episode_0429

Erin knows the fox that Lucy brought with her on her first vacation from the academy.

It was impossible not to know that she was in charge of taking care of the fox while Lucy was away.

It was Erin who caught the fox rubbing itself on Lucy Arlen’s clothes in the laundry room and gave it a bath.

Erin was also the one who stopped the fox from sticking its head in the water left over after Lucy washed up.

Erin was the one who stopped the fox from sticking its tongue out at Lucy’s childhood drawing.

At that time, Erin only thought of foxes as animals, so she only thought that they had deep affection for their owners. It’s such a cute child that finds its owner’s scent anytime, anywhere.

However, if the fox was not just a pet, the story would be very different.

“…over there. The look in his eyes seems too fierce.”

“Doesn’t it look fierce? Right now, every single thing the fox was doing is going through my head.”

“Uh. hmm. That’s right.”

A fox under Erin’s sharp gaze. Lina was naturally kneeling.

There was no pride as the owner of the forest.

It’s clear what kind of tragedy would unfold even if Erin told Lucy even just part of what Lina did, so how could she maintain her pride?

Lina, who came here with great determination and with a power equivalent to a quarter of her original body, wanted to avoid being kicked out by Lucy at least.

“Would you please give my wife a chance to make an excuse?”

“Why don’t you make excuses in front of the lady and not me?”

“Do you think the woman did such an abnormal thing without thinking!”

“Yes. But what?”

“No! There are unavoidable circumstances there! There is no way the woman, the owner of the forest, would commit a crime for her own self-interest!”

“…Someone like you is the owner of the forest?”

“Yes!”

Unlike before, Lina, who had borrowed some of the power of the main body, jumped up from her seat and confidently displayed her power.

“Look!”

When she sets fire to her bear room and creates smoke, they change into the shape of a fox and fill the room.

As Erin’s eyebrows slightly lifted as she faced the fantastical scenery that was more magical than magic, Lina added strength to her shoulders.

Everything went well up to this point. Now that you know how amazing she is, all you have to do is make excuses.

If you say something like there was a magical power there, you might be able to convince this guy.

“…The lady’s room is full of cigarette smoke.”

Lina, who noticed Erin’s eyes turning red, immediately stopped acting and continued speaking urgently.

“Kook. Don’t worry! This is the acting that belongs to the power of the original woman! As you can see, it can leave no trace!”

Despite Lina’s excuse, Erin only nodded after walking around the room to make sure there was no smell, and still looked at Lina with cold, salty eyes.

“…Are you still not believing what the main woman says?”

“No. I think it can happen. It’s hard to believe that something like this is the owner of the forest. There may be some unusual spirit creatures.”

As she was weighed down by Erin’s gaze, Lina thought it was truly strange.

It’s true that this guy is Lucy’s servant, but he’s just a human.

There is no need to pay attention to others like this.

But strangely enough, this guy’s words are full of power.

While wondering why on earth, Lina noticed that Erin’s words had an energy similar to that of the apostle of the Arts Church.

…Goddess. I knew you were interested in Lucy, but did you really want to give your power to her servant and observe her?

“Fox?”

“…Hmm? huh? Why are you doing that?”

“You weren’t listening to me.”

“No. that. Just calm down for a moment. okay. I will use my heart to give you one of these treasures that you like. As much as you cherish Lucy, wouldn’t you want something like this!”

“…sigh. What on earth do you think of me?”

Erin pressed her forehead as if her bones were in pain, but her gaze was actually secretly focused on the art sect’s accessories.

You pretend not to be like that on the outside, but you are honest on the inside!

okay! There is no way the people around Lucy could ignore this!

“Don’t do that, just take a look! It is true that the most noteworthy part of the jewelry produced by the Arts Order is Lucy’s painting, but that is not its only function! There is so much more power here!”

Lucy, who is the apostle of the main god and monopolizes the affection of the god, is no different from a holy relic in her very existence.

Because of that, the jewelry with Lucy’s picture on it also had unusual powers.

Not only does my body get better due to the divinity of the god and goddess. Luck increases. What an incredible object this is, to the point where unclean things cannot easily approach it!

Lina, who was talking incoherently like a weakling, raised her voice even more excitedly when Erin showed signs of listening to what she said.

“What’s better than anything is that there’s a little bit of Lucy’s divinity here, so it makes you feel like you’re always with him! Do you think I was burying my face here for no reason? There’s a reason for everything!”

“Why does this beast keep deteriorating as the days go by?♡”

Lina cautiously turned her head when she heard a voice coming from behind, and her entire body trembled as she met Lucy’s eyes full of disgust and contempt.

“Do you really want to be treated like an animal?♡”

“…but?”

“Then will you please go away?♡ Animals that smell like dirt should stay in the forest♡”

“It’s not enough! Please forgive me!”

“Maybe you don’t know etiquette because you grew up in the forest?♡ That’s not how you do apples, right?♡”

After hearing Lucy’s words, Lina put her head on the ground and someone’s foot crushed it.

At first, I thought it was Lucy’s foot and thought it was Lucy’s foot, but I soon realized what was wrong.

The feet that were currently weighing down were too big and rough for Lucy’s feet.

Lina cautiously raised her head upward, thinking about what might happen, and foamed at the sight of the sword in front of her.

Because the cruel reality before her eyes was not something Lina could endure.

In her dazed state, the last thing Lina heard was Lucy giggling.

*

Dealing with the 100th floor doppelganger was not that difficult.

Whatever it was, there was absolutely no reason for it to be difficult as long as it was significantly superior in power itself.

But defeating the doppelganger did not satisfy my empty heart.

Even though I knew I won the bet, I couldn’t be happy.

‘Congratulations~ Cute sis~ I’m so glad you’re so ignorant and strong~ But sis. Hey. They say if you train too hard, you won’t grow taller? Haha. If this is the reason why you are a little girl, then you will be stuck on the ground for the rest of your life~’

The words that the doppelganger had left behind like a will could not escape my ears, and I came out of the dungeon with a keen sense of what the words “I won but lost” meant.

And then I thought about it.

How should we punish Carl?

The conclusion was soon reached.

He’s proud of being my escort, so let’s just treat him like he doesn’t exist until he calms down.

If you are treated like air, you will realize how wrong you were.

It didn’t take long to find out that my thoughts were right.

Because the expression on Carl’s face as he came to see me changed significantly as each second passed.

“I’m so sorry! miss! This time…”

“Lady? Why do you pretend not to know me…”

“Sorry! I will accept any punishment! So please listen to me! Please!”

The problem is that my punishment was very effective.

Naturally, my attention was focused on the sight of the knife stabbing my head until my forehead bled.

At first, I tried to pretend I didn’t know anything, but as time went by, it was difficult to bear the growing noise.

In the end, I gave up waiting for my friends and ran away back to my dorm.

I got to see the goofy fox talking passionately about the art church’s accessories and Erin being possessed by the fox.

I was in a fever because of what happened just now, so I vented my anger by torturing the stupid fox.

Haha. Even thinking about it again, it’s still funny. He thinks he’s stepping on me and he’s grinning, but as soon as he realizes that the other person is a sword, he starts foaming!

Who should I punish next time? Is there anyone who is so disgusting that a stupid fox would gag?

“Sorry. miss. I should have told you right away.”

“Don’t worry. It’s not Erin’s fault that she’s incompetent and sloppy, right?”

“Thank you for your mercy.”

If other people heard it, they would have thought it was a sarcastic tone, but Erin, who was familiar with me, easily understood the meaning behind my words and breathed a sigh of relief.

“But it is. Poor Erin. Do you want something with my drawing on it like that pervert?”

“…that is.”

“Hmm. Does that valet have such a sinister mind?”

After seeing Erin’s cheeks turn slightly red, I told her that I would get one for her later.

I don’t want to see people around me have that, but it’s okay to tell them not to have it when they like it so much.

…To be honest, I’m slowly giving up.

What can I do! As each day passes, more and more things are drawn with my drawings, both inside and outside the academy!

That trend isn’t something I can stop!

In that case, it would be better to prepare the right items and at least gain favor!

“…Lady. Me too.”

“Illegal reception♡ Are you not even good at playing the role of a dog?♡ If you keep showing me this incompetent side, I have no choice but to abandon you♡”

“Kkiing…”

Carl, who was treated like a dog instead of being ignored, let out a pitiful voice, and Erin looked fed up.

Karl, who received that gaze, trembled in shame, but could not bear to get up.

How can you move your body when I’m riding on your back?

“…I’m jealous.”

The stupid fox, who was watching all this, was seriously jealous of Karl.

“I’m jealous♡ Do you want to be a chair too?♡”

“Yes! I want to do it for a few days!”

“But this is punishment for a puppy, right?♡ A stupid fox is a fox, right?♡”

“Wal! Wow! Grrr! Wow!”

“Puhahahaha♡ You’re such a pervert that I almost feel pity for you~♡ But I don’t like it♡ I won’t do it♡”

“So…”

It’s crazy to see him smiling at the goofy fox with his tail hanging down. An alarm sound passed my ears.

For a moment, I suspected that the poor master wanted something perverted, but strangely enough, the sentence that came to me this time was correct.

[Quest occurs!]

[Ideals of the Forest]

[Asking the owner of the forest about stories about other forests]

Something was wrong.