Deadline Is Raining in the Status Window - Chapter 116

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“Seian, look over here.”
“Ack!”
I clicked the shutter, capturing Seian’s startled expression as he looked my way. He must have been frightened by my body still not returning to its previous state. Such a cute fellow.
“Don’t just appear out of nowhere like that, you gorilla!”
“Don’t come suddenly, you gorilla!”
“Reina is the gorilla.”
“You’re the gorilla right now too!”
“If it’s a free-use pass, I could purchase one for you.”
In exchange, allow me to accompany you and take plenty of photographs. At my bold request, Seian regarded me with a suspicious gaze.
“Where is your money coming from?”
“Heh.”
Of course, I was still in debt. I hadn’t finished paying back one hundred million crowns to Gerth, and truthfully, I still hadn’t repaid the money I’d borrowed from Reina and Kanna.
But I had a trump card from Father! When I pulled out the gleaming House Neftis welfare card from my pocket, Seian’s complexion turned pale, and Eugene explained the events from the last break to Sera and Sunbird.
“Duke Neftis came to scout Evan. Reina stepped in and prevented it, though.”
“Wow, congratulations! So Evan, are you becoming an adopted daughter of House Neftis?”
“Hey, didn’t you hear that I stepped in? Of course I told that old man to get in line behind us.”
“But if it’s House Neftis, they’ve even lost their heir. It’s truly a wonderful position for Evan. Evan must have some interest, which is why you’re receiving an allowance, isn’t it?”
At Sunbird’s puzzled question, Reina jabbed the man’s ribs repeatedly while cursing my biological mother.
“No matter what, it’s not House Neftis. Haven’t you heard the rumors about the monstrous duchess?”
“Ah.”
Of course, I agreed with the “monstrous” assessment. Sunbird’s complexion also turned sickly as he recalled the existence of the monster dwelling within House Neftis. Sera simply wore an expression suggesting the duke would indeed act that way.
“Hey, give that here!”
“Oh!”
Heh, I really am careless. While I wasn’t paying attention, I experienced the sensation of having my belongings snatched by Seian.
I politely asked for it back, but Seian, with hands that were nothing but bones, tore my precious welfare card to shreds. It was quite shocking. Did Seian possess such strength?
“House Neftis is unlucky, so don’t get involved! If you go there, I’ll never see you again!”
Perhaps he was troubled by Mitchell’s death. Watching Seian’s fingertips tremble, my heart grew tender.
My heart pounded, my chest gleamed as if lubricated with emotion, and warmth filled me from head to toe—this feeling was surely love. I bit my lips and barely suppressed the violent and sinister impulses toward Seian before swinging my arm lightly.
“Ugh!”
When I struck Seian’s head, the tall figure at one hundred eighty centimeters rolled across the floor. I still had three hundred thousand crowns left in my monthly allowance—why was he tearing up someone else’s card? Even my favorite couldn’t be forgiven for this.
“Calm yourself, Evan. I shall compensate you for the balance.”
“Then first, cut off Seian’s free-use pass.”
“Understood.”
Sera produced an elegant imperial black card and issued Seian a free-use pass, fastening it around his wrist. Now I could put him on the rides.
“Sera, a black rabbit ear headband too.”
“Showing off, are we?”
Sera purchased rabbit ear headbands in various colors from the souvenir shop and asked if the Magic Department students had free time from now on. Since we were guaranteed freedom until we gathered at the hotel at night, I confirmed it, and Sera raised the rally pass, shouting that we should go in order. We were already doing that anyway.
“Let’s go, Seian. You need to ride the carousel.”
“Hey! Aren’t you going to apologize?! Apologize right now for hitting me!”
“I’m sorry.”
“You don’t mean it at all!”
“I’m genuinely sorry.”
“You’re so annoying!”
How embarrassing. What kind of thing is that to say? When I chuckled to myself, Seian Crowell tore at his hair in distress. Since it was such a precious shot, I snapped a photo with a disposable camera, and he immediately threw a tantrum demanding I delete the picture I’d just taken.

“Ahh! Let’s get some rest now!”
“Ugh! Let’s take a break now!”
Seian Crowell, your stamina is truly pathetic. How could you ever properly satisfy a woman like that?
As I rattled on, omitting only that last bit of sexual harassment, Seian Crowell shrieked and clawed at me. His soft nails couldn’t penetrate my jade-like muscles, but it was endearing nonetheless.
“I agree we should rest. Let’s have a late lunch.”
Sera sat down at an outdoor table at a restaurant and called over a staff member who looked every bit human. The employee bounded over cheerfully and took our order.
I’d been noticing it for a while now—some of Bunny Land’s staff made faint metallic sounds when they moved, like the ones from Gerth’s right arm. Eugene, Reina, and Kanna, who’d spent the entire break with Gerth, seemed to have noticed too, as they gave slightly uncomfortable expressions while ordering from the staff member.
“S-so, that’s… that thing, right?”
“Sounds like an urban legend.”
“Some amusement park employees continue functioning even if their heads are severed, but there are no issues.”
“Don’t say that—it’s scary!”
Eugene, you truly are a Northern Grand Duke with the charm of an onion, revealing layers of surprise. Last time you mentioned watching horror films and startled everyone, and now it’s Neapolitan ghost stories.
In any case, if these human-shaped machines are servants of the Machine King, should I give the gifts to the mechanical staff members? I’d brought candy and various other things, but they were cumbersome to carry around.
“The dungeon experience was honestly underwhelming. I never expected to collapse from a mallet strike.”
“Haha, it’s just an attraction, after all.”
Right, now that I think about it, my life was hanging by a thread back then.
I’d definitely used the dungeon experience attraction and gotten a stamp, but no new death mark had arrived. The rally ticket had always been stamped with a rainbow-colored glittering seal, but in the dungeon experience, they’d just given me a plain red stamp, which was strange.
“Wow! It’s Tuxedo Bunny!”
Sera, who’d been seriously discussing the details of the dungeon experience, suddenly reverted to childlike wonder and exclaimed. I turned my head to see a brown rabbit in a beautifully tailored tuxedo handing out balloons. If machines were wandering around Bunny Land, I’d have expected the majority to be unrealistically proportioned giant rabbits like that one…
“…”
“…”
Ah, that one’s from the Serpent King’s Tower. Our eyes met for three seconds, and I could see the tremor in their pupils—I recognized them immediately.
I grabbed the paper bag and walked briskly toward the rabbit. The rabbit, who’d been handing balloons to Sera and petting them, tried to escape, so I quickly ran and grabbed the rabbit’s tail firmly.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
“Please, please don’t tell Magania! Anyone but him!”
Why would our Tiger care? When I asked for the reason, the male rabbit explained that if Magania found out he was working here with his lower half exposed, he’d be mocked for life.
Hmm… Titi does it, Hubert does it, Lakne does it. Animal-form beings casually walk around completely naked without issue. Is the rabbit’s situation different for some reason?
“Being completely naked and just wearing a top are obviously different!”
“The world of beastkin is quite complicated.”
I couldn’t quite understand that sensibility. In any case, I tried to hand over the gifts I’d brought, but Sera, who’d disappeared for a moment, suddenly reappeared and grabbed Tuxedo Bunny’s hand.
“I’ll pay! Come take a photo with me!”
“Of course! ★ Hop hop hop ☆”
Hey, I think what you need to hide isn’t just your lower half exposure.
The rabbit, suddenly bursting with energy, hopped about so vigorously that I regarded it with a cold stare. The male’s ears drooped, and his expression turned miserable.
“Um, could you keep this secret as well?”
“Don’t worry. My lips are sealed. Hop hop.”
“Ugh!”
Making a living is tough, I understand.
“Seian! Come take a photo too! Hop hop!”
“Wait, you’re keeping this secret, right?!”
Of course. Have I done nothing but get deceived my whole life? Hop hop.
I paired Seian—who insisted he didn’t want to take photos even if it killed him—with Sera as a set and handed them both to Tuxedo Bunny, then took a satisfying group photo. Kanna also wanted to take a photo with me and the rabbit, so I sent the rest of the group back to the restaurant and handed the rabbit a gift box.
Since Kanna already knew all about my Serpent King connections, there was no need for whispered explanations.
“My goodness, what is all this?”
“I heard the Sorang Rabbit was away on assignment, so I prepared vegan cookies. Since I didn’t know what the boss would like, I brought grease—
(lubricant)—
instead.”
“Thank you! The boss will love this too!”
Seems I chose well. As the staff member who received the camera began counting “one, two, three,” I struck a cool pose and brought up the matter at hand.
“About the dungeon experience attraction—is there some secret to it? Instead of the usual rainbow stamps, you were stamping red ones.”
“Th-that’s… I was curious about it too!”
So you noticed it too, Kanna. It would be strange not to notice when someone hands out rainbow stamps in a row and then suddenly stamps a red one. Sera and Seian probably didn’t catch it since they’re not particularly observant, but Sunbird must have sensed something was off—he just chose not to mention it. If he had, Sera would only cause more trouble.
Sunbird must have felt something was amiss but deliberately refrained from commenting.
“Hop hop, you guests have quite the keen eye.”
This bastard’s a pro.
Tuxedo Bunny, hopping about as if following a set script, adopted a sinister expression and recited what seemed to be a prepared speech, sharing it only with us.
“For your safety, I must advise: all attractions cease operation after 10 PM. Should the park claim to be open at night, never enter any illuminated areas. Hop hop.”
Today’s atmosphere is a bit Neapolitan. Even he suddenly shifted to ghost story mode.
“Thank you. I’ll make sure to visit at night.”
“W-wait, if you’re going, then I-I will too!”
“Don’t you value your life?”
If I don’t go, I’ll die. I told Tuxedo Bunny honestly and returned to my club members.
Sera had been pestering a staff member about meeting the Bunny Land boss, so I asked why. She said she wanted to utilize Bunny Land’s technology in the Crowell Empire and was desperate to bring their engineers back to the Imperial Court.

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