Chapter 111 – Dear Hero
Chapter 109
A chirp, and then a new cry is heard. It’s morning…Wait, I didn’t camp on the street yesterday, but I can hear the cries of birds so clearly.
“What is…?”
Something was strange, so I woke up and saw a little bird knocking on the window. I got up carefully so as not to wake Celine, who was sleeping soundly next to me.
“…A bird?”
“Tits! Are you, Hero Abel?”
“Uh huh!?”
I was taken aback and stepped back. Why are you talking!?
“Umm… Hero…?”
I tried my best not to wake her up, but I screamed in surprise and Celine woke up. I said sorry to her.
“Three, Celine. This bird is talking.”
“Birds talk…?”
Celine rolled over the covers and got out of bed. She came over with a huh, yawning, and she nodded her head as if she knew something.
“It’s a familiar.”
“Yes?”
If it’s a familiar… Is it the familiar I know? A familiar from wizards?
“Are you talking about a wizard’s familiar?”
“Yes, that’s right. I don’t know whose familiar it is, but I think I have something to say to the hero. There’s a note tied to that familiar’s feet.”
“Uh.”
It really was. I carefully stretched out my hand, and the little blue bird did not run away and waited for me to release the note.
“?”
And the moment I opened the note, I got a headache.
“Why are you like this, hero?”
“Uh…Huh?…No, that’s it.”
“Who are you from?”
“Should I call him an acquaintance…”
The first words of the note were written like this.
｛Dear warrior. Hello, warrior. It’s Chloe!}
Chloe. It’s not blood x two… It’s her girl who saved her after she turned into a monster and sent her back to the Royal Magic Academy where she came from. She was her letter from her.
Perhaps the owner of this familiar is also Chloe. I hadn’t seen her use a familiar when we were together before, but she seems to have improved a lot during that time.
“Acquaintance?”
“She has a girl she dated briefly before Celine joined. She had an accident that turned into a monster, but she was fortunately purified with Estelle’s power and safely returned to her original place.”
“Oh, is that him? The woman who liked the hero…was it Chloe?”
Oh, Celine said she heard her story about Chloe from Estelle.
“Yes, that’s right. I never thought she would send her letter like this. How did you know I was here in the first place?”
“That would have been tracked by the familiar. Perhaps, when the familiar returns now, he will inform the owner of the hero’s location.”
“Aha.”
It’s a convenient companion that finds its way on its own. I looked at Celine holding her letter.
“Take it easy, hero.”
“…Can I?”
“Didn’t I tell you when I confessed to the hero? There is no big difference between two or three. I already knew there was a position for Chloe.”
…Yeah, you said that.
“By the way, since I’m also curious about what kind of person Chloe is, can I watch it with you?”
“…Well, do whatever you want.”
I don’t think there’s anything strange about it.
I went through her letter with Celine.
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Dear warriors.
Hello, warrior. It’s Chloe!
It’s already been three months since I broke up with the hero. Thanks to the help of the hero and the saintess, I’m going to school safely.
It was a bit difficult to adapt to school after a long absence, but fortunately I have adapted perfectly now. I have friends that I like, and there are no more people who bully me because I am a commoner.
I am getting very good grades! At this rate, it might be possible to graduate early, the professors said?
The school and the Solaria Temple side cooperated to investigate the distribution of the metamorphic stones, and they also helped a lot. I went out as a newspaper article, but I don’t know if you’ve seen it! You can be proud if you saw it, ahem.
I keep hearing about the hero at school. When I heard the news that the hero joined forces with other warriors to defeat an Amon-class monster, I was really surprised! And at the same time I thought. As expected, our warrior is a strong and cool person.
Every time I hear the news of the hero, my eyes flicker because I want to see the hero’s face. I still vividly remember the surprised face being kissed by me. You were really cute back then. The hero is busy, so I want to visit him, but I can’t get out of school either. Very sad.
From noble mtl dot com.
If you happen to stop by Athens someday, please come and visit us. Even if I can’t do many things, I can definitely do one thing~!
This letter is too long because there are many things I want to say. I haven’t done it yet, but it’s not good if it’s too long, so I’ll shorten it.
Then, warrior, I’ll return to your side with a great figure someday. Please wait a minute?
Chloe always loves the hero.
P.S. Ah, warrior. By any chance, how far did the saintess and Jindo go? Are you sure you’re still not dating?
—
“Heh heh.”
Did I need to put in some nonsense, Chloe?
“…Chloe is a cute person. By the way, if this person also knew the heart of her saintess… How on earth did the saintess show off?”
…I don’t know. Because I had no idea until you told me.
Celine looked at her letter for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and looked at me.
“By the way, Kissora… You did that before we even started dating, right?”
“No, I was just taken by surprise!?”
Don’t get me wrong!
Celine smiled as I shook her head in slight surprise.
“Puha, why are you so rushed to make excuses? Of course I know.”
…Don’t tease me.
“Should I write a reply?”
“That must be difficult, right?”
“Yes?”
Celine pointed to her window. When she looked there, Chloe’s familiar was gone.
“Originally, a familiar only listens to his master’s orders. Perhaps Mr. Chloe forgot the order to get her reply.”
“…That’s lame.”
“Put, I will. Maybe Chloe will regret hitting the ground too?”
…I can imagine Chloe slamming the desk. I smiled imagining the scene, and Celine smiled and said,
“…As expected, the hero flirts with women too much.”
When I.
#
Even though I got beaten up by Elfriede yesterday, it wasn’t like I didn’t gain anything from Dalian. That she decided to teach me swordsmanship for a while.
It was an opportunity to learn swordsmanship while staying with the Duke of Bathory. She honestly thought it was a great opportunity that couldn’t be missed, so she made the decision right away.
She asked how to inform Estelle, who was staying at the inn, but she replied that Celine would return after the banquet.
And today, I was on my way to the gymnasium to take my long-awaited first class. Celine said she was a bit tired and let her rest in her room and she was going alone…
“How are you?”
“?”
On that road I met. She has blonde hair, dark skin, and looks similar to Elfriede, but she is somehow a much smaller girl in height and build.
She was greeting me first, wearing a frilly dress that Elfriede wouldn’t wear.
So, I responded with a greeting.
“Hello.”
“Are you on your way to the gymnasium?”
“Yes…But, are you, by any chance, Elfriede’s younger brother?”
“Do you recognize me?”
…Wouldn’t it be strange not to know? Anyone can see that Elfriede is at the level of copying. Although her skin looks a bit pale.
She grabbed the hem of her dress and lifted it slightly, bowing her head respectfully.
“My name is Elena Bathory from the Bathory family. It’s an honor to meet you, Hero Abel.”
“This is the warrior Abel. It’s an honor to meet you, Princess Bathory.”
When I politely responded to her greeting, Princess Elena smiled in satisfaction.
“If you are my sister, you are already at the gymnasium.”
“Ah, thank you. By the way, where are you going, princess?”
“I was going to my father. He said that an important matter will be decided at the banquet tomorrow.”
What matters? Tomorrow’s banquet will be to celebrate Elfriede’s birthday, so what’s the matter?
“You know what, hero?”
“Yes?”
“This is the first time my sister has ‘personally’ invited another man.”
…Is that right? Because Elfride said I was her first friend.
So I answered with a light nod.
“I know.”
“You know?…That’s surprising. Was it only her sister who was her sukmaek?”
Sukmaek?
As I was confused, Princess Elena smiled and said,
“I just have to go. It was nice to meet you, Hero Abel.”
“Ah, I was really happy.”
Princess Elena passed along that road with her maid serving on her, and I looked behind her.
Something… You look young, but you’re very precocious. The atmosphere is not like that of a child. Is it because of the looks?
Because of the appearance that resembles Elfriede, it seems that there are some that look more precocious.
“…There’s no way you don’t know that you’re a sister.”
I headed for Elfriede that way. As Princess Elena had said, she was waiting at the gymnasium first.
A much more comfortable outfit than before and hair tied up. Perhaps because of that appearance, she felt different from the Elfriede I usually know.
“Elfriede.”
“Ah, Abel. Are you here?”
“I met my younger sister on the way.”
Elfriede slightly opened her eyes wide.
“Helena?”
Why are you surprised?
“Yes. It was on my way to the Duke.”
“…The child went to her father?”
“Yes.”
Is there a problem? Elfriede seemed to be struggling with something, then she looked at me and said,
“I’m sorry, Abel, but please wait. Don’t go away for a while.”
“Yes?…Yes, I understand.”
Elfriede quickly left her gym and disappeared.
…Something was wrong with the atmosphere. Has Elfriede’s expression ever deteriorated that much?
“…Why are you like that?”
#
Elfriede She walked quickly like someone in a hurry. She walked nonstop to the duke’s office, caught her breath in front of her, and knocked on the door.
“Who are you?”
“Father, this is me.”
“Elfriede?…I’m talking to Elena for a moment, so wait. Come later…”
“Father!”
Elfriede slammed the door of her office open. At that action, the duke narrowed his eyes and shouted.
“Elfriede! What are you doing rudely?”
Not only the duke, but also Elena, as if surprised, were looking at Elfriede with her eyes wide open.
“…Sister?”
She was sitting in front of the duke as usual, but on the table between them were some unusual papers.
Ornately decorated envelopes and bouquets of flowers. And even a letter filled with the contents of courtship. Seeing that, Elfriede frowned and said,
“Where are you sending Elena?”