Zero no Tsukaima:Volume12 Story3 Chapter1
Chapter 7, Right to Use Saito for a Day
Part 1
Tristania, the capital city of Tristain.
In the ‘Charming Faeries Inn’ facing Chicton Street, two black-haired girls were chatting.
“Hey Siesta, isn’t it about time you make Saito yours?”
The question was posed by Jessica, a hostess of the Charming Faeries Inn. Being asked that by her cousin, Siesta blushed.
Yesterday, Siesta had stopped by the Charming Faeries Inn to bring some springtime veggies from her parent’s home. Scarron, who ran the bar, was Siesta’s uncle from her mother’s side.
“Making him mine…that way of putting it is bad, Jessica. First of all, Saito-san is not that kind of person to me. He is bound to me as my master."
Siesta was not wearing her usual maid attire from the magic academy. Her body wrapped in a light-green, one piece and wearing a straw hat with a white ribbon, Siesta fidgeted around embarrassedly.
“What are you saying? If he saw the Siesta back in Albion, it would become clear. Anyways, it looks like that’s not the case yet.”
Jessica grinned as she spoke.
“Really, I can’t believe that you are my cousin, seeing that you can’t even make the one guy you like turn towards you.”
Siesta gazed forward with a troubled look. Her cousin, being only a year younger, was by far the veteran, compared with herself, when it came to love issues.
“…but Saito-san already has someone he likes.”
Siesta said while fidgeting. In front of her relatives, her usual boldness was overshadowed by a neat and proper mannerism.
“Louise, right?”
Siesta’s eyebrows shot up. With a slightly stiff expression, Siesta drank her tea. Jessica stared up and down at Siesta’s present state.
“I’m not saying this as a favor to my cousin, but you haven’t lost yet.”
Having it said like that, a grin floated on Siesta’s face.
“But…Miss Vallière and Saito-san have a really strong bond connecting them together…it’s alright.”
“What’s alright?”
“Me being second place…”
At that statement, Jessica’s eyes widened.
“Wait a minute! Sie Sie! What are you saying?!”
“Sie?”
“That kind of thing is a no-no! Ahhhhh! What did this turn into! To think that my cousin turning out to be such a loser…it’s shameful!”
As if it were her that was in Siesta’s situation, Jessica stomped around with frustration.
“But, I have been fairly bold…, and uh…nevermind.”
Although she wanted to get it across that she was not a loser, Siesta started to blush with embarrassment. Although Siesta had been trying hard to be bold, her original personality was more restrained. Jessica got right in her face at that moment.
“Though Louise is an acquaintance, I am going to help you out today. You are my precious cousin, after all.”
“O-Ok…”
Siesta nodded, being completely drawn into her pace. Coming by just to bring some veggies, she didn’t think that she would be lectured like this.
“Well, Saito is certainly absent-minded and has a one-track mind…and he jokes around and meddles in other’s business. Still, you want him that much…”
At that time, Siesta shot a glare at her.
“Jessica?”
Leaning over, Siesta pinched her cousin’s ear.
“It-It was a joke! A joke!”
“You’re the one that I trust the least.”
Being glared at my such an expression, Jessica stuck her tongue out.
“But at that time, I didn’t know that you two were acquainted. Well, I said that I would cooperate with you now, so don’t get so angry.”
Jessica said this as she left and returned with something.
“What is this?”
It was a purple bottle in the shape of a heart. In any case, it looked suspicious.
“Yesterday, some idiot, noble customer said that he would let me take this. It looked suspicious, so when I asked him, he said it was a love potion. I laughed at that.”
“Ehhhh! That’s illegal, isn’t it!”
As Siesta shouted out, Jessica reached over and clamped a hand over her mouth.
“Shh! Don’t shout! In any case, this love potion is special. It only works for one day, so you don’t have to worry about being found out. But, isn’t one day enough to establish him as yours?”
Jessica’s teasing tone made Siesta cheeks red.
“But…this kind of thing is unfair, after all.”
“It’s fine! You are competing with a mage, so you can’t say that using a potion isn’t fair. Don’t hold back and use it.”
Jessica slipped the love potion into Siesta’s bag.
