239 – Lucia (2)
Beep beep beep beep-
The alarm bell in my head rang loudly. Latera trembled when she saw the message window that had turned red.
The room she was in was covered with advanced magic, so it was impossible to see what was happening outside, but the status window, which was separate from the laws of the world, allowed Latera to fully understand the situation outside.
[…what? You b*tch, say it again.]
[He said he was a pedophile. why? Did I say something wrong? Put your hand on your heart and think about your age!]
[What’s wrong with my age!]
‘Big, big trouble…’
In the translucent window, unpleasant conversations constantly appeared.
Judging from the content, it was a fight between colleagues that was unexpected. Although it was still just an argument, the level of conversation was heating up to the point where it wouldn’t be surprising if it escalated into a physical fight at any time.
[You were born again! Isn’t that done then? What is your age now… I’m two or two years younger than Shiron?]
[Your mental age is the same! Don’t you remember how old you were when you died? I don’t know much about human age, but I know that if you’re over your mid-twenties, you’re treated like an old maid who’s long past the age of marriage!]
[What kind of bullsh*t is this? I’m behind at 25! And since my birthday… one or two… hasn’t passed, I can say I’m 24, right?]
[That’s not what’s important! Look at the kid’s age. He’s still twenty-two. He’s less than half the age you’ve been. Doesn’t that prick your conscience?]
[…Oh, that’s right. I’m Lucia and Lucia is 20 years old? This is why I didn’t want to reveal that I was Kylie.]
[So, you accept that your mental age is the same, don’t you? That’s not all, the kid already has a fiancée named Siriel. Are you aware that your actions are adultery, stealing a man who already owns one?]
[that…]
[Look. Even if you think about it, I know it doesn’t make sense.]
[Ha, but! I can’t do anything other than Shiron! I’ve come to like it, but what should I do…!]
‘……oh.’
Latera, who was watching the message window, could not keep her mouth shut at the shocking content. I couldn’t look away because the alarm bell was ringing, so I kept watching, but the content was so provocative that my small mouth started drooling.
[And I liked poetry first in the world. Isn’t that enough?]
[…The kid Siriel said he liked the kid from the moment he was in the carriage on the day of the succession ceremony.]
[Then it’s okay! I’ve liked Siron ever since he went to get the holy sword!]
[really?]
[Is that so? At the time, I wasn’t used to romantic feelings or anything like that, so I didn’t realize it, but looking back now, it was… My heart was pounding at the courage of the boy who willingly held the holy sword instead of me, who had hesitated… It was the first time in my life. I felt like I was being protected…]
‘Sheet…’
[How old is that?]
[…8 years old?]
[So you’ve liked the kid since you were 10, right?]
[ah…]
[He’s a pedophile, right?]
Beep beep beep beep-
“This is not the time.”
Latera came to her senses and threw the translucent window aside. We have to stop them both quickly. If things continue like this, the emotional rift between each other may become irreparably deep!
“Hero! Hero!”
After releasing the spirit form, Latera ran to Siron, who was lying on the bed.
“Wake up! We’re in big trouble!”
As long as I have an ego, I know that I can’t always be happy. It’s not like a golem that has had its emotions removed, so isn’t it possible for them to bicker a bit?
However, Latera thought that it was too inappropriate even if the time and place were inappropriate.
A warrior who fell asleep against his will.
Seira, unlike her usual lithe self, is incredibly sharp.
Kylie, who is acting like an asshole because she is in a situation where her true identity is revealed.
and,
The alarm bells ringing in my head seemed like a countdown to the doom of this relationship.
“I mean, wake up! Oh my!”
But no matter how much Latera tried, the theory did not happen.
Isn’t this the only thing that won’t happen? Latera jumped up on the bed and sat on Siron’s chest.
Slap-slap-slap-
Latera started slapping Siron.
Clap- Clap- Clap-
At first, I didn’t put in much force because I was afraid the warrior would be in pain, but the warning bell in my head made me feel more urgent, so I naturally put in more effort.
Slap-slap-slap-
“Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!”
Was it around the time when my cute palms started to feel numb? When I sat down, my chest was erected at a right angle. Latera rolled over and fell down on the bed.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m a warrior…”
Latera, clutching the lump, walked shakily to the bed and fell down with tears in her eyes.
“hehehehe.”
“What?”
Siron rubbed the protruding back of his head without knowing why. The thick light cured the lump, and only then did Latera wipe her tears on the bed sheet.
“It’s a big problem, hero! Outside, outside! Lucia is fighting with Seira!”
“Why are we fighting so much?”
“……Seira has discovered Lucia’s identity!”
For a moment, Latera debated whether to tell Siron the truth or not, but while wondering why she had such wrong thoughts, she told him the truth.
Shiron touched his lips and recalled his last memory.
Somehow, I thought I was getting tired so suddenly, but there was a reason.
‘…It’s embarrassing.’
The magic that Seira cast on Siron was not a maintenance of magic for being in the deep sea, but was a consideration to ensure that no one would hear it for Lucia.
‘If you’re going to make it so I can’t hear it, just give it pocket money and tell it to buy pork cutlet and eat it. Why bother using magic to keep it locked up?’
I am thankful that the fatigue immediately after the battle was completely gone thanks to this, but should I say that Pinto was damaged? I can’t help but feel uneasy.
“That’s right. I notice it really early.”
“Oh no! This is not the time! We need to stop them both quickly!”
“No, let’s go in for now.”
Siron, harboring a desire for petty revenge, approached the place where the translucent barrier was set up. Indeed, perhaps because he was an archmage, it was not just a soundproof barrier, but a gimmick that conveyed to Seira roughly what was happening in the room.
Siron cleared his throat a few times and then naturally opened the door.
“Anyway! Can’t we just do it without Siriel finding out? Just enjoy the relationship and end it!”
“Now you’re saying you’re going to have an affair so openly? You said you’re afraid of the late wind, and now you’re going to commit a crime so openly…!”
“I’m sorry, but adultery was a crime 500 years ago, not now?”
“…”
I thought wrong. Neither Lucia nor Sei knew that this had happened. They were so focused on the argument that they only looked this way when they were right in front of them.
Shiron spoke to the two in a solemn voice.
“Don’t fight.”
The voice carried by the sea breeze cooled the heads of the two women. The two white faces turned to Shiron.
“Uh… are you awake?”
Black eyes that look tired. As soon as Lucia saw Chiron, she gulped down her saliva.
“Uh, when did you wake up? You look tired, but you sleep more…”
Seira felt that the atmosphere in Shiron was unusual. Could it be that you overheard the conversation with Kylie? As I thought about that, cold sweat ran down my spine.
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Siron walked towards the two with long strides and stared at the girl who was two heads shorter than me.
“Lucia.”
“Yes?”
“No matter how easy Seira looks, why are you being so rude? She’s at least hundreds of years older than you, so shouldn’t she be polite, right?”
“…I’m sorry. I’ll be careful from now on.”
“The apology should be to Seira, not me.”
After hearing the scolding, Lucia bowed her head towards Seira.
“I’m sorry. He looked so young that I forgot that he was hundreds of years old. When I found out, he was much older than the progenitor.”
“I, too, was unbecoming of an adult and got too angry at the blood clot… Yes.”
Seira applied saliva to the corner of her mouth and forced a smile. It was a contrast to Lucia, who was able to overcome the situation with ease, but Siron ignored the unnaturalness and freely shook off the resentment that had caused him to fall asleep.
“Then you two shake hands. Don’t fight and wait.”
“What? Where are you going?”
Lucia stopped Siron as he entered the road. Siron took the inn key without turning around.
“I’m taking Johanna home. I’m going to gather the fishmen scattered around the coast just in case. Killing Kihara isn’t the end.”
“Can I help you?”
“It’s okay. I have something to talk about with her personally. I also have to apologize.”
“uh…”
Lucia waved her hand at Siron, who was leaving the room. Seira somehow felt that look was pitiful.
A tragic heroine who was not chosen. Isn’t Kylie just like that?
The man she liked for a long time has already found a partner, and while the maid is away for work, the opportunity seems to have come, but the male lead, who is worried about the mean maid, does not even pay attention to the female lead this time.
The plot of a common subversive book.
When I read it to relieve boredom, I enjoyed it, but when the situation unfolded so closely, it was extremely uncomfortable.
This is even more so since the target is a colleague reunited after 500 years.
“Hey, Kylie.”
Seira walked closer to Lucia.
“It doesn’t seem like the kid cares about you at all. Still, you’re not going to give up your mind?”
“Why are you fighting all of a sudden?”
Lucia sent a sharp look towards Seira. Seira gazed casually into narrow golden eyes.
Certainly, even if 500 years had passed and she was reborn, Kylie was Kylie. He doesn’t know how to do anything properly except swing a sword, and his pride is so strong that he doesn’t want to lose a single word.
But I didn’t hate it. Still, we met as friends after 500 years, and even if we argued, the bond we built did not disappear.
All the harsh words he said to Lucia were said with the hope that Lucia would do well.
Seira cleared her throat and slowly bent down to be at eye level. In her previous life, Kylie was taller than her, but when they met again, the reincarnated Kylie was one head shorter than Seira.
“It’s not a fight, it’s the affection of old colleagues. It’s because you look so pitiful.”
“Go away, Grandma Elf. I think it’s a bit dishonest to meddle in young people’s love affairs.”
“Even though I’m like this, I’m an expert at dating. What have I been doing for free for the past 500 years? Are you saying I’m good at personal relationships?”
“Have you ever heard of old age? Stop talking nonsense and pack your bags.”
joy! Lucia snorted and was about to walk down… then looked back.
“really?”