Two as One Princesses

was your day today? 」
『Let’s see.
I feel really sorry for Ain, but it was fun.
Today was full of things I knew nothing about and learning about it was absolutely fun.
Since we bought the tools we needed to write magic circles, we can prepare in advance now.
I’m not sure of what sort of magic circle to write, so help me with it, alright Ain?
If I do it on my own, it might become too destructive after all.』
「Understood.」
『And then dressing up was also fun.
I only vaguely understand what beautiful and cute is, but you can express yourself with what you wear.
Still, not needing the bustier clothes yet was a bit disappointing.
I’m not big enough yet.
So this means that I seriously need to work hard on making them bigger, doesn’t it!』
「Don’t worry about it.
They’ll get bigger eventually, so you don’t have to be in a hurry.
They did say that people that grow fast start wearing them at 10 years old, so since you’re only growing late because of nutritional reasons, there’s really no need to rush.」

There’s no deep meaning for my emphasis on nutritional reasons but Ciel simply giggled and let me off the hook for today.
The phrase letting me off the hook might be weird here, but that is really tough to endure.

『Then after that, I saw my face for the first time, but I’m not sure if it was because Ain was using my body, but it felt awfully weird.』
「Well, assessing yourself is difficult after all.」
『But Ain was right, it was blue.
It was really like the color of the sky.
So the color of the ocean is like this too, right?』
「Only if it’s the same as the ocean that I know.」
『Come to think of it, does “Ainsel” have a meaning as well?』
「It does but it’s a secret.」
『My, that’s mean.』

Although Ciel said that, it doesn’t feel like she actually meant it.
And although I did call it a secret, one reason for this is that it’s just plain hard to explain.
After all, I don’t really know if there are fairies or something similar to them in this world.

And since I’m not sure about that, it also means that I don’t know the word for them as well, meaning I can’t communicate it properly.
To add to that, just as insurance, I don’t want Ciel to know what it means.

「They say that women are more fascinating when they have secrets.」
『So then, can I perhaps not become fascinating to you, Ain?』
「No, you’re already very fascinating Ciel.」

From an outsider’s perspective, it would seem like we’re, like, flirting or something? Anyways, there’s no meaning in lying and making Ciel lose confidence in herself.
Doing that just makes me sound conceited.
So if impulsively praising her like I did right now would only lead to my embarrassment in the process, I’m fine with that.
And as I said so, I returned her body to her.
I was worried that what happened yesterday might happen again in the bathroom or on the bed, but since Ciel restrained herself, I didn’t have to endure anything today.

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The sun rose and Ciel woke up as it turned dawn today.
So about this world’s time, it seems like there are 25 hours in a day.
There are 6 days in a week, 30 days in a month, and 360 days in a year, so it’s pretty close to earth’s measurements.
This piece of common sense was also taught to us yesterday by Celia-san.
Clocks do exist but clocks are magic items and they’re quite expensive.
In towns, clocks are installed in important buildings, the guild has one too, so just knowing what time it is isn’t really that difficult.
However, only a few people live strictly following time; and for commoners, they begin working when the sun rises and finish working at dusk.

The lamp magic item isn’t really that expensive but since it’s not bright enough to help in agriculture and the like, most people synchronise with the sun or so.
It seems like around these parts, this also depends on the person’s occupation or their region.
Hunters, for example, return before sunset when they’re not out for the night.

Today, on our 3rd day since we reached the town of Sannois, it’s finally the day we start working as a hunter.
The request we would accept will be dependent on Carol-san, so our first day at work might be a bit special.
Still, I can probably trust her with anything as long as it’s not related to sorcery.
Maybe she’ll even make me choose instead.
G-rank requests are…… something I want to avoid, since I don’t want to stand out in town, but I’d like to accept at least 1 F-rank request.
If I’m not wrong, I think these are the ones that make you collect herbs and so, learning about these kinds of things should come in handy.

When talking about Fantasy works, guilds and hunters — adventurers — are a staple, so I’m really excited; but it seems like my excitement was shown clearly on my face.
Ciel, looking at me as though she was seeing something amusing, called me.

『Ain, you seem somewhat excited today, you know?』
「Working as a hunter was a bit of a dream of mine, so now that it’s happening in reality I…… I got a bit too excited.」
『Don’t worry about that, seeing Ain looking excited makes me happy.
How can I describe it? Adorable? Right, so this really is how it feels to see something adorable, isn’t it!』
「Ummm…… Uhh…… Thank you very much.
Now then, are we done preparing the magic circle?」

Because of the embarrassment I felt from being too excited, the indescribably ticklish sensation I felt from hearing Ciel judge my excited look as adorable, the shock I felt from naturally accepting Ciel’s adorable as a valid assessment, and because my face is physically getting hotter from blushing; I started feeling somewhat dizzy in the head, so I immediately changed the topic.
Hearing Ciel giggle inside my head further stimulates my embarrassment, but thankfully,『Let’s see,』she jumps into the next topic.

『For Ain, it’s already enough, right?』
「As long as we have the magic circle you used against Carol-san, there won’t be any danger for us in this town.」
『Still, even through a magic circle, Ain still can’t use combat sorcery, right?』
「That just shows how strong a magic’s effect is.
Who would have thought that that magic circle would turn into a breeze blower.」

Before Ciel went to sleep yesterday, we prepared Ciel’s magic circle.
Currently, we’re wearing a knee-length dress with a leather belt and vest, traveller-style.
In these, we’ve hidden a magic circle.
The only problem is, it’s only drawn on paper, so it’s durability is an issue.
I don’t think that just moving around would damage it but if we get drenched in water, it might get dangerous.
If we can embroider it, it’ll be more durable and much more easy to hide; but I’m not skilled in sewing and Ciel, naturally, isn’t as well.
So… practice makes perfect.

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Now that we’re ready to leave, it’s time to head to the guild to get our request.
So we head out as we usually do. Just as we usually do!

Hiya~! One moment we’re out of the guild, the next thing you know, I’ve got proper clothes! (Ain, probably)

In this chapter, Ain finally got the information she wanted to get the most: proper beauty treatments and skincare! Also, the talk, which she particularly felt really uncomfortable with but it’ll come in handy for the future! Flirty Ain being embarrassed at herself is precious too, more please.
Most importantly, cute Ain excited about her first adventure! (The hardships of reaching this point isn’t recreational adventuring, so it doesn’t count.)

Also, today’s (this afternoon’s?) Celia got into big sister overdrive, it seems.
Which is understandable.
Also, Celia literally facepalming as she realised that there’s no way Ciel (Ain) would have seen herself in a mirror, lol.

Ciel on the other hand, while we can’t really read her mind to be sure, seemed to have a lot of fun during the shopping, after shopping, and even on to the next day.
Ain is just so absolutely too cute, it seems.
I like imagining Ciel having a Meaningful Smile the whole time she’s intentionally teasing Ain, and Ain, being Ain, trembles cutely before her.
It’s a good thing Ciel didn’t decide to try her best to get bigger, right Ain?…… Or is it?

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Please feel free to comment.
Stay clean, stay safe, and have a nice day~!

References

Open Drawers, more commonly known as Drawers, is a type of medieval undergarment.