MaruMA:MaHon:SSS7
Conrad x Yuuri
"It isn't very impressive to just bring in events from Earth," Yuuri shrugged his shoulders in place of any preamble. "But I figured it would be okay as long as I left the religion out. Sorry for making you carry stuff. Oh, I'll carry that bag."
He grabbed the beautifully decorated bag at the top of the stack of boxes that Lord Weller was carrying. The boxes are all wrapped in Christmas-like wrapping according to the orders of the earthling.
"I got the BEST SELLER novel everyone is talking about for Günter… I don't know what it's about, though."
"Ah, it's signed, the book."
"As for Wolf… here, this! A little SWAN! He wanted a toy for the bath even though he's an adult but I thought a ducky was too much."
"He'll be happy while also angry."
"For Gwen I got a new winter knitting set."
"He'll definitely be overjoyed after the wrinkles between his eyebrows deepen."
"I got a baby chick-shaped pillow for Miss Anissina. Isn't it cute?"
"Yes. Although you can't ask her to imagine what it will turn into when it gets bigger."
"The problem is Greta's present." Turning his gaze to the dusky sky, Yuuri let out a long sigh. "What should I get? There's no way an unpopular high school student would know what a girl hitting puberty would want."
When he talked about girls, Yuuri always got a troubled and embarrassed look on his face. Thinking that Yuuri was actually the one being spoiled as he was trying to spoil the daughter that he had gotten through strange circumstances, Conrad smiled.
"She'll be happy with anything as long as she knows that Your Majesty chose it."
"'I want the moon!' What do I do if she says that?"
"That seems like it's something you've done."
Skillfully sidestepping that with a 'well…' he returned his gaze to his neighbor.
"Do you want anything?"
"Me?" Caught off guard, Conrad failed to come up with a good answer. "I'm not unselfish enough to be able to say no without a moment's pause, but… is that something you ask the person directly?"
"That's how it is in Japan. Children write letters to Santa and the parents read it and leave a present by their child's pillow during the night."
"Hm, that's efficient."
"Don't use such a harsh word. I'm talking about parents loving their children and wanting to see them happy. So? What do you want?"
"What does Your Majesty want? Oh,wait," Conrad asked, sidestepping Yuuri's question. "Just for now you can't ask for world peace. Or if it's something you don't want to say to me, you can secretly write it in a letter."
"It's not about whether it's a secret or not," Yuuri said with a serious look as he stopped walking. "I don't need anything. I'm playing Santa Claus. Santa Claus doesn't get presents, right? The only ones who can make requests are the people receiving presents. So, Conrad, this is the perfect chance so say it."
Lord Weller held his tongue and lowered his head, pretending to think for a little while. And then, his expression brightened and he spoke as if he had just thought of something.
"Maybe turf."
"Huh?"
"I was thinking that I wanted turf for the outfield in the ballpark. There is a type that is strong against the cold, but it's cultivated in a faraway place and the shipping expenses pile up. I thought it was wasteful so I haven't been able to say anything, but since it's Christmas I…"
"Turf!? Conrad, wait a mi-"
"Please give it to me." Lord Weller emphasized his request with a compelling smile. "That would be okay."
It wasn't even a question.
A few days later, bright green turf was spread out across the entire outfield at Shin Makoku National Baseball Stadium. No one was concerned with its name, but for some reason Yuuri was the only one who wanted to call it something embarrassing like Conrad Green or Lord Weller Field.
| Back to Conrad x Yuuri | Return to MA Series | Forward to Conrad x Yuuri x Wolfram |
