Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Dislike

“Really fine?”

Pumpkin who confirmed First’s pupils returned to original slightly asked.

“Fine?”

“The Information Bureau newly establishing. That opponent is the director?”

“Hmm, is that some problem?”

At First seriously countering Pumpkin hesitated for a moment, and opened his mouth.

“······Isn’t the father.”

“Father.”

First long exhaled breath. Exactly a sound as if someone pressed the stomach was made.

Soon First fully passed his own head back. A thick forehead was fully revealed. First’s tiger-like eyes stared at Pumpkin.

“So?”

At First’s counter Pumpkin briefly moved his mouth.

Isn’t the opponent being the father a problem? Thinking about it, almost never talked about the story regarding First and the director. Just only knowing degree that the relationship is not good.

“Pumpkin, fairness is more important than anything. To prevent rotting by aging and corroding. And the director—.”

However, the emotion that rose in First’s eyes now was not simply degree of the relationship not good.

That—.

“Is one who is not fair.”

It was disgust. And that extreme disgust—.

Even so the father···· the words rose up to the mouth end, but Pumpkin moved his lips and nodded.

“Come, then shall we start from the mana stone work. Because will become the Continent Information Bureau’s fund line it is the most important work!”

First who returned to the usual hollow face tapped Pumpkin’s shoulder. At that Pumpkin softly exhaled a sigh.

“Really seeing there is a possibility of Galahad winning?”

“Of course, would be hard. If Galahad alone—.”

The corners of First’s mouth fully rose.

“Enough. No need to hear the after words.”

“But if I am there the story is different.”

First laughed heartily. Pumpkin quietly looked at such First. Could not know what on earth thinking.

What to do. My fault of meeting the wrong senior—. Pumpkin who was deeply exhaling a sigh suddenly a question rose.

“Yet why said doing the deputy director not the director?”

If competition isn’t fighting placing the director seat from the beginning correct?

As asking so First savagely raised the corners of his mouth.

“I am constitution of chasing from behind.”

Enjoyment was fully contained in First’s voice.

“Aha, so the eternal 2nd place? Constitutionally?”

“Pumpkin!!”

At First who reddened as if bursting Pumpkin hurriedly ran.

****

‘The mana stone side First is in charge···.’

Galahad tapped the cigarette and lightly muttered.

Newly establishing the Information Bureau was not a light matter. Because it was a matter of turning the Information Bureau into an enemy in earnest.

However, since the retirement team was formed there was no other option.

Along with that this place being the North played a role. Because the deepest place the empire’s hand does not reach.

Even if Galahad sets up an Information Bureau right now, sending agents to clean would be all.

Being discarded to the North rather acted well. It was not that luck is good.

Just well utilized the environment.

“I just came for vacation, isn’t putting too obviously?”

At the soft voice raising the head, Jamit was furrowing her eyes.

It was a lie. From the moment handing the information bag to Galahad Jamit could not return. Jamit was also included among the reasons Galahad newly established the Information Bureau.

“I will ask a bit. You, like me?”

“That ended long ago.”

“How does such love change. Disappointed.”

“Not words a man who will do the engagement ceremony soon should say.”

“One does not know until entering the venue.”

“Oh my, smooth.”

Jamit laughed with a binggeul—. at that Galahad tapped the cigarette.

“Sorry but I have no thought of becoming the rival of the youngest sword master and the next Grand Duke. Because I like long and thin.”

“This became regrettable.”

At Jamit’s grumbling Galahad laughed with a keul keul.

“Here Gal··· James and Handsome are field agent constitution. People are a bit needed. One who can entrust believing, a figure whose head rolls a bit. Knowing writing a bit, and able to handle numbers while—.”

Jamit softly clapped her hands.

“Ah, would be good if cooking well too. Because the cooking here is too bad. Would be good if cleaning well too. Isn’t here too dirty? This also safe house—.”

As Galahad laughed with a keul keul Jamit made eye smiles.

“It is a joke. Just with a guy whose head rolls a bit—.”

“No, just there is one.”

At Galahad’s answer Jamit furrowed her eyes.

The latter part was just words thrown trying to joke.

There is no way there is a figure who handles numbers, knows writing, cleans well, and cooks well—.

“Ah, also handles instruments well.”

At Galahad’s smile Jamit furrowed her eyes.

****

As staying in the Grand Duke’s castle for the engagement ceremony preparation Tom somehow became complicated.

Damien trained with Gilbert every day, and Gwen helped Galahad’s research. Only Tom felt floating.

Tom with no work investigated the empire’s engagement ceremony.

The empire’s engagement ceremony was gorgeous unlike the North. At Galahad’s words of doing with lilies Tom gathered people with his own salary.

The North flowers were rare. It was a natural story. Because a place where cold and snow falls every day was not a good environment for flowers.

Instead the survived flowers were plain, but strong and tough without end.

There is no woman who dislikes flowers—. it was words Tom’s father always said.

Tom employed people with his salary and made gather flowers. Now in the middle of practicing the method of decorating with the gathered flowers.

Then, the door softly opened. Galahad of a little tired look entered.

Galahad flicked his finger and shook the snow stuck on the shoulder. It was amazing magic no matter when seeing.

“Here?”

Behind Galahad a woman of a cold impression with black hair entered. A long height and neat suit, a woman of a feeling similar to Galahad.

“Ah, Tom. Just was there. This is Jamit.”

At Galahad’s introduction Tom hurriedly stood from the seat.

“This side is Tom. In charge of the center of the Special Mission Unit.”

“Hello.”

“It is Tom!”

Tom hurriedly bowed his head.

“Other members?”

“Damien is training with Sir Gilbert, and Gwen is in a fainted state.”

“I see, what is that?”

Galahad sat in the seat and asked while pointing at the flower Tom held.

“Ah, it is the North’s lily. Because thought of what the captain said was gathering.”

“Oh— as expected Tom. Process with the Special Mission Unit expenses. You receive half more of the salary. Reduce Sir Gilbert a bit.”

“Yes? Yes.”

“It is a joke.”

The woman called Jamit sat opposite Galahad. As Tom tried to go inside, Galahad called.

“Tom, come and sit.”

“Yes.”

Tom sat between Galahad and Jamit. Jamit’s pointed eyes stared at Tom. At eyes exactly like a snake Tom froze tightly.

“Jamit is a very excellent figure. Particularly in information processing ability more excellent than anyone. I will guarantee.”

Galahad guaranteeing—. Tom softly admired. Then suddenly a question rose.

Why is Galahad introducing such a woman. It was a woman similar to Galahad.

Although not knowing what work Galahad did before, the possibility of doing similar work was large.

The woman’s eyes examined Tom. Particularly introducing—. along with eyes examining so—.

‘Trying to teach something.’

Tom hurriedly stood and bowed his head.

“Please take care!”

At the pointed woman’s eyes Tom softly trembled.

“Please take care?”

“Ah, isn’t trying to teach something?”

“What?”

At the woman’s chilly question Tom examined the woman. It was not that there are muscles. There was no sword at the waist either. Is a mage? The possibility of Galahad particularly asking Tom’s magic education to another was low.

Then—.

“Is it the accounting side?”

“Accounting? Why thought so?”

The woman asked while softly wrinkling her nose. Galahad slightly leaned back as if continue.

“Seeing the body type is slim, does not seem handling a sword, and it did not seem the captain would particularly ask magic to another.”

“Ha—.”

The woman snorted. At that Tom was slightly surprised. Did one babble for nothing—.

“Fun. Yes, know writing.”

The woman asked in a cool voice as if interrogating.

“Yes, learned while being dumped processing the unit register.”

“Numbers too?”

“Yes, although degree of writing a ledger—.”

“This kid is a soldier?”

The woman asked Galahad. At that Galahad laughed with a keul keul.

“Would that be all. The cooking skill is also the best. Come, try eating.”

Galahad held out the stew Tom boiled to the woman.

The woman who elegantly scooped and ate the stew made a subtle smile.

Exactly—.

‘What is this bastard?’ such eyes.

Then, Galahad tapped Tom’s back.

“Tom! Show the performance too!”

At Galahad somehow seeming excited Tom turned the instrument worn on the back forward.

As plucking the instrument—.

“What are you?”

The woman asked while furrowing her eyes.

“It is Tom.”

Galahad laughed while wrapping Tom’s shoulder.

“Ah, Tom is the Special Mission Unit so do not covet.”

The voice of Galahad saying so was more serious than usual.

****

“Seven hundred ninetieth.”

Galahad lightly said and flicked his finger.

Spark bounced riding the finger. The spark headed to the sky, and immediately a huge lightning fell.

Thanks to repeating hundreds of times heavenly punishment became familiar.

Originally heavenly punishment was magic difficult to repeat because that mana consumption amount is large.

However, now there was Gwen. Thanks to Gwen’s huge mana barrel, one could freely use heavenly punishment.

As a result the understanding of heavenly punishment rose to the degree of the ice awl.

Not simply became faster.

Although the purpose was researching Adrianne’s nature, yet did not stupidly scatter magic.

Galahad while researching Adrianne’s nature simultaneously shaved heavenly punishment. Fixed the part where mana is lost, and researched the method of being able to contain more mana.

Thanks to that heavenly punishment became faster than before, and that power also increased but—.

‘Cannot even touch a hair tip.’

Galahad clicked his tongue softly while looking at Adrianne.

No matter how increasing the power heavenly punishment could not touch Adrianne even a little. The moment going close lightly scattered.

Although the purpose was that from the beginning, at Adrianne fine even pouring hundreds of times··· no, even softly yawning somehow spirit rose.

‘Someday definitely stick magic.’

Galahad resolved inside.

However, not that there is no achievement.

“Came out as the expected result.”

The two assistants said while shining their eyes. Joy was full on that face.

“I see.”

Galahad put the cigarette in his mouth.

What found out with heavenly punishment close to eight hundred—.

“Mana has flammability.”

Although an unexpectedly plain result, it was a concept that did not exist until now.

Flammability in mana. The same story as iron floating in the air—.

It was not a nature that suddenly arose.

Just—.

‘Because Adrianne is the only existence, no one knew.’

Galahad quietly tapped the cigarette.

Adrianne was fire.

The fire that first came down to the world, and the only fire—.

‘A story that would come out in mythology. No, it is mythology.’

Galahad stuck out his tongue.

The problem—.

‘Cannot explain the principle.’

With experiments reaching hundreds of times even made a table of Adrianne’s nature. To the extent of being able to calculate how Adrianne’s nature reacts at which density.

Even this degree one could flip the magic tower’s old ones’ eyes, but Galahad was not satisfied.

It was the feeling of something important actually missing.

‘Something insufficient—.’

Galahad’s eyes deepened.

It seems one can obtain if going a little more, yet from some moment the feeling of marking time.

Then, two blank-looking guys ran. It was James and Handsome.

“Arrived from the kingdom alliance side.”

Galahad’s eyes softly stiffened. Galahad lightly nodded and wrapped up the experiment.

“Worked hard today too.”

Adrianne bowed her head with a kkubeok.

“Hard work. The hard work you did.”

“Yes? I am fine though.”

At Adrianne’s answer Galahad furrowed his eyes.

“Rather overflowing with more vitality.”

Galahad seriously examined Adrianne. There was no wrinkle on the skin far from blemish. The skin was soft as if just born.

‘Does it make sense?’

Knew degree that a sword master’s aging is slow. Because Adrianne was the youngest sword master, the aging would have stopped at a quite early time.

Even considering that the skin was good to a severe degree. Probably the nature is also related.

“······Why looking so?”

Adrianne asked while slightly stepping back.

Although not knowing whether the influence of the nature, or thanks to the sword master—.

“You might be this appearance until dying.”

“Ah, is that so.”

Even though the story of no aging on such a perfect appearance, Adrianne was indifferent. It seemed not placing value on the external.

Then, staff Theodore ran.

“The king of the kingdom alliance arrived. At that His Highness the Grand Duke ordered a meal seat.”

Galahad fixed the collar.

Theodore called Adrianne and Galahad.

“Ah, if was training you may wash and come.”

At Theodore’s words Adrianne shook her head.

“Not even one drop of sweat. Fine.”

“Hmm, wouldn’t one drop have come out?”

“Yes? No. Not even one drop came out.”

At the firm answer Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

“I will wash and prepare and go.”

“Yes? You are fine though.”

At Adrianne’s question Galahad clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“Sweat came out a bit.”

“Ah, understood. I will convey.”

Soon the two disappeared.

‘Hmm, the kingdom alliance.’

Galahad flicked his finger. As mist lightly brushed Galahad became neat as if when was that.

‘The kingdom alliance one has to catch.’

The kingdom alliance was a necessary string.

The problem—.

‘Farhansta coming. Even if twisted cannot twist like this.’

Farhansta was the father of the murdered imperial princess’s fiancé.

If Farhansta faces the imperial princess a problem would occur. Because would think the imperial princess killed the son.

Originally Galahad and Farhansta the relationship was good. Because it was Galahad who raised his kingdom. But now it was a situation where his son died with the marriage Galahad presented.

Even now could not be certain whether would believe Galahad.

‘Seeing still looking for me seems would believe.’

Anyway, the kingdom alliance and the Grand Duke were a combination good to hold hands.

Galahad thought with high probability the Grand Duke would choose the kingdom alliance.

The difference between the kingdom alliance and Galahad was clear. Because Galahad one can turn even as a captain.

The problem was that the opportunity of holding hands that is the possibility of Adrianne’s marriage is large.

‘Firmly twisted.’

Galahad put the cigarette in his mouth and moved steps.

****

‘······The kingdom alliance.’

In front of the Grand Duke an old man of gorgeous attire was sitting. It was one of the kings of the kingdom alliance. Beside that knights and soldiers were full.

The Grand Duke was alone. Because the Grand Duke loosened the troops.

Of course, there was no one worrying about the Grand Duke. Ah, the staff worried.

Whether the Grand Duke cannot hold anger and pulls the king’s head—.

“Brought one with little mana. One would be able to receive the Grand Duke’s daughter’s nature. Would be able to endure that called curse.”

Even at the king’s proposal the Grand Duke’s reaction was indifferent.

Then, the door opened and Adrianne entered. Even though would have heard the story was in a state of wearing armor.

The armor did not become a problem. The overwhelming appearance fully drew the gaze, so the gaze did not go down even to the armor.

Adrianne bowed her head with a kkubeok to the Grand Duke.

“The guy?”

“Ah, Captain Galahad said will prepare and come because just trained until now.”

“Arrogant guy.”

“No. It is trying to express courtesy to the Grand Duke.”

The Grand Duke let out a low groan and nodded.

The Grand Duke turned the gaze to the king of the kingdom alliance.

“Heard brought a guy with no mana. Will you meet?”

‘Gave a choice to Adrianne.’

Theodore softly sighed.

The king of the kingdom alliance Farhansta was certain Adrianne would accept.

Because investigated Adrianne’s past, knew how lonely she is.

It was a woman called a curse.

Would not be able to refuse the proposal.

Farhansta was certain.

Then, Adrianne—.

“Dislike.”

Cleanly refused.

“This, dislikes.”

The corners of the Grand Duke’s mouth fiercely rose.

Exactly like teasing.