135 – Freesia and Isaac – END
“Fire!”
“Why is the fire all of a sudden?!”
The inside of the store, where quiet classical music was playing, quickly turned into chaos.
Since it only dealt with very expensive items, it would have been perfect for fire prevention, but it suddenly caught fire and I was taken aback.
“Mr. Phrygia, Mr. Isaac! Please evacuate immediately.”
“It’s magic.”
“Yes?”
“That fire, it is said that it is an artificial fire made by magic.”
At Freesia’s words, the clerk’s expression immediately hardened.
“I can’t…”
“I don’t know what kind of bad guy he is, but I can’t pass this up.”
At that moment, Freesia lightly raised her hand and began to gather mana around her. She is trying to find the wizard who started the fire.
“This is a shop that has an exclusive contract with the royal palace. You can think of deliberately setting fire to such a store as a rebellion against the royal authority.”
As Freesia gathered her mana and squeezed her hand tightly, blue energy spread and began to surround her.
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‘What is crazy about this?’
The search magic I know isn’t this fancy, but what kind of magic did Freesia use?
First of all, it seems certain that it is a magic used to find the culprit, but it seemed to be a much higher level magic than the basic search magic.
“…That’s it.”
Freesia, with her terribly cold eyes, muttered quietly as she moved on. It seems that they have found the culprit of this fire.
“Isaac, follow me carefully. You are still weak.”
“Okay.”
Following Phrygia’s words, I moved behind her back obediently. Then she said to me with a frown on her face as if Freesia was uncomfortable.
“…Too close.”
“I told you to follow me carefully? There is no place as safe as Freesia.”
“…I see.”
It was a bit disappointing that I was moving very close rather than completely close, but I decided to be satisfied with this for now. Because it was an emergency.
-Stop. Show up
‘It’s a word.’
Freesia used her words as if it were natural. For monsters of around 11 ranks, it seems that the level of language is a basic skill.
“Keugh?!”
“Are you the culprit?”
The culprit who appeared according to Phrygia’s decree was a stout adult man wearing a black hooded cloak. Thanks to her hooded cloak, ‘I am the culprit,’ she seemed to assert herself openly.
“…..”
“Who are you? Answer me.”
“…..”
-Answer me.
When the culprit didn’t answer her first question, Freesia tried to force her culprit’s mouth open using her linguistic spirit.
However.
“Kick..!”
“..?”
The culprit didn’t open his mouth and laughed at Freesia and me.
Wait a minute, why did the guy who couldn’t communicate with her before that just followed her commandments…?
“Wow?!”
“Freesia?!”
At that moment, the floor that Freesia and I were stepping on began to glow.
It was a trap magic circle.
“I couldn’t feel the mana, how…?!”
“Hold my hand, Freesia!”
I stretched out my hand to the frozen Freesia as if embarrassed, but she only trembled her eyes and didn’t do anything.
“Freesia!”
“It’s late.”
With the culprit’s cracked voice, the vision went black.
***
“Ugh…”
Her head is cracking.
Where are you? It was all dark around me, so I couldn’t see anything.
Obviously, while on a date with Freesia… I got caught in a strange magic circle…
“F..Freesia?”
“…Here it is…”
“You are safe.”
I couldn’t see my surroundings at all because it was dark, but judging from the voice of Freesia, it seemed that she was right next to me.
“Are you okay?”
“…Okay…Only problem is… Mana doesn’t work…”
“…Mana?”
Freesia’s words instantly reminded me of a conversation I had with Rod a few hours ago.
Surely, the new criminal organization that appeared this time has a large amount of Sealing Stones…
‘f*ck.’
That’s right, there’s no way the test went smoothly like this. I thought I would create a dog-like situation at least once.
“For now, it’s good if there are no abnormalities in the body.”
“……Sorry. Because of me…”
“It’s okay, I didn’t know that such a magic circle would be installed.”
Usually, magic circles radiate mana. The more complex and high-ranking the magic circle was, the worse it was.
However, even though the magic circle that Phrygia and I stepped on was a high-level movement magic circle, I could hardly feel any mana at all. It seems that the guys who led us into a trap have used some trick.
“Haa… It’s dark and I can’t see anything. You can’t make light…”
“Wait a minute, let me check the surroundings.”
“…It’s too dangerous. I don’t know what.”
“It’s okay. Don’t worry too much.”
No matter how weak Isaac’s body is, the experience he learned from Mars for a month remains. Even with bare hands, he was able to easily defeat weak monsters.
Of course, the story was limited to weak monsters.
“…Blocked, here too.”
However, contrary to my worries, there were no monsters or traps around. Rather, the space between me and Freesia was narrower than I thought, so I didn’t have to move much.
Is it roughly 10 pyeong?
“First of all, it looks like a room with no light coming in. It is also small.”
“…I see. Is it some kind of prison?”
“I guess so.”
A prison made of sealing stones. The situation that Rod had been worried about was reproduced exactly as it was.
At this level, it was enough to make me doubt that the bastard had purposely created the situation.
Kangkang!
“Even if I hit it with my fist… it doesn’t matter.”
“…Looking at the mana being sealed, it looks like they made a prison with a sealing stone.”
“I think so. How do you get out of this?”
“…There is no way. If all sides are blocked with sealing stones like this, unless you’re a king or a knight commander, you can’t get out.”
That’s very negative. Of course, this is the reality, but don’t you need to be a little positive?
“I have no choice but to wait for rescue…”
“…..Probably in a day or so Your Majesty will find out that we are gone. So it would be convenient to think that I would have to be locked up here for at least a day.”
“…Really?”
..But actually, if you think about it, isn’t now an opportunity? A chance to gain favor with Freesia.
Freesia looks cold on the outside but is very soft on the inside. She must be very frightened of the current situation.
Wouldn’t the easiest way to raise a crush on a member of the opposite s*x be to attack that part by aiming for the timing when that person is vulnerable?
No? No no
“It’s okay, Freesia, I am by your side.”
“…Isaac…”
Even though my hands and feet shriveled up after I said it, it definitely had an effect, as evidenced by the fact that Freesia’s voice was wet.
“Aren’t you cold?”
“…It’s cold.”
“Then let’s hold each other.”
“..Fall..Suddenly..?”
“Originally, when it’s cold, hugging each other is the best. By sharing the temperature with each other, we can maintain our body temperature for a long time.”
“I see…”
The temperature inside the sealing stone prison was very low. Since the prison was made of metal, the temperature dropped exponentially when there was no light.
Of course, it was enough to withstand this temperature, but if not at this time, when would you hug Freesia?
“Come, hug me.”
“…Can I hug you?”
“I am taller. It’s efficient.”
“…I see.”
I couldn’t see because it was dark, but immediately something warm came into my arms. Seeing that the slightly curly hair was caught, it was definitely freesia.
‘It’s a pity that I can’t see you. She must be wearing her shy face.’
“…It’s a bit warmer now.”
“Isn’t it? I have a lot of heat in my body.”
“…It seems like…That’s it…”
Freesia came deeper into my arms. It must have been really cold. Or maybe it’s just nice to be hugged by me.
“…Your body is better than I thought.”
“Isn’t it?”
“Yes, it is too hard to be called a servant.”
Since I was possessed by this world, I have been exercising every day. This is because he thought that a strong physique was essential to attract women.
“Not a servant, but a chief chamberlain, and your husband. Should I be sure?”
“…That’s right.”
“Right.”
“…Don’t treat me like a child..! I am older than Isaac!”
“How old are you?”
“……”
Freesia never tells me her age. Maybe it’s because he’s ashamed.
Of course, I knew the approximate age of Freesia from listening to Lord, but I didn’t say anything about it.
“..Please don’t talk about your age.”
“Oh, last time it was a command body, but this time it is soft.”
“Noisy.”
Even though he was obviously caught in a trap and was in an emergency, he smiled brightly.
It felt like Freesia was becoming colored by me, so I felt better. With just a little more effort…
‘It must be checkmate.’
I couldn’t see it because it was dark anyway, so I raised the corner of my mouth.
“Ugh… Isaac’s arms are so warm… I feel a bit sleepy.”
“It’s okay to sleep. I’ll wake you up if something dangerous happens.”
“…I can’t do that. Because I have to protect you.”
“Because I am not weaker than a wizard who cannot use magic?”
“……”
In the end, after persuasion, Freesia decided to sleep in my arms.
There was silence, and after about 5 minutes, Freesia with a sleepy voice started talking to me.
“…Isaac..”
“Why?”
“…..Are you going to abandon me?”
“…No, why are you asking such a question all of a sudden?”
“…I just wanted to ask.”
Freesia’s voice was weak. I didn’t know if it was because I was sleepy or because I was weak because of something else.
“I will not abandon you, Freesia.”
“…Are you serious…?”
“…Seriously…Seriously.”
In that moment, I felt a great sense of guilt. It was because she felt strongly that if she eventually passed her test, she would be out of this world, and she seemed to be lying to her.
Of course, as long as I pass the test anyway, Freesia in my arms will return to nothing, but…
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‘…..Why the hell do I feel like a dick..’
Why? Why are you in such a dirty mood?
“…..I told you. I’ve been in love with a lot of men before…”
“..Yes.”
“More than half of them abandoned me and slept with other women. When I asked for an excuse, he said I was so stark and blunt that I slept with another woman.”
“They are bad boys.”
“So I tried my best not to be blunt and desolate. But the result was the same. So for 100 years, I didn’t pay attention to any man. Because I don’t want to get hurt.”
“……”
“But a woman is a very mysterious creature. When a man close to his ideal type appeared in front of him, he immediately forgot what he had sworn 100 years ago. I decided never to give my heart to a man, and I decided not to get hurt again. In the end, the feeling of love blooms again…”
“….”
At one point I was speechless. She has to answer her favorably in order to make her like her.
“But that ideal man is a great flirt. And that’s promiscuous to the point that I can’t even compare to the men I’ve met before.”
“……”
“So he refused to let the man confess. Although I am happy inside, I am afraid that if I receive this confession, I will be hurt and abandoned again. That’s why I used contract magic with ridiculous conditions.”
“…….”
“But the man did it. He’s talking about those ridiculous terms. I didn’t know what kind of trick he was doing, but first of all, I was angry. It seemed like they were making fun of me, even though I decided the terms of the contract myself. It’s pitiful.”
“…….”
“So, in the end, I said to the man who came to see me, ‘I will never love you.’ Even knowing that it would become meaningless like the oath I made 100 years ago.”
“Freesia…”
“That’s how I became a lover with that man, and a month has passed. He didn’t go to bed with other women like he used to. He’s the complete opposite of the guys I’ve met before. I was very happy about that.”
Something warm touched the back of my hand.
Freesia placed her hand on the back of mine.
“Even if I tried to forcefully push him away, the man persisted. I mean, it’s been a month And he suddenly asked me to go out on a date, and that was the first time. First date of my life.”
“…Were you happy?”
“I was happy. Buying clothes with a lover, eating something sweet, taking a walk in a beautiful park, it felt like light was coming into a black and white world.”
“I’m glad.”
“I know myself well. Falls in love easily, gets angry easily, gets hurt easily. That’s why I didn’t want to give him my heart……. In the end, I did. As expected, it seems that instinct comes first before reason.”
“…….”
“After another 20 days like that, the day before the wedding has arrived. To be honest, I was also disappointed. Because I wanted to continue my relationship with a man a little longer. But at the same time, I was also looking forward to it. I’m so happy as a lover, so what if we become a couple… I thought.”
“…What did you think?”
Freesia’s hand, which was stroking the back of my hand, stopped.
After a while, her hand wrapped around my wrist.
“……I don’t know… I haven’t experienced it yet.”
“…You will be happier than now.”
“I…I don’t know Isaac…Could I ever be happier than I am right now? I am still so happy.”
“Of course.”
“Actually, I am a little afraid. I hope this happiness will end. Isaac I’m afraid you’ll leave like the other men. And after that, I wonder if I can survive.”
“…….”
“I’ve been afraid since a few weeks ago. The more I think that this happiness will end someday, the more miserable I feel.”
Tight..
The fist he was clenching became stronger.
Here, of course, I should blow a formal comment, ‘I will always be with you,’ but I couldn’t open my mouth.
After all, I am the one who leaves.
“Isaac…..Can I trust you..?”
“…Yes”
“…Is that true…?”
“…..Yes.”
“…Really…Is it okay to open up completely for the first time?”
“……Yes.”
“……I will believe.”
“…………Yes.”
That moment.
Something warm and soft touched my lips.
[Passed the test.]