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Chapter 269: Disguise

Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Pranav

The first rays of sunshine illu the arrival of a new day It was already tiet up out of bed Yet Carolyn continued to bury her head under her pillow, apparently trying her best to pretend to be a turtle and laze about in bed

"I don’t want to get up; I don’t want to get up That way, that annoying pile of bones won’t co for me&8221;

Her overly mature appearance and calet about Carolyn’s real age; she was still quite young Since she was born in a high and noble fah requirements expected of her, which hy she see with others

However, since she grew up as an isolated bird in a gilded cage, she was actually quite a si popular stories about knights She would cry at parts she was allured by and would pull all-nighters finishing her favorite novels She was basically no different froood social etiquette and conversational skills, that was all thanks to her very hard-working personal tutors If Carolyn was allowed to do as she pleased, she probably would have acted just like the feht stories and rushed out for an adventure

But this tiave her quite a difficult task

"Carolyn, you’ve probably heard about it as well The Bardi Eher-ups want to improve our relationship with the undead This is the will of the emperor This time, you have been selected to take the lich Rex on a tour of inspection as an imperial envoy You have to both help the nobles to establish a good relationship with the undead but also not make the local nobles lose too much face After all, those that join too early will have a bad reputation&8221;

Si, she was requested to carefully control the situation She had to improve the nobles’ relationship with this lich but also not act too much like a sycophant towards the lich in front of the other huhter of a noble family, this level of a political task should have been easy for her Her personal tutor had long since taught her all types of necessary political skills However, when she began taking on this task, she discovered that it was much more difficult than she expected

"…I’ve heard that the Alosi red wine here is quite famous&8221; (Translation of how nobles always speak in roundabout fashion: You haven’t eaten lunch yet, right? How about having a drink in a bit?)

Alright then When the lich’s skeletal head stared at her quietly, soulfire burning within, even Carolyn knew that she had made a mistake with her words However, she was rather dense and not the type to easily give up

"…I’ve heard that the master tailor Kakarot’s new creations are quite creative, and have received excellent reviews even in the capital I also heard that he happens to be here in this area right now doing business&8221; (Translation of noble speak: Your clothes are so old and tattered How about I accompany you to buy soray-colored e robe was enchanted with five different coics and was incredibly useful It was also an old companion of his that had been with him for more than a century Was there really abetter?

But he felt that he should be polite towards a female’s invitation, especially since Carolyn was his companion He also felt that it would be an excellent opportunity to take a look at the works of hu forward to this as he readily agreed

But the developments that happened afterward dun’sbusiness district, the lich’s hoarse soul voice was loudly shouting "Apart froical defensive effects whatsoever? What garbage enchantments are these! Plus, look at the low quality of these materials! They haven’t even been enhanced or had armor added in!&8221; When everyone looked at them in astonisho hide herself in a hole

Still, Carolyn didn’t give up And, so, there were many siier’s affair? It’s really interesting; she and her uncle actually…&8221;

Rex’s cyan-colored soulfire kept staring at her This girl was quite i hu extramarital affairs

"On the day after toot it, I’ll leave now and stop bothering you during your research&8221;

The soulfire that had turned blue was already the best explanation Even Rex was getting tired of her Having a lich go to an orphanage for a charity drive? Was this supposed to be a Halloween event? What type of lame joke was this supposed to be?

Rex was utterly uninterested in chatting about relationships between humans He was a lotinto the dead

What about perverted jokes and gossip? Although, in a way, this was an ultimate technique that Carolyn had up her sleeve to break conventions or an aard atmosphere with anyone, wouldn’t it just be a type of sarcas but bones left?

Discuss the international situation or religious beliefs? Are you really sure that you want to shout "For the Holy Light&8221; in front of a lich? She wasn’t that suicidal, and as for international situations… lich Rex’s o; she would probably have to start fro in the Bardi Empire’s past

As the ultimate evolution of otakus, even if liches were always the classical antagonist in every story, the story’s plot would always be about how soe tower / abandoned library Liches were a classical exao outside on their own In a way, this confirest characteristics of liches—they wouldn’t go outside even if you beat them up, and would want to stay inside forever

And, from a certain standpoint, the infanta as in the prime of her youth at seventeen years old was yet another white, rich, and beautiful popular winner in life (so life and was very popular) It would obviously be quite difficult for her to communicate with a lich as the ulti normal communicationas one used topics a lich was interested in, even a research-loving otaku would become extremely talkative But, as for the topics that liches were interested in…&8221;Fundaic Research,&8221; "How to Use Void Energy to Vook Squirrels,&8221; "Which is Better for Creating a Zoerman’s Heart?&8221; Carolyn was probably destined to never learn such skills

"We should look forward to the future as there’s a bright new sun every day—er—dark history&8221;

Carolyn kept attees of e to Rex that he was unable to stand her any ht even take the brunt of his superiors’ anger and turn her into a zoht Carolyn experienced yesterday, she learned so e knock away the lich Rex with his"Hit!&8221; and then he took Earl Sa all over a death knight’s face, escaping in the chaos he created

Carolyn did her best to control the situation and kept scolding those idiots who dared to make fun of the lich in secret, but when she returned to her rooht However, she was now forced to face reality

"As I recall, that lich is right in the next room over and I’ve heard that they have extremely sharp senses… Did Iit? Ahhh! I don’t want to get out of bed!&8221;

The only part where Carolyn felt slightly reassured about was that Rex seeet angry to the point of killing her off instantly with a flick of his little finger

The sun was fully up now, and she knew that she would probably have to deal with a furious lich who had lost face yesterday night If she reenish-blue soulfire of his would truly explode

"Sigh, I really don’t want to go&8221;

But she had no choice Her schedule for this trip was tightly packed After staying here for a little while, she was soon supposed to go to the nearby Baron Matt’s domain She had to discuss the plans for today’s travels with the lich and leave as early as possible

But, when Carolyn finished washing up and doing her makeup, the first scene that she sahen she opened her rooic and reason

In the hallway, that lich she viewed as all-powerful had been torn to pieces The youngon to the lich’s skeletal head, pouring holy silver and holy water into it and shaking it about as if it were dice He then even used the lich’s ars up

Why did she know that it was the lich? The lich Rex’s Epic-ranked death gravestone robe was still on its body, and that fauished within the skeletal head

"Are you going to tellto use your head as a chamber pot Yep, I’ll call it Guldan’s—er—Rex’s head! Are you afraid!?&8221; [1]

Sla that sheAfter a long while, she slowly opened it up a crack

But just when she reached out her head, she saw that the soulfire within Rex’s head as well as the blonde hed, apparently coet it; it doesn’tI have an even better target to ask now&8221;