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Chapter 34: Welcome

“Welcome to the headquarters of the Court Mages! We, the Court Mages, welcome Charlotte!"

With a snap of his hand “poof”, Erwin-sama spun around on the spot and spread his arms out.

Behind him, who was showing welcome with all his might, was a wide space that should have been called a hall.

The ceiling was vaulted, and one could see all the way to the upper floors. There are more than 20 rooms, and colorful doors are placed here and there. I felt as if I had been thrown in between the doors from a book.

Hah, I've really arrived at the headquarters of the Court Mages .......

I finally feel it now, and I look around.

The overall space, with little furniture and furnishings, was filled with a sense of openness.

"Wow, ......!” I let out an exclamation of admiration, and Erwin-sama let out a giggle in front of me.

“If you have time, I can show you around the building later! Charlotte might end up working here in the future! It can't hurt to take a tour......"

Erwin-sama's voice, which was supposed to continue with the words "it’s no trouble," was interrupted by those who suddenly broke into the building.

""──── El-sama! Did you just say Charlotte?””

They appeared by vigorously opening the doors of each room, and said so in perfect unison.

Dressed in the robes of the court mage corps, their eyes widened as soon as they spotted me at the entrance.

They ran straight to us without even looking aside.

They looked at me and said, "Ho, it's the real deal ......! It's the real Charlotte Luna Meyers! I've never seen the real thing in the flesh before!”

“What shouldl I do ......? I'm so moved, I can't stop crying......"

"A prayer-user is right in front of me ......! I'm not hallucinating, am I?”

“Shall we, Lady Charlotte! Are you hungry! I have lots of snacks!"

The members of the court mage troupe, who are packed with excitement, seem to be having a hard time choosing between crying and laughing.

Their friendly attitude, different from the flirtatious attitude of the nobles, makes my eyes glaze over. I could not hide my bewilderment at their feelings of curiosity and admiration.

What is this popularity ......? No, well, ...... I have a pretty good idea. I guess they are interested in me because I am a user of the prayer technique. Because the prayer technique, which is even called true magic, has been a subject of study for many years and is the dream of all mages.

“I would like to ask you about the prayer technique, if you don't mind!"

'Wait, ......! That's very rude to ask out of the blue! First of all, give her a piece of paper and bow to her!”

“She won't tell us just because we bowed down to her! In a situation like this, you have to pay up!”

“How much of this month's budget do we have left over? Didn't Elle spend most of it on research?”

Sweets! Money! The group members, who were making a lot of noise, looked very serious and thoughtful.

They were discussing about this and that, and I laughed at them, thinking, ‘Why don't you just ask me the usual questions ......?’

The information I have is not worth the price they wish to pay for it, so they can usually just ask me and I'll answer......

While I was at a loss as to what to do in front of these people who were sharing their opinions about this and that, I suddenly noticed the boy with peach hair.

I followed his hair color, which stood out even in the crowd, with my eyes and thought, "Yes! Let's have Erwin-sama stop them!”  I was inspired to do so, but ──── unfortunately, he was on the other side, too.

“Instead of money, why don't we give her the magic tools we have developed and the research documents? Like an exchange of equal value.”

When Erwin-sama offered me research-related items in exchange as compensation, as if we were exchanging sweets, I thought, 'No, why would you do that!”I almost shout out loud.

I'm getting a little giddy at the ever-increasing rates of compensation and exchange for information.

The magicl tools and research documents developed by the court mage corps...... that's just so expensive that you can't put a price on them! I'd be in trouble if you gave them to me! No, I have to stop Erwin-sama from running amok ......!

Feeling apologetic and pressured by the price, which is getting higher and higher in proportion to my expectations,  "Oh, it’s ......!’ I raise my voice.

But my voice was drowned out by the surrounding clamor, and no one could hear me.

In the midst of a full-blown headache at the scene of deja vu,──── suddenly a loud noise echoes. Wandering around looking for the source of the sound, I found the double doors at the top of the central staircase had been opened.

“──── You guys, shut the hell up! We've been up all night and we're on edge! Be quiet!”

The man who was shouting in a rough tone was a white-haired man of good looks.

He was looking down at us from the second floor with a grim expression on his face as he hung his hand on the double sliding door.

In an instant, the place was quiet, and only one person, ...... Erwin-sama, was smiling.

“Ma, Ma, don't be so angry. They're in front of an important guest. It's okay to be noisy at least just for today.”

"Oh? An important visitor?”

"Did we have any plans for a visitor? ’ said the white-haired good-looking man, who frowned and put his foot on the railing on the second floor.

"Is he  talking to Erwin-sama like that?" I wondered, and he jumped down from the second floor, scratching his head…

He landed normally with a thud, having softened the impact of his fall by deploying wind magic with his speech technique.

The court mages' robes, which swayed softly, were adorned with medals that rivaled those of Erwin-sama.

Who in the world is he ......? I'm pretty sure he's a member of the Court Mages, but he looks very bad. His tone is rough and ...... honestly, he looks like a thug. But he was quite careful in controlling his ──── magic, and I got the impression that he was used to handling it.

Aside from me being amazed at the gap between his appearance and abilities, the white-haired beauty is coming towards us with a steady thumping of his footsteps.

No one but Erwin-sama could go against him, and they all gave way quickly.

Is he that bad of a man ......?  I gulp and cleared my throat, inwardly panicked.

while the tension in this place was unknown to me, The white-haired beauty stopped in front of me and ...... looked into my face unkindly.

He's looking at me, he's ...... looking at me so hard!

“What is this woman ......? I've seen her somewhere before ......."

The white-haired, white face, handsome man with a cocky tilt of his head stepped back and studied me closely from the top of my head to the tips of my toes.

He finally came up with an answer after about two minutes, probably because he was too sleep-deprived to think straight.

His red eyes, which resembled rubies, widened and he pointed at me with a look that said, "I can't ...... believe it.

“Oh......! Don't tell me you're Charlotte Luna Meyers......?”

The white-haired, handsome man, who was striking a strange pose, exclaimed in bewilderment.

The loud voice made my shoulders tremble, and I nodded my head in a small way, "Yes, .......”

While I was thinking about how well-known I am, Erwin-sama was proud of himself for some reason. 'Even someone with such a bad character knows me?'

“Right? I told you, didn't I? We have a valued guest!”

“ Oh, ah ...... you're right. For once, Elle is right. I'm sorry I yelled at you."

Puzzled, but agreeing with Erwin-sama’s opinion, the white-haired handsome man fixes his disheveled robe. He even went to the trouble of invoking purification magic, as if he was concerned about his appearance in front of his guests. He stands in front of me again as I think, 'you don’t have to go that far .......'

“ Sorry about all that earlier. I'm Keith Berg Price, Deputy Commander of the ──── Court Mages. Feel free to call me Keith."

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