Tateria.
The largest and most powerful empire on this continent.
A country of humans and a country that stands at the forefront of the exclusion of subhumans.
A place that is so stubborn that it regards only humans who have not mixed blood of subhumans within three generations as pure blood, and makes it one of the conditions for being a noble.
Perhaps because they were concerned about being attacked, the gate was located a little further away from the royal capital.
As the number of people gradually increased, merchants with heavily loaded wagons and carts, and people riding horses like us, I twisted my horse’s head a little.
Instead of the normal checkpoint where everyone is checked and identified one by one, I got off my horse and looked at Luna in front of the noble checkpoint.
“Luna, sorry.”
“No, Bocchan! Never say anything like that.”
Honestly, where are the humans in my party?
Luna, of course, Zero, Leaf, and Rachel are not human at all.
Kane and I were confused about how different traits meant to be human.
However, from the outside, Luna was the only subhuman, so she had no choice but to wear a cape with the family crest on her shoulder.
At least that would be better than an iron choker.
“Let’s go in.”
I didn’t want to attract unnecessary attention, so I took out my gloves to cover the Kruger family’s ring, and moved on.
What did Alkaido say?
＜Bocchan. What does it mean to go right away without returning to the original house? This is very urgent.＞
“Explain.”
After the conversation with Reinhardt, what I heard through the Siren was quite embarrassing.
As far as I know, in the original work, Guardia was never attacked like that by the Evil Gods.
‘Doppelganger issue.’
And there was no such episode in the original story. There have been similar incidents, but at least not once have two people with the same face popped out at the same time in public.
‘What caused the butterfly effect?’
After passing the checkpoint by showing the Kruger family card once, I pretended to put my hand in my pocket and took out the money and handed it to Rachel.
“uh? can you give it to me?”
“Because Kane and Zero have to travel with me, and there are no luxury lodgings to accept the money from Luna’s hand.”
Leaf’s voice cannot be heard unless registered as an administrator.
Kane is a fishing bait, and Zero must accompany him to search for a doppelganger.
Then all that remains is… It’s just Rachel.
Rachel growled at my subtle gaze.
“What is that cheeky look?”
“Rachel.”
“… yo. this?”
No, how the hell is Luna holding Rachel?
“Don’t write all about drinking and gambling.”
“Don’t worry and come back, Bocchan.”
I stroked Luna’s head with a bashful smile, gave Rachel some more gold for drinking and gambling, and looked at Leaf.
“It might be a little late, so if you need anything personally, buy it while I’m not around.”
―I am curious about the history after the crash of the airship. I will go to the bookstore.
After briefly receiving the Siren handed over to Kane and giving it to Luna, Kane, Zero, and I moved to the Imperial Academy where Guardia attended.
Originally, I was going to take a break after subduing Cyclops and then go to the Namhae Islands.
‘Well, it’s not too bad.’
Because I also wanted to check the Guardia when I ran into Kane.
Luna was originally supposed to become a maid of Guardia and meet Kane, but the first button was wrong.
The leaf was broken and broken, and even the airship declined. It was discovered by Kane in a state half buried in the ground. Only Kane registered as a user, but now it is registered jointly with me.
Rachel said she followed Kane because she was the most interesting person she had ever seen after seeing Kane, who had become stronger and more insensitive than she is now, but this time she said it was the second time.
In the end, the first meeting went wrong anyway, so the feelings… … .
‘No, in the original work, in fact, there was nothing like a lover.’
I got a little angry at the thought of the rolling stone moss, but I calmed down at the thought of the leaf.
There must be a reason for describing it that way.
If I had drawn a webtoon, I would have been at least good at drawing, but writing D… Don’t talk because you’re hot.
Anyway, in that sense, Guardia had a little bit of a difference.
‘Everyone can see that I fell in love at first sight and became obsessed with Kane.’
I looked at Kane, who silently followed me beside me. It’s a handsome face that’s perfect for writing, so I’ll do anything.
As I walked through the front door, I showed the Kruger family card in my hand, so no one stopped me.
Passing through the huge garden and entering the largest building, I saw an administrative office made of white marble in the center.
“How did you get here.”
A woman with neatly tied hair and glasses, is she an employee? I tilted my head to the side and smiled slowly.
“Deliver it to Guardia Training Kruger.”
that your brother is here
* * *
Isn’t it obvious what the gnarled eyes will do anyway who can’t recognize who the real guard is?
Locking the fake and himself in separate rooms and monitoring them.
Guardia sat on the sofa and touched the top of the teacup she had just brewed.
I thought it might be magic or a special trait. I’ve never heard of it, but new magic comes out every year, and the continent is vast, so special traits exist everywhere.
But why did the same trait as Gadia herself come out when she called the priest and checked the trait?
“Glaciers and archery. are of the same type. The rating is a little high on one side, but that’s it… … .”
“In the first place, the traits written on the documents submitted when entering the academy are meaningless because they do not include grades.”
Ordinary commoners would not know. Among the nobles, it would be rude to ask directly, even if you guessed, unless you told them first.
Nevertheless, Gadia revealed her traits to prove that she was herself, but even that became useless.
‘Should I kill him?’
Is this why the legendary doppelganger ghost story was born?
Disgust and hatred towards those with the same face as oneself or those of others.
It’s obvious that I am me, but the anger that I have to prove.
The only remaining method was the magic for confirming paternity, which is only used by the imperial family.
Since this is a magic used only in the imperial family, there is no certainty that it will be accepted even if requested.
From noble mtl dot com.
‘If my father knows.’
No matter how much I say that I am a real guard, the moment I get doubted, the position of head of household may really pass by.
The moment I take a sip of the tea mixed with the potion, feeling that my tongue is getting ragged from chewing so much, I hear someone running outside.
And as I caught my breath in front of the door, I heard a knock.
“come in.”
“Ah, lady.”
Guardia looked at Rize, who opened her mouth while looking at herself with sweat dripping from her forehead, no matter how quickly she ran.
“They said that the young master came from the home.”
At her words, one of Guardia’s eyebrows twitched.
“Adelian?”
‘How does that half-penny bastard know?’
Guardia narrowed her brows for a moment.
“Did you tell me?”
“Oh no! It’s true, lady.”
If it wasn’t for Rize, there was Kruger’s eyes within this academy.
‘I bet it didn’t go all the way to my father’s ears.’
Guardia’s face hardened even more coldly than usual, so Rize noticed and continued.
“miss… Still, Master Adelian will recognize you because he is your blood relative. Which one is the real lady?”
“Even you, who has been by my side for nearly 10 years, are not sure. Is it just that child?”
At Guardia’s frosty voice, Rize’s shoulders rounded and narrowed, and she lowered her head.
“Hey, I’m just going out. You must come with a blue ribbon tied for distinction.”
To the point of being insanely pathetic for having to rely only on that half-punch.
But it would be better than killing the fake right away.
Guardia drank all the potion-mixed tea and headed to the mirror.
Never show signs of being shaken or distressed by this incident.
so as not to look belittled. Because he had to defeat his foolish younger brother someday and become the head of the Kruger family.
A handful of her hair was braided and tied with a blue ribbon, and she stood there, perfectly ornate, and then stepped out to the open door.
* * *
“Why are you asking me to wear a low-awareness badge?”
“Everything has a reason. So I’m doing it. And don’t be surprised if I suddenly pull it out.”
I glanced sideways at the badge affixed to Kane’s sleeve like a cuff link, then took a sip of the tea served for the VIP.
“How about Zero?”
“I still don’t feel it.”
I’m guessing it’s not a doppelganger, but just in case.
After waiting for a while, the door to the parlor opens.
“I don’t know if I waited long. My name is Lyanna, Professor of Magic at the Imperial Academy. I came to observe so that no misfortune happens.”
quirky atmosphere. Unknowingly, I straightened my back and sat up straight and smiled.
“My name is Adelian.”
Lyanna’s eyebrows go up a little at my benevolent smile.
“Guardia should be arriving soon, can you really tell them apart?”
“I don’t know if you’ve heard that blood is thicker than water.”
I smirked and smiled as if I was confident.
Before long, the door to the drawing room opened once more and Guardia, no.
The guards enter.
They wore the same academy uniform, and it was the same that only one side of their hair was braided.
Only the color of the ribbon tied in the hair is different, blue and white, but the appearance is eerily identical.
Cold eyes, expression. Even the shivering disgust I tried to hide.
“Long time noona.”
When I raise one hand to say hello, they both ignore me and sit a little apart.
“Looking at it this way, they really look the same.”
“I feel bad.”
“Did you just come to say that?”
I threw the words in moderation, and the reaction that came out was rather funny because it was a response that a guardia would do.
It’s the same in this situation.
“Sister, do you remember? When we were young… … .”
“It doesn’t come out.”
“Whatever it is, it is nothing.”
“Oh, I’m not fooling you.”
I knocked on the desk and laughed.
sure with this Whichever one is fake, he probably thinks he is the real Guardia.
‘Well, it’s actually easy to distinguish.’
You can tell by just opening your eyes.
Even if you believe yourself to be Guardia, your true name will come out in the eyes of the user.
‘But what… Do I really need to do that to reduce the sense of wealth?’
There’s a better way.
“So how are you going to tell them apart?”
“Something like you.”
“If you don’t have confidence, why don’t you go back now?”
“I bet you didn’t tell your father about this.”
Guardia, who speaks and looks like twins, looks at each other, and makes a face that makes you want to stab him right away.
Shall we sort things out before they get bigger?
“What are you going to tell your father about? Now I am the head of the household.”
I have to solve it, and I whisper so that Lyanna, who is here as a watcher, can’t hear it.
“Zero?”
“Neither is it.”
“Well, then there is no need to waste time.”
I spoke calmly and tore off the badge from the sleeve of Kane who was standing motionless next to me and at the same time pushed Kane towards the two guards.
“Hold your hand.”
“refuse.”
“… … .”
Kane took a step forward only after pushing quite hard as if reluctantly.
At that appearance, Guardia wearing a blue ribbon narrowed her forehead and showed a slight dislike, while Guardia wearing a white ribbon began to turn blue.
“I know you hate men, but Kane is special. If you hold hands, you can tell which one is your sister. Hold it tight and touch it for just one second, once.”
I felt Kane glaring at me at my words, but I pretended not to know and smiled, but the blue ribbon guard raised her hand with a face touching something dirty.
“Can you really tell?”
“okay. It only takes one time.”
“then… … .”
The moment when the blue ribbon guardia slowly moved her reluctant hand to touch Kane.
Guardia with a white ribbon jumps up from her seat and creates an ice pick in the air.
“Now, die.”
And an ice pick rushing at Kane.
Lyanna, who was standing on one side, grabbed Guardia’s shoulder as she tried to attack.
“What is this!”
And before Lyanna could cast her defense magic, she slashed it with her blade, Kane stepped back, and I raised my eyebrows.
‘found. Guardia.’