NOVEL NEXT Chapter 101 - Chapter 101: The Third Pink-Haired Girl
Chapter 101: The Third Pink-Haired Girl
October 19th, Saturday. As usual, I submitted my overnight notice and this time, flew to the Wind Super Dungeon. I must place markers on notable dungeons. With this, I can harvest materials as much as I want at any time.
At night, I teleported to the capital. Lord Luca was waiting for me not in his room attire but in casual clothes.
“What do you intend to do to make me stronger?”
“Please trust me and come along. Here, take this.”
I put the Talisman of Ruf around his neck. Then, I took him out of the window, gently closed it, and in the next moment, we teleported to the Plebeville Dungeon.
What I did afterward was the same as the previous power leveling. I showed him turrets and towers in front of him, swept monsters in the dungeon, and then circled around relentlessly.
“Wow! Amazing, Alex! My Stone Bullet hits!”
“Yes. This is just the beginning. Lord Luca, you will become much stronger.”
Finally, Lord Luca showed an innocent smile. Disappointed at Arcart in the 4th loop and not given enough attention in the 5th. It might be presumptuous of me to try to help him. But he’s such a good kid. I still want to help him a little.
The night is surprisingly short. There is limited time to secretly take him out. Although I did quite a bit of leveling up this time, I’ll continue next time. I promised to pick him up again next Saturday night and escorted him to the Earl’s mansion.
October 21st, Monday. Since I have all the necessary magical tools, I’ll proceed with the investigation at Arcart after school. Last time, I found her right away without asking around, but this time, it’s tougher than I thought. Could the inner player this time be the type who doesn’t walk around the school much? Or could it be that she’s not even enrolled?
The question was answered on Wednesday. She was hanging out in the salon for upper-class nobles. A little asking around and she was quickly found. In a bad way. There’s a shameless baroness who shamelessly clings to the son with a fiancée. Her name is Violet Vernon. She was famous. Uh-oh, it’s the stereotypical holy maiden kind of move.
Furthermore, there’s good news and delicate news. The good news is that the target she’s sticking to is clear. Her partner is Wesley Wardington. A first-year student in the high school department, the second son of the Wardington Marquis family. And the delicate news is that Wesley-sama’s fiancée is none other than Lizette, the Countess of Lachine Kingdom, who came from abroad as a student. She’s Lord Luca’s older sister.
Wait a minute. This is a common pattern in light novels and games, right? Normally, isn’t this bad? I mean, seriously?
Suppose Violet’s love is fulfilled. In that case, she would reject the fiancée of the Earl and gain the position of wife. In that case, what about the agreements made between the two families and between the two countries? Moreover, what happens to Lizette, who was abandoned? Condemnation? Exile? Convent? In the first place, women who have once been engaged are looked down upon in the noble world. I don’t know the details yet, but she came to study abroad with the intention of marrying into another country. You shouldn’t support such a relationship.
But, no, however. In this situation, isn’t it wrong to support the baroness and push for a love affair? With the end of the loop at stake, I sat in my dormitory holding my head on October 24th, Thursday.
Using scouting skills, wind attribute skills, and dark attribute skills, I sneaked into the salon. For now, I have to see what’s going on before I can move forward.
“I propose this!”
“I see. You always have interesting ideas.”
Wesley-sama had a cool atmosphere, but he seemed to be thinking “You’re an interesting girl.” The first year of the high school department has not even been a year yet, and Violet seems to be making good progress. On the other hand,
“You, isn’t that a rather childish idea?”
Miss Lizette interjected, and her entourage nodded in agreement. After listening to the conversation for a while and supplementing some parts with speculation, it seems they are discussing the operation of a clinic in the border barony. Miss Lizette is of the water attribute, the daughter of the prestigious Laquell County in Lachine. In the border barony, where conflicts with neighboring countries are incessant, she is expected to excel as the head healer and was sent to Arcart.
On the other hand, Violet, who has butted in, is of the light attribute. Light attribute individuals are typically scouted by the church. A stray light attribute, moreover from a noble family, is rare even internationally. Bruno had to extend his antenna overseas to finally get hold of her. Frankly speaking, the potential as a healer is that the light attribute is a complete superior replacement for the water attribute. It seems that the Wesley route is heading towards claiming the seat of his wife in this way.
However, whether it’s originally the game’s specifications or Violet’s shallow thinking, even from an outsider’s perspective, her plan seems too sloppy. Spending the money of the border baron’s family and treating the wounded and sick for free. It’s easy to say, but there are plenty of considerations to be made. What about the existing system, such as coordinating with existing healers and pharmacists? Even if everyone is treated, unless they’re a cheat like me who can use magic stones and level up a lot, ordinary people with water attributes will run out of MP after using light healing a few times. Those who join the army have high levels, but on the contrary, the water attribute is versatile for both attack and securing drinking water, so they cannot allocate MP only to healing. Then, if you want to train ordinary people with water attributes as healers, who, when, and how?
There may be flaws and points for improvement in the existing system, but it is still a product of the wisdom of our predecessors who have been building it up. It is designed to function while considering various factors. Lizette was chosen as the fiancée because having someone of a certain status at the top makes things more cohesive. Of course, if you reject everything from the beginning saying this is bad and that is bad, there’s no hope for improving things, but Violet’s idea is a bit too rash.
The problem is not there, though. It’s still early in the high school department. I don’t know if Violet has begun to acquaint herself with them. However, the abnormality of lower-ranking nobles boldly entering the salon for upper-class nobles and casually expressing their opinions. The reason became clear as soon as Wesley was appraised. He’s “charmed.”
Violet Vernon. This pink head seems more troublesome than the previous two.