episode_0156

“Ugh… .”

Luke narrowed his eyes.

I felt like my head was going to burst.

Of course, it was because of what happened yesterday.

I don’t remember clearly.

-Choo-up… … Whoop.

Kissing Elin passionately.

-I’ll listen to everything. Let’s just say it all. Everything we’ve built up so far.

Whining in Elin’s arms.

Shedding tears… … .

Anyway, it was clear that he had done a lot of terrible things.

There’s just one thing I remember exactly.

-… The princess feels like a woman.

All I did was say crazy things while drunk.

“Ugh… .”

He let out a painful sound.

If I had the energy, I would have covered myself with a blanket.

The hangover made even that impossible.

Luke shook his head and vowed.

“… I guess I should die soon.”

Devil or whatever.

I was so embarrassed right then that I thought I would die.

At this point, even the resurrected demon would acknowledge it… …

-Because I can protect you. Yeah, just trust me.

… I had that thought, but then a memory suddenly came to mind and held me back.

I’ve already told Ellen too much.

Halfway… In fact, I almost gave in to it.

Crunch.

I fiddled with the leash tightly wrapped around my neck.

Once I faced the truth.

I was afraid of trying to prevent the bad ending alone.

“Hoo… .”

It was while Luke was washing his face with both hands.

“You crazy sage. Can’t you take this spoiled brat away right away?!”

“!!”

My already sore head started to groan.

“town… … .”

But I felt nauseous.

I think I sent a lot of them before.

The torrent of verbs to be sent to the contractor kept pouring in.

《It seems like you have completely mistreated your disciples. Such a shameless person…》

“I don’t know where you are or what you are doing, but if you don’t come to me right now, I will kill you.”

《This body clearly said. Don’t blame the little one even if he dies… . 》

Ellen’s swear words filled with what on earth is going on.

-The teacher is going to go get back what was taken from him. Sleep comfortably.

Only then did I remember what Elin had said before I fell asleep.

Did you really go looking for Bertain all of a sudden?

I woke up with a creepy thought.

bang!

Luke burst out of the door.

I went straight up to the top floor.

Even though I didn’t know exactly, it was clear that something big was wrong with Elin.

“Is everyone there? The princess is here now… .”

Luckily, Lanian, Anne, Nia, and Bena were all there.

[How to stop Elin’s dragon hunt]

Large letters written on a blackboard.

It seemed like he already knew about Elin’s situation.

thud.

Luke felt his heart sink.

“Dragon Hunting? Is the Princess out to catch a dragon now?”

“Huh… Yeah. But, are you Luke…?”

Bena, who was holding the chalk, blushed brightly.

“… ?”

Let’s wonder what the reaction is.

“Hey, have you looked in the mirror?”

Anne said with an indescribably mysterious expression.

“… No. I haven’t seen it. Do you have it?”

“Hey… look at this.”

Anne lent me the mirror she had in her arms.

“… … ”

Luke looks at himself.

It just hardened and became solid.

Clothes that are loose and free-spirited.

Hickey marks left all over the shoulders, collarbone, neck, and face.

Even the lips were swollen and chubby.

“Were you eaten until you lost consciousness?”

“… … ”

Anyone who looked at him could tell that he had the appearance of a man who had carried out a great undertaking.

* * * * *

I remember having a heated conversation.

I didn’t know it would leave such a deep mark.

“… No!”

Luke denied it later.

It was a very unfair thing.

And I didn’t even do any work.

I don’t even remember the details.

But I can’t believe I’m being misunderstood like this.

“Well… Yeah. You might not remember because you’re drunk.”

“No, really. I didn’t insert it.”

“… insert?”

“No, I didn’t even take off my underwear… …What the hell are you talking about…!”

This is the first time in my life that I’ve been so flustered.

The more he talked, the more suspicious his gaze became towards Luke.

“… That’s not important right now.”

Luke finally gave up on explaining and muttered weakly.

“Ahem. That’s true. The problem is Elin suddenly going out to catch a dragon… .”

Nia coughed.

I changed the subject forcibly to protect my cousin’s privacy.

“When did you leave?”

“Oh, uh… After work yesterday? Oh, you said you didn’t insert it. Anyway… .”

Luke, who pays dearly for saying useless things.

He summarized Bena’s words, calming his burning face.

“You said you went out through the portal as soon as you left the room yesterday.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

As soon as Elin put Luke to sleep, she went to find Berthain.

That means about 10 hours have already passed.

Judging from the content of the words conveyed to Bertain, it does not seem like Elin attempted to have a moderate conversation.

I doubt that’s true, though.

If Ellen had been provoking Luke into coming up with a way to save him… .

Gulp.

Luke’s legs gave out and he started to slip.

“… … ”

“Are you okay?”

Anne supported him.

“… Yes, I was just imagining something bad for a moment.”

Anyway, it was clear that this was not the time to be doing this.

Luke looked at the blackboard where various plans were written.

“Everyone was like this because they had no way to open the portal.”

Elin, you must have used spatial magic because you don’t know the exact location of the cave.

It is not easy to get there on foot in this vast northern region.

“Uh… Not necessarily, the princess also told me to do something… .”

“Shh, be quiet, sir.”

Anne covered Lanian’s mouth as she tried to say something.

“… … !”

Ranian, caught in the clutches of the flesh magician, struggled silently.

Luke, who doesn’t notice the little things.

“I will open the portal now.”

Woof-

Concentrated mana.

There is a portal that was created before to go straight to Bertain’s Cave.

I was thinking of moving there right away.

Kwak!

“Cough… !”

The leash was tightening violently.

I was so impatient that I overlooked it.

That Elin had taken measures to prevent Luke from leaving the tower.

“Are you okay?!”

Anne ran to Luke, who had collapsed out of breath.

“Hey, calm down a bit. That smart guy suddenly lost his mind… .”

I wanted to say something like how can Elin be calm while fighting a dragon?

“Coolook, coolook… .”

I couldn’t do that because I was coughing so hard.

Then how do I get to Elin?

A moment of deep thought.

“What are you doing?”

A familiar voice was heard.

A brief moment of silence.

“… … Oh, Your Majesty. You’re here already?”

The first to break the silence was Bena’s panicked voice.

Luke jerked his head up.

“Why are you doing that, teacher?”

Clearly, Elin, who had made a bloody threat to Bertain, was looking down at Luke.

With a bloody coat on.

With half-open eyes.

The tattered body staggered as if it would collapse at any moment.

“Your Majesty.”

Luke jumped to his feet.

It was a wound that could only be seen as a result of fighting a real dragon.

“Why on earth would you do something so reckless―!”

“Teacher. Who wants to go out?”

Before Luke shouted.

Ellen was one step faster.

Elin, who came staggeringly.

Kwak.

He grabbed Luke by the collar.

It’s not strange that he lost consciousness at any moment.

Luke couldn’t escape Elin’s grasp.

“Didn’t the teacher tell you to be quiet?”

“I don’t remember because I was drunk. And that’s not important, but why with a dragon… .”

“I came back alive. I didn’t lose.”

“… … ”

It was true.

I don’t think Bertain really intended to kill me.

It had to be considered a victory just because Elin survived without dying.

“Follow me.”

In a moment of silence.

Ellen grabbed Luke by the leash and dragged him along.

“Please wait a moment, Your Majesty.”

“Don’t wait.”

“Please tell me what to say… .”

“Don’t listen.”

“There must be some misunderstanding. I wasn’t trying to run away, I was trying to stop you, Princess… .”

Towering.

Ellen froze in place.

“That’s not the point, sir.”

“Yes?”

“The important thing is that you tried to get out of here.”

“… … ”

“You promised me. You’d stay quiet until I took care of everything.”

I couldn’t say things like, ‘Promises made while drunk are invalid.’

If I did that, it was obvious that I would be trapped in Elin’s inventory, not the magic tower.

“Okay, go in quietly.”

Squeak.

Ellen pushed Luke into the room.

It didn’t end there.

He dragged me and threw me onto the soft bed.

“Rest comfortably.”

Crunch.

“Don’t even think about chasing me.”

I tied a leash to the bed.

Now, no matter how far Luke went, he could only get to the bathroom in his room.

however.

“… Are you thinking of chasing me?”

What mattered now was not Luke’s radius of activity.

“Princess. Where are you going now?”

“I still haven’t figured out how to save the teacher.”

“Are you going to the cave again? No. How can you do that with that body…!”

“You can do it.”

Elin’s eyes lit up with a burning flame.

I don’t know about anything else, but my will has not died at all.

“I can do anything to save my teacher.”

side.

Ellen gave Luke a light kiss.

Shu… .

Disappeared through the portal.

Not long after.

“I sent you back, so why did you come back again?!”

Berthain’s voice echoed loudly in my head.

Crunch.

Luke stared blankly at the leash that tied him to the bed.

I’m worried about Elin though.

When you feel helpless and unable to keep up.

“It seems like a lot has happened.”

“… !”

A dry voice was heard.

It was only then that I realized there was someone else in the room.

“… Leo?”

“It’s been a while.”

Leo, handcuffed, greeted me with a blank expression.

* * * * *

When something so unexpected happens, people are left speechless.

“… … ”

I feel that fact vividly, but I just open my mouth and say it.

“It looks like you’ve done something great.”

Leo spoke first.

Luke reacted three seconds later.

“No. I know you are misunderstanding something, but it is absolutely not true.”

“… No?”

Leo looked unusually embarrassed.

Looking at the marks left on Luke’s body, it’s strange that he didn’t do anything.

Are you hiding it because you’re embarrassed?

Leo was convinced and let it go.

“Why are you here, Leo?”

Luke wasn’t convinced.

The secret task force that should be reorganizing in the capital.

Also, why is Leo inside the tower?

“Are you here to save me?”

“No, I got caught too.”

“… … ”

I expected it from the moment I was handcuffed.

It looks like Elin really caught him.

“… What on earth happened?”

Luke asked with a dumbfounded expression.

With my limited brain, I couldn’t possibly picture the process of Leo being captured by Elin.

“It’s too long to explain.”

“Please shorten it.”

“While I was making a contract with Bertain, Elin, who had regained consciousness, surprised me and trapped me in a subspace.”

“… Just explain it in detail.”

Luke immediately realized that this was a story that could not be summarized.

“Then I should start by telling you the story of my visit to His Majesty. After receiving the Dragon Sword, I went to make a contract with Bertain… … .”

Leo slowly unraveled what had happened.

“… … ?!”

Luke was constantly shocked by the unbelievable words he heard.