episode_0121
by fnovelpia
The next day.
Luke woke up feeling uneasy like any other morning.
In the nightmare, Elin was still being executed.
As soon as I woke up, I vomited a lot of blood.
Although, thanks to the sweat-absorbing magic I developed a few years ago, my clothes and bed didn’t get wet.
But it was definitely not a pleasant mood.
“퉷.”
Luke finished brushing his teeth.
I rinsed my mouth clean and left the room.
Elin didn’t come last night.
“Is it really necessary to sleep with a barrier around me?”
I thought Elin couldn’t come in because the barrier was six-layered.
It was simply that Elin had been too busy caring for Luke’s things to come visit.
It was just a waste of time sleeping.
At least for today, I’m going to be mistaken.
Looking at the clock, I saw that Elin had already woken up.
After taking all of Natia’s work away.
Elin stuck to waking up early every day.
There won’t be any in the room anyway.
I headed straight to the office.
I’m still afraid of knocking, so I’m going to call out loud.
-You came sooner than I expected.
– Didn’t you say you’d come see me soon? Hehe.
A familiar voice was heard from inside.
A woman who was obsessed with Luke, similar to Lanian.
I swung the door wide open.
“…Saint?”
“Oh, you’re here?”
White hair that looks like snow.
Eyes filled only with pure white.
The saintess, Aurora, turned her wheelchair and smiled at Luke.
“Why are you here?”
“Huh? Did you forget your promise? You promised to give me a tour of the empire.”
“I haven’t forgotten that.”
Wasn’t it just yesterday that Luke’s rental period was extended by one week?
How are you already in Bertain?
“You can’t just transfer an orphanage by letter. I just took a vacation while I was visiting the priest of the church that was sponsoring the orphanage.”
“Is that okay?”
“It’s not that I don’t have work, but… I’ve been working nonstop for the past three years. Wouldn’t a week’s vacation be okay?”
So you’re saying that you just notified them and came anyway?
Maybe Sungkook is as confused as Luke right now.
“There’s nothing urgent right now, so it’s okay, but if the Holy Land calls, you must return at any time.”
Aurora’s twin sister who pulls her wheelchair.
Zero added from behind.
“Oh my, how is this a vacation? This will all be resolved if Luke comes to the Holy Land. Right?”
“It’s not something that can be solved. I have no intention of going to the Holy Land.”
“Ahem, it seems you forgot this point when you came to the Holy Land, so let me explain it again… .”
“No, Your Majesty.”
The moment Aurora’s nth presentation was about to begin.
Ellen, who had come closer with a thud, clung to Luke’s arm.
“The teacher is planning to marry me, so he can’t go up north.”
“Oh my.”
Aurora covered her mouth.
The last time I saw you, you were just a teenager.
Already saying something so bold?
Children really grow up so quickly.
When you are expressing admiration.
“… … ”
Luke quietly stroked Ellen’s head.
Now I had no strength to deny it.
Well, I wouldn’t be marrying Elin anyway.
Wouldn’t it be great if Aurora stopped bothering me?
“Princess. If you come to the Holy Land together, I can officiate the wedding ceremony for you?”
The thought was completely shattered.
“Weekly?”
“Yes, if I bless your future, you will be with me during my married life with God’s grace?”
It was a given.
A woman loved by God, a saint.
Her blessing is truly the protection of the goddess.
Aurora’s wedding was so precious that even the emperor could not receive it.
“Hmm.”
Elin thought seriously.
If you just change your nationality, you can receive the saint’s blessing.
Even if you are prepared to stand against the empire, you must plan to emigrate… .
“Stop talking nonsense. Go ahead and plan a trip.”
Luke, who couldn’t hear any more, pressed Elin’s forehead.
Of course, I didn’t press hard because I was afraid that I would become shorter.
“Please don’t take the words of the Holy Lady too seriously. They are just jokes.”
“No joke―”
“Is there a place you would like to go, Saint?”
Elin, whose words were cut off.
Pouting.
He pounded Luke’s chest with his fist.
“I think it will be soon… .”
“Yes?”
“Oh, my thoughts just came out of my mouth. I’m sorry.”
Aurora smiled affectionately as she brushed away the unintelligible mutterings.
“Where do you want to go? Anywhere in the empire. Except for the North where I went last time?”
I asked him what he wanted to eat.
The answer I got back was that anything was fine.
It’s better since they excluded the North.
“Then let’s start with the nearby place.”
A saint’s week is not like others.
Since he’s already here, we need to satisfy him and make sure he can’t leave the castle for a while.
Chorus.
“Let’s start by looking around the capital today.”
Luke unfolds a map of the Empire.
I started planning my trip.
* * * * *
30 minutes later.
The imperial tour course with Aurora has been decided.
“The first day we will visit the capital, and then we will visit the western desert, southern great forest, and eastern seaside for two days. Are you dissatisfied?”
“None at all.”
Is it fun just to listen to it?
Aurora was nodding her head.
“Really… This is the kind of smart wizard the Holy Land needs.”
“… Then, let’s take a look around the capital first.”
Luke, naturally filtered.
I opened a portal leading to the square.
“Ohhh…! This is the Empire!”
Aurora in front of the fountain.
He looked around with his eyes shining like a child.
If only my legs were intact, I would have been able to run around freely.
“How many times have you been to the capital while attending the academy?”
“I never went out at that time?”
“Come to think of it… .”
I think so too.
During the holidays, Aurora always returned to the Holy Land.
It seems like I only prayed every day inside the academy.
Or chase after Luke.
“The Empire isn’t all white… .”
Aurora opened her mouth wide enough that a fly wouldn’t even notice.
The funny thing is, Zero, who was pushing the wheelchair from behind, also had the same expression.
Looking at it this way, it seems like they really are twins.
“Are all the buildings in the Holy Land white?”
“Yes. The Holy Land uses only pure white materials to show its pure heart toward God.”
This is the perfect neighborhood for someone to become mentally ill.
I originally had no intention of going.
I started to hate going to the Holy Land even more.
“It seems like it’s been a long time for us too, teacher.”
Elin came closer and naturally grabbed my hand.
Because I’m already so used to it.
Luke answered without even noticing.
“Because the princess’s work has become too busy.”
“I should make time to go for a walk sometimes.”
“Good idea. You can’t be lazy about exercising just because you’re a wizard.”
“… What does the teacher want to say?”
“Ahem.”
He turned his head away, coughing.
It was not something I should have said when I was suffering from a terminal illness.
“Luke, what is that?”
Aurora, her eyes sparkling, pointed to the street stalls set up on the side of the road.
“Aren’t there any street vendors in the Holy Land?”
“…? Street vendor?”
“A place that sells snacks.”
“Why do you need that?”
Oh, that was a neighborhood where even eating was restricted.
Even if a street vendor opens, no one will buy anything.
It almost seemed like it wouldn’t exist at all.
“The Empire pursues the pleasure of eating, so they sell cheap and delicious food on the streets.”
“Is the hygiene okay?”
Zero’s eyes took on a sinister look.
If you said it wasn’t okay, he looked like he would immediately destroy everything.
“It’s not as dirty as you might think. It’s not easy to get a spot in the capital square. All the merchants have undergone quality control and are here.”
I wonder if it’s a street stall in a small town.
The street food in the capital square was relatively clean.
It was that much more expensive.
“Ai… Scream? What is that?”
“A cool cream that melts sweetly in your mouth.”
“Ohhh… ?”
Aurora blinked as if to ask if there was such a thing.
Elin let out a snicker at the sight.
“I was like that at first too.”
“That’s right. I told you that you didn’t have to eat ice cream, but when I bought you one, you ate two in an instant.”
“… There wasn’t anything that delicious back then.”
Well, it was definitely a time when my diet was very poor.
I moved on before it brought up any bad memories.
“If you’re curious, would you like to try it?”
“Yes!”
The ice cream shop that Aurora pointed to was the first place I visited with Elin.
To reminisce.
I bought three scoops of vanilla ice cream.
Give one to Aurora and one to Zero.
I gave one to Elin too.
“What about the teacher?”
“I don’t really like sweet things, so it’s okay.”
“Just take a bite.”
“Okay―”
Before rejecting again.
Ellen shoveled the ice cream between her open mouth.
Cold, sweet cream fills your mouth.
Honestly, it was tasty though.
Because I ate it so suddenly, it all got stuck in my mouth.
Just as Luke was about to wipe it with his finger.
licking-
Elin licked the cream on the corner of her mouth with her tongue.
“… … Princess. I can lick it, no. I can wipe it―”
I was so flustered that I couldn’t even speak properly.
licking-
Ellen didn’t give him a chance to speak.
Because he licked the corner of his mouth like a kitten.
Luke froze stiffly.
Before I knew it, the corners of Elin’s mouth were glistening with saliva.
“… It’s delicious.”
It was an ambiguous meaning that made it impossible to know what was delicious.
“Oh my… .”
Aurora looked at Luke and Elin with an excited expression.
How did he become such an impulsive child in just three years?
And why doesn’t Luke resist?
Before I knew it, the ice cream had disappeared from my hands.
Honestly, I couldn’t really taste it.
Because something sweeter happened right before my eyes.
Aurora thought, her lips licking her lips.
Maybe when I become a saint, I will have someone to officiate at my wedding for the first time.
“This isn’t the vacation I had in mind, but… .”
A mischievous smile, not like that of a saint, appeared on her lips.
“If you push a little, something fun might happen… ?”
It feels like watching a drama from the side.
Freed from work, Aurora opened her eyes to new pleasures.
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