Chapter 51 – Silver Sweet Potato
“Ah- I almost fell out of my jaw.”
Had I yawned a little longer, my jaw would have fallen out and my mouth would have been torn apart.
I’ve slept enough and my body doesn’t have any problems even if I don’t sleep for several days in the first place, but after eating something, hunger strikes right away.
I passed between open trees in the blinding afternoon sun.
‘Let’s look back over there once more…’
Now I was checking out where the academy cadets would be camped out a day earlier than the day of outdoor classes.
Tomorrow morning, the cadets from the Faculty of Knights and Swordsmanship will depart from the academy and arrive here on foot.
Until then, I have to double check that there are no elements that could be a problem around me while doing my night job here.
Doran said he would send the academy staff instead of me, but even if there are a lot of people, if there are no useful people, there will be no results and it will just be crazy.
But only one day
It is the moment when the descendants of famous aristocratic families gather in an open space.
Truly the best hit-and-run timing.
Since the academy spread rumors that they were deliberately holding classes outside, they would think they would pay attention to security.
If there is a person who is receiving a request or preparing an assassination right now, it means that he has the confidence to explode and run away.
At that level, even if the academy faculty members were dispatched, there might be some people who could not be detected.
It’s where Rike is staying, but you can’t lie at home trusting only the academy staff who have no knowledge or trust.
‘They’ve made a very campsite… But in reality, there are very few places like this.’
First of all, the location and topography were perfect.
The center of the forest has become a flat and wide vacant lot, and the clock is open, so there seems to be no great difficulty in controlling the number of people.
On one side, there are piles of firewood, sleeping bags, and teaching aids for classes.
‘If I prepare everything like this, isn’t it just an outing?’
I don’t know if this is the right class because the academy prepares everything from simple cooking ingredients and tableware.
Just looking at these things, I can clearly feel how much the academy is worried about this class.
All of the faculty members, including Doran, are hoping for a safe return without any problems rather than just having this class for educational purposes.
If you take the first step that you haven’t been able to extend since the dean’s arm was blown off, then all you have to do is walk along the footprints.
Perhaps, as long as this class ends safely, the person who benefits the most externally is Doran, the dean.
As much as I made a bold move in the current situation, at least a small pore would be opened.
–
As I was walking around, a person came out from behind a tree.
It seems like it’s been a while since I borrowed the artifact to try it out, but now I’m back to see what I’ve done.
“How’s the stuff?”
Éclair was still wearing a robe, completely covering his face and body, in case anyone would recognize him.
Now that he was certain no one was around, he pulled off his hood, exposing his face.
“…Where the hell did you get such a thing? I’ve never seen or heard of anything like this in the imperial family.”
[ Hagen’s Armor Collection No.03 ]
▷ Wear the built-in armor.
▷Can be repaired using mana.
– My sore finger…! I love it more because it is a work that has an unfortunate ending.
She is genuinely surprised as she fiddles with the brooch I lent her.
After using it once, he had eyes like a child who received a toy, as if he had sincere admiration for convenience, regardless of hardness.
At first, I seriously considered whether I should give it to Chloe.
Even though the probability of the incident itself being solved is high… If you act out of the blue out of impatience, you will be in trouble.
In the first place, I didn’t intend to end it with this once.
“Isn’t it uncomfortable? I can’t use it because I’m stuffy.”
“At this level, it’s comfortable enough to be considered custom-made by an artisan, but if you use mana, you can change the body shape and appearance of the armor to some extent, so you won’t think it’s a woman… It’s an amazing item.”
···It’s not just repair, you have that kind of ability?
It’s a strange fact that I didn’t know at all.
Still, I have no intention of wearing the armor again.
Ricke also gave up immediately after using it once, probably because it was quite uncomfortable.
“What about the voice?”
At my words, Éclair pulled out a piece of paper the size of a thumbnail from her pocket.
An item exclusively sold by a group of wizards who work hard to create magic tools.
Attaching it to a helmet, face-covering robe, or hat will change your voice.
But, no matter who sees it, it turns into a voice that shows that it has been tampered with.
Even if it’s a groundbreaking item, if it doesn’t show that it’s been tampered with, she said that the empire won’t allow it to be sold.
“Okay. Keep the armor and return it when you’re done. Classes start tomorrow morning, so come back then.”
“…Is there anything I can do to help?”
“Really? Won’t my sister think it’s strange if I’m suddenly absent today? It’s dinner time soon.”
“It’s not uncommon to be away for a day or two on work. Even if you don’t tell me, you’ll just think so.”
Éclair looked around him for chores, as if he had no intention of going back without some help.
“Did you hear that your brother was going out to class?”
“Hmm… I heard it because it’s a matter of spending the day outside.”
It’s a picture even if you don’t see it.
He probably didn’t encourage me properly and just said that he would know.
As I was thinking that, Eclair glared at me.
“…You’re looking very rude right now.”
“I?”
Eclair sighed as he pressed his mouth like a halibut and pretended not to notice, relaxing his eyes.
“Okay…Is there a sword for supplying the academy here? If I use my weapon, I think Chloe will recognize it.”
‘If you knew, you should have brought it yourself…’
Are you nervous because it’s your brother’s job?
The more I looked at her in private, the more I saw her full of flaws, and I tried hard not to let out her sigh.
“Wait.”
I went inside the tent I had put up beforehand and took out a sword from my inventory.
Coming out of the tent, he threw his sword through the barrel at Eclair.
“Don’t worry about breaking, just use it.”
[ Rock Breath ]
▷ You can play a dull blade.
– Basilisk eyes are a great material.
Widely-!
Éclair, who grabbed the handle of the flying sword while spinning round and round, began to check the stone sword here and there.
Finally, he ran his finger across the blade of the stone sword and nodded.
“It’s not metal, it’s a stone sword… I’ve said it over and over again, but you have a lot of strange things.”
“All adventurers do.”
“…I didn’t ask with the expectation of a proper answer. Thank you. I will use it carefully.”
Swish-! Swish-!
After swinging the sword several times in the air, he put the breath of the rock into his waist with a ruler-like posture.
…
…
Eclair’s senses didn’t get caught, and Romerius’s potion made my senses more sensitive.
Must be a wild beast or a small animal.
Or, they were monsters like goblins and kobolds.
Even if me and Eclair occasionally shed mana here, the monsters instinctively began to move away from the camp.
“If you prepared this much, you would know what to do even if I didn’t tell you, right?”
At my words, Eclair, who was sitting with his arms crossed at the base of the tree, trembled slightly.
“Know···!”
I guess you don’t know at all?
However, this ideal is not an issue for me to intervene.
“There will be several opportunities.”
The fundamental reason why Eclair does not take a big step towards Chloe and just hangs around.
She is not fully aware of the difference between the young Chloe, who is traumatized to her, and the now grown-up Chloe.
The shock of her childhood is so great that it lasts a lifetime for Éclair.
Living in such a way, entangled in the trauma or the past, is a terrible mental illness.
This is not something that can be solved by telling others.
You have to experience and judge with your own eyes and body to break through the wall and come out.
Now, Eclair’s cracked mind doesn’t stop there, but like her complications, it is tinged with various things.
Eclair says she can’t anticipate what Chloe is thinking of her, and she can’t even guess.
Chloe believes more firmly than anyone else in the world that her heart is an angelic child.
Even if you deny yourself, it’s natural. Before you even start, you’re convinced by yourself… I’m not kidding, I want to eat chestnuts on the top of my head.
‘If the story is solved once, I think it will be cool.’
Even just looking at her still chokes her throat, making me wonder who the hell set this up.
Seeing the serious face of Eclair, her self alone in the world made me laugh.
‘Well… That’s why it’s that Akarite, and that’s why it’s that Dritna.’
The sisters had very different likes and dislikes in the game, but I liked this kind of vague emotional line back then.
Faced with reality, it was more dizzying than I thought…
Nevertheless, unlike the game, I believe that a cider full of carbonation will come.
This is not a vague expectation.
The reason why I can summon a silver sweet potato called Eclair and carry out this request is because I know Chloe’s feelings, even if not perfectly.
Ricke said he would help, and he had already secretly floated it.
From now on, it is up to this frustrated woman to reveal Chloe’s inner feelings.
…
Eclair is still. He asked me out of the blue.
“But aren’t you an adventurer?”
“Of course it’s an adventure? Tomorrow is an academy instructor.”
“…No, that’s not what I meant. Thank you for helping me, but…How can I pay the request fee?”
“Request fee? Oh, you should get it right.”
I was just going to put it in the name of debt and use it when needed.
It’s only at times like this that I like to notice…
If you bring up the story first, like now, I’d better say it properly.
“If the amount provided by the imperial family is the standard, even the country is in trouble…”
“I don’t need money right now?
I made a circle with my fingers and showed it in front of Eclair’s eyes.
“If it’s not money, what should I pay for…?”
She was even more perplexed when I said that she didn’t need the money.
I sat across from the eclair, with the liqueur pictured vividly in her mind.
“This may be the corresponding condition, but… Just once—-“
…
…
Éclair made a very surprised face when she heard my proposal.
“Is it an insurance… I understand the contents. Is the target a lover?”
“That’s right. I’m a citizen of the Empire, and I’m sure of my identity. I’m not a wanted criminal or being chased for a crime, so I’m relieved.”
Éclair hesitated, then nodded as if he had made up his mind after seeing the brooch in his hand.
“…Okay. I’ll accept it on the assumption that there are no issues like the one just mentioned.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll ask as long as the name and reputation of Eclair aren’t a problem.”
If you don’t have a chance to use her in the first place, that’s just the best.
“But shouldn’t you tell me who you are? Even if it’s your lover, I can’t guess.”
Will he show Rique to Eclair and say that he is a lover?
As a result of talking head-to-head with Ricke, who is still hesitant about publicizing it for various reasons, I decided that it would be okay to talk about the éclair.
I’m sure you’re not the type to go around talking about things.
I also thought that there was no big problem, and I had to know who it was in the first place so that I would protect it even if something happened.
“…You’ll know when you see it.”
