「Okay, this should be good now!」
Emily had been taking requests alone since her unreliable bodyguards were gone.
Thinking about what she could and couldn’t do, and what kind of requests would make her look like she has it together as a senior.
For example, her first request. After wandering aimlessly throughout the forest and finally returning to the village, she happened to encounter the monster, but it was a mistake for the three of them to take that request as they were unfamiliar with the forest.
If they had used the Zatsuryu hunters in that village to guide them to the monsters, that would’ve been an easy solution. Emily had done whatever she wanted when she was in the town, and since entering school, she never thought of that, but when she asked Ruu about it, that was the advice she gave her.
By the way, Ruu never asked for help because she has great intuition–or more precisely, her ability to sense magic–but after some thinking, she quickly showed the solution to Emily. it was debatable whether Ruu’s quick-witted or Emily’s just an airhead.
That aside, Emily learned to rely on ordinary people other than her bodyguards and the Zatsuryu, and now knows what kind of request she wouldn’t fail after accepting several of them.
“Now I can teach those two like a big sister!” And she headed to her room feeling elated.
「Ah, Mimi-oneesama, just in time!」
「Luvis-chan! What’s wrong?」
「Uhm, I have a favor to ask, are you free next week afternoon?」
「Yes, what about it?」
「Great! Keep it open!」
「O-Okay… U-Uhm, I’m heading to the guild, what about Luvis-chan…」
「I’m sorry, I have something else to do today, maybe next time!」
After the conversation was over, Luvis hurriedly left.
「She has something to do today? I see」
Emily headed to Safira’s room, feeling down.
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「Recently Luvis has been behaving weirdly.」
Safira sits in her room, unmoving.
She’s been studying for a while so her time with Luvis has been reduced, but before she knew it, Luvis has changed.
「It’s because Father gave me some homework to do!!」
To Safira. It’s a letter from her parent’s house. Just the other day, the Jewel Dragon Safir had moved out of the nest and left a lot of gems. So, Safira was tasked to investigate the Kiryu or their families in school and whether there are customers who want the stone from them
Of course, Safira is just a freshman. There’s no chance for her to make a decent negotiation, but it’s still a good experience for her to initiate discussions with students attending the same school who will also become the next lords.
There’s also a stone in the list that Safira can negotiate freely to her judgment, and there is also a Zatsuryu that her father trusts as her teacher.
And so, she suggested meeting her seniors in the same dorm and desperately used her head.
Meanwhile, Safira had no idea what Luvis was doing.
The servant attending to Luvis has no idea what she’s doing and when Safira asks Luvis, she doesn’t tell her, saying “It’s a secret for now”
「I’m sure that she’ll be fine but still…」
Safira’s cute sister. A quiet and obedient kid. Thinking about her sleeping alone in the storage room.
「I must ask what she’s doing!」
After all, she’s the big sister.
She must protect her sister.
Click.
「Onee-chan! Oh, you’re here!」
The door opened without knocking and Safira’s beloved sister showed up.
「Luvis, what’s wrong?」
「Hey, Onee-chan! It’s a holiday next week, but leave your afternoon open! Thanks!」
「Plans for next week? I don’t mind, but what’s wrong?」
「Nfuffu ♪ It’s a secret ♪ Anyway, see you later!」
「Hey, wait!」
Bam!
The door closed. Safira had no time to stop her.
「What… Huh?」
She was hesitant to follow Luvis who had that expression as she left the room.
「That face. I’ve never seen that before. Why?」
She’s her sister But she doesn’t know why her precious sister is making that face.
「I’m a failure as a big sister」
She felt sinking from her seat then she heard a modest knock.
「Who’s there?」
Wondering if Luvis had returned, but Luvis came in without knocking.
Then, what comes to her mind is the gentle face of the senior who has looked after her since entering the dorm. Safira opened the door and it was exactly the person she was expecting greeting her.
「Ah, Safira-chan. Are you free today?」
「Mimi-oneesama. Yes, I’m free」
「Great. Then, I was about to invite you to guild, but I’m not in the mood for that now. Want to have tea instead?」
Emily who had been busy for a while, seems to have an open schedule today.
「Yes, gladly! Where should we go?」
「Let’s go to the cafeteria. They have snacks there too」
「Indeed. I wonder what snacks they have today? Oh, speaking of, I had a cake from the shop called Etoile Katie the other day…」
「Huh? That place is very popular in the city and you need reservations!」
Emily and Safira enjoyed their tea time together. It was a peaceful day.
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Then, the next holiday.
「Welcome, Emily-chan. Safira-chan. Come in」
「W-Why are you here!」
「Luvis! Where’s Luvis!」
「Fufufu. You’ll know soon enough. Now, come in
The two witnessed an unexpected sight.