Chapter 54
Translator: Missme
Editor: Aru
“… You have a good sense.”
I didn’t know what to say.
No matter how distinct my voice is, it’s difficult to nail it after hearing something you’ve only heard once before.
Caleb added to my response, saying that he usually hears such things. About him having a good sense.
“By the way, are you here by yourself?”
“No. I met up with Mila and Dame Seria. But I came all the way here because I was being surrounded and chased by those people.”
“Have you met Dame Seria?”
Lord Egon had no idea I was already acquainted with Natalie.
Because it occurred while he was away.
Caleb nodded when I told him I’d recently gotten close to her.
“Then I’ll go find them now, Lord.”
“Didn’t you say you lost track of them?”
“However, I still have to look for them.” First and foremost, I want to return to the location where I was chased by people.”
“Do you know how to get back?”
“The way? If I only turn around…”
I pressed my lips together, blurring the end of my words.
Ugh… How can I go back?
In an instant, my mind went blank.
Obviously, I’ve been down this street numerous times.
However, it felt like a new place to me, perhaps because it was late at night or because the atmosphere had been transformed into a festival.
I’m sure I’ll get lost if I just go there.
“If you don’t know the way, I’d like to guide you.”
“It’s fine with me if you do, Lord. But, Lord, will it be okay for you?”
“I don’t mind at all.”
If this is the case.
“I really had no shame, but please.”
* * * * *
I told Caleb what had happened on the way back to the Kitara competition place.
Start by meeting Mila, who had become a lost child, and staying with her until Dame Seria arrived, as well as being quite close with other Royal Knights.
As we talked, we reached our destination.
Perhaps because the competition was over, there were fewer people around, as compared to before.
I was able to easily search around as a result of this, but I couldn’t find Natalie and Mila.
After circling the area a few times, I had to admit that I had lost both of them.
“… they aren’t here. They must have gone back after waiting for me.”
At times like this, I wish I had a cell phone.
However, there was no such thing as modern culture in this world.
Although letterbirds played a similar role, they cannot be used in places like this because they are looking for a place that birds remember rather than a specific person.
“Would you like to take a closer look around here?”
“It’s fine. I don’t think I’ll be able to find them just by looking around one more time. I just want to thank you and apologize to you, Lord. You’ve been there for me the whole time…… Oh, and this one as well.”
I took a badge from my pocket and handed it to Caleb.
It was his badge, which I carried with me every day in case I lost it.
I had planned to return it as soon as Caleb arrived, but I only just remembered it now.
It was a relief that I brought it today.s”It helped me a lot. Thanks to this, I was able to find Mila’s sister quickly.”
“It’s fine if you want to keep it.”
“Well, that’s fine. To be honest, I’m afraid of losing it if I keep it any longer.”
“It’s fine if you lose it.”
It was an overly soothing tone. To the point where people think he’s dealing with a trivial matter.
I might have thought the same thing if I hadn’t heard from Lord Vessel.
But I was aware of the power of this badge.
Should I forcefully place this badge in Caleb’s hand?
I was staring intently at Caleb’s hand when someone passed by and pushed my back aside.
“Huh?”
In an unexpected situation, my body faltered and my vision was affected.
But it didn’t matter if I fell.
More serious than that, because the badge in my hand was flying away!
All of the situations popped up to be slowly moving.
It was as if the video were being played in slow motion.
‘No!’
I can’t afford to lose this!
Naturally, my body did not comply with my sincere request.
My body is leaning forward.
But I didn’t fall.
Caleb had already caught me.
“Are you okay?”
“Ba-badge!”
“I know.”
The fallen badge landed on the ground and bounced up.
I have to catch it before it gets trampled by people’s feet!
I rushed out of Caleb’s arms without saying thank you.
And I rushed along the badge.
The badge was completely on the ground after running around between people’s feet.
‘Oh, that’s a relief.’
It was a relief to realize that all I had to do was pick it up and lean down to reach out my hand.
A hand reached out and lifted the badge in front of me. A fine and white hand.
“You can have it.”
“Thank you… Lady Vessel.”
My words were almost chanted at the end.
My words elicited a smile from Vivian.
“It’s nothing.”
I found myself staring blankly at Vivian while receiving the badge.
“Hey, wait for me Vivian!”
“Elena!”
Lord Vessel showed up from behind Vivian, and Caleb showed up from behind me.
The two’s eyes looking soon locked.
“Commander…”
We were enveloped in silence at the end of Sir Vessel’s startled voice.
* * * * *
I cast a sidelong glance at Caleb and the Vessel siblings, who were walking alongside me.
‘What kind of situation is this?’
We happened to look around together after Vivian picked up the badge earlier.
We could have parted ways right away if I had just picked up the badge.
Lord Vessel, on the other hand, naturally asked Caleb how he came to be here, and the conversation continued, and now we’re in this situation.
‘Did he have to ask so soon?’
Lord Vessel’s question was, in fact, natural.
Because, like me, he knew Caleb would arrive in two days.
But thinking about how we missed the time to part because of it and walked like this made me feel resentful to him when I didn’t need to.
“I had no idea you’d be with Lady Oreu, Commander. How did you come to meet her?”
“There’s a backstory to that.”
“Story?”
“Well, I happened to participate in a contest for Kitara selection and I won.”
At what I said, Lord Vessel looked at me with a surprised face and asked.
“You were the 16th candidate, Lady?”
“How did you know?”
Lord Vessel and Vivian, did they watch the competition?
“I overheard on our way through that candidate number 16 became Kitara.”
Vivian was the one who answered.
“My brother and I couldn’t watch the competition because we were late, but there was a lot of talking. In particular, I heard that Kitara’s singing abilities are amazing.”
Vivian’s compliment made me chuckle awkwardly.
It’s nice to be complimented, but since my opponent was Vivian, I didn’t know what to say.
“It’s no surprise your hair color is different, but you did it in the Kitara selection. But I’m surprised you got out of it.”
“What? What exactly do you mean, Lord?”
“Kitara usually suffers from the crowd for a while. Lady, didn’t you go through it as well?”
The answer came to me naturally.
” Of course, I suffered…”
Thinking about the previous situation made me tremble.
When I ran away, I could still see people trying to catch me with their eyes turned upside down.
“I would still be suffering if Lord Egon hadn’t intervened in the middle.”
I must have been run over and worn out as a result of those people.
My body trembled despite the fact that it was something I had never experienced before.
That’s how bad it was.
“You’ve worked hard. Well done.”
I felt like I was about to burst into tears at that one word.
I never expected to be consoled by Lord Vessel in my life….
Oh, of course, it doesn’t mean I’d cry for real.
There’s no way his words will make me cry.
“But did you come to the festival alone before meeting the Commander? I heard you and the Commander met after Kitara was chosen.”
“Oh, at first, I came together with Dame Seria and Mila. Then, we separated because I was chased by people.”
“Mila?”
“Ah, she’s Dame Seria’s younger sister. She’s very cute.”
“Oh, I’ve heard about her. I heard Dame Seria is completely devoted to her sister.”
“Dame Seria seems to adore her sister. I’m envious.”
An awkward air flowed in an instant as a result of Vivian’s next words.
Lord Vessel, in particular, looked elsewhere, coughing.
“Everyone… has their own differences.”
I don’t know why I have to defend Sir Vessel, but I also pretended not to notice what Vivian meant.
‘I suppose Lord Vessel’s way of adoring his sister is to resent her.’
I’m just going to quickly change the subject.
“Oh! Why don’t we go there?”
I hurriedly pointed to the side, having made up my mind.
There was no time to check what was there.
It was an act that arose from the desire to change the subject immediately.
There were only restaurants before, so I assumed that there would be more this time.
But as soon as I saw the expressions on the faces of those who turned to look where I was pointing, I knew something was wrong.
I became even more concerned when I noticed Caleb, who was normally calm, agitated.
What? Why do they have such expressions?
“Was that your style to play that way?”
I turned my head in response to Lord Vessel’s words and saw what I had pointed out.
As a result, I could understand why they reacted the way they did.
There, men with their buttons undone to reveal their pectoral muscles winked at me while holding trays of paper with their respective numbers written on them.
I looked behind those men and saw the women drinking alcohol in front of the table and the men next to them picking up snacks and stuffing them into the women’s mouths.
The scene drew my attention, but it was the sign that drew my attention the most.
Because it was written [Fantastic night prepared by handsome men for you!]
Argh! It’s not that way!
“Well, I pointed at the wrong side! I was going to suggest this side.”
I turned around quickly.
Fortunately, a fortune teller was nearby.
Of course, it’s odd to suddenly ask them to go to a fortune-teller, but it’s still much better than going to that kind of place.
Lord Vessel, who was peering at the fortune teller along my fingertips, arched one brow.
Rather than disapproving of it, I got the impression that he thought it was unexpected.
“Did you believe in superstition?”
“No, but it’s interesting. Interesting.”
“Even if it was entertaining, I didn’t think you’d want to see something like this.”
I gave an awkward smile and recited to myself.
‘Yeah, I know right.’
I never expected to go to a store to check my fortune on my own.
It didn’t matter if the plan went wrong like this.
I wasn’t going because I really wanted to, but because I needed to change the subject.
“I think it will be fine. As Lady Oreu said, I think it will be interesting.”
Vivian, on the other hand, unexpectedly showed an interest.
As the opinion tilted toward me, Lord Vessel looked back at Caleb.
“What are your thoughts, Commander?”
“I don’t think it matters to me either.”
“Everyone is of the same mind, so let’s go.”
We went to the fortune teller’s store after making our decision.
The first thing I noticed as I walked through the purple tent was a large crystal ball on the desk.
“There are a lot of customers.”
The voice that was heard was thin and high.
The fortune-teller appeared to be a young lady.
I was unsure and assumed it was because of the fortune-teller’s appearance.
Except for her mouth, the fortune teller’s face was completely hidden behind a purple robe hood.
“Please take a seat.”
We sat in front of the fortune teller even though she proposed it.
This was the order in which Caleb, I, Vivian, and Vessel sat.
“There are some interesting people here.”
As we sat, the woman laughed, hooted, and rubbed her chin with the back of her hand.
“There’s someone who has no ties to this world…”
Her gaze was drawn to me.
“… there are two people who are not where they should be.”
Her words were extremely confusing.
I’m not sure if she would have adjusted to my situation.
However, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t comprehend what the fortune-teller said.
Let’s not take it seriously. The fortune teller’s predictions are not always correct.
“So, what piqued your interest?”
Caleb, Lord Vessel, and Vivian all looked at me as the fortune teller spoke.
They have every right to stare at me because I invited them to come, but I haven’t decided what to ask!
“Guest-nim, you came here to ask me a question, didn’t you? You can ask me anything. I’ll answer you.”
I could see the corner of the woman’s lips go up under her hood.
What am I supposed to do?
Since I came in, I have to ask something, but I don’t know what to ask.
While I was contemplating, the woman opened her mouth.
“Should I read your fortune in a relationship?”
“Relationship fortune?”
“For example, who will become the future bridegroom or fate’s partner?”
I was feeling a little overwhelmed.
Even though I liked Caleb at the time, I knew there was no way I could stand beside him.
Wouldn’t my heart soften a little if I heard it from the others?
“Then…”
I was going to say, please.
Thud!
When I turned around in surprise because of the noise next to me, I saw Vivian collapse on the floor.
Chapter 54
Translator: Missme
Editor: Aru
“… You have a good sense.”
I didn’t know what to say.
No matter how distinct my voice is, it’s difficult to nail it after hearing something you’ve only heard once before.
Caleb added to my response, saying that he usually hears such things. About him having a good sense.
“By the way, are you here by yourself?”
“No. I met up with Mila and Dame Seria. But I came all the way here because I was being surrounded and chased by those people.”
“Have you met Dame Seria?”
Lord Egon had no idea I was already acquainted with Natalie.
Because it occurred while he was away.
Caleb nodded when I told him I’d recently gotten close to her.
“Then I’ll go find them now, Lord.”
“Didn’t you say you lost track of them?”
“However, I still have to look for them.” First and foremost, I want to return to the location where I was chased by people.”
“Do you know how to get back?”
“The way? If I only turn around…”
I pressed my lips together, blurring the end of my words.
Ugh… How can I go back?
In an instant, my mind went blank.
Obviously, I’ve been down this street numerous times.
However, it felt like a new place to me, perhaps because it was late at night or because the atmosphere had been transformed into a festival.
I’m sure I’ll get lost if I just go there.
“If you don’t know the way, I’d like to guide you.”
“It’s fine with me if you do, Lord. But, Lord, will it be okay for you?”
“I don’t mind at all.”
If this is the case.
“I really had no shame, but please.”
* * * * *
I told Caleb what had happened on the way back to the Kitara competition place.
Start by meeting Mila, who had become a lost child, and staying with her until Dame Seria arrived, as well as being quite close with other Royal Knights.
As we talked, we reached our destination.
Perhaps because the competition was over, there were fewer people around, as compared to before.
I was able to easily search around as a result of this, but I couldn’t find Natalie and Mila.
After circling the area a few times, I had to admit that I had lost both of them.
“… they aren’t here. They must have gone back after waiting for me.”
At times like this, I wish I had a cell phone.
However, there was no such thing as modern culture in this world.
Although letterbirds played a similar role, they cannot be used in places like this because they are looking for a place that birds remember rather than a specific person.
“Would you like to take a closer look around here?”
“It’s fine. I don’t think I’ll be able to find them just by looking around one more time. I just want to thank you and apologize to you, Lord. You’ve been there for me the whole time…… Oh, and this one as well.”
I took a badge from my pocket and handed it to Caleb.
It was his badge, which I carried with me every day in case I lost it.
I had planned to return it as soon as Caleb arrived, but I only just remembered it now.
It was a relief that I brought it today.s”It helped me a lot. Thanks to this, I was able to find Mila’s sister quickly.”
“It’s fine if you want to keep it.”
“Well, that’s fine. To be honest, I’m afraid of losing it if I keep it any longer.”
“It’s fine if you lose it.”
It was an overly soothing tone. To the point where people think he’s dealing with a trivial matter.
I might have thought the same thing if I hadn’t heard from Lord Vessel.
But I was aware of the power of this badge.
Should I forcefully place this badge in Caleb’s hand?
I was staring intently at Caleb’s hand when someone passed by and pushed my back aside.
“Huh?”
In an unexpected situation, my body faltered and my vision was affected.
But it didn’t matter if I fell.
More serious than that, because the badge in my hand was flying away!
All of the situations popped up to be slowly moving.
It was as if the video were being played in slow motion.
‘No!’
I can’t afford to lose this!
Naturally, my body did not comply with my sincere request.
My body is leaning forward.
But I didn’t fall.
Caleb had already caught me.
“Are you okay?”
“Ba-badge!”
“I know.”
The fallen badge landed on the ground and bounced up.
I have to catch it before it gets trampled by people’s feet!
I rushed out of Caleb’s arms without saying thank you.
And I rushed along the badge.
The badge was completely on the ground after running around between people’s feet.
‘Oh, that’s a relief.’
It was a relief to realize that all I had to do was pick it up and lean down to reach out my hand.
A hand reached out and lifted the badge in front of me. A fine and white hand.
“You can have it.”
“Thank you… Lady Vessel.”
My words were almost chanted at the end.
My words elicited a smile from Vivian.
“It’s nothing.”
I found myself staring blankly at Vivian while receiving the badge.
“Hey, wait for me Vivian!”
“Elena!”
Lord Vessel showed up from behind Vivian, and Caleb showed up from behind me.
The two’s eyes looking soon locked.
“Commander…”
We were enveloped in silence at the end of Sir Vessel’s startled voice.
* * * * *
I cast a sidelong glance at Caleb and the Vessel siblings, who were walking alongside me.
‘What kind of situation is this?’
We happened to look around together after Vivian picked up the badge earlier.
We could have parted ways right away if I had just picked up the badge.
Lord Vessel, on the other hand, naturally asked Caleb how he came to be here, and the conversation continued, and now we’re in this situation.
‘Did he have to ask so soon?’
Lord Vessel’s question was, in fact, natural.
Because, like me, he knew Caleb would arrive in two days.
But thinking about how we missed the time to part because of it and walked like this made me feel resentful to him when I didn’t need to.
“I had no idea you’d be with Lady Oreu, Commander. How did you come to meet her?”
“There’s a backstory to that.”
“Story?”
“Well, I happened to participate in a contest for Kitara selection and I won.”
At what I said, Lord Vessel looked at me with a surprised face and asked.
“You were the 16th candidate, Lady?”
“How did you know?”
Lord Vessel and Vivian, did they watch the competition?
“I overheard on our way through that candidate number 16 became Kitara.”
Vivian was the one who answered.
“My brother and I couldn’t watch the competition because we were late, but there was a lot of talking. In particular, I heard that Kitara’s singing abilities are amazing.”
Vivian’s compliment made me chuckle awkwardly.
It’s nice to be complimented, but since my opponent was Vivian, I didn’t know what to say.
“It’s no surprise your hair color is different, but you did it in the Kitara selection. But I’m surprised you got out of it.”
“What? What exactly do you mean, Lord?”
“Kitara usually suffers from the crowd for a while. Lady, didn’t you go through it as well?”
The answer came to me naturally.
” Of course, I suffered…”
Thinking about the previous situation made me tremble.
When I ran away, I could still see people trying to catch me with their eyes turned upside down.
“I would still be suffering if Lord Egon hadn’t intervened in the middle.”
I must have been run over and worn out as a result of those people.
My body trembled despite the fact that it was something I had never experienced before.
That’s how bad it was.
“You’ve worked hard. Well done.”
I felt like I was about to burst into tears at that one word.
I never expected to be consoled by Lord Vessel in my life….
Oh, of course, it doesn’t mean I’d cry for real.
There’s no way his words will make me cry.
“But did you come to the festival alone before meeting the Commander? I heard you and the Commander met after Kitara was chosen.”
“Oh, at first, I came together with Dame Seria and Mila. Then, we separated because I was chased by people.”
“Mila?”
“Ah, she’s Dame Seria’s younger sister. She’s very cute.”
“Oh, I’ve heard about her. I heard Dame Seria is completely devoted to her sister.”
“Dame Seria seems to adore her sister. I’m envious.”
An awkward air flowed in an instant as a result of Vivian’s next words.
Lord Vessel, in particular, looked elsewhere, coughing.
“Everyone… has their own differences.”
I don’t know why I have to defend Sir Vessel, but I also pretended not to notice what Vivian meant.
‘I suppose Lord Vessel’s way of adoring his sister is to resent her.’
I’m just going to quickly change the subject.
“Oh! Why don’t we go there?”
I hurriedly pointed to the side, having made up my mind.
There was no time to check what was there.
It was an act that arose from the desire to change the subject immediately.
There were only restaurants before, so I assumed that there would be more this time.
But as soon as I saw the expressions on the faces of those who turned to look where I was pointing, I knew something was wrong.
I became even more concerned when I noticed Caleb, who was normally calm, agitated.
What? Why do they have such expressions?
“Was that your style to play that way?”
I turned my head in response to Lord Vessel’s words and saw what I had pointed out.
As a result, I could understand why they reacted the way they did.
There, men with their buttons undone to reveal their pectoral muscles winked at me while holding trays of paper with their respective numbers written on them.
I looked behind those men and saw the women drinking alcohol in front of the table and the men next to them picking up snacks and stuffing them into the women’s mouths.
The scene drew my attention, but it was the sign that drew my attention the most.
Because it was written [Fantastic night prepared by handsome men for you!]
Argh! It’s not that way!
“Well, I pointed at the wrong side! I was going to suggest this side.”
I turned around quickly.
Fortunately, a fortune teller was nearby.
Of course, it’s odd to suddenly ask them to go to a fortune-teller, but it’s still much better than going to that kind of place.
Lord Vessel, who was peering at the fortune teller along my fingertips, arched one brow.
Rather than disapproving of it, I got the impression that he thought it was unexpected.
“Did you believe in superstition?”
“No, but it’s interesting. Interesting.”
“Even if it was entertaining, I didn’t think you’d want to see something like this.”
I gave an awkward smile and recited to myself.
‘Yeah, I know right.’
I never expected to go to a store to check my fortune on my own.
It didn’t matter if the plan went wrong like this.
I wasn’t going because I really wanted to, but because I needed to change the subject.
“I think it will be fine. As Lady Oreu said, I think it will be interesting.”
Vivian, on the other hand, unexpectedly showed an interest.
As the opinion tilted toward me, Lord Vessel looked back at Caleb.
“What are your thoughts, Commander?”
“I don’t think it matters to me either.”
“Everyone is of the same mind, so let’s go.”
We went to the fortune teller’s store after making our decision.
The first thing I noticed as I walked through the purple tent was a large crystal ball on the desk.
“There are a lot of customers.”
The voice that was heard was thin and high.
The fortune-teller appeared to be a young lady.
I was unsure and assumed it was because of the fortune-teller’s appearance.
Except for her mouth, the fortune teller’s face was completely hidden behind a purple robe hood.
“Please take a seat.”
We sat in front of the fortune teller even though she proposed it.
This was the order in which Caleb, I, Vivian, and Vessel sat.
“There are some interesting people here.”
As we sat, the woman laughed, hooted, and rubbed her chin with the back of her hand.
“There’s someone who has no ties to this world…”
Her gaze was drawn to me.
“… there are two people who are not where they should be.”
Her words were extremely confusing.
I’m not sure if she would have adjusted to my situation.
However, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t comprehend what the fortune-teller said.
Let’s not take it seriously. The fortune teller’s predictions are not always correct.
“So, what piqued your interest?”
Caleb, Lord Vessel, and Vivian all looked at me as the fortune teller spoke.
They have every right to stare at me because I invited them to come, but I haven’t decided what to ask!
“Guest-nim, you came here to ask me a question, didn’t you? You can ask me anything. I’ll answer you.”
I could see the corner of the woman’s lips go up under her hood.
What am I supposed to do?
Since I came in, I have to ask something, but I don’t know what to ask.
While I was contemplating, the woman opened her mouth.
“Should I read your fortune in a relationship?”
“Relationship fortune?”
“For example, who will become the future bridegroom or fate’s partner?”
I was feeling a little overwhelmed.
Even though I liked Caleb at the time, I knew there was no way I could stand beside him.
Wouldn’t my heart soften a little if I heard it from the others?
“Then…”
I was going to say, please.
Thud!
When I turned around in surprise because of the noise next to me, I saw Vivian collapse on the floor.
