Chapter Twenty-Three: I've Been There

"Yes."

Aurelia graciously admitted, then raised her voice to let the sound pass through the walls of the men's and women's bathrooms.

"Ryne, are you on the other side? Just talk. ”

No response.

There was no sound or breath, only the sound of water dripping from time to time could be felt, which was normal in the bathroom.

"It doesn't seem to be there."

Aurelia exhaled, her half-exposed body sinking further, leaving only one head on the surface.

The girl who bathed with her was still sitting by the bath, and her voice revealed undisguised curiosity:

"If you can treat it like this, it seems that this 'Gray Knight' is not in vain."

"No, it's more powerful than rumored, he's already a 'Sword Master'."

Aurelia shook her head and corrected.

"You're not interested in martial arts, you don't necessarily know, he already has the qualifications to be on par with me, Vores and the two teachers, and what I did today can be done by him as well."

"It's with you, the general—he's only twenty years old." The girl was really shocked.

"Exceeded your predictions?" Aurelia smiled.

"yes." The girl replied very frankly, "Although I knew that he was the key, I didn't expect to grow so fast." I see, that's why you like him so much, although you don't despise the weak, but only the strong can really win your heart. ”

"You're missing a little bit, I like the younger ones." In the face of the girl, Aurelia spoke freely.

"yes." The girl pretended to be abrupt, "So, he's all in your good ball zone - he's in trouble." ”

"What's the trouble?" Aurelia pretended to be puzzled.

"Because I also like him very much, and I want to tie him to me, and it is too difficult to use the general as an opponent. You can often practice sword with him, I can't do anything, woo woo, I'm so miserable. The girl covered her face, as if she was sad.

"It's okay, I don't mind sharing it with you."

Aurelia calmly reached out and took the girl's hand away, revealing a face without bitterness.

"In that case, Brigadier General Vores will be sad."

"Regardless of him, I like white."

“……”

“……”

"Hee-hee-hee."

"Hahahaha."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

It is true that people gather like and things are divided into groups.

The previous words had an element of sincerity, and it was more of a joke.

Neither the girl nor the Aurelia are fuel-efficient lamps.

Although Lane's charm is great, it is not so big that the two of them can easily fall.

After laughing for a while, the girl put away her playful mentality and said, "That gray knight is really as powerful as you say." ”

"I'm not going to joke about that."

Aurelia similarly restrained her smile and replied with seriousness.

"He is already extremely talented, and now he has the 'reason' to reach the peak and grasp the essence of things......

When I tentatively inquired about his purpose after the comparison with me, he had already pointed out that I was operating in the shadows, and that there were other collaborators, and there was no lack of interrogation between us and them—even if he had grasped your true identity and purpose, I would not be surprised. ”

"This is really—how to put it, completely unexpected, more than I knew before, more than I heard from my senior sister—more and more I want to get him." The girl squinted her eyes very much like a fox, a female fox.

"If you're serious, I'm serious about giving you a few suggestions."

Aurelia finally emerged from underwater, her hands on the edge of the bath, and Jiro's legs crossed in the water.

"The man was stubborn and had an unusual attachment to something. At the same time, he feels very keen, and it is not impossible to capture him, but don't play tricks, especially the 'magic of capturing a man' that woman taught you, which is not only useless, but will incur his disgust, the best way for this kind of man is to subtly close the distance, and then take the right attack to take it in one go! ”

"Yes, I'll keep it in mind." The girl nodded, and suddenly pouted again, "Subtly, isn't it what the general is doing now?" With that level of swordsman, you can't be satisfied in one night. ”

"Sure enough, you know me best, stronger than Voles." Aurelia laughed.

"Tell me honestly, how often to make an appointment, it shouldn't be every day."

"I would have liked, but he didn't agree, and in the end I bargained for a week, and I paid a certain price."

"Meat compensation?" The girl blinked, unable to stop laughing.

Then she was sanctioned by Aurelia rubbing her head: "You think about so many things every day, and you still have the capacity to think about this in your head?" ”

"It's better to say that's why I need to think about it, and it's a kind of relaxation for me." The girl sat down beside Aurelia and spoke with a rare hint of exhaustion.

"Thank you for your hard work." Aurelia sighed. The closer I got to her, the more I realized that it was not easy for her.

"It's okay, I'm kind of enjoying it." The girl shook her head, "Then tell me honestly, what is the price." ”

"In my personal capacity, I can help him a little bit, and this is also a way to see his true intentions and means."

"I see, it's an alternative kind of meat compensation."

"You say yes, yes."

"Since there is you at night, then I will try to approach the instructor as a student during the day, there is still plenty of time, there is no need to rush to conclusions about him, just to see if he and his past companions will make a move, the change in the south is a very good opportunity."

"I feel the same way, so I won't accompany this exercise, and I can't act according to the will of the 'iron and blood' in everything - and with Lane's current strength, it doesn't matter if I go or not."

"In addition to strength and power, the Shu Huaze family, who has a deep friendship with the royal family; The Empire's largest industrial group, Ryan Fort, one of the two major schools of the Empire, the Alsside Stream, one of the strongest chaser regiments in the continent, the 'Zephyr Brigade', the witch's dependent, the ace Fourth Mecha Division with the strongest striking power in the Empire, the four famous Elbare families, the head of the imperial capital, the people of Nolde - the old VII class, the more I know about it, the more terrifying I feel, even I feel trembling. ”

"But they're going to have a stronger opponent and that's why we have a chance."

"yes."

Aurelia and the girl did not speak again, and bathed quietly.

Across the wall from them, Aurelia kept an eye on, a man in the men's bath was soaking in the same position, thinking about his thoughts.

The girl's words, Aurelia's words, her own situation, the upcoming exercises, the cards in her hands and the forces that can be borrowed, and most importantly-

Sorry, I didn't say anything because I was curious, but I've always been there.

Speaking of bathing, I've been good at it since I was a child, and my hometown of Uumir is a real hot spring town.