She’s too much of a critic!
But I guess that’s only natural. After all, she’s the gender-bended version of Lian!
“Well, I’ll have nothing to nitpick if you paid for him to stay by your side as decoration.”
Irritation bubbled up inside me. Voice unintentionally childish, I retorted, “Huh? Stop saying stupid things. Don’t judge a book by its cover, Luzé. I didn’t hire him for something so petty. He has amazing strength!”
Luzé widens her eyes. Then she breaks into a nasty grin. “Ohh… So he’s Lian-chan’s favorite, eh?”
“…What?”
“Hehe. Then—” Luzé shoots Alfred a scrutinizing side-glance, her grin shifting into a flirtatious smile.
She stalks toward Alfred, folding her arms under her chest. Once she stands in front of him, she arches her back to show off her chest.
Seems like that’s her signature smile, said to enchant men to the point of wanting to be her manservant. What the heck is that?
But in any case, don’t use it on Alfred.
“Hey, you. How about quitting your job as Lian’s escort, and become mine instead? I’ll pay you twice your current wage.”
“W-wha?!”
Hey! What the heck was she saying?!
“Stop being unreasonable! Alfred is someone I hi—”
“Shut up. I’m not asking you. Hey, don’t you know how easy it is to be my escort? I can just leave those dangerous tasks to the other escorts. You only have to play with me. And you’ll be earning more too. There shouldn’t be a greater deal than this, right?”
Ok, I had enough. I stuck myself between them, pushing Alfred towards the group of escorts. “Alfred! You can go now! See you later!”
“Ah, sure. See you later,” says Alfred. He nods with a confused face, raising his hand a little and returns to the escort gathering.
“Ah! Wait! …Seriously! Don’t get in my way, Lian-chan!”
“What are you saying? I’m not getting in your way at all.”
“As if! Hm? Were you panicked because I was about to take him away? You shouldn’t push too much. It’s unpleasant. Also, I don’t recommend acting so effeminate as a boy. I’m prettier than you anyway, so if you have no confidence in winning against me, it might be impossible for you to make him stay.”
She truly is someone with a shitty mouth!
She’s clearly the gender-bended version of Lian! And it’s frustrating, but she makes a really good reference for me to learn how to be a villain! That said, it doesn’t make her any less irritating!
“…Unlike you, I am very busy,” I say. “Sorry, but I’ll have to excuse myself.” Although my irritation has reached its limit, I clear my mind of those weird thoughts and ignore her.
“Hey, wait a minute! What, are you running away?”
Just as I’m about to talk back to her, I manage to swallow my words out of brute force.
I’m not running away. This is an evacuation!
Not only that, but I’ll have to accompany her to the party if this conversation keeps going on. It’s troublesome, not to mention tiring.
Luzé’s parents call her back in the nick of time. She seems to have more to say, but her mother drags her away. Most likely, Luzé needs to prepare her gown for the evening party. Well, same here. I packed my formal suit, so I just have to change my clothes after I enter the mansion.
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Nurturing the Hero to Avoid Death
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