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Chapter 19

When Andra and Dustin started arguing over a room key with the black ring, attention began to turn on the two of them. What? What's going on? Are they fighting? As the eyes of the people in the accommodation, including the expedition team poured in, Shamune hurriedly intervened.

"Hey you two, there are a lot of keys over there..."

"Don't butt in."

"Shamune, stay out of this."

To be precise, he was pushed back helplessly by the hands of two people and stepped out.

"It is not right to steal someone else's things by telling lies. It is unfortunate that Lady Avellin does not know the common sense that even a five-year-old knows."

"Don't twist the truth. And it's strange to hear the word commonsense come out of the mouth of the Lord, who's already sold his chivalry. I guess that's how the Airaks do things, right?"

It was a tense battle of nerves. Both of them stood firm as if they could not make even an inch of leeway. It's just one key, why are they going so far. They could have said it, but the momentum of the two of them made the people around them gulp.

"Hey, what are you two doing?"

Professor Jakalic, who understood the situation late because he was having a conversation with the accommodation manager, looked at Andra and Dustin, who were fighting over a single key, with an absurd face. He seemed to understand now why Professor Velott told him to pay special attention to those two when taking over the expedition.

"If you're going to act like kids and be childish, I'm going to send both of you back!"

When Professor Jakalic made a fuss, the momentum between the two of them softened. Most of all, Andra was horrified by the word 'kids'. As Professor Jakalic said, they're not kids at this age, but they're being so hung up about one key. It really felt like she was back at the age of eight who fought childishly.

"I'm sorry, Professor. I didn't think about it well..."

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"Then I will take this key, thank you."

At that moment while Andra apologized to Professor Jakalic, the thick-faced Dustin swooped in and took away the black ringed key. He looked down at Andra with a victorious look. Andra let out an exasperated sigh. Because she knew what Dustin had just done.

'Even if I can be immature, I have nothing to concede to you.'

Oh right? So that's how you're doing it? Andra used her magic to gently push Dustin among the splitted crowd and down into the fountain in the center of the lobby. Of course, Dustin, who didn't know how Andra could use the magic, fell into the water with a helpless splash. It happened in the blink of an eye.

As Dustin looked drenched in the fountain, and didn't understand, Andra rolled her eyes and laughed at him.

"Hey, you should have looked ahead. Clumsy."

Andra picked up the key that was floating on the water and hung it on her index finger.

"I will use the room well, Lord."

Do you think you're the only one who can't yield? Me too. Swirling the keys with her index finger, Andra vanished in triumphant footsteps.

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Ever since the key incident, Andra and Dustin have been fighting whenever they see each other. When the number exceeded ten fingers, the team had to give up stopping the two of them.