Episode 52. social gathering(1)
A lot has changed since I was awarded the Black Eagle.
First of all, the wallet situation has greatly improved.
He was paid 5 million Tyrion, the one-year pension of the Black Eagle. About 5 billion or so.
There was no need to think for a long time what to do with this money.
Immediately, 4.9 million Tyrion were tied to the top of the Holy Knights and Shaden.
Slowly, unrest in the South is riding the media.
Proof that civil war is imminent.
At that time, the amount of investment will be easily recovered and there will be more.
And second.
The frequency of swearing by the nobles has drastically decreased.
When I see only myself, it’s cute to look at me openly, and there were quite a few people who spit on me or hid their bags.
Can’t find anything like that anymore.
On the contrary, only the sly people who tried to stick with me increased.
For example…
“Shulus-kun. Is it okay for a minute? hahahaha.”
“What’s going on, Professor Relic?”
“Oh, it’s not a big deal. I was wondering if I could write a lecture review. Here’s a form and a pen…”
or something like this
He was a Relic professor in a liberal arts class.
Are you trying to use my reputation to improve the reputation of your lectures?
I remember that class was called blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah psychology.
It is famous for reusing exams every time, so midterm exam answer sheets are already circulating in the black market among students.
So it was difficult to write a lecture review because I had never really listened to it.
“I’ll consider it.”
“If you write it well, I’d say! In the future, regardless of the reason, I can give you an A plus unconditionally…”
I said in refusal.
Relic kept squealing as if he didn’t know that Ji looked ugly.
Even if my reputation improves thanks to me, the quality of the lectures will remain the same, and in the end, I will only return to my original position.
Besides, what I offered in return was not very good.
Anyway, even if you just copy the genealogy, it’s definitely an A plus.
“professor.”
“ok?”
“Stop slurping. Find someone else.”
“What! Me, that frizzy hairless…!”
Relic is so stupid and wicked, it’s no different from the original.
I was relieved that he was a consistent guy.
At least it’s not like I’ll wake up later and suddenly become a threat.
I ignored Relic’s shouts and went on my way.
There was no case of chasing after me to see if I had any pride.
“Are you back, Heinkel?”
“…who’s in there?”
As soon as she returned to the mansion, Emilia’s dark face caught her eye.
It was the expression she made when she was in trouble.
No, I’d say it’s time to pretend to be in trouble to be accurate.
“Yes. Saint Iris is here.”
“I must have told you not to let it in.”
“Huh? You said you came here with permission from Heinkel?”
“············”.
I was at a loss for words to stop.
I passed the front door and went to the living room.
“Are you here, Schlus?”
Iris was sitting brazenly, drinking tea.
Now you just come and go like my house.
Selling even the owner’s name.
“I allowed anyone to come in.”
“You are the future.”
“············”.
shivering with jiral fever
Are you going to sell your future self now?
I took a deep breath and sat down across from Iris.
Soon Emilia brought another teacup and placed it in front of me.
“Uhhh… It’s a pretty ring. May I ask what kind of ring it is?”
“Is this what you mean?”
Iris looked at my left hand and said,
I raised my left hand and caressed the silver ring.
A ring that can do miracles.
But a damn ring that won’t grant my wishes.
This does not mean that the value of the ring would decrease, so it was impossible to throw away the ring.
“It is a ring of love and hate.”
“Hate?”
“There is such a thing.”
I just avoided answering.
“So tell me what happened first. If it’s a frivolous business, I’ll kick you out right away.”
“How can people be so consistent? Can’t we have a more relaxed conversation?”
“Oh. Four. Three…”
“Okay. I’m in a hurry…. I’m here for a social gathering.”
“············”.
“How about it. Is it worth it?”
I had no choice but to admit.
The social gathering that Iris was talking about must have meant a gathering to commemorate the Day of Magic.
It was a rare event, attended by a fairly important person, so we couldn’t miss it.
“It was postponed due to the attempted terrorist attack on Magic Day, but it seems to be open soon. Did you not hear the news?”
“I didn’t hear it.”
“Well, I guess.”
So far, there has never been a time when the senior year of Imperial University did not attend a social gathering on the Day of Magic.
But if you see that the news hasn’t been delivered to me yet…
You mean that you won’t invite me because you’re a commoner.
At this point, it was obvious why Iris had come to me.
“Because I’m a plechet, I have an invitation.”
Flechette. As one of the three major families of wizards in the Empire, Iris has the right to invite anyone to a gathering.
I’m going to use that to make a deal.
“Tell me what you want.”
“Hmm? You’re going to repay me? Why are you like this today?”
“············”.
It’s just that I’m afraid to keep going into debt, bastard.
From now on, I have to pay off the family I owe.
“I have something I want.”
“What is it?”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Schlusus really thank me. I need to get a proper greeting this time.”
“············”.
I’ve never been sincere before.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
“A formal thank you, kissing the back of my hand.”
“············”.
Iris smiled mischievously and stood up from her seat.
Do you think I can’t because of my pride?
If so, that’s a huge mistake.
The reason I didn’t kiss the back of my hand until now was because I didn’t know how to do it.
Without hesitation, I approached Iris and bowed my head.
When I lifted my head slightly, Iris held out her hand with an expression of low momentum.
I held back the desire to grind a chestnut, and gently grabbed Iris’ hand.
“Iris. Thank you.”
“It’s too clichéd… Well, that’s good. I’m satisfied with this.”
Ignoring Iris’ haughty voice, I pressed my lips to the back of my hand.
The moment I felt the soft touch on my lips, I heard a faint voice in my ear.
-thank you.
It was my voice… no, it was Schlus’s voice.
So, this is the memory of Schlusus, which is shown by activating ‘memory of my own body’.
Is it Schlust’s memory related to the kiss on the back of his hand?
But as soon as I lifted my lips, the voice disappeared, so I pressed my lips to the back of Iris’s hand again.
-Thank you so much for giving me back my ear.
– I will never forget this grace.
– Next time, I will definitely save you.
So, who are you to be thankful for?
As I was concentrating on looking into Schlust’s memories, I felt something strong and lifted my head.
“············”.
Only then did I realize
That he had put his lips on the back of Iris’s hand for 10 seconds.
Looking up at Iris’ face, it was obvious that she was agitated.
It’s like the saint of Fleischette is perplexed.
It was a rare scene.
“Come on, it’s a joke too…”
Iris put her hand away and avoided her gaze.
Fortunately, it seemed to have been taken as a prank.
By the way, it’s a shame that it ended without seeing anything important.
I’ll just be brazenly kissing a little longer.
Then you could have heard the name of the subject.
“The meeting will be in two days. It will be held in Heinrich’s Castle. You will be able to enter by entering the name of Fleischette.”
“Are you leaving already?”
“Whenever you ask me to simply tell you something…”
Iris, who was about to get up and leave, turned around.
And then he was staring at me.
She glanced at Emilia standing behind me, and then came closer—
“If you want to look good to the opposite s*x, you better stop doing this.”
whispered like this
Then Iris left the mansion without looking back.
what? Do you want to look good to the opposite s*x?
‘What’s the sound of banging in your sleep…?’
Do you know that I like Ji?
I don’t think that’s overconfidence.
He had seen the future so much that he began to worry that Iris might be suffering from a mental illness.
***
“under······.”
Iris, who had come to a remote place, sat down on a bench and fell asleep.
When I put my hand on the cheek, it was already hot enough to feel hot.
I’m glad it came out before it looked like this.
It was just an excuse to have come to invite you to a social gathering.
An excuse to ask Schlust about the ring.
When asked about the ring that he started wearing the same as the Crown Prince after the ceremony, Schlus said:
– It is a ring of love and hate.
It is usually a ring made to commemorate something. A ring to remember someone.
He would answer in this way, but Schlusus responded that way, as if he was going to refuse any further explanation.
For some reason, his face looked deep in the water, so he couldn’t dig further.
If it was Erica, I would have just asked without noticing.
It was a moment when Erika, who was living without thinking, was slightly envious.
“It’s a love-hate relationship…”
Schlusus described his relationship with the Crown Prince as ‘love and hate’.
What did that mean?
“ah.”
The answer came quickly.
Perhaps it was Schlus who was offered to marry the Crown Prince.
He accepted it because the benefits of marriage were enormous, but his heart was still directed towards only one person.
So I would have written the expression love-hate.
“hahahaha…. It’s so sweet, I’m going crazy….”
Iris smiled in ecstasy.
Standing at the pinnacle of power, the one-sided love of Emilia, who is insignificant while marrying the Crown Prince…
“But why there…”
But when she remembered what had happened a while ago, Iris suddenly became angry.
I just wanted to see Schlusus put on a humiliating expression. It had no other meaning.
But Schlust is a joke and kisses the back of my hand for a while.
He should have seen the expression on Emilia’s face as she put her hands behind her back then. That cruel smile.
But without notice, Schlusus was rubbing his lips in trance, as if he was caressing him.
“Is it something you like?”
Really, I was so ignorant about love that it was frustrating.
If we were eating and sleeping in the same house, we should have confessed earlier and done all of this.
I wonder what you’re still procrastinating on.
It was because Emilia was pitiful that she came to give me advice at the end.
It doesn’t seem like she has no feelings at all, but at this rate, it seems like it will take a month for the relationship to progress.
It was questionable whether the stone-head had even understood the advice properly.
‘Who is like this…’
Iris slowly raised her right hand. The right hand that Schlusk kissed.
After hesitating for a while, Iris brought her mouth to the back of her hand.
‘I’m desperately trying to help.’
until you deceive yourself.
until you deny yourself.
I’m cheering you on like this
Are you always going to be so frustrated?
The moment Iris, who had been licking the back of my hand frantically, opened her eyes-
“Iris… what are you doing…?”
“ah?”
I met Erica with an absurd expression on her face.
erica’s honest reaction 🤨
hell nahhh