Chapter 298 – The Desert Princess and the Sword Master #5

After arriving in Yoensu, the story progressed that all the Jakartans of the delegation would stay at the lord’s castle.
It means that Princess Selma and Pamela will not leave this city until the diplomatic talks are over.

Citizens of Yoensu responded with wonder as they watched Jakartans they had never seen before.

“Everybody’s tanned as if their skin was tanned? It looks unique.”
“People in that country say there are only humans. They say it’s a country where the concept of heterogeneity doesn’t exist.”
“Wouldn’t a world with only humans be more peaceful than here?”

Of course, the people of Jakarta were also amazed to see the people of the Northern Kingdom.
The world where different races such as humans, dwarves, halflings, and orcs live in a mixture must seem quite dizzy.

“The diplomatic talks will be held in three days. We will do our best so that the princess can rest comfortably.”

After Count Harold sent the delegation into the lord’s castle, he dismissed us, the adventurers.

“You guys did a good job too. Thanks to you, I was able to move comfortably in the Amgur Steppe. I really want to know why the drakes were running amok. Luke, please ask the people of Ninggard to investigate.”
“As soon as the investigation is over, I will report to the lord.”
“Thank you! The diplomatic talks are very important. It’s to the point that the success or failure of this region depends on whether it succeeds or not. If an accident happens, it’s absolutely impossible. We’ll cover the investigation fee generously.”

Earl Harold gave me extra money to investigate the anomalies of the drakes.
He immediately took out 50 gold coins from the safe in the lord’s castle. Maybe it’s because he’s an aristocrat on the level of a count, so he’s big. Thanks to this, even after receiving the reward of the quest, additional gold coins were obtained.

The quest to escort Count Harold has ended. Normally, at times like this, all the members of the fixed party would gather together and have an after party, but today it was impossible.
Pamela called us the night we returned to Joensuu immediately.

“It’s finally time to talk, Rebecca.”

Pamela did not enter the lord’s castle, but came out into the street and met us.
Beside Pamela was Princess Selma.
It seems that Princess Selma also did not want to part with her childhood friend whom she met after a long time.

“…Yes. I also have something I really want to say to my master.”
“I can guess what you’re talking about. Perhaps you’re talking about the bet I forced you to accept. To decide whether or not to return home.”

Pamela seemed to have some sense of what Rebecca was trying to say.
Maybe it’s because he’s lived for over a hundred years, but his ability to see through people is no joke.

“It takes a drink to clear each other’s hearts out. Take us to a nice pub in this city of strangers. I’d like to hear what happened to you during the two years you left home.”
“…All right.”
“May I come too, Rebecca?”
“Even if you tell me not to come, you will come, princess.”
“Whoops.”

So, we took Pamela and Princess Selma and moved to a bar downtown.
Kate, who had nothing to do with this situation, was also following her to the tavern.
I guess I just want to drink.

‘Ttedotte Bar’

It was the closest bar to Yeongju Castle.
The bar has the name ‘Tedote Bar’, but is it because the pronunciation is difficult?
It was common for people to call it by the name of ‘Tedoteba’.
It’s a weird name, but it’s a bar that makes one cocktail amazingly well.

‘How did the bar name Tedoteba?’

The name of the bar bothered me, but I soon brushed it off.
The important thing now is not the name of the bar, but Rebecca’s teacher.

After sitting down and receiving each cocktail order, Pamela savored her drink and finally spoke.

“Compared to before, you’ve grown remarkably, Rebecca. You can feel the energy of the Aura with you just by looking at it. Exactly how much have you grown?”
“I reached the state of being second-rate not too long ago. I can release my aura in the form of sword energy.”
“It’s hard to believe if you haven’t seen it with your own eyes! Wasn’t your body unable to accumulate mana until you left your hometown?

Even Pamela, the sword master, regarded Rebecca’s growth as something mysterious.
Rebecca has a unique constitution that cannot accumulate mana on her own.
It is said that in her hometown, all kinds of expensive elixirs were taken to improve her constitution, but they were all useless in the end.

“What kind of opportunity did you meet? Tell me once.”
“That’s…”

Rebecca looked at me as she blushed.

Recharging magical energy with me was her chance.
If you have sex with her, mana is copied in large quantities.

But Rebecca couldn’t keep her word in front of Pamela because she was ashamed of herself.

“Three, three, sex…!”
“Sex?”
“…Huukeuuuuu!!”

No, I’m really ashamed.
Why can’t you proudly say it’s sex?
Are you shy in front of your respected teacher and your childhood friend, the princess?
On the subject of trying to become a carnivore in bed.

“That, so…!”
“So?”
“Keuuugh!”

Rebecca clenched her fists and trembled as if she was frustrated that she couldn’t even speak herself.
Pamela and Princess Selma were looking at her with her puzzled expression.
Knowing the secret to Rebecca’s strength, Kate eagerly suppressed her laughter in her corner seat.

“Keuheop! Dreamcatcher, I’m laughing so hard right now. You shouldn’t laugh.”
“Please bear with me!”

In the end, Rebecca’s face turned red because she couldn’t put the word ‘sex’ in her mouth.
Maybe it’s because of her upbringing in her hometown that she is repulsed by her promiscuous words and actions.
Rebecca was quite shy about talking dirty in public in front of people.

“…I don’t know what happened, but it seems difficult to talk about it openly. “

Fortunately, Pamela seemed to have interpreted it to the extent of ‘You must have gone through a lot of misfortune to get a chance’.
Pamela and Princess Selma looked at Rebecca, her blushing face, with her pitiful eyes.

Rebecca took a deep breath and opened her mouth.

“It’s not that anything particularly unfortunate has happened, but thank you for understanding. I also have something I really want to say to Master. A bet that I will become a first-class martial artist within this year. Isn’t that a very unreasonable bet?”

Finally she brought up her story of the bet on Rebecca’s part.
I focused on their voices, thinking of interfering in the conversation if I had to.

“It must feel unreasonable. It is almost impossible to learn an aura blade in a year or so. I understand your feelings.”

Surprisingly, Pamela admitted that it was an unreasonable bet.

So what is it?
Can one side win unconditionally be called a bet?
Isn’t it an idea that a lunatic dictator who achieved 120% voter turnout would do?

“Look at that!! Even Master admitted it was impossible!”
“Are you raising your voice right now in front of the teacher? You’ve grown a lot while I haven’t seen you.”
“… Ugh. It’s because I want to argue somehow. I’m living well with my husband-to-be outside my hometown, so why are you trying to take me by force?”

Pamela tried to crush her with her authority, but Rebecca’s crawling voice said everything.
Pamela cast a glance at me for a moment at the words of her husband-to-be.
I also decided to ask a few questions about this.

“I wonder too. Why is Pamela unwilling to let go of Rebecca? Could it be that Rebecca is Pamela’s hidden daughter, or is there some secret about her birth?”
“She’s a young man with a great imagination. Rebecca isn’t my daughter, and she has proper parents. Does she really think I’ve had an affair with a priest of the Sun Church?”
“They didn’t look alike.”

She eagerly racked her brain and guessed why, but was wrong.
I also thought that there was an affair story like some K-drama.
Like Rebecca’s father and Pamela having her one night stand.
I must have watched too many dramas in my previous life.

“Did you say your name was Luke? You look reliable. I’ve never seen a human with horns on my head.”
“To be precise, they’re not humans, they’re dreamers. They’re a different species that look like humans.”
“Anyway, aren’t they similar to humans? They both seem to be curious about my thoughts, so let me tell you coolly.”

Pamela quenched her throat with her cocktail and opened her mouth.

“I’m already too old. Even if I’ve reached the level of a transcendent, I can’t resist death. There’s nothing strange about dying at any time, so I want to do my best until the end to raise my disciples.”
“Does it look correct?”
“The appearance on the outside is just decorated with the power of the Aura. Don’t believe everything you see with your eyes.”

I know everyone, but out of etiquette, I tried to say that I look younger.
Doesn’t everyone like it when women say they look young?
Certainly, the corners of Pamela’s mouth went up, as if her sword master was no different.

“Rebecca is the best talent out of all the students I raised, purely in terms of swordsmanship. She was just unable to spread her wings because of her cursed constitution. I’m getting greedy.”

Was it because of her greed to raise her disciples?
People in the world try to leave behind some evidence that they have lived before they die. Just as Odin, the god of magic, trained me to be her successor, Sword Master Pamela was also obsessed with giving Rebecca her teachings.

“If you take Rebecca to Jakarta, I will be able to watch the training herself. It is not impossible to pass on all the knowledge about Aurors. You can grow at a much faster rate than doing adventure work in a foreign country. I mean, it’s a waste of talent to let loose.”
“What are you going to use Rebecca for by raising her like that? Do you want to train her as an heir and make her a knight who protects her royal family like Pamela-sama?”
“Are you talking about the captain of the Royal Guard? I’m not particularly interested in handing over the captaincy. I don’t really care who comes to this position. Whatever my students who have learned swordsmanship do, it’s their own mind.”

Do you have the desire to hand over the position of knight commander? I guessed, but it’s not even that.
Pamela simply wanted to nurture her pupils.

“I just want to raise my disciples. I want to let all the talents of the children I touch bloom. That way, I will have no regrets even if I leave the world.”
“Okay.”

I finally understood how Pamela felt. She found out why she was showing her obsession with Rebecca.

‘Now it’s my turn to convince them.’

Turning an unreasonable bet void.
Now I have a clear idea of ​​how to convince Pamela. It seems that there was no reason to worry about this from the beginning.
If what Pamela wants is Rebecca’s growth, I’m the one holding the key to growth.

“Then all the more, Rebecca shouldn’t go back to her hometown.”
“Hmm? What does that mean?”

Pamela looked at me with a puzzled expression.
Now she must be thinking to herself like this.
It’s far better to take Rebecca back to her hometown and teach her.
But Pamela was wrong.

“The secret to Rebecca building her mana is in me.”
“Are you saying you were Rebecca’s best friend? She’s a great name unlike how she looks. Did she improve her constitution with your medicine?”
“It’s not like that. Rebecca’s constitution is the same as before. She just realized that she’s the only way she can build mana.”

I called Rebecca’s name on the spot.

“Rebecca, I can’t help it now that it’s like this. Let’s do it!”
“Is that it?”
“What is it? It’s magical power charging.”
“Eh.”

Rebecca waved her hand, but I immediately started charging my magic power.
He pulled Rebecca, who was sitting next to him, and kissed her.

“Huh!”

As I crossed my lips and gave a deep deep kiss, the female members around me let out breathless sounds.
Since they openly show affection outside, their eyes must be focused on them.

“Boo, what an ungodly man!”
“Are you insulting this old man?!”

Princess Selma and Pamela were right in front of them, in a fit of fuss.
The table was about to tip over, but we didn’t stop kissing.
In the process of warming up by mixing each other’s saliva, mana began to recharge.

The magical power charging phenomenon is happening in real time!

At that moment, Pamela stopped being angry and was embarrassed.

“Mana…! Mana is being born!”
“What do you mean, Pamela?”
“Mana is being born between the two! O sun god!”