Let’s Tame The Crazy Heroine - Chapter 35

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Chapter 35

 

“Haha, I just met with His Grace Duke Descartes earlier, so I must have misspoken. Please forgive my rudeness.”

 

Fortunately, the man didn’t pry any further.

 

He returned to his gentle demeanor as if he had never been sharp.

 

“You can pay outside.”

 

Then he grabbed my hand.

 

I tensely looked at the man.

 

But there was no reaction from him whatsoever.

 

* * *

 

After paying the woman sitting at the counter and going outside, I saw Kaisis waiting for me.

 

Kaisis saw me and immediately approached.

 

“Did anything happen?”

 

Only then did my tension ease, and I sat down right where I was.

 

“What happened?”

 

“No, nothing happened.”

 

Kaisis nodded as if relieved.

 

“Did you check if that human is a dark mage?”

 

“I tried to check but failed. I still don’t know if he’s a dark mage.”

 

I did hold his hand, but there was no particular reaction.

 

Duke Ivan Descartes, who had only stayed in the North and briefly came to the capital.

 

And the guild master of the Pione Information Guild, who was the same person as the Duke.

 

If Ivan was related to dark magic, then the dark magic organization had tremendous information power in their hands.

 

Since none of this appeared in the original work, perhaps there was much more content not described in the original than I thought.

 

* * *

 

Returning to my room, I flopped down on the bed.

 

Perhaps because I heard so much today, I was very tired.

 

As I was leaning against the backrest with my eyes closed, I heard the sound of leaves rustling from outside the window with a whooshing noise.

 

At the same time, someone knocked on the balcony door.

 

I opened my eyes in surprise and spotted a familiar silhouette standing on the balcony.

 

“Shamal!”

 

“Hello, Rene.”

 

When I opened the balcony door, Shamal entered the room carrying an armful of what appeared to be ancient books.

 

Still with [Favorability 90%] above his head.

 

“What are all these?”

 

“These books have content about imprints. I thought it would be good for you to see them too, so I brought them.”

 

“Really?”

 

I smiled brightly and led Shamal to the table in one corner of the room.

 

However, Shamal stood on the balcony and wouldn’t come into the room.

 

“What’s wrong, Shamal?”

 

“Ah, no. I was wondering if it’s okay for me to go in… It’s still a noble lady’s room.”

 

Shamal’s timidity seemed to have kicked in again.

 

Maybe it’s because I haven’t praised him lately.

 

I grabbed Shamal’s wrist and brought him into the room.

 

“There’s nothing like that. We’re friends, aren’t we?”

 

Shamal, who was dragged in by me, placed the ancient books on the table.

 

I picked up one of them, sat on the bed, and opened the book with a trembling heart.

 

And finally, I saw it.

 

“What is this…”

 

Some kind of squiggly writing.

 

These were characters that even I, who knew the Empire’s language, couldn’t read.

 

As I was turning the book this way and that, Shamal made an “ah” sound and took the ancient book.

 

“This is written in ancient language, so it’s probably hard to read.”

 

Ah.

 

Shamal began reading the contents of the ancient book for me.

 

“The imprint with a dragon is released when the imprinted person’s heart stops.”

 

The content written in the ancient book wasn’t much different either.

 

The imprinted person’s heart must stop.

 

In the end, the gist was that my heart had to stop.

 

Shamal continued reading the ancient book.

 

“It is said that there have been cases where the imprint was released without the imprinted person’s heart stopping.”

 

When I looked up at Shamal eagerly waiting for the content I had been desperately hoping for, Shamal also swallowed and began to finish reading.

 

“However, nothing is known about that method.”

 

Though it was disappointing, there was still hope that the imprint could be released without dying.

 

Shamal read the remaining ancient books for me, but the content written in the books was all similar.

 

After reading all the books, Shamal quickly became dejected.

 

“I’m sorry… You trusted me and left it to me, but I could only find out this much information…”

 

“No, Shamal, what do you have to be sorry about? Thanks to you, my curiosity was resolved. Thank you so much.”

 

Even with my thanks, Shamal didn’t know what to do.

 

He seemed to think he hadn’t been helpful.

 

“Since you came to visit, I should praise you today too. Today, Shamal’s responsible appearance of trying until the end for a friend was so cool.”

 

At those words, Shamal’s shoulders seemed to straighten slightly.

 

Moreover, Shamal had much more to offer me besides a method to immediately release the imprint.

 

“Shamal, could you teach me magic?”

 

“Magic…? Why magic all of a sudden…?”

 

“I just think it would be convenient to learn. You said I have magical power too. Then I can learn it, can’t I?”

 

“Mmm, you can learn it, but…”

 

Shamal trailed off as if something was bothering him.

 

Could it be that my magical power is the type that can’t learn magic or something like that?

 

When I looked at Shamal nervously, Shamal spoke while completely intimidated.

 

“If you’re going to learn magic, wouldn’t it be better to learn from a much more capable mage than me…?”

 

What should I do with this timid man?

 

I looked at Shamal for a moment, then reached out and firmly grasped Shamal’s hand.

 

“I want to learn from Shamal. Shamal is a tremendously great mage to me.”

 

“But…”

 

“And Shamal is my friend. I think it would be better to learn from a friend rather than another mage. I think that would make me feel more comfortable.”

 

When I deliberately emphasized the word “friend” once more, Shamal timidly raised his head.

 

“I really need Shamal. So please teach me magic.”

 

When I put strength into the hand I was holding, Shamal, whose earlobes had turned red, finally nodded.

 

“Mmm, okay…”

 

“Thank you, Shamal.”

 

I looked at Shamal with a bright smile, and Shamal fidgeted before quietly pulling out the hand I was holding.

 

Then, suddenly.

 

[Favorability 85%]

 

His favorability dropped.

 

No, why on earth?!

 

Wasn’t I making Shamal into a wonderful man suitable for Beatrice?!

 

In my confusion, I couldn’t take my eyes off Shamal’s favorability.

 

I had been working hard to connect Beatrice and Shamal until now, so why did it suddenly drop?!

 

Was my method wrong? Should I have approached it differently?

 

As I stared intently at the space above Shamal’s head, Shamal tilted his head and asked.

 

“Is there something on my head?”

 

“Oh, no. It’s not that… I was just thinking about something else.”

 

Finally coming to my senses, I focused back on my conversation with Shamal.

 

“What were we talking about?”

 

“About teaching you magic…”

 

“Ah, right. I’d like to learn as quickly as possible if that’s okay, Shamal?”

 

At those words, Shamal’s face fell.

 

“But I’m supposed to join the expedition in a few weeks… It seems they can’t find the evil dragon anywhere in the north, so they’re increasing manpower.”

 

Right, there was the evil dragon expedition.

 

After returning from the snowy mountains, I had completely forgotten about it with all the events that came rushing in.

 

Of course there would be no evil dragon in the north.

 

Since it’s right here next to me.

 

I felt a slight pang of guilt knowing that the knights and mages were suffering for nothing.

 

“I’m really sorry. But until I leave, I can teach you every single day! If that’s okay with you…”

 

Shamal kept glancing at me nervously.

 

“Shamal, you don’t need to apologize. I’m the one who asked you. You’re doing me a favor. If anything, I should be the one apologizing.”

 

I smiled as warmly as possible to reassure him.

 

“Coming every day, that’s a promise?”

 

Shamal nodded with an “mm-hmm” and then soon returned to the Magic Tower, saying it was getting too late.

 

After closing the balcony door, I lay on my bed and thought.

 

Before Shamal’s affection drops any further, and before he joins the expedition, I need to hurry up and get him to meet Louis.

 

To do that, I first needed to figure out what Louis was thinking.

 

* * *

 

The next day, I rushed to the Marquis’ Mansion as soon as I opened my eyes.

 

The servants at the Marquis’ Mansion all looked surprised when they discovered me arriving suddenly.

 

In my urgency, I had forgotten to write a letter announcing my visit.

 

I was waiting awkwardly with a smile for Louis’s permission when.

 

“I’m sorry, miss. He says he won’t allow any visits today.”

 

Huh? What does that mean?

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