Episode 484 Selmore’s Invitation (2)
Ludger and Casey stared at each other.
‘Suddenly appear in front of me.’
It also secretly followed, avoiding the gaze of others.
However, there was something awkward about calling it tailing.
‘If I had made up my mind and hid, I wouldn’t have been seen for a little longer. It seems like he deliberately wanted me to notice.’
Rudger could see there that Casey Selmore wanted to meet him out of sight.
However, the words that came out of Ludger’s lips were completely different because he did not want to match the other person’s intentions.
“Are you here to arrest me this time?”
“what? What are you talking about.”
“I said it because it was the expression that I came with all kinds of determination. So, I wondered if this time would put an end to this damn evil.”
“I don’t think so…”
Casey realized that he was quite nervous about Rudger’s point.
She let out a small sigh, then relaxed her shoulders and rubbed her cheeks with both hands.
Casey, who had calmed down a bit, looked at Rudger with blue eyes as clear as water.
“I came to you because I have a request for you.”
“A request?”
Rudger was surprised and curious at the same time because it was said by a person who would never say such a word.
‘Please. It’s better than before when they said they would rush in and catch it, but it’s strange that they’re approaching like this now.’
Looking at herself in the past, Casey, who was full of venom, didn’t seem to show as much resistance as before, perhaps because she had become quite harmful.
Perhaps what contributed most to the change in their relationship was his visit to her hospital after a fight in the capital.
but.
‘Let’s not think too soon. I don’t know when you’ll suddenly change your mind and try to hold on to me. Maybe the image I’m showing now is trying to catch this side off guard.’
A lot of things have happened lately, so Rudger was quite nervous.
In particular, the biggest reason was that this city could not be safe.
The elves had kidnapped Sedina, but it was also true that the Church of Lumensis secretly helped them.
“There are all kinds of strange things. Do you think it makes sense for you to ask me for a favor?”
So, even if it was just a verbal request, I couldn’t trust Casey’s words unconditionally unless I properly opened the contents.
“…okay. I know it sounds weird. But you’re the only one I can ask for help right now.”
“…”
There was a gloom in Casey’s voice that could not be hidden.
I wonder if there are times when even a genius lady who was full of confidence without fear in the world could be so passive.
I was more than curious about what the hell would happen to Casey to react like this, I was even a little afraid.
“What the hell happened? If you’re avoiding people’s eyes and trying to contact me like this, it must be something very serious, right?”
“that’s right. It is very serious.”
Casey replied in a firm voice.
Rudger shook his head.
What kind of work would a genius detective, Casey Selmore, take seriously?
Could a war break out somewhere else?
Or if the Black Dawn is up to something else?
Perhaps the Church of Lumensis could have taken some action.
With all kinds of disturbing possibilities bobbing around in Ludger’s head.
“If you say that, what the hell is going on? What do you want from me?”
“That’s…”
Casey said the reason after hesitation.
Dyeing your face like a bright red flower.
in a crawling voice.
“…Be my fiancé.”
“…?”
A desolate silence lingered between the two of them.
Rudger stood still in his seat.
For a moment, I couldn’t understand what Casey Selmore was talking about.
what did you just say? what did i hear wrong?
‘That’s strange. Are you sure the Astronomical Seal is working properly?’
Rudger lifted his head slightly and checked overhead.
There was no hole through it even with the black halo.
If that’s the case, then what you’re hearing isn’t hallucinations.
“Why why no answer?”
The person who spoke up asked with a reddened face if he knew it was embarrassing.
Seeing that, Ludger realized.
that what he heard was the truth.
“…Casey Selmore.”
“why.”
“Are the aftermath of the demon’s attack still lingering? You’d better rest a little longer.”
“What?”
“Your current condition is…serious.”
“Are you serious?”
“okay. not very serious See a psychiatrist right away and get checked out.”
Casey was taken aback by that.
“What nonsense are you talking about!”
“What do you mean? Aren’t you the one who said nonsense?”
“no! I really said that! Earnestly!”
“Seriously…did you?”
Rudger’s eyes widened.
It was a very rare expression of intense emotion.
“Why are you surprised!”
Casey was seriously outraged by the reaction.
That man who didn’t change his expression on a regular basis was Ludger, who kept his face so shameless no matter what he did.
Because the look on his face showed that he was surprised.
This side is sincere, but the other side is also sincerely surprised.
“Is it so strange for me to say that?”
“Isn’t it funny that these words suddenly came out between us in the first place? Or ah.”
Rudger finally came up with the correct answer.
“That’s it. Is it to confess and scold you? To shake me mentally…”
“It’s not like that!”
Casey blushed and groaned.
“Why am I asking you for engagement in the first place!”
“…Didn’t you ask to be my fiancé a while ago?”
“Ah no, I did…that’s it, that’s it! He was asking me to become his fake fiancé!”
“FALSE?”
“okay. I was just asking you to pretend to be my fiancée.”
“what?”
Rudgar let out a sigh of relief.
“Whoa. Very fortunate.”
“…Why are you sincerely relieved?”
Casey looked at Ludger, who responded that he had relieved a lot of trouble.
Still, realizing that the only person she could ask for right now was the man in front of her, Casey had to tip the scales to one side with tears in her eyes.
“It’s weirder than that. Why are you asking me to act as your fiancée?”
“…That’s because the family contacted me.”
“When you say family, you mean Selmore.”
Selmore, a famous magician.
Selmore, worthy of its name, produced wizards with titles of color.
The Colored Wizard Casey Selmore.
However, Casey Selmore was not the heir to the family line.
“Are the elders of the family bothering you? Surprisingly. I thought I didn’t care and just lived the way I wanted.”
“It’s not like I don’t care about my family, right? And that is wrong.”
“What do you mean?”
“It is wrong to say that the elders of the family care for you. To begin with, no one among the elders would nag me. Because I am a better wizard. Even if I did, I wouldn’t listen.”
“You speak so boldly.”
“But even in a country like this, it’s not like the family doesn’t pay attention. Of course, there are people who are watching. Should I say that I am an absolutely unfavorable person in terms of human nature?”
The world’s Casey Selmore speaks weakly.
Rudger suddenly became curious about who the natural enemy of that human race was.
“Are you talking about the current family head?”
“that’s right. She is the current head of Selmore and my older sister.”
“sister?”
“My father has already retired. voluntarily, of course. Your two daughters should have been excellent.”
Casey’s words made Rudger suddenly remember that she had an older sister.
“for a moment. If you are the current head of Selmore and your older sister…”
“You are famous, so don’t you know? Marias Selmore.”
Rudger nodded.
Marias Selmore.
He is the head of Selmore, a famous magic house, and an undistinguished genius who has excellent skills and magic skills despite his young age.
Casey Selmore is also called a genius, but the part she is a genius is about ‘deduction’.
Of course, just because she is good at reasoning doesn’t mean she lacks magic skills.
The title of color is not given for nothing.
But Casey Selmore’s older sister is far better than her, at least as a wizard.
because she
“The Blue Wizard.”
Casey nodded at Ludger’s words.
“that’s right. My sister is also a user of a single element element like me and a wizard who has been given the title of color.”
He is young and the head of a household, and even magic is never inferior to him.
Thanks to such an outstanding older sister, Casey was able to enjoy a life of wandering freely as a detective without being tied to her family.
On the contrary, it meant that her freedom, which no one thought could be suppressed, had a certain right to enforce it only for her sister, the head of the household.
“That sister… sent me a call.”
“What contact are you talking about?”
“Now stop playing detective and come home. And prepare for marriage.”
“Is it an arranged marriage?”
This is a common occurrence for women from aristocratic families.
It is to strengthen the social status by strengthening the relationship between families and forming blood ties with other families.
“There are many aristocrats who are anxious to marry a Selmore woman. First of all, he is also a master of magic. Maybe love calls will come from all kinds of families in that direction. me really Who will choose?”
“Looks like you have no right to refuse. Can’t we avoid an arranged marriage?”
“If I could avoid it, why would I say the word request? My older sister is the head of household, but she’s not that old-fashioned and stuffy. Of course, it’s a bit crazy. If you have to think about it, it’s a joke.”
I don’t think that’s what you meant.
Rudger didn’t want to fight Casey right away, so he swallowed the afterword.
“Anyway, my sister gave me a choice. If I ever find someone I really love, he will support me regardless of family or status.”
“Isn’t that an incredibly generous condition?”
In effect, it gave Casey the freedom to choose.
Considering that women from other aristocratic families are forced to marry because of their father’s annoyance, it is a good treatment even if it is unconventional.
“In that case, even if it’s not me, it’s okay to take anyone in moderation.”
“That’s…”
Casey, apparently aware of that, slightly avoided Ludger’s gaze.
Rudger’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
Apparently, there was something Casey hadn’t said yet.
“What else is there?”
“It is true that the older sister made such an unconventional proposal to me. But at the time, I really hadn’t even thought about getting married.”
Rudger remembered the first time he met Casey Selmore.
An arrogant, self-conscious, self-paced, new-age woman.
No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed far from marriage.
“They gave me a choice, but I set the deadline on my own. If I don’t meet the man by then, he’ll take care of it himself.”
“Even so, isn’t it the same as taking anyone with you?”
“…At the time, I had a bit of pride, so I fought against my sister. If I bring you, I will bring you a really, really great person, so don’t touch me about this.”
Although it was said out of anger because of repulsion.
Casey Selmore’s older sister, Marias Selmore, remembered that very well.
“Come to think of it… In the same situation as now, taking someone in the middle? If you are my sister, you will see right through that I have set up a stand-in to get out of the situation right away. Then I can’t go against my sister’s words!”
“So…”
Rudgar pointed at him, and Casey nodded, disapprovingly.
“…At least among the men I know, there’s no one better than you.”
“I’m so grateful for this, I don’t know what to do. To get such a good evaluation from the world’s greatest Casey Selmore.”
“So what is the answer?”
Rudger frowned.
“Did you think I would do that in the first place?”
“why! Where’s the point if I just help out?”
“We’re not even helping each other in the first place.”
At Rudger’s words, Casey drew in a breath, then lowered his eyes and said.
“You apologized. we.”
“…what?”
“Yeah, you came to visit me in the hospital and apologized!”
Rudgar was dumbfounded by Casey’s words.
Could it be that you remembered?
That’s it, but since you apologized, you’re not trying to say that we should get along differently than before, right?
no way. Anyway, this one is a former crime police officer, and the other one is a detective.
Ludger’s thoughts were denied the moment he saw Casey’s expression full of embarrassment.
“…You’re serious.”
“Yeah what! Couldn’t we misunderstand each other and what could happen?”
“Just because the misunderstanding has been cleared, there is no reason why I should still help you.”
“If you help me, I can help you too! my sister! What a great person! Rather, if you look good to your sister, you will have bread even while sleeping.”
“So, isn’t it the head of a famous magic family?”
“…The position of the head of a high magic house is also great, isn’t it? Besides, my sister’s excellence doesn’t just stop there. Even if it looks like this, my sister is also a member of the Magical Information Processing Agency.”
“It looks like you’re sitting in a high seat, right?”
Casey shook her head.
“It is not just a high position. My sister has never told me this directly, but from what she knows, I can roughly deduce it. My sister has no restrictions on reading information about magic and mysteries.”
Casey said, staring straight at Rudger.
“All magic information goes through my sister’s hands.”
At those words, a scene he had seen a while ago suddenly appeared in Ludger’s mind.
A place with an unusual background where the last fragment of the Relic was located.
perhaps.
Casey’s sister might have known where he was.
