(EP.267)Song #4
267 – Cicada’s Song #4
The letter handed to him from the general store witch was in an envelope painted with splendid gold leaf.
Paper that looks luxurious even if you pretend to. It also has a nice soft floral scent.
However, what caught our attention the most was the lion-shaped seal. A beast called the king of beasts. There is only one family in this world that can use a lion as a seal.
“Sir Tae Oh, I have a letter from the Lioness. I don’t think it was sent to me.”
Shh.
After receiving the letter from Mirna, I used the dagger that was worn around my waist to tear off the seal and inspect the contents.
Its content is simple.
“Day XX. 1:00 pm. I’ll meet you in the fairy wind.”
It seems to be a letter notifying the time and place of the appointment. The date is tomorrow. There is still time to spare.
“Is it from the young Lioness?”
To Mirna’s question, I just vaguely replied, “Okay.” Is it because of the nightmare I had in the morning before?
Sreak, Sreak.
Mirna asked me again as I folded the letter and put it in my arms.
“What are you going to do?”
“It’s tomorrow, so we have to think about it tomorrow.”
If Elgar summoned me, there is a high probability that it will be because I have something important to say.
At the same time, I also had something to say to Elgar. This one-sided notice of promise is also an opportunity for me.
Just like I did in my dreams. I’m going to bump my heart against Elgar.
Don’t use your head to measure or avoid this. This time, if I clash with my heart like a man, Elgar might be able to relieve her anger and understand me.
But before that.
I decided to stick to today. Because I wanted to avoid neglecting Mirna in front of me because of what happened tomorrow.
Just, just.
When I left the witch’s shop, the sunny summer weather shone outside.
All kinds of cicadas and grass bugs crow in the trees planted along the well-manicured walkways.
Even the young ladies who disappeared under the cool parasols, and even the adventurers who rested their backs against the wall in the shade of the eaves.
taken from noblemt l
Good weather
* * *
I toured the sights of Monarch City sequentially with Mirna.
A museum full of all kinds of objects past a chapel with a high spire. There is also a small zoo where you can touch various animals.
To distribute Mirna’s stamina, who had been marching all morning, I took a short break in the grass near the zoo.
However, a grassy field with nothing may be exposed to direct sunlight as it is. My eyes turned to the monster Cloudring Yingying that Mirna is using like a parasol.
“I’ll use it as a parasol for a moment.”
━Creung… !
“When I’m done, I’ll give you an apology.”
ㅡ Ying yaing.
👌👌👌👌👌👌
When I sprayed water on Yingying’s body, he grew in size like a water-dried sponge.
Its body, which was the size of a parasol, has grown even bigger, and now it can be used as a parasol that can fit two people comfortably.
Mirna inserted a black paulownia stick hit by lightning into that guy’s body. With that, a simple parasol is completed.
ㅡ Kyu-Iing.
Even when a stick was inserted into his body, the strange monster didn’t look or feel very sick. It’s because your body changes fluidly like cotton candy.
Thanks to this, we were able to spread out our mats and relax under the cool shade he had created. Mirna, who wiped the sweat from the back of her neck with a handkerchief, looked around and said,
“There are a lot of people everywhere.”
As she said, there were a lot of people in this wide meadow. Parasols and parasols towering all over the place. The carpets and mats spread out below, and the ladies and gentlemen enjoying tea time.
ㅡAh… ! I, Airiole, am not a child… ! Let the little ones go over there and play alone… !
-It’s a nymph, let’s catch a nymph!
-Guys, don’t go too far!
Whether it was a family picnic, children running everywhere, and even the screams of a mother giving attention. It can be described as congested.
I said.
“It is said that the royal capital is the city with the most tourists. People tend to flock to places I want to be famous like this.”
“Ugh. Somehow I’m losing my mind. When I saw it in a magazine, I thought it would be a more secluded and relaxed place. There were so many people in the Mornach Grand Crusade, I couldn’t even see anything.”
Mirna seemed a little disappointed. You don’t like crowds? Suddenly, I wondered what it would be like if it was Narmi, the younger sister.
Because Narmi is cheerful, she often jumps into the crowd and gets along very well. However, it seems a bit rude to ask Mirna about it now, so Mirna opens her mouth first to stay still.
“I think Narmi would have liked busy people.”
“Is that so?”
“However, Narmi hates summer because she can handle the heat well.”
Right. I understand why Narmi hasn’t been showing up lately. In a world without air conditioners, people who are good at the heat must have a hard time.
“Does Mirna-sama not tolerate the heat well?”
“no. It’s the same body, but it’s the same.”
“It was a doorway.”
“Still, I am more patient than Narmi. Narmi wants to imitate everything I do, but she doesn’t want to do anything this difficult, right?”
Was the heat key the ignition key? Mirna began to hate Narmi.
Of course, it’s a story about squeezing toothpaste on your own, even if you say it’s bad. It was a story about sisters who share the same body, but suffer because they do not match well with each other.
“Really, I’m not the only one who suffers. Maybe others can’t even imagine… , Sir Tae Oh, why are you looking at me with those strange eyes?”
“No, I think I’ve heard stories like this from Narmi before. Ms. Narmi told me a similar story. After all, I want to be sisters.”
“Huh, is that so? When did you hear about it? What if I can’t come out because I’m suppressed by Narmi?”
At Mirna’s question, I was slightly nervous.
I already know that the sisters don’t like to talk about those days. Because of that, it’s because I’ve become embarrassed for nothing.
But Mirna didn’t care whether I was embarrassed or not.
“When I am struggling. It seems that Tae-oh went out to have fun with Narmi. What did you two do? Did you give Narmi earrings as well?”
“Can I go to the bathroom for a minute?”
“No. Why are you trying to avoid answering?”
What led to this conversation? I was embarrassed because the topic of the conversation, which was flowing like a wave in the stream of consciousness, might suffocate my neck.
But he seemed to know that Mirna was jealous for some reason.
I hurriedly reached out and grabbed the wild flowers I saw nearby.
“What are you doing now?”
swish.
When Mirna frowned, my hands were able to meticulously weave the stems of the flowers to create small circles.
“This is a present for Miss Mirna.”
“It’s just a ring made by weaving flowers. Not even the kids running around. I gave Narmi an earring, but I am just an ordinary flower ring.”
“But when you do this, you don’t get out of the ordinary.”
whoops.
I enchanted the wild flower ring. I’m going to put my mana on this wild flower ring like a coating. With that, it becomes very far from the ordinary.
Diling-.
「Half-Fairy Wildflower Ring: It slightly corrects the wearer’s luck… !」
done! Of course, the effect was worse than I thought. Mirna’s eyes widened as she looked at it.
“Is this an enchantment? I heard it’s a skill that magicians can sharpen hard. When did you learn this?”
“I learned a little over the shoulder what King Qasim does.”
“How can you make it so simple that you have to train for 10 years as an apprentice?”
Was it that great?
Mirna said.
“I knew that Tae-oh’s talent was exceptional. This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone successfully perform an enchantment like this without any special techniques.”
“Then, will you accept my ring?”
“like.”
I put the ring on Mirna’s ring finger. A magic ring made from natural materials.
It looked plain and ordinary, but contrary to what she grumbled, Mirna seemed to be quite pleased with the ring I gave her.
“I never thought I would have such a talent. But now that I think about it, I don’t know much about Sir Tae-oh.”
“is that so? I think you know it pretty well… .”
“I wonder what kind of time Sir Tae-oh lived. what you like I don’t know anything like that. Tae-oh really doesn’t talk about himself, does he?”
That was correct. I’m not good at telling my story.
If you say, “When I was a kid, I used to like to bang on a fan.” Because it is natural for those who hear it to ask, “What is a fan?”
I didn’t want to show that the world we lived in was different. By the way. Even if you look at that aside, I don’t think I’m the type of person who talks about my story in a frivolous way.
Why?
Then Mirna said.
“What type of women do you like, Sir Tae-oh?”
“I… , like Miss Mirna-.”
“Except for the candy balm that says he likes a girl like me.”
You’re talented.
But I was confused by this question. What kind of woman do I like? Aren’t all men alike? Pretty and cute, loves only me… .
So he endured the tickling in the back of his head and spoke as if he was sulking.
“Between Mirna-sama and me, I don’t think that’s important now.”
However, Mirna’s attitude was quite determined.
“It’s important right now. Knowing what kind of women Tae-oh likes will help me take a bigger stake in Tae-oh’s heart.”
“It’s kind of embarrassing.”
My heart is pounding Isn’t this the first time someone is trying to fit me in? Because the women around me are usually strong assertions.
Of course, it was the same with Mirna. Because of that, I was stunned because I didn’t expect to be able to tell such a story.
After not being able to speak for a long time, Mirna spoke with a cheeky voice.
“Do you like naked women?”
“Mirna-sama, you said that it was the starting word of the dungeon.”
ㅡ Ying yaing.
* * *
The night view of Monarch City is beautiful.
This is because the magic street lamps I ordered to be installed everywhere are shining beautifully in all directions.
As a result, the crime and accident rates are dropping. In addition, it was one of the projects that received favorable reviews in many ways because you can see the beautiful night view when you climb the hill.
“Kyung Tae-oh, yesterday and today were more fun than I thought.”
Mirna with the night view from a high hill. she said lightly. To that, I decided to answer lightly.
“I had fun too.”
“Hey, I have to have a busy day again starting tomorrow. There’s also the issue of how to deal with the Belhawk family. We also need to review Queen Tarantera’s untitled case. It hurts my head.”
Mirna is a busy woman.
However, I did not dislike Mirna’s busyness. Is there anyone who shines as brightly as a person who works hard in his or her work?
“Then, Sir Tae-oh. Now I’m going to let you go into my room in the palace. Can you escort me to the end?”
Shh.
Mirna stretches out her hand like a noble lady. No, just like a lady. This analogy was strange. Because Mirna was actually a noble lady.
Shh.
I gently grabbed the outstretched hand. I’m used to holding women’s hands and escorting them.
slurp.
But Mirna’s hand went beyond my hand, and slipped her hand between my fingers.
It means that they clashed like lovers.
“I, Mirna… ?”
“Don’t say anything. I’m shy too… !”
I could feel the soft, small hand that was not even wearing a glove. Are women’s hands so soft?
“… … .”
“… … .”
Me and Mirna have now stopped talking to each other. They simply rely on the warmth radiating from each other’s hands on a hot, sultry summer night.
just holding hands
It wasn’t strange, even if it wasn’t a big deal, to walk hand in hand with us, who did something even greater than that. My heart was beating particularly fast.
Was it the same for Mirna? She covered her face with her hand holding the fan and began to fuss.
“… Everyone seems to be looking at us!”
“Hey, isn’t it because Mirna-sama is working hard on the fan?”
“Everyone must think of us as unscrupulous and ungodly lovers… ! Oh my gosh, I’m ashamed to do something like this in front of everyone… .”
Even though we were arguing like that, we didn’t let go of our hands. I don’t mind the sweat seeping from my hands, and I hold it tighter.
like they don’t want to fall apart.
As if I wanted to face this time even a little longer.
Finally, when they stand in front of the thick royal castle, each other’s slender fingertips fall apart as if they are missing something.
“Then go in, Sir Tae-oh. I want to go in and take a shower. I also want to change clothes.”
“Then have a good night Mirna.”
“Tomorrow, are you planning to go to the appointment with Lioness Youngae?”
“Perhaps it will.”
Mirna, who had been hesitant about my answer, finally asked a question that seemed to have been floating around in her mouth all day today.
“… Can’t we go?”
“… … .”
While I was at a loss for words, Mirna added something as if explaining.
“It’s not jealousy or anything like that. A letter from Sir Tae-oh. It’s somehow ominous. Should I say it’s awkward? .”
Is it an ominous letter?
When Mirna talks like that, it doesn’t sound like someone else’s story.
“Then, can I just ask Mirna a favor?”