episode_0115

It was not surprising that Luke had no confidence in this world.

Earth’s memories are gradually fading.

Only the memories of being in Luke’s body become clear.

While spending time with Elin, I even had thoughts like this.

Actually, I just had a weird dream.

Wasn’t I Luke Bucklin all along?

All of the deaths of the grown Elin were just a premonition.

If Luke had successfully evaded.

Then there would be no chance of a bad ending.

Even if you accept Elin’s heart… … .

[Make her happy.]

My mind suddenly opened.

After meeting Elin, he disappeared.

A phrase that came to mind at some point.

Thanks to you, I was able to calm down.

This is a game called [Raising a Princess].

You must prevent death until Elin becomes an adult.

So Luke could only think of a way to save his life.

I thought the happy ending would definitely be Elin becoming the head of the Bertain family and taking refreshing revenge.

There was no need for Luke, a stranger, to join them…

“If you really want to make the little one happy, you’d better think again.”

I was startled.

It was because Bertain was looking too straight at the text.

“Do you see this?”

“Hmm? What are you talking about?”

“… No.”

I guess it was just a coincidence.

Luke shook his head.

“Don’t you know that you’re already too deeply entrenched in the little kid’s life?”

“… … ”

Luke said nothing.

As Bertain said, it was something I was trying to turn a blind eye to.

“So I’m organizing it.”

“Huh, do you think you can clean it up by yourself? Do you think the kid will stay still if you suddenly disappear one day?”

“So, prepare step by step so that the princess won’t be surprised… .”

“Why do you keep talking nonsense when you know it’s nonsense?”

This time too, I kept my mouth shut.

It was clear that it had hit the nail on the head and had left a hole in it.

“Then what do you want me to do?”

It’s already been decided.

Luke gave his life.

It must disappear along with the curse.

What can I do other than quietly disappear?

“Why are you asking me that? It’s none of my business.”

“When you gave me the title of Sage last time, you said I could ask the Ancient One any question I wanted.”

《Hmm? Yeah, that’s right. Suddenly that… … No way?》

“Yes, that opportunity now―”

《No way!》

A sudden outburst of anger.

“Cough… .”

The mana heart tightened as it was stimulated by evil energy.

《… I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that.》

“Why are you suddenly yelling?”

“Aren’t you wasting your only opportunity on a trivial question?”

Bertain explained in detail how great the title he had been given was.

It is a title that compels the ancient being to answer.

It is the only power that contains the power of Bertain.

Only Luke can use it.

It sounds like a really great ability.

“What would be the point of me meeting an ancient being?”

《You never know. You might run into a dragon by chance.》

“That’s nonsense.”

“Then did I come here on purpose?”

You’ve been saying only the right things since a while ago, leaving me speechless.

When I entered the cave, I met Bertain.

I didn’t come to Bertain on purpose.

《Huh. How many years have I lived? Why should I say something so wrong?》

Bertain continued speaking, his words arrogant and dragon-like.

《Anyway, the only advice I can give you is this: Be honest about your feelings.》

“… … ?”

Luke frowned.

Up until now, I’ve only been saying the right things.

What the heck are you talking about all of a sudden?

“I don’t know what it means.”

《I don’t know. You cowardly little bastard.》

“Why are you suddenly swearing?”

《I think someone needs to be cursed at for being such a rascal. You vile bastard.》

Bertain, who hurled crude curses.

He closed his eyelids as if he had said everything he wanted to say.

Then, the magic stones that had been brilliantly illuminating the cave also turned off their light.

“You annoying bastard, you idiot. Just get out of here. Are you going to listen to me? You’re going to die from being so stubborn. Do what you want.”

“… … Dear Dragon Bertain.”

“I’m telling you in advance that if you come here and think you’re going to die, I’ll blow you up and kill you right now.”

“Do dragons also know how to use mind poison?”

“You’re a shameless guy. No, you’re a shameless guy.”

It must be a cave that no one can enter.

I thought it would be perfect if it disappeared here.

Bertain had his thoughts read.

“I will step back first.”

“This isn’t the first, this will be the last.”

“… Yes, I guess so. If I get the chance, I’ll take it out before I die.”

《You can’t make promises to a dragon lightly.》

“Excuse me. Then… .”

《A frivolous guy who keeps his promises too much.》

Luke escaped the cave after being cursed at by Berthain until the end.

To be honest, those weren’t nice words to hear.

But, bitter medicine is good for the body.

I felt like I had holes all over me from being beaten with harsh words.

“Another way… … .”

Now, can we find another way?

Luke let out a heavy sigh.

* * * * *

The next day.

At the Duke of Bertain’s house, everyday life began as usual.

Luke begins building a secret tower in the North.

It was a routine that was no different from anything else, except that he was troubled after being beaten by Bertain.

Oh, there was one more thing.

“… Kindness, helpfulness, maturity.”

Elin, sitting on the edge of the bed, flapping her hair.

How old are you now?

Of course, I wasn’t studying vocabulary.

-I’m not a child anymore! I’m already an adult who can help others!

Advice from Bena that helped me find a breakthrough a while ago.

Accordingly, Cool-Elin was looking for a way to evolve into Mature-Elin.

That’s why I never sneaked into Luke’s bedroom.

It was quite a big worry.

The method Bena recommended was simple.

-First of all, it seems like it’ll be difficult to mature physically… … Whoa! My bone, my bone hit me!

-Are you lying now?

-Oh, no! Finish what I said… …!

Well, except for the body.

Actually, appearance wasn’t important.

Even the teacher said he liked a curvy body.

I’ve never really paid attention to women.

Rather, I found it difficult to get attached to Elin.

Of course, it didn’t matter if that taste was true.

You just have to train your tastes so that you can only look at Elin.

-Please, help the people around you. Be kind, do volunteer work… … . Don’t hit them like you did before.

-Hmm.

That makes sense…!

The first thing that came to mind when I heard the word service was the saint, Aurora.

I don’t like the idea of taking the teacher to the Holy Land.

She is indeed a saint.

The way he took care of the soldiers without any compensation while staying in the North was the epitome of a saint.

It was so sacred that I wondered if that would be the case when it reached the end of maturity.

In that case, wouldn’t volunteering be a shortcut to becoming more mature?

Now that you have a hypothesis, it’s time to prove it.

Elin stopped shaking her stupid hair like a second hand.

Flick.

I got out of bed.

Because I can’t serve in a room where no one is present.

First, I opened the door and came out.

“Oh.”

Then, a maid appears cleaning the hallway.

Knock knock knock.

Elin came forward.

A maid diligently cleaning the floor while washing a mop.

Suddenly the water in the bucket looks cloudy.

“Should I change the water?”

“Huh…! Yes, net?!”

The maid raised her head in horror.

In fact, the maid was not so busy cleaning that she didn’t see Elin.

I just pretended to be working hard and said, “Please pass by.”

The monster that crippled the eldest daughter, Clavel.

The next head of the Bertain family, who even pushed out the Duchess.

The hidden… no, openly revealed real power in a mansion without a duke.

It wasn’t easy for a maid to have a one-on-one meeting with Elin.

“?”

Of course, Elin, who had no way of reading the maid’s mind, could only tilt her head.

Since there is no answer, let’s change it for now.

Wouldn’t you like it if it were clean?

Exactly.

Let’s snap our fingers.

In an instant, the water in the bucket disappeared.

It is filled with water poured from subspace.

“Is it clean?”

Is this being kind?

Maybe I’ve matured a little?

When Elin feels proud of herself forcing herself to serve.

“Sin, sin, sin, I’m sorry… !”

Suddenly the maid fell flat on her face.

“Da, next time I will definitely change the water and clean it, so please be merciful just this once… … .”

It was no wonder that the maid was scared.

The next head of the household, who I had never been interested in, suddenly approached me.

Hey, isn’t the water a little dirty? I’ll change it for you.

And changed the water.

That too with space magic!

If I don’t change the water properly in the future, won’t it change me instead of the water?

The maid was gripped by such fear.

“… … Huh?”

Elin blinked at the attitude of someone who couldn’t possibly be grateful.

Isn’t this how it’s done?

Service is not an easy task after all.

While I was going through hard times.

“Why are you doing this, Your Majesty?”

Just then Anne came up the stairs.

“Huh, what’s wrong with you? What did you do wrong?”

Being Elin’s exclusive maid now means you have more authority than the head maid.

Anne looked back and forth between the trembling maid and Elin, who was standing there blankly.

“That, that’s because I didn’t wash the mop in clean water… .”

“…? It looks clean?”

“This is the water that the next lord just gave me.”

“Uh… Well, okay. Get up. It doesn’t seem like the princess wants to scold you either… .”

Right?

Anne said with her eyes.

Nod.

Elin wanted to serve.

I nodded, not intending to scold him.

“Be careful next time and go.”

“, thank you! ”

The maid bent over and left the room as if Anne had become her savior.

“What’s on your mind, my lady? You usually don’t care about servants.”

“I wanted to grow up.”

“Ahem… ?”

It’s already been five years since Anne started working as Ellen’s exclusive maid.

I’m already used to Ellen’s way of talking, cutting off everything and making incomprehensible remarks.

Well, you probably got some advice from Nia or Bena.

Anne, who had just finished, took out an envelope from her bosom and handed it to Elin.

“What is this?”

“Vacation application form.”

“Vacation?”

“Yes, I want to go to the orphanage for the first time in a while and see my siblings’ faces.”

The vacation application I had submitted to Natia last time.

Now, even if I give it to Natia, Elin will review it anyway.

It was just handed over directly.

“Orphanage… .”

Shhh!

Ellen’s stupid hair stood out in the shape of an exclamation mark.

This is it.

What better place to volunteer than an orphanage?

I also wanted to repay Anne for all the kindness I have received.

You can take care of orphanage children and help them grow up.

What a great opportunity!

“Can I come with you?”

“Yes?”

Of course, Anne was embarrassed.

Even if the child is fed, clothed, and sheltered.

Strictly speaking, Ellen is Anne’s superior.

He was also the next head of the Duke’s family.

If you suddenly ask me to follow you because I’m taking a vacation, it’s bound to be burdensome.

“… Are you working overtime?”

“No.”

“But why are you following me?”

“Since you said you were Anne’s family, I wanted to see you once.”

It’s not like I made up something out of nothing.

It wasn’t a lie.

“I might not be able to take care of you because you might be out of your mind.”

“It’s vacation. Of course you don’t have to take care of me. I won’t bother you at all.”

“If you say so, then what… … .”

I don’t know why you want to follow me.

There was no particular reason to stop it.

Just when I was thinking that this time it wouldn’t be an easy vacation,

Crunch.

Ellen handed over a pouch.

It was a heavy pouch just taken out of subspace.

“Your Majesty?”

“I put in as much as I am usually grateful for.”

Anne opened her pocket furtively.

Twinkle twinkle-

A pile of gold coins radiating a brilliant light.

At that moment, a reason arose to take Elin with me… no, to bring her with me.

“Are you going right now? I wanted to introduce you to him anyway.”

Anne immediately took Ellen to her room.

And I prepared the chapter as best I could.

I thought to myself, forcibly lowering the corners of my lips that were about to rise.

Ah, so that’s how life can work out if you have good friends.

Thanks, Luke.

It was a thank you message from a friend who didn’t even know he had a terminal illness.