Volume 4 Chapter 3 (1/2)

I immediately said hello

“hello, Sophna”

“Ah, hello, Miss Sophna”

She could have easily guessed that I was here to give ular report, but Sii was next to nored , she raised her hand and received Sii’s

I glanced around the rooe The Earl wasn’t here

“Did the Earl go somewhere?”

Sophna smiled cynically

“There is no reason for you to know”

I simply nodded my head in response There was no reason for ular report, and in order to do so, I had to obviously meet the Earl As Sophna herself already knew this, there was also so it better than me

“Y-Yujin is here to meet Her Excellency the Earl······”

Sii spoke carefully Sophna let out a sigh and thuainst the floor

“Speak in Korean”

Sii’s face became red

“It’s e because I’m still poor at it······”

“You will get better if you continue to use it Siradually becos you are poor at”

She sounded like a grandaze had softened as well

If you consider the fact that Sii’s evaluation of Sophna had always been strangely generous, this must be how they usually interact with each other Different from me as a stone that had tumbled here from another world, Sii had inherited the blood of her ancestors, in other words, the blood of the first earl, Sophna’s comrade

If you think about it like that, then there’s one thing I didn’t understand, but

“Yeah~~ Yujin said so similar as well! He said that you can only fix problems if you face them consistently!”

Regardless, it seeenes with the inability to read the mood were mixed in that ancestor’s blood as well Sophna’s smile became cold once more

“That fellow said that? Kuhuhu That Ahyeon person was like that as well, but it see with their mouths”

I had already vaguely pieced together the fact that Ahyeon was a good speaker, and this was so that Roroa had confirmed for me as well Furthermore, the instant I met her, I knew that Sophna disliked Ahyeon

Was it for the sa the city? Because he had abruptly disappeared despite having said that? In the first place, what happened to Ahyeon, to the Twelve Bullets that the Earl had summoned?

Roroa said that she didn’t know and Zia said she couldn’t answer

Sophna, this woman most likely knows

She’sthis sort of attitude⎯⎯⎯because she knows

“I-I’m sorry······ Are you mad?”

Sophna’s expression softened once more in response to Sii’s flustered words

“You are not the one I am upset at”

As I thought, she was too lax If she answers like that, then that means that she was indeed mad She should have said ‘I’m not upset’ just now If she did, then

“Are you mad at Yujin······?”

She could have avoided being asked this question by Sii

“It is unrelated to you”

“No, it’s related Yujin is a precious person to me”

Sophna drew her brows together Sii was frightened, but she did her best to not back down and continued

“I personally, don’t knohy Miss Sophna is so unhappy with Yujin But, yup, regardless of that, Yujin is precious to me I can’t, yup, I can’t just stand by and watch Yujin be treated harshly in front of me I”

I, Sii spoke I, she brought both of her hands together as she spoke and bowed her head

“Please don’t hate Yujin”

Sophna’s face becaed a millennium She turned to look at me

“It see been here for long For you to have exerted your evil influence over such a sle reason why I should trust that sort of libertine?”

Should I try provoking her? ‘If it’s trust, then I’ plenty fro you do when you can obtain so that can be gained right now Should I bow? ‘You’re right Thank you for enlightening ht, this wouldn’t work either This would only sound sarcastic If it’s like that, then it’s no different to having provoked her

I glimpsed at Sii

“I couldn’t leave a torirl by herself”

Sii, as breathing heavily as the price for having squeezed out her courage, was startled I carefully observed Sophna’s face

Sophna didn’t say anything She most likely had no other choice but to stay silent This was because she was probably aware of what topic would be brought up if she were to say so here Therefore, silence ensued and it was i as a foothold for her silence Because that e to determine how I responded to her from now on

Taken aback because she was caught off guard? Anger for not being able to speak er towards s were similar to a type of impurity There were other core emotions

It was remorse

And regret

“Bite off all Twelve Fingers”

An intruding voice broke the silence Sophna held her staff close to her body beforea stern face

“Mii, how many times have I told you not to use such foul words?”

“Huu~? I see that you’re nagging right in o ra? Dementia confirmed?”

The Silver Lion Earl spoke with a displeased face Although this was a scene that revealed the fact that she wasn’t lazy when it ca in all of the latest jokes from the iPad I had downloaded a bunch of content onto when I was back on Earth, her tone was too veno like that out Sophna seehtened her face

“I see that things did not go well If there is so that I can do, then tell me”

“YesYesYes Of course you would But how could I do such a thing? You’re a busy fore Tower How could Ithe central water source as an excuuuse?”

“Mii!”

“Ah ha, what’s this? Are you shouting in front of me?”

It was like a volatile situation had e an inch as they glared at each other However, that confrontation didn’t last for long Sophna lamented

“Are you upset?”

“What, should I be excited, then? Ah ha, I see that the great teacher is now going to lecture ht, you’re a hikikomori spinster so you’re probably experienced when it comes to masturbation Your ability also revolves around plants, so you must have reached rank 1 when it comes to tentacle play”

“Vines, tangle, raise”

A light started to radiate from the end of Sophna’s staff Tentacles sprouted out froled the Silver Lion Earl The Silver Lion Earl struggled

“Gaauuuu! Let, let ht this instaaant!”

“I will let you go once you have settled down”

“da to listen tothe lord!? Release !! Freckles! Tentaclepine treeeee!!”

Although Sophna had a regrettable expression on her face, she didn’t release her ic The Silver Lion Earl soon exhausted herself and started to pant It wasn’t until that monashed her teeth and didn’t say anything in response

I was a bit surprised by this series of events Genuinetreated in this manner, and the Silver Lion Earl’s reaction, these were all things that I was seeing for the first time

She was this type of person

The Silver Lion Earl, was a person as capable of showing this side of herself

This was so about so it for yourself were two clearly different things

“Silver Lion Earl”

“Ah, Mr Yujin And the unwelco well? As you can see, I’ht now”

The baggage next toher head The Silver Lion Earl had an expression on her face that said that she was more annoyed by Sii’s very attitude, but she didn’t say anything There was also the fact that I had offered her a seat before she could say anything

The Earl sat down on the chair Norht now, but thoughtlessly touching a cat that’s raising its hair would only leave claw marks

I took out a thermos I poured out a cup of pre-heated hot chocolate and handed it to her

“Mii, you shouldn’t drink some unknown concoction like that Put it down If you need so to drink, then I will boil you some of my medicinal herbs”

The Silver Lion Earl cast a sidelong glance at Sophna before bringing the rihed as she watched the grouchy Earl and didn’t try to forcefully take the cup away

One gulp, two gulps I calculated the exact ulp before I handed the therot down on one knee in front of the Silver Lion Earl

Once I waited for a ht foot out towards me

“Mii! You must not allow a person like him to touch your royal······”

“Sophna, please”

Sophna let out a sigh for the ulared at Sophna while still extending her foot towards me

I reverently held the Silver Lion Earl’s extended foot and caressed it as if I iping a gem

“You’re like a s”

The Silver Lion Earl grumbled I lowered my head and raised it as if I had been complimented

“Will you tell me what happened?”

“I don’t waaant to”

The Silver Lion Earl responded while pressing her hand against her cheek I sied and focused onthat time Sii approached and received the cup from her

The silence persisted for a while after, so Ithat ti her body around while still pressing her hand against her cheek, glih

“I’m sorry”

Sophna, as holding her staff close to her chest, twitched The Silver Lion Earl scratched the back of her head

“shi+t⎯⎯⎯dato lectureyou do after shutting yourself in your roo······ Ah, whatever Grand annoyed at you”

This must have come off as a surprise since Sophna was bewildered

“No, Mii There is nothing for you to apologize······”

“It’s soht now, and you should just accept that apology, so, please Okay?”

“Mii······”

“YeahYeahYeahYeah I’ve grown up, right? I’ it Hmph In any case, Mr Yujin, that drink was tasty I could feel the blood and sweat of the child laborers whose backs are crooked due to being overworked in those cacao faros Pour me some more”

“Your teeth will go bad”

“Like hell Since when did I start being surrounded by a bunch of health fanatics? Letdo you think life will last for anyway?”

“You can live for up to 187 years, right? Like Yudia or Head Vassal Sophna over there”

Although Sophna furrowed her brow at being hed before she could do or say anything

“Ah hah ha You really are a s You never irl, huh?”

“I simply don’t miss out on an opportunity to flatter my superiors”

The Earl broke out in laughter oncealong the lines of ‘who are you calling your superior?’

“You’re riiight Nominally, Mr Yujin is below Zia, Zia is a part of the Silver Lion Royal Guard, and grandma is the leader of the Silver Lion Royal Guard That means she’s your superior by 2 ranks Ah ha, these sorts of things are fun when you think about them But, well······”

The Silver Lion Earl folded her arrin

“Even if you live for a long tiugugugu You’ll either end up seeing a whole bunch of dirty things like grandma over there, or you’ll personally create those sorts of dirty things like Yudia, you know? There’s that saying in Korea, isn’t there? If you live for too long, then you’ll defecate all over the walls It’s like that”

“That depends on how you spend your ti yourself in your rooames”

“Oh, that’s teood-natured hikikomori activities”

The Silver Lion Earl giggled and patted me on the head Not with her feet, but with her hand Considering her current posture, she had to bend forward in order to do that, so the fact that she had gone through the effort to pat my head meant that her mood was better now As if to proveeven when she turned to face Sii

“Mikatni’s adopted daughter You really lack foresight Hurry up and pour lass”

“Ah, yes······!”

Sii poured the Earl another glass of hot chocolate Thislike Sii spilling the hot chocolate everywhere and ruining the mood didn’t happen

The Silver Lion Earl held the cup with both of her hands and stuck her tongue in the hot chocolate

“Huah This is nice It would be perfect if I had some unsweet snacks”

“Mii, is it truly okay? Therebad in there”

“Ah, please It’s fiiine Sophna, you probably aren’t aware since you’ve been holed up until now, but I’ve already eaten a lot of the stuff that Mr Yujin had brought In other words, if he intended to drug me, then he would have done so ht now, hence, Mr Yujin wouldn’t do soht? Open bracket, a passing logician gave his acknowledgment, close bracket”

I did consider putting so with the food of a noble was a risk which I couldn’t possibly take

Not right now

If you consider that situation, then it was absolutely right for Sophna to be wary

“Are you telling me that you trust that boy?”

Albeit, she nagged a lot

The Silver Lion Earl slanted her eyes once‘Is there a problem with that?’ and she would have actually said that out loud

But I spoke up before she could

“It’s you whom she trusts”

The Silver Lion Earl tilted her head I turned to face Sophna and continued

“She believes that I wouldn’t dare to do so in poor taste while in your presence Even if I did, she believes that you’ll take care of it somehow” I paused for a moment before I continued “Of course, you’re most likely already aware of this”

Sophna was unable to speak This was an obvious conclusion as every path which she could take to speak on had been blocked Although this was a situation which should have naturally upset her, and in truth, her face was also frozen, she couldn’t say anything in return It’s probably because the Earl was in front of her She was a good vassal who, despite nagging a lot, knehen and where she should take it out on so that appeared obvious but was actually difficult to act out

“Acting like you know it all”

The Silver Lion Earl grinned as she pinched htly kissed her foot

“That’s how you’re actually thinking, isn’t it?”

“Really, you overindulge in flattery A disloyal subject? Or a eunuch? Are you even able to get erect?”

Like I said, I wasn’t flattering anyone Despite all of the words and actions she had spoken and displayed until now, if one were to ask whom the Earl trusted more sincerely, then it would most likely be Sophna and not me

If I confuse this fact, then I’ll end up dead

Let’s not forget this

In any case, the Earl was satisfied Sophna was also quiet

Therefore, the time had arrived

“In any case, Earl, can you tell me why you were upset earlier?”

“Hs considered, but⎯⎯⎯you heard that soht?”

“Is it related to those guests?”

“Yes Early next month, a person fro”

The Silver Lion Earl stated while resting her chin on her hand

The House of the Cat Earl

As they were a part of Lady Blizzard Cat, the Silver Lion Earl’s mother’s household, they were, in other words, the Silver Lion Earl’s family on her mother’s side

It was a reputable house that had produced gifted individuals that were either skilled at coic Full Moon Cat Earl, as she was the current head of the Cat Earl Household, she was also the Silver Lion Earl’s oldest aunt, and while she was a ed the role as the branch e Tower’s 8th branch which was also known as the ‘Elemental Branch’

“I naturally don’t like them”

The Silver Lion Earl spoke as if she were spitting out her words

“They didn’t do anything when I was kidnapped or even when my mother had passed away Well, this, I can understand Not only do people naturally cherish their own lives, but these fellows, they were blessed with fecundity so they produce a lot of children To the s, and co more than one of theirthose people, there were some that had even stuck their spoons in”

“Are you certain?”

“I don’t have any proof that I can make public But I’m certain”

It would probably be dangerous if I asked her whether that was just a strong suspicion or not I decided to stay silent ThatSilver Lion Earl continued

“I saw several people while I was confined Even though they earing h an obvious ploy like that with just a glance Once things were resolved, I suh, they confessed after I played around with them a little”

Su

“Nevertheless, there were also bastards who I couldn’t suh some hardshi+p for a while because they had tattled to the Twelve Earthly Branches and the special corps had arrived······Did I tell you about this before?”

“Yeah I heard that it was because you had executed condemned criminals on your own volition, but I also heard that there was more to it than that”

“Yeess This is the actual reason They were suspected of assassination Seriously, how could they be so rude to such a siardless, the disposal of the pieces of evidence was perfect I was freed frorotesque executions that reeted at prisoners ere already legally sentenced to death I had to go through so the son of one of the city’s co problem Hurray for noble power Yay”

The Silver Lion Earl licked her nails as she said that Sophna had a grief-stricken expression on her face

“But it’s true that my freedom to move has becoer capable of doing soain, but I’ll have to be more careful from now on Nyanyanya Therefore, Mr Yujin, would I not be stressed because of this? What do you think this poor, stressed out little girl should have done?”

I couldn’t say that, at the very least, she shouldn’t have tortured beings from other worlds However, I was unable to hide my emotions completely No matter how much I resolved myself, in the end, I was just human

My heart felt heavy and ached as if it were being filled with lead The Silver Lion Earlas she h before crossing her legs and bobbing her foot

I kneeled down once ht my lips to it The Silver Lion Earl stroked my head with her other foot and continued

“Hugugugu It’s because of this very reason, ah hah ha, that it would only be appropriate for Mr Yujin to also despise the Cat Earl Household Yup, you can’t ignore the fact that those bastards are also partially responsible for the people of your world, Mr Yujin, being hurt If they hadn’t squealed on e wouldn’t have maxed out This Silver Lion Earl can say with confidence that they’re approximately 30 responsible⎯⎯⎯Gya hah ha ha?!”

“Was that too strong?”