77. Bedside Conversation
The children’s banquet has begun.
“I have that! The one with cream!”
“Why give it to Ellie first? That’s shameful!”
The children each put out their hands and cheered for Pelia, who could be said to be their leader.
“Behave, you kids! Are you going to run away from the bread?!”
“I’m afraid my sister will take it and run away!”
“Oh, that’s a revolutionary idea! Why not try it?!”
With her skillful and quick hands, she disassembles the supplies and begins distributing the food.
Even for me, who was pushed to the outskirts by the wave of greed, the kids definitely provided me with bean paste food.
“Priest brother, here!”
She is a girl who, despite being pushed around by other kids, is the first to offer me the loaf of bread she managed to get.
“I’m fine. I’ve already eaten a lot.”
“Ugh… Really?”
“Of course.”
“Really, really?”
Even though he grew up in an environment where home education was not possible, he seemed to have learned the national rule of receiving her advice three times. He must be a genius in manners.
But, if you receive this, you are a bad person.
When I completely turned around and got out of the children’s field, an even more terrifying ordeal awaited me.
“……”
Scarlett is standing wearing everyday clothes made of cloth and looking at me intently.
He seemed speechless due to the absurdity,
The question was answered with a look.
Why on earth did you come here?
Why are the clothes the way they are?
Why are you ‘pretending to be nice’ when it doesn’t even fit your character?
The eyes are a mixture of these questions.
I quickly approached Scarlett.
It is a battle of speed.
Before a word like ‘instructor’ or ‘noble’ comes out of that mouth, I have to silence him first.
“What on earth are you doing here-“
“See you here, Sister Scarlett.”
The skit has begun.
Bewildered, she pondered over the word ‘sister’ she heard.
Licorice got caught between them.
“Oh, oh! You two know each other?”
Felia must have been lost among the kids, but before I knew it, she was right behind me.
Do you two know each other?
Okay then. We know each other.
We know each other a little differently.
“That’s right. Actually, as a low-ranking member of the denomination, I went to the academy to evangelize. That’s when we got to know each other.”
“What nonsense-“
Tub-
In a very friendly way, he held onto Scarlett’s shoulder as if embracing everything in the world.
“I got used to my sister’s personality. Although it took some time.”
And he said it with his eyes.
Please speak to me.
She looked at me and Pelia alternately,
I took a sigh.
“…Yes. That’s how it is, with Father Ivan.”
“You’ve become so indifferent now that you can’t remember my name well. Let me say it again, it’s Evan.”
“Oh, yes. It’s Evan.”
I try to ignore the stinging glances.
But, fortunately, it seems to have worked.
“Hoo.”
The self-proclaimed honorary member,
I felt like I had been completely fooled.
Instead, he smiled slyly.
I couldn’t be fooled and it seemed like something had gone beyond one level.
“This Felia’s insight is truly revolutionary. Originally, we were going to share the responsibility of playing with her children, but-“
Like a young woman who has been scolded, she pats Scarlett and I on the back.
“This body will take care of everything, so enjoy the atmosphere of the back alley! The recommended place is under that tree!”
I was pushed on my back. With a strange reason.
Scarlett seemed to have a lot to say, but
He was a friend who knew what came first.
“…You, follow me.”
—
I sat down under a real tree.
I thought that if I sat somewhere else, that suspiciously quick-witted bastard would come again.
Is this a serious recommendation?
Wagons and supplies. And the view of the back alley behind Pelia, who was playing with the children, came into view at a glance.
It was embarrassing to even call it a night view, but it was a drawing paper with only red torches dotted with dots.
Thanks to that, the stars looked amazing.
It was also a sight that could not be seen in Russell.
Scarlett was also looking at the sky.
“He was called a revolutionary.”
“…”
I don’t know why Scarlett is here. She doesn’t care because it already happened.
Because it is her hometown in the first place.
Even if it does come, it is not a major reversal.
But, by chance, I ran into him.
It was a bit of an accident.
Thanks to that, now I have to explain why I ended up in this gutter.
The excuse that it was written in the ‘recommendation letter for a vintage-style summer resort carefully selected by the principal’ won’t work.
So, we need to look for the most plausible reason.
Because you can’t change what you say later.
And, to put it bluntly, there was already a very reasonable reason.
Even Scarlett, listening from the side, felt like she was only half expecting it.
“When I went to Semen, I heard that a subversive group called Back Alley Revolutionaries was growing in power. Did you know?”
“No, I was surprised at how different the atmosphere was from the last time I remembered it.”
“I am a noble, and I have a duty to check with my own eyes. Is this revolutionary play actually a threat to the order of the empire, or is it a prank of the losers?”
She raised her head and looked at the sky,
He looked at me.
It was as expected,
That’s why he looked anxious.
“Sounds like a noble’s duty. Do you think other pot-bellied people are too lazy to come?”
“…”
“Don’t think that everyone in the world is as extreme as you. They’re just scared and can’t come.”
It wasn’t wrong.
If it is discovered that I am a noble, I will turn the entire back alley into an enemy.
No noble person usually has that level of courage.
I’m doing this because I know that I shouldn’t neglect this.
“So, how do you feel about seeing it in person?”
Because I know she is anxious,
She answered quickly.
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“It was boring.”
“…”
“It’s a waste of time.”
After making a fuss, I came to see it.
There was nothing special.
The answer was filled with such nuance.
Of course, I don’t mean it.
I will kill the owner of the stigma here,
After all, clerics are also residents of the back alleys.
On the surface, that is.
It’s not a place where one person’s death turns the whole town upside down, but I didn’t want Scarlett to know who it was.
Because she is a heroine who must go with us until the end.
And she,
He raised his head again with a more relieved expression.
“Yes.”
The conversation ended here.
My head became complicated.
The best future right now is for Scarlett to return, saying she has finished watching.
Then this meeting ends with an incident.
But, what would it be like?
That’s what I said, but I can’t quietly urge you to go back.
Such silence continued,
What unexpectedly broke the silence.
Not either of us,
It was a young voice behind me.
“Sister, are you getting married?”
“Cough!”
A bombshell statement that comes without blinking.
While Scarlett, who had been looking at the night sky, suddenly started coughing, I looked back.
The thing on that tree is Pelia.
And, the girl she is holding.
She evaluated us like this.
“Well, a revolutionary romance.”
“Pelia, what is romance?”
“It’s a flower that doesn’t bloom easily in back alleys. Now that I’ve said it, it’s even more revolutionary.”
Wasn’t he playing tag with the kids from afar just now? Are you a ghost?
I thought it wouldn’t work, so I turned on discernment.
I checked her profile out of curiosity.
Strength: D
Agility: S
mana: E
Mental strength; B
Stamina: C
Lucky: D
Potential: A
Unique Abilities
-Dark Demon (S)
The other stats are mediocre,
Only Hana is showing off her crazy presence.
Why is my agility like that? S?
Wasn’t this an extra?
Faster than Scarlett?
‘…Sometimes there are kids like this.’
It is very rare,
Like a variant, a case in which only one specialty is extremely strengthened.
In particular, the unique ability ‘Dark Demon’ is a passive skill that increases combat power like crazy in the dark.
A truly talented person optimized for the back alleys.
I redefined her evaluation of Pelia.
Until now, she was a character that I only admired because she did not have the ability to join the Resistance.
She is a person with discerning abilities who it would not be strange for a cleric to place her in a key position among revolutionaries.
Then, why isn’t the Cleric using it?
The reason could be easily inferred.
It may be due to the peak of ability and personality issues.
There are two types of groups that join the Cleric without knowing that she is fully aware of her plans.
First, the executives she personally selected and placed in key positions in the Resistance.
Skill is a skill, but what is more important is personality.
Psychos who, whether born or acquired, simply pursue their immediate ambitions. That’s why even orphans are sold off without even batting an eye.
Second, the priests who manage the back alley temples.
These are crazy people who directly lead the tragedy that takes place underground.
Felia had the ability to become an executive, but she was strong enough to be a threat.
The personality score… It’s funny, but from their perspective, they would have received the lowest score.
I need to remember that friend.
The Cleric’s variable is also my opportunity.
The reason things in this world don’t go as planned is,
I already felt it to the point of being irritated.
“Cold, cold…”
Scarlett still can’t come to her senses.
I’m kind of weak to jokes like this.
“You, you! Where did you learn to say that…!”
Because of her fussing more than she needs to,
The atmosphere became increasingly strange.
—
“Now, this is where our priest brother sleeps.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
The late-night food party is over,
Some of the resistance fighters who were wandering nearby returned with supplies to distribute.
General members are actually closer to good people than bad people.
In the first place, to them, the group called Resistance was nothing more than a vigilante group that kept order in the back alleys.
It’s not that I don’t hate nobles, but
It is made up of ordinary people who would be horrified if they knew the identity of the cleric revolution.
Anyway, I asked Pelia if I could stay there until the director came back.
She gave permission cheerfully.
Squeak-
But, as expected.
Even that was an extension of revolutionary policy.
“…You don’t even knock anymore?”
Tak-
I closed the door again and looked with a straight face.
“I don’t think this is right.”
“Hmm, Mr. Priest. To be honest, I don’t think it’s a good idea to sleep with him while he sleeps with you.”
“Then should I just lie down in the hallway?”
“Priest Hyung, you are surprisingly temperamental…”
Should I just go out and find a cleric?
Would you like to explore this wide back alley alone?
As I was even having that half-turned thought, the door I had closed opened on its own.
Squeak-
“It’s noisy, you guys. All the kids are sleeping.”
“…”
“…”
Her unique charisma is,
He made the revolutionary lover run away.
“And you… Evan.”
“Yes?”
“…Come in.”
“No, do you believe that friend? You can just look at this place and it’s full of empty rooms, but he’s playing a prank like that-“
“It’s noisy, come in.”
It was something that drew me in.
Physically.
“…Because I have something to tell you.”