73 – 19. Guests (4)
“Adele! Shall we go a little further today?!”
Adele nodded her head in response to Shien who exclaimed excitedly.
Today is a special break, so there is no one to teach.
If you push yourself every time, there will be no body left.
Adele was naturally thinking about the minimal recovery period.
Of course, I have no intention of making the whole day rest.
Taking a break for half a day is enough, more than that will let you relax.
I was going to let him rest moderately and check his condition in the afternoon.
Coincidentally, Cien was begging us to go out today.
Unfortunately, Adele had to postpone today’s training.
– Take a good rest today. –
So the moment you say so.
If it seemed like a shout could be heard in the hearts of the attendants, was it simply an illusion?
“Where are you going today?”
“I want to go a little further. If you always go to places close to your true nature, it’s too showy. More than anything else, relatively rough or remote places will need more help.”
“If not, it would be better to pack more people and go. Like last time, the family members are worried… .”
At Adele’s words, Shien shook her head as if she absolutely hated it.
It was already centered around the leader of Brander and the senior knights.
Adele is completely believable.
It’s against the rest of the staff. They’ll sort it out.
Of course, that is not the reason Shien refuses to accompany others.
There are so many eyes on me, so it’s like having a comfortable conversation with Adele.
So, I wanted to spend a cozy time with the outside breeze just the two of us.
‘Even if the vassals risk their status later on, there’s no problem anymore.’
Listening to Lord Derry’s words, it seems that he received the emperor’s absolute trust.
If so, it means that it is much better than the average nobleman.
Honey, if the retainers are worried about the relationship between them and Adele.
Even then, I could confidently say that there was no need to worry.
Even if you think you might be going too fast.
Looking at Adele’s reaction, I’m sure it’s not just her illusion.
At first, it was Adele who never smiled under any circumstances.
If they even made eye contact, he was in a hurry to avoid himself.
It used to be, but things have changed a little bit these days.
‘There are more days when I smile a little, and when I look at it on purpose, I turn my eyes a little bit first. Is this enough potential? I’m not the only one misunderstanding it!’
He was still eating his own food and saying it was really good, genuinely admiring it.
It reminds me of Adele who used to say that, with no energy to lie anywhere on her face.
It even made his smile grow thicker than he usually smiled.
Wouldn’t it be okay to judge positively, not at the level of slightly expecting it?
Shien laughed inwardly and murmured.
Since then, the two men and women have brought out each other’s stories little by little.
We moved to a village located near the entrance to the foot of the mountain.
Compared to other territories of the empire, the land that can not erase the feeling of barrenness, the north.
Even in those northern lands, there are some important items.
One of them was the high-quality iron ore in charge of this village.
“See that mountain over there, Adele? There is a mine with iron ore in it. And this village is a place where the miners who are in charge of the mine and those who hunt in the area gathered. It’s a bit far from the main place, so it feels relatively backward, but it’s a really important place.”
While giving Adele a relatively detailed explanation, Shien understood the situation in the village.
Iron ore production is something that is regularly reported anyway.
The reason she came here now was neither the production of iron ore nor the situation in the mine.
It is to find out how the people of this village are doing.
Upon entering the village, Shien inquired about the situation with the official and village elder who resided there.
“… okay. If so, we will organize the personnel to investigate the area as soon as possible. Everyone, please go about your business as usual.”
“There is not enough medicine for burns. Don’t worry too much, I’ll ask you to check it next time I bring it in from the center.”
From their point of view, they were surprised by the sudden appearance of the householder.
She wasn’t just sitting in the castle and looking down.
You will smile as you come to the lowest and closest place like this and pay attention.
The emperor once said so.
The person sitting at the highest place should take care of the person at the lowest place.
It’s in a position that doesn’t fit at all, but it’s an essential element.
To those people, Shien is the emperor.
He is a person who can listen to their grievances and suggest solutions.
It’s not just someone who sits on the top and beckons, just enjoying their rights.
“Shall we move slowly?”
“I see.”
Cien and Adele left the village and entered a quiet forest road.
The trees are quite densely packed, so the light doesn’t come in very well.
Fortunately, the afternoon sun was so nice.
If it was a cloudy day, this kind of forest road exudes a gloomy atmosphere.
“Adele. Are you really not going to answer me?”
“What do you mean?”
“Are there any women among your colleagues?”
“… Why are you curious about that?”
“Just!”
I guess I can never just wonder.
Adele almost jumped out at the moment.
“… There was.”
“Is that so? Then, by any chance, did you have anything different with those women?”
“When you say something else, what exactly do you mean?”
In response to Adele’s question, Shien said, “Hmm!” and coughed several times.
It’s a bit embarrassing to say it myself, but what can I do?
This man would never answer unless I said this.
“That’s it. Adele.”
“Yes, Shien. Please speak.”
“Anytime, anywhere, the feelings between a man and a woman are bound to connect, isn’t it?”
“… Did that really happen?”
“It is said that the human heart is like that. anyway! I’m asking! answer!”
Adele thought about it before opening her mouth.
“We killed demons together and subdued traitors together. They are precious comrades who fought together.”
“And what? Is that all?”
“Rolling on the battlefield together, starving together, sleeping while being blown by the cold wind… It seems so.”
After hearing Adele’s words, Shien said to herself, “As expected… .’ he muttered.
If you think about the group called Wolfhedin, there wouldn’t have been any romance between men and women.
Killing the beast is the first priority, no, it’s a place where it’s the 0th priority.
Even the Imperial Knights are a militant group that makes them tongue-tied.
In the meantime, how could there be something he was concerned about?
‘thank god. I was worried for nothing. hehehehe.’
Laughing inwardly again, Shien was about to ask another question.
“and… We washed together and slept together.”
Stand tall!-
For a moment, Shien wondered what he had heard wrong.
what do you do together wash together? Even, even slept together?
“Me, over there. Adele. It’s understandable that we slept together… What do you mean we washed together?”
“If we were lucky enough to have a place to wash, we had to clean up the contaminants as quickly as possible. So those who arrived first took off their shirts and threw themselves into the water. That means we washed together.”
“So, take off all your clothes together with you and another woman. I said I washed it.”
“… yes.”
The very moment you hear Adele speak.
All kinds of strange imaginations unfolded in Shien’s head.
Fighting together, eating together, washing together and sleeping together.
Although at first they said they had no feelings for each other.
One day, that mind may arise without even knowing it.
From nob le mt l. co m
Moreover, considering Adele’s looks, it’s even weirder that she doesn’t have a woman by her side!
Adele doesn’t know him yet, but there is someone who likes him.
She must have called Adele one day and tried to confess her heartfelt love, and then Adele… .
“Ouch!”
“Shien-sama!?”
A sudden scream causes Adele to jump off her horse.
And quickly came to Shien’s side.
I wonder if something has happened, and a worried aura is evident on my face.
“Oh, nothing. Adele. It’s okay, so you can stay away for a while.”
“but… .”
“Because it’s really okay. What suddenly screamed. Um, I thought about something else for a second.”
What else do you have to think about to scream like that?
Adele stared at Shien with her eyes wide open, then stepped back.
No, I was trying to step back.
Shout!-
“… !”
At that moment, Adele’s eyes lit up, and she drew her sword like lightning.
And right after that, something tang! I heard a popping sound.
“Shin. by my side.”
“yes? uh, uhhh?”
Adele lightly hugged Shien, who was on her horse, and pulled her into her arms.
Shien, who was completely embraced by him thanks to him, idly grasped the situation.
Soon after, both cheeks began to turn red.
“Why, why? Adele. what just… .”
“It could be an ambush.”
Ambush? Hearing the word ambush, Shien also quickly came to his senses.
What kind of madman would dare to raid within the lands of Lichtenau?
Even shoplifters have to be careful here.
Feeling embarrassed, Shien was also slightly worried.
Worried about yourself or Adele? no, it can’t be
Rather, it was about the assailant who would be crushed by Adele.
He is the strongest among the strong who can crush the demons and knights equally!
“… .”
From nob le mt l. co m
Meanwhile, Adele was pondering something.
At first, an assassin targeting Shien, that’s what I expected.
I immediately tried to capture the location and find it and kill it.
But now that I think about it again, if we were really aiming for Shien, it would be right to attack before that.
But even though I had a good chance, I didn’t aim for one.
In addition, when he remembered the dagger that had just come to mind, it flew towards him instead of Shien.
It was not aimed at the neck or chest, but towards the hand, which is really easy to block.
Adele checked the dagger lying on the ground with a feeling of doubt.
It is not made to a certain level in the workshop, and it gives off a fairly crude feeling.
I felt strongly that someone made it myself from start to finish.
And Adele soon found out that her predictions were correct.
“Your skills haven’t rusted yet. Leader.”
From behind the tree, a person emerged.
“… Isn’t it dangerous?”
“Because if it was the captain, it would have been enough to block it.”
“It was still dangerous.”
“You blocked it anyway.”
Adele and an unidentified person talking in a very businesslike voice.
In the meantime, Shien said, ‘Huh?’ and sighed.
The person who is talking to Adele right now, who is somehow thought to be close.
Yes! Woman, woman for sure!