Chapter 138 – 138. The Valencian Sisters (6)
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An unbelievable situation was happening at an outdoor cafe famous for freshly baked apple pie.
A high elf spraying drinks vigorously,
A human receiving strong pressure with his face as if he were doing a Thai massage.
The morning drama created by the elven warrior chief and the demon king slayer caught the attention of the citizens of Maherit at once. Rumors spread rapidly, and a crowd larger than the clouds gathered around them.
“Wait, Sandwich didn’t say anything… !”
Squash!
The sandwich escaped from Ardena’s hand and hit Yushin’s face exactly.
It was a sandwich topped with grilled ham and eggs.
Yoo-shin had to experience ‘this house is good at half-cooking’ on her face. Grilled ham and egg yolks ran down Yushin’s cheeks.
“What happened?”
“The demon king slayer must have cheated on the Ardena warrior chief secretly.”
“Ah, even though I’m a human like a demon king slayer, I can give some attention to other women!”
“What are you talking about! It’s wrong to hide from the Ardena warrior commander and have an affair!”
Crowd opinion 60:40.
If Ardena’s anger is justified, it is 60.
40. The demon lord slayer is too much for her lover.
The citizens of Maherit were making their own judgments while confronting opinions in a tense structure.
If it was another elf, they might have been more supportive of Yushin. But the opponent is Ardena. She is called the jewel of the elven country of Liberia, and she is the strongest female knight who is respected by all female knights.
Noble high elf lineage.
The eldest daughter of the venerable Valencian family.
Leader of the Elven Warriors and leader of the Helenwood Knights.
The citizens of Maherit shook their heads at the fact that she neglected Ardena, who was famous for her invincible female warrior, and cheated on her.
“You bastard!”
Ardena sighed loudly and scattered fruit juice for an unknown number of times.
The smell of fruit wafted through.
Yushin’s face was mixed with various drinks, including fruit juice, and the strong smell was vibrating. His black hair was covered in drink.
“Cool, cool.”
Yushin coughed.
Juice flowed from his nostrils.
He was unable to open his eyes because he was covered in sticky drinks.
“Ha… , Ha… !”
As Ardena exhaled, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with a napkin.
She felt a little better.
It was thanks to her exerting her negative emotions, which she struggled with alone, to the outside.
Of course Yushin became a mess, but
It was the price of cause and effect he had to accept.
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After the frantic stress relief,
Ardena was able to lighten her heart.
Of course, her resentment towards Yushin was not completely resolved.
He still hated Yushin.
If she had been having an affair with another woman, she might have been generous to some degree, but… , Had an affair with her sister, who introduced her to teach her swordsmanship. It was natural for Ardena to hate Yushin.
“When you return to the castle, you should apologize to Alone. I wasn’t mature enough. Alone is just being played by a dirty human demon….”
Yoo-shin, who came to be called a dirty human, couldn’t help but smile bitterly without saying anything.
There is no dispute.
Yushin humbly accepted Ardena’s criticism.
Whatever the process of her coming to embrace Alone, it was clear that it was her own fault that she did not tell Ardena and hid it until the end. So Yushin accepted Ardena’s anger without saying anything.
“Huh!”
Ardena turned her head away when she saw Yushin’s face walking side by side with her.
It seems that the anger still hasn’t resolved.
It was natural. No matter how many times I sprayed that drink, the lump in my chest couldn’t be completely relieved.
However, it was clear that the negative emotions were somewhat diluted. Yu-shin, who admitted his wrongdoing without making any excuses, seems to have relieved his anger a little, so Yu-shin, who came out of the outdoor cafe, was generous enough to wash his body and change into new clothes.
“Where?”
Yushin asked.
It was because I was curious about Ardena’s behavior as if she was walking aimlessly.
To that, Ardena replied.
“I want to buy a present to apologize to Alone.”
I want to apologize to her sister.
At Ardena’s words, Yushin smiled in relief.
“… I will not apologize to you.”
“Because I am a bad guy.”
“Heh, I’m glad you know me well.”
At Yushin’s words, Ardena made an effort to raise her thorns and put on a dissatisfied expression.
I was somewhat angry.
However, she did not want to give him the image of an easy-going woman who was easily offended, so she showed a blatant side.
“What gift would Alone like?”
Ardena asked.
Yushin shrugged her shoulders at that question.
She’d known her for less than a year, and Ardena, her older sister, would know more about her Alone than he did.
“I don’t know, what Alone likes.”
She let out her deep sigh as she showed her troubled face.
It’s really pitiful.
A sister who doesn’t know what her sister likes.
Ardena felt her guilt as she blamed her own insensitivity towards her sister.
Besides, it was right after her nasty comments to her sister, so Ardena looked even more anxious. She feared that Alone might not accept her own apology.
“I think he’ll be happy if you just call Maherit over and give him something to eat.”
“There is no way we can reconcile with barely enough food. Yushin, think seriously!”
“… I was thinking seriously.”
Very seriously,
It was the answer she gave as one of those who knew Alone well.
Alone has a very simple personality.
She is a tomboy who is very lonely. She is a child who is embarrassed by the slightest favor.
Maybe she doesn’t have to think too hard.
It’s not her gift that’s important, it’s her heart that’s important.
However, Ardena said that her gift to her sister must be something luxurious, and she pondered in vain.
“So what are you going to buy?”
She asked as she looked at Ardena contemplating her sister’s gift with a spleen expression on her face.
“Mansion.”
“… Yes?”
“When Alone graduates from her academy, she will serve as a knight guarding Maherit. Considering him, we are going to arrange a nice mansion for Maherit.”
What is it, an elf joke?
It’s not funny at all for a joke.
At Ardena’s idea of giving her sister her mansion as a gift, Yushin gave an expression of disbelief. Then she ran the simulator, assuming that Ardena had gifted Alone her new mansion.
‘Take it, it’s a new mansion.’
‘Sister, did you hate me so much that you wanted to kick me out right away?! Sorry I was wrong! I will never look down on Master again! So forgive me! Wow!!’
All I can think of is Alone bursting into tears.
In order to prevent the ending from going to the worst, Yushin had to break Ardena’s stubbornness.
“Wouldn’t it be better to be a little simpler than that? Alone can’t ask for a big gift. I think Alone would feel a lot of pressure too.”
Thanks to the mix of gestures and persuasion, she was able to break Ardena’s stubbornness.
Ardena consults Yushin and decides to arrange a gift for her sister. Thanks to this, Yushin got a chance to prevent Ardena from facing the worst outcome.
“I’m sorry.”
“What?”
“I never thought I would claim to know Alone better than I, her sister. Shameless. I will watch that arrogance.”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
After that, after consulting with Ardena,
As a gift to Alone, ‘Magic Tool’ was preoccupied.
Yushin said that simple snacks were enough, but Ardena insisted, “I want to give a gift suitable for the daughter of the Valencian family!”, So in the end, she had to choose a gift from among the magic tools.
“Welcome!”
Yushin and Ardena arrived at the magic tool shop built on the outskirts of Maherit.
A shop built on green grass.
It was run by a half-elf girl with impressive freckles on her cheeks.
Seeing Yushin stare at the half-elf girl, Ardena cleared her throat and raised a thorn made of jealousy. Due to Ardena’s sharp gaze, Yushin had to focus on the magic tools displayed to her left and right, depriving her of even the freedom of her gaze.
“Ho, by any chance the Ardena warrior commander?!”
The half-elf girl screamed in surprise.
To the citizens of Maherit, no, to the citizens of the Elves of Liberia, Ardena Valencia was like a symbol of an idol.
That’s why the half-elf girl recognized Ardena’s identity just by looking at her face. She seemed surprised to find that her invincible heroine had personally visited her own humble magic store.
“I’m just a customer who stopped by the magic tool store.”
“Yes, four! All right! We will guide you inside!”
Ardena left Yushin in the hallway for a while and headed inside her shop, guided by the half-elf girl.
4-story display racks placed on the left and right.
On each floor of the display stand, there were junk items presumed to be magic tools.
Including magic tools decorated with jewels, scrap metals whose purpose was not known at all were also visible. Ardena explained to the half-elf girl that she was looking for a magic tool that she wanted to give to her sister as a gift to express her apology. Then, the half-elf girl guided Ardena, saying that there were suitable items just in time.
“I think jewelry like necklaces or earrings would be nice. Magic tools imprinted with simple protection magic are popular products even among noble ladies.”
“Well, that would be nice.”
“Then how about a ring?”
At the half-elf girl’s recommendation, Ardena shook her head.
“A child who uses a sword. The ring is fine.”
“Yes, got it.”
Ardena, along with her half-elf girl, was looking for the magic tools she deserved,
Golden glittering things,
She found a magic tool in the shape of a cute music box.
It’s something I came across quite by accident.
Ardena couldn’t figure out why she fell in love with the music box, but she felt so interested in the music box that she temporarily forgot her purpose of finding a magic tool to present to Alone.
“What is this?”
“Well…. It’s not something for sale. It’s an imitation made by some quack.”
“Then why are you putting this on the shelf?”
“Ahaha….”
To Ardena’s question, the half-elf girl shyly scratched the back of her head and evaded an answer.
It was an obvious reason.
He must have been willing to sell this ‘counterfeit’ if Hogu came in among the customers.
But the half-elf girl didn’t have the guts to fool Ardena or Valencia. How dare you fool the Ardena warrior commander.
“The music box of desire. They say it shows the future the other person wants.”
“Is it fantasy magic?”
“Yes. It is as the commander said.”
She is a magic tool created by a delusionist who wanted to see the future she longed for even as a false illusion.
The half-elf girl explained that it was a replica made by imitating a magic tool named Music Box of Desire, that is, an imitation.
“But the important thing is… , I don’t know how it works.”
“That means you put something on the shelf that you don’t even know the switch to activate.”
“I’m sorry!”
“Done.”
The half-elf girl bowed her head 90 degrees and apologized. If Ardena’s voice had been harsh, she would have cast her gran clause while turning her head 180 degrees.
Ardena accepted her apology.
She herself had come to buy a present for her sister, not to catch the rogue merchant who was trying to sell her counterfeit goods at a high price to an easy-going Ho-gang.
“Wait a minute, there are some items that are not on the shelves.”
“I get it.”
The half-elf girl left Ardena for a while with somewhat hurried steps and headed for her warehouse.
I was left alone in a store with shelves on the left and right. Ardena, who had been waiting for the half-elf girl to come, looked at the magic tool named ‘music box of desire’ that naturally caught her attention.
‘It’s a false illusion complete with desire…. It’s insignificant.’
Ardena frowned, gazing at her music box at an abomination in disgust.
And at that moment,
The music box, which had been stigmatized as a counterfeit, reacted.
Even Ardena had no way of knowing why the music box of desire had been activated. The problem is that the music box of desire has been activated. The music box’s designated target of her desire is Ardena Valencia, who has her purest and most intense desires, and begins constructing false illusions of what she wants.
