229 – Invitation from the King
“·······.”
Because I didn’t wake up for a moment, I was confused as to whether I was dreaming.
The pure white face of a girl who fills the field of vision in front of you. Even in the dark, her red eyes shimmer as if they were shining.
She was so close that her exhaled breath touched her philtrum.
“Ouch!”
Belatedly, he came to his senses and hurriedly stepped back, screaming. As she hurriedly got out of bed and turned on the light, Gina rubbed her eyes and grumbled nonchalantly.
“Oh, I was just about to fall asleep, why are you turning on the light?”
“Why are you sleeping in the same bed!? It’s not like there’s only one bed!”
When I screamed in fright, Gina replied casually.
“It’s a bunk bed. It’s annoying to go up.”
“Huh…”
I was stunned by such absurd answers that I couldn’t even say anything properly.
“It’s your fault for occupying the first floor without consulting in the first place. I originally intended to sleep on the first floor from the beginning.”
“No, no matter what. You’re a girl without fear…”
“What are you afraid of? I? To you?”
Gina snorted at her as if she was dumbfounded. When it came down to it, I didn’t even have anything to say.
If you calmly compare each other’s fighting power now, it will be so similar that it’s hard to distinguish superiority and inferiority easily. Even considering that Gina is a great genius, I’ve grown a lot more than before.
But what difference does it make if you think about it? Conversely, it means that even though I was chosen by the goddess as an apostle and used the growth cheat, I did not have a clear advantage.
The attitude of asking what’s the problem made me lose my energy all the time.
Is it really just that I’m so unusual? But no matter how much you think about it, it’s not normal for a man and a woman to share the same bed.
I feel that way even though I am equipped with modern notions, but is it really okay that Jina, who should be equipped with a much more conservative mindset, is okay?
“I will go upstairs and sleep.”
“To be or not to be.”
In the end, the question could not be resolved, and after turning off the light, I went up to the second floor and lay down again.
I don’t know why I’m so tired today. I think I used up too much mental energy.
With a sigh that came out of nowhere, I tossed and turned and fell into a difficult sleep.
***
Boom-!
Boat horns resounded and seagulls flew through the sky.
Finally, finally, finally!
After an eventful day on the cruise, we arrived at Calais in the Franks with the rising dawn.
This is my second visit to the Frankish Kingdom, but every time I come, I feel that there is something that makes my heart beat.
If I had to put it into words, wouldn’t it be the closest to romance?
As can be inferred from the name, the kingdom of the Franks that appears in the work is a virtual country that corresponds to France on Earth. In fact, the Frankish kingdom existed in reality, but it would be difficult to treat it as the same as it was a country that spanned between ancient times and the Middle Ages over a thousand years ago.
In one word, the biggest difference between France and the Franks is the absence of revolution.
Of course, not only that, but other details are quite different, but I don’t know the details because I wasn’t deeply interested in European history in the first place.
I do know, however, that freedom, which was originally the core ideology of France, was considerably controlled in this kingdom. Simply put, the monarchy, in which the king was the state, continued to be maintained.
Well, even if I lined up the explanation like this, it wasn’t particularly important to me anyway.
I’m not going to meet the king in person or start a revolution, I’m just going to Paris on a school trip and I’m going back to London. What does that matter? It’s enough just to get drunk on romance like before and enjoy the Lululala Healing Trip.
Come to think of it, I originally thought of the theme of this school trip as healing, but from the cruise, I didn’t encounter a murder case, didn’t I get impersonated as a phantom thief, and even settled the fight with Sherlock, so my mental strength was already exhausted. It was a feeling.
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I really hope nothing happens now. Since I don’t have to see the Eiffel Tower, I just want to lie down and rest all day.
However, my longing was completely crushed before I even got off the cruise.
“Come on, you two should move with me.”
“…Yes?”
Exupery, the unexpected jewelry owner, grabbed Sharon and me and said something bizarre.
“hahahaha, since we went on a field trip from the academy, I think it would be difficult to move separately.”
I tried to keep my composure and politely explained the situation, but he replied with a very irritated smile.
“There is no problem with that. I already told your teacher well.”
“Hmm. Uh, yes?”
Is that okay? No, who the hell would allow such a stupid request?
No matter how high-ranking aristocrats are, putting pressure on foreign academies doesn’t make sense.
“His Majesty wants to see you. It’s only natural that we caught the culprit and even recovered the jewels.”
“·······.”
Yes. You are the king.
It’s a different story if you’re a king, not a noble. Certainly, it would be possible to pay attention to the academy with that much.
I couldn’t refuse this. In a situation where I had to be dragged away, I wiped my face and put a hard smile on my lips.
It was strange from the beginning. It seems that this school trip is destined to be tightly twisted from beginning to end.
“Come on, we have a lot to prepare, so let’s move quickly!”
Ah. I want to die. I would rather gladly accept the miserable fate prophesied now.
I lightly touched Sharon’s elbow and whispered secretly.
“Say something…!”
“Why?”
Wrong. She doesn’t seem to have any complaints about the situation.
Hey, the king calls ordinary people, but I don’t think they’ll be this bothered. Rather, it would be a natural reaction to regard it as the glory of a lifetime.
[Isn’t it better? Now that this has happened, it wouldn’t be bad to steal jewels from other countries.]
‘Hmm…’
I didn’t think the goddess’ story was too wrong.
I also hated this trip because I thought it would only make me more tired, but as a phantom thief, this could be a golden opportunity.
[It wouldn’t be bad to steal that jewel at all.]
‘Well, if I want to steal it, I can steal it right now.’
A jewel to be dedicated to the King, the cause of commotion on the cruise.
Red diamond shining red. Was the name definitely Bloodmoon? It was a name that suited him well.
I was quite worried about stealing it seriously because it was quite beautiful and the power contained within the jewel was quite serious, but with Nari, a detective who knows my identity, right next to me, it was quite difficult to try.
Still, I had the confidence that I could steal it if I put my mind to it. Then I’m just a little scared that I’m going to have a relationship with Sharon that I barely got close to.
Well, on the contrary, if it were her, there seemed to be a high probability that she would calmly say, ‘If she could steal it, she would steal it.’
First of all, it’s not an urgent issue that needs to be decided right away, so I decided to slowly observe the situation.
As long as it moves like Exupery, it’s no different from being able to steal jewels at any time.
“But what do you mean you have a lot to prepare for?”
“Tsk. This is why common people. Of course, you are not ready for an audience. You’re not going to face His Majesty’s face like that right now, are you?”
“Ah…”
Looking at our whereabouts, it seems likely. It was a comfortable outfit to put it nicely, but it was definitely not formal attire. Isn’t it strange that a student leaving for a school trip is wearing a suit in the first place?
Anyway, for that reason, we moved with Exupery as soon as we got off the ship. Naturally, he had to separate himself from the academy.
Just as she was about to say goodbye to both Julia and Rachel, Rachel asked, frowning at her.
“No, but why are you going separately from now on? Isn’t the king also in Paris anyway?”
“…Uh, is that so?”
That’s what I heard. Why didn’t I notice this obvious fact?
Perhaps it was because Exupery told me to follow him too naturally. Yes, she was a little ashamed that she didn’t realize the inconsistency that Rachel noticed.
As she said, she had no reason to move away from Calais, so she asked openly.
Then Exupery said nothing.
“Are you going to move by magic?”
“… Huh? A teleport?”
“Yes. It seems His Majesty is in a hurry.”
No, because it was so urgent that they only put in a court mage for that task.
It’s not even a simple magic to talk about as if the magic of teleport isn’t such a big deal.
“Of course not. Because Blood Moon is the jewel that His Majesty has longed for.”
···I had a very foreboding feeling about something.
Somehow, I had a feeling that I was going to get caught up in another, very tiring incident.
If it’s such an important jewel, take care of it right from the beginning. Please.