episode_0457

The last time she dealt with the alchemist, Joey used her magic to interpret the power of the evil spirit there.

The feat he achieved while wandering around looking for something he could do was surprising, even from Joy’s perspective.

To be honest, if you try it again now, it’s a phenomenon that makes you question whether you could do it yourself.

However, the sight that Joy reached at that time was clearly the truth, and even if it was just a coincidence, the fact that she had reached beyond the limit made Joy’s horizons wider.

Therefore, Joy was able to sense that there was something strange about the energy of the young lady in front of her.

That is not something that can be concluded simply from the level of having a unique energy.

“Lady Patran?”

“…Ah. sorry. I was rude for a moment while thinking of the ladies’ names.”

Joy smiled and called the names of the first-year girls one by one.

The first-year students who were called by her voice sounded excited at the fact that the daughter of the Patran family remembered them.

Joy, who had previously had a great reputation in the social world, and even after entering the Academy, her name did not diminish, and she proved herself with various grades, was a person whom many young ladies could call their admiration.

Joy’s voice, which continued in such an excited atmosphere, passed through the liveliness of the Lady of Kent and reached the Lady with a strange energy.

“You are the second daughter of the Viscount Cleves family, right? It reminds me of what I saw when I visited Cleve Estate before.”

“I am truly honored that you remember a person from a small territory.”

“It’s small. You are too humble. If the Viscount Cleves family, where wonderful roses bloom, is small, what happens to other families?”

Joy slightly raised the corners of her mouth and turned her gaze towards the ladies around her.

“Is there anyone other than me who remembers the Cleves family name?”

“I remember too. The garden was such a wonderful place.”

“How about tea with a rose scent?”

“…I really liked the atmosphere of being with nature.”

Although she only said one word, the ladies at the tea party constantly moved their mouths to agree with what Joy said.

Among them, there were some who truly remembered the Cleves family, while others were just spouting nonsense to keep up with the atmosphere around them.

However, no one there pointed out what was right and what was wrong.

The reason they open their mouths is to cater to Lady Patran.

Lady Partran didn’t even bother to point it out, but touching someone else ruins the atmosphere of the tea party and creates another enemy at the same time.

As the daughter of the Lumley family took a step back, there was no need to create conflict now that there was no conflict within the faction.

“Ahaha. Thank you for your positive evaluation. Dear ladies.”

The daughter of Viscount Cleves also laughed to match the atmosphere.

As the conversation was about to flow in such a gentle atmosphere, Joy suddenly spoke in a slightly low voice.

“So, is Viscount Cleves in peace? I heard that you were having a hard time because of your illness.”

The illness of Viscount Cleves.

When this topic was mentioned, the ladies looked at each other.

People who don’t know about viscounts rolled their eyes because they didn’t know.

Those who knew about Viscount rolled their eyes because what they knew was different from what Joey said.

Viscount Cleves, a lively man, was of a race that was far from being ill.

Did Lady Patran misunderstand something?

Or did you first hear something I didn’t know?

If not, did you intentionally tell lies to judge others?

The ladies, who were trying their best to read Joey’s intentions, ended up keeping their mouths shut and choosing to agree with Joey.

It was not the way of noble family daughters to jump out of an uncertain situation.

“…Yes. Thank you for your great recovery.”

The Lady of Viscount Cleve looked at her surroundings and gave an awkward smile.

“Really?”

Joy’s voice as she asked back the answer was extremely cold.

A low, dry voice freezes the atmosphere of the tea party.

“Really. Is it true that you got better?”

The blue eyes of the princess of the Patran family. Cold snow reminiscent of ice. The gaze of someone who has the right to look down on the world. It oppresses the daughter of Viscount Cleves.

How strong was that pressure? Even the people who were near the Viscountess could feel a chill running down their spines.

Why are you doing that?

What don’t you like?

Did the Viscount Cleves family make some mistake?

The ladies at the tea party felt embarrassed by Joy’s coldness.

They had been in the social world for a long time and had a general idea of what kind of personality the daughter of Patran had.

Although she has a cold appearance, she is a much more compassionate person than one might think.

As long as you keep the minimum line, she won’t show anger.

For a daughter like that to put pressure on the viscount’s daughter in front of everyone, it definitely meant that something was wrong.

The ladies of the tea party hall, who had noticed, moved away from the Viscount Lady, keeping their footsteps quiet.

gradually. gradually.

Soon, there were only two people left in front of Joy.

The daughter of Viscount Cleves, whom Joey is complaining about, and the daughter of the Kent family, whose reason she remains is unknown.

Joy, who was looking back and forth between the pale, tired face of the Lady of Viscount Cleves and the innocent face of the Lady of Kent, instantly relaxed her expression, as if her serious face just now had been a lie.

“I was just playing around for a while. Don’t be too scared.”

“…Are you kidding?”

“Yes. Isn’t it commonly called hazing?”

When Joy says that she gave it a try because it looked fun when she saw other people doing it, everyone except the Viscountess lets out an awkward laugh one by one.

Everyone had the thought that he was being too cruel for a joke, but no one said it out loud.

Because Joy had the power to turn even things that weren’t jokes into jokes.

“If I overdid it, I apologize. Lady Cleve.”

“Ah. no! On the contrary, I am glad that Lady Patran treats me so kindly!”

“No. Since you’ve been good at my pranks, I’d like to repay you. Could you please follow me?”

“It’s okay! It’s really okay! I am.”

“Young-ae. It is also not polite to keep refusing.”

As Joy spoke with a slight smile, Lady Cleve nodded cautiously.

Joy, who turned her head with envious eyes directed at her, looked at Lady Kent, who was still standing next to her.

“Lady of Kent.”

“Yes!”

“Why didn’t you back down?”

“…Why do I have to step back?”

Joy, who saw him tilting his head as if he didn’t know why he had to be serious, started laughing without even realizing it.

“You look a lot like your sister.”

I’ve thought about this since I was with Lucy, but she is truly an infinitely pure person. He’s not a suitable person for a tea party.

“Is that so?”

“Yes. In many ways.”

“I don’t want to be like my sister except for swordsmanship…”

Joy, who burst out laughing at the sullen appearance of Lady Kent, glanced at the other ladies and left the tea party, taking Lady Cleve with her.

“Me. Lady Patran. Where are you going?”

“It’s a place you’ll definitely like.”

Joey recalled what he had just observed while walking down the hallway with Lady Cleve.

It could be that he was smiling awkwardly while talking about the Cleve estate.

For no reason, talking about whether something is real or fake will only make it stand out.

However, the expression on his face the moment he brought up the topic of Viscount Cleves’ health was definitely strange.

Even after hearing from me that her father was sick, she didn’t show any surprise or concern and just looked around at the people around her. That’s not something the Cleve’s younger daughter I know would do.

I don’t know the exact identity of this person. But it’s clear that it’s related to the evil spirit in some way.

First, take this person to Lucy or Fabi.

As Joy continued her thoughts, the Lady of Viscount Cleves suddenly turned her body backwards.

What he was holding in his hand was a bead full of disturbing energy.

Is this a bead containing a curse or black magic?

Joy, who was raising her guard, unleashed the magic she had prepared in advance.

The moment her magic shines, the fake arm imitating Lady Cleve freezes.

A water-based magic that freezes the entire specified location.

The fake who was hit by that looked at his frozen arm with a crystal ball on his face and looked puzzled.

“You’re clumsy.”

For Joy, who had been trained by the Knights of Arn, the movements shown by the fake in front of her were just pathetic.

If it were the knights there, they would have penetrated the moment my magic was revealed.

I expected that and prepared a few other magics, but I never thought they would be neutralized the first time. I guess that place was definitely a demonic place.

“ character. Fake person. I need you to answer where the real Lady Cleve is.”

“…What if you don’t like it?”

“Then you have to force him to open his mouth.”

Joy smiled cruelly, but these words were only bravado.

What does she, Patran’s princess and favored daughter, know about torture?

However, from a perspective that did not know Joy’s true feelings, this threat was very effective.

The bloody rumors going around about Patran and Joy’s villainous spirit combined to turn bravado into truth.

“Tsk.”

The fake, lightly clicking his tongue, broke his frozen arm without a moment’s hesitation, then grabbed the crystal ball with his remaining arm and unleashed the magic there.

“Oh!”

Joy, who froze for a moment but came to her senses later, tried to respond to the magic, but the magic took effect faster than that.

After the energy flowing out of the crystal ball became the power of the void and took the fake away. All that was left there was a messy magic circle that Joey had hastily created.

“Aaaah!”