Chapter 674 – Her Inner Thoughts and Uncomfortable Appearance

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After speaking with Selena, she returned to Asteris using her magic just as she had before.

She also took the mask as proof that she had defeated them, and Asteris, who was in an uproar, would calm down a little.

Feeling that he had somehow succeeded in persuading her, Cleon looks back at her Diora with a small sigh of relief.

“If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have had a chance to talk like this. As for the operation… I was honestly a little skeptical, so I apologize.”

＂Ahaha~. Because I also acted very suspiciously~☆ And Cleon did the persuasion, I just created the situation.”

Diora shows a humble attitude while waving her hands

However, as Cleon looked at her like that, it was still difficult to understand her true feelings.

“Diora. There’s something I want to ask.”

“Huh? What is it? I can answer almost anything except one question. For example… Is it my size three?”

Diora puts her hand to the top button of her coat, slightly sticking out her tongue.

Despite her bold pose, Cleon shakes her head and speaks to her calmly.

“It’s about the barbell. How did you know that such an organization existed? Does it really exist?”

“─Ah. Also. Cleon asks just one question that I cannot answer.”

＂…＂

When she pulled her hand away, Cleon looked at her like that and did not turn his gaze to her slightly frowning face.

“If only such an organization existed… I think the chaos during the last victory march was the perfect situation for action.”

＂Huh. Well, maybe that’s true.”

After Diora said that, she kept her silence for a while and walked silently in the direction where Asteris was.

As Cleon followed her back with his eyes and put his silent pressure on her, Diora stopped and spoke to Cleon without even turning her head.

“But. Babel is not a group that uses force. Most of them are scholars. So, don’t do anything that might add to the confusion of citizens.”

＂You are saying that it is not their means to move in such a situation…?＂

At Diora’s words, Cleon nods his head as if he understands and looks at her reaction.

But Diora only slightly turned her head, placed her finger on her lips, and answered with a prim face.

＂Well?＂

“It’s almost like an answer, but… Also, you are a member or collaborator of Babel.”

＂…＂

She slightly trembled her eyebrows at Cleon’s words.

It could be seen as an unconscious ‘affirmation’ of Cleon’s words.

＂Drake, the strongest knight who was originally tasked with protecting the royal family… Is actually joining forces with a rebel organization that is trying to overthrow the throne… Is this it? It’s a pretty big contradiction.”

When Cleon said that to Diora, Diora let go of her playful attitude and looked back at her Cleon with the corners of her mouth raised-

He speaks with a somewhat self-mocking expression.

“My mission was not contradictory. The ‘royal family’ I have to protect is not the current king – Lucius.”

In her red eyes, the light that had been there before had faded a little, creating an eerie feeling.

From Diora’s expression, Cleon felt that to step on her ‘pride’ would be to offend her.

However, that wasn’t the only thing that bothered her, so she decided to take a step closer to the secret she was hiding, even if it meant risking her life.

“Then what Babel wants to do as king is-“

“I found it, Cleon!”

Just before Cleon’s question was finished, a familiar voice was suddenly heard.

When Cleon and Diora suddenly turn their heads at the sound of Lila’s voice, a butterfly made of red glowing crystal appears in front of them, flapping its wings.

＂Lila’s Sasikmane☆＂

When Diora says that with a grin, Cleon nods her head and puts her hand forward so that her butterfly lands on her own finger.

Then, through the butterfly, Lila’s voice beyond is heard, loud enough to echo in the forest.

＂You! What are you doing! “You go on a rampage like that just a day after telling yourself not to do anything that stands out!”

“I don’t have anything to say about that part… But it’s okay. It seems like the work has ended in a pretty good way.”

＂Good direction~?＂

At Cleon’s words, Lila closes her mouth for a moment, then clears her throat and whispers.

＂… Perhaps you. You didn’t mean to seduce Selena and imprint your dominance on her…”

＂What, what?! No, something like that!”

Cleon sounded genuinely embarrassed by Lila’s words, and when Lila heard his answer, she stammered, “Huh, right~?” And admitted that her delusion had gone too far.

Of course, when Diora heard that story and was laughing next to her, Cleon let out a sigh.

＂Just… I told them the situation and asked for their cooperation. And she agreed.”

“Then, what about Amelia? Entire? Honestly? “

＂Yes.＂

At Cleon’s words, Lila remained silent for a moment, and then a sigh was heard from her side.

＂You mean… It’s not a good idea to reveal your secrets to a wizard because a wizard can deceive others with magic that makes it impossible to read their inner thoughts. She may not show her true feelings there.”

“I know. But she’s not that kind of person.”

＂Why can you say so clearly?＂

Lila is struck with a natural question by Cleon’s words.

Then Cleon thought for a moment about what to say, and then he answered like this.

“… Just talk to me and I’ll find out. She said, ‘You can’t do that’.”

＂Yes, yes. Selena is a girl who is very honest, which has both her strengths and weaknesses~☆”

Diora stands next to Cleon, giving strength to his words.

Then, when Lila heard what the two people said, her crystal butterfly shook her head instead, as if she didn’t understand.

“Anyway, come back. Oh, and don’t forget to change your appearance with her magic, just in case she comes back. Now the kingdom’s troops are spread out across Asteris. Because of whom.”

＂Ah… Yes.＂

In response to Lila’s words, which seem to be reproaching herself, Cleon sheepishly responds and sends her butterfly up into the sky.

Then, it will either return to Lila’s side, or disappear somewhere without leaving a trace.

＂Then go back…＂

When Cleon said that and looked at Diora, she was looking at Cleon with her eyes sparkling.

“Cleon, you said you could use transformation magic, right? What shape do you transform into? According to the rumor, I heard that there is a woman and a child…!”

＂Ugh…＂

For some reason, Cleon backed away from her, looking at her with a look of disappointment upon her burdened gaze.

“First, both are possible… But you can’t transform into a form that deviates from your original form. If you don’t maintain the original to some extent, there will be a sense of incongruity with the magic.”

“Okay!? Then, I have a favor to ask you~!”

＂Haa…?＂

While saying that, Cleon looks at her pushing towards him, and looks as if he doesn’t know how to deal with her.

“Yes! If you do me a favor, I’ll do anything for you! How is it? Isn’t it fair?”

“It’s fair… I don’t feel safe about that kind of transaction…”

“I told you not to worry~! Cleon, this is absolutely not a dangerous request!”

Diora holds her hand tightly and has no intention of letting go.

Cleon was shaking her head vertically as if there was nothing she could do, thinking, “If I don’t listen to her, is this going to stick with me all day?”

＂Okay, I got it!＂

“Really!? It was great! Then~ Nehuhuhuhu~!”

Cleon wanted to run away from her as she approached him, moving her fingers in a disgusting way.

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＂Damn…＂

As Cleon said that, he was walking down the streets of Asteris with one hand being held.

I don’t like the humming of an upbeat melody that I hear from next to me, the kind I would hear when I’m in a good mood, or the glances I get from people walking around me, and the looks they give me.

Especially if some of them are blushing.

When swearing naturally came out of his mouth, there was a person who grabbed Cleon’s hand and shook it, telling him to be careful.

＂Uh huh~! A cute girl shouldn’t use words like that~!”

“… It doesn’t look like it’s coming out!”

There would be no word that would be as fitting for Cleon when he was dead and reawakened as the words ‘cute girl’.

He is taller than most men and has strong muscles thanks to repeated training.

A sharp jaw line, and seemingly cold eyes.

Although he looks a bit scary, if you look closely, the assessment of Cleon’s appearance is that he is a young man who is not bad at all.

If you accidentally call him a ‘girl’, you will be strongly recommended to receive treatment for your eyes or brain.

What. That’s also a story about when you show your normal self.

“Wow… Was there a girl like that in Asteris?”

“Are you stupid? It must have been a trip to coincide with the Five Elements Festival. Since they seem to be from a clan of dark demons, they are not from the eastern country. By the way, it’s cute~! About 10 years old?”

As he listened to the voices of the two men who passed by them, Cleon swallowed his boiling stomach and his face turned red.

Long black hair that extends beyond her waist, and equally large black eyes.

What she is wearing is a ‘goth loli-style dress’ that is definitely not to Cleon’s taste, but to the taste of the dangerous lolicon standing next to her.

This cute girl had a candy apple in her hand that she had forced to buy, and her cute face looked so rotten that it was a shame.

It was Cleon transformed using the magic of Polymorph.

When she asked, she should have flatly refused.

─ Although he regretted it later, he tried to calm himself down as much as possible, thinking that it was an unavoidable cost to seek the cooperation of Dragon Knight Drake.

Although she pictured the argument to endure 30 times in her head, she couldn’t help but feel angry every time men’s eyes turned towards her.

＂Haa… Haa…!＂

And even the sound of heavy breathing coming from next to her is disturbing.

It would not be a mistake to think that Diora, who had been touching her hand without even trying to hide it, was the most dangerous person.

＂Hey, the face is close…＂

She tried to push her face away from him with her hand, but her breathing became more ragged, as if even Cleon’s actions were becoming a source of arousal for her. It was to make it intense.

“Ah, yes. I know. A little closer, closer… Seup…! Cleon… No, I want to feel Clea’s scent and breath…!”

＂Wow, wow…＂

Cleon gives her an expression of genuine disgust, and when her face turns pale, she responds by licking her upper lip with her tongue, as if it were her own reward.

“You, so much. Hehe, don’t provoke me…♡ It’s really… Dangerous…♡”

“No, it’s still dangerous enough, so your expression… What happened to you…”

In my life so far, I have met many different people, and there have been times when I have felt unbearable disgust for the people I met as enemies.

But- first, it was the first time I felt this bad for someone I had never crossed swords with in a cooperative relationship.

Anyway, when I try to push her face away with my hand, as if to get it to fall even a little, Diora is so strong that she can’t even be pushed away properly-

＂Lick＂

And she came licking her own palm.

＂Wow!? What are you doing!?”

Naturally, goosebumps appeared on her back, and she was trying to somehow get rid of her like that-

When she heard the sound of something falling right in front of her, she automatically turned her gaze towards it.

Then on that.

＂Wow.＂

Unknowingly, there was a person who made Cleon scream in a voice.

With her blue hair down, she looked even more stylish than her usual attire, and had the courtesy of royalty.

She was walking with noble women who appeared to be from the kingdom, and she was standing there looking in this direction with an expression of extreme shock.

And what was dropped on the ground was a small fan believed to be hers.

＂Lee, Riome…＂

She almost called out her name without realizing it, but now she seemed to be joining the nobles of the kingdom who came with her on her mission.

“Oh, princess, you dropped your fan.”

When one of the noblewomen standing next to her says that, Rio Mes comes to her senses and gives her a small smile, then turns to her and speaks.

“Ah, ah… I’m sorry. By mistake…”

Rio Mes then casually bent down and picked up the fallen fan.

Looking at her like that, Cleon tried to somehow calm her pounding heart and avoid making eye contact with her as much as possible.

Although his current appearance is different from his original appearance in terms of gender and age, the way Riomes looked at him was clearly possible because he recognized himself as Cleon.

From the outside, it appears to be just an adult woman and a girl walking together.

Picking up her fan, she unfolds it and, smiling, tries to walk down the street again with the noble women standing by her.

However, Cleon saw. And, I heard.

＂… Whew…＂

Riomes’s breathing sounds like he’s a little irritated somewhere.

Cleon instinctively understood that it was not a sound of disgust for Cleon who looked like that – it was an irritation coming from ‘jealousy’.

And as she walked away with her eyes half-open, even just for a moment, glancing in this direction, it was clear-

＇I’ve never played like that before, but meeting a woman for the first time…?＇

It was a mixture of an inferiority complex, as if somehow defeated.

＂…＂

Cleon swallowed her saliva and waited for her to pass by.

And as she slowly walks away, she soon lets out her sigh.

“It’s dangerous~ That was Riomes, the princess of the Eastern country, right? She was at the academy, she was Clea’s student.”

＂Yes… She took a look in her eyes that knew it was me. … And she stops calling him ‘Clea’.”

When Cleon complains that she naturally calls herself by another feminine name, she tilts her head.

＂Then what do you call it?＂

“Leo… No, call her by her original name, Cleon.”

＂Then they find out that Cleon is Cleon?＂

＂… That’s also true. ＂

Cleon sighs as he says that, then adds, “Anyway,” And then speaks to her.

“I am only doing this to fulfill your request, and I don’t want people to misunderstand that it is my preference.”

“I know~ Cleon, she likes cute girls, but she doesn’t want to be a cute girl herself?”

＂That’s wrong too…＂

This guy plans to push himself as a comrade to any extent.

She wants to return to her original form immediately, but Diora has no intention of letting go of Cleon, and she will die if she returns to her original form in front of people.

Socially.

Therefore, it will return to its original form after arriving at the Dark Dragon Company’s mansion.

I think I just have to endure it until then, and endure Diora’s continued sexual harassment after that.

After a long and painful time like hell, Cleon finally arrives at the front of the lodgings.

＂Finally arrived…＂

Is there ever a moment when I was so happy to arrive home?

When you try to open the front door, Diora surprisingly obediently lets go of Cleon’s hand.

“Ah~ It was fun~☆ It was a satisfying time.”

＂… Never keep your promise.＂

“Of course. I don’t lie~☆＂

In response to her carefree answer, Cleon sighed and opened the door.

At that time, Diora opens her mouth as if she had forgotten.

“Oh, that’s right. I’m going out again in the evening too. Please come out like that.”

“Ha!? No! Why!? Where are you going!? “

When Cleon stubbornly refuses, she shrugs her shoulders.

“I have to go watch Selena and Enlai meet.”

＂Ugh…!＂

At her words, Cleon shrugged her shoulders as if she hadn’t even thought about it.

When caught up in this guy’s pace, she somehow felt like she was being dragged around.

“Well, it’s only half a joke to ask you to come in that form. It’s enough not to get caught.”

“─… Think about it… Anyway, I’m tired, so let me rest a little…”

＂Yes~! See you then!”

Diora waved her hand as if she had made an appointment to go out with her friend again and disappeared in an instant like yesterday.

Cleon looked at the place where she was standing, and thought that if she hurriedly closed the door to return to her original form-

The sound of something falling was heard.

＂… Again…!＂

Feeling her ominous premonition, she looked up and saw Lila standing in her hallway, dropping the book in her hands with a blank look on her face.

Her face looking this way is shocked-

“It’s the same as before!”

＂Ahahahaha! Aha! Ahahahahaha!!”

The girl’s appearance was Cleon, who swore he would never do it again.