episode_0374

“I went… Came… Ugh… … ”

“Rani… I have to wash it first… ”

“Strength… No… … ”

As I looked at the two who came back looking exhausted, wondering what they had done today, I hugged them with my tentacles and expressed intimacy with them, whom I had not seen in a long time.

And those two were probably so happy to see me that they were smiling brightly, rubbing their faces against the tentacles.

“Wow!! Darling!!♡”

“I’m back. Have you been well?”

I roughly heard the story from Aurora.

I thought she knew something, so I poked her a few times, but she couldn’t resist her master and eventually opened her mouth.

The reason I couldn’t return to my original body, and the reason Vivien and Lanier were also trapped in the dungeon.

The story was that it was because the dungeon had become impossible to enter or exit due to a magical instability situation.

So, as it turns out, it has been a very long time since they were locked in a dungeon together, and now it has been a very long time since they became friends.

I just hugged them with my tentacles and took them comfortably to the bathtub.

“Ahaha♡ It tickled… !!”

Although it is called a bathtub, it is actually a stream of water next to the bed.

“Would you like to sprinkle it here too? Ah… !!

Not there… !! Mischievous!!♡”

After enjoying the joy of reuniting for the first time in a long time by splashing water on each other, they quickly sucked out the moisture from their skin using Nemea, and then changed their clothes with a sad look on their faces.

“It’s unfortunate, but I guess I’ll have to endure it for a little while…

Because I have to go to work at Floraz.”

I was mesmerized by the elegant dress unfolding as Nemea unfolded.

Unfortunately, when I realized that it was preparation for going to work, I had no choice but to let them go.

The expressions on their faces, which must have been accumulated for a long time, seemed much more disappointing than mine, which had lost some of my strength after dealing with the girls who had become healthy(?) and the fanatical elves.

Meanwhile, in response to Ranie’s sudden question, I twitched my tentacles as if I was puzzled.

“Ah, darling!! Come to think of it, did you see the aurora?

I didn’t see him at the academy either?”

If it’s Aurora, it’s definitely… …

She was knocked unconscious by the tentacles, and it wasn’t until late in the evening that she finally got out of bed.

As soon as she woke up, she checked the calendar, frowned, and said that today was the first day of the academy. I asked if it would be okay since it was my first day.

‘are you okay. I still have a lot of time to attend, right?

The two of you probably ran while struggling to attend…

The magical power instability has already been resolved, tsk… … ‘

After giving me that answer, she clicked her tongue with an annoyed expression, as if she was missing something, and went straight to work at the 3rd Flora’s branch, formerly Mademoiselle.

From what I heard, it seemed like they were trying to monopolize me by going to great lengths, but I guess it was a comedy that even I, who tried to monopolize them, was kicked out.

‘I’ll have to give you a harsh scolding later… ‘

For some reason, I was slowly watching them leave, thinking that it would be okay if it was a tentacle sofa punishment that made her cringe every time she saw it.

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After passing through a long underground tunnel connected to somewhere in the royal capital, two elegant, beautiful, and attractive ladies emerged from a hidden entrance that no one could easily find.

As they stepped onto the road holding the hem of their dresses, the eyes of men passing by were focused on them.

But they seemed to be talking among themselves, as if they didn’t even care about that.

“Uuuu… Running… … !! Hmph!!

Vivian… You can’t just go to work today… ?”

“No. Because we don’t know what happened while we were away.

If you think about it, Floraz survived for several weeks without shifts with only fifteen Henias.

There are some kids who went to shift first now, but we also have to show our faces.”

“Hee hee… … ”

“And as you may have heard, something quite interesting will happen soon.

You should prepare as much as possible from now on.”

In “… That’s it… … ? What was it, Vivian?”

“……”

After all, it was like Rani who didn’t know how to use anything other than her body.

Seeing her seeming unimpressed even after hearing about such a huge event, Vivian frowned and gave a bewildered laugh.

“You said an envoy from Warmhausen was visiting.

And that too as a state guest.”

As a result of this dungeon incident, a kind of international exchange event was held between Warmhausen and Groden.

The news that Warmhausen had dispatched an investigation team under the guise of a nominal visit to the envoy had reached the Academy.

“Those mechanics have nothing to do with us, do they?

Groden is a magic nation…

And we are a swordsmanship department… ?”

Moreover, the visit of the state guests was in conjunction with the visit to the Academy of Saint Plancyna, which is usually included in the itinerary of every state visit.

Vivian let out a soft sigh, held out her hand with her fingers pointing downwards, and was teaching Ranie by using her index and middle fingers to depict a person walking.

“Rani. Will the sparrow pass by the mill?

There are sure to be men among them, and people tend to get lonely when they move to a foreign country, right?

There are definitely people who will visit Floraz after hearing the rumor.”

“Ah… !! Are you saying you want to manage your reputation?”

“That’s right. So, I’m going to pay attention.

In the meantime, many of Groden’s nobles also began to set foot in Floraz.

If you bring in the nobles of Warmhausen, it will become more famous through word of mouth.

Let’s take some time later and collect information about investigation team members who may be customers.”

Vivian, who was walking forward while predicting the future, saw Ranie smiling heartily and crossing her arms. She smiled and walked with her half hanging on her.

Then, as she was lost in thought for a moment, Ranie’s face slowly hardened at the words she said.

“Warmhausen… ah… Come to think of it.

Isn’t the eldest son of the Verdran family in Warmhausen?”

“Umm… What if you haven’t come back yet?

It’s been a while since I lost touch with my family… ”

Vivian, who noticed her mood, immediately hugged her crossed arms with her half-hand and was whispering a story to her.

“Rani… I’m just saying this just in case…

Just because I disowned my family, there is no need for you to do the same.

My future just wasn’t in Grenot.

Unlike me, you have a place you can return to… ”

“No? I’m just not going because I don’t want to go back, right?

Just as Vivian has family circumstances…

Even if it’s our family, it’s no different…

just… That’s it… … ”

Ranie, who responded cheerfully to Vivian’s words, just smiled brightly as if nothing had happened.

“Rani… … ”

“Ahaha!! Do you know what?

Actually, if things hadn’t turned out like this, I would have gotten married this year?”

“Marriage… ?”

“You want to have the person your brother made as a friend as your brother-in-law?

They say he is well-connected and has a bright future.

I’ve never seen his face before, so who knows what he’s like…

But adults also believe that completely and proceed right away, right?”

A personal story about herself that Ranie doesn’t talk about very often.

Vivian’s ears perked up at her own story, which she brought up as if to divert the conversation.

From her, who has been my faithful subordinate and only friend. I’ve heard stories about tastes, hobbies, and sometimes swordplay or dirty girly talk, but this was actually the first time that something like family circumstances had come up in this way.

Since it was about an important event in life called marriage, I couldn’t help but become interested.

“Now that I’m gone, it may have been canceled, but…

Umm… Who was the opponent at that time… ?

choux… choux… Shush… … ”

“It’s not Schutzranova, right?”

“Eeh!! It can’t be!!

Serkov, I hate that tight hair too!!

Verdi and I are a great pair, let’s live happily together!!

I heard it was a nobleman from Warmhausen, not Groden…

Starobe? Sztrov? Anyway, there is such a person?”

“Shu… Shush… … ”

“So, when I first entered school, I secretly snooped around the engineering department building.

Is it in here by any chance? I also wanted to.

But I felt like I would lose if I cared for no reason, so I quit later.

Now that we have our darling, I don’t really care, right?”

Ranie, who was walking forward while smiling and flirting with Vivian, suddenly collided with someone who jumped out in front of her and stumbled.

Because she was looking to the side and her shoes were high heels, she lost her balance and was about to fall to the floor.

– Chiririch kick! click!!

The action of someone wrapping around Ranie’s waist and supporting her, along with the strangely reassuring sound of precision machinery neatly engaging and gently scraping together.

“… this… . pervert… !!”

Ranie immediately touched the waist of the lady who said he was going to help her after she bumped into him, and he seemed to be putting all his strength into his open palm in an attempt to slap the cheek of the unscrupulous opponent who was giving her a bottle and giving her medicine.

“Are you okay, Lady?”

But before her hand flew away, Ranie turned her head and saw the tall handsome man in front of her eyes.

Ranie’s eyes widened, her hand stopped in place, and her lips began to purse uncontrollably.

A young man wearing a neat suit and coat, not the Groden-style handmade leather shirt and robe.

And the mechanical bird the size of a head perched on his shoulder could make him figure out not only his opponent’s origin but also his identity to some extent.

“I’m sorry for not being able to see clearly.

I’m on my way to an urgent appointment… ”

“… Stop because something strange happened…

ah… no… … that… Trigrams… are you okay… … ”

For some reason, Ranie stutters, and since when did her once reserved tone of speech become so delicate?

“Ahh!! Suddenly I felt dizzy… ”

“Be careful, lady.”

On top of that, Vivian, who was watching from the side, was looking at her with bewildered eyes as she was still staggering around and pretending to be dizzy.

‘You say you don’t care because someone is there?’

“Then. Have a nice day, lady.”

Perhaps because Ranie seemed okay, the man smiled and handed her his handkerchief as an apology and went on his way.

Lanier, who accepted it, looked back with bright eyes and was following the back of a passing man.

“What did I just hear… ”

“Vivian!! Vivian!! Have you seen it?

Wow!! How does a man look like that?

I just got an arm around my waist!! It’s surrounded!!

I thought my waist was getting bigger. What is it? !!

The muscles are also very strong!!”

“You… Do you know who that man is?

You’ve seen it once.”

“Yes… ? Who are you?”

“Who is it? Don’t you remember the special evaluation?

You’re the guy in the first place group, right?

A native of Warmhausen, a member of the smelting department.

Antonio von Sutter… Ben… ?”

As a terrifying scenario flashed through her head, Vivian trailed off and looked at Ranie with astonished eyes.

“During the special evaluation, honestly, it seemed like he was that person?

It was so far away that I couldn’t even see his face…

to? Eh… ? Why do you look at me like that?

My eyesight is pretty good, though!?

It seems to be getting better these days… ?”

Vivian looked at Ranie blankly for a moment as the words Ranie said earlier lingered in her mind.

‘I said it was a nobleman from Warmhausen, not Groden…

Starobe? Sztrov? Anyway, there is such a person?

They say he is well-connected and has a bright future.’

‘choux… choux… Shush… Sterben… … ?’

‘Vivian!! Vivian!! Have you seen it?

Wow!! How does a man look like that?

I just got an arm around my waist!! It’s surrounded!!

I thought my waist was getting bigger. What is it? !!

The muscles are also very strong!!

“Vivian… ?”

Vivian cleared her throat, came to her senses, and nodded as she saw Ranie waving her hand in front of her, calling her.

‘no way… It’s probably just a pointless leap.’

“Well, there was someone like that…

Unless you remember… Nothing to worry about… !”

“Yes? What was that person doing!? I’m Viviani… !!”

Vivian walks away, ignoring Ranie’s words, and Ranie follows behind, whining.

The man, who was walking down the street making the sound of a mechanical bird’s feathers clattering with every step, soon walked into a restaurant on the street and was looking around the inside of the busy restaurant.

“Antonio, here you go!!”

“Ludwig. I don’t know how long this is?

Welcome back all the way to Groden.

You’ve become a gentleman without me seeing you?”

Antonio grinned at the man who was waiting for him, and then slowly sat down in his seat following him.

“Haha!! Can I compare myself to an original gentleman like you?

I heard that they are postponing their return to Korea and training the next generation.

I guess you really like my home country?

What, do you like it here, Regulus? Yikes!!”

Ludwig reached out his hand to pat the head of Regulus, the mechanical bird sitting on Antonio’s shoulder.

Looking at Ludwig, who was playfully avoiding the beak that was soon pecking at it, Antonio was nodding his head roughly with a faint smile.

“Even after graduation, that joy will never go away.

My future wife will be in trouble.”

“Instead, it’s okay because I’ll be happy every day.

Can’t I tell you to eat this face?”

“Speaking of words… … Hahaha… !!”

The order had already been placed over there, and while watching the food being served quickly, Antonio was answering Ludwig’s question while gently tickling Regulus’ head on his shoulder.

“I guess. Carla still has a long way to go before graduating.

There is still a lot of research I want to do.”

“That’s right… If you leave your younger brother to his own devices, he will grow up well? It’s like this siscom.

Besides, studying engineering in Groden rather than Warmhausen?

Are you still bad at lying? Kill… … !!”

“The academy is well-equipped and provides ample support for research… ”

“Aren’t I also studying at Warmhausen right now?

Mechanical engineering and materials engineering should be done in the mainland, right?

When other girls graduate, they become lovers or fiancées in their home country.

I somehow made up an excuse to go see it, and they were busy chatting away.

how is it? Do you have any such pink news? Is there anything?”

“No… What are you talking about? ?

I don’t know anything like that… !!”

Ludwig, who slyly accepted Antonio’s answer, appeared to be tapping his shoulder while giggling.

“Ha!! I bet you do, my friend.

What do you do when there are a lot of girls running towards you? I can’t eat it?

So I’ve learned some good words for you in Warmhausen, haven’t I?

‘Cogs don’t turn backwards.’”

“It’s a saying that you can’t turn back time.”

“Yes. It’s your time too.

Sometimes you have to enjoy life!!

Is it okay to be a neat gentleman and write about it only if you can’t make a single woman laugh?

In that sense, the marriage matter was very unfortunate.”

“Looking at this, they told me to enjoy it, but instead they were cursing me to be tied up?

It’s ridiculous that I’m going to have you as my brother-in-law.”

After finishing the meal and feeling ready to get up, Ludwig wiped his mouth with a napkin and slowly stood up.

“But since I’m three or four years older, my brother-in-law wasn’t that bad, right?

There, please charge the bill to the family.

Ludwig de Verdran.

So, shall we take a closer look at your tastes?

I might know some ladies who might be of your taste.”

While the two men were walking side by side on the street, Ludwig put his arm around Antonio’s shoulder, showing his friendliness.

“That’s okay… ?”

“Antonio von Sterben is not a young man who would react like this…

you… It looks like… ? yes?

When I told you to keep it a secret from other guys, you want me to tell you now?

If I find out later, I will spread the rumor beyond Warmhausen to Chaoxing.”

“The ladies from Warmhausen asked me to ask how you are.

I might inadvertently tell you something… ?”

“Sniff… Lick… This taste…

It tastes like lying!!

Antonio von Sterben!!”

In the end, Antonio, who was pushed back by the pressure, nodded his head helplessly, and Ludwig, who had caught the rice cake, cheered and looked at him with surprised eyes.

Whiyuuu~!! I can’t believe it!! That Antonio!?

After all, no one knows what will happen to people, right?

Ha ha ha ha ha!! This won’t work!! I’ll buy you alcohol too, okay?

Let’s tell about that young lady!!”

“I didn’t say anything that great.

Just be confident, proud, and be nice to your family.

A woman like that is popular wherever she goes… …

Ugh!! You’re falling, my friend!!”

“Regulus!! Your master will get married soon!!

It’s sloped, right? yes? Haha!!”

The image of Regulus flapping his wings to keep his balance on Antonio’s shoulder, which was staggering due to Ludwig jumping around with his arms around his shoulders.

As soon as the two men disappeared down the alley, someone appeared behind them.

“……”

Next to a store in the corner of an alley, a black-haired woman gently peeks out her face from a pillar.

Instead of wearing the usual oriental attire, she was wearing a black night gown with few features.

She was tucking her silky black hair behind her ear, but then she slowly looked down with her black eyes that seemed to be decorated with black pearls.

‘Just be confident, confident, and be good to your family…’

A woman like that is popular wherever she goes… … ‘

“Then… Do they hate women like me? … ?”

She hid behind the pillar again and leaned her back against the wall. A deep sigh and a low muttering to herself were coming from Dang Hye-ryeong’s mouth.

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