051. A short break (1)

Bright sunlight shines through the curtains and a warm breeze from the southern island blows through the open window. Through the square window frame, I could see the dazzling white sandy beach.

Occasionally, children’s laughter could be heard.

Alas, this is the morning at the resort.

This is the short flash of youth.

Most importantly, I do not enjoy the resort.

Damn.

Currently, I am lying on a bed at the health center.

After Lien knelt down, she suffered from exhaustion and depletion of her magical energy, and almost passed out on the spot. I didn’t lose consciousness at the time, but it was so painful that I’d rather be unconscious.

Hey, it was strange that he didn’t fall down.

It was overkill even I thought about it.

Zombie defense on the first day, and in the morning of the second day, while in distress in the forest, they meet and fight the black knight.

If you think about it, it was a forced march that was difficult to complete in just one night and two days.

Even if it rolled, it rolled too much, and even if it was overworked, it was too overworked.

[Master, are you feeling better?]

A voice flowed into my head.

No one else could hear that voice besides Rian and me.

I poured my magic into it and revived Rien.

And Rien was now in my shadow.

While reviving him, he absorbed mana like a sponge on the spot.

As a result, Death Knight evolved into Chaos Knight.

Immediately after kneeling, his appearance changed into the form of a knight likely to come out of some armored object.

Even at first glance, it is incredibly strong.

It gave off such an impression.

Now, even if I faced Rien, I didn’t have the confidence to win.

That was the biggest reason why I used up all my mana and suffered exhaustion.

[it’s okay. are you okay. Because he didn’t die.]

[Is that so. It was not my will that I absorbed the mana.]

I didn’t know that I would consume that much of my mana.

I blankly looked out the window.

Suddenly, I remembered what happened yesterday.

Arthur suggested that Rien’s existence be kept a secret.

‘secret? Let’s keep Rien’s existence a secret?’

‘That’s probably… .’

It is difficult to deal with when adults know.

I don’t even know what kind of treatment I’m going to receive.

So, they decided to keep the fact that they raised the dead with necromancy as a secret.

In the first place, it was difficult to decide what kind of treatment Rien would receive, so I chose it after talking with Rien.

In the end, what was revealed was that the members of our club were scattered all over the island due to the devil’s trick, and were attacked by the devil and the undead army, but everyone survived by joining forces.

It must have attracted enough attention that he was attacked by demons three times before the semester was even over.

I let out a long yawn and stretched.

Due to the uproar, school schedules were canceled one after another.

It was an unbecoming academy decision that aimed to grow strong. Thanks to that, the warrior candidates were enjoying their rest.

Everyone is playing beach volleyball and swimming on a warm beach with a blue horizon.

When I think about it, it’s a bit embarrassing.

It was me and my friends who rolled over, but why are you guys having fun?

Of course, even if I wanted to jump right now, I didn’t have the energy to do so.

oops, i don’t know

I lay down on the bed again.

***

Tia’s room.

Tia took a deep breath.

She was reflected in the large mirror.

Her red hair that fell well over her shoulders was her pride.

As a contrast, the blue eyes went well with the red hair.

Everyone commented that she was attractive, even with slightly pointed ears exposed through her red hair.

She was able to pull off everything well even if she wore a red dress or a blue dress in the social world.

But today, I don’t like my hair.

I tied my hair up in twintails, tied it in a ponytail, and braided it.

The twintails were too childish, and the ponytails were the hair I usually wore. However, when I braided my hair, the style overlapped with that of Sepia von Logness.

‘I don’t like everything.’

Eventually, I gave up and put it back to normal.

In the meantime, an hour had passed.

time is gold

It was a saying I often heard from my father.

“ha… .”

She tucked her long hair back over her shoulders and wore a cadet uniform.

‘It’s just a hospital visit… .’

I was nervous for some reason, as if I was closing an important deal.

Tia was the one who took care of everything after Edan collapsed.

I’m sorry for Ethan, but she did the best she could.

It was Tia who suggested kissing among the members of the club.

The faculty who came running late were surprised to see the undead army piled up at the entrance.

From then on, Tia adequately explained what she had been through.

There was no choice but to omit things related to Rien.

In the meantime, Rien, who had evolved into a Chaos Knight, was in Edan’s shadow.

As a result of keeping Lien’s case a secret, Ethan’s achievements were diminished.

Tia picked up the finest juice gift set.

The basket was filled with plenty of tropical fruits such as melons, oranges, and mangoes, as well as juice made from all kinds of fresh tropical fruits.

Finally, Tia turned around in front of the mirror.

She wore earrings and a necklace, and even sprayed perfume on them, but the overall style was unadorned.

‘Okay, I like it.’

Looking in the mirror, Tia said to herself in the mirror.

“If you go in, apologize first. And that explains why. Ethan will understand.”

That was the best Tia could think of.

Tia opened the door.

And I faced Sepia standing in front of the hallway.

“Oh, what a surprise! What is it? sepia?”

I almost dropped the basket in surprise. Sephia was watching Tia carefully.

“Where? juice? Are you going to visit the hospital?”

“Lee Nam. What does it matter?”

Sepia took a step forward and leaned on the nape of Tia’s neck.

“Huh~? perfume? Why are you wearing perfume when you are visiting the hospital? That’s Rougell perfume too.”

I’m not even going to spray pheromones. Are you determined to make the patient smell the perfume?

Sepia swallowed the words behind her.

Rougell Perfume was famous as a high-end perfume brand.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that every aristocratic lady famous in society had one.

It was to the point where I could see clearly at a glance.

“I don’t understand the intent of your question. If I want to wear perfume, I put it on, and if I don’t want to, I finish it.”

Sepia narrowed her eyes.

“Do you like Ethan?”

“I am under no obligation to answer that question.”

“Ethan was cool this time.”

“… can you keep it out? I’m thinking of going to the hospital right now.”

Sepia shrugged.

However, it seemed that he had no intention of getting out of the way.

“I can’t be honest. When did you say you couldn’t be honest with me?”

“When did I say that? I don’t remember right?”

“Is it coming out like that again?”

“sepia… .”

Tia sang sepia in a low voice.

“I was not going to say that.”

“What?”

“Take care of your arranged marriage.”

Tia murmured as if to shoot.

Sepia made a stupid expression as if she had been hit.

The Lognes family has had arranged marriages with outstanding wizards for generations.

Thanks to that, magical talent has been passed down from generation to generation. Not only that, but on average, increasingly stronger wizards were born.

And even Sepia could not be free from an arranged marriage.

Tia smiled brightly once, like a victor.

I walked past the sepia.

Sepia stood in the hallway blankly for a moment.

Annoyance flared up later.

“No, there are all those years. really.”

I thought we were getting closer now, but somehow it felt like we were back to square one.

***

Tia took a deep breath.

smart.

As I knocked on the door, I heard Ethan’s voice.

“who are you?”

“This is Tia Erze.”

“Oh, yes, it’s Tia. come in.”

Tia slowly opened the door and poked her head out.

As if he had just woken up, Ethan looked drowsy.

I laughed at the foolish look.

Looking at his current appearance, it was hard to believe that he had won even after facing the commander knight.

“Is it really okay to go in?”

“Oh, are you okay? why?”

“I came to visit you. Can I sit here?”

“Oh, sit somewhere comfortable.”

Tia walked over slowly and sat down on a chair.

“How are you feeling?”

“I’m getting a bit sore from just trying to lie down.”

“But you have to be absolutely calm.”

It’s a shame because it was magical exhaustion, and if you overdo it, you could fall into a coma.

“okay okay. nagging.”

“I grinded some tropical fruits that are said to be good for restoring mana.”

“Did you buy all of them?”

Even at first glance, the gift set was large.

The two of them ate, and the three of them burst into tears.

“uh… . Yes, I will eat well.”

Tia put the gift box on the table.

Fruits such as oranges, mangoes, and pineapples were good not only for mana recovery, but also for physical recovery.

“What do you want to eat? Orange, Mango, Pineapple, Aloe… . It seems like everything is there, except for the missing ones.”

“uh? Then I’m grapes.”

Tia rummaged through the basket.

“… There are no grapes. Sorry. I thought I had it all… .”

“I’m sorry for everything. Then I have mango juice.”

Tia handed the fresh mango juice to Ethan.

“thank you. I will eat well.”

It was just that I was thirsty.

Ethan sipped mango juice on the spot.

Drinking like that was worth buying.

“… Ethan has something to say.”

“What?”

“I-I mean that… . Sorry.”

“What are you sorry about?”

And I was grateful and ashamed.

It was Ethan who risked his life to save himself twice.

Literally a life saver.

I didn’t know how to pay off this debt.

‘Edan is a true warrior. I owed such a hero, and it would be insulting to say that I would pay it back with money.’

Are you thinking about money even in this situation?

It was to the point of sighing at such a snobbish appearance.

If Ethan heard it, in many ways it would have been a thrill.

“I took care of everything. I had no choice but to hide the battle with the Death Knight. As a result, Edan’s achievement of defeating the knight Lien is gone.”

Edan had already heard this from Arthur once.

What can I do? It was a benefit only by obtaining a reliable guardian article.

“Oh yeah? What can I do?”

Tia blinked her eyes at the cool reply.

Originally, I was going to say thank you after this story.

But I forgot to hit the bruise.

‘As expected, Ethan was a real warrior.’

From Tia’s point of view, that was the only explanation.

Mercenaries used to be forced to call their achievements.

As achievements piled up, the ransom naturally rose.

On the contrary, he risked his own life to save the group.

“The Hergé family always pays off their debts.”

Anyway, Tia wanted to pay off the debt.

“debt? what debt? ah… .”

“If there is anything I can do to help the Ergé family someday, I will help.”

Tia unwrapped the pendant she was wearing and put it in Edan’s hand.

Ethan laughed.

Tia said that after owing her life to Arthur several times.

“hey… , Thank you for that heart alone.”

Thank you for that heart alone.

At those words, Tia blankly watched Ethan smiling.

Tia’s feelings had never been thanked by anyone. Tia had been praised for her appearance, intelligence, and calm judgment rather than her heart.

‘ah… . Now I can understand my heart.’

Tia squeezed the hand on her thigh.

It was a feeling I felt as a child.

Emotions young Tia felt while listening to stories about heroes in fairy tales and stories.

‘This feeling was, of course, my longing for you.’

As if having come to a realization, Tia laughed once.

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