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He must have wanted to somehow repay the money he owed him.

It is enough to have such a heart, but why is it so greedy?

‘It’s nice. It’s true that he’s handsome.’

Harnette let out a laugh, recalling what she had heard before.

He is very handsome, polite, and even kind.

At that time, I tried to deny it, but only now I was able to accept it.

“Are you having fun doing this? I want it to be over quickly.”

“It’s not fun. Why are you insisting?”

“So you’re asking me to live in debt for the rest of my life?”

“Just think 80 gold coins fell from the sky. Then it will work.”

“…if I said it as a joke, I could laugh at it.”

“Does this sound like a joke?”

Shion frowns, feeling tired.

It was the hard-earned money, but Hannett was stubbornly refusing it.

Maybe he made a guess about how he got the money.

“How long are you going to be like this?”

“You should just give up, are you still holding on?”

“If my sister accepts it, it will be over, right?”

“Do you know where the money came from? I’ll take the one you didn’t borrow, so just take it.”

“Isn’t that hard-earned money? take some.”

“Oh, are you not taking it?”

“Take it!”

Shion reluctantly raised his voice and pushed the envelope.

However, Hannette does not blink an eye and continues to speak calmly.

“… leave it here and I’ll tear it up right away.”

“Huh… You’re going to make me unable to use it too?”

“That’s why I’m telling you to take it. You know my personality, right?”

“You’re quite eccentric.”

“yes. It’s true that my personality is eccentric, so take it quickly. I don’t want to blush over something like this.”

Hannett calmly warned, but did not retract her gaze.

It was as if his will to keep his words was engraved.

Shion ponders for a moment, then takes the envelope.

“How good would it be if you did that from the beginning?”

“It looks like he’ll hit me first, let alone the money, how can I not take it?”

“Hey! When did I say I hit you?”

“Look at my sister’s face. Are you glaring at me, what did I do so wrong? I will kill people with my eyes.”

“If you had listened to me earlier, none of this would have happened. It’s all your fault.”

“Here you blame me again. Don’t you think it’s a little ugly?”

“Then tell me now. where did you get that money from? What did you do to get 80 gold coins in a few days? Oh, I’m really curious.”

Harnette openly sarcastic and tilts her head.

Shion sighs and shows a disapproving expression.

“Hey. Even if you don’t worry, you can take care of yourself, right? Take care of yourself more than me.”

“Your sister’s situation doesn’t look so good either.”

“Are you and I the same? Shouldn’t I also act like an adult?”

“…Are you having so much fun pretending to be an adult in front of me?”

“Why do you think that is imitating an adult? Does it seem so strange to give money to my fiancé, who is three years younger than me?”

“Huuu what you mean?”

“Hey, then who can give you 80 gold coins in that situation?”

“…”

Shion hesitates for a moment, then shuts his mouth.

Other than that, I couldn’t deny that one fact.

If Hannette hadn’t followed him to the auction house, he would never have won the bid for the Witchbeast’s gloves.

“Do you have a conscience? When I see you being quiet.”

“You have to admit what you have to admit.”

“Yes, yes. Please continue to thank me in the future. I’m 3 years older and I’m being generous, so I have to think carefully.”

“You mean to keep watching me show condescension every time we run into each other? I am very grateful.”

“Now it seems a bit like you. keep doing that in the future Every time you do this, it’s very burdensome.”

“I am really worried about who will accept that temper. Ugh…”

Shion shakes his head and looks at him with regret.

Harnette smiled and met that gaze.

“Am I really looking forward to seeing that someone in front of me?”

“Are you thinking of marrying me?”

“Is that what I want to ask?”

“Don’t ask questions for questions, answer them first.”

“A question is an answer.”

“You probably don’t have the confidence to answer.”

“Think whatever you want. I have no regrets.”

“I guess so. There is no one blocking the way, so what is there to regret?”

“Then you can stop it yourself so that it will be regrettable.”

Harnette winked and took the first step.

Shion collapses, but slowly follows.

‘You eat well. I got the money because of someone… She’s a very handsome fiancé.’

* * *

Residence of the Duke of Adelaira, 2nd floor hallway.

Shion and Harnette returned to the mansion around evening, and after being summoned by Robbins, they headed for the office.

After that, after a brief conversation with Robbins, I came back out into the hallway.

Shion looked around and climbed the stairs first.

“… sister, do you know what that means?”

“I guess he wants to spend the night with you.”

“It’s fine if you know. So what are you going to do now?”

“Is there anything difficult? You just have to go and sleep for a few days.”

“Is that really okay?”

Shion had other thoughts and asked insinuatingly.

The destination has not been decided yet, and I had to get the acid lane as well.

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Just as Robbins had made a tempting proposal, he was trying to find out what Hannett was thinking.

“That’s enough, what else do you need?”

“Everything’s good… but I want to decide the location.”

“You mean you want to decide where we’re going?”

“right. Will it be okay?”

“Hmm…”

Harnett spares no words and looks suspiciously at Shion.

Seeing him ask for something like that, there must have been a place he had to go to.

Maybe it has something to do with the gloves I bought at the auction house.

“What is the reason you want to decide?”

“…then sister decides.”

“what? Aren’t you giving up too easily?”

“I asked because there was a place I wanted to go to.”

Shion calmly lies and carefully checks his eyes.

Harnett would only get in the way of finding out about the acid lane.

Of course, Hannett shouldn’t have decided the travel area, but a countermeasure was already prepared.

“Where are you going?”

“I want to go east. They say there are many delicious foods.”

“You’re going to the eastern region just for that one?”

“There will be things to see… and the weather is warm, so it’s nice to take a walk.”

“Are you really going to rest?”

“If you’re sending Jung, you should rest well. Does your sister hate to travel?”

“I don’t really like it. I like being here.”

However, Harnett could not refuse Robbins’ invitation.

In fact, it was close to an order, and I had to go on a trip with Zion.

At least during the trip, the only thing I thought was that I had to steal it secretly because they provided ample travel expenses.

“I can’t help it. Can’t you just not go?”

“You will be fine. You said you wanted to go?”

“An opportunity arose. If I don’t like you, I can’t like you either.”

Shion also didn’t want to waste time on useless things.

I just needed an excuse to get the acid lane.

Because Acid Lane was hidden in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Alrain.

‘We have to find it quickly and bring it out. I can’t be away for a long time.’

Even though it was formal, it was a road trip with Hanette.

Escort knights, maids, and servants would accompany them, and it was not easy to move alone.

Of course, unlike Hannett, his reputation wasn’t bad, so he could have escaped for a while even if he forced himself.

‘Because I know roughly where it is…’

The acid lane was stuck in the person’s tomb, but eventually broke the seal and escaped.

Even though he gave up what little mana and body he had left and sealed it away, he couldn’t overcome the flow of time.

As a result, the acid rain was held in the hands of the demon and faced the main character.

‘That person must have a limit too.’

At one time, he dealt with El Tesoicb and Acid Rain at the same time, but he was unable to destroy Acid Rain until his lifespan was over.

That person sealed the eastern region of the Alain Kingdom to prevent the acid rain from coming into contact with the Demonic Beasts.

No one knew about the hidden location of the acid lane, and it was protected by magic, so they couldn’t even approach it.

‘The acid rain should be put to sleep, not destroyed…’

“okay. you decide the place I am not very interested.”

“I’ll look for a place nearby.”

Shion left Harnet behind and entered the room.

It was not difficult because the preparations had already been completed.

All you had to do was go to a hidden location and pull it out.

‘Because I haven’t entered the early stages yet… nothing special will happen.’

* * *

In the middle of the forest, in the eastern part of the kingdom of Alain.

Shion spent the first day at the inn and barely came out after the morning of the second day.

It had to be done quickly before Harnette and the escort knights noticed.

If I could get back before lunchtime, I would have been able to evade it in moderation.

‘There is light, but it is buried in darkness. At the end of the shadow is his tomb.’

Shion moved hastily and tried to find a place that met the given conditions.

The place where Acid Lane was sealed was summarized in two sentences.

It was almost untouched by humans, and even the entrance was cleverly hidden by magic.

‘Burned in darkness means that there are many trees, and the end of the shadow means that they come together as one.’

The sunlight disappeared as we went deeper into the forest.

Around it, blurry shadows were drawn along the trees.

I had to find the center where the shadows gather.

‘I think we’re almost there…’

Shion stepped forward while checking each shadow.

As we progressed, the shadows became lighter and the darkness fell thicker.

But even in the midst of that, the lines created by the shadows were visible.

‘Here it is.’

Shion discerned the subtle difference and cautiously reached out.

Then, a wall made of magical power slowly reveals its shape along the fingertips.

‘I’m qualified, so if I go on like this…’

Shion pushed forward with confidence.

Then, a wall made of magical power swallows Shion’s body and eventually erases it completely.

“… It’s too obvious.”

Shion had entered another space at some point.

Seeing that it was covered with rocks on all sides, I wondered if it was inside a cave.

In the center of the cave was a sword that Shion had been looking for so long.

“Exceed Lane…”