"I'm so sorry!"
Sitting in their seat, Alicia Hambell apologizes to Erica.
Erica is pouting since Alicia hasn't thought about visiting her aunt in the last two days.
"Hmph!"
Erica snorted like a child, presumably snubbing her niece.
…
Alicia and Erica have been friends since she was small.
However, to discover more about this, we must return to their family background.
Erwin Hambell is Alicia and Alex's father, and Erica's older brother.
When Erwin and Erica were young, their parents were killed by a monster attack while bringing items from the train station.
As a result, Erwin abandons his dream of becoming an engineer in favor of helping his younger sister graduate and become the Investigator she aspires to.
Unfortunately, Erwin and his wife, Annie, passed away in the same way as their parents did.
Alicia and Alex were still in Academy City at the time, so she went there to personally explain what had happened to their parents.
However, she was unable to determine the outcome right away.
She is not at responsible for what happened to her brother; in fact, she cried for a week because he is her only family.
But it was a mistake...
Alicia and Alex are still alive, so since she couldn't tell how their parents were doing, she chose to spend a month in Academy City to grow closer to them.
Alex is in a rebellious phase, so they couldn't communicate much.
Meanwhile, because they are girls, Erica and Alicia got along quickly.
Despite the fact that it contains the word "academy," Academy City is still a city, and civilians can live there.
In fact, the infrastructure in this area is a mix of modern and medieval periods, and the majority of the buildings are over a thousand years old.
They bond over activities like as shopping or eating sweets, and as a result, they get closer by the day.
Despite this, she did not disregard Alex simply because she is closer to Alicia than he is.
It took a month before she could reveal what had occurred to their parents.
They were angry at first because she did not tell them right away, but she was well aware of this and was prepared to accept their fury; nevertheless, instead of anger, she received forgiveness.
Despite their youth, they are mature enough to recognize that she is only doing this because she is terrified and does not want to hurt them.
However, despite the tragedy, Alex remains a rebellious youngster, while Alicia is like her younger sister.
…
"Just don't do it again."
After a few minutes, Erica forgave her.
Alicia sighs with happiness as she realizes she is no longer sulking.
Anyway, Erica Hambell realizes how many she's ordered.
Her tummy is already full, so she can't take another bite.
Fortunately, someone will clean her leftovers as a goodwill gesture for her nephew and niece.
Then she noticed that there was an unfamiliar face.
Seeing her aunt's startled reaction, Alicia introduces Su Yan to her.
"She is Su Yan. She is my girlfriend."
"…"
The wind blew as if something had happened, but there was only silence.
"My sister is gay… wow, as expected of the fantasy world."
'We may as well eat now!'
Alex's ideas and conversations occur subconsciously.
"I think you said the wrong line, Alex."
Angelina Valentine chose to respond to change the course of the conversation.
It could be forced, but the two of them fake laugh and move on to another issue.
Alicia, despite her love for her brother, wanted to strike him right now, but she hesitated for fear of injuring him.
Meanwhile, Su Yan stomped on Alex's feet, but he chose to suffer the pain and asked himself, "Why me?"
His big sister caused the misunderstanding, so why is he the one penalized for it?
However, based on the stories he has seen and read in his past life, he understands that this is a girl's habit if she wants to be recognized by the guy she likes.
He couldn't help but smile as he reflected on how unfortunate he was.
Unfortunately, he is mistaken since when she stomped Alicia's feet, she was able to avoid it, so she decided to stomp his feet to relieve her aggravation, and she feels good about it.
…
After eating, Angelina Valentine returned to her office.
"Thank you for the help, Anna."
Angelina Valentine expresses her gratitude to Anna Froze.
"As your secretary, my role is to assist you, Ms. Valentine. However, I appreciate your gratitude.
Anna Froze responded while standing behind the guild leader's chair.
While Angelina Valentine was gone for an hour with Erica Hambell, Anna Froze continued her work.
She has been doing this for three years, so she is accustomed to her shenanigans.
Also, her compensation would be doubled if she does this every time, so she is grateful to Erica whenever she barges, as she did earlier.
Since Angelina Valentine has returned, Anna Froze begins her lunch break.
Unfortunately, it appears that she is unable to do so right now because when she descends steps, a guy with a royal seal arrives with a letter for Angelina.
She frowns at the seal on the letter since it is the Imperial Han seal.
Anna Froze learned that the previous monarch died of an unknown ailment, and the lone prince became the new king.
However, after ascending to the throne, the queen was kidnapped by another kingdom, igniting the unrest.
She wonders why there is a messenger from another country, but she stops pondering for the time being because she needs to deliver the message to Angelina.
When the messenger gives the letter, he immediately exits the guild building.
She sighs, relieved that nothing happened; now is not the time for it.
She began to walk upstairs to deliver the letter.
…
"What is this? A letter?"
"Yes, that was from the Imperial Han. Fortunately, the messenger did nothing and simply exited the guild building.
Angelina Valentine sighs, disappointed.
"I understand it's not my place, but could you tell me why you sigh like that?"
Anna Froze inquired gently, aware of her disappointment but unsure of what it was.
"Because if the messenger does anything, I can excuse myself from my current work. Ugh! Why would I even accept this kind of job?"
Anna Froze stared blankly at her uninterested boss.
…
Anna Froze may finally take her lunch break after giving the letter.
While reading the letter, Angelina Valentine abruptly massages her forehead.
Looking at her hesitant look, it appears that she has yet another problem.