Crossover Anime: A Dimensional Journey Starting with Frilian

“No, I believe you!” Emilia said firmly.

"That's more like it." Shi Chen flicked her forehead.

"Hmm... Shichen, you really like touching your hair." Emilia covered her forehead.

"I don't just touch people randomly, but it's because your silver hair is so beautiful."

"Silver hair...it looks good...really?"

"Of course, I really love your silver hair."

"Th-thank you." Emilia glanced at the time and smiled brightly.

"That's more like it, smiling suits you better."

Shi Chen patted her head again, then returned to his seat, picked up Betty, sat down, and looked directly at Roswaal: "Now, it's time for us to get down to business."

"Oh? What important matter is it?" Rotzwaal asked with an interested smile.

"Speaking of which, you're Emilia's shield. I've helped her so much, shouldn't you give her something in return?"

Chapter 488 Being a Diner

"Huh—Shichen? Didn't you say... it wasn't for the reward?" Emilia couldn't help but ask when she heard Shichen change his mind.

"I'm not doing this for the reward, but since there's a reward to be had, why not take it?" Shichen winked at Emilia.

"this......"

"Don't worry, it's not an extraordinary reward. It's something that Rotswal can easily do."

"Oh~ what is it? If it's just about getting Ram and the others, I can't make that decision~"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely conquer Rem on my own."

"I see. Then tell me what kind of reward you want. You're right, you've helped me so much. If I can do it, I definitely will."

"It's simple, just let me be a customer here."

"Huh?" Emilia exclaimed in surprise.

Rotzwaal stared at him blankly, as if he hadn't heard him clearly.

Rem and Ram stared at him in disbelief.

"You mean... you want to be a diner?" Rotzwaal asked slowly and uncertainly.

"Yes, it should be fine, right? You know my current situation; I can only stay at your manor."

"This isn't a matter of whether there's a problem or not... it's that simple?" Rotzwaal asked again in disbelief.

"It's that simple." Shi Chen nodded with a smile.

"This is really..."

"Pfft~" Emilia burst out laughing at this moment.

"Amelia, what are you laughing at?"

"Shichen, are you... devoid of desires?" Emilia asked, suppressing a laugh.

"You're already a diner and you're saying you have no desires? You get to eat and stay for free."

“Tokichi, you are so cute.” Emilia smiled happily.

Yesterday, Shichen helped her by asking her something trivial, like her real name.

He didn't realize the importance of helping her back then, and now that he does, he only wants to be a customer.

She didn't think that Shichen understood nothing, which meant that he truly had no other desires.

Why is this?

Speaking of which, he just touched her hair again.

She remembered Betty saying that this was called a "head pat," which, besides being a compliment, also meant affection...

So, she was pampered?

Thinking of this, Emilia lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at him.

Her mind was filled with Shichen praising her cuteness and how beautiful her silver hair was...

"Oh my, Shichen, you really surprised me." Rotzwaal laughed with delight.

"Surprised? No way, I don't like to surprise men." Shi Chen waved his hand in protest.

"?" Rotzwaal didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't care.

“Since you put it that way, Shichen, I agree to let you be a diner here, and you can even enjoy the same treatment as me. This is my way of thanking you,” Rotzwaal said with a smile.

"That's so good?" Shi Chen looked at him in surprise.

"Well, you should know how important your help is to me, right?"

Rotswald was Emilia's backer as a candidate for king; in other words, he was her patron and supporter.

The help of timing is equivalent to standing in the same position as him.

"Hehe~ Since that's the case, then I'll respectfully accept your offer." Shi Chen readily agreed.

"Chen, let's not talk about such trivial things, hurry up and feed me something." Betty finally couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted in a coquettish tone.

“How can this be considered trivial?” Shi Chen fed her a bite of bread.

"Uuuuuuu~"

After Betty finished chewing, she gave a soft snort: "Hmph~ Anyway, Rotswald will definitely make you stay, otherwise I would have just left with you and his library would have been ruined."

"Oh dear, oh dear~ I didn't expect Beatrice to betray us so quickly." Roswaal sighed helplessly.

Betty was the librarian of the forbidden library in his mansion, and the books in the library were all very important.

Without Betty, the great elf, to guard against it, it would be really difficult to defend against.

"What betrayal? That sounds so awful. You and I are not partners," Betty retorted without holding back.

"Oh dear~ In that case, Shichen, you must stay here for a while longer."

"Don't worry, Emilia is here. I'll definitely stay for a long time unless she leaves."

"Time... what do you mean?" Emilia asked him softly, her face flushed.

"What do I mean?" Shi Chenle asked in a gentle tone.

“Hmm…” Emilia shyly looked away.

"So you became a diner for Lady Emilia's sake. What about Ram and the others?" Rotswaal asked.

"Of course, that's part of the reason," Shi Chen replied directly.

"This is really... I can only hope that Ram and the others will be defeated slowly."

The two women in the conversation remained expressionless; as maids, it was inappropriate for them to interrupt.

Emilia also kept her head down, seemingly oblivious to the time of day. Aside from her still-panicked state of mind, she genuinely didn't care.

After all, she was naive and didn't know much.

This is deceiving an innocent young girl.

Fortunately, this is another world, so being a womanizer... no, being amorous isn't really a problem, as long as you're capable.

After finishing our business, we continued with the breakfast that had been delayed.

After breakfast, Rem and Ram began to clean up the dishes.

Shi Chen sat in his seat, holding Betty, watching Emilia wiping her mouth, and thought of a question.

"By the way, although I already know that Emilia is a bit of a ditz and innocent and cute, why was she alone in the capital yesterday?"

"Naturally clueless?" Emilia didn't quite understand the meaning of this word.

"He's just stupid," Shi Chen said bluntly.

“I’m not stupid!” Emilia retorted, dissatisfied.

"Really? If you're not stupid, then why did you have your badge stolen while you were wandering around the capital alone yesterday?"

“This…” Emilia was too embarrassed to refute.

"I remember, Ram was supposed to be with Lady Emilia, right?" Rotswaal asked Ram, who was clearing away the dishes.

“Oh no…” Ram paused, his face stiffening.

"Oh no?" Shi Chen naturally heard her mutterings.

"You weren't thinking of getting away with this just now, were you?"

"..." Ram remained silent.

"that......"

At this moment, Emilia raised her little hand, looking embarrassed.

"Actually, it wasn't Ram's fault. Yesterday it was me... or rather, I gave in to a bit of curiosity... In short, I somehow got separated from Ram..."

"curiosity?"

“Yes, because it was my first time visiting the capital…” Emilia replied softly.

"Sigh, Emilia, you really are a bit silly." Shichen sighed.

"I......"

"But no matter what, it was Ram who failed in her duty, wasn't it?" Shichen's expression suddenly turned serious as he looked at Ram.

"...Yes, it was Ram who failed in his duty. Please punish me." Ram readily admitted his mistake.

"Punishment... it's not my decision to make, but Emilia definitely won't punish you. How about this, you teach me about the situation here?"

"Huh?" Ram stared at him blankly.

"What? You don't know the situation in the capital?"

"No... is this all?"