# 90 - 90
“Lycian.”
I asked as I looked around.
“Why doesn’t Leon come? Do you know why?”
“Leon?”
“Yes yes.”
I was momentarily enchanted by Lycian's angelic appearance and forgot all about Leon and the mission.
Lycian's features changed slightly to gloom.
“Leon, uh, he was injured in his shoulder.”
“Ah… right.”
“Earlier, it became difficult for him to stand anymore, and it was uncomfortable, so he went back to his room.”
“Huh?”
My face became serious as well.
“Is it that serious?”
He's the kind of guy who usually stays until the end of the banquet.
Even if he acts recklessly in private, maintaining proper etiquette in public is a character trait of Leon Fraser.
“The treating physician recommended rest.”
“This dangerous…?”
I felt really worried for a moment.
Don't tell me this guy...
He won't die, will he?
Or become disabled?
Because at that time, even male heroes were not guaranteed to survive.
Even when Kuriko, the main female character, was dying, the deaths of the main male characters were somewhat more frequent.
Of course, it couldn't be compared to Tullia who died in the blink of an eye...
Moreover.
“If his shoulder hurts…”
He can't dance, can he?
Then ten thousand coins will disappear.
My journey will end in failure...
At that moment.
Ding!
[System] Subtask
[System] There are 30 minutes left until the task expires.
[System] 30:00
'Huh?'
At that moment, the seconds started ticking down like a time bomb.
impossible!
I suddenly got up from my seat.
* * *
Blast!
Bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
“Oh, the door will break!”
An angry voice sounded from inside, then the door suddenly opened.
“What a crazy bastard… huh?”
I looked at Leon Fraser in front of me while breathing hard.
“It's real.”
The first thing that caught my attention was the newly changed bandage on his shoulder.
I entered with long strides. Leon Fraser, who had been frozen for a moment, quickly followed me inside.
"Hey, why are you here? Why aren't you in the hall? Where's my brother?"
“Where is the personal doctor?”
“No, what's wrong with your facial expression like that...”
When I saw his disgusted expression as if he was looking at a terrifying monster, I finally took a deep breath.
It seemed as if I had run here recklessly subconsciously.
“Sorry. It caught me by surprise.”
After I regained my composure with difficulty, I apologized first.
“Why did you suddenly feel so terrible again?”
“Leon Fraser, you're so injured you can't even dance.”
Then Leon Fraser scratched his cheek slightly and said.
I said standing up was hard, not that I couldn't dance.
“This is much worse! Where did the personal doctor go?”
"Did he go to make medicine? Why?"
Leon Fraser, who was asking to come back, suddenly frowned.
“What is that basket you carry under your arm?”
“I have medical materials.”
"What?"
“I gathered everything I had.”
This time I carefully gathered even what my personal doctor had kept secret.
"What did you say?"
Leon Fraser's eyes immediately widened as he shouted.
“Hey, take it quickly! I don’t have any money now!”
He seemed to immediately realize that these were enormous medicinal materials that would make Leon's personal doctor roll his eyes if he saw them.
Is a personal doctor that scary?
Leon Fraser tried to fire me completely with a pale face.
but.
Nothing in this world can stop Tullia, who has gone crazy because of coins.
Why? Because I decided so. Anyway, nothing is there.
I pushed off Leon Fraser who was trying to kick me out and entered proudly.
He stopped in the living room.
Leon hurriedly followed me, repeating weakly that he had no money so I should take it from him.
“Leon.”
I didn't listen.
I just opened my mouth.
“One hundred and twenty million gold coins.”
“Wow! I actually said I had no money!”
“Everything is free.”
"What?"
Shatter.
I couldn't bring myself to pour out the medicinal materials.
Instead, it clicked.
I just placed the basket on the living room table.
“I'll give you all of this.”
Leon Fraser hesitated and stepped back.
"What now? What do you want?"
Smart man.
He seemed to have already realized that I wanted something in return for giving him the medical materials for free.
Well, given our usual relationship, that would be a perfectly natural conclusion, but all I saw in my eyes was “mission accomplished.”
“Dance with me.”
"What?"
"Isn't that enough? I'll pay you then! Let's dance!"
Leon Fraser muttered to his huge body.
“Is this girl really crazy...?”
I said I'll pay you!
“How much can you give?”
“Ten thousand gold coins!”
"Are you kidding? That's not even enough for one meal at the academy!"
“So how much do you want?”
“One hundred million gold coins!”
“Are you crazy?”
It immediately lit a fire in my eyes.
"Your dance isn't worth all that, you know? Can you please come to your senses?"
“Oh my God, now you're acting like the Tulia Fraser I know.”
Leon Fraser let out a hollow laugh as if he was surprised, then walked towards the table.
Leon poured cold tea from a ceramic teapot decorated with elegant floral patterns, then held out a cup to me.
“Drink some.”
I took the cup and drank it.
Only then did I feel some peace.
“Hey, sit down for a minute. Seriously. I really thought a wild beast had broken into my room.”
“Leon Fraser.”
I obediently sat on the sofa and spoke in a serious voice.
“There is no such thing as a wild beast so beautiful in the world.”
“...True, true. You are the most beautiful. Are you happy now?”
"Anyway, dance with me. Does your shoulder hurt so much? So much that it would dislocate immediately if you danced with me? So much so that you would die?"
“…Not enough to die immediately, but why exactly?”
Leon Fraser looked at the basket full of medicinal materials with an expression that showed he couldn't understand at all.
“Why are you so desperate to dance with me that you offer money?”
“Think about it, Leon.”
I held the teacup in my hand and straightened my shoulders.
“Today is my first birthday dinner party for my grandfather.”
“So?”
"I need to save face. I have to dance with each of my brothers in turn to save face."
“Hey, am I a tool in your hands?”
"tool?"
Ha.
I answered with a truly incredulous expression.
"You're just an accessory to me. What do you mean by tool?"
“Wonderful…”
Leon Fraser shook his head as if he could not count the number of times he had been stunned.
“Okay, let's go. Let's go.”
"truly?"
My eyes widened.
I didn't expect him to agree to dance so easily.
He said he feels pain, is he okay?
Is walking really hard, but dancing is good?
Even I was starting to feel confused.
"Yes, let's dance. Oh my God. Did Matt's ghost haunt you because he couldn't dance with me?"
I wasn't possessed by a ghost, I was possessed by a mission!
I jumped up from my place with a heart full of excitement.
I am waiting. Let me just put my outer clothes back on.
“Okay!”
Leon Fraser sighed, "Oh my God," several times.
But why do the corners of his mouth rise like that?
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