Chapter 617: Riviria, cradle snatcher~ (Please subscribe!)
“Ugh…” Recalling some unpleasant memories, Refia’s emotions suddenly became unusually agitated.
However, after a brief moment of acting out, the little elf realized her inappropriate behavior and shyly lowered her head under the curious gazes of the two inside the tent.
“Sorry… I didn’t mean to shout so loudly…”
“What you thought about that made you so emotional is what concerns me.” Izay asked with interest.
Refia glared at him in annoyance.
You’re the culprit! If you don’t know how to talk, then please don’t speak!!
After calming herself down a bit, Refia took a deep breath and forced herself to shift her attention away from Izay.
Ignoring the troublesome guy, the little elf turned to Riviria, not forgetting her original purpose.
Refia sat properly on the carpet in the camp and handed the crystal-clear dishes to Riviria.
“Lady Riviria, let’s eat first. After all, you haven’t eaten anything all day… uh? Lady Riviria, why are you so red in the face?”
It was only then that Refia noticed something seemed wrong with the other.
Rather than being flushed, it would be more accurate to say Riviria exuded an alluring aura; the flush was just the basic manifestation, and her body seemed to be trembling slightly?
“…Refia… just put the food aside. I’ll eat later… you don’t need to worry about my flushed face… this is a normal reaction after taking medicine!”
Riviria’s voice carried a hint of gritted teeth.
The royal elf used both hands to pull the blanket over her body, the two white, smooth legs moving left and right beneath the cover, trying to rub off a certain hard object.
“So cold!!” —— This was Riviria’s most direct physical sensation right now.
When Refia entered, she had hastily considered using magic to “cool down.”
Although the urgency caused the power of the spell to be reduced to one-tenth,
creating one or two ice cubes was still possible.
On one hand, her body was overheated due to accelerated blood circulation.
On the other hand, the external force triggered direct cooling.
These two situations together should have produced a good neutralizing effect.
However…
Timing was the problem!
Using ice cubes to cool down within a short period was simply unrealistic!
Especially doing it under Refia’s watchful eyes would be like admitting there was something fishy going on.
So, to prevent Refia from becoming suspicious, Riviria could only hide the hastily summoned ice cubes under the blanket.
At this moment, feeling the icy hard object sliding around her body with water droplets… Riviria had already emitted a small animal-like whimper in her heart.
“Reaction after taking medicine? But I haven’t heard of any potion that causes such a flushed effect?” Refia was guided to shift her attention.
“It’s a new drug I concocted… because I saw the lingering ‘mental fatigue’ symptoms on the teacher, so I gave it to her…” Izay guessed Riviria’s intention to conceal the current situation and explained accordingly.
“Staring～～～～”
Upon hearing this, Refia immediately cast a suspicious glance at Izay.
“You didn’t add anything strange to Lady Riviria’s medicine, did you!?” Through her serious gaze, Refia wanted to convey this view to the person involved.
After all, discussing such matters in front of Lady Riviria was far too disrespectful, so Refia could only use her eyes to suspect Izay.
“How could I possibly do such a thing?” Seeing Refia look over, Izay innocently spread his hands and exchanged glances with her.
Not caring about what the two were silently communicating.
Taking advantage of their “intense eye contact,” Riviria quickly slipped her hand under the blanket, pushed away the ice cube clinging to her pajamas, and tightened the blanket around her.
(Um… these pajamas are all wet…)
Now, she couldn’t let Refia discover her situation under any circumstances.
Otherwise, if “a man and a woman alone in a room,” “an abnormally flushed face,” and “wet clothes” were all revealed together,
the others in Orario would definitely think [Nine Magic Princess] was an elf who liked older men and got involved with her own student!
Her dignity as a royal elf!!!
This was almost dragging the entire elf race to its lowest limit!
Anticipating such a terrible future, Riviria began frantically signaling Izay to get Refia out.
“????” Izay, who was staring at the little elf, blinked when he noticed her actions.
Is he pretending not to understand!?
Seeing Izay’s seemingly clueless expression, Riviria momentarily had the urge to strangle him.
He’s actually pretending not to understand at this crucial moment!?
Actually, this was Riviria misunderstanding Izay.
At the root of it, the madam herself wasn’t skilled at deceiving others; she had a straightforward character.
Using words to divert Refia’s attention because of her guilt was already a rare move for her.
And when Izay was thinking about how to fool Refia, she suddenly “glared” at him.
It would be strange for Izay to instantly understand Riviria’s meaning.
After all, he was already considering how to deceive Refia…
This can only be attributed to poor communication between the two…
Unfortunately, there was no team chat between Izay and Riviria.
…
On the other side, Refia, who was fully focused on Izay, also paused when she saw him blink.
What are you doing? Trying to distract me?
Never!
I must find out what’s unusual about Lady Riviria today!
The little elf firmly resolved and extended her hand toward Izay: “Since it’s a new drug, you should still have some on you, Izay. Let me check!”
These might be evidence of Izay’s wrongdoing. If I get hold of those drugs, I’ll definitely know what’s inside!
Whether to have them analyzed by my companions or to take them to Loki for identification, it’s fine either way!
With this thought, Refia confidently demanded the new drug.
“I do have some… but I don’t recommend you take it…” Izay hesitated after hearing her words and kindly warned her.
Even Riviria struggled with the diluted Mimir Spring potion’s potency; Refia coming forward would be like “offering” herself up.
If things go poorly, we might end up having to take care of another person soon…
