After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

"Lady Fulilian! How could you buy this junk without my knowledge? Now we only have ten copper coins left for our trip. What should we do?"

"It's okay. Philen just needs to find a job and save money for a while at the next stop... Let me think about saving for five years before setting off."

"Five years is too long, Lady Flillian, but it does seem like we'll be staying for a long time."

On the cargo box of the carriage, a man and an elf leaned against each other, chatting with a contented look on their faces.

We finally arrived at the village around noon.

At this moment, most people have gone home to cook, and there are few people at the entrance of the village.

"Hmm? There's someone over there. Let's go check it out, Lady Fulilian."

Philen looked at a place not far from the village entrance.

"Elena! Why are you suddenly talking about leaving the village? And with that guy!"

The red-haired man wanted to grab Hongxia's hand, but Hongxia shook it off.

Just said it helplessly.

"I can't help it. This is what I promised. I told you not to ask why. It won't do you any good. Please believe me, I am doing this for your survival, Itar, so please don't touch me."

I didn't expect Yitar to be so clingy. He's been clinging to me for over two hours now.

Hongxia already felt disgusted.

"Excuse me, what happened?"

Philen asked expressionlessly, raising his staff to separate the two.

"Nothing... Magician, huh? Thank you for separating us. What can I do for you? I'm the daughter of the village chief. ...Ah... Elf, this is my first time seeing you."

Hongxia immediately walked up to Philen and Fulilian and greeted them politely and gracefully.

The red-haired man was too embarrassed to get entangled in a thick-skinned argument in front of outsiders.

"Excuse me, do you have any commissions or difficult matters that need help? We are adventurers who collect folk magic. My name is Philen, and this is Lady Flillian."

Feilun stepped forward and started negotiating with Hongxia.

"A commission?... I'm not quite sure, but since you're a guest, why don't you come and stay at my house? My father might have a mission for you. Please follow me."

Should I ask them to stop Chaoyang from taking me away... or to help him return to normal? If he really cares about me that much, then it's not impossible for him to live here with me... Ah, what am I thinking! Why did I think about that?

Hong Xia shook her head slightly and took the two of them towards her home.

……

While leading the way, Hong Xia finally couldn't help but tell the situation she was facing.

"I'm sorry, this is what happened..."

"Let me summarize, Miss Elena, do you want to choose between these two people?"

"Totally wrong!"

Hong Xia complained with tears in her eyes.

Philen didn't think he had misunderstood, but continued to analyze with his chin pinched.

"But I didn't hear much of a reluctance from Miss Elena... As for the other person, I didn't sense any overly intimate tone from them either. Of course, this is all my subjective assessment."

"That's so troublesome. Why not just call the two together and have them compete? Whoever wins, you just follow him."

Fulilian said without any interest.

"If you help me solve this problem, I can give you all the magic books in my basement!"

After making up her mind, Hong Xia opened her mouth seriously towards the two girls in front of her who looked no older than her.

174. You are far more important than my life (Part )

"Hmm? ...Isn't this Fulilian?"

Chaoyang packed up his few belongings and went out with his backpack on his back, only to run into Fulilian and Philen who were blocking the door.

"Lady Fulilian, he seems to know you. Have you been to this place before?"

Philen asked quietly in Fulilian's ear.

"...No, I haven't been here. Maybe he recognized me from the statue in the capital."

Fulilian didn't care about such trivial matters.

"Are you here to find me?"

[Hmm... It seems the main storyline has only just begun... Speaking of which, I wonder how Aura is doing? I'll try to find out what she's read... If my orders still work on her, then she shouldn't have caused any harm this time. This assumes that this world's Aura is the one who returned from my world... If not, then let Fulilian kill her. If she is, Fulilian shouldn't be able to kill her.]

Philen walked forward and after listening to Hongxia's description, she realized that she didn't like the man in front of her, Chaoyang.

"Well, we received a request from Miss Elena and learned the general process. ...Although I think you are naive..."

"Phiren, you don't understand the full situation, so don't interfere. Although what I say may sound like fantasy to you, Hongxia and I don't belong here, so I want to take her home. This place is just a dream to her."

When Feilun heard Chaoyang calling her name, she was stunned for a moment. They clearly hadn't revealed their family yet. It would be fine if they knew Fulilian, but why did they know her?

[And this guy said a lot of incomprehensible things. No wonder Miss Elena thought he was crazy...]

Philen had already begun to feel sorry for Hongxia.

I feel that Chaoyang is a villain who suddenly stole my love.

And Chaoyang suddenly began to declare loudly.

"Anyway, no matter who asks you to do something, I will definitely take Hongxia away from here and embark on an adventure. Even if the world turns upside down and the sun and moon lose their light and the stars fall, I will not change."

Flillian and Fellen looked at each other.

"Mmmmm, calm down. We're not here to stop you. It's just that Miss Elena is hesitant. She doesn't completely want to go out with you. She might be hesitating between you and another villager."

Fulilian also stepped forward to comfort Chaoyang who was saying harsh words.

Although she couldn't understand this kind of emotional entanglement at all, she could feel that Hong Xia had already made her choice in love. She should hate the man who had done so many willful things, but she was still hesitant.

Philen sighed and tried to persuade

"Miss Elena might just not want to go out. If I stay and live with her in this village, she probably won't have any objections. Although I hate you, Miss Elena should actually... have a good impression of you, although I don't think there's anything about your behavior that would attract a woman's favor."

Chaoyang just shook his head firmly and spoke loudly.

"That won't work. My other women might be waiting for me to collect them in other cities."

Feilun immediately entered the combat state, pointed his staff at Chaoyang, and said in a cold voice with an expressionless face:

"Lady Fulilian, it is indeed better to eliminate this man directly. He has become a public enemy of women."

"Well, well, people like that occasionally appear during adventures. Anyway, come with us. We've figured out a way to quickly make Miss Elena make the right choice. Let's have a duel between the two of you."

"A duel?... I don't have much of a problem with the red-haired man himself, but that would be too disadvantageous for him."

As Chaoyang spoke, he walked to the huge rock at the door and punched it, and the rock shattered into pieces.

"I'm afraid he'll die."

"Oh, he's a pretty good fighter."

Fulilian exclaimed in admiration, she didn't expect to find such a reward in the small village.

I've already started thinking about it

"It might be a good idea to have him be the team's vanguard. Hmm, this guy seems to be the type who likes girls. If he gets rejected, I can just invite him. Philen and I are both pretty cute, right?"

"We've considered a duel method, and it's not this kind of fighting. We've already learned a little about your strength from Miss Elena. Perhaps that's why you wanted to go out and take risks. We've arranged the duel venue at the highest peak of a nearby mountain. Miss Elena and another villager have already been sent there. Let's hurry over now."

When Philen was interrupted by Fulilian, the hostility he had originally felt because of Chaoyang's open remarks about having a harem dissipated a little. Although his tone was flat, he still looked at Chaoyang with contempt.

Of course Chaoyang could sense it, but he didn't care anyway. Philen was not his type. If he had to say, he liked Fulilian more.

Chaoyang followed the two people out of the village and walked towards the highest mountain nearby.

Before going up the mountain

"Do you want me to take you up there? Flying magic will consume quite a bit of mana, right?"

Chaoyang was doing warm-up exercises. Chaoyang asked casually.

"Is it okay? Then I won't be shy."

Fulilian didn't show any resistance at all.

"I don't have to. I can fly up by myself."

After saying that, Philen flew away.

[This perverted pervert is quite considerate and thoughtful in small matters like this... No wonder Miss Elena seems to have a crush on him. Perhaps this is just a subtle influence from her.]

Fulilian looked at Philen who was starting to fly to the top and found it strange that flying magic would be more or less tiring. If there was free labor, why not use it?

"...Don't you usually have to memorize this?"

Fulilian, who was sandwiched between Chaoyang's waist, looked at Chaoyang with a strange look and asked calmly.

"My back belongs only to my woman, do you want to be her?"

"Never mind that. ...Wa ...

Before Fulilian finished speaking, the surrounding scenery began to change rapidly, and the cliffs seemed to be nothing.

Even with only one hand, he could easily grab the protruding rocks and exert force to move forward quickly, faster than a carriage running on flat ground, and soon surpassed Philen who was slowly climbing with flying magic.

Fulilian couldn't help but let out a joyful sound as if she had discovered a treasure chest due to the roller coaster-like experience.

[Hmm... I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel like my strength has grown since coming to this world. I don't think I was this fast when I climbed the Yukinoshita building before.]

Chaoyang vaguely sensed that the power contained in his body had changed.

……

The other end

At the top of the mountain, after Fulilian used cargo-carrying magic to bring the red-haired man and Hong Xia up, they began an awkward conversation.

"Elena, I don't understand why you'd arrange this. It's unnecessary. Wouldn't it be better to just ask those two magicians to teach Lucas a lesson and teach him a lesson?"

"...I don't know...I clearly don't want to leave the village, but...I don't know if I've been sick these past two days, but I don't know what I'm thinking anymore..."

"Elena!!! You wouldn't really be deceived by that orphan and plan to betray me!"

The red-haired man suddenly approached Hongxia, but was blocked by Hongxia's hand. However, he still grabbed her hand despite her disgust.

"Betrayal... You and I have only been friends so far, so it can't really be considered betrayal... I think I still have the right to choose. ...Please let go."

"...Sorry...I got excited..."

The red-haired man also noticed Hong Xia's disgust and let go obediently.

"It's okay... I have problems too... I know I should choose you... but... I'm sorry, I haven't been able to see through my own heart yet."

[Does Chaoyang want to be with that girl named Hongxia, or with me? I want to know...]

"Wow~~~~"

From the slightly gentler side of the slope, Fulilian's voice came from far away, and soon a figure rushed out from below and landed in front of them.

"Yo Hongxia, this is really a headache. We agreed to set off on our adventure this afternoon."

“…I’m sorry, but…”

"Haha...it's okay. I'll accompany you until you're satisfied. After all, from your perspective now, I'm the weird one. So as long as you don't end up with another man and do something irreversible, I can accept everything else."

After putting Fulilian down, Chaoyang smiled brightly at Hongxia, not blaming her at all for breaking the agreement.

Confucius said that decisions made under duress are not valid. Last night, I indeed coerced Hong Xia into making this promise, so it's understandable that she didn't keep it. How could I blame her for having lost her memory?

Chaoyang didn't care about the red-haired man at all. He was just an unimportant character whose life was not even worth his memory. However, he was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interact with the Archangel Shimokitazawa for a few days.

Chaoyang walked up and patted his shoulder.

"You are so lucky, you should be satisfied with just being able to come into contact with my Archangel Hongxia. Hongxia is a priceless treasure."

Hong Xia, who was standing by, blushed instantly and subconsciously ran to Chaoyang and hit his shoulder.

"Stupid, idiot! What are you saying? Mo--I've told you so many times not to call me that embarrassing name! ... Um... W-why am I..."

Hongxia's hand that was hammering Chaoyang suddenly stopped, and she covered her head with her hands, looking confused.