75. It’s the Best

It was a sudden invitation to lunch, but I had no intention of turning it down to Ian. Wasn’t it the invitation of the duke’s daughter anyway?

Considering the power of her individual power, that is, the power of a four-star pet, her backbone, and the power of the duke, it was an existence that should not be ignored.

Even if Ayre herself had no intention or intention to do so, it wasn’t that her minions were not likely to act as they did in the past.

‘I want something delicious.’

Even though it was an invitation in the name of the duke’s daughter, Ian moved to Aire’s dormitory, thinking that it would not be at the level of academics.

Ian arrived in front of the women’s dormitory, and Aire’s maid, who was waiting in front of it, took Ian straight to the dormitory.

As was the case with Dinois’ dormitory, the structure of the dormitory was not different just because it was sophomore year.

“The lady is waiting inside.”

“Yes.”

As soon as I opened the door, I could smell the fishy smell that I had never tasted in the restaurant.

In a different world surrounded by demons on all sides, fish was a very rare food… Ian, who liked fish, went inside with a flower on his face.

“senior.”

“Oh, Ian!”

Aire, who had changed into a dress in the short time who wore it, greeted Ian with a bright smile.

She spun around in my seat, wondering what my dress was like, with the grace of a ballerina dancing.

‘No, he’s a real genius… ?’

As she watched her suspicious behavior, her dance moves were over soon after.

“sit down!”

Aire sat down in the middle of dancing and suggested that Ian sit down, and Ian took a seat facing her.

The maids immediately take over the food and drinks, and steamed fish and grilled fish, which are rare to find inland, are served one by one.

“This… .”

“It’s a special product that can only be found in the northern part of us, and I specifically asked you to send it.”

“… I will enjoy this food.”

Throwing away trivial questions such as unaware that it was a meal for the two of us or why he was wearing a dress, Ian fell in love with the flavor of the fish in front of him.

The fish I ate after a few months was truly a delicacy. Ian shredded the fish with a fork and knife without saying a word, and when he came to his senses, one fish was gone.

“Do you like fish?”

Aire, who was watching the scene, smiled and cut her fish in half and handed it over.

I was very sorry that I stole her food, but the body of a teenager was feeling inadequate even after eating a single fish.

“… … thank you.”

“It was nothing.”

Ian, who stole half of Ayre’s fish, slowly applied a thorn and looked at Ayre. There was no way he would have called himself to taste this precious fish, and there must have been a reason he had called himself.

“Senior, didn’t you say it was a party?”

“—Have you never been like that?”

“I definitely invite you… .”

“yes! I’m calling you to apologize.”

“Apologize?”

Saying that, she put down the tableware and bowed her head to Ian. While Ian was slightly stunned by the sudden action, she started reciting the lines that she had memorized in advance as if she were reciting a script.

“As a princess of the Elnes family, I was reckless in speaking out… We sincerely apologize for causing concern.”

Although it was a slight feast because he forgot a line in the middle, Ian received her apology and responded with the same respect for the nobility.

“As a reader of the Clark family, I accept that apology.”

Actually, I wondered if this was true. I just followed what she said, and I don’t know anything about noble etiquette.

Looking into the eyes of Irena and the maid standing behind her, fortunately, it didn’t seem like something was wrong.

If you think about it carefully, I wondered if the baron’s son himself shouldn’t be making the same apology as her.

‘Of course, that kind of thing will disappear after graduation… .’

Right now, isn’t there a difference in status between the reader of the baron and the princess of the duke? This difference in status was even greater than the difference between aristocrats and commoners.

But, hearing Ian’s greeting, Aire smiled softly and started to flirt.

“thank you!”

“… No, what did you do?”

“yes? You accepted the apology. your father was like that Forgiveness is harder than apology.”

Ian apologized first even though he did nothing wrong, and even expressed his gratitude for accepting an apology because it was not enough.

she wasn’t stupid She wasn’t a fool, she was a saint.

“Ah- Mother Aire… .”

“Uh, huh? Don’t you? I’m not a mother… .”

“I’m joking, old man.”

Ayre, who heard Ian’s tantrums, showed a slightly bewildered tee, then realized that it was a joke and burst into laughter.

Even at this moment, even the appearance of laughing so much came to me with a crush.

“So, senior, why did you invite me?”

“yes?”

“I don’t think I even wrote such a fancy invitation to end with an apology.”

However, the kindness he felt toward the other party was a personal feeling to the last, and Ian immediately threw away his emotions and returned to the player’s gaze.

As a player who judges everything based only on efficiency and performance.

“… That’s right, if I had called to apologize, I wouldn’t have had to create a place like this.”

A wretched expression is in Aire’s face, who was laughing and chatting in the midst of it. She got up from her chair and approached Ian.

“Did you enjoy your meal?”

“Yes? yes, what… .”

“Yeah, it was delicious.”

Aire said so and lowered her head. Was there something in the meal? The moment Ian looked at the bowl with that thought in mind, Aire raised her hand lightly.

“You are already addicted.”

“… what.”

“To the cuteness of Aire!”

“… … ?”

“Do you need an antidote?”

Saying that, Ian hardened her expression as she watched Aire put her finger on her cheek cutely. what? what are you addicted to?

When Ian didn’t respond, Aire felt something was wrong and half-cryed to find my maid.

“Oh, it doesn’t work!”

“Hey, I thought it would definitely work if she was cute… .”

“Oh, what are you going to do? You’d think I was a strange person-!”

“… So, senior. Does that mean my food is poisoned?”

When Ian, who could not understand the situation belatedly, asked that question, Aire looked at him, asking what kind of scary sound he was talking about.

“Why poison food?”

“No, I just got addicted… .”

“That, that! … Did you not understand?”

“Yes.”

“… Then I’m happy.”

“Yes?”

“Nothing!”

Ayre, who burst into laughter after hearing Ian, sat down again and said.

“I’ll say it again! Ian Clark! Come into my men!”

Feeling a sense of déjà vu as if he had seen it somewhere, Ian expressed his refusal to Ayre.

“I’m sorry, senpai.”

“Uh, why? Last time, you gave me the condition!? Listen again this time, huh? It must have been harsh, so I brought you conditions that you would want to know!”

“Even if the duke gives me the whole, I have no intention of joining as a senior subordinate.”

“… Can I think of it as a disrespect for our duke?”

At that moment, the expression of the maid standing behind Aire hardened coldly. If Ian hadn’t been a guest, a knife sharp enough to have pulled out a dagger from his thigh came over him.

Ian accepted the life lightly and explained the reason for not accepting her offer.

“It’s not like that.”

“then? No matter how Ian, if you don’t tell me a good reason… .”

“Senior, can I hear the reason why you want me first?”

At that question, Aire recalled the reason why she wanted to recruit Ian. I heard rumors that he was a great man to become the new duke, and people around him said it was good to recruit him.

That was just the reason. Recruiting him to expand the northern territories and gain more influence, extremely political reasons.

After hearing the answer, Ian said that it was not possible, and criticized her goal.

“Small, too small.”

“… small?”

“It’s a dream. It is not a vessel for a person like me.”

“The Duke of Elnes’ bowl is small?”

It was such a clear disregard that I couldn’t get over it lightly. Although Ayre Elnes was kind and innocent, it was not enough to be humiliated by my family.

“You can take responsibility for that.”

“My purpose is to catch the Demon King.”

“Is there?”

For a moment, Aire, lost for words, stared blankly at Ian. The maids behind her all showed the same reaction.

However, not caring about how other people looked at him, Ian began to explain his goals.

“Catch the Demon King, completely drive out demons from this world, and make the entire continent into the realm of mankind. That is my goal.”

how about it? Too big isn’t it?

Watching Ian say that, Aire fell into silence. After thinking for a long time in her head, she was able to come to a conclusion.

“Are you stupid?”

“… Not stupid.”

“Yeah, stupid. A huge fool.”

Even with Aire’s head, who couldn’t be called smart, he could see how absurd what Ian was saying.

It is a dream of all mankind, but at the same time no one else has been able to achieve it. People called it a miracle.

Ian was dreaming of a miracle. Even that was not enough, he was trying to perform a miracle on his own.

From time immemorial, miracles have been permitted only by God, and Ian said that he would become a god by himself.

A word that only people with a strange mind could utter, Ian was either insane or an absurd fool.

“Stupid idiot.”

However, there are things that only such an idiot can do. There are things only such an idiot can dream of.

“Ahahaha! Really, I’m not crazy.”

Aire laughed, even shedding tears. After holding her belly button and laughing for a while, she began to tap my thighs, saying that there will be more things to laugh about here than for the rest of her life.

She barely stopped laughing and looked at Ian and said.

“That’s great, let’s do it right now.”

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