EP13. A calm adventure (4)
Elsa clearly admitted defeat. Not only that, she said to Levi with genuine admiration.
“That’s great. She was nervous when she heard that she had caught four trolls.”
“hehehe. It’s not that difficult! Of course, most of the trolls were caught by Sean.”
“Oh ho… Are they really lovers…”
At Elsa’s low muttering, Sean replied as if he was dumbfounded.
“What does that have to do with being a lover?”
“That’s right, isn’t it said that men and women resemble each other when they fall in love?”
Sean pondered for a moment whether he resembled Levy. He didn’t really feel that way. On the other hand, Levy nodded and agreed to see if she had a different opinion.
“Hmm. You are right!”
“Is that so?”
“Well, there is a saying that opposite men and women are attracted, so she just needs to remember what is comfortable to listen to.”
She wiped the dust from her shield for a moment before asking the two of them.
“Then, since I was defeated in Dalian, I cannot catch up. That’s a bit disappointing.”
“Hmm…”
Levy, who rested her chin on her chin and thought about her for a moment, looked at Sean next to her and sent her eyes. Sean, understanding her rough meaning, spoke to the glum-looking Elsa.
“No. Let’s go together.”
“Really?”
“Why would you lie about something like this? Elsa-san’s skills were excellent, because I knew right away from the sparring.”
Despite her large, heavy shield, her movements were quite swift. In particular, when she stopped Levi’s magic for the first time, Sean, who was watching by her side, was genuinely surprised by her. I didn’t expect her to be able to defend against attacks of her power so easily.
Sean held out her hand to Elsa and asked her to shake her hand. She smiled and took her hand and shook it.
“Please take care of me.”
“Yes. Please take good care of me.”
As her shoulders moved up and down as she shook hands, the skin that was attached to them shook from the friction. Possibly because of her considerable size, Sean watched right in front of her as the slightest movement of hers turned into a violent shaking.
Then, when he suddenly felt a stinging pain in his arm, Shawn turned his head to his side in surprise. Levi whispered, glaring at her sean with her cold eyes.
“…Sean likes that.”
“What are you talking about? Something like that.”
“eee Me too…”
Seeing Levy bring her hands together to her breasts with a look of resentment on her face, Sean took her hands in amazement and stopped them.
“What are you doing when there are other people right now!”
“Then can we do it when we are alone?”
“…That’s not what you meant now.”
“Can’t you?”
“·······.”
When Sean didn’t say anything and her face grew like a blush, Elsa, who was watching the scene right next to her, smiled and shared her impressions.
“It’s nice to be fresh. Hmm. This is what love is.”
“····This is the kind of reaction an old lady would have.”
“Age is not important in love.”
Sean let out a sigh at the conversation that was somehow out of place. Apart from her skills, her doubts about Elsa’s trustworthiness crept up.
“Let’s leave soon…”
“Good idea. The faster you defeat monsters, the better. Of course, you shouldn’t neglect your preparations.”
The three somehow ended their sparring and set off to defeat Kor Kurazm.
***
As they headed to their destination, Shawn asked Levy a question.
“What was the last spell you used earlier?”
“Oh, that? I learned it recently.”
“Recently learned? So you’re saying you learned from the Count?”
Levy shook his head, denying Sean’s guess.
“No. It was written in a book, but I was able to learn it only recently.”
“Really…?”
Inwardly, Sean was quite surprised. He only thought that Levi had mastered all the magic in the book. To think that her magic, which she had not mastered even as herself, remained until recently. Since he was Sean, who was well aware of Levy’s genius, he was rather surprised by what he had just said.
“Still, it seems that learning magic in Elioden was meaningful.”
“Yes. I think so too.”
“Then have you learned all the magic in the book?”
“That’s not it. Of course, I know how to use most of them, but there are still a few things I can’t use.”
Sean was once again impressed with the book by Levy’s answer. At first glance, the burnt magic book, which was simply an old and worn-out book, accidentally came to Levy, who had great talent.
It is safe to say that the burnt magic book played an innovative role in the adventures so far.
The more crazy you think about it, the bigger your doubts grow.
Who the hell is the author of that magic book? Shriegel, who sold the magic book, said he bought the book from an unknown explorer.
However, the magic book was written in a language that no one could understand, so even magicians could not read it. The only wizard who read such a book was Leodroka, the owner of Elioden.
I tried to find him with high expectations that I could find out the secret of the magic book, but since he was currently missing, his truth eventually fell into the labyrinth.
If I continue my adventure, will the day come when I realize it?
“You learned magic from Ellioden, so that’s why you’re so good?”
“hehehe. I didn’t learn it for a long time, but the viola teacher taught me well.”
“I see. You were taught directly by Count Lipeor. Definitely great.”
Meanwhile, the two women were conversing earnestly, leaving Sean, who was lost in her thoughts, behind.
Perhaps it was not for nothing that they said that they became close after a fight, and Levy, who had been wary of covering her face, seemed to have opened up quite a bit now.
“Shaun. What do you think?”
“No, nothing.”
“Really?”
Levy said, poking Sean in the side with a mischievous look on his face.
“Is it really nothing?”
“That’s right.”
“It’s okay. I know everything Is it because of what I said earlier?”
Shaun’s expression became mysterious at her confident tone. If it’s what I said earlier, it’s clear…
“You kept worrying about me. Yes?”
“It’s not like that.”
“You don’t have to lie. I know everything about why Shawn does it!”
Levy said that and suddenly she grabbed Sean’s wrist. Wouldn’t he then pull it to his chest without even having time to do anything about it?
Shawn panicked and hurriedly removed his hand.
“What are you doing all of a sudden!?”
“Huh…? What?”
“What do you mean…? Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
No matter how you look at it, she was different from the usual Levi. Looking closely at her, there were not only a few strange things about her. For some reason, Levy noticed her shortness of breath, her face flushed, and her eyes half-closed.
At first glance, it looked like he was drunk, but unlike the last time, he didn’t show any signs of his mouth twisting or drowsiness.
Seeing Levy slowly approaching him, Sean involuntarily took a small step back. Then he turned his head and looked at Elsa to find an ally to help him.
She was watching the situation from a distance, with a smile on her lips, with interest.
“Miss Elsa! Don’t just watch, help me!”
“Help me. Was Sean like that?”
“・・・・Yes? What kind of bullsh*t is that…”
“If that’s the case, I wouldn’t hesitate.”
Elsa came to her own conclusions and then she approached Sean. The closer she got, the more she realized that she was not normal either.
“Shaun. Does Sean want to hang out with a lot of women?”
“What kind of bullsh*t is that!”
“But I always see Sean flirting with other girls…”
He says he seduces other women? Shawn was mortified and was about to die.
When the hell did he do such a terrible thing! Sean has lived his life looking at only one person from before until now. He could be sure that he hadn’t been swayed in the slightest, let alone by any woman other than Levi.
“Unnie Riel, Chief Epinel, Tina, Sister Gania, Sepia, Wendy, and now even Elsa…”
“····It’s really unfair, it’s going crazy.”
Of course, it is true that all of the names Levi listed are female, but isn’t she just related to herself and her? Besides, even though Rielcia and Epinel had no reason to be involved in this.
Wendy was the only woman out there who clearly had a crush on Shawn. She even suffered from emotional confusion caused by the monster…
“····Wait. Monster!”
Sean finally got the full picture of this sh*tty situation. The fact that Levy and Elsa are currently being manipulated by monsters.
Realizing the cause, Sean immediately grabbed Levi’s shoulder and shook him.
“Levy! Wake! You’re being manipulated by monsters now! You’re already in his range!”
“…Monsters?”
Levi muttered along Sean’s words and slowly regained her senses.
Her eyes, which had been loose until earlier, returned to their original state, and then Levi realized her situation and slapped her cheek.
“My, what did I say earlier? Huh!? Sean. What did I say!?”
“I didn’t say anything in particular.”
“Lies! I must have said something strange… What was that…”
When Sean saw Levy’s reaction, her expression hardened. The monster’s ability is far superior to what I thought. She manipulates her emotions to such an extent that she confuses the words she just uttered.
Fortunately, nothing happened just now, but if Levi’s feelings of anger or jealousy had flared up, it wouldn’t be strange if a disaster had occurred right here.
First of all, Sean woke up Elsa and said to them both.
“····Let’s retreat for a while.”
“But retreat…”
“Fortunately, I’m awake now, but I don’t know when I’ll be manipulated again. Even if the three of us do it at the same time, there may be no turning back.”
“I agree. For now, you may need to step back and reorganize your plans.”
“…Okay.”
The three immediately hurried out of the woods.
Sean still pondered the situation. Fortunately, he was able to get out like this because he was fine himself.
Then, why was it that only he was fine?
No matter how hard Sean pondered, he couldn’t figure out the answer.