chapter 34
34. Main Story
Seeing that Theresia had been given the armor, Anna began to thump and grumble.
“He said no to the shield I wanted to have!”
“… … No, is it the same as that and this?”
“Can’t you at least give me a present first!? Why do you have to be like that in the first place? … .”
“It seems that you are not attractive.”
While Anna and I were arguing, Theresia in armor quickly approached Anna.
An overbearing atmosphere dominates the surroundings. Considering that the naked woman was equal to Anna, the woman in the armor was clearly above Anna.
Whether Anna was aware of that fact or not, I felt a little withdrawn unlike before, when I had the momentum and so on.
“I’m sorry for taking away your master’s favor.”
“… … So, in the end, we lost on the subject.”
“Yes, yes. That’s why I hate you religious people and gods the most.”
Theresia, who had regained the armor she had lost forever, and thought she could never get it back, was immersed in her memories as she recalled that time.
Recalling her memories, she approached me and knelt again. A serious attitude, quite different from the first appearance he showed.
“I greet you once again. The leader of the Order of the Phoenix Knights of the Kingdom of Erecium. This is Theresia Erhard.”
Then, she raised her head and looked at me.
“I will not ask you why you were wearing the armor of the Order of the Phoenix.”
Theresia stands up slowly.
“Anyway, do you know the slogan of the Knights Templar?”
“… … from the ashes.”
“The phoenix flies.”
She stared at my hair. She resembles her, but with lighter gray hair.
“It is no coincidence that a phoenix named me bloomed from the ashes of you.”
It’s a coincidence. The reason I chose her in the first place was only because her armor came out in a random draw.
However, from her point of view, it is also inevitable.
I had her armor.
Plus, I pulled her heirloom.
It must have felt like a well-thought-out puzzle.
“It is the life of an insignificant woman, but this one life. I will dedicate it to you.”
I looked down at Theresia who said that.
I only gave you one piece of armor and one formal dress.
Her eyes were full of loyalty to me.
There was no function to see the favorability of the summons, but if there was such a function, this notification window would have been floating.
[Theresia’s favorability + 100]
With that in mind, I sent the two back to the glyph.
* * *
Restaurant.
Since the home of the Duke of Iritz was home to hundreds of users, the size of the restaurant where they served their meals was also quite large.
The children were eating in the restaurant. I grabbed my bowl and headed towards them.
“What are you doing here?”
“It’s late.”
“is it?”
As I sat down, I sat down next to Denoir-senpai and started eating.
Rice is comparable to learning, no. It was even tastier than that.
The Academy’s restaurant isn’t bad either, but if it was a 3 Michelin star, this place looked like a 4 Michelin star.
“It’s special.”
“what?”
“When you say nobility… … Do you not eat separately with the users? But here… .”
The users continued their meals casually in the same space as Stella. It’s as if you’re used to this kind of situation.
Stella silently ate the soup with a spoon and talked.
“It’s your father’s thoughts.”
“The Duke’s?”
“One day I will have to make all the users follow, so I’m going to get acquainted in advance.”
As a fake aristocrat and former commoner, I couldn’t quite comprehend it, but since she said so, I thought so.
What can I say about this world that I know so well? All smart and smart people would have figured it out.
I just had to quietly deal with the summoned beast and defeat the Demon King. That was the wish of something that brought me to another world.
“By the way, when is our practice going?”
“I’m not going out.”
“… … Weren’t we on a school trip?”
“This is the safest place in the South. If we have to fight, it’s a crisis of the entire continent. Okay?”
Southern last line of defense.
The Iritsu family held such a position.
If such a place is attacked, it means that the capital of the empire can be attacked even if it goes up even a little.
In other words, it meant the crisis of human extinction.
“Then, there will be no attack here, right?”
“Hey, that sounds natural.”
But Stella was confident. There will never be any raids here.
At that, I smiled slightly and looked at Noah.
The reason the main character is here, I thought the original story was twisted with Stella’s hand, but… … It probably wasn’t like that.
‘You’re putting a flag on it.’
Three words you shouldn’t use in your creations.
Absolute, invincible, 100%.
An invincible territory that never penetrates, this was a double-track of being attacked 100%.
“… … By the way, what did you talk about with your father?”
“With the headmaster?”
“yes.”
As she flicked through the car, she asked about what had happened between me and Gaju. It was a very interesting topic, and I felt that Noah and De Noir were listening.
I was contemplating whether or not to give it a go, but I decided to just pass on what the duke had said.
“Don’t cross the line.”
“… … ?”
“Stella, you fell in love with me, but I have no intention of handing you over, so don’t even dream.”
“What, what, what, what- what are you talking about-!!”
Stella’s face turns as red as red. Thanks to her who woke up screaming, the eyes of users around her are focused on this place.
Aware of that gaze, she looked around and sat down quietly.
hehehehe, hehehehe, using an unusual breathing technique, she regained her composure and looked at me cautiously.
“Did your father say that?”
“uh.”
“No, what… this, once. I’ve never fallen for anything like you, so don’t get me wrong!”
“I know.”
“… … you know?”
For a moment, Stella’s expression hardened. I nodded and explained to her.
“right. You hate me so much, there’s no way you’d fall for me, right?”
“That’s right… .”
“I’m not stupid either.”
“Silly.”
Noah, who was quietly listening to our conversation, looked at me with a look of absurdity.
Then he murmured again.
“I think you are stupid.”
“What are you talking about, Noah? Why am I stupid… .”
“No, I really don’t know… … ?”
Seeing Noah looking at me with a tired expression saying I didn’t expect it to be this much, I just tilted my head not knowing what was going on.
Why the hell are you doing that?
* * *
“Nice to meet you. I am Viscount Mud, a vassal of the Duke of Iritsu.”
A vassal belonging to the Duke of Iritsu, who commands the entire southern part.
It is a two-star Summoner who can rule like a king in a rural estate, but here it is only a rare resource.
There were so many that even if they were assigned to the same job of educating the duke’s daughter, there would be no complaints.
“I don’t know if I can teach you all three-star summoners, but… … I will do my best.”
“What, where have all the others gone? Father also took Ifrit… … .”
“You went on a regular expedition. If not, he won’t come back for three days.”
“okay?”
He was needlessly polite. hahaha, we’re still students, but over time, they’re destined to receive at least a count.
There would be no need to scrape and crumble from now on. I raised my hand lightly to ease his burden and asked a question.
“What is your summons?”
“Ah- this is it. Come, flying bird.”
Then a hawk several meters tall descended on his forearm. It was a pet that seemed to be able to bite and kill a wild boar just by its size.
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Mud, who presented his summons, began to explain the characteristics of his pets.
“It’s fast, so it’s easy to reconnaissance, surprise, and scouting.”
“Isn’t your fighting power high?”
“Like a two-star summoned creature, low-level monsters have the ability to bite and kill alone… … The strategic abilities of my minions aren’t that great.”
He explained the usefulness of the flying bird. It flies as swiftly as the wind, and scans the ground with the unique sight of a hawk.
The fighting power of the individual itself is also considerable, so there is no one to fight against among the flying beasts.
It’s this flying bird that kills even a monster that’s about a whey by itself.
Hearing those words, I realized the usefulness of the two-star pet in front of me.
‘… … It’s a strategic reconnaissance plane, isn’t it?’
After all, in a different world that is no different from reality, there is no law that only uses summoned beasts for battle.
A fire-breathing beast could be used to build a thermal power plant, and an electricity-breathing pet could be used to supply electricity.
Of course, there are no power plants or items that use electricity in another world, but it was important to be able to use summoned animals in other ways than combat.
Human creativity cannot be ignored.
“Sir.”
“Yes. Master Ian.”
“You’re the master… what is that… .”
“uh… … Wasn’t it?”
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Mud said so and began to look at Stella gently.
I could see the general situation by looking at it.
Rumors of Stella screaming at the restaurant must have already spread inside the mansion.
Rumors are never passed on properly, and there are cases where they can be completely different from the originals through mouth and mouth.
You must have heard rumors that Stella fell in love with me and was appointed as the heir of the family.
“Hey, Viscount Mud.”
“Yes, yes… miss.”
“I am very curious. What did you hear… Do you see Ian and call you the master?”
“No, I, that… .”
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Mud began to fidget like a criminal. Knowing that he is innocent, I handed him a favor to save him.
“Sir?”
“Yes, four! Bleeding… No, Ian, you.”
“I want to see the Viscount’s summons in action.”
“I’ll show you right away!”
He flew up his summons in a stately manner, closed his eyes, and shared his view with the summons.
hawk eye.
The original arts that would have been criticized for being a skill that would not exist if it were a game that allows the summoner to see what the summoner sees.
A very good ability that put him in a position similar to that of a strategic reconnaissance aircraft in another world.
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Mud, who shared his vision with his summons as usual, and enjoyed the feeling of flying in the sky, began to frown on whether he had discovered something strange.
Then he opened his mouth and began to drool.
“Uh, uh… ? what is that… … .”
After a while, he opened his eyes and opened his mouth with a hard expression that was hard to believe that he was someone who had been swearing at Stella before.
“Lady, you need to evacuate.”
“… … What’s up?”
“It’s a demon.”
The main story has begun.