episode_0072

“Aramis, Laurent. This is a serious matter.”

Lotos looked at me with serious eyes.

“I’m sure that guy’s head has changed in the last few days.”

Aramis and Laurent nodded at Lotos’ words.

“What do you mean!”

I pounded the table in response to Lotos’ nonsense.

“Look at that, the way he speaks is completely feminine. “What does that mean~” Aren’t you walking away?”

Lotos imitated my tone in a sly voice.

“Lotos Just like you said, Marie is completely satisfied.”

Aramis put his hand on the top of my head and shook it.

“No, I’m completely fine?”

I don’t know what’s wrong with this.

Abandoning my expectations of Lotus and Aramis, I approached Laurent.

“Laurent, do you think I’ve changed?”

Laurent turned his head to the side and nodded.

“Ha… I’m going crazy.”

“Hya~ I’m going crazy.”

Lotos repeated what I said, twisting his pronunciation.

“Don’t copy me!”

“Don’t be rude!”

Wow!

“Wow!”

I immediately jumped up and kicked Lotos in the head.

“Your temperament is not going anywhere.”

Aramis sighed and drank.

“Black…”

Laurent blushed and muttered, probably because he saw my underwear while kicking Lotos’ head.

“Why are you looking at that again!”

Sigh!

“Wow!”

A fist was planted on the top of Laurent’s head.

“Anyway, considering how these guys behave…”

“Mari, what happened?”

“What… suddenly in a serious mood…”

“The way you talk and behave has all changed to resemble a real woman. Wouldn’t it be natural for us to think it’s strange?”

“Not much has changed…”

“Just looking at the way you speak or the way you tap your fingertips, it’s so awkward.”

Aramis rubbed his forearm, feeling goosebumps.

“Oh my gosh… You look at that and it’s completely female?”

Lotos smoothed his hair and took a sip of his drink.

“I didn’t do anything wrong…”

“Well, it doesn’t really matter.”

When I grumbled, Aramis shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t know what happened, but I’m glad you’re still angry.”

“I hit you out of anger, but did it hurt a lot?”

“Ah… no…”

When I touched the top of Laurent’s head, his face turned slightly red.

“Hwiyu~ The unseasonable spring breeze blows in a bar like this?”

Lotos was next to me, sticking out his tongue and teasing me.

“If you keep doing that, you could pull out your hair by the roots.”

At my words, Lotos quickly put on his hat.

“Behave well.”

“Anyway, the fact that Laurent brought us here means he has something to say.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Laurent nodded at Aramis’ words.

“This time, quite a few monsters appeared in our territory.”

Lotos stretched out his hand to stop Laurent.

“Wait a minute…! I think I know what you’re trying to say! Are you going to ask me to help you catch the monster?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Oh… Lotus, what’s wrong with you?”

Aramis clapped teasingly.

“I can do this too.”

“So, I called you to ask if you could help me subdue monsters in the Bastogne territory.”

“Is it because there are so many monsters?”

“My father asked me to bring in people who can help, so it seems a bit overwhelming because there are more people than usual.”

“Drink price.”

“Yes?”

“Then you will pay for the drinks today, right?”

“Of course, I will also cover the alcohol you drink at the estate.”

Lotos smiled and raised his glass.

“Good! I’m going!”

“Remuneration is given, right?”

“Of course.”

“Then I’ll go too.”

“So Mr. Lotos and Mr. Aramis are coming, what will you do with Mari?”

“I’m here alone so I guess I should go too.”

“Then I understand that all three of you are coming.”

“Yes! Let’s all drink together!”

Lotos poured drinks into everyone’s glasses.

“We will drink today and leave the day after tomorrow.”

“Okay, okay, I understand, so drink it now!”

#

So we took a carriage and headed to Bastogne.

The road was so long that I barely managed to get there after 15 days of driving.

“Ugh… It’s finally here.”

I got off the carriage and stretched out.

“Anyway, maybe it’s because it’s in the south, so the sunlight is strong.”

“Mari, the sunlight burns your face.”

Leah, who followed me, put a hat on me.

“You must wear a hat well. It’s not for nothing that people here have slightly dark skin.”

I nodded when I saw Leah putting the hat on me.

“They say the wine tastes so good in the south because of the sunshine.”

For our Lotos, who only knew about alcohol, the only thing we talked about was alcohol.

“How did you come here and know nothing but alcohol?”

Aramis walked shoulder to shoulder with Lotos and pointed to the beach.

“Don’t just look at alcohol, look at other things too. That bright sun shining brightly or that beautiful Mediterranean sea! Or women!”

“Women are somewhat attractive.”

“Let’s go to the castle first.”

While Lotus and Aramis were chatting, Laurent came in with a horse.

“Are you going on horseback this time? I’m sick of carriages now.”

I petted the horse Laurent was leading.

The horse purred and purred as if he was happy.

“I think you should wear a skirt and take the carriage.”

“I don’t want to ride anymore because I’ve ridden the carriage so much, but I can’t ride the carriage wearing a skirt…”

I vented my anger by pulling on the hem of my dress.

“Father said he would send a big carriage, so you won’t be that uncomfortable during the ride.”

“Then that’s a good thing.”

“A carriage is coming over there just then.”

Even from a distance, a carriage that looked like it was being ridden by a high-ranking person was coming towards us.

Everyone’s attention was focused as a dark blue carriage pulled by six horses rushed by.

“Laurent, but I think the carriage is really big?”

“This… why did my crazy father make that carriage…!”

Laurent muttered softly with a disgusted look on his face.

“Ah, master!”

The driver stopped the carriage and approached Laurent.

“It’s been a while.”

“Oh, I heard that you are enlisting in the Musketeers, and it looks like it went well.”

“I didn’t get into the Musketeers, but I did well in other areas.”

“Ah, then this is…”

The driver turned his head and looked at me.

“I like you, Master…”

“Now, let’s go!”

Laurent hurriedly covered the coachman’s mouth and pushed him aside.

“Laurent, can I ride that?”

“Yes, you can hop on the carriage.”

“Let’s go.”

Leah and I got into the carriage with our luggage.

When I looked out the window from inside the carriage, I saw Laurent holding the driver by the collar and shaking him.

“Just try talking nonsense to Mari while driving the carriage, okay?!”

“What do you think? Anyway, if she stays here for a few days, she will find out everything.”

“What do you know? Do you want to see me die of shame?!”

“Hehe… Even if you hide it like that, all the adults know.”

Laurent didn’t know what he was trying to hide, but the coachman just smiled.

“Ah…! I’ll warn you again. Don’t talk nonsense to Mari!”

“Ugh… No matter what, wouldn’t everyone notice that you brought that young lady here at a time like this?”

“Phew…”

“Anyway, I feel sorry for Pannier. He was a kid that you followed around because you liked him…”

The coachman looked at me looking out the car window.

“I can’t even use it completely.”

“It’s noisy, so drive the carriage quickly because we’re leaving.”

Instead of answering, the coachman smiled kindly.

“Answer.”

“Okay.”

“Go.”

The coachman smiled and got on the coach seat.

“Laurent, what were you talking about with the coachman earlier? Is something going on?”

Laurent and his two friends got on the horse and headed toward the castle.

#

When we arrived at the lord’s castle, the lord of Bastogne welcomed us.

“Son!”

“Father.”

The two hugged as if they were having an emotional reunion.

“So those two people are the ones who came to help?”

Lord Bastogne asked, pointing to Lotos and Armis.

“Yes? There are three people?”

“What does that mean? Didn’t you bring that one because he was your lover?”

“Laurent, what do you mean by Jeongin?”

“No, that’s not it…”

Laurent was embarrassed and trailed off.

“Master, what did I say?”

The coachman smiled and looked at me.

“No? Your letter says there is a woman you like…”

“Father!!!”

Laurent was startled and shouted loudly, interrupting the Lord of Bastogne.

“Ugh!”

Laurent screamed, squeezing his head.

“Laurent, we already knew.”

Lotos patted Laurent on the shoulder.

“Mr. Lotos… That doesn’t work.”

“I’m not comforting you, I’m just telling you the truth.”

“Ugh…!”

Laurent’s face turned bright red, as if it would explode at the slightest touch.

“Laurent, did you like me?”

I had a vague feeling about it, but when I faced the truth, I felt dumbfounded.

Laurent could not bear the shame of having his unrequited love discovered and began to run away.

“That guy… he’s shy. There’s a lot to talk about besides Laurent and you, so let’s go inside.”