80. It was summer
I fluttered my collar and poked my head out of the wagon, desperately longing for the slight breeze.
“Whoa…. It’s really hot to fall….”
It’s hot. Even if it’s hot, it’s too hot. It’s not a wagon or anything, it’s just a steamer. Although it is said that we have passed the early summer and entered the full-fledged summer, it was definitely the heat that I could endure until yesterday. Even when I put my head out of the carriage, there was no particularly cool wind blowing, so I raised my head back into the carriage.
This time I stuck my head out the window towards the driver’s seat and spoke to Royman.
“Royman. If it’s too hot, you can change shifts….”
“It’s okay. This, too, was an ordeal given by Akron. I will try to overcome it with the power of faith.”
As Royman said, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, Isabel, who was sitting in the driver’s seat with Royman, gave a satisfied smile.
“Excellent. Royman Priest. It is truly an example for all church members. I am deeply impressed with your faith.”
“Of course it is. Anyway, brother. I’m fine, so don’t bother and rest inside.”
“Uh…. Yeah what….”
Perhaps it was because they were the same clergy, Royman and Isabel got along quite well. I hope Isabel doesn’t copy Royman’s fanatic side.
I felt that all my hair would fall out if I continued to stick my head out under the blazing sun, so I hurriedly put his head inside the carriage.
“Growl….”
“Is he sleeping? ?”
Adrien, who was sitting across from me, was sleeping peacefully despite the hot weather. She is sleeping soundly, even snoring so that no one knows who is carrying her. Since elves can communicate with the spirits, they are a race that is not greatly affected by these temperature changes.
Someone is sticking out his tongue and holding out with evil, but this spoiled goblin….
“Ugh… sweat… It’s embarrassing….”
Then, Robin, who was sitting next to me, leaned her head on my shoulder, her mouth drooping. At the same time, the smell of hot, damp sweat wafted through the wind.
“Ah…. Seniors… I’m dying….”
“I’m hot too…. It’s sticky, so stay away….”
“Cee… too much….”
I’m about to die from the heat, but thanks to Robin who keeps clinging to me, the discomfort index skyrocketed without knowing the end. I took a canteen out of my bag and drank some water.
As I sipped my throat frantically, moving my neck brace, the warrior sitting at the back of the carriage looked at me with a twinkle in her eyes.
“Me, I can only take one sip….”
“Whoa…. I’ll live a little Now, here.”
“Next is me….”
“I am next….”
“Me too, just one sip… “
The canteen filled with the water of life went round and round and returned to Maya, who was sitting next to Adrien.
“… Huh?”
Maya, who had been sitting still with her eyes closed, put on a puzzled expression when she heard a lukewarm canteen in her hand.
“It’s hot, so if you’re thirsty, drink water….”
“Ah…. Thanks, but it’s okay.”
Maya’s face looked quite comfortable despite the murderous heat. Come to think of it, only Maya was not sweating at all.
“Maya. Aren’t you hot?”
“… Uh? No, it’s rather cool….”
“… What?”
In the heat that seemed to ripen the top of the head, Maya finally lost her mind first. I covered her mouth and wept. Then, Maya hurriedly waved her hand and continued her words.
“Ah, that… that…. Because I can keep myself cool with wind magic… ?.”
For a moment, the eyes of everyone in the carriage shone strangely. The drooping and cloudy eyes slowly focused on Maya.
As everyone stared at Maya, Maya shook her shoulders and shook her body.
“Um, over there… ?”
“… Maya. I only have you.”
“Uh, uh, huh?!”
As I grabbed Maya’s hand and said, Maya’s face flushed red from the nape of her neck.
“I am the only one… Lol….”
“Then, would you please grant us the grace of the wind as well?”
“Yes… ! Of course! Hi-Hi…. Because there is only me and me in Austin….”
Maya smirked and tapped her wand lightly, and an icy wind flowed from her wand, instantly cooling the inside of her wagon.
“Ah…. I guess I’ll live a little longer….”
“Ugh…. I’m even a little cold….”
Gracey and Sylvia, who were drooping like laundry, also had a more comfortable expression.
The hero, who had an expression that seemed to live for a while, muttered in a low voice.
“This is completely air-conditioned….”
“Huh? Air conditioner?”
“Oh, nothing….”
I don’t know what the air conditioner is, but the inside of the carriage has definitely become a place for people to live. Leaning back on the carriage seat and closing my eyes, the corners of my mouth naturally went up.
“Brother.”
“What…. Oh my, what a f*cking surprise!”
When I turned my head to Royman’s voice, Royman and Isabel also stuck their faces through the driver’s seat window and were looking at Maya with shining eyes. Unknowingly, I screamed at the bizarre sight that seemed like something out of a scary story. I thought my heart stopped.
“Acron says that if you have something good, you can feel the greatest happiness when you share it with people around you.”
“Dr. Royman is right. Good things multiply when shared.”
“… Royman, Isabel. An ordeal?”
“… Come to think of it, the scriptures do not specifically mention trials. It seems I was mistaken.”
“What….”
“Don’t vomit. Austin.”
Surprisingly, this insane heat was so hot that even Royman’s faith was folded.
Thanks to Maya’s high mana, we were able to escape the killing heat.
“It was summer….”
“What is it, senior?”
“No, if you say it like this, who says it looks good?”
Yes. It was summer.
* * *
Boom!!!
The sword, burning white, was embedded in the hard ground. As if it had been prepared in advance, the white burning and trembling sword body fit perfectly into the groove previously dug in the ground. Thanks to that, it didn’t happen that the sword got stuck in the ground and smashed the ground.
On a not far street, there stood a woman dressed in classy clothes.
Her silky hair shone dark blue like the night sky, and the twinkling starlight between her hair blended harmoniously with her beautiful face, creating her mysterious aura.
The family of stars, the last lineage of the Starchild family. The head of the Starchild family, the unextinguished star, Izel Starchild.
Easel Star Child raised her chin and looked at her sword while tying a string on her chest that hadn’t been able to fit well recently.
From her blade, which was burning white as if she were going to burn everything, her blindingly intense brilliance poured out. The light stopped, and before she knew it, a knight in armor as dark as night was kneeling before her sword.
Izel Star Child murmured, brushing her forearms in the cold wind blowing from the top of the mountain.
“… Lanbert. You are late.”
“I’m sorry. The work has taken longer than expected.”
“Tsk…. It became. If you came back safely, that’s enough.”
“Thank you for your generosity.”
She turned around and left the large balcony where the chilly wind blew incessantly. Behind her, her knight hurriedly followed, but she did not slow down.
‘It seems that the head of the family is very angry…. sh*t. She should have returned immediately after killing Callas….’
Knight of the Stars, Lanbert, blamed himself for his stupid decision, and caught his eye on the head of the family who was walking in the lead. She was proud of the woman who had grown up into an adult from her past sickness, but on the one hand, she was desperately hiding it so that the love feelings tightly hidden in a corner of her heart might leak out.
Because Lanbert’s unrequited love, Izel Starchild, is an existence he cannot dare to surpass.
Whether or not he knew Lanbert’s feelings, Izel Starchild went straight into his room.
“I have something else to do today, so the report will be done tomorrow.”
“Yes. All right.”
“I will let you go this time, but next time I will play a sutra if you are late.”
“… I will keep that in mind.”
It is said that he returned late, but he didn’t get so angry when he returned late for several days. Are you in a bad mood today?
Easel’s room closed with a noise, and Rahnbert stood in front of her door for a while, then turned around and took her steps.
“… I will work even harder.”
As Ranbert’s footsteps receded, Easel Star Child, who had been listening to her, leaned on her back and slid along the door.
‘Uh, what should I do… ! Seeing Ranbert’s face for the first time in a few weeks, it was hard to control myself… ! I want to be hugged by Ranbert… !’
There was no way for Star Knight Ranbert to know that the reason she purposely didn’t even show her face was that her face was red like a carrot.
‘Lanbert…. Even though I couldn’t see her face, she looked good today…. Me, i can tell… !’
Lanbert, who has been training only with a sword, did not notice even today the heart of a young girl who develops a cute romance. In fact, Izel Starchild is Fu—. She did and she let the air out of her cheeks, putting on a sullen expression all at once.
When she confessed, she didn’t have the courage, and she was worried about her image as the head of the household. Besides, wouldn’t his form survive if he first confessed to Lan Bert, who was his knight and even his vassal?
I didn’t like it from the beginning. However, until all members of the family had already disappeared, the only man who remained in the fortress and took care of herself was Lanbert. In addition to that, he said that he would save his life, and he searched the whole world to light up the dying star again….
“hehehehe….”
It was inevitable that this difficult young lady fell in love with him. Izel Starchild thought so and made an excuse to herself.
This fort, built on top of the cold Songgot Mountains, where the snow never melts, has always been lonely and lonely. Although he was left alone in such a place, he was a little grumpy today because even Ranbert, who had always stayed by his side, hadn’t returned for weeks.
“This isn’t it…. Hee….”
He staggered to his feet, then flung himself onto the soft-looking bed. Through the slightly open window, a familiar chill and the sound of a sword swinging could be heard.
Lanbert seemed to be training today as well.
“Awesome….”
It’s cool, but at times like this, you shouldn’t be practicing, you should be comforting yourself. Izel Star Child buried his face in his pillow, thinking that Rahn Bert was also in no mood.
“Ranbert…. You like me…. I want you to confess quickly… !”
Izel Star Child swayed his arms and legs as he buried himself in the soft bed.
The only thing left there was neither the head of the star family nor the owner of the star knight, but a girl in love.
“Whoa…. It’s summer, so it’s not very cold lately.”
Rahn Bert, who was swinging his sword in the gymnasium, took off his armor while wiping his sweat. Above the thin clothes, a well-trained body was revealed.
“Summer…. Is it summer….”
When all the members of her family were still there, she used to go down from her castle with her daughter-in-law to watch the festival in Mettelheim. I had hoped to see the big festival in Mettelheim at the end of her summer with her again someday.
‘The head of household seems to be in a bad mood today, so should I eat alone….’
It seemed like a distant future for the blind Lanbert to notice her heart.