Chapter 65 – Capital Holiday -2-
Kiik-
At her touch, the door to the Adventurer’s Guild opened.
Rather than the sound of a door opening violently with force, the politeness of force control draws the attention of adventurers on the contrary.
‘····’
The smell of cheap cigarettes and drunken people pierced Eclair’s sensitive nose.
I remember when I first came here.
He couldn’t adapt to the rugged atmosphere of the adventurers looking at him, but he’s finally gotten used to it.
– Who is that woman… Heck!
-If you don’t want to be left behind, turn your eyes away, you idiot!!
…
The moment she enters the building with a straight leg, the eyes of the adventurers are driven like bees and then scattered like rats.
The sun-drenched silver hair and red eyes attract attention, and the beautiful appearance is added to attract men’s attention.
Even the adventurers who flirt with women have only one life.
All the adventurers who knew Eclair’s face, who occasionally visited here on business, forcibly turned their eyes away.
Knights are mainly noble.
Not everyone is like that, but it’s common sense that most of them look down on lowly adventurers or don’t acknowledge them.
Although there has not been an incident caused by Eclair in the guild yet, there is no guarantee that the famous Five Knights of the Empire did not have such thoughts…
Eclair, who fixed her eyes on the familiar atmosphere and situation, went straight ahead to the receptionist.
“I sent you a mail beforehand.”
The day she was definitively scheduled without cancellation of the holiday.
She called the postman and she sent the letter by the fastest way.
If there was a difference from the usual work days, I enclosed the fee to be sent to the adventurer’s guild as a personal expense.
To be delivered to Roman as quickly as possible through the guild.
I heard that it was properly delivered through the postman because Roman only keeps the mailbox open for those with certain identities.
“Ah! I was on the first floor until just now…”
She said that she went down to the tavern in the basement because she was hungry.
‘…It’s difficult.’
Éclair has no memory of being in the adventurer’s guild except for the waiting room.
She knew that she was not welcome here and thought it was the least polite thing to stay on the set path.
“Can a non-adventurer outside go down?”
Adventurers who need to do business to ask the receptionist to go down to the basement and send a message are waiting behind them.
“Umm—-if you came to see Roman-sama…”
Permission received based on his clear identity as a nobleman and a 5th knight.
After she was asked not to quarrel with the adventurer, Eclair headed downstairs to a tavern that was busy with business.
Tack-Take-
Going down the dull wooden stairs, I see Roman sitting at a round table with adventurers.
Seeing himself coming down, he shakes his hand as if glad to see him.
“····”
He untied his arms and wondered if he should wave, but he couldn’t help but nodded his head.
He left the table with a cheerful smile and came over here.
“The timing is a little off. Let’s go.”
“Isn’t the party waiting there? I can wait.”
“Party? Isn’t it?”
Roman only said good work to the group of adventurers who were staring at this place and quickly went up to the first floor.
-Me… Me!! Crazy man!! Calculate what you did!
-Who ate all of this!
I wondered if this was okay, but at Roman’s voice from above, Eclair headed upstairs again on the stairs.
Ting-
When Roman arrived on the first floor and flicked a gold coin with his finger, the receptionist’s eyes widened.
The movements of the receptionist and Roman were as natural as they had been several times.
“With this, please pay the noisy guys downstairs. I’m coming as a guest.”
Kik-!
Seeing Eclair standing behind, Roman took the lead and went out of the guild.
“It’s not about the imperial family or the request? Then it’s a bit like using the guild reception room.”
It was a story that Eclair himself could relate to.
It’s also a bad picture for a busy-looking receptionist to have a knight of the Empire move on to personal matters.
“I have a place in mind… Is a cafe okay?
“Do you want something to eat there other than something to drink?”
“I don’t know the details… There must be desserts.”
Without knowing where the store he was referring to was, Éclair followed without thinking as Roman took the lead and walked confidently.
“Right now, I want something salty, not sweet.”
“Then it doesn’t matter if we go to a restaurant or a restaurant. There are many good places to talk.”
“Are you hungry?”
“…Are you asking me? I finished eating and came out without thinking.”
For some reason, Roman looked at him with a bewildered look.
“Okay then. Let’s go to the cafe. The driver will take the lead.”
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Eclair guided Roman to a cafe used by imperial officials for meetings and business.
The prices of the menus are easily over twice that of other stores.
The rooms are all separated, and soundproofing is thorough using expensive magic tools.
It’s a very suitable structure for back money, but it’s also a great environment for private conversations.
When I ordered a simple drink, Roman stared at me.
He didn’t come with a request, so he didn’t have anything to say.
Éclair, who had been silent with some burdensome gaze, opened her mouth when the waitress left her drink.
“The sudden sending of the mail is no different—”
“It’s not like that.”
The moment he was about to get to the point, only Hanro, who was serious, raised his voice in a low voice and cut him off.
“···Well?”
“It’s been a while since I’ve met ‘friends’, but if I go straight to the point, I’ll use it. This isn’t basic conversational manners.”
Éclair’s head began to get confused at Roman’s gaze as his expression stiffened.
The conversion and fitting of ideas happened quickly.
‘Is that so?’
Certainly… When everyone has a seat, don’t they start a conversation with a pointless story?
The act of just talking about yourself without warming up can seem selfish.
“I’m sorry… I was sure I made a mistake. Hmmmm-…Now, how are you?”
A few seconds of suffocating silence follow Eclair’s tone like a broken magic tool.
Roman’s face, which had been expressionless, was disturbed in an instant, and his head went down.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
“Kuh…!!”
Roman hits the table with his hand and puts his head down and laughs.
The sound of giggling and laughing could be clearly heard by Éclair.
“…?”
Haha-!!! Haa…The best laugh this quarter. I won’t be depressed for a while.”
Eclair finally understood the situation when he saw Roman smiling.
Her face heats up when she realizes that she has been made a fool of herself.
“Did you… Cheat on me?”
“Ah~ I’m going crazy. It’s really funny. I think the other side is also a genius, right?”
“…”
Thinking that he would only laugh at anything he said, Éclair kept his mouth shut until Roman completely calmed down.
After giggling for a while, he looked at his own face and changed his expression.
The smile was still the same, but it wasn’t a frivolous one… It was a different kind of soft smile.
“What is it? You’re not mad, are you?”
“…That’s absurd. I waited until he calmed down.”
“Kuh…! I’m sorry. The reaction was so funny.”
Roman seemed to have expected that he would react this way, and seemed to know how he would react to the relationship and words of a friend.
Éclair glared at Roman, cooling herself down with a cold drink.
“Then we can get to the real point…”
“No. Still, what you said earlier wasn’t a lie? How are you and your sister from then on?”
It’s a family affair inside Dritna, but I thought that Roman deserved to be heard.
“The only thing I can say is that it’s perfect… I’m going to go out with you tomorrow.”
“Oh~ It’s nice to see the close relationship between the sisters.”
There is nothing awkward about saying that the sisters are close, but seeing Roman’s expression as if he was impressed made it difficult to continue the story behind it.
Eclair passed the baton naturally.
“Then you also look better than before…”
“Me? It’s only me. I have someone who takes care of me.”
It was the same during the last outdoor class, but when Lady Skadi was mentioned, Roman’s face became very transparent.
To the extent that you can easily read your thoughts and emotions.
‘Is it that good?’
It was hard to believe that Roman’s face that had been released was a platinum adventurer who had accumulated near-miracle achievements until now.
Laughing hesitantly, he spoke to me as if something had popped into his head.
“That’s right. Rike said he wants to meet you sometime? It’s a lighthearted comment.”
“···Me?”
Roman nodded his head.
Even if it’s a point of contact with Lady Skadi… Chloe?
The other thing was a light sparring in an outdoor class.
It’s all I’ve seen in a short time, but Éclair knows.
She was by no means a person to meet and recite idle praise like any other knight or nobleman.
There must be a purpose to meet.
‘I can’t even imagine what he’s going to say.’
Are these things similar to lovers?
They both have a real resemblance in that their behavior is unpredictable.
“There’s nothing that can’t be done.”
“… The answer is so cool that it’s scary.”
“Of course, it’s difficult right now.
I added the empty drink and continued the conversation with Roman.
Apart from the prank in front, he gets the feeling that he will give you the answer you need the moment you ask.
But once you get the answer about the brooch, this time is definitely over.
Is it necessary to be so unkind?
It is morning and the sun is still shining.
Time is empty until Chloe finishes her academy and returns.
Small talk like this would be fine.
