Chapter 18: A Cry of Despair

Al followed Norma on patrol for a while, and Bico, who was waiting at home, angrily chased after her. ”

"Didn't I tell you to come back to me after sending her off?"

"But I think it's more important to come to Norma. ”

"Al!

Bi Ke slapped Al in anger, after all, no one would have a good attitude when he gave advice to other women for the person he liked.

Al still doesn't appreciate it!!

Bico, who pulled Norma away, cried in a no-man's land because of the conflict between the girl's heart and the investor's professional quality.

"It's really strange that you humans are willing to give up the person you like to others"

"But that's the magic he likes, and he's always been looking for the magic he likes when he doesn't care about anything. Bico muttered and repeated, as if to hypnotize herself not to be serious

"Anyway, he wouldn't really like that sassy fox. ”

"What if he really likes it? This kind of nerd is a very responsible and serious person by nature," Norma raised an eyebrow.

"Let's go home and eat. Bico stared at Norma's long-awaited Al Command, like a vicious butler's mother-in-law.

"But didn't you say you were going to the ball in the evening?"

"Don't go!"

"Oh" Al didn't like this kind of twists and turns, and since the investor had other plans, he obediently followed Bico home for dinner.

One moment it seemed to be the embodiment of the dark cloud waiter Thunder, and the next moment he took Al by the hand and went home with a smile.

Women were strange creatures, Norma shook her head behind them.

Because the Faren Continent has gods performing their duties, and the Eagle Empire is located in the north of the continent, the first snow of winter comes early.

The first thing Bico did when she got up was to admire her work and lean on the window to look at Arle below, rain or shine.

There was a faint white gas on Al's body, and the falling snow slid lightly in both directions.

There was an unknown person standing next to him, who came to visit so early.

"Add a piece of cutlery to the guest," Ali awkwardly went back to the kitchen to get the cutlery under the word "guest".

"No, no, no. I've already eaten," Simory stood stiffly at the door, not daring to step forward, and Al did not chase him away, he was already singing praises to the noble lady in his heart, thanking him for allowing him to meet a true nobleman.

Al was not good at dealing with the awe of the inferior, so he didn't force it anymore, lest he be more sincerely afraid of overwhelming him. He cut the fresh trout piece by piece, placed it on Master Boone's plate, and then began his meal.

"Who is he?" Bico looked strange, although Al is now a gentleman who lives independently after separation, but the withdrawn Al has almost no friends, and every day he either reads books or studies and does experiments, and no one visits him, especially in the morning, which is not in accordance with etiquette.

"A Man of Affection"

"Hmph, a thief who stole to the young master's house" Ali snorted unevenly.

Simory was grateful for Al's fair evaluation, but ashamed of Ali's words.

"Thief??thief?Didn't I explain it to your union?My Bi Ke's words don't work now, or what, do you still want to sell the stolen goods" When Bi Ke heard that he was actually a thief who stole into his house, the anger of being offended and contemptuous made Bi Ke, who had been in the top position for a long time, go to the mainland.

"Ahh It's you, Miss Bico," Simory panicked. They don't have many channels to sell their stolen goods, and they can count on these harvesters or middlemen for big things. Now that they have offended Bico, who once risked the sales department of the union, their already difficult life is even more lifeless.

"It's been a long time since we've been in contact with the Thieves' Guild, and we didn't know this was your new home. ”

Bico angrily asked what happened, and mocked, "Then what are you doing now? Ask a murdered gentleman to extort the cost of injury medicine?"

While the ingenious and quick-eyed thieves are popular in the party, the city's inhabitants are not very fond of the three-handed.

"Don't dare, Miss Bico, you misunderstood" Simory quickly explained, bending over and humblingly offering a dirty palm-sized iron box, which could be seen to have been wiped deliberately, but it was still very dirty.

"I'm here to present a treasure to Young Master Er, hoping to get your reward. This is what we are in a ... A crypt adventure discovered. Simory, who had not received much cultural education, worked hard to organize the words that could not make the aristocratic little man angry.

"Tomb robber?" Bico raised an eyebrow, as someone who had worked with the adventurer's union and the trade. Where in this world are there so many fools who give their graves to others at their risk, but all set up all kinds of vicious and insidious mechanisms waiting for their visits.

"No. It was really discovered by accident. Outside the city, in a catacombs by the Eagle's Beak River, we were playing there many years ago and were found in a dark river. Simory seemed to be afraid that the title of tomb robber would tarnish Al's evaluation of himself, and insult the honor given to him by an ancient nobleman, and hurriedly and anxiously explained.

"We found a lot of valuable things in it, and this one was the only thing left after the sale. It is said to be a very precious thing."

Al, who had been concentrating on eating, looked up at the box, and did not let Ali pick it up, cautiously asking Simory to "open it and take a look"

The velvet in the box, which had lost its color, contained a slender hexagonal ribbed clear crystal, no different from the glass outside

"What kind of thing do you dare to use to tease Young Master Al?" Ali has lived in the market since he was a child, and he can see at a glance that it is a broken glass thing. Glass is a very valuable work of art because of the craftsmanship, and that is only for the common people. A commoner may be overjoyed to see a piece of gold, but it is this thing that has a lot of rich people.

"No, no, young master, this is really a very precious thing, not glass, we can't leave a trace when we burn it with fire or cut it with a knife" Simory explained in a panic, not wanting to mess up this treasure offering.

Al lowered his head and continued to eat, he did not study jewelry, although it was a compulsory course for the nobility, but it was limited to distinguishing between them.

"You're short on money?"

Simory, who was excited to introduce the ins and outs of this thing in detail, suddenly stopped biting when he mentioned Al's inquiry, and only after half a sound did he speak with difficulty, pursing his lips and choking up.

"The weather suddenly got colder, Hanba's health suddenly deteriorated, and we didn't have much money left. He is my best friend, merciful young master, please have mercy" At the end, the man who was more than one meter eight cried with despair.