episode_0545

This man named ‘Pin’ suddenly appeared in front of me and started introducing himself.

As I was wondering how to refuse the conversation, I started talking to myself as if I had given permission to speak.

“… Also, the Jechangjutsu has achieved excellent results in battles against monsters and people! If you hire it in the Blackwood Estate, it will help solve the territory’s security issues in many ways… .”

“Sorry, I’m sorry, but I’m having a hard time right now. Could you discuss the employment issue with me later?”

“Ah, yes… . T,then I’ll tell Prince Blackwood later… .”

“No, please tell Ethan directly, not me. I’ll stop here… .”

I felt a chill run down my spine as I abruptly ended the conversation with Finn.

Obviously, Edan hadn’t shown up at the banquet hall yet because of the meeting, but I had a feeling that he might have some way of keeping an eye on me from afar.

If the switch was turned on after having an unavoidable conversation, it wouldn’t be so unfair, but it was a little unfair for me to be turned on because I was talking to a character who wasn’t even an extra.

“Hello, Miss Rosewood. This is Ben from the Swordsmanship Club. I’ve greeted you several times during Professor Harold’s magic swordsmanship class… .”

“I am Kaplan, a 5th place graduate of the Archery Club. My specialty is ultra-long-range sniping, which allows me to accurately hit my enemies from a distance… .”

“Do you have any plans to study medicine at Blackwood Estate… .”

No, why do these guys keep coming at me like this?

I’m starting to get sick of these guys who keep clinging to me, not just one or two. In the first place, the head of the Blackwood family is not me, but Edan, and I don’t really understand why he’s promoting himself to me.

Most of the women attending the graduation party were looking to make a killing with the aristocratic men, so most of the people who approached me were men, and because of my promise with Ethan, I had no choice but to reject them all without even listening to them.

‘If I hadn’t told you in advance, I would have been in big trouble.’

If I hadn’t negotiated to exclude the words that used to reject greetings or conversations, three would have already turned on. If there were ten, wouldn’t all ten be churning like crazy in my stomach by now?

I didn’t intend to belittle the efforts of the students who applied to the Blackwood family with their own courage, but right now, I’m having a hard time even protecting myself.

After shunning the gazes of the men who approached me one by one, I quietly moved to a corner of the banquet hall.

‘When is Ethan coming, anyway? Besides Lilia, I don’t have any classmates that I’m close enough to talk to.’

Even that kind of Lilia was hanging around with Karaham like that, so I couldn’t get involved. In the first place, it didn’t seem right to interrupt the lovers’ cozy time.

But she was the original heroine who had conquered the world in her previous life, so even if you can’t tell her to do well, you shouldn’t get in her way.

‘I think it would stop bothering me if I were talking to someone else…’

I quietly looked away for a moment, wondering if anyone I knew was attending the prom.

My eyes met with a girl with ‘blue hair’ who looked somehow familiar, and as soon as she saw me, she walked towards me with confident steps.

… What? Was there a girl with blue hair among my acquaintances?

“Release. Congratulations on your graduation.”

“… … Yes?”

“Congratulations on your graduation.”

“…Miss Agnes?”

After hearing the same voice twice, I got the general idea. It was one of the voices I heard the most throughout my time at the academy, so it was hard to forget it in just a year.

I clearly remembered his blunt speech, short stature, and flat chest like the northeastern grasslands.

“I found out.”

“Even if her hair color changes, Agnes is still Agnes. Is her hair a disguise magic?”

“Yeah. If I come as usual, I stand out too much.”

“Doesn’t it really matter? I think everyone would be happy if the wizard from the warrior party came to congratulate you on your graduation.”

“Visiting the warrior party is an official event, so it will be kept secret until then.”

“Ah, I see. Since you’re just stopping by for a bit before your official visit, you must have used disguise magic to get in so that your identity can’t be revealed, right? ”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

It’s an official visit from the warrior party… I think it’s something that wasn’t in the original work.

Well, the current hero is not the original protagonist, but a newbie. He may be able to take some time to visit the academy.

In the original, we wanted to check on the activities of fellow candidates who were one year younger than the warrior, or Edan and I, who graduated a year later.

Since two of the Four Heavenly Kings ended up being sent to the goal, there may have been some relative leeway on the front lines. Although the Four Heavenly Kings have not yet begun their full-scale activities, in the original work, Noctis had another event left to do in which he would clash with the hero while gathering his forces.

“Then Agnes must have come for a brief reconnaissance. If she could figure out the level of this year’s graduates and the atmosphere of the party, she could later figure out the level of the Empire’s national power. ”

“… What are you talking about? Why am I doing such a bothersome thing?”

“Yes? Then why did you go to the trouble of using disguise magic to attend?”

“… … to see.”

“Yes?”

“… I just wanted to see how you’re doing. If I visit with a warrior party, it’ll become an official event, so we won’t have time to talk like this. ”

“Ah… .”

Look at the way you speak so cutely when you meet after a long time.

I was already happy to see you, but I was also grateful that you said you came to see me. I was also secretly happy to know that I wasn’t the only one who missed Agnes.

“But why are you in the corner? It’s a graduation party.”

“There are hardly any acquaintances who are a grade younger than me. And since Lilia is with her husband, I didn’t want to bother them.”

“… Really? What about Lizzy?”

“Miss Amari will probably be a little busy today taking care of Prince Lyria and Prince Karaham. After all, it’s Olke’s graduation ceremony, so it’ll be hard for her to leave you two behind and focus on me.”

“… Hmm, is that so? ”

Agnes smiled secretly in pleasure at the words that Lizzie was busy with other things.

“I guess release wasn’t that important to him. When did he claim to be release’s best friend?”

“Yes?”

“I even used disguise magic to come see you secretly. You’re saying I didn’t even put in that much effort?”

“… Are you still doing that?”

It’s been about a year and a half since I first brought up that story. It was truly a frightening obsession.

Aren’t I the one who decided that in the first place? What’s the point of competing among themselves?

Anyway, while I was relieving my accumulated regrets in a corner of the banquet hall with Agnes whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, I heard the voice of another familiar man from somewhere.

“Agnes Youngae!”

“Eh… .”

“You really are Lady Agnes! I had a feeling you would be here! I heard that the warrior party’s carriage was found in the 1st commercial district, so I came running in a hurry… .”

“Yes, why are you here? You’re not even a graduate.”

“Isn’t that the same for Agnes Youngae too!”

… It’s really jingle jingle jingle. Isn’t this almost like a stalker?

I thought that after Mac Hart, there would be no one who used the palace information network to stalk women. I never dreamed that someone would dare to say something like that, let alone secretly tracking someone.

“Hey, don’t yell. It’s useless and stands out. ”

“Agnes Youngae, didn’t you promise to tell me when you visited the academy? How could you attend the graduation party without telling me?”

“Why should I tell you that? Don’t always, don’t cling to me like I’m your lover. Because I haven’t admitted it yet.”

“I know. But isn’t there a stage before that, even if you’re not a couple? A relationship where you have feelings for each other and could potentially develop into a relationship. ”

“That, that’s why you’re asking about my relationship with you. I don’t really have any feelings for you… .”

“… Really, you don’t have any…?”

“… … Among men, he’s a bit better. But it’s not like I like him that much… .”

“Then, does that mean that I have the highest chance of becoming Agnes’ lover? Then, what I said about our relationship wasn’t completely wrong, right?”

“shi, it’s noisy… . It’s annoying, so stop coming up… .”

… Oh my.

That bastard Antonio… doesn’t he actually have some skills?