60. Fiance?
“I have a fiancé in the Clover Kingdom.”
River’s words were far more shocking.
It was so shocking that for about 10 seconds, Amy and I couldn’t say anything and looked at River’s face blankly.
“Hey.. Fiance?? That’s right… If you’re at Seymour’s level, even if you have a fiancé… “
As Amy spoke, she glanced at me.
Since I also come from a famous family, it seems like I’m sneakily asking if I have one.
“I don’t have one.”
It seems to have happened before, but it ended as soon as it was discovered that he had a disability that prevented him from growing taller.
We ended up seeing each other’s faces once, but who was it….
At that time, it hadn’t been long since I was possessed… And it’s been so long that I don’t even remember now.
Fiancées are very common in aristocratic societies.
It is a reasonable act to mix blood with each other to form a tighter alliance between families.
It’s fortunate if we like each other, but there are cases where personal freedom is not included.
If you look at River’s expression, it seems to be the latter.
“This is a man who is much older than me. He must have asked for it in return for helping the family when it was difficult.
I heard that he is coming from the Clover Kingdom, so I was afraid that he might come…. I wanted to become stronger.”
An estimate came from the engagement requested in return.
The current head of the Simoa family… River’s parents aren’t the kind of people to hand over their children with money.
It’s clear that something bigger is involved.
I’ve been reading all the latest episodes, but there are so many unknowns… I want to hit the writer.
Considering that there was no such episode in the original work… It could be related to a character who becomes nothing to care about later.
‘The Clover Kingdom itself became a puppet state of the Devil Church within two years..? Damn you don’t know.’
There, all the leaders behind the scenes traded little by little with the Church of Satan, and in the end, they ended up as contractors.
In the first place, even before River graduated from the academy, the entire country fell into the clutches of the Devil Church, and he couldn’t care less about the fiancée of the Clover Kingdom.
“You must have been impatient. I’m not a person related to the academy, but there’s no Ollie at the exchange meeting. I was just scared of myself.”
River smiled shyly.
It must have been embarrassing to be scared of a fiancé who might or might not come.
“What is the old man afraid of! Where did the dueling maniac that Class 5 was proud of die?”
“Wow..!”
I was just trying to set the mood, so I put my arm around his shoulder and pulled him toward me.
Surprised by her sudden shoulder, River’s face flushed red.
“Don’t worry, I will always keep my word, so within this year, I will make it possible for me to rise to the top level.
The highest level of expert is the level of the five pillars. Right below the master. Then you won’t be swayed by a pot-bellied middle-aged aristocrat.”
“Anyway, I’m good at talking..”
River’s lips pouted out at the intentional joke, but it wasn’t unpleasant.
“..Thank you for telling me.”
“No, I feel a little more comfortable after I said that too.”
As the atmosphere eased up, it seemed that the reports of laughter between each other were also resolved.
Even after we finished our meal, we laughed and chatted for a while before parting ways.
I got the clue to the case.
I mean River’s fiancé… ?
I didn’t say who it was, but I’m sure it’s definitely not an ordinary person.
He helped the Simoa family when they were in danger… It’s a strange thing.
I’ll have to start investigating from there.
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In the early hours before lunchtime the next day, I sneaked out alone and was enjoying a tea party in a room prepared by Shaara Phrygia.
There is no trace of anyone entering or leaving, but the room, which is bizarrely well-organized, was the inactive ghost club.
Sadly enough, it seems that there are several insolvent rooms that are hard to reach in this way in the large academy.
It’s probably possible because golems roam around every night to take care of it anyway.
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As a result, I told Shaara that the minimum condition for participating in the tea party was not to be stared at by other people, so she had a private meeting with me alone.
With a weak body that could not resist without subordinates, what would he do with the thought of fighting alone with a defenseless man who assaulted him to the point of death in the middle of the night?
“Atlas-sama, will the tea suit your taste? I airlifted tea leaves from the Great Forest that the elves enjoy.”
Shaara naturally smiled and took out the teapot and poured it into her cup.
Very bright.. An angelic smile invisible to others.
The tea in the cup had a deep green color, just like the medicine made by Professor Prague.
I watched it and said it without even touching it.
“Next time, make it your usual drink. I don’t like elves’ tea.”
I know how expensive the car in front of me is.
I am well aware of how marginal the tea leaves of the Great Forest, enjoyed by noble elves among the imperial aristocrats, are sold.
But expensive doesn’t necessarily mean delicious.
Elf’s tea is characterized by its strong fresh and astringent smell even after being well dried.
I don’t know how much trouble I suffered when I drank without knowing that Daesoorim was serving me.
Elfs drink it often, so they’re used to it. They prefer humans’ tea.
It’s not well known because we don’t have much interaction with each other.
“I’m sorry. Stop because I’m not enough..!”
Seeing that she didn’t even touch the teacup with her hand, Shara’s face turned pale and her hands began to tremble.
It seems that he began to feel fear at the thought that he had made a mistake.
Char Ra jumped up from her seat and jumped up.
“Chi.. I will clean it up!”
“No, don’t clean it up. “
She was about to take a sip because it reminded her of the old days, but Shaara had already put her hand on her teacup.
As she picked up the small teacup with her trembling hands, ripples began to rise mercilessly on the calm surface of the teacup.
‘This is unsettling’
The moment I thought that appearance was very unsettling,
“Kyaaah?!”
The teacup in her hand fell into my arms.
As the teacup hit the table once and fell into my arms, the hot steaming green liquid inside spilled out and soaked my clothes.
“Wow..!”
It wasn’t to the point of getting burned, but the warm, wet feeling made my forehead furrow.
Her jacket was black, so it didn’t stand out much, but the white shirt underneath her was dyed green.
And Shaara’s eyes began to shake wildly when she saw that scene.
“Ah.. Ah, sorry.. Sorry..!!”
I got down on her knees, took out her handkerchief, and, like her maid, knelt down on her knees and began to wipe my wet clothes.
Even with the spilled tea still on the floor, she got down on her knees, staining her skirt as well.
If the figure of the Phrygian daughter were known, the empire would be turned upside down.
“All right.”
Tea that has already been soaked cannot be wiped off with a handkerchief.
Considering that it was a meaningless action, I grabbed Shaara’s busy wrist and lifted her up.
Then her crying eyes met her eyes.
He let go of her wrist and said to Shaara, who was crying.
“You don’t even have to get your clothes dirty. Stand up.”
As soon as Shaara heard her words, she jumped up like a machine.
Her black stockings and her hands were smeared with black sludge mixed with dust and tea, and the stockings went all the way to the bare skin of her knees.
After skimming once, he looked at a hand that was smaller than me… No, like me.
“There are no burns. Be careful next time.”
There was some dirty water on his trembling little hands, but he didn’t see any injuries.
I had to keep a close eye on him because it would cause a commotion just by disappearing and then showing up with burns.
“Atlas-sama….”
Her trembling hands stopped, so I looked up at her and saw a faint light in her tear-stained eyes.
‘He likes things like this.’
I’m sure she’s scared, but even a little bit of kindness makes her blush.
I hit Shaara with fear of me, but she seems to have developed other emotions as well.
I didn’t mean to do this, but she will be very helpful in her education.
“Then let’s get down to business… Shaara, I need to use the informants.”
“Informants…?”
“Yes, you can do it the fastest, right?”
“Yes..! I will not disappoint you if you leave it to me.”
I was convinced when I saw an assassin hired before.
It is impossible for students to bring their direct subordinates to the academy, but the fact that they hire people from outside through a direct line.
Charra’s eyes twinkled when she heard that she needed him.
“There are two things to investigate. Approximate personal information of the people accompanying the Clover Kingdom students participating in this exchange meeting with the Clover Academy.
And look into the Seymour family. Someone in the Clover Kingdom says River’s fiancée, but I don’t think he’s an ordinary human.”
“Can I investigate those two things?”
“Yes.”
Sharra had no doubts about her orders given to her.
She just nodded her head and obeyed her orders.
She was listening to me, Shaara.
“If you do well… Can I get a reward…?”
‘Reward..?’
What reward do you want?
I was willing to listen to it as long as it wasn’t weird because it was free, but I was worried that I might be asking for a strange reward.
“Sorry, I was presumptuous..”
When my reaction was slow, she thought she had made a mistake and shook her head hurriedly.
“No. As long as you do well, I will do it for you.”
But if you do well, of course you should give a reward.
I don’t know what kind of reward I want, so that only bothers me….
“I’m looking forward to it. Shaara.”
“Yes..Yes!!”
Shaara laughs innocently without knowing anything.
I still have a perspective, so I’ll have to think about how to reward them from now on.