ALL NOVEL Chapter 52 – Date during the festival.
Nahida had already finished showering and put on his clothes. It was a rather old outfit, but it was in good condition. He was wearing a basic black shirt and long pants.
Nahida was the kind of guy who didn't like patterned shirts because they drew too much attention. He liked basic shirts, whether white or black. "Let's put on my best perfume and wait for Nazuna. She'll probably be here soon."
Nahida didn't know how long it took goblin girls to get ready, but maybe it was like human girls. Nahida wondered if she had asked her friends to help her prepare for this "date."
When he finished getting ready, Nahida left his room and went to the reception. Joulan was still there.
"Isn't Nazuna here yet?"
"Not yet. But it hasn't been that long since she left, has it?"
"I took a long time in the shower. I probably take more than half an hour." Nahida went back to his room to look at the time. It was almost eight o'clock at night. It had been longer than he expected.
Nahida returned to reception and told Joulan to go home and get ready. He hadn't been out since the morning. He hadn't even asked his friend to go to the festival(probably)
"Thank you."
"There's nothing to thank me for. Have fun with your friend."
"..." Joulan had a big smile on his face.
Nahida sat at one of the tables, and Lucky left the kitchen. He approached carrying a plate with some takoyakis on it. "There's some leftovers if you want to eat."
"Thanks." Nahida took one of the takoyakis and tried it. It was pretty tasty. "Speaking of which, Rimuru said that although you didn't have to take care of all the food at the festival, he wanted to eat the food you prepared."
"Really?"
"Yes. He wants to try festival foods prepared by a professional chef. You probably won't have to do it until tomorrow, but be prepared."
"Of course. What about the other cooks..."
"Are they still giving you too much trouble?"
"No, they're acting differently now. They've suddenly started obeying me. I think I needed to try a bit harder."
"I see. That's good."
"Do you want me to stay with you while waiting for the girl? Are you feeling lonely?"
"..." Nahida turned to Lucky. "Go back to the kitchen and leave me alone." Nahida handed him his full plate, and Lucky quickly returned to the kitchen.
Haaa~~
Nahida sighed and rested his chin on his hand. Nazuna took longer than expected, but it was worth the wait. Nazuna looked so beautiful that Nahida lost his breath.
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Contrary to what Nahida had expected, Nazuna wore a very adult and sensual outfit, utterly different from what she usually wore. It didn't look like they were going to a festival.
"Wow, you look beautiful." Hearing Nahida's compliment, Nazuna's face turned red, and she began fixing her hair, clearly embarrassed. Nahida laughed and then held out his hand for her to take.
"Wait, before we go, I must give you this." Nazuna handed Nahida a piece of paper. It was a letter. "It's a letter that Rimuru-sama asked me to give you. It's quite important."
"A letter? Can you wait for a minute?"
"Sure."
Nahida opened the letter and began to read.
[ Nahida, first of all, I'd like to tell you to take good care of Nazuna. I don't know her well, but I hope you'll take good care of her. ]
That was the first paragraph of the letter.
"How did he know I was going to the festival with Nazuna? She didn't even have time to tell him. Maybe he guessed? Well, who cares."
[Now, the reason for this letter: I need you to be careful. I've invited some important people and don't want them to discover about you.
Please pretend you're a traveler, not say who you are. Please try not to wear too extravagant clothes so as not to attract attention.
That's all, enjoy the festival. We probably won't see each other as I'll have fun elsewhere. But if we do, I want to show you something interesting. ]
"I see, he's invited some important people. Who would that be?" Nahida thought of some characters who might have been invited. Perhaps a king of a country? Maybe a demon king?
That was outside the script Nahida knew.
"Anyway, I don't think my outfit is extravagant. It'll be fine." Nahida folded the letter, walked to Nazuna, and held her hand.
"What was it?"
"He just wanted to tell me to take good care of you and not to draw too much attention to myself."
"Oh no! Don't you think I'll attract too much attention with these clothes? It was my friends who made me dress like this..."
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Now open the door so we can enjoy the festival together. We can return here and have fun in my bed as soon as we've finished having fun at the festival."
"Don't say that! You'll make me ashamed."Nazuna was very happy to hear that. She had even forgotten what had happened the night before.
So Nazuna opened the door, and they left the hotel. Of course, Nahida locked the door as soon as they left so there would be no chance of anyone entering his hotel.
As soon as they left, the two of them were already greeted by the sight of some cheerful monsters. Even away from the main area where the festival occurred, people were having a great time.
