109 – 26. Ready (5)
“Do you know what day it is, Adele?”
“I heard from Sir Ruth. It’s the moon day.”
“You know?”
“yes. And I heard that it is a day to watch the night sky with a loved one.”
Having said that, should I be happy about this or not?
Shien kept clearing his throat inwardly, but tried to pretend that nothing was wrong.
“Then can you watch the moon with me today, Adele?”
In other words, it means that I am not your precious person.
When Shien tried so hard to turn around, Adele nodded.
Seeing this, Shien smiled and held Adele’s hand.
“Follow me. I know where the moon is best seen.”
During the day, the strong sunlight is so strong that it is avoided.
But on a moonlit day like today, it’s a better place than anywhere else.
After taking Adele to a garden, Shien said, “Here it is.” said.
Raising her head slightly, Adele realized that the moonlight was really bright in her eyes.
As she said, this spot was perfect for a moon viewing spot.
“You remember the location very precisely.”
“is that so? A really long time ago, I had a moonlighting day with my family. A lot of time has passed since then, but I still remember this place. At that time, my mother, father, and older brother were together.”
“… It was a fun time.”
“yes. It was really fun and happy. I wished that time would last forever. Not everything in the world went the way we wanted. It’s unavoidable. It has no choice but to be.”
After saying that, Shien immediately shook off his gloomy energy.
Adele would say sorry right away, even if she showed a slight stretch like this.
Then again, he would be saying that it wasn’t Adele’s fault.
“Don’t worry, Adele. because it doesn’t matter It’s a memory because it’s a time that can’t come back, and that’s why I miss it. There’s nothing you can do about it, so don’t say that you’re sorry for reminding me of what happened back then. Got it?”
“… sorry.”
“Don’t say things like that, really!”
Shien smiled, deliberately pouting her lips.
Afterwards, she sat on the chair Adele had brought and quietly looked up at the night sky.
A place where you can clearly see the moon and even a single star, without a single cloud.
There will be those who left first for that high and beautiful place.
Thinking of them, and cherishing the precious person next to you right now.
It is to spend today and this year again energetically.
“You are pretty.”
“… It is pretty.”
“Are you prettier than me?”
“Absolutely not.”
I was wondering if you could make a little tea.
Still, Adele didn’t show an inch of hesitation in front of Cien.
It was so nice and fun, so Shien gently leaned on his shoulder.
“for a while. No, I forgot about it for quite some time. The night sky here, how beautiful the moonlight is at this time. I’m just afraid of the eyes of people who look at me badly. I was just busy hiding.”
“I don’t care whether Shien-nim is half-blood or demonic.”
“But not the people of the world. So are the majority of nobles right now.”
“… .”
“Adele said she didn’t think so, right? The reason the demonic world appeared is because of the demons.”
At her words, Adele nodded without hesitation.
I wouldn’t know if all the demons had fled to this place.
The number was so small that it numbered less than 30,000.
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Most of them were young children, the elderly, and women who could not fight.
The rest decided to fight until they died in their own world.
The monsters who constantly harm someone and covet their flesh must have appeared here.
It’s just that the process in between has been a little faster.
Even if they had really followed the demons, they wouldn’t have visited forever.
There wasn’t even such a definite guarantee, so it didn’t make sense to blame it on the demons.
Even if the demons really had a part to do with it.
They fought really fiercely, not sparing their lives.
Even fiercer than the people of the empire fighting to protect the empire.
“I can be resentful. may be to blame. However, I do not consider it an enemy. Like it or not, aren’t they the demons who eventually fought together against the demons?”
Rather, some bugs who only want to take care of themselves.
And those who want to use this opportunity to harm the Empire.
In Adele’s view, such people were rather enemies who should not be mixed with the Empire.
“Do it. If I hated demons, I wouldn’t be able to look pretty.”
Before the atmosphere became more rigid, Cien stepped forward and cracked a joke.
Then Adele glanced at Shien and parted her lips.
“Even if I hated demons, I would have thought they were pretty.”
“lie.”
“Really.”
“lie.”
Saying that, Shien leaned more comfortably on Adele.
“Adele.”
“Tell me.”
“Not too long ago, when my father and brother died. You’ve been standing alone for a long time, haven’t you?”
“… I remember it being like that.”
“It looked like they were having a conversation. Did you say anything to the two of you?”
At that question, Adele’s face instantly took on a faint red light.
Unfortunately, Shien leaned on him, so he didn’t see him.
“I just, I just told you my heart.”
“Are you upset? What was it?”
“there is. It was just, simple.”
Adele’s reaction was a little, no, very different from usual.
I’ve never seen him evade an answer like this.
Hmmm, Shien, who had been fiddling with his chin, looked up at Adele.
“Tell me.”
“… .”
“It’s an order, Adele. Tell me.”
As soon as the command came out, Adele couldn’t stay behind any longer.
“… They talked about me.”
“A story about Adele.”
“yes. I have lived to fight until now.”
“And what?”
“… From now on, I said I would live to protect it.”
I didn’t say for whom, but I could already guess.
Adele, who had been fighting to release her anger and hatred until now.
Whom did he now have the heart to fight to protect?
The two men and women just felt each other’s warmth without saying anything.
“… Adele.”
The first to speak was, as expected, Xian.
“My father once said this. On the day of the moon, lovers who share their first kiss under the moonlight say that love will last forever.”
“forever… you mean?”
“yes. forever.”
Shien staring at Adele. And Adele felt that gaze.
The distance between the two was already far too close.
You don’t even have to go any closer. It’s just that it’s enough for each other to tilt their heads.
“Shin-nim.”
“Yes, Adele.”
“What will happen if I become Shien-sama’s eternal lover?”
“Do you have anything? I am happy forever.”
It’s not a big deal, but is there anything more special than that?
Even Adele thought so.
But one thing is certain, that Xian will be happy forever.
At that, Adele unwittingly took the strength out of her body.
“You said you liked me, Adele?”
“… yes.”
“He also said he wanted to protect me.”
“That’s right.”
After talking to that point, neither Adele nor Shien opened their mouths.
They just looked at each other quietly, then looked at each other, and slowly began to close the distance.
The moment when you can even see the downy hair on your face and feel the breath of your lover.
“My lord!!”
Hearing the sudden sound of searching for Shien, Shien hurriedly pulled away.
“Here you are.”
“Oh, are you there?”
At night, it’s quite a bit, so I won’t be looking for the family head.
Director Brander’s face when he visited Xian didn’t look very good.
It seemed that something unusual had happened.
“Urgent news has been delivered near the border. There has been a demonic spectacle, and there are seven second-class demonic spectacles, and there is one more demonic spectacle of unknown grade near the center.”
“… Couldn’t it be?”
“Nothing is exact. The Imperial Army is still verifying the facts. First of all, it is said that the news was delivered to our Lichtenauer side, who can immediately mobilize reinforcements in the vicinity.”
“all right. Issue a state of emergency immediately and have all drivers on standby.”
“What about the soldiers?”
After thinking for a moment, Xian slowly parted his lips.
“At least let it pass quietly tonight. Because I don’t have anything accurate yet. Instead, put everyone on standby by tomorrow morning.”
“I understand, the head of the household.”
After Brender disappears, only Adele and Shien remain.
However, the atmosphere had already become a bit ambiguous, and above all, the situation was not good.
“I am not helping you. Anyway, demons!”
Trying to pretend nothing was wrong, Shien was about to stand up.
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Adele reached out and grabbed Shien’s hand.
“Adele?”
“The emperor said that it is not the case to quit without completing the task.”
“Uh… .”
“And kissing, I know how to do it.”
The theory is well understood. Bumping my lips against someone else’s.
It’s just that I’ve never actually done it.
When he pulls with force, the woman comes right along.
Holding her lightly in his arms, the man brought her into him.
Under the moonlight, a man and a woman kissed each other like that.
They shared their breathing, which was hotter than ever, and the rough beating sound of the other person.