Episode 20

“I beg your pardon?”

Hearing my words, she widened her eyes and laughed out loud.

It seemed that he was laughing at himself playing with the prank.

Impersonating the dead is taboo, but he didn’t seem offended if he said it too seriously.

Looking at the cheerfully smiling owl sheep, my eyes lit up.

‘Now it’s my turn to find out. Who are you? You.’

In order to identify the other person, it was inevitable to consider trivial habits, culture in words and actions, and manners.

When there is no information like now.

But I wasn’t that stereotypical person.

“Now I will be a prophet.”

“Suddenly?”

“All accidents happen suddenly. The same goes for you and me.”

“Okay. Try it.”

“You have a slim waist and your hands are soft and your skin is smooth. My taste… No, you must live in the northern district, right?”

When I pretended to make a mistake and showed my liking, the owl gave a small smile.

It seemed like a little bit of fun.

However, after erasing the smile, he immediately refuted.

“It’s too broad for a prophecy. Isn’t everyone able to know that far? There’s no way people living in the slums come and go to Maskal.”

“The lower officer is sharp and well-groomed, and he doesn’t even have a chin in his butt. He has such beauty…”

I stopped talking abruptly.

Looking at her overall impression, an informational magazine about Troven’s nobles came to mind.

Seeing as the center of imperial power, the Landsvalger Assassins were also keeping an eye on Troben.

Naturally, as a first-class assassin, I received a fair amount of information.

‘Adel, Chancellor Richter’s only daughter.’

It wasn’t too difficult to figure out the identity of the owl sheep.

I wasn’t very interested in the central nobles of the empire, but if it was a woman, the story would be different.

Adele and other beauty magazines are naturally accessible.

‘Nickname… … . It was the duchy’s comet.’

There were two dukes in the Bertos Empire.

The first thing that is always mentioned is Duke Geoffrey Enders, the Imperial First Sword.

The second was Chancellor Aiden Richter.

They possessed such outstanding abilities that they were called the two pillars that supported the empire.

However, Duke Richter had one concern: he had no son.

‘As expected, the prosecutor’s energy is much more… … . Ah, it has nothing to do with the success rate.’

In any case, Adele was the princess of the Richter family, a person who was known as a rare genius.

Currently, in order to succeed Duke Aiden Richter, he was in the process of receiving successor classes.

“Why do you drink while talking?”

I noticed the identity of the owl sheep, but I didn’t express it and quickly continued.

“It was said that this kind of beauty can only be seen in a duke’s family. hahahaha! Did the prophecy come true?”

“…”

Adele was silent for a moment when the duke came out of nowhere while talking about appearance.

She tilted her head and pondered over what I said.

The flow of thought was so erratic that it seemed he needed time to think.

“How can you come to that conclusion?”

“That’s the conclusion man’s mind. A kind of insight?”

“under!”

Adele let out a blank laugh as if it were absurd, but her eyes were curved like half moons.

No matter how much I covered it with a black wire mesh, I couldn’t escape my attention.

Sure enough, the words I wanted came out of her mouth.

“Interesting. Oh, not you, of course, but that unique mindset.”

“If anything interests you, that’s fine.”

From then on, it was a breeze.

The water was opened, and the conversation flowed naturally.

We talked about a variety of topics, from imperial politics and diplomacy to the feud between aristocratic families.

She didn’t return to her original seat and continued to sit next to me.

Occasionally, skinship that pretended to be coincidence passed through her fingertips, but Adele didn’t care much.

Of course, that didn’t mean he wanted a bold contact.

She was paying attention to the conversation, amazed at the knowledge I had implicitly revealed.

‘Ah, being smart is tiring at times like this.’

My interest was not in debating boring topics.

I just lived for quite a while, and I came across it often in the Assassins, so I knew it well.

Adele would occasionally show parts of her face pretending to refit the mask.

I caught a glimpse of her slightly flushed cheeks and high nose bridge, and every time she did, her chest felt tingly.

For she was a more dazzling beauty than was known to the world.

‘If it wasn’t for the situation of running away, today… … . big! too bad. I’m sorry.’

I naturally took a turn and brought up something about the Troben socialite.

“Do you come here often? Listening to what you say, you seem to know almost everyone your age.”

“I’m busy, so I don’t often go there. I tend to stop by when I need a break from time to time.”

“I thought a duke would be conservative, but it’s not necessarily like that.”

“There are many reasons to come here. I just like talking to various people.

“You’re talking about a level of deviation from everyday life.”

“In that respect, you’re a perfect match. It’s fresh and quite… charming.”

“Thank you for a good look.”

Adele was definitely attracted to me.

‘Is it time to come soon?’

But I couldn’t be with this woman forever.

The purpose of coming to Salon Mascal is to break through the siege of the impregnable capital.

I smiled slightly as I saw the madam approaching this way just in time.

“I’ve got a cave stick.”

“Thank you. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Madam’s skills.”

If you add cave sticks to Garos Quer, the flavor and aroma are harmonized and the flavor is amplified.

Although, of course, Trovenians rarely eat this way.

If she’s attracted to something special, she’d be hooked on this combination right away.

I was about to pick up a cave stick when I saw the madam still standing near the table.

It definitely felt like he had a lot to say.

Because I knew that I was the minor head of the fallen House of Riverrun.

But I was in no hurry to put it into words.

“…You’ve been seated with an unexpected person.”

“Beauty is a way to be won by the courageous. Of course, this side approached first.”

“Ho-ho! Have a good time. See you then.”

The madam left a long aftertaste before disappearing with a gunshot.

Then Adele opened her eyes wide and looked towards the counter.

“There are so many surprises today. The madam of Salon Mascal brings snacks. It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like that.”

“I’m good enough for that.”

“Seeing her bluffing, it makes me feel like her peers. Although her knowledge is not at all like that.”

“That’s also my charm.”

“I am.”

She shrugged her shoulders in disbelief and picked up a cave stick with curious eyes.

I wanted to be at this time, so I gently grabbed Adele’s wrist.

“This isn’t something you just eat. Now, lightly soak it in Garos Queru like this.”

“ah…….”

Perhaps because of her skillful hand movements, Adele let out a low exclamation.

I felt like I didn’t know how to react to a new food culture and the touch of an outsider at the same time.

I put on a smile of repentance and tried to get closer to her.

It was an instinctive move to have a confidential conversation between a man and a woman.

But just then, an incident occurred.

The moment the atmosphere was about to ripen, a commotion broke out at the entrance of the salon.

There was a rumble of heavy footsteps along with an inaudible shout.

It must have been that the Luminous Knights or the Capital Police had invaded.

It was around here that I disappeared, so narrowing the scope of the search had no choice but to come this far.

Contrary to my expectations, they seemed to act a little quicker.

As if curious about the commotion, customers from other tables flocked to the entrance.

It seemed that some madmen were trying to search the salon mascara, going out to get a look.

“Aren’t you going out there?”

Adele stood up, looked in the direction of the crowd, and asked a question.

But I didn’t react.

Because I already knew it would be like this.

No matter how prestige salon mascara was, it would not be able to avoid the search forever.

“Not really. I don’t want to interfere.”

“Isn’t it because you have to go soon? Are you being chased?”

“…”

I couldn’t answer anything for a moment to her words that came out of nowhere.

It was because I didn’t know that I would pass it over at once.

‘As expected, she deserves to be called a rare talent. I didn’t wear the owl mask for nothing.’

There was a reason for choosing the owl, which symbolizes wisdom, truth, and wisdom.

That’s why you’re going to hit the point without any information.

Adele smiled and pointed at the bottle.

“Come to think of it, I couldn’t even drink because I was talking.”

I threw a high-level word at Adele.

“Let’s drink it next time. You won’t be able to go in finely then?”

“You’ve changed quite blatantly for the last time, haven’t you?”

“Originally, the final blow is the most powerful.”

“Hohoho! If it’s you, I think you can accept After. Next time, I’d like to see you without a mask.”

“I’ll take off whatever else you want.”

“I’ll look forward to it. Then…”

She cleared her reddened face and looked away, unable to speak until the end.

Because I had already disappeared from the salon mascal.

‘You’ll never forget me.’

I must have been deeply imprinted in Adele’s mind.

Because there will be no such intense encounter in her life in the future.

I stared at her for a moment in stealth, then left the city through the secret passage of Salon Mascal.