So to speak, the die is thrown.
When I said that I wanted your heart’s debt, Arman postponed the autograph and asked for time to think.
‘Because anyone can see this is a contract that must be eaten.’
From Arman’s point of view, it is a contract in which nothing is lost. Time and money, even the future that will come from this.
Besides, what I want is that there is no coercion after all.
‘But, since it’s Arman, there’s not a very high chance of messing around.’
Because he is a hero who always wants to go in the right direction. However, since he is still young, he will not be as stubborn as the original.
“Did you have fun?”
“Yeah, today was so much fun.”
In the carriage back to the inn, I gazed at Rachel, whose complexion had somehow brightened, her skin improved, and her expression had softened, then looked down.
“How much did you enjoy?”
I don’t know if it’s because it’s forbidden to use auras or because I’m enjoying it too much, but the spines of Rachel’s hands are all cracked.
“Originally, how to leave traces of pleasure.”
When I hand over the potion, Rachel shows her palm and pushes it away.
No, how enjoyable is it that you don’t even treat it?
“Im here. Adelian.”
“Thanks to you, I came here comfortably, so tell Arman thank you.”
I pulled the collar of my shirt a little with my fingers and loosened it as I got off the carriage Arman gave me.
You should be comfortable when you go home.
“I’m here.”
“Adelian, are you here?”
After knocking, Zero comes out beyond the door that opens and laughs.
I’m sure the coachman will go back and tell Arman what he’s seen and heard, so he deliberately left Zero and Kane behind.
“Did you come first? Hey, are you going to buy something to eat?”
Next to Zero’s bulky body, something was already spread out on the table.
“I think it’s because I ran on the roof with senior Kane, and the line of movement was shorter than that of a carriage.”
You weren’t a phantom thief, you were walking around on the roof.
“Oh, I was really hungry!”
I take off my robe and coat and hand them over to Zero, but Rachel runs straight to the table without washing her hands.
And the moment you try to pick up something, you hear a clicking sound.
“Look at your hands. I have a blood scab. Go wash up.”
When Luna slapped Rachel on the back of her hand, Rachel quickly lowered her shoulders and went to wash her hands sullenly.
“Looks like you bought a lot after seeing Rachel run amok.”
And I sat down at the table after turning to clean and purify as if laughing at Rachel, who went to wash her hands, and the amount was enormous at first glance.
Fifteen small whole chickens roasted in an oven, and salted and smoked pork front legs were placed next to a plate with sliced plain bread, very thin slices of ham with cheese.
There was also a piece of greasy tomahawk steak for each of us, and three for Rachel.
In front of each of them, there was a mountain of salad, and unlike the rest of the food, which was overall heavy, it had a slightly refreshing smell.
It seems that the volume was adjusted with a dressing made of citrus fruit juice such as orange or lemon, olive oil, pepper and salt.
I put the thinly sliced raw ham and cheese on the hard, light bread that was cut flat into appropriate sizes and took a bite.
‘It’s delicious.’
Since the raw ham is very salty, the cheese has a more savory taste as if it is unsalted. After taking a few more bites, I took a sip of my beer as the ham was chewy and slightly salty.
“oh! me too!”
While eating a few bites, Rachel sat down, catching the water droplets that dripped from her slightly dry hair as if she had just washed herself, and draped a towel over her shoulders to catch up.
Then, while holding the bone of a tomahawk steak like a handle in one hand and a small roast chicken in the other, he began to eat it vigorously.
“Eat slowly.”
Luna pushes the salad bowl in front of Rachel, but it’s meaningless.
Zero is eating more than half of the salad in front of me, Kane is slicing steak, and Luna has already had two beers. Riff is putting ham and cheese on bread like me.
“Eat well, Bocchan.”
“why.”
Somehow, since Luna spoke so sternly, I asked while intertwining my eyes with those deep pink eyes.
“Because you will have to suffer soon.”
No, what you’ve done so far isn’t worth the hard work. Are you looking at me too much?
I knew right away what Luna was talking about. He must be worried about meeting 1st Princess Seria soon.
To Luna, the first princess is more terrifying than the Cyclops.
Well, Cyclops can be kicked, but I can understand since Princess 1 Luna can’t even kick.
“No, can’t we just follow?”
When Rachel asked me to stop taking a big bite out of the steak, carving large teeth marks, I shrugged as I dipped my fork into the salad.
“That is difficult. If I take you in a situation where the princess told me to come because she will take care of her safety, that would be a bit ambiguous.”
Although it was not an official invitation announced by the imperial order, it was also an official invitation by the order of the princess.
They said that they would take responsibility for safety unconditionally, but it was said that they openly distrusted me if I took someone, and in fact, it was obvious that there would be no big threat because it was a loss for them to slap me there.
“But when I asked you to come alone, didn’t you mean what to do with Adelian?”
“Yeah, it must be the right amount of pressure. Zero, relax your eyes.”
Actually, I came to the conclusion that I would not be in great danger under my cool judgement, but is it possible that I am not in a sense of crisis because of the feeling of floating, or is it just that they see me as a normal person?
Oh, of course, the physical abilities are normal people. There are codex and aegis, and I am not without the ability to protect myself.
“Because I’m going with the siren anyway.”
“okay! Scream in case of danger!”
Rachel’s eyes are shining… Why, let’s fight the Imperial Guard? At Rachel’s words, Kane also glanced at me.
I really want to stick with you now, isn’t it like that?
The other day I sent Kane to help Payyan.
No matter how dark people are, there is no way that dozens of people will fly away at once.
I heard that they are looking for the culprit… Guy Kane right now, I can’t be proud of myself.
‘But actually, going into the imperial palace, I also want to confirm the existence of the sanctuary itself.’
Oh, I shouldn’t be swept away. One must resist the urge.
Princess 1 would pay attention to my every move, but no matter how subtly I treated it as if it were a coincidence, if I was messing around near the organ on the aisle side, it would always be caught.
In addition, there are people like that hanging around the imperial palace, and at least try to get caught by someone who seems to be living in a secluded place.
I laughed at Luna and Kane, Zero and Leaf. I looked at Rachel.
“Don’t come near the imperial palace.”
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From noble mtl dot com.
“That’s what Adelian said, can we do this?”
“can.”
I don’t think so, rabbit… … .
Rachel smiled and looked at Luna as she was tidying up her robes and leggings.
He’s usually quite rational, but why is he like that when only Adelian gets involved?
Of course, it is not impossible to understand.
‘There’s a part that strangely worries people.’
But to hide and wait near the imperial palace.
It wasn’t something Rachel herself, who always beat monsters at the border, would say.
‘Isn’t it too suspicious?’
is not it? Are there more weirdos because it’s the capital city?
Is that why we are buried?
As Rachel crossed her arms and thought seriously, Zero lightly tapped Leaf on the shoulder as she was reading.
“Brother Leaf. Did you find out anything?”
At Zero’s question, Leaf shook her head with sunken eyes.
Whenever I had free time, I went to the library or bought a history book at the auction house with Adelian’s support, but it didn’t seem like what Leaf wanted was anywhere.
At that, Zero scratched his cheek and then pointed to his room with his finger.
“Shall we talk?”
In response, Riff nodded with a grin, saying ‘yes’.
Zero glanced at Kane sitting by the window and Luna and Rachel talking to each other before entering the room with Leaf.
“I’ll put up a mana curtain. It is an important story.”
Leaf’s expression doesn’t change, it’s like a doll’s face, but it’s because of the time he’s spent so far.
Zero laughed awkwardly and moved his lips several times before slowly speaking to Leaf as if he had summoned great courage.
“Does Reef want to know what kind of force was behind this continent’s past and the legacy of airships?”
Where did your origins come from? Zero wants to know his roots and why he collapsed, because Zero himself is the same.
At least, thanks to Gamur and Bahadi, he got the outline to some extent, and although there are unresolved questions, he can endure them with memories that are not his own.
The riff will be different.
A stranger who suddenly jumped out of time. Even if you don’t remember anything, you’ll suddenly feel that this place is different from the time Leaf originally lived.
The sense of incongruity felt from moment to moment despite not knowing anything was hard to endure, even if Leaf was a restrained golem.
So, Zero opened his mouth to give Leaf a small goal before it was too late.
In addition, even one taboo.
“Leaf, do you know all of Kane-senpai’s names?”
[yes.]
When registering as a temporary manager, you can use an abbreviation as soon as possible, but after that, when Kane took the exam and was promoted to full manager, he registered his full name.
The moment Leaf opened her mouth to say it, Zero’s large hand covered her mouth.
“Their full names are probably Adelian-sama and Luna-senpai. And only Leaf juniors know about it, right?”
Except for Kane himself.
Riff stood there for a while as if calculating, then nodded monotonously.
“I didn’t say anything about Luna-senpai because I had nothing to call her. Because Leaf junior doesn’t know.”
Although it is Leaf’s voice that Zero himself can’t hear, someone in the world might be able to hear it even if it’s not Adelian and Kane.
Zero slowly bent down and whispered into Leaf’s ear as if telling a secret story.
“Leaf, I have a favor.”
Please don’t call Kane-senpai’s full name.
After a small whisper, Zero hesitantly spoke.
“And I hope you don’t look into the past anymore. Riff Junior. You’ll know when the time comes. If you don’t know then, I’ll tell you.”
At Zero’s words, Leaf looked up and wiped the blackboard with her sleeve, and the rare scrawl came up in front of Zero’s eyes.
[why?]
Asking why didn’t you tell me now, he wrote it down on a chalkboard the size of his palm, narrowing his forehead this time.
No, not only that, but Leaf pushed Zero’s chest as hard as he could, then squeezed his clothes as if grabbing his collar, and Zero smiled embarrassingly.
“I didn’t say it because I thought it would be like this… I’m sorry though. I can’t tell you right now.”
If he had been Adelian, he would have been able to speak more roundly and more easily to understand.
Feeling dejected, Zero lifted his head once and looked at the ceiling.
Leaf is taller than Luna but smaller than Zero, so he glared at him from under his chin, squeezed Zero’s collar tightly, and slammed his body with all his might as if strangling him.
“I swear. So never. Please don’t call Kane-senpai’s full name.”
How many times, how many times.
When Zero gave up his large body without resistance and spoke as if pleading, Leaf stopped his hand and looked into each other’s eyes.
Because he knew that he wasn’t a person who would deceive himself by telling lies.
[until when.]
Leaf, who seemed to have barely calmed down, pressed down on the pen to break it, and Zero laughed lightly.
“Until we are as strong as the earth as the sky.”