33 – Palpitations – 3
Why is Lucy’s condition strange? Her mistakes, which began at breakfast-cum-assembly time, continued during her work.
“Wrong here.”
There were quite a few small mistakes in the paperwork that I would never normally make. A typo or a wrong number.
Even I, who are not accustomed to administrative processing, can easily find it, so what about Elan?
Her face showed deep concern.
“Lucy, are you not feeling well?”
“That’s not true…”
Lucy’s face was red, probably because she had made her mistake again. Her shrunken shoulders, her drooping aura. Anyone can see that Lucy’s condition was not normal right now.
“Let’s get some rest.”
I opened the window to freshen up the air and ordered tea and snacks from the maid. And she went out of the room to give her alone time. Then Elan followed me and asked me.
“Lucy’s condition is very bad? Did something happen in the Countess of Esthal?”
“No.”
Didn’t something in particular happen? No, I think something better happened to her.
So she told me everything except for the parts related to solitude.
After listening for a while, she tilted her head.
“Did something go wrong?”
“Isn’t it? It looks like he’s just having a personal problem… Elan will look into it.”
“Okay. Trust me!”
She said triumphantly and went inside first. Then she waited a while and then she heard a voice telling her to come in.
She went in and found Lucy, who seemed much better, waiting for her, smiling.
As I approached Elan, who was returning to her seat, she smiled confidently.
“They say nothing happened!”
“…You believe that?!”
“You know what’s going on in the water, but you don’t know what’s inside the people. They say you need time to organize your mind, so let’s give it time.”
“Hmm…”
I turned my gaze to Lucy and she scratched her cheek with an awkward smile.
“I’m sorry. Did I worry you?”
“I can’t say no. If you have any difficulties, please tell me. As I have said before, I am not weak enough to make Miss Lucy faint.”
Just like how we did last time.
Since she is Lucy who doesn’t usually act childishly, she was willing to accept it with a smile to some extent.
“Yes. Yes. Or lean on me.”
“Definitely worth relying on for the elders.”
“…I told you not to talk about your age.”
Seeing her growl, Lucy smiled softly. It seems that the atmosphere has loosened up a little bit, so her mind is much more at ease.
“Anyway, I’m leaving tomorrow.”
“Huh?! My, tomorrow? Isn’t it too soon?”
“I don’t have anything to do right now. Ah. Do you have something to do?”
If it’s something like that, I’ll have to leave it. Cecil also said that this side’s work comes first, so do everything you need to do before you come.
“Then now these things…”
Subjugating monsters, supporting the temple, and checking the farmland were all about building a wall. Of these, what I should do is, of course, subdue monsters.
“Elan. Can I leave you to check the farmland?”
“Of course.”
“And as for temple support, you can go after Elan checks the farmland… You can hand over the walls to Atram. Let’s see. Then we can solve everything in one or three days.”
“…Isn’t it?”
The most time-consuming and dangerous thing is to subdue monsters.
It is not easy to subdue monsters that move in winter because they are hungry and poisonous, but that has nothing to do with me.
That’s why it only takes three days, even if you set the maximum time.
Lucy could do this kind of calculation, and it was expected, but her expression looked slightly dark.
“Are you worried that I’m going to subjugate by myself? hahahaha. You don’t have to. According to reports, the monsters there aren’t that strong.”
Based on the traveler’s eyewitness accounts, the monster currently located in the south of the Starin Territory was Todik, one of the mid-level monsters.
A monster with six legs and the head of a snake that emits poison. Originally, it was a monster that should have been sleeping in the winter, but for some reason it was moving during the winter.
Poison is dangerous, but I’m invulnerable, so I can catch it normally.
“…Would you mind if I go alone? I wonder if it would be better for me to go with you…”
“Toddick is poisonous, so it’s better to catch him alone. It could be dangerous.”
“…Is it… Right?”
“Ah. Do you want to go get some fresh air? If that’s the case, you can go with me, but…”
I looked at Elan, she kept her mouth shut in thought for a moment, then nodded her head.
“Yes. Well, if you go with Cheonyoung, there will be no problem. But Cheonyoung, will it be okay if your burden increases?”
“There is no particular problem. You know how to ride a horse, too.”
“If that’s the case… Add about 10 more soldiers and take them with you. Other monsters might attack you, and there’s also a problem with the black alchemists.”
I admit that. I need someone to hold her while I hold her todik.
Lucy shook her head hurriedly as Elan tried to take her troops away for other tasks.
“Oh, no! It’s okay! Everyone has work to do, so I can’t go to the trouble of escorting myself. Ahahahaha…”
She’s a very nice girl.
Other nobles would be willing to take more soldiers, whether it’s dangerous or not.
“As expected, Lady Lucy. hahahaha. I really think of my subordinates… Then, I will go to subdue Todik by myself, and then go on an outing together. There is a place with a beautiful scenery nearby. Shall we pack a lunch and go on a picnic? “
“…That’s nice!”
In no time, his expression brightened. After all, beauty likes to smile.
It didn’t take long to finish the subjugation of Todik.
It was because the traveler’s information matched exactly.
Just in case, I checked to see if there were other monsters nearby, and when I returned to the manor and went into the office to report, I saw Lucy, who was working hard as usual with her hair tied.
“I’m back.”
“Have you been there?! Are there any injuries anywhere?”
As I entered the room, Lucy stopped what she was doing and stood up and approached me.
Then she looked at me with a worried look on her face, and it was only when she confirmed that I was fine that a smile crept across her face.
“As expected, you’re amazing. To catch Toddick alone…”
“hahahaha. This level is not a big deal. Rather, while I was subduing Todik, I also caught the monsters wandering around. I don’t think there will be anything related to monsters for the time being, so I’ll have to go to the academy soon.”
“…Is that how you want to go to the academy?”
It was a somber voice. I wondered if I had heard it wrong at the subdued voice that wasn’t like Lucy’s usual.
“Yes?”
“Oh, no. No. Nothing.”
“Didn’t you ask if you want to go to the academy like that? Um… Not really.”
“Ah… You heard that.”
She lowered her head with her blushing face and let out a small sigh.
“…Aren’t I ugly? I keep trying to lean on Cheonyoung…”
Who would know that you lean on it every day? What she didn’t even lean on.
She avoided my gaze with an awkward face before carefully opening her mouth.
“It’s just… A little like that. I feel uneasy about Chunyoung’s presence and absence.”
“hahahahaha. I’m pretty trustworthy. But don’t worry too much, I’ll be back soon.”
Certainly, there is a big difference between me and me.
They said that black alchemists were targeting him, so he must be worried.
But there shouldn’t be any problems with Elan, Atram, and skilled soldiers sent by Earl Estal.
“…Is that so?”
Only then, she smiled, stamped the documents, and held them out to me. Business trip certificate and pass. Having received it, I looked at Lucy’s task and asked.
“Do you need anything? Something to buy.”
“Just.”
“…?”
“Just come quickly. That’s enough.”
I nodded when I saw Lucy smiling brightly with her back to the sunlight.
I’ll have to go and come back soon.
***
Anxiety. Okay. It’s anxiety
But it’s probably not the kind of anxiety Chunyoung is talking about.
Sitting on the chair, Lucy let out a heavy sigh.
It’s really bad.
Thinking like this. Cheonyeongdo, Elando, and Atramdo. Other soldiers too. Everyone was busy working for Yeongji.
But he…
“Haaa…”
The reason the older sister called Cheonyoung this time is because of her academy’s research.
If Cecil conducts research at the academy and quickly produces results, it will be of great help to Yeongji.
Right now, aren’t the artifacts she created and brought through her research are of great help to the development of Yeongji?
As such, it would be for Yeongji to call Cheonyeong for her sister.
But somehow she felt disgusted.
Unlike herself, Cecil is always confident and confident.
And, just like that older sister, Chunyoung was always confident and confident.
Like the shining sun.
Like a shining twin moon.
How are you different from them?
Lucy gently raised his hand and touched his face lightly.
They look alike, but are completely different inside.
Twins.
The ‘evil god who took only the parts he lacked’ that others say is like himself.
An older sister who is always bright and competent in everything.
She is always in the dark and desperately trying to keep up with her sister’s toes but herself.
I will tell you who is more attractive among them without asking.
That’s why Lucy let out a small moan in his heavy heart.
“Ah…”
Close your eyes. Pain and suffering were coming.
And then, there was something blocking it.
– …Don’t worry too much, I’ll be back soon.
I remember what he said earlier. Lucy smiled slightly, feeling the sweet scent slowly rising from the bitterness.