Vol 10 Chapter 162 (2/2)

“I give ies For one ofso rude”

Maksim didn’t look satisfied, but Damien looked at Adele, put his hand to his chin, and nodded

“Oh? You’re certain I’m not a follower of little sister?”

“… Her followers have a different atmosphere about them And did you not purposely provoke us?”

On Adele’s words, Damien looked at Maksim

“No, I really wondered whether you’d catch that You did look quite tense Even so, it’s the little sister again… Celes, was it?”

Dah their tension And when he voiced Celes’ nauard

So he sent a smile at them

“My, what a coincidence I also cah in my case, I came to run away from her”

Adele calmed Maksim down

“I’le soul can stand before her without beco her slave A majority of them become quite fanatic about it They wouldn’t take on an attitude like yours”

At that point, the door of the arments came out

Looking at the faces gathered outside, she showed blatant displeasure on her face

“You’ve got so in front of someone’s house This is why you ood”

Behind her, Lyle ca

Seeing Damien, he seemed quite surprised

Damien raised his hand

“Yo, Lyle The truth is, I ran the hell away That autoave a request, so could you lend your yard’s warehouse to ot nowhere else to live”

He sent a smile at Lyle

And Adele and Maksim seemed quite tense as they looked at him

As all eyes gathered on Lyle, he spoke

“I just got back, so can’t I have a single moment of peace… anyways, come in I’ll listen to what you have to say And wait, what’s that large object behind you?”

When Lyle sent his field of vision behind them, Damien…

“A large-scale Porter It’s quite useful for o Of course, it took quite some money to make, and it’s iet right into unpacking it”

As Da to his own beat, Lyle opened his mouth

“Yes, that’s fine, but the talks coht!?”

And said that…

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The day right after I returned to the mansion

Damien dropped by my mansion

I asked about it in the receptions roo to pay a visit to Arumsaas, so he had come to Beim in order to flee

And I looked at the girl sitting beside hi behind, as if to protect her

Monica was facing the three ht

(I can ignore those ones)

I thought, as I heard out the girl who named herself as Adele

“So what business does one of Bahnseii House have with me?”

When I first heard her speak, I thought she was a follower of Celes, but it see

And when I asked for the finer details, she looked straight at me as she spoke

“Dalien, Arumsaas, Centralle, and Beim… I’ve heard many a rumor about you Lyle Walt-dono, I would like to ask but one question to you, what sort of existence is Celes Walt”

I put my hand to the Jewel out of reflex

There, the Seventh let his voice

『Hmm, a small seed sown in Dalien, is it? It’s come all the way here to bud?』

The Fifth as well

『And it’s budding in a nice direction It doesn’t look like she’s deceiving us, but…』

I confirmed with the Skills, but Adelle and Maksi they were quite lost

I aze

“I think of her as an enemy to defeat”

There, Adele’s and Maksim’s indicators solidified at yellow The Sixth’s Search Skill really was convenient

And looking relieved, Adele put her business to words

“Lyle-dono, won’t you take in this Adele Belgi as one of your comrades?”

I looked between her and Maksim

And they both nodded

Maksim spoke

“Protecting Lady Adele is ht If it is to serve milady, I shall follow your orders as well”

When I returned my eyes to Adele…

“… My ho into contact with Celes Walt They ju a pointless strea drea her, my parents were supposed to be in opposition to it all”

I recalled the words the First had said

(Monster… Celes, you are…)

Adele looked down, and shook her head, before raising her face again

“I fled froerous to ht rumor of you Of the actions in various lands, of the one driven from his home”

I suddenly felt embarrassed

(… So she’s heard quite a bit)

There, the Fourth

『Lyle, you don’t have to be embarrassed The reason you did it was in hopes that a time like this would come』

In my mind

(… Even if you tell me that, Fourth…)

I couldn’t quite accept it

Adelle continued on

“A Gryphon slain in Centralle; you fought Celes there as well And after that, to here… you’ve flowed all the way to Beim It wasn’t to escape, was it?”

As she stared at me with serious eyes, I nodded She had come all this way in search of me I should deal with her seriously

“I determined I couldn’t win as I was That’s why I caood or bad, I’m sure it’s for the worse But I do intend to win”

There, Adele stood, and gave an orderly bow

“It wasn’t thoughtless That i, however you see fit Though all I can really do is paperwork”

And Maksiot on one knee before me

“If Adele-sama is to serve you, then you are also my lord My life is yours to use”

From the Jewel, the Seventh let his voice A loud voice at that

『Paperwork? Paperwork!? Doot it The Belgi House specialized in do with famed feudal lords of Bahnseim! That’s a house that’s put out a nu too notable in my time』

He sounded a little uneasy at the end, but I decided to take the two of them in

“Understood I will gladly accept your cooperation”

And Damien raised his face from his tea

“… That sounds interesting Then I’ll join in too”

“Eh?”

When I voiced my surprise, he tilted his head

“Why so surprised?”

“No, I mean…”

“If it’s you, then I’m sure it’ll work out some way or another, and if it doesn’t, I’ll just head for the hills again And you don’t plan on fighting Celes individually, correct? When I heard the ru big”

I thought he didn’t say anything he didn’t have interest in, and it seeht into it But the next words settled it

“And if I ride the winning horse, I get the feeling you’ll kindly provide rants”

I made a bitter smile

Maksim cleared his throats, and asked me

“Anyways What exactly should we be doing?”

I averted athered…

“… Earning money”

And muttered that

Adele made a dubious smile

“Y-yes… realistically speaking, ill need money as well”

She followed through for me But Maksim looked fed-up, and Damien quite disappointed It looks like he really planned to embezzle research funds out of me