Chapter 89: Rhine arthur

I don’t remember, so that means…

This old fellow seems to have three personalities for now?

One is shrewd and steady, like a master living beyond the world.

One is foolish and crazy, like a centenarian…

And this one…frivolous and timid…like a bard?

Truly a hard-to-understand guy, but seeing such a rare creature makes the money I spent not seem wasted, right?

Thinking this, Ireya stopped worrying about his multiple personalities.

It was finally possible to communicate now, even though this guy still seemed to have amnesia, but Ireya still had questions to ask him.

“You just tried to run away…what were you trying to do?”

Do what?

The old man stretched out his hand and slowly brushed the white hair from his forehead behind his ear.

It was also the first time Ireya saw this guy’s eyes—pale blue, clear like the sky…making her feel somewhat familiar.

But for a moment, she couldn’t recall where she’d seen them before.

“I wanted to see the distant land…to witness the miracle of the gods, because I was born to be free…gā gā gā gā (tremolo)—!?”

Halfway through his sentence, his body suddenly began convulsing violently; his beard and hair stood on end at that moment!

Because…the young lady was already smiling as she cranked the Lightning Baton’s power to maximum.

He survived falling from the third floor without a scratch, so a little electric shock should be fine, right?

Right?

Mainly, his tone really made one want to give him a good beating…

Although Ireya had professional training, she couldn’t help herself.

“Answer the question I just asked one more time~ I’m only giving you one last chance~”

Ireya withdrew the Lightning Baton from the twitching old man and then started a strange countdown.

“3…2…”

“Cough cough! Cough cough cough! That…I felt some familiar aura! Just now…my head was still foggy, and subconsciously I wanted to go see it. Also…I shouldn’t be rambling! I’m terribly sorry!!”

The old man instantly got up from his twitching state and sat in front of Ireya, speaking clearly, and finally bowed his head sharply, acting as if admitting his mistake and willing to correct it.

Hmm…good, very energetic!

The young lady smiled faintly, then slowly stood up.

Seeing the thick and long Lightning Baton move away from him, the old man also heaved a heavy sigh of relief at this moment…

“By the way, can you remember your own name now?”

“My…my name is…”

The young old man seemed to be thinking, but judging by his unreliable personality, Ireya had reason to believe he was making it up on the spot.

“Ahem! My name is…”

He slowly stood up, his blood-stained white hair and beard tangled together, dyed dark red by the faint purple moonlight, drifting slowly in the night breeze.

“Arthur. Rhine Arthur.”

Rhine…

Arthur?

Glug glug…

Ireya tilted her head, looking to the side…because of the sound of breaking glass from the window, the Shadow Maid Ami, who had crawled out of her own shadow and was standing by her side, also understood her mistress’s meaning, paused for a moment, then slowly shook her head.

“In nearly twenty years…I’ve never heard of such a—figure.”

It seems…if this name isn’t made up, then…he’s just an unknown nobody?

“By the way…how did you suddenly remember your name? You said you didn’t know it before when I asked.”

As for Ireya’s question, Arthur himself seemed quite puzzled…

“I’m not exactly sure either. It’s just…the moment I fell from downstairs and hit the ground, I suddenly remembered some things.”

He said while seeming to fall back into deep thought.

Ireya noticed that the voice of this Rhine Arthur was gradually becoming younger…

By the time he finished speaking, his voice had completely transformed into that of a young man.

Is this…reverse aging?

This made the young lady even more certain that he was definitely not an ordinary person!

“Oh? Then if you fall a few more times, would you remember more things?”

She touched her chin, as if seriously considering making Arthur jump a few more times.

“Wait! Miss, you—”

“Call me young lady~”

“Y-Young lady, are you trying to kill me?”

Arthur wildly shook his hands and instinctively stepped back two paces, his pale blue eyes flickering slightly…

“Well…rather than that, young lady, you’re probably more curious about that…familiar aura I just felt, right?”

That…indeed.

Ireya nodded, no longer dwelling on whether to let this guy continue jumping off buildings…

“Go get the carriage ready. We’re leaving.”

“Yes…young lady.”

As Amisa took the order and left, soon a carriage bearing the Marquis Mansion’s Coat of Arms arrived in front of Ireya.

“Young lady! You’re leaving so soon? Not staying the night?”

Jenny’s voice came from the side of the carriage at this moment.

She jumped down from the carriage, her big, wet eyes looking at Ireya, accompanied by that soft voice and those cute glances from time to time…

There was a feeling that refusing her would be a crime!!

But well~

The young lady has no feelings!

“Hmm, we’re leaving now. I still have some important business to handle.”

She just reached out to pat the girl’s head and then turned her gaze to Arthur standing nearby.

“Get on the carriage! Lead us the way…”

“Alright~ Hmm…then, Prince, please get on~”

His mental state still didn’t seem very good…he blinked at Ireya.

“…Alright!”

Ireya was slightly taken aback at first, then gently smiled and nodded.

“Hehe~ Y-Young lady, I’m just kidding…uh!?”

Clatter!

But before he finished speaking, Ireya kicked him forward!

Step…then she stepped onto the carriage and ordered the driver, Yumina…

“Yumina~ hit him with the carriage!”

“Huh? Ah! Okay! Young lady!”

At this moment, the old man was still rubbing his waist, complaining as he looked back…

“Ow…hey, young lady, how can you… eh—!?”

Five minutes later…on the streets of the Crystal Capital, a man was running madly forward, and a carriage seemed to be aiming right at him, about to knock him flying!

“Eeyah—!!!”

This kind of “spectacle” didn’t stop until they reached the gates of a certain place.

That place was…the Inner City’s Resting Grounds.

“Ugh, huh, huhuhu…ugh…”

Afraid of being knocked away by the carriage, Arthur supported his knees, dry heaving uncontrollably.

Meanwhile, Ireya calmly stepped down from the carriage, glancing around the environment.

“Huh? Young lady… isn’t this the resting place where we encountered that dark thing?”

The twin-tailed maid driving looked around nervously, her voice growing smaller and smaller…her fair neck instinctively shrinking.

Clearly, Yumina was still a bit afraid of ghosts.

“Mm!”

Ireya just nodded lightly but her mind was racing…turning over many thoughts.

So then…that Black Lady I saw earlier, could she be somehow connected to this old fellow?

“Hey!”

Thinking of this, Ireya stepped forward two paces, looking at Arthur, who seemed utterly exhausted.

“The familiar feeling you mentioned…did it come from here?”

Arthur seemed so worn out he couldn’t speak…

He could only pant heavily while nodding frantically at Ireya.