Chapter 28: Cute Internship Day
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I can't believe they've acquired a crystal heart!
The object in Princess Anne's hand was just like an ordinary magic crystal, but it was different from it. Unlike ordinary magic crystals, which only had the color of the original magic elements, this crystal heart was transparent even though it was also made of crystals.
Only the middle part glowed with a slight luster.
And the middle luster of this one in Annie's hand was blue.
"Princess Annie, can I borrow it?"
It's easy to confirm the authenticity, as long as I can see the properties of the thing I'm touching.
"Of course no problem~"
"Your Highness, if this slut takes advantage of the opportunity to take it..."
As soon as Princess Annie's hand reached into the air, Elaine behind her rushed to us before us.
Is there any mistake, do I have a grudge against you nobles? You want to get in the middle of everything? I'd love to throw an ice meteor in your face to see how thick your skin really is.
But I'm a civilized person, I wouldn't do that in front of so many people.
After all, if a dog bites you, you can't bite back, can you? And based on my observations of this guy, this guy is obviously slightly stronger than Angela, but he didn't attack just now.
That means that this guy is much calmer than Angela.
"Sir Elaine, I heard that you're about to become one of the court magicians, right?"
"Eh..."
The other obviously didn't expect me to suddenly say something like that.
"How... do you know me?"
"Elaine . Sisbel, the Sisbel family of the Vetter Empire I certainly know. And it's only a matter of time before you become a court magician as a reserve member of the court magician, right?"
"Ah...that...of course!"
As expected, just like the nobles seen in the previous games, he was happy if he was made to feel slightly superior. Just like now, this guy couldn't stop smiling even though he tried to make his expression appear natural.
"Then, as a soon-to-be court magician, you should be able to see that the strength of the young girl next to the princess would be spiked even if we all went together, right? In that case, how could I take away Her Highness' things? You think so?"
"That's that's that!"
This time the guy was pretty quick to nod his head. And made way while saying so.
Princess Annie smiled slightly with a meaningful smile and then slipped the crystal heart into my hand.
God! This product is a mission item? The effect is basically ungodly, okay? Although it's only useful for those under level 20, a 1.5x ice magic effect attack is basically the equivalent of leveling up 2~3!
Now I really wanted to snatch it away, but my senses told me that I'd be spiked for doing so.
And pissing off an imperial princess is definitely no joke, it's already tragic to be wanted by a small country, but it would be a real tragedy if the princess still holds a grudge....
"While I understand that you're interested in Phil's abilities, but...why give me the Crystal Heart, if you're going to give it to Phil."
Hill...that's so nice of you to say! I'll find another one for you! I'll take this one in a heartbeat!
But I wouldn't dare to say it, or else I would definitely be despised.
"Eh~ Doesn't he know who you are?"
Princess Anne was very surprised and asked to Hill.
Hmm? Who is Hill? I was equally surprised to see Hill, while looking at his title again...no change, huh? And there's no question mark, is it something that needs to reach some special condition to see.
"It does seem that way, interesting, since the other side doesn't know why they're helping you, does the other side have that kind of hobby?"
"I don't know who Hill really is, but I don't have that kind of hobby either!"
I protested, really, don't just treat me like a faggot.
"That's really rude."
Princess Annie laughed, then looked at Hill.
"It's nice to find a friend, but don't you think that's unfair to him?"
"Annie, can you please stay out of this matter? Even if he knew, it wouldn't do him any good, would it?"
"...Also."
Well, you two have really completely piqued my interest with a conversation like this. Who the hell is Hill, I really want to know ah.
Seeing me looking at him, Hill scratched his head in embarrassment and then said very apologetically.
"That...it's better that Phil doesn't know about my identity...at least not right now, otherwise...Phil will be very Dangerous. Please trust me."
"Well, I trust you."
There was no way to get results even if I pressed now. And even if I pressed it, it's obviously the worst option for lowering my favorability ah.
The most important reason is still that now that I've really come to think of Hill as a best friend, I won't care if he doesn't want to talk about it since I have quite a few secrets on me.
And I don't want anyone else to know either.
"I'm fine with Hill's business, but I'm curious. Even if I'm still strong, don't you still have this... mysterious young lady?"
Although she heard Princess Anne address her as 6, her name hadn't changed as a result, which meant that it wasn't her real name.
"You said 6 Sauce ah, she will only be responsible for my personal protection and will not help me with my mission, that's the condition of letting her participate. And we have to help her find her share, otherwise she won't be able to get to the next level. So I need to be able to help out, the stronger the better."
As she was introduced like that, the girl known as 6 still had a smile on her face, as if what was being said had absolutely nothing to do with her.
I see, so that means it's just a bodyguard for saving her life? It's not that easy to foul them, after all, there should be a teacher behind them as well.
And I couldn't see the other's name, so it was only natural that they were stronger than a little.
Then Princess Anne walked towards me and took out a staff from her storage ring.
Although my intuition told me that it was a staff, because it had a light blue crystal inlaid on the top end and a long handle... No, actually this length should be considered a short staff.
But why does this short staff have a blade at the very front?
"This stuff should be just right for you, right? I just saw that you actually secretly put away the two staffs that that guy lost, and you don't even use them when you fight, so I guess you didn't find a suitable weapon, right?"
"It's..."
It was a real shame that this guy actually saw it, but he obviously didn't move to take those two staffs into the ring.
Receiving the staffs and looking at the attributes, it was a real shock.
Awesome, this guy doesn't add much attack power, but it's actually a combination of melee and magic weapons!
"I think your fighting style should be closer to that of a magical assassin, and this weapon should suit you. It was meant to be used for 6, but she can't fight as an output right now, so it won't be of much use to her. After all, you don't need to kill to protect others."
Princess Anne looked at the girl next to her as she said this, and the person being looked at smiled and nodded in agreement to her words.
"So, what do you think of the idea?"
"After you've done that, it would be disingenuous of me not to agree. But I'd also like to hear Hill's opinion, after all, he's my partner, and I can't just abandon my partner or anything like that."
This princess has a really sharp eye, she knows at a glance what method can be used most effectively to get someone to agree to her point of view. But even then I didn't want to just agree, after all, Hill's point of view was important.
"Phil..."
Hill looked at me with bright eyes, all of which made me a little embarrassed.
"Although getting the crystal heart will allow you to apply for a rest on top of the airship, I don't want that, so please let me come along."
I didn't expect Hill to say that.
"Because I want to improve my strength!"
This guy Hill, if the nobles were all like this guy, there should be a lot less trouble in the world.
"I think so too, Hill's combat skills are indeed poor, and I do think that this level of combat is necessary as a way to improve your strength."
I strongly agree, although it might make Hill a dangerous opponent in the grade school tournament, but if we don't do that, it's no fun if the grade school tournament is all crap, right?
What's more, if he doesn't leave, I'll be able to borrow Crystal Heart for fun for a while.
"Very well, that's decided. Are you two okay with that?"
Princess Anne turned to the two men behind her.
"No problem, I'm very happy to be traveling with an insightful citizen like Phil."
Elaine said with a nod.
"Well...that...I'm also sure you're good at what you do, so no problem."
Angela, the guy, couldn't seem to get over the shame of me defeating him, but seeing that his teammates were agreeing, he had to nod his head.
"Where, Sir Angela you are always thinking of protecting the princess, you can be a model of nobility. If the people of the Pompeii family knew about your heroic act today, they would be proud of you."
Well, although I don't want to flatter anyone, but since we're a team I don't want to be stabbed in the back.
"...Your Highness, I find it a pleasure to travel with such a good citizen! Phil-san, Hill-san, please forgive my rudeness just now, and let's work together."
Pfft....
I heard Princess Anne next to me seemingly unable to hold back her laughter, but of course I was holding back.
So....nobility....
It's still cute....
One of the top ten crystal hearts of ice (quest item, branch quest: extracurricular internship) Equipment Effect: ice magic effect increased by 50% (only valid for under level 20)
The Blue Blasphemer of the Abyss increases magical attack by 1000 points and ice magic patch by 500 points, increasing attack power by 700 points. Attacks are compensated with 40% chance of freezing effect for physical attacks and 60% chance of freezing effect for magic attacks