Chapter 44
Elsia’s Saint Theory (6)
I began walking down the trail with Heim holding White to repay the Marchioness who had given me Evgeny’s surname. To play games with Heim, I also brought a small dart board that rolls around the barracks.
However—.
“Why are you following me?”
Niel had been following us around. “You don’t seem to realize it, Elsia, but I’m also a man who doesn’t care about the time. Do you have to inquire about my outfit?”
“It’s possible you’re in a rush.”
“Isn’t this the most important task I have?” It was me who was going to do the task. “And it’s a subjugation site, no matter how close it is, so going alone is dangerous.”
“I’m not alone. I’m going with Heim.”
“He can’t kill a single ant. You want me to call Dalton? I’m better than Dalton.”
My escort, Dalton, has been spending a lot of time with the Knights of Feltron these days. Perhaps he had shared the rumors with Ixion, and as a result, his boundaries toward Niel had relaxed considerably. It was difficult to tell whether it was good or not, so I decided to ignore it.
I didn’t stop Niel from following because it wasn’t a bad idea. However, it only took a few steps before unexpected figures joined. “Doesn’t this seem like the Evgeny kids?” Aiden was talking to me, witu cute green eyes. He walked alongside Ixion as well. “Are you going somewhere nice together, the three of you?”
“Ah, I will go to the river over there. I’m going to take a walk before I send Heim off.”
Ixion gave Niel a strong look and said. “Aiden and I are headed to the river as well, so let’s go together.”
“Didn’t you come from there?”
When I asked suspiciously, Aiden replied with a smile. “Yes. But there— Handkerchief! Uh— I left my handkerchief. I was going back to find it.”
“Ah—Yes.”
“Let’s go together. The sunlight is so nice.”
Suddenly, the five of us walked toward the river, which was nothing to see together.
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Heim and I played darts on a mini dart board that we hung from the tree. I was pretty good at hitting, but Heim’s darts just fell badly. But Heim looked happy.
Anyway, I wanted to give Heim a chance to move his body a little like this. His lean and skinny body has almost no muscles— and his standing posture has no strength—. “I had no intention of using my body, which would harden anyway— but doing it with my sister is fun. I’ve never done anything like this before.”
Heim smiled and said excitedly.
“Um… It may not harden.” I answered with a smile. “You said you couldn’t see my future. If my future gets tangled up with you, won’t something you haven’t seen happens?”
“Is that so?”
“If I am an exception in your life, there may be others. So, I hope you live your life with the most hope. There’s no way to know for sure if your body will harden.” Because Heim’s look was so bright, I spoke from the bottom of my heart. He’s such an ordinary and innocent boy if he doesn’t see the future every time he meets people.
There was Niel’s prediction that I would turn into a monster, but Heim had not received such an official prediction, so I wanted him to have some hope.
“Elsia.” Niel sat on a river rock, listening intently and looking at me with a puzzled expression.
“What about you?”
“Hm?”
“Do you have hope?”
Niel was the only person here who knew my future correctly. I threw the dart once more without responding. I couldn’t have imagined anything less complicated. But, if I couldn’t avoid it, I figured I should just accept it calmly.
“Wow, sister you’re really good.”
“Yeah. I’m really good at sports that require this concentration.” I was flattered and added playfully. “Isn’t it cool if you’re good at this?”
“Is that so?”
Ixion, who was standing silently and watching me play, suddenly responded to the remark. I looked at him in surprise. He walked over to the dart board and grabbed five darts that had been flowering, as well as the other five that had not yet been thrown from me.
“Look, Elsia.”
I hugged White without realizing it and nodded.
“Mwaa.”
It was an instant. Ten darts thrown by Ixion in turn were stuck in the middle. Even White opened his mouth, and I and Heim had to blink in surprise.
“O-oh my..”
Furthermore, the strength of the nine darts was so strong that the wooden mini-dart board broke apart. It was incomparable to the depth that Heim and I were throwing while clattering.
“Middle-level monsters frequently stab their heart at the same time, like throwing a dagger. “There are ten of them that are fast.”
“….Mwa.”
White flinched at the strength of the power. I held White even more because the dart board felt like the heart of my future. Why are you so bold as to directly mention monsters and demonstrate their abilities right in front of your eyes—.
When he was about to forget his purpose, this man would remind himself of it. “I had no idea you liked darts, but I’ll get you a stronger one and send it back.” Well, I can’t claim ownership because it was a Knights’ item—.
“What do you think?”
As he threw the final dart, he smiled. He seemed to throw it without even looking at it, but he hit the center once more. The dart board was split and drooping as if it were about to fall off.
“I’m good right?”
Why is his face so handsome when he smiles at me?
‘Don’t knock the beauty out of your eyes! That’s cheating!’
And Niel, who was looking at it, sighed and crossed his arms in the distance of his seat.
“Elsia.”
“Uh?”
“If it were me, I would use darts for this purpose.”
All of a sudden, ten darts stuck in the dart board came out by themselves. ‘It’s magic! Niel is not moving in the distance!’ It was so exciting that the excitement came out of itself.
“Mwaaa!”
Then, in the shape of a heart, ten darts were embedded in the tree’s trunk. White, too, was taken aback and opened his eyes wide. As the breeze from somewhere shook the dart, even a beautiful melody came out.
“White, it’s amazing, right?”
“Mwa. Mwa.”
The wizard was also too deceitful. Life is bound to be easy when you have such a mystery power in such a shell. Heim shook his head next to him, and White and I approached the tree and unintentionally touched the dart. As a result, I didn’t notice Aiden thinking seriously at the time.
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After spending time with Heim and eating together till dinner, it was time to send him to the Marquis mansion. Aiden was spotted hurriedly writing a letter to Heim.
“Please tell the Marchioness that this is a sincere request from Aiden Giberth.”
“Yes. I understand.”
Heim gave a playful grin.
“It’ll be fun to watch.”
‘What’s the matter?’
I cast a sidelong glance, but Ixion and Niel had no expression on their faces, so I quickly forgot.
******
Mela seemed to be in a good mood. Heim, who had never left the house before, went out to the ground and said to be looking at Elsia. He also went for a walk and ate a lot of food, according to the maid who was there. It was difficult to understand how her son, who had spent all day shut up in his room, could be so obedient to Elsia.
They said she would accept any kind of strange statements from Heim, according to what she heard. Mela wanted to bow down to Elsia because Heim had always been a sore finger for her.
In many ways, she was the adopted daughter of the Evgeny family. But without Elsia, Evgeny would have been ruined before autumn came.
“Um— Sir Aiden, what kind of letter did you send—”
Mela’s eyes grew larger as she opened the letter Heim had handed.
「Prince Ixion and Lady Elsia get closer and spend more time together. Not only do they ride horses together at night, but they also enjoy the tea time」
“That’s great. They also needed a natural process of getting close.”
Mela proudly read the letter to herself.
「But since Prince Ixion is a person who only used to fight wars, I feel that he is not able to capture the decisively romantic moment.
It’s possible. Mela couldn’t understand Ixion’s skill in dealing with this woman, either.
「He looks to be pushing the image of a “monster hunter” since he’s busy making up for the fact that he couldn’t protect Elsia from the monsters at the same time.」
Furthermore, leaving Elsia alone in the cave of the other world must have seemed like a huge mistake to Ixion, especially for a war hero who never fails. It was clear that he would not forget anything and would instead become completely engaged in it.
「As a result, our Knights decided to plan an event without their knowledge. We prepared the following concept based on Lady Elsia’s favorite music and writings.」
An event, Mela’s heart pounded after seeing such a romantic word for the first time in a long time.
「You know I’m Aiden Giberth, right? You’ll have to admit it if you see it.」
Mela quickly scattered Aiden’s round handwriting. As a man of many things, his plans were excellent.
「But as you can see, this plan requires a lot of help from the Marquis. Can you work together for the future of the two of them? I look forward to your reply.」
There was nothing to think about. Mela quickly wrote a brief reply, then rushed to call the butler.
“Severo Merril, the monk, said he was about to arrive. Elsia and Niel will stop by the mansion to meet Severo that day.”
“Yes— right?”
“On that day, let’s invite the Prince and the people of the Knights to dinner. But there are things we need to prepare separately.”
It would be difficult to find a better man than Ixion.
It was also touching to see the Knights accept Elsia, someone from Artise, as one of their own. Besides, Elsia and Ixion seem to be on the approach of being fulfilled, according to Aiden’s letter! Mela really wished Elsia happiness, and she promised to do everything she could to help Aiden’s perfect event.