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Dien tilted his head.

“Yeah… That’s what I was going down to talk about, right?”

“Ah.”

There was something that Gailan overlooked.

However, he blocked the marriage, saying that he could not allow it.

If it hadn’t been an engagement in the first place, it wouldn’t have been passed down to the family.

“No way… .”

Dien narrowed his eyes.

“Weren’t we fighting to see if Victor was the right person for me or not?”

Gaelan hit the nail on the head.

He turns his head creaking.

“… Still, I knew he was a good person.”

“Are you stupid?”

“Haa,” said Dien, letting out a sigh.

I walked over and bowed to Victor.

“I’m sorry. I should have noticed this was going to happen when you two left… .”

“I should be the one who apologizes. I knew it and followed along.”

“… Yes?”

“Because I wanted to be recognized by Ga-il-lan.”

“That means… … .”

Hwaak.

Dien’s face turns red like a tomato.

My little heart was pounding.

okay.

This is also why Dien was shaken by Victor.

He was usually a blunt man, as if only mana flowed instead of blood.

Sometimes, the words I threw out casually would hurt my heart.

How on earth did this happen?

Dien recalled her first meeting with Victor.

* * * * *

The reason I started caring about a man named Victor was simple.

“I am indebted to you.”

At first, he was treated as a simple patient, just like other soldiers.

I made potions and nursed her a few times.

Victor, who was in charge of the temporary northern command, was often carried to Dien.

Even if you try to treat him like any other patient.

I saw it so often that I couldn’t believe it.

The first time we spoke was…

It was a day when all the potions were gone and I was making new ones.

“Ho-ok-shi… Are you a member of the Bucklin family?”

I was wondering for a long time.

Although his appearance seems to have a bit of Luke’s feel to it.

Their personalities were polar opposites.

If Luke has a playful side, where he secretly jokes around.

Victor was a strong man, the very embodiment of the word responsibility.

“Yes. I am Victor Bucklin, the next head of Bucklin.”

“Ah, it was Victor who asked me to call him up north… .”

“… Sorry. I felt it was absolutely necessary since you said you were a capable person.”

After finding out his identity, I started to feel resentful.

Victor asked Luke to summon Dien to the North.

It means that he is the one who ruined the comfortable life of a slacker living in a cabin.

“Are you here again?”

But every time it was brought in every two days.

The resentment gradually fades.

Worry began to fill the space.

“There is no face.”

“You don’t have to do that to me… You work really hard. Is it because you have to go back to the Bucklin family?”

Dien, whose motto is comfort.

In her opinion, Victor was always over-active.

“That’s true, but I feel sorry for Dien.”

“… Huh?”

“You must be having a hard time because of me. That’s why I’m trying to stabilize you as quickly as possible.”

“Uh… ….”

For a moment, Dien reflected.

I’m just sitting there grumbling while making a potion that doesn’t require much effort.

Isn’t Victor being overbearing and feeling guilty towards Dien?

“… … ”

It was no wonder that Dien, who had only complained, felt ashamed.

“Ahem… Hey, by any chance. If you’re really sorry, could you help me out?”

Actively traveling around the North.

It was from then that I began to create throwable curse removal potions and curse immunity potions.

“Are you really here?”

“Um… Maybe? If it seems too hard, I’ll go alone… .”

“No, I will go with you.”

When going out to collect materials.

I always went with Victor.

“Be careful!”

“Hnyaaak!!”

Dien was also shown some ugly scenes while being escorted.

“Ugh… Mother… … .”

“Hey, open your eyes! You can’t fall asleep now!!”

Victor also escapes the danger of death from poisoning by an unknown toxin.

“I survived thanks to you.”

“Whew… .”

The bond between the two naturally deepened.

“Is it okay if I don’t listen to you?”

“It’s not that I don’t have enough strength― Yeah… … Joe, just listen to me a little. Not too much, just a little.”

“… Okay.”

“Are you holding back laughter right now?”

“No.”

“I think that’s right.”

“Not true.”

Little by little.

As if seeping in.

But at a fast pace.

“I don’t know how to repay this favor. Is there any reward you would like?”

“Um… Then, would you like to invite me to Berkeley sometime later?”

The man and woman were in a relationship without even realizing it.

I’m completely drowning in the swamp of love.

* * * * *

Dien, with her face red and her mouth wide open.

Victor, who can’t look me in the eye even after I tell him.

“Oh.”

Luke was impressed.

It’s a scene I never imagined.

I think there’s a pink vibe going on between the two of them.

Looking at it this way, it seems like it goes well together.

It seems like Victor is doing something he shouldn’t be doing… … .

“Well… First of all, I have a place to take Elin… … .”

Dien’s words were vague.

It wasn’t his usual languid cat-like tone.

Like a girl facing her first love.

I was so shy that I couldn’t speak properly.

“Let’s go together. And… .”

Ahem.

Victor cleared his throat and looked straight at Dien.

“I have something I want to talk about separately this evening.”

There was no one here who didn’t know what Victor wanted to say.

“What do you want to say?”

Dien’s eyes widened.

It was an expression that would have made Ellen’s hair stand on end.

“… … !”

Gaelan opened his eyes wide.

The blood vessels were clearly visible, as if tears of blood were flowing.

“Oh my.”

Anne covered her mouth like one of the ladies watching a play.

Swish swish swish.

Elin shook her stupid hair as if to say, “Accept it right away.”

Thanks to the support of both of you.

“… Like.”

Dien nodded slightly.

I’m already imagining what’s going to happen in the evening.

Pushy-

Steam rising from his face was a bonus.

I feel like if we continue like this, Dien will ripen.

“Let’s get moving. Didn’t you say we should go before the sun sets?”

I decided to finish what I was going to do earlier.

“Ugh, yeah.”

Dien moved quickly as if he had forgotten and handed out the potions one by one.

“It’s a warming potion, so everyone drink it all.”

As I took a sip, a gentle warmth rose from my body.

I never thought I’d feel this way in the North.

Luke withdrew his warming spell and went out of the tent.

“Thank goodness it’s not snowing.”

The weather is also good for the north.

“Follow me. It’s not that far.”

I followed Dien’s instructions and walked.

While moving, you could often see mutated creatures.

Although the front lines were pushed back a lot.

Because it wasn’t completely wiped out.

“No matter how you look at it, it’s definitely coming out of a cave.”

Dien crossed his arms and muttered with a confident expression.

If you’re around, your mana will drain quickly.

There are a lot of mutant creatures around.

They say they were also seen moving around inside.

The claim was that the source of mutant creatures was caves.

“So you have to be careful… … .”

Dien, who had been explaining everything in detail, shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t think there’s anything particularly dangerous, right?”

Kyaak-

The paralyzing plant that had been lying in wait on the ground screams and jumps up.

Chook-

At the same time, all of Gailan were split in half.

Growl-

Mutant wolves that are three times larger than normal wolves.

Phage crackle-!

He was completely burned to a crisp by the lightning summoned by Victor.

“If this power is dangerous, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to the empire?”

There are only two next-generation heads of the three major families.

If you have a hard time because a few mutated creatures appear, you’ll have to give up your title as a noble family.

“Luke. Comes after.”

“Okay.”

Exactly.

I snapped my fingers.

A wild boar running from afar crashed into the portal and disappeared into another dimension.

Thanks to Dien’s Curse Immunity Potion, even Luke can use magic.

“Ugh… I have nothing to do.”

Suddenly Anne was shocked.

There was a moment of leisure as there were no mutant creatures rushing in.

“… Why does it feel like you’re only rushing at me?”

Ellen tilted her head.

“It certainly seems that way.”

The mutant creature must have put honey on Elin.

Even though he saw his colleagues being treated in front of him, he still ran forward with honesty.

“I don’t know for sure. Maybe it’s because of the curse.”

That was the only difference between Ellen and other people.

As we continued to advance without stopping, we defeated the mutated creatures.

“Here it is.”

“It’s much bigger than I thought.”

It’s like looking into the mouth of a legendary dragon.

A very large cave entrance welcomed them.

Let’s step in front of the entrance.

“There’s definitely a curse on it.”

Even though I drank the curse immunity potion.

Mana was drained out as if a hole had been created in the mana heart.

I backed away before Mana could get any faster.

“I can’t even see it.”

“Yeah, that’s why no one can get near it.”

The inside of a cave where you can’t see inside at all.

It would be nice if sunlight could shine through at this size.

Pitch-black darkness completely obscured the interior.

Woof-

Luke floats a small sphere of mana.

Thump- thump-

I threw it into the cave.

The mana sphere was blocked somewhere and shattered helplessly.

“How about it? Can you release it?”

“I don’t know. I can feel the barrier, but I can’t get close.”

He stroked his chin and thought about it.

It is possible to break the barrier even from a distance.

Not only does it take a long time, but it also consumes a lot of mana.

“I think I’ll set aside about a month… .”

Just as I was about to turn back and tell him my plan.

Kugugugugu-

The earth vibrated.

A loud noise resounded, loud enough to shake the goal.

“Ouch!”

“What is this… .”

Victor caught Dien as he was about to fall.

“… Ugh.”

Gaelan, who had reached out, bit his lips and trembled in anger.

“Your Highness. Are you okay?”

Luke picked up the staggering Elin.

“… … ”

“Your Majesty?”

There was no answer from Elin, who had collapsed helplessly.

It was surprising, but not enough to make you faint.

“Are you asleep?”

When I looked again, Elin was sleeping peacefully, breathing regularly.

“You fell asleep?”

“I think so.”

“… … In this situation?”

It was understandable for Dien to have doubts.

A sound that shook the earth rang in my ears.

It means that he fell asleep smoothly.

I can’t help but think that it must have influenced Elin in the cave…

“Gasp, ugh… Dien! Rain, it’s an emergency!!”

The moment the boundary marker for the cave is raised.

Did you follow me in a hurry?

A soldier shouted, gasping for breath.

“What’s going on?”

“A horde of mutant creatures are raiding the outpost!”

“Are there any remaining Curse Removal Potion for Throwing?”

“An attack by mutated creatures that cannot be handled with potions!”

“You can’t handle that much?”

“An unusually large number are coming!”

“… … ”

Dien turned his head, his eyebrows gathering in the middle.

“Luke.”

“Yes, let’s go back first.”

I also need to check on Elin’s condition.

There was no reason to stand by and watch the northern front be pushed back.

“It’s full of annoying things.”

I looked into the cave.

As if it was like that.

It was silent, covered in thick darkness.

Luke clicked his tongue and turned his head.

“Let’s take care of the urgent matters first.”

An attack by mutated creatures occurred simultaneously with a loud noise spreading out from the cave.

It was as if someone was playing a prank.