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さて、何の因果かレオルドは運命48の主人公であるジークフリートがいる店へとやって来ていた。現在は母親と共に服を選ぶのに夢中であるが、いつ二人が再会してもおかしくはない。
二人が狭い店内でまだ出会っていないのは、ある意味奇跡と言ってもいい。普通なら、先程のシェリアとレオルドのように出会っているはずだ。
だが、上手い具合に二人はお互いを避けている。勿論、意図してやっている訳では無い。全くの偶然である。まさに奇跡と言えよう。
しかし、ここでオリビアがレオルドに試着するように促す。レオルドは素直に従い、試着室へと入っていく。オリビアが持ってきた服を試着するレオルドは試着室のカーテンを開けた瞬間に、ジークの姿を視界に捉えた。
ヒロインに囲まれているジークがレオルドの視界の先にいる。
「ッッッ!?」
叫ばなかったのは我ながら上出来であると己を称えたレオルドはカーテンを勢い良く閉じた。そんなレオルドが気になったオリビアがレオルドへと声を掛ける。
「どうしたの、レオルド? 何かあったの?」
「い、いえ。そういう訳ではありません。母上、私はこの服を気に入りました。今すぐ会計をして帰りましょう」
「ええ? もう少し、楽しみましょうよ」
レオルドは母親の願いを叶えてあげたいが、事は急を要する。今すぐにこの場から離れなければ、因縁の
出来れば、それは避けたい。確かに今回レオルドは歴史的偉業を成したが、決闘の件は無くなった訳ではない。
ジーク達の前から消えること、
勿論、レオルドが意図して破ったわけではない。今回は国王がレオルドを呼び寄せて王都に帰って来たのだから、偶然にも会ってしまう可能性は十分にある。
だが、それは望ましくない。きっと会ってしまえば、お互いに何を言うかは分からない。ましてや、ジークの側には全ての切っ掛けとなったクラリスがいる。
もしも、顔を合わせてしまえばどのような結末が待っているかなど容易に想像出来てしまう。
恐らく、クラリスは過去の事を思い出してしまい、震えて怯えるだろう。それを見たジークが激昂してレオルドを責める事は間違いない。
レオルド一人だったならば、罵詈雑言など甘んじて受け入れていただろうが、今はすぐ傍にオリビアがいる。レオルドはオリビアにまで迷惑を掛けてはいけないと、どうにかこの場から離れようと知恵を絞る。
「母上、私は靴を、靴を見に行きたいです! この服に合った靴を見に行きましょう!」
咄嗟に思い付いたがナイスアイデアだと自分を褒める。
「そう言うのであれば、そうしましょうか。では、靴屋に向かいましょう」
「はい!」
上手くオリビアを誘導する事に成功したレオルドは内心大喜びである。
(やった! 上手く行った!
これで、ジーク達に会わなくて済む。後は店から出る時に気を付ければいいだけだ)
レオルドは念には念をとギルバートに指示を出して、オリビアをジーク達から遠ざけるように会計へと向かわせた。唯一の懸念はギルバートが孫馬鹿にならない事だ。
もしも、孫馬鹿を発揮したら全てが水の泡と化す。そうなったら、レオルドは今度こそギルバートを首にして新しい執事を雇う事を決めた。
そして、見事レオルドはジーク達から気付かれずに逃げるというミッションを果たした。一安心したレオルドは満足気に微笑む母親を見て汗を拭った。
嫌な汗をかいてしまったが、母親に気付かれなくて良かったと人心地ついた。
馬車に乗り込み、靴屋へと移動する。靴屋へと辿り着き、オリビアがレオルドを先導して中へと入って行く。
先程の時もそうだったが、靴選びも難航した。オリビアがレオルドにどれが似合うかと楽しそうに頭を悩ませている。
自分から言い出した事だがレオルドは正直靴はどうでも良かった。履き心地が良ければ、どんなデザインでもいいと思っている。
しかし、そんなレオルドの考えは見透かされていたのかオリビアは奇抜なデザインの靴をワザとレオルドに持ってきた。
「どうかしら、これなんて」
「は、母上。流石にこのデザインは......」
履き心地さえ良ければどれでもいいと思ったが、流石に人目を浴びそうな無駄に派手な装飾が施されている靴は嫌だったレオルドはオリビアが持ってきた靴を見て躊躇う。
「あら〜、どうして? 履き心地さえ良ければどんなデザインだろうと構わないという顔をしていたのに」
「......はて?」
「誤魔化してもダメよ! もう! どうしてそういう所は
まあ、でも、そこも可愛いらしいところだけど。だからって疎かにしてはいけませんよ!」
「は、はい......」
心を読まれて冷や汗をかくレオルドに力強くダメ出しするオリビア。レオルドは内心で自分は本当に父親そっくりなんだと笑っていた。
しかし、どこか嬉しそうなレオルドであった。今度、この事をベルーガと語ってみようかと思うのであった。
Ch 94
Now, for some weired reason, Leolde had come to the  same store where Siegfried, the  protagonist of destiny 48, was. At the moment, he and his mother are busy picking out clothes, but it wouldn't be surprising if they  will meet at any moment.
In a way, it was a miracle that they had not yet met in the small store. Normally, they would  met like Shelia and Leoldo did earlier.
However, the two of them have managed to avoid each other. Of course, they are not doing this intentionally. It was a total coincidence.
At this point, however, Olivia urges Leolde  to try on the  clothes  . Leolde obeyed and went into the dress room. As he was trying on the clothes Olivia had brought, he opened the curtain of the room and caught sight of Zeke.
Zeke, surrounded by heroines, is just beyond Leorde's sight.
"!!!?"
Holding back himself from the  shouting, Leolde  closed the curtain with great force. Olivia, who was curious about Leolde, called out to him.
What's the matter, Leolde , you dislike that outfit ?
'It's nothing like that. Mother, I like this  outfit . Now let's pay  for it and go home."
"What? Let's have some more fun."
Leolde wanted to fulfill  HIS mother's wish, but situation was bad . If  he don't leave now, He will encounter not only Siegfried, the protagonist of the original story, but the heroines as well.
If possible,  he wanted  to avoid that. It's true that Leorde has accomplished a historic achievement this time, but that doesn't mean that the duel things in the past .
He must disappear from Zeke and the others, and he must never get involved with his former fiancee Clarice again. These two things had to be done .
Of course, Leolde did not break the agreement intentionally. This time, the king had summoned Leolde to return to the capital, so there was a good chance that they would meet by chance.
But that would be undesirable. There was no telling what they would say to each other if they meet. On Zeke's side, there was Clarice, who was the catalyst for all this.
If they were to meet face to face, it would be easy to imagine what kind of outcome would be waiting for him .
Perhaps Clarice would remember the past, and would be shaken and frightened. When Zeke will   see this, he  will surlu  to become enraged and blame Leolde.
If Leolde had been alone, he would have accepted the blame with open arms, but now Olivia is right beside him . If he had been alone, he would have taken the  it  in stride, but now Olivia was right beside him, and he scrambled to find a way to avoid it .
"Mother, I want to go and look at , shoes! Let's go see what shoes match these clothes!"
He  praised  himself for the good idea he  had come up with on the spur of the moment.
"If you want it ,then let's head to the shoe store.
"Yes!"
Leolde was inwardly overjoyed that he had succeeded in leaving with Olivia .
(Yes! It worked!)
. (Now we  won'''t  meet Zeke and the others. All we have to do is be careful when we will  leaving  the store.)
Leolde instructed Gilbert to be careful and sent Olivia away from Zeke and the others  His only concern is that Gilbert doesn't turn into a grandfather freak .
If he did, the whole thing would go down the drain. If that happened, Leolde decided to fire Gilbert this time and hire a new butler.
Then, Leoldo successfully accomplished his mission to escape  Zeke and his friends without being noticed.
He wiped the sweat off his face and felt relieved that his mother hadn't noticed anything .
He got into the carriage and made his way to the shoe store. They  arrived at the shoe store and Olivia led  him inside.
As before, the shoe selection was difficult. Olivia was puzzling over which shoes would look  better on  him .
To be honest, he didn't really care about the shoes, as long as they were in the safe  .
However, as if she had seen through his him , Olivia deliberately brought him a pair of shoes with an eccentric design.
"What do you think of these?"
"'Oh, Mother. This design is too ......."
He thought that he could wear any shoes he wanted as long as  it  was comfortable, but he didn't want to wear shoes with unnecessary flashy decorations that might attract attention, so he hesitated when he saw the shoes Olivia had brought.
Oh my god, why? It seems you dont  care what design they  have as long as they  comfortable.
"What about ......?"
"You can't fool me! I'm sorry. I don't why i am so similar to my father in that way !
Well, but that's  another good  thing about you. But that doesn't mean you should neglect it!"
"Yes, ......."
Olivia gave a strong no to Leoldoe who was sweating because she could read his mind. Leolde inwardly laughs at the fact that he really is just like hisfather.
However, Leoldo seemed to be somewhat happy. He  will talk about this with Beluga next time.
Eroge Reincarnation, Struggle of a Golden Pig Aristocrat Against Fate
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