episode_0252

‘joy!’

How can my mood change so drastically?

Just a little while ago, I was full of worries.

I was anxious about what Karssein would hear if he were called to his family.

I was even nervous about what would happen if I got punished.

I had no idea that my mood would change so quickly.

The moment I came back after quenching my parched throat by drinking some cold water.

‘You were so worried about someone, but are you giggling around surrounded by women again?’

When I saw that, I got annoyed for no reason.

Even thinking about it now, I feel a rush of wind in my cheeks.

Harnier glances back.

Karssein was scratching his head restlessly.

“…Bill. Harnier?”

He must have thought that this timing was an opportunity, so he opened his mouth.

“Well… I may have done something wrong…”

“Don’t say anything!”

“Hey… If you’re angry because I did something wrong…”

“I’m not angry so don’t say anything!”

When I saw that, my stomach boiled again.

This feeling did not go away because I kept picturing the ladies sitting next to Karssein.

“Heung!”

She turned her head and started walking down the promenade again without saying a word. Harnier takes a walk, lost in thought.

“───? ───!”

…Why is this guy so popular!

In the past, he was treated as a problem child who caused all kinds of accidents, but now he has established himself as the best lord who completely revived the two fiefdoms.

His abilities are already perfect, but his status is Duke of Vagrand. Even though they are children picked up, it is a family that any daughter would be interested in.

Also, even the appearance was like that.

Tall and strong body. With his well-proportioned muscles and incredible change in appearance… it wouldn’t be surprising if he could win over many women’s hearts.

There was no way the ladies would miss out on such a great groom.

“───, ────!”

still. I come first.

The advantage of being a fiancee still remains.

When asked if he would continue the relationship even after signing the contract, he answered yes.

In that case, you just need to come up with a way to prevent it from being taken away.

huh. yes. Because those people are just ordinary women.

All you have to do is make yourself more special than those ordinary ladies.

All you have to do is become a more special person to Karsein.

In order to do that…

“Harnier!”

“Aaaah?!”

My body was suddenly pulled from behind.

Harnier was taken aback and was about to ask why he suddenly did that, but the view from the front revealed the reason.

-Pong.

As I walked along, lost in thought, I saw a pond in front of me.

“Ah…”

In short, I almost went into the water with my own feet.

“What should I do if I walk dangerously without looking ahead?”

“…”

“I can’t do that. I know you’re angry, but this is hard to tolerate.”

“Now, wait a minute! Kwak?!”

“Stay still.”

Karssein lifted Harnier’s body up without even hearing another word.

“Please take me down. Well… I didn’t mean to go into the pond…!”

“You will be punished for your mistake later, so don’t move.”

“…”

ah. really.

My mood changed again.

My mood changed as if I was a freak.

‘Well, but this… maybe it’s not that bad…?’

Even though she pouts a lot when she sees her surrounded by other women, she melts when she is hugged so sweetly like a princess.

Harnier quietly leaned into Karssein’s arms.

***

I somehow managed to stop Harnier from falling into the pond while walking forward in a daze.

‘…What happens from now on?’

I’m not sure what to do after holding him in my arms.

‘I’d better have him sit somewhere first.’

After looking around for a while, I found a bench near the walking path and walked towards it.

When I sat Harnier down on the bench, she suddenly pulled my collar.

…It’s coming.

I was drooling from the tension.

Where should I start talking?

When you’re so lost.

“Oh.”

She pulled my arm. Naturally, my body’s balance gravitated towards that direction and I sat side by side on the bench, and Harnier spoke to me.

“You sit down too. If you stay like that… you won’t be able to talk.”

“Uh… um… yes.”

That’s right.

After taking a breath, I cautiously asked Harnier.

“Are you still angry?”

“I’m not angry.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

…I think he was angry.

I can’t help but think like that while scratching my cheek.

I saw the eyes that had been drawing soft arcs become piercing and sharp.

“You don’t seem to believe me, so let’s do this.”

-Tuk.

“…?”

“I’m a little tired. I’ll treat you like I’m leaning on your shoulder.”

I thought for a moment, “Is this really going to work?”

But they say this will be resolved, so I have to keep quiet.

I stretched out my arm and wrapped her shoulder so that she could lean on it more comfortably.

“…you really.”

“If you don’t like it… I’ll take it off.”

“Okay, that’s okay. Who doesn’t like it? I keep doing it because it’s comfortable. Rather…”

After writhing in his arms for a moment, she continued speaking.

“Have you designated a sponsor for this martial arts competition?”

“Yes. Specified.”

Then Harnier suddenly raised his head and asked.

“Already specified? Sponsor?”

“…but.”

Was something wrong with that?

The round, surprised eyes gradually become sharper.

“…Who are you? Famous person?”

“Haha. Is that possible? He is just an ordinary vassal of the Duke of Bagland. He is quite capable.”

“Hmm. What a capable person. That’s good.”

Oh, what?

Harnier’s eyes became sharper.

what. Was there something wrong with what I said…?

“Well. I guess so. There will be quite a few women who see your abilities and come to you to become your sponsor.”

hmm? for a moment.

That’s not true.

“You’re not a woman?”

“Yes?”

“Viscount Ptois, he is a man.”

“…I’m a man?”

ah. Now I understand.

There was such a misunderstanding.

“I read in a book that sometimes a noble family introduces a daughter from another family as their sponsor. I have a fiancee, so do you think there will be misunderstandings if I bring in another female sponsor?”

In “? Ah, that…”

Mmmmm. If that’s the case, I can understand.

I briefly explained about Viscount Ptois and clearly stated that nothing like that had happened.

“Well, that’s right. I don’t even know that…”

“It’s okay. I forgot about that too, but I guess I should be more careful.”

okay. You shouldn’t mess around with women as much as possible.

Even if it’s business-related, I have a fiancee, and if there’s a misunderstanding, what’s the deal with our contract?

“Anyway, you can rest assured─”

width.

“Okay, I’ll stay like this for a moment. Oh, don’t say anything!”

“Uh… Yes…”

Harnier said that and lent my shoulder again.

What is it? I can’t figure it out at all.

I don’t know if it was because of his mood, but Harnier’s body seemed to be warmer than before.

Let’s shake off this doubt by looking at the stars for a moment.

Just when I thought it was time to go back.

“…You fell asleep.”

Harnier was asleep.

He was breathing softly and was sleeping very soundly.

As I gently smoothed my purple hair with my fingers, I remembered her words.

‘You said you were tired earlier, right?’

I’m usually a busy person, but it seems even more so today.

He probably woke up early in the morning to prepare.

To appear this pretty.

Still, I have to sleep in bed. Harnier.

While holding her, who was sleeping soundly, I got up from the bench.

It wasn’t long before we reached the place where Harnier was staying.

I decided that it would be best not to go to Marquis Theresia if possible, so I took a closer look, and employees who recognized me came to me one by one.

however…

“Oh my…!”

“Shh. Hey guys!”

“Oh my god.”

Why are the reactions like this?

As if it was somehow strange that my fiancée came in carrying me, I muffled my voice and squealed or covered my mouth.

“Over there…”

“Our young lady is in trouble…!”

“Ah. I am happy.”

no.

Please tell me the way!

I can’t do it.

I have no choice but to ask directly.

“Where is Harnier’s bedroom?”

““Bedroom?””

…Why are the reactions like this?

Is that something to make such a fuss about?

“Heh, heh heh. Why the bedroom?”

“You don’t have to lie down. I can’t keep doing this.”

“Lady’s bedroom? That is─”

– Park.

What is it? just now.

It looks like one person suddenly fainted.

“I will tell you for you. You remember me, right?”

“Uh… okay.”

“Go back that way. After turning to the left───”

I finally found out the location of the bedroom.

However, it felt like something was spinning.

What is it that teaches you to turn and turn and turn again and again on the road?

…It took a while before I was able to put her to bed.

“That’s it.”

I laid her down in the bedroom, sleeping peacefully.

I even covered him with a blanket, so everything was resolved now.

“Ugh… Karssein… thank you… yo… for helping me…”

“What kind of sleep talk is this?”

I burst out laughing without realizing it.

Now, I have to go back and get some rest.

‘During the Yellow Dragon Martial Arts Tournament, we had to be careful of worsening conditions due to physical condition.’

Deteriorating conditions can be resolved by looking at the status window frequently as the stats drop noticeably.

So I was just checking the stats.

…The status of the stats was strange.

Lv. 70

▶Strength 6.53

▶Agility 7.81

▶Endurance 8.09

▶Stamina 6.39

▶Immunity 1.65

▶??? 70%

There has been no sign of deteriorating condition yet.

My stats, which I raised through consistent training, are normal.

However, a big change is visible.

‘Level 70…?’

The high level of level 70 was strange.

As the game adopts some RPG methods, the experience required for the next level up increases as the level increases.

Therefore, it is quite difficult to level up at this point. Even if you choose the route of defeating a magical beast and clear sub-episodes to secure additional experience points, you will not be able to reach that level.

The last time I saw it, it was level 63.

Go straight from level 63 to level 70? Isn’t there a separate episode where you gain experience?

That doesn’t make sense.

The only thing on my schedule today is work at the exchange center.

…In other words, this is the only one that provides experience points to raise the level.

There is no way such experience points could have been raised in this situation, which is not even clear of the main episode. Also, the SP held between the strength stat and level is ??? The phrase that it is used for stats has disappeared.

???Stats were initially decimal numbers, but at some point they increased by 1% according to level. accurately.

In other words, this situation??? Isn’t the level raised to increase the stats?

That’s what you can guess.

Focusing on this guess…

The conclusion comes out surprisingly clearly.

“No way.”

My gaze returned to Harnier, who was sleeping soundly.

okay. When I think about it now, there were a lot of strange things.

All characters in this game have an intimacy box.

Even if it is an enemy, there is intimacy, and if it is completely transformed into an enemy, it will not appear, but before that, at least a gray box will appear.

Of course, there were characters like Heron and Shaden who did not appear to have intimacy, but when we looked into it, it was confirmed that intimacy appeared by fulfilling the conditions.

But Harnier was not like that.

No intimacy box was displayed, and there was no content related to it. no. Was it even related to the episode in the first place?

The intimacy doesn’t show up, or it’s a person you’ve never seen in the game. In many ways, she was a person shrouded in mystery.

‘If that’s the case…’

Is there really something to her?

That was when I had that question.

-Tiring!

▶??? The secret of the stats has been revealed.◀

▶Rewards are provided by completing hidden conditions!◀

【Can you save it this time? 】

“…!”

When I saw that phrase, I immediately realized that this was not a simple reward.

But the thoughts get complicated.

Can you save it this time?

What nonsense is that?

What does it have to do with the secrets of this world?

“No. That’s it.”

In front of that window that still offered only questions, I resigned myself.

Anyway, I got as much information as I could.

The stat of undisclosed information is related to Harnier.

Through a person who has never been seen in the game and whose intimacy box does not even appear??? Being able to raise your stats.

That may be related to the clear method of this game.

…If there’s one thing that holds me back.

“Umm… Karsein…”

It was her.