71. Strange Elf (3)

“… What?”

I couldn’t get enough sleep. Ainel was looking at me with rather limited eyes instead of sharp eyes like usual.

Her relaxed mood immediately returned to her usual manner upon her my confession.

The fog of sleep that had spread thinly over her walls lifted.

Then, I was greeted by her bewildered expression of disbelief and bewilderment.

“I don’t think I heard anything wrong. Ray, say again what you just said.”

“… I was found out by others that I possess the power of spirits.”

“Are you serious?”

If so, can I, a mere slave, confidently tell a lie like this?

I just nodded at Ainel’s question.

“Haa… ….”

Seeing my reaction, she shook her head.

Even letting out a deep sigh as if work had become a headache.

I never thought that Ainel Cianella would look like this in front of me.

Although it was not a positive reaction from her, it was her first time seeing Ai Nell, who openly reveals her feelings, so it was new to her.

What. Emotions are new, new.

“Let’s come in and talk.”

“Excuse me.”

Aside from that, being alone with Ainel again didn’t feel very comfortable.

When she is alone with her, unlike when she is alone with Shione, she sometimes feels breathless.

Yes, Ainel Cianella is on my neck for saving my daughter by catching Arachne the other day.

No matter how decorative it is, there is a record of aiming at a sharpened sword.

I went into her room stroking my neck.

“Okay, sit over here.”

I sat down on the chair Ainel pointed to.

The soft leather chair supported me, but I didn’t feel comfortable.

“Hmm—”

Because Nell, a child sitting cross-legged, not matching her disheveled blue nightgown, sits right across from me.

Ainel sat me down in front of herself, her eyes closed and slowly tidying up her own tousled hair.

Then Ainel’s pale pink lips opened.

“Something happened yesterday. Those who attended Her Highness’ coming-of-age ceremony and saw your performance. As they kiss each other, they must develop a belief that you can handle mana. A lot of attention has already been drawn to you.”

“… The situation was such that there was nothing I could do about it.”

“I don’t intend to question you with this, so there’s no need to be intimidated. I also know very well that the inaction you showed was to protect Her Highness and Sione.”

Having said that, Nell tilted her head and opened her closed eyes.

Before I knew it, Cianella’s family home, which embraced the cold of the North Sea, was staring at me.

“About this case, most of them will end up as heartbreak, so if you say it’s not so, it’s enough. Those who have clearly noticed your level should match the story with Her Highness the Princess.”

“Are you talking to Her Highness?”

“It is literally.”

As Ainel crossed her arms, her figure, hidden by her wide nightgown, was accentuated.

“It must be because he inherited the blood of the royal family. Her Highness, the princess, has already seen through your mana and inaction to some extent. Her Highness, the Princess, praises your bravery, and she promised yesterday that she would help you out of trouble.”

“Ah.”

Is it because he helped me when I almost got stabbed in the back?

She was so suspicious when she first saw me.

Also, I think you have a pretty good opinion of me now.

As I was thinking about my relationship with Adele Heit, Ainel untied her arms.

She continued, stroking my dry lips with her right hand.

“Instead, after the commotion had subsided, the princess wanted to have a private meeting with you.”

Being single-

Obviously, with that Dragon Eye out, it’s about my mana and swordsmanship.

Otherwise, I will be swept away by Adelheit’s non-stop barrage of questions to dig deeper into my secrets.

It was then.

Pair!

As my mind was focused on the private meeting with Adelheit, Ainel called my attention through applause.

“Well, anyway… We can get past things about mana, though.”

It’s thrilling.

The sharp gaze of the knight starts piercing my skin.

“The important thing is you. Doesn’t that mean that the spirit magic was discovered? It wouldn’t be bothersome if rumors circulated that he could handle mana with spirit energy, not even normal mana.”

After saying that, she nervously brushed her bangs back.

“Servant, Ray… What the hell have you been doing since morning, so you came to me with the power of the spirits?”

“That is—”

“Do not hesitate and speak quickly.”

“… I ran into an elf.”

“Elf.”

When the elf came out of my mouth, not another lame excuse, Ainel nodded her head.

An expression to say something again.

Before I could unravel the story according to her will, I thought of the dog-like elf that had happened only tens of minutes ago.

Yeah, so the goblin’s name is…….

‘Friel Arielt.’

Yes, Friel. It was Friel Arielt.

At first, he approached me pretending to be naive.

The elf b*tch who was babbling about how she would suddenly become her own.

I can see her face as she spreads out her words like a storm and her eyes shine brightly with her greed for me.

It was pretty, but that’s all.

Elves are elves.

It’s a bar to be surrounded by elves.

It would be much better to hang around Shione from those days when she was gaining weight.

The elves who hide a serpent in my heart refuse even if I put it on a leash and put it in my hand.

After organizing my thoughts, I began to tell the story of what had just happened.

“I ran into an elf on the way to Sione-nim’s accommodation, and I hid it… The elf smelled the scent of spirits from me.”

“You managed to sniff the hidden scent—. Can you guess the elf’s name?”

“I heard you introduce yourself as Friel Arielt.”

“Arielt… If it’s Arielt.”

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Arieltra, Ainel, repeated the family name of the dwarves many times.

Her stiff expression slowly began to loosen.

I don’t know about Friel, but there seems to be some kind of connection with the Arielt family.

It seems Arielt is one of the families of the dwarves that the Cianella family is said to have a relationship with.

“I was lucky.”

“… Are you lucky?”

“Under the high elves, among the numerous elven families, the Arielt family is famous for being the most upright and loyal treekeeper.”

I barely endured laughing at Ainel’s words.

However, I couldn’t stop my expression from gradually hardening.

The most honest and loyal family?

To be called integrity, the Arielt family’s goblin openly revealed his greed for me from the very beginning.

To be honest, the goblin said that at any time, depending on my will, the family with which I have been connected could take me away.

I would have thought that the family to which the dwarf belonged had such an unlikely title.

Amazing. No, I was amazed.

‘It’s really absurd.’

Little elves.

Especially the treekeepers of the Arielt family.

How well he managed his image was able to buy enough credit to bring Ainel’s relief.

I really want to be great.

“If you are from the Arielt family, you will definitely need an explanation of the power you hold… If you ask, I will gladly bury it as a secret.”

“… Yes.”

Yes, I would gladly bury it as a secret.

However, it was not a choice based on integrity and loyalty as Ainel thought.

It must have been a choice driven by greed, not wanting to make room for me to be seen or taken away by other elves.

Knowledge about elves that Ainel and I have.

The gap between the knowledge of each other was too great.

To the point where I wanted to slap Ainel on the back of the head for her to come to her senses.

“Ray, I want to hear what you talked about with the daughter of the Arielt family.”

“That means… ….”

“What happened to her and what conversations did she have with her? Tell them all right here and without omission.”

My head of the family asked me first to know about the true face of the elves.

As a servant of the family, I have no choice but to answer faithfully.

I quietly lifted the corners of my mouth at the thought that I could finally tell my frustrated head of the family about the true nature of the dwarves.

When Ainel’s five senses were focused on me, I opened her mouth with a small eye smile.

“Priel Arielt told me this.”

You can’t miss this opportunity.

At this point, I’m definitely going to confess about the elves.

So, I started reciting the lines Friel said one by one.

“It’s fun.”

“… What?”

“The person you are is fun.”

“… ….”

“In that sense, you. Won’t you be mine?”

Realizing that all of these were the words Friel had told me, Ainel narrowed her eyes and listened to my continued words.

In response, I continued without hesitation.

“You can’t be mine. Do you really think so?”

“Ray. It doesn’t matter if you’re a slave belonging to the count’s family or a servant. What’s important is… It is your will.”

“If you want. I mean, you’re confident that you’ll get Ray from your family. I must… Aren’t you the countess of the kingdom that was created by the short-lived species?”

Although it may be a bit mixed with my reinterpretation and exaggeration due to distorted memories over time.

“…That must be all true.”

I calmly nodded at her question.

“Of course.”

You just need to understand the meaning, well.