134 – Freesia and Isaac – 10
After 20 days.
The day of the festival has arrived.
I’ve been trying to win Freesia’s heart, and I’ve actually had some success.
But.
“It still hasn’t passed…”
What was the problem?
Because Freesia hasn’t fully opened up yet?
The worst case is when the actual test conditions have nothing to do with Freesia.
“It’s a wedding tomorrow, so what’s the point?”
“Since it’s a wedding, it’s dead. Because the test hasn’t passed yet.”
“Hmm, isn’t it natural that Freesia doesn’t fully love you yet?”
The door to Freesia’s heart was solid. No matter how hard I hit her, she shows no signs of cracking.
Perhaps from Freesia’s point of view, Isaac is just a husband with a handsome face, but a husband who doesn’t love. It will be just such an image.
“Take it slow for now. Haven’t you been considering it for about a year?”
Hmm… Am I being too hasty?
But I’m worried about something. Is there really no time limit for this test?
‘I can’t rule out the possibility that there is a deadline.’
At this point, when the system is not working, the possibility that there is a time limit in the test cannot be ruled out. Of course, it is not known exactly whether the time limit actually exists, and if so, how much time is left, but it should be taken into account.
“Ah…I don’t know. I’ll go see Freesia first.”
“Yeah, but I mean. There is one thing to note.”
“What to note?”
“It is said that a large-scale criminal organization has recently appeared around the royal palace. You’re needlessly weak, so I thought you should know.”
“It’s okay because you’ll be next to Freesia anyway?”
“There is one problem with that….”
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“There is information that the criminal organization that appeared this time has a sealing stone.”
“…The sealing stone?”
What is the Sealing Stone? Just hearing the name makes it look like a simple magic item.
“The sealing stone is a metal that literally seals the target’s mana. It perfectly seals basic mana as well as void mana.”
“…Isn’t that a crazy cheating machine?”
“Instead, it is a very rare mineral, so there is not much supply. If you get 10 kg in a year, you have mined a lot. The problem is that the criminal organization that appeared this time owns over 500 kg of this sealing stone.”
“Damn it.”
A metal that blocks mana, isn’t it a mineral that is almost like death to wizards?
Since warriors also use mana, it is practically a kind of bug item that blocks all combat actions. 500 Kg of such metal?
“Fortunately, the conditions for using this metal, called the sealing stone, are very difficult. I don’t even feel like my mana is limited if I’m carrying a very small amount.”
“Then are you okay?”
“That can’t be. The problem was when he made a large prison with this sealing stone. If you are imprisoned in a prison made using a sealing stone, you will lose all your powers. About 500kg should be enough to make a prison. No matter how strong Phrygia is, it can be dangerous if it falls into the wrong trap.”
No, why is this human being anxious and uselessly saying such things?
To be honest, does it make sense to stumble upon a criminal organization that suddenly appeared, accidentally fall into a trap with Freesia and me, and accidentally end up in a sealing stone prison?
As I now think, the probability of all events occurring is probably similar to the probability of being struck by lightning twice in a row. Maybe even lower than that.
“Are you kidding me?”
“There is nothing wrong with being careful. This is your mental world and at the same time a place where you take tests, suddenly like an ordeal Wouldn’t it be strange if
Could be taken down?”
“…Don’t you worry about saying that? It’s so logical that it annoys me.”
“Be careful.”
With Rod’s smirk behind me, I left the office.
To be honest, I am a little worried. It was true that at this point, it felt more like an unplayed game than a test.
“…In case you don’t know… Shall we prepare?”
***
“Tomorrow is already a wedding.”
“Right. Do you remember?”
“The ladies-in-waiting prepare so hard, how could they not know?”
A white table placed in the center of the silver palace garden, where Freesia and I were enjoying a light tea time.
Originally, there were no tables set in the garden, but when I asked Freesia to enjoy tea time, she accepted right away.
“It’s been almost two months now…”
“..Two months?”
“It’s been about two months since I met you.”
To be precise, it’s been about 50 days, but I decided to just skip it.
“Has that already happened?”
“Yeah, it’s good to date for about a year before getting married…”
“Then you shouldn’t have said that from the beginning.”
I wanted to marry you soon.
I couldn’t say… Should I say that I felt unnecessarily guilty because, in fact, I was ‘pretending’ to love Freesia while only looking at passing the test?
Of course Isaac loves Freesia. The problem is that ‘I’ don’t love Freesia.
Is that why? Even though I was in a position to attack Phrygia, there were often cases where I drew her line. Rather, I often think that Freesia seems to be more active than I am now.
“But isn’t it already too late? Why don’t you just have a wedding? Still, I prefer a husband and wife relationship rather than a lover.”
“…Couple…That’s a really strange word.”
“You will get used to it by now. I will live listening to it for the rest of my life.”
Anyway, Freesia, you are a kind of thought body created for testing. As long as it passes the test, it will return to nothingness.
But why? The more I think about it, the more my heart hurts.
Maybe it’s because Isaac loves Freesia.
“…To commemorate that, shall we go on another date today?”
“..Wasn’t it yesterday?”
“If you do it today, it’s enough.”
After the first date last time, we went out of the palace about once every three days and enjoyed a date.
It must have been since then that Freesia has changed aggressively. As the skinship increased so much while dating, the rejection towards me decreased.
“If you don’t like it, that’s fine.”
“…No. Let’s go on a date.”
“Then let’s go right away.”
As I showed a needlessly charming smile that I perfected over a month, Freesia also showed a bright smile as well.
From the outside, it looks like a girl who is absolutely in love, but seeing that the test still hasn’t passed… Isn’t it related to Freesia after all? Then it’s the worst.
Or are you really like this on the outside and in reality you haven’t completely opened your heart?
‘..I don’t know.’
“Why are you like this, dear? Your complexion is not very good.”
“No, it must be because I lost a little sleep.”
“Isn’t it because I didn’t receive the left power? The other 11 seats didn’t do much without sleeping for a month…”
“hahahaha…”
For your information, in fact, it wasn’t that I didn’t receive the left’s power, it was that I didn’t.
The Lord said that he does not have the ability to bestow the power of the left to himself in the spirit world.
It sounds obvious, but no one but me and Rod knew this fact, and I thought about telling it to Elizabeth, but I decided to hide it to reduce the number of variables as much as possible.
“Okay then…hands.”
“Here it is.”
“Right.”
I reached out my hand to Freesia, and she grabbed my hand as if it were a familiar situation.
While dating, holding hands with Freesia had reached a natural level.
“Teleportation magic, please.”
“…What an incompetent husband you are.”
“I just want you to be handsome. What do you want?”
“Huh.”
Freesia narrowed her eyes as if she didn’t like what I was saying, but she obediently activated her teleportation magic.
Giying..
The place moved by Phrygia’s teleportation magic was a small park located near the Street of Light. When she went on her date with Freesia, she always set out in this park.
“It is still a beautiful place. It’s not as good as the palace garden, but it’s a good enough place.”
“That’s why we always set this place as a transition point.”
Freesia liked beautiful things. She did not like simple colorful dresses or shiny jewels, but flowers and beautiful scenery.
Maybe that’s why the Silver Palace Garden is said to be the second most beautiful garden in the royal palace after the Palace of Light. Since Freesia manages it every day, it has to be.
“So, where shall we go? I think I’ve been to most places now.”
“How about going to the clothing store you went to three weeks ago?”
“..Do you have any dresses you want to buy?”
“…Similar…”
What is it? Why are you stuttering? If there’s something you want to buy, just say it comfortably.
“Then let’s go. I’ll lead the way, and I’ll get lost again.”
“I won’t lose anymore.”
“You lost it while talking about that last time.”
“……”
For reference, Freesia is long. That’s huge too.
To some extent, I know my location with mana, but it’s hard to find me by myself. In fact, there was a funny situation where we couldn’t meet for more than 30 minutes because we were looking for a way even though it was only a 3-minute walk away.
Of course, thanks to that, the skinship with Freesia became more comfortable.
“Hold your hand well.”
“…I see.”
I headed to the clothing store I used three weeks ago, taking Freesia, who was meekly holding my hand.
Since it was a shop used only by high-ranking nobles, unlike other shops, there were no customers at all. Since it was the day before the festival, it seemed that most of the nobles had already bought clothes.
“F..Freesia and Isaac? Uh… Welcome!”
As we entered the store, a familiar-looking clerk greeted me and Freesia with a puzzled look on his face. It was the clerk who guided me the other day.
“What happened to our store…”
“I want to buy a suit.”
“..Suit?”
I was momentarily questionable by Freesia’s words. Usually, suits are clothes worn by men, not women…?
“I am not trying to buy mine. Isaac, I want to buy yours.”
“..Why buy mine? I have a suit.”
“I don’t like it. I mean, I like cleaner, brighter colors.”
The last time I bought a costume at this clothing store, I also bought a suit. It was because at least one suit was essential for a wedding.
So, according to my taste, I bought a black suit and a little darker suit… It seems that Freesia didn’t like it very much.
“So that’s why you asked me to buy clothes?”
“..Is that so?”
“It’s cute.”
“Oops…!”
What is this cutie? Is it really the freesia I knew?
Couldn’t it be that someone else’s soul possessed Phrygia’s body like mine? No it can’t be
“…Get rid of that burdensome look right now.”
“Okay, okay.”
“…It’s just that I don’t like the suit I bought last time. Got it?”
“Of course. I know very well.”
Freesia glared at me with her eyes narrowed. I guess he didn’t like my attitude. It’s okay though, it’s cute.
“Um…It’s a suit. Then come here. There is a place on the second floor where only suits are organized separately…”
That moment when the clerk tried to guide us.
A pungent smell began to waft from somewhere.
“…What does it smell like?”
“Does it smell like burning?”
Suddenly, there was a burning smell coming from somewhere. At the same time, I felt the energy of intense mana.
The smell of burning and the smell of mana coming out like this is… Usually…
“Fire attribute magic?”
“Fire…Fire! Clerks who know how to use water-attribute magic, hurry up to the second floor!”
…How can I be anxious?