episode_0516

When the sunset turns the sky scarlet. The chaos within the academy has been almost completely extinguished.

No one lost their life. The material damage is not that great. The contaminated barrier also came back intact. The evil spirits that remained throughout the academy also disappeared due to the miracle performed by Lucy. Even if there was an attempt to create more confusion, there was no room for confusion.

“Thank you for your hard work. Holy woman.”

After various formalities were completed and the bishop bowed his head, Fabi raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

“It is actually the bishop and other priests who worked hard. What did I do?”

“Didn’t you deal with the evil spirit of the void as the representative of the main god? Because of this, even though it must have been difficult and tiring, he moved without rest, reassuring others, and even took care of various tasks while moving with the first queen. How can it be said that he did nothing?”

The bishop, who thought that Fabie was being humble, spoke with a loose smile, but Fabie could not bear to nod at his words.

Because she didn’t think she had done anything today.

Lucy was the one who discovered the evil spirit’s plan. It was Lucy who prepared various things to prepare for him. It was Lucy who removed all variables from the basement. After that, it was Lucy who purified all the evil spirits.

All Fabi did was dance on a stage created by the Lord’s Apostle.

All I had to do was trust the scriptwriter’s voice and desperately move my body based on it.

However, the person who should receive attention does not receive any attention, and he, who has no reason to receive attention, gets all the credit, so how can he shake his head?

“That’s right. Holy woman. If it weren’t for the saint, how many victims would have been there.”

“Not only people inside the academy but also people outside would have been at risk.”

“…Maybe us too.”

“The saint not only took away the sins that would have occurred due to our helplessness, but also saved our lives. So please accept our thanks.”

The priests who saw Fabi’s complex expression praised her nobility and expressed their gratitude.

They smiled, hoping that the saint would understand their feelings. Without even knowing that it was making Fabi’s mind more complicated.

“No. Everyone.”

I know that too.

That Lady Arlen should not come to the fore.

If the true identity of the apostle is discovered in the church where there is more coldness than warmth, there will be great trouble.

My Lady does not wish for the many sacrifices that will arise from the chaos.

That’s why he passes all the credit to me.

I understand it intellectually.

“I really.”

However, my heart cannot accept it.

I also hear words of gratitude from others for achievements I haven’t even achieved.

People who should be praised have to be looked at with sharp eyes under malicious rumors without receiving any thanks.

“Anything…”

Is this also an ordeal? Is the Lord putting suffering in my heart? If we overcome this, will something change?

“Saint. It’s closing time.”

Arthur and Frey appear behind Fabi, who was hesitant to speak. The bishops and priests smiled and bowed their heads at the sight of the two people who had always been close to Fabi.

“Sorry. The saint’s friends. We were incompetent and took a long time.”

“No. Bishop. Priests. I know that you risked your lives to protect the people on the streets, so how can the word incompetent be included in that?”

Arthur, who was told that the academy and the kingdom would come to express their gratitude later, continued talking about this and that before leaving the church, taking Faybe with him.

“Prince. What about you, Lady?”

“He is sleeping while making a growling sound. You’re probably tired because you used too much force.”

“Are there any abnormalities?”

“Many great people say it is fine. You don’t have to worry.”

“…I’m so glad.”

Fabi let out a sigh of relief, feeling guilty for not only putting off her incompetence to Lucy but also depriving her of her miraculous achievement.

Arthur, who was looking at her slumped shoulders from the side, thought for a moment and spoke carefully.

“Saint.”

“Yes.”

“I know it’s off topic for me to say this, but I think you can at least accept my gratitude.”

Fabi, who had been silently following Arthur, stopped abruptly and slowly raised her head.

She notices Arthur’s shadow stretching all the way behind him under the sunset.

“I can roughly guess why you find gratitude uncomfortable, but if you increase the burden on your heart, won’t the burden on others also increase?”

“I know. However.”

“Do you, by any chance, want to see Lucy Alln’s face turn red and run away?”

“…Yes?”

“If that’s the case, I’d like to see it too. It’s quite funny to see that guy who is not immune to praise get flustered.”

“I miss you too. Lucy is cute.”

At the sight of the two people nodding their heads in sympathy, Fabi’s cheeks become assimilated into the glow of the sunset.

“That. That kind of story.”

“Do you not want to see it?”

“No. That.”

“Really?”

“I miss you…but that and what I want to say are completely different things!”

When Faby raises her voice in embarrassment, Arthur shrugs.

“Saint. Lucy Alln knows more than we think. Enough to remember my mother’s will, which I had forgotten.”

When Arthur mutters that Lucy’s wisdom is closer to that of a god than that of a human, Fabi blinks and Frey tilts his head.

Arthur, who chuckled at the two people’s incomprehensible reactions, turned his back and continued speaking.

“But there’s something he doesn’t know either. No matter how hard the sun tries to hide in the clouds, the clouds will eventually clear.”

There is no need for someone to come forward and say that Lucy is amazing. No matter how hard she tries to hide herself, eventually those who stay on earth will face her light.

“Until then, can’t we just let the shy sun hide its face? When that day comes, you won’t be able to hide even if you want to.”

Fabi, who was quietly listening to Arthur’s words, let out a light laugh when she saw a shadow buried in the darkness that came after the sunset.

“I guess I will have to endure it until that day. For that person.”

Not long after Fabi speaks, the street lights come on and clear the darkness. Under the bright light, Arthur had a loose smile on his face.

“You’ve given up a lot of things. Prince.”

“Thanks to someone, I remembered precious memories.”

“Is that so? It’s good, but it’s also difficult.”

“…Yes?”

“Isn’t there only one lady?”

Arthur, who was gaping under the streetlight, belatedly realized that Faby had made a mischievous joke and retreated to the back to hide his flushed face.

Fabi, who was laughing at Arthur’s shy reaction, turned her head towards Frey, who was teasing Arthur by calling him a poor prince.

“Lady of Kent. Do you know what Joy is doing right now?”

“I’m being held by the professor. I was scared because I couldn’t see the pupil in the professor’s eyes.”

“Mmm. Then it will be hard to see you today.”

*

The sound of someone singing is carried through the warm spring breeze that touches the skin.

It is difficult to say that he sings well, but the singing voice is comfortable to listen to and calms your mind if you listen carefully.

I was concentrating on a song that I recorded and thought would help me have good dreams if I played it at bedtime, when I suddenly felt raindrops falling near my face and opened my eyes.

As I faced the black-stained ceiling, I realized that I had been asleep just moments before.

weird. What did I do when I fell asleep? Me obviously.

ah. I remembered. After performing the miracle of purification, it stretched out like that.

It was really difficult to perform the miracle of purification. When it comes to the amount of divinity, I am second to none, but my divinity was completely depleted and I was close to thinking I was going to die.

Still, a miracle is a miracle, so it seems like the matter was resolved well.

I forced my tired body up, rubbed my face, and noticed that there were tears in the corners of my eyes.

what? Did you have some kind of sad dream? Did I dream of speaking in a normal tone and then cry when I realized that it couldn’t come true?

‘I’m completely fine.’

‘You don’t have a heart to break, do you?’

With the sound of my grandfather grumbling in the background, I stretched out and looked around in the dark.

Erin is lying face down at the head of the bed, seemingly closing her eyes while nursing me as I fall asleep. A goofy fox giggling at the window. The presence of a sword can be felt outside the door.

The silence of the night when everyone is soundly asleep tells us that everything is over.

Hmm. There were all kinds of variables, but I somehow managed to get through it.

It’s fortunate, but from now on, let’s do it in a true, honest, and safe way.

I’m so tired from trying to follow my desires.

If I had just taken the plunge and brought Benedick, I wouldn’t have had to go through this much trouble.

As I was grumbling, thinking that I had made a fool out of personal greed, a notification sound reached my ear.

– Tiring.

As I raised my head, a blue window appeared in front of me. That was the content of the quest that I scrolled down while trying to check.

[How long do fairies sleep?]

I can swear that what was written on that blue window was the first quest I had ever seen in my life.