episode_0042

“Tweet”

At the sound of birds chirping at the window, I groaned and buried my face in the pillow again. But I don’t have time to lie down until late at night.

Today is the day Elisias and Illisha return.

I didn’t want to show my complacency to the guys who had worked so hard, so I forced myself up and headed to the bathroom.

I scoop up a handful of cold water from the wooden basin last night and rub it on my face.

It felt good because the cool water woke me up from my dazed mind, but the various thoughts that came after my mind became clear made me feel uncomfortable again.

After wiping off the moisture with a rough cotton towel, I headed back into the room and sat down on the hard wooden chair in front of the table.

Countless writings and notes written on old parchment. This parchment summarizes the situation of the past few days.

Among them, there are paintings depicting various drawings.

I drew up a blueprint that I had drawn up all night long in order to counter a weapon using a weak drug. I rolled up the blueprint and put it in my robe pocket.

Rows of empty glass bottles and glass tubes and flasks containing various potions lined up on the table.

I cleaned up the messy table little by little and lifted the bottle filled with green liquid.

“The antidote is in good condition…”

Antidote, a potion that removes abnormal status debuffs in faillng princess’s game.

Removes abnormal conditions such as poison, burns, and bleeding. Of course, this includes abnormalities in the state of heat.

The antidote made from herbs and bugs easily collected with the help of Lia and Louis is the key to this operation.

I took the parchment with the antidote recipe, and in case the bottle broke, I took out a bandage, wrapped it in layers, and stuffed it into my small adventure bag.

I took out my pocket watch and checked the current time.

It’s 9 a.m., and Elisias, who is like an alarm clock, will probably come down from upstairs to pick me up soon.

He always came to wake me up at this time every day, so the day I return will be the same.

After clearing my throat, I opened my mouth wide and relaxed the muscles in my face.

If someone were to see me right now, they would definitely think I was crazy.

But now I had to practice facial expressions.

On that turbulent night, the night I discovered Elisias’s feelings, I thought seriously about how I should treat her.

I still don’t know how I feel. That was my conclusion.

So, I thought that if I was sure about this, it would be right to respond then.

If I respond to that feeling with a half-hearted attitude, it will only hurt both of us, so I decided to act half-heartedly.

As if nothing had happened, as if that day had never happened.

-smart

Someone knocks on the door. It must be Elisias. I trimmed the neck once.

But Elisias’ voice could not be heard beyond the door.

“The kid is going in!”

The owner of that voice was Illisha. It wasn’t that the voice was unwelcome, but something was strange.

The guy who always came didn’t come today.

I thought that since I hadn’t seen him for a few days, he would definitely come to visit me before anyone else.

Without even having time to organize her thoughts, Illysha opened the door and boldly entered.

“What, you look disappointed because it’s not Elisias?”

Illysha smiled when she saw my face, and I turned my head.

“I’m sorry~ Elysias said he had other business today.”

Illisha smiled with a mischievous face, leaned against the wall and crossed her arms.

“Da, do you have any other business?”

At that moment, my throat becomes weak and I end up speaking in a hoarse voice.

Illisha turned around and headed to my table, touching various items on the table as if she were looking at a strange museum.

“Ah~ There’s that girl you saved last time.”

The woman you saved last time?

Illisha’s words reminded me of the widow I met in the forest in the past.

It was definitely the woman who lost her husband after being attacked by a thief, or rather, a red two-headed snake clown.

“I guess he was worried about that person, so he said he would come early in the morning to check on his condition, so he asked me to wake you up for him.”

“Ha…I see.”

“Seeing the earth sighing, isn’t it true that you are disappointed?”

Illisha chuckles and turns her head.

I? Did you sigh? why? Am I disappointed?

“Still, he’s a good kid…I never thought he’d worry about other people here.”

Illisha was so pale and put the potion she had lifted back on the table.

I nodded in agreement with Illisha’s words.

A good kid, yes, in a city like this, Elisias, who worries about others first, who worries about me more than herself, is definitely a good kid.

If I think about it, the night I confessed my sin, she listened to my story to the end without saying anything.

Elisias did not hate me when I said that I might just need you for my own satisfaction. Instead, she shed tears, smiled, and asked me to be with her.

Such a…good kid.

“ugh…”

As the face from that night came to mind, my heart suddenly twitched. As if pricked with a needle.

“What is it? are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?”

Ilicia quickly turned around and came towards me and patted my back.

“Ah…it’s okay, what about the materials you collected?”

Ilicia pats me on the back. When he saw my face whose color had returned, he stood up.

“First of all, I moved everything to my uncle’s store. I told you, so all you have to do is come. He really wants to see you.”

I nodded, got up, and we headed downstairs to the inn.

“Are you going out? The lady left early in the morning.”

The innkeeper rubs his hands with a sad smile on his wrinkled face.

Seeing as Elisias’ title has changed to Lady, it seems she has truly become a butler now.

“Ah, I heard about that. When that guy comes back, can you tell him to come to the store that Illisha told me about? Because the paths shouldn’t cross.”

“Yes, yes, of course. Then, be careful!”

Open the door and go out.

“What about Asha? Can I not take it with me? Or another mission?”

Illisha, who was moving around holding the back of her neck as if she was a little tired, asked me.

“Ah~ Asha is…red…”

I went to dig up information about Kai, the leader of the red two-headed snake. As I was about to say that, I kept my mouth shut.

Illisha still doesn’t know if the red two-headed snake is involved in this plan. Also, Kai is currently involved in work.

I just go to get revenge on the guys who did that to Leila. All I know is that.

Of course, in the end, no matter what, if the day of the attack arrived, it would be natural for him to know, and since he had an appointment with me, I tried to let him know in advance.

But that was because there was some suspicion that DH was Kai.

If Kai is a DH, it doesn’t matter whether he dies or survives, so I’m actually thankful for that.

Asha told me that it is very unusual for something to get that big unless someone supports it.

Asha’s words revealed that Kai was not a DH.

So who on earth is DH? The concerns did not go away.

Even though I was worried, my goal did not change.

In any case, their plan to create a gas weapon using weak drugs had to be stopped, and only by stopping them would Illisha’s forced event be resolved.

But this wasn’t what I was truly worried about.

What I’m worried about is that if Ilicia finds out about this, she will definitely kill Kai.

Still, I have to say it… before Ilicia makes a big mistake.

“Illisha…”

“Huh? Why?”

Illisha is smiling next to me with an innocent expression. I glanced at her with a somewhat serious expression and took a deep breath.

“Are you mine now?”

“Uh, wow?”

At my words, a red blush appears on Illisha’s copper-colored skin. It wasn’t red anymore, but now it’s red.

Illisha’s eyes widened and she flinched in embarrassment. Something seemed to be out of focus with the words.

“Oh, no, that’s not it! Are you going to obey my words unconditionally?”

“What on earth are you trying to order here…”

Like me, Illisha stutters. The more I say something, the more I feel like I’m digging my own grave.

“Ha, but…as you said, I’m yours now…so if you do…”

Illisha is shaking her body. From what I see, Illisha doesn’t seem to be in her right mind either.

“That’s not it, it’s because Laboille is also related!”

Illisha’s eyes widened at my words and she said, “La Boille?” He repeated what I said.

After filling my lungs with air, I told him that the red two-headed snake was connected to my current job, including my current job.

Illisha’s face, who was quietly listening to me, began to gradually change into that of a goblin, and the distorted expression seemed to contain an unbearable murderousness.

“So…please don’t kill Kai?”

“Okay…”

At first, I was afraid that Illisha would go on a wild rampage alone in their home base, so I put restrictions on her to follow my instructions.

I just put restrictions on it because I didn’t want him to run wild and make the situation difficult, so I shouldn’t kill anyone related to him. This is not a limitation.

But now that we know that Kai is not DH, we shouldn’t kill him.

This is because Kai is the only one who has contact with DH.

A black shadow appears on Illisha’s face. His clenched fists were shaking and his lips were tightly bitten. Maybe he’s suppressing his anger.

“Phew…I understand…”

Contrary to my expectations, which I expected would be the answer, “Little girl, I’m sorry, but I can’t keep that promise,” Illisha dropped her shoulders, nodded, and tapped her foot on the ground.

His face seemed to take my words very lightly.

“Is it real?”

Illisha shrugged her shoulders as if there was nothing else to do and let out a short breath.

“Now, let’s go quickly, because the man is waiting for you”

As Ilicia said that, she grabbed the back of my neck and dragged me.

“Lee, leave this and you can go on your own!”

◈◈◈◈◈

“Oh my, it’s been a while?”

The woman who welcomed me as she opened the slightly shabby and rough wooden door smiled brightly despite her worries.

“Ah, it’s been a while…”

I was worried that I was heartbroken because I lost my beloved husband the other day, or that I was having negative thoughts, but it seems I was wrong.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but first, let’s come in and talk.”

He said that and gently let me into the house. I nodded my respect and entered the house.

It’s quiet. It was as if I was being told not to make any noise, and it was so quiet that I could hear even the smallest noises.

In the entrance hall, there was the sound of a bubbling pot and a delicious smell as if food was being cooked, and the soft wind coming in through the crack outside the window skimmed through the books on the table, making a rustling sound.

“Oh, just a moment…I’ll bring some tea.”

The woman spoke in a whisper and walked on tiptoes.

Seeing the houses of the common people and the lives of the common people for the first time.

There was nothing luxurious about it, but the old furniture contained traces of life.

I looked around and saw a framed picture of my family.

The face of the woman depicted in the frame, and the face of the man who has now disappeared, both of their faces looked happier than anything else.

“Ah, you’ve been waiting a long time, right? Please sit down if you are comfortable. So, do you have any business for me?”

The woman carefully placed the teacup on the table and sat down on a rough-looking chair.

“No…I just came here because I was worried about you…”

As the woman continues to whisper, I follow along and whisper a question. Then the woman looked at me with wide eyes.

“Because I’m worried…?”

The woman tilted her head as if she was curious and finished drinking her tea, and I nodded.

Is it really that surprising to just worry about how your body is feeling and whether you’re seriously hurt?

“Oh, no! But I’m surprised that someone other than him cares about me…”

The woman shook her head as if my expression was visible on her face and put the teacup on the table.

“ Now that I think about it, I don’t think I even said thank you properly.”

The woman turned her head to the picture with a blank gaze.

Maybe she misses that guy?

“I was really grateful for your help that day…Thanks to you…I was able to give birth to a healthy child.”

The woman nods her head and expresses her gratitude. However, I bobbed my head to the side when I heard the word for the first time.

“Childbirth…? What is that?”

In “?”

The woman looks at me with bewildered eyes. What does that mean? Even if you look at me with those eyes, there is nothing I can answer.

What does it mean to say that you don’t know what you don’t know?

“Fuhahahaha!”

The woman who was looking at me suddenly burst into laughter, was startled, and looked around.

“Wha, is something going on?”

When I asked in a slightly nervous voice, the woman shook her head.

“No…the child just fell asleep and it would be difficult to wake him up…”

kid? Did this woman have a child?

“Ah, it looks like the stork has been there recently…”

“Push…”

At my answer, the woman smiled and covered her mouth with her hand.

“What is so funny!”

The woman laughed under her breath for a while, and then seemed to have calmed down a bit and quenched her thirst by drinking tea.

“Oh, that reminds me, I forgot to ask your name.”

When I thought about it carefully, I think I just took him home and never told him his name.

“It’s Elisias.”

“It’s Amy.”

I held out my fist as I had been taught by Harry, and Amy lightly struck my fist.

“By the way, Mr. Elisias, contrary to his cold appearance, you are a very fun person, right?”

Amy smiles happily and looks at me.

Am I like that? I raised my eyes and looked at Amy’s stomach, which was a little different than before.

“Now that I think about it, my stomach has become thinner than before.”

“Oh, this?”

As I looked closely at Amy’s stomach, she lifted her top and exposed her skin.

“If you look at my stomach, don’t you think something has changed?”

Something was definitely different. There was a wrinkled white mark left around the boat.

“I was seriously injured that day…”

Amy continues to hold back laughter as if my worried words were so amusing.

“Ah, I’m sorry. The reaction was so funny. You can think of this scar as proof that the fruit of my love was born.”

“The fruit of love…?”

In response to my question, Amy narrowed her eyes as if she had discovered some interesting toy.

Then, he interlocks his fingers, rests his chin, and leans his body towards me.

“Does Mr. Elisias have someone he loves?”

“Love…someone you love?”