It was only for a moment that I enjoyed the initial income.
As I went around other guilds, I gradually calmed down.
The results of the survey on “Ciora Velvet” were almost the same.
“She didn’t talk and didn’t come out of the mansion…”
It went beyond simply being introverted.
In fact, I have heard this evaluation.
12 years ago, when I lived as Amy.
“A memory loss! You were stuck in the mansion and didn’t even come out, so it’s like that!”
“You really can’t remember? Huh?”
“At the most, you were happy to be the White Desert’s fiancée!”
All of these gem-like quotes are famous quotes from the Royalsands.
After that, I’ve been stuck in all kinds of temples for months to treat the memory loss.
There was a hint in that word.
Before becoming me, Amy was a quiet child as if she had no soul.
And as expected of Ciora.
“Do I need more other conditions to use someone else’s body?”
I felt uncomfortable thinking about it, so I turned my head around.
Then I looked down at the recommendation list that Minuet gave me.
The next place to go is…
“Oh, it’s all over.”
The short list was already done.
“I didn’t hear anything I really wanted to know.”
The past of Ciora Velvet was simply a reference and the important thing was Cruelo’s deeds.
I need to know how much it overlaps with 〈Fate〉 to respond accordingly.
However, the guilds were determined.
As soon as the question came out of my mouth about Cruelo, everyone became contemplated.
“This is a first-class confidential matter!”
“Hey! Is there anything you can do to close our guild door? Get out, get out!”
“I didn’t hear anything.”
“God, please turn back the time to a day ago.”
Thinking about it, I’m getting mad.
If this guy gets involved, there’s nothing easy about it.
I squeezed my money bag as if it were Cruelo, and headed to the carriage.
“…”
My steps then stopped.
Near the wagon, I could see the back as if I had seen it before.
A tall man who was almost 190cm tall stood there.
Even though he wore a long proxy coat, the legs revealed below him were long and straight.
His back was wide enough to stretch the black coat and the shoulders were wide.
And there was a sky blue hair that is rare if you raise your eyes more from there.
I held my breath and killed the sound of my footsteps.
I pulled on my hood lower and moved forward around the person.
And when I finally passed by, the person who had stopped moved.
Walking next to me was so natural that it became annoying.
“Why don’t you change your mask?”
Did he recognize me with that?
I should’ve thrown it away earlier.
“I thought about it at the theater, but it didn’t suit you at all.”
I walked faster, but unfortunately, it was a fight I had already lost.
Stopped from my spot, I looked up.
I can see sparkling red eyes under the sunlight.
Cruelo White Desert.
He smiled, and I frowned.
“Why is your highness here?”
“Well, why can’t I be? Coincidence? Destiny?”
“I guess I was unlucky today.”
“You’re so mean.”
I guess you don’t know what that means.
“Well, I don’t believe that there’s no such cause. Everything in the world has a reason.”
Cruelo smiled strangely.
Anyway, you have to change that habit of pretending to be there.
If I could, I’d go back to Amy’s time and pick him up.
While I was immersed in vain thoughts, Cruelo did strange things without wasting time.
Flames rose over the black gloves he was wearing.
It wasn’t surprising that Cruelo used magic.
But…
“…What are you doing?”
What are you really doing? Why are you setting fire to the information guild building I came out from?
It was so ridiculous that I couldn’t even believe it.
Cruelo smiled brightly enough to look refreshed now.
“I think it’s good to go to work.”
“What?”
“Because there are bad guys running around now.”
That’s you.
The fire lit by him quickly grew to the height of a human.
Pls read only at pink muffin tl.
It didn’t attract people’s attention because it was a deserted road, but it didn’t feel real.
Then Cruelo made the attendant who was with him shout that there was a fire.
It was more like a play than what I saw in the theater.
Even the staff inside rushed out.
“What is this…!”
They looked down at Cruelo’s face and bit their lips, looking in anger at the seemingly artificial flames.
The employee’s face looked like a dead man.
For some reason, I feel sorry, but Cruelo calmly shrugged his shoulders.
“I’m sorry. I accidentally set it on fire.”
“What? No, what?”
“It was something so exciting that I couldn’t help it.”
The arsonist’s excuse is crude.
“I will report to the 3rd Knights, so you stop and go home. Oh.”
Cruelo took something of his from his arms and threw it at the staff.
Roughly, it looked like a jewel box.
He didn’t even think to open it, and bowed his head, unable to even open his mouth.
Seeing him disappear in a hurry, I suddenly became envious of that staff.
I want to run away too.
I’m going to get caught trying to investigate the past.
I didn’t get any results, but it’s a shame!
After the staff disappeared, Cruelo lifted his hand.
The flames that flew all over the wall disappeared at once, leaving only black traces.
With that in the background, the man standing there seemed even more insane.
What the hell are you doing?
“Where are you going?”
The actual distance seems to have gone away as well.
Only after listening to Cruelo did I realize that my legs were moving.
Like I really wanted to run away.
I felt sorry for myself, so I did not have to stop walking.
Cruelo followed calmly again. A child without blood or tears.
“Why are you here?”
“Why did you come? Did you come to tell me the conditions?”
“It’s a bit early. Put ‘Bonetti’ at the end of your name and then we can talk.”
“I’m sorry. Then I will-“
“Did you come to investigate me?”
Startled, I stopped walking.
Red eyes shone brightly in the sunlight.
“I got it right.”
“No, I’m here to report the arson.”
“Aha.”
“If you knew, would you please keep me out of the way? I have to hurry before the criminal escapes.”
“But how about taking off that old-fashioned mask?”
This time Cruelo set fire to me.
As I glared at the serial arsonist, he raised his eyebrows, pretending to be sorry.
“Sorry. Was it not to your taste?”
“No!”
I just wore what I had, but I personally don’t think this mask is good.
“I’ll be honest with you. I don’t feel like meeting your Highness today.”
“Oh, my. I was surprised to catch you during an investigation.”
“No. Do you have proof?””
“The evidence is…”
Cruelo, who blurred the end of his speech, looked at the direction where the employee disappeared.
Phew.
“Fine, I did it. Is it weird? I wanted to marry your highness, so I went to find your ideal type, but they didn’t say a word. Isn’t it the same as not researching?”
“Of course.”
“Uh…”
“I’m glad that we understood each other.”
“What? I can’t believe we’re on the same page…”
“Actually, I also wanted to know my darling more, so I did a background investigation on you too.”
Yeah, of course you would have.
Do you have to say that confidently?
I should have been more open-minded, too, but I felt unfair for no reason.
“There wasn’t much to it.”
“I didn’t hear a word, but your highness found out everything?”
“Unfortunately, you must have been mainly in the incompetent guilds. I got a lot of information, darling.”
“Oh, really?”
I don’t care how it comes to an end.
“Okay, then.”
I took off my mask and said,
“We need time to get to know each other.”
I roughly brushed my static hair with my finger and stepped up to grab Cruelo’s collar.
When I pulled him, he lowered his back vaguely.
I put the mask I wore on his face when I got closer.
“…Darling?”
It’s very good to see him wearing a mask that he disparaged as tacky.
“Your Highness must know about information guilds, right?
“Well, I’ve never heard of a guild.”
“I’m glad you know some places.”
“Did I just say that?”
“If it’s so natural to be curious about the other person, I should do it.”
I asked Cruelo’s servant.
“I’m going on a date. Where’s your carriage?”
***
A place where you have to go around a remote alley.
There is an old door in a corner that is covered with magic and invisible to the general public.
It looked like it would make a creaking sound, but the door opened smoothly without even a small noise.
Inside, there are several long passages like caves and magic lights like cat eyes.
It was literally the image of the information guild I had imagined.
It was different from where Minuet introduced me.
I pulled the hood down one more time.
This was the only way to cover my face by giving Cruelo a mask.
“Do you like it?”
Pretending not to hear Cruelo, I looked around more.
A person wearing a black mask appeared.
“Welcome. What do you need?”
The person whose gender I could not recognize immediately brought up the business.
It sounded like a child but it could be an old man.
It seems that the voice cannot be distinguished.
Oh my god, even the staff is perfect.
At the moment, my emotion soared, but seeing Cruelo’s appearance, reason returned.
I hate the view of him leaning leisurely on the back of the chair with his arms folded.
I guess he’s enjoying this situation.
So.
“Give me the information about Duke White Desert.”