Is the highlight of the banquet on the last day? (24) â unedited
The third day of the banquet was hosted by Count Abitz.
âCan I kiss you?â
âHow many times do you want to get hit?â
Perhaps it was the last day, and the large central hall of County Abitz was packed with people. I couldnât see the saint or the emperor I saw on the first day, but all the nobles seemed to show their faces. I could roughly predict it because I listened intently to the other employeesâ conversations who said, âHey! Theyâre here too?!â .
After finishing the onion work to some extent, I began to search for Chenin and Evan in earnest. I see Guerniaâs figure, but not Evanâs figure. Merson followed me around and was not finding Chenin and Evan, he was just squeaking nonsense from before.
âYou didnât kiss me today.â
âNot for another week.â
âWhat?! Erina, arenât you too cruel?!â
Uwaahâwhy are you screaming like this?! I reached out to cover Mersonâs mouth in surprise, but he swished and grabbed my shoulder.
âAre you trying to kill me?â
âShh-who told you to put a hand on my shoulder? Let go of it now. And now, everyoneâs attention is focused on you!â
I walked past him and ran out of the hall at a quick pace. When I heard Mersonâs footsteps behind me, I purposely stopped walking and stomped on his foot.
âMerson. Youâre not listening to me, are you?â
âI will listen. So kissâŠâŠ.â
âDonât even dream until you find Chenin.â
Dark clouds formed on his face as I spoke firmly. At the same time, his enthusiasm rises. Hey, arenât you too simple?
âMerson, today is the last day. Letâs quickly find Chenin and send her to Sezaine.â
âSend her? Arenât we going together?â
Damn, what did I just say?
It was something I had been constantly thinking about. Just going back to my original world.
Therefore, when Sezaine regained the stability of the past, I wanted to ask the saint to help me. Also, to protect the empty spot next to Merson after I left.
But these were the plans only I had been thinking of, so it was obvious that Merson questioned my words.
âOh, of course weâll go.â
I donât know. Letâs just go over it. One of Mersonâs eyebrows twitched, but I tried to pretend I didnât see it.
âHey, two employees there! Canât you see weâre busy right now?! Whereâs the time to play?!â
Good, unknown uncle! I needed to change the topic, so I quickly ran to the uncle.
âAnything you want me to do?â
âThe guest registration seems to have run out of pen and paper right now, so please refill them.â
âYes~.â
Fortunately, it wasnât difficult. Itâs not difficult, and Iâm too lazy to take Merson with me, so I decided to go alone. As expected, Merson was clinging to me.
âLetâsgGo together.â
âIf both of us go, there will be a lot of suspicious eyes looking at us because weâll be fooling around.â
âLetâs bring a lot of paper, then.â
âAre you going to be monitored for not working?â
â⊠I want to be with Erina.â
Uuhh, here we go again. Those pathetic eyes that melt my heart! Even if I stare at it for a little bit, my heart will soon soften and I will be able to say whatever Merson wants. Oh, itâs dangerous.
I escaped Mersonâs eyes by pushing his cheeks away.
âIâll be right back, stay in the hall. All I need to do is bring paper and pen.â
ââŠâŠ.â
âCan you wait?â
Nod-
âGood.â
I grabbed Mersonâs collar and pulled him to kiss his cheek. With his back bent, he looked into my eyes. As soon as he felt better, the corners of his lips rose.
âHurry up and come back.â
âYes.â
Itâs not a long way to go, but in a way, heâs really overprotective. I grinned and hurriedly ran to the paper and pen warehouse.
Ironically, I thought of a Monami ballpoint pen, but there were a lot of luxurious pen nibs, ink, and papers with brilliant sentences embedded in gold leaf. Wow, theyâre not even taking care of these things and just put them in there? What a wealthy family, right?
I took it full in my arms and returned alone. But I couldnât put these papers and pens at the entrance. I was so surprised that I almost dropped them, barely holding them with my arms.
âMersonâŠâŠ.â
Guernia was leading Merson out of the hall. The word cannibal â cannibal â cannibal â were circling in my  head.
âOh dear Lord.â
I canât miss this! I hid myself and started following Merson and Guernia.
âWhat are they whispering about?â
Itâs not a pretty picture to cling to Merson like a lover and put her arms around him.
I wasnât close enough to hear their talk, so I was only hearing the sound but not being able to figure it out, and it was difficult to infer it from the shape of his mouth. Merson didnât say a word in return and was just walking as Guernia led.
âJust put your hand on Merson. Iâm going to give you a lot of trouble.â
The place Guernia arrived was the most cornered room even on the top floor. When I came up here, I couldnât see a single shadow of those many people. To hide a tree, hide it in the forest, and it became more difficult to hide.
Guernia stood in front of the door and muttered something. She can grab the doorknob and turn it without a struggle.
The longer I stood at the door, the more daring I acted. Very little. From only hiding at the end of the hallway with only my head sticking out, my body is now completely exposed.
Then I heard a pretty loud âclickâ. Oh God! Surprised, I tried to hide again, but then Merson turned his head to me. Very casually, as if he knew.
Then he smiles so that Guernia cannot see, and then gestures his chin towards the door.
âYou want me to come in?â
I spoke with my mouth wide, but Merson couldnât answer my question. Because Guernia grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the room.
The door closed again with a âthud-â sound. When the two of them disappeared, I quickly ran to the door.