episode_0069

Meanwhile, Dien expressed some sad concerns.

“This should be about right.”

Gaelan took Victor out to an empty lot with no people.

There is a reason why they say it is the same place.

“It’s all covered in snow.”

It looks like there’s some kind of structure.

Because it was covered in pure white snow, it was not visible.

“Please sit here.”

Gaelan cleverly found a table.

I shook my eyes and sat down on the chair.

“I can’t give it to you, Sister.”

Because it was something I fully expected.

Victor’s expression didn’t change at all.

“Are you trying to kick me out too?”

“Yes. As the eldest son, I cannot forgive you for taking my older sister away for the sake of the family’s interests.”

If it were Luke here, I would have objected to anyone trying to take him away.

The one here is his older brother, Victor.

“If you don’t forgive, will anything change?”

I scratched my opponent in a slightly different way.

“… What are you talking about?”

“The decision on Pirandello is not yet in Gaillan’s hands.”

“… … !”

Gaelan opened his eyes wide.

Certainly, Pirandello’s work was not yet up to Gailan to decide.

in other words.

It was like being hit with ‘what can you do’.

“Are you going to ignore me and take my sister away?”

“Of course not.”

Victor sitting across from me.

The sunken golden eyes stare at Ga-il-lan.

“I really like you, Dien.”

Wow.

Gaelan frowned as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have heard.

Victor let out a hollow laugh, as if he had known this would happen.

“No matter how I do it, you won’t like it, right?”

“I can’t forgive you as a younger sibling for judging and taking away my older sister whom I haven’t seen in years.”

“Hehehe. Then no man can marry Dien.”

“Yes.”

Gaelan answers as if it were obvious.

Now I had no strength left to be surprised.

“Why on earth are you so obsessed with Dien?”

“As I said before, I have to protect my older sister… .”

“Didn’t you say you came here after hearing about the activities in the North?”

There was a contradiction in Gailan’s words.

“The rumor spread that you were doing great in the North. They are trying to take you to the family because the North is dangerous. Isn’t that strange?”

“Accidents can happen at any time, right?”

“That goes for the capital too.”

“But there is such a thing as probability… … .”

“It seems like the best thing for Dien comes from the family.”

The towering Gailan.

Victor continued speaking without pause.

“Don’t you know better than anyone why I don’t want to enter the family?”

“… … ”

A silence filled with affirmation flowed.

“If I have to defeat Gaelan to get Dien, then I can do it.”

Woof-

Rising Mana.

I remember the eyes that were around me.

“Combat is Bucklin’s specialty.”

“… … ”

“Stop making excuses and tell me straight. Why are you obsessed with Dien?”

Gaelan, who cannot pull out his sword rashly.

That’s worth it.

That’s because he’s crazy about his older sister.

He is the rightful successor of Pirandello, who inherited the orthodox code of chivalry.

We all know that we can’t kill a wizard who has already fully loaded his magic.

Even the surrounding area is full of snow.

If you can’t finish it off in one go, it’s only natural that you’ll be subdued.

In the first place, it would be pointless to mess with the next head of one of the three great magic families… .

“Sigh… .”

No matter what assumptions you make, Gaelan has already been defeated.

A long sigh escaped from his lips.

“I knew this day would come someday.”

The words spoken while sweeping away the skin of her face were not much different from the family history that Dien had been telling.

“My older sister never lived up to expectations. I did my part for her.”

The older sister who doesn’t get what she wants from the swordsmanship family.

On the other hand, a younger brother who is more outstanding than desired.

As time went on, expectations were increasingly placed on Gailan.

“My older sister was the only light for me.”

A family tradition that flows rigidly like the military.

A breathtakingly structured routine with the sole purpose of nurturing great knights.

-Hey… You should go and train. What are you going to do if you keep doing this?

Dien was the one who got away from there.

My older sister who sneaks out during training hours and takes naps.

My sister, who I have never seen wake up early in the morning.

My older sister, who read a book alone while others swung their swords.

From a mean older sister who doesn’t get along with Pirandello at all.

“It was like a free bird.”

I saw freedom unbound by any rules.

Gaelan felt a comfort he would probably never experience in his life.

Dien was the object of both admiration and jealousy.

“It was true that I was worried. It was true that my sister was miserable in everything except alchemy.”

So I wanted to be by your side.

The rest can be carried by Gailan.

I wanted to keep seeing that languid, free-spirited behavior.

but.

“I don’t think I’d be very free if you were here.”

Victor was right.

For Dien to be completely free.

Gailan, the next head of Pirandello’s family, should not be around.

The elders won’t be happy about it either.

Dien himself wouldn’t want that.

“I know it’s just my greed.”

But it wasn’t easy to fix it just because I knew it in my head.

From the moment his older sister left home, Gaelan thought he was going to suffocate to death.

I have never not followed anyone since I entered the academy.

Even though I thought it shouldn’t be like this.

I fooled myself into thinking that I had a duty to protect my older sister in this way.

duty.

That is a duty that must be upheld even at the risk of a knight’s death.

“… … ”

Gaelan covered his face.

Why on earth do you keep talking like this?

And that too in front of the man who showed up saying he would take my older sister away.

Could it be because it’s the north where there’s no one around to listen?

Or maybe I’m just tired now.

“Dien, I can make you happy.”

Wiggle.

No, I don’t think I’m tired.

When I hear those words, I feel a surge of anger.

“Then, can I ask you one favor?”

“What is it?”

“Please duel me.”

Sling-

Gaillan drew his sword.

“It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. Please prove that you are worthy of being by my sister’s side.”

“If that’s the case.”

Victor snapped his fingers without a second thought.

Taaak!

The snow that had been floating around all turned into ice spears.

“I will prove it to you.”

A battle mage who specializes in elemental magic.

He was a battle wizard who had never been defeated by a knight.

* * * * *

“She’s the worst as a bride… .”

Inside the tent, self-objectification is still taking place.

“That’s right.”

“That’s true.”

“Seup, there’s not much that you can do, Senior.”

Ellen, Luke, and Anne agreed with those words.

“… … ”

Dien was hurt when he finally admitted it.

But I had nothing to say in rebuttal, so I cowered again.

“But how can you get married with such shame… .”

Dien, with her hair wrapped around her head, curled up like a bean worm.

Knock knock.

Then, as if knocking, Elin tapped Dien on the back.

“I want to be like my sister.”

Random remark.

Dien just stuck his head out.

“… What?”

“Because my sister is a cool person.”

“… ??”

A question mark appeared at the incomprehensible compliment.

But Elin had already decided to respect Dien next to her teacher.

The story of escaping from the family was equally touching.

I couldn’t stand to see someone I respect give up on marriage out of fear.

“If it weren’t for my sister, I wouldn’t have been able to use magic.”

The biggest reason Elin was able to breathe this much was because of Luke’s help.

Dien’s stake cannot be ignored either.

Curse Removal Potion.

If not, Ellen would have been a loser who couldn’t do anything, let alone participate in the competition for the next head of the household.

“There is no alchemist better than you. I think that alone makes you a great bride.”

“In fact, its very existence is a fraud. As for the work, Victor can do it.”

“I can’t deny it.”

Anne and Luke sympathized with Ellen’s words.

“In aristocratic society, marrying someone you like is a really, really rare opportunity. Are you going to blow it like this?”

Elin placed both hands on her waist.

Then, as if he were disappointed, the fool’s hair shook from side to side.

Dien opened his mouth blankly.

Pick, and burst out laughing.

“That little thing grew up so well.”

Dien, who said such things to a subject with the same height, stroked Elin’s head.

“Luke. Are you okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Would you mind if I became the hostess of Berkeley?”

“That’s a little bit true.”

In fact, that was Luke’s biggest problem.

I never imagined that my relationship with Dien would turn out like this.

“But I have no intention of stopping you. Rather, I would have helped you if I could have helped you.”

“I helped Elin?”

“Do you think I’m a vending machine that only spits out rewards if you pay me for them?”

Luke continued, frowning.

“I support you because you are a respected senior.”

“… … Hehe.”

Dien let out a hearty laugh.

“Wait a minute. I have something for you.”

Dien with full self-esteem.

I jumped up and rummaged through the drawers.

“Take this, this, and this too.”

All the potions that were being handed out were emitting a peculiar light.

“What is this?”

“Mana boost potions, warmth potions, vision boost potions… …and other potions that strengthen the body.”

“What is this? Why are you suddenly giving me such precious things?”

Dien laughed heartily at those words.

It was a pure laughter, just like a child’s.

“Whatever. There aren’t many people around. Even the people who are there, you should take good care of them. They’ll be helpful to Elin, so take care of them.”

“… I will be grateful.”

It seems like Elin has taken a liking to Dien.

Now you can even earn potions yourself.

Luke put all the potions into the subspace with a proud heart.

“Okay, then let’s go to the cave I mentioned earlier.”

“Are you talking now?”

“Yeah. I have to go before the sun sets. I have to see the barrier structure, right?”

Dien, who was in a good mood, seemed to be going to introduce the cave that seemed to be the source of the curse.

“Drink the warming potion in advance… .”

Just as I was about to leave the tent.

Chook.

On the other side, Victor and Gaelan, who had left earlier, returned.

“… … Huh?”

Their faces were frozen in place.

Next to him, Luke tapped his forehead.

“Have you been fighting in the meantime?”

Victor’s robe with marks from various places.

The entire body of Gailan, with traces of being baked, frozen, and burned.

“I won.”

“It looks like that.”

The outcome was clear.

“You have preserved the honor of Berklin.”

Victor destroyed Gaelan.

“Ga, Ga-il-lan!”

Dien, who realized the situation belatedly, jumped and received Gaelan.

Gaelan, who had been being supported, leaned against Dien as if he was about to collapse.

“What, what… why did you suddenly fight?”

I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

From Dien’s perspective, the man who might become her future husband returned after beating up her younger sister.

Not knowing the speed, Gaelan raised the corners of his lips.

“Because proof is needed.”

“What?”

“Just. I thought about it slowly.”

He opened his mouth with a somewhat relieved look on his face.

“… … Let’s get engaged. With the Bucklin family.”