episode_0075

Don’t let Elin sleep.

Because I couldn’t sleep well, dark circles had spread down to my cheeks.

That was too cruel.

“I’m not saying you shouldn’t be able to sleep at all. It’s okay to sleep a little, but it’s a problem if the curse is restored after a good night’s sleep.”

You probably get it by now, right?

Leo sent a look that conveyed that meaning.

“I understand.”

I don’t know exactly.

It seems clear that the curse cannot be restored.

“Then let’s meet again here. I’ll tell the group and come back.”

“Okay.”

“Are you sure it’s okay, Captain?”

I left Tristin behind, who was scratching the tree with her dagger as if she was feeling uneasy.

Luke opened a portal and returned to the tent (what was).

Shu-

“Huh? Where have you been?”

The first person I met was Dien, who was stirring the pot while sweating profusely.

“There are people who killed the chimera, so I met them briefly.”

“Huh? Other than the northern soldiers?”

“Yes.”

“Is there anyone nearby who would do that?”

Dien looked around.

“Isn’t that dangerous?”

If you ask me if I can trust it 100 percent, I would say no.

At least it was clear who I had to cooperate with when it came to curses.

“No. We met in person and had a good conversation.”

“If that’s what you’re saying, then what… .”

Dien, whose speech was muffled, stirred the spatula again.

“What are you doing now?”

“I think the soldiers are tired, so I’m going to make some fatigue recovery medicine. Would you like some for me too?”

“Thank you. Do you also have a potion of cursing?”

“Yeah.”

Luke received a cure-all from Dien, along with a curse-removing potion.

“Where are the others?”

“They’re rebuilding the collapsed outpost over there.”

Dien extended his short arm and pointed to the people moving the equipment.

I guess it’ll be a bit difficult to say hello to other people.

“Then I’ll be off. I’ll probably be back by evening. Please tell everyone else.”

“Huh? Where are you going?”

“There is a place to go with those who caught the chimera.”

“… … ?”

Dien’s eyebrows gathered in the middle.

It was hard to understand why he would go somewhere with such a suspicious person.

“They are not suspicious people.”

“Are these people you knew?”

“Yeah, I guess you could say that.”

“… … ”

When I talk in circles, Dien’s eyes become strange.

Luke doesn’t like this style of speaking either.

There’s nothing we can do about it.

I can’t tell you the truth, that the secret task force came.

If you think about it, it wasn’t a lie.

Tristin Glaze is a junior I knew from my Academy days.

“Just in case, take this too.”

“What is this?”

“A self-defense throwing potion. If you throw it, the spicy powder will spread, so if it’s dangerous, throw it and run away.”

“… Are you a mother?”

(Former) Hikikomori, Pink Fluffy, Unemployed, Why are you suddenly acting like this?

If it were normal, the potion I asked to make would have taken several days.

“That… Now I’m going to be a Berklin too, so I’m going to take good care of you. Strictly speaking, you’ll be my younger brother… ? ”

“Don’t make creepy noises.”

Luke backed away, disgusted.

“Sa, it’s true! Why do you hate me so much??”

“Why don’t you just treat me like you’ve always done?”

I’m sure that as I fell for Victor, the screws in my head fell off too.

Marriage is risky.

Even if there is pressure from my family, I have to endure it as much as possible.

Luke thought so and opened the portal.

“Please keep this, senior. I will go.”

“Yeah. Hmm… … .”

“Just treat it like you normally would.”

“… Yeah, Luke. Be careful―”

I quickly took the portal and moved.

It was so awkward because Dien suddenly tried to be gentle with me.

* * * * *

“Are you here?”

“Yes. It’s not easy to hide the fact that you’ve been in contact with the secret task force.”

I never thought I’d feel creeped out by Dien in my life.

The secret task force was a more dangerous organization than expected.

“There’s no time to delay, so let’s go. Can you open the portal?”

“Not right in front, but you can open it nearby.”

“That’s enough.”

It was impossible to open a portal near the cave because it would drain my mana just by standing there.

Shu-

Instead, I created a portal about a 10-minute walk away.

“It’s really convenient. I made this during my undergraduate days… .”

Tristin, who rode the portal, exclaimed in admiration.

Luke moved his feet while carrying Elin on his back in his arms.

“But is the barrier lifted by Tristin?”

“Yes.”

“From what I understand, you won’t be able to use magic at all if you get close to it.”

Although Tristin is a great barrier magician who is called a door opener.

It is only meaningful if you can use magic.

But didn’t the cave suck out your mana even if you drank a curse immunity potion?

“It doesn’t matter. Do you think we would go without thinking about it?”

Tristin took a scroll out of her bosom and shook it.

“It would be different if it was a scroll that already had magic stored in it.”

“That’s right. It’s a special product made by our family. You can’t get it anywhere.”

The Glaze family, which was in charge of the North, was a family of dukes that traditionally produced excellent magicians.

If it’s a scroll made from glaze.

It might even be possible to touch barriers that cannot be resolved with normal magic.

“You’ve become more amazing since your undergraduate days. As expected from Moon-tta―”

“What?”

“I didn’t say anything.”

Tristin shook her head before the corners of her eyes rose.

It’s been so long since I saw you that I forgot.

The next thing she hated the most was being called a ‘door opener’.

“Hwaaam… .”

“Are you sleepy, Your Majesty?”

“Ugh… … .”

Let’s get to the cave like a ghost.

Elin began to fall asleep quickly.

“Wake up. It’s bad if you fall asleep.”

“Didn’t you say it was okay to close your eyes for a bit?”

“Not near the cave. If you don’t want to experience something useless, you should wake up Elin quickly―”

“Koo… … .”

Before Leo could finish speaking, Elin fell fast asleep.

Karrrr…!

A terrible scream was heard from inside the cave.

“Your Highness. You shouldn’t be sleeping right now.”

“Ugh… .”

Although Leo didn’t explain it properly.

It is now certain.

When Elin falls asleep, the curse is restored.

The unknown beings in the cave react.

“… … I’m so sleepy.”

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

I put Elin down from my back for a moment.

While opening and rummaging through subspace.

Ellen dozed off, leaning against Luke’s leg.

Clink.

I poked Ellen’s cheek.

Let’s just pull out the mana like a thread and let it flow.

Crunch.

Mana was consumed before even reaching the center.

The curse that had been exorcised was once again eating away at the area around Mana Heart.

Does being near a cave make the curse heal faster?

“Oh, please do so, Your Majesty.”

“Ah… … .”

Elin opens her mouth slightly with her eyes closed.

I put a curse-removing potion into his small mouth.

“?!!!”

Ellen’s eyes widened.

This time, I didn’t cough.

It was the same as looking at Luke with longing eyes.

Whenever I see that look, my heart aches so much.

“Here, take some fatigue recovery medicine.”

“… … ”

Ellen gulped down the bottle.

Fortunately, Dien made the fatigue recovery drink sweet.

Luke bent his knees to be eye level with Elin.

“I apologize for giving you potions without warning. However, I would appreciate it if you would just understand that I do this for the sake of your majesty.”

“… … Do I have to drink potions like this often?”

“Yes. You should eat twice as much as usual and stay awake as much as possible.”

Ellen’s face distorted involuntarily.

My emotions were so intense that I couldn’t express them in words.

“Please bear with me until this is over.”

“… … ”

Elin thought, pouting her lips.

Although I’m half-asleep, I’ve heard the gist of what’s going on.

It’s not like Luke keeps feeding Elin tasteless curse-removing potions just to torment her.

But what’s painful is painful.

I felt like I would feel better if I received compensation somehow.

“… Wish Ticket. Can I use it now?”

“If it’s a wish… Ah.”

Now that I think about it, Elin had once received a wish from Luke.

-You have to listen.

The sight of Elin holding his hand tightly and earnestly entreating him.

Luke had a good memory, so he remembered it vividly.

“I will grant you anything you want, even if you don’t use the wishing ticket.”

Surprisingly, Luke also had a conscience.

I feel sorry for causing you trouble.

It was not possible to tell them to use their wish certificate.

“Then kiss me on the cheek every time you drink the potion.”

“That’s… ….”

I was speechless.

That’s because it was an unimaginable demand.

No, was this something that was already planned?

Ellen has already kissed Luke twice recently… .

“… … No?”

Chuuk.

Elin’s stupid hair fell down.

His gaunt face made him look even more miserable.

“Isn’t that possible? But, can I correct my words a little?”

“Huh?”

“Let’s use the wish ticket.”

“Then you’ll listen?”

“Of course…”

“Okay. I’ll use it, Sowon Kwon.”

This really seemed like something that shouldn’t happen between a teacher and a student.

I couldn’t help but listen.

The best Luke could do was to grant her wish ‘inevitably’.

Gently, gently.

Elin shook her pubic hair and stuck out her cheek as if her fatigue had subsided.

“Do you want me to do it now?”

“You just drank a potion.”

“That’s right.”

Luke isn’t that kind of person.

I noticed for no reason.

No matter how shameless.

Wouldn’t it be a bit weird to show someone else kissing your ex-brother in front of you?

“Do it quickly. It’s important that Elin stays awake.”

But Leo surprisingly didn’t seem to care.

“Yes, then… .”

I think it would be weirder to waste time.

side.

He briefly pressed his lips to Ellen’s cheek.

“… … !!!”

Then Ellin shivered as if she had downed a carbonated beverage all at once.

The corners of her lips, which were parted in a hesitant manner, looked a little dangerous.

Because in most situations, I express my emotions only through foolishness.

Could it be that lack of sleep caused this?

“Your Majesty?”

“… It’s nothing.”

Ellen shook her head and held Luke’s hand tightly.

Leo turned his head sharply when he saw that she had clearly woken up.

“Not yet?”

“Just wait a moment, Captain.”

Tristin, who had been unfolding the scroll since a while ago.

He was holding his staff and concentrating to break the barrier.

How can you maintain that level of concentration even when your mana is being sucked away?

It’s not called a door opener for nothing.

It seems they are not called a secret task force for nothing.

Even so, it took time to lift the barrier.

While there is some time left.

Luke saw it.

Kwak-

Leo put more strength into the hand he had on the hilt of his sword.

Has Leo ever shown his emotions like that before?

… I don’t think there is any.

Luke held Elin’s hand tightly.

“Princess. You must hold out and stay awake as long as possible.”

“… Huh? Yeah. Got it. ”

Elin nodded, looking pleased.

Luke hoped Elin would hold out as long as possible.

If you have to keep giving them curse-removing potions, it means you have to keep kissing them on the cheek.

If you do that, Leo’s anger might explode.

If Leo, who knew a lot about curses, got emotional and had an accident, it would be a big problem.

“Phew. All done. Follow me.”

“Thank you, Princess Tristeen.”

“… What’s going on all of a sudden?”

He looked at Tristin, who quickly lifted the barrier, with a warm gaze.

Entered the cave.