106. Disbelief (3)

Shione didn’t go to the shooting range today. Instead, she hid her whole body under the blanket, and eventually became frustrated. She watched me clean her room, leaving only her face uncovered.

However, she wasn’t just looking at me without thinking. Her gaze was on me, but her focus was not on me, but on something farther away. Well, I thought I’d give it some thought. Along with what I just said, you should definitely organize your thoughts about Zion.

“It is clean.”

It’s been a long time since I paid a little attention to cleaning. No matter who went through it, every corner of the room is very tidy.

Should I call it professionalism? It seems that I am gradually developing a sense of work as I have been living this kind of cleaning and supporting life.

Cleaning has been completed, and ventilation has been sufficiently done.

Kiki. Thud.

The cold wind closed the window again.

“Hmmm….”

Then, Shione, who had been hiding under the thick blanket, wriggled and slowly began to get up. Maybe it’s because he’s lying on the futon, his clothes are disheveled. And her tousled hair, when I was cleaning hard, proves how relaxed she was.

She glanced at me and snooped over the table where I usually prepare cookies and tea. I see you’re checking to see if there’s anything to eat as usual. Unfortunately, there wasn’t even a crumb of refreshment left in this room right now, so Shione soon licked her lips in a dejected look.

Why did Shione even go back to bed? She sat down in front of her table and rested her chin on her face with a pouty expression.

Let’s laugh at the inside that is clearly reflected on the face.

Growling—

I heard the sound of asking for food, louder than I thought.

Poof!

When she quickly turned her head to check on my reaction, I gave her an innocent, unpretentious smile.

“Oooh… ….”

In the end, Shione lowers her head in embarrassment and avoids my gaze.

The owner is hungry.

I said lightly.

“I’ll make you a simple sandwich. Hang in there.”

“… It’s okay. My brother must have had a hard time cleaning. You can just relax.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Jeong—”

Growling.

“In words… ….”

True. With timing.

Silence hung over the sound that echoed from her belly at the exquisite moment.

Eventually I burst out laughing at her, and Shione played her composure, hiding her shame as best she could.

I think it would be quite fun to break that stupid performance once, I said in a playful voice.

“Looks like my lips weren’t enough.”

As expected, at my words, a huge earthquake occurred in Shione’s pupils, and they began to shake violently. From the blush to bloom on the white, snow-white skin, to the mouth opening at the same time.

She speaks to me in her muffled pronunciation.

“Mo, mo, what…… ?”

She opened and closed her fists. Seeing him wiggle on his toes, I nodded my head in satisfaction. Then, without saying anything in response to her question, he slowly walked towards the door.

With both of her hands covering her face, Shione’s insides follow my movements through the gap between her fingers.

I shrugged her shoulders at her slyly, yet softly.

“I’ll make a sandwich for you, so wait a minute, Sione.”

You said you were so hungry, what?

I’m going to have to put some ham or bacon in and make something for myself to eat.

* *

Yum. Well well.

After taking a bite of the sandwich, Shione put on an expression that had everything in the world.

I also ate my share of what I made and brought with me. After filling a small meal, we talked moderately.

How much time had passed like that?

At the sight of Shione, who now calls me oppa without any awkwardness, I had the silly idea that humans are creatures of adaptation.

Smart.

Someone came to Shione’s room.

“I will check and come back.”

Kiki.

When I opened the door and checked the identity of the customer, I saw a familiar face.

She becomes Shione’s older sister.

It was none other than Siabelle who came to us.

“Just one day. How was Sione?”

After saying that, Sia Bell naturally stroked her hair and looked around her room.

Drruck.

I heard the sound of someone pushing a chair and getting up from an urgent corner somewhere in the back.

“… Siabelle, what are you doing here?”

Siabelle’s blue eyes reflected Shione’s slow approach.

She took her hand that was stroking her hair and then crossed her arms. At the same time shifting her gaze from her brother to me, she showed her relaxed smile.

“We talked about it once before. I want to be your swordsmanship master. I also tried to see Shione a little differently with that story.”

… He didn’t say anything for a while, so I was just dismissing it as something I had just taken out. Siabelle seemed to really intend to teach me swordsmanship.

Slowly.

Someone from behind is gently pulling on my clothes. Seeing that Siabelle came, Sione immediately followed me.

Siabel said while keeping her eyes on the two of us at the same time.

“The lady of the marquis, who came to our county, wants to talk with you right now. A servant over there will guide you. I think it would be good to meet you once.”

Having said that, Sia Bell undid her arms and pushed her bangs behind her, which sometimes covered her eyes.

Shiabel’s gaze penetrated me and was just as I was looking at Shione behind her. I noticeably move a step to the side and the two of them face each other, not the back of my head. We took care so that we could talk to each other while looking at each other’s faces.

Shione’s hand that was weakly holding my clothes falls off, and their gaze finally crosses properly.

Sia Bell, who finally got a good look at her sister’s face up close, opened her mouth with a grin.

“It won’t take too long. ‘Cause it’ll take a while Are you okay, Sione?”

“Yes, if only for a moment…. It’s okay.”

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After Shione gave permission, I bowed her head and left her room to meet Aria. Before the door closed from the back, the sisters’ conversation was vaguely heard.

“Anyway, it looks like Shione’s forehead is a bit swollen…. Where did she even bump into?”

“Eh, yes… ? Forehead… ? Nothing happened-“

“Oh. The reaction is a bit questionable.”

I shook my head inwardly at Sione’s clumsy reaction, and headed to see Aria Allenar.

* *

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Then I’m done….”

After being guided by the servant, I arrived at the room where Arya was waiting.

The maid of the mansion seemed to be wondering why I was called by the marquis’s daughter, but fortunately I didn’t bother to ask why.

I simply straightened my collar, opened the door and went inside.

At first glance, expensive long sofas were facing each other with a fairly large table at the center.

The sofa close to the entrance was either my seat or it was vacant. Aria waiting for me on the other side and—

‘Ravi Crunell…… ?’

Dark red hair, what the hell he was writing and reading, even the small notebook and pen in his hand. Ravi Crunell, the magician of the Marquis Allenar, was sitting next to Arya and looking up at me.

‘Why is this person here again?’

Arya was the only one who asked to speak with me. She has no choice but to raise doubts because she will be joined by one more strange person.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t just stare at it.

I simply bowed my head to them and greeted them.

“Thank you for your time. I called because there was something I wanted to ask… Would you like to sit across from me?”

“Excuse me for a second.”

I followed Aria’s words and sat down on the sofa across from her.

“I… If you won’t excuse me, there’s something I’d like to ask….”

Arya strokes her chin and nods her head.

“How can I know that Ravi Crunell is with Aria?”

At my question, Ravi turned over her notebook and opened a page. She raises her nib to her paper and begins to observe me silently.

… I am not a street painter who paints portraits. If you look at me openly like this, no matter how much I look at you, it’s a little burdensome,

I didn’t like Ravi’s attention for some reason.

‘Because it’s the magician’s interest.’

Wizards are persistent. If there’s something I’m curious about, it’s because the magicians are the ones who want to dig it up and find out.

I don’t even know how to use mana. If I was caught using spirit magic, it wouldn’t be too much of a hassle.

The ripple effect of my ability to transcend the limitations of gender is not light. Even in the kingdom, even in the vast empire, it might be divine power. They say that there is no man who can handle magic through mana.

There is such an excellent specimen right in front of you. No matter how outstanding the personality is, if it’s a magician, it’s enough conditions to turn around once.

‘Even if it’s not like that.’

It’s best to hide things that deal with magic.

Such an ambiguous identity. Basically, with the status of a lowly citizen, at most, the exclusive servant of the count’s family. The moment when it is known that he has gained excessive power in his hands. I don’t know if I’ll get involved in a gem-like situation with other people.

Until I definitely increase my strength, I’m going to leave magic as a last resort, unless it’s a dire situation.

“It looks like Ravi has something he wants to ask you. If it is possible, I would like to briefly give her her answer after I finish my question, would you mind?”

“… If there is anything I can answer, I will be happy to do so.”

“I’m glad. If Ravi has any questions, she can’t sleep well.”

Looking at Ravi’s complexion at Aria’s words….

Unlike the first time I saw her, her complexion looked a little pale. She does what she says and it looks like she has a question she wants to ask me.

After checking for a while, Arya finally starts talking about the main topic.

“There is something I want to ask. The other day, when she handled her sword while protecting Her Highness Princess Adelheite and Lady Cianella. No matter how she looked at it, it seemed that she used mana. Can you answer me?”

It’s about awakening and knowing how to handle mana. Adelheit, Uniscalia and so on. Those who have reached a certain level who saw me on the spot have already seen through it.

Arya’s expression was already convinced of everything, and it seemed that she was only reconfirming it. I obediently nodded her head.

“… Fortunately, she has awakened her mana and is able to perform the miracle of revitalizing her body, albeit a little.”

“He cut the throats of two demons just by invigorating her… really… …. Well, in any case, it must be certain that he awakened and used mana. If… Can you tell me how you learned the sword as a man?”

I answered her question with just enough words to nod my head in moderation.

Arya’s curiosity was the same. It’s all about my powerlessness. Did you use mana? Where did you learn swordsmanship? I was holding a bow the other day. Do you know how to shoot a bow? If so, where did you learn the bow again?

She was just a warrior, and she was curious about my inaction. She seemed to have no other thoughts.

After answering Arya’s question.

“After… ….”

As she quietly exhaled and caught her breath, Ravi began to light up her eyes as if it was her turn.

“When I hunted orcs, I found traces.”

Having said that, Laby held the blunt end of her pen to her lips and narrowed her eyes.

“The traces of wind magic that our marquis wizards have never used. Like the elves of the Great Forest located on the eastern border of the kingdom, it was like magic that sent arrows through the medium.”

With Ravi’s gaze fixed on the man in front of her, she drew a nice cursive over her notebook.

“Ray, you… Do you know anything?”

After saying that, Ravi looked at my notebook for a while.

「 ★ Sione Cianella / Second daughter of Count Cianella

1. Appears to be able to work magic on arrows. Like the elves, they might have great talent in archery and magic…….

└… The young lady said that she could not find any talent in magic.

└ Then how on earth?

└Are you hiding your talent? If not…….”

「 ★ Ray / Cianella’s exclusive attendant

1. Killed two demons.

2. Skilled sword handling.

3. According to Aria-sama, it seems that she can manage mana uncharacteristically.

└ Can be operated for real.

4. You’re hiding something.

└ Sounds crazy, but… Maybe he can handle magic.

5. At a glance, he’s handsome.”

A special man in many ways, Ray.

… It sounds crazy, but…… Maybe he can handle magic.