episode_0051

“Sob..sob.. ugh… ”

Katlena sheds tears while hugging Zero who has fallen on the floor.

At her appearance, Elios let out a small sigh and gathered his magic power.

Although I don’t like the current situation, I can’t make a bigger fuss while my little brother is crying.

And, Maev also took a step back in response to Elios’ attitude.

She was also concerned about what Zeros had said earlier, and furthermore, she did not want to make things worse here.

“It’s not a very good place to exert force. But next time, I won’t have to be so considerate.”

“That’s what I want to say. Let’s see how long you can maintain that arrogant attitude.”

As he sorted out the situation in such a cold voice, Elios left the place with the two children.

Meanwhile, I watched Zeros disappear before my eyes.

Maev licked his lips quietly, feeling a mixture of regret and anticipation.

‘I wish the interruption had come a little later… But there will be many opportunities in the future. There’s no need to be so impatient.’

Looking at the current situation, it would not have been an easy task.

She knew from experience that making a loyal dog that already had an owner her own was going to be difficult from the start.

This was especially true when the opponent was someone he could not do anything about.

But, despite that, Maeb had no intention of giving up.

She was a princess.

She is a character who is determined to get her hands on whatever object she has always wanted, by any means necessary.

If that didn’t work out, only Elios would suffice.

‘I will definitely give it to you, my wise and cute knight.’

*

Immediately after the uncomfortable meeting with the princess was forcibly ended, Zeros bowed his head to Elios to express his gratitude for saving him from that dangerous(?) situation.

“Thank you for saving me, my lady.”

“Please thank your master, not me. I did it because the child cried and asked me to.”

“Yes?”

Zeros looks dumbfounded at Elios’ unexpected answer.

Then, Zeros’ gaze slowly turned to Katlena, who was the one who had actually saved him and was now trembling with her head bowed.

‘Princess Katlena… would like to ask Princess Helios a favor?’

If we look at it simply, we could interpret this as a picture of a younger sibling asking her older sibling for a favor.

However, Zeros knew that the relationship between Katlena and Elios was not that simple.

It feels more like a cat and mouse relationship than a sister-sister relationship.

Although Katlena usually showed a rather confident appearance, she was completely unable to show off her spirit when standing in front of Elios and even showed a little fear.

However, this time she asked for help directly from Elios.

That too… to save myself.

‘It couldn’t have been easy…to do that.’

Of course, from Zero’s perspective, he had his own way of resolving the current situation, so he took that action, but from Katlena’s perspective, there was no way she would have known that.

From her perspective, it was clear that she had gone too far because she had to save Zero at all costs.

Feeling grateful for that fact…

And at the same time, a warm smile appeared on Zeros’ lips as he felt that Katlena had grown more through this than before.

“Okay, I’ll be going now, so come back when the dormitory hours are right.”

“Ah.. yes. I understand, Elios.”

With those words, Elios left the place.

Immediately after the person who had given them both strength and a sense of burden just by his presence disappeared, the two of them remained in silence for a while, just walking forward in silence.

Katlena is giving off a heavier vibe than expected.

Then they arrived at a deserted garden, where Zeros spoke to Katlena, who was still walking in front of him with her head down, in a somewhat light tone.

“Honestly, I was quite surprised. I never thought you would call Elios there.. Anyway, I survived thanks to you. Thank you very much, Katlena.”

Zeros expresses his gratitude with a smile on his face.

At Zeros’ words, Katlena stood still.

Katlena, who still maintained silence without looking back.

Zeros felt a bit uneasy at the strange atmosphere he felt from her, but soon thought it was nothing serious and continued speaking in a bright tone.

“Anyway, I’m glad that it seems to have been resolved well. So what are you going to do from now on? If you’re going to go back to the restaurant as planned, you’d better hurry a little… ”

-match!-

The next moment, a sharp pain that you couldn’t even imagine.

At this, a look of bewilderment began to appear on Zeros’ face, and before his eyes, he saw Katlena shedding tears while looking at him.

“Why is that so..”

“ㄴ.. Yes?”

“Why on earth… why on earth would you do something so dangerous! Do you really not know how dangerous the situation was just now? The opponent is the princess! A person of power who can kill one or two people just because they are an eyesore! How dare you draw your weapon in front of such a person? I was lucky to survive this time, but if I had made one wrong move, something truly irreversible could have happened!”

“That..That’s..”

Katlena speaks with both anger and concern.

However, it wasn’t easy for Zeros to even make an excuse about this.

If I had said the wrong thing, the secret in question, the story of Katlena’s birth, might have come out.

It was at that time that Zeros was caught up in a state of confusion, unable to do anything.

“!… Ka.. Cattle.. Lena?”

The next moment, Katlena leans into Zeros’ arms.

In it, Katlena spoke to him through tears.

“Please.. I beg you. Never.. Never do something so dangerous again. If you do that and Zeros, you’re in trouble, I.. I..”

“… ”

Her words were full of deep earnestness.

Zeros was left speechless at the words of his master, who made him feel that he truly cared for him.

At this moment, there was only one thing he could do.

That is. Slowly moving his hands, he pulled the girl into his arms and hugged her.

It was just a little comfort to her who was trembling with anxiety.

Immediately after that, Zeros carefully hugged Katlena’s body.

Katlena slowly raised her head and looked at Zeros’ face in front of her.

Her face was flushed red and filled with tears.

Looking at her appearance, which was so attractive, Zeros began to blush without realizing it.

At that moment…

*

Katlena, who was leaning against Zeros’s arms.

However, contrary to appearances, it was not an action swept up in the atmosphere, but rather an action based on a certain degree of calculation.

Of course, the concerns she had were genuine.

Zeros’s actions of pointing a wooden sword at the princess were clearly extremely dangerous, and she hoped that something like that would never happen again.

But… Despite that, Katlena honestly felt her heart pounding at that moment when she saw Zeros.

A man who draws his sword without hesitation to protect himself, despite not knowing the exact circumstances.

Even though she was a princess who was in a position that the opponent could not approach, the fact that she had done such a thing without hesitation made Katlena feel a deep thrill all the way to pick up Elios to save Zeros.

‘I thought I liked it enough before, but now I really do..’

Katlena fell in love with that man once again.

Because of this, she could not look at Zeros’ face comfortably, so she had no choice but to keep her head down to hide her burning face.

And then, she couldn’t hold back her emotions any longer as she watched Zeros struggle to lighten the heavy atmosphere.

The honest emotion she felt at that moment was… an intense urge to hug the man in front of her.

However, since she couldn’t do something like that out of the blue, Katlena decided to use another emotion she had at that moment called worry.

This went successfully as planned.

‘Ahh.. Zero’s embrace.. I love it.. Warm.. and reliable..’

That was what Katlena was thinking while covering her body with Zeros.

At that time, Zeros carefully hugged Katlena’s body, and at the same time, Katlena suddenly began to feel another desire rising.

‘If it’s now… wouldn’t it be okay?’

Katlena slowly raises her head while thinking about that.

There he saw Zeros, blushing as he looked at himself.

The distance between them is already so close that it can’t get any closer.

So Katlena decided to take a step further here.

This was put into practice as is.

and..

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