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And the girl opposite to her, with green pupils and pink lips that showed a healthy gleam. Her beauty fell short of Re
Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra.
Although you would not think it from her light pink dress, she was the leader of one of only two adamantium rank adventurer teams in the Kingdom, as well as Re
At nineteen years old, what allowed her to achieve the countless achievements necessary to rise to such a difficult position was her overflowing talent. Climb felt the tiniest traces of envy ooze out of his heart.
“I hope you are well, Re
“Hello, Climb.”
“Hello.”
As Climb finished his greeting and was about to move to his designated spot — to Re
“Climb, not there, over here.”
The place Re
Climb thought it odd. There were five chairs placed around the circular table, the same as always. But there were three teacups laid out in total.
One in front of Re
Even as he thought it was strange, he turned his eyes to the chair.
The discourtesy of sharing a table with his master, royalty at that, the order to enter the room without knocking — or in Re
“But…”
Climb turned his eyes to the other girl, seeking help. His wordless plea to the other companion to please spare him was immediately shot down.
“I don’t mind.”
“Th-that’s… Aindra-sama…”
“Like I’ve told you already, call me Lakyus.”
Lakyus slightly peered over at Re
“Climb is special after all.”
“…Angry.”
Re
“Aindra-sama, you should stop with the jokes.”
“Alright, alright. Climb really is stubborn. How about trying to learn from her?”
“Huh? A joke?”
Seeing Re
“Isn’t it obvious? It’s true that Climb is special, but only because he’s ‘yours’.”
Re
“What?!”
Shocked, Climb lowered his body, grabbed the sword fastened to his waist and moved to protect Re
“Climb got surprised because you’re like that.”
Her calm voice did not contain any caution or sense of crisis. Having understood what it meant, Climb felt the tension leave his shoulders.
“Understood, boss.”
The girl sitting in the shadows hopped up in a single breath.
“Ah, Climb, you don’t know her. This is our team member—“
“— Tina-san.”
Re
As far as Climb knew, the adamantium ranked adventurer team ‘Blue Rose’ was composed of five women: the leader, faith based magic caster Lakyus, warrior Gagaran, magic caster Evileye, and Tia and Tina who were trained in thief skills.
Climb already met Lakyus, Gagaran, and Evileye but was unacquainted with the last two.
This person is… I see. She really is like the rumors say.
With slender limbs and appearance covered by the clothes that wrapped tightly around her body, she really did look like someone who would train in thief skills.
“… I apologize for my rudeness. Nice to meet you, my name is Climb.”
Climb bowed his head low to Tina.
“Hmm? Don’t worry about it.”
She answered Climb’s apology with a wave of her hand and, completely silent, like a wild animal, approached the table with smooth movements. She sat in the chair that was next to Lakyus, so the teacup from before must have been hers.
Even while the number of teacups on the table meant that it was impossible, Climb looked around the room once more, carefully checking for the other girl who he wasn’t acquainted with.
Lakyus saw what Climb was doing and opened her mouth, as if she immediately understood him.
“Tia didn’t come. Gagaran and Evileye both said that they hate formal stuff. This isn’t even that formal though. I dressed up just in case, but it’s not like I pushed the others to dress up too.”
Despite what Lakyus said, her type of attire was the correct etiquette when appearing before the princess, but Climb had no intention of telling this to a person who was both Re
“It seems that’s the case. But I’m grateful to meet the famous Tina-sama. I look forward to your guidance.”
“Why don’t you continue your talk after you sit, Climb?”
Re
With no way to refuse, Climb resigned himself and sat in his seat, drinking a sip of the tea.
“It’s delicious, Re
Re
That was when, suddenly, he heard a flat, emotionless voice.
“—Tia should be collecting information today. The three of us was supposed to visit the palace today, but our evil boss suddenly ordered a job. Everything is the evil boss’ fault.”