episode_0129

A warm morning has arrived.

No, more like soft than warm… soft?

I lifted my eyelids.

“… … !!”

Comfort runs away in an instant.

A chill ran down my spine.

What the fuck.

I cursed inwardly.

It was because the crazy guy was holding Elin so dearly.

You could say it’s a blessing in disguise.

If Ellen wasn’t in front of me, I would have definitely sworn.

Luke removed his hand.

I slowly slipped out of Ellen’s arms.

I remembered the atrocities I committed yesterday.

Since I wasn’t drunk, of course my memory was vivid.

If you’ve decided to investigate, then do it quietly.

Why are you going into Ellen’s room and asking her to let you sleep?

If only there had been some excuse for Elin to come to Luke’s room.

This was clearly an act of Luke’s own free will.

No, you don’t even drink alcohol, so why are you doing that?

You piece of trash.

A son of a bitch who doesn’t even recognize his own disciple.

Selling myself didn’t make anything better.

Rather, I just feel guilty about the fact that my body feels better because Elin put me to sleep.

Luke twisted silently.

“… Yeah.”

But I glowed as quietly as possible.

Luminescence is luminescence.

Elin lifted her eyelids at the stirring she felt next to her.

“… … ”

“… … ”

Luke and Elin’s eyes met.

“Your Highness. What happened yesterday… .”

Wow!

When Ellen saw Luke showing signs of making excuses, she hugged him tightly.

“Your Majesty.”

“… Koo.”

“There’s no way I’ll fool you if you pretend to be asleep right now.”

While putting strength into your arms like this… .

I should have distanced myself from you sooner.

It was too complacent.

As long as Elin is truly attached to me.

There was no way to remove it by force.

“Yesterday was a mistake.”

In the end, there is only one thing Luke can do.

It was an explanation to Elin, who was pretending to be asleep.

“I had a little trouble… I happened to come to see the princess who was in the next room, and that’s how it happened.”

“… Hard work?”

“Weren’t you sleeping?”

“… … Koo.”

Ellen, with her eyelids half-raised, pretended to snore again.

“Anyway, thank you for your help. I hope this won’t happen again… .”

“Why isn’t it there?”

“… Your Majesty.”

“I’m not sleeping.”

Ellin finally gave up pretending to sleep and opened her eyes wide.

It seemed as though he still had no intention of releasing Luke from his grasp.

“You had a hard time, and you relied on me.”

“Rather than relying on it… … Yes, that’s right.”

I was wondering if there was a suitable word.

No matter how you look at it, relying on it was right.

“Thanks to you, I woke up refreshed.”

“… Yes.”

“I’ll let you sleep in the future too.”

“That’s okay―”

side.

Ellen suddenly kissed him on the lips.

Swish, swish.

If you don’t shut up, I’ll keep biting your lips.

The unspoken pressure was felt in the shaking fool’s hair.

“There’s no way it’s this tiring―”

side.

“If you could just listen to my story―”

side.

So there is no negotiation?

There is no such thing as a kiss terrorist.

While I was wondering how to overcome this difficulty.

“… When do you plan on coming out?”

Leo’s voice was heard from behind.

Ouch.

Luke, trembling, turned his head.

Even though he’s not really like other brothers.

It didn’t seem like it was supposed to show this kind of appearance.

“I called from outside, but there was no answer.”

“So you just came in?”

“That’s right. I came here because I needed you… .”

Leo nodded and looked back and forth between Elin and Luke.

“So when do you plan on dropping out?”

“Wake up now―”

side.

Elin pressed her lips together, not caring whether Leo was there or not.

Luke was confused.

I didn’t know this would happen, even with Leo.

But it’s not like I can ask Leo, “Please sleep by my side from now on.”

I’d rather surrender quickly before Leo gets here.

My head feels pounding in a different way than yesterday.

“I wish you could explain what you’ve been doing since morning.”

Let’s just sit there and do nothing.

Annoyance appears on Leo’s face.

An extremely rare phenomenon.

Elin was actually manipulating Leo’s emotions.

“The teacher made a mistake with me last night.”

“… Your Majesty.”

Luke just shut his eyes tightly.

I would rather be subjected to kiss terrorism.

I didn’t have the courage to look at Leo’s face.

I turned my eyes away, but I felt a cold gaze.

“Leo, there is a misunderstanding.”

“… … ”

“Leo?”

“I know.”

“… ?”

What do you know?

Leo quickly returned to his dull expression.

“I believe you will take responsibility, Luke.”

“Yes?”

Leo left the room after saying those words.

No, I don’t know what you mean. You have no idea.

Swish.

Only then did Elin release the strength in her arms.

“Your Majesty.”

“Take responsibility, teacher.”

“… … Sigh.”

This is driving me crazy.

I can’t believe I had to go through something like this in the morning because of one wrong choice.

Luke put his palm to his forehead.

* * * * *

Tristin, Leo’s loyal subordinate and an excellent barrier magician.

Knock knock.

“Senior, are you still sleeping?”

She tilted her head in front of Luke’s room.

The Secret Service tried to share what they had found out, but there was no reply.

I’ve never seen you sleep in late.

Did you wake up early and go out?

“There’s no such thing.”

While I was wondering, Leo came out of the next room and said.

“How does the captain know?”

“Luke is here.”

“Isn’t this the princess’s room?”

“That’s right.”

“But why… … Ah.”

The fact that Elin and Luke are like that is something that the secret task force cannot ignore.

It looks like he probably did something yesterday.

Is that where it all ends?

Tristin looked down absentmindedly and then saw.

Kuk.

The sight of Leo’s fist becoming tense.

“… Are you angry?”

“Are you asking me?”

“Um, nothing.”

It looks like he’s really angry because his tone has dropped by half.

Tristin decided not to scratch her head for no reason.

By the time the tendons protruding from the back of Leo’s hand were stretched to their limit.

“Sorry I’m late.”

Luke really came out of Ellen’s room.

He must have come out in such a hurry that his tie was crooked, which is unusual.

“No, I didn’t really make a promise. It’s not late.”

Tristin decided to turn a blind eye to her academy alumni’s private life and got to the point.

“Suspicious movement has been detected on the coast.”

“What if there is a suspicious movement?”

Luke’s expression hardened as he returned to work mode.

“The fish aren’t being caught in excess. It’s like someone dried up the seeds.”

“Is this the work of the followers?”

“Maybe?”

“Is there a reason for that?”

“Isn’t it like offering a sacrifice? To draw mana from the sea.”

“Hmm.”

It was a valid argument.

There is an unimaginable amount of mana sleeping in the sea.

Maybe something like what Elin is holding?

… Saying this makes me realize once again how amazing Elin is, anyway.

As it is a magic circle that uses the entire empire.

He may have tried to draw mana from the sea.

“I think I should go there myself.”

“Yes, I will prepare it right away.”

Luke prepared to go out right away.

“… So that’s why I didn’t see the eel.”

No one pretended not to hear Ellen’s sullen words.

* * * * *

I got on a fishing boat and went straight out to sea.

“Are you saying that the catch has strangely decreased this year?”

“Oh my, it’s not just a decrease. I mean, it’s not even half of half of half?”

The fisherman who was in charge of the guide banged his chest so hard that it seemed like it would break.

If I had only come with the secret task force, I would have received suspicious looks.

Visit with Aurora.

There was a fight between fishermen, each competing to be the guide.

“Hmm… I guess I should go do some volunteer work in Seongguk.”

“I will pass it on to you, Your Majesty.”

“Oh my, thank you. Thank you…!”

“It’s all thanks to the grace of the Goddess. If you don’t forget that fact, that’s enough.”

“Of course. I have been a devout believer of the Goddess my whole life… … .”

The fisherman followed Aurora, bowing deeply as if he was going to bow to her.

They say that in the East, there are more people who follow saints than dukes.

It seems like it’s not an exaggerated rumor.

“Here! The most fish are caught around here. I haven’t seen any lately.”

In fact, on the boats passing by, fishermen were all sighing.

Shu-

Luke drew up his mana and levit a handful of seawater into the air.

“Princess. Could you please give me some mana?”

Elin’s pure mana without any impurities.

If you pour it into seawater, you will be able to see if there are any foreign substances mixed in.

Elin obediently injected mana.

Woof-

A bead of water that becomes cloudy instantly.

“Ah, no, what is this!”

The fisherman’s eyes grew wide as if they were going to pop out.

“Do you know what substances were mixed in?”

“No.”

Luke shook his head at Leo’s question.

Although he studied alchemy, his knowledge was not as deep as that of magic.

Should I have brought Dien?

I thought about it for a moment.

I didn’t have the confidence to handle Victor, who would get angry and say, “How dare you bring a pregnant woman to a demon-related area?”

Should I put it in a flask and send it to Berkeley?

Still, it will take quite some time to analyze.

When you are looking at the cloudy water beads and worrying.

“Is that a fishing boat too?”

Leo asked the fisherman.

“Huh? No, that’s not a fishing boat.”

It’s my first time seeing this, where did this badge come from?

When the fisherman tilts his head.

Someone came up onto the deck.

Wearing a cloak that looks suspicious to anyone.

They don’t even check to see if anyone is watching them.

Chook- Chook-

He took out some unidentified powder from his bosom and sprinkled it on the sea.

So natural that anyone who sees him would think he’s an ordinary worker.

It was a truly bold move in broad daylight.