111 – 23. Change
Click.
On the first floor of the base, inside a fortune teller’s shop illuminated only by candles.
I stirred instant coffee mixed with hot water and distributed the cups to the guests.
Liu, Lane, saint.
The members had been visiting the fortune teller almost every day since the first semester.
“Wow, I missed this coffee.”
“Compared to what Mr. Liu usually drinks, it must be extremely cheap.”
“What’s important about the price? You’re the one giving the ride.”
“…The coffee tastes good.”
“Baby, watch him turn his horse around.”
As I looked away from Liu, who was constantly teasing me today, I saw Lane and Eileen with stiff expressions while holding coffee cups.
Why are they like this again?
“Doesn’t it fit your mouth?”
“Oh, no! It’s so delicious! It’s so delicious!”
“…This is coffee made with Namgoong Min’s sincerity, so of course it’s delicious.”
I was wondering if instant coffee wasn’t that good, and they immediately gave me one shot again.
Lane acted somewhat hastily, as if he was conscious of someone, and Eileen was relaxed, but she also drank hot coffee in one go.
Thank goodness. I thought coffee was bad again.
Even as I ponder whether I should prepare expensive coffee, I take a sip of my share of coffee.
Hmm, it’s delicious. It’s the taste of memories.
“It’s been a long time since we got together like this.”
“Well, this is the first time since the second semester started.”
“Originally, we would have been able to get together as soon as the semester started, but someone was late because they were avoiding Namgoong Min, right?”
“……Hey.”
At the same time, Rio, who was sitting crookedly, and Lane, who was sitting politely as if he were a nobleman, were exchanging glances for a moment.
The rather reserved saint suddenly tilted her head.
“Namgoong Min…?”
“Hmm?”
“Rain Arthur, since when did you call Namgoong Min that?”
“…Oh, that’s right. You stayed in this city alone during vacation, so you don’t know?”
Come to think of it, that’s right. The saint doesn’t know.
She used to call me by my honorific name only in private, but after the Skill Thief event and vacation, she openly called me by my honorific name in front of others.
It was a vacation right after Skill Theft, so it’s safe for the saint to not know.
…… Now that I think about it, the other guys didn’t really care about Lane’s way of speaking?
‘Except Lane, Liu, and Lucas since they know about the duel.’
The saint and the warrior didn’t really care about that in the first place.
The only ones left were the prince and princess, and they didn’t look puzzled either.
Did they meet and talk without me knowing?
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“I didn’t know it in the past, but Namgoong Min is a person worthy of my honorific title.”
“……It’s a little unpleasant. Namgoong Min’s title is the same as that of an unbeliever.”
“Ha, since the first semester, you’ve been a non-believer, a non-believer, a non-believer… You’re pretty good too, aren’t you?”
But it turned out well.
I also felt a little burdened by Lane’s honorific title.
“Mr. Lane?”
“Yes?”
“Shall we call you comfortably?”
“………Yes?”
To be completely comfortable like Lucas…… A little bit like that. I confessed and then got dumped…… Between…… Because………
…… Still, wouldn’t it be okay to use the title more comfortably?
Honestly, it’s been over half a year since we met, but you still end up adding ‘ssi’ to the end of your name.
“Well, well, then how…”
“Rain.”
“……!”
“You also called me that at the hotel during vacation. There’s no need to put the word out there, at least use the name comfortably.”
“Yes…!!”
More than anything, I am comfortable using respectful language myself. Since I was learning under that pseudo-bastard, I always used respectful language.
There was a time when she got scolded for speaking so politely to Jisoo.
When I was alone with Lane, I used to speak informally to pretend to be strong, but there is no need to do that anymore.
“Me, me, me, Namgung…Min?”
“Yes, Lane.”
“………!!”
“…You’re leaving. Is stuttering your words even a concept?”
“……Please be quiet.”
Ah, it worked out just fine.
The saint is already called Eileen, so now this is what happened to Liu……
“I’m done.”
“……Mr. Liu?”
“Now it doesn’t make much of a difference if I just call him Liu. I’m more used to being called Mr. Liu.”
“Still…”
“…Hey, and more than anything else.”
Sigh.
Liu sighed and then smiled slightly and stroked my hand.
I got goosebumps for a moment and hurriedly pulled my hand away to see a giggling Liu looking at me.
“There’s no need to change your name now, right?”
“……Uh, um.”
“I don’t care about titles like some evil b*tch, so just do it the same way.”
“What?”
“It’s not wrong, right?”
“Shut up.”
With Liu and Rain fighting as always, he turned his gaze towards the saint.
I couldn’t say it openly because it was in front of Rio and Lane.
Now that ‘Saint’ and ‘Aileen’ are clearly divided, should they be called separately?
“……I saw it with my own eyes, but she is an unpleasant b*tch.”
“Hmm?”
“Ah, I’m fine, brother.”
“…Eileen?”
“There is no need to separate names. My sister and I are both ‘Aileen’ anyway.”
Eileen, who was whispering softly in my ear, smiled brightly.
Yes, if you say it this way, there is no need to differentiate.
It’s right to just call her Eileen………
“…Why do you look at me like that?”
“Hey, fortune teller. Don’t you think that’s too close? I don’t think it’s something you would do in front of a woman who got dumped, do you?”
“I agree. Namgoong…Min.”
“I don’t think there’s anything more for a b*tch who got dumped to say.”
“This b*tch?”
“Just calm down first.”
Liu and Lane used to argue a lot, but it seems like it’s gotten worse these days.
Furthermore, Liu and Eileen have a strange sense of humor.
Well, even if it’s not in front of me, you’ll meet different people, so I can’t know all of their relationships.
I hope we can at least get along well.
When you guys fight, a fortune teller like me flies away easily.
“…Hey, fortune teller. Isn’t Chuseok next week?”
“Chuseok?”
“Oh, I don’t know about Rain. It’s a holiday celebrated in East Asia. That’s also why the Academy will be closed for three days next week.”
“…I see, I see.”
No, but how much does the Korean Empire donate to the Romance Academy? The international academy closes schools for holidays that are limited to East Asia, not just Christmas, which is a global holiday.
Well, it doesn’t really matter from the student’s perspective.
School closures are a godsend!
“Are you going to go to the Korean Empire then?”
“I guess so, right?”
I made a promise to the prince, and I also need to see Kim Ha-neul, who targeted Liu, and the emperor.
I also wanted to check what my past was like before entering the academy……
“……If I don’t go, will it work out?”
“Aileen?”
“……Please.”
As I was thinking about things to do in the Korean Empire for Chuseok, Eileen, who had been looking at Liu for a moment when he brought up the Chuseok story, opened his mouth.
A saying not to go to the Korean Empire.
…… This is what the saint says, not anyone else. There must be some reason.
“If you know anything…”
“…I can’t tell you the reason. But…Please.”
Hmm.
This is a reason that even the saint who had given me complete trust until now cannot tell.
If you look at it so seriously, it probably isn’t for personal reasons.
“……Eileen, do you think it is right to just blindly tell her not to go without a proper explanation?”
“………Non-believers.”
“Yes, I am a non-believer. I don’t believe what you say. It sounds to me like you are asking me to stay at the academy and not go anywhere during the Chuseok holiday. Am I mistaken?”
“……….”
“Namgoong Min… Didn’t go back to his hometown even during vacation. It was all for us.”
…… Did you?
As soon as the vacation started, she was taken to Liu’s mansion, and immediately after that, she went to Europe because of Lane’s engagement issue.
But after the duel, you didn’t go back to the resort you went to with Rio because it was so comfortable?
“Namgoong Min… He wants to go to his hometown for this holiday. What right do you have to stop him from doing that?”
“……………….”
“……Mr. Liu, don’t you have anything to say?”
“……That’s okay. The fortune teller makes the choice anyway.”
“That’s true too. Namgung…Min.”
Rain, Liu, and Eileen, who still seemed awkward about not using the honorific title, also looked at me.
Liu just nodded as if he had unusual trust, Lane glanced at Eileen little by little as if she was dumbfounded, and the saintess lowered her head without saying a word.
Anyway, as Rio said, the choice was mine.
Should I go or not?
…… Actually, the answer was obvious.
Of course──
*
Korean Empire International Airport.
There was already a lot of commotion at the airport with the news that the prince and princess who were attending the Romance Academy were returning to celebrate Chuseok.
“Control over there! Stop them from coming over!”
“The red carpet is done, but where is the imperial limousine!?”
“How many people are in your group?”
“Except for the prince, princess, and attendants, I heard that friends from the same class are coming.”
“Okay, I’ll prepare some gifts for them as well…”
It was an airport where countless people usually came and went, but today, all planes and gates stopped.
Two royal heirs are coming with distinguished guests.
With that fact alone, the airport was filled with celebratory crowds instead of passengers.
People gathered to see the faces of the prince and princess, airport officials trying to control them, imperial officials planning travel routes, etc.
In a place where many people were crowded together, there were people with somewhat unusual-looking walkie-talkies.
These people are infiltrated in various places, including bystanders, officials, imperial officials, and security agents.
Although their gender, appearance, and age were different, they stayed in the same place and communicated quietly.
[There is no problem at the entrance.]
[There is no strange behavior on the part of the bystanders.]
[Okay, how much time is left until the plane arrives?]
[12 Minutes left.]
[Yes. You’ve confirmed everything about your target, right? Guide them to the prepared vehicle as naturally as possible.]
[Yes.]
These people only work under the direct control of the emperor.
Shadows who only take orders from the emperor and do not stop at anyone other than the emperor.
They belong to the imperial family but are not on the list, so they moved.
There is only one goal.
To kill , One of the distinguished guests who will come with the prince.
[How much reserve has been secured?]
[All restrooms near the gate where the prince will arrive have been secured.]
[I also bribed the driver of the car in case he was riding in the same car as the prince. We will persuade the target to get into another vehicle as naturally as possible.]
[An agent has been infiltrated among the onlookers. If I get the chance, I will stab myself with a poisonous needle containing sleeping pills.]
[Special forces were stationed nearby to arrest temporary suspects in case of an emergency.]
[Okay. In addition, all cases are blocked.]
If the goal was simply to kill him, it would be simple to assassinate him as soon as he arrived at the airport, but in this case, the goal was to take him to the ‘basement of the Imperial Castle’ and kill him.
If you give them too much time, they might get caught, so when you arrive at the airport and move to Hwangseong, try to have them take a vehicle prepared in advance.
If you say you want to use the restroom, they kidnap you from inside the restroom that you secured in advance.
Agents among the bystanders are stabbed with poisonous needles, making them fall asleep, etc.
As much as I was told that there was no need to consider cleaning up after the fact, the means were also rough.
It doesn’t matter if the prince protests this incident. These are hunting dogs that only listen to the Emperor.
And.
[The prince has arrived.]
[…] … Everyone, come to your senses. Failure is prohibited!]
The plane carrying the prince, princess, and their target arrives.
People begin to come out of the gate one by one.
“Waaah!!! Prince!!”
“Prince Kim Seong-il, you returned for Chuseok and said something!”
“Step back! There! Step back!”
“hahahaha, thank you for your hospitality.”
Prince.
“Brother, I told you to come back quietly.”
“I know you’re worried about the crowds, but please be patient. Isn’t this brother the future emperor?”
“Ugh….”
The princess.
“This is the Korean Empire. I’ve heard about it, but this is my first time here.”
“When we were young, we only met in Europe. When I think about it now, the reason is absurd.”
“…? Was there any other reason?”
“It was all on His Majesty’s orders. It seems he insisted that we must meet in Europe.”
“Don’t you think you trusted Arthur?”
“Anyway… Are you okay?”
“……I’m okay now.”
Lucas Arthur.
“………A lot.”
“Of course there are a lot. Abel, won’t it be the same when you return to America?”
“That’s…But…”
“Now that we’re here, let’s enjoy sightseeing. They say there’s a lot to see and eat during the Chuseok holiday.”
“……Okay…”
Abel Legion and Raphael Martina.
“Ha………….”
“…I know how you feel, so please stop sighing.”
“Haa…….”
“Do you want to take it?”
“Haaa………….”
“This b*tch.”
And even Liu Yen and Lane Arthur.
Excluding the prince and princess, each and every one of them is a world-famous celebrity.
Are they all gathered in one class?
The captain burst into laughter for a moment and then turned his attention to those following him.
Imperial servants, Arthur’s attendants, subordinates of great wealth, priests under the saint………
When people who have all the information about these people are checking them against the faces in their memories.
“………?”
The end.
It’s over.
No one left the gate except the saint’s priest who came out a little late.
[…] … Who confirmed the goal?]
[No.]
[No.]
[Nothing.]
[Nothing.]
[It is possible that he escaped secretly.]
[I have already checked all the surrounding CCTV and detection artifacts, but there are none. If you can get away with this, you are definitely not a .]
[…] … Isn’t he hiding inside the plane?]
[Confirmed with the captain. There is no one left on the plane. Confirmed as a life detection artifact.]
[If you were disguised or disguised… ….]
[How many detection artifacts do we have? Besides, isn’t the captain an ?]
[…] …… No way.]
…… Are you saying that what His Majesty the Emperor said was wrong?
You didn’t come in the first place?
*
The answer was simple.
“Kya.”
“It’s cool.”
“That’s right. Eileen, anyway, going to the Korean Empire is dangerous, right?”
“…Yes.”
“Then that’s enough!”
I toast with Eileen with a cold Ah.
What? Is it dangerous to go to the Korean Empire?
Then let’s go later!