The old man sat down with Kodo's support, and Salom began to clarify his and Ciel's intentions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After listening to her brief explanation, Korn, who was sitting on the sofa, nodded slightly in understanding.

"It turns out that Hill is finally here, cough

-- And then he coughed violently and hoarsely.

Stunned by the old man's overwhelming momentum, almost like a drum or a shower, Salom was momentarily speechless.

To be honest, before that, Salom had secretly wondered if the old man had forgotten her and Ciel's names and coughed in embarrassment...... Now that suspicion has been dispelled.

Mr. Korn's coughing continued, and Salome turned to look at a calm-looking Kodo beside him.

"Is it okay, Mr. Codo? Your grandfather seems to be coughing very badly. ”

"Yes, no problem. As you can see, Grandpa's body is a little weak. ”

"Really? I don't see the level of 'a little weak'. ”

As she spoke, Salom looked again at the old man, who didn't seem to be breathing at any time.

"Don't worry, the doctor also said that it is not a big deal, and besides, grandpa has been like this for more than two years."

“…… Is it. ”

As the grandson of Kodo, he said this, and Salom looked at the old man seriously.

"It's a bit out of place though...... Grandpa Cowan, can you begin the assessment for His Highness Hill to become a full member? ”

Hearing her words, the old man slowly stopped coughing, and then moved his gaze to Shalom's face.

"Well, that's not along, ahem, ahem—but ahem, ahem, aa, aa, a, a

No, there is no way to communicate at all. Salom turned to look at Codo, who gave her a helpless look.

At this moment, Hill's voice came from the side-

"Exactly, what is it?"

Huh? What are you talking about? The moment this question came to her heart, Salom saw the old man on the couch speak again.

"It's cough cough cough, cough

"The original place, isn't it?"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!"

-- The expressionless boy and the frail old man who coughed incessantly talked in a superdimensional conversation as if they could communicate.

Of the two people who were also stunned, the first to react was Salom.

"Your Highness Ciel, do you say...... Can you understand what Grandpa Korn is saying? She asked tentatively.

Ciel nodded silently slightly.

“…… I don't know how you did it, but it's worthy of His Highness Hill. In contrast......" She glanced sideways with slanted eyes, "Doesn't Mr. Codo, as a grandson, feel disqualified?" ”

"If you can, I hope you don't ask me of him as a general benchmark." Codo replied weakly. That being said, he was of course surprised and curious that Hill could understand what his grandfather meant.

"Ciel, how did you understand Grandpa's words? All I could hear was a series of coughs. ”

Hearing Kodo's question, Hill tilted his head and thought for a moment, then spoke softly-

“…… Naturally. ”

“.…..”

"Your Highness Ciel, there's no need to explain too much to this defeated dog. Compared to that, can I ask what Grandpa Korn just said? ”

"Hey! Don't say anything about defeating dogs...... Didn't you just look dazed and didn't understand at all? ”

Ignoring Kordo's complaints, Salom waited for Hill's reply.

"Grandpa Korn said that the props used in the assessment could not be found."

"Props for the assessment?"

"Ah, you mean that, right? It was like a crystal ball. Codo thought back.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem—" Hearing his words, the old man nodded as he made such a sound.

"'That's it, do you see where it is?' - that's what Grandpa Cowan said."

"Hmm~ When was the last time you saw it? It seems to be ...... When it's time to clean up? Ah, I probably got it in the warehouse......"

Codo pondered for a while, then raised his head and said.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem!"

"'You idiot'—that's what Grandpa Korn said."

Ciel's real-time translation of the stick reading this time was actually unnecessary, because the old man's palm that was the top of Kodo's head when he coughed already showed what he meant.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem, cough

"'How can you put something so important in the warehouse and find it for me at once, you stupid idiot, stupid grandson with hair as ugly as a dry mop and bad luck all over'—that's what Grandpa Cowen said."

“…… No, what Grandpa said didn't last that long, did it...... And 'stupid' is repeated twice. ”

Cordo's objections.

Hearing his words, Ciel nodded slightly.

"Part of it, it's my paraphrase."

“.…..” That part, the Eight Achievements is the long paragraph that follows. Still, considering that the overprotective Salom was nearby, Cordor couldn't blame him.

"That, Ciel...... Don't you need the paraphrased part? All you have to do is repeat what you heard. ”

"However, I think that a good translator is to reflect the meaning of the other person's hidden behind it." Hill replied with a blank face.

…… You're a thief, aren't you? And it is also the trump card of the organization, and there is no need to improve on other paths. - Kodo complained silently in his heart.

"What does it mean...... According to you, do you mean that in my grandfather's mind, I have always been an image of a stupid idiot with ugly hair like a dry mop and a bad luck smell all over my body? He couldn't help but ask Ciel.

"Ahem, ahem."

"'That's it'—that's what Grandpa Korn said."

"Grandpa-!?"

Codo, who had always thought that Hill was talking nonsense, suffered a huge mental blow.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem."

"'If you have time to grind here, you might as well give me an immediate action' - said Grandpa Korne."

"That...... I feel that since Hill translated, my grandfather didn't say a word, just coughing, is it my delusion? ”

Although he muttered like this, seeing the old man's excited appearance, Kedo still stood up lazily.

…… I remember, how long has the warehouse not been organized? Thinking of the heavy work ahead, Kodo, who had planned to spend the whole day in bed on his day off, let out a long sigh.

※

More than twenty minutes later, Codo, who was holding a black box, walked in through the door.

"Huh? What about Grandpa and Hill? ”

Seeing that only Salom himself was sitting in the room, Cordo couldn't help but ask.

"Knowing that you also know how to assess, His Royal Highness Hill helped Grandpa Korn back to his room. With Grandpa Cohen's way of speaking like a word count, it would be inconvenient to keep him here. ”

"What are you talking about until now?"

Codo said as he walked over and gently placed the box on the table.

Smack.

Seeing what he had put down, Salom gently placed the cup she was holding (she had added new tea herself) on the table.

"Is this the prop needed for the assessment?"

"Well, that's it." Codo said, his eyes glancing at the cup of milk on the table next to Salom: "Compared to this...... I thought you'd sneak up on Hill's used cup while no one was around. I didn't expect you to do anything. ”

"Mr. Kodo, what do you think of me?"

Shalom's voice was calm and cold, which made Cordo feel both terrified and incredulous—terrified by the thought of this woman's horrific revenge, and incredibly because, with what he knew of Salom, it stands to reason that the other party would definitely do such a thing.

Ignoring his confusion, Salom continued to speak in a cold, natural tone.

"In addition to His Highness Ciel, this cup has been used by many people, right? Of course, I know that I can absorb fresh elements of His Highness Ciel, but to do so is to lick someone else's saliva, isn't it? I wouldn't have acted so unwisely. ”

"Is that the reason for that......

"And needless to say, I have a collection of more than double-digit dedicated cups for His Highness Hill in my house...... In addition, there are a series of daily necessities such as towels and toothbrushes, so I can't think of a reason to lick that shoddy cup here. ”

“…… Why a proud expression? ”

"By the way, I'll tell you that I was the one who proposed the uniform of the production members. Although everyone's uniforms are uniformed with name tags on their return and then handed out on the next mission, His Highness Hill's uniform is new every time he goes out - as for the old uniform, it's up to you to imagine. ”

"Wow......" Hearing such a secret suddenly, Kodo couldn't help but be startled. What an unassailable horror woman, almost like a strategist...... It is precisely because of the deep knowledge of her seductive exterior that the members of the appropriate age, including Kodo, carefully keep their distance from her.

At this moment, footsteps sounded from the wooden ladder overhead.

"If you let His Highness Hill know what he just said...... You know," said Kodo with an informative look in his eyes, and Cordor raised his head to greet Ciel.

"Yo, something has been found, Ciel. Grandpa, how's he doing? ”

"Grandpa Korn is resting."

As he spoke, Ciel walked gently down the stairs as his gaze rested on the black box on the table.

"Well, is it?"

Codo didn't speak, he quietly opened the black box wrapped in flannel. A round glass ball emerges from the inside, and underneath the translucent glass, some mysterious and complex magic components are embedded in it, which looks very valuable.

"Ciel, put your hand on it."

After placing the ball steadily on the spread black cloth, Kordo looked up at Hill slightly.

If Alex was there, he would probably ask excitedly, but Ciel just stretched out his hand lightly with a blank face.

Despite his practice, Hill has no calluses or scars on his hands. His hands were small, but their fingers were dexterous, and from the palm to the back of the hand, they were all white in color - like the hands of a flawless child.

The moment Hill's hand pressed on the ball, the complex structure inside came into play. The originally clear magic guide component began to rotate, gradually turning into a vortex.

This is accompanied by a light that shines outward, shining in all directions. After a few seconds, the light calms off. A white arrow pointed behind Hill, and the red light reflected the words "34KM" in the air.

"Northeast direction? Ciel, you're in luck, there are a lot of bandits out there, huh? ”

Seeing this, Kordo gently patted Hill on the shoulder.

Ciel silently raised his hand touching the orb, and the arrow and words floated in the air for a moment before disappearing.

"You know the method of assessment, right? We heard it together at the time. ”

Cordo asked in confirmation as he put the unresponsive orb back into the box.

Ciel nodded slightly.

"Yes, though it looks like I'm driving you away...... It's better for you to set off as soon as possible, and the assessment time is only two days? ”

Hearing Kordo's words, Ciel nodded, then walked over to Salom and picked up the cup with milk next to him.

"Do you still want to drink that?"

Seeing Hill hold up the cup, Codo couldn't help but ask.

"Waste, not good."

With that, Hill drank the rest of the milk.

"That...... Your Highness Ciel, are you really ready? ”

Looking at Hill, who had put the empty cup back on the table, Salom suddenly couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm."

"...... really." She looked at the expressionless face of the young man who was staring at her, and smiled slightly: "Then, let's go." ”