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Serra's brag had been going on for nearly half an hour, and the woman ignored Alex's personal wishes and babbled to the young girl about her painstaking cultivation of Ciel. Not only that, but she also skillfully interspersed practices in the middle, proudly showing her funny skills on the road of an artist, which really made Alex both tired and annoyed.

With another sigh, Alex began to think of a way to escape.

"Ahh That's right! I've got to go to the blacksmith's—"

Using this spurt-eyed, unassailable excuse to forcefully interrupt Serra's tirade, Alex took the opportunity to her feet.

"Goodbye then—"

"Eh~ I was just about to talk about the wonderful place, eh, I'll go back in the afternoon! If you leave the venue now, you may miss the live teaching of the well-known fool in the industry, Mr. Serra? Is that okay? ”

As if she hadn't heard Serra's voice next to her, Alex broke free of her tightly pulled sleeve and walked straight out, not looking at Serra the whole time.

"Hmph, what a young man with backbone. So! In order to reward you for your perseverance, not to be kitsch and to move forward at your own pace, I will suspend the lecture for you...... Don't forget to come back soon—"

- Alex walked through the hall towards the tavern door when the voice caught up from behind.

…… Wow, that's annoying.

Alex walked out of the tavern with a look of disgust at eating worms from her meal, and caught a glimpse of Salom standing in front of the door.

"Huh? Sand-"

The girl was about to say hello when she saw the elegant secretary raise her index finger to her lips and make a silent gesture.

“……”

In just a moment, Alex understood what she meant. Turning her head to check what was going on in the tavern, Alex gave Salom a knowing look.

…… I understand the feeling of not wanting to be entangled in troublesome things...... Alex, who was also troubled, suddenly developed a comrade-like friendship with Salom.

After following Salom to a position where the voice could not reach the tavern, Alex couldn't help but speak.

"Miss Salom, have you been standing in the doorway for a long time?"

"No, I've only been there for a few minutes...... It's just that after hearing the voice of the person inside, I don't really want to go inside in any sense. ”

"What a wise judgment." Alex nodded in approval, and then said in confusion, "Is there something wrong Miss Salom has come to me?" Ah, is it Mr. President—"

She didn't ask the stupid "Are you coming for me?" as Shalom was clearly here for herself when Ciel wasn't in the tavern.

"No, not the president's instructions." Salom knew what the girl was thinking, and she thought that there was a new development in the search for the murderer. Although he was slightly apologetic, Salom shook his head lightly to deny Alex's conjecture, and then hesitated and spoke softly: "It's about His Highness Ciel." ”

"Ciel?" Alex blinked lightly at the name, and suddenly showed a panicked gesture-

"...... no, no! Although Hill is very good and has a good face, I only see him as a companion and have absolutely no feelings for him, so please rest assured-"

"......Miss Alex, what are you talking about?" Salom looked at the girl who suddenly closed her eyes nervously and danced in a panic.

"Huh? Didn't Miss Salom take advantage of Hill's absence to threaten me to keep my distance from Hill? ”

"That's what cannon fodder characters who promote the progress of the hero and heroine in love movies will do, right? WHY DO I WANT TO SET THAT LOSER FLAG FOR MYSELF? ”

"That's what I said."

Alex let out a sigh of relief.

"Looks like I'm suspicious. Yes...... It scared me to death, I thought it was Miss Salom who was holding hands this morning, the princess hugging during yesterday's mission, and the fact that we accidentally slept together the night before—"

Before she could finish speaking, Alex felt her shoulder be pressed hard. Raising her head stiffly like a robot, her eyes met that of Salom with a perfect smile but no smile at all.

"The latter two, this is the first time I've heard them...... It's really interesting, so please tell me in detail. ”

…… It's over, it's over! Alex shouted in her heart. Accidentally detonating herself due to excessive relaxation, Alex's whole body went into a state of stiffness as if she had been attacked by a monster.

Under the gaze of Salom, with a hidden dark smile, Alex shivered like a frog targeted by a snake. I thought of the portrait of Hill with five walls and photos that I had seen on the five walls of the room I had seen yesterday, the pillow on the bed, the Hill-like doll on the table, and the dangerous collectibles that I had accidentally peeked into the cupboard...... The woman's heavy, twisted feelings terrified Alex.

-- Maybe they'll be killed.

The moment this thought came to mind, Alex's desire to survive swelled.

"No, it's not! That's force majeure! Is it a coincidence or circumstance...... When you go on an adventure, you will inevitably encounter all kinds of situations......"

“.…..”

Salom fell silent for some reason, and just as Alex was puzzled, she suddenly saw Salom nodding slightly.

“…… Yes, Miss Alex is a companion of His Highness Hill......" said her, a look on her face that didn't know whether she was lonely or smiling. As the surrounding trees shook, she whispered in the wind in an inaudible voice: "...... Make people jealous. ”

"What?" Alex, who didn't hear clearly, tilted her head and popped up a question mark.

“…… No, nothing. Salom picked up the hand that was pressed on the girl's shoulder, "Since she is a companion of Her Highness Ciel, why is Miss Alex still here now?" ”

"Huh? However, Hill is now conducting an internal assessment of Kiss of Death, right? ”

"Yes."

"In that case, of course I can't get involved, right?"

"Nope." Salom denied: "The kiss of death only stipulates that internal members are not allowed to interfere in other people's evaluations, but it never stipulates that its own evaluations cannot be interfered with by outsiders. ”

"...... what a strange rule."

"It's just that outsiders weren't taken into account when it was formulated, after all, no one thought that outsiders would be able to find here."

"In other words, it's a loophole."

"Reasonable use of loopholes in the rules, which is also a kind of strategy."

"It's really annoying, this adult social feeling speech." Alex sighed weakly: "No matter how high-sounding it is, it's cheating, I hate improper behavior." ”

Even after hearing Alex say such things, Salom still stared at the girl without flinching.

"But it's more like to be lively than to hate misdeeds, Miss Alex, isn't it?"

“.…..”

Alex was speechless, for what Salom said was true.

As for the essence of the girl named Alex, Salom can be described as a word. Removing forty percent of the seriousness of the standard female knight, plus the liveliness of thirty percent of the girls and twice the sense of self-expression, as well as the same sense of justice, this is how Alex is composed. Although it is true that I hate misconduct, as long as it does not involve issues of principle, it is more important to have the opportunity to join in the fun and express myself handsomely.

"I thought it was strange when I was in the office, and when I heard the 'test', I was excited to ask to watch and even join, which is what I know Miss Alex does. What is the reason for such indifference this time? ”

Hearing Salom's words, Alex sighed in resignation.

"Because I realized."

"What did ...... realize?"

"After yesterday's mission, I had a deep understanding. That's -- when fighting at a low level in a small level, I'm definitely not as gorgeous as Hill's. Ignoring the stunned Salom, Alex suddenly found a pour mouth and said to herself: "Whether it is from the way of fighting, the handsomeness of the weapon, and the scene when he shoots, that guy's level is not covered...... No, it can even be said that it is completely at the level of the protagonist. Although I am unwilling, but knowing that this is the case, and forcibly attacking can only emphasize the gap between me and him, coupled with the weakness of my attack power, making this small-scale hilarity is just using myself as a joke to set off Hill's image. ”

After a slight pause, Alex spoke again with a determined look in her eyes.

So I decided to give up this kind of small scene participation and focus on boss fights that would play to my strengths. That is to say, I tried to create as much as possible the image of a super important partner who usually disdains to make a move, throws all the miscellaneous fish to Hill to deal with, and only shows his ability to turn the tide at critical moments. ”

After saying this in one breath, Alex looked at Salom with smug eyes-

"How's that!"

“…… Ask me how I ......" Salom, who had always been comfortable and neat in his speech and deeds, seemed a little hesitant at this time: "Suddenly forced to listen to this kind of super-indifferent personal ambition, and ask me what he thinks...... All I can say is that this kind of thing is fine. ”

"Eh~ This is an impeccable decision that I painstakingly came up with—"

"Compared to that kind of thing, Miss Alex, you don't want to meddle because you think that the 'assessment' is something that His Highness Hill can easily solve by himself and cannot show your sense of existence, do you?"

"...... isn't it? That said, Miss Salom seems to have been revealing her desire for me to intervene in Hill's 'assessment' from the very beginning...... Do you say—"

"Exactly." Salom nodded earnestly, "Miss Alex, please help His Highness Hill pass the 'assessment'." ”

After speaking, she bowed to the girl in front of her.