The empire’s problems are being resolved.
When I returned to ＜Skientia＞, the person who greeted me the most was Yang Baek.
“… … I heard you.”
oh shit It was too late to rest today.
I don’t know what it is, but I heard it.
I assure you, it will never be ‘heard’ in a good sense.
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
“… … .”
say what??
What the hell am I supposed to say after hearing what I said before?
“… … Have you worked hard?”
“Isn’t that it?”
no? I hoped it was this, but it’s not? Let’s not do that.
We had a good atmosphere.
“Oz. If you tell me honestly now, I will forgive you.”
It’s a lie. I know. That’s a flow that never forgives.
Grasping the flow is the basis of senjutsu. It’s not even hard to read this much.
“Did you sleep with Lucia?”
“Definitely not.”
“Then kiss?”
“… … .”
“It’s easy to understand… … .”
I was confident in my poker face.
I would have… … . is not it? Anyway, that’s not right in front of her.
It is clear that he was possessed by a goblin.
I hadn’t heard anything more than that. I am afraid that it was a judo newspaper.
“Wow, is that really great?”
“… … .”
“Will you answer me? How did you feel? To allow another woman to kiss me within a few hours of kissing me.”
there is no way i can answer
There’s nothing wrong with being silent.
I know. this is an outlier I can only quietly listen to the rebuke.
“No, what. okay. It’s not like I’m monopolizing Oz-sama either. But isn’t this the case? The act of using me and throwing me away… … .”
A white sheep approaches me and grabs my hand. Like a lover, he approaches with his fingers interlaced.
“Am I going to forgive you?”
“… … .”
“You didn’t think so, did you?”
But what? Rather than being romantic, it feels trapped.
But it’s okay. I know that she worked hard.
That’s why I’ve prepared a token of gratitude to soothe her mood.
It’s not that expensive, but I bought some jewelry for her.
“Baekyang, a present for you… … .”
“According to the current trend, Oz-sama would be a gift. Yes?”
“uh? no?”
what flow is that
I’ve never had a flow like that.
“You’re not going to take anything other than that?”
In the middle of the main road, Baekyang clings to her without shame.
For some reason, it feels like the fingers that are intertwined are tangled.
“You like this? Do it where everyone else can see it.”
“… … That much should be misunderstood.”
Clearly, no one was around when I saw it. How on earth did the rumor spread?
I took a proper rest and came back right away. How did the rumors spread faster than I arrived?
“You don’t know that. Who knows if things will get better from now on?”
“uh… … ?”
I need some time to understand
Accurately grasp the inner meaning of Baekyang’s words, and then speak.
“uh?”
no damn
I can’t understand Rather, I understood what I shouldn’t have understood.
this guy I’m thinking of committing
“… … white poplar?”
“I don’t need to say anything from now on.”
“No, we have never needed to talk to each other as much as we do now.”
uhh, let’s not do that
I’m too afraid to use [Walk in place] on my ankles subtly.
Are you really planning on committing it in the middle of a street like this?
“I can’t do it, but through conversation… … .”
“… … That’s what I see. Was that what you were going to do in the first place? We were supposed to talk in my room, right? I almost surrendered to a fleeting desire.”
“Let’s stop that too.”
Even a moment’s desire is this much.
I can’t guarantee the extent of her desire that she has been designing and preparing for a long time.
Just what comes to mind now draws an irreversible future.
nine out of ten.
If it is not established under my leadership, there is no future for me.
It is clear that he intends to create a body that cannot live without Baekyang.
“Do I need to worry? It wouldn’t be a bad thing for Oz-sama either.”
“uh… … ?”
“I’m already captured by Oz-sama, right? I have nothing to say.”
Dangerous. Baekyang’s words began to sound logical.
In the first place, even though it is clear that it is me who is being held now, I am tempted by such a pun.
It’s getting harder to resist the temptation.
Gradually, I began to think, ‘Wouldn’t it be okay at this point?’
“there.”
Just before getting caught up in that flow.
“Wait, I have something to do with Oz-sama, can you excuse me?”
“… … .”
Someone intervened.
A girl with a soft impression with her eyes closed.
It was Arrieta.
“… … If you’re a saint, there’s nothing you can do. I’m sorry. Just tell me my complaint.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
Even the white sheep of the world meekly back down with its tail folded.
She knows too.
That Arrieta has shackles and endures everything because of it.
I want to act, but I can’t act.
I can’t find any other way, but I’m going to have a good time with my mind.
Yes, I have decided to keep the status quo until her case is resolved in some way.
Regardless of who is first.
I wanted to walk a little slower for her who couldn’t even say I love her yet.
“Arrieta, what just happened… … .”
“Mr. Oz.”
That was before I even made an excuse.
Arrieta spoke in an extremely calm tone as if admonishing me.
“Even though I can’t see, I have ears that can hear more than others.”
Arrieta grabbed my hand.
Unlike Baekyang, her hand was shaking as if it would break with anxiety.
But it was polite and gentle.
“That’s why I can predict what happened to Oz and what he will say to me.”
Arrieta said as she gently grabbed my hand that she had led with her trembling hands as if she were praying.
“So I won’t listen to that. I don’t want to hear an apology for something I know very well. Wouldn’t Oz-sama hate being reprimanded as soon as we met?”
“… … Yes.”
“Then what should Oz say to me? What can I say to make the long-awaited reunion a good memory?”
Arrieta smiled softly.
I was able to respond naturally to that benevolent look.
“I’m home.”
“Yes, thank you very much for coming back healthy. I am really happy.”
Arrieta said as if she was really happy. Then I saw it.
When I met her after a big job, most of them were in a wounded state.
It feels strange to come back healthy like this.
“Shall we take a little walk?”
“Ah yes… … .”
As usual, I grabbed Arrieta’s hand and started walking cautiously.
Baekyang, who looked at him from the side, looked a little dissatisfied, but he sighed as if he couldn’t help it.
No matter what, Baek Yang is a good person. He took a step back for Arrieta, who was the most oppressed.
Just like that, hold hands next to Arrieta and wait for them to move.
“What happened to Lucia?”
“All right. It may be a bit busy, but Emperor Stasia will handle it well.”
“Didn’t you come back together?”
“He’s a shy guy, so he hasn’t appeared in front of me since that day. It will appear slowly.”
“Oz-sama… … .”
Arrieta, who chose her words for a moment, spoke playfully.
“You don’t understand a woman’s heart.”
“… … I mean.”
“My heart, Baekyang-nim’s heart, and Lucia-sama’s heart, too. It’s all a mess.”
Well, I was the one who chose this phenomenon.
It only means that I didn’t coordinate the situation well between them.
Without a little more effort… … .
“but… … We have no choice but to love Oz-sama until he becomes such a mess.”
“… … .”
“Are you shy right now?”
“Yes, a little.”
“Is there anyone who can open up and open a woman’s heart like that?”
“Because most of them were unintentional.”
“It’s an odd fate.”
Arrieta smiled bitterly and continued on her way.
Perhaps wandering without a destination.
It must be that the act of walking together has meaning in itself.
A small greed that came about because there was a lot of time left.
If it’s her, it’s her.
“Oz-sama… … .”
Arrieta, who had been walking silently for a long time, said hesitantly.
“Are you going to be busy again?”
“… … I can’t say no.”
There is still much work to be done.
In addition to going to persuade Eleanor, we also have to come up with countermeasures against the remaining monsters.
There is also [Pyeongwang] Thanatos, who has recently shown significant actions frequently, and Janus, an enemy that will inevitably collide someday.
That’s why I’m struggling to fully connect with someone.
And above all.
Even when that time comes, there is no guarantee that I will remain in this world.
After everything, I still haven’t decided what to do.
It may return or it may remain. It seems like it will take some time to fully conclude that.
That’s why I’m hesitating. Being involved with someone more than this.
Do you know the pain of those who will be left behind?
If I disappear now, many people will probably shed tears.
Then, what about those who consider me as the most special second heart in the world?
cannot be easily determined.
In fact, it is still the case today. but… … . Even so, it is still hesitant to go further than this.
And above all else… … .
“Whoa… … .”
Shake off the following thoughts.
Just thinking about it for a moment made me feel goose bumps all over my body.
There are things more fearful than death.
so i don’t want to think
You could call it a coward. Because you can live with being a coward.
“Oz-nim has always been like that. You are carrying too much burden.”
“Arrieta.”
“And most of that burden was not Oz-sama’s.”
“Arrieta?”
“It must have been heavy. But Lord Oz was willing to shoulder the burden.”
“Arrieta.”
Arrieta, who continued to explain the situation as if she were making excuses, shook her body and turned her head.
A soft expression was nowhere to be found.
“What happened?”
It is clear that he hesitates and hesitates to speak.
Considering her usual attitude, it wouldn’t be a trivial thing.
“I’m worried.”
“Are you worried?”
“Yes, I wonder if I can really tell Oz-sama what I have in mind. Or should I just bury it?”
“Wouldn’t it be cool to just say it?”
“I do not know.”
Arrieta smiled bitterly.
“I hope Oz-sama doesn’t have to shoulder any more burdens than this. What I say will surely become a burden.”
“Arrieta. just… … .”
“I don’t know if this is caring or if it’s my selfishness.”
“… … .”
“I really became unaware.”
Arrieta lowered her head.
As if he was pathetic, and as if he was trying to make up his mind.
“I have to say it though. That’s why I found Oz-sama.”
Arrieta, whose complexion had turned pale, lifted her head as if she had made up her mind.
“Oz. There was someone looking for Oz-sama.”
“… … Are you the one you are looking for?”
“Yes, he called himself Orator Ragnar.”
“You are someone I don’t know.”
I think I’ve heard of it somewhere, but it’s a name that never comes to mind.
Maybe it was a fairly urgent situation, or it was someone who didn’t put as much weight on it, or one of the two.
“He told me to come to the cabin in the woods southwest of Phaeton in three days.”
“Is that all?”
“I said this. A person with two faces is waiting.”
“indeed.”
understood.
A very clear clue came out.
Janus is waiting for me.
The guy named ‘Orator Ragnar’ is probably one of the ‘instigators’.
I don’t know why you’re trying to open a conversation like this… … .
“I must go.”
can’t help but go
Even if it’s a trap, it can’t be helped. Opportunities to meet face-to-face with a guy with no restrictions on space don’t come very often.
* * *
“You know, Orator. Do you know the word parallel universe?”
“… … First of all, I can’t get a feel for the word space.”
“Oh, from there? It’s troublesome.”
Janus thought about where to start the explanation, then raised both hands and said.
“Well, aside from that.”
I gave up on explaining the definition of the universe. If the opponent was a cleric, it was probably a bit like that.
Isn’t it a topic where you don’t know where you will touch the yeokrin.
“It means that there are people like me in a different world.”
“Like Oz-sama?”
“Um… … It’s a little different.”
Janus grumbled with his arms crossed as if frustrated.
“Same soul, but different people. It means that there are people who are the same, with completely different ways of living and thinking.”
“… … You seem to have a rough understanding.”
“It’s a bad habit to try to pass over something you don’t know.”
“You call it the wisdom of life.”
“Yeah, anyway… … .”
“therefore? Why did you suddenly say that?”
“Then what about the human holding the key? When the key blooms, the human soul evolves one step further.”
“It’s the first time.”
“Because it was the first time you said it.”
Janus shrugged.
It was the same for him and Oz that the explanation was appropriate.
“… … Then, it would mean that a soul like the one who opened the key does not exist in another world.”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
“then?”
“what?”
“Why did you explain that?”
“Oh, that? Simple.”
Janus touched his mask and made a mocking face.
“Can a completely different soul completely settle into another person’s body?”
“Isn’t that an explanation?”
“Kuhhhhh… … .”
Janus shuddered as if he couldn’t contain his laughter.
He’s been able to learn a lot since the key fully bloomed.
Yes, so many… … .
“… … I mean Oz Maybe even more garbage than me.”
Even the cruel truth that I was not even interested in.