episode_0068

Deltan was puzzled.

‘Come on?’

This was why Agnes had been looking at the floor with a blank expression on her face for some reason ever since she left the academy until evening.

Deltan tapped his plate with his fork.

widely.

A brief crash sound.

Agnes raised her head.

“… Huh?”

“Did I eat something wrong? Why do you keep blanking out?”

“Ah.”

Agnes narrowed her brows for a moment, then shook her head.

“No, I had something to think about for a moment.”

“Eat. Don’t be embarrassed at the table.”

“Yes.”

Agnes started eating.

Then, at some point, I became dazed and stopped moving.

My face turned a little red.

‘Are you crazy?’

I used to sing crazy bitch, crazy bitch songs, but seeing her like this makes me wonder if she really is crazy this time.

Deltan couldn’t find anything else to say and glared at her for a moment, then raised his spoon.

‘I’ll eat it on my own.’

That’s how we ended the meal.

After taking a shower, I returned to bed.

Agnes was nowhere to be seen.

‘Are they not in yet?’

It was a thought that naturally came to mind because she was always there when I came in after taking a shower.

However, it didn’t last long.

Deltan suddenly furrowed his brows and rubbed his face with his hand.

‘… No, why do you think it will come naturally?’

It is natural for the person not to come.

Agnes’ bedroom was not here to begin with.

Deltan lay down in the middle of the bed, complaining that he had become accustomed to her.

‘… ‘It’s spacious.’

Once again, Deltan realized how wide this bed was.

A strange loneliness that comes with a strange feeling.

I didn’t like it.

Even falling into such loneliness was due to the thought that Agnes was playing along to her will.

Annoyance began to appear on Deltan’s face.

‘now.’

I guess I’ve gotten too used to her.

It’s a familiarity that can be quickly overcome.

Deltan tried to console himself.

Soon the night deepened.

*

The next morning, Deltan sat down to eat and glanced at Agnes.

My mouth kept opening and closing again and again.

That was the question that came to mind.

Why did you sleep alone last night?

It was a word that came to mind because I was worried for no reason, and it was a word that I couldn’t say because I could clearly see the look on her face the moment I said it.

Deltan struggled to eat, and it was at that moment that Agnes spoke.

“Sorry.”

“… What.”

“I couldn’t sleep with you last night. I was a little worried.”

The tip of Deltain’s fork trembled for a moment, but then stopped.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

It was a reaction he didn’t intend.

Deltan quickly adjusted his expression, raised his head, and spoke to Agnes.

“I should be sorry for this time, not yesterday. I guess you forgot, but that room was where you were originally going to sleep.”

There was a hint of joy in the voice.

The first was that there was no reason to be embarrassed by telling the reason first, and the second was that the opportunity to counterattack had finally arrived.

At this moment, the Deltan couldn’t even think of the shame of raising his tone in response to such emotions.

Agnes burst out laughing.

“Deltain. It’s like a child.”

Startle-

Belated realization.

What followed was shame.

Deltan lowered his head with a sullen expression and spoke as if he was chewing.

“… It’s not for you to say that you can’t sleep without someone holding you.”

“So I didn’t sleep well last night.”

“What?”

Deltan put down the utensils with a ‘thud’ sound.

His frown was frowning.

“Hey, I told you. Always sleep for more than 8 hours.”

The heart is a more sensitive part than you think.

Lack of sleep is a bad habit that has a huge impact on one’s physical condition.

It was only natural that the heart would be stressed the moment the rhythm of life was broken.

“If you’re going to do that… !”

Go back home.

The words caught in my throat.

Deltan calmed down for a moment and picked up his fork again in annoyance.

Agnes said with a small smile.

“… I’m sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Because it’s your body that’s broken.”

“You care about me.”

“Because you are my patient.”

patient.

Agnes thought over those words several times.

Then he laughed again.

Although my complexion was brighter than before, it was still not as good as usual.

“Then I will continue to sleep next to you.”

“Why is the conclusion like that?”

“After sleeping with you, I can’t sleep alone. I tried hugging the blanket yesterday, but I couldn’t sleep at all.”

Agnes said, putting down her spoon and resting her chin.

“I think I need you.”

Deltan felt his hands gaining strength for no reason and relaxed them.

Immediately after, I turned my gaze to my soup and answered with feigned indifference.

“… Do whatever you want.”

I thought back to myself.

‘Rotten… .’

Why am I suddenly feeling at ease inside? Anyway, there is nothing I like.

Deltan finished his meal with that thought in mind.

*

It was a long holiday.

Deltain, who had to go out all the time to keep up with the academy’s schedule, took a long break… I couldn’t.

This is because he had a lot of things to do other than the academy schedule.

Of all the things, there is one thing that is most urgent.

The goal was to extract Agnes’ magical power.

Deltan exhaled with an annoyed expression on his face.

‘It’s the origin.’

It has been almost three months since the flowering of the hemp flower was delayed.

I had a long schedule to visit the snowy mountains, and my schedule for the academy overlapped with my visit.

Of course, that couldn’t be an excuse.

No, there was no reason to make excuses.

Among all those moments, the Deltans thought tirelessly about studying demon fire.

However, no satisfactory results were obtained.

1. Meet Agnes Levadein. (Wan)

2. Main Quest: Complete Winter of Eternal Day. (Wan)

3. ??? (Incomplete)

4. Sleep with Agnes Levadeine. (Wan)

5. ??? (Incomplete)

6. ??? (Incomplete)

All I got was this mysterious quest.

Deltan narrowed his eyes and examined the items.

‘It’s inconsistent.’

The quest items were inconsistent.

Basically, a quest would be about taking steps step by step towards a single goal, but in this quest, such cause and effect simply did not exist.

‘That damn item number 2.’

If it weren’t for that, I would have thought it was just a quest about love, but now that the spirit contract is involved, I can’t see it that way anymore.

Thump, thump.

Deltan knocked on the office desk.

And so I looked at the quest.

There was a family that came to mind.

‘… order.’

Wouldn’t it be right to proceed with the quests in order?

Since Magic Actrias is numbered at number 9, wouldn’t it be possible to properly complete it only after completing all quests?

It was a terrible assumption, but for some reason it felt believable.

This is because the moment Agnes became involved in the quest, Deltans often encountered errors in the order.

Deltan’s fists were clenched.

The eyes sank.

‘… Do not be ridiculous.’

This quest and the system window.

It was probably related to the ‘hall’ with a high probability.

Since it was already in their hands, they would not completely ignore it, but the Deltans had no intention of acting like puppets according to their intentions.

‘There will be a unique route.’

There was one reason why I thought it was not impossible.

Because we have already done that.

3rd tier magic drout.

He succeeded in prolonging her lifespan with a magic he devised himself to suppress the growth of demon flowers.

In addition, it was possible to reduce the influence of demonic fire with ‘Heart Supporter’.

‘There is a side road.’

Deltan stood up.

As before, he was heading to the study to find another way to remove the magic fire.

And soon the walk stopped.

“Oh, you were there?”

Agnes was standing in the hallway wearing only thin clothes.

He had a tired look.

“… Why are you here?”

She said she was definitely going to make up for some of the sleep she lost last night.

It’s safe to say I’m in my bedroom by now.

As Deltan asked in doubt, Agnes approached.

“I can’t sleep. It’s strange.”

Tuk.

He buried his head into Deltan’s chest.

“It’s really strange. When I try to sleep alone, my heart keeps pounding.”

I raised my arms and wrapped them around his waist.

“I can’t sleep alone.”

Deltan felt his throat burning for a moment.

I felt a dry sting and my muscles felt slightly stiff.

“… I have to go to the study.”

“Go together. I will not disturb you and will stay still.”

“… .”

Deltan thought briefly.

Then he let out a long breath and nodded.

Immediately after, he picked up Agnes and headed to the study.

The study was structured with bookshelves on every wall, and a soft chair and table in the middle that looked useful for reading.

As Deltan sat down in the chair, Agnes curled up in his arms and closed her eyes.

“Wake me up when it’s over.”

“Don’t give orders.”

“Yes.”

Agnes closed her eyes and her breathing gradually became more stable.

What followed was a short nap.

Deltan’s eyebrows furrowed.

‘Isn’t it a lie that you can’t sleep?’

How can someone fall asleep in this position as soon as they close their eyes?

As I was looking at Agnes with a thought in mind, she grabbed the hem of Deltan’s clothes tightly.

Should I take it off?

After thinking briefly, Deltan soon gave up.

I snapped my fingers.

Several books that were in the library were pulled out and piled up on the table.

Deltan picked up the top one and unfolded it.

There was some discomfort because he was holding a person in his arms, but Deltan accepted it because he thought it was not enough to throw him off.

I used my mana to quickly turn the pages.

Meanwhile, his arms were supporting her to prevent her from falling.

While rolling his eyes and reading the book, Deltan felt Agnes’ hair caught between his fingers.

Soft and fluffy hair.

Deltan’s concentration was broken by that.

‘… .’

It reminded me of the night I had been physically involved not long ago.

I tried to distract myself, but it didn’t work.

This is because the thought ‘let’s stop thinking’ is a thought tied to that thought.

A waving expression and a hand that suddenly stops with a lock of hair.

Deltan thought briefly, then held the hair in his hand.

For no reason, I twisted my stomach and rubbed it with my thumb and index finger.

I try to hit it and throw it away, and then I try to organize it accordingly.

Deltan, who had been acting blankly for a long time with a focused face, soon stopped with a sense of self-destruction.

‘… what are you doing.’

What nonsense is this?

If this is not what you came to the study for, you are just wasting your time.

Deltan closed his mouth and turned his gaze back to the book.

Sigh-

I quickly turned the pages.

Fortunately, I was able to focus.

I was so absorbed in the book that Deltan didn’t know.

That he was twisting her hair.

*

It was more than two hours later when Agnes opened her eyes.

As he slowly opened his eyes and turned over, Deltan’s pupils rolled down.

Cherry blossom-colored and gold eyes gazed at each other.

“Are you awake?”

As Deltan said that, he turned his gaze back to the book.

As I had been concentrating for a while, I wanted to continue this state.

And, there was an action that Deltan had been doing before while concentrating.

Swoosh, swoosh.

He rubbed the back of Agnes’ head.

It was something I did without realizing it, just out of comfort.

Agnes felt a strange tightening in her chest.

A hand stroking the back of my head, steady breathing, and a comfortable Delta beat.

All my nerves are consumed by it all.

‘… Strange.’

The situation was strange.

So much so that I get scared.