Isekai Yururi Kikuo~Raising Children While Being an Adventurer

Chapter 40

The atmosphere in the Blue Waters Shrine overflows with “harmony.”
Magic tools shaped as lanterns are illuminating the path, the grid windows, and the bridge railing gives off a feeling of the old capital, Kyoto.

「Miko Himesama, I have brought Takumi-sama, Allen-sama, and Elena-sama」
「Please, enter」

We were guided to the most inner part of the Blue Waters Shrine where the Miko Himesama is.
There is a light-blue haired girl in her teens and an elderly man inside the spacious room.
Is this girl the Miko Himesama?
The gracefully smiling girl is wearing a celestial kimono, emitting an aura of a young princess.

「Takumi-sama, Allen-sama, Elena-sama. Welcome」
「Umm…… Thank you very much for inviting us?」
「Fufufu. Please, do not be so stiff. Rather, we are the ones who should show respect to you」
「Eh!?」

Wait a moment! What do you mean?
I got startled by Miko Himesama’s words.
Miko Himesama is a great person in the Mermaid Tribe, right? Why should a person like that show respect to me?

「I have heard that Takumi-sama is a benefactor of the Water God’s Retainer-sama」
「Miko Himesama, thanks to Takumi-sama, our problem have also been solved. I have other people checking the coral right at this moment」
「I am really glad. Then, Takumi-sama is our benefactor, is he not?」
「That’s right」
「No, that’s a little……」

Hey, Water God’s Retainer-sama~ What kind of nonsense have you told them~~
Just how much have you told them? Surely, you didn’t expose my true identity, did you!?

「Err… I don’t know what you were told, but if you know that……」
「Please, do not worry. Only the three of us here know about the Oracle I have received. Naturally, we will not reveal it」
「Thank you very much. Incidentally, what were you told……」

Just in case, I ask how much they know……

「I have heard that Takumi-sama is a person of principles and very kind person」
「……… Please, give me a break」

Is she talking about me!?
Just what have you told them~~ Please stop iiit~

「Fufu. You are exactly as Retainer-sama said」

…………
I’m troubled…… I’m worried about what the Water God’s Retainer-sama told Miko Himesama, but I have a feeling that I don’t want to know……

「Miko Himesama, Takumi-sama is troubled」
「Ara, Gard. I am just telling the truth, there is no reason for Takumi-sama to be troubled」
「Then, you wouldn’t mind if I tell him on the day of the first meeting with Miko Himesama『That I know Miko Himesama very well. She’s quite the tomboy』would you?」

The elderly man next to Miko Himesama stops her.
On the contrary to my expectations of Miko Himesama being a secluded Ojousama, it seems she’s quite the tomboyish child…… Her appearances don’t match her personality.

「…… Iya. Takumi-sama, please forgive us」
「No worries……」
「Right, right, I have not introduced you to Takumi-sama yet, did I? He is Gard, the Chief managing the mermaids living here」
「I’m the Chief, Gard. Thank you very much for today」

The man is apparently the Chief of mermaids. He’s very good-natured-ish looking old man.

「Chief, is it? I heard that the Miko Himesama is the Lord of Blue Waters Shrine, is Chief something different?」
「Yes. I am indeed the Lord of the Blue Waters Shrine, but Miko Hime the so-called honorary position. The person with the most affinity with the God takes the place generation after generation. There’s a different one for each clan」