Chapter 64: Who says that a Father’s love is lesser?

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I am Auros Argento, your well-endowed host and number one fanservice giver.

We are here.

We are live.

All from the King's Glare pub! Team two plus Jules has just entered the pub!

And Sophie, our lovable and easy to bully newbie maid, is nowhere to be found!

But with the marvelous power of this host’s OP SENSES we can easily locate her!

So…let’s see…mhm…there!

She seems to be at the suite and is drawing what looks to be a map!

She is probably supporting her Senpais, which are still exploring the tunnels in the Capital's underground!

Everyone! Let's give her a round of applause!!

Hm? She seems to have noticed? Strange.

Let's move on then!

As you have heard in our interview with the owner of this fine establishment, he is Jules father.

You could see the love for his boy not only in his eyes, but also in the bravery he shows by still displaying mementos of his boy all over the pub.

And furthermore, he still speaks proudly of him, not caring if his boy was marked a traitor.

It is clear that he does not believe all of the foolish King’s fake statements.

Now, dear viewers. What do you think it is going to happen now?

Will she simply ignore her father? After all, she knows that she would not be recognized because of her current appearance.

Will she act nonchalant and go straight to the point? As in, will she reveal everything without a second thought?

Or...

"Old man. I'm hungry. One Forest and Farm special, please."

...that.

All while raising her hand as if to say hello.

"Fufufu~~~ she never ceases to amuse me."

Indeed, Nerinne.

If this was an anime, dear viewers, I would've fallen from my seat in an exaggerated manner.

"..."

"..."

Jules’ dad seems to be as speechless as I am, dear viewers.

What kind of way of saying hello to one's father is that?

"One of yours, young Miss?"

He says while raising an eyebrow and glancing at your Gothic Lolita of a host.

"Indeed. All of them, actually."

"Oh. Heh."

He raises both eyebrows this time and chuckles while shaking his head.

"I am sorry, Miss. Maid. But that special is only available when we have doorim meat and we don't right now."

Hearing that, Jules gaze sharpens before she starts walking towards us.

Meanwhile, the rest of team two is being signaled by Erevain to join her at the bigger table she has taken.

It is obvious that our dear head maid understands the context of what is happening and the others too. So, they all quickly go there.

Well, all except Gabrielle, who turns my way, bows, and smiles endearingly before joining the others.

The camera might not show it dear viewers, but she had gratitude in her eyes. All the maids do.

It is obvious why, right, dear viewers?

And course, they are trying to act as normal as possible, but they can’t resist to glance at us every now and then.

Now…back to our main star since she has pretty much arrived.

"I know. That is why I brought some."

Hm? She just put something on top of the bar

It’s a wrapped wooden box...and the smell…

OH! That is the meat she and Luca obtained while we were coming here!

It seems she stored some with the super-efficient storage capabilities of every Nerinne brand outfit!

That means the meat is as fresh as if it had been harvested just minutes ago!

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"Buy now and you will get a blessed necklace with your order. Fufufu~~."

What are you waiting for?!

Oh, Jules’ dad has unwrapped the box and is now opening it!

"This is...! Wait..."

Hm? He seems to have noticed something while inspecting the meat.

Not only that, but his expression has gone from surprised to deadly serious in the span of a second.

"This way of cutting...it is..."

He is now looking at Jules, who has a smug smile on her face as if saying 'praise me, give me food’.

"...and that appearance...exactly his type. Now that I think about it…over there too...like the queen…! So that's how it is..."

Jules’ dad murmurs that to himself, but we can hear him too thanks to this host’s OP SENSES.

Privacy? What is that?

And he was not only looking at Jules while murmuring that, nope. He was also looking at the other maids, specially at Erevain.

She has been getting many similar reactions out of many citizens, but those scenes have been left in the cutting room and will be released in the Blu-ray version of this season!

Please look forward to it, dear viewers!

"Hahaha! Very well, Miss. Maid! One Forest and Farm special coming up! And I'll make this one myself! Excuse me young Miss.”

Oh! Jules’ dad himself is going to be doing the cooking!! Oh my darling! If my steak, which was already glorious, and was given a five-star review in my instakilo account, then this might go past that!!!

“Rona! I’m cooking! Tend the bar in my place!"

“Yeees~.”

"How was the steak, Master?"

So asks Jules while sitting beside me at the bar. All while her father has already left for the kitchen and has been replaced as bartender by a cute and buff waitress who’s a dog beast-kin. She is already preparing drinks for some guys who just arrived and is out of earshot.

But I digress.

"Your words were entirely filled with truth. It was truly delicious."

I, of course, show her my typical thumbs up and she responds with a proud nod.

“Cool.”

"This place was your home, am I correct?"

Oh yes, this well-endowed host needs to go straight to the point as one who is acting as an edge alter.

And our hunter maid doesn't look surprised at all.

"Yes, Master. It was."

She looks around the pub with some nostalgia in her eyes before her gaze turns back to me.

"But now it is not. That’s Master's castle."

“…”

I am honestly surprised by her clear as crystal honesty.

"Is there something you want to do here, Jules?"

"Eat."

"Oh."

I do not know what else I was expecting with that question.

"For me, this is the best place to eat in the capital. I wanted Master to eat here at least once before our true hunt starts. Everyone else too."

Her cool beauty act is usually broken by her proud or smug smiles, plus her piercing gaze, but that is not the case right now.

She really looks as that one cool beauty that is completely honest.

If someone pops up in your head by hearing that, then dear viewer, you are quite the cultured one.

"What about your father? Do you desire to return to your previous form and speak with him? I can do that for you. No time limits."

If that is what she wants, then I won't deny her.

"There is no need for that, Master. I’m cool."

She says so full of confidence.

“I see.”

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Some minutes have passed since that, and Jules’ dad has returned from the kitchen.

"One Forest and Farm special! Enjoy!"

"Mhm!"

She doesn't utter a single word before she starts eating from the big plate her father has put before her. Said plate has big steaks of both doorim and beeftain, which are surrounded by steamed vegetables and bathed in secret sauce.

And…

IT SMELLS SO GOOD, DEAR VIEWERS! THIS HOST IS GETTING HUNGRY AGAIN JUST AS HER BESTO WAIFU!!

"Here, young Miss. I prepared a portion for you too. It is not a common occasion where I can prepare this special and it will be bad manners of me to not offer you a taste."

"...!"

Jules’ dad!!! You are my favorite person in the capital by far!!

"Fufufu~~, you are so easy to win over, dear. But that does look delicious."

It must be!!

I grab the utensils and...! Shivers go down my spine!!

It's Erevain’s gaze!!

I bet she is looking at me!

So…I grab the utensils gracefully and the abyssal type gaze disappears.

Time to dig in!!

HNNNNGH!!

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Ah...it was delicious.

It was the best.

"Mmmmm! Delicious!"

So exclaims Jules with a big smile while still chewing the last piece of doorim steak she had on her plate.

All as her father watches her with joyful eyes, eyes that make it seem as if he is about to cry, but he doesn’t.

“And you, young miss? Did you like the Forest and Farm special?”

Instead, he just turns to me and asks that.

"It was the best meat dish I have ever tasted, old man. Delicious."

I say so with a most satisfied expression on my face.

"Then this pub's purpose has been fulfilled, young Miss."

He does a proud motion with his hand while saying that.

Then, with incredibly perfect timing, the music started once again, and the place lit up in a celebratory manner.

Yes, just like in the light novels, dear viewer.

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An hour later, we received a report from Sophie, telling us that a way to the cave had been found, and that meant we had to leave the pub.

As all of us walked on the street, Jules stopped for a moment and looked back at the pub one last time.

There, she found her father standing beside the pub’s entrance, waving at her. And she waved back at him before running off to reunite with us.

With my senses I was able to hear what her father said at that moment, and I bet she heard it too.

Why? Huhu…well. Because Jules had a big smile on her face.

‘I was right in never believing all those things. Keep being happy my child. No matter how you look, a father always knows. I will always be proud of you. I love you.’

That is what he said.

There is no need for more, right, dear viewers?

3 days before the ball...(cue beautiful illustration of Jules' family!)

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