The Greatest Man in the World Hides His Power

51 – Response – 3

It was easy to defeat, but it was a headache that the chimera came out near the territory.

So I immediately reported to Cecile, and she looked around us with a serious expression before speaking seriously.

“Could the black alchemist have infiltrated the territory?”

“I cannot rule out that possibility.”

Elan, who was groaning with her arms crossed, nodded her head. With those words, the atmosphere in the conference hall became solemn. In the midst of being busy for a long time, needless work increased, so there was nothing strange about this atmosphere.

“Um… Then Lucy. Please refrain from going out for a while.”

“Okay, sister.”

It is foolish to move independently while the enemy is under attack.

Especially, Lucy, who seems to have no fighting power, moves independently really catches me! Cecile was not wrong.

“But I have work to do… How do I do it?”

“Elan and Atram should work hard. Will it be okay?”

“Of course.”

“You can.”

“Okay. Then Chunyoung. You’ll have to stay with us for a while… Any issues?”

“No. However, in the case of a large-scale attack by chimeras or monsters, I may have to intercept them.”

It’s not that I don’t trust Elan, Atram, or the soldiers of the Stein estate. But considering the damage they would do if they intercepted, I might have been better off moving.

Then you have to move with some degree of flexibility.

“Then, when there’s a large-scale attack, you go out… Otherwise, let’s move Elan and Atram. Then, okay?”

“Yes. That should be enough.”

The arrangement of missions has been changed.

Lucy, who was sitting next to me, tilted her head slightly as she looked at the mission statement that had been handed down to her while everyone was receiving the mission statement with a serious expression.

“Huh? Sister. Why is Chunyoung going to help her sister with her business?”

“Huh? Ah. I want to do some experiments here. Why? Is there a problem?”

“That’s not true… It seems that my sister has a lot of Cheonyoung with me while I’m doing other things.”

I checked the mission book and it was definitely so. While Lucy went back to paperwork, Cecil and I were assigned to the other side. Lucy, who confirmed my name assigned to the task name of enchantment and personal research, continued with a tone full of embarrassment.

“Do you want to continue your research here?”

“I have to do it in my spare time. Classes at the academy start again in the spring. Originally, I should have prepared it now.”

“mmm…”

“Is it because it’s hard to do the paperwork alone? If that’s the case, I’ll help you.”

“No. It’s not like that…”

Lucy kept glancing at me. Is there anything you want to say? I sent her gaze to her and the moment her eyes met her Lucy turned her head away as her face blushed.

“If there is no particular problem, let’s proceed immediately. Cheonyeong. Follow me.”

“Okay, Miss Lucy. Then…”

“Ah… Yes. See you later!”

She tried her best to answer lively, but she still looked weak. I asked Cecil, who came next to me, as I watched her go to the seat where Cecil was sitting.

“But where?”

“The room next door. There’s a room I made in the past to go back and forth to do experiments while working in the office.”

Taking me to the room next to her office, she showed me the experimental and research equipment inside. It wasn’t as good as her laboratory at the academy, but it was a place with a lot of strange things.

“Okay…But what am I supposed to do here?”

“Nothing to do right now. Sit over there and wait.”

“Okay.”

Is it okay if I just bruise?

This is a field I am confident in.

While Cecil combined and processed the ingredients, I sat in the corner and continued to think.

From the black alchemist’s attack like this to the future.

I’d rather have these guys gathered in one place, they’d be able to catch me and wipe me out.

However, as a result of learning at the academy, the black alchemists were no different from a divination organization, so catching one could not eradicate them.

So we have no choice but to wait for them to attack and catch them.

They look like cockroaches. Really.

“So…”

“Yes?”

“What did you do with Lucy?”

“Miss Lucy? Hmm… Check the farmland to be cleared…”

“No. Not that.”

Cecile calmly denied my words without taking her eyes off the part where the ingredients were mixed. What else do you mean other than that? After thinking for a moment, I snapped my fingers.

“Ah. I went for a walk. There are many things to see and eat here and there in the territory.”

“…Is that all?”

“Um…”

What else do you mean? I looked around for a while, but nothing special happened.

“Really? Hmmm…”

Cecile stood up from her seat and approached me.

I looked up to see if she had something to say, and she came closer to me and made direct eye contact with me and said seriously.

“Was there a relationship between a man and a woman?”

“A relationship between a man and a woman…”

Was there?

I don’t think there was.

“Ah. I did hold Lady Lucy with the princess hug.”

“What?! Why?!”

It’s a pretty surprised expression. When she opened her eyes wide and stared at me, I explained the situation.

I couldn’t stay there in a situation where there might be another attack from the Black Alchemist, and I had to use light air to get back quickly, but I couldn’t use light air together.

If I did, my arm would fall off.

So we just chose the best way. Cecile groaned and grumbled.

“That’s right, but!”

“Ha ha ha. It’s okay.”

“It’s not okay?! For some reason, the expression is still…”

“Yes?”

“Nothing!”

It’s an annoyed voice. Grinning, she went back to her seat, mixed her ingredients again, and jumped up from her seat.

“…How did you do that?”

“Yes?”

“To Lucy.”

“Eh. So.”

I caught Cecil. Then she lightly hugged her and told her that her embarrassed expression was evident.

“This is how I did it.”

“That, that, that, that. That that? That that, ah, that that… That that…”

“It wouldn’t have been particularly uncomfortable. And it didn’t take long.”

It must have been less than five minutes since I returned using light air.

“What was Lucy’s posture…?”

“I raised her arm and put it around my neck.”

“Like this?”

Cecile moved her long arm and wrapped her arms around my neck. As we got closer, a nice scent tickled my nose. The body is quite warm. I think I’ll sleep better if I hug her.

It was then.

– Knock!

“Sister! Check this… Huh?”

“……”

Cecile hardened. And the same goes for Lucy, who came in with the documents.

It’s kind of funny to see the sisters have the same hardened expression on their faces.

“…Why is your sister doing that?”

“…Isn’t it okay?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be done… Didn’t I say you have to enchant? Is that an enchantment or an action related to academy classes? Huh? Ah, that’s right. The academy seems to teach that kind of thing, right?”

A bright smile was drawn on Lucy’s face.

For some reason, she was laughing when she felt a fire rise behind her.

“Okay. Get off now… Why don’t you let go?!”

“Stay still. I’ll teach you at the academy.”

Are you really going to teach this at the academy?

Rather, Cecile gave more strength to her hand as she hugged her neck, and then made her hug herself more.

“Hmm. It’s a little better now. I’m going to teach the academy how to save people in case of injury or crisis.”

“…Isn’t your sister teaching magic?”

“This and that are taught.”

“Aha… I see.”

The atmosphere is brutal. I let go of her arms that were holding Cecil, and she went back to her seat and smiled as if she didn’t intend to keep holding her.

“So? What do I need to check?”

“Ah. Yes. This. I heard that there have been a lot of stray cats in the warehouse lately. How to get rid of them?”

“Oh, yes?”

“Yes. Should I just watch the stray cat stealing from the food warehouse…”

“Why don’t you watch it? Cats catch mice first. There is an academy’s research showing that if there are a lot of mice, there is an epidemic. Comparing the loss of a few pieces of jerky to the work the cat does, that’s better.”

“But what should I do? Cats don’t touch beef jerky. Ho ho ho.”

“Hoo-hu-hu… Is that so? If so, I think you should protect it carefully so that the cat doesn’t take it.”

“Come on. Let’s not fight.”

I think the argument is getting sharper, so I stopped them.

Lucy, who seemed to have calmed down a bit after I interrupted, stared at me and then turned away.

I can’t just leave this alone. I turned my gaze to Cecile, and she smiled and motioned for me to leave.

As soon as I went out with permission and entered her office, Lucy, who had been walking around restlessly, turned her head to me.

“…Was it good?!”

“Yes?”

If you ask me if it was good, it should have been good.

“…Ha. No…”

With a small mutter, she came over to me and put her head on my chest.

Slowly leaning the weight of her body on me, she looked up at me and said in a low voice.

“You said you can lean on it when you want to lean on it? So please stay like this for a while.”

But it seems like you’re hugging rather than leaning on?