The sky had darkened.
By the time Philip had placated the rabid dog with kind words, more than an hour had passed.
But in the end, Eris's anger did subside.
She had determined through another matter that Philip and these 'Allen' people were probably telling the truth.
'Rudeus's' voice was indeed that of a girl, and 'he' was wearing a dress just like her...
Although she had seen little boys in dresses when she went to the capital before.
But the way he was lying on the ground in a daze really resembled the weak girls she had beaten up in the noble school.
But...
These were all secondary reasons.
The main thing was.
She was really tired of hitting him.
The rabid dog was still just a cub. Although she still had a violent streak in her, her stamina was no match for the future Mad Sword King.
And what was even more ridiculous was that Rudeus, who was being beaten on the ground, after shouting for a while and realizing that his words had no effect on this young miss, and that she couldn't break through his defense anyway, actually just lay on the ground and gave up.
He even had a hint of a leisurely expression.
And from Allen's perspective, he even felt that he was somewhat enjoying it.
A bit ridiculous.
At this moment, at the table in the Greyrat house, because the weather outside had suddenly changed, the light was swallowed by the dark clouds brought by the wind.
A few candles were lit in the room for illumination.
The flames flickered, and the hearts of everyone at the table rose and fell with them.
Eris sat on the stool with her legs dangling in a very unladylike manner, still with her arms crossed, glaring at the person opposite her.
"What are you looking at!! Don't use magic if you have the guts!!"
"I'm the one who said you got the wrong person, okay?! And why did you have to hit someone?", Rudeus, who had already been healed by healing magic without a single scratch, now retorted sarcastically, having realized that she couldn't do anything to him.
"Are you trying to discipline me?!"
Rudeus's mouth twitched. He now fully understood this young miss's disposition. And as for the fact that Allen was her brother, she probably didn't even know, and even if she did, her reaction would probably be the same.
This was a 'young miss' in the truest sense of the word.
'I wonder who spoiled her to this extent? Her mother? From her performance just now, Philip doesn't seem to have much control over her.'
Seeing that Rudeus was no longer arguing, Eris snorted with satisfaction. Then she blinked, and her vibrant red pupils seemed to hesitate for a moment. She didn't turn her head, but kept her upper body in the arms-crossed posture, her pupils shifting to the side.
Beside her was Sylphie, sitting乖巧 on the stool, staring at the teacup in front of her, her expression dazed.
Her pristine white dress was very dirty.
Eris's mouth twitched very subtly. She turned her eyes back to the front, looked at the air in front of her, and said loudly.
"Ru... you're called Sylph, right??"
Sylphie blinked in a daze and turned to look at Eris, who was only showing her a side profile.
"My name is Sylphiette."
Eris blinked at the air again.
"Sylphiette! I permit you to be Eris's... uh... her..."
She quickly glanced at the cat-eared maid beside her, who had a smile on her face and a helpless expression. The word seemed to be on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't get it out.
The cat-eared maid's ears drooped helplessly on her head, and she said with some helplessness.
"Miss Eris, are you trying to say 'maid'? No, it should be 'friend.'"
Eris raised her eyebrows.
"Friend??"
Eris, who had beaten up the entire noble school, of course knew this word, but she couldn't fully understand and apply it to the current situation. So she subconsciously looked at the maid who had always taken care of her and was in a state of 'pseudo-intimacy.'
She blinked, crossed her arms, and repeated very seriously and loudly.
"Then I permit you to be Eris's friend!"
Of course, she was still talking to the air.
Only her flickering pupils indicated that her words were directed at Sylphie.
The cat-eared maid on the side hurriedly and urgently explained.
"You can't say 'permit'! Miss Eris! Friends are equals. You should say, 'I want to be your friend.' That would be better."
Eris opened her mouth and said, "Huh?"
Her personality, spoiled by Sauros since she was a child, and her behavioral logic of always imitating those she was close to, had made her accustomed to being the 'dominant party' at the beginning of any intimate relationship.
This was also why she couldn't make friends at the noble school.
After all, no child could handle this kind of strange, somewhat 'superior' kindness.
But Sylphie sensed it.
Because she had suffered enough malice, she was naturally very sensitive to the kindness of others.
In her eyes, malice was as easy to feel as a drop of ink in pure clear water.
But in contrast, kindness was also as easy to 'absorb' as the warm, melting snow sunlight in spring.
She was different from the young miss of the Boreas family, who was surrounded by maids in a castle-like environment and had a brilliant color like a flame.
She was just a blade of grass growing in the cracks of the rough dirt road of Buena Village.
Sylphie glanced at Allen, who was diagonally opposite her and couldn't contain his XP instinct, unable to stop himself from looking at the cat-eared maid's ears. She turned to look at Eris, forced herself to cheer up, and said in a soft, patient voice.
"It was fine just now. Sylphie would also like to be your friend."
A bright light burst from Eris's eyes. She turned her head with a speed that seemed like it would break her neck, a smile of excitement on her face.
"Okay!"
"SMACK!!"
Everyone turned to look at Allen, who had just slapped himself.
The latter struggled to tear his gaze away from the cat-eared maid's ears and forced a smile at the startled Paul and Zenith beside him.
"What were we talking about? You guys continue, don't mind me. There was a mosquito."
He then looked at Philip.
The other's eyes were burning, with a 'as expected' expression.
'There's another damn variable!! You're using this to test a cadre! You're not human!'
Philip looked at Allen, whose face was twitching, who hadn't seen a beast girl for a long time and was now completely unable to contain the XP instinct in his genes at the 'grand scene' of a cat girl in a maid outfit sitting at the table opposite him, and smiled.
"There are many maids like this in the Boreas mansion. If you like them..."
"I don't. Thank you."
"Alright."
Philip smiled and turned to Paul.
"Continuing our earlier conversation, you have no objection to Rudeus coming to Roa to be a tutor, right?"
Paul exchanged a look with Zenith and Lilia beside him, then glanced at Allen.
"I have no objection on Rudeus's part. Boys should get more training. And with Allen by his side, we're also at ease. Actually, my original intention was to let them become adventurers in two or three years... Your proposal now is perfectly acceptable as a transition period."
"And as you said, he is indeed going to be a tutor, and you won't restrict their future freedom. So I agree with your suggestion."
Philip clapped his hands and smiled.
"Then that makes things simple—"
"But."
Paul turned to Philip and said with a serious face.
"Rudeus is Rudeus, and Allen is Allen. We can't make the decision for him. You need to get his consent. If he doesn't agree, I won't let you take him out of Buena Village."
Rudeus: ?? You don't need my opinion?
"That's natural."
As soon as Philip's voice fell, he stood up under Paul's astonished gaze and walked to the door.
He opened the door.
The strong wind before the spring downpour billowed around him, making his clothes flap loudly.
He tilted his head, still with that rather leisurely smile, and looked at Allen, who had slowly risen to his feet and returned his gaze.
"Shall we go out and talk?"
It's hard to write.
I don't really want to write Eris's character exactly as she is in the novel, because there are a lot of new readers, and they might hate Red.
So I've been revising the draft for the past few hours.
I can only say I'm trying to find a balance.
If anyone has any objections, I can change it again.
Continuing to write.
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