episode_0052

“Gerald, Clavel.”

After the Duke left.

Natia called her son and daughter.

“Let’s start the next class starting today.”

“Huh?!”

Gerald flinched at the shocking sound.

“But if my father doesn’t come back in 5 years, he said… … .”

Tingle-

A sharp gaze that seems to stab flesh.

Gerald naturally shut his mouth.

“Do you think Leo will come back?”

“… … ”

“I don’t even know if your brother is dead or alive. I’ve searched the entire empire, but there’s no trace of him… .”

Natia let out a deep sigh.

You don’t know that Leo is a member of the secret task force.

There must have been a corner of your heart that was still uncomfortable.

Of course, the reason I was uncomfortable was not because I was worried about my son.

The next head of the family, whom we had worked so hard to educate, has disappeared.

Then who should I replace?

That’s why I was always anxious.

“Shouldn’t you start preparing now? It’s only five years. It’s not even half the amount of time your brother took.”

The more sternly Natia spoke, the more Gerald’s posture became humble.

“Get ready, hurry.”

“… Okay.”

Gerald bows his head.

It was an expression of many thoughts crossing his mind.

That makes sense.

Until recently, he was a scoundrel who trusted his family and stood up for himself.

Suddenly, we’re competing for the next family seat.

Now it was no different from saying that freedom had to be given up halfway.

“Clavel. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“Yes, Mother. I will do my best.”

Clavel smiles brightly with a face that resembles Natia.

I guess I haven’t practiced my facial expressions yet.

Behind the fake smile, it was clear that he was considering this incident an ‘opportunity’.

“Then both of you, follow me. I will personally train Clavel, and I will assign Gerald a swordsmanship instructor… … .”

Natia walks busily without stopping to talk.

“… … ”

Gerald followed behind him, stumbling along.

The shadowed expression on his face made it hard to believe that he was the thug who had been torturing Elin.

Because the feeble steps reminded me of leashed livestock.

“Hello?”

Instead of following Natia right away, Clavel walked lightly towards Luke.

“… Hello.”

“It’s been a long time?”

A magical hair that is a mixture of red from Natia and purple from Kalchad.

A cat that looks sharp and alluring at the same time.

Blue eyes that are oozing with coquetry.

Clavel Bertain.

Berthain’s eldest daughter.

Gerald’s older sister, Elin’s older sister.

“I wanted to see you again, senior.”

He was Luke’s junior at the academy by two years.

“… … Again?”

Ellen turns her head to Luke.

A look as if asking what are you talking about.

Before Luke could even answer.

“Oh my, Ellen. Long time no see~ How have you been?”

Clavel interrupted with a hoarse voice.

“… … Sister.”

The fool’s fur swayed low.

Clavel Bertain.

Who is she?

A time when there was nothing to begin with.

-Oh my, I see something I’ve never seen before?

Even if it’s something very small, they take it away.

-Don’t worry too much. Just don’t leave the mansion for the rest of your life. Then we won’t have anything to be embarrassed about, right?

A woman who completely destroyed my mental health and filled my self-esteem.

I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when he suddenly started acting friendly.

“Why did you become so pretty? I was so worried before because you were nothing but bones.”

Did that person even steal the tomatoes that were served with the meal?

I couldn’t spit out those words.

“… … ”

The fear imprinted on my body was triggered.

Kuk.

Ellen, who opened her eyes on her own, could do nothing but hold Luke’s hand.

“What brings you here?”

Luke, who was watching Elin’s condition worsening, opened his mouth.

“What’s wrong? Why are you speaking so formally~”

Despite the obvious cold treatment, Clavel smiled faintly and covered it up.

“Is there a particular reason why you come to see me as a senior or junior? I just miss you.”

“Now that you’ve seen the face, let’s go up quickly.”

“Hey~ Why are you trying to end the conversation like this?”

“Isn’t the Duchess waiting for you?”

“Isn’t your mother the type of person who can’t wait this long? … Did I do something to make you hate me?”

Clavel blinks as if she has no idea.

There is certainly nothing wrong with it.

At least for Luke.

-Why do you keep appearing in my sight when you’re so stubborn?

-Even something like this is considered magic at the academy… .

Berthain’s ideology.

Clavel, who inherited the extreme ability-oriented philosophy.

She only wags her tail at those who are skilled.

He secretly harasses those who are inferior to him from behind.

Little Natia.

It was a young fox.

But even though she’s young, a fox is still a fox.

I have never physically harassed anyone.

It means that there is always a way out.

– Shouldn’t you hang out with people your level matches?

Clavel knew for sure the power of the Bertain family.

Just exerting enough influence that it doesn’t become a problem.

Mentally isolates wizards who lack skill.

It was disgusting even when I watched it in the game.

When I actually saw that scene, I felt so sick.

So, even though I smiled faintly and said, “Senior,” I couldn’t help but feel a sense of rejection.

“We’re not close friends, are we?”

“I want to be close to you so badly. But you keep your distance, don’t you?”

“Keep this distance from other people too.”

“Ah~ Lie. You seem much closer to Senior Lanian or Senior Dien right above you?”

I’m sure I’ve only had a meal with Clavel once.

When were you watching that again?

“I was so happy when you said you would come as Bertain’s tutor. But you kept drawing the line… .”

Clavel lets out a crying sound.

It would have been cute if Ellen had done it.

Clavel wanted to drink honey chestnuts.

“Is it because I’m not as good as my seniors?”

How come you only think like that?

Even if Clavel was a genius who would astonish the continent, we wouldn’t have been friends.

The reason I’m friends with Lanian and Dien is because they’re so great.

The bigger reason is that both of them are people who are not that different in front and back.

“That’s not it.”

“Then let’s get to know each other a little better, okay?”

Clavel narrowing the hook distance.

The strong scent of rose perfume enters my nostrils.

“While you’re at it, could you teach me a little magic… .”

I tried to whisper in Luke’s ear and put a hand on his shoulder.

widely!

And Ellen kicked him out.

“Ugh.”

Is this a reflexive action?

Ellen was so surprised that she jumped up and down.

“… … Huh?”

Clavel was also shocked.

I didn’t really understand what was happening to me.

My younger brother, who clearly had been trampled so that he couldn’t even move.

Elin, who I used as a toy when I saw her passing by, dared to hit my hand?

The frozen hand was telling Clavel, ‘Yes.’

“… … ”

When you are frozen in place because you are so dumbfounded that you can’t even get angry.

“Clavel! Why aren’t you here? ”

Natia raised her voice.

“… … I’ll be there soon, Mom!”

Only then did Clavel smile again.

Maybe he’s still young.

The speed of changing masks was noticeably slow.

Clavel, who motioned to Natia that he would follow her soon, lowered his posture and looked at Elin.

“You’ve grown a lot, Elin?”

Unlike the corners of the smiling mouth.

The eyes were cold and cold.

“… … ”

Ellen closed her eyes again.

Just now, Clavel was trying to touch the teacher, and I felt so disgusted that I reached out without realizing it.

It was so hard to muster up that courage again.

“… … Huh.”

Only then did Clavel’s eyes fill with joy as if she was satisfied.

“Do it in moderation.”

Luke opened his mouth, finding it difficult to look at the sight.

“… Yes?”

“You want to be friends with me, right?”

“Right? Since I was in the academy, how much did you―”

“Then you’d better stop harassing Princess Elin.”

“Huh?”

Clavel making an exaggerated gesture.

He blinks his large eyes as if to ask what I’m talking about.

“You’re bullying me… Elin?”

How can someone be so shameless?

As expected, his personality is really bad.

“Princess Elin is my student. It’s not nice to see her being pressured like this.”

“I’ve never done that, sir. I think you’ve misunderstood something.”

“Ah,” Clavel added, continuing to speak.

“Speaking of students… I have to take the next class now, right?”

An anxious rush.

Ellen slightly raised her head.

“Of course, it’s great to receive it from your mother, but… …there’s a legendary senior from the academy here.”

Clavel deliberately stares at Elin and raises the corners of his mouth.

“I have a favor to ask… … .”

A coquettish voice tickles my ears unpleasantly.

“Would you like to have a drink later, senior?”

Wink-

He ends with a wink, emphasizing the word ‘senior’.

In such a reckless gesture.

Kkuuk…!

Elin trembled and put more strength into the hand she was holding.