Elsword – Time Trouble v2c2

El Search Party tracked Banthus who ran off with the El to Elder. El Search Party members were all

“Wow that castle is huge…..”

“Yea sure, do you want some too Eve?”

“Cherry aid is fine right?”

El Search Party members harmoniously exchanged conversations as they walked through the

His mind was in such disarray that nothing came into his eyes…..

Add got startled and stepped back as he felt sudden chill on his cheek.

“Here, take this. It’s a cherry aid. You didn’t say anything so I chose what to get.”

“Then would you like me to go exchange it for a different flavor?”

sociable smile. He’s been wondering about this for a while…..Rena was always treating him like a kid

Of course, Rena paid attention to the other members as well. But it was certain that she was extra

outskirts of the group.

Add took a glance at the other three with a straw in his mouth. Ara, Elsword and Eve were drinking

Elsword and Eve had been traveling together so it was obvious they got along. But Ara was quite

“Sigh….”

Other members didn’t seem bothered at all by Elsword’s sudden growth.

“Kukukuk.”

frightening. He couldn’t tell what might change next if he time traveled again.

certainty that changes that will happen next were positive.

“As I thought, it’s not something you can use carelessly.”

happen if he continued like this. As he thought, he should refrain from using time travel much as

Grab!

turned around in surprise to see that Rena was smiling with her arm tied around Add’s neck.

“G, Get off!”

out. But Add’s physical abilities were that of a normal boy. There was no way he could escape the

It stuck closer the more he struggled.

“Who said I wanted to play!? Don’t stick so close to me!!”

““G, Get off!”

quickly tried to pull his body out.”

Add got flustered as he abruptly turned his head around. He could smell indescribably good aroma

It seemed Rena didn’t care about what was going on in Add’s head and continued to ask while

“Hmm, so were you able to apologize well yesterday?”

“I was asking if you were able to ease your mind.”

clothes then noticed Rena’s gaze as he frowned.

shown signs of weakness to her.

“Umm, I’ll go talk with Mr.Hoffman now. So please do a good job of watching over the kids for me

Rena was trying to hand over the command of the group to Add. Well, Add was the most

Eve was fine in every respect but wasn’t knowledgeable about worldly affairs, Ara tried her best in

group.

highly of his unexpectedly sensible thought process and ability to improvise.

accept the leader role and,

did not decline it either.

“Hmm?”

“I have something to suggest to him so I’ll go too.”

And knowing Rena’s personality, she won’t deliberately refuse this. Add resolved himself as he

I’ll change the future.

In the end, Rena and Add headed to Hoffman’s house while leaving the command of the other

“Mr.Hoffman will meet you soon.”

Add fidgeting his fingers then stole a glance at Rena. Rena noticed Add’s gaze and smiled

“What’s wrong?”

He already knew from past experience that Rena would listen to him even if he made an abrupt

“What I’m about do to…..is to not make anyone cry.”

Rena replied with a tone that said she was listening. It was a light response but her voice was friendly.

“Yea okay.”

with this task even though he didn’t give her any further explanation.

Rena will probably just kindly reply back if Add tried to nitpick at her naïve reaction right now. Add

Let’s do what he had to do now since Rena entrusted him with this.

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meet Hoffman in order to investigate Banthus’ whereabouts. But Add’s purpose was different.

“Proposition? Who are you people?”

Rena pulled out Ruben chief Hagus’ recommendation letter and handed it over to Hoffman. They

Hoffman.

“So you’re here to get back the El that was stolen from Ruben. Then….”

Add boldly cut off Hoffman’s words and took a deep breath before moving on to the main topic.

nothing was wrong.

“Hmm? What are you saying all of a sudden?”

unreasonable taxes, he captured all of the girls in this town right? Isn’t resentment amongst the

Hoffman winced when Add hit the mark. But he didn’t get flustered and reacted in a composed

“I don’t know how you found out….but it seems you already know everything.”

Hoffman didn’t respond immediately to Add’s suggestion but it seemed he was drawn by this

This was a desperate time where they were preparing for their revolution to overthrow Wally. Each

volunteering to help.

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“We know about an Underground Waterway that leads into the castle….”

Doing so will only repeat the previous events. He had to aim for a different location, attack from a

“We have to infiltrate deep into the castle. Only then can we rescue the captive girls.”

Hoffman’s words trailed as if such a thing was impossible. It seemed he had pondered every

But Add grinned with satisfaction.

“That is?”

turn things back anymore if he said this.

“Girls from us El Search Party will get captured and get taken into the castle. They obviously won’t

cause a disturbance from within to rescue the girls. Kukukuk, it’s a perfect plan.”

Hoffman exclaimed as he looked at Rena. They couldn’t use this plan because all the girls in Elder

But if the El Search Party that had just arrived in Elder, more precisely the girls in their party

This plan was worth a try.

couple of traveling girls. We’ll prepare this plan right away. How many amongst you are planning to

“Umm, there will be three.”

Rena also accepted this plan and answered. Ara, Rena and Eve were girls so that number was

“There will be four.”

Rena made an obvious indication….but Add continued his words while suppressing the feeling of

afford to keep himself out of this plan.

“…..Add, could it be that you were a girl?”

Add just spoke the words he had to.

couldn’t back out just because it was shameful.

…..Although it felt like he’ll kick in his sleep later.

Rena gathered the El Search Party members and started explaining with a lighthearted voice.

Other members who didn’t know the situation listened carefully to Rena’s explanation. But Add had

want to be sitting in this conversation…..But he had to supplement Rena’s explanation whenever

Everyone had to work in unison in order for this plan that Eun had suggested to work properly.

“Big sister Rena? What about Banthus?”

were putting aside Banthus and were trying to overthrow castle’s lord Wally. Of course he wouldn’t

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I cannot forgive him no matter what!”

The two’s opinions seemed to clash so Add explained instead of Rena.

“What? Really?”

fry was commanding Nasods? There’s also a reason for them in taking all the girls by force. They

Add’s explanation made sense but there was a hole.

Eve didn’t miss that hole and asked quietly.

when it hasn’t even been a day since they’ve arrived here.

about them.”

Eve didn’t look satisfied with this explanation. Well, it should still be more convincing than telling

“Hmm, we can’t leave the tyrannical lord like this right? Let’s help Elder’s citizens.”

felt like the orders got flipped, but everyone accepted because Rena had said so.

“I’ll lead the way!”

Wally’s evil deeds and was now raring to go.

“Wait, I have a plan.”

It was good that everyone was willing. But charging in like this will only end with the same result

Add repeated the same explanation he gave to Hoffman while ignoring Rena who was making a

“That’s a great plan! I’ll do it too!”

Eve spoke questioningly.

Add quickly made his move first before Rena who was forcefully suppressing her laughter while

He’d rather say it himself than let someone else say it!

“….”

Eve coldly, and Ara confusingly stared at Add. After staring at Add’s chest for a while, Ara asked in

“But Mr.Add doesn’t have breasts. Were you a girl?”

Eve’s face seemed to stiffen for some reason but let’s ignore that. Add suppressed the feeling of

“I, I’ll disguise myself and go together.”

Ara clapped her hand and made a large nod. …..Please don’t show such a welcoming reaction; I’m

“….Big brother Add, will you be okay?”

clenched tightly. Add started to feel increasingly more wretched the more he talked.

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Right now, this kind of reaction was more grateful for Add.

“C, Can’t we just put some r,ribbons on his head? Pfft.”

Three girls started to have an in-depth discussion about the sudden topic of dressing Add up like a

“I don’t know much about decorating but I’ll do my best!”

“I, I’ll…. Make you pretty too. Pfft.”

front of him.

“It would be best if we gave him a skirt right?”

…..My heart is seriously getting torn apart listening to this.

the guys’ bedroom. He kept getting impulses to turn back and erase this event even though he was

Add moved out to the balcony and looked up at the sky while grabbing the railings. The sky was

“Kukuk, this isn’t funny.”

from Eun too. But he ended up agreeing to it after listening to her explanation.

just send only Rena and Ara to the Wally’s Castle?

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together as possible.

well. Thus, he had to dress up like a girl in order to do so.

“It totally feels like I’ve been fooled…..”

Add winced at the sudden voice that came from below him. Tap! Ara who jumped up from the

It was an unbelievable physical feat. But the girl who now suddenly stood beside him shrugged when

“Even Ara can easily perform this much.”

“You’re popping up too often recently.”

“Just tell me what you came here to say.”

the tomorrow’s plan in more detail.

“Get lost, don’t ever come out again.”

“I was joking. The problem is how we’ll fool the castle’s soldiers.”

“It could be troublesome if there’s a guy who falls for you because you’re so beautiful.”

Eun laughed enjoyably as Add glared at her. In some sense, Eun was much more difficult to face

“What will you do if you fail tomorrow?”

“I won’t fail.”

Add frowned when Eun questioned him persistently. He didn’t know why she was trying to confirm

“I’ll find you and time travel again. Is there a problem with that?”

Add couldn’t answer immediately to her quiet question. Elsword’s sudden change. Would Add have

His time travel started bringing about a strange phenomenon. It was light changes at first, but now it

Something even more serious could happen next.

Elsword would change like this?”

when you time travel.”

“You look like you want to ask me why. But I won’t answer that either.”

If Add heard beforehand about how something even more serious, something even more drastic

“So your goal was to make me time travel.”

Eun didn’t deny Add’s guess.

of his eyes then repeatedly time travel only to fail. Yet she didn’t do anything and just observed as all

It honestly made Add angry….but there was no point in getting mad right now. Didn’t he already

“Forget it. I’ll succeed for sure tomorrow.”

“If need be, I’ll also help both physically and spiritually.”

now but as he had thought, she was way too suspicious.

“Then I’ll be anticipating boy’s beautiful form tomorrow.”

bottom floor’s balcony safely.

He was playing into that fox’s hands right now. But he had no other options at the moment. He’ll

“I don’t want to do this ever again….”

some hideous result. Add prayed to the stars in the night sky.

The stars were heartless. They don’t listen to people’s wishes.

“You look great Mr.Add!”

Add bit his lower lip as the three girls complimented him. He didn’t even want to imagine what

A skirt came into his view when he lowered his eyes. Although Add had agreed with dressing up

Add’s height was 176cm. Tall for a girl. This will obviously attract attention so they had to make this

Add couldn’t logically refute her.

“Here, want to take a look in the mirror?”

“No, no matter what.”

eyes.

“I changed your voice so you don’t need to worry about getting found out.”

When Add kicked the ground and tried to escape from the room, Ara grabbed Add by locking him

were touching his back!

“Eh? What’s wrong Mr.Add?”

Panicked Add finally managed to shake Ara off by twisting his body. Add let out a big sigh then

A girl he had never seen before in his life stared back at him with a frown.

had no particular interest in girls admitted this internally.

“It was really fun to do. This doesn’t look bad at all since Add was already pretty.”

“Yes, no one will be suspicious.”

Add notified the girls lopsidedly and got out of the room. He’d only become a laughingstock the

“….This is driving me crazy.”

moved his steps, watching out so he didn’t step on the bottom of his skirt.

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to secretly bring their weapons. Unlike Add who had physical abilities of a normal boy, the other

inside the castle.

optical camouflage. Put the Dynamos inside a large bag then put all of the group’s weapons inside.

There won’t be any problems long as no one touched the bag directly. All preparations done.

Add clicked his tongue after coming down to the inn’s first floor because he didn’t want to be with

how the group of men that just arrived were staring at him with wide eyes.

frail girl in order to be captured. He couldn’t cause a scene until the soldiers arrived.

He had to withstand all of these stares until he could achieve his goal. Add was busy suppressing his

Who the heck is this? The man smiled and held out his hand towards Add. Add was already in an

“Beautiful lady, may I join you?”

Let’s never cross-dress again even if this plan fails and he had to time travel again. Add thought as

“My, it seems what they said about beautiful roses having thorns were true.”

Wow that just gave me goose bumps. Add was trying to focus on suppressing himself while

Add was now beyond shivering and was about to have a seizure. Add got startled and tried to pull

“My, lady your wrist is beautiful too.”

Add couldn’t win in a contest of physical strength. The man’s tone had become impolite before long.

“Mac! Don’t treat the lady so roughly!”

For some reason, cheers rang across the floor as if the man did something cool. There was no one

his physical strength.

cause a ruckus in town and get captured instead?

Add stole a look at the bag that lay near his feet and at the Dynamos inside. He then stretched out

“Oh? Do you feel like talking now lady? You should tell me your name first.”

Just when Add smiled viciously and was about to move the Dynamos….a familiar hand slightly

As if to tell him to be patient.

Rena was standing behind Add. The man was too focused on trying to hit on Add that he was late in

“Ah, that’s….”

business with us?”

The man winced in surprise then got up from his spot and hurriedly left the inn. The man’s friends

quickly.

“You did well in holding back, Add.”

“….I could have handled it by myself.”

“Hmm, please try to understand those people. They must have been lonely because all the girls in

“Why do you always think so positively?”

hearted……but wasn’t this too much?

that bad people.”

It was more like they got mesmerized by Rena’s beauty then got scared and ran away when she

“You did really well in holding back.”

Add’s frown was meant to get her to stop talking about this subject.

“….Everyone is getting ready to be captured.”

Both of them had helped with Add’s disguise soon as they got up this morning.

“If you say that one more time…..”

sharply when Rena was only making a light joke.

Rena admitted her mistake and seriously apologized to Add.

after all.”

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“Since Add is being so patient and is trying his best I’ll also help the best I can.”

Does she know about him time traveling? Add asked while staring at her suspiciously but Rena

“You’re trying your best despite knowing that this doesn’t suit you. That’s very admirable.”

I’m totally being treated like a kid. Add clicked his tongue but didn’t deny what she said. From how

When he continued to keep his mouth shut, Rena stretched out her hand and patted Add’s head.

“Don’t treat me like a kid.”

angry anymore after seeing her smile.

that against Rena’s smiling face.

with contempt anymore.

“Ara thinks you’re admirable too. Eve also.”

Add got surprised at such nonsense and asked back. What did he ever do to get that kind of

“You’re coming with us even resorting to disguising as a girl because you don’t want to send just us

“…..”

Rena will probably think positively of whatever Add said in response.

“Hmph.”

“So who do you like more Add? Eve or Ara?”

Add spat out the coffee he was drinking then started to beat his chest. He managed to avoid getting

“Oh, are you okay?”

Add glared at Rena with fire in his eyes after wiping his mouth with the hand cloth that Rena

“Hmm? Could it be that you like me? Ah, knowing that Add likes me makes me happy.”

Add got up abruptly hitting the table and yelled so loud that his voice rang across the entire floor.

“Hmm, it makes big sis sad when you deny it so seriously like that.”

Rena had mentioned this only as a joke. But Add yelling in response made the matter serious.

“Which is it? Do you hate me? Or like me?”

was the first time in his life that he was asked this kind of question so he didn’t know what to say.

had first thought it was because she was sobbing. But upon closer inspection, he realized that the

“….are you laughing right now?”

Rena couldn’t hold her laugh anymore and openly burst out laughing. Add stared blankly at her not

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“….Quit it.”

anymore.

“As I thought. Add is a good kid.”

Add answered accordingly but Rena was serious this time.

feelings right?”

“Alright. I’ll just remember Add is a good kid by myself.”

“So please don’t let Ara and Eve, any one of them get hurt during this mission. Got it?”

That was why he had traveled back in time and was enduring dressing up like this in the first place.

“You too….”

“You never know what could happen so you should be careful too.”

opponents without letting them ever get close to her.

was a demonic den where you couldn’t tell what was waiting for you.

“It’s not because I’m worried. It’s because I’ll end up taking care of the others if you’re not here and

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here….Why didn’t he join up with them already? Just what was he doing in Ruben?

change where Elsword suddenly grew up happened. But there were no cases of Raven rejoining the

Raven was equally skilled as Rena. Couldn’t they succeed easily if they were able to bring Raven here

Add had realized this fact and was about to speak….but Rena spoke in a soft tone first.

“…..”

Add’s numbly stared at Rena’s smile. Then his face got contorted. Just when Add was about to

“Okay, our guests are here. Let’s get ready.”

newly appeared in Elder.

Add also stood up with a sour taste in his mouth.

was protocol to have the captives tied up during this process but they managed not to get tied up

It would just look like some soldiers were protecting couple of girls in the eyes of other people in

“Hmph….”

were tripping over rocks and hitting their heads after losing grip on their spears….Their military

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focused on Ara who walked quietly with her head down and Eve who was a Nasod also became a

Their gazes were filled with curiosity, admiration and lust.

Add got filled with rage and slowed down his steps. Eve who was walking quietly at the very back of

“What is it?”

These soldiers would have normally been not even worth a single punch. No, even now he could

restrain the destructive impulses that boiled up from within him.

Soldiers got startled when Add angrily glared at them. But then they stared back at him(?). Those

‘These imbeciles….’

persuaded Add.

“….What?”

“I chose it because I thought you’d need an alias. There were other candidates like Ave, Era, Aena,

He had to change names now? Just because he’s disguised as a girl? It made sense although it wasn’t

Rena should have at least stopped them from coming up with foolish things like this. Add thought

this, Eve spoke to Add with a serious tone.

attention.”

“….”

Ara was walking in front of them with her head drooped down when she heard this sudden

hands.

“Person beside me was staring at your hips very passionately, Ara Haan.”

Although I agree with the opinion.

Shouldn’t she refrain from addressing him as Add altogether right now? Ara protested as her face

“Isn’t saying you’re ideal for having children a compliment for human females? That’s how I learned

“T, That’s….”

his head around and ignored her as if he didn’t hear anything. He didn’t want to join in this

But Ara didn’t back down easily.

“I told you I didn’t!!”

When Eve nodded and corrected her words, Ara’s face turned red even more and she could only

Soldiers began to stare at them with a curious look when the three’s argument got larger. Since the

out amongst the three girls.

stared at her hands with a surprised expression. She must have unconsciously tried to grab her spear.

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Add let out a sigh after seeing Ara shake in anxiety for not being able to do anything. Rena who was

with the soldier beside her.

“It’s rude to give such evaluation to humans.”

“Hmm….”

are a superior individual amongst your race?

“You would be right if you considered the entirety of the human race. But humans value themselves

based on entire human race.”

“I wouldn’t care about that.”

about the evaluation of human race.

started to make him feel uncomfortable.

Ara.

“Um…..No. I’d like to help Ms.Eve understand that there are good things about humans as well.”

Eve heaved a sigh of relief.

“….”

So in the end, I’m the only one that said something bad. Add snorted and purposely slowed his steps.

But despite how Add slowed down, the fact that Eve was still walking beside him didn’t change.

Even then, the fact that Eve was walking beside him didn’t change. She was adjusting her speed to

“Kukukuk. What? Do you have something more to say?”

spoke with an indifferent attitude.

evaluation. I judge that this is not something where one side is correct and the other is wrong.”

“So thank you for your explanation.”

Add replied bluntly and stared in front of him only to notice that Ara was gone. He didn’t know

“….Why do all three of us have to walk side by side?”

“I told you I didn’t….”

Add let out a deep sigh after seeing Ara speak so hesitantly while still covering her hips with her

Eun was uncomfortable to deal with in various ways, but Ara was also uncomfortable to deal with in

to burst into tears at any moment.

“Do what you like.”

Add ended up getting an undeserved misunderstanding but he didn’t bother to explain himself. Ara

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Didn’t he accidentally look at her naked already?

will probably also get treated as if it never happened.

“Kukuk.”

him and frowned. Rena who was talking with a soldier in the front was giving Add a slight glance

“….So she was listening to everything.”

words but didn’t feel like protesting to Rena anymore.

again,

Wally’s Castle.

four’s wrists got tied up with ropes after arriving in the castle. Soldiers suddenly seemed very alert

‘As I thought, there’s something going on in here.’

out what was going on, the group ended up getting confined inside the inner most building.

Add let out a thin sigh after hearing the giant gate slam shut behind him.

“I can only sense two of the Mr.Soldiers outside.”

“Is everyone here all right?”

Upon Rena’s enquiry, questions rose up in the eyes of the girls that were already here. This place was

inside this hall.

expression.

“Were there people like them in Elder?”

Captive girls that were here before them stared at the group while conversing amongst themselves.

“Hello everyone. I’m Ariel from the COBO service. Welcome…… although I don’t think that’s

Rena smiled brightly after seeing Ariel make a bitter smile.

“Is that true?”

stayed gloomy. It looked like they were listening but weren’t expecting much.

Add brought forth his Dynamos and discharged high intensity electric current thinly as possible. He

Only a small gap the size of one’s finger lay between both of his wrists. To burn away the rope that

he made a mistake in precise output control or made a mistake in area designation.

this point. There was no way he’d fail in their manipulation.

After realizing what Add was doing, the girls stopped talking amongst themselves and focused on

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away easily. After gathering everyone’s attention on him Add stretched out both of his arms to show

“Kahaha! Now will you believe that we came to rescue you….-”

Ara who was observing Add’s method tilted her head then moved both of her arms in opposite

With only that, her ropes snapped off as if they were strings.

“…..”

Even Add’s eyes widened.

uncomfortable.”

the other girls but he came back to his senses and stared at Ara’s arms that were now free.

“Ah, it’s easy. You just have to combine the moment when your breath and body moves. Would

Ara was looking uneasy before and now she rejoiced as she tried to teach Add. Add shook his head

“Wha, What?”

Eve stood still silently as if she was used to all the curious gazes.

Unlike the other three, there wasn’t even a sign that she used any tricks.

“How did you do that?”

The girls that were looking at her exclaimed in surprise and Ariel’s also raised her voice in surprise as

“I asked one the soldiers on our way here. So I wasn’t actually tied up properly.”

The look of how the girls viewed the El Search Party changed completely. From the helpless

“Then let’s start the talks quickly.”

Dynamos couldn’t burn off completely.

care of talking to the captive girls while he changed into his original outfit.

Add shook his head honestly. He will never do something this insulting again no matter what

Add made a vow to himself and turned around…..then winced at the awkward stares. The eyes of

Add took a step back due to all the gazes that showered upon him like the rain.

He was the only guy here amongst hundreds of girls. Was it just his imagination or was he feeling

“Umm, I know our Add is handsome and all, but can we talk about that later? Going home is more

They must have all agreed to Rena’s words because the girls regrettably(?) withdrew their gazes on

…..He didn’t know why but that just now was kind of scary.

“Are you nervous already? The plan is set to execute during night time.”

Eve approached and told Add about how things were proceeding. Rena had gained the other girls’

“It’s impossible for the soldiers to not notice us if this many people moves all at once. We should

“You can’t.”

Ara and Eve grabbed the attention of the soldiers by causing a disturbance while Rena uses that

But that won’t be any different than the first time they came to the Wally’s Castle. Wally Robot will

And there was no guarantee that it will end after those two.

“That’s waste of manpower.”

known anything.

It would be unreasonably stubborn of him, but Rena will probably accept what Add said if he

discussion with the girls, but stopped his steps.

“You still haven’t explained to me why you are acting like this, Add.”

Add couldn’t move forwards anymore now that his name was called. He could just walk away

“I would like you to explain it to me in a way I can understand.”

It was fine if she didn’t believe him. No, he didn’t expect her to believe him. He had just wanted to

anyways?

Nothing will change by having couple of meaningless conversations. But there was also no reason

“There could be something unexpected waiting for us inside this castle. I have a very bad feeling

them confined here. So Demons might have rigged this place somehow. Since you never know what

“Understood. I’ll go request Rena for change of plans.”

quickly moved further away.

place.

and make changes to the plan? Add stared at Eve as she conversed with Rena but still couldn’t

“I’ll protect you if you feel uneasy, Mr.Add!”

that it felt dreamy.

“That’s because Ms. Eve also knows about Mr.Add’s feelings.”

Add looked beside him with a numb expression. Ara was making a pleasant smile but then her

“B, because you’re reflecting on your actions from back then and is trying to make amends!”

Ara’s face turned even redder when Add asked blankly.

as if he didn’t know what she was talking about, Ara spoke in a tiny voice.

“What?”

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When Add asked back vacantly, Ara covered her ears with both of her hands then shouted out loud

“About that time when Mr.Add p, peeped on us while we were bathing!!”

Add stiffened at the loud voice that suddenly rang out across the hall. But Ara must have interpreted

“When we were bathing!! Mr.Add suddenly appeared and…..Mmh?! mmmphh!!”

Add instinctively shut Ara’s mouth with his hands. He couldn’t afford to let Ara speak anymore.

“I see. So that wasn’t….something meaningless after all.”

making a mistake and then apologizing, then following the group to the extent of withstanding

“Kukukuk….”

different result than last time. Add let out a confident laugh.

They were now fully prepared. He didn’t know what kind of enemies might pop up but at least the

Well, Elsword wasn’t here…but he was still a brat even if he grew up a bit. He would only create

“I can’t wait for… tonight.”

“Mmmmph?!!”

let his hand go and backed off after finally realizing that he was still covering Ara’s mouth.

She was strong so she could have shaken Add’s hands off easily if she had wanted to. Was she really

“Haah, phaah… i, it was tough not being able to breathe.”

had come.

“Kahahahaha!!”

the enjoyable future inside his head. It felt great, it almost felt like all the suffering he went through

“Are you also trying to breathe more Mr.Add?”
….Let’s ignore Ara’s indicati

Chapter end