Kel, who had interrupted Ritter and said all these in one breath, was frightened. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been panting heavily after saying all these.
"That leech…it's not chewing…Where did Ritter get it from? It's Teacher Merlin…who raised it.”
While eating, Artolia answered Kel's question for Ritter. The moment she finished her words, she put a few spoonfuls of food into her mouth at a speed so fast that afterimages could be seen.
Kel heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Ritter.""Let me tell you, Litte, if you dare to use that leech to suck my blood, I will report you to Sir Merlin! There were also three spoonfuls of meat, one spoonful of potatoes, and a bottle of premium mead.
"The moment you step out of this restaurant and complain to Teacher Merlin, I will go to the forest opposite my house and invite that leech into your bedroom. Then, I will use a special method to let it enter your bed and lie in ambush. When it gets dark, it will climb onto your bed and suck you dry! By the way, there were four spoonfuls. Three of them were meat, and one spoonful was two pieces of potatoes and a piece of meat.”
Kel and Ritter's conversation, which allowed the audience to understand what they were talking about at the beginning, would appear once in a while.
Of course, Kel and Ritter were betting on how many spoonfuls of food Altoria had put into her mouth, but for various reasons, they couldn't make it clear.
"I won, so I'll write it off."
Kel said with a confident smile.
Facing Kel, Ritter shook his head with pity. When Kel was about to say something, he replaced his expression with a smile. He retracted his hand that had reached into Nasha's long brown curly hair. He had not taken anything before, but now he was holding a gold coin."Add ten gold coins."
"…Alright!"
Kel, who had thought for a while before squeezing out this word, was an unqualified gambler. Therefore, Ritter, who had calculated that he would definitely follow, increased his bet now that the answer was about to be revealed.
"Ritter, you…"
"My lord, you only need to tell me how many spoonfuls of food you put into your mouth after you finished speaking and what was in the last spoonful. I will buy you a bag of fruits that you want.”
"Four spoonfuls. The last spoonful contains two pieces of potatoes and a piece of meat because you said that it has to be balanced! Also, I want sweet oranges!"
Artolia, who was going to lecture Ritter, who had bet a few spoonfuls of food with Kel, gave up the idea for the sake of a bag of fruits. Instead, she said something with a serious look, which made Kel fall down on the table and made Ritter smile even wider.
After Ritter flicked the gold coin away with his thumb, he looked at him with an expression that was completely different from Kel's."Don't forget to go back to your bedroom to get the gold coins after you finish talking to Sir Eckart, stupid Kel.”
"I…You…"
"There's no point in talking anymore. You can leave now.”
After Ritter caught the gold coin that he had flicked high into the air, he made a 'please' gesture to Kel with a smile on his face, causing Kel to stand up and leave the dining room with a sad face to do what he should do.
Of course, the reason why Kel was like this was not because he was willing to admit defeat, but because he knew that if he kept his promise, which was to refuse to give him what he should give to Ritter, he would ignore him from this moment on. He would not be ignored until he gave him double what he should give him.
After watching Kel leave the small restaurant, Ritter made sure that he was far away. He smiled and opened the hand holding the gold coin. Nasha, who had been staring at the hand, saw the gold coin."You lost again, Nasha."
"No! Because I didn't say whether it was heads or tails! So you have to give me this gold coin and the rest of your gold coins!”
Nasha, who had blatantly asked Ritter for gold coins, was not a greedy girl. She just wanted to be Ritter's little housekeeper.
"When you become smarter, I will give you all my gold coins.”
Ritey smiled and rejected Nasha's request. The moment he finished speaking, he stuffed the gold coin into her apron pocket.
Seeing this scene, Nasha, who was originally unhappy, suddenly revealed a happy smile that made Litte happy from the bottom of his heart."Then it's a deal. Don't lie to me, or I'll cry for you!”
"Don't worry. When have I ever lied to…?”
"Litte, you talk too much. Also, you're always lying.”
Artolia was not happy with Ritter and Nasha's endless talk. She interrupted him when she was finishing the stewed meat and the last bread in the wooden basket in the middle of the table. She said something that Ritter wanted to refute but couldn't.
Rittery sighed helplessly. He opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue. Under Nasha's gaze, he pointed at Altoria, whose golden hair was shaking. Then, he winked at Nasha, indicating that she was in a bad mood.
Nasha had known Ritter since he was sold to Nord Village when he was three years old. Although she was stupid, she could perfectly understand what his little tricks meant, so she did not say anything as Ritter asked.
About twenty minutes later, Ritey, who was wearing a brownish-green long-sleeved linen cloth and pants of the same color, a brownish-green cloak that covered his eyes and face and extended all the way to his thighs, and a two-finger-wide deerskin belt with a gold coin pouch and a wooden sword hanging from it, looked at Kel, who was wearing a blue noble's robe with golden edges, running over."I think I understand why those women would smile sweetly at Kel when they were a distance away from him. When they got close, they would ignore his existence with a straight face.”
After saying that, Ritter ordered Altoria, who was standing on his left, to look at him with an unknown look. Then, he looked at Kel, who seemed to have no change in his mind, and said,""What about you?"
"Me?"
"Yes."
"I didn't vomit…Alright, there are, but not many. Moreover, they are all nobles or rich ladies who think that I look fresh when I walk on the streets dressed like this.”
Because he knew why Artolia asked him the same question again, Rittery, who wanted to lie, chose to tell the truth in order to avoid being beaten up by Artolia.
Artolia was unhappy with Ritter's words. She was about to say something when Nasha, who was standing on his right, said,""Ritter, you have to know your identity. You are not worthy of those nobles or rich ladies, so you can't think blindly and talk to them anymore!”
"Not only do I have a brain, but I also have self-awareness. So even if you don't say so, as an Outsider who doesn't want to be burned to death, I won't think so either.”
Ritter's tone and expression were helpless. After saying this, he turned around and was about to walk out of Sir Eckart's house before everyone else, but Kel, who had just run over, grabbed him."Litte, did you go to change your clothes just now? Also, my father said that Nasha can't handle it alone, so he will choose two or three honest and capable maids to replace the three maids.”
"…Yes, I know. Also, what about the ten gold coins?"
Ritter thought for a while before saying something that sounded a little off. He didn't even give Kel a chance to think about it and changed the topic. At the same time, he reached out his hand in front of Kel.
"I hope a thief takes your bag of gold coins when you go out! You bastard foodie!"
Kel, who was taking out gold coins from the gold coin bag tied to his waist and placing them in Ritter's palm while cursing him with gritted teeth, knew very well that anyone could have their gold coin bag stolen by a thief, except for this bastard who had just used his other hand to pull up his cloak to hide his eyes and face so that he could not see his expression at that moment. Because this bastard would not let outsiders get close to him.
Ritter, who didn't mind Kel cursing him, divided the ten gold coins into two parts. After stuffing the bigger part into the bag of gold coins, he divided the smaller part into two parts and threw them to two of the eight private soldiers guarding Sir Eckart's house."Although I'm unhappy that someone bullied Nasha today, I can't take it all for myself. So, I'll treat you to a drink with these two gold coins. As for where you can drink this wine, it's up to you.”
"As expected of our little master, Ritter. He's so generous!”
The eight guards who said this in unison would have said the same thing even if they didn't get the two gold coins. Because each of them had received different degrees of help from Ritter, they would always jokingly call him 'Lord' or 'Lord of the Franks' when he went out.
Of course, in order to avoid some trouble, the eight guards rarely called him " the little noble lord of Franck."
"You can continue to make a fuss. Sooner or later, some gossipy woman or a certain brown-haired, brown-eyed, big-mouthed idiot will complain about you in front of Sir Eckart. "By the way, if this kind of thing really happens, don't come to me for help, because at that time, even protecting myself would be a problem.”
Ritter rolled his eyes at the eight guards and rushed out of Sir Eckart's house as fast as he could before the brown-haired, brown-eyed, big-mouthed idiot could react. Kel, who only reacted at this moment, disappeared without a trace after rushing out…
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I'm so sleepy and tired. I still have to go out.
Above! A mage who doesn't want to go out, but only wants to stay at home and code until he dies.
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