I walked through the streets of Aldraazan, disguised as so brown-haired, ordinary man. I had picked up an outfit as well, so at the very least, I resembled a noble.
The people unknowingly nodded at , while so even went as far as to try offering so of their creations to . Obviously, they expected to invest in them, but...
Everything they’re showing is trash.
A reusable chanical toothbrush?
Really?
A miniature chimney?
For what?
A miniature house?
It was just stupid all around.
Shaking my head in irritation, I stepped into Evelyn’s casino and went up to her office. The door was already open, and inside, Evelyn was dealing with paperwork.
However, beside her, there was a green-haired girl tinkering with so potions, and from the curious gleam in her erald eyes, I recognized her imdiately.
"Alicia?"
She turned toward , and so did Evelyn.
"You’re already acquainted?"
"I’ve never seen this man in my life."
I rolled my eyes and entered the office.
"I’m the person who invested in your alchemy business. I’m also the one who told Evelyn to invest in you."
Her eyes lit up imdiately as she ran up to . She stopped in front of and flashed a large grin.
"It’s nice to et you, my handso, lovely, muscular, handso patron. Would you like to polish your boots? Free of charge, of course."
"No need to act so coy around ," I replied.
Then, I undid my appearance alterations, returning to my usual appearance as Amon Everness. As I took off my hat and loosened my suit, Alicia froze.
"Ah..."
"A-Aren’t you that one guy who’s wanted across the world? Um... Y-You can’t have my kidneys!"
This girl is as silly as I rember.
She’s kind of similar to Isabelle, in a way.
Both of them co from important backgrounds. Unlike Isabelle, though, Alicia isn’t trying to run away from anything. Instead, her parents sent her out to explore the world, and with her alchemy skills as well as an alchemy-related Gift, she’s pretty special.
Though... coming from an important background and trying to speak like a commoner makes her sound both silly and stupid.
Anyhow, I turned to Evelyn, who just shrugged at .
"I already told her about you. She’s just doing this for show now."
"Tsk... Why’d you have to give it away, huh?"
"I prefer we just get straight into it," I said with a sigh.
Evelyn nodded at and took out a few docunts. Then, she approached with those docunts and handed them to .
I quickly skimd through the docunts, and as expected, they were the identities of the two nobles Clentine and I will be impersonating.
Duke Reyas and Duchess Reyas.
I’ve never heard of either of them, but... with bright white hair and captivating red eyes, we’ll stand out a bunch.
Maybe a lot more than I’d care to hope.
But then again, it is the gala. Everyone’s going to try to stand out.
Mmm...
"I guess that’s fine. And as for the real Duke Reyas and Duchess Reyas?"
"They’ll be taking a long nap inside their manor. Don’t worry, they’re not dead. If anything, this is as legitimate as I can make it. Still... get accustod to their personalities. I’ve written a few of their quirks down below."
I nodded and glanced over the ’quirks.’
And uhh...
"Duke Reyas has a habit of hitting commoners?"
"Mhm."
"...Duchess Reyas likes to piggyback ride on Duke Reyas’s shoulders?"
"Mhm."
I just stared at her for a mont, speechless.
"How did these delinquents beco such high-ranking nobles?"
She shrugged.
"No clue. Though the upside is, they owe . Oh, and an upside for you is that you can pick and choose which commoner to hit."
That didn’t make it any better.
Just then, Alicia coughed from the side. There was a faint blush on her cheeks.
"W-Well... if you’re so desperate and in need of help, I suppose I could volunteer as your piñata."
Ah...
Right.
This girl was also a masochist.
The biggest masochist I rember from the ga.
Her alchemy shop went into the negatives for the first month or so because instead of brewing potions and selling them, this masochist straight up injured herself and then dumped all those potions on herself.
In short, by the ti she tested out every potion... there was basically nothing left to sell.
And around that ti, the main character stepped in, gave her money... she felt obligated to repay him, and yeah, she began brewing potions like a normal woman.
So for this woman to volunteer for to hit her...
"I’ll think about it."
"Yay. Good. In that case, I’ll give my patron so potions to take ho, hm?"
With that, she reached into her dinsional ring and pulled out exactly five potions. Three of them were blue, while the other two were rainbow.
I didn’t recognize them, but the amount of energy they were emanating was enough for to know these potions were extrely high-grade.
"The blue potions are for hunger. If you drink one of them, you won’t have to eat for a whole week. If you drink two of them at once, you won’t have to eat for a whole month," Alicia harrumphed.
"What if I drink all three?"
She paused and smiled at .
"Your stomach will explode, and you will die an excruciating death~"
Oh.
"Now as for the rainbow-colored ones, they’re a little special, I guess? They’ll clear all the impurities in your bodies and maybe make you a little stronger. Though, if you do drink them, I really~ recomnd not doing it in a place filled with people."
She avoided my gaze slightly.
"I once drank one of those... The sll is horrible. I was almost evicted from my alchemy shop. Had I not bombed it with tens of healing potions, I would’ve been a goner, my dear patron."
"I’ll keep that in mind," I replied with a chuckle.
Evelyn tapped on the shoulder.
"I’d send her out to train with you guys, but she’s not really much of a fighter. She’ll help out here, and during the gala, she’ll bring a few aphrodisiacs and drug all the alcohol. Basically, don’t worry about anyone finding out about you."
Wow...
"You two really are sothing. I’ll be sure to repay you for this."
"No need, my patron. Your money is all I ever desire."
Seeing her do the money gesture with her fingers, I knew it was ti for to take my leave.
"I’ll be back in a few days. See ya."
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A/N: Duchess Reyas (Clentine) pic in the discord :]
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