Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 29.1

The next day…

The young lady seemed visibly low in spirits.

Well… considering what happened, I suppose it’s quite something if I can sleep normally.

“Young lady, how about skipping all classes today?”

“To my father…”

“Shall I get permission for you?”

She looked up at me with a slightly surprised expression.

“…Is it okay?”

“Well, I also bear some responsibility.”

“Responsibility? Towards Beryl? Why?”

“You know, during the horse incident. It was clearly an attempt on your life, wasn’t it?”

“Eh…?”

The young lady was taken aback.

After a few seconds, she threw a cushion from the sofa at me.

“Huh? You didn’t know?”

“I hadn’t heard!”

“Well, young lady, you’re quite naive. It’s obvious that such sturdy horse gear wouldn’t break so easily. It was all orchestrated by Mr. Moose, wasn’t it?”

“But… why when Beryl was there?”

“It’s more convenient with me around. It’s a matter of shifting responsibility. If something were to happen to you while I’m around, the blame would be directed towards me, diverting attention away from you. Come to think of it, aside from Mr. Moose, no one else could have done it. Only Mr. Moose, who knows you well, could have known about that horse and rigged the gear.”

“Indeed… that’s right…”

The young lady once again looked downhearted.

“I… was really hated, huh?”

“Well, of course.”

To my answer, the young lady’s expression turned as if she was shocked, complete with a “bam!” sound effect.

“Young lady, you’re selfish, quick to anger, and not at all kind. You never show gratitude even when others do something for you.”

“T-That’s…”

“I understand it’s the way of the Lord’s education, so you should be prepared to be disliked, right?”

“Y-Yeah…”

“Well, but…”

“But…?”

“I’ll at least understand. The young lady is working hard in her studies, feeling lonely eating alone.”

“I-I’m not lonely!”

“Sure, sure. Even so, I’ll go to the dungeon as usual. I can’t stay by the young lady’s side too much, right?”

“I know… You’re saying it’s for my sake, aren’t you…?”

“That’s right.”

“…”

Last night, I couldn’t stop those three men.

If they were targeting the young lady… there might have been a chance to call Pochi and do this and that… but I couldn’t guarantee it.

They are probably… Master Assassins.

Being a count, it’s impressive that he was able to gather such forces.

Perhaps there are many Master Assassins in the world that I don’t know about… except for two blacksmiths, there were no other than farmers in our village.

“Hey, Beryl.”

“Yes?”

“Not just breakfast, but… dinner too… let’s eat together…”