indianbanksassociation #236 - Hold your head up high, good job
#236 - Hold your head up high, good job
“I say, Reinhard, what exactly is going on here!?”
Even if Felt was an idiot, she should have realized the problem, so she stared at the handsome, red-haired, blue-eyed young man beside her with a face full of anger.
“Please be patient, Felt-sama.”
Reinhard wasn't angry, but said with a smile: “This is the place we are going to play today. Speaking of which, don't you think it's very interesting to play in the royal capital?”
“Are you serious?”
She really thought there was something wrong with Reinhard's brain, that he dared to bring an orphan from the slums to play in the royal capital. Even the Sword Saint family, which the kingdom needs to treat favorably, is really too presumptuous.
In fact, the Sword Saint was also very worried.
Because he really couldn't find a reason to trick Felt into coming to the royal capital, he had no choice but to listen to Zun-zun's bad idea. But now, whether Felt is willing or not, she has no choice once she comes to the royal capital.
“Don't say that, Felt.”
Zun-zun patted the shoulder of the red-eyed, golden-haired little loli with a face full of anger.
“This is the royal capital, you know. Don't you want to see what it's like inside? Ah, the royal capital should be very rich, right? And no one would care if something was lost in such a big place… You're right, Felt?”
“Huh? Y-yes! That's right, this extravagant royal capital must have amassed a lot of ordinary people's wealth. I will criticize them with a critical mindset!”
Seeing Fula姆 intimately wipe the saliva from Felt's mouth, Reinhard sincerely sighed.
“Zun-zun-sama, please don't corrupt Felt-sama.”
“I didn't.”
He turned his head.
If he couldn't take anything with him when he transmigrated, Zun-zun would definitely search this place and take all the good stuff!
“Old Man Rom, you're big, you must take more! Don't you like this kind of thing the most?”
Felt didn't even bother to hide it anymore.
She decided to loot with Old Man Rom, and when Reinhard let her go, she would rely on these valuable things to live a rich life.
However, there was no response.
Looking to the side.
Felt was slightly stunned. It was the first time she had seen Old Man Rom show that nostalgic and sad expression. His silent appearance seemed to be reminiscing about something. His thick white eyebrows were lowered, and his huge body was hunched over. He seemed like a huge abandoned child.
“Old Man Rom?”
“Ah, ah… I was thinking about what to take later, and the escape route… like, a secret passage or something, hahaha——”
Old Man Rom patted his head and laughed. His lewd appearance was no different from the old geezers in the slums.
Felt felt relieved about this.
“That's right, then let's look for the secret passage you mentioned before stealing things! Speaking of which, even if there is one, can you fit in with your big body?”
“It's okay, it's more than enough for me to get in.”
“Why does Old Man Rom know?”
“Um… I guessed.”
Old Man Rom stammered. He was originally an old geezer who could lie without changing his expression, but he didn't know if his language system had a problem because he was revisiting his old haunt.
Fortunately, Felt was too simple-minded and focused on stealing things, so she didn't ask further.
“Reinhard-sama!” X2
Arriving at the gate of the royal capital, two guards immediately bowed respectfully when they saw the red-haired, blue-eyed young man at the head.
“Thank you both for your hard work.”
“Not at all, you're joking.”
One of the guards quickly waved his hand.
The other guard, after seeing Felt and the others, cautiously asked: “Reinhard-sama, these adults are…”
“This adult is a distinguished guest who will be appearing today. Please rest assured, I will give a reasonable explanation later.”
Reinhard chose to keep it a secret, and said this with a slightly apologetic tone to the two guards' inquiries.
“Sorry, I'm making things difficult for you.”
“Not at all!”
“Wouldn't dare, wouldn't dare.”
Zun-zun had only seen this kind of obsequious appearance when they were refused to go up Mount Axis and Darkness took out the Dustiness family crest, and the two guards were being ingratiating.
At this moment, it was exactly like that time.
It was so similar.
The group passed through the royal capital very smoothly.
Felt suddenly said in a strange tone: “Ah, as expected of the Sword Saint-sama, you can actually make the knight-sama be so obsequious.”
“You're joking, Felt-sama. Those two gave me some face because they are colleagues.” Reinhard's gentle smile, every word and action looked extremely noble, making it impossible for people to even feel jealous.
No, no, no, that wasn't the reaction of seeing a colleague.
Felt curled her lips.
But she had no room to find fault at all, so under Reinhard's leadership, they arrived inside the royal capital.
It was really unbelievably luxurious here.
As a homeless child who had lived in the slums since she was little, the only noble's house she had ever been to was the Sword Saint's mansion. She originally thought it was luxurious enough, but she didn't expect it to be a small witch seeing a big witch.
As soon as they stepped into the hall, the first thing that caught their eyes were the huge stone lions with the kingdom's flags inserted on both sides, majestic and solemn, guarding this sacred place.
The hall was resplendent and magnificent, and the high-hanging palace lanterns emitted a soft glow, illuminating the exquisitely carved beams and pillars. The jade stone steps were wiped so crystal clear that every step and every level had royal majesty.
The luxury of the palace was not only in its magnificent scale and exquisite decoration, but also in the solemnity and mystery that permeated every corner. Every breath could feel the heavy history and power.
“H-how amazing…”
Felt looked around with her small mouth open, dumbfounded. She was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, never having seen the world.
For Zun-zun, who had been to the Forbidden City, the palace in the royal capital was barely passable.
“I'm very sorry, Felt-sama, but I still have something I need to take care of. Please move to the side hall to wait for summons.”
After saying that, the twin maids led the three to a room. This room should be a guest room. The degree of luxury was not as good as the outside, but it was still much better than the Sword Saint's mansion. The empty room made the gorgeously dressed girl a little uneasy.
Zun-zun understood Felt's mood too well.
When it came to the most important exam, his teacher also said not to be nervous, but when he sat in the examination room, he couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster.
Felt was just like that.
“Why are you so nervous?”
“…Zun-zun?”
“Although it's a palace, Reinhard forcibly brought you here this time, so even if you cause trouble, Reinhard will take the blame for you, so there's no need to be nervous at all.”
“Y-yes, that's right.”
Zun-zun's shirking of responsibility was despicable, but quite effective.
“Fula姆, bring a cup of black tea. Ah, Felt doesn't need it, I'm afraid she'll wet her pants later.”
“I won't! I want black tea too!”
“Then I want high-end red wine. Coming to this kind of place, it wouldn't be right not to drink some high-end stuff!”
“Old Man Rom is not allowed to drink! You always act crazy after drinking! And don't forget, our purpose for coming to the palace! Since Reinhard is taking the blame for us, how can we not do something big?”
She was still thinking about stealing things.
If Reinhard knew about this, he would definitely cry his eyes out, right?
“Um…”
Zun-zun pondered for a moment and said: “Felt, actually, you don't need to go to the trouble of stealing things. There's an easier way to get what you want.”
“Really? What is it, tell me quickly!”
Her eyes lit up with excitement.
Zun-zun grinned and put his finger on his lips.
“—Secret.”
“Riddle man, go die!”
“Hehe, don't be angry, you'll know soon.”
“I told you to go die.”
Felt rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
However, after this interruption, her nervous mood also relaxed. Although she was still sitting upright and maintaining etiquette, her tense shoulders gradually relaxed, and she even had the energy to tease Zun-zun.
“I didn't expect to come to the royal capital. No wonder you're dressed like a human today.”
“…If you don't know how to use words, you don't have to. Felt, do you know that this kind of half-baked word that hasn't been learned properly is the most annoying to hear.”
“Is that so, then it seems I didn't say anything wrong.”
“Hey!”
Zun-zun looked at Felt, who was covering her mouth and snickering. It seemed that she also had the ability to adapt to the environment and survive. She even dared to tease herself in such a short period of time.
Then, at a certain point in time—
“Felt-sama, please move.”
Reinhard came to the room to summon her to another place.
Zun-zun could clearly feel the young girl's body stiffen beside him. He reached out and held the other party's slightly cold little hand, which was met with the other party's puzzled eyes.
“…What are you doing?”
“Don't misunderstand, I'm just afraid you'll fall to the ground because your legs are weak and make a fool of yourself.”
“I won't!”
Felt snorted heavily through her nose and stood up abruptly with Zun-zun's support.
“I know, no matter what kind of hellish mountain of knives it is, I will go!”
“…Felt-sama, after we go back, I will tell the teacher to pay more attention to your choice of words.”
Reinhard was also a little helpless.
Then, under his leadership, Zun-zun and the others came to a passage. At the end of the passage was a door. From the closed door, removing the solemn atmosphere that overwhelmed the viewer, just standing in front of it gave a feeling of reverence.
“Please wait here for a moment.”
Reinhard left after settling them in another place. The oppressive atmosphere made Felt's breathing gradually heavier. The unknown was what made people feel fear.
“Are you scared, Felt?”
“…N-no.”
“Don't lie. Tell me, if you want to go to the toilet because you're scared, I can understand, but you absolutely can't wet your pants in public here.”
“I won't!”
What answered him was the girl's annoyed glare.
Zun-zun chuckled.
“Felt, do you still remember what I said just now, that there's an easier way to get these treasures? As long as you perform well later, these things will all be yours, so…”
They weren't kept waiting for too long. At this time, Reinhard's voice came from the other side of the door.
“Bring them in!”
The soldier standing in front of the door saluted, and the door slowly opened.
“Raise your head, be spirited, good job!” Zun-zun gently pushed the red-eyed, golden-haired girl's thin back, “Go, Felt!”
“The one who voluntarily seeks to be king—her name is Felt-sama!”
The girl, who was pushed by Zun-zun, walked into the hall with elegant steps, following Reinhard's loud introduction.