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“Come here, Your Highness♡.”

“Ah, Artoria.”

“You promised, didn’t you?”

Artoria hesitated, took Vess’s arm, and pulled him towards the bed.

Thud

Artoria and Vess tumbled onto the bed, intertwined.

“Ehehe.”

Artoria looked at the flustered Vess and giggled.

“Your Highness, are you making that kind of face too?”

“Artoria, I…”

“Stop.”

Artoria brought her index finger to Vess’s lips.

“I’m embarrassed too, you know….”

Her face had turned red.

“You promised.”

“That’s…”

“Surely you wouldn’t think of making your woman worry like this and retracting your promise, would you?”

Isolated, facing the perilous plan of contending alone against the great demon who came to assassinate him and trapped within the domain.

Vess wagered with Artoria on who would win, the one whose reinforcements arrived first would determine the success or failure of the operation.

How quickly she would come to rescue him was crucial to the strategy.

Of course, the demons were completely unaware of the situation, and even if the angels knew, at the point when Vess entrusted Artoria with this vital operation, his steadfast trust in her could be seen.

However, formulating such a plan placed a significant burden on Artoria, who received this trust.

It was only after promising Artoria that he would grant her one wish once everything was over that Vess could persuade her.

And that promise was…

“If you return victorious from this battle, you agreed to make a baby with me, right?”

“Mm… Fine.”

“Hehe!”

Vess relaxed his body and lay on the bed.

Artoria embraced Vess as if hugging a pillow.

“Heh….”

The warm touch of Artoria enveloped Vess’s whole body.

Artoria’s sweet scent tickled Vess’s nose.

Even the fearless archangel succumbed to emotions, not fearing the great demon.

“Artoria.”

“……”

“Artoria?”

Vyrn turned his head towards Artoria, who didn’t respond when called.

Rustle rustle

Then, he saw Artoria’s cute face, now sleeping with a happy expression.

“……Making a baby with the lord… Hehe….”

She was ignorant about matters of intimacy, which led to this incident.

She was a pure soul who believed that a baby is born when two loving people embrace and sleep together.

“……Phew.”

Watching Artoria in that state, Vyrn let out a sigh of relief.

Perhaps it was a step taken with regret.

Vyrn gently brushed Artoria’s hair as he looked down at her.

“Artoria. I’m sorry.”

Even if she was someone he loved and trusted, he had burdened her with such a heavy responsibility.

This burden must have been great for her pure soul.

Because one mistake could have cost me my life.

“Thank you, Artoria.”

“An angel?”

Vyrn recalled Artoria’s appearance as a little girl before she became an angel.

Because you were here.

I too….

Kwoong

Vyrn sensed a massive fluctuation of energy from outside.

A sinister energy.

An evil force unsuitable for this paradise.

Vyrn gently placed Artoria down and poured out his divine power to create a powerful barrier.

Leaving the sleeping Artoria behind, Vyrn swallowed his regret and left the house.

Kwoong

The onslaught of demons pouring through the boundaries of heaven.

Seeing this sight, Vyrn immediately spread his wings wide and took flight.

How dare they disrupt the happy time with Artoria.

In the moment when Vyrn’s anger was about to strike the invading demon army.

Pahh

The familiar ceiling.

Vyrn realized that he had returned to reality.

“Am I awake?”

Memories as the archangel Vyrn.

The dream of Mercenary V was quite short compared to Artoria’s dream, but perhaps the emotions within that memory were so intense that it lingered with V.

“Artoria.”

Regret for Artoria.

Gratitude for Artoria.

And… sorrow.

What is this emotion?

Why do I feel sorry for her…

Due to the lingering feeling, V found it difficult to get out of bed.

“Hmm… what is it.”

Lucifer’s voice came from the bracelet on V’s arm.

“Ugh… are you daydreaming again? Why have you been sleeping and waking up with so many thoughts lately? Did you have a nightmare? Do you want this older sister to comfort you?”

V, who was silently staring at Lucifer, exerted sanctity.

“Enough! Why, why are you doing this again!”

As a frustrated celestial being who couldn’t properly spend precious time with Artoria due to the demons, V poured out his anger on the helpless Lucifer.

“I, I didn’t do anything this time…! Ugh!”

Lucifer lost consciousness again, and V got up.

Now one thing is certain.

The dream I had is likely related to what happened that day.

Until the first improvement ceremony and the revelation with Deus, I thought the hypothesis might be wrong.

Intimacy with Artoria.

Perhaps that’s why I had this dream.

If that’s the case, I can control my dreams.

First, today…

V’s eyes shone with holy light.

* * *

“Really?”

Artoria was delighted to hear about V’s dream.

“How much did you see!”

“Don’t get your hopes up too much. It wasn’t a very long dream.”

“Even so!”

V told Artoria about the scenes he saw in his dream.

“Oh… haha.”

Artoria’s face gradually turned red as she listened to the story.

“Angels really are a lewd bunch.”

Sophia, who was listening to the story alongside them, made a comment.

“No, no, that’s not true!”

“The first thing a man returning from the battlefield hears is about making babies. The Tangnyeo wouldn’t say such a thing.”

“Eeik! What do you know!”

Sophia, who didn’t know about the promise Arthuria made with Virthus before going to the battlefield, only heard it as a story of a lustful Tangnyeo.

“Hmph. The adventure between Virthus and me is not some lowly history. On the contrary, it’s a hymn of salvation for humans who overcome hardships and adversity. The moment Virthus recalls memories with me, a purebred Tangnyeo like you will be discarded.”

Virthus, who calmed down the restless Arthuria, spoke up.

“Anyway, this confirms it. I dream about the actions I took that day or something related to it.”

“That means…”

“Yeah. I might be able to control the dreams I have.”

Sophia’s face brightened.

“In that case, this time, I might be able to dream about our memories!”

“On the other hand, I might too!”

“Right. So, today, I’m going to try it out.”

Today was the weekend after the orientation week, which marked the beginning of the academy semester.

Since there were no academy classes, it was a day with even more freedom of movement.

“Since I dreamed about Arthuria last time, today I want to see Sophia’s story.”

“Exactly!”

“Fei. My lord, it’s bad.”

Virthus approached the lifeless Arthuria.

Then he took her hands.

“Arthuria, I’m sorry. But if you could wait just a little longer, it would be great.”

“I, my lord!”

“Can you wait?”

“…Yes.”

It was also an unconscious act on Virthus’s part.

Because his consciousness as a celestial secretary had an influence.

Conversely, Arthuria followed Virthus without any logical reason or valid explanation.

Because she momentarily saw the appearance of her lord in the dream she longed for.

“Hmph.”

Of course, to a woman who saw that sight, it was an unpleasant spectacle.

“Alright. So, Sophia, I’m trying to find a trigger for you to dream related to you.”

Versed, who reassured Arthuria, looked at Sophia with her arms crossed.

“So what I mean is, is there something that could be a trigger for that dream?”

“A trigger….”

Sophia was lost in thought.

There were plenty of memories she wanted to show Versed.

The history they had built together couldn’t be summarized into just one or two stories.

So, choosing just one story wasn’t easy.

And on top of that, an impactful trigger was needed to vividly dream that dream.

Just then

“Ah! There it is.”

Sophia suddenly snapped her fingers.

“I remembered.”

“You did?”

“Yes. Right there.”

Sophia raised her finger and pointed in the direction of the academy.

Versed’s gaze followed her finger to where it stopped…

“The women’s restroom?”

“Yeah! Going in there should do it!”

…?

A question mark formed in Versed’s mind.