The World After Leaving the Hero Party

56 – my turn – 1

“What’s on the schedule today? Stepping on the snow…”

“That’s at night. It’s full moon tonight, so the snowfield will be worth seeing. And during the day… First, you should register for the princess contest and start with the preliminaries, right?”

“Ugh… I didn’t practice yesterday…”

After all, Lucille couldn’t play the practice game because she was too drunk yesterday. But what can I do? That too is just Lucille’s choice.

If I had to win Lucille in this tournament, I would have continued to do it even if I had to do a drunken duel, but that’s not the case.

“Still, there’s still a little time left. Would you like to try it?”

I took out my deck and Lucille nodded slightly.

“Then I’ll wash up.”

Veronica, not interested in the duel, stretched lightly and went inside. After a while, when I started to hear the sound of water, I held out a card with a cookie in my mouth.

“I’ll activate the cabin in the mountains for now.”

After one card was placed, Lucille thought hard and placed the guardian card. Then, taking a bite of the cookie, I looked toward the door.

It was where Leventia stood earlier.

“Leventia-sama… Why were you standing there? It seems you were watching something.”

“I do not know.”

What she was looking at was the scarf I had woven. Similar to the one now hanging around Lucille’s neck.

Seeing it reminds me of the past. Or you lost yours and want to get a new one.

Of course, I had no intention of making a new one. It’s also quite a hassle to make.

“…I wonder if he coveted it? But… I have no intention of giving it to anyone.”

Lucille stared at me while holding a scarf made of fine wool. As if you never want to be taken away. I smiled at her and shook my head.

“It won’t be lost unless it’s destroyed. Is there a shaman’s circle there? That’s the shaman’s circle to find the owner.”

“Huh? Is that so?”

“Yes. I took a strand of the princess’s hair last night.”

“Is that so?”

He took a strand of his long red silky hair and burned it to complete the spell. So, even if that scarf is lost, it is moved around Lucille.

“There is such a spell. It’s amazing.”

“It’s not that difficult a spell.”

“…Master. You made something like this for the warrior party, right?”

“Um. Yes. I don’t know if I have it now or not.”

“…I see.”

Lucille slightly closed her eyes as if thinking deeply about something. What are you thinking when you’re not concentrating on the game?

I drew a new card, placed it face down, and ended my turn. After staring at the arrangement for a while, Lucille placed another guardian and activated a magic card.

“I’ll attack the reversed card with a magic card, Thunder Strike.”

Since learning how to duel, I’ve played games with Lucille quite a bit, and the more she did, the more her style was melting into the duel.

Lucille likes counter quick attack magic.

This is the way I usually use it, so if you hit the quick attack combo properly, the opponent’s life will decrease without doing anything.

Is it imitating me, or is it just that she likes that kind of thing herself… Well, I don’t care about things like that.

“Reverse card open. I will activate magic nullification. All magic cards on the field will be destroyed.”

“The moment the magic card is destroyed, the effect of Vivid Seer is activated. Duelists send all their cards to the graveyard and draw as many cards as there are currently in the graveyard.”

this. The combo was blocked as the hand turned. Lucille smiled and took the new card into her hand.

“It’s okay. Whoever wants to do what.”

“Hmm…”

“I’ll never let you do anything.”

The weak princess who was always stunned and couldn’t get out of her room was now hard to find in Lucille.

Lucille, who was holding the card now, looked more radiant than ever, and seemed ready to face any enemy.

I could tell you with certainty.

Lucille has grown up. more than in the past. That meant that the achievement of an S-class teacher was getting closer and closer, so I felt proud.

However.

“Still, I can’t lose as much as a duel.”

That’s that and this is this.

“Whoa…”

Wiping her damp silver hair with a towel, Veronica walked out barefoot, wearing only a comfortable black shirt and shorts, not the usual black nun’s uniform. Moving her white, elastic legs, she came out into the living room and asked as she looked at Lucille, who was drooping on the sofa.

“Princess, why are you like this?”

“Huh-huh. Proof that we’re still far away.”

How dare you try to beat me in a duel?

Cheongchuleoram is still far away.

“Ugh… Master is really strong. How do you get the cards you need at such precise moments?”

“Whoops.”

“…But I will definitely surpass Master.”

“I hope you do. And at this level, you should easily pass the preliminary round. Let’s go register after washing up.”

“yes…”

Lucille, who got up staggering, heads to the bathroom. Veronica, who glanced at her, said, sitting in front of me, not on the sofa.

“Let me dry my hair.”

“Isn’t there a dryer inside?”

“I’d rather have a person dry it than that. And my hair is too long, so it’s hard to dry it with a dryer.”

“When in church?”

“The nuns stopped me. I’m a cardinal. Cardinal. I have that kind of privilege.”

She flicked her tongue and leaned her back against my leg. If I don’t dry it, I will continue to sit like this, so I brought a drying device in the form of a comb and a hair dryer.

“Anyway, it’s been a while since you dried it.”

“I know.”

Since Baek met Veronica for the first time in the village, during the main story and while I was working on my achievements, I moved with Veronica a few times.

At that time, I had stayed in the same hostel several times, and I had dried her hair at that time.

Her long hair, which glittered as if it were made of molten silver, was so moist and soft that there were no tangles even when it was wet.

I combed and dried her hair with a comb and looked at Veronica in the mirror beyond.

She seemed to be in a good mood as she hummed a chant with her eyes closed.

“How are you, sir?”

“Yeah. It’s good. To the extent that I want to hire it as a person who straightens my hair for the rest of my life.”

“To think that a sage would use his body for such a thing. Can a clergyman afford such excessive extravagance?”

“Clergy are people too. People.”

After exchanging silly jokes, I took the pills out of my bag. It was one of the medicines made in the elven forest before.

“what?”

“Hair essence. In order to increase attractiveness, grooming is essential.”

When used by male or female characters, the charm level increases. If used consistently, the charm level increases permanently.

“Uh. But I don’t think it’s necessary for priests?”

“Again, priests are people too… I’m a woman too. It’s only natural to want to look pretty.”

“Hmm. Is that so?”

“…why?”

“No. The warrior party kids didn’t seem to want it.”

There were many times when I needed a charm level as I progressed through the main story.

If the charm level is high, the number of negotiations or options increases, so I taught the warrior party kids who didn’t have skills related to it how to raise their charm level in case I wasn’t there.

Of course, they didn’t pay attention to beauty properly.

Not to mention Leventia, who is a training fanatic, and Evangeline only asked why a perfect elf would have to behave like that.

Claire… I did it a few times and taught her, but it didn’t mean much because she didn’t have young dexterity.

“okay?”

“yes.”

“Whoops…”

She smiled lightly and lifted her chin slightly. She naturally came out from below and our eyes met, she looked up at me and closed her eyes.

“Well. I’m different from them.”

When I was ready, Lucille grabbed the hem of my robe. It looks pretty unsettling. I thought I had grown in my own way, but is it still far away?

probably not Probably not.

“You don’t have to be nervous. Qualifiers aren’t that difficult.”

“…Ha, but if I lose… I’m afraid I’ll be someone to Master…”

“I guarantee you. If you are a princess, you will pass the preliminary round. Be confident.”

“Uhhhhh! Reverse card open! Wolfs howling activated! All guardians on the opponent’s field are returned to the hand! The combination trap card Blue-Eyes Drake’s effect nullifies all opponent’s magic cards! Can you stop the next turn’s Howling Burst stream?!”

“There’s no need to go too far like that.”

Looks like Wilkes is also going through the preliminaries. The beastman staff of Raidinin in front of him were frowning.

Originally, when dueling, it’s manners to be quiet and polite. But don’t all the people in the world have good manners?

“Uhahahaha! I won! I won! As expected, no one can beat my wolf deck! hahahaha!”

“That bastard is filthy noisy! Are you dueling with your muzzle?! Huh?!”

“What?! Let’s decide if I’m noisy or not with a duel!!”

Lucille sweated as she watched Wilkes, who had passed the preliminary round, duel with another qualifier. That guy, as much as he talks, his confidence is so great.

“Then I’ll come too.”

I lightly grabbed Lucille’s shoulder.

“Let’s go to him.”

I pointed at the supervisor who had just been robbed by Wilkes. The chicken beastman, who seemed lost in his chatter, was struggling to organize his cards.

“However…”

“You have to stab the enemy when it’s weak.”

Of course, if it was Lucille, it would be easy to pass the preliminaries, but wouldn’t it be better to win more surely?

At my words, Lucille stared at me quietly.

“Why is that?”

“…No. You’re right, Master. You have to attack when the enemy is weak…”

Then, he glanced towards the entrance. What’s over there?

Standing there was Leventia. why is he here? Aren’t you interested in cards?

Looking closely, it seemed that he had come with Cecile, who was in the back of the qualifier. Lucille stared at Leventia for a moment, ignoring Cecil, who seemed to be having an important conversation with Vermund, then turned her head to me.

“Master.”

“Yes?”

“In the sense of wishing for victory…”

hesitantly. Lucille, who was wiggling her fingers and hesitated, nodded as if she had made up her mind.

“Eight!”

And it clung to my arms. Lucille leaned her head on my chest, slightly raising her head and laughing.

“I. I will win. No matter who or what I deal with.”

“hahaha. Yes.”

Lucille, who seemed to have relieved a lot of tension, headed to the supervisor who dealt with Wilkers. As she walked away, Veronica, who was standing next to me, held my arm lightly and said in a slightly subdued tone.

“great?”

“It’s always beautiful to see a disciple respect his master.”

“Ohhh. Then it would be better to see a friend caring for a friend, right?”

She smiled like a cat, smirking, hugging my arm and speaking leisurely.

“We have time later, so let’s go to the pool.”

Speaking lightly, she took turns looking at Leventia, Cecil, and even Lucille, then fixed her gaze on me and, without blinking, her sapphire-like deep blue eyes flashed as if in sentence.

“It’s my turn next.”