Clunk!
Phibians chair rocked.
Then, rustling sounds ca from beside Phibian.
It seed like soone had sprawled across the table
Is being caught with by others truly so disagreeable to you?
That stings.
But its okay.
Im used to such treatnt.
-Hey, your boyfriend Ceylon just walked past.
-Co on, dont say that~
Ceylon, already surrounded by nurous girlfriends, wouldnt be hurt by such things.
Whats going on? I never imagined seeing you here.
From a distance, Adryn and Mizu recognized and approached my table, naturally pulling out chairs and sitting down.
Adryn sat directly across from , and Mizu beside her.
Together, they took up the positions of 12 oclock, 3 oclock, and 6 oclock.
If Phibian had been there, the spot at 9 oclock would have been filled, completing a geographically perfect layout.
Hey loner. What are you doing here all by yourself?
Mizu teased while flaunting her association with Adryn.
When you co to a dessert caf, what else is there to do?
I pointed to the empty dishes and tea cups on the table.
What, you idiot. Did you co to this caf all by yourself?
Adryn and Mizu faced each other and giggled behind their hands.
When did those two beco so close?
Speaking of which
Is there a problem? You both seem to enjoy yourselves.
No, its not a problem but
Adryn and Mizu looked around the caf and then laughed again, looking at each other.
Just funny to think of you coming to a place like this alone.
Doing sothing difficult, I see.
Indeed.
The na of the caf was Pink Sunshine.
As the na suggests, the caf was pretty and lively, with pink highlights throughout its interior.
-This establishnt prohibits the entry of that kind of thing.
It wasnt exactly a won-only zone, but it was a challenging place for a guy to enter alone for tea ti.
If it werent for my eting with Phibian, I wouldnt have even considered coming here.
Anyway.
It seems the people who had been laughing at , sitting on the terrace, thought I was spending ti here alone.
Phibian, what have you done to !
The sha caught up with belatedly.
Without exaggeration, this mont felt more embarrassing than the ti I was bullied in the entrance exam, even though I was just a commoner.
But then, its sohow fitting for you, being the fool that you are. Do you get the feeling?
Oh yes, definitely.
Adryn and Mizu delighted in finding my weakness and teasing .
Ahem. Anyway, you both have errands on this street too, I assu.
I quickly changed the topic.
Yeah! Mizu had ntioned that there were places she wanted to visit on the street yesterday, and I happened to want to go to the sa places, so we decided to go together.
I never thought Id co here with soone else
Mizu muttered with a look full of deep emotion.
Co to think of it.
Mizu had the goal of making friends at the academy and spending her youth with them.
Should soone like Bauer even be allowed to enjoy this happiness?
Of course, you should!
Why would you say sothing like that!
This was the timing for Adryn and to join in the agreent, but we were stuck because of the constant Bauer-bashing.
In the end, Adryn and I just looked at each other and gave a bitter laugh.
Eh? What the? Bauer
Just then, Adryn tilted her head in confusion while looking at .
Why are you dressed like that?
My clothes?
In this cold weather, just a shirt with a vest. Wheres your jacket? Youll catch a cold.
Did you get robbed or sothing?
Clunk!
At that mont, there was a sound of tables and chairs rocking from behind.
Oh, about that Yesterday, I saw soone shivering from the cold, so I lent my jacket to them for a while.
And? You took it off for them?
Adryn leaned forward, fully engaged, listening to my story.
But then, can you believe it? That person just ran off with my jacket!
Clunk!
What!? So what happened next!?
Did you just let them get away with it?
I lost them in the blink of an eye and couldnt do anything about it.
What in the world? What kind of weirdo does that!?
Its shocking. Taking advantage of soones kindness and stealing from them is sothing not even a Bauer would do. Its appalling to think there are worse people than Bauers in this world.
Adryn and Mizu were fuming as if it was a personal insult.
Ceylon! Was that person an academy student!?
Uh? Yes? I guess?
Overwheld by Adryns montum, I ended up responding reflexively.
Clunk!
In that instant, Phibians table behind us shook violently.
A fellow academy student!? What does that an? Its just stealing a uniform, right!? Its bullying!?
Ooh I wouldnt have guessed that the top position for being bullied could be taken from the Bauers. You truly are my apprentice.
A senior!? It was a senior, wasnt it!? It must be a senior! There cant be many first-year students who would dare to ss with you! Ceylon, anything you rember about the person who took your jacket spout it out!
Adryn exploded with rage as if it was her own battle to fight.
Its Phibian.
What would happen if I told Adryn the truth now?
While I found the possibility amusing and part of wanted to see how it would unfold, I managed to hold back and said,
Now, now. Adryn. Lets calm down. I actually just t the person recently.
What? You t them? And what did you do? Please tell ! You scolded them, right!?
Adryn swung her arms in frustration.
Okay okay, put those spicy heavy punches away, Adryn.
It was good I didnt ntion it was Phibian.
I almost caused a spicy heavy punch a punch that punishes mages to claim another victim.
Rather than scolding, I managed to resolve the issue amicably, lets say. When I asked when they would return my jacket, they gave money and told to buy a new jacket with it.
What!?
Are they rich?
Rich, my foot! Thats just being rude! Thats rely discourteous, pathetic, lacking manners, and strange! No matter how much money they have, no matter how high and mighty they are, what gives them the right to act that way!? I assure you, that person is neither rich nor noble, nothing just a nobody!?
I felt the trembling from Phibian in the back.
This must be the most humiliating mont in Phibian Leolalians life.
Adryn, is it really okay for you to speak so crudely? What if that person is from a very prestigious family, say from a great house?
What, what?! A great house!?
A state of ergency.
Adryn froze like a statue for a mont.
A snicker escaped .
Could such a weird, rude, despicable person really be from a great house? How proud they are of their lineage. Would they really commit such an act? Think about it. You, imagine Miss Drin doing sothing like this. Does it even make sense?
It doesnt.
Kasha Hanahan acting this way, does it seem possible?
Uh no?
Even the splendid and dignified Phibian Leolalian you sparred with yesterday! You, do you really think he would do sothing so shaful and wretched?
Uh
Absolutely possible.
And because I couldnt respond imdiately
Tremble tremble tremble.
A trendous vibration was felt from the back.
Exactly! Its unthinkable! Ceylon, you cant even joke about calling such a person a mber of the great houses. Got it!?
Um is it not allowed?
Never!
Suddenly, I could not refer to a great house mber as a mber of the great house, as if I were under so silent rule.
But really, that person. Did they pay you properly? I cant bear it no, I wont! if they gave you enough money to buy just a single piece of bread and told you to go buy a uniform with it!
Cant bear it~
Mizu and Bauer shouted in cheer.
Calm down, please, Adryn. That person
That person?
Yes?
Why would you use honorifics for such a lowly individual!? Dont use them!
Uh So that person is?
Thats right.
Correct. Well done.
Both of them nodded their heads in satisfaction, like parents proud of teaching their child.
Well Since that person paid the correct amount, please calm down you two.
Really? Well, thats a relief. As Mizu said, he may be a nobody, but it seems he had enough money to spare.
Bauer doesnt even have money, might be sothing to envy.
Phew.
Adryn had been spitting venom for quite so ti.
Whether all her anger had finally been spent or not, she took a deep breath and cald herself down.
Then, she looked around and her gaze landed on .
Im getting chilled to the bone myself.
She seed to say this with a face full of concern.
Arent you cold?
Had I been on the brink of freezing, maybe one warm worry from you, Adryn, wouldve been enough to thaw instantly.
Geez, what nonsense you spout.
It looks like Adryn had finally cooled off.
Despite the sass, she offered a pleasant smile.
Creak
Creak
Adryn pulled a chair closer to .
So, did you et that person here in the cafe and negotiated? You were planning to buy a jacket afterward?
Oh, yes. Sothing like that.
Then, shall we go together? I heard theres a famous tailor around the street.
I was just about to reply when
Tap.
Tap.
A slight vibration through the chair reached my body.
Phibian, seated behind , seed to have knocked the chair with her legs.
I roughly figured out what she ant.
I truly appreciate your concern, but I cannot let you waste your precious ti on such matters. Please, both of you, enjoy your intended purpose.
Ceylon
Phew. I was partly worried youd take the offer.
Were you two planning to stop by this cafe, by any chance? Its great you did. Why not have a seat before you leave
Adryn shook her head.
No. It wouldnt be proper to make others wait in line while we take our ti.
Is that so?
Mizu!
Decency? Propriety? Bauer. Laughter.
Enough with the nonsense. Lets leave!
Ahh~~~
Mizu, who had been clinging to the table, was now being led away by Adryns hand.
Fool, see you later~
Take care.
With those words, they waved goodbye to and disappeared, leaving and Phibian alone.
Pfft.
I couldnt help but laugh recalling the previous situation.
That prompted an elbow filled with Phibians suppressed anger to strike my chair hard.
***
Oh, Phibian, where are you off to in such a disheveled state?
Ill co back to report when Im ready.
I wonder if Telns fiery and weighty punch, which was included in the discussion just now, was a bit too provocative.
Phibian, who had vowed to drag around like a servant, left there and went her way, looking all tattered.
There goes my sweet part-ti job!
I regretted missing out on that lucrative part-ti job Phibian had promised, but it was ti to do my own thing.
Lets see
The level of an adventurers guild usually correlated to the size of the city it was located in.
In that context, the caliber of the two adventurers guilds in Arienne would certainly be among the best on the continent.
But to find a trustworthy (important) five-star adventurer in Ariennes prestigious academy to aid in conquering a fifth-grade dungeon was no simple task.
Fortunately, there was one candidate that ca to mind.
The Upright Swordsman Daltasian.
Known for his righteousness to a degree considered foolish among many pragmatic adventurers, this quirky character had incredible talent enough to reach the fifth-star rank at a young age. His reputation amongst adventurers was impeccable.
A celebrated hero among the adventuring ranks, and
To my knowledge, Daltasian was also a character that frequently appeared till the late ga.
What did this signify?
It ant he was a vetted individual with no concerns of betrayal.
If there was one drawback to an adventurer as close to perfection as Daltasian, it would be his employnt fee because of his overwhelming trust and skill.
But who cares?
It wasnt my money after all.
I checked the purse that Phibian had given .
Oh wow.
True to her being born with a diamond spoon, she had given generously.
With this, I could afford to hire Daltasian and still have enough left over to have my school jacket tailored by the best craftsman on the continent.
So money? Check.
Daltasian? According to my knowledge, he ought to be in Arienne around this ti.
Perfect.
Without further delay, I headed to the 3rd district adventurers guild to which Daltasian belonged.
***
Before long, I had arrived at the building of the 3rd district adventurers guild.
But sothing was off.
The atmosphere of the building was not quite right.
I soon understood why.
Daltasian has disappeared!!!
At the counter on the first floor.
A woman was there, grabbing the clerk by the collar and screaming.
What now?
Not this again.
The disconnect between the ga and reality.
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