episode_0058
by fnovelpia
“ha… ”
No matter what, you have to let me sleep.
[Asbel’s sword licks its tongue at your shameless appearance]
[Kraberg’s fang says he wants to sleep]
“Please stop!!!”
Logs, who was walking alone in the hallway, turned off the status screen while shouting angrily at the empty space.
But when I heard a “ding!” sound in my ear, I got a headache and shook my head while holding it with one hand.
‘Can’t you turn off the sound?’
He frowned and turned on the status screen again, and a single phrase appeared in his eyes.
[Asbel’s sword tells him not to ignore himself]
[Would you like to use the mute function? (Yes/No)]
[I will not forgive you if you use Asbel’s sword]
“Haha!! What are you going to do if you can’t forgive me! I’m at my limit now!!!”
At the same time as that story, I pressed [Yes] which showed the status window.
“… ”
As time passed, I could no longer hear the ringing sound in my ears. I shouted, unable to suppress the smile that was slowly rising in my face.
“Hahahaha!! You couldn’t stop me in the end!”
A man who let out a hollow laugh while looking at me who was half out of my mind.
“Wasn’t it resistant to black magic?”
“Ahem… Mars… No. Should I call you Your Majesty now?”
I immediately put both arms around his waist and asked him. Mars waved his hand with a disgusted expression on his face.
“I don’t want to hear it from you.”
“That’s nice to hear.”
After hearing his answer, I relaxed and continued talking.
“I definitely think this kind of formal conversation between us is weird.”
“Until a few days ago, it was like that.”
“Was it?”
“Anyway, why didn’t you come with the kids?”
“What are you bringing with you?”
Mars sighed and gave me a pitiful look, as if I had said something strange. How rude of me!
I looked at him, internally complaining. Mars must have read my expression that I really didn’t know anything, and he opened his mouth.
“I made a pact with Princess Asbel this morning. She was definitely different from you, and in every way, she was perfect.”
“You’ve been teasing me little by little since a while ago?”
“That’s not the point. Why didn’t you come when all the other kids came?”
“Because I was sleeping at that time.”
“I thought so.”
“What is the point of this conversation?”
“I just wanted to have one last conversation with my first friend.”
“… You always say that so casually?”
Although he said that, when I checked Mars’ condition, I could see that his ears were red, as if he was feeling ashamed of what he had said. If that was the case, then why on earth did he say it?
I burst out laughing while pondering such a question.
In this situation, it would be polite to hide it, but my mind couldn’t pay attention to such small details.
“Don’t laugh!”
“Now that you are about to become the future King, should I teach you how to control your anger?”
“No need. And I told you not to be polite.”
“How can you be so cold-hearted to a friend like this… ”
“Shut up!!”
The red corners of his ears were getting redder and redder, looking like they were about to burst. I raised both hands at Mars’ face.
“I’ll stop now.”
“I’m wasting my time because of this guy… ”
He came to me and spoke, exhaling a sigh of regret.
“Originally, I should be the king and give you the credit, but you have to go tomorrow.”
“Can we talk now?”
I immediately cut him off and said what he was going to say next. Mars nodded, glad that I had given him something to explain.
“Yeah.”
“Then give me just one woman.”
“… I don’t like the way you speak.”
It may sound awkward at first. However, Mas didn’t seem that upset. Rather, he continued the conversation as if it was the right thing to do.
“I finally felt relieved when the rascal said “rascal.” But Tia is no good.”
I waved my hands at Mars’s useless worries.
“Because it looks like he already has a partner.”
“If it wasn’t there, does that mean you took it!!”
“Don’t tackle me in strange places. Tia is fine, and I’ll take Ilia with me.”
Mars, who had been struggling with my answer, sighed in relief and cleared his chest.
“For a moment, I struggled with how to introduce a guy like you to that girl.”
“What kind of guy is a guy like me?”
“Don’t tackle me in strange places, well… if he agreed, you can take him with you. Ilia isn’t from our country in the first place.”
“Then that’s good.”
“Yeah, and I also had a lot of concerns about what to do with Ilia. I got a lot of help from him… and he betrayed me, but I know why.”
He paused for a moment, looked around, and then spoke to me secretly.
“You may think I’m a pushover, but the truth is, I was planning on forgiving Ilia and secretly sending him to a quiet place other than here.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking of you as a fool for a long time.”
Mars burst into laughter at those words and grabbed one of my shoulders.
“That’s right. Then, see you tomorrow.”
“Please prepare a generous farewell gift.”
“Sorry, but please be satisfied with Ilia.”
“That’s too bad.”
“Oh, and Gourik and Luca asked me to say thank you.”
“Tell me about that tomorrow when we meet in person.”
“That’s right.”
Mars is leaving.
There will be many trials ahead to rebuild the country.
When you have to make a big decision, your shoulders will feel heavy.
But his back was dignified. Perhaps such things would not be able to bring him down.
“Didn’t I tell you? Mars doesn’t blame you either?”
“… Since when have you known?”
Ilia, who had been secretly listening to our conversation, poked her head out from behind a pillar. I spoke to her.
“Just now?”
“Lies.”
Ilya’s eyes were moist, but the liveliness in her eyes was much brighter than when I first saw her, incomparably brighter than before. And she was that much more beautiful.
Because from now on, you will get used to it and you will not feel this way.
I have this scene pictured in my head.
“If you laugh after crying, horns will grow on your butt.”
“What!?”
She looked surprised and urgently checked her butt. I burst out laughing at her foolish behavior.
Ilya also pouts when he realizes the fact belatedly.
“It was bad.”
“Big… Sorry. But it’s better to laugh now. There are still some people left to convince.”
“Your friend?”
“Uh…it’s probably going to be a tough fight.”
Ilya also swallowed dry saliva as if he was nervous about my solemn words.
“Then let’s go.”
***
“Oh my gosh!! That happened.” / “You must have had a hard time.”
Sarah, who couldn’t hold back her tears after hearing Ilya tell his story herself, hugged Ilya, and Kadira, who wiped away her tears and left words of comfort next to Sarah.
The kids around them also reacted the same way as those two.
The sadness was doubled by the fact that Ilya was telling such a story so indifferently.
But… I couldn’t hide my surprise at how easily she accepted me. They were more emotional than I thought.
Aren’t you going to get scammed like this?
Of course, who would cheat these great noble children?
I’ll think about random thoughts later.
I turned my head and looked at Ilya.
I didn’t know that Ilia had such a past. I knew how to enslave the elf race, but that was it.
I knew little about the details of the process and her past.
I was amazed at how she had endured her encounter with me, as if she were a thorny person who avoided children. As if to take that into consideration, no one approached her easily except for those two oblivious people.
But this wasn’t a big problem.
The eyes of Adelphi forgave Ilia, and if Ilia opens his heart like he did to me, it will only be a matter of time before they become close.
If you see the way you accept Sarah and Kadira even now, your heart will open quickly.
It was scary to think, ‘I didn’t know you would forgive me so quickly.’
“Don’t feel too guilty, Ilya. In fact, he’s the most useless guy in our force.”
Starting with Kadira’s sharp blow.
“That’s right, actually, I was worried about that guy too, but it was all an act.”
“If it were me who got caught, I would have solved this problem in a few days.”
I heard the story about Sarah and Ed, too. I see.
Actually, the reason you forgave me was because you didn’t value me… Ugh!
I couldn’t just shed tears here, so I tried to hold them back.
“To be honest, I wish Logs would just die.”
“Laves!”
“I’m sorry.”
“Logs… Those… kids, everything they said was a lie, so take it too seriously…”
Even though Asbel offered comfort, it wasn’t enough to stop the tears that were already falling.
“I hate you all!!”
Ilia and his friends blankly stare at the day he left the place.
“You, were you being too harsh?”
“…It’s because of you, Sarah.”
“What? You were the one who started it!”
“I was just trying to comfort you!”
Today, the two beauties fought as usual, but unlike usual, today, Gourik stopped them.
“Both of you stop.”
“…Yeah, this is mostly my fault.”
Kadira, who had neatly admitted her guilt through Gourik’s mediation, looked at Ilia next to her. It was because she shouldn’t have scared her when Logz wasn’t there.
‘Why did the child run away so irresponsibly?’
Is it because of me too…
I can just apologize later.
As Kadira finished thinking like that, Sarah in front of her seemed to have the same thoughts and did not start a useless argument. However, the tension between the two did not lighten.
‘See you later.’
‘Are you scared now?’
‘What? Should I go somewhere else and fight now?’
The two of them, thinking that if they did this, it would not harm Ilya either, looked into each other’s eyes and started fighting again.
Regardless, Adun spoke to Gourik as if nothing had happened.
“Where did Lina go?”
“I went to look for the seasoning I liked from the food I ate last time. I told you to listen, but…”
“Well, since I’ve always been a woman who couldn’t use my legs when it came to food. It’s not your fault.”
“Thank you…”
“The Princess has something to say. Everyone, keep your mouths shut.”
“You don’t have to go that far, Lavez.”
“Okay.”
Asbel stood between Sarah and Kadira, passing Labes who was bowing his head. It was as if he was telling them to stop fighting.
The two of them came to their senses and looked at Ilya urgently. Ilya already seemed to be feeling fear from his face.
“Every day, it’s not like this happens all the time, so don’t be scared! ” / “Ah…Ilya…That’s it…Sorry. ”
“I’ll apologize later, but there’s a big problem right now.”
“What is it?”
“What should we do when we get back?”
“That’s a carriage…ah…”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Ad.
It is a carriage that can comfortably accommodate 10 people, but it is so large that it can be transformed into a 6-person carriage in an instant.
When we came, we could barely get everyone on board because there were only two people, but now, those two people have been added to the board.
“But, couldn’t one more person ride?”
“Then who doesn’t ride?”
“…”
Although no one expressed it in words, the same person appeared in everyone’s head.
A man who has already been here once in a different carriage.
A man who will listen to you without complaint if you ask him to do something in this situation.
“We have to become friends with Ilya.”
“That’s right!”
Asbel, who had been maintaining neutrality, nodded silently to their story. Besides, the other children also seemed to agree with what the two said through silence, although they did not show it through their actions.
“Then let’s decide like that… ”
Ilya broke away from Kadira and Sarah and reached out to Ilya.
“Someone didn’t come, so do you want to go meet them together?”
“…”
Ilia, who was wary of all the other kids, was somehow less wary of Asbel. I briefly questioned that.
Ilya took Asbel’s hand like that.
Worried that she might drop it again, Asbel quickly left the place with the other girls.
“But Logs consent is not necessary?”
“Well…it’ll be okay.”
***
“Take a look.”
“It was short, but thank you.”
“No, we are the ones who appreciate your help.”
“No problem. See you next time you come to our area.”
“Okay, I’ll see you again soon.”
The carriage door closed after Asbel and Mars said their goodbyes.
Clink clack clack.
The back of the departing carriage.
And the hazy look in Logs’ eyes as the carriage passes by.
“Why aren’t you going?”
“…I wanted to go too.”
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