episode_0174

“… … .”

I kept my poker face and tilted my head ever so slightly to the side.

It was like he was showing that he didn’t really know what he was talking about.

“Are you talking about the results?”

It’s a shame that Jinor said something similar. If he had heard it for the first time, he would have been very surprised at this point.

In a way, what happened at that point was like a vaccination for me.

However, Serpina drew an arc around her mouth again, as if she found my expression very amusing.

… … It’s pretty, but it’s incredibly pretty. Honestly, I almost wanted to praise my opposite sex for not being captivated by a woman like that. I swear, without any exaggeration.

“Are you just naturally being sly, or are you really not sure… … I will admit it. Reading your facial expressions is more difficult than anything else for me.”

Serpina was a truly mysterious person.

Other characters, such as Lin Brans, were also monarchs who showed similar speaking style and attitude to Serpina… … If Rin had treated me like that, it would have definitely been hard, and I was sure that this wasn’t just my opinion.

However, Serpina does not feel anything resembling such rejection. Rather, I become caught up in her speaking skills. When I come to my senses, I realize that she is engraved in various places in my mind.

The most important thing was that it didn’t make me feel that bad.

“I vaguely thought that you had inside information about the first rebel group. The rebels who had been hiding like rats could all be caught without difficulty if their tails were stepped on. I don’t know if you remember the opinion proposal meeting, but since there were rebels hiding there, wouldn’t it be strange that you would change your mind? The thing about Zenith is your roommate, so if you can smell it, you’ll be able to track it down. I wonder how on earth I came to smell it… … It does not exist in the realm of ‘impossibility’.”

“But gradually, your ‘advice’ began to be applied to things that a person seemed unable to know. I thought that the fact that I rejected several alliances and then allied with the Brans Army, or that my life would be in danger if I went to the Brans Army to form an alliance, were things that could not be deduced from ‘information’ alone. . How can you know whether Brans will come to visit you right away?”

“… … .”

“So at first, I thought you might be seeing the future.”

Serpina said, her golden eyes sparkling.

see the future

Since I can see the future, I can naturally know the outcome of what will happen, so Jinor back then also thought that I knew how to see the future.

Since Jinor already knew through his adoptive daughter Reika that ‘magic’ actually exists, such an inference would have been even more inevitable.

Until here.

I was talking with the same logic as Jinor, but-

“But. Assuming you can see the future, there are more than one strange thing.”

Without realizing it, my eyes are taken by her moist lips again.

Maybe I was captivated by her to some degree from the moment I kissed her… … I felt my heart tingling.

“There is no need to say this in the first place. If you know how to see the future, wouldn’t it be enough to just act as a prophet? There is no need to add words like ‘it is highly likely’ or ‘it is estimated to be so’ like before. But you didn’t say anything with certainty except for the result. okay. At that point, Swen, I felt that your and Yeo’s positions were no different. In the sense of reasoning based on the question, ‘Why does such a result occur?’ And-”

“When giving decisive advice… … Swen, there was a moment of surprise in your eyes. No matter how I looked at it, it did not look like someone who could find out the future and predict it. rather… … It would be correct to say that he seems like a person who figured out how things would turn out only at that moment.”

“!!!”

At that moment, Serpina spoke again in a whisper with a smile on her lips.

“You have a cute expression, Swen. okay. Like now. Hehehe… … ♥”

―Serpina went one step ahead of Jinor.

It was like I came closer to my essence, the ‘ability of 100 intellect’, than anyone else.

Needless to say, Serpina’s in-game abilities were S-level.

However, it was also true that I had never thought that he would have such great insight.

His intelligence was also lower than that of Jinor, who had an intelligence of 99.

Of course, Serpina’s overall status is much higher… … In any case, ‘intelligence’ in this world was converted into a numerical value called intelligence.

She was truly an amazing woman. Serpina.

Even though so many rebellions are taking place in the northern continent, maintaining overwhelming national power is something that not everyone can do.

and.

She looked at my expression of remaining silent after hearing the question for several minutes with a quiet smile on her face… …

“Swen. Like I said, you don’t need to answer whether I’m right. I won’t force you to answer. Whatever the ability, I think there must be a reason for it, seeing as you didn’t tell her. And I also know that more than half of Yeo’s story is an inference that would be made by dreamers who rely too much on records that are close to myths of the past.”

“… … .”

“So, just listen to this incident and think it’s just a woman’s foolishness. and… … .”

and.

Serpina slowly stroked my cheek with her pure white hand.

“If, as I think, you can only grasp the result, then you would have walked the rocky bridge alone several times, even dozens of times. In a situation where only the outcome was known, the advice given to Rin and Yuuri would not have been accepted and would have disappeared like an echo in the air. Even if it turns out later that what you said is correct, well. I’m not sure if they have the courage to accept such strange abilities.”

“… … .”

“I guess there was no one who understood those feelings. Haven’t you been very lonely?”

I felt her touch and our eyes met.

Her voice and eyes when she says that… … I was shaking slightly.

“I know this because I was lonely too. Something I can’t tell anyone… … Carrying everything on your own is an extremely lonely thing.”

“Serpina… … .”

“So, I’m worried about you, Swen. There’s nothing to say even if you see this as nonsense, but still… … Because it’s quite special to me.”

I didn’t feel lonely, but I still felt frustrated.

Rather, I was more worried about her.

‘It seems like you’re carrying something on your own that you can’t tell anyone.’

So, I guess you can say something like that.

Is the sense of precariousness that sometimes feels like breaking in her, which is visible when the charisma of the Absolute is removed, is due to the weight of something she is carrying?

If you’re thinking like that… … Before I knew it, I found myself becoming tired from the sound of her voice.

“… … Swen.”

“Please tell me.”

She slowly got away from me and spoke in a somewhat calm tone.

“If you really only know the results as you said, I would like you to listen to her opinion this time.”

“The decision maker is ultimately the lord. I just give advice. How dare I refuse to listen to my lord’s opinion? and… … When you say that you can know the results, I honestly don’t know. I’m just an ordinary tactician who only makes inferences based on current and past situations.”

“For a man who drops stones as a sacrifice to the sky, this is an extremely humble answer, isn’t it?”

“It is a trivial talent that merely reads the movements of the stars.”

“Really?”

Serpina laughed as if it was fun.

Since I couldn’t be swayed by hormones and break my promise to Luna, I responded appropriately to her.

She smiled slightly at my words, then changed the topic and got to the point.

“Yeo thinks the rebels will raise their heads.”

Although it is unlikely.

As she said, I couldn’t definitely deny that it wouldn’t be the case because in the end it was right to infer only by looking at the results.

“Of course, the only basis for judgment is your advice, ‘It is not appropriate to move the occupying forces.’”

“… … .”

“What do you think?”

I said, bowing my head deeply.

“There is nothing to think or sleep about, my lord. If my lord decides, I will just follow.”

“I see.”

Is there some source I don’t know that makes me certain that some kind of rebellion will occur?

Because she sits on the throne and has fought against the ghosts of her brothers so many times, her senses may have developed strongly in that area.

Anyway… …

As had been the case so far, in the end, everything was a matter for the lord to decide, not for the strategist.

“Swen. As I said, I don’t intend to force an answer. I really like you opening it. I don’t want to scratch and make a mess of what you’re trying to hide. It’s okay to say it when you want to, or not to talk about it for the rest of your life. Regardless of that, I will always believe and trust you. And make sure—”

Her face came close to my ear.

Her bright yellow hair tickled my cheek, along with the fragrant scent of citron.

“Because I will win your heart.”

… … ah.

“Didn’t I tell you? Regardless of the military-lord relationship, the woman I am now is just a woman who wants to impress you. Hehehe… … ♥”

I realized this as I looked at her blushing face and looking at me lovingly.

Dangerous.

really.

It’s not a joke… … I was really losing my mind.

My heart was pounding constantly. The inevitable chemical action of hormones was violently shaking my head.

‘… … Come to your senses.’

Although I was repeating those words, I couldn’t deny that I felt a strong attraction to her.

Of course, her feminine charms – the scent of citron that makes people feel good when they get close, the eyes that shine like gold, the pure white skin, the big breasts that show off an enormous presence under the officer’s uniform, and the voice that makes people tired – were all attractive, but They were not a crucial part of this attraction I felt.

It looks strong at first glance, but beyond that, there is delicacy like glass.

I was so concerned about that… … I end up thinking that I want to be by my side and protect her.

This was my first time.

――The reason I truly wanted to protect a monarch other than Luna-sama.