do.”

I understood when I saw Luna who gave out an imposing aura. She really thought so.

“U-uhmm? I think romance novels have depictions of people kissing underage, do you accept those?”

“Love stories are fiction. They are not non-fiction.”

“Well… sure.”

I could say without a doubt. Luna had a pure heart that could compete with Shea’s.

“I don’t understand. What are the men and women doing when they leave the evening party?”

“Uh…”

“Tell me, Beret St. Ford.”

No, is that for real…?

Suddenly, she gave me a killer pass making my mind go blank.

Luna’s maximum possible action. Now that I denied that they didn’t ‘kiss’, what else did they do? …It was only natural that such a question would arise.

“Well, what was it…?”

“I can’t believe that you don’t know that. You have been to the evening parties, and you pretended to know what was really going on.”

“Oh, hahaha…”

“What are they doing?”

I could feel her inquisitive mind. No, maybe she just read romance novels and was curious about non-fiction love stories.

With a wry smile, I managed to get some time to think about what I had to say.

“Uhmm… yeah. Going to a quiet place to chat while looking at the moon. Sometimes holding hands.”

“I see. That sounds like a lot of fun. I can see why you said you were ‘used to it.'”

“Yeah yah.”

“I mean, you’ve been out of the evening party too, haven’t you? Do you switch ladies?”

Ehh, what? … She looked like she was in pain from her gaze…

This time, she also put more power in her hands.

“No, I just say hi and leave. All the time.”

“Why is that? I hear it’s a fun event.”

“Because there are bad rumors and people don’t want to see me. No one wants to talk to me.”

“I see. I can imagine the scene just by listening to you. I feel sorry for you.”

“I don’t know what else to say. …Wait a minute. Don’t you look kind of happy?”

“It’s just your imagination.”

I suddenly felt it, and just as I was about to ask.

Shaking her head and putting her hat back on deeply again, Luna looked down to hide her face even more.

“…Um, please give me something to talk about. I’m lost.”

“Oh, yeah. I’ll do this then. Do you know Shea, Luna?”

“Yes, she is your personal valet. Something happened?”

“She’s been acting a little strange lately. “

“Shea has been a little weird these days. I don’t think she’s angry, but she has a tsundere attitude and has been acting cold——.”

Walking along the shopping street, the next thing he talked about was his own concerns about Shea.

But

“I mean, you’ve been out of the evening party too, haven’t you? Do you switch ladies?”

Looking at her appearance at this time, it was a topic that could be called a bad move.