Chapter 293 – The Long Long Friday (4)
“Still, wouldn’t it be a little early to think about a civil war?”
“I don’t think Princess Philia is the kind of person who would hand over her throne so easily… There are so many supporters, this time…”
His eyes focused on Marey again.
“I know nothing.”
“Sorry sorry. Because this is the story when we get together…”
“No, I am rather curious. I know the circumstances, but I don’t know the details.”
The people in the choir took notice of Marey and continued talking with a confused look at her innocent eyes.
“Prince Asmos himself doesn’t do anything properly, so he seems to be having quite a headache inside. Thanks to that, Asmos seemed to hang out with people outside the principality, not inside. Joining the old Northeast 8th Coalition doesn’t look that good.”
“The Northeast 8 Alliance?”
“According to rumors, they seem to be smuggling weapons to the North or the Sigma Empire. These days, pagans and restoration rebellions break out in the middle, so it seems that the Inspection Bureau can’t help it even though they know about it. Or maybe they judged that the arms trafficked in were not that important.”
“What have the other princesses been doing?”
“Well, it’s always the same, avoiding people, hanging out with animals. It seems that Princess Philia is in trouble thanks to her, maybe it’s because she’s her blood relative, even though she’s a competitor. Or it seemed that she kept going around and around whether she wanted to have the Senate as a support force.”
“Are you talking about Lia’s sister?”
“Stuttering, sullen, timid… I’m not cursing what That’s just an evaluation. She seemed to be being bullied in 2nd grade. I don’t know if he’s neglecting Princess Philia or leaving her alone to protect her.”
She told Philia to hear her brother’s story with her sparseness. I wondered what kind of person she was, but she regretted being heard in this way.
“She lets herself be bullied to protect her?”
“It’s a guess. If it had not been for her protection, she would not have kept her youngest son by herself, to whom the Grand Duke was not interested. If it were me, I would have left her alone in the duchy and made her fight Asmos.”
Watching the choir members casually telling eerie stories, Marey realized again that these people are nobles. These were unfamiliar stories.
“It’s a bit bittersweet, but isn’t that the case most of the time when the family head doesn’t play a human role? I am also imprisoned here!”
One of the choir members laughed and cheered.
“That friend is Gamus La Jie, and he is the third son of the Jie family. As her eldest and second older brothers fought and fought, the head of the household was unable to use her hands, and her youngest was just sent here to become a civil servant or a scholar.”
“It’s okay since the old man said he’ll take care of her inheritance. It’s okay~!”
Gamus Rajie smiled and waved his brown hand around. He was a big man if you really didn’t care. He must have been from the South, the outline of his muscles simmering over his dark skin and white choir dress.
“But what was Asmos thinking when he nominated such an idiot as his successor? Did you hear the rumor that he molested the concubine of an Albraham nobleman and she went into a mess?”
“I heard that the newspaper company shut it down, but this guy who is neither the grand duke nor the successor is talking nonsense, but where can I see it? I heard that the road is running rampant to judge?”
“Wow, rumors are fast. My father called me this morning and informed me. Did he threaten to break your leg club if you had an accident at Walter?”
With the commercialization of magic, the exchange of information was incomparably faster than before. Of course, it was the first time Marey had ever heard of it, having only shaken her waist hard from last night until this morning.
“I’m betting on Princess Philia. Whether it’s Asmos or the Senate, I think I’ll lose money just by investing in the rest.”
“Well, everyone here comes to the same conclusion. I’m on the side of Princess Philia, who seems to take care of more than the principal amount unconditionally, rather than the two people who don’t seem to be able to find the principal. You don’t have to be vigilant. Dentures Tak-tak- distance is the choice of old people or kings, they are talking nonsense, saying it is the choice of the family.”
Gamus hit his teeth and imitated the snarky sound when he hit his artificial teeth. He made everyone laugh out loud. Since Philia’s evaluation was good for her, Marei tried to remain as expressionless as possible, feeling a sense of pride for some reason.
“I am not forcing it. We also want to get to know Princess Philia, but since she’s such a busy person, it’s hard to even see her face. Even if you look at their faces, most of them are work-related. There are quite a few student council members here.”
“Surprisingly, Gamus, that guy is also a member of the student council. Some of the choir members were kidnapped by Sasha-senpai.”
Gilia shrugged her shoulders.
“Have a good time like that in class, rumor has it that you are a naive class president! Gilia Marita-sama, it seems that it was made according to the manual, probably because you are also going to be a soldier.”
“Because I’m the class president, I have to keep everything I need to protect. For being an example Gamus, are you really going to live like that when your goal is to go to the Inspection Bureau?”
A man named Gamus and Gillia looked very close.
“Are you two friends?”
“Marey, most of us here are friends. I am in a similar situation.”
“What is a similar situation… She wouldn’t even talk to such a hard girl if it weren’t for Sasha-senpai!”
Gamus grumbled at Gillia’s words.
“I don’t like this story, so let’s talk about something else. Gillia, do you have information about the northern front? Throw up some.”
“I heard that General Pahu has been emptying the front for several weeks. Miss Julia didn’t say much. It seems that the Duke of Pahu went to the main house due to succession issues. Miss Julia seems to be interested in the dukedom.”
“Is there anyone who says that titles are annoying?”
“Well, you said it’s not a secret, so let’s talk. He said he had something he wanted to do, but he said he would need a title. I thought it was a personal sign, so I didn’t ask more.”
Gillia shook her head from side to side. She still seemed to have a hard time with Julia. No, she might be right when she said that most of her students were difficult for her.
“And, Marey knows better than me, right? Because she is taking private tutoring.”
“Yes? Yes? I haven’t heard anything…”
She hadn’t heard anything from Julia. She seemed to be hanging out with Erden these days, but she probably had some kind of talk between the two of them. If I had a chance, I would have to vomit the truth in bed.
“Oh, how about tutoring with Miss Julia? Do you often play wargames?”
“I’m just learning how to read the map or the grand strategy of the empire. She said that she had no intention of being a soldier…”
“Huh~.”
Gillia looked strangely satisfied.
“The prices of items in the Dwarf Kingdom are rising. Are you playing with the merchants? Or is something wrong?”
“How do you know the circumstances of those who raise the wall and trade at relay stations outside the wall? The merchant must have been playing a joke. If there is a problem in the Dwarf Kingdom, won’t it just end with a price increase? There’s no way General Schwafen can stay still.”
I couldn’t follow the story of the choir anymore.
“It seems that accidents are happening quite a bit in the northeast 8-nation alliance, but there is no story in the newspapers? Shall we buy some meat or food?”
“Albraham was quite famous for his art, right? If it is mentioned because of the foolishness this time, it seems that things will naturally be released in the market. How about buying in advance? Do you think there will be a profit from pocket money?”
“It is said that the Arancini of the Beast tribe held a large-scale hunting competition, so wouldn’t it be better to invest in the Confederate supplies?”
When the topic of investment came up among the students, Marey couldn’t help feeling aloof. Watching her share these stories makes her realize again that these children are nobles too. It was a continuation of a series of processes that Marey, who did not know anything about, listened to their stories to the end and could have thought that way.
To be honest, I have a desire to write it down in a notebook and try it again, but for some reason, it didn’t seem like a good way to live.
“Is Marey like this kind of story?”
“No. That’s interesting. I’ve never done anything like investing before… I have no money.”
Fortunately, people didn’t notice or look at a strange person.
“Ah, how much is the annual tax revenue of Viceroy Balter?”
Of course, I didn’t believe the saying that I had no money. Sometimes, considering the pocket money that Erden and other women secretly poked at her, she was on the side of receiving quite a lot, but she felt that the pocket money she received purely from Ravela was not enough, rather than a little bit lacking.
There are times when I feel the intention to always have dinner at home. In addition, it was a story that had nothing to do with how much Lauren and Ravela earned. There was nothing lacking.
The story ended abruptly. She thought she would talk about her school life after the choir, but maybe it was all about the future and money, so Marei had no choice but to listen to what others had to say. She didn’t know anything about it, and even if she said she knew it well, she only had the erogenous zones and secret characteristics of her females, so she couldn’t even talk about it.
“Wasn’t it fun?”
At Gillia’s question, she shook her head from side to side. It was fun. However, since she was mostly just listening, she was worried that others might not be uncomfortable.
“It was amazing because it was the first time I heard it. I thought that everyone is living hard…”
“Don’t call it funny.”
Gillia calmly nodded her head. A strange laugh came out at her determined appearance.
“Is the choir fun?”
“Ah yes. Everyone is having fun.”
Hmm. Gillia let out a short moan.
“Well, as long as you’re having fun, it doesn’t matter. I’m going to go first because there’s a group of kids preparing for the military academy. Have a nice weekend~!”
The more I looked at her, the brighter she was. I couldn’t picture her firmly telling her classmates not to bully her on their first meeting. Light was filtering through the stained glass. The church, which had been noisy until just before, was filled with silence like a lie.
“I am finally alone.”
Sasha, who had not been seen throughout her choir practice, suddenly appeared. She sat next to Marey, as if she had been there from the beginning, as if she had risen from the shadows.
“Senior…? When did you come?”
“It has been there from the beginning. That’s why I’ve been hiding all along.”
Sasha pointed to Ifrit, who was dozing in front of the stained glass.
“Ah, it’s a spirit. The spirit that signed a contract with me today. It’s Ifrit!”
When her name was called, Ifrit raised her head and moved her head left and right to survey her surroundings, then flew over to Marey and sat on her shoulder.
“Ifrit…”
Sasha let out a long sigh.
“Isn’t that a good name too? It is said to be the name of the spirit king, but I heard that this child’s name is Ifrit.”
“…Ifrit, the fire spirit king.”
“Yes?”
“No, I didn’t mean to you. Ifrit, stop playing around. Could you explain why you approached this child in that form?”
-Hmm~. After all, is it impossible to fool the eyes of an Elyos child?
A female voice was heard from somewhere. I looked around to see if someone had come, but in the cathedral, only myself, Sasha, and Ifrit were there.
“Ifrit… Did you say that?”
– You are. How reckless! Do you know who I am?
A voice sounded like she was pretending to be angry, and Ifrit flapped her wings, flapping them slowly in front of Marey. And immediately the fire flares up. When a fireball that seemed to be 2m tall suddenly jumped out, Marei was startled and stepped back from her, but her hand reached out from within the fireball and grabbed Marei tightly.
“Ah, twat, twitch…? Not… Is it hot?”
“The little boy is too scared. Tsk tsk…”
The voice I heard in the fireball clearly tickled my ears. Contrary to her slender arms, a savage force pulled Marey. And the softness you feel right away. Instinctively, Marei noticed that these were her breasts and threw them away.
“Because you are my new contractor. Don’t take your eyes off it. Elyos kid. The green dragon bothers me, but well, the looks pass, and I like it.”
A taller woman who looks taller than Labella. No, Ifrit hummed softly while hugging Marey tightly. The sound of burning firewood tickles my ears.
Even though a woman she had never seen before hugged her tightly, she was strangely so comfortable that she couldn’t push her away. There was no way that she was selfish, but rather than her strange sense, the warm warmth that made her eyes close by itself made Marei stand still, unable to push or hug Ifrit.
“I am surprised to see you in a place like this. Still, someone like you…”
“Who knew that the brave guy would die so suddenly after acting like he would do it for a thousand years with Lauren or Lilith? After all, in this day and age, only this guy, Ravella, and that nasty kid are left.”
Ifrit let out a small sigh.
“That vicious girl ignores me even when I ask to be called!! Well, what’s the matter with such a nice and cute kid appearing! Aww, this cute thing. You know I love you, right?”
Ifrit held Marey tightly and tilted her from side to side, letting her laugh.
“Marey, are you okay?”
“Yeah.. It’s okay.. It’s a little difficult to breathe, but…”
I felt out of place. I don’t know how to describe it, but if you’re looking for a similar feeling, it’s like you’re wearing another bag.
“As expected, blood…”
Sasha pursed her lips, then shrugged her shoulders and let out a small sigh.
“Something bothered me, Marey.”
Sasha, who wears angel wings, is the complete opposite of Sasha, who has wings with glowing red feathers.
“We, the angel of fire, have nothing we can’t say to the king of spirits… ? I’m sorry to call you a nuisance.”
“Ha…”
Ifrit and Sasha seemed quite close.
