103 – Initiative
A separate building in the morning.
Siron slowly got up from the bed. I woke up to the sunlight pouring down without anyone waking me up, but contrary to my body feeling like it was going to fly, I wasn’t in a good mood.
Because of what happened last night.
‘What is that guy?”
Siron stroked his chin and pondered.
‘Why don’t you react when you see Seira?’
I was so tired that I collapsed, and the worries I should have had yesterday came to me belatedly.
Suddenly, he was pushed to the side by Lucia’s hand gesture, and Lucia faced Seira. I didn’t do anything to stop it because it was a situation I would have had to face at some point, but since it wasn’t a meeting I had specifically intended, I just quietly observed the situation.
but,
The situation ended surprisingly smoothly. Not falling far short of expectations and expectations,
Lucia ignored Seira and left the room after saying goodnight.
‘What is it? Even though I didn’t expect a touching scene, I did expect a special reaction…’
The meeting between the two was so stark that it had nothing to do with the relationship of colleagues meeting after 500 years. No, it wasn’t just desolate, there was no exchange at all.
“…no way.”
Shiron stared blankly under the bed. A nun was sleeping on the cold stone floor.
‘Doesn’t he remember Seira?’
Shiron got up from the bed and walked to Seira’s side. Then he shook Seira’s shoulders to wake her up.
“hey.”
“…”
“If you sleep in a place like that, your mouth will go back.”
“…Well, what is it?”
Seira turned her head and narrowed her eyes. Shiron wondered if this elf was sleeping on the floor, especially his own room, but he didn’t bother to ask.
Shiron was a kind young man who respected his elders, so he pointed to the bed he was sleeping on a moment ago with a lot of good intentions.
“If you sleep, sleep on the bed. What is this?”
However, despite Shiron’s warm consideration, Seira never went to bed. She still sits on the floor and just stares at Chiron’s face.
“Kid.”
Seira stared at Shiron with a face full of annoyance.
“You don’t remember what happened yesterday?”
Seira slowly got up and let out a deep sigh.
“They say they search you when you get on the bed.”
“…what?”
“I asked him where he slept, and he said he would search for me when I got on the bed. So I slept curled up on the floor.”
‘I said that?’
Siron was a little embarrassed. Did you say that? I couldn’t remember much because I was so tired that I fell asleep. Meanwhile. Seira yawned and fell into bed.
“Call me again if you need me.”
“…okay.”
Just-
Seira snapped her fingers and the room instantly became dark. After a while, a soft breathing sound was heard. It was behavior that lacked any of the grandeur of an archmage, but Siron did not necessarily reprimand her.
Shiron had vaguely sensed that Seira was reluctant to face people face to face, so he quietly turned his back and left the room.
*
The Academy’s library.
“Return is due 14 days from the loan date. Please be careful not to be late.”
Lucia spoke to the student who was walking away with a book full of books.
Although being a book committee member is a volunteer activity that does not allow you to receive any compensation, Lucia smiled and filled out the loan payment record because it was not an activity that specifically asked for compensation.
As expected, I feel calm when I am in the library. Lucia felt her distraught mind gradually calming down due to what happened last night.
Lucia liked the library. If you ask why, it’s because Lucia was the only place where she could be quiet in this spacious academy site.
‘…I said if I fight one more time, I’ll be suspended from school.’
Strangely enough, the ones that Siriel called scoundrels who challenged Lucia did not even come into the library.
‘I guess I’ll just have to stay here for a while.’
Until the sun set, Lucia faithfully carried out her duties as a member of the library committee. I dealt with students who came to borrow books, put the books piled up like a tower back in their original places, and quietly read books until Siriel finished her personal business.
“Lucia.”
By the time I got used to the smell of old books. A warm spring scent passed by the tip of Lucia’s nose. Before we knew it, Siriel had approached and tapped Lucia on the shoulder.
“Let’s go home.”
“…huh.”
After tidying up her place, Lucia packed her bag and left the library. Lucia and Siriel walked side by side to the school gate.
‘Now that I think about it. Siriel is tall too.’
Lucia looked at Siriel, who was about a head taller than me. Because of the height difference, Lucia keeps looking up at Siriel.
‘Both Shiron and Siriel are tall, so why am I the only one?’
“ah…”
While I was continuing these useless thoughts. Lucia recalled a fact she had forgotten. The sound of shoes clicking suddenly stopped.
‘Did I… tell you that Siron was here?’
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
Siriel turned around to face Lucia, who had stopped walking. Lucia looked awkwardly at Siriel, who had her back turned to the sunset. Siriel was not a child who smiled often, but now she was smiling all the time. Siriel wasn’t usually the type of person to talk a lot, but for some reason she was quieter today.
‘no way…’
For a moment, goosebumps appeared on Lucia’s forearms even in the warm spring weather. She had a vague sense that her friend wanted to see Siron a lot, so even if it was a mistake, she felt quite guilty.
“Si, Siriel.”
“huh?”
“I forgot to mention something, but Siron came to the separate building early yesterday morning.”
“…huh?”
“I wasn’t trying to hide it? I was so nervous that I couldn’t tell you…”
“Things like that happen, too.”
Siriel cut Lucia off with a bright smile. Then he turned his head and walked towards the front door.
“…uh?”
Because of my embarrassment, I hesitated to the point where I thought it was a little late. Lucia, who was watching Siriel’s back getting further and further away, immediately followed Siriel.
Lucia followed Siriel at a slightly faster pace. Are you really angry? Because I didn’t tell you in advance? When Siriel, who always walked side by side with Lucia, walked ahead without even looking back, Lucia felt uneasy for no reason.
Lucia, who had been following for a while, found a carriage waiting in front of the main gate. An elderly gentleman was waiting next to the carriage, which was entirely painted black.
“Please eat inside.”
“…yes.”
Siriel calmly received the coachman’s greeting and tried to get into the carriage he opened for her. but.
I couldn’t do that. When the door suddenly opened, a man took his place in the space that should have been empty. The man faced Siriel with a bright smile.
“…brother?”
Siriel came to a halt in front of the carriage. Siron was inside the carriage. A lot of time had passed and little of his former appearance remained, but Siriel could tell at a glance that the black-haired young man was Siron.
“hi.”
Siron waved his hand and greeted Siriel, who had frozen.
“What are you doing? You’re not coming in.”
“…”
“Shiron?”
Lucia’s eyes opened wide as she belatedly checked the inside of the carriage. It was the same for Siriel. She knew that she had come to Rien, and she had clearly practiced what lines to say when they met, but since she was faced with this unexpectedly without preparation, Siriel did not know what to say.
‘calm down. If we see each other after a long time and cry or rush into a hug, we look like children.’
Siriel silently sat down to the left of Shiron. I almost ran into Shiron without a moment’s delay and hugged him. I tried my best to escape childishness, but is that true? Siriel was grateful for a body and mind that could do unpretentious things in surprising situations.
Seeing that Lucia was sitting across from her, Chiron knocked on the wall and started the carriage.
“Aren’t you surprised?”
Seeing Siriel clinging to him, Chiron turned his head. The appearance of the relative’s younger sister, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time, was the same as Shiron had known.
Siriel was tall, similar to Hugo, but not excessively tall. I guess I should say that she was about a head taller than Lucia… If you put the three of them in a row, it seemed like they would be just a head taller.
“Oppa… did you expect me to be surprised?”
Siriel asked Siron carefully. Between the silver hair that turned red in the sunlight, the blue eyes were somehow bright.
“Oppa, Maak, do you want me to be surprised?”
“…It’s not like that in particular.”
“Huh…”
Meanwhile, Siriel strongly hugged his left arm. Siron was startled.
“Actually, I was surprised. But as much as I missed you so much… I couldn’t even react like I was surprised.”
“…”
The girl with no mischievous look left on her face was so powerful. However, there was another reason why the theory solidified.
‘…chest.’
The voluptuousness clearly visible on the white blazer. There were two layers of clothes, but Shiron could feel the elasticity beyond them.
An obvious trick.
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Both Siron and Lucia, who was watching the action, noticed that Siriel’s actions were intentional.
But that obvious method worked well. In this short period of time, Siriel impressed everyone that she was no longer a child.