Alex's confession caused the audience to fall silent for a long time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Everyone, including Shalom, was in a state of dumbness because of what she called the bizarre situation. Of course, he had to get rid of Ciel, but he had always been speechless, and at this time he also merged into silence by the way.

After revealing herself, Alex cautiously peeks at the reactions of those around her, mainly those of Hill and Shalom. Hill still had no expression on his face, and he didn't seem to care about it, which made Alex's hanging heart a little relaxed, but Shalom was not necessarily so free.

Alex didn't deliberately hide the peculiarities of her awakening, and it wasn't a secret that she could keep it hidden. She just didn't know how to speak, and she realized that the change in her body had happened when she first set foot on the Tria Mountains, and it had been half a year since then. However, although she had now accepted this strange change from her heart, she lacked the experience to explain it to others. The Kiss of Death was the first person she met when she got to grips with herself, and she tried to clarify everything when she talked about her profession in Partridge's office and when she made a pact with Hill to be companions, but the time she couldn't grasp was always fleeting, which may be the clumsy side of the girl.

At the moment, she waited with trepidation, reproaches and interrogations that might come.

"Miss Alex, can you show us this?" After thinking for a while, Shalom asked calmly.

"Huh?" Alex was stunned for a moment: "What is the demonstration?" ”

"We've seen the effectiveness of the defensive side, and now I'd like to confirm the side effects."

"How do you present this? Ah, do you want to throw me into a cage with beasts of prey......"

"There's no beast here, Miss Alex. But it doesn't matter, we have other test specimens besides the beast. Shalom smiled and glanced at the crowd of onlookers, and the Kiss of Death trembled in horror as they swept their gaze, and they pulled each other to hide their bodies with the bodies of their companions.

"Hey! Don't pull me, bastard. ”

"You're who, why are you shrinking behind my shadow—"

For a time, there were such mutual attacks one after another.

Seeing the ugliness of his companions, Thorfer, who stood next to Shalom, could not help but feel disgusted by their despicable behavior. Is that a bunch of guys around me? With a sad look of disdain and pity on his face, he looked around for a week and then turned back to meet Shalom's eyes.

“.…..”

"I'll leave it to you, then, Mr. Sofer."

"Wait, wait! Why me? There are still a lot of people here, right!? The expression on Thorfer's face changed instantly, and he grabbed the hand of his companion who was quietly moving away from him: "Otherwise, how about choosing this guy!" Kodo is definitely much more resistant than me! ”

"Thorfer! You bastard—"

"Mr. Sofer, please don't waste time. Even if I'm here to tell you right now, wouldn't it matter if you've been sneaking out all the time while playing cards? ”

"It doesn't matter! Isn't that what you've already said!? ”

"Ah, I'm sorry. How many of your weaknesses do you think I have in my hands? ”

"You demon—!"

Despite the screams that came out of his mouth, Thorfer finally reluctantly walked into the arena and stood a meter in front of Alex.

"That...... Miss Shalom? Alex looked at the secretary in confusion, trying to determine her intentions.

"Please try attacking with all your might."

“…… What do you say, it's not my way to swing a sword at an unarmed person. ”

Alex shook her head and sighed, making a helpless expression.

"I see, it is a respectable and noble character." Shalom said lightly: "It's hard to imagine that this is the words of a person whose attack can only knock out a little blood of the opponent, and who can't even hurt the baby's fur with all his strength." ”

"This, this is this! That's that! Hearing Shalom's words, Alex couldn't help but blush: "Don't confuse reality with faith!" ”

"That's a good point!" Hearing her words, Sofer on the side showed an appreciative expression on his face: "This little girl, although you are still a child in terms of figure, what you say is very insightful!" I'm on your side—"

"Miss Shalom, is it okay if I smack this man in the face with a wooden sword?"

"Please."

"Huh!?" Sofer's eyes widened with an unacceptable expression: "Why did you suddenly turn your back on your beliefs!?" ”

"It's all for demonstration! There are no personal grudges in it at all! Grit your teeth for me! ”

As she shouted like this, Alex stepped forward with her left foot, and swung the wooden sword in her right hand from the bottom up, successfully hitting the jaw of the man in front of her.

With the muffled sound of a wooden knife touching flesh, Thorfer fell to the ground with his chin clutched and rolled back and forth.

"Mr. Sofer, can you tell us the result?" Looking condescendingly at Sofer, who had fallen to the ground in the field, Shalom immediately asked.

This woman without blood and tears, can't you even wait a second? The rest of the crowd complained loudly in their hearts almost at the same time. Without giving people any time to relieve, and asking for a reply while the other party was still rolling on the ground in pain, Shalom's cold-blooded index rose a level in their hearts.

Thorfer rolled on the ground a few times, letting out a loud wail.

"It hurts! It hurts, but it doesn't hurt at all! What is this wonderful feeling!? ”

Thorfer seemed to have discovered the door to a new world ahead of him, and there was a faint hint of excitement in his screams of pain.

"It seems that what Miss Alex said is true." Shalom sighed and looked at Alex, who was staring apologetically at the figure on the ground, "What kind of erotic ability is it to cause pain without hurting people." How about you just go to a late-night club? It will definitely be popular with enthusiasts. ”

"Hey! Don't talk to minors about late-night clubs! What kind of lover? I don't understand what you're saying at all! Alex blushed and exclaimed.

"But it's just a wooden sword, what if you use a real weapon?" Shalom said as he looked at Thorfer rolling on the ground.

Hearing Shalom's words, the man suddenly stopped moving, he suddenly pressed his hands on his neck, and after an extremely pompous performance, he pretended to stop breathing and lay on the ground.

"Ah, I've tried that before......" Alex said with a slurrel.

"I tried it, it means ......" Shalom was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses: "I see, do you mean the cow I mentioned before?" ”

"That's right." Alex nodded, "I did plunge the sword into its body, and at least half of it was stuck in its body - but it was neither bleeding nor injured, and it ran as fast as a normal cow when frightened." ”

"It's completely out of logic, it's like reversing cause and effect......" Shalom sighed and looked at the girl, "You're really a complete waste of firewood." ”

"Who's the scrap!?" Alex flushed with anger, "'Guardians weren't originally known for their attacking power' - you said that before!?" ”

"No, it's not that level anymore......" Shalom said and looked at Ciel, "Your Highness Ciel, what do you think?" Even such a woman, who is good for nothing but anti-beating, and whose value is as subtle as the inscription on a soap, would you be willing to treat her as a companion? ”

"Hey!"

Ignoring the protests from the girl on the side, Shalom focused on Ciel's expressionless face.

Without the slightest hesitation, the expressionless teenager spoke softly, making a consistent undulating voice-

"It's okay."

"...... really?" A gentle smile slowly appeared on Shalom's face - a smile that even the rest of the room felt intoxicated: "You have always been such a person. ”

"Hill ......"

To varying degrees, Alex was also moved by the boy's unhesitating answer.

Facing the girl who had tears in the corners of her eyes because she was moved, Hill gave her a thumbs up expressionlessly.

"Alex, who has high defense so she won't get hurt, is super suitable as a hostage."

The emotion was shattered in an instant, and Alex took a deep breath.

"So we're companions!? How much do you want to finalize my hostage identity and return my touch, bastard! ”

In the sky above the room, the girl's voice of complaining echoed above everyone's heads.

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When Ciel, Alex, and Shalom returned to the room from which they had started, Serra was still lying flat on the floor in her previous position.

Alex walked up to her without hesitation and kicked her shin with her calf without mercy.

"Wow-" After a scream, Serra sat up with her calves in her hands, "Who is it?" To do such an inhumane thing to the wounded lying on the ground! It's broken! There must be a fracture in the calf, and it can't be done without 100,000 gold coins in compensation-"

"If you don't stand up again, I'll smash this fifteen-kilogram shield in your face."

Serra immediately shut up and stood up as if nothing had happened.

"Do you want to go up now?"

She didn't ask about the results of the competition, she just walked over to the clock and asked.

After receiving everyone's approval, Serra stepped forward again to dial the hour and minute hands.

After a period of dizziness, the four of them appeared in the tavern's warehouse.

"I'm going to go back and report to the president the results of the contest and Miss Alex's condition, and I'm going to take my leave now. Your Highness Ciel, Miss Alex, please remember to come to the office tomorrow to accept the assignment. ”

After exiting the warehouse, Shalom bowed to them and turned to walk outside the tavern.

"Huh? Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Don't you go to the bathhouse with me to rub each other's backs? ”

"The reason why I'm in a hurry to go back is because I don't want to stay with you for a second, you pervert gives me a little self-knowledge!" Alex complained with an unbearable expression.

"Alex and Ciel are sweating too, so you can allocate your own time to the bathhouse." Serra pretended not to hear and said casually with a wave of her hand.

"I don't have the idea of loving each other with you at all! Although not! But what is this unwillingness in my heart? ”

Alex, who was treated differently, turned red with anger.

"Master." Hill spoke softly, "What about Torotaro?" ”

Ciel's words reminded Alex that they hadn't seen Torotaro and Melly, who had been at the door, when they came back from Partridge's office, and that the girl finally knew the truth about the sense of disobedience that had haunted her at that time.

"yes, where are Torotaro and that little girl?" Alex looked at Serra with a wary gaze, "Although I think it's unlikely, you can't think it's because you suddenly want to eat bear's paws......"

"I hate it, even if it's me, I wouldn't do that kind of thing to the bear raised by the cute disciple!" Sierra waved her hand as quickly as she did to repel mosquitoes.

"That's ......," Alex nodded, but her words were cut off in the middle of the day.

"The master has a previous attempt, I can't believe it."

"Hey!" Hearing Ciel's words, Alex once again had a new understanding of the lower limit of the woman in front of her.

"Huh? It was just a momentary trick...... I've been in a bad way since I was lectured by Hill. Looking at the two pairs of skeptical eyes in front of her, Sierra hurriedly retorted, "No! I just lent the bear to the people in the town who needed to work and carry things, and charged them 30 gold coins an hour! ”

Hearing her words, Alex touched Ciel's arm: "What to do, Ciel, I actually have a little respect for this guy who can even squeeze and exploit monsters without mercy, and carry out his shameless behavior without leaving any gaps." ”

Hearing Alex's words, Ciel blinked slightly.

"Torataro is not a monster."

He replied.