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P4

"Okay, okay, I got what you mean now!"

Aker knew that he had to interrupt him. Otherwise, Shun would definitely expose his embarrassing history to everyone here. Although it was indeed that Shun would come to help when he encountered difficulties in the past.

The red-haired girl looked annoyed at Aker and Shun talking about irrelevant topics, her eyes twitching.

Only now did she know that this group of troublemakers and the people of the Imperial Defense Bureau were acquaintances, so they would definitely settle the matter privately, and she would be sent home by them with a few simple words.

The red-haired girl was already trembling with anger because she had wasted a rare vacation due to that kind of thing. However, the troublemaker was not punished. This made the red-haired girl's blood reach boiling point.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I will give you an answer to this matter." At this moment, Shun finally turned his attention to the red-haired girl. "I came here just to avoid a commotion among ordinary people, otherwise more and more people would notice this incident. Although you are also a victim, you are already involved in the incident, and their troubles may also involve you. So can you compromise a little and turn this incident into a small problem between you two? Fortunately, no one was injured this time. And normal people will forget the accident in two days. "

Although Shun did the same as the red-haired girl imagined, what he said did make sense. The red-haired girl didn't want to attract the attention of the people in the Eastern District because of this vacation.

At first, she just thought that as long as Lynn obediently apologized, she would let go of this matter. However, Lynn's stubborn attitude of refusing to admit her mistake made her very annoyed. That's why she didn't want to compromise.

But when Shun was persuading her with an apologetic tone, the anger in her heart gradually dissipated.

"I mean..." The red-haired girl sighed, "I just want that person to admit that what she did has caused a lot of trouble to other people. Your approach seems to have caused more misunderstandings, right? I don't want to cause too much commotion. It's that person's fault that it became like this."

"Euh..."

The "that person" in the mouth of the red-haired girl naturally referred to Lynn. Lynn, who knew what she had done well, made a speechless voice when she heard what the red-haired girl said.

"It is true that it was mainly my fault, but why do you have to be so aggressive? You don't look like you want to have a peaceful talk, but a fight."

"It's rare for me to get a vacation, but it was destroyed because of you. From my perspective, would you still come to discuss it calmly? It's like when you are shopping, you are violated by a group of men all of sudden, will you still be calm at that time?"

"Pfft..."

"This girl is fierce..."

Aker and Shun couldn't help feeling the same when they heard what the red-haired girl said.

"Miss, please pay attention to your speech..."

Aker looked out the window with some embarrassment and whispered to remind the red-haired girl next to him.

By the way, he was now sitting in the back seat as a wall separating Lynn and the red-haired girl.

After Aker reminded her, the red-haired girl realized what she had said.

Clearly, from the quarrel she had with Lynn, it showed that she was not a weak girl, but now tears appeared in her eyes.

It seemed that the speech just now was just her gaffe, and she accidentally said something she had seen recently.

"Ah! I'm sorry I have to get off!"

"Hey, it's dangerous, don't open the car door when the car is still running!"

The red-haired girl attempted to force the door open while crying, and the car began to sway in the middle of the road. Finally, the man who drove the car had no choice but to park the car on the side of the road.

Before the car stopped completely, she covered her face and pushed the car door, and rushed out.

The red hair, which contrasted sharply with her white coat, drifted away like a flame in the wind.

"She ran away..."

"And she cried..."

Loulou and Venus watched the red-haired girl disappear on the corner of the street.

In fact, Lynn's eyes were already filled with tears as well. She suddenly threw herself on Aker, burying her face in his lap.

"Huh? Hey……"

Lynn, who suddenly leaned over, frightened Aker. This posture made him really feel at a loss for what to do.

The car started again, and Lynn leaned on Aker's lap and sobbed through the bumps of the road and the roar of the engine.

Not raising her tearful face was the last line of defense for her self-esteem.

Venus and Loulou said nothing, just looked at them tenderly.

They wanted to let Lynn cry for a while.

Lynn was currently burying her face on her lap. Even a little movement might cause a misunderstanding.

So for the first time, Aker experienced the pain of being completely immobile.

P5

Center Street was the most prosperous area in the center of the East District.

The Imperial Defense Bureau's special car equipped with huge tires stopped on the side of the road.

"I'm going to the headquarters for a meeting next, and he is here to pick me up. Your luggage is in the trunk. I will send them back together at night. You can find your way back by walking straight down the street from here. Sister Venus should be able to open the door, right?"

"Mhm, I've already remembered the password..."

Venus nodded slightly. In addition to her ability to control magic energy most delicately, her memory was also one of her specialties.

"You are very busy, I can understand," Aker put his hand on his shoulders. "However, you should know how far it is from here to the mansion, right?"

"Ah... But Imperial Defense Bureau property cannot be used for private use."

"Captain, are you qualified to say this?"

"Shut up! If I don't go now, we will really be late!"

"So this is what you really mean?" Aker now knew why Shun, who had hooked up his old "alumni" on the beach, was able to find his colleague from the Imperial Defense Bureau so quickly. "But this time I really appreciate your help. Thank you."

"Don't worry," Loulou spoke the truth for Aker, "Elder Brother actually doesn't mind those little things. His real purpose is to thank Shun."

"Ah! Loulou please marry me!"

"Don't decide my sister's future casually!"

…………

"Why don't you get dinner outside first before going back."

Watching Shun's car drove away, Lynn, who had regained her vitality, first dispelled Aker and Loulou's idea of going home to cook dinner by themselves.

Loulou's cooking skill was more than one dimension higher than Lynn's. No, actually... It should be said that Lynn couldn't make anything that was edible. She had tried it before when she was in the pub, and the facts in front of her explained it all.

Probably in order to prevent Loulou from increasing her Level of Affection in Aker's heart, she couldn't let her use her advantage to the fullest.

"Elder Sister Lynn, why don't you want to go back? It’s more affordable to cook dinner at home!"

Whether Loulou really thought so or wanted to respond to Lynn's cautious thinking, only she knew.

"Hmph, the girl who is ambitious will not let the oil stain her hands."

"But we don't have that much money..."

“……”

The "girl who was ambitious" was silent at Venus's kind reminder.

"Actually, there is no need to be so troubled by this. The three of you can prepare dinner together, so it won’t feel particularly hard, right?"

Aker hurriedly intervened in the girls' secret fighting and made a decisive decision without knowing the true goal of Lynn.

On the one hand, Aker mistakenly believed that Lynn really didn't want to cook anything on her own, so she rejected Loulou's proposal. On the other hand, he believed that the current poor financial situation was also due to his problem.

Housework such as cooking could only be done by girls. If he went to help, he would only get in the way.

After her little plan failed, Lynn sighed. But Loulou and Venus cast grateful eyes at Aker.

……..

When they were in the car, they didn't feel how long the road to home was. They realized the pain beyond imagination when they actually walked home with their legs.

"Elder Brother, can we take a break?... Just a while..."

"My head is a little dizzy..."

"Although I have climbed mountain roads before... Recently my body has become a little dull..."

It was understandable that Loulou and Venus, who were weak in physique, said so. But even Lynn, who was extremely athletic, had a blushing face. Aker could only admit that the mountain road was really difficult to climb this time.

The reason for this was probably because after the fight with Leah, after resting in bed for a month, their bodies naturally adapted to the lazy state.

Aker raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain. He could already see the towering spire of the mansion.

"That's why I said we should eat first before going home. I really don't want to walk on this kind of road when I am still hungry."

"We've already climbed here, so let's not give up! We can do this!"

Aker felt that it was very rare for Lynn to show such a weakness.

But it was impossible that he deliberately embarrassed her just to appreciate her weak appearance. Aker reached out and pulled her up.

"What about you? Do you still need to rest?"

"It's alright... We can do it!"

"Yes, we can do it!"

Loulou and Venus raised their small fists at the same time, cheering themselves up.

P6

In fact, it only took less than five minutes to cheer up and climb the hillside, but it was as long as several hours for the exhausted girls.

However, the shock that followed immediately made them forget their physical fatigue.

In front of the gate at the end of the stone fence, long silver-white hair that was very similar to Venus's hair was dancing with the wind.

The girl was no longer wearing a white cape and uniform, but a light casual dress similar to Venus. It was not surprising that when the two people stand together they would be regarded as twins by other people.

She heard the footsteps coming from the hillside, turned her head slightly confused, and met the four of them. And then she froze as she held her hand towards the door.

When Aker recognized her, he also didn't react immediately.

The silver haired girl's position was position was slightly awkward to them. She and Venus were also the blue knights of the church. She was also Venus' best friend. But at the same time, she was also their enemy who they had a fierce fight with.

Sandwiched between responsibility and friendship, the silver-haired girl—Leah also felt helpless.

She didn't do anything wrong, and afterwards she sent a sincere apology letter, so it was difficult for Aker to have feelings of hostility towards her.

The sky hadn't completely turned into darkness, and the afterglow of the setting sun enveloped the entire mansion.

Loulou and Lynn didn't know what to say. It was not that they don't understand Leah's situation, but it's impossible to simply clear up their previous suspicions.

As a result, they couldn't be angry or get close to her.

However, there was another girl who made different actions the moment when no one could move.

“Leah！”

Venus completely ignored the exhaustion of her body, ran over excitedly, and leapt toward Leah.

Leah skillfully caught the falling Venus, but her face was a little twisted immediately.

"Venus...it hurts..."

She was also severely injured in the last battle, and she probably had not fully recovered yet.

Although Venus was very light, the impact of the fall was enough to make a girl of the same size as her fall.

Venus immediately understood Leah's meaning, and quickly let go of her body regretfully.

As long as she knew that Leah was standing in front of her safe and sound, Venus would be very happy.

"Well, should I say it's been a long time, or should nice to meet you?"

Aker replaced Loulou and Lynn and greeted Leah briefly.

'No matter what everyone is thinking now, l need to say something to break the silence.' Aker had this kind of plan.

In fact, it wasn't that long. It was only a few months since that battle. But when they first met, Leah was representing the "executor" of the church.

But now she was just a child the same as Venus, and this aspect of her was indeed shown to everyone for the first time.

Leah glanced at Venus, feeling at a loss. Venus still had the same smile as before.

She who had been Venus' friend for a long time saw that Venus' smile contained the meaning of "it's okay" and "you can do it". She then finally made up her mind.

"Long time no see," Leah took a deep breath and walked closer to Aker and then stood still. "I'm not that thick skinned to say nice to meet you."

She turned to Lynn again.

"Miss Lynn, although I don't know how you think of me, I still want to say 'I'm sorry'."

She then bowed her head deeply at Lynn.

"Oh..."

Lynn's answer was ambiguous.

It was enough to get Lynn's response, Leah didn't expect more.

"Thank you, but this one... I didn't seem to have seen her last time?"

There was no blue-haired girl next to Aker in Leah's memory.

"No... We didn't meet each other directly..."

Loulou was also a little flustered, and Aker had to step forward and help Loulou explain.

"She is my younger sister, Loulou. She stayed upstairs when you came to the pub last time and did not participate in our battle."

"Oh..." Leah nodded vaguely, then regained her spirit, "Well then, Let me introduce myself again, I am Leah, you should already know the relationship between me and Venus. "

She smiled. Standing there was only a girl younger than Aker and Lynn, but stronger than them.

At this time, Aker noticed a problem that was ignored by everyone from the beginning, and it was logically the first problem that should have been thought of.

"Speaking of which, Leah, why are you here?"

"Wait a minute," Leah seemed to think of something too, "I also want to ask why you guys come here too, shouldn't you just pass by? Usually no one will come to this kind of place. "

"Because we are temporarily living in this mansion."

"Er..."

Leah's face turned pale in an instant.

“Leah……”

Venus, who had already known the truth, shook Leah's shoulder vigorously, and her dead eyes regained their brilliance.

Leah turned to the door with a stiff motion, and the towering iron door opened slowly. Then, with the same stiff smile, she turned to the three people who vaguely knew the answer.

"This is...my house..."

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