Volume 5 Chapter 62 Friends Are Something You Realize You Become
"Hey, where have you all been?!"
Catherine's angry voice echoed throughout the castle as Randy and Liz exchanged glances, tilting their heads and saying, "Where...?"
Randy and Liz had just returned to the hall of the castle called Marquis Waldner's residence.
They had gone home to take a bath to wash off the sweat and other things from the attack.
Therefore...
"It was just a bath."
"Yes."
Catherine's face turned red as she looked at the two with puzzled expressions, and it was all she could say...
"W-was it just a bath? You two are already that close?"
Catherine covered her blushing face, saying, "How indecent," and Randy sighed dramatically in response.
"Are you an idiot? We just went home and took separate baths."
"Separate...?"
Randy explained to Catherine, who tilted her head, that they had made a bath in their house.
"W-well, if that's the case, you should have said that from the start!"
Catherine's face was still red as she looked at the two and said, "I thought you were taking a bath together!"
"It's not the same bath, but we can talk through the wall."
Catherine covered her face again, saying, "I-I'm not jealous or anything!"
She seemed like a lively girl, and seeing her more energetic than expected made Randy and Liz smile at each other.
"What are you laughing about?"
Catherine pouted, and Randy shook his head, smiling.
"I heard you worked hard, but you seem surprisingly energetic."
Catherine puffed out her chest proudly, saying,
"Of course! I'm still a Saint, you know. Naturally."
Catherine laughed heartily, but...
"But after that, when I spoke in a Saint's tone, Lady Airen told me, 'I'll punch you!'"
Leon sighed and revealed that he had been feeling down after being pointed out by Airen for speaking in a Saint's tone.
"Sh-shut up! I thought it was cute!"
"Ah, that..."
Randy also smiled wryly, recalling that delicate way of speaking.
It seems Liz is remembering it too, next to Randy, unable to stop her wry smile and saying, "That was..."
"I mean, that was it. I thought you was flirting with a guy."
"No way! If I were flirting with a guy, it would be completely different."
Catherine snorted, and Randy's eyes sparkled with interest as he said,
"Oh really? Can you even switch it up?"
"Of course! You think I'm just some love master, Lady Catherine?"
Randy showed a face of disbelief at Catherine's triumphant smile and said, "Where's the proof?"
"If you say that, then show me! Love master."
Catherine, responding to Randy's mocking tone, said, "Fine," and after a couple of coughs, she made a face.
By the way, it was a secret that Randy felt irritated at the moment she made that face, but Catherine acted as if she didn't know, her eyes shimmering as if about to overflow.
"Cathy, I'm already tired──"
With her eyes wide open, Catherine exclaimed, "Wait a minute!" as she bent over, holding her head.
Randy's slap passed slowly over Catherine's bent head.
"That was close! You were going to hit me, weren't you?"
Catherine raised her eyes and brows, and Randy lightly bowed his head, saying, "Sorry, I got irritated."
"If you hit me, I'd die!"
"You'll be fine. It's just a light hit."
"Even a light hit could kill me! A gorilla's light hit is fatal for a human!"
"Who are you calling a gorilla?"
Catherine quickly hid behind Liz as Randy frowned.
"Aren't you the one who's out of touch? You're the gorilla!"
Catherine was pouting angrily behind Liz, but...
"Sorry, Saintly Lady, I got irritated too."
"Ah... me too..."
...Continuously denied by Leon and Liz, Catherine crumpled to the ground, saying, "No way?"
"So, where did you learn that knowledge?"
"...It's obviously from shoujo manga."
Catherine, with her lips pouted, began to talk about how she has liked rival characters from popular shoujo manga since long ago.
"Those girls usually attract boys, right? So──"
Catherine still pouted, but there was not a single person in this place, including Randy, who understood shoujo manga.
Everyone just shared the vague understanding that "they're picking the wrong references."
"Well, it's clear you have a lot of useless knowledge and 0 romantic experience..."
"Huh? I'm better than you!"
Catherine raised her eyebrows, but Randy just replied, "Yeah, right" without caring.
"I mean, we get that Miss Catherine is foolish, but in the end, you can't even differentiate, right?"
Randy tilted his head and continued, "I couldn't tell the difference."
"Is that so? I felt there was quite a difference."
"Really?"
"I don't get it either."
The two men didn't understand, but Liz could see the difference.
Randy and Leon exchanged glances at this strange phenomenon and looked at Liz simultaneously.
"By the way, specifically, what part is──?"
Randy, curious about the oddity, couldn't help but ask.
However, Liz, who was questioned, crossed her arms with a troubled expression, saying, "When you say specifically..."
After a moment of pondering, Liz opened her mouth, raising her eyebrows slightly.
"If I dare say, though..."
With Liz emphasizing, Randy, Leon, and even Catherine herself turned their faces with interest.
"If I dare say..."
"What do you mean?"
"'I want to hit you' is the usual Saintly Lady Catherine, and 'Alright, let's hit' is the flattering Lady Catherine."
Everyone was momentarily stunned by Liz's outrageous statement...
"H-Huh? Are you picking a fight?"
"I told you, I said 'if I dare'!"
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