Assassins Pride - Volume 4 - Chapter 5

Volume 4 Chapter 5
LESSON: V ~Steams are sniggering~
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The battle in the mining town of Diodecollete passed quickly for two days

The group is now visiting the Valley town, Orlane, after crossing several treacherous mountains from Diodecollete. To get there and back, one had to take a coach to the station and then wait for someone to meet him. At this distance, any journey from Diodecollete would take days.

The Aurora Cure, which Saimas had been worried about, had been delivered to his childhood sweetheart with no problem maintaining its freshness, thanks to Kufa’s soothing aroma. The gift from her childhood sweetheart surprised the woman lying in her hospital bed, and tears came to her eyes as she read the letter accompanying the gift.

Woman’s name is Salam Orlane. Coincidentally, she and Saimas are both heirs to the Mayors throne. Understanding what was going on with the King, she immediately dispatched a team to the ward to carry what appeared to be a Sacred Crystal item that had become a local topic of conversation.

The crowd gathered around the tightly locked box to make sure that Salam’s slender white fingertips carefully lifted the lid. All four ladies assume a dazzling vision from the inside

But the public <content> has everyone’s mouth half open in a daze.

“Is this… is this really the Sacred Crystal… ?”

As if to speak for all of us, Melida murmured.

It was almost an hour ago

The party that had left the manor-house was now visiting the <paradise> in the crevices of the deep valley.

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“What a bathhouse!”

The vivacious voice of the lovely girls was drawn into the pitch-black sky. The natural hot springs, surrounded by marble, give off a very close-to-the-ground heat, covering the royal skin of the Duke’s daughter.

Talking about Orlane, it is a famous hot spring town among the rich class of Flandre, proud of its seclusion like popularity. For some reason, there are heat sources underground, and natural hot springs abound throughout the site. It is said that the land was originally a town built by people who had gathered to investigate the truth about geothermal energy.

Spacious baths and breathtaking views from the heights. And the 13-year-old daughter of the Duke’s family… the Black Crystal Leprechaun cupped a spoonful of hot water in her hand and said impressively:

“Nothing’s changed here. Shall I say Hooray for Lady Salam?”

“Has Mule-chan stayed in this hotel before?”

Y”eah. To investigate the geothermal fields with my mother, but actually to take care of body.”

As if to set in motion a ripple in her memory, Mule poured hot water from her palms into the tub.

The parade has also passed the turning point, has been traveling by train line just accumulated a lot of fatigue. But in contrast to labor, the only Sacred Crystal were the <Everlasting Emerald> and the <Abyss Onyx>… and the forces that attempted to prevent the King from being crowned, the threat of the Shicksal branch family, did not go away, the group of people who had to search for the other half of the Sacred Crystal during the few remaining days of the tour had little time to relax.

Under such a premise, they are still graceful in the spa, there is a reason.

The cause, of course, was the accidental discovery of the <Contents> of the Manor House.

“Is this… is this really a Sacred Crystal… ?”

Melida couldn’t help but think, no wonder. The contents of the box in the care of Manor Salam Orlane… are unsightly stones with dull red hue. The soot-like grime has a striking appearance, like a burnt-out charcoal, reminiscent of a heart bereft of enthusiasm.

The girls looked at each other, and only Kufa noticed the value of the sooty stone.

“I see. That’s why it sounds like… it’s the <Eternal Ruby> stone!”

“As you say, Your Majesty.”

Despite knowing Kufa’s true face, Salam still raised his upper body on the bed and nodded deeply.

“The stone that was dug up from the earth, even in its sleep, had the qualities of a Sacred Crystal. But at the same time, the Anima of the night seemed to rust over the surface. Unfortunately, we do not know how to use this stone, as if it would disappoint you, but if you would accept it, please take it as a special medicine thank you.”

Kufa saluted respectfully and picked up the red stone, peering through the ceiling light. The dense soot on the surface is very dark and refuses most of the light. It would have been a lot easier to get the<Second> one here, but it wouldn’t have been so great.

Mule frowned as if she were challenging a tough question, and stuck her finger to her chin.

“I’ve heard that in order to turn a stone into a Sacred Crystal, a special technique is needed, depending on the type of stone. As I recall, the Eternal Ruby was “

Before Mule could retrieve the answer from the fountain of memory, Kufa was the first to say:

“If it’s ambiguous information, I know a thing or two about it. I guess we’ll just have to try. Fortunately, Orlane seems to be the perfect place to Grind Eternal Ruby.”

Not only the four daughters, but Mayor Salam looked up at Kufa. Kufa added again:

“From what I’ve heard, it seems to be the best way to polish the stone’s surface with the Mana of a capable one and wash it in a mineral spring, as it happens, Orlane is a spa town.”

Kufa snapped the stone in his hand as he played with it with his fingertips. For an instant, Melida saw a faint glow in the center of the stone.

“Ladies, I will slowly try to speak to the stone. Please take advantage of this time to heal from the fatigue of our journey. Lady Salam, would you be so kind as to arrange the SPA hotel?”

“You can count on me. It would be better if we could find a place where everyone can relax and relax.”

She immediately summoned the attendant and gave some indication. Kufa reexamined the stone, and the sisters, dressed as maids, blushed in anticipation. “It’s a hot spring!” ‘….I’m looking forward to it.”

「…………」

In the midst of it all, Mule still pressed her finger to her chin with a serious expression. Her keen and intelligent friend quietly drew her Cherry Blossom close as she watched others.

“What’s the matter, Mule-chan?”

“…… the Eternal Ruby’s sublimation is not what I’ve been told.”

“Eh?”

“This is a spa town, and it may be otherwise <just in time> … it seems that we must be aware in many ways.”

Even as friends grew more confused, the young Diablos continued to think alone.

Anyway, this is where Salam arranged it, a nice hotel in the highest valley in Orlane. The <Paradise> , which is said to be the hobby of the richest people in Flandre, currently has no other guests and is almost luxuriously occupied by a group of people.

To give an idea of how luxurious the hotel suite is, list the fact that each room comes with its own outdoor bath. Lucille and Lyra of the troupe live in the other rooms and nurse Daby Mother, who has not yet returned to her normal state, while Melida, Elise, Salacha and Mule are allowed to monopolize the blissful natural hot springs.

Elise, slapping her white thighs, deadpan, said:

“But it’s so weird to take a bath with clothes on.”

“This habit has not changed since the day I first came here.”

Although she was in the bathhouse, the young girl was dressed in very thin white clothes. It’s called a bathing suit. That being said, it seems to be a mere formality, with fabrics as thin as they can be and lengths as short as they can make no sense. When it gets wet, it’s almost as transparent as being naked.

“For unknown geothermal reasons, the hot springs here have been regarded as sacred since their discovery. In short, the religious significance of bathing here is stronger. Still, the requirement to wear bathing suits seems to be a legacy of the days when men and women could mix.”

Mule said with a smile as she lifted the air from his lips.

“But being so defenseless is like being naked?”

“Mule-chan, you are so dirty!”

“A-ra, little Sala is the nastiest of us all.”

The fruit swayed in front of Mule’s line of sight. Elise opened her eyes like a hunter. Yah! With a cry of surprise and covering her chest, Salacha hurried to the place where she was washed.

Ho-hoas if she were a child in search of a new toy, Mule looked around.

Then she noticed a presence that drew her attention strongly.

「…………」

It’s a half-naked blonde angel who sits on the edge of a hot tub and soaks her feet in hot spring. She stayed by a wall about the height of an adult, a corner of an open-air bathhouse. She did not join in the conversation, looking vacantly over the bath, exudes some melancholy atmosphere.

It’s like a picture. Unable to take her eyes off her, Mule crept in like a butterfly attracted by a flower, her lips chirping to the girl’s wet shoulders.

“Hyah!”

In a flash, Melida caught sight of her friend’s mischievous smile and looked surprised.

“Mu, Mule-san! It’s going to scare people all of a sudden”

“Ho-ho, I’m sorry? Because it smells so good, I wonder if it tastes good.”

“No no way, you are so!”

Mule sits guilt free next to Melida who, for some reason, can’t help but hide her breasts. The suit, called the bathing suit, has almost no sense of dress. It’s a bit embarrassing to be able to see the curves of the body… but it’s probably more humiliating than being naked.

Mule, by contrast, is above board. Her breasts may be smaller than Melida’s, but somehow they exude an air of maturity. It was almost as if she were not the same human girl, her flesh dreamy and dangerous, but hidden seductive charm.

Melida’s cheeks always burned when she realized she was alone with her. With her dreamy black hair and mature demeanor, she spread the stuff which Melida couldn’t get so naturally. Melida couldn’t take her eyes off her. Melida was fidgeting for the other two, and Elise and Salacha were both washing themselves.

“Why hide it, Melida?”

Mule brought her body closer in a playful tone, then released Melida’s arm. Strange as it was to know to hide, Melida could not help resisting needlessly.

“Its …it’s because I always felt so shy”

“Ah, I see. You’re thinking about Kufa-sensei, aren’t you? After all, your face says, I can’t wait to see sensei”

“That’s… that’s right! But thanks to Mule, it’s all screwed up.”

“You’re thinking, I really want to help sensei wash his back…”

“I didn’t think it!”

“Well, or I wish sensei would wash my back.”

“I’m not dirty girl like that!”

Mule laughed and said nothing more until Melida noticed that she was making a fool of herself. Conversations like this happen all the time, and Melida puffed up her cheeks.

But only this time, Melida gave Mule a reproachful look.

“But Mule, why didn’t you do anything during the tour?”

“What’s does that mean?”

“Even if the Basilisk show up, you have no intention of fighting. The most important thing is that when Salacha is insulted, you ignore it! You’re not feeling body sick, are you?”

“Because I’m just an inspector this time.”

Mule still had her hair pulled back in a nonchalant expression and her legs crossed in a sexy pose.

“In short, just observe and report. Tour is the mission of the King after all”

“But you came and made fun of me like that!”

“It’s because Melida is so cute.”

Mule was like a petulant cat, never to be caught by the tail. “I don’t got it!” Melida said in a huff, and Mule put her shoulder to it.

“Never mind that. I care about Merida very much. Look at your face sad to hang down eyebrows, is in trouble what on earth?”

Although it can be roughly imagined Mule did not say that, waiting for the other side’s response.

Melida moved her lips as if to say something, and looked down into the tub. It was as if she had soaked her brain with blood and her cheeks were turning red.

“… actually… actually I very care about sensei a lot. Very much.”

“After all, you’ve been chasing him with your eyes. But then, why bother?”

“… because I rediscovered that I knew nothing about sensei. I think sensei and I are standing very far away from the place.”

Oh as if Mule put her finger to her chin and thought for a moment, then tapped her hand.

“That’s so great, isn’t it?”

“What? Are You… are you really listening to me, Mule-san?”

“Of course I’m listening. Well, Melida, do you know the story?”

Waving her index finger like a baton, Mule painted a dreamy picture in the hot spring air.

“This is some kind of tragedy based on real events. The hero and heroine of the story are born in two families that fight bloody against each other all day long. They fall in love without knowing each other’s position. Although the two families want to separate them, but the two people actually abandoned the family name eloped, secretly held only two wedding ceremony. But finally two people realize they still can not escape the fate, so vowed to be together in heaven, take poison to commit suicide. It was only five days.”

“Five days!”

She smiled back as Melida’s voice changed key in surprise.

“Yes, five days. Do you think those two people who, just five days after meeting each other, have tied the knot in eternal love really know everything about each other?”

“This uh”

Simply speaking, it is possible to fall in love even if you don’t know the other person’s name.

Mule closed his eyelids comfortably and spoke as if singing.

“Call it what you will, the fragrance of a flower won’t change — it’s a famous line from the story. Well, Melida, what do you think if Kufa was using an alias? LOSE INTEREST IN HIM?”

“Eh, that’s impossible!”

“Of course it is. After all, you are not attracted by his title.”

Melidas slender shoulders twitched in a sensitive way.

“You you mean what?”

Mule glanced at the washing place. There is an angel figure in front of the line of sight rubbing bubbles on the silver hair. The girl was a naked cousin of Melida.

Mule looked back at her friend and smiled flirtatiously.

“If you were to marry Kufa-sensei, there would be many obstacles. On the other hand, that’s not bad at all.”

“What do you mean?”

“For example, if a teacher like Mrs. Othello came to Melida’s mansion and made it a rule not to talk to Kufa-sensei, What would you do?”

“Eh! I don’t want that!”

“You’ll find a way to talk to sensei, right? But Mrs. Othello was watching during the day, so it was only at night. You will be careful to avoid patrolling Mrs. Othello, secretly visit sensei’s room. What if I get caught? at last I can see him! But I am shameless to choose such a time your heart is bound to beat.”

Mule suddenly put her hand on Melida’s tiny chest and drew her body closer. Melidas face burned at the thought of Mule hearing her own heartbeat.

“You would talk to sensei with your face close together like this, to keep the sound from getting out. After all, there was only a little time, and Melida wanted to feel his temperature, right?”

“Hmm yes, I don’t want to leave him.”

“He must feel the same way. Holding Melida all the time, whispering in your ear how much he misses you. Then, as he said goodbye, Melida said the petulant words, “I don’t want to part yet” and he kissed you tenderly, giving you the courage of your day…”

“Hauu!”

Melida groaned as if she could not bear it, and pressed her soft red cheek.

“Just thinking about it makes my head go crazy…!”

“Right? It’s not a bad situation, is it? Even when there are obstacles, couples don’t give up. But to cross the obstacle, more intense burning it!”

“But… but that’s when sensei liked me too!”

Melida lifted her head like a stubborn man, pressing her palms to her chest.

“I hate to say it, but from senseis point of view, I’m still a kid. I don’t think sensei ever thought of me as a lady. And if I can’t get sensei to look at me…”

“This kind of preference can only be confirmed directly to him.”

“Eh?”

“hey! What do you think, Kufa-sensei?”

Mule suddenly raised her voice to the wall, so Melida blinked in surprise.

And even more amazing was the fact that Kufa’s voice came from across the room.

“I’m terribly sorry, Mule-sama. It’s hard for me to answer, all of a sudden.”

“Sen, sensei!”

Melinda suddenly covered her skin with her hands pointlessly. Elise and Salacha were equally surprised by the voice of the young man, and as they were about to enter the bath, they raised their heads in fright.

The only person in the bathhouse who was unhurried and unapologetic was Mule.

“A-ra, didn’t I say that? This hotel used to be a family bathhouse. Although it is forbidden to mix bath and made the compartment, but after all, is the family accommodation room, so there is not a very tight area between it. But it’s only Kufa-sensei. Is that all right?”

“Mule-chan, you did it on purpose.”

Said Salacha, holding down her bathing suit and soaking her neck in the hot spring.

“It was, of course, their private room, and Mule had asked Salam to change the layout so that they and Kufa could share the bathhouse. Although no one could detect her true intentions, Although no one was aware of her real intentions, she was the one who offered to take a bath at the same time as Kufa.

That being the case, this is not a practical joke on a friend, or a challenge to Kufa’s cheeky.

Elise, who had just slipped her bathing suit on, pushed away the hot water and plunged into the hot spring.

“Did sensei keep listening to the conversation here?”

“Don’t… don’t make it sound so bad. It was a mistake. I had just come over for a little bath and rest, and all I heard was Muir-samas voice”

Melida let out a sigh of relief and again looked down at her naked body, her face flushed. The bulkheads aren’t that high, they’re not exactly compartmentalized. IfKufa stood up, Melida and the others would have been exposed.

“Sen, sensei. We are very shy in dressing now. You can’t peep!”

“I’ll take care of my sense of propriety. Don’t worry. But please, ladies, pay attention. The cubicles here seem really casual, and in several places they are connected to the hot springs over there.”

“Uwah!”

“Mu, Mule-chanh mpoogoo”

Her friend’s voice was piteous, the corners of her mouth bathed in hot water, and Mule looked away.

“Kufa-sensei, how’s the Eternal Ruby coming along?”

“To be honest, not very well.”

There was the sound of someone getting up from the bath, and then a strong arm sticking out of the partition.

The thin, thick fingertips held the red-black stone that looked like the heart of darkness.

“I’ve been thinking about it for about 20 minutes, but it’s not as easy to get rid of as I thought. At this pace, it feels like it could take days…”

“I thought it would be like this — please, everyone, gather round.”

Mule clapped her hands and called the three friends from the women’s bath. The girl pulled away sufficiently from the fence, and Mule looked around at the questions.

“What Kufa is trying to do is <grinding>, which is very orthodox in terms of the sublimation of the original stone, but very time-consuming. It would take days to literally remove the dirt from the surface and sublimate it into a holy stone.”

“Then the coronation will be over!”

Melida let out a low wail, and Mule nodded with an urgent expression.

“So we’re gonna have to take it to the another way. That’s <refining>.”

“< refining>?”

“That is, instead of removing the Anima from the outside, the divine force erupts from the inside of the stone to shake off the impurities. In this way, if it goes well, you can get Sacred Crystal in an hour. Only, there’s a problem with the Eternal Ruby…”

Mule spoke more and more quietly, and her friend frowned.

The mysterious beauty was tinged with shame, and the Black Crystal Goblin gushed in self-loathing.

“It’s about… it’s about having the Mana of a man and a woman who are so close together, and it’s about creating that passionate will energy, that energy that resonates with the Eternal Ruby. It’s the only way.”

“Eh? Uh which means?”

“That means one of us has to make out with Kufa-sensei!”

Mule said bluntly, and her friend was stunned as if she had been attacked unprepared.

It was steady for a moment.

“make out with sen…sensei?”

Teenage girls in bathing suits. Bam! The peach heat burst out from the brightly colored hair in unison. They embrace their voluptuous, wet nakedness in a meaningless embrace.

“This… this is a bathhouse! We are so embarrassed to dress up now!”

“At least wait till we are out of the shower, Mule-chan!”

“No, I can’t. Didn’t I tell you? You must be aware of many things. It’s not Kufa’s job to elevate that Eternal Ruby, it’s our test.”

Mule said in a determined voice, turning first to the wall. As they have just heard, there are undivided places, and if someone wish to cross the threshold of shy, she will do so at once.

With more than enough attitude, Mule lifted the lower part of the hip, revealing the dangerous curve of his thigh.

“Besides, it’s kind of hot here, isn’t it?”

Then, about five minutes later

“… ladies, what kind of punishment is this blindfold?”

Kufa was blindfolded with a towel and dragged to the bathhouse.

He was forced to sit on a chair in the body wash area and, despite his men’s bathing suit, his steel upper body was naked. Melida knelt before the youth and waved her hand lightly. Kufa easily caught the shadows moving back and forth in front of his face.

“Hauu! Can can you see?”

“I only perceive it in the breath… and if I can see, even I can’t keep calm.”

Hearing Kufa’s muttering, Melida blushed suddenly and pressed her bathing suit against her chest. She looked around as if calling for help, and saw that all her friends, including Elise, were at some distance, determined to watch… Salacha covered her face with her palm, but she kept staring at Kufa’s chest through her open fingertips.

“So, what can I do for you, ladies?”

The sexy voice of beloved reached her ears, and Melida looked back at Kufa’s beauty.

“Uh actually, I was hoping to get a massage, sensei!”

“Massage. right?”

“I I saw it in the hotel brochure. It is said that getting a massage while taking a hot spring can be very effective. Aren’t sensei supposed to be good at all kinds of things? So I would like to ask sensei to help me as my home tutor…”

This is the 13-year-old Duke’s daughter racked her brains to come up with a strategy.

First of all, too drastic an action will affect the dignity of Melida and others. So Kufa got a blindfold. It was just as well that Kufa couldn’t see, so it was a fluke that he could be dragged into the bathhouse without much resistance.

Besides, Kufa must not be made aware of the young girl’s intentions. If it were known that this was necessary to refine the Eternal Ruby, the gentleman would have insisted on refusing the dukes daughter who had worked so hard for it. Don’t say let him heart, on the contrary, it is likely to cause adverse effects.

So the answer for Melida and others is, <it’s job as a home tutor.>

Always as a part of education, let him touch the skin of students. If so, he would probably do it aggressively, and from Melida’s point of view would make an excuse for herself — after all, she was pushing the boundaries of girls shy.

“Well do we really have to act now… ?”

Before the battle begins. It’s hard to make up her mind, Melida asked again. But the three friends who had blocked their escape just shook their heads mercilessly. That’s the conclusion of a lot of discussion.

“It was Lita who was the least upset with the tutor, and I could see that from the sidelines.”

Melida was a little pleased to hear her cousin’s assertion. Nevertheless, she lingered, and Mule went on with her secret sword.

“You know what? We can use Salas hot body to get him to snap.”

She said, stroking the plump fruit of her friend from below. The fruit bobbed and swayed like a great wave, and Melida, forced to look at it with quick, cold eyes, made a decision.

“Let me do it.”

That’s the way it is, and here we are. After all, Melida, who loved the touch of her lover’s large hand, looked up, as if Kufa were hesitating and nodded slightly.

“In that case, may I try the <Manto Massage>?”

“He… he said Manto massage?”

The voice comes from the corner of the body wash area. It’s from Mule on the sidelines. Elise looked away.

“You know that?”

“In short, it’s Mana’s osteo synthesis. That is, to use their own Mana to correct the Mana organs of Manto and Fibonacci. But it is said that people with the right technology, ten years do not know if there will be a person!”

“You are a learned lady, Mule-sama. Yes, I’ve always wanted to give my lady a Manto massage, but I still think its not suitable. But, since it was my lady’s earnest wish, it was just as well. If you make it a habit as you grow up, you can effectively enhance your Mana.”

“Enhance Mana!”

Salacha leaned forward from her kneeling position, and Elise’s face turned away. So did the industrious Melida, who looked up to her tutor as if suddenly intrigued.

“But… but the so-called massage, that… is it an act of courage… ?”

“Rest assured. If you want to, you can do it all over your body, but if it’s a preliminary massage, it’s just touching your neck and armpits and the hamstrings of your feet.”

“If that’s all it takes, I wish sensei would have given me a massage sooner!”

“I… I want to ask sensei to give me a massage, too.”

“I’m interested, too. I’ll take over after Salacha.”

The young girls soon lined up as if in a queue.

Except, of course, for one. Only the clever Diabolos stopped them both.

“Wait… wait a minute! Melida first! Let’s stand by and watch her fight… !”

Her expression was uncharacteristically grim. Friends cannot help but be shocked by her, gingerly back to the left and right side of the viewing area. Melida was already going at it, though she thought there was something strange about her reaction.

“Sensei, what should I do?”

Then, please lie on your back. Please put your hands on your head so as not to get in the way.

Honest student, do as Kufa says. Dressed in barely meaningful bathing suits, she lay like a pudding on the bathroom floor in front of the youth. It’s okay to dress up in a woman’s nightgown, but she can’t make a bold gesture like that if her beloved sensei eyes aren’t covered in a towel.

Kufa relies on a sense of non visual, steady stride at the student’s feet. He raised his hands like a first rate potter, and his fingertips lit up azure flame and swayed in the wind.

Mule bit her nails to watch over the master and slave, who overlapped like lovers.

“Mule-chan, what are you so worried about?”

“… It was the first time I had ever seen a Manto massage, but Kufa-sensei probably didn’t know what a girl would look like if she was massaged like that.”

Salacha and Elise were just more confused, and Mule didn’t say much in words.

She gazed at the blindfolded youth, who had at last begun to move, as if she were saying that she must confirm it with her own eyes.

“Then I shall begin. Because I can barely see, and I’m sorry if I touch anything weird.”

“Ehehe, it’s okay. Just… just for a while, it doesn’t matter if you touch it on purpose?”

“Ho-ho, my lady is a joker.”

Contrary to the danger of composition, this is a very harmonious and harmonious relationship between the master and the slave.

However, the 13-year-old girl has been taking a more leisurely attitude until now.

“My lady, If it’s convenient, please put my hand to your neck. Thank you. Then I’ll begin.”

The young man’s fingertip was pulled up by Melida’s tender hand and led to the angel’s clavicle socket. Three fingers from the index to the ring finger. The palms of the right and left hands moved as if caressing the collarbone.

Then, an abnormal change immediately penetrated the girls central nervous system.

“Kyayah!”

Melidas body twitched. She opened her closed eyelids in surprise. The fingers of the youth did not stop. It rubs the depression of the collarbone like the caress of a feather.

“Hauu! Kyaaah kyaaa.!”

Melida couldn’t help making a nasally sweet noise and covering the corners of her mouth with a flushed face. Still, the impulse to rush in like a wave will push the panting out of the gap between her fingers.

“hoo-hoo! hoo-hoo-hoo!”

“I understand, my lady. It hurts, right? But this is to grow up, please my lady refuels.”

The home tutor who tutored her students was merciless enough to live up to the name of <devil>. Six fingertips on the left and right fingertips poke around the inside of a sponge like ear. He rubbed the back of her neck up and down as if he were applying cream. Melida finally snapped, her hands snapping from the corners of her mouth.

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“hmah! That… that won’t do… !”

“Mu Mule-chan, what hell is going on?”

Salacha, looking on, blushed. She asked, seeing her usually cool and collected friend cover the corners of her mouth with the palm of her hand, trying to hide the shy on her cheeks.

“…… doesn’t look like it hurts, does it? Of course. I don’t know about men, but for a girl, a Manto massage is a <Reward>.”

“Re… reward… ? But Melida was just touched in the face?”

“Fibonacci is the gateway to the Mana, to the whole body. And Kufa-sensei is very…very good at that. The Mana of a loved one stimulated the sensitive parts of her body, and now Melida probably feels like shes in a tsunami…”

“Hyahhhhhhh!”

Mule’s prediction was borne out by the inelegant panting. The blindfolded masseur quickly began to rub his armpits. It’s supposed to be a little itchy, that’s all. But now it’s the beloved youth who rubs the Mana in with expert fingering.

Melida’s thirteen year old beauty melted in a nasty way, despite her voice.

“What what is it? What is ikyaaaa!”

Nothing compared to the moment she had been touched in the face, and Melida’s limbs writhed on the stone floor. The shower suit fell open from the chest, and the gently raised double hills shook, dropping drops of water on the young man’s arms.

Salacha looked away, feeling that she had seen something very wrong.

“Ku Kufa-sensei didn’t notice?

“If he find anything, I don’t think he can continue the massage. He’s probably giving a girl his first massage. He thought Melida felt the same way because it hurt so much when he was being massaged”.

“you you guys look at that!”

Elise held out her index finger as she stared intently at her cousin’s struggling figure.

Beside the master and the slave, the stone of the <Eternal Ruby> is put in a barrel and covered with cloth. It slowly glowed from the inside and began to flick away the rust. Salacha and Mule stared in amazement.

“It’s gonna be a Sacred Crystal!”

“Enthusiasm is building between Melida and sensei!”

“Kufa-sensei looks the same as always.”

Elise’s expression was one of pure doubt. From the point of view of Kufa, who was blindfolded, Melida just felt pain. If he had noticed the truth, he would have stopped the massage immediately.

In fact, the young man who now continues to slide his hand down Melida’s lower body raises her right thigh, which depicts the perfect foot line. He put his fingers into her popliteal fossa and even smiled a little.

“It’s not the same as training your body from the outside, is it? But directly loading the Mana like this can have an immeasurable effect. Although there will be unaccustomed to the pain, but I know when to stop, please my lady try to hold on for a second.”

“No… No… No… It’s not pain… uwah!”

The back of the finger pushes the sensitive popliteal Fossa up and down as if digging a well. The girl’s back suddenly fell back and breathed from the angel’s throat. As if echoing, the stone glowed

Mule touched her lips with the tip of her finger and recovered her easy smile.

“so that’s it. He acts like a gentleman, but he’s a real boy”

“What does does that mean?”

“Because after all this time, he’s still touching cute girls naked? And he enjoy hurting the poor girl, so Kufa-sensei is a total <sadist>.”

“Kyayayah!”

Especially acute asthma pull back to watch the attention of the theater.

After pressing the right foot, switch to the left. Her left foot was lifted from her Shin and her sensitive popliteal fossa was rubbed several times by Kufa’s fingertips. Finally, push hard against the center, and the force of oppression suddenly leaves.

Kufa lowered Melida’s feet with mesmerizing caution and lifted his upper body with a chipper expression.

“Well done, my lady. The massage is over, lady?”

“… ah… hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.”

The Voice of response, of course, is no longer even a word.

Melida’s hands drooped limp, and the Cherry mounds could be seen rising through the open seams of her bathing suit. Feet and knees flaccid and feebly opened, and the immaturity of beauty, which had been made to flutter, half opened her lips.

“…… I think I’m in control, but does it still hurt like that?”

Kufa said tentatively, reaching for the blindfolded towel.

At the critical moment, a trio of onlookers rushed toward Kufa.

“You cant!”

“Uwah! La la dies, what’s that pose?”

“Leave that alone! Anyway, you can’t take off the blindfold now!”

Mule clutched Kufa’s shoulder as hard as she could, and Elise pressed down on Kufa’s knee to stop him.

“It’s for Litas reputation!”

“Please… please stay put for the time being. Don’t move!”

Salacha sprang from behind and squashed the young man’s back with the fruit of ecstasy. Pressed close together by the girls in their bathing suits, Kufa could not move even if he wanted to, his cheeks burning, and then.

“No… The Eternal Ruby is responding!”

From the inside of the barrel burst a fierce light, originally wrapped in the original stone on the black smoke blowing. The color of the hot springs was dyed burning red, as if the sacred light around which the sound could be heard filled the air.

The young girl of the Duke’s House still clung to the young man’s whole body with a look of joy on her face.

“Hooray! We made it to the Sacred Crystal!”

“Lita, that was great. You worked so hard… !”

“…… ladies? I had no idea what was going on. What was this glow?”

The youth easily pulled down the towel, and the young girl immediately slapped him in the eyes.

“Just say you can’t see it……!”

“… Anyway… at least tell me about Melida-sama.”

Kufa, who had given up all resistance, turned his face up and Elise turned her head to look behind her.

Melida, who had regained some sense at last, tightened her shower suit with a trembling palm. Though her weak lower body was still lying on the ground, she gave a Ho laugh as she bathed herself in Ruby’s light.

“Just… just a regular massage… I don’t mind at all… ho-hooo”

Her head fell with a thud, and her silver-haired cousin hurried to her side. Lita!

Mule still slouched her hands around the young man’s neck, her lips muttering:

“… It’s… It’s like she’s asleep.”

Melida, who had broken through the limits of shame, was literally passed out like sleeping.

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“Surely a Manto massage is too early for my lady… but there’s no harm in getting used to it now. hm…”

After a bath. Kufa was deep in thought in the Hotel Lounge, cooling the stone.

During the massage. Although Kufa’s explanation goes in the wrong direction, it is, on the other hand, something that can not be avoided in order to remain rational. If he take it lightly, even now, after a while, he can not help but recall the skin elasticity of angel feathers, the sweet sound that melts young man’s head like honey

Feeling that touch as if to be in the fingertip recovery, the youth quickly shook off the hand. He took the solid substance from his arms as if to hide the past.

From Kufa’s point of view, it’s the Eternal Ruby Sacred Crystalthat was grinded unconsciously. How did this obstinate things, which had taken so much trouble to recover, become unrecognizable in the blink of an eye… it might be necessary to press the young girld again.

“Two at last…”

Kufa sank deeply into the sofa, his head resting on the back of the chair. The Sacred Crystal, held high above the head, always radiates a noble light, illuminating the dapper beauty of the youth and casting a shadow.

So far, the journey has been one of <Abyss Onyx> and <Eternal Ruby>. There are only three of them, including the <Everlasting Emerald> placed here by the Shicksal.

“It took three days to get to Diodecollete by train and two days to get to Orlane. Given that the coronation is now three days away, the tour is…”

The youth did not speak to the end and kept silent. If he could, he want to have four Sacred Crystal and go back to Holy King District, but he can’t. After all, this is a series of unexpected events.

“Although I’m not sure how much success rate there is, I can only bet on it.

It was with a sigh that Kufa made up his mind to take the red glow back into his arms. A butterfly-like breath entered the realm of consciousness that guarded its surroundings, and the sound of footsteps approached softly.

“ah, KuKufa-sensei”

Coming into the lounge was Salacha, her cherry colored hair moist and lustrous. She was dressed in the lodger’s robe, and the sweet fragrance of flowers floated from her slightly exposed neck.

No sign of the other three. Kufa got up from the sofa and bowed at a perfect angle.

“Hello, Salacha-sama. I’m sorry to have disturbed you just now.”

“Don’t… don’t say that! I’m the one who should apologize, because we ask sensei… !”

It must be the first time she has spent time with the opposite sex in a bathhouse. The young girl blushed and waved her hand implicitly.

The endearing gesture reminded Kufa of her blond owner, who had a smile on his lips.

“How is Melida-sama? I didn’t expect her to be so sensitive…”

“It should… it shouldn’t matter. After being in the room for a while, she just woke up… and though she felt very shy, she seemed a little happy.”

“What?”

“No Nothing! ……let lets not mention that for a moment!”

Have to say that Salacha had come forward with such force that she lowered her eyebrows and lowered her voice.

“…… and I’m sorry I got Kufa-sensei involved in this tour.”

“It’s my deal with the Duke Shicksal. Salacha-sama, don’t worry about it.”

“It’s not just about my brother thing! … Even if someone said something really mean to Kufa-sensei, I couldn’t protect you for once. I wish I could help, but there’s nothing I can do…”

Taking on too much can be a good thing for someone who is honest and responsible, but it can also be a bad habit. Kufa put his hand on her seemingly broken shoulder and asked cautiously:

“… what has Salacha-sama heard of your brother’s ideals and convictions?”

Salacha bit her lip and shook her cherry colored hair from side to side.

“He won’t let me know anything… No matter what I ask, he just says, ‘this is all for Salacha’ and won’t tell me anything. I feel like my brother has changed. Right around the time mom and dad were away on long-term missions, and my brother took over as head of the Shicksal family…”

“fumu.”

“But I know one thing clear!”

Salacha looked up and said in a voice that sounded like a cry for help:

“My brother, he didn’t lie to me! If brother has a secret he can’t tell anyone, it must be for my own good! The gentleness of my brother has not changed… and he must now do the same for the people of Flandre.”

“I think so, too. That man’s love for Salacha-sama must be real.”

Kufa flatly confirmed it, and Salacha looked as if she had been attacked by surprise.

“Do you believe in my brother… ? Trust him even hegot Kufa-sensei into trouble?”

“With all due respect, it’s not him I trust, it’s my own intuition… “the nature of a Duke Shicksal is indeed a hero of Flandre. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to attract this many people. But lately he’s been hiding something… but whatever his intentions, his actions have been based on the belief that Salacha-sama and the people of Flandre, even if it is incompatible with mine.”

The sudden declaration of hostility raised Salachas eyebrows. Still, Kufa stared straight into the emerald eyes of the young Dragoon and advised her:

“Salacha-sama. Maybe the Shicksal will turn against a lot of people in this country. But if it comes to that, please believe him as you did just now — You can’t have misunderstood his nature. What is trust? This is the only lesson I can give you… because I may not be on his side for lady Melida’s sake.”

“…… Why does Kufa-sensei adores Melida-san so much without confusion

Perhaps it is for the same reason… that Salacha-sama is in love with your brother.”

Kufa let go of his hand and stepped forward. As he passed, he left this message:

“If you’re upset for the tour, there’s one thing I’d like to ask you.”

“What what is it?”

“Please get on well with Melida-sama afterwards, for she seems to like Salacha-sama.”

Please forgive me for leaving first… As Kufa prepares to depart gracefully, Salacha reaches out her hand, somehow. She grabbed Kufa’s strong hand and held him just before Kufa left.

“Please… please stay, sensei! If… if it’s convenient, please stay a little longer…”

“Salacha-sama?”

“Just a little longer, whatever it is, I want to talk to sensei I was just thinking… I wish sensei could tell me more and different things… ah… ah… hauu…”

Kufa chuckled as he watched the voices of the girl getting smaller and smaller.

He bent down, and beneath her bangs could be glimpsed a ruddy, immature beauty.

“That’s good. Actually, there’s something I’d like to ask Salacha-sama for more guidance.”

“Eh?”

“If it’s convenient, please talk to me. The lady who rode the Dragon”

At the same time. There was a light at the inn where Kufa and the others were staying.

Give me a place where I won’t be disturbed by anyone! This was the room Daby Mother had so earnestly hoped for. He lit a dim lamp on his desk and began to write with undivided attention.

“They don’t understand… those guys don’t know anything about entertainment…”

He mumbled to himself and then suddenly put up his hands in excitement.

“Fair Lord Ceyras! How could he dig a hole like a farmer!”

The string of words scrawled on parchment did not really seem to frame the story. He corrected it with red ink, drew the Arrow, thought he had a good idea, and immediately blotted it out with a black pen.

Unable to identify what was written on the paper, the hands of self-abandonment will repeatedly grope for the crystal crumpled. The parchment, which had been thrown away, made a dry noise amid the piles of scraps of paper that lay scattered on the floor as if to cover the floor.

He bent over the table, clutching his lustrous, feminine hair in a fierce grip.

“It’s not good, it’s not good… the attention on this tour is not small… After all, Lord Ceyras has an amazing number of female fans! If it’s a bad play, weretoblame… ! In that case, the Troupe Daby really over!”

As he screamed, he covered the corner of his mouth. Even after a few days at the mine, after Kufa’s battle with the Basilisk, his health had not fully recovered. The twins have been taking good care of him, he says, it’s getting in the way of my work! And just kicked the twins out.

“What should I do… What should do…”

The coronation is imminent, and there is no way to anticipate more turmoil. We can’t save the troup if we don’t make it. The children would be scattered, helpless, and some of them would be on the streets, as if the worst possible scenarios were flashing through Daby’s mind.

Daby raised his head carelessly, looking down at a sweeping view of the streets of Orlane. The streets of the local produce shop were ablaze with coloured lights. They sell scrap metal mined from mines at a bargain price. It was so leisurelyDaby were distracted.

The light of the lantern, which was bounced back, was suddenly reflected in his eyes, which had lost their color.

Into a bright color of brilliance, as if the flame in the eyes of the general swing, eerily stupid move.

“Oh!”

Dabys eyes widened as if he had been enlightened. He drew out the brand-new Parchment and began to write twice as fast. The arrows connect smoothly, and the essay draws a swift pause. Later, he made a big cross in the words which meant <Rotating King>.

“I’ve got a great idea…ho-ho-ho!”

He held up the tip of his pen and smiled in the dark.

It’s like death reaping the rest of life

“If nothing happens…… just make it happen.”

The snake forced to the edge of the cliff grinned and painted the new moon in the dark.

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“His majesty is leaving……!”

The town’s administrators said so loudly that the residents gathered on the platform sounded “Wow! “And cheered. The station seemed to be bursting with the gathering crowd.

The young man in the Kings dress led the way up the carriage steps and waved to the crowd. Oh! The women’s astonishing cheers bounced back, and the young man hastily pressed his cap. If it blows away, it’ll be a big scandal.

“You’re getting good at playing the role of the king, sensei.”

Mule barks at Kufa, passing him by. Then the girl next to him suddenly blushed and peeked under her hat.

“Let’s go, <Onii-sama>.”

Salacha picked up Kufa’s finger and pulled him along. In the eyes of others, the Shicksal family’s brother and sister, who are very harmonious, let the people on the platform all look intoxicated like a sigh.

Not long after, the train carrying King and the rest began to move. As the one hundred men watched, the moving train slowly set off from the stone station. The train zips through the red roofed streets, hurtling through the glass domes of an uninhabited suburb to an elevated path through a dark sky.

Kufa and the rest, who got their <Eternal Ruby> in the spa town of Orlane, began a three-day journey the next day back to the third level of Flandre. Although everyone has some concerns, there is nothing to do. Time has come – collecting the three sacred stones has exhausted all energy.

Each time they change trains, the townsfolk fill the station, convinced that the King figure is <Triumphant return >, unaware of the alternative, as if the tour is about to end in failure.

“At least one more day…”

The Blonde, one of the last maids, bit her lip. Dont know how many times regret, Kufa always gently convinced her:

“Rest assured, my lady. Actually, I have some thoughts on that last Sacred Crystal. Let’s put our safe return to Holy King District before the deadline first.”

“You’re almost ready to go public with that idea, aren’t you? sensei.”

Mule pursed her lips, and Kufa shook his head from side to side as usual.

“If I told, I’m afraid that possibility would be immediately dismissed.”

“That’s very clever.”

Mule made a deliberate gesture of indifference, turning away from her face and leaving the aisle. It seems that the Elf clearly has a lot of mysterious places, but hates others to keep things from themselves. Salacha, who had dealt with her capriciousness for years, shook Kufa’s hand with a guilty look on her face.

She chose her words carefully in her heart, and raised her head with a soft smile.

“If Kufa-sensei says it doesn’t matter, I believe you.”

“I don’t deserve it, Salcha-sama.”

“…… don’t forget that we feel the same way.”

Said the grizzled maid, slapping her master on the back. Another blonde maid was staring at her cherry-colored friend.

“Ever since Salacha-san spent the night at the spa, and have become very close with sensei… ?”

“Hyah! No, No It’s not like that?”

“Your Majesty, I beg your pardon.”

A deep voice sounded in the passage. The young driver, his hat pulled down over his eyes, placed his palm on his chest.

“Welcome, everyone. I will help you on your journey to Holy King District in good faith. This train is not chartered, so please go to the compartment”

The driver turned and sped away. Kufa looked around casually.

“Mr. Daby, where are they?”

“Looks like he went into his private room first… because he seemed to be busy.”

Salacha looked up at Kufa’s face, as if reluctant to part with her fingertips.

“The next stop is finally Holy King District. Please take care of it till the last moment,<Onii-sama>”

Salacha turned and let the wind sway beneath her skirt as she walked briskly away. After spending a little more time with her, Kufa actually felt that the more she got to know the other person’s personality, the more attractive she seemed to be. While Kufa enjoyed the barely recognisable transformation of a maiden, the maid sisters embraced his free hands as if claiming ownership.

“If Salacha-san role is <sister>… !”

“Lita and I are the maids. Let’s go, master.”

Tugged at by girls, Kufa now realized that he was going through an extremely luxurious journey.

Kufa let the lovely maid sisters take him by the hand and step into the compartment assigned to them. Worthy of the carriage used by many rich people, it has a high sense of privacy that will be strictly protected. But there’s a big caveat. It’s very narrow. It’s so narrow that you can’t even straighten your knees, and it’s already full for three people.

Melida immediately checked the shelf, found the cup, and began to prepare the tea. Elise, on the other hand, had her master sit in the middle of the seat and take his hat off. Back to his old self, Kufa raised a corner of his mouth and looked out at the two men working cleanly.

“You both are becoming more and more like maids.”

“Ehehe! After all we have been taking care of sensei for a week.”

“Even though Kufa-sensei wasn’t much of a master after all.”

Elise said, raising her cousin’s skirt playfully. And Melida goes, Kyaaa! Wail, and hold down the upturned skirt. Instead of feeling guilty, the naughty girl with the silver hair lifted her skirt to challenge Kufa’s gaze.

“That’s what Mule said. The so-called master would order the maids to perform unspeakable services.”

“Why do the ladies always want me to take the blame like this?”

“But sensei was too reserved.”

Melida sat down, pressing the Hem of her skirt as if to cling to Kufa.

She raised her skirt slowly, showing off her garters like she was showing off. From the hot spring town, the blonde maid’s attitude took a curious turn, as did Mule’s somewhat vitriolic manner and Kufa’s closeness to Salacha. Specifically, the challenge of a home tutor becomes incredibly sexy.

“I am a maid now, and sensei can command me to do things which I cannot normally do…”

She looked up at Kufa, her eyes moist and inviting, and her skin was hot and moist as she clung to it. Even so, the action is still quite immature. Can see the underpants sinking into the thigh under the skirt that is turned over.

Cough! Cough!  Kufa coughed twice, clearing his throat and berating the man who had almost been stirred up.

“This… This cant do that, ladies. You should be more reserved…”

“Because only now can I do this… when I get back to the mansion, I won’t be able to act like this with sensei.”

“Then, as Master, I command you to desist from playing the servant girl.”

How could that be the sisters were outraged, and Kufa looked at them with earnest eyes.

“No, this is serious advice. Perhaps it’s time for the ladies to reveal your position as the daughters of the Dukes, so you can feel free to move, as if, after all, when something happens, we don’t know what will work.”

Kufa’s dangerous words made the sisters look up at him. Kufa looked out the window.

“After that, the black bats — the attackers — didn’t make a sound, but it was unsettling. They might be up to something on the last train.”

“But the fact that Rotating King is a shadow warrior should also be introduced to the enemy’s ears?”

“Still, there are many motives that can be thought of that would harm us. Especially with Salacha-sama here. They’re probably watching for an opportunity to swoop in.”

His Long, thin eyes reflect an imaginary threat, and he squints.

“There’s one more thing I can’t figure out. They attacked us with great accuracy from the parish of Cardenales. The tour was supposed to be a secret, but they seemed to know it from the beginning… or, as it were”

The sisters looked at each other and shrugged. They put their feet together, pulled their skirts together, and sat down again in a dignified manner.

“…… and now it’s like he’s <the boss at work>. Give him a break today, alright, Eli?”

Kufa-sensei is always so busy, it’s hard to find the right moment to launch an offensive.

If possible, I wish they’d been sensible <good girls> , but even then it felt counter-productive, so Kufa quietly shut up.

Someone knocking on the door of a compartment.

“Excuse me, You Majesty. And the maids with you.”

Kufa puts on his big hat before he walks in the door. From behind the door appeared the young conductor who had just led the way. He pulled down the brim of his hat, saluted respectfully, and pointed to the passage.

“We’re having a dinner party in the party room. Will you attend, Your Majesty? The rest of the passengers are looking forward to King’s visit.”

In a sense, there is a bigger problem than the attackers. But it was also an expression of the <King Behavior> that Kufa so desperately practiced, and Kufa got up and stood up.

“We’d love to be there. Come with me, Melida, Elise.”

Everyone on the train, from costumed women to middle-aged men in plain clothes, had already gathered in the first-class party room. It was a rare moment in which the barriers of identity had been thrown aside. Their aim, of course, was the young man in the broad-brimmed hat and frock coat.

“Your Majesty, please let me hear about the parade!”

The aristocratic daughter of dress up a body close, holding a fan of the lady also inserted from the other side. As she spread the scent of perfume from her boldly open chest, she spoke:

“NO! Your Majesty, may I have this dance?”

“Your Majesty has just returned from a long journey, my lady!”

Even the women in simple travelling clothes did not want to lose out to the aristocratic airs of the King.

“It’s up to us to entertain Your Majesty”

“We’re going to Holy King District, too! Because the relatives were lucky enough to get tickets, we were going to the coronation afterwards… Yes! Is to watch the coronation of Your Majesty!”

“What was the structure of the so-called airship… that was flying in the air on the poster?”

“Wait a minute, I’m talking now! I’m the one talking to His Majesty!”

“Ladies… Ladies, please calm down. The party has only just begun.”

Low voice from the bottom of the hat sounded, the right corner of the mouth so that women intoxicated moist eyes.

“The people I met on the tour were extraordinary people. I am most grateful for the good fortune of sharing this train with you.”

“My pleasure too! You Majesty!”

“… It’s amazing. Women all have been sucked.”

A man dressed as a businessman is just as happy to pick up a hearty meal from the empty table. The slender man beside him, who appeared to be his companion, looked at the young man in his cap-lowered frock-coat and gave him a quizzical look.

“But why is the King wearing a hat when he’s indoors?”

“I hear it’s a rule. They say His Majesty should try his best not to show his true face during the tour.”

“Oh… I’ve never heard of it.”

Then, farther away from the King, the girls could be seen against the wall of the party room. It was Mule and Salacha in their smart dress, and Melida and Elise in their maid costumes. The other female guests were so tough they couldn’t even get close to the King.

Mule, in a black Tuxedo, tilted her glass and looked askance at Melida.

“Don’t you get jealous when sensei is praised like that? Melida.”

“No. Because those people are watching <Rotating King>.”

“Oh, I see. So it’s little Salas job to be jealous.”

“Mu Mule-chan!”

As Salacha blushed in her party dress, Elise tugged at her cousin’s sleeve.

“Lita, look, Amy, there they are.”

“Eh?”

Melida stood on tiptoe reflexively, facing the slender fingers of her cousins.

Right across the hall from the Party Room. Don’t know if they were intimidated by the crowd around the King, but the four familiar faces were also lined up against the wall. So they, too, decided to take a different route to Holy King District, as they sauntered on as Melida pondered the incident.

Melida almost made eye contact with the dear head maid, and she quickly crouched down.

“Why hide, Melida?”

“Because now I’m playing the senseis maid! If they knew… it would be as if the new term had just begun, and they would offer jokes that were well suited to ridicule!”

“A-ra. So, Maid-san, could you get me a fresh juice, please?”

“I’m not Mule-sans maid!”

Just then the door to the party room slammed shut. On second thought, in addition to the waiters, even the kitchen chefs and room attendants gathered to guard the party with kind eyes. In order not to disturb the passengers, they walked to the wall of the venue, next to Amy and the others. Then two men stood before the closed door, saluting respectfully, and standing at attention with their hands behind their backs.

As the atmosphere warmed, one of the people around the King spoke:

“By the way, You Majesty, I’m very interested in the <Sacred Crystal>!”

“ME, too! May we see it, You Majesty?”

“Eh? Uh that is”

Kufa has always managed to maintain a good response, but he cannot help feeling a little perplexed by the request. As he began to think about how to avoid being questioned, a voice came up.

“Why, what does it matter! Let’s just go ahead and make public the results of Your Majesty journey!”

It was Daby Mother, not his usual self, all dressed up. What was most surprising to Kufa was that he already had a jewelry box with a lock on it. The luggage was indeed shared, but… Kufa let out a reproachful voice.

“Mr. Daby.”

“Don’t be so stingy, Your Majesty! It’s not big deal!”

「…………」

That said, it’s not something to brag about, and there’s no way to answer a question about the fourth Sacred Crystal’s whereabouts. Just as Kufa was in a dilemma, a footstep came up from behind.

“That’s just right. Leave this to me, Your Majesty.”

Don’t know what <just right> is, but it was the conductor of this train who said it and stepped forward. He mounted the stage set at the back of the room to clap his hands and attract everyone’s attention.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, are you enjoying a good time?”

All eyes were on him, the businessman dressed as a man holding a champagne glass. The conductor raised the corners of his mouth under his hat and continued:

“This train is carrying several kinds of happiness at the moment! The happiness of King’s safe return, the happiness of sharing the train with you, and the joy that we can all share with each other! But”

The conductor gulped his saliva and went on:

“But if the scale keeps tilting one way, the unbalanced train will derail and go to hell. So, as much as we feel bad about it, we decided to put as much unhappiness on this train as happiness.”

The passengers, who listened kindly in the middle of the conductors speech, began to frown. Bewildered, the crowd looks into each other’s eyes, the conductor looks around, a smile rises from his lips, and then

Before anyone could keep up with the atmosphere change, it was pronounced:

“Both the conductor and the driver of this train are dead.”

The party room went silent. After a few repetitions of the clanging of the rails, Ah laughter.

“It’s an aftertaste show, isn’t it?”

The businessman-dressed man forced a stiff smile, but no one responded. While everyone was still struggling to grasp the situation, the conductor emerged with an indelible smile and continued:

“I’m sorry, but it’s true. It’s not just the drive. All the stewards of the train that worked for the railway company were picked up by “we” because it was necessary. But we felt so bad about it, that we took their place on the train, carrying all the passengers. The conductors hat had also been borrowed from a head that had fallen to the floor. Bodies are piling up in the back of the train, so you guys don’t have to worry about the smell of blood.”

“Kya. A female passenger wails, but the <enemy> has yet to take action.”

A cold sweat ran down Kufa’s cheeks, tensing his muscles in secret. The pretender of the conductor finally sneered on the stage.

“Let me cut to the chase. This train is now occupied by us. Your lives are in our hands. As long as this finger tip moves like a baton, the train may go to hell please make awareness so.”

Then the flight attendants who surrounded the venue moved in unison. Without a smile on their faces, they took their weapons from their arms. It is also mixed with the familiar mechanical device sword.

“All of you, stay on as you were”

Before he could finish, Kufa moved like thunder. He took two forks from the table and threw them fluently. Two sets of cutlery trace like bullets, inserted in front of the occupation of the two men shoulder.

“Gua!”

The man can’t help but drop the weapon and groan. Kufa called immediately:

“Melida!”

The Blonde, whose head is raised, receives what looks like electric shocks from Kufa’s gaze. She turned at once, caught the wrist of a friend who had stood speechless, and darted out.

“Salcha-san, Mule-san! Over here!”

Ignoring the man who was crouching on the floor, the three of them dashed out of the party. Slow Elise slammed the door behind her.

The conductor on the stage gnashed his teeth in anger. He rocked the meeting with a roar.

“Don’t stand there like that!”

The steward quickly moved again. They took out their weapons without concealment, locked the nearby passengers from behind and countered them with the blade. The four maids gathered around the wall were also pointed at the sharp end of the ferocious mechanical sword.

The conductor, who had jumped from the stage, aimed his weapon at Kufa.

“There won’t be a next time, fake King… tie him up!”

The flight attendants gathered from the four quarters and tied the young men in full dress with his backhand. Female passengers in the vicinity still do not understand the situation. One of the full-blown stewards sprinted to the man in the conductors uniform who was probably the chief.

“Four women got away. Do we take them back?”

“Don’t underestimate them. It’s Salacha and Mule. Sending just one or two men might have been a defeat, but it wasn’t much of a distraction — let them go for now, they had to come back here anyway.”

He glanced at the chain bound King and snickered.

He strode forward and stared at one of the passengers, who had been completely engulfed by the atmosphere. He snatched the locked box from the quivering hand of Daby Mother.

The eyes of the man glowed coldly under the bonnet of the conductors hat which covered his eyes.

“We’ve got what we want.”

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After snooping through the aisles a few times, Melida closed the cargo bay door again. As she piled up supplies to make improvised walls, she wondered.

“They’re not coming after us, they’re not looking for us… what’s going on?”

“They despise us. They think it’s impossible for kids like us to do anything anyway!”

Mule added an emphasis at the end of the sentence and broke the heel of her high heel. She lifted up her party dress and sat on the dusty floor.

“… How could this happen! I had no idea the whole train had fallen into enemy hands!”

“But how did they do it? Kufa-sensei chose a slightly more circuitous route. This kind of large-scale operation can only be done if they have our reservations right.”

“… Shicksal branch family may not be the only enemy.”

Elise said, and the others fell silent. The narrow cargo hold was filled with silence.

“That talk about later. What we have to think about now is what we’re going to do.”

The blonde maid who keeps staring at the door says it from behind. The Cherry Blossom girl looked up in surprise.

“We we?”

“That’s right. We escaped, but Amy, them and the other passengers were held as hostages! No matter how strong sensei is, he is unable to take action.”

Melida turned and stared into the eyes of her friends. As if in persuasion, trembling lips weave a voice of determination.

“We can no longer rely on the power of sensei. There would be no company on the moving train. It’s up to the four of us to find a way out of this situation.”