Chapter 246 – 22. Harem Clan Strengthening

Maki Senjo.

Introverted and shy when she was young, she was an outcast.

Ijime doesn’t even know why.

The one who helped me was a friend who transferred from school one day.

Even though she was not feeling well and came to a rural school to take care of herself, she was the only childhood friend who did a lot for herself. In the end, her friend couldn’t overcome the disease and passed away within a few years, but she left a lot for Maki.

Righteousness.

Those sublime and sacred values.

‘It was roughly like that in the past.’

Siwoo Han recalled his memories of Senjo Maki.

Senjou Maki is not a great person or possesses great talent, but she is a warrior in the kingdom of Palania, and thanks to not leaving for another place, he knew quite well. He even got help a few times in the first round.

It’s much better than the only S-rank white-haired sage in Palania who had a high nose.

‘Hmm. I don’t know if he’s doing well.’

The two men who were summoned together briefly brushed their heads, but they soon disappeared.

The important thing right now is the recruitment of Maki Senjo, who is in front of us.

“Hmm…”

Maki, who dyed his hair red, cried out in pain at Siu Han’s recruitment offer.

Short hair with black hair sparsely visible, as if it had been dyed for quite some time.

The way she thinks with her arms crossed and her eyebrows furrowed shows her deep anguish.

“If you have any additional conditions, I will accept them at any time.”

“Clan… Clan… Um, I have a question.”

Maki closed her eyes and looked at Siu.

“Why me?”

She looked genuinely incomprehensible.

“Siwoo-san, I think you can get a better warrior than me into your clan. Don’t you think?”

“A better warrior…”

“I know because I heard rumors. Even though he is a man whose rank is difficult to raise, he is the shortest A-class hero. He is also a saint in hundreds of years. Besides, I heard that he has a deep relationship with not only our kingdom but also many other countries.”

“Yes.”

“A clan usually belongs to only one country’s warriors, but I don’t think there’s a law that says that.”

Maki Senjo looks straight into Siwoo’s eyes as if asking him to tell only the truth.

‘It’s sharp.’

Siu admired inwardly.

We have heard that she is straightforward, but her keen intelligence is surprising.

But at the same time, it was also expected.

“Mr. Maki.”

“Yep, Mr. Siwoo.”

“What is a better warrior?”

“Yep?”

“Skill? Talent? Rank? I don’t think it’s all.”

Siwoo muttered softly.

For some reason, Maki couldn’t take her eyes off him. There was something catchy about his voice and manner of speaking. It’s not like a rational reason. She has yet to find any attraction in Siu.

Her present appearance also came to her a little differently.

A heroic appearance, not a rational attraction.

‘If this is a man…’

“I look at people. From what I’ve seen, Mr. Maki can be trusted…”

“It’s good!!”

Cutting Shiu off, Maki jumps up from her seat.

“…Yes?”

“If it’s Siwoo, no, if it’s Siwoo, I can trust him!”

“…?”

‘No, what are you looking at?’

It’s a good thing.

He also considered offering more generous terms through coordination when recruiting Maki.

So far, what Maki Senjou has shown is not her talent, but her personality, such as her hard work and sincerity. Many of her people still have her doubts about her, but Siu, who went through her first round, had great faith in her.

‘The mental part is almost perfect. Talent is not enough compared to the three people who paid attention from the training center, but if there is enough support, it is possible to reach A rank.’

S rank or higher is an area beyond talent.

I don’t know if time will allow it, but Siwoo decided that Maki would be able to go up to S rank.

“Okay, then please take good care of me in the future.”

“Yep, haengnim!”

‘But why are you a haengnim…’

“Ah, Haeng-nim! You’re the clan leader and older, so I’d appreciate it if you could speak comfortably!”

“Oh, yes. Yes.”

She is the type of woman I’ve never been through before.

Furthermore, acting like someone I’ve known for a while since I’ve seen her face is awkward. It wasn’t that I didn’t like that attitude. She’s not particularly rude, and it’s cute how she’s already trying to follow her with her eyes shining.

‘I feel like I have a younger brother…’

Siwoo slightly turned his head and looked at Maki’s face.

‘Hmm. It’s too pretty for that.’

Her short hair did not cover her neck, but her face was feminine enough to be mistaken for a man.

“Then can we move right away?”

“As convenient as it is. I recommend living together in the mansion, but it doesn’t matter if you live outside.”

“I’m moving right away!”

Maki happily decided to move.

“Where I live now… Ah. Well, that would be better.”

“That’s right. Now I live in a hotel in the capital, but the cost is no joke.”

Usually, low-ranking warriors live in the annex of the royal castle, or live with nobles.

However, Maki came out and lived because he did not want to be taken care of. Thanks to that, expenses were significantly higher than profits, and two members left the party due to financial problems. That was the reason why the Maki Party was a party of 4 people.

“Set a moving date and let me know. I’ll send a carriage and people.”

“Thank you!”

She bowed her back to the extent of her exaggeration.

Seeing that, Siu smiled.

“Thank you. We’re family now.”

“Go, family…!”

“Yes. A clan is a family.”

“It sounds good!”

Senjou Maki seemed to like the word family, so she muttered a series of words.

The muttering and grinning look makes her laugh somewhere.

“By the way, is there anyone in the party who would object?”

Taking a sip of tea with a sudden thought, I asked Maki.

Raising her head again, she shook her head.

“No. Actually, when the proposal came in, everyone agreed without even looking at the conditions… I scolded him once. So I came alone. In case my friends would disrespect me…”

“…”

At first glance, it seemed that Maki’s role would be scolded, but it seems to be the opposite.

It made sense, but I thought maybe Maki’s party members might be people who looked like her. Of course, they were also in the research materials, but unlike Maki, I didn’t know much about them personally.

“Then I’ll go first to prepare for moving!”

“Yes, yes. See you next time.”

“Yep, haengnim!”

Maki bowed down to her until the end, bowed, and went back.

In her hand was a box of cakes that Siu had bought for her.

Siwoo, who sent Maki, sat alone in her cafe room and put the remaining cookie in her mouth.

‘Maki agreed without hesitation, so the work was over sooner than expected. Should she take a break or go?’

If it were a normal cafe, the moment he was alone, the women around him would have approached with their eyes open, but this is a room cafe. It was an appropriate place to sit alone and enjoy leisure and contemplation. It’s been a long time since it’s hard to be alone in the mansion.

“Ha, it’s delicious.”

He munches the chocolate cookie in his mouth.

As the sugar from the sweet chocolate is supplied to the brain, the mind and body feel at ease.

Here, I wash my dirty mouth with tea once, and then eat another cookie.

‘Sometimes this is good too.’

The meaning is slightly different, but it seems to be true that men often need alone time.

By the time I finished drinking the remaining cookies and tea, I heard a knock.

Smart.

“The cake and tea you ordered are here.”

“Huh? Have you ever ordered… Haha. Come in.”

The door opens and a woman enters, her hat pulled down so her face is not visible.

She set the table with cookies and tea from her cart, with her head down as if desperately not to show her face. The amount of cookies wasn’t that great, but there were two teacups.

“Then I’m just…”

“Where.”

“Yes? I’m going to work…”

“Aren’t you here to see me?”

“…That’s right♡”

Wavy blonde hair exposed when the hat is removed.

Princess Sharina smiled brightly.

“Are you recognizing soon?”

“Yes, my woman knows just by hearing her voice.”

“Ah, so come in with a smile… Hehe♡”

With a soft laugh, Sharina pushed her empty crockery cart out and shut the door again. Just before the door closed, she caught a glimpse of the staff waiting in front of her, promptly taking them away.

“Lol.”

Sharina, who chose to sit next to Siwoo instead of sitting across from her.

She smiled and crossed Siu’s arms, then buried her face in his arms.

“Hehe~♡ The smell of Siwoo…”

“Anyway, how did you know this place?”

“This cafe is run by someone.”

“If it’s an operation… The royal family. I’ve heard of it.”

“Room Cafe is a good place to gather information. In fact, this place is under the jurisdiction of the Information Management Bureau. So, when an important person comes to the cafe, information comes up right away. Especially Siwoo’s… It’s a special edition♡”

“Indeed…”

This is information that I did not even know from my memory from the first playthrough.

That’s right, most of his knowledge is at the superficial level of watermelon. Siwoo, who was a C-class hero who was in an environment that was isolated from the main character. Famous things and rumors were the limits of what he could know. So far, the inverse world correction has been of more benefit than regression knowledge.

‘… I’m more incompetent than I thought.’

The taste is a bit bitter.

I also thought that I should work harder.

It was luck, but even though I was a regressor who would save the world, I was still far from lacking.

“Shiwoo?”

“Huh.”

“Your expression is too heavy.”

“Well, I’ll have to be careful.”

Sharina’s face darkened slightly at the sight of Siwoo laughing bitterly with a low laugh.

Even though they were alone in her room, she unconsciously looked around her, put on a worried expression, and then she hugged him tightly. A warm hug that is a little different from the love meaning. Siwoo was taken aback by the unexpected action.

“Shah, Sharina?”

“I don’t know what’s going on, but cheer up. Our Palania… No, I’m always on Siwoo’s side.”

“…Yeah. Thank you.”

Siwoo Han also hugged Sharina.

A woman’s scent with moderate volume and weight.

Suddenly, power goes into the lower leg.

However, Siu communicated with the princess only with a light kiss. If Sharina knew, she would have hated it, saying why didn’t she progress further? Still, he wanted to be fresher with her now.

“Sharina.”

“Please speak.”

“Do you want to go on a date?”

“…Huh?”

At her sudden request for a date, Sharina blinked her blue eyes to announce her embarrassment.

“I ended up finishing earlier than planned, so I have some time.

“That, crab… No…! It’s not that I don’t like it, but…”

The reason for her stuttering and hesitating is simple.

Externally, it was because the count’s fiancée was still there.

It’s not that we’re staying engaged because we’re bored, we all have our own reasons. The three people, the queen, the princess, and Siu, talked about it, but she and Sharina could not make a judgment. Even if it’s with Shiu.

“…Ah! Maybe I can go to the masquerade without revealing my face, or I can sneak…”

“No. I don’t like that. You don’t like Sharina, do you?”

“…Yes.”

“If they say anything, you can just cover it up. There’s nothing to worry about too much.”

“…♥”

Princess Sharina smiled and took Siu’s outstretched hand.

She probably would be scolded by her mother if she returned to the royal castle, but she still wanted to go on a date with him.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”