episode_0438

After seeing some of the less than credible things at Lizzie’s shop, Ethan and I started walking around the Academy again and enjoying the festivities.

Ethan had originally said he would lead, and it seemed like the purpose of this astrology demonstration was really for this purpose. From then on, he said I could tour wherever I wanted.

Thanks to this, I was able to fill my personal satisfaction by going to places like demonstrations of making magic scrolls and experiencing creating magic circles for magical tools without worrying about what other people thought.

‘If I go out on my own later, I might be able to make a living doing this. It would be good to learn a little bit about how to do it.’

It was not possible to make plans for the future based solely on hard-to-believe fortunes, such as the one that said there was a fortune nearby that would allow one to live off of it for the rest of their lives.

If I used a scroll to cast magic, it would be easy to hide my identity, and if I pretended to use a scroll while actually casting magic, I might be able to continue my adventures without being discovered as a magician.

With that in mind, I spent the afternoon looking around stores that I personally wanted to visit, or conversely, I stopped by places that I saw but didn’t have in the plan and wanted to go.

As the clock struck 4 p.m., one of the main events of the Academy Festival suddenly came to mind.

‘Come to think of it, I wonder what happened to the theater side.’

If it were up to the original, it would be a route I played a lot in my previous life, just like the maid cafe.

Here, unlike the cafe, the original performances do not disappear just because the main characters do not participate. The script that the main character and heroine should have carried out remains the same, and other students from the academy fill the stage.

‘Since we’ve already seen almost all the places there are to see, let’s just watch a play and call it a day.’

“Ethan, if it’s okay with you, would you like to see the Leon and Julia play that starts at five o’clock? ”

“… … .”

-Hug.

As I was thinking about that and about to move to the main auditorium, the theater stage, as my final destination for the day, I felt someone grab my hand from behind.

“… … ?”

“… … .”

“… Princess Rainy?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

A woman with short blue hair looking down at me from slightly above my line of sight.

Princess Raini was already so familiar to me that I had seen her face for two days in a row, so I naturally called her name.

“What’s going on?”

“… … .”

… Oh, right. I had to ask him only questions that could only be answered with a yes or no.

Now that I think about it, the maid who should have been making a lot of noise wasn’t there. Lydia wasn’t exactly the kind of incompetent person who would just throw away her work.

“Are you alone, Princess Raini?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

“Have you lost Miss Lydia?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

It looks like she lost her personal maid in the festival crowd.

As we talked up to this point, I vaguely remembered my past life. This was one of the events in the Luminor Academy where you had to conquer Princess Raini.

‘If I remember correctly, the correct strategy would have been to go around the stalls here and there, and then hand Princess Raini over to Lydia who showed up later.’

Of course, Ethan and I probably won’t have time for that since we were planning to go see a play at the Luminor Festival sometime soon.

No, I don’t know, but it might be a helpful event for Ethan. Anyway, since he’s going to be your future spouse, it wouldn’t hurt to raise his affection level now.

The question is, will Ethan allow me to take Princess Raini with me from now on?

“What would you like to do, Master Ethan?”

“How do you want to release it?”

“Considering Princess Rainy’s constitution, she probably needs help. And in this situation, we’re probably the only ones who can help Princess Rainy.”

“… I guess so. Phew, I guess that’s what Lilith would say. ”

“… … ?”

What’s with this blatant sigh? Do you not like hanging out with Princess Raini?

As the main heroine of 『Luminor Academy』, she has a very beautiful appearance, and since she will one day become a couple with Ethan, it wouldn’t be bad if she looks good now.

She looked like she didn’t like the idea of carrying a (temporary) lover on one hand and a fiancé on the other, and holding flowers in both hands.

‘No, wait. Maybe… .’

I wonder if I was mistaken about Ethan’s engagement.

Maybe Ethan and Princess Raini aren’t really in the relationship I think they are. For example, they don’t really think of each other as fiancés…

‘It’s an engagement that was made between adults without their knowledge, so maybe they don’t even know that they are each other’s fiancée.’

… This must be it. Otherwise, Ethan wouldn’t have reacted like this.

I did consider the case where neither of them had a fiancé, but I dismissed it because it seemed so absurd. If Ethan didn’t have a fiancé, Harold wouldn’t be the one to sit by and watch me collect Ethan’s love letters.

If I had pushed Princess Raini away too harshly in a situation where she didn’t know, it could have caused problems in their marital relationship later on, so here I had to actively help them both.

“Ethan, I understand that you feel like your time with me has been interrupted, but I think it is right to help Princess Raini right now.”

“… … .”

“And Princess Rainy has already overlooked our mistakes once. Of course, I know that it was because of Princess Rainy’s constitution… .”

“… I know. I can’t help it.”

Ethan nodded with an expression that said he couldn’t help it since he had already made a mistake once.

Even if you’re annoyed now, later on, what happened today will probably help your relationship.

… It was a little heartbreaking that I had to play the role of Cupid, bringing the two people together, but I could endure it because the two people weren’t in a relationship where they were openly sharing their love in front of me yet.

“So, how are we going to find Miss Lydia? Is there a way?”

“Oh, don’t worry about that, Master Ethan. I always carry something with me for times like this.”

With those words, I took out the whispering leaf from my bosom and held it in front of the two of them, and then I thought about the tall maid I had met for the past two days.

I felt a slight drain of magic from my fingertips, and at the same time, the top of the leaf suddenly bent to one side.

-Whirl!

“… … !”

“I think it’s okay to go this way, Lord Ethan, Princess Raini.”

“… What a curious artifact. How do you use it?”

“If you hold the tip of a leaf with your fingertips and think of the face of the person you want to find in your mind, the top of the leaf is an object that points to the person you have in mind. This is an object that can only be used when you know the face and name of a person.”

“If I just have this, even if the release sneaks out in the middle of the night like last time, I can find it with this.”

“… Of course, you can use it like that too.”

It’s already been more than two years, how long are you going to keep worrying about this?

The three of them put the play they were planning to see on hold and went to find Princess Raini’s maid.

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As a result, nothing went wrong with Ethan and I’s plans in the process of finding Lydia.

The place the leaf whispering to Lydia headed to was the main auditorium where the play Ethan and I were originally going to see was being held.

‘I wondered why I never found Lydia in the original…’

In 『Luminor Academy』, when you try to search the auditorium, there is a trigger that says “I don’t think now is the time to watch a play” and prevents you from approaching. However, when you find out that Lydia was in the auditorium, you feel a bit empty.

Of course, there was nothing to do here like not being able to force my way in because of the trigger, so I took Princess Raini and went into the great hall where the whispering leaves were heading, and there I was able to meet Princess Raini’s maid, Lydia.

“Have you ever seen her?! The most beautiful princess in the world with short blue hair… .”

“I told you it’s not here! And I told you we’re busy preparing the set right now!”

“Ha, but clearly the princess said she would come here right before she left me… .”

A tall maid with an anxious expression wanders around among the students who are busy preparing for the stage.

Lydia, who was walking around with an anxious expression like Eom Bok-dong who lost his bicycle keys, looked at Princess Raini at the entrance of the auditorium.

“Oh, Princess Nieim…!!!”

As soon as Lydia spots Princess Raini, she hurriedly turns her head towards us and runs towards us.

And then there was the tall maid who really went between me and Ethan like the wind and carried Princess Raini in her arms.

“Princess! Where on earth have you been!”

“… … .”

“Do you know how worried I was?! Did you get hurt or something while I was away?! The princess is always exposed to danger, so you have to be several times more careful than others… .”

“… … .”

Princess Raini doesn’t open her mouth and reacts with a blank expression even when held in Lydia’s arms.

Lydia, who was hugging her body as if there was no need for an answer and just saying what she wanted to say, and the theater students who looked relieved that the annoying person was finally gone came into view.

“If you found the princess, would you please go back now? Normally, this place is off-limits to anyone other than our drama club members… .”

“Penelope!! T-Turn around, watch out!!”

“… … Yes? Gyaa, gyaaah… !!”

The female actress briefly looks away from her husband to look at Princess Lydia and Raini, and the male actor runs over to her, calling her name in a hurry.

A large set background slowly collapsed over the two people.