Episode 22. Delayed expression of affection has an interest rate of 100% (3)
“It has been noisy since morning.”
“Aren’t they still kids, that much—”
“That’s right.”
“…… ?”
Urca cut me off and let out a deep sigh.
“I heard everything you talked about with Tina and Oh Sun Do-soon all night. Then I thought I’d send it in moderation, but I’ll hug and sleep as it is. To be honest, I was surprised that you look like a perfect lover.”
“Poop!”
While eating soup, I heard a case and started coughing. Urca looks at me and she looks at me like she looks good, then she eats the bread.
“Urca…… You…… !”
“Did you think I didn’t know? If you create such a sweet atmosphere, who knows? When you’re alone with me, you act so mean!”
She was so flustered that her fingertips trembled as she pointed at her. No matter how jealous you are, it’s not like you’re spreading rumors around the neighborhood!
In the first place, I’ve never slept hugging each other. Tina only hugged him one-sidedly.
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As I watched her exhilarating and snoring, I noticed that the eyes of those sitting at her table were focused on me.
Particularly, Seri’s expression was the highlight.
Her mouth is smiling, but there is no smile at all around her eyes. She seemed to be glaring at me as well. Seeing her meaningful yet artificial smile, I noticed that she was desperately hiding her feelings.
When she remembered that Seri was a yandere, she got a little goosebumps. If tax collector becomes emperor, will I be imprisoned?
“Did you touch Urca-sama too? When?!”
“Huh?”
“Su, Master…… You must have been a flirt.”
“Never touched… ….”
It doesn’t exist. Because he gave me a massage…….
But we didn’t sleep together, so wasn’t it safe?
“Why don’t you talk? Did you really take her hand?”
“No. She seems to be nervous, so I just loosened up her muscles a bit.”
“Muscle…… ?”
“Are you talking about giving me a massage in one word?”
“Yes.”
“Was there any selflessness in the process?”
She felt as though she had come to a hearing as she was questioned while listening to Iris’ unique Tanaka tone.
“Nothing happened. She didn’t mean to —”
“I had the heart to do so… ….”
At Urca’s muttering, I bit my lower lip and suppressed my anger. Can you please shut up? You can’t fix the situation.
Even as Iris and Maria noisily questioned me, Tina happily spread jam on her bread while humming her song.
“Teacher, would you like something to eat?”
“Huh? Huh. Okay.”
As I reflexively accept it, Iris and Maria are startled.
“Tina! Rock Paper Scissors was definitely only yesterday! Are you going to monopolize it alone?”
Rock, Paper, Scissors? Monopoly?
I put the bread in my mouth and watch them argue with Tina. Did you make any bets with the kids?
“Isn’t it a monopoly? Is it just because the master is sitting next to me?”
“If you are busy eating your own food every time, why today…… !”
“Um~ To commemorate getting closer to the teacher?”
“Profit! It’s okay, so go now, change seats!”
“I don’t like it.”
Maria grabs Tina’s arm and pulls it. But Tina stayed calm and jammed her bread.
“Stop it and eat. Not even a child.”
“I will be a child, then!”
I laughed at Iris’ words. Are you guys getting childish?
“Why are you making a fuss about talking and sleeping together in a room at night… ….”
“Then make a fuss… Please hang out.”
Maria said with a sullen face.
“…… How?”
“I’ll visit you tonight. Are you okay?”
“Maria, that should be decided by rock-paper-scissors.”
“Tina, you came back yesterday, so give it up.”
“Where is that!”
Ah… Noisy.
If Urca hadn’t been talking nonsense, she would have been able to have her breakfast in peace…….
As I took another bite of bread and watched the girls’ reactions and strife, I suddenly had a question.
But why do these guys like me?
Someone would think that this game genre is a harem chaos romance story.
Smart.
A rare knock echoed in the noisy restaurant. Only then did the warriors stop.
The person who opened the door was the butler.
“Duke Tori, Grand Duchess Ella Todia has come to visit. I entered the drawing room for now, but what should I do?”
I was puzzled by the sudden mention of a person.
It’s been a while since I fought the emperor. She’s probably not even under the hood yet, but if rumors spread that she’s been in contact with me, she’s bound to be in a bad position on her part.
In a way, what I did was tantamount to treason.
It was an act that could seriously damage the Todia family’s image of being loyal to the imperial family.
“Ask if you had breakfast, and if not, tell them to come over here.”
“Okay.”
The butler bows politely and leaves.
And then Ella Todia, a woman with light blue hair, appeared. She rarely wore a skirt.
It wasn’t her luxurious dress, but it was quite refreshing to see her wearing a skirt as she usually has to move around. It seemed that the makeup was also lightly applied.
“Ella.”
“Ah! Prause, long time no see!”
When I came to Duke Ausu’s residence, he noticed me first and smiled, glancing at Tori at the ironic situation approaching.
He smiled bitterly as if he realized at once that the reason Ella came was because of me.
“Yes. Long time no see.”
“Huh? Are you laughing? I guess I was just as happy as that?”
You can clearly feel the excited voice.
“It seems like it’s been a while since I saw it.”
“Is that so? It feels good to hear Prause talk. Ah, Duke Aus, how have you been? I was so excited to meet Prause for the first time in a while, so the greeting was late.”
Looking at Ella, who lifted her skirt slightly and greeted her gracefully, Tori gestured appropriately. Now she was saying, “What’s the point of being greeted?”
“Has Princess Se-ri been well?”
“Oh, yes. How’s Grand Duchess Ella doing?”
“Hey, I’ve been doing well since Prause-nim saved me.”
Ella gave me her sidelong glance and said. Seri stared at Ella as if to confirm something about her, then opened her mouth a beat later.
“…… I’ve heard of that story. Prause healed what no one else had been able to cure Magi……. I’m so glad.”
“Yes, really, no matter how many times I thank you, it’s not enough.”
It sneakily sticks to me. The smiley smile was so emotional that I couldn’t bear to push it away. Still, it was too blatant.
“Ella, did you come all the way here to see Prauss?”
Urka sat down behind her and put the back of her chair between her crotch. Her crotch is naturally open, revealing her private parts, but she maintains her composure as if she doesn’t mind. What if she really didn’t even wear those underpants?
“Urca, behave carefully. Do you think that Prause-nim will let you go?”
“What about you? Do you think Prause will fall for you just because you came here?”
It was quite bloody for a check-in while laughing. If I leave it like this, I’ll just say useless things all day, so I decided to change the topic.
“By the way Ella, is it okay to come here?”
“Ah, originally, I should be killing monsters at the border, but His Majesty the Emperor hastily summoned me. The number of monsters wasn’t much, so I went right away.”
There aren’t many monsters?
“I went, but I was told that I might get into a fight with Mr. Prause.”
“I see.”
“Fortunately, I didn’t have a chance to meet Mr. Prause on the side I was searching for. Of course, even if we met, I didn’t have the confidence to fight. Maybe he didn’t surrender right away? I heard that you destroyed both black and white light birds. Seeing as we neutralized two groups that were stronger than the strength of the Imperial Knights, even if we fought, we wouldn’t have had a chance.”
She shrugged her shoulders and said nothing. Knowing that the Todia family was not on the side of the imperial family, it seemed that the emperor’s fortune would collapse properly.
“But what do you mean by the low number of monsters?”
“Compared to a month ago, monsters in the border area are almost invisible now. Where did everything go…….”
“When did you start seeing less monsters?”
“Okay. I don’t think it’s been that long. It suddenly shrunk. I think that probably started when Prauss sent an envoy to the Aium Kingdom…….”
Since I was dispatched?
As expected, did killing Kyokyo and almost killing Stella motivate the demon lord?
There were two cases where there were not many monsters in the border area.
The first was the case of subjugating most of the monsters in the border area. However, this case was very rare, and it was temporary because monsters poured out as if they were mass-produced in one day.
The second time was when demons killed monsters to grow. In the case of the latter, it was an action to make the corps more powerful in preparation for the Great War. For demons, monsters are like livestock.
And in this case, it was an act that started about 3 years before the Manma War.
To be honest, I don’t know the exact time. It was only the approximate time given by the game.
Could it be that the variable happened as I expected, and the War of the Demons and Demons won’t happen in a thousand years?
If that’s the case, I’ll have things to ask the spirit kings right away. I tried to enjoy a bit of leisure, but there seemed to be no time for that.
Once you have farmed the final items, there is no need to farm other artifacts. There are accessories that give minor buffs, but to use them, ‘handmade artifacts’ made by the spirit kings are better.
And one more thing, I felt like I had to face the world tree ‘directly’. Before the Civil War broke out.
“I see. Then you can be at ease for now.”
“Yes. So I was able to come see you like this! So I say…… Prause-sama, by any chance, if the time is right, can we talk alone for a moment?”
“…… Okay.”
I readily accepted. I need to listen more closely to the incident that occurred at the border.
“Wait! Wait for a sec! Why are you trying to monopolize Prause on a subject that suddenly came without a word? Do you have to be with me today? We haven’t talked about freeing the slaves yet, and we still haven’t talked about the smell of the beast, so we have to ask?”
“Your opinion is not important. Prause said it was okay. You’re not trying to do your own thing with Prause, are you? There’s no way that would be possible, though.”
“A rotten b*tch. Anyway, it never changes.”
“Then you always annoy me with every word you say.”
“What?”
Two S-rankers glared at each other, revealing hostility. Guna is roaring from morning.
Is this a mayhem?
I never thought I would experience it in my life, but seeing it in person is bloody.
“Hey, you two. I’m sorry, but Master will be with us today.”
“Yes! Master should stay with us.”
“I think so too.”
Even the warriors join in. I pointed to the chattering women between me and looked at Ariel, who was still at the table.
“Ariel, blow these guys away with the wind.”
“Huh. Why don’t you take care of it? I wanted to talk to you for a long time, but you couldn’t.”
Why are you mad again…… ?
Isn’t it because Tina suddenly came to visit me that I couldn’t talk to Phasma?
In the first place, it’s not an alpha male who changes girls for each day of the week. Why am I popular?!