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From that day on, Hermel became just another dog that obeyed me.

Of course, I didn’t make you have to rely on me like Hermel or Serah. That shouldn’t be the case.

What I meant was that I had her heart completely in my hands.

“Charles! Are you going to skip dinner again today?”

“Yes, I will eat it separately later.”

“Yes! Okay!”

What if I treat Hermel like Mel and Sarah and make her like those two? Haha, let alone being deprived of a noble position, I have nothing to say even if I am summarily judged on the spot.

Anyway, the evening after I made Hermel into a reliable ally and a ‘special’ friend who no longer bothered me. There will be nothing to do. As I was spending time reading a book, the cool air hit my ankles.

Saaa――

I wondered where this cold wind was coming from, so I put down my bookmark, got up from my seat, and walked towards the place where the chill was coming from.

“The window… … .”

The chill was seeping in from the half-open window.

The window was clearly closed. That window is open… … .

“I guess I finally found it.”

I smiled, put on my coat, came out of the dormitory, and started walking leisurely along the trail.

Jeopuk, Jeopuk… … .

While I was walking leisurely, two more footsteps came from somewhere behind me.

“It’s quite late.”

“Sorry.”

“No, it’s okay. You finally found it, right?”

When I stopped walking and looked back, I saw Mia frowning in anger.

“Hello, how many days has it been since that day?”

“I don’t know, that kind of thing. I’m so busy making a living every day, how do I know that?”

“Well, that’s probably a good thing. Anyway, nice to meet you Mia.”

As I smiled and stretched out my hand, Mia stepped back and showed her teeth.

“You’re still so picky.”

“I didn’t call you to talk about this. Tell me your business! I have to go in and sleep!”

“Oh, that’s right. It was quite late though.”

He smiled and nodded.

Then he bent down slightly and made eye contact with Mia.

“I’ve been thinking about it slowly for six days since I first talked to you. Mia, you said you wanted a medicine to cure your mother, right?”

“You saved it!?”

After hearing what I said, Mia’s eyes lit up and she tried to approach me, but Mel overpowered her by grabbing her arm and squeezing her down.

From the looks of it, it looks like the story is going to be a bit long. I took a deep breath and deployed soundproofing magic around me to prevent any sound from escaping.

“Kkeuch… … !!”

“Mel.”

“Sorry. To suddenly rush in.”

I can’t say anything when I see Mel moving because I’m afraid I’m in danger… … . As I was looking at Mel with a shocked face, Mia, who was struggling, looked up at me and shouted.

“That’s why! Did you save it?! About!”

“I haven’t gotten my hands on the medicine yet, but I know where it is.”

“Where! I just have to go and get it! Tell me!”

When I looked at Mel, seeing Mia screaming and struggling, Mel nodded and let go of Mia.

As soon as Mel let go, Mia jumped up, lunged at me, and grabbed me by the collar.

“Keep your mouth shut and don’t stare, just answer!!”

I quietly looked into Mia’s eyes without saying anything.

Mia’s emotions must have grown stronger, and she spit out the words with tears in her eyes.

“Answer… … ! Fuck answer… … !!”

However, Mia overcame her fear using her will to save her relatives as a light.

Mel, perhaps thinking that she could no longer sit still and watch, tried to move again, but with a quick glance, she told him not to move.

Mel lowered her head and quietly looked at Mia, who was vigorously shaking me by the collar.

“I said I would do it… … !! Just let me know!! After that, I will do anything you ask me to do, so just tell me… … !!”

Mia said that and shook the arm holding my collar. My clothes will stretch out. As I looked down at Mia with that sentiment, I felt Mia’s grip weaken.

“Why, why aren’t you answering? … ?”

Mia, who was shaking, let go of her collar and began to cry. However, Mia struggled to control her emotions, gritted her teeth, and shed tears silently.

After looking at Mia like that for a moment, I smiled and stretched out my hand and stroked her head.

“When you ask someone for a favor, you should say, please let me know――”

“Ha… … ?”

For someone who lived a rough life in the back alleys, his surprisingly smooth hair danced between his fingers.

“And I think you’re mistaken. It’s you who needs something here. Not me.”

“What? Oh no, you… … !! You said you needed my help!!”

I grinned at Mia, who looked truly embarrassed and shouted at me, even forgetting her fear.

“Are you the only person in the world who knows how to steal? On the other hand, how many people have information about the medicine that will cure your mother?”

The eyes that were filled with hope that they could save their flesh and blood gradually turned into annoyance and anger, then into confusion and doubt, and finally into fear.

Just as a paper airplane floating in the sky could not catch the wind and plummeted to the ground, Mia’s emotions also fell from hope to abyss.

“I never thought I’d say this again… … .”

I chuckled and wiped away Mia’s tears with my thumb and smiled slightly.

“You need to know the topic, kid.”

Mia trembled and slowly extended her hand toward me, but then stopped and immediately knelt in front of me.

“Sorry, no… … . sorry… … do. Please, please tell me where the medicine is… … ! Mom, mom might die… … !!”

“Now you have a child-like face.”

I smiled as I looked down at the child who was begging and holding onto the hem of my clothes. Then, I straightened my back and looked down at Mia.

“The medicine you are looking for is in the treasure hall in the basement of the palace.”

“Ah… … ?”

Where is the royal palace? It is where the royal family lives and where the king who rules this country conducts business. A commoner stuck in a place like that, no. Can a kid from a back alley who can’t even be considered a commoner get in?

That too, before the most heavily guarded underground treasure in the royal palace?

Haha, it would be easier to fall headfirst off a cliff and hope to survive.

“… … Do not be ridiculous. Don’t make me laugh, you motherfucker!! Don’t be damned!”

Mia also knew this very well, so she sat there blankly, gritted her teeth, and started getting mad like crazy.

When I smiled, Mia seemed to get more angry and screamed louder than before.

“What’s so fun about making fun of people like that? It’s so damn funny――”

“Shhh.”

Mia, who was screaming in agony, suddenly lost her voice and groped her neck in embarrassment.

“It’s finally quiet now.”

As I nodded and said that, Mia, who was holding the hem of my clothes, frowned and pursed her lips.

Of course, because she had placed a curse of silence, no sound came out of Mia’s mouth.

‘What did you do to me!!’

“It was too loud, so I just made it quiet for a moment. You should have been a little quieter.”

After reading what she was saying through her lips and facial expressions, I chuckled and tried to pat Mia’s head, but she frowned and swung her arm to swat my hand away.

‘이거 풀어 개새끼야!!’

“Be violent. I understand that your personality has become rough while wandering around the back alleys, but you have to know when to lose your temper.”

‘Shut up!! You broke the deal first!! And then you shamelessly come out like that… … !!’

“I’ll say it again because you seem to have already forgotten. The deal I made with you back then was to get medicine for your mother. It wasn’t about finding the location of the medicine. And, you were the one who misunderstood and got angry first?”

As I spoke quietly, Mia began to calm down little by little.

Who knows, maybe he’s the younger brother of that crazy family lover, but he reacts really sensitively to things related to his family.

It’s not such a strange reaction considering he’s the younger brother of the guy who gathered rebels and overturned the country because his mother died, but it still gives me goosebumps thinking about that crazy man.

He shook his head and lifted Mia’s chin.

“The story somehow got a little long. Well, it’s late, but I’ll tell you why I called you today.”

Mia nodded, holding her chin in my hand.

He said with a grin, seeing that he had finally become obedient.

“Please stay at my villa with your mother. I will cover all the medicine and food expenses, so if you need to buy food or medicine, make sure to put it in my name.”

‘What!?’

“… … !?”

At my words, Mia and Mel looked at me with wide eyes.

Mel didn’t say anything, but she was looking at me with an expression on her face that seemed to ask if I was serious, and Mia just blinked as if she didn’t believe what I said.

“Of course, I’m not doing charity work, so I’ll get paid.”

‘There’s no way I could pay for staying in a nobleman’s mansion!! ‘What kind of absurd thing are you asking for?’

“There is only one thing I ask for. While at the villa, she was trained and worked as a maid. That’s all.”

Mia looked at me blankly and nodded. He must have decided that there would be no harm to him.

“Then that’s enough.”

“Okay,” he said, snapping his fingers.

“Ah, ah? voice is… … .”

“This is all I have to say. Go back and think about it, and if you’re willing, come here at night and visit Mel. Mel, you tell Mia the location of your room.”

“… … Yes, I understand.”

“Go. Because I have to go in and sleep.”

I turned away from the two people looking at me and returned to my room.

Click――When I opened the door, there was Hermel with his bare legs down on the bed.

“Hermel?”

Hermel, who was startled and trembled when his name was called, got up from the bed.

Hermel, who was not wearing any clothes, looked at me and spoke with a very flushed face.

“That… … . Because I was waiting nicely today too… … . Give me a prize… … .”

Hermel blushed, perhaps because he was ashamed of what he had said, and laughed.

“Really, looking at her like this, who would think Hermel was a princess?”

After saying that, he slowly closed the door.

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That night, Hermel and Charlotte’s room was strangely quiet.

Just like last night.