My Glasses Will Be Able to Conquer the Whole World, I Suppose

Chapter 192 – Glasses Boy Consults Chace and Hydra

“Ugh… S-Sorry!”

“No need to apologize.”

“Chace, hold on.”

I peeked into the room, surprised, and quickly called back the blue-haired man who rushed to close the door.

“No, I was… in the middle of something, weren’t I…?”

Huh?

Well, he was indeed in the middle of something.

“Hydra wanted me to teach her how to put on makeup.”

So, I just applied makeup to her face.

I wonder how it looked to Chace, though.

“Y-Yeah… I see. I thought it was a ki–… No, it’s nothing!”

…

Well, whatever.

I have things to say, but jumping into the conversation might create an awkward atmosphere. Hydra smiling without changing her expression at all is a bit unsettling too.

More importantly.

“Sorry for calling you out.”

“No problem. I don’t mind. Starting today, I’ll be staying overnight at the orphanage.”

So, Chace also took a seat.

“But what about Hydra? Did you call her too?”

Certainly.

Chace and Hydra. I called both of them.

Two days had passed since the Hunting Festival ended.

The excitement of that day had completely faded, and Krozheit had returned to its usual daily life.

There weren’t many people suffering from hangovers anymore. Well, there seemed to be a lot of people who were basically always drunk.

And on the morning of the second day since I began staying at the orphanage.

“Hydra, I need to talk to you.”

I, who had been given a room in the orphanage, which was said to have many rooms, called out to Hydra, who was busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

As a hunter, I usually got up early in the morning, assessing the weather and other factors to decide whether to go hunting, but Hydra was up even earlier.

I thought it might be because she served the gods as a sister, but it turns out she wears this outfit not as the real thing but as a type of costume. It’s likely for a similar reason as my maid outfit, for the same purposes.

She is also a candidate for an assassin.

“Thank you. What did you want to discuss?”

Taking a knife without saying anything, she and I stood side by side, peeling a mountain of sweet potatoes. What’s for breakfast today? I wonder what dish this will turn into.

“I can’t discuss it right now, so I’d like you to come to my room tonight.”

“Tonight? Alright, I understand. Oh, by the way, there’s something I want to ask Eil as well.”

“Ask? From me?”

“Teach me how to put on makeup. Your disguise is incredible. I really want to learn it.”

Ah, makeup.

That was impressive. Because it changes your face, you know.

Learning it was challenging, but I’m glad I did. However…

“I’m not particularly skilled. If you want to learn properly, I think it’s better to ask someone who’s good at it.”

I only know how to do makeup to resemble Eil’s face.

Improvisation and different applications? I lack those. I believe I won’t be able to do it freely without practicing it multiple times.

And I believe those with expertise in such matters are probably adult women.

“That’s enough. I don’t even have the basics yet.”

Is that right?

Well, then perhaps I can teach you the basics.

Maybe I should explore the realm of makeup a bit more… No, let’s abandon that idea.

Currently, I’m still a bit thin and small, but in due time, I’ll transform into a robust man with a tall stature and a thick beard, certainly without any resemblance to my sister.

When that happens, makeup won’t be able to conceal the overflowing manly wildness from within me, no matter how generously applied.

I think there’s no necessity to delve deeper into the world of makeup and then waste what I’ve learned.

“I’ll teach you tonight, then.”

“Yes. I’m looking forward to it.”

“Chace. Can I talk to you for a moment?”

I caught the blue-haired youth who was just about to wrap up his breakfast of stew and bread and was preparing to leave.

I don’t know the details yet, but it appears there is a door somewhere in this orphanage leading to an underground area. The Bryne Tower must be situated beyond that.

Chace, who recently returned from the Bryne Tower, is planning to have breakfast and then return to the Bryne Tower once more.

“Yeah, what’s going on? Oh, I understand. Bacon, huh? You want to prepare bacon on the table and treat the kids to it? The bacon from magic pigs, it’s delicious, right? The bacon from those magical pigs, it’s tasty, isn’t it? Got it. I’ll give you some money, so go ahead and get a big one.”

…Certainly.

I have no objections to that since I agree, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Bacon is indeed delicious.

I want to mention that receiving prize money doesn’t mean you can spend it so recklessly… but he’s not a child, and it might be too much interference. After all, Chace is older than me.

Noticing that Cherry and Florentine have gone outside with the children and confirming that there’s no one else here except us, I speak up.

“Are you available tonight? I’d like you to come to my room.”

If he can effortlessly come and go to the Tower of Bryne, perhaps he can drop by the orphanage for a bit at night too. That’s the intention behind my invitation.

“Inviting me? Huh. Unusual coming from you, Eil. Alright, tonight, right?”

…Considering such thoughts, Chace heads towards the back of the orphanage.

That’s settled.

Now, all that’s left is to await the night.

So…

After dinner and a while later, Hydra and Chace came to my room.

The room I’m currently staying in is a small room in a stone building. …Although it’s small, it feels somewhat spacious for me, because I can fit a bed, a table, and chairs all in the room.

The inns in the capital, the dormitories in the assassin village, and the quarters for servants in the red-light district were quite cramped.

I believe the room I resided in at Haidiga was the most spacious.

By the way, back in my hometown village, my sister and I shared a room, and it was still quite small.

I invited them to sit on the bed, and I brought a chair to sit myself in front of the two of them.

“Thank you both for coming. I have a matter to discuss.”

“Hydra, I understand, but me as well?”

Chace seems uncertain about engaging his brain, but that’s alright.

“In fact, you are more intricately involved than Hydra. It’s crucial.”

“Huh? Involved?”

Having said this much, Hydra seems to understand. Chace, on the other hand, appears a bit clueless.

“I’ll be direct with you. Are Cherry and Florentine aware that this is the entrance to the Tower of Bryne?”

…Yes, my worry is whether those two have forgotten about the Tower of Bryne.

I observed them all day yesterday, and it left me feeling uneasy.

Because those two appear to have assimilated so seamlessly into life at the orphanage.

Especially Florentine.