episode_0096

“What are you thinking about?”

Leo’s shoulders trembled in surprise at Claire’s question.

“What, was it you?”

Only after he realized that the person he was talking to was Claire did Leo feel relieved.

“What is it? I feel strangely angry when I see that relieved expression.”

Claire made an annoyed expression, perhaps sensing that he did not see her as a woman. Of course, it was natural for Claire not to see Leo as a man, so there was no reason for her to be angry about something like that in the first place.

It’s just, well, it’s kind of annoying, though.

… … Leo thought that he didn’t even know what he was thinking.

A night of ambition. The weather outside was starting to become bearable. Northwood, contrary to its name, was located below the islands, so even on a night like this, the temperature was slightly higher than the islands.

The name Northwood was given to it in the past when it was a different kingdom. Now, it has been completely incorporated into the empire and there is not even a name left as a kingdom.

“Why are you here again?”

“Why did you come? I can take a walk too.”

But Claire’s expression as she said those words to Leo showed a hint of worry.

Before Leo could even ask what was bothering him, Claire quickly made a face that seemed to be teasing him and said,

“Why, is that heart still lingering in my head?”

“… … .”

Leo glanced at Claire, but she just shrugged without blinking.

“… … That’s not it, it’s just a shame that Bella is in that situation. And there could be a lot of people like that here. ”

“That’s… ….”

But Claire couldn’t continue teasing Leo when he said that.

Leo knew a little about Claire’s past. On the night Claire was sold, he helped Sylvia escape the orphanage with the children, and thanks to that, Claire and the children were able to be left with Grace without any problems.

However, it seemed that Sylvia had gone to the imperial palace in the meantime.

After hearing that story, I thought that Sylvia had been a member of the royal family from the beginning… … However, no matter how much I thought about Sylvia’s age, I didn’t think she would be more than two years older than Claire. Even if I were to estimate two years older, that would mean Sylvia was seven at the time, and no matter how capable she was, I don’t think the royal family would treat a seven-year-old child like an agent.

“Hmm.”

After hearing Leo’s words, Claire closed her eyes and crossed her arms.

And then he lowered his head as if he was thinking for a moment,

“Okay.”

He suddenly raised his head and said that.

“Good?”

“Let’s go to the casino.”

“Huh?”

Leo couldn’t keep up with Claire’s thoughts and asked her the same thing.

“Are you worried? Bella.”

Claire shrugged again and said,

“Actually, I’m worried too.”

“… … .”

When Leo opened his mouth blankly and looked at Claire, Claire scratched the side of her head with her finger and said.

“That’s right. It might just be a pointless rant. In fact, there’s probably no one here who doesn’t have a story. But still… … .”

Claire smiled at Leo and said.

“We can’t just ignore the plight right in front of us. Because we are Grace.”

“You may not be able to help everyone, but don’t ignore the people in need right in front of you.”

Leo muttered something to Claire’s words.

“It’s because of him that I’m here now.”

Claire said with a cool smile.

*

… … I feel so empty.

I thought I had come with Alice and delivered some great lines, but I had the thought that maybe I should have found another way.

Parts of the body that are normally not exposed outside except when changing clothes or washing were exposed in a cool way.

Although it was said to cover more than half of the body, the black cloth only covered the lower part of the chest. The white skin above it was completely exposed to the eyes of others.

At least he didn’t sprinkle glitter on his chest like Chiara Verratti did.

“… … Don’t fall too far, okay? ”

“Don’t worry, I’m behind you.”

Although she confidently declared that she would ‘prove her worth as a princess’, she actually looks incredibly embarrassed about this outfit.

Alice usually wore very neat clothes. Since there were only nobles around her, who wouldn’t be like that? But in my memory, Claire wasn’t a character who originally wore such neat clothes.

Of course Claire too… …Considering her modeling in the game, she’ll definitely be bigger. Well, at least bigger than she looks on the outside.

And it was the same with Alice.

Even though the background textures in the game were blown away and the character motions were a concern, the modeling of the chest area was done with great care, making each character’s size different. Especially when modeling these bunny girl outfits, they made even the parts where the flesh was pressed with such care that there were even comments in the player community saying that the production team must be real perverts.

But if you think about it again, it’s not polite to not have such a scene in the character game in the first place.

I’m not sure who made Alice wear the sky blue bunny girl outfit, but Alice’s golden hair and the sky blue bunny girl outfit go so well together. The color isn’t too flashy, and the light skin visible through the stockings suits her incredibly well.

The ‘shame’ that was so clearly visible even through the white half-mask was so good at catching the eyes of the people around.

… … I couldn’t understand how I didn’t recognize you before I turned back time.

And, it’s a bit awkward to express it this way—

My heart, um, is it a little strange to express it like this?

‘Sylvia Pengriffin’s’ breasts were also of a great size, comparable to Alice’s.

This is something we often see in everyday life, but what can I say, since it is clothing that exposes the upper chest, the shape of the chest is slightly distorted due to the feeling of being ‘lifted up’ from below, making it look much more emphasized than usual.

Wheein—

And we heard someone whistling at us, but we paid no attention.

There’s no need to think strangely. If you’re a person who’s just come here and hasn’t been broken yet, there will be many people who act arrogantly. There may also be some who enjoy breaking such people.

“I’ll say it again, if someone tries to touch you—”

“—Just kick the can out. Okay. I’ve heard it before. ”

Even if the security guard comes running, if we quickly reveal our identities, that will be the end of it. No matter what, who would dare touch the princess?

… … Of course, it would be safer to turn back time and give Alice a chance to go in a different direction.

“Don’t worry, I have the information. I don’t intend to waste your time either.”

It seemed that Bella had already given him some advice.

“Hey, over here—”

I was following Alice diligently, being careful not to bump into people, when someone shouted at me. There were a few bills between the fingers that were raised up.

Of course, we tried to pass by without paying any attention—

“Hey, are you ignoring me?”

Yeah, of course in this situation there should be people who come out like this.

Isn’t that a cliche?

… … It was a not-so-welcome cliché though.

We heard a noise coming from behind, as if they were upset that we had just passed them by.

I don’t know what she’s going to do to us since we weren’t even holding drinks in our hands… … No, maybe she’s just going to sit us on her lap and play with us. Judging from the height of the person who got up, she was shorter than the two of us wearing high heels.

But even though he was short, he was a man with a gentle and gentle impression.

“Let’s go.”

Alice seemed to hear the voice too, but she immediately grabbed my wrist and dragged me. That alone made her seem trustworthy.

There was a limit to how fast I could walk in high heels that I didn’t normally wear.

“Hey, didn’t you hear? I told you I liked it.”

Suddenly, I felt someone grab my hand.

It was a rough hand.

It would have been nice if I had just moved my feet straight away, but Alice grabbed my wrist to hurry me up, and I grabbed the other hand, so my arms were spread out and I was left helpless.

… … No, if you pull at me from both sides like that in this outfit, it’ll be really, really embarrassing.

At the moment when I was about to lose my mind, unable to do anything—

“There.”

Not surprisingly, this cliche scene has arrived once again.

“Don’t let go of this hand.”

“Huh? What the heck are you doing!?”

Claire, despite her appearance, is a woman with incredibly strong evil powers.

Besides, your face looks a little pale now.

… … It was an expression I had seen several times in the game, but this expression was much more powerful than the one in the game.

The hand of the man who was holding my wrist fell away,

“… … Can I take it even if it’s not a man?”

Before Nana Alice could even react, Claire took a bill out of her pocket and stuffed it between her chest.

… … Among them, if even things that are not touched by fingers are considered skills, then they are skills.

“Hwang… …Alice, this way.”

And Leo, who almost always follows Claire around, appears next to Alice at some point, and puts a hand on her waist—

—Unable to put her down, he held her hand and pulled her towards him.

Uh, well, um.

I guess this is why Alice, Leo, and Claire all poured out at once a little while ago.

As I was being dragged away by Claire, I tried hard not to feel embarrassed and thought that way.