Chapter 48 – Thank you, hero.
Chapter 48
“Whoa.”
I looked ahead as I wiped the sweat from my forehead with one hand. A great castle and countless processions trying to enter the gates. It was clearly revealing that this place was the main stronghold of the country.
“Is this right?”
“Yes, this is Poculum, the capital of Vesta Kingdom.”
So this regular briefing is being held here. I heard that there was a separate largest city in the Kingdom of Vesta, but the size of the forum was also quite large.
It seems that it was not an exaggeration to say that it was compared to Athens.
“…I’m back at last.”
Celine, who was next to her, let out a deep sigh.
Hmm…You don’t want to go back, do you? Well, I don’t like working with co-workers like that all the time.
“Saint Celine, relax. If Levius’s attitude is still zero, you can go with us.”
“…Really?”
“Yes.”
There are some inefficiencies, but wouldn’t two potions be more stable than one potion? Also, the burden on the saintess seems to be lessened a little.
That’s what I said, but she asked why the saintess made decisions on her own.
“Hero, what do you mean without even discussing with me?”
“It’s less difficult if Celine shares the saintess’ treatment for me. Even the saintess would be quite comfortable with her, wouldn’t it?”
“No!”
…Do I even need to cut it off like that? And why not?
“Is there a reason not to?”
“That’s… No way!”
“…Yes?”
Anyway, what do you mean no, b*tch?
“Saintess also has a hard time treating me if I get seriously injured. Why can’t we share it?”
“Hero.”
I didn’t understand the saintess’s opinion, so Celine said to me.
“I’m fine. As soon as this regular briefing session is over, I will return to the hero of Levius.”
…To that hell?
“…You don’t have to. I will convince Saint Estelle…”
“I can understand the saintess’ feelings, so you don’t have to worry about me.”
…You understand the saintess’ heart? Am I the only one who doesn’t understand?
“…Saint, do we really have to send Saint Celine like that?”
“…She’s going back to where she was.”
“So why should I send him back to someone like Levius? Don’t you feel sorry for Saint Celine’s situation?”
The saintess narrowed her eyes and glared at me.
What, did I say something wrong? That’s right.
“…This idiot…”
“Yes?”
“I don’t know! Do whatever you want, warrior!”
…Huh, why are you pouting?
I didn’t even think to relieve my feelings because I was dumbfounded.
“…Yeah! I’ll do whatever I want, just!”
“…hehehe!”
Come on, let’s see who wins. Have you been pouting all day!
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Celine was perplexed. The reason she said she would return to Levius was simple. Celine knew how Estelle felt against the hero’s opinion.
Neither Celine nor she meant to interfere. She didn’t even like Abel herself, she already knew Estelle and she liked Abel.
If he had been in a position to like heroes like Estelle, he would have objected to having a female colleague himself. In addition, the job of a saint was enough for one person by the hero’s side.
Celine said to Abel and Estelle, who were so mad at each other that they didn’t even look at each other.
“…Hero, Saint Estelle. Why are you two fighting?”
“…I don’t know.”
Estelle turned her head away and didn’t answer. Celine put on a puzzled expression at Estelle’s attitude.
‘…Does the hero really not know the saintess’ heart at all?’
She honestly makes fun of her too much, but when she sees what Estelle does to Abel, she can be noticed to some extent. But she doesn’t know if she’s deliberately pretending she doesn’t know, or maybe she really doesn’t know, but she doesn’t show Abel any gesture.
‘…It’s frustrating.’
The two did not exchange a word until they entered the banquet hall.
There was no time to tidy up their appearance, so people murmured when they saw the three people who entered the banquet hall right away.
“Oh, that person…”
“You are the warrior Abel of the Mars Empire.”
“You are very handsome, ho ho.”
Aristocratic women immediately responded as if Abel complimented her appearance, and Celine sympathized with them to some extent. Even though she wasn’t even dressed up, she was just as beautiful as me.
Then she saw a woman approaching this way. She was an impressive woman with brilliant blonde hair and blue eyes like the deep sea. There was no one on the continent who didn’t know her.
“Abel.”
“…Elfriede!”
It was Elfriede Bathory, who was said to be the strongest among the current heroes. Seeing her Elfride, Abel smiled at her and greeted her, and Elfride also smiled at her happily when she saw her Abel greeting her.
“You had a hard time coming a long way.”
“hahahaha, it was really hot.”
“The weather has suddenly become hot these days. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Saint Estelle.”
Estelle, who was turning her head away from Abel, glanced at Elfriede with her eyes wide open.
“…Estel, Goddess Solaria’s faithful handmaid, meets the hero Elfriede.”
A hard formal way of speaking and a voice that doesn’t sound pleasant. Seeing Estelle like that, Elfriede asked Abel.
“Abel, why is Saint Estelle like that?”
“…I don’t know.”
“…You don’t know?”
Elfriede was a little taken aback by Abel’s brusque voice. Come to think of it, the two of them hadn’t even looked at each other for a while.
‘…I don’t know what happened, but it must have been a fight.’
In the past, Estelle, who tried to distance herself from Abel, could tell just by looking at her.
El Friede didn’t know why she fought, but she thought this was a golden opportunity. At this time, she vowed that she would become friendly with Abel.
Elfriede shifted her gaze to Abel, but she was startled when she saw another woman next to him.
“…Saint Celine?”
“It’s been a while, Hero Elfriede.”
The Saint of the Church of Ludria, Celine, who had been by Levius’ side and then ran away, was with Abel. Elfriede asked Abel what happened to her.
Abel explained everything about her to Elfriede.
“…So she thought it would be wrong to send Saint Celine back to her church. So, she went out together recently.”
Hearing everything, Elfriede naturally frowned. He could never have thought that Levius would fight with him and commit such an act.
“…I will formally protest against Levius. He needs to be disciplined.”
At her Elfride’s bloody words, her Celine shook her hand and stopped her.
“There is no need for Hero Elfriede to do that. It happened between me and Hero Levius.”
“If a junior warrior is walking on the wrong path, it is my role to correct him.”
“It’s really okay. If you don’t care that much…”
“…Celine?”
At that time, a familiar voice was heard. Celine turned her head and looked behind her, and Elfride and Abel also looked there.
It was Levius Grospell, a man with short red hair.
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Levius was puzzled. Because Celine was here, who ran away from her and never thought to return. Even with Abel, that commoner hero.
‘Why are you there?’
Levius narrowed his brows. He tried to ask why he was with Abel, but Levius felt that the attention of the people around him was focused on him, so he let go of his expression.
“Celine! Where have you been? Do you know how worried she was?”
Instead of arguing, Levius politely greeted Celine. Celine frowned at her attitude, but Levius didn’t mind and told her.
“I was sorry about what happened earlier. I apologize like this, so please calm down and come back.”
It was an apology that did not contain any sincerity. However, in the eyes of those around him, Levius would appear to be bowing down to Celine first.
Realizing that Levius was aiming for this situation, Celine sighed. The only thing she gets weird about here is that she is Celine when she refuses Levius’ apology herself.
As Celine was about to comply with Levius’ suggestion, Elfriede, who was next to her, burst out laughing.
“Ha…”
“Elfriede, why are you staring at me so fiercely? If what happened last time still remains as remnants, I apologize. Please let go of your anger.”
Elfriede was about to say a word to Levius’s sly attitude, but her Celine stopped her by her side.
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“Hero Elfriede, if you fight in an atmosphere like this, your reputation will only deteriorate.”
Elfriede could not refute Celine’s words. In the eyes of the nobles, who did not know the exact circumstances, Levius could only be seen as apologizing for his mistake and asking for his forgiveness.
If Elfriede criticized Levius in such a situation, it was obvious that the nobles would look at Elfriede strangely. Celine stopped Elfriede to prevent such an unfortunate incident.
“…Celine, come here. Let’s have a hug of reconciliation. Wasn’t it something that made us so far apart? I think it was a light mistake.”
Minor mistake. At that word, Celine almost laughed, but she could barely manage her expression.
“You left me as well. Since we both made mistakes, why don’t we just move on with this one?”
Levius opened his arms as if for a real hug. Reconciliation, reconciliation, what kind of hug?
Contrary to Celine who thinks so, Levius is thinking of raising her previously sapped reputation by showing the nobles that she is remorseful.
In that sense, these exaggerated gestures were an effective device. Celine is a woman with good eyesight. Even she could not refuse her own offer in this atmosphere of hers. It was Levius who thought and acted like that.
Celine let out a deep sigh, but she walked over to Levius on her own. Because she decided this was right.
She
In a fit of rage, she told Abel to accept her as her ally, but she felt together. She said that having Celine by Abel’s side wouldn’t help her much.
For Celine to be helpful to Abel, she was too good with Estelle to be with him. If she hadn’t overlapped even in occupations, she would have had a job to do.
As she walked over to Levius with a sad heart, he said to Celine in a welcoming voice.
“Let’s forget our past and start over, Celine.”
“…I can’t listen to it because it’s disgusting to hear it.”
What followed was not Celine’s answer. A male voice echoed from Celine’s back. At the same time, a booming sound echoed through the hall.
“Ouch…!?”
Her fist suddenly landed on the back of Levius’ nose. Levius fell backwards at the unexpected surprise.
Not only Celine, but all the nobles in the banquet hall, including Elfriede, were taken aback.
That’s right, the person who threw the fist…
“…Hero Abel!?”
Because it was Abel. He growled at the sitting Levius.
“Did you really put an iron on your face?”
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Abel’s sudden action made her intestines tremble.
“Now, Hero Abel is the Hero of Levius…”
“…Crazy.”
“Why are you doing that?”
Everyone in this place was embarrassed, but among them, Levius himself was the most embarrassed.
As a seasoned warrior, she feels embarrassed from the fact that she was suddenly ambushed, and because of the fact that Abel, a commoner, did it.
Levius was filled with anger and yelled at Abel.
“What are you doing!? Are you really crazy, Hero Abel!”
“Shut up your mouth, you wormy bastard.”
“What…”
Levius exploded in anger at the lack of courtesy.
“How dare a commoner, the eldest son of the Grosfell family, touch me and even blaspheme!? You will not be left alone!”
“I was so angry that you touched him…”
Abel looked down at Levius with disgusting eyes, and in a loud voice exposed Levius’ evil deeds.
“How could you label what you did to Saint Celine as a minor mistake?”
“What do you know…!”
“A light mistake on the subject of stabbing a saintess representing a church? Don’t you have a conscience!?”
The nobles who heard Abel’s remarks murmured.
“…The hero of Levius hit the saintess?”
“Huh, is that true?”
“If true, it is unacceptable as a member of the Church of Ludria.”
The eyes of the nobles changed to those seeking an explanation from Levius. Levius sensed a sudden change in the atmosphere in the hall and explained.
“Oh no! Everyone, do you believe this commoner!? How could I lay my hands on the saintess of the church?”
Levius explained it that way, but some quick-witted nobles already realized it. Celine, who had suddenly run away from Levius, returned with another hero of hers, and the fact that Abel, who had brought her back, was scolding Levius was enough to give her an answer.
In addition, regardless of the facts, this commotion was an interesting enough gossip. The nobles who liked to gossip were already having fun criticizing Levius.
“f*ck…”
Levius trembled all over his body. However, it was time for the regular briefing soon, and even Levius knew that if he got even more angry at this point, he would undermine his own reputation.
“…Celine, please come back.”
Levius suppressed his anger and looked at Celine. It was her last notice to her.
But instead of looking at Levius, Celine glanced at Abel. Seeing Celine like that, Abel declared to Levius.
“I will take Saint Celine with me.”
“… Ha!”
Levius was full of spirits. No matter how much she made a big mistake, she thought that Celine, who chose that commoner, was also her spectacle.
“Have you ever lost your mind to that bastard?”
“…Stop your profanity, Champion Levius.”
“Yes, the two of you can have fun and eat or whatever you like. I don’t need a boring woman like you.”
Levius sneered and moved away, and Natalie and Sonia, who followed him, handed over an apple in place of Levius.
“Sorry for causing trouble, everyone.”
Abel frowned at her. The person who needs to apologize doesn’t apologize properly, but the colleagues were apologizing instead.
Natalie asked Celine cautiously.
“…Celine, are you really not coming back?”
“I was going to go back if Hero Levius showed any apologetic feelings towards me, but he doesn’t seem to be like that at all.”
“…Yes, okay.”
Sonia let out a sigh and left her seat. Natalie told Celine that she had a hard time and followed Levius.
Celine sighed in relief and looked at Abel next to her.
“…Hero Abel, you were reckless.”
“Even if you are angry, take it upon yourself to hit the same hero, Abel.”
When Elfriede agreed with Celine’s opinion, Abel scratched her head and replied.
“…To be honest, I regretted it a bit.”
“If you want to hit me hard, there is a way to request a duel, so use that method. You just have to be careful in the future.”
“Yes….”
Celine looked at Abel for a moment.
She honestly thought that even for Abel, she was an unwieldy burden. So she tried to go back to Levius, but Abel didn’t seem to think of herself that way.
She said that she would accept herself until she quarreled with Estelle, and she did just by looking at the way she was angry with Levius a little while ago.
The time Celine and Abel were together was not that long. It wasn’t the time to build up affection. To act like this for such a person was to say that it was this person’s nature.
“Saint Celine, why are you like this?”
Celine smiled at him and she replied.
“Thank you very much, warrior.”