Chapter 331 – The Red Reed Is Ignorant.

“Who do you think?”

Let Ricke’s friendly voice flow into your ears.

At the same time, Seria jumped out of her unconscious thoughts.

I was so startled that I jumped up from my seat.

“W-who are you thinking of?!”

Craddangtang!

As the chair fell over and made a noise, it attracted the attention of cafe customers.

She even stuck out her head to see if the cafe’s clerks were up to something.

Rike calmly got up and pulled up his chair, as if he had anticipated the reaction.

Calmed the girl who had an earthquake in her pupils.

“Calm down, Ceria. I was just asking you what you were thinking, right?”

“···Ah, um.”

Seria found a chair and sat down with her hips pressed against hers, biting her lower lip.

She looks quite embarrassed as she herself does not understand the starting point of her misdeeds.

“Seria. Are you okay?”

“Huh? Uh, yeah… Sorry.”

It was so strange that even when she tried to grab a fork, her fingertips had no strength at all.

This must have been the frustration of shaking her fist in the face of her monster in her dreams.

‘Is it a little different?’

That was the only experience that could be compared to this unknown sensation in the girl’s life.

“Anyway, don’t be too angry. It’s a loss if your precious daily life is ruined because of him.”

“···Rike is right.”

“What are you going to say when you see this look on your face when you come back? Huh? Let’s do our best to unwind here.”

Rike grabbed Seria’s soft cheek and massaged it.

The girl couldn’t say anything and moved her head as she was guided by her hand.

“Not only her older sister, but her older brother is also sensitive and would know right away if something happens to Ceria.”

“!”

It’s probably just one of those random rumors that doesn’t contain any intention.

Seria couldn’t ignore those words.

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‘Ummmm…’

In Seria’s academy life, no other class other than her actual class passed by so quickly.

She always hoped it would end quickly.

Today, I had a lot to think about, so even the boring lectures went by quickly.

Like that.

Gradually, school dismissal time arrived.

“Let’s go quickly and prepare dinner.”

“Hehe, your brother is probably here, right?”

Every day, at this moment, Rike and Chloe return to the mansion.

It was expressed that expectations increased as they increased and never decreased.

“Isn’t your brother training? He’s having a hard time concentrating these days.”

“You’re so focused… I’m worried you might skip meals.”

“It’s okay since Alice decided to take care of it.”

Jerk.

The red-haired girl who was heading to the same destination ended up at a crossroads.

She stopped in her tracks without warning at the academy entrance and muttered.

“I’m not going to the mansion today, I’m going to sleep in the dormitory…”

The heads of Rike and Chloe, who were standing one step ahead, turned.

“Suddenly? We wanted to grill meat today, so I prepared all the ingredients.”

“What’s going on?”

How should I explain this to those two people who are asking why?

Because I can’t say that it’s uncomfortable to look at someone’s face.

Ceria stuck out her lips like a duck and gave an ambiguous answer.

“···Just.”

“My sister might return from her quest today. I’m sure she’ll come to the mansion, right?”

Something embarrassing to even call a scuffle.

Seria, who was limited in the sentences she could utter out loud, was eventually persuaded by the two and took a heavy step forward.

“Are you not feeling better yet? It’s just my experience, but it’s worse when you’re alone in your room. I’ll listen to everything.”

“Chi, it’s not like that…”

On the way to her mansion, Chloe held her arm and told her to throw away the messy feelings that had bloomed in her letter.

Ceria’s eyes glanced at Rike.

Her eyes meet, and she smiles slightly at herself.

‘Fool! ‘For saying something meaningless…!’

The girl scolded Rike.

There was no reason, no, there were no words to pinpoint the source.

– Who do you think?

– Your brother is also sensitive, so if something happens to Seria, you’ll know right away, right?

The words Rike said to her implicitly echoed in the girl’s head and did not leave.

‘Why?’

Why did she think of the platinum adventurer at that moment?

You never know.

*****

‘···Did I do something wrong during class?’

Roman was even more embarrassed because it seemed like there was no problem until morning.

I exchanged greetings as usual with the trio who returned to the mansion.

After finishing training, she and Alice went home.

I felt Ceria subtly avoiding me.

‘I don’t think this is an illusion.’

And when she turns her back, her eyes are always focused on you.

She closely resembles the situation in which animals she encounters in the wild circle around her and stand guard.

‘Does my body smell at all?’

She had clearly taken a shower, but I checked her body again to see if she smelled of sweat.

It’s a self-diagnosis, but this doesn’t seem to be the cause.

‘If?’

Did they get caught for the disgusting act of going to another territory to check on the safety of Lily, whose return was later than scheduled?

If that were the case, I would understand that reaction, but if you think about it a little, it probably isn’t.

Lily returned after watching so quietly that even she herself was not aware of it, so no one other than Eclair, who guarded her mansion while she was away, could notice her.

“I really don’t know, do I?”

– Hiss! Sigh!

As she spoke out her heart, Tero, who occupied the top of her head, made a sound as if answering her question.

As she starts the fire to grill the meat, she struggles to beat the fire that is said to be good.

I can’t find an answer as to where the problem occurred.

However, it is a very ambiguous relationship and situation to ask directly the reason.

“Brother.”

“Huh?”

Rike, wearing her soft apron, came up behind her and wrapped his hands around her waist.

“Don’t worry too much about Ceria. She has some work to do at the Academy today.”

“No one bullied you, right?”

Rikke asked, moving her hands to increase her flames and let out a small chuckle.

“Are you going to scold me?”

“I know I shouldn’t do that because of my position as an instructor, but if she’s real, I can’t forgive her. Even after we solve Lily’s problem, she’s the type of person who will feel bad, so it’s not okay.”

“Huh~ Is it okay if I tell Seria about this?”

A cute tone mixed with Ricke’s satisfaction and a certain emotion.

My answer hasn’t changed.

“I’m grateful and touched if you give me advice on your concerns, right? Today, especially… It seems like you’re putting a burden on me.”

She thought that the distance between her and Seria had narrowed a little as she smiled brightly as she went through dungeons and continued training.

‘As expected, the heart of a woman in her prime is the most difficult.’

At that age, the percentage of people who have their own values ​​fully established will be smaller.

It is a time when one is greatly influenced by the surroundings, so the word ‘reed’ is very appropriate.

Cheap profit-!!

The moment the meat was placed on the grill, Roman raised his head.

“It came just in time.”

“Who’s coming?”

Lyca turned her head after Roman and looked at her entrance.

Lily is back, showing off her pink hair as fluffy as clouds.

*****

– There are no witnesses in the capital. It is believed that continuing the investigation inside the capital will be meaningless.

I started by looking at Boris’s appearance and was pretending to make a move, so I thought I would get some work done.

But what kind of reply is this without context?

As the information guild was worthy of its name, there were expectations, which made the excitement even more intense.

“These lowly bastards-!”

This one-line letter was sent after swallowing up a large amount of money.

This is no different from a deception that is blatantly trying to cover one’s eyes.

The Marquis jumped up from his seat at the disgusting behavior of the prestigious intelligence guild.

Wajangchang-!!

Enoch Skadi, unable to maintain his usual cool-headedness, violently disrupted the office.

“Whoa…”

At this level, the fever does not subside.

Nothing has been resolved recently.

The progress of the swordsmanship is slow, and the day to report to Juergena is getting closer.

Kiiiiing-!

Enoch pulled out the vibrating sword and looked around with eyes filled with anger and murderous intent.

“···I feel so shit.”

In this place, there were only those who were connected to Nema Natas, so there was no one who could immediately cut down to vent their anger.

Jjaeng!

After throwing his sword on the table, Enoch sat down in his chair and touched his forehead.

‘This may be my last chance to gain trust.’

One thought that should not be missed.

With that tenacity alone, he turned the mansion over and over again, searching for anything he missed, but it was clear that there was nothing worth submitting to Juergena.

Now, with the feeling of grasping at straws, we have to bring Ricke in and ask him.

“Did you say there was someone around you other than Count Dritna’s wife?”

“···This is Baron Electra’s wife.”

It was a baron writer whose name I had never heard of.

Even listening to the butler’s explanation, it is a family from a remote village that is very small.

“Hmm… It’s difficult to move my feet directly.”

The recently transplanted energy was not mixing properly, so it would come out unexpectedly, like a seizure.

Until this problem was resolved, I would remain confined to the mansion and train, with no intention of going outside.

Even within the religious order, it is too dangerous to set foot in the capital, which is littered with talented people.

“Isn’t the young lady affectionate and delicate? I think the best way to sway those around her is by openly showing her family’s authority.”

That was the Rikke that the characters of the Marquess of Skadi remember.

This is something Enoch agrees with.

When a story involving Juana Bright comes out, the emotional side comes out, but human nature does not change easily.

“Did you say Baroness Electra? Send a letter there.”