episode_0062

“What happened in the North? A lot happened.”

Victor looked somewhere in the air as if reading a fond memory of the past.

Then he raised the corners of his lips.

It was so creepy that it was almost like Lannian hating magic and Anne playing it cool.

“Before I listen, let me ask you one thing.”

Luke opened his mouth because he felt he had to say this one thing first.

“How could you possibly like that body type? Isn’t it because you’re dizzy from the cold?”

I didn’t know you had such tastes while pretending to be polite.

I was amazed that I could see Dien as a woman.

“I think it’s entirely possible to think that way.”

Usually, if you say something like that, anyone would get upset.

Victor nodded calmly.

“But I’m not interested in Dien because of her body type. Rather, she’s a person with great character and talent because she hasn’t grown much externally.”

I know you have talent.

Great character?

Dien, who came to her junior and threw a tantrum because she wanted to sleep comfortably, is a good person?

“I don’t know what it is, but I know that my brother has returned.”

“Listen first and then decide. In fact, the Northern Report also received a lot of help from Dien.”

“… Please tell me.”

Luke pricked up his ears obediently.

Not because I need help, but because I think I should at least give them a chance to explain.

“First of all, the northern battle situation was very bad before Dien arrived.”

“That’s what they said.”

“I’m not saying this lightly. The reason it wasn’t even known to the capital was because there weren’t enough people to use as a communication network.”

Victor added that if it weren’t for the long-distance communication paper, he wouldn’t have been able to convey the situation.

“The mutant creatures that devoured mana were a disaster. Even the sorcerers who were considered the best in the family were nothing more than civilians in the North.”

“Then how did you hold out at first?”

“Continued to retreat. When mutant creatures appeared, Duke Bertain hunted them all.”

There’s a psychopathic child abuser in the family.

On the outside, it seems he is indeed a sword master who has received the Imperial Medal.

“But when Dien arrived in the North, everything changed.”

Twinkle-

Victor’s eyes changed.

From then on, like a priest who made the grace of the goddess into a bible.

He recited Dien’s achievements in a pious voice.

The curse that drains mana was removed with a throwable potion.

Or, they distributed a large amount of mana boosting potions to wizards.

It was about finding each and every one of those who were cursed and treating them.

I heard that there was no saint like her who came down to the battlefield.

“No, Dien is a saint. She just can’t control divine powers.”

We decided not to call it a saint.

I didn’t necessarily add the same thing.

Because I remember struggling for months after tackling a fanatic’s beliefs.

“… … I see.”

That was all Luke had to say.

“Is that why you like Senior Dien?”

“Ahem, that’s not all.”

Victor coughs.

I see that this is when I really started to fall in love.

“I still can’t forget. The warm hands that took care of me when I was sick. The bright smile that my small face couldn’t contain… … ”

Victor continued to talk, rambling on and on.

So, to sum it up, that’s it.

Victor heads north with the name of the next head of Bucklin.

When that fact became known, he was given quite a few commanding positions.

I was sick several times during the battle.

They say that at those times, Dien personally made a potion and took care of her.

-I don’t know how to repay this favor.

Victor could only express his overwhelming gratitude.

Let’s say you want to compensate separately.

Dien is said to have said this:

-Then, would you mind inviting me to Berkeley sometime later?

And because of that bright smile, Victor found himself captivated.

I wondered if people could fall in love that easily.

Luke had never been in love.

I decided not to open my mouth about things I didn’t know much about.

“Can’t we assume that you are interested in this too?”

“Um… ….”

Should I be honest or not?

I thought about it for a moment.

Perhaps Dien just wants to sleep well in Berkeley.

-Hey, I heard the Bucklin family recently replaced all their beds?

-Why do you know that, senior?

-This is news that every good sleeper should know. Anyway, so what do you think? It’s a super soft and fluffy bed made with the fur of northern creatures. Is it comfortable?

-I don’t know. How would I know, I’ve never been in the family.

-What!? You said you changed the bed, so how can you not come into the house!

-I’m busy with research.

-Anyway, whether you or Ranian, you’re crazy about magic, so just… … Then invite me once after you graduate! I want to roll around there.

-Yes. I will invite you later when I have the chance. So please don’t bother me.

That’s because I had that kind of conversation when I was an undergraduate.

At that time, Luke was in the middle of carving a portal with great precision, so he gave a vague answer.

It is very likely that Dien had it in mind.

So I guess I said it while I was thinking about it.

It just so happens to be in the North.

Because I saw Victor Bucklin.

“I think it’s possible.”

But Luke didn’t tell the truth.

It’s not that I’m too lazy to tell the whole series of episodes.

It was simply because I didn’t want to trample on my brother’s innocence.

“So when did you say you would invite me?”

“No, the battle situation was so hectic that we couldn’t even exchange long-distance communications.”

“You want me to contact you instead?”

“Yeah. I’d like you to tell them that I want to treat them well in Berkeley.”

It wasn’t as difficult as I thought.

“And he’s going to propose in Berkeley.”

for a moment.

Suddenly it became a very difficult task.

“What the… What are you talking about?”

Luke frowned like a man who realized what he thought was fried chicken was actually fried cod.

“Isn’t it a bit unexpected to propose all of a sudden?”

I thought that even if we like each other, we need to take time to get to know each other.

“We are not commoners.”

There was one thing Luke kept forgetting.

This is a world where a caste system exists.

And marriages between nobles were contractual.

If a couple likes each other, they are lucky.

Otherwise, it is an inevitable political contract.

It is common in this world for couples to get engaged without even seeing each other’s faces.

“Bucklin and Pirandello would not seem lacking even to the elders.”

“Ah.”

Suddenly I felt sad.

The next head of Bucklin must find a wife worthy of his name.

I’m starting to feel like I’m getting married.

He must not want to let go of Dien, who he has developed a crush on and whose level is right for him.

But that’s that.

“But how can I help you?”

There was virtually nothing for Luke to do.

Since Diendo is a noble, there is no reason for him to reject Victor.

In fact, she was a woman who would marry a commoner if only he could guarantee her the right to sleep.

“If you’ve been going to the academy together for a long time, don’t you know what Dien likes?”

“Well, I know a few.”

I understood Victor’s meaning right away.

So, even if you get married politically.

Are you saying you want to propose romantically?

“I would appreciate it if you could tell me what your favorite food or gift is.”

“No, to my senior, it’s more like that… .”

Here was one piece of advice Luke could offer.

“Make a room that is well-blocked from light and soundproof, and bring in the most comfortable bed on the continent.”

Maybe once that’s ready, Dien will be the first to propose marriage.

“What, what is that…?”

Victor’s pupils waver.

Light blocking.

deafening.

A good quality bed.

When combined, these are keywords that can be linked sexually.

“… … ”

But Dien had an expression on her face as if she didn’t know how to like that kind of thing.

“Thank you for the advice. I will also actively help Princess Elin with her curse.”

Victor bit back the question that was rising to the tip of his tongue.

I have a rough idea of what the misunderstanding was.

“Thank you, bro.”

There is no need to tell Dien’s true face through Luke’s mouth.

If you see and feel it for yourself, you might lose your cool.

“Then I will contact Senior Dien.”

He nodded and left the room.

* * * * *

Meanwhile, a pact was made between brothers.

“But, don’t you think Luke is getting cooler as time goes by?”

Even in the room where the girls gathered, a love story was sprouting.

“What are you talking about?”

Elin opened her eyes wide and looked at Bena.

It was because I never dreamed that Bena, who only wrote stories while turning a blind eye to reality, would say something like that.

“You’re going too far, Princess!”

“Ahahaha… But seriously, what are you talking about all of a sudden? You think my brother looks cool?”

Nia patted Bena, who was shaking as she was hit by the heavy facts.

Bena wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes with her fingers.

“It’s exactly as it is. I guess you could say it’s becoming more decadent. At first, it just looked tired… but now it looks a little sexy… something like that… ?”

Bena tilts her head as if she can’t express herself properly while speaking.

“… !”

Ellen covered her small mouth with both hands.

It was because I had the illusion that someone had picked up on my thoughts.

Luke’s dark circles looked scary at first.

It was starting to look more and more decadent.

I’ve been feeling sexy lately.

Thinking about how I was always struggling for Elin, my gratitude just kept bubbling up.

“Is that so…? I don’t know. Every time I see you, you just look tired.”

Although Nia showed a normal reaction next to him.

“Is that why I look cooler? Because I look like an ‘adult’ who doesn’t show it even though he’s tired and keeps going.”

“… … !!!”

Elin’s stupid hairs popped up as if struck by lightning.

It felt like Bena was properly organizing my feelings that I didn’t know exactly.

“I, I also want to meet a man like Luke later, hehe… .”

But let Bena say so.

Towering.

The stupid hair hardened.

A feeling that suddenly subsided.

“… Not cool at all.”

I pout without realizing it.

“Huh? What did you say, Your Majesty?”

“The teacher is not cool at all… .”

What came out randomly was the exact opposite of what was true.

“No sense.”

It meant that he didn’t know Elin’s heart well.

“Act like a machine.”

It was always said that it was cool to make rational decisions.

“Uh… I just drink coffee all day.”

In the end, there were no flaws to belittle, so I added even the minor ones.

“Um… .”

This is not it.

Luke is the most wonderful person in my life.

He is the coolest teacher in the world.

Why am I doing this?

He said that he was hurt by himself.

It wasn’t because Ellen had bipolar disorder that her emotions were turbulent.

It’s just something that every teenage girl goes through.

It means that you don’t understand your own feelings properly and you get upset for no reason.

“Uh, um… Your Majesty.”

However, Bena is a reader and also writes her own books.

She had as much knowledge as she was tall.

I don’t feel bad about grumbling Elin at all.

The phenomenon that emerged was pointed out sharply.

“Ho, do you like Luke by any chance?”

The diagnosis of Elin’s illness, as diagnosed by the Vena specialist, was ‘love’.