episode_0073

When I entered the lord’s castle, the soldiers were moving in perfect order.

Weapons and gunpowder were being moved as if preparing to subdue monsters.

“The number of artillery pieces is considerable.”

There, in a corner, two horses were moving a bronze cannon.

“I heard from Laurent that more demons appeared than usual.”

“If the number is small, there is no need to mobilize artillery, but the quantity is so large.”

The Lord of Bastogne took one look at me and licked his lips.

“In normal times, I would like to give you a warm welcome, but the situation is not conducive.”

“I didn’t particularly expect hospitality.”

“Laurent brought a woman, but it was a time like this…”

Lotos and Aramis chuckled behind the lord’s words.

“You said the number is higher than before. How much is that number?”

“I’m expecting 3,000, but I’m not sure how it’ll turn out.”

“3,000…”

“Not only are people from all over Elance gathering at the unusual group of monsters that have appeared in Bastogne, but troops are also being sent from Florence and Henezia.”

“I don’t know if it will be of any help to only three of us and not hundreds of people.”

“I read everything in Laurent’s letter, that you killed a monster wild boar with a single sword?”

“I just caught it to show off at the hunting competition.”

“You’re even humble.”

“This is too much praise.”

“By the way, are you good at shooting guns?”

“Didn’t Laurent’s letter say that he was a musketeer during the 30 Years’ War?”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

Lord Bastogne nodded.

“Laurent, that guy is not good at shooting guns.”

“Still, I think I’m shooting it pretty well.”

“That? It’s because I made him practice shooting until he died, otherwise his shooting skills would be no different from giving a gun to a serf.”

Lord Bastogne shook his head.

“Anyway, where can we stay?”

“Since you are Laurent’s guests, I will give you a special room in the castle.”

At his words, Lotos and Aramis clenched their fists and expressed silent joy.

They must be happy that they can sleep in a room instead of a tent.

The Lord of Bastogne had an attendant show us to our room.

The interior of the castle was brightly lit with magic lights throughout the castle.

“Anyway, where is the room we will be staying in?”

“The two gentlemen will be using the room on this floor, and the lady will be staying in the room next to the master.”

“Oh~”

Lotos teased me by tapping my cheek.

“Don’t do it.”

I slapped Lotus on the back of his hand nervously.

“Why do you keep making unbecoming jokes lately?”

“Because your reaction is so funny.”

Aramis nodded at Lotos’ words.

“Ayit…!”

“Ugh!”

I tugged on Lotos’ beard.

“Mari Wait…!”

Aramis grabbed my shoulder and spun me around.

Farther down the hallway was a man covered from head to toe in black leather clothes.

“Lachefort…”

“Huh!”

When Rashefort, the leather lover, made eye contact with us, he laughed as if it were absurd.

“Who is this? Aren’t the Three Musketeers lacking something?”

Dushaq, who was behind Lachefort, appeared groggily.

“Tsu-eup…”

As I took a deep breath, Dushaq flinched.

“Are you scared of just one woman? Such an ugly guy.”

“No…”

Sigh!

“Ugh!”

Lachefort looked at Duschac, who was scared when he saw me, and kicked him in the shin.

Dushaq fell to the floor, covering his shins.

“What a coincidence to see it here.”

Rashefort shrugged his shoulders and approached me.

When he stood in front of me, I felt a little burdened by the height difference by just a head and the size difference.

‘I feel bad about the height difference…’

As if he had read my expression, Lachefort grinned and bowed slightly to be at eye level with me.

When he brought his face closer, I took a step back without realizing it.

“Hey.”

Lotos stepped forward and lightly drew his sword.

“Turn off.”

When Lotos threatened, Count Lachefort laughed heartily.

“If you don’t want to get hurt before you even fight the monster, you’d better put that knife away.”

Rasheor quickly drew his sword.

Lotos was impressed by Rashfor’s threats.

“Do you get angry when you see me? At that time, I lost by one game, so I was embarrassed. If it were me, I wouldn’t have even heard your face.”

“Profit…”

Lotos blushed profusely and gritted his teeth, remembering that he had lost a fight with Rashpor a few years ago.

“Quit.”

“Ha…”

Lotos hesitated at my words, scratched his head and sighed.

“The lady did a good job training the idiot.”

When Count Lachefort tried to grab my chin, Leah quickly grabbed his wrist.

He leisurely turned his head and looked at Leah.

“My personality is…”

He chuckled, shook his hands and put them in his pockets.

“Marie de Rohan, we will see you again soon.”

Rashefort passed by us with his men.

Tuk!

Rashfor deliberately hit Aramis on the shoulder and passed by.

“He seems like a guy with a dirty personality…”

Aramis patted his shoulder and glared at Rashfor.

Rashefort waved his hand and walked down that hallway.

“Look, is Count Lachefort also the one who came to help hunt monsters?”

“Well… I’m not sure.”

The servant tilted his head as he looked at Rashefort’s back as he walked away.

“Let’s unpack first.”

We entered the room with an uneasy feeling.

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Lotos and Aramis headed to their rooms, and I entered the room following the guidance of the attendant.

In a room decorated with lots of flowers, a woman was sitting on a chair, leisurely drinking tea.

“Who are you?”

She glanced sideways and looked at us.

“No pannier! What are you doing here!”

The servant was startled and urged Panier.

“How dare you come in here!”

“The master is coming. I need to be here. Then who is here?”

Panier smiled brightly and put down her teacup.

“This guy?!”

The attendant’s face turned bright red at Panier’s retort.

“Wait a moment. This kid is always in trouble…!”

The servant quickly apologized to me and grabbed Panier’s forearm.

“Follow me quickly!”

“No, why do you say I’m here? What’s wrong with that?!”

Panier rebelled against his servant.

“What’s wrong, you guy, this is not the room for you!”

“Oh my! It would be nice to have myself in an empty room without people all the time…! Even the lord took it easy and accepted it!”

“Stop it.”

At my words, the servant let go of the pannier.

Panier glared at me while rubbing his forearm.

“He said he would be there, so I went somewhere else.”

“Look at that, then can I stay here?”

Panier thought it was time to shake off the attendant’s arm and sit down on the chair.

“No…”

The servant looked at Panier and me in turn, not knowing what to do.

“What kind of room is this that that child is so obsessed with?”

“This is Master Laurent’s room.”

“This is…?”

I looked around the room decorated entirely in pink.

“This is really Laurent’s room…?”

When I asked with a strange expression, the attendant shook his head.

“This is Master’s room. However, Pannier decorated it in his own way.”

The attendant sighed deeply and glanced around the room.

“I wonder what the master will say when he sees this…”

The appearance of the room was certainly far from Laurent’s taste.

“No! I think you’ll like it too!”

Panier, who had been listening to our conversation from behind, shouted.

“I don’t think so.”

Panier’s shout made me chuckle without realizing it.

“Do you know what you are?!”

Panier screamed at me with her face turning bright red.

“Me?”

I left my bag with Leah and approached Panier.

“Do you really need to know?”

“…”

Panier gritted his teeth and glared at me.

“What is your name?”

“You heard it all earlier…yo”

Panier was about to yell at me, but he lowered his tail slightly as if he sensed something was unusual.

“What family is it?”

“I’m a commoner with no family background! So what should I do?”

I looked closely at Panier’s face.

The face was sparsely covered in freckles, giving the impression of being moderately cute.

I looked down and looked at my chest.

“Ha.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at her chest, which was so flat that I didn’t even know if I could feed the baby.

“What is it? What was the laugh just now?”

“Shall I tell you something fun?”

As I grinned, Panier stuck out his lips.

“What is it…”

“Laurent likes women with big breasts?”

I whispered in Panier’s ear.

I know this well, having had my heart touched countless times by Laurent.

He really loved it like crazy…

“Profit…!”

Panier’s face was red with anger.

She glanced at my chest and got even more angry, so she kicked the door and went out.

“Ahaha!”

When I saw that, I held my stomach and laughed.

“Mari… I think that kind of provocation is a bit inappropriate…”

Leah, who has bright ears, was blushing slightly as if she had heard everything I was whispering.

“Well, it’s true.”

Leah sighed softly at my words.

“By the way, you’re not asking Marie to stay in Laurent’s room, are you?”

“Is that correct?”

As the servant tilted his head, Leah suddenly approached him.

“You’re not asking Marie to stay in Laurent’s room, right?”

“No… this is the lord’s order…”

“You’re not asking Marie to stay in Laurent’s room, right?”

“I will ask and come back…”

The servant, overwhelmed by Leah’s energy, dropped his shoulders and trudged out of the room.