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34. I like you.

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Soon I heard a knock on my door.

I suddenly approached the door.

And opened the door.

Squeak.

Then I felt a fresh scent.

“Hello?”

Before me, I saw a very beautiful woman with silver hair and silver eyes.

She was so pretty that it almost rivaled that of a saint. It was a beauty that had never been seen on Earth.

And I knew this woman pretty well.

It was because we lived together in a warrior party.

“Lucien…?”

“I came here because you said I would have a consultation.”

“Ah… consultation…”

I had no idea that the elf princess would come to consult with me.

I suddenly let her into the house.

“Wow! The house is really nice. Are all single rooms like this? I’m jealous.”

“No, more than that… Do you have concerns too?”

“True. I have concerns too. Why wouldn’t I be there?”

It certainly didn’t seem like she had this type of personality. As I said last time, she was quite reticent.

But now Lucien chattered to me like an ordinary girl. It seemed like he wasn’t adjusting well.

Anyway, she and I sat on the sofa facing each other.

“Nothing to drink?”

“There is no such thing, so just tell me your concerns.”

“Aren’t you being too sloppy?”

“This is the only way students will stop requesting counseling from me.”

“Phew, is that so? Do you think you’ve changed a bit?”

In my opinion, she has changed even more.

Still, it was also true that I had changed. At the hero’s party, the dirty mercenary who was beaten by the hero no longer existed.

There was only one proud mercenary king.

Anyway, I asked her directly about her concerns.

This was because the longer I waited, the less time I had for my hobbies.

“It did change a little. What’s more worrying than that?”

She made a sad expression on her face when I said that. Still, it was only for a moment. After quickly erasing that expression, he confessed his concerns in earnest.

“I actually found someone I like.”

“……Hmm?!”

This was a bit surprising. My eyes opened wide. It was a story I could never have imagined.

‘This cold elf princess has someone she likes?’

It was something unimaginable during the warrior party days. Among her nicknames was Ice Princess (a nickname that Lucien dislikes greatly).

But I found someone I liked…

I was quite surprised.

“Are you Constantine by any chance?”

I told her the name of the archmage who accompanied her.

Strangely, she and Constantine stuck together at the academy. Although it was a very unsuitable combination, the human mind was different.

But she suddenly made a disgusted face.

“I want him? under! That’s nonsense!”

“Hmm? No?”

“No! More than that, I’m related to him by blood… Ah! right. This is a secret…!”

Soon she covered her mouth in embarrassment.

It seemed like a lot of surprising things were happening today.

This was also very surprising information.

“Constantine took the blood of the elves…?”

“Ah… this is a real secret. You can’t tell anyone else! Got it?”

“Okay. Why would I go around talking about this?”

“Whew, I’ll trust you.”

Now I understand why the two stick together.

‘Did you hide your ears with magic? Or half elf? Or a quarter?’

Anyway, although it was quite surprising information, it was not particularly helpful to me.

So I was able to easily make an appointment with her.

Anyway, the full-scale consultation hasn’t even started yet.

I asked her a question again.

“So who is that man?”

“Ah… that might actually be a man. It’s just expected to be a man.”

“What?”

I don’t know what this means again.

Could it be that he likes the hermaphrodite Lizardman?

‘That can’t be possible.’

Soon detailed information flowed from her mouth.

“Actually… I found someone I like inside the gallery…”

“Study Gallery?”

“Yes.”

I gave her a bewildered expression.

To put it simply, it was like liking my cyber existence.

“Ha, who is it? The strongest genius?”

“Ha! Am I that childish?!”

“Or… Raven’s Stone Fist?”

“Are you crazy?!”

I don’t think this is the case either. I thought for a moment about the person I remembered.

‘Couldn’t he be a hero?’

At that time, a nickname came out of her mouth.

“Actually… I like Trickster.”

“What…?”

“Pioneer Trickster. I think it’s really attractive…”

She actually had a smitten look on her face. The face was stained red.

The expression on the face of the elf in love was very mesmerizing. It felt like it was my first time seeing such a pretty face.

But I…

He had a very embarrassed expression.

‘No, what case is this?’

She said she liked my cyber identity. I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

At that time, she came to her senses and asked a sharp question.

“But aren’t you really a trickster?”

I was slightly concerned about her question.

I was momentarily worried about whether I should reveal this or not.

Of course, it was better if this secret was not revealed as much as possible.

But she was not one to share secrets carelessly. So I was worried.

But that was then.

Weeeeing.

Suddenly I started to feel a strong vibration in my pocket.

It felt like my smartphone was ringing.

I took out a small, square-shaped object from my pocket. It looked similar to the pager that existed in the 90s.

The actual function was similar to that of the pager.

Although it did not have advanced(?) functions like a beeper, it was able to send a signal by vibrating like this.

Anyway, I stiffened my expression at the sudden vibration.

‘This… is from the Thieves Guild…’

I gave this magic item to the Thieves Guild and the Red Rose Chamber, one by one.

And when something urgent or important happened, they were told to send a signal.

Of course, it was impossible to collect a protection tax and not provide protection.

Anyway, this was the first time the signal came.

I opened my mouth with an urgent expression on my face.

“Sorry. Suddenly something happened…”

“Did you make that too?”

“Yes. Anyway, I think I should go out and check it out right away, right?”

“Then, there is nothing we can do.”

She nodded in understanding. I was glad it didn’t bother me.

Ah, but he still had a persistent side.

“Before you go, just tell me if you are a trickster or not.”

I made a troubled face as I prepared to leave.

And then he opened his mouth as if he had no choice.

‘If you don’t tell me now, I’ll keep bothering you.’

Secretly, she had a persistent side. It would have been better to make it clear here.

Soon a word came out of my mouth.

“That’s right.”

“Of course you can say no… huh? Oh, that’s right?!”

Her eyes widened at my words.

“I am a trickster. Then I’m leaving.”

“Now, wait a minute! Is it true?”

“I don’t know. You decide for yourself.”

As I said before, it was best to keep secrets as hidden as possible. But I believed her.

Besides, I also knew her secret. The secret was that Constantine was of elf blood.

‘Are we sharing secrets with each other?’

Plus, I was curious about her reaction.

‘If the person you like turns out to be a former party member, what kind of face will they make?’

Without realizing it, my mischievous side came out.

But her reaction completely exceeded my expectations.

I never thought I would react like this either.

“Anyway, you’re the trickster, right?”

“Okay.”

“Good. I like you.”

“What…?”

I stopped moving at her sudden confession. This was such an unexpected confession.

“I know you’ll be embarrassed. Still, I just wanted to say it.”

“……”

I don’t know how to answer this. I looked worried for a moment.

But her movements were faster than mine.

“Then, I’ll go. You don’t have to give me an answer. I will decide for myself.”

“No, what are you judging…”

I couldn’t say any more. Because she suddenly disappeared before my eyes.

Wedge-!!

She left my house with a loud bang. It was so fast that even I had trouble understanding it.

‘It’s really fast.’

Still, I guess I was somewhat embarrassed. Seeing as they ran away at that speed.

Anyway, this was not the time.

I shook my head for a moment to clear my thoughts. Now was not the time to think about relationships.

A very critical situation has arisen in the Thieves Guild. That had to be resolved first.

‘For now, let’s think about the Lucien issue later.’

I am ready to leave immediately. In an instant, he transformed into the dark wizard Marco.

And soon, like her, he disappeared before my eyes.

***

Thieves Guild Headquarters.

I arrived at the Thieves Guild headquarters very quickly.

It’s been a while since I brought up the movements of the 3rd awakened person. Probably, other people couldn’t even see me.

Anyway, the inside of the Thieves Guild was quite different from what I expected.

‘There’s definitely going to be a fight…’

The underground village was the same as before.

Noisy.

There were still many thieves, and each of them was training and resting in their own way.

It looked exactly the same as when I visited before.

‘what?’

That was when I was making a puzzled expression.

A familiar figure approached me.

He was King Ildo, who ruled the Thieves Guild.

He looked at me and looked very surprised.

“But, I didn’t think you’d come already.”

“Because it is meaningful if it comes quickly. Anyway, what happened?”

I asked a question in a cold voice. If I was playing around carelessly, I had no intention of letting go easily.

“Oh, well… something very important has happened. I can’t talk here, would you like to go inside?”

“Tsk, yes.”

Still, it didn’t seem like he was joking.

I followed him into a building.

It was the building on the outskirts.

Squeak.

There was no one inside. There was only one table and two chairs.

“Sorry for leading you to this place.”

“Okay, let’s listen to the important story first.”

I asked him directly.

Then he immediately opened his mouth.

“I understand. I received a request.”

“Request?”

A sudden request…

I didn’t quite understand.

‘Are you asking me to help you with a request? I think I’d be a bit angry if that happened…’

And my prediction was correct.

But I wasn’t angry.

This was because the subject of the request was surprising.

“Surprisingly, His Royal Highness personally made a request to the Thieves Guild.”