Daybreak Summoner - Chapter 19
Two Stars
“…mmm.”
In a comfortable slumber, Rinna opens her eyes.
In front of her is Rei, breathing a small sigh of sleep.
She looks around her room and sees that it is unmistakably her room, although she is not yet familiar with it.
The morning light is blocked by the curtains, and the room is dimly lit.
“Oh…I see…I’m back.”
Rinna recalls with a head that is still not fully awake.
After a five-day excursion, she had safely returned to the Capital and had been promoted to a B-class summoner.
And that she had not been able to sleep with Rei during those five days.
Feeling Rei’s warmth, I could sleep soundly with peace of mind.
I would never be able to say this to him.
“…You’re sleeping soundly…”
Rinna gazes at the innocent sleeping face in front of her.
The side-tail she usually wears is down, and her reddish-brown hair has grown to her shoulders.
Rinna brushes the bangs from her face with her fingers.
Suddenly, her eyes are drawn to her lips as she sighs in her sleep.
“Rei…”
Rinna’s face is drawn to those lips, as if she is drawn to them.
Then she closes her eyes and tilts her face…
“What am I going to do?”
“Whoa! I’m so surprised, what is it?”
Rinna’s screams echoed through the quiet morning.
Rei jumps up when she is screamed at close range.
The first thing he saw was Rinna’s face turning bright red and writhing in agony with her head in her hands.
“What’s wrong, Rin-chan, is something wrong?”
“Oh, nothing is wrong with me, it’s Shifle that’s probably different….”
Rei’s head is full of question marks, but at least she doesn’t seem to be in bad shape.
She patted her chest as Rinna seemed to be in good health.
Rinna buried her face in her pillow and moaned something.
I was so happy to see her.
After finishing breakfast and getting cleaned up.
The two of them walk hand in hand to the center of the royal city.
To fulfill their promise to eat a parfait together when they return to Capital.
According to Shifle, it was a date.
Yes, a date.
“Rin-chan, where shall we go first?”
Rei is dressed in a short-sleeved jacket over a pink halter-neck, paired with a pink mini-skirt.
It was a big change from her usual attire, which emphasizes ease of movement.
Of course, she doesn’t have a sword or any other dangerous thing on her waist.
“Well…, I don’t want to go out for a parfait, so let’s do some window shopping. If there’s something I want, I’ll buy it.”
Rinna has removed the large black cloak she always wears and is wearing a white blouse with a blue spot and a knee-length blue skirt.
Unlike her usual image as a summoner, Rinna looked fragile and innocent.
The first place they entered was a small store.
The store’s cupboards were lined with glittering accessories.
“Wow, these accessories are so cute!”
Rei immediately picks one up and starts looking at the items.
She is the type of person who is obsessed with this type of accessory.
The star hair ornament she always wears was something she found on the way home from her part-time job and fell in love with at first sight.
Rinna, on the other hand, is not so concerned about such things.
Her twin-tail hair is tied up with just a black elastic, without any particular decoration.
The act of dressing herself up didn’t quite click with her.
“I don’t really understand these things. I’ll just look around at random; Rei, take your time choosing.”
Rinna wanders around the store.
Her eyes flicker a little at the sparkling, colorful accessories.
I’m not suited for this kind of thing, after all.
I mutter to myself in my mind as if to reconfirm.
“Rin-chan! Look at this!”
Rei comes running up to me happily.
She seems to be holding something in her hand.
“What’s the matter, Rei, did you find something good?”
She must have found something she liked.
Rei held out two sets of hairpins in front of Rinna.
In the palm of her hand, she held out two sets of hairpins, each with a blue elastic and a star.
“Is this…?”
“Heh, heh, the design is similar to mine, so I thought you might like them for Rin-chan’s hair clip. It looks like it matches mine.”
Matching with Rei.
The words made a big impression on Rinna’s mind.
She was not interested in fashion, after all.
I’m not interested, but if it’s matching with Rei, then….
“…hmmm. Can I wear it?”
“Got it! Then I’ll go buy it right away.”
Rei smiles at Rinna and runs to the counter.
Her side tails bounce up and down like a dog’s tail.
Rinna had always thought she looked like a dog.
She is very friendly.
She hugged him without any hesitation, and their skinship was intense.
This is a reflection of the loneliness she has felt in her life.
Rinna, who did not know her well before she came to this world, did not understand that much.
“I bought it, let’s put it on right now! Right now!”
“Oh, here?”
After paying the bill, Rei quickly tried on the star hair clip on Rinna.
“Don’t worry, I’ll put it on. Here.”
“…Okay, then, please.”
Rei steps behind Rinna and, with a familiar hand, removes the original black elastic and puts on the new hair clip.
She was having an irresistible conflict with her fluffy hair, but as expected, she would have been offended if she did it here.
Strongly restraining herself, she successfully completed the exchange of hair clips.
“Yes, it’s done. It looks great on you. Here, look.”
He pulls out a hand mirror from his pouch and hands it to Rinna.
Rinna takes it and checks her hair clip.
Two stars floating in her light hair color.
The design was indeed similar to Rei’s hair clip, in fact, it looked exactly like hers.
“Matching Rei’s…”
He is wearing the same thing as her.
Rinna’s heart was filled with warmth.
It’s a feeling she’s experienced since meeting Rei.
She is still not sure what this feeling is, but it is a very comfortable feeling.
“Thank you. I’ll treasure it.”
“Ehehe, I’m glad you like it.”
Rei smiles reassuringly.
Rinna hands the mirror back to him, and the two of them walk off together again, hand in hand.
“Where are we going next?”
“Anywhere with Rin-chan.”
“That’s the worst kind of answer.”
At lunchtime, they are sitting opposite each other in a café near the center of town.
They are sitting opposite each other in a café near the center of town, for lunch and a parfait.
This is one of the most famous places to eat sweets in Capital.
Fortunately, they were able to get in without waiting in line, but if they were unlucky, they might have to wait for an hour.
The first thing that was brought to us was the restaurant’s signature pasta.
It was generously covered with Safrim pork bacon and Tangris goat cheese sauce, and smelled appetizing.
“Looks delicious…, I’ll have some.”
After drizzling the sauce generously, we put the noodles in our mouths along with the bacon.
The aroma of mellow cheese and the soft texture of the pasta fill her mouth.
Rinna savors the first bite thoroughly and takes two shakes of the powdered cheese provided at the table.
She mixes it with the sauce and takes a second bite.
The richness of the sauce increases even more, yet it is not too thick.
It leaves a refreshing aftertaste and is extremely satisfying.
“You really look happy eating this, Rin-chan.”
Watching Rinna’s entranced expression, Rei also takes a mouthful of pasta.
With a rivalry in his heart, he wants Rinna to tell him that his food tastes even better.
“That was delicious, the pasta here.”
“Yes, but the main course is only a parfait…!”
Rinna’s eyes glint.
Yes, the pasta that was so delicious was just a prelude, so to speak.
The main course was finally brought to their table.
“Oh…this is…!”
“Jumbo fruit parfait special three-tiered platter….”
A huge tower of fruit and cream served in an oversized clear glass towered over the table.
“This is the Jumbo Fruit Parfait Special Triple Tier. Please take your time.”
Jumbo Fruit Parfait Special Triple Tier.
A layer of cream and chocolate on top of the bottom layer of citrus fruit.
Then a layer of flakes and strawberry paste, followed by ice cream and whipped cream spread on top.
At the very top, a melon sliced into eighths stands before them, a magical castle of sweets.
“Now, are you ready, Rei…”
“Yes, let’s go, Rin-chan.”
With serious expressions on their faces, they picked up spoons and scooped ice cream from the front and back.
Then they brought it to their mouths.
“…Yum.”
“What’s this, it’s so rich! I’ve never had anything like it!”
The extra thick vanilla ice cream spread in my mouth.
It melts on your tongue and cools you down after a meal.
The ice cream Rei had eaten at the ranch where she was taken as a child had never been as thick as this.
Rinna is ecstatic.
“By the way, Rin-chan, remember what I said the other day?”
“…What…what are you talking about?”
Rei looked around, then opened his mouth.
“The next time we’re alone together, you said I could make an ah-ha moment.”
“What?
Rinna had thought they were going to do it at home.
I never thought she would say it in a public place like this.
“How can it be just the two of us! Someone will see us, for sure!
“I’m fine, just look around you.”
Rinna took a closer look around the table.
There are no windows on the wall side, so there is no need to worry about being seen from the outside.
On the corridor side was a narrow aisle, so that no one could see what was going on around the table unless someone passed through the aisle.
“Did you get it? Here, Rin-chan.
“Ugh…okay, you just do it….”
I couldn’t say no, since I had promised to do it when it was just the two of us.
With a big smile on her face, Rei holds out a spoon with ice cream on it.
Rinna willingly leaned forward and opened her mouth.
“Ah…ah…”
Rei takes the spoon into Rinna’s mouth.
Rinna closed her mouth and the ice cream disappeared into her mouth.
“How is it? Tasty?”
Rei asks happily, pulling the spoon from Rinna’s mouth.
Rinna blushes and chews.
She is too embarrassed to taste it.
“Ugh… I don’t know what it tastes like…”
Rei is happy to get her wish.
As she spooned the ice cream into her mouth again, her face suddenly turned bright red as if she had noticed something.
It was as if she were an instant water heater.
“Ah…could this be…?”
My heart was racing.
Staring at her spoon, she touched her lips with her left fingertip and Rei murmured quietly.
“Indirect kiss…right?”