cat, cat, cat (1)
Clara, a sophomore in the Ministry of Magic and Yenika’s best friend, has been around since morning, near the destroyed Ophelis Hall. Because there was someone I wanted to meet.
“Mr Bell. hello.”
A day has passed since the occupation of the Ophelis Pavilion, which caused great damage. It is said that the investigation into the details of the circumstances has not been completed yet, but there are rumors that the maids are related among the students.
Clara also thought that the rumor was not just a rumour. The details of the truth will be decided by the Academic Inspection Department.
“Ugh.”
The damage recovery site of the destroyed Ophelis Pavilion.
It had only been two days, so there was no restoration work, but the school staff and maids were busy walking around trying to figure out the extent of the damage.
At the entrance to the rose garden, Clara took a breath when she ran into Belle Maia, who was busy taking notes.
Bellmaia was wearing a dark red maid outfit with a lot of colorful decorations, unlike usual. The blue rose-shaped brooch on her chest and the bluish frills that run down the skirt were obviously… the outfits only allowed to the maid Jang.
“You are a close friend of Ms. Yenica. How are you going to the Ophelis Hall?”
“Ah, hello. Mr Bell. Have you been promoted?”
“Since Ellis-sama is unable to serve as the head of the maid any longer due to circumstances, I have been temporarily succeeded as the senior maid.”
Looking at the public opinion within the Ophelis Hall, it would have been obvious that he would eventually take off the temporary title and officially inherit the position of head of maid, but Bell was not very pleased with that situation.
“Yeah, that’s right. It seems that you have elevated your position…”
“You don’t have to be embarrassed. As our main job is to serve, please let us know if you need anything.”
“no. I just… there was something I wanted to discuss personally… What should I say, you seem very busy.”
“Um… it certainly is.”
Bell went through the checklist, glanced at the half-broken Ophelis tube, and shook her head.
“Most of the work has been completed, and I don’t think any further instructions will be needed, so I was just about to take a break.”
“Yeah, right?”
“What do you want to discuss?”
“Don’t… be surprised. This is really top secret. You must never leak it anywhere else, and you must not show any signs of surprise.”
Clara hardened her expression, then crept over to Belle and talked seriously.
What a shocking secret that Bell listened to, leaving the fuss.
“Yenika… I think she likes Ed… that Ed Roth-Taylor.”
The fact that I knew it so naturally, I couldn’t help but ponder whether I should pretend to be surprised as a courtesy.
“I don’t know why a kid like Yenica is so obsessed with that bastard… it’s a really complicated feeling as a friend.”
The place was changed to a bench in the rose garden. Clara, who looked around several times to see if anyone was passing by, soon confessed to Bell the worries she had buried in her heart.
“I struggled for three days and three nights, thinking about it, but… these days, Ed’s reputation has improved a bit, and I decided to support him because I wanted to know what Yenika might think. I am very, very anxious.”
Listening to Clara’s lamenting words, Bell just shed in one ear, thinking that Jenica had a good friend. Because there are very few people who care so much about a friend’s relationship.
Even a single deviance would turn him into a useless wastelander, but Clara keeps that line well and is genuinely concerned about Yenika’s love interest.
“Once Yenika thinks so… I hope Yenika and Ed do well as friends.”
“okay. Clara must have been very worried.”
“But… that’s not the point!”
As Bell responded with a tilted head, Clara spoke the other girl’s name.
“Lortel Keheln! You know that name? Bell was the senior maid of the Ophelis Hall!”
“…Yes, of course I do.”
“These days, Yenika keeps saying that name. It’s a first-year kid, and it seems like we’ve been involved in a lot of things since our joint combat practice. But something doesn’t feel right.”
Clara looked around once more, then quietly lowered her voice and whispered to Belle.
“So I personally looked into it, and no, well, both of them were absent from the opening ceremony, and yesterday’s first class was also absent from the common class at the same time. Considering Yenika’s reaction… I think she’s at a corner.”
Indeed, for a girl, the existence of a relationship is like a disaster… Belle first thought that it might be a simple misunderstanding.
“I heard a lot about Mr. Bell from Yenica. I heard that Yenica was very reliant on her, and I heard she was an insightful person who always gave helpful advice…”
“It’s overrated.”
“Besides, Bell must know Yenica and the girl named Lortel well… I came here to ask for your opinion.”
“Lady Lortel is famous, don’t you know Miss Clara well?”
Rumors about the Golden Daughter Lortel will be spread across all grades.
“I know. However, if you look at her fragmentary appearance… it’s impossible to see a win for Yenika…”
“I think Miss Yenica is attractive enough.”
“Of course I think so. But, a kid named Lortel is like that…”
Clara did not continue to speak, but Bell nodded.
Clearly, Lortel Keheln is a foxy girl. He is a small devil who always behaves well and behaves elegantly, but when the opportunity comes, he reveals his dark inner feelings. Clara knows it well.
Life as a merchant did not go to waste, so he must have mastered how to coordinate human relationships and win someone’s liking.
“I’m not that good in dating experience… but after all, a relationship between a man and a woman is a push and pull…”
At Clara’s lamentation, Bell had no choice but to nod her head.
Because of her innocent and lively nature, Yenica Palerover knows how to pull but not push.
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Meanwhile, what about Lortel? If you don’t know how to control wanwae in human relationships, you can’t serve as a merchant.
No matter how attractive Yenica is by nature, it seems like she will become a fish that she catches…
Clara clenched her fists.
“That shouldn’t happen! So… I think Jenika should know how to smuggling too!”
“…”
“I want to instill that method into Yenika by any means. It hurts my respect for a one-year-old child to have an adult charm, but to lose my relationship. I’d rather have a broken heart because Ed is the bad guy in the world, but that’s an experience.
I wanted to applaud Clara, who vomited in anger, but Bell didn’t respond well. Tears flow as much as he cares about his friend’s life.
“What do you think, Bell?! I heard that Bell always says the right things!”
Those burning eyes turned towards Bell this time. To be honest, it was just embarrassing.
“That, well. I don’t know…”
Anyway, Bell knows Ed, Yenica, and Lortel all three well. Compared to Clara, who is in a somewhat biased position, she is able to judge the situation more objectively.
“I wonder if there is any need to force her to say and do things that are not suitable for Ms. Yenica.”
“…Is that so?”
“And it could be that Miss Clara’s thoughts are biased, right? I also think that Miss Yenica may have a strong will, and Miss Lortel may be inexperienced in human relationships.”
“…well… that’s hard to agree with…”
In any case, it’s not good to meddle in their love story for nothing. Because that was Bell’s conclusion, he didn’t even think about pushing Clara’s back, which was full of worries.
“Ed, I don’t even know that person! Is it a huge wall window, or is it an eerie and insidious wolf!”
In the end, Clara’s hostility turns to Ed Roth Taylor.
“Common sense, Yenica shoots her eyes so openly, but it’s funny to say no to me!”
“…I do not know. As for Bocchan Ed… rather than a wall hanging or a wolf… I think it might be a difficult situation to just be interested in a relationship…”
Ed Roth Taylor is in the position of setting up a camp in the North Woods and providing food, clothing and shelter by himself.
Occasionally, Bell distributes some food, herbs, and medicines, but… Anyway, the fundamental survival is doing it on her own.
In addition to that, he is digesting the entire curriculum of the academy, so he must have been living each day by dividing it into hours.
Even if you lose your mind for a few days because you are sold to a woman, you will immediately run out of food and you will have to starve. Plus, it’s going to be autumn soon, and winter is coming soon, so there must be a lot of work to prepare.
“I can’t. Well, there are a lot of women’s clothes. Even if it’s the luck that person is born with… If you look inside, you’ll be drunk with your popularity, and you’re going to be crazy. Just imagining it gives me goosebumps!”
“…”
Bell didn’t say anything, and left Clara alone, clenching her fists and talking to each other. In any case, there are times when you feel as if your worries have been resolved just by lamenting and pleading.
Bell closed his eyes and thought about Ed’s situation. It seems that they are busy eating and living right now, but is it possible that they are in a situation where they will be pleased with the fact that they have a lot of women’s clothes? Rather, silence comes out first.
In the end, when I think of the women around the boy, only cats and creatures come to mind.
Lortel Keheln reminds me of a sly stray cat in front of a fish shop.
Yenica Palerover thinks of an innocent kitten trembling in front of a tiger.
Lucy is… just a cat.
In any case, Ed’s suffering, who must be suffering among the swings, was clearly visible, so Bell sent only encouragement in his heart that could not be reached.
Anyway, I think I’ll have to take the time to visit Ed’s camp.
Since Clara has been so troubled, there are some things I want to confirm… There is also a message from Elise, the maid chief.
Not very good news.
*
The weather is good for a while. I decided to wash my face once in the stream next to the camp and check the skills of life.
[ Life Skills Details ]
Grade: Intermediate Craftsman
Specialty: Woodworking
Dexterity Lv 13
Design Lv 8
Gathering ability Lv 11
Woodworking Lv 12
Hunting Lv 8
Fishing Lv 6
Cooking Lv 6
Repair Lv 5
＜ Advanced Crafting Skill Slot: Empty >
＜ Advanced Crafting Skill Slot: Empty >
Since the advanced crafting skill slots have been opened, acquiring this skill is the top priority.
You have already decided what skills you want to acquire.
He plans to learn spirit-style infusion, which has good compatibility with elemental art, and magic engineering to make life-convenience items and combat equipment.
Elemental injection can be learned automatically if you make a contract with a spirit and create even one product with elemental formula.
Compared to combat-based skills or magic-based skills, the unlocking method is simple and can be acquired quickly. That’s the strength of the production world’s skills.
I don’t want to waste my spirit slots needlessly, but if I want to train my spirits infusion in advance, it’s better to catch even a low-level spirit and sign a contract…
In this case, it would be good to have an attribute that I cannot deal with, such as land or water spirits.
If you start to deal with the spirits properly, the proficiency of the spirits skills will also start to rise, and if the magic world stats are well supported, the day of signing a contract with a high-ranking spirit may come sooner than you think.
You might want to get some help from Jenica on this one.
The physical condition is not very good. It’s clumsy and requires a lot of energy, so I don’t do it too much. In the case of the occupation of the Ophelis Pavilion, there was a loss of labor due to overwork.
What can I do… It was a necessary sacrifice.
In any case, Lortel, one of the most important characters in the scenario, was prevented from leaving, and it seems that the operation has worked to some extent, as Elte has not shown any action yet.
As for the rest, we had to hit and hit the head office of Elte Sanghoe, so we had no choice but to wait for Jeon Seo-gu with positive news to arrive.
“Hello, Ed! After the rain stopped, the weather got a little chilly!”
“Oh, hello. Yenika.”
Yenika still visited the camp every day. It’s a bonus to bring a variety of ingredients.
“Is Lortel okay?”
“okay. I am resting in the hut.”
I’ve delivered the full story to Yenika.
Explaining Lortel’s plight, which must be hidden for the time being, Yenika nodded her head with a meaningful face and came to see Lortel every day to see if she was okay.
However, now is the start of school season, and the curriculum for the second semester has begun to run.
Lortel doesn’t plan to go to class until it’s safe, and I had to borrow a Ziggs uniform and fix it to fit my size. It was very difficult to go to class until the repair was finished.
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Me and Lortel can’t go to class until things get better. However, Yenika sits at the camp all day and reads the spell book even though there is no such circumstance.
“Yenika, aren’t you going to class?”
“yes? My head hurts so badly and my body doesn’t have enough strength, so I’m going to take a break in the northern forest with the wind. When I told the professor, he told me to take good care of my body.”
“okay? Isn’t it because you got hurt while helping me?”
“No, no. absolutely not Ed does what Ed does. I’ll go back to the forest when the time is right.”
Saying that, Yenika’s body looks completely intact without any pain.
He sits on a tree stump by the campfire all day reading a book, occasionally staring at the hut with an axe-eyed, almost spying.
Apparently, Yenica didn’t completely trust Lortel. It deserves it. Because Lortel’s past power is so flashy.
“That’s right, Ed-senpai. Well, I’m sorry that you couldn’t explain the details… but I’m glad that the debt seems to have been paid off well.”
As the sun went down, I was chopping wood in a corner, and Ziggs came to ask about last night’s situation and helped me. He briefly explained the whole story to me.
“Well, it seems that the part where we hit the Ophelis Coffin was a bit fuzzy. The building itself was destroyed in the first place, so we probably didn’t even notice that we broke it.”
“Student discipline?”
“I think most of that senior named Willain used a dumpster, but there seem to be quite a few students who have also received minor fines. The maid is still interrogating, but it seems that she has not opened her mouth.”
Since there is no mention of Lortel, it seems that Elise, the maid chief, is still keeping her mouth shut. If you want to stand on the winning side between Elte and Lortel, you cannot testify prematurely.
If it’s safe, we’ll have to tangent as soon as possible.
“okay. Anyway, this time I lost a little bit.”
“What. Please tell me if there is anything next time. Then come on.”
He waved his hand to meet Jigs as he left the forest, and he took a deep breath while throwing his ax around.
Lortel hiding inside the hut should not come out as much as possible.
You can pass the time by sharing some food in moderation, and when you hear the news of victory, you can return to your original life.
Until then, there shouldn’t be any accidents.
I slowly sat down in the middle of the forest smelling autumn and rested, wishing for peace.
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Most of the wounds had healed, so it wasn’t too much of a nuisance.
*
The quiet cabin interior calms the mind.
Lortel sat leaning against the rough wall, quietly waiting for time to pass.
Although the occupation of the Ophelis Pavilion is over, there is still a lot of work left for Lortel to do.
The first is to convince the former maid Jean Ellis again.
Rumor has it that Maid Jean Ellis is keeping her mouth shut in front of the investigators. It’s unclear who will win, Elte or Lortel, so they’re going to remain silent until it becomes clear.
The second is to prepare the basic outline for negotiating the purchase of the sage’s seal.
Elte’s dismissal came earlier than expected, but anyway, the opportunity to purchase the Sage’s Seal has come, so you can’t miss that opportunity. If the plan is established, Lortel’s position within the Elte company will be in the ranks of influential people that even the shareholders cannot tamper with.
Although he is busy right now, he can only act when a reply arrives from the main office of Elte Sanghoe in any case. Now that he lives in hiding in the northern forest, he will be able to go back to class as a student in Sylvania only after safety is secured.
For about 3 days, no matter how busy I am, I have to give up my life as a merchant and live in this hut, which is a bit frustrating, but thanks to Ed, who checks every move and checks for any inconvenience, my heart is warm.
After living a luxurious and splendid life, he suddenly became in a position to spend a wild life in a hut, but he didn’t feel too bad… It must have been thanks to the boy he was living with.
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My heart races when I’m next to Ed Roth Taylor.
His unconditional favor and uncompromising trust make you feel as if you are immersed in a soft bed.
For some, that sense is more precious than gold to Lortel, who has lived his whole life on the cold road.
It’s a natural story, but I don’t want to yield to others.
Especially if the opponent is Yenica Palerover.
She is a girl who has lived a life similar to that of the main character in a fairy tale. A relationship of exchanging unconditional favors and trust must be quite natural and common.
Whether it be family or friends, the garage will overflow. Where else can you find such luxury, that the heart-warming relationship that this person will never betray me just by being with you remains as common as stones on the street?
If it stays like that, you should give up at least one.
It’s hard to understand when you talk so meanly.
Then there will be only the fight in the filthy mud. Unfortunately, this is Lortel’s area of expertise.
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Moreover, living together for three days is such a dizzyingly perfect advantage.
“Hmm…”
However, how does progress in the relationship between men and women take place in detail?
I have tried many times to take the lead in human relationships, but there is no guarantee that the method will work equally well in the relationship between a man and a woman.
Yes. As they have lived in a world of difficult ideals and have weighed human beings only with their interests, they have no knowledge of how men and women in a romantic relationship advance their relationship.
Surprisingly, I try to objectify myself by saying, “You’re a gem in this area…”
“My way.”
I recite it and think of my own way.
After all, the easiest way to attract people’s favor is money.
If he buried this shabby hut with gold coins, wouldn’t he look at him with twinkling eyes anyway.
“I don’t have enough cash…”
I’m still in the middle of reaching out to these and other businesses. Lortel’s personal assets were also affected. Still, it is likely that similar performances could be shown if the villas in the Minne region or land deeds on the outskirts were sold.
But Ed Roth Taylor, with greedy eyes, became imaginary, and he immediately shook his head.
After all, since it is a relationship built on money, it is impossible to be affectionate. Just imagining Ed, who looks at him with such eyes and smiles with only greed, is heartbreaking.
Even so, it’s a bit hard to leave it alone.
If you look at Ed’s daily routine today, Ed is living a life like hell. In order to survive without wasting every minute and every second, they live with their teeth clenched.
Before the selfish heart of wanting to be favored and loved… I have a fond heart to just help for no reason.
However, on the other hand, he is worried that it will be revealed as sympathy, and he is wary that he will eventually move on to a relationship that is only made of money… Lortel is sitting with his toes toe-to-be.
“Ha… Is it okay if I help with tuition?”
What if I paid that much money without being seen as a pity?
As a girl who has never thrown away unpaid favors in the first place, I can’t even imagine what lines to give and how to hand them money. Those who took an example of a line that came to mind…
Tea, don’t get me wrong. Well, it’s not really something I’m giving out for seniors.
Lortel pounded on the wall of the hut, which he loved, because his hands and feet felt like he was about to ascend. It’s embarrassing to be shy, but somehow I feel like the lines are very classic.
Wasn’t it a life in a mask, where you had a fox-like smile your entire life, hiding your dark insides? Because of such a shameful thing, the mask has been removed and I can’t go anywhere without showing my face.
One deep breath restores composure. The temperament of the frozen colossus, which pierced the opponent’s lungs with a bewitching and demanding attitude, raised its head again.
“…”
If you don’t know where and how to reconcile the line between men and women in the first place, it’s just a matter of looking at it.
Anyway, now Ed doesn’t see Lortel as a woman at all. The progress of a relationship will eventually come from a change of perception, so we have to change that perception first.
Lortel thought of a certain ‘plan’ in her mind, and nodded as if she had made a decision.
It was unreasonable to realize at this point how sudden the ‘plan’ was.
As mentioned above, Lortel is good at grasping and shaking the inside of human beings, and when it comes to simple and affectionate relationships between men and women, even Yenica is a geek.
“Then… specifically…”
However, it takes some time to think about specific implementation plans. Still, I have to hide and not leave the hut for three days, so I have plenty of time to think.
I’m sure that if I slowly come up with a plan, I’ll be able to get around Yenika in an instant.
With a sinister smile, Lortel hugged her knees.
“…can you spare me a seat? It’s my place there.”
However, if there were an unexpected number, it is the existence of a new girl.
“…yes?”
“Ham…”
That big witch hat, school uniform with extra sleeves, and the two-pronged gray hair that stretched down from her waist to her hips are familiar. He is one of the three class A classmates that we often see in Professor Glast’s class.
The movement of the girl, who does not even know when she entered the hut, whether it was through the ceiling or through space magic, surprises those around her.
“…Lucy…? What are you doing here…”
“That’s where the sun shines the most.”
Having said that, he pushed Lortel to the north, tossed a few marten skins and lay down…
“…”
Lortel wiped his face for a moment in confusion.
“…what is he…??”
A challenger appears!
Battle of waifus!!!!