56 – Magic Stone Golem – 5
When the Duke’s hand contracted, the atmosphere suddenly became cold, but thanks to the Duke who was actually involved, he smiled brightly and patted me on the back. The worst could have been avoided.
He told me that I had a lot of guts and that I needed to have that level of spirit, but Jake, the professor, had been building up so much muscle that I wondered if even his brain had turned into muscle.
After praising me, the Duke calmly took a potion from his belt and drank it. Considering that he even prepared a potion, it seemed like he had planned it out in his own way. I guess I didn’t plan for the situation where my hand would be shattered.
After drinking the potion, the duke turned around with a confident look until the end, saying that he should at least wear a bandage. Priscilla’s mother stood next to him and scolded her, saying that she was doing a good job without even consulting with him.
“Thank goodness. “It ended well.”
“It ended well…… Me?”
Priscilla was smiling brightly even though I had smashed her father’s hand. It seemed like it was thanks to the duke showing quite a favorable attitude. What would your reaction be if you hated me?
I didn’t really want to think about it.
“I will take you there. Please follow me.”
The Duke and Duchess entered the mansion first, and the old chamberlain approached and guided me into the room. Priscilla couldn’t come with us. The reason was that her parents wanted to see their daughter’s face properly.
Priscilla insisted that she see him at dinner, but the chamberlain was adamant. In the end, she had no choice but to follow her maid, Priscilla, who approached her separately.
“I will definitely go back, even if it means going to great lengths.”
“…… “Just wanted to say hello after a long time.”
I desperately tried to stop Priscilla, who said she would come back as soon as possible, even if it meant lying down on the floor and crying. That wasn’t a joke, it was 100% sincere.
Her baby Her daughter is going to meet a man and she lies down on the floor and cries? Not only will your liking for Priscilla, but your liking for me will be drastically reduced.
“Rest in peace. “I will come back to see you at dinner time.”
The chamberlain mobilized the maids to set out a table full of refreshments and then politely left. While he was eating it and looking around the room, he heard someone knocking on the door.
Judging by the sound of her footsteps and her presence, it wasn’t Priscilla. If she had been Priscilla, she would have knocked and then walked straight through the door without even waiting for her permission.
And it won’t be a servant either. If it had been a maid or her butler, the first thing she would have done after knocking was reveal her identity and what she had come for.
‘Is there anyone worth visiting here?’
I gave permission to come in with questions. The door opened, and a woman with long orange hair and light brown eyes, like Priscilla, came in.
However, there was a strong impression that she was much sharper and more venomous than Priscilla. If that woman were a character in a novel, anyone would have known that she was a villain.
The woman who closed the door smiled her eyes at me.
“Nice to meet you. “I am Gloria Agnes, the eldest daughter of the Agnes duchess.”
“…… “It’s a mummy crate.”
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The woman introduced herself as Gloria, which means she is Priscilla’s older sister. She seemed to introduce herself and then she naturally tried to sit next to me.
“Please sit across the table from me, not next to me. “I don’t want to cause any misunderstanding.”
“Oh my, who are you talking to? My father or mother? Or servants?”
“I’m sure you already know who it is.”
“Be cold too. If so, I will follow suit.”
Gloria obediently sat down on the sofa across from her. She was more obedient than expected.
It’s not because of her looks. Because she didn’t know when Priscilla would return. She came back as quickly as possible because she was sure she would be upset if I stayed with her sister.
And, even if Priscilla gives permission, I have no intention of getting involved with her sister at the same time.
“Why did you come here?”
“As the eldest daughter of the Agnes family, is she not even able to welcome her guests?”
“I have already received enough hospitality from the Duke. “Don’t you have another purpose?”
Gloria’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“hehehe, that’s right. There are rumors going around her mansion. My younger brother has been hooking up with a guy at the academy lately, and they seem to have become one. She was renowned as a genius wizard even before she entered the academy, so it’s no wonder she’s interested. That’s why she came to treat you as the eldest daughter of the Agnes family, and to see it with her own eyes. However… ….”
Gloria’s tongue licked the nearby lips. It was an act that clearly showed intent. It was certain that he was either filthy or insane. Or both.
“…… “You are a much more attractive man than I thought.”
“Thank you for the compliment. “If you have seen her face, please go back now.”
I cut that action off like a knife. I didn’t want to get involved with someone like that for no reason. Gloria made a sad face.
“Even though there’s still a lot left until dinner time?”
“That has nothing to do with it. Didn’t I tell you? I don’t want to be misunderstood. One more thing I’d like to tell you is that you’d better not do anything unnecessary.”
“Oh my, is this a warning?”
“Let’s call it advice. “I am not a person of high enough status to dare to warn the daughter of Duchess Agnes.”
Even though I said this, I didn’t have much expectations. Those were the eyes of someone who was going to cause an accident.
Sometimes there are people like that. People whose every word and every action makes people around them anxious.
I know this because I have seen it a lot.
“Advice…… hehehehe. I need to engrave this deep inside my body. That’s funny, you. “He has a great sense of humor.”
Gloria opened her eyes and smiled as she gently kneaded her lower abdomen. She seemed to be the crazy b*tch she was too.
“Mummy. I came…… Uh?”
Not long after, Priscilla opened the door and appeared. Looking at her face, fortunately, it seemed like she didn’t throw a tantrum by crying on the floor. Instead, her attire had changed from her academy uniform to a plain dress.
Although she exposed a bit of her shoulder, she showed very little else.
“…… “Why is your sister here?”
As soon as she confirmed the existence of her sister, the light disappeared from her eyes. The corners of her mouth that had risen returned to their original positions, and her hands tightened as she held the hem of her dress.
“You know, the rumor about the man you brought into the mansion has spread. So I came to see who it was. As the eldest daughter of Duchess Agnes, she also serves her guests.”
Gloria calmly accepted the murderous look in her eyes. Priscilla sat down next to me, as if keeping her older sister in check. I could sense her strong wariness in her gaze towards her sister.
“The purpose has been achieved. “If you see her face, go back.”
“Oh my. “I’ve already heard this once.”
Her light brown eyes, which looked exactly like Priscilla’s, turned to me. Now that I think about it, if I had seen his face, I would have asked him to come back.
“Before you criticize me, why don’t you take a look at your own behavior, my cute little brother? What is that undignified posture? “You are also a member of the Agnes family, so you must conduct yourself properly.”
“…… “I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry about me.”
Priscilla, who flinched for a moment, firmly refused. A look of surprise appeared on Gloria’s face.
“You’ve grown. In the past, you used to follow my words so well. “Have things changed since I met a man?”
Rather than following, it seems closer to obeying out of fear or some other reason.
Perhaps one of the reasons she didn’t go home even during vacations or on weekends and stayed in her dormitory to study was because of her older sister.
“So do you, and so does my younger brother. He told me to go back now, so I guess I’ll have to do that. You can’t disturb the intimate time. “I’ll see you again at dinner.”
Gloria smiled at me until the end and left her room. As soon as the door was closed and I had checked with magic that there were no listening devices or other surveillance spells, she opened her mouth.
“That woman is a villain, right?”
“Yes. “She’s a very bad b*tch too.”
“Even if you just look at it, it looks like that.”
Honestly, it was an atmosphere that could not have been otherwise. It felt so villainous that I had to wonder if it was a twist on a cliché.
“How was it in the original?”
“Sell our duchy to the Succubus Queen. Because I have a personality that is very obsessed with beauty. They said they did it because they thought that if they became a succubus, they could maintain their youth and appearance forever. It’s still like that. Obsessed with one’s appearance. I also have a lot of vanity and love money. Oh right. “It is said that the first thing you look at when meeting a man is his appearance.”
He had the personality of a typical villain. I wondered if he had at least one good side, but after listening to Priscilla, it doesn’t seem like he has any.
“You know, Mira.”
“I’m listening.”
“You can kill me if necessary. “My sister.”
The duke appeared at dinner with his arm fully recovered. It seemed like the potion was quite good.
Although we had to somewhat gloss over the Magic Stone Golem’s core, the overall atmosphere was very friendly. Except Priscilla inadvertently did the usual thing to me and she almost got into an impromptu sparring.
In the evening after the meal, I left Priscilla, who had decided to sleep next to her, and headed to her room alone. If you’re going to come visit us, you should come secretly later. If we go into the bedroom together openly, what will they think of us?
“Oh my. “I’ll see you here again.”
And as soon as she turned the corner, she ran into Gloria. Judging by its location, it seemed like it was waiting for me.
Gloria was wearing a translucent negligee that clearly showed the outline of her body. Is it because it’s dark around here, or is it because my eyes have become strange? All that was visible beyond the negligee was pale skin.
The outline of what was supposed to be covering the private parts was nowhere to be seen.
“Yes. It’s nice to see you again. “Okay then.”
Since Gloria had almost ruined her mood several times by making blatant stares during dinner, I tried to ignore her.
“Are you not finished talking yet?”
Gloria grabbed my wrist. I could have used as much force to shake it off, but I stopped without thinking.
“It’s fate that this happened, so why don’t we at least have a conversation among ourselves?”
“I don’t plan on doing that.”
“Oh, don’t do that.”
One step, the distance has narrowed. The gaze directed at me was very explicit. I looked around. There was no one.
“I said I had no thoughts.”
“Hmm, really? “It’s a shame.”
Gloria slightly lowered the shoulders of her negligee. Likewise, the straps that were supposed to support her voluptuous mounds were not visible on her shoulders.
“What are you doing now?”
“What are you doing? I’m politely asking you to give me some time. “Otherwise I’ll scream at you that I almost raped you.”
“…… “What if I accept?”
“Well? I’m not sure…… Maybe we could have a more in-depth conversation. For example, counting the number of moles on my body.”
Suddenly, Priscilla’s words came to mind. He said he could kill Gloria if necessary. Her backstory was that she was determined to do anything.
At that time, I refused, saying that no matter how much you could just let the duke’s daughter get murdered, there was actually a way.
There is a way to never kill the other person, but to make them live their whole lives so that even death is not an option.
“How are you? Kehehehe?!”
A sound that had nothing of her dignity escaped from Gloria’s mouth. It was because I grabbed her neck and lifted her up. Her two legs were shaking desperately.
“I’m asking just in case.”
He gave strength to her hand holding her neck. Gloria’s face began to turn red. The squeak soon turned into a croaking sound.
“Didn’t I advise you not to do anything useless?”