156 – Enmity – 3
It was around the time the sun was going down when I was ready to greet the enemies coming and get the true ending route points.
My strength and stamina have improved, probably because I worked all day sweating.
As expected, people have to work. It feels rewarding.
– Tring!
A message has arrived. I checked and it was a message from Elizabeth.
[The training is over, John. What are you doing?]
Even if the final exams were over, the training by the teachers was not over. Well, it’s just that the final exams are over, but the crisis hasn’t gone away.
Especially Yoo Choa and others have to work harder to fight the end.
Ah. I have to reply I sent Elizabeth a message saying I was on my way to her cadet cafeteria.
-Titling!
[Good job! I need to eat dinner too! Shall we eat together?!]
There was no particular reason for rejecting the offer, so I replied right away.
[Then see you at the restaurant!]
Just looking at the contents of the message, it seems quite enjoyable. hahahaha. I’m glad you’re lively. I put the terminal in my pocket and walked towards the cadet cafeteria.
“This is a bit unsettling…?”
“Because there are only dummy instead of seniors, it gives me a battlefield atmosphere.”
I could hear the conversation of the first year cadets I ran into while walking towards the cadet cafeteria.
Everyone knows instinctively. That the academy’s defenses are now vulnerable.
And, maybe something might happen today.
As I passed them, I found piles on the way to the cadet cafeteria.
Academy’s Street Corner After confirming that the dummies moving around the street corner, I thought about the street corner where the enemies appeared in the game.
“John!!”
As I walked while thinking, I arrived near the cadet cafeteria before I knew it. Elizabeth, who had already been waiting for her, smiled broadly and waved her hand.
“Huh? You waited so long? I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
“Mmm. No!”
That was a kind answer. If I say that, I’ll be more sorry for my late arrival.
As I tried to apologize again, Elizabeth looked me straight in the eye and shook her head.
“There are times when waiting for someone is so fun. It feels pretty good to feel my heart pounding in time with the clock hands moving, right?”
“Something romantic.”
“Oh my God? The Taylors always pursue romance!”
Well, in this day and age, nobles who practice noblesse oblige are romantic enough.
“Ho-ho-ho! Shall we go in then?”
I went into the restaurant with Elizabeth. Is it because there are no 2nd or 3rd graders? The cadet cafeteria was quieter than usual.
“What shall we eat?”
“I need to eat ramen after a long time.”
“You have to eat well. Really.”
I’m scolded! You’re being scolded by Elizabeth!
Trying to ignore Elizabeth who had said something to me with her pouty face, I chose her meal. And…
“A hamburg steak meal?”
“Yes!”
I bought the Elizabeth one as well. As before, she was not without money, and there was no particular burden.
She took out her meal ticket, placed her order, received the food, and sat down. Elizabeth smiled.
“It reminds me of the past when there are two of us like this.”
She always had a kind smile on her face.
But maybe it’s because she has a pretty face, it’s quite suitable for her to be vague like that.
It’s true that if she’s pretty, she looks good with anything.
“Whoa whoop. Back then, I never imagined that we would have a relationship like this.”
“That’s me too. I’m the next head of the Taylor family, and who knew that a noble aristocrat would say he would join me?”
“Ho-ho-ho! Not so classy! And…”
“Hmm?”
“Oh, no. Ho ho.”
“You seem to have something you want to say? Don’t hide it. We’re not in a relationship where we can’t say that, right?”
“I think it’s a bit… Grumbling…”
There was fear in her eyes. Could it be that she doesn’t want to be hated by me for whining? I shook her head and placed her finger on the back of Elizabeth’s hand.
“Huh?!”
Then she slowly rubbed her fingers on the back of her hand. It’s smooth and clean, so it feels pretty good to touch.
“It’s okay to complain, and it’s okay to insist.”
I’m doing that in the first place. What.
Originally, the one I liked would lose, but I had no intention of putting Elizabeth, Siyeon, or Choa under me using that as an excuse.
“We have to coordinate them through dialogue. Otherwise, dissatisfaction will build up and catastrophe will occur later.”
“A catastrophe?”
“It’s regret, exhaustion, and obsession. If we get to know each other’s dissatisfaction through sufficient conversation before that, that kind of thing will go away.”
I put my hand on the back of Elizabeth’s hand, and she blankly looked at me and smiled.
“Hmm. If it’s a complaint… That I can’t even properly touch my lover…?”
“Ugh. Look at that.”
“And to say that I only like one person and that person likes three?”
Stop assaulting facts!
I have nothing to say since I only tell the truth.
“That, over there. I’m sorry.”
“Ohohohohoho! I just need to know! Hohohoho!”
“I will offer ramen, so forgive me…”
I served the ramen noodles in separate bowls. Receiving it obediently, Elizabeth cut up her ham steak and placed it on my empty plate.
“As a token of forgiveness, I’ll share mine too!”
I’m glad. I don’t think I’m that angry. If you really talk about that, I have nothing to say even if I open my mouth.
“Um… Did my harem declaration hurt you?”
Of course it hurt!
“No. Actually, what I said earlier was a joke.”
It seemed serious.
“I have no complaints… I have nothing to say. Actually. I’m just happy to be with you. The only regret is…”
Elizabeth slowly raised her sword. Blessed sword. This is the equipment I gave you.
“It’s a necklace for Siyeon and a ring for Choa… That I’m the only one with a sword? Hmm. From Yohan’s point of view, I wonder if those things don’t suit me.”
I shook my head at the slightly gloomy voice.
The reason I gave Jin Shiyeon her necklace as a gift is because she wrote her black moon earlier than planned. Otherwise, she would have given her a degree too.
And the reason for giving Choa Yoo the third qualification to fill her magical power is also the same. Because it is her most efficient equipment for her now.
Like that, the reason Elizabeth was given the blessed sword was because she judged it to be the most efficient weapon at the moment.
“Not really.”
“Ho-ho-ho! Right? I was really worried. I was afraid I might not be attractive to you.”
“It can’t be. If you ask a hundred people on the street, they’ll all tell you that you’re attractive.”
“I want your attention more than the attention of a hundred people? Will I cry if I neglect you? And I. I’m surprisingly jealous.”
Honestly, the jealousy of Golden Retrievers was no joke. Seeing Elizabeth’s pouty face, I laughed.
“Ah! I’m serious!”
“Ha ha ha. That way is cute too. Yes. I got it. I’ll try my best too.”
“Ho-ho-ho! Then I’m relieved! Now, shall we eat?”
I feel a little closer to Elizabeth. After having dinner like that, I headed to the training ground to quench my stomach.
“Everyone is nervous.”
“That’s right. There are no 2nd or 3rd graders. Also, the villains’ attacks on the heroes have been intensifying recently.”
“Will the academy be attacked?”
“I guess.”
In the game, they moved on the day the 2nd and 3rd graders were dropped. Will it go that way? It had been quite quiet so far, but considering this was the eve of the storm, there was nothing strange about it.
“Then I’ll definitely train you!!”
Elizabeth, who had been in trainer mode for the first time in a long time, smiled broadly. Her I raised both hands towards her. Since there is a picture from earlier, let’s keep calm today and train hard as Elizabeth tells us.
“Oops…”
“Your training attitude was very good today!! You don’t say it’s hard like usual!!”
It was really hard though. I continued to train as Elizabeth told me, but it was true that it was difficult.
Still, she had a pretty satisfied expression, probably because she was following me well.
“Anyway, no one interrupting today?”
“Everybody seems busy.”
“Is that so…? Well, that’s nice!”
“But if something happens, I’ll go find it.”
It was the same in the game. If the villains attack each other while doing different things, the main character moves and finds colleagues to fight together and joins them to form a party.
Maybe this is the situation now.
I heard the terminal.
[Hello.]
“Uh. It’s me. We’re at the training ground. Where are you?”
It was Chun Soo-ho who called first. After a moment of silence.”
[I’m behind you right now.]
“What?!”
When I turned around, there was no one there. It’s a surprise…
[Surprised. Enter the training ground now. Why?]
As he said, the entrance to the training ground opened and Cheonsuho came in. That’s great. I needed a tanker, but I don’t have to go looking for it.
I also asked Jin Shi-yeon, and she said that she is with the student council now. And Serenia is in the cathedral.
There are three of us here, so we just have to wait for Yuchoa to come and drag us into the party.
I’ll take care of the rest as I go…
Come on. Then only the villains need to come.
– Weiyiing!!!
The emergency alarm sounds. Seeing the cadets’ expressions harden, I slightly clenched my fists.
You’re here!
Children! I can’t be a nobleman!
Come on. So let’s meet the end of Chapter 2.