I Became a Munchkin Who Hides His Academy Powers

6 – The obvious man, the shameless man

“kyung!”

Mardon, the city aristocrat whom Drin had saved, approached her with a red face, accompanied by numerous escorts and guards.

Drin greeted him with a polite nod.

“sorry. I missed it.”

“yes? I’m sorry… ah! You mean the suspicious person! Please don’t apologize! The Lord saved me. I received a favor that is hard to repay with that alone – how the hell am I supposed to repay this.”

“I just did what I had to do, never mind.”

“Heh heh, how can you not care about that! Ah, you’re late introducing yourself!”

As expected from Drin, Mardon, who was a city aristocrat with considerable influence in Arien, showed her the utmost courtesy.

It’s not just because Drin is a lifesaver.

Mardon saw Drin’s unusual skills, appearance and atmosphere, and recognized at a glance that she was not an ordinary person.

I decided that he was a person worthy enough to open a kite with sincerity.

“I am Drin of the Rebringer family.”

“!!!”

Mardon’s eyes shone.

I was expecting that it would not be an ordinary person.

But what a young woman from the Rebringer family, a Rebringer with a reputation for being gifted with one of the best talents in the history of the Rebringer.

The person who saved his life in the moment of crisis was such a huge mogul!

It was truly a heaven-sent opportunity.

A unique opportunity to connect with the Rebringer family.

Can’t miss it.

Mardon diligently looked at Drin and tried to win her favor.

“Is that so?”

“Ah, ha ha ha… Yes that’s right.

But Mardon’s determination did not last long.

The more he continued his conversation with Drin, the more awkward his expression became.

Drin just treated him naturally as he normally would.

So he felt a wall against Drin.

Just like everyone else who treats Drin usually does.

Like this, the status of the Rebringer family and the unique atmosphere of Drin made her feel an unintended sense of distance from others.

It was something Drin was used to, so she didn’t care too much.

He was talking excitedly, but now he is completely speechless.

To finish the story slowly, this time, the person who gave it opened his mouth.

“There is a possibility that the assassin will attack again. Do you need my help?”

“yes? ah. it’s okay!”

It was an opportunity to have contact with the Rebringer family that he wanted so much, but he firmly declined.

I couldn’t afford to deal with the relationship with him right now.

It was also true that I didn’t need her help.

“That situation just now was their last chance to kill me without harm. They know that too, so they won’t send the assassin back. For a while.”

“them… ”

Drin’s attitude as if he knew who instigated the assassination took hold.

Mardon noticed that and smiled bitterly.

“This is our sister.”

“yes?”

“I want to hide it as much as possible because it is a family situation, and that is a shameful family situation. It wouldn’t be polite to hide it from the Lord. There was a misunderstanding with my older sister regarding the inheritance issue. The reason I went to that remote place today with only one escort was to have a place to clear up that misunderstanding. It ended up like this.”

He, who was almost assassinated by his family, said with a bitter expression rather than anger.

“Still, thanks to Sir, we have a chance to talk again.”

“Are you still going to try to talk at this point?”

“No matter what I do, it is the last remaining blood relation to me. Some misunderstandings are partly my fault. At this rate, my sister would be ready to listen to me.”

Drin had lost faith in her intuition because of what had just happened with the man.

Then, all of a sudden, I was worried.

A signal that his intuition had sent Mardon right before the assassin attacked, that the assassination must be stopped.

Wasn’t that not a hunch, but a mere resentment he had for the dishonorable act of assassination?

There are bound to be political interests behind the assassination of a noble aristocrat, but haven’t we approached it too hastily?

But looking at Mardon now, it turned out that it was nothing more than a rumor.

Drin’s intuition led her on the right path again.

She looked at Mardon and nodded in satisfaction.

“I hope you achieve what you want.”

“I hope you too, come to Arien and achieve what you wanted to achieve. If anything happens in this city that requires my help, please do not hesitate to visit Mardon of House Dudane. I don’t know if there is anything in the House of Rebringer that needs help from an outsider.”

“Thank you for your words.”

At the end of the conversation, a soft smile hung on Drin’s lips.

As soon as he came to Arien, he faced a problem he couldn’t handle and was about to question his confidence, but to think that the problem was solved in this way.

“good.”

Now, if I just clear up the misunderstanding with that guy, it’s perfect.

‘Anyway, what the hell should I do with that human.’

As I thought about dealing with that man from now on, I remembered the moment I just had a conversation with him, and my face naturally frowned.

However, Drin with a frowning expression looked somewhat happy.

“You waited a long time, huh?”

Drin turned her back to look where the man was supposed to be, but he was gone.

‘Did you just leave? without saying?’

He had no reason to wait for himself.

He was embarrassed of himself, and the moment he got out of the back alley and reached the main road, the reason to accompany that awkward person was gone.

“… ”

Drin felt regret.

What on earth was it that I regretted breaking up with the man who only annoyed him?

Most likely, it was because he was resentful of not changing his perception of himself.

Looking back, he was a very rude man.

‘I thought he was a robber without fail.’

Drin laughed and shook his head.

It was the first time in my life that I had been treated like that.

Yeah, treat it like that.

Drin recalled the moment he had a conversation with the man.

That light, no-nonsense attitude.

It was completely different from people who usually have a hard time dealing with themselves.

‘depending on… ‘

Drin thought.

He said that if he went into the academy and started dating people, he would prefer someone with whom he could have a conversation like that.

‘Shall we go soon?’

Not in the mood for more sightseeing, she decided to go take her academy exams.

“It looks delicious. What is this?”

Then a line of words flew in and stuck in her ear.

It was one of the myriad noises on the street where many people came and went, but Drin immediately caught it and looked at it as if he had been waiting for a light voice that seemed to blow away when the wind blew.

“hahahaha, hey. It seems Arien is the first. You don’t know malk skewers. It’s not expensive, but if you’re curious, just buy it and try it! If you don’t like it, then I’ll refund you!”

“Oh oh… What confidence… !”

He was standing in front of none other than a nearby kiosk.

“… ”

Drin stood at a distance of about ten paces from him without saying a word.

Then I pretended to look around the street, taking my eyes off him, as if I was not interested in him.

How long have you been waiting so patiently?

I felt a man approaching.

“Are you done talking with your acquaintances?”

“hmm?”

She turned her head to look at the man with an ignorant expression on her face, then made a look of surprise.

“what? Are you there yet? I thought you were on your way.”

“Even though I was fine, how could I just leave without saying hello to a kind person who showed me the way. what? Why are you laughing?”

“Why are you funny? I want to go eat snacks without saying anything and talk well.”

The meaning behind Drin’s smile seemed quite different from what she said, but the man didn’t bother pointing it out.

“Isn’t it strange that the two of you intervene in a conversation just to talk about a delicious smell nearby?”

“Well, that certainly is.”

The man took a bite of the skewer in his hand.

Drin looked at it and said.

“Oh, and. He just isn’t an acquaintance of mine.”

“What do you mean by not being an acquaintance?”

“I would have said I was chasing a danger. That dangerous figure is the assassin who just tried to harm him. After witnessing and stopping the assassination, I was pursuing the assassin.”

While explaining what he had to say, he naturally mentioned the achievements he had achieved.

“Aha~ I see.”

“… Is that the end?”

“yes?”

“under… All right.”

Awesome.

The man calmly bit into the skewer in front of Drin, who was still looking uneasy at the man’s lukewarm reaction.

“…you’re eating really well. Put people in front of you.”

“Ah, there’s something about being hungry all of a sudden after working hard for a while.”

“Did you use your strength? All you did was get lost.”

“yes? ah. that… ah! When I first met you, then! I am so scared that my whole body is full of strength!”

“Ah, yes. You see. Eat a lot.”

“You seemed to have exhausted yourself at the time, aren’t you hungry?”

“It doesn’t hurt!”

“is that so? Oops, then I bought this for nothing.”

Only then did Drin check the skewer held on the other side of the man’s hand.

“… Did you buy that for me?”

“Yes?”

“Why?”

“yes?”

“Why did you do that to me… ”

“hmm? No, it’s nothing great. Need a reason? Why am I eating alone, so I bought yours while I was buying mine.”

“Is that so… ”

The moment when Drin looked at the skewer with a strange expression and tried to reach out his hand.

“Well, I can’t help it if you don’t eat it.”

Yum.

“ah.”

“huh? What are you doing?”

“… it’s nothing. Enjoy your meal.”

I didn’t even eat everything I ate, so why?

Drin pouted and muttered.