The saint hates the grand duke-5
I always think about it, but I liked the dawn.
I liked the twilight blooming before the sun rises,
Everyone fell asleep, and I liked this gentle silence filled only with the sound of insects.
Is that why I always wake up at dawn? When I opened my eyes, I smiled a little at the faint light I could see.
My body felt light today. It must have been because she had completely relieved the worries she had had when she knew Adele was coming.
The method she chose was not understanding, but just focusing on reality.
Isn’t that the past anyway? No matter how much I paid attention to my past, there was no immediate change.
When she, who was most worried, stuck to that attitude, I felt relieved.
I think that being light in body probably has that effect.
Originally, I had to leave the temple yesterday and head south. Apparently, the schedule was pushed back because of Adele’s arrival.
So leaving this place is today’s task.
What you will get from the itinerary to go deep into the southern part… not as much as you think.
Perhaps for the time being, caring about Adrian and Adele will be enough.
The favor Adrian had for me was the favor of the priests,
The Paladins… starting with Berod, were already thinking about me.
If something strange happens, you won’t blame me blindly.
At least you know who I am now.
“…Yuria.”
After heading south, it’s time to step on the highway in earnest.
It wasn’t planned to kill Theresia, but he already knew who the unwanted people were in his life.
I was still in touch with Leonald.
I don’t know what method he uses, but Ronald was doing a great job in the role I was given.
In many ways, it seems like leaving him was a good choice.
[As for securing the target, it’s going well without any difficulties. Sogaju seems cool-headed, but sometimes kills his subordinates when things don’t go the way he wants. Jiji is disappearing, and it can be seen that the situation is becoming suitable for the name Iron Blood.]
I thought that would be the case, but somehow it seemed to be showing a bit of a chauvinistic movement.
Although it is possible because he has the name Taylor.
Well, I’m not sure if this will benefit Yuria in the long run.
If there were no competitors, they would have no choice but to follow Yuria, but if there were equal competitors, where would people go?
I wouldn’t be stupid enough to not know that.
However, you probably think that I can’t rise to an equal position.
Or should I get the position of head of the family first while I was in the south?
Most of the aspects of Yuria’s behavior were understood.
If I don’t suddenly go crazy and commit suicide, it means that the radius of action is in my hands.
Then all I have to do is…just wait here slowly.
Yuria eventually comes into my trap.
The trap won’t let you go once it bites you. Sooner or later, the moment will come when you can see the result with your own eyes.
After briefly burning Leonald’s letter by candlelight, he turned his gaze back to the window.
It must have been dawn when I woke up, but before I knew it, I could see the sun rising.
It’s morning, who should I go see first?
I saw Adele yesterday, so I thought I should go see Adrian today.
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“I guess you slept late last night?”
Until Adele arrived, I often met Adrian in the morning.
The priests took care of it, but Adrian was the only person I would meet here anyway.
yesterday? I stayed with Adele until afternoon.
I could have been honest with Adrian, but somehow I had a strong hunch that it wouldn’t work.
“I must have been a little tired.”
“It’s not bad to take a break once in a while. Robert is on the diligent side.”
I should feel a little guilty, but I couldn’t help it.
The relationship between Adrian and Adele…what should I say. It was a relationship where there was just that much distance with me in the middle.
Without me, there is no reason to be friendly, and even if you try to get closer, you will feel uncomfortable because of me.
It’s a little frustrating, but I thought I’d try to coordinate it somehow.
You can’t choose one and discard the other.
I don’t know if it’s a lover relationship, but I think it’s okay between friends.
It might be a little funny to think that Adele and I are friends.
When the priests helping Adrian get dressed, Adrian stood up and naturally grabbed my arm.
I didn’t catch it like last time.
Perhaps it was because of Adele, and she walked forward like that with Adrian lightly holding her arm.
“Today, I will leave here. How far did you say you would have to ride the carriage again?”
“Even if it’s deep, you’ll probably have to stop and go a few times. Because this is where the different races are.”
I lived near the Temple of the Moon without much difficulty, but the closer I got to the depths, the more I had to come into contact with different races.
Outskirts are fine. Mostly elves lived in the outskirts, so they were kind to humans as long as they didn’t harm nature.
Maybe stop a few times to ask permission from them.
Adrian seemed to have some expectations about moving deep south.
It might be a little dangerous, and there are wizards. Actually, as long as I and Adele are there, it won’t be easy for her to get hurt.
There is even a Berod. If she were to find herself in a dangerous situation, wouldn’t it be the case that the crown prince made up his mind and was aiming for it like last time?
I don’t intend to break the boundary.
In the case of Mirazen, the crown prince also intervened, so it would be too complacent to think that Adrian would not intervene.
The place where they walked for a while was where Berod and Paladins gathered.
Verod, who was inspecting the weapon, looked at me and Adrian, and his expression grotesquely distorted.
“…you’re here.”
“I don’t think you look very happy.”
“Isn’t it obvious? Even if it’s just what I can see right now.”
I want to tell you that it is not good to cherish Adrian too much.
If it wasn’t for that huge hammer in his hand, he wouldn’t have said that a few times already.
Adrian seemed to have fun with Berod like that.
She smiled for a moment, then slightly wrinkled her brow and opened her mouth to Verod.
“But don’t say too much to Robert. That’s what I asked for.”
“…I know, but I have a duty to protect the saintess. You always need to be vigilant.”
“It sounds like Robert is a dangerous man. Is it like that?”
“Not like that.”
At the urging voice, Verod drooped his shoulders as if sullen.
I was weak against Adrian, so I often felt sorry for Adrian when he took my side.
So, to Berod.
Verod, whose eyes softened even more than before, looked at me and let out a sigh as if pouring out.
Then he pointed in one direction and told me that the carriage had arrived.
“The wagon is already ready. I ordered something a little less wobbly than last time, so there shouldn’t be a big problem going into the depths.”
“Thank you for caring me.”
“Besides the saintess, the grand duke is also with us this time. Please take good care of the two of you. Paladins will use their strength on the surrounding borders.”
Adrian reacted to the fact that the Archduke was also with him, but
I didn’t react much because I already knew that Adele was riding in the same carriage.
It was a topic I was talking about yesterday.
Who should I go with when I go to the South?
Adele asked if it was okay to ride the wolf and travel together, but the southern swamps were inconvenient for wolves to move.
That wagon looks just ordinary, but in fact, isn’t it a magical engineering treatment?
So Adele gets into the carriage too.
Adrian didn’t seem to like that fact, and began to mumble quietly.
“Weren’t we supposed to move together? It turned out differently than planned.”
“I hope you understand. Since the Grand Duke joined us, we can’t go separately, can we?”
“…It’s not that I hate the Archduke, but it’s still awkward.”
I couldn’t do anything about the difference in inclination.
I just want the two of them to understand each other a little bit.
Aren’t there differences in personality between Mirajen and Adrian?
But seeing as they’ve become best friends, Adele and Adrian might be able to get along in the future.
As they approached the carriage, Adele was already on board.
When I opened the door, Adele sat down and called my name by knocking on the seat next to me.
“Robert, come this way. All three of us won’t be able to sit down.”
“Now, wait a minute. Where are you calling Robert?”
“It is next to me. If you had originally met face-to-face, it wouldn’t be much different.”
Back, Adrian shook his head, entangled in my arm again.
Adele stared blankly at me in response, and I replied, stabbed for some reason.
“Last time we sat together. The seats were wide enough to sit facing each other.”
“…Aha.”
Adele’s eyes grew cold as she smiled strangely.
It was fleeting, but it was the expression he often made when he saw or heard something he didn’t like.
When I saw Adrian clinging to my arm, that smile grew thicker,
Eventually, Adele got off the carriage and approached Adrian, grabbing his arm.
“I think it would be better for the saintess and I to sit together. Wouldn’t that be fair?”
I didn’t ask what was fair.
What the two women have to say about me is that I had a pretty blatant purpose.
If you can’t have it, it’s better that no one has it.
Adele had said it often before, so I quickly realized what she was talking about.
“yes? No – is there a need for that? Robert and I originally sat down and came.”
“It is absolutely necessary.”
After saying that, Adele added, removing her hand from Adrian’s holding my arm.
“Because I don’t want to see you.”
“Ah? Wait a minute- Grand Duke!”
What happened after that happened pretty quickly.
Before Adrian could put up any resistance, he pulled me away from me, and I lifted myself up and sat on the carriage.
Adele, who was seated next to him, smiled as she pointed to the empty seat in front of her.
As I was about to say something, Adele raised a finger and slightly covered her lips.
It seemed like there was no need to say anything.
After laughing for a while, he stepped into the carriage, and Adrian stared at Adele with a much-talked-about expression.
It was a first look. In a daze, and trembling hands were holding onto my collar.
I wonder if that’s why we’re falling apart, but I think Adele will be able to soothe her well.
With a proper excuse, he would pretend that he couldn’t help it.
But the more I look at it, the more uncomfortable I feel. After making eye contact with Adele for a moment, she slowly turned her head away.
“Are we leaving now?”
“…yes, probably.”
Even though it was only about choosing a seat in the carriage, she felt that Adele’s emotions were gradually becoming similar to those of the past.
Love affair, love each other for a while, but in the end, the past that could not be told.
I know now that dwelling on the past is not so good.
However, it was true that the closer he got to the feelings of the past, the more difficult it became.
I didn’t want to have a deep relationship with anyone.
If someone crosses the line and tries to come closer to me, I have no choice but to reject him.
It was different from before. I wasn’t the one who tried to live happily with everyone.
Isn’t it a life that runs for eternal rest?
All human beings are moving towards death, but sometimes we forget the fact.
However, I have not forgotten death.
Death was the place I was going, so I didn’t want to make a deep connection with anyone.
If it fails again, it probably won’t be able to bear it.
Before killing the crown prince, he wanted to have only this kind of relationship with everyone.
After all that purpose has been accomplished, you can talk about love without any more worries.
The carriage started to run forward. Get out of the southern outskirts and into the depths where the different races are.
After erasing the complicated thoughts that were rising in my head, I decided to focus a little on other goals.
relics.
I had to secure it from the depths.