Chapter 171: High Society Debuts Are Difficult! (1)

Chapter 171: High Society Debuts Are Difficult! (1)“Elizabeth!”“Naru!”

Elizabeth and Naru hugged each other tightly.How many days had it been since they last saw each other's faces?As far as I remember, it had been about two weeks since the vacation started.

“Naru, I met my grandparents and aunt! We spent the New Year together at the Junk Mansion! Naru ate four bowls of rice cake soup, so now I'm four years older! Naru is now ten years old!”

Naru chattered about what had happened to her friend Elizabeth. Elizabeth seemed not to understand the story, but she raised her hand high as if it didn't matter.

“You're already ten years old? That's amazing!”“What did you do, Elizabeth?”“Me? I went to the beach in western Plarua with my dad. I even met a huge dolphin! Do you know what sound a dolphin makes, Naru?”“I don't know!”“Actually, I don't know either! I didn't hear it!”

Kyakkyakkyak-In the morning, there are times when you hear the cheerful chirping of birds. The sound of the girls chatting after a long time was more lively than the chirping of those birds.The noisy Junk Mansion reminded me of what happened a while ago.

My parents and my younger sister visited this mansion in Freesia to celebrate the holiday.It was really hectic.My younger sister even whined to our mom and dad, asking if she could just stay here.She said she wanted to bring our grandparents and other relatives next time.There was no problem since the rooms and garden were spacious enough to accommodate many people.It was a bit annoying, though.I don't really like meeting relatives in the first place.

“Judas?”

Someone called my name at that moment.When I turned my head, I saw the face of the man sitting across the table from me.He was Ilgast, the dean of Graham Academy.

“Judas, did you hear what I said?”“No.”“It's okay. I can explain it again. I went on a vacation to the beach with Elizabeth for the first time in a long while, and the dolphin─.”

Ilgast was a man who talked more than I expected.Is this what happens when a man raises a daughter alone?Since his daughter would chatter all day long, he must have become talkative himself.

“So, what's the conclusion?”

I asked for the conclusion because I felt like I would have to listen to the dolphin story for a long time. Ilgast seemed to ponder for a moment and then asked me.

“Have you found Elle Cladeco?”“No.”“It's okay. She will eventually return to Freesia. As long as her daughter is breathing in the Freesia laboratory, she will come back.”

At the mention of the laboratory, the face of the girl who was asleep with life support devices attached to her body in a cold tank came to mind.She was another Tywin.She was under strict supervision now.

“This is a plant called 「Margo's Flower」 obtained from ancient ruins. It contains quite a mysterious life force. Is it possible to wake the child with this?”

I handed the flower I obtained during my desert journey to the new academy dean. Since Ilgast was a very skilled pharmacist, I thought he might be able to do something.Ilgast took the flower from me and looked slightly surprised.

“Elle Cladeco is the cause of many incidents. But to offer such a precious thing for her daughter, you are quite philanthropic.”Philanthropy.That didn't suit me at all.It felt like ants were crawling on my face.

“To be honest, it's not philanthropy, it's just unsettling. Maybe this is what it's like to be a parent with a daughter.”“Indeed... I think I understand the feeling. I also understand Elle Cladeco to some extent. If Elizabeth were to fall ill and couldn't wake up, I would...”

He would do anything.Ilgast was a rather timid man.But Elizabeth's father was a brave man.He would probably do anything for Elizabeth.

“Of course, I can't forgive Elle Cladeco. She is my wife's enemy. I will never forget that. She took Elizabeth's mother away.”“That's a legitimate grudge.”“Then I'll be going now. I'm quite busy as the dean─.”

CreakElizabeth's father, Ilgast, stood up from his seat. Soon, Elizabeth also grabbed her father's hand and was about to leave the mansion, but she seemed very reluctant to part with Naru.

“Naru, what are you doing tomorrow?”“I don't know!”“Then let's play with Elizabeth!”“Okay!”

Kids are lucky.They can play without any worries every day.Of course, they each have their own concerns.# # #

Cecily was deep in thought.Even while Naru, Elizabeth, and Hina were playing hard, she couldn't join them.In the end, Cecily was caught by Elizabeth, who was the tagger.

“Cecily, I caught you! Now you're the tagger! You have to count to 100 and then come find us!”“......”“Cecily, is something bothering you? You haven't seemed energetic since earlier!”

At Elizabeth's worried words, Hina, who was hiding behind the curtain in the hallway, revealed herself. And Naru, who was clinging to the ceiling, jumped down to the floor.

“Hina and Cecily are fighting again? Does that mean they've fought before?”

Elizabeth thought Cecily and Hina were quite close sisters. She thought if anyone would fight, it would be Hina and Naru, who often clashed.Naru answered.

“Hina and Cecily have huge fights when they do!”

Naru's words were true.Now, Cecily and Hina were growling at each other from a distance.

“Hina! Apologize for reading my picture diary without permission!”“...Cecily, you should apologize for hitting my forehead! And... you ate the peach jelly I was saving for last night!”

Seeing the two girls raising their voices, Elizabeth recalled something she had witnessed before.It was when a small wild weasel and the neighbor's cat fought in her yard.

─Hiss!─Meow!Elizabeth thought both the white-furred weasel and the long-haired cat were cute animals, but their fight was so fierce that they drew blood.She was shocked to learn that small, cute animals could be so ruthless in biting each other.Screech— Swish—

While Elizabeth was lost in thought, imagining various things, Hina and Cecily drew their weapons from their waists.Hina took out the Thunder Shuriken she received from her mother, and Cecily took out the hunting knife she got from Cariote.

“Hiiik...!”

The sight of the gleaming metal made Elizabeth almost faint. Her heart pounded, and she felt like taking medicine!

“Guys, stop...!”

But there was no time to take medicine, so Elizabeth hurriedly reached out to stop them, but the two little beasts had already pounced on each other.

“Hina, it's a duel!”“...Bring it on!”

Clang, clang clang—!In an instant, a chaotic fight with weapons ensued.‘If this continues, someone will get hurt!’

Elizabeth wanted to cry.At that moment.“Wow, holy shh...! Naru wants to play too!”Naru jumped into the fray between Hina and Cecily, who were holding weapons. Soon, Naru struck Hina and Cecily's necks with her hands, making them collapse to the floor.

“Ugh.”“Argh.”

It happened so quickly that Elizabeth didn't even have time to be surprised.But she felt like she understood why Naru was the leader of the children.

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“Cariote, you barbarian! Today is your death day!”“Fine, I've disliked you for a long time. You cowardly thief.”

Screech— Swish—

Cariote and Salome were drawing their weapons.Didn't we agree not to draw weapons inside the mansion?

“What? What's going on?”

Brigitte, who came to the room due to the sudden commotion, felt dizzy.

‘Why are they suddenly fighting...!? Weren't they indifferent to each other...!?’

While Brigitte was in a very awkward situation, Salome and Cariote shouted.

“Brigitte! You be the judge!”