episode_0094

“Haa, really.”

The terrace was deserted.

No, to be exact, it seemed like it was made that way on purpose.

Unlike the casino that didn’t have a single window, when you go up two floors, you come across a ballroom with many large windows. The building could have gone up several more floors, and there would probably be a hotel there. The academy students lived in Northwood Castle, so it would be difficult to convert its value into money, but in fact, even if they were to receive money, they would probably receive less than here.

“I’m a devout Christian. I can tolerate touching my body, but I can’t mix with you. Should I take off my clothes in front of you?”

She said, playfully pulling the curtains of the terrace shut.

In fact, if you just turn your head to the side from here, you can see other terraces where you can see men and women doing the same thing. Usually, they are just people sitting on your lap and rubbing their bodies.

I wonder if it was a place to pass through before selling one’s body in earnest.

Although it was an open space, the distance between the terraces was quite far, and although there was light coming up from below, it was quite high up, so it didn’t seem like it would be easy to identify faces unless you were close.

“… … .”

I sat down on the guest sofa without saying anything and crossed my legs.

And then he stared at her as she playfully placed her hand next to her chest.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … What, what, are you really taking it off?”

When I stared blankly, the other person seemed embarrassed and asked back.

◦If the service is included in the value of “30 pounds.”

As I said that, the woman opened her mouth for a moment, then quickly smiled boldly and said,

“I didn’t know the princess’s tastes were like that?”

“If you can’t do that, you can receive it as information value.”

“Does that mean you already know where I am from?”

“Of course, Sir Verratti.”

As I said that, the woman’s face hardened.

“I came here to find out why Sir Chiara Verratti is here.”

“You didn’t already know and came here, did you?”

“To be precise, it is to properly confirm the facts that I know.”

“… … You already knew?”

Chiara Verratti looked disappointed at my words and withdrew his hand, which was about to take off his clothes, and let it hang down.

“There was a reason why the Vatican warned us to be careful.”

“To be precise, you couldn’t have hidden the information from me even if you were careful.”

Chiara Verratti shrugged his shoulders in response to my words.

“Well, that’s what you were saying.”

And then she rolled her eyes and looked at me and said.

“But if you think you can buy secrets with just this much money… … .”

“I know. But the information you consider ‘confidential’ is already in my head, so don’t worry. Again, the cost is just the cost of confirming the information. ”

“Are you saying that you can just reveal the fact that you know that?”

Chiara Verratti made a face of absurdity, but I did not change my attitude.

Of course.

Anyway, I’m just going to check and then go back in time.

“If necessary, I can pass on some information to you here.”

“You want to trade information? You? With me?”

“Is it weird?”

“Of course it’s strange. Considering the attitude you showed at that meeting last year.”

Was it there?

Well, it wouldn’t be strange if she existed. Even if she was one of the nuns the cardinal brought, others wouldn’t have known. I wasn’t interested at the time either.

“I only act with the immediate benefit of the Empire in mind. At the time, I thought that forming alliances outside the Empire would be detrimental to the Empire, and I had no personal feelings. ”

In fact, it was something I did out of personal feelings, but there was no reason to reveal that fact to the knight of the cathedral.

“… … If I give you my information, what else can you give me? Oh, by the way, something like a check.”

Chiara Verratti said, pulling a check from between his chest.

“Not even a handful when looking at the entire country—”

“I will tell you the contents of the prophecy book that the Empire has.”

“—.”

As I continued to maintain a relaxed attitude and say that, the woman became speechless again.

The Book of Prophecy was one of the treasures that the Law Nation was after. Since there was no way to take the book out of the deepest part of the Imperial Palace, they were just doing nothing. If there had been a way, the Law Nation would have tried to take the treasure out by force. They were a group of fanatics who believed that all the treasures left by the Goddess should be managed by them as the successors of the faith.

And the important thing about the prophecy is its content, not the book itself, which is something sacred. Ichiara Verratti, who is standing before me right now, must know this very well.

“… … If you are lying.”

“Everything I say from now on will be worthless by the standards of the law. It will be a piece of paper that is not worth the 30 pound cheque you have in your hand right now.”

“… … .”

The reason you brought me here even though the money wasn’t that much is simple.

Because it’s awkward for a bunny girl to refuse 30 pounds.

Even if you decide later whether to sell your body or not, it is natural to want to keep the customer. Since the customer spends 30 pounds without any problem regardless of gender, it is natural to try to get a little more out of them. Otherwise, you should just be scared and give the money back.

Since they already know that I am a princess, they probably called me here to have a conversation.

“Okay.”

Chiara Verratti, who had been deep in thought with a complicated expression, sat down on his chair and spoke surprisingly obediently.

It wasn’t the kind of chair that faces each other. The chairs were arranged in a semicircle that seemed to surround the terrace, so I ended up sitting at the end, far away from him, who was sitting in the middle of the chair.

It wasn’t a bad distance to see each other’s expressions.

He looked so dreary, sitting there without even a drink, but I didn’t really feel like getting close to him, so I just opened my mouth.

“First, let me tell you about your identity. Your name is Chiara Verratti. You are a nun of the Order of St. Anthony and a Knight of the Fourth Order. Your weapon is the Holy Lance. The reason you came here is to ‘reclaim’ the treasure from the Northwood Ruins. Is that correct?”

“… … Do you know about the Imperial Guard?”

“At least I know.”

If you had offered me even a cup of tea, I would have taken a sip and said, “Horok.”

“It’s part of an ancient weapon. It’s not far from where this casino was built. Isn’t it?”

Long ago, when the world had not yet been properly created.

There was a civilization that existed in the world before everything collapsed.

And only a small number of the structures and objects of that civilization survived the chaos.

The law gives the places and objects the names of relics and artifacts and moves around here and there, claiming it is a gift from God. Of course, it does so secretly so that others do not find out.

And in the meantime, in order to avoid getting caught, they blame everything on others.

Sometimes the target was a group of bandits, sometimes it was a monster that appeared out of nowhere, and sometimes it was an unlucky weather anomaly.

Or, ‘warlord’.

“… … .”

I didn’t hear an answer, but I was more certain than I had heard that what was happening here was following the main story as much as possible.

“If you don’t answer, there is no prophecy.”

“… … Right.”

Chiara Verratti said, gritting his teeth.

Actually, there’s no need to be that angry. At the point where I know this much, the law’s plan has already been firmly ruined, and the possibility of success has become extremely slim.

Rather than hiding it, it’s better to admit it and get something from me.

In that sense, my proposal is very generous.

“Wow, that’s amazing. As expected, she’s the next empress of the empire.”

“I am not the next emperor.”

Although his tone was not one of mockery, he still corrected the exclamation.

“… … Is that why you left another princess to follow us? Because the next emperor you serve needs to know the story. ”

… … The person who followed us?

“Are you trying to tease me?”

When I said nothing, Chiara Verratti stood up from his seat with a slightly annoyed expression on his face.

Then he walked to the terrace entrance and opened the curtains without me even being able to stop him.

“… … Ah.”

I could see the people on the other side of the curtain.

Claire, who was wearing light clothing like me, and Leo, who seemed to have followed her, and in front of the two people standing in line… …

It was Alice.

Alice in a sky blue bunny girl outfit.

“… … .”

Alice and I looked into each other’s eyes without saying a word.

Alice should have been surprised to hear the prophecy coming out of her mouth, but…

She had an expression that said it was even more embarrassing to come across me wearing clothes that seemed to show off my chest.

… … .

That’s right.

I took a deep breath and thought.

again.