709-New construction party ②






 

''Well, she's really serious in both a good and bad way.......maybe that's why she's rather misunderstood even within the family.
'Really? But I know it's a bit strict, but I can tell even though I haven't seen you for a while that you care about your family, Zwei-san," he said.

 It's true that Mr. Zwei can be a bit strict with his manners, and he can also blame Mr. Feer for his blunders. However, I understand that it's because he cares about his family.
 It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it.
 If I were to say it, I'd say 'I like her as a family-oriented sister, but she's scary when she's demanding'. So in my image, the feeling of being misunderstood is........

"No, to begin with, Zwei-san........you're not 'strict' at all, right?
...Yeah?
"There are two main types of evaluations of Ms. Zwei in her family: those who think she is a strict but family-oriented sister, and those who think she is a kind and family-oriented sister. "There are two main types of people in Zwei's family: those who think she is a strict but family-oriented sister, and those who think she is a kind and family-oriented sister.
'That's kind of the opposite assessment why are we so extremely divided again?
'Well, that's the biggest point of misunderstanding. Wait a minute, I'll bring those two patterns of people in now...

 With that, Alice disappeared and a few seconds passed before two figures appeared on the spot.

'Aya? It's Mr. KiteCun! Hello - happy day!
Mr. Raz.... um, thank you very much.
Yes, sir!

  She seemed to be on good terms with Zwei-san at the Rokuon Festival as well... Well, I've never seen someone who doesn't get along with Raz-san, who is a comic ghost, in the first place....

'Hello, Miyama-kun. Thank you for inviting me today........and, um, Chartier-sama invited me to come over?
Hello, Dr. Fear.

 The two eyes are Fea-sensei, who spoke to me while smiling calmly. This is probably the side that thinks of Zwei-san as a 'strict but family-oriented sister'.
 It seems that the blunder-prone Ms. Fier-sensei is often scolded, and although she doesn't dislike him, I get the impression that she is quite afraid of Zwei-san.
 As I was thinking about this, Alice reappeared and spoke to them.

You two, please look over there for a moment. Look, Zwei-san is there, right?
'Wow! It's your sister Zwei! You've been busy lately, and I'd love to talk to you later!
What should I do, Sister Zwei? I don't know what to do, Miyama-kun, but I'm dressed like this.

 It was truly a reaction of the two extremes. Raz-san smiled happily when she spotted Zwei-san, and Fea-sensei began to worry about her appearance with an impatient look on her face.

''And well, so it's two patterns like this.
'Umm, yeah. I get that but what's the misunderstanding in the end?
'I think we'll find out soon enough about that. Mr. Raz, can I ask you something?
Yes? What is it, Phantom King?

 After giving a light chuckle at my words, Alice turned to Raz-san and opened her mouth.

''Raz-san has known Zwei-san for a long time, after all, have you ever been scolded for your etiquette or something?''
'Of course there is. Meh! That's what he told me.
'I see, I see ... by the way, was there a 'long sermon' when you were scolded?'
Yeah? Why? Sister Zwei is very kind, so she doesn't 'give long sermons'? It's about 'long enough', right?
What?

 At Raz-san's heartfelt and mysterious words, Dr. Fier's eyes widened in astonishment as he told her. That's probably true too, or rather, I'm actually surprised too.
 According to Fea-sensei and Noin-san, Zwei-san's sermon is extremely long, a course of several hours. However, Raz-san says it's only about long enough, and there's a big difference.

''La, Raz! What do you mean? Ho, are you sure you haven't had a long lecture from your sister Zwei?
No? Not your sister Fia?

 Apparently, Raz-san really hasn't been given a long sermon once. Feeling doubtful, I looked at Alice..........Alice opened her mouth with a bitter smile again.

''Yes, this difference in perception is a big difference. And the reason for that........Fea-san, what do you do when you're being lectured by Zwei-san? I think you're going to stay quiet and listen to Zwei's sermon in silence until he's done talking, aren't you?
Yeah, that's right, but...
'You can't do that, sister Fear!
'What? Yeah, why not?
'Yes, sir! Because if big sister Fea remained silent, big sister Zwei would be 'I don't know if big sister Fea got the story or not'!
'What? What?

  The overly serious personality according to Alice, both in a good and bad sense, the difference in perception and response between Raz-san and Fea-sensei........what can be derived from that?

'Hey, Alice. Maybe, though, Zwei-san's long sermons are long... 'I just repeat the same thing because I think they don't understand,' or something like that...
Huh?
'Correct. And I'm d*mn serious, so I adjust my phrasing and content every time I repeat it.

 Fia-sensei has a completely stunned expression on her face.

''For now, Kite-san, since Ayn-san's teasing is over and Zwei-san seems to have calmed down, please try saying the words I'm about to say to Zwei-san as they are.
Okay, okay.
Mr. Fear, please stand here and listen. I can hear you well enough at this distance, can't I?
Okay, yes.

 Although I was surprised by the content, I agreed with Alice's story and I moved to Zwei-san to tell her what I heard from her.

''........Zwei-san, well, thank you for your help.
'Miss Miyama. I'm sorry for my unseemly appearance.
'No, no, don't worry about it. For that matter, I'd like to ask Zwei a few questions...
What do you want to hear? Yes, if you can answer me, anything at all.

 Perhaps because of the change in my impression of Mr. Zwei after our earlier conversation, I am not as nervous as I was before, even though I am talking to him. There is almost no change in his expression and he seems to have a keen eye for detail, but without preconceptions, Zwei has been polite and considerate to me.
 

''Well, I heard that Zwei-san often instructs his family, isn't it hard?''
No, I'm doing this for the sake of my family, which is the most important thing in my life, and I've never felt any pain. It pains me to scold my younger sister and brother, but I can't help but regret that I didn't see it coming and my family would be embarrassed outside. It is painful, but sometimes I scold them a little harshly.
Well how awesome is that?
I'm grateful for the compliment. However, it's not something I'm proud of. I'm ashamed to admit that I have a bad habit of 'telling people things too hard,' and because of that, my teaching often drags on needlessly.
Oh, really?
Yes, if I had more explanatory power, I would be able to teach you more succinctly, but it's a difficult thing to do. I've been thinking of ways to improve it, but it hasn't been easy.

 Apparently, I really was right. And I understand what Alice said about being too serious.
 Zwei-san is probably the type of person who, when something goes wrong, thinks that he is the cause of the problem. It's true that you may be the type that is easily misunderstood in terms of the fact that you keep things to yourself.

 As it was, I chatted with Zwei-san for a little while, and after thanking him, I returned to Alice and the others.
 Fia-sensei seemed to be confused and was moving her gaze restlessly.

''Eh? So, then, is the reason why your sister Zwei's sermon was really so long... is it because I listened in silence?
'Exactly. Think carefully of Zwei's sermons so far. After we've talked about it to some extent, I said, 'Isn't there a little pause?'
...and I'm sure there's a lot of pauses...
If I had said 'I failed this time for this reason, and I'll do this next time,' at that point, the sermon would have ended. But if I was silent at that point, the serious Zwei would repeat the same story with different words, thinking it was because I didn't say it right.
....

 Okay, so the reason why Zwei's reputation was split in half, even within the family, was whether or not he was responding to the blank.

''Well, now that we know, let's actually try it out. Fia-san, yes, please hold this glass.
Huh? Um.....
And please spill the contents of this in front of Mr. Zwei on purpose and be preached at. Then, try to remember what you said earlier and deal with it. I'm sure the misunderstanding will be cleared up.
Okay, okay.

 My face stiffened for a moment at the part about being deliberately lectured to, but even so, Fea-sensei took the glass and approached Zwei-san with a slow gait.
 While looking away from his back, I asked a certain question to Alice.

''........Fea-sensei has an honest personality, and she's so stiff and nervous that it would be unnatural for her to screw up on purpose?''
''Oh, it's okay. That boy's screw-ups are hardcore, so if you guide him properly like that, I'm sure he'll screw up in a completely different place than that...
Whew!
...and step on it?

 Before Alice could finish, Dr. Fea stepped on the hem of her own clothes and fell down with a flourish. As expected of Alice, it was a perfect read.
 And seeing Fea-sensei's fall, Zwei reacted quickly.

'Fea! You're also....
What?
I told you not to watch your step.
Hi!
'Look, to begin with...'

 And then, as I expected, or rather, what can I say, the sermon on carelessness began. The sermon, with a stern expression and even a sharp voice, was quite powerful, and even though I wasn't angry with him, I couldn't help but stand tall.
 Zwei-san went on to lecture Fea-sensei, who sat upright for a few minutes, about carelessness.......and then, after speaking to some extent, stopped speaking and looked at Fea-sensei with a jittery look.
 Dr. Fea, who would have been surrendered to the glaring expression on her face and remained silent until now, remembered Alice's advice and opened her mouth as if she was afraid.

''I'm sorry, Zwei-chan. If I had been watching my feet properly, it wouldn't have happened like this.......well, I'll be more careful next time.
....

 When Fea-sensei said that and bowed his head, Zwei-san's expression seemed to soften in a huff.

All you have to do is know. Come on, stand up, Fear.

 Saying that, Fea-sensei, who was sitting upright, stood up, and while lightly brushing the dirt on Fea-sensei's clothes with her hands, Zwei-san smiled kindly.

''As for embarrassment, but more than that........you are indeed strong, and you wouldn't be injured to the extent of falling down. But even so, I'm not worried that you, my precious sister, would fall. Please don't worry about me too much.

'Shoo, it's cleaned up. Notice what I said earlier, the party....
'Zwei sis!
'Fie, Fiea! What is it, what's going on, all of a sudden?

 Dr. Fea jumped at Zwei, her eyes watering as she was moved by Zwei's kind words.

'I'm sorry! I've been wrong about Zwei until now!
Wait, misunderstood? What's going on? I don't really get the point of the story...
'Sis!
''Oh, calm down, Fea. What in the world is wrong with you........I'll listen to you properly, there's a lot of people here, and you need to stop crying for once.......

 Perhaps out of guilt for being afraid of Zwei-san up until now, Zwei-san has a confused expression on her face as if she doesn't understand the situation, as she is crying out to Fea-sensei, who is sobbing.
 Zwei-san, who continued to speak to Fea-sensei while cringing in an attempt to somehow calm her down, really just seemed to be a kind older sister who cared for her sister.
 What a surprise it was, but it was nice to get to know the real Zwei-san, or so I thought.
 It was rude to continue watching Zwei-san and Fea-sensei's condition, so I decided to resume my greeting rounds and quietly left the place.

 It was a bit noisy, but it was still safe to say that the party was generally calm and faithful.

 Yes, I thought so. Although the members gathered are all ridiculous people, I still got used to it somewhat at the previous birthday party, and I thought I would be able to go through it without any problems... yes... I thought.

 ........until I saw the 'gods of this world and the gods of another world' glaring at each other while clashing their magic power to the point that space was distorted.......