Chapter 266 – A Curious Story (Alice Seat, Surf Tero)

“Chloe. Let’s eat dessert after dinner. Can you bear it until then?”

“Oh, brother! Of course I was thinking of that too…!”

Chloe, caught in the middle of the joke, clung to Roman’s waist.

As Roman stroked and hugged her, Alice turned her head as she saw the woman blushing and fussing.

‘That’s the sister of the 5 knights…’

When an adventurer reaches the gold level, they walk around with their shoulders open and their heads held high in front of nobles.

That’s about the periphery or petty nobility.

If you compare it to the Dritna Countess, who is raising her name in the capital of the empire, not anywhere else.

A gold grade adventurer is no different from a fluttering leaf blowing in the wind.

‘…To meet Eclair Dritna out of the blue.’

No matter how much an adventurer lives looking forward, it is a name that cannot be known as long as they have ears.

The youngest person to reach the 5th Knight of the Empire as a woman.

Although the rumors are not vaguely credible.

The common content is that he is not human, never laughs, and rumors that he is a genius possessed by blood and swords and a madman on the battlefield.

If I amplified the tension in the seat where I was sitting now and waited, it amplified it, but there was nothing that could calm it down.

The place to sit and be treated right away was like a cushion of thorns.

Promising that all of this would have to be endured, Alice raised the corner of her mouth and forcibly drew a smile and stiffened.

Looking at Alice who couldn’t even lift the teacup in front of her, Roman stroked her head.

“Alice? Don’t worry too much.

“In front of her brother… But I’m sure she’s her sweet older sister.”

“That’s right! Her sister is sweet!”

Seeing Chloe standing next to her and nodding her head, Alice still had a hard time facing reality properly.

Who wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the Dritna sisters, the roots and pillars of a famous knight’s family, formed a relationship with the platinum adventurer Roman?

When she heard the name and didn’t scream, she was proud of herself.

‘Even if it’s not unheard of for her sisters to marry the same man…’

It wasn’t that common.

I have heard that there are many cases where the family of the woman holding the ceremony is too weak and the woman is old enough to send her sisters tied up so that there will be no problems with her childbirth.

But this is a completely different case. A relationship made only of love.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder next to such women, I feel like I am infinitely shrinking.

“Ms. Alice.”

“Yes!”

“Within this mansion and next to my brother, when we’re together, our social status as nobles doesn’t matter.”

“…”

As if reading her own thoughts, Rike said that and smiled.

“If we were bound by a good looking facade in the first place, my sister and Chloe would not have been able to bond with her brother.”

“I-I think the same!”

It feels unusual and unique to be high-ranking nobles.

Considering that he was influenced by the unusual Roman in a good way, it was not incomprehensible.

Alice, whose shoulders were a bit weak, took a sip of her tea and opened her mouth.

“I-I don’t know if that’s rude. May I ask you a question to Rike-nim?”

“Of course. I did a lot of rudeness too.”

“… Isn’t Rike a noble?”

“I used to be an aristocrat. I’ll tell you more about that when the time is right. Even if everyone knows, it’s not something I can proudly say.”

So along with saying that there is no need to add ‘Nim’.

I watched Rike caress the wound on her face.

‘···.’

If the first possibility that comes to mind is the most likely to be a fallen noble?

“Isn’t it easy to understand after hearing it?

“If you’re another friend, you’re talking about Seria, right?”

“Brother correct answer!”

Rike sat next to Roman and clung to him like a chewing gum with a clean smile.

A topic that could break her hardened Alice was caught in her ears by chance.

‘Seria?’

Although it is a common name.

When she thinks about the relationship between the adventurers Lilinae and Roman, strangely, the puzzles start to fit together.

“…Are you referring to Baron Electra’s daughter. Seria Electra?”

The air of silence rose with the remark.

Chloe reacted first with her eyes shining.

“Uh, uh-! Do you know Seria?”

When it comes to Lofty Academy, I know that there is a clear hierarchy among nobles.

Alice was slightly surprised by the violent response to her name, Seria.

“Somehow, we are clearly open to each other. But I can’t say we’re close.”

“It’s not that strange that Alice knows Seria. She’s good friends with Lily.”

“With Seria’s older sister! That’s right!”

When Roman added an additional explanation, Rike and Chloe raised their voices in agreement.

Alice’s head was further complicated by the fact that the daughter of the Dritna family even knew Lilyne, a gold-ranked adventurer.

But she can’t keep her mouth shut just because she thinks.

“Like Roman-nim said, I was invited and had a meal together.”

All she did was talk about adventurers and listen to small talk. It is said that she is a girl full of energy.

Ricke and Chloe said that Seria was right.

“Wow! Then Alice-sama is your sister!”

“We should call her sister.”

Alice was taken aback by their words, causing an earthquake in her eyes.

“My, how could I! To two of you!”

“That doesn’t matter? How she met her brother. Her social position. The order is the only thing that matters.”

The sight of Alice hesitantly unable to come up with an answer due to the burden.

Roman, who was looking at the heartwarming picture with a smile, looked out the window and stood up.

“It’s here.”

Even if there is no subject, everyone knows who came.

Chloe blushed and headed towards the front door with quick steps while Rike waited for Roman to move.

“Alice is sitting here. Isn’t it strange that her guests are coming to meet you?”

As Roman pressed her on the shoulder to calm her down, Alice creaked with tension and sat back in her chair to straighten her back.

…
…

Loud conversation and liveliness coming from the front door.

Then another beauty appeared.

“Omg.”

More than a rumor? Beyond expectations? Something transcendent beyond that.

It was the same as when I first saw Roman in a tavern that I couldn’t judge the difference in skill with my intuition and eyes.

Tight lips and cold red eyes. A neatly tied silver ponytail.

Her buttons all the way to her neck, as if she were cramped, seemed to speak of the discipline and strictness she possessed.

– Shik.

What is surprising is that even in such a bloody atmosphere, Tero does not hold her tail tight or be wary.

Tero rather shook her buds from side to side as if she liked the 5 knights of the empire.

And the moment our eyes met with flashing red light.

Alice jumped up from her seat with an overpowering instinct and bowed her head.

“It’s an honor to meet the famous knight!! My name is Alice, a gold-class adventurer!!”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Eclair Dritna.”

“Feel free… No! I would appreciate it if you could do it! I don’t have a title… I’m from Edelman!”

Éclair accepted Alice’s request with a small smile in a familiar yet embarrassing situation.

“I wonder if the presence or absence of a title is important here. That doesn’t prove how good it is.”

“…!”

“It must not have been an easy decision to settle down in Edelman as the capital city. With that kind and bold mindset, I hope that Roman will learn a lot and help you.”

“Of course! I will do my best!!”

“Nice.”

Alice carefully held the hand of the five knights who were extended with a light smile.

Kindness completely different from the first impression.

For some reason.

Alice had the feeling that her Drit and her sisters were complete opposites, but somehow definitely alike.

“Now that the two of you have finished greeting each other, let’s have dinner!”

The three of them headed to the dining table, following Roman as he moved holding Alice’s hand, who had not completely erased her awkwardness.

“Today, Chloe and I worked hard together.”

“I don’t know how it will taste after making it, but please enjoy it…!”

The dinner that Ricke and Chloe had prepared together was definitely full of energy.

Alice took a seat while admiring the menu and the amount of extravagant, neatly prepared dishes with good ingredients rather than excessive ones.

Only compliments lead to a friendly seat that leads to tail after tail.

Alice also slowly permeated the atmosphere and began to speak word by word.

Rike filled Roman’s empty front plate and brought out a question she was curious about.

“Is your brother going out again tomorrow?”

“No. First of all, we have papers to deal with, so we need to consult with the dean.”

“A matter of second grade class?”

“That’s the point. As an add-on to her contract, I’d like to have Alice join her academy class in her sophomore year. As an assistant instructor.”

“It’s not a bad way to live on the platinum side.”

“?!”

Eclair and the rest said yes and moved on.

Alice’s eyes widened when she heard the story for the first time.

“You want to grow, don’t you? It’s good to go out on quests and move non-stop to gain experience. There’s no better training than guiding others.”

Similar words to what her mother used to teach her magic to her when she was little.

Without thinking long, Alice nodded her head.

“I will do my best.”

“Originally, she didn’t intend to teach deeply… But now that the relationship has deepened, she can’t make her wait for a request that might go out at any time.”

…

Roman, who forcibly lifted and moved the women, said he was eating dessert because he would finish washing the dishes soon.

The time for women has come.

Rike raised the corners of her mouth and moved her lips as if she had been waiting for this moment.

“Sister Alice.”

“Yep···.”

An unsuitable title.

Alice hesitates, unable to properly look her eyes at Rike.

Rike, who had a mischievous face no different from Roman’s, brought up a topic suitable for her late night.

“How was your first time with your brother?”

“Yes?!”

Beginning with Rike’s question, all three of her eyes focused on Alice.