âWhere did you learn to say that?â
âItâs nice to hear that you feel that way. Itâs all from my head. What do you think? Isnât it nice?â
Should I say itâs good or not?
I thought I should say yes because he would get upset if I said no.
âYes, I like it.â
âI knew it.â
Sylvester stretched his shoulders with a proud look.
Seeing this made me laugh out loud because it was a little ridiculous and also cute.
Oh, Sylvester is actually a funnier person the more I look at him.
I leaned forward a little, feeling a drowsy heart.
âSo, please do me a favor.â
âWhat is it?â
âScrew the 2nd Prince.â
Sylvester raised an eyebrow.
âWhat are you going to do?â
I smiled at his question. And I changed my posture by crossing my legs.
âFor meâ¦â
And he frowned.
âIâm going to see His Majesty the Emperor.â
â..What?â
âIâm going to tell him. He threatened me.â
Sylvester smiled in disappointment as if it was ridiculous.
Then he frowned slightly.
âIs that your plan?â
âIt will work.â
I said confidently.
âIâm going to bring something His Majestyâs birds will love.â
*****
I had to go outside first to get it.
I called Irene and asked her to help me dress up.
Iâm going out to the city, so Iâll be as modest as possible and neat as possible.
Irene brought a mint dress.
It has off-the-shoulder frillsâ
âIrene.â
I sighed and tapped my finger.
âDidnât I definitely ask you to bring me something simple?â
âYes, but I couldnât help it!â
Irene shouted as if she was a little upset.
âI threw away all the simple dresses according to masterâs orders!â
âWhat?â
I frowned.
âNo, why?â
âIf you are the hostess of the Duke of Ryzen, you should only wear glamorous and dazzling dresses! Itâs forbidden to go out in modest clothes, no!â
Oh my.
I felt like I was getting a headache, so I touched my forehead.
And then I glanced at Irene because she seemed somehow satisfied.
I narrowed my eyes.
âI wonder why are you look so happy?â
âBecause I like to decorate Madam!â
Irene spoke with a pure face without malice.
Yeah.
What do I expect from you?
I let out a deep sigh and lowered my hand.
âI got it for now. Put that on me. And bring some robe instead.â
âRobe?â
âYes. The place Iâm heading to today is one where I shouldnât be seen.â
âIsnât the robe a bit too much? His Excellency the Duke would hate itâ.â
Is that so?
I narrowed my eyes.
âThen will you go?â
âTo where?â
âMercenary Guild.â
âOh my!â
Irene freaked out and stepped back.
âWhy, didnât you have a good visit last time?â
âBut it was scary! At that time, I was just getting acquainted with Madam, so I had no choice but to go!â
âIs it?â
âNow that weâve become very close, Iâll tell you! I canât go!â
Irene. Sheâs grown up to be a really good maid, huh.
You punk.
I patted Irene on the back. In the sense of support.
âSo bring me a robe.â
âB, butâ¦â
âIâll just go quietly and come back.â
Irene, who was rolling her eyes, nodded as if she couldnât help it.
Yeah.
Iâm just going to the mercenary guild, so what could happen?
Iâll just come back quietly.
With that in mind, I left the mansion and had another accident.
******
Itâs been a very long time since I visited the mercenary guild myself.
Didnât I go there myself only when I first found out about the guild?
After that, I only ordered Irene or exchanged letters.
I wanted to do it again this time, but it seemed like it would be good to show my face after a long time, so I came out on my own.
And what I need now is that itâs better to order directly.
I opened the squeaky door and went into the store.
As expected, there were no people in the store.
I pressed the chime and waited patiently.
Then, not long after, Joseph appeared.
âWho is it?â
He looked unsure looking at me.
I slightly rolled up the robe I was wearing and showed my face.
Then Joseph said Oh! and clapped his hands.
âItâs been a while, Yujin.â
He seems to remember that I asked him to call me Eugene. As expected, itâs awkward to hear my original name here.
I shrugged up and approached Joseph.
âIâm here to ask you something.â
âPlease tell me, boss.â
âI want you to grind the vine monster.â
ââ¦What?â
âI hope you mix it with bird food.â
Thatâs right.
I came here to get bird feed mixed with monster meat.
Just to give it to the Emperor.
It didnât look like it.
This is because the eyes were there.
So I asked Sylvester, and he told me this.
âThey say that they grind the monster meat and feed it.â
âIâm so sick and tired of that punk, the Emperor.â
Hearing that, I thought that there was nothing like this to bring to the emperor.
Thatâs why I asked Joseph.
So I want him to mix monster meat and bird feed.
Of course, Joseph, who had no idea of this, looked at me with somewhat absurd eyes.
âAre you out of your mind?â
I smiled.
âIâm out of my mind. So do it like that.â
Joseph clicked his tongue.
âI really donât know what the nobles are thinking.â
Then he mutters. I donât think itâs a big deal, so I listen to it with the back of my ear and try to pass it onâ.
âA while ago, a beautiful woman came and asked for monster meat.â
âWhat?â
But I canât do it.
A pretty woman came and asked for monster meat?
Is it Fleur?
It must be Fleur!
Since it was like that in the original!
I approached Joseph with my eyes wide open.
âYou mean the Countess of Fleur came here?â
âFleu⦠What?â
Joseph shook his head with a frown.
âI didnât ask her name. Since I didnât sell the meat.â
âWhy⦠Didnât you sell it?â
âI didnât sell it because she was too pretty. What should I do if she gets sick from eating it? So I didnât sell it.â
Oh, thatâs a relief.
If Fleur had bought the meat and gave it to Callian, he would have known the location of this store.
Then he doesnât need my information.
Whoo.
I let out a sigh, sweeping my chest. And tapped Joseph on the shoulder.
âPlease continue to do this.â
âI donât know what youâre talking about, but I got it.â
âAnd.â
I took a pocket of gold coins out of my arms.
âI want to buy some information.â
Jingle jingle.
I waved my pockets in front of Josephâs eyes.
âBring everything about Largo, the 2nd Prince.â
Joseph immediately snatched the pocket, ran in and came out with all the documents containing information about Largo.
******
Looloolala.
What a happy day.
I left the store with light steps and walked down the alley.
I felt pretty good today.
The neck from Largoâs grip on him yesterday was healed, and Iâve come up with a way to screw him, and Sylvester promised to help.
In addition, with gifts and information for the Emperor, there is no better day than this.
Ah, Iâm so happy.
I thought I should hurry back to the mansion and write a letter to the emperor.
So I walked a little bit faster. In one hand, I held a bag of bird feed tightly.
It was then.
âPuk!
âAck!â
Someone jumped out of the alleyway and hit me on the shoulder and ran away.
âTsk, what is this?!â
So I tried to get rid of my anger, but the man had already gone so far.
Oh, thereâs not even an apology.
This rude punkâHuh?
I looked down at my empty hands.
I turned around and saw a pocket in the hand of the man I had just bumped into.
âH, heyâ!â
I started running toward him faster than anyone else.
âItâs bird feed, you idiot!â