# 68
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“You, you, what, what!”
Since Leia was shorter than Allen, her appearance was strange, but Allen was so embarrassed by Leia's face looking at him that he didn't even think it was strange.
“Well, what do you do?”
“Ms.’s class...”
". … What?"
“I think it's almost time to end class, should we go to the front of the room and make a surprise?”
“Oh...yes yes!”
Normally, he would complain and ask what he was talking about when there was still a long time, but Allen quickly nodded. As soon as Leia's arm fell, she ran away as if to escape.
Allen, who was unconsciously breathing in relief, tilted his head, wondering why he was so nervous.
Leia looked at Allen and turned her head to look near the bookshelf that Allen had tried to touch a moment ago.
I almost got arrested.
There was a secret room in the main library of the capital's Elad Palace.
Evidence of this was the stuck artifact such as a book on one side of a bookshelf.
I didn't realize it when I first came because I was embarrassed to meet Lucio face to face, but I realized it immediately.
If she had been in the past, she would have looked into the matter secretly, but now that she is working, she has not looked into the matter.
I don't know if it was a secret space passed down through generations in the Duchy of Elad, or Lucio's personal space, but I had no intention of revealing it.
Lucio probably didn't expect that she would notice this space, but anyway, since she had entrusted this place to her, Leia couldn't even let Allen enter the secret space alone.
Of course, a mana injection was necessary to unlock the artifact, but you never know.
I've felt this before, but it feels good.
He doesn't seem to know it, but judging by his already well-developed sense of humor, it seems like he'll soon be dealing with Twilight.
“What are you doing, are you asking Diana to go?”
At that, Allen, who was scratching the back of his neck and frowning, exclaimed.
He blamed Leah, saying that he was surprised by Leah's sudden appearance a short while ago.
“Yes, let's go!”
Leia, who didn't know this, hurriedly moved before Allen lost his temper again.
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“Walk quickly, when are you going to go to Diana’s room because you are so slow?”
“I still have time...”
"Do you want to surprise her? Shouldn't you go ahead and get ready?"
“Getting ready? Do you think young miss will be surprised if I wait outside the door? She would like it better if we asked her to play hide and seek.”
I'm already like, “Ahh!” I thought of Diana smiling brightly and tilted my head.
Allen frowned, as if he couldn't really refute my words, but he spoke again.
“Even if you only do one thing, you have to do it right, if you live carelessly, where can you go and not even get food?”
When Allen, who had never shown himf to work hard at anything other than training in swordsmanship, said that, I was completely shocked.
“I work hard at my job, but I can't believe I have such a hard life!”
After Lucio left, I read the books he told me to read every day and studied magic and medicine diligently.
However, that doesn't mean she didn't do her best to take care of Diana.
I pouted my lips slightly.
“Don't worry, I won't starve no matter where I go.”
"What?"
Allen, who seemed surprised by my words, hesitated, then lost his temper and asked again.
"Ha! What do you do for a living?"
“Do I want to do something? Because I am young, I am good at cleaning and I know letters and numbers, so I will be able to get a job in any store. It would be good if you learned magic or medicine formally. By the way, you said the same thing. I seem to have a talent for swordsmanship. Wouldn’t it be great if I became a magic swordsman like Bianca from the Principality of Pylos?”
Of course, I had no intention of learning martial arts again, but in response to Allen's remarks ignoring me, I said this and that as if I was bragging.
I regretted it a little because I felt like I had become childish because of fighting with a child, but when I saw Allen with a frown on his face after hearing what I said and getting angry, I complained sincerely.
"Yay! Yes, you're great!"
Finally, Allen shouted and started to take the initiative with an angry look on his face.
When I saw it beating, I couldn't help but shake my head.
'When will I grow up?'
It was clear that Allen was killing that man's nerves by moving his body every day.
I felt like I was becoming a victim for no reason because training was cancelled.
“...Sir? Are you very angry?”
At that time, I heard the innocent voice of a man who would become another victim of the downfall.
“Mr....Oh no, now you are the Deputy Commander, what is happening in the main building, Deputy Commander?”
“I'm on my way to tell His Highness that I've officially adopted Jack.”
"actually?"
Allen blinked at Tice and Jack beside him.
“I never thought that the Vice Commander would adopt a son without even getting married.”
What do you mean by doing that first?
I shook my head and took a step forward.
"Congratulations, Jack! Now it's not just Jack, it's Jack Sidian."
Jack Sidian.
One of the greatest Three Knights I know of in the Future Empire.
I was really happy that his fate seemed to be on the path of an honorable knight, just as it had been before.
Tice and Jack looked surprised, as if they didn't know I was behind them.
In particular, Tice looked at me with a sad look as soon as he saw me.
“Leah, if you want to be my daughter to date, please tell me.”
“Haha.”
She smiled awkwardly and looked at Jack.
Jack's face was as sharp as ever, but his strangely stiff face showed a hint of nervousness.
I shook my head slightly bitterly and spoke calmly.
“Are you saying you don't like it?” “Don't keep getting wet.”
“Well, I like to have a dependable son, but I also wanted a nice daughter.”
While I was laughing at Tess, who was crying, I remembered the conversation I had with Tess, who had suddenly come to visit me a few days before.
〈Hey, Leah, there's something I want to tell you.〉
〈for me?〉
〈Okay, hey um. …Do you want to be my daughter?〉
Tice, who had been whining for some time like a puppy wanting to poop, made me an unexpected suggestion.
I couldn't believe my ears and asked again without realizing it.
〈Then what about Jack?〉
〈Ah, looks like you already heard that from Jack.〉
Then Jack started telling me things he couldn't tell me.
In fact, Tice was also a street orphan who was adopted by a mercenary and became a knight, which was his dream, for the story of how he saw Jack in a similar situation and decided to bring him back.
Tice told Jack that he wanted to adopt them too, and that Jack thought adopting them together would be a burden on Tice, so he told him to adopt me instead.
After hearing the whole story, she asked Tice to just adopt Jack.
Originally, Tice and Jack had a relationship that would make them rich, so it made sense for them to do so.
Of course, Taz said he wouldn't mind adopting Jack and me, and Jack, who later found out, came up to me and tried to convince me.
〈Leia, when I become a full knight, I can get achievements and titles, but you... ….〉
〈You keep calling me a commoner? So you don't want to be my friend?〉
〈. ...It can't be the reason.〉
I covered Jack's mouth tightly, but in reality, even Jack didn't seem very happy about starting a family with me, so I relaxed a little.
But maybe because it happened once already, it didn't hurt that much.
“Leia, if you don’t like it, there is nothing we can do. In fact, I would love for you to be my daughter, but I would love for you to be my son. … Yes !"
While Tice was deep in thought for a moment, Tice started to say something, and suddenly Jack stepped on Tice's foot.
“There is something wrong with the top of my foot.”
Jack, who said that, still had a sharp expression on his face.
Allen said: “Bug?” I looked around and burst out laughing uncontrollably when I saw Taz grunting and moaning.
“Hmm, Leah.”
Tice said then, a serious look on his face instead of looking like he was in pain.
“It's okay because you're in front of us now, but you can't smile like that outside.”
"Yes?"
“I say this because you are becoming more beautiful day by day. If you smile like this, there will definitely be some flies that miss and get tangled...”
When I saw Tice talking seriously while clicking his tongue, my ears immediately turned bright red.
If he had said it jokingly, he would have laughed, but it was even more embarrassing because he seemed genuinely worried.
Even Allen said: “What makes an ugly person beautiful?” It would be nice if you screamed.
For some reason, Allen looked away and pretended not to hear, and Jack also remained silent.
Suddenly, I became confused and wondered if everyone was making fun of me as a group.
That's because, one day, while I was recovering from a mana explosion not long ago, the Duchess said I looked prettier, and I've been hearing those words often since then.
I felt so embarrassed because I couldn't see my face clearly even when I looked in the mirror.
“Okay, you don't have to worry about the flies, don't worry, I will take good care of you when you go to the academy tomorrow.”
I laughed awkwardly at Tice's speech.
From the Duchess to Aline, everyone seemed to be looking forward to tomorrow, but I wasn't very happy with the place because I didn't have good memories of it.
I was hoping to get permission to go out soon, but I was lucky because an unexpected opportunity arose.
The salary she saved from working as a maid was very good.
Now I can take the first step in what I've been planning.
'Of course, I'll have to make an excuse to go out next time...'
I nodded, deciding to think about the rest later.
Finally, the next day dawned.
[End of Volume Two]