The strange justification was accepted
“That’s right. By the way, Mr. Takumi. You heard the opinions of the other men. How was it?”
“Uhh…”
Claire was now very interested, and her eyes were shining as if she hadn’t been sleeping a moment ago.
Aside from Mr. Euto, was she interested in their opinions in general? I doubted they said anything that would be of use to others.
Regardless, I thought back on last night, and told them what I remembered.
“I see… Hair…”
“I have noticed some men looking at my hair before… So he’s like that…”
“And I heard that some men tend to stare at certain body parts. And I have seen it myself.”
“Uh…please don’t take this the wrong way. Um…you do not need to think about it much. I think it’s like an animalistic instinct…where your eyes go to the thing that is moving.”
Like an ample bosom.
While there maybe there were some people doing it with shameful thoughts, but even if you weren’t like that, your eyes were sometimes drawn there…
Just like with the hair… It was like an instinct.
Of course, I was not suggesting that such looks should be tolerated if you didn’t appreciate it either.
“Things that are moving… Yes, I understand that. One must be cautious of things that are moving at all times, as you never know what might happen. Some women are not what they appear to be, and so must look carefully to make sure that they are real.”
“Indeed. Aside from bodies, you may also be attacked by monsters. So you must watch for that as well. Mr. Takumi must be very attentive to his surroundings.”
“…You are both right, but… Well, nevermind. Even women tend to look at such things, so you do not need to worry, Mr. Takumi.”
Oh? They were surprisingly accepting. Well, some weren’t taking it the way it was meant to be taken.
Ms. Lugretta sounded like she was thinking about something closer to assassination.
And Claire was talking about monsters.
As for Ms. Lyra… She understood.
On another note, Ms. Lugretta told me later that sometimes weapons were hidden in the padding of women’s clothes.
When it came to castles and places where nobles lived, they were rather strict about carrying weapons. And there had been incidents in the past where weapons were hidden on the body. It was scary to think about.
“That being said…hair, huh? I didn’t think about it much before. It usually just gets in the way. I was going to cut it all off.”
“Yes, long hair is a hassle. It takes so long to dry after being washed… And it gets cold if not dried quickly.”
“While everyone is free to cut it or grow it out… You always hesitate, because it is a part of your body.”
They started talking together now…and I was fully left out of the conversation.
In any case, the longer it was, the harder it was to maintain.
I always kept my hair short enough for convenience, and didn’t do anything in particular in terms of hair care outside of washing it.
Though, I knew that there were plenty of men who did. Especially to prevent balding.
“Lady Claire and Ms. Lyra’s hair is very beautiful, and I can see how much effort is put into them. As for me… I often fight as a guard. So I still feel like it is a bother.”
“Your hair is nice too, Ms. Luguretta.”
“No, it is not. Why would it, when I camp outside so much? It could be worse… At least I do what I can when we stop at inns… But it is always undone in just a few days…”
“Ah, it must be hard to be outside so much. The first and sand. And you probably get covered in blood a lot…”
“Indeed, I do. It is very sticky… I just want to jump into the river whenever it happens. But sometimes it still won’t come off.”
“I don’t have much experience like that. But it was hard when we went camping in the forest… Oh, what’s the matter, Mr. Takumi? Why are you gazing out of the window like that? Did you see something?”
“Uh, no… I just…have nothing to contribute to the conversation now…”