Chapter 38 – The Season When It Blooms Part 2 (2/2)

If it was me, I would’ve just glanced over it and accepted it. It’s great to have such a friend.

「In the path we would pass by en route, there is a danger area with danger rank D, right?」

「It’s the route we use every year, so I can surely say that place is the one which would take the longest time but balance with safety would be good. The demons which appear wouldn’t be that strong」

「Hmm……In that case……」

Like that, while staring-out the request document, Elk entered into a lengthy consideration.

She compared the Risks and Returns, and finally after one again investigating the request details, the answer was……

☆☆☆

Few minutes later,

In the room, from where Minato and Elk had already left, Noel was still sitting in the sofa.

There, a female with brown hair appeared from a door, different from the one Minato and Elk left from.

Noel just moved her glance to her, that girl traverse across the room, came beside the sofa Noel was sitting on, and sat on the back side of the sofa.

「It’s good that they took the request, right, Noel-chan」

「All thanks to you, Irene-san」

Noel gave a nonchalant reply, but Irene didn’t seem to be concerned with that. Like that, she came forward and sat on the sofa on which Minato sat before, so as to sit in front of Noel.

「Sorry, I had you called here, but made you wait」

「Oh no, it’s not bothering me. But, you sure are in your own troubles. To be monitoring your own brother, even if it is the order from Lilyn」

「……For that, though I am quite reluctant, but I don’t care about it. Personally too I think he would become quite a troublesome guy if left alone」

「? Really?」

To Irene’s unexpected question, Noel continued after standing up from the sofa.

「How does he, our youngest brother, look to you Irene-han?」

To her question with a strange mysterious expression, Irene replied without any trouble.

「I think he is quite a good guy, he’s got ability, is kind and also frank. It’s really rare in this age. Though I think his mind is somewhat childish」

「Just that much?」

「Yeah, just that much. Other than the fighting strength to insta-kill A Rank demons, and magical energy of superdreadnought level, along with several original magic and out-of-norm equipments, oh and also having a legendary magical bird as pet, he’s just a normal young boy. Is this answer fine?」

Irene spit it out in just one breath.

Normal people, upon hearing this, would either get surprised and open their eyes from surprise or hold their heads with a sense of giving up, however Noel’s expression was none of the two.

As if not satisfied with the current answer, she furrowed her brows.

Maybe that reaction was quite different and unexpected, signs of bewilderment appear on Irene’s face.

「So, as expected……even someone like Irene-han can’t notice it」

「……What do you mean by that?」

「……There is something I want to show you, please come here」

Saying that, Noel opened the『secret door』of the Sofa on which Irene was sitting, and retrieved a『Card』from it, then opened the door to her office.

Irene too sensed a different atmosphere and disappeared into the room after Noel.