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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1 - Part 1
  • 2. Chapter 1 - Part 2
  • 3. Chapter 2 - Part 1
  • 4. Chapter 2 - Part 2
  • 5. Chapter 3
  • 6. Chapter 4
  • 7. Chapter 5
  • 8. Chapter 6
  • 9. Chapter 7
  • 10. Chapter 8
  • 11. Chapter 9
  • 12. Chapter 10
  • 13. Chapter 11
  • 14. Chapter 12
  • 15. Chapter 13
  • 16. Chapter 14
  • 17. Chapter 15
  • 18. Chapter 16
  • 19. Chapter 17
  • 20. Chapter 18
  • 21. Chapter 19
  • 22. Chapter 20
  • 23. Chapter 21
  • 24. Chapter 22
  • 25. Chapter 23
  • 26. Chapter 24
  • 27. Chapter 25
  • 28. Chapter 26
  • 29. Chapter 27
  • 30. Chapter 28
  • 31. Chapter 29
  • 32. Chapter 30
  • 33. Chapter 31
  • 34. Chapter 32
  • 35. Chapter 33
  • 36. Chapter 34
  • 37. Chapter 35
  • 38. Chapter 36
  • 39. Chapter 37
  • 40. Chapter 38
  • 41. Chapter 39
  • 42. Chapter 40
  • 43. Chapter 41
  • 44. Chapter 42
  • 45. Chapter 43
  • 46. Chapter 44
  • 47. Chapter 45
  • 48. Chapter 46
  • 49. Chapter 47
  • 50. Chapter 48
  • 51. Chapter 49
  • 52. Chapter 50
  • 53. Chapter 51
  • 54. Chapter 52
  • 55. Chapter 53
  • 56. Chapter 54
  • 57. Chapter 55
  • 58. Chapter 56
  • 59. Chapter 57
  • 60. Chapter 58
  • 61. Chapter 59
  • 62. Chapter 60
  • 63. Chapter 61
  • 64. Chapter 62
  • 65. Chapter 63
  • 66. Chapter 64
  • 67. Chapter 65
  • 68. Chapter 66
  • 69. Chapter 67
  • 70. Chapter 68
  • 71. Chapter 69
  • 72. Chapter 70
  • 73. Chapter 71
  • 74. Chapter 72
  • 75. Chapter 73
  • 76. Chapter 74
  • 77. Chapter 75
  • 78. Chapter 76
  • 79. Chapter 77
  • 80. Chapter 78
  • 81. Chapters 79
  • 82. Chapters 80
  • 83. Chapters 81
  • 84. Chapters 82
  • 85. Chapter 83
  • 86. Chapter 84
  • 87. Chapter 85
  • 88. Chapter 86
  • 89. Chapter 87
  • 90. Chapter 88
  • 91. Chapter 89
  • 92. Chapter 90
  • 93. Chapter 91
  • 94. Chapter 92
  • 95. Chapter 93
  • 96. Chapter 94
  • 97. Chapter 95
  • 98. Chapter 96
  • 99. Chapter 97
  • 100. Chapter 98
  • 101. Chapter 99
  • 102. Chapter 100
  • 103. Chapter 101
  • 104. Chapter 102
  • 105. Chapter 104
  • 106. Chapter 104
  • 107. Chapter 105
  • 108. Chapter 106
  • 109. Chapter 107
  • 110. Chapter 108
  • 111. Chapter 109
  • 112. Chapter 110
  • 113. Chapter 111
  • 114. Chapter 112
  • 115. Chapter 113
  • 116. Chapter 114
  • 117. Chapter 115
  • 118. Chapter 116
  • 119. Chapter 117
  • 120. Chapter 118
  • 121. Chapter 119
  • 122. Chapter 120
  • 123. Chapter 121
  • 124. Chapter 122
  • 125. Chapter 123
  • 126. Chapter 124
  • 127. Chapter 125
  • 128. Chapter 126
  • 129. Chapter 127
  • 130. Chapter 128
  • 131. Chapter 129
  • 132. Chapter 130
  • 133. Chapter 131
  • 134. Chapter 132
  • 135. Chapter 133
  • 136. Chapter 134
  • 137. Chapter 135
  • 138. Chapter 136
  • 139. Chapter 137
  • 140. Chapter 138
  • 141. Chapter 139
  • 142. Chapter 140
  • 143. Chapter 141
  • 144. Chapter 142
  • 145. Chapter 143
  • 146. Chapter 144
  • 147. Chapter 145
  • 148. Chapter 146
  • 149. Chapter 147
  • 150. Chapter 148
  • 151. Chapter 149
  • 152. Chapter 150
  • 153. Chapter 151
  • 154. Chapter 152
  • 155. Chapter 153
  • 156. Chapter 154
  • 157. Chapter 155
  • 158. Chapter 156
  • 159. Chapter 157
  • 160. Chapter 158
  • 161. Chapter 159
  • 162. Chapter 160
  • 163. Chapter 161
  • 164. Chapter 162
  • 165. Chapter 163
  • 166. Chapter 164
  • 167. Chapter 165
  • 168. Chapter 166
  • 169. Chapter 167
  • 170. Chapter 168
  • 171. Chapter 169
  • 172. Chapter 170
  • 173. Chapter 171
  • 174. Chapter 172
  • 175. Chapter 173
  • 176. Chapter 174
  • 177. Chapter 175
  • 178. Chapter 176
  • 179. Chapter 177
  • 180. Chapter 178
  • 181. Chapter 179
  • 182. Chapter 180
  • 183. Chapter 181
  • 184. Chapter 182
  • 185. Chapter 183
  • 186. Chapter 184
  • 187. Chapter 185
  • 188. Chapter 186
  • 189. Chapter 187 - The Final Chapter
  • 190. Side Story - 1

Chapter 1 - Part 1

Huge thanks to Sam, L.le and Esme for the kofi!

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop ! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed what you have read, do consider tipping us a little through: https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow. Once we receive 6$, an advance chapter will be posted as a thank you. Don’t forget to mention the series that you’re supporting!

Chapter 1 - Part 2

Huge thanks to Sam, L.le and Esme for the kofi!

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop ! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed what you have read, do consider tipping us a little through: https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow. Once we receive 6$, an advance chapter will be posted as a thank you. Don’t forget to mention the series that you’re supporting!

Chapter 2 - Part 1

Huge thanks to Sam, L.le and Esme for the kofi!

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop ! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
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Chapter 2 - Part 2

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Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
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Chapter 3

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***

Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
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Chapter 4

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Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
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Chapter 5

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My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop ! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

Then came the next quest window.

 

  • Special favorability <Romeo> Please raise your favorability by <10> more!

※Quest Story Progress: 10%

<Accept> <Refuse>

 

The quest was carried out in the same way as Kalix’s.

 

It was a great pleasure to succeed so easily. It was a bit of a surprise too, but…

 

Lelia accepted the quest and moved on to the rewards items.

 

The ticket was put off until later, and the random gift box was opened.

 

[ I got useless ingredients last time, but what about this time?]

 

Lelia opened it with anticipation, and she received an additional ‘Special Recipe Puzzle Piece’.

 

[I’m glad, it’ll come in handy later…]

 

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Romeo and then out of the window. Before she knew it, they were almost at the Imperial Palace.

 

[Now, the important thing to do is the sub-quest.]

 

The holy relic Ruth has, and the special store. 

 

When the special store opens, she can use the lottery ticket like before. Scratching the ticket was a gamble, and you could win the jackpot or nothing at all.

 

You can get very rare items. You can also get a huge amount of crystals or gold.

 

Or ingredients for special recipes.

 

Lelia was guessing what she could potentially win based on her long experience with the game.

 

Meanwhile, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace. 

 

Romeo invited Lelia to join him for tea and dinner as he was still in a good mood. They stopped by her room first and then headed to Romeo’s room. There they found Kalix, who was there before them. 

 

Fortunately, this time he was wearing clothes. 

[Editor: Fortunate for who? D: ]

 

Romeo sat on the sofa in the drawing room and drank tea from his cup, and Kalix was lying on the long sofa opposite him. He was so big that his shoulders were sticking out, but he didn’t seem to mind. His eyes were closed and he had a frown on his face. 

 

[I don’t think he’s sleeping comfortably.]

 

Sitting diagonally from him, Lelia stared at Kalix.

 

[Maybe your eyes hurt.]

 

That part kept bothering her.

 

Soon enough, Kalix will lose his ability to see.

 

Whenever she had time, she wondered if there was anything she could do for Kalix.

She looked at the recipes in the alchemy menu with hope, but there was nothing to help with his vision. 

 

It wasn’t that there was no way.

 

Holy relic, or the Philosopher’s stone.

 

Either one of them could cure Kalix’s eyes.

 

The two relic pieces fulfil the wish of the individual who owns it. Lelia and Ruth have already used theirs once. Putting those two pieces together can make one more wish come true. Lelia had a goal to break the Golden Words spell and confess to her friends, she considered that more important than fixing Kalix’s eyes. So Lelia decided to go for the other way, the Philosopher’s Stone.

 

It’s going to take a long time because there’s a lot of recipes… But it wasn’t impossible.

 

Lelia looked at Kalix with compassion.

 

It reminded her of their childhood.

 

Kalix wasn’t small back then, but she didn’t expect him to grow this much. The same goes for Romeo.

 

Even though Lelia is not short, there is a big difference.

 

[I can’t even dream of carrying him like when we were kids.]

 

Far from carrying him, it seemed difficult to even support him.

 

While she was thinking about it, Kalix’s eyes opened wide.

 

“You’re here?”

 

Kalix woke up all disheveled and greeted Lelia.

 

Lelia hesitated to ask something she was thinking about.

 

“By the way, Kalix…  Ah…”

 

“Wait… Hey, don’t call me that while you’re dressed as a man. It’s a little creepy.”

 

Kalix looked serious, Romeo grabbed his stomach and laughed.

 

[You told me to call you that. You know what I want to call you?]

 

The once-Captain was very hurt, but she held it in.

 

“Then shall I call you Brother?”

 

“Brother…?”

 

As soon as she said it, she thought, “Oops.”

 

Come to think of it, Kalix said that she reminded him of his childhood friend ‘Leo’.

 

A person who looks exactly like the boy who once called himself their captain is calling him brother? This might be way too much to bare for Lelia.

 

“All right, call me Brother.”

 

Before she could take back her words, Kalix allowed it.

 

Lelia tightened her lips for a moment and shivered before barely speaking.

 

“By the way… yesterday… Why did you go for a walk with Julianna? Is it okay to ask you?”

 

“What? You took a walk with a woman? And the princess no less?”

 

Romeo reacted quickly to Lelia’s words. His eyes were full of mischief, ready to tease Kalix right away.

 

“Oh.”

 

Kalix’s forehead wrinkled. He talked rapidly, and as he tried to get his words out as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh, yesterday… Because of her… She followed me and talked to me. She wanted to take a walk. I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be annoying if I followed you. Also, I can’t speak poorly of her as she is a Princess.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia speculated after hearing that.

 

[Why on earth did Julianna think of going for a walk with Kalix?]

 

She couldn’t figure out why.

 

The reason why Lelia asked Kalix this question was because of the sub-quest.

 

She has to help Ruth confess his love.

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

[I don’t have much time.]

 

She thought it would be better to visit Ruth right after dinner, but it ended up being unnecessary. 

 

After dinner, Ruth came to Lelia’s room first.

 

“I’m sorry to come all of a sudden, but I couldn’t help it.”

 

Ruth’s face was a little flushed.

 

[The last time we saw each other. you stared daggers at me.]

 

Now he was being friendly with her.

 

Lelia was unhappy, but she somehow struggled to put on a friendly face. It was a smile for the quest.

 

The two decided to talk while walking near Lelia’s room. A short walk down the corridor led to a small pathway. They eventually sat on a bench in front of a small fountain. 

 

Ruth, who had been twisting his words during the walk, got to the point as soon as he sat down.

 

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

 

“Is… this an extension of the request you made yesterday?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Fortunately, Ruth started explaining without needing prompting. Lelia was willing to hear him out.

 

“If there’s anything I can do, I’ll try to help you.”

 

“Really? Now that I see it… You were a very loyal person.”

 

Ruth looked excited and tapped the corners of his mouth excitedly.

 

“What’s your request?” asked Lelia.

 

[You want me to listen to how you plan to confess?]

 

“Actually, just a while ago, Princess Julianna came to see me.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, she asked me out of the blue if I’m close to you.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia felt nervous for some reason.

 

“So… I’m sorry, but I said that we’re close friends.”

 

“Did she honestly believe that? We just met for the first time yesterday..”

 

“Oh, yes. It was the first time we met, but we built a deep friendship through words… That’s what I told her.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia looked at Ruth strangely.

 

What a weird kid…

 

Well, she understood. Ruth was a man who fell deeply in  love with Julianna, in other words he lost his mind. What Lelia heard scared her stiff, and then Ruth confessed to something else.

 

“In fact, I said we were close enough that I call you brother… I’m sorry.”

 

“……?”

 

“Um… Anyway… After hearing the story, Princess Julianna believed me. Her ladies-in-waiting are in love with you.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes, as I said before, men like you are popular among aristocrats these days.”

 

“…….”

 

Oh, so…

 

Lelia nodded as she recalled the painting she saw with Romeo this afternoon. She felt uneasy. 

 

[What am I supposed to do?]

 

Romeo said he was relieved that she would never be caught, but Lelia felt differently.

 

Her heart raced.

 

“So I said I’d bring you with me to the tea party Princess Julianna is hosting. That is my request.”

 

“…….”

 

[You want me to go to a tea party with you?]

 

Lelia furrowed her brow.

 

Princess Julianna’s Tea Party…

 

A tea party with all the ladies there.

 

[What if I get caught?]

 

Lelia bit her lips nervously. Ruth waited for Lelia’s answer with an anxious look.

 

“When is the tea party?”

 

“Two days from now.”

 

“Alright…”

 

“Really?”

 

With Lelia’s permission, Ruth got up and danced back and forth in euphoric delight.

 

Then he said to Lelia;

 

“As I said to Princess Julianna, I really want to be a close friend with you. There can’t be a more loyal man in this world.”

 

“…….”

 

Lelia smiled forcefully as she watched the jittery Ruth.

 

[I can’t help it.]

 

By helping Ruth confess his love she can gain a relic and the store system.

 

[Only then can I fix Kalix and confess the truth to my friends.]

 

Lelia convinced herself by explaining why she had to do this. Otherwise, she thought she would say no right away.

 

Brotherhood.

 

She didn’t care to be friends with Ruth, who used the word ‘crippled’ to describe one of her friends, one of brothers.

 

She’s a woman in the first place, so it’s impossible to be a brother.

 

Ruth is the male lead of the original story, but not all of his traits were good.

 

For Lelia, Ruth already felt like a villain.

[Editor: I feel the same way Lelia!]

 

[Just finish the quest.]

 

Ruth suddenly looked serious and asked.

 

“Before that, I have a man-to-man question for you.”

 

“What…?”

 

At those words, Lelia was feeling agitated. That was because she was feeling deeply guilty by the phrase ‘man-to-man’.

 

“You don’t really like Princess Julianna, do you?”

 

“…….”

 

“Princess Julianna  is a beautiful and attractive woman by all accounts, but I don’t want to have her as a lover.”

 

Lelia sighed deeply.

 

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Ruth’s face lit up again at her words.

***
Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed what you have read, do consider tipping us a little through: https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow. Once we receive 6$, an advance chapter will be posted as a thank you. Don’t forget to mention the series that you’re supporting!

Chapter 6