Chapter 52 – Chapter 4 – Old Ties
“Why don’t you go back sooner than that? Since the Marquis was away, there must have been an uproar.”
“It’s a little sad that you called me and said that.”
“It’s even more strange that you left everything behind just because I called.”
No matter how close a close friend is, the current job is to ask the Marquis of the country to come.
He could say that he had a problem with his pride, and it was obvious that the Marquis of Kienmeyer would be ridiculed if other nobles found out about this incident.
Even so, the Marquis of Kienmeyer came running as soon as Klaus contacted him.
Even with the minimum number of people, hiding the destination even from the people around.
“Commander Klaus, the hero of the war, is calling, so how can someone who fought in the Continental War not obey that order?”
It was a half-joking, half-serious answer.
In any case, many good things would happen if you just followed Klaus’ words, so now he was the Marquis of Kienmeyer to the extent that what he said sounded like a prophecy.
“Ah, that’s what I mean. Klaus, your lieutenant. My name is Kayla Tigger…”
“I already met you. I came here to have a rough talk a little while ago and to sort things out about the investigation team or what.”
“… As far as I know, I remember being such a loyal lieutenant to you. Wasn’t it?”
“Right.”
“But I don’t know why I’ve been meeting aristocrats more and more recently.”
“…”
Klaus deliberately glared at the Marquis of Kienmeyer without saying a word.
As if asking what he meant, as if it was real, or as if he was telling a lie.
Seeing that blue gaze, Marquis Kienmeyer hurriedly waved her hand and continued.
“I’m not saying anything stupid. It’s really been a while since I’ve been hearing such news. The fact that the best hero of the Continental War, the prisoner who assisted you at close range, has been strangely close to the nobles since he pursued naturalization.”
“Why are you telling me that?”
“Why are you telling me? Isn’t that obvious? I’m worried about you. You may say that you are proud of yourself, but if they use the words of the tiger beastman named Caela as a testimony, and say that you have planned and done strange things, it can cause quite a headache.”
What Marquis Kienmeyer said was certainly true.
A few words that had no meaning and no evidence to the extent that they thought they were puns could become a weapon to pierce the other person’s heart.
It is not enough to say how many times the rumors are fatal to those who are easily shaken by the slightest crack in the yard where even ordinary people cannot withstand the spear of the word and the arrow of the tongue flying at them.
“The reason nobles are still wary of you, who were pushed out of the military, is because of all your achievements, your absolute reputation, and your support. As long as they can gnaw them away, so long as they can shake them, the nobles will do anything. I bet you.”
“… Marquis Darnell Kienmeyer, who says that, you are also a noble.”
“What are you talking about? What does that mean?”
“Why do you not side with the nobles and worry about me, a commoner?”
Then, the Marquis of Kienmeyer blinked his eyes for a moment, then gave a ha ha, a meaningless smile.
His reaction was that he had surprised himself just to ask such a question.
“Isn’t that obvious? You are my friend It is also the most precious friend. Klaus, if it weren’t for you, I would have lived a similar life to those people whose noble names are precious. Yes, you can call me a friend and a benefactor at the same time.”
Loyalty too! He was a man worth shouting.
He was a benefactor who gave something to him, and a friend who shared his will, so why would he betray him?
He’s such a nice guy if you look at it in a good way, and if you look at it in a bad way, he’s like a man who could be caught at any time.
“Since you’re so honest, I’ll tell you one in response.”
“Oh, what is that?”
“You don’t have to worry about Kayla.”
“Hmm?”
“There is a reason for that. Whatever she is, she doesn’t have to worry about her. Because she will never betray me.”
“What… If you are, then it must be so.”
Credit to Klaus was already the Marquis of Kienmeyer.
He replied that he would not worry anymore as you said, and he hurriedly prepared to return as he had come.
If he was late for nothing and gave the aristocrats time to talk nonsense again, the part that had come this far and worked in a direction that benefited him could be useless.
“Let’s meet sometime and have a cup of coffee.”
“When it comes to vacation, then. At that time, it will be time.”
“You may be a professor with plenty of time on vacation, but I am not.”
At that, Klaus burst into laughter as if that were the case.
When the academy went on vacation, it was always the powerful people back home that were busy.
Because their heirs, children, or acquaintances will come back and discuss who is the enemy and who is the friend while unpacking information obtained from the academy and evaluating those they have encountered.
‘Come to think of it, I’ll have to tell Kayla to get ready to go back soon.’
I left them in the classroom, but they’re not there by now.
Perhaps around this time, Yulia and Caella were sitting in the professor’s office and talking.
Julia noticed that Kayla was acting on her and thought she needed a place to get away from prying eyes, and Kayla wanted to check Klaus’s room.
The two thoughts met and became ‘Let’s go to the professor’s office and share the story.’
‘Yulia’s personality is already coming out little by little.’
It was originally Klaus’ personal space in the academy’s professor’s seat.
However, from some point on, it became a place where Yulia avoided the eyes of others whenever she had a chance.
You’re my man and mine, and I thought that this much was natural.
In addition, the desire to inform Kayla, Klaus’s lieutenant, also worked.
To show a sense of superiority, that I am higher up, that I am closer to a man named Klaus.
Moving his steps, another Klaus pulled the doorknob in front of his professor’s office.
And when I went inside, I could see that Yulia and Kaela were looking this way instead of sitting and talking.
“Commander.”
“Professor Klaus.”
It was Kayla who jumped up from her seat as soon as she saw Klaus.
On the other hand, Yulia was deliberately trying to look relaxed.
Caela’s superior, Klaus, had decided to come under her command, and since Caela knew that fact, it was necessary to make sure that her Sun Tiger Lady was informed on this day.
Your master is my man, my man. So, I want you to behave well too.
So it looks like he’s trying hard to show that he’s above Klaus…
‘Unfortunately, I’d rather have a woman clinging to me than a woman I’m supposed to cling to.’
Klaus approached Kaela with only Yulia as her body.
And immediately, he decided to ignite Yulia’s jealousy.
“Yes, Commander?”
A haircut that you don’t normally do.
Kayla tried her best to pretend she wasn’t, but she did exactly what she loved most.
“The job was done well. That’s why it’s a reward, Kayla.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“What do you think. Sailors say they like this. Are tigers different?”
“Um… Sounds like an appropriate reward.”
What a suitable reward, I like it even now, while trying to die.
Klaus patted his head with all his heart while spitting out a giggle inwardly.
The hair of the beastmen was famous for being softer than that of the fairies, probably because of the setting that hair replaces the soft fur of beasts.
Thanks to this, Klaus was able to savor the softness created by melting clouds.
Gureureung, gurreung-.
As if the tiger woman is in a good mood, she closes her eyes and sings the golgol song again.
The way she doesn’t stop there and wags her tail gently is truly a dog cat.
For a moment, he thought about checking on Yulia, who was standing next to her and watching her, but Klaus fought it hard.
Demon Lord is quite quick-witted, so if you look away and meet eyes like the situation from a few episodes ago, there is a chance that you will realize your true intentions and come out quite arrogant.
She had to completely ignore that queen for the moment if she was going to drop all her ego and go instead to her jealous outbursts.
“Kaela.”
“Grureung, Grureung…”
“Kaela Tigger.”
“Ahhh! Yes. Commander. Did you call?”
“When you return to the kingdom, immediately spread these rumors. Naturally, the nobles who thought they were sent to investigate the truth went forward to conclude that the commoners instigated this incident. Fortunately, the Marquis of Kienmeyer, who came after him, prevented the situation.”
“Speaking of the Marquis of Kienmeyer… You are the Commander’s close friend.”
“Yes. As for why he came to the academy, he will make up a rough reason and put one foot on the rumor. So, make sure you only shed the right information in just the right way.”
“I understand, Commander.”
When Kayla’s answer came back, Klaus smiled and slowly withdrew his hand.
As soon as the superior’s hand fell, the tiger woman’s expression of regret became evident.
Having finished his mission, he must return to the realm himself.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Klaus’s face, her own captain, and I’m going back to it in a few hours, so it’s burning inside. That’s understandable, of course.
But there are still some things Kaela can do for you in her kingdom.
Moreover, until her vacation, there is nothing she can do about sticking by her side.
Until the end of this semester, Kayla would have preferred to keep tabs on the nobles’ movements.
“Wait a little longer. When you are seated properly, then I will call you.”
“Are you sure?”
“Are you saying I’m lying?”
“Never, never. I’m just happy to hear you say that. Adjutant Caela Tiger, I look forward to the day when I return to your side by order of the Commander.”
“Yes, yes. Probably by now those nobles should be almost ready to leave the academy. Join them before it’s too late. After that, for not being able to hold on to me, you roughly make up a reason and explain it.”
“No problem. I’ll take care of everything, so the commander only needs to call me to your side.”
I know, so it is. It was Kayla who quickly apologized for not taking it seriously when Klaus joked about it.
Klaus saw Kayla while thinking that maybe someday, he might have to change even that stiff appearance.
She, of course, even if she said goodbye, all she did was accompany her from leaving the professor’s office to the visit, but from Kayla’s point of view, there was nothing more pleasant than that.
“Then, please be healthy until the day we meet again.”
Kayla speaks in a polite tone that is unbelievable for a proud tiger beastman.
After that, she quickly left the professor’s office and disappeared in an instant.
‘Anyway, maybe it’s because he’s a tiger, but his body movements are really fast.’
I assure you, few people will notice that woman’s approach even if it gets a little dark.
She’s good at mana, but she’s also capable of stealth and ambush, so she’s really the best woman for an aide-de-camp.
That excessive loyalty still bothered me a little, but it was okay because I was able to look at it with a smile…
‘Now, the real problem remains.’
Inwardly, Klaus took a deep breath and turned around.
Yulia was glaring at him with the appearance of a woman who had been there a while ago but was not getting a single bit of Klaus’s attention, so she was very angry about something.
“…”
Ignore it once more, and go ahead and sit in the chair.
Then, while sneaking a look at the materials for the lecture that will be held tomorrow, he opens his mouth in a passing tone.
“Isn’t Cadet Yulia going to have to go back soon? It will be dinner time in a little while.”
“… Be honest.”
“What are you talking about? Speak properly.”
“Tell me honestly.”
“So, what are you talking about honestly, shouldn’t you say it properly?”
“That tiger beastman who just left. The woman you said was your lieutenant, Kayla Tigger.”
Swoop-.
Yulia gets up from her seat and approaches Klaus.
Then, as if she didn’t quite like something, she frowned slightly and opened her red lips to continue her speech.
“Really, is it true that the relationship between superior and subordinate is over?”
“…”
“No matter how you look at it, you look so friendly, you.”
