Chapter 30: Adult Conversation

“…Oh, my. I guess he just left.”

Iska clicked his tongue seeing the empty hallway outside the door.

Both of them already knew who the visitor was by only looking around.

“Is it okay?”

When Iska turned around and asked, Lavella just shrugged as if it had nothing to do with her.

‘Hmm.’

Yeah, well, if you don’t mind.

Iska raised one corner of his mouth.

 

At the top of the staircase invisible from Lavella’s room.

“…So sweet, your breath, your lips, everything.”

　

‘Why…….’

He wished he hadn’t seen it.

Why at that time?

He wanted to erase his memory if he could.

Canpiden, who stood helplessly against the wall, clenched his fist.

*   *   *

“It’s too sad to think that we have to part.”

Ahead of the parting, the young lord did not hide his disappointment. The way he looked at Lavella felt affectionate.

“It was nice to have a younger sister.”

“Please talk to us from time to time, young lord.”

Lavella responded with a shy voice and bowed her head slightly.

It was a pretty satisfying meeting because she got a lot of information from him by pretending to be innocent.

“Of course. I look forward to the day we meet again.”

The young lord’s eyes, promising the next time, naturally turned to Canpiden.

“…….”

Canpiden, ignoring the explicit gaze, hurriedly climbed onto the horse.

“We will return with the Guild owner soon.”

“Of course.”

“We will continue to investigate this case.”

Pessini was acquitted and released, but the case was not resolved.

“Thank you, I will share new information when it comes out.”

After exchanging a strong handshake of trust with the Lord, Iska finally got on the horse.

“Ahh, I think I’ll live.”

As soon as they left the castle, Lavella took off the hood she was wearing and stretched her hands out to the sky.

She took off the tight corset and didn’t have a baggy skirt, so her body felt lighter.

Knowing the owner’s feelings, Lavella’s words spurred on her own excitement.

“Lavella.”

“Huh?”

Iska, glancing at the happy Lavella, opened his mouth.

“What about the bracelet?”

There was nothing on her wrist. But she seemed to be doing well in the castle.

“I took it off because it was cumbersome.”

Lavella raised an eyebrow as if he was asking something obvious.

Even when using a sword, she couldn’t have a loose thing on her wrist. She hated being uncomfortable and bothered when she moved her body.

‘I made a mistake.’

Iska clicked his tongue. As expected, he shouldn’t have made it an accessory. 

Anyway, it was not just handed over for decoration. In order to control mana and keep her body at ease, she had to endure it even if it was annoying.

“Lavella, that bracelet….”

“I know.”

When Iska sighed, Lavella smiled as if she knew what he was talking about.

She moved the reins to ride next to Iska and raised the corner of her mouth.

“Don’t worry, I have it somewhere on my body.”

“…….”

Iska’s gaze quickly swept down Lavella’s body. It was a reflexive reaction to what Lavella said.

“Oh, I can see you imagining all sorts of weird and insidious things.”

“…Not really? Is that what you want?”

“Excuse me, you two. Can’t you talk like that when you’re alone?”

At the same time, Dabel, who was following right behind them, had a grumbling face. Next to him, Moot’s face was seen.

“Moot, keep that in mind. This is what an adult conversation is.”

“Lavella, don’t tease the little kid.”

Lavella laughed like a mischievous kid when Iska kicked his tongue at the playful joke.

“By the way, how is Kuzne’s situation?”

“You ended up making money just as you expected.”

Lavella turned to Iska as if he was absurd.

“They must be a sloppier person than I thought.”

‘Well, I don’t think he’s that sloppy.’

Maybe they were going behind their backs in a different way. Maybe that was why Pessini was taken as a suspect.

Since there were many ears listening, Iska answered with an expression.

“This case, too, may be more complicated than I thought.”

“That’s right. It’s better for Kuzne for us to withdraw, leaving only the Kirah guys. If you’re worried, you can leave a few of your men.”

Iska nodded at Lavella, who was referring to Ritelni and the others.

“Let’s go back to Calibel. We’re going to be really busy.”

Lavella’s eyes, looking over the mountain were not sparkling but shone sharply.

*   *   *

“Lavella!”

“How have you been, Leah?”

“It’s been a while since I saw you. Please come this way.”

As soon as she came, Leah’s cheeks became pouty as Lavella was on her way to work.

Lavella, who had a smile, tapped Leah’s cheek and followed Tora into the drawing-room.

“How’s your work going?”

“Okay. What about you?”

“This is a list of the farms you mentioned.”

Tora immediately held out the documents he had collected. They were places that produced local specialties.

Lavella skimmed through the papers and glanced at them quickly.

“We finished our talk with the Lord of Promschell. Since the distribution routes are open, shouldn’t we have something to sell?”

“I’ll hurry up.”

“We can do it together. I have to show my face to the Lord anyway.”

“Alright.”

“Oh, and I’m your sister over there, just so you know.”

“What?”

“I know. No one would believe it.”

Lavella replied back carelessly. They had faces that shared no resemblance.

“When your schedule is organized, stop by Kirah.”

“Yes.”

Lavella, who packed the documents, came out of the house and hurried to the horse.

“Ah, I’m so busy.”

There was a lot of work to be done.

They finished the weapons monopoly and gained a strong background to use the distribution network.

Now the only one thing left to do was grow the Guild’s status in earnest, but…Before that, there was a more important thing to do.

<“You are very easygoing sometimes. Don’t forget, Imperia is still a strange place to you.”>

　

“…….”

Lavella’s eyes narrowed.

What Iska said was not wrong. As he said, Imperia was an unfamiliar place she had been to for the first time and there were still many things she didn’t know.

Maybe it was a mistake that I was relaxed and only trusted my skills.

‘I have to be stronger. I can’t be like this.’

There might be many more powerful people like Iska, that even used magic like Chamer.

‘I shouldn’t think about things based on that world.’

Think of it as building your skills again from the beginning. As soon as she returned to the guild, Lavella, who made a new pledge, went straight to Dabel.

“What? You’re going to take all of this?”

The poisonous herbs and herbs that Dabel had arranged were covered up as if they were to be collected.

It was after following Lavella’s order to take out all the poisonous herbs he had all of sudden.

“What are you going to use it for?”

Doubt was mixed in Dabel’s eyes.

“What do you mean? I’m going to eat it.”

“What?”

“I’m doing this to develop my tolerance.”

“No, it’s dangerous.”

Dabel blocked the front of the shelf with his whole body.

As a doctor, Dabel had a conscience, but more than that he knew he would be scolded by Iska and this was not worth dying for.

“Isn’t it better than passing out again like last time? As long as you tell me exactly, there will be no problem.”

“Oh, no.”

“Dabel, you seem to be misunderstanding something. This is an order.”

“…….”

Dabel became a honey-eaten mute.

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(TL/N: this is a korean idiom to mean someone who usually has no problem talking but suddenly has chosen not to speak- similar to english idiom “cat got your tongue?”)

There was no one who could protest against the Captain of this place, Lavella. He has followed Iska, but on the surface, he belongs to Kirah, so it was right to follow her orders.

In the end, Dabel moved to the side.

“Instead, you must follow the instructions as you have been taught.”

“Alright.”

‘If the master finds out, he will kill me.’

With tears in her eyes, Dabel began packing the herbs and poisons separately.

******

‘I finished the poison.’

After solving one thing, Lavella headed to the office for the next purpose.

“Where’s Iska?”

“He had a client request.”

Argen, who was at work, immediately gave an answer as if she was asking the obvious.

“When will he be back?”

“Well, maybe before sunrise?”

However, Lavella did not see even a single hair of Iska for days.

“Where’s Iska?”

“Client request.”

“Where’s Iska?”

“Client request.”

“Does he do all the requests alone?”

After several days of the repeated answer, Lavella’s anger finally exploded.

“No, what can I do when the timing of the request doesn’t match with the Captain? The request was delayed because you were away for a long time.”

Argen protested as if it was unfair.

“…….”

Lavella glared at Argen and turned around.

She couldn’t believe the day came where Iska’s vacancy felt so unpleasant.

It was funny that the situation seemed to be her chasing Iska.

*   *   *

“Poison?”

“Yes. I gave it to her because I thought she would hit me if I didn’t.”

“Haa.”

“What should I do?”

“What can you do? You know that she’s not the kind of woman who will listen anyway.”

“That’s true, but…….”

“Check her condition carefully. If anything seems dangerous, let me know.”

“Yes.”

　

Recalling Dabel’s report, Iska ruffled his hair in frustration.

It was a report that Iska heard after a few days of absence because of the request, but he didn’t like the content.

“What in the world…”

He was attracted to her because she was a strong person.

If it were her, she would have survived the power struggles and dangers of the Imperial Palace, even if he didn’t always stay by her side and protect her.

So it was right to like it and feel relieved. She was such a great woman, but why was he in such a bad mood?

“I really don’t know.”

It was when Iska was raising the hem of his hood roughly.

“Iska.”

The door opened without a knock.

“!”

Iska, who had just undressed, looked at Lavella at the entrance.

“Huh, why has it been so hard to see that pretty face just once?”

Seeing Lavella with her hands on her waist and raised eyebrows, Iska burst into laughter.

“Why? Did you really miss me? If I knew you would welcome me so enthusiastically, I would leave more often.”

“Yeah. I didn’t know I’d be looking for you like this.”

“That makes my heart flutter. That’s great. I just happened to have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

In a hurry, Lavella with her arms crossed lifted the tip of her chin.

“You didn’t forget our contract, did you? When the amount of money I give you in your hands reaches a million gold, you said you would date me.”

“……Ah.”

“What? Did you forget?”

Iska, who straightened his narrowed forehead, took out a piece of paper from his arms and threw it at Lavella.

“Check it. As of today, I have achieved it.”

“Yeah, you’re right. All right, I’ll keep my promise.”

“…….”

“What?”

“It’s kind of weird that you’re accepting it so gently.”

Iska, with his shirt draped across the chair, leaned against the window frame and asked.

Iska’s firm muscles twitched following his movements.

“Whatever. We’re in a relationship, so we should go on a date, right?”

“…….”

“So let’s go.”

“Where?”

“On a date. Hurry up and come out. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

……Where?

Even though he was puzzled by the unexpected reaction, Iska, redressed and quietly followed.

******

“Lavella, you….”

Iska expressed his resentment. 

“How can this be a date?”

Iska, jumping, bit back and shouted.

A sharp sword flew past the spot where he was standing.

If he had been a little late, it would have been clear that he would have bled at the end of that knife.

“Why, you and I are so cozy. Don’t you like it?”

Lavella turned to Iska.

“Are you really going to say that when you have eyes that say you’re going to kill me?”

Iska laughed, avoiding the sword wielded by Lavella.

“What I wanted to do was to look at each other with sweet and loving eyes, right?”

“So what. All that matters is we have fun together.”

“I’m not having fun at all.”

He should have noticed it from the time she lured him out with the treat of dating and brought him into the deserted mountains.

“This is a sword match, not a date.”

“You told me not to be complacent. Your lover wants to be stronger. Shouldn’t you help her?”

“Huh?”

“I’m trying to pull myself together.”

“No, I meant to rely on and trust the people around you.”

“I trust you so I entrust you with my training, isn’t that right?”

Lavella lowered the sword over Iska’s head and replied calmly.

“Iska, you’re the only one who can do this.”

“No, those words are too sweet.”

It didn’t quite fit this situation.

If you want it that much, there’s nothing I can do.

As Iska, who had been dodging the whole time, finally drew out his sword, a satisfied smile bloomed on Lavella’s lips.

Even though it was a dark night, it was a smile so pretty it made his eyes tremble.

“Is this the only way to make you smile like that? That’s cheating.”

The grinning Iska launched a counterattack.

Lavella, who had been on the offensive, took a step back for the first time.

The sound of iron clinging and clashing rang loudly in succession.

When Lavella hit Iska’s sword, he would stop Lavella from attacking again.

The tight battle continued, pushing each other as if it would not end.

‘Have your skills improved in the meantime?’

Iska admired and observed Lavella’s movements. It was very sharp to aim for and dig into his open spots.

Yeah, if you do this and become stronger, I might be less anxious.

Iska, who quickly found a point to attack, swung his sword at the opening.

“!”

Klang! A sound loud enough to shake the forest rang out, and Lavella’s sword was pushed by its power and bounced back.

Lavella’s eyebrows narrowed as she watched the sword spin and pierce the floor.

Lavella, who had a strange vague look on her face as if she was empty, sighed and swept her hair in irritation.

“Oh, I thought I would win this time.”

“It was a small difference.”

“What? Are you teasing me?”

The moment he waved his hand to shake hers.

Fireworks soared along their fingertips.

“!”

Iska, who waved his hand, pulled his hand away from the hot pillar of fire.

The two’s eyes widened even more.

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