The Fun Begins as Dekan Becomes a Troublemaker

Two weeks later.

A morning in the capital of Norton.

The door to the Happy Group's mansion was pushed open by the triumphant group.

They all looked somewhat tired.

After a long journey, they just want to rest now that they're back.

They had already done everything they could on their way from the Norton Kingdom to the Randir Kingdom.

Even though they chose a different route on their return journey to the Norton Kingdom, it no longer felt as novel.

After all, they had spent two weeks in the Royal Capital of Landil.

After a month and a half of intense travel, you're bound to feel a bit weary no matter what.

That's what travel is all about.

After such an intense trip, all I want to do is go home and enjoy some peace and quiet to refresh myself.

Apart from Dekan and Tata, the others collapsed onto the sofa as soon as they returned to the mansion.

It's not because I'm tired.

I just wanted to relax on this familiar sofa for a while and experience the feeling of coming home.

Dekan also wanted to collapse on the sofa.

But he knew that once he sat down, it would be difficult to get up from the sofa even in a short time.

He still had to show Tata around her new home before he could rest.

"Mie, I'm telling you, why don't you just stay with our team permanently? Look, our pharmaceutical company is here, isn't it?"

Today, the Kindness Axis Pharmacy, jointly launched by Dekan and Mie, has become a subsidiary of the Happy Group.

The company also has a separate pharmaceutical laboratory.

"Oh no, no, I really can't handle the challenges of the Shadow World."

Mie leaned back on the sofa, tilted his head back, and closed his eyes as he spoke.

"Sigh, we were counting on you to carry us..."

Dekan sighed helplessly.

"That's too kind of you."

Mie shook his head and said lazily,

"However, I might consider working as a support staff member for you."

Mie slightly opened one eye, a smile playing on his lips.

Dekan clapped his hands happily when he heard Mie's words:

"That's great, I think we can just kick Morion out of here."

Croix: "I agree."

Cornelia: "Uh... then, shall we just cash him out next time?"

Cat Teacher: "I suspect that next time Morion sees you guys, he'll turn and run away..."

It began to worry a little about its good friend Morion.

"Oh, right, Mie! When I go back to school, can I still hang out with you?"

Cornelia looked at Mie beside her and asked.

After all, the two of them had their own social circles at school.

Cornelia remembered that Mie was always with Princess Alice.

She was worried that she would feel awkward if she suddenly approached Mie at school.

"Of course, I'm very happy to be with you."

Mie turned his head, a smile on his face, and looked at Cornelia.

The two have forged a deep friendship over the past month.

"I'll show Tata around the mansion first. You don't need to wait for me if you want to go back to school."

"That's what the crowd at Dekan Sofa said."

Cornelia: "I... I'll wait for you!"

Mie: "I'm not in a hurry to go back either, Croix, what about you?"

Croix: "I... I actually want to stay here."

Cat Teacher: "Croix, is something on your mind, meow? By the way, what's in your pocket?"

Croix: "It's nothing!"

Cat Teacher: "Meow meow meow! I guessed it! It's a gift, meow! You want to give it to your childhood sweetheart Claire, meow! She heard you went back to the Royal Capital, she'll definitely come looking for you here later, meow!"

Croix: "Cat Teacher, don't talk nonsense!"

Dekan looked at the group and shook his head.

Tata seemed to have long been used to this atmosphere.

"Tata, you'll be living here from now on."

After Dekan and his group returned to the capital of Norton, the first thing they did was take Tata to the headquarters of the Happy Group.

Although it would be nice to take Tata around the Royal Capital and Havenlit Academy, now is not the time; it wouldn't be good for Tata to receive too much attention.

This time, Dekan has done something truly massive.

So much so that when he first returned to the Royal Capital, even in the early morning, the sheer scale of the event left him somewhat overwhelmed with gratitude.

However, Dekan didn't mind.

Dekan's favorite place in the Norton Kingdom is...

No one hid their contempt for him.

Their goodwill towards him was also very clear.

Belief and disbelief.

It's quite obvious.

Having some people who are willing to trust him and a few close friends is enough.

"Um."

Tata surveyed the interior of the mansion.

It looked nothing like the shady workshop she had initially imagined when Dekan abducted her.

It was no worse than the residence the king had granted them when they were in the Randir Kingdom.

She had long since given up any doubt about Dekan; she was absolutely certain that Dekan would treat her very well.

After spending time with Dekan and the others, Tata also realized that she was truly happy with them.

Every day feels like a dream.

Next, Dekan led Tata on a tour of various parts of the Happy Group.

"This workshop originally belonged to me, but from now on it belongs to you."

Dekan led Tata into a spacious room.

The room is filled with the highest-end card-making equipment donated by the Card Maker Association.

"Really? Is that okay?"

Tata couldn't take her eyes off the tools.

She had always only been able to use the cheapest card-making tools and had never seen such excellent quality before.

"Well, I have another house at home, so this one is yours. But I'll use it sometimes, mainly for classes. Study hard."

"OK!"

Tata seemed eager to use the room.

However, we still need to visit other places with Dekan next.

She obediently followed Dekan.

They quickly reached the top floor.

"As for the bedroom... you can stay in this one."

Dekan pointed to a door near the end of the corridor.

There are empty rooms next to both Ice Princess's and Flora's bedrooms.

The mansion originally had five bedrooms upstairs. Judith and Flora lived in bedrooms 1 and 2 respectively, but the socially awkward Ice Princess chose bedroom 5.

So now only 3 and 4 are empty.

After thinking about it, Dekan decided to let Tata stay in bedroom number 4 next to Ice Princess.

Dekan didn't want Tata to inherit her intelligence from Flora, that energetic idiot.

Seemingly sensing the commotion, Ice Princess slightly opened the door to her room, not far away.

"!!!"

She heard Dekan's voice and initially thought it was Dekan had arrived.

However, the system crashed the moment she saw Tata.

"Hey, Artemis, you're here."

"Uh-huh."

Ice Princess's eyes darted around, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

However, she quickly calmed down.

After a quick analysis, she came to a conclusion—

This should be Dekan's long-lost sister.

But.

It seemed that the presence of two gray-haired, blue-eyed figures, one large and one small, made Ice Princess even more nervous.

When she gets nervous, she becomes extremely aloof, which is an instinctive self-protective attitude.

Seeing the Ice Princess's expressionless and aloof demeanor, Tata seemed to begin to worry that her future neighbor might be a bit difficult to get along with.

"Tata, don't worry, she's just nervous, she doesn't dislike you."

"Um."

Tata glanced at Ice Princess with a hint of timidity, then quickly looked away.

"If you have any questions about card making while I'm away, you can ask Miss Artemis. Although her approach to card making is a little different from ours, many of the basic principles are the same, so asking her is definitely the right thing to do."

"Good."

Tata nodded seriously, and mustered her courage again to look at the Ice Princess.

Although she didn't know the skill level of the white-haired, silver-eyed girl in front of her.

But since Dekan said that, his skill level must be quite high.

"By the way, where are Judith and Flora?"

Dekan looked at Ice Princess and asked.

Ice Princess was taken aback for a moment, then quickly recovered and replied:

Judith should have gone to pray early this morning, while Flora should still be sleeping.

Does she ever sleep past training time?

Dekan decided to check the employees' attendance.

Judith and Ice Princess seem to be excellent employees who are completely worry-free.

But Flora, he couldn't say.

Since his encounter with Clay, Dekan has become acutely aware of a problem.

You must pay extra attention to employees who are too free.

Otherwise, you never know when you might get so angry that you have a stroke.

He didn't want to suffer the same mental torment as the Bishop of Falsehood, tormented by Clay.

"... Flora's most amazing thing is that even if training starts at 8 o'clock, she can still be in bed sleeping at 7:55, and then she'll be in the dance studio at 8 o'clock sharp."

Ice Princess's tone was somewhat helpless.

"Goodness... I don't know whether to praise her or warn her."

Dekan couldn't help but feel thankful that he wasn't Flora's the Dean.

However, it seemed that the noise from their conversation woke Flora.

"Who is it... so early in the morning..."

Flora pushed open the door and sleepily looked at the three people talking in the hallway.

She lacked any of the demeanor expected of a countess.

Dekan could already picture Flora lying on the bed with her mouth open and drooling, looking like a terrible sleeper.

"Oh... Dekan's back! He's got a daughter after just a few days... Hmm?!!"

Flora's eyes widened in surprise.

"Her! Why isn't she redheaded! No, you've only been gone a short time!"

Flora immediately started rambling incoherently.

"She is my long-lost sister, Tata."

Dekan was utterly speechless.

However, to avoid trouble, he now claims to everyone that Tata is his sister.

"Oh! I knew it! Pregnancy lasts for ten months, hahaha!"

Flora scratched the back of her head and chuckled sheepishly.

"You really should read more books when you have time, Flora. If you had even a tenth of Morion's knowledge, you wouldn't be so exhausted before finals."

Dekan felt a chill run down his spine whenever he thought about teaching Flora to read at the end of last semester.

"I don't want to be as smart as my brother. In the end, he still managed to turn himself into a wanted criminal..."

Flora muttered.

"Pfft."

Dekan smiled.

This was the first time Dekan had been amused by Flora's words.

"If Morion heard that, his expression would be priceless. No, do it again later, let me record it."

"You really have your eye on my brother... Speaking of which, I've always felt that if either of you or my brother were a girl, we'd probably be a couple by now..."

Flora couldn't help but complain.

"Heh, that's utterly ridiculous."

Dekan shook his head with a cold laugh.

"Morion..."

Tata asked, somewhat puzzled.

She occasionally overheard the older members of her team mentioning this person.

But it seems I can't find this person even after returning to the Norton Kingdom.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Morion is this Flora's brother. If you ever meet Morion, don't believe a word he says."

Dekan bent down, placed his hands on his knees, and looked at Tata intently as he spoke.

"Okay, I've got it."

Tata answered earnestly.

Dekan nodded in satisfaction.

Having a smart younger sister is reassuring.

Even his sister was smarter Morion, which made Dekan feel exceptionally good.

"I'll give you all a day off today, so you can take Tata out to play more."

"Yay!"

Flora instantly perked up, raising her arms and shouting.

However, the group didn't continue their conversation.

They then heard screams from downstairs.

It sounds like Cornelia Mier's voice.

But it wasn't a sound of being startled; it was just a simple exclamation.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's go take a look."

Dekan was partly worried and partly eager to join in the fun, so he quickly ran downstairs.

I haven't even run downstairs yet.

The four of them were simply in the stairwell.

Then I saw what was happening in the lobby on the first floor.

Cornelia and Mie were sitting on the sofa, covering their mouths with their hands, looking towards the door with surprised expressions.

And not far from the entrance.

Judith stood there, stunned.

It looks like they just returned to the mansion.

Croix was standing in front of Judith, handing Judith a small gift box.

Inside the small gift box lay a broken silver pocket watch.

Judith placed her hand on her chest, seemingly finally snapping out of her daze.

She stared intently at the pocket watch, then looked up at Croix in disbelief and asked:

"What... what is this?"

"This is Fahim's pocket watch, a trophy that Dekan and I obtained from him after defeating Fahim."

Croix answered gently, without the slightest hesitation.

After spending a lot of time with Dekan, the biggest change in Croix was that he became less listless.

"!!!"

Judith accepted the gift box in a daze.

She seemed somewhat incredulous and asked:

"You... you're going to give it to me?"

Fahim was a sworn enemy of the Sun God Church, and also a sworn enemy of the Saint Knight Captain Judith.

If Judith's biggest regret as an idol was not being able to punish Fahim, it would definitely be that she failed.

A few days ago, when she heard that Dekan and Croix had killed Fahim, she wondered if she was dreaming.

She was both excited and moved.

He even thought that once Dekan and Croix returned, he would definitely thank them properly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned, Croix walked up to her and handed her the gift.

Is there any other meaning behind this?

"Yes, it's for you."

Croix answered affirmatively.

He met Croix's unwavering gaze.

For a moment, Judith felt her heart startle uncontrollably.

In her eyes, this boy, who was more than ten years younger than her, was... no, exceptionally handsome.

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh!!"

Connelly Mir, the cat teacher who witnessed this scene from the sofa, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise again.

They didn't expect Croix to be so brave!!

Even Dekan stopped on the stairs, watching the spectacle unfold on the first floor.

At that time, Dekan killed Fahim and looted Fahim before the Shadow Barrier was lifted, taking away Clay's purple card, money, and the Bishop's Token.

Astrologer base their divinations on the "person," not the "certificate," so it doesn't matter if Dekan has two certificates.

There's no need to take Fahim's purple card and the Bishop's Token Dekan.

Aside from orange cards, Fahim's purple cards are not very useful to Dekan.

Even if he takes these cards, he still needs to report it, which only adds to the trouble.

If he handed over the cards along with Fahim's body, the Kingdom Association would include them in his bounty, giving him a reward far exceeding the market value—a huge profit indeed.

As for Fahim's Bishop's Token, it has turned gray and lost its effect.

Dekan recalled finding a pocket watch while searching Fahim's body.

Dekan initially intended to ignore it.

However, Croix asked Dekan if he had found any commemorative spoils on Fahim.

So Dekan casually tossed the pocket watch to Croix.

Dekan never expected Croix to be so fierce!!

Giving Judith this pocket watch, which can be described as a "symbol of the Bishop of Corruption," will instantly boost her favorability to an explosive level!

Idol romance games have finally made Croix understand everything!

However, Dekan's expression quickly turned cheerful.

Dekan noticed this in the stairwell.

At that moment, the door to the mansion was gently pushed open again!

Through the crack in the door, you could see Claire, Croix's childhood friend, standing by the door, looking at Croix and Judith with some disbelief!

Claire bit her lip tightly, and her eyes seemed to be gradually reddening.

She sniffed, then raised her hand to wipe her eyes. After looking for a short while, she turned and ran away.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

Dekan couldn't help but cover his mouth.

"Meow!!"

Cat Teacher also noticed Dekan's reaction and followed Dekan's gaze to Claire outside the door.

It jumped off the sofa, ran wildly, and pounced into Dekan's arms, demanding:

"Meow meow meow! Dekan, why are you laughing? Claire looks so pitiful!"

"What's pitiful about it? It's just a matter of whether you get to it or not!"

Dekan now desperately wanted to take out his pen and sketchbook and draw that world-famous scene he had just witnessed.

"Do you really think you're more on Croix and Judith's side than Croix and Claire, cat?"

Cat Teacher pondered for a moment, then asked.

"No."

"Then why are you laughing, meow?!"

"I just find it funny. Who will win between a proud but not spoiled childhood friend and a sexy older sister? Watching other people fall in love is so interesting."

"You bastard, you actually like watching these kinds of romance dramas, huh?! I, Demi, will never let you get away with this, huh?!"