Choices and Decisions (7)
Palma, the capital of the Palma Kingdom.
With the king, the country, and the capital all named Palma, it strongly gave off the feeling of a city-state.
Or maybe the king just really wanted to make his name known.
Anyway, to get to Palma, a car was essential.
“Me, Elodie, Selena, Lily, Arald, Pielott, Basileo, and Carla. A total of eight people.”
“You’re going too, Principal?”
Elodie asked, sounding surprised. Did she think Carla would stay behind?
“I asked just in case, but it would be good to have two cars.”
When I said that, Arald nodded.
“I’ll prepare them.”
“……You can get them right away? It won’t be cheap.”
“Of course. I'm in charge of the 3D map, so investments from each company are constant.”
Can we buy cars with that money?
The question came to mind, but I just nodded silently.
Arald will take care of it.
And the next day.
“I’ve prepared them.”
As if by magic, two cars appeared in front of the house.
“…….”
“Both are vehicles advantageous for long-distance driving, and their Mana fuel efficiency is excellent. At least you won’t have to stop by a Mana charging station until you reach the capital. Also, the finish and design of the car body are superb, and each of these cars are considered top-of-the-line in this brand,”
“Hey, it’s no use giving me a sales pitch like a dealer. You already bought them.”
“Ah, right. But I just wanted you to fully appreciate how great these cars are.”
I think I know that without you telling me.
No, it’s troublesome because I know.
A luxurious exterior at a glance. In this world, you can roughly deduce the price range just by looking at the design of a car, and the criteria for luxury in design is very similar to the previous world.
So if I can tell it’s an expensive car just by looking at it, then it’s definitely an expensive car.
“……Is it really okay? To buy cars like these?”
“Of course. Funds are plentiful.”
……Is that so?
Did I become incredibly rich without realizing it?
“Wow! We’re riding in these from now on?”
Meanwhile, people gathered one by one, and Lily was the first to rejoice at the sight of the cars.
“Oh, this model is from last year. You managed to get the most popular one?”
“Lily, you know a lot about cars?”
“I like them.”
Lily answered with a bright smile at my words.
Elodie looked at the car and said.
“Hmm. It’s just a so-so car.”
“……The rich lady has high standards.”
“What was that, rich boy?”
Well, the Roach family is no slouch either. It’s just that Enfer was so frugal, but even so, they lived a naturally comfortable life.
“So how should we split up?”
“Me, Lily, Arald, and Carla in one car. The rest in the other car.”
This is similar to the original operational deployment we decided to move with. There was no reason to do it differently.
There was a minor problem.
“Who’s driving?”
“……Ah.”
I was speechless at Lily's question.
There are many people on my side who can drive. No, everyone except me probably has a license.
But on the other hand, in that car, Elodie, Selena, Pielott, and Basileo don’t have licenses. Either they haven’t been adults for long, or they’re not even adults yet.
That’s when Selena raised her hand.
“I can drive.”
“What? When did you get your license?”
“I don’t have a license.”
“…….”
“I’ve been driving since a very young age, so there’s no problem.”
Selena said nonchalantly.
Is this part of the so-called assassin training? I was starting to wonder what she couldn’t do.
“But you can’t. We don’t know when we might get caught.”
“……I’m not so unskilled at driving that I’d get caught.”
“That’s not it, you idiot. If we run into the police in front of the capital, they’ll get suspicious right away. You look young.”
I thought for a moment and looked at Lily.
“Lily, switch.”
“Huh?”
“If there’s a devil to find, Arald is there, so there’s no problem. And if Lily, who was originally a Zodiac, goes to that car, they can feel at ease.”
“I don’t wanna. I wanna be with Frondier. I’m Frondier’s subordinate.”
“If you’re a subordinate, follow orders.”
Lily grumbled at my words but eventually seemed to agree.
I looked around at the others.
“Then, the person to switch with is…”
Step.
One person raised their hand.
“I’ll switch.”
It was Pielott.
His face was calm.
“……Reason?”
“No particular reason.”
Pielott replied as if he just wanted to.
But there was no reason for me to refuse, so I nodded.
“Then, Arald, Carla, Pielott, and I in one car. The other car will have Elodie, Selena, Basileo, and Lily. Okay?”
“Okay.”
“Then everyone get in the car. We’ve wasted a lot of time.”
As everyone was getting in the car…
“……Um, Frondier.”
Selena cautiously approached me.
“What is it, Selena?”
“The truth is…”
Selena whispered softly in my ear.
Read ahead by supporting me on Ko-fi. Tiers starting at 10$ per month and you can access upto 40 advance chapters! Choose your tier by clicking the 'Support me' button! Join our discord server for latest release updates and novel discussions. Rate and review this novel on NU to help people find this novel. Bonus chapters on reaching milestones. Happy reading!
Thanks for the chapter
ReplyDelete