Chapter 16 The Assault (2)
A little late in the evening, in Lisha’s mansion, bright lights flickered unsuitably.
The gentle sound of the music and the laughter of the people in a moderate harmony leaked out to the outside of the mansion.
“… … Whoa.”
Elodie sighed in secret.
This is often the case with the Richae family.
Judging by the authority of the family, it seems that he will do well in Roach, but the head of the family is very frugal.
Elodie touched the frills that were meticulously fastened to the inside of the collar.
Still, it’s a dress I wear quite often, but I’m still not used to it.
“I’ve gained weight… … .”
I was going to make it so that no one could hear it, but men approached me like a ghost and put a word on it.
“Is that possible? Elodie-sama is very beautiful today.”
“sure. Even if she has gained a little weight, Elodie-sama’s beauty is not even dented at all—”
Are you calling that a compliment?
Elodie pulled her lips together and smiled.
… … In fact, dealing with these men is fine.
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Now, how would they feel when they had to praise her 17-year-old in shameful ways?Even if you really have a crush on Elodie, you have no choice but to repeat outdated and stereotyped lines in a social setting.
Elodie is the supreme jewel of the Lishae family.
If he sincerely tried to reach out to her like that, other families wouldn’t be looking at her.
Because of this, everyone around Elodie keeps a natural distance from her.
Ironically, the men here also know that it’s best to keep that distance when you show your affection by giving a conventional compliment.
――Because of this, whenever there is a place like this, Elodie feels desperately lonely.
Women are either full of jealousy and envy, or, conversely, possessed by a sense of inferiority, crouching down in a low profile that Elodie does not wish for.
Men are aware of their surroundings, and neither approach nor move away from her.
Things like gossip, flattery, and bluffs are all good.
I’m not hurt by things like that.
The ‘fact’ itself that no one tells her the truth is simply pushed in.
So it’s infinitely lonely and infinitely boring.
‘… … Don’t you want to come again this time?’
Elodie looked around, pretending to listen to the men.
She was looking for the frontier.
If there is anyone who has the potential to give her a chance to breathe in a place like this, it’s just Frontier.
Even in Constell, there are some noble friends, but it is not easy to participate in the social circle hosted by the Richae family, and even if they come, they are busy interacting with the children of other families.
But the frontier never made a face in the social world.
Its characteristic laziness and lethargy are the first reason, and the second reason is that the Roach family has never touched the Frontier when it comes to the social world.
‘… … No. I can’t say I’m lazy. Elodie, you shouldn’t think like that.’
Elodie changed his mind.
Up until now, I thought it was just laziness, but the last mana exhaustion incident opened up another possibility.
It’s not that Frontier is lazy, it’s that he’s working like crazy from behind.
… … It’s still just a possibility though.
Anyway, the possibility that Frontier will appear again this time is slim.
Recently, Constell’s image has changed little by little, but that’s a completely different matter from the social world.
Besides, Frontier has a very bad relationship with Elodie’s older brother.
Even just looking at that alone, the probability that Frontier will come to Lisha’s mansion converges to zero.
it would be
quiver-
“… … uh.”
Elodie’s voice leaked.
The man quietly opened the mansion door and entered. Even if it wasn’t Elodie, it caught everyone’s attention.
Elegant and classy black suit. Stylishly trimmed black hair.
The eyes, which always looked sleepy, are decorated with a mysterious charm.
Frontier approached Gaju Lisa and greeted him politely.
“Oh, Frontier-kun. I’m really glad you came. I hope to see you more often in the future.”
“I don’t see you often at my house.”
“Haha, are you talking about going to see me somewhere? Why don’t you tell everyone here a little bit about you?”
Ortel de Richie, California, was very pleased with Frontier.
His political influence is more welcome than Frontier itself.
The family itself is not good, but behind it is a family called Roah.
Here, if Frontier has a good relationship with another family, Ortell can put a spoonful on it.
In fact, there were aristocrats who were already talking about the appearance of Frontier.
Most of these are the first to see the real Frontier.
Frontier, at least in appearance, was that of a perfect noble, so the young girls who whispered with a slightly reminded look stood out.
“Then excuse me.”
“Okay, let’s look around.”
After that, Frontier greeted him as politely as he did when he arrived.
Turning around, he approached Elodie very straight.
“… … !”
Elodie was surprised without knowing why.
It was the frontier I always saw in Constell.
Moreover, it is a familiar face from the last Aktober incident.
As Frontier stood in front of Elodie, Elodie pursed her lips for a moment.
I was worried about whether to treat them as friends or whether to treat them with aristocratic courtesy.
The moment Frontier’s mouth opened and he was about to say something, the music changed.
People formed pairs and walked with each other holding hands.
It was a dance time.
Seeing this, Frontier smiled mischievously.
“Then, shall we dance? miss.”
Frontier asked as if he had suddenly remembered.
In an unexpectedly soft tone, Elodie forgot what to say and nodded her head.
Frontier took Elodie’s hand and joined the dance.
Frontier wasn’t particularly good at dancing or bad at dancing.
In a good way, he was not anxious, and in a bad way, there was a risk of boredom.
However, Elodie did not have time to be bored in many ways. Rolling her eyes to and fro, Elodie opened her mouth.
“It’s awkward.”
“what?”
“What are you and me doing here, like this, um, like this?”
The words were almost meaningless, but Frontier nodded understanding.
“The collar is annoying.”
Frontier said, stroking the collar with one hand.
It is rude to touch one’s clothes with one hand while dancing.
Elodie laughed when she saw Frontier acting similar to her a while ago.
“therefore? Why are you here? I don’t get along with you. Did you suddenly become interested in the social world?”
Elodie asked, relaxed a little.
“No way. I came to see you.”
Frontier replied bluntly.
It was so plain that it could be misunderstood.
Elodie shot the Frontier with sullen eyes.
“Could you be more precise?”
“I am here to ask you for help. You are the only one I can trust.”
Again, it was a misunderstanding, but it was better than before.
And for Elodie, this sounds better.
“What help… … , What!”
Frontier pulled Elodie closer.
It was one of the natural dance moves in the eyes of others, but unexpectedly Elodie raised the sound.
“What, what? suddenly?”
“Constell, there is an attack.”
“… … !”
Frontier whispered in Elodie’s ear.
For all the information he got.
What Alex confessed, the disciplinary committee, and the teachers’ expectations of future measures, etc.
At first, Elodie’s expression was a little shaky, but as it went on, it became rather expressionless.
He realized that the current story and expression should not change.
Elodie, who had heard the whole story, asked.
“So, why do you do that to me?”
“When the attack starts, block the demons as glamorously as possible. So that students and teachers can realize at once that it is an ‘event’.”
“It’s time to start, so you don’t know when that will be, so the teachers are also taking measures?”
“I know.”
A frontier that clearly asserts.
There is no emphasis there.
He doesn’t even have an accent to convince him that his words are true, so he’s more credible.
“If you know when, you can tell the teachers.”
“Teachers won’t believe it. Because there is no evidence. There is no way to prove it.”
“I have no proof, no way to prove it, do you think I will believe you?”
“You don’t have to trust me.”
“… … What are you talking about?”
There, Frontier dropped himself again.
This was also a natural dance process.
“Because I trust you, it’s okay.”
“… … Where else did you learn strange words?”
At Elodie’s sarcasm, Frontier just smiled.
“When that time comes, you will know that it is not strange.”
* * *
The morning sky was overcast.
It didn’t look like it would rain, but clouds that seemed like it would never end filled the sky.
… … Clouds that will not rain are darker.
With a new thought, I was ready to go out.
If it was normal, it was time to head to Constell.
But today, I took a slightly different path.
and then,
“Where are you going?”
got Malia.
Malia stood at the top of the hill I was heading towards, as if waiting for me.
“This road is not going to Constell. Are you trying to flirt?”
“… … Then the same goes for your mother.”
“Huhu, that’s right.”
Malia laughed.
It was an innocent laugh.
“How did you know I was coming this way?”
“Mom doesn’t know anything.”
“Are you going to stop me?”
“No, why would I stop you?”
Malia ran her hand through her long hair once.
As he walked slowly towards me, I could smell a familiar scent.
“Is it starting? Attack of demons.”
“… … yes.”
“Are you trying to stop it?”
“It’s up to other students to stop.”
I’m not stopping the attack.
to eliminate the cause.
ugh-
Malia’s hand touched my cheek.
“If it was you in the past, it would have been an excuse to run away.”
yes i got it The identity of this familiar fragrance.
“You are not the way you used to be.”
This was my mother’s scent.
It smells completely different from my mother before I came here.
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Nevertheless.“Are you covered? instead.”
Malia’s hand on my cheek moved gently to cover my right eye.
Averil Family Bloodline Skills
Sharing the senses
Her hand lit up against my right eye.
But I didn’t feel anything.
Still, I know what this means.
Malia lived under the name of ‘Malia Averil’ until she married Ampere.
And there is a bloodline skill that is passed down from generation to generation in the Averil family.
Just as Philly, a descendant of Bala, was able to have ‘knowledge’.
Malia’s sense-sharing allows her to share one of her five senses with others.
This time it was shared with my perspective.
Malia can see what I see with my own eyes.
“Don’t borrow your eyes. so that I can come to you anytime.”
Saying that, Malia was the face of charity.
I said with a mischievous face.
“Please don’t come to me and protect Constell.”
“Sure. If you come without getting hurt.”
It seems difficult though.
I blinked for a moment and said.
“I will.”
Boo-woong-
At that moment, the sound of the car’s engine was heard from afar.
A luxury sedan stopped in front of us, and the rear window opened.
“Are you ready?”
It was Philly.
Philly waved her hand to Malia in front of me.
It wasn’t surprising that Malia was there.
“Then I will go.”
“Go.”
I bowed my head to Malia and turned around.
As soon as we got into the car, the sedan drove off.
“Then where should I go?”
“Three kilometers west of the imperial family. Please stop there.”
“Is my daughter there?”
“no. After getting off there, we will walk a bit. The car will be sent to the imperial family.”
“Can’t we get there by car?”
“I have to go into the woods, so the car can’t get in.”
This is one of the reasons for sending the car to the imperial family.
In fact, more importantly, there is a fear that Elysia finds the vehicle and runs away.
If that happens, Elysia will go to the imperial family, and rather frame Philly.
Such troublesome situations should be avoided.
“Hmm.”
Philly nodded as if he had understood.
“I still can’t believe it. One of my two daughters is the culprit.”
Philly speaks with a sigh.
Philly does not yet know that Elysia is the culprit.
“… … Philly, can I ask you one thing?”
“What?”
“Can Mr. Philly really treat his daughter as an enemy?”
I know how Philly will answer this question.
So from the point of view of acquiring information, it has no meaning.
But it must be said.
For Philly herself, I had to ask this question.
“Sure. If it were my enemy, I would just rule out my daughter or anyone else.”
… … right.
This answer is correct.
This is the real answer from her own true intentions.
──But only this is certain.
Philly’s thoughts are still loose.
It’s not that easy, you’ll soon find out.