episode_0070

I was momentarily stunned by the absurd situation that I couldn’t understand, and then came to my senses.

“Do you think I can’t do it if I tell you to?”

“Please!”

I narrowed my eyes and checked the expressions of the three people standing behind me.

‘Something…smells like a trap…’

Why is this guy acting like this all of a sudden today?

You want me to hit you on purpose?

Are you planning to further damage my reputation and completely bury me socially?

Or is this a plan to get me kicked out of here?

Or is it simply to cover up the body glowing phenomenon that occurred a moment ago?

All I could think of was a bunch of guesses going around in my head, but I had no idea what these guys were really up to.

As I was staring into empty space for a moment, I caught a glimpse of Ember muttering something silently to Ainel.

“What did you just say, Private Ember?”

“Huh? Oh, no! ”

He looks startled and pretends not to know that I’m watching him.

It’s so funny that I call him forward and look him in the face.

Super close range with a runny nose.

“What did you say to Ainel?”

“Nothing!”

“I need to know. From now on, until you tell me, I will break Ainel’s fingers one by one.”

“…!?”

“If you don’t like it, then tell me. If you want to hear the guy scream, then keep your mouth shut.”

Amber’s pupils dilate rapidly.

I just checked that and went straight to Ainel.

“You asked me to hit you, right? Of course, as much as you want.”

I grabbed the guy’s hand and lifted it up, then grabbed his thumb and index finger.

“But it’s a little different than what you thought. It’ll hurt more.”

The hand holding the finger gained strength.

“I, I mean… not with bare hands, but with a black stick…”

“Are you going to be cheeky and choose a hawk?”

“Yes. I really want to get hit with that stick!”

“Ha…”

This bitch is crazy, really crazy.

Jessica and Konita, who have been following me around for days and wanting to train with me, are also looking at me with expressions on their faces as if they can’t understand what is going on.

“First, let’s break it and then talk.”

At that very moment when I was about to do it.

“Oh, let me tell you!”

Amber screamed.

“We just wanted to check if the advanced potion you give us every day is real! What I told Ainel was that you don’t need to get hurt on purpose to check the effectiveness of the advanced potion!”

“Potion? Effect?”

“Yes! Isn’t it strange! I wonder why you give us such an expensive potion that costs 30 gold per bottle for free! And is it real or a fake…”

“You drank everything I gave you. Isn’t the reason you look fine now because of that potion? Why are you talking about its effects when you drank it yourself and saw its effects?”

“That’s it…”

Yeah, that’s right.

Let’s say the reason Ainel asked me to hit her was to get the potion.

So what was that light?

“That’s…”

Amber couldn’t answer my question.

“Fever.”

“…!?”

“I’ll give you ten bottles. It’s free. I won’t interfere with checking the effects, eating them, or selling them. Instead, explain what the light you just saw was. If you tell me that, I’ll give you ten bottles of the high-grade potion for free. ”

There are four more potions in boxes in the mansion.

There are about twenty-five in a box, and I plan to write a letter to the Academy Director when they are all gone.

Send me more.

Otherwise, he was going to threaten to destroy all of Adrian’s inventions that he left behind.

Of course, that’s true, but the chances of that actually happening are slim.

From the beginning, I was planning to end it slowly.

Since it didn’t work even after rolling and hitting like that, I had no choice but to change my method.

Then there is no need to give potions anymore.

Anyway, more than anything, I was curious about what that light I saw earlier was.

“You want to check the potion’s effectiveness? Then I’ll take it. Isn’t it like I can just give it to you with one word?”

Ember turned her head and looked at Sienna.

The clueless Koraji, this time it seems to have something to do with Sienna Blake, that guy.

“Tsk…”

Finally, the person involved opened his mouth.

“That light…is the light that came from the magic paper that Sister Fiora gave me disappearing.”

“Magic Land?”

I was convinced after hearing the general explanation.

But I didn’t believe everything I heard.

‘Who believes a spy?’

“Okay, let’s say so. So your former colleagues are around here, right?”

“Yes…”

“Then go and call him.”

“Yes!?”

“Why? Did he leave already? ”

“That’s not true, but…”

“That Fioranji or something wizard suspected me? That’s why he gave me that strange paper.”

“……”

“Bring them. Don’t you think you should clear up your doubts? From what I’ve heard, they seem like people like your mother and father.”

Bring it.

What do you think? You can’t bring it?

It can’t be helped.

It’s all a lie, you stupid spy bitch.

“Okay… I see.”

“Run and come back right now. If it takes that long to walk, it’ll be over in no time if you run. If you can’t bring him, don’t even think about coming here for the rest of your life.”

“……”

Sienna eventually ran outside.

I hoped the guy would never come back.

‘Let’s see where… how it comes out.’

It was interesting.

What kind of excuses will they come up with?

Or should I just find a substitute and bring him over?

But my expectations were pleasantly wrong.

‘Huh…?’

A real wizard has appeared.

That too, with the leader of the adventure group that the guy belonged to in the past.

“Are you Adrian Floyd? Is it true that you hit the princess?”

* * *

Things are going strangely.

The spy years’ past wasn’t just a made-up story.

Well, it’s possible for someone who was in an adventure group to become a spy.

“You doubted me?”

“Hey, as expected, you have no hesitation in speaking as the rumors say.”

“Then should I pay my respects to a mere leader of an adventure group?”

“How could that be?”

indeed.

Is this the name of the adventure group that flies around like a swindler?

Although I am not the one holding the title, it is quite a sight to behold the way you speak to a nobleman who is a member of the Earl’s family.

“I am Gideon Lloyd Ilios, the leader of the Ilios Adventurers. And this is Fiora, a wizard from our Adventurers’ Group. I’ve heard rumors about you. You’re the princess mama… Hehe. The rumors are very common among us. There is someone who has touched His Majesty’s bloodline and is still safe, so I’m very envious of their abilities.”

Is this kid crazy?

Are you scratching it openly?

I checked the expression on Siena’s face as she led them out.

‘Surely… you’re planning to get rid of me at this point? By dragging my colleagues into it too?’

He chuckled.

‘Not bad. I was just starting to need some practical experience.’

I wanted to go to another dungeon.

I wanted to go and do some practical training, kill some bosses, and get some magic stones.

However, aside from the abandoned fortress we first visited, even the nearest dungeons were too far to visit in a day.

That’s why I was feeling sad, but you don’t necessarily need to gain real-world experience with monsters, right?

According to what Angelica heard from Dalot, it seems like Queen Emilia’s faction is also planning to do something to me.

Even without that, I was in need of practical experience dealing with humans.

“I’m kind of famous.”

“Of course. You are famous.”

For some reason, the guy looked like he wanted me to explode and attack first.

Is there such a thing as self-defense in this neighborhood?

Do you really believe in your abilities and act like that against a noble?

I decided to give them what they wanted.

Because that’s what I want too.

“How dare you know who I am. I can’t stand your shallow attitude. And you doubted me? How presumptuous.”

“Oh my. No way. How dare we, so shallow.”

I smiled brightly and held out the black stick.

“Is this what you want? I, Adrian Floyd, hereby challenge the leader of the Ilios Adventurers to a duel. I declare that I will not hold anyone responsible, even if I die in this duel. The witnesses are… all of you.”

I pointed to my disciples who were looking at me with serious expressions.

There are some spies mixed in, but it’s not a big problem.

“Wow… I only heard this through rumors. I never dreamed that you would be this smart. As expected of the Floyd family.”

“What are you doing? Shut up and come at me.”

“Then… I’ll learn a thing or two.”

My heart was pounding.

My heart is beating faster.

I have no idea about my opponent’s skills.

But I vaguely had this thought.

Somehow, I feel like I will never give up.

* * *

Sienna approached her roommates with a serious expression.

All three of them were looking at Instructor Adrian and Given, the leader of the Ilios Adventurers, who were about to engage in battle.

“Siena… What’s going on?”

“I don’t know either. That’s what happened when I explained to the captain what happened earlier.”

“You did it… You were right.”

“Oh. I didn’t want to lie anymore. But, I didn’t know that the captain and Fiora would be so angry.”

Although he’s smiling on the outside, that’s the face of a very angry captain.

Just looking at the fact that he said things he would never normally say to the nobleman Adrian Floyd, it’s clear.

“But are you sure you can win? The instructor is really strong.”

“Don’t worry. The captain is also strong…”

At that moment, Ainel, who had been silent, intervened.

“Why did you do that, Sienna? Amber too… If only you hadn’t said that earlier…”

“What the hell are you talking about? You suddenly asked me to hit you. Did you think about it before you said it?”

“That’s… I’m sure of it too…”

“What certainty?”

“Don’t you know yet? The reason why my magic power has increased the most among us…”

“…?”

“When the instructor hit you, the magic ground reacted.”

Ainel was confident.

That black stick that the instructor always uses.

“If you get hit with that stick… your magic power increases.”

“What!?”

“Ainel. Are you serious?”