604.
About half a day had passed since we started sightseeing.
“Oppa Leo.”
“why?”
“I started to respect Carl for the first time today.”
Leo burst out laughing at Chelsea’s words.
“No, how on earth is he able to get things or find accommodation without any money?”
In the first year, we were in the same class.
And when I came to second year, the dormitory was different but I was in the same department.
Chelsea and Carl had formed a party and carried out missions or conquered the world of heroes together several times.
In particular, the place where the sword’s abilities were demonstrated was when attacking the world of heroes.
The world of heroes experiences many different situations.
People from prestigious or aristocratic families experience difficulties that they would normally experience due to lack of money.
At that time, it becomes easier if there is a knife at the party.
Carl quickly became friends with people thanks to his unique personality and friendliness, and easily got what he wanted in return for doing simple chores.
Most of the students in the same group as Karl looked at him and simply thought, ‘That’s comfortable.’
Few people were impressed by Karl’s negotiating power.
The same was true for Chelsea, Carl’s best friend.
But now.
It was Chelsea who realized once again how great Carl’s abilities were.
“It all looks easy when you look at it from the side.”
“Ugh.”
Chelsea made a sad expression.
Leo said to Chelsea.
“Because we were born different.”
There was no way that Chelsea, a direct descendant of a famous hero family who had been supported in everything from a young age, would easily be able to imitate Karl, who was accustomed to working in a shop as he came from a commoner alchemy family.
‘In the case of swords, it seems like they are specialized in that way, regardless of what they are familiar with.’
Even Leo, who worked as a mercenary in his past life and had all sorts of experiences, was impressed by Carl’s resourcefulness.
‘I made it too easy.’
Not being able to reveal one’s identity or use magic was a bigger penalty than I thought.
And before they disperse.
Leo also confiscated all accessories that could be valuable.
The clothes they were wearing were also made to be changed to clothes made of ordinary materials that can be easily obtained anywhere.
Of course, it wasn’t that there was no one willing to help.
But those were all people with a plan.
Chelsea sent a sinister look and punished anyone who approached her.
Growling-
There was a sound from the boat.
It was already long past time to eat.
When Leo heard the sound and glanced over, Chelsea’s face turned slightly red.
‘What should I do?’
First of all, what Chelsea wanted to find was accommodation.
But it didn’t work out.
As Retin itself is a tourist city, lodging costs were basically expensive everywhere.
Like Carl did, I asked him to let me sleep in exchange for doing chores, but there was no place that would accept it.
‘Labor alone is not enough. ‘What would Carl do?’
Chelsea recalled what Carl had done.
‘How did you get food from the store without money?’
‘I acted pitiful.’
‘Acting pitiful?’
‘huh. She said her sister has been starving for several days because she has no money.
‘You lie so well without even putting saliva in your mouth.’
‘Because it’s true that I’m starving.’
I remembered a conversation I had with Carl a while ago in the world of heroes.
‘I’m not good at lying like that.’
I don’t know if they’re joking around or something.
I’m not confident in acting pitifully.
The atmosphere is important in these things, but it was not easy for Chelsea to create the same atmosphere as Karl.
That was when Chelsea was groaning.
“You say we have to go from there to here?!”
“Don’t be ridiculous! “We have to go there!”
A familiar voice came from the middle of the street.
Roaring- Roaring-
A crowd gathered around the sudden commotion.
As Leo and Chelsea approached, Niel and Machel were there arguing again.
“Aiko, again.”
Chelsea cupped her face.
As the two growled over something trivial, Chelsea looked at Leo.
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I had clearly said that if we fought, Leo would not let me go.
“That’s the extent of the disagreement.”
Chelsea was slightly relieved at those words.
From a young age, Machel took care of Abad and Chelsea.
As such, it was not a pleasant feeling for Chelsea to see Machel in such a difficult situation.
Chelsea looked at the two people arguing with each other for a moment and sighed softly.
“Ehyo, when I see you doing that, it makes me feel like it’s because of us.”
“why? Since they are a vassal family of Gerdinger and Lwalin, it is natural that their relationship is bad.”
“huh. yes. however… … “Perhaps Machel’s first love is senior Niel?”
“what?”
Leo suddenly looked like he didn’t understand the completely unexpected words.
“Actually, you two dated before you entered Lumern.”
At those words, Leo looked at Niel and Machel with dumbfounded eyes.
“Those two were lovers?”
“huh.”
“how?”
“Brother Machel attended the Rodren Imperial Academy before entering Lumern.”
There is the best academy called Lumern, but in human society, there are many other prestigious academies besides Lumern.
Representative examples include the knight academy Ekot, the magic academy Emeral, and the summoning academy Skown, which are said to be the three most prestigious academies.
This is a place where students who have been expelled from Lumern transfer to various academies or new students preparing to transfer to Lumern pass through.
Immediately afterwards, Shasha, the crown princess of the Rodren Empire, also transferred to Lumern after attending Skauun.
And since the Rodren Imperial Academy nurtured the Empire’s best talents, it was the highest tier academy, although not as good as Ikot, Emeral, and Scoun.
While the three prestigious academies are specialized for each class, the Rodren Imperial Academy, like Lumern, allows students of all classes to interact.
The crucial advantage was that commuting to school was possible.
“I passed the Emeral entrance exam, but Machel went to the Imperial Academy in the capital, saying he had to help my brother and me. “I was the head of the magic department there.”
Chelsea shook her head, recalling that time.
“At that time, it was clear that if you were a vassal of Lwalin, you would receive preferential treatment, so Brother Machel hid his identity.”
Machel attended school as a nobleman from the countryside.
And he rose to the top of his grade solely on his own strength.
“Then one day he came home and said that. “I had a duel with the head of the knight department in the same grade and lost.”
Machel is a traditional wizard.
In a 1:1 battle, you are bound to be inferior to the knight.
But even so, both Abad and Chelsea were surprised when they heard that Machel had lost to his peer.
“But instead of looking upset, he actually looked happy.”
‘Lady, master. It is said that she, too, came from a rural noble family and rose to the position of chief of her knighthood on her own. She was a very excellent, noble and confident woman. No wonder I lost. Of course, I won’t lose next time.’
“Could it be that the head of the technician department was senior Niel?”
“huh.”
Niel also entered Rodren Imperial Academy for the same reason.
“I guess you two got along well.”
It is said that both of them were looked down upon as countrymen from local nobles.
As a result, we had a lot of natural opportunities to hang out with each other and quickly became closer.
Moreover, when we talked, they said they had a lot in common.
“They said there was a person from a high-ranking family who respected each other and that they communicated well. “Every day, he only talks about senior Niel.”
‘young master! miss! She is!’
‘I’d like to introduce her to you both!’
‘young master! miss! She made out with her!’
Niel and Machel, who were just starting to discover the opposite sex, quickly became lovers.
“I remember saying back then that I was seriously thinking about the future. “I think it would be difficult to find someone who gets along well like this.”
“Well, it was the same thing as fighting to the death.”
Leo clicked his tongue.
“Then we had to take the Lumern entrance exam, and it was only then that we learned of each other’s identities.”
“so? “What happened?”
Chelsea sighed a little as she looked at Leo asking with an excited expression.
“What happens? Of course there was an uproar.”
Both passed the entrance exam.
However, the moment they found out their identities, they were shocked.
“In the end, we had a huge fight saying that we didn’t want to enroll in the same grade, and Niel gave up enrolling. I guess he had no intention of attending Rumerne at all. But she persuaded the Gerdinger family for a year and ended up enrolling one grade below Machel.”
Niel and Machel both never treated each other lightly.
However, they split because they both had a strong sense of responsibility and had deep feelings for Gerdinger and Llewalin.
“You’ve been like that since long ago! really!”
“That’s what I’m going to say!”
The onlookers began to chatter as they watched the two begin to talk about old times in earnest.
“Is this a couple fighting?”
“I think so?”
“You look like a newlywed. It’s a good time.”
A young man and woman were fighting over a disagreement on the street, so it appeared to be a marital fight.
It was a time when onlookers looked at the two people with a warm smile.
“If you had been honest, we wouldn’t have gotten involved in the first place!”
“joy! That’s why we ended up splitting up!”
The warm atmosphere disappeared in an instant.
Leo said as he watched the two becoming more and more emotional.
“I don’t think I can leave it alone any longer.”
“ah! “I had a great idea!”
“huh?”
Leo looked at Chelsea with puzzled eyes.
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“So… … “The family trip was ruined because of me.”
Chelsea slumped her shoulders.
“I’m sorry, brother, sister. “For ruining the family trip.”
“Well… … “It’s pitiful.”
The inn owner looked at Chelsea with a pitiful expression on her face.
Chelsea’s setup was simple.
A younger sister who went on a trip to reconcile her brother and his wife, who were on the verge of splitting up after a huge fight, but lost all of their travel expenses.
Niel and Machel fought so hard on the street that the owners of nearby inns also witnessed the scene.
Thanks to that, this setting sounded very plausible, and the inn owner was fooled.
In Leo’s case, he played the role of Niel’s younger brother.
“Two minutes. “My younger brother is apologizing like this, so please forgive me.”
Machel, whose face hardened at those words, spoke as if he could not bear it anymore.
“I will tell you the truth. I am… … .”
Machel, who was about to say that they were not a couple, suddenly made eye contact with Chelsea, whose eyes were wide open.
“You feel better too.”
Niel was also about to tell the truth, but after hearing Leo’s words, he kept his mouth shut.
“ma’am. What your brother said is correct. Let’s relax! A couple’s bond is special! It shouldn’t break easily! Do not worry. today. Please stay at our inn. “Because two rooms are empty at the moment.”
Chelsea said as the innkeeper told her not to worry.
“Well, can you do that?”
The innkeeper smiled happily as he looked at Chelsea, whose eyes were shining brightly.
“of course! “This guy was touched by this wonderful little girl’s heart for her brother!”
“and! Instead, I will do my best to help you with the inn!”
“haha! “If a pretty girl like this works for you, your business will do well!”
“This guy here is really good at cooking!”
Chelsea said, pointing at Leo.
“We were short on manpower, but we were reassuring!”
Chelsea, who succeeded in getting a room at an inn, smiled triumphantly after receiving the room key.
“Thanks to Machel and Niel, I found a good place to stay!”
“But the setting was pretty crazy?”
A couple on the verge of splitting up.
The setting is very unconventional.
“huh? Is it a dead end? “I wrote this because there were a lot of stories like this in the book Eiran was reading.”
Leo narrowed his eyes at Chelsea’s words.
‘Should I give this guy some attention too?’
Thinking like that, Leo glanced behind him.
I said while looking at the two people who were openly showing their disgusted expressions.
“I’ll watch over you even if you fight here.”
“We don’t fight.”
“yes! “I won’t fight.”
Leo looked at Chelsea in response to the two people’s answers.
“Do you think we won’t fight?”
“We’re going to fight.”
If nothing else, Niel and Machel were unreliable in this regard.
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