Chapter 39 – One Rose (1)
When I woke up, what I saw was the moon shining brightly in the night sky.
Sleeping for a short time feels like sleeping for a long time.
It was a hectic day because of Infector.
I got up on the bed and looked around to see Yuria sleeping with her stomach raised.
I thought it was cute like that, so I covered her stomach with her clothes and then stroked her head.
“Hmmnya mmnya… Jinu… Hehe~.”
I love the way he calls my name in his sleep, whether he knows I’m touching him or not.
“Are you awake, my lord?”
I turned toward the sound and saw En Lien there, on her knees, looking at me.
“Good night? I should say. Anyway, I was sleeping soundly. I’m sorry, Lien.”
“No. I heard from Eli that my master had a lot to do today.”
It feels a bit burdensome to see Lien staring at my face.
“Have you heard about the current situation?”
“Yes. I heard that Demon appeared here. And I also learned what I should do for Jinu.”
Looking at Lien’s face, she looks like she has made a firm decision.
“I couldn’t say hello to you properly earlier because I fell asleep first. Please take care of me from now on, Lien.”
I held out Lien’s hand to shake hers.
Then Lien bowed his head and sat down.
“Ha! I, Lien Dwayne, will sacrifice my life to annihilate every enemy in front of you.”
Seeing her sit in front of me with my hand that was playing around in the air gave me the feeling of the early Ellie, or even more.
“Lien, there is no need to call me master. You can speak comfortably.”
“That! That can’t be possible. I, the master’s first chosen one! I must be an example.”
For some reason, I feel like I can never change anything unless I force myself to do so.
“Okay, well, I guess I don’t have to worry about it anymore… Call me whatever you want, Lien. Anyway, please take care of me.”
“Yes!”
“But I can’t see Ellie. Where has she gone?”
Of course I thought it was in the room, but I couldn’t see where it had gone.
“Eli went out with that woman named Arya.”
Aria?
“Did Aria come while I was sleeping?”
“Yes. I came to visit you not long after you were asleep. I heard that the castle is being restored quickly. And, thanks to my lord’s performance this time, he plans to hold a banquet to reward you, so he asked me to attend.”
It’s a banquet…
Are there still things left to receive from Aria and are you giving them more?
“Did you say anything else besides that?”
“She, like that woman, heard about my lord’s current situation. Although my lord has been weakened to the point of almost losing his original power, she must have learned how much he is working hard for this world regardless.”
It’s my story, but I say it like I’m really proud of it.
And it also feels like something is inflated…
Well, never mind!
“I was going to explain it to Aria, but she already explained it all. It must have been hard to accept right away, but I guess she didn’t say anything?”
“The expression on his face seemed hard to understand, but he said he could believe it considering what happened today.”
I’ll have to talk about it again later.
“Where did Ellie go? Did you two have anything to talk about?”
Although they spent some time together, honestly, I couldn’t think of any scenes where the two could be said to have been friendly with each other.
“I think you can hear that from me later.”
“Really? Let’s ask it together when we talk separately.”
While I was thinking that, the door opened and Ellie came in.
“Ah, Jinu, you’re awake. Are you feeling okay?”
“She survived because of Ellie. Without her, she would have died on the spot.”
She felt painfully what it felt like to really die.
So much so that I never want to experience it again.
“I heard from Lien that there will be a banquet.”
“Yes. They say it will be held as soon as the palace is cleaned up. I think we can just stay here and wait until then.”
She later heard that it would be sorted out to some extent in about a week.
Until then, we decided to stay here and sort things out.
Because of this incident, there are two additional things to know.
First of all, how did the Infector appear here?
Rather than coming from Numeron, the dimensional gate we need to break, it seems we can get here through another route.
And it is an organization called Void that the Infector boss mentioned.
What you’re talking about gives off the scent of an evil organization aiming to conquer the world.
I feel like this organization called Void and the demon that came over are related to each other.
It’s hard to summon my game characters right now, but it’s giving me a headache to see rotten people called Void showing up for no reason.
It was fortunate that I was able to summon Lien this time…
There wasn’t really anything for me to do until the banquet opened.
Realizing that I had to become even stronger after this incident, I put more effort into my training.
The afternoon is spent researching game items as before.
I plan to receive it as a reward for Aria’s quest, but other than that, there are still 5 characters left.
Aside from that, I also looked for clues about Boyd.
Just like that, time passed in an instant.
The banquet is scheduled to begin this evening without finding any suitable clues.
Aria said that she would prepare all the clothes needed for the banquet.
After lunch time, I heard loud noises from outside, so it seemed like many people were starting to come into the castle.
We are waiting in our room until the banquet held in the evening.
“Wow~~. There are a lot of people! We’re going to eat a lot of delicious food at today’s banquet! Ji-nu, come walk around with me!”
Yuria jumped on top of me, who was lying bored on the bed waiting.
“Yuria, we should all go together. You can’t monopolize it all by yourself.”
“Oh, that’s what you say.”
Yuria naturally hugged me like she was hugging a pillow.
Lien sees this with a disapproving expression on her face.
At first, Yuria got angry every time this happened, but after I told her several times that I was okay, she stopped getting angry.
Still, he doesn’t seem to like that look.
Since the last time I almost died, Yuria’s obsession with me has increased significantly.
She tries to make sure that not only Yuria but also Ellie are ever left alone.
It must have been a huge shock to know that I almost died after they disappeared.
“It would have been nice to have gotten some clues about the Void organization or the necessary equipment for summoning, but it’s a shame.”
Ellie, sitting by my bedside, said with a regretful expression.
“It can’t be helped, right? If this continues, she might suddenly come out of nowhere again, right? I never imagined she would be in that room when she summoned Lien.”
I’m not sure if that’s the item that Aria has as an heirloom, but if not, she plans to ask for that too.
“I hope we can all get together as soon as possible.”
“I want to see Renia as late as possible.”
I’ve gotten to know you after living together for a week now, but it seems like Lien and Renia are really at loggerheads.
From what I heard, Renia is trying to get Lien to show her temper.
I don’t know if they’re going to summon Renia and fight.
Knock knock!
“Jinuni, are you inside?”
There was a knock on the door and the voice of the castle maid was heard.
“Yes, please come in.”
“Excuse me.”
The door opened and numerous maids were seen.
“We have come to prepare for the banquet that will be held in the evening. Eli, Yuria, and Rien, please follow us.”
It seems like it’s still a long way until dinner, but are you getting ready already?
Is it true that it takes a long time for a woman to prepare?
“Hmm…”
There are three people who do not move willingly at the words of the maid.
“What’s wrong? Are you afraid something will go wrong while you’re away? Don’t worry too much.”
“But… Otherwise, one person could stay and be with Jinnu and take turns guarding…”
“You say it’s okay? Show me how pretty you are, as a surprise. It doesn’t work that way if you take turns, right?”
It is understandable that the three people are worried.
It’s not that I’m not worried either.
However, I feel like I can now do my part, and if my life is threatened, I will run away with all my might rather than fight.
Due to this Infector incident, although I was not at full strength, I was able to run away for a long time while avoiding the attacks of the Gasta Knight called the Sword Master.
The three people who heard what I said followed the maid and left the room.
Left alone in the room, I spent some time reading the books I had found to find clues.
Has some time passed?
The maid who came earlier came back and asked me to follow her to prepare for the banquet.
There were various clothes where I followed the maid.
Among them, I chose a simple black suit.
After I chose my clothes, the maids rushed in and set it up by trimming my beard and pulling my bangs back.
As if I had promised, once everything was ready, it was time for the banquet to start and I moved to the banquet hall.
As I entered the banquet hall, a scene that I had only seen on TV unfolded.
Delicious-looking food is lined up like a buffet, and butlers and maids are serving cocktails.
There, people are gathered in small groups, laughing and talking among themselves.
I feel a little intimidated by this gorgeous place, to the point where I wonder if I can even stay here.
“Jinunim!”
As I was walking around, looking around blankly, I heard a voice calling me from behind.
When I turned my head, there were three beautiful women standing there that made my eyes widen.
She is a beautiful woman who usually just has a face without makeup, but this time, she became so pretty that we couldn’t take our eyes off her.
Ellie is wearing a pink dress the same color as her hair, and her shoulders and collarbone are clearly visible.
Thanks to this, the design emphasizes her big breasts even more, so her eyes can’t help but go there.
Yuria’s red dress has a short skirt so that half of her thighs are visible, perhaps because of her tail.
Of course, she is still happily swaying from side to side.
Lien’s white and black dress draped over one shoulder, showing off her legs when viewed from the front, and had a long skirt behind her.
It feels as if her healthy beauty is emphasized.
Oh wow.
“Jinuni… How… Are you feeling?”
Ellie asked, covering her breasts, if she was ashamed of how she looked now.
How do you feel?
“The best!”
I gave him a thumbs up and gave him a thumbs up.
“Jinuna is cool too!”
Yuria ran over and put her arms around me.
“Hmm, then, my lord. Please excuse me.”
Lien then came and crossed her arms.
It is literally a flower in both hands.
If you embrace two people, it feels unfortunate that the other one is left behind.
“Should this be done in a fair, rotating manner?”
“You will do that. Yuria, switch with me in a little while.”
“Huh? Do it with Lien. I want to stay a little longer.”
As if Yuria didn’t want to be separated from me, I tightened my arms around her.
“Eli, Yuria? You’ve been with your master a little longer, so I’d like to give you more time.”
I can even see them arguing with each other just by linking arms with me.
Is this the power of beauty?
“Oh, you’re here.”
While we were talking, Arias approached from a distance.
Aria also wore a blue dress that matched her hair color, and similar to Ellie, the design emphasized her breasts.
The difference is that Ellie’s dress has a frilly skirt, while Aria’s dress has a plain dress that fits her body perfectly.
My three characters were very pretty, but Aria was also formidable.
While the women were meeting and praising each other for being pretty, the bell to start the banquet began to ring.
