Early morning with a faint dawn.
Euphemia cautiously sat on the bed and looked out the window.
It’s been 4 days since Ferzen, who said he would come back soon, was away.
Even Euphemia, who didn’t know anything, or wanted to know, didn’t intentionally let me know.
Little by little the spirit of war was wafting through the bustling capital.
‘what if… … ‘
No, even the assumption of if is meaningless now.
If war breaks out, Ferzen will definitely not stay by his side.
He is of Brutein’s blood, and he’s an Apollyon-class Warlock, so it’s strange that he wasn’t conscripted.
He is a man of great talent and ability, so he is hard to remember that he is unlikely to die, but… …
There was no such thing as a formula for death in war.
Already the meaning of all life is focused on his wife.
If it collapses, what will you be left with?
There is no doubt that the hands of a clock without time to point will have no meaning of existence.
“… … ”
Of course, a new meaning of life awaited her as a mother of a child growing in her womb.
However, just by ‘imagining’ whether that would completely cover the emptiness that Ferzen would feel when he died, Euphemia noticed that the scales were shaking.
At that, Euphemia gave a sad expression and gently stroked her bloated stomach.
“I… … ”
Really, you’re a bad mother.
However, as if to warmly care for even such an ugly mother, the sun rises in the morning and scatters brilliant sunlight on Euphemia.
click.
At the same time, the door to the proper bedroom opens… …
again.
Ferzen, full of signs of fatigue, entered.
“ah… … ”
“I went… … Euphemia.”
Turning her head, Euphemia hurriedly wrapped herself around her belly and got up.
Startle… … !
However, at the strong smell of smoke that was terrifying to get close to Ferzen, Euphemia instinctively shrugged.
This is a defense mechanism put forward by mothers as a mother with a child in her womb, before she hates the smell of tobacco.
And seeing that, Ferzen laughed bitterly at his inexperience.
I should have taken a bath, but seeing that I didn’t even take that into consideration, it seems like I was in a very bad mood.
“I’m sorry.”
“… … ”
“I couldn’t keep my promise to you.”
Inappropriately, as Ferzen, who apologized to her, took a few steps back, Euphemia unknowingly narrowed the distance in an instant and took her into her arms.
His body rejects the smell of tobacco mixed with his body odor, but… …
Why?
Euphemia didn’t hate it.
“it’s okay.”
“… … ”
“I’m glad that I can nag you instead.”
Ferzen, who has completely cut off smoking with just one promise, must have been great.
To be honest, I was really looking forward to seeing him get caught smoking in a place where he wasn’t confident or while he was working.
He has maintained perfection that shows no such thing as humanity.
Is that so?
Euphemia feels the emotion of affection deepen when he sees him breaking his promise at least once in this way.
“To the bathroom… … Shall we go?”
“Are you okay?”
“yes.”
There were many things I wanted to say.
To be honest, I wanted to ask him not to go to war in his face, but to stay by his side.
But knowing that it couldn’t be done, Euphemia did not open her mouth.
Just saying these words will make him feel uncomfortable.
As for myself, I can’t do anything.
This is the best way to be considerate of her husband going to the battlefield.
Euphemia, who went into the bathtub with warm water like that, held Ferzen’s arms and brought his hands to her stomach.
Then, he continues with an ordinary story that does not fit the current situation of the empire.
Yes, as if the fact that war was going to happen was a lie.
Euphemia drew Ferzen a calm daily life that was no different from usual.
“… … ”
Ferzen also noticed it earlier, but even though he knew it.
I couldn’t shake the comfort that this quiet daily life brought.
He knew he couldn’t afford to get drunk on this, but the serenity that permeated his mind allowed him to fall into a cozy sleep, quelling all anguish.
Euphemia, who was looking at Ferzen, who exhaled so evenly, quietly buried her face in his chest, and closed her eyes.
‘Beside me… … I must come back… … ‘
Haven’t you heard why he loves him yet?
So please don’t disappear leaving the reason as an eternal secret.
Euphemia clasped Ferzen’s hand and begged.
* * * * *
“… … ”
Ferzen’s eyes, which had been falling heavily, opened.
Then, it is not the bright noon sunlight that greets him, but the red sunset in the afternoon.
How long the hell he had been asleep, his body complained of wretchedness.
However, it seemed that the complicated thoughts of my mind had completely subsided, so I felt relatively refreshed.
Shrek.
When he turns his head to the side, he sees Euphemia, who is asleep, holding his left arm tightly.
Obviously, I know that you had a similar experience to Yuriel in the Imperial Palace.
‘okay… … ‘
Even though I was laughing out loud, Yuriel had something else to say.
Ferzen carefully pulled out his left arm and got out of bed.
Then, after tidying up her clothes, she closes the door so that Euphemia does not wake up and goes out into the hallway.
Immediately after, as he went out alone, Ferzen could see Yuriel leading the maids.
When the war begins, this mansion will be vacant for a very long time, so it must have been tidying up before then.
“Uriel.”
“ah… … ”
When she called her in a low voice, the dragon stopped what she was doing and turned around.
“Japanese… … did you wake up?”
“Would you mind moving for a while? I have something to tell you.”
Although it was Yuriel who hesitated a little, he nodded his head and started to quietly follow himself as he moved forward.
Ferzen, who came out to the backyard of the mansion, quietly looked at the garden that Euphemia had cultivated for herself, and opened her mouth.
“Soon, war will begin.”
“… … I heard it from my grandfather’s attendant.”
“is it.”
“yes.”
There was more to it than that, but Yuriel deliberately didn’t mention them.
It would have no meaning at all if we added useless words to the result that cannot be changed any longer.
“Unlike you… … It’s too hot.”
“… … ”
“It is not that the country is not afraid of war. But then… … You said it with your mouth.”
“… … ”
“The safest thing in this world is none other than by your side.”
Yuriel Wayne Dana Alfred.
A woman who became a Euclid-class elemental wizard at a young age.
No one dares to doubt his talent.
Therefore, it would be absurd not to recruit her for a war that depends on national luck.
“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t afraid, but… … It’s okay if I can be with you.”
Contrary to words, the body does not tire.
For this reason, due to its characteristics, Warlocks were also quite suitable for the rear units supplying supplies.
The front line, where countless dead bodies were piled up, was a place where the true majesty of a warlock could be shown to his heart’s content.
So, only those with really low grades and excellent networking are placed in the rear of the Warlock.
So, in the case of the Apollyon-class Ferzen, especially considering that he is of Brutein’s descent, the possibility of retreating to the rear would be very low.
‘… … Rather, I’m glad.’
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Most of the elemental wizards who pour out huge firepower belong to the Imperial Magician Corps and are called out to the front… …Even if it was dangerous, he said that he could always be in the same room with Ferzen.
“Uriel.”
However, Ferzen gave her a word that completely overturned her thoughts.
“You have been called up to the rear supply unit.”
“that is… … What are you talking about… … ?”
“No one can argue with this decision.”
Even if it was Yuriel herself.
“… … ”
“What are you talking about… … why… … I?”
Confused, Yuriel raises her voice with a trembling voice, but in fact, she knows better than anyone else.
Clearly, he used his hands to place himself in the rear.
“Do not be ridiculous… … Do not be ridiculous… … !”
Yuriel, who raised her voice at him, tightly rolled the skirt and grabbed it.
Whoops!
At the same time, as if to clearly show what a Euclid-class elemental wizard is like, a large-scale flame curtain spreads out over the sky.
Since it is the embodiment of magic that has been ignorantly beaten with the magic it possesses, the size of the curtain was large enough to cover the sky of the mansion.
“me… … Don’t underestimate me!”
“… … ”
“Because I was held in your arms and flirted and trembled… … ! I’m not weak enough to receive that kind of consideration… … !”
So not Yuriel as your wife.
Face Uriel as an elemental wizard!
As she continued, she exhaled a breath full of excitement.
“You saw… … !”
No, even if I want to catch my breath for a moment.
I couldn’t possibly do that.
“My sister… … ! You saw how he died! If you die on the battlefield… … I don’t think I’m going to be treated like that by my family because I can’t have your children… … ? So don’t do this. Where did the man who declared that he was the safest by his side and that he would protect him from all dangers in the world? As if he might die on the battlefield, as if he could not even protect his beloved wife! Don’t underestimate yourself as well as yourself and show weakness… … ”
Yuriel, who had continued to speak for a long time, finally vomited a voice mixed with weeping and bowed her head.
And Ferzen, who was watching it, opened her mouth, which she had been closing all the time, and said.
“… … I am not underestimating you and me. Yuriel.”
“Then why!”
People often compare war to chess, but if you really compare war to chess, the rules will change.
A pawn, a mere soldier, can only hold the same pawn.
Knights, Bishops, etc… … Depending on the given circumstances, he could eat a lot of chess pieces at once.
So the best move each other has will always come to grab the best move the other has.
Yes, if you substitute in light of that.
Gremory Eldin The person who will face Ishtar Elmark will inevitably be himself.
Being by your side would be the most dangerous place on the battlefield.
And there, Ferzen didn’t have the confidence to continue the fight without caring about Yuriel.
Of course, because she’s not really weak.
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Maybe he’ll die from being hit by a blind arrow.It’s not like you’re being swept away by the other person’s magic.
Gremory Eldin, Ishtar Elmark, isn’t it that he’s targeting her before himself?
Such worries may have been of no use at all.
So, it is possible to wrap it up with a lie that is pleasing to hear and continue to pretend as much as you want, but… …
He would definitely take care of all those variables.
Instead of winning the war, he will focus on the survival of a woman named Yuriel.
so that.
“Because you are… … Rather, I will become infinitely weak. Yuriel.”
because I’m afraid of losing you
“Your existence will be a heavy burden rather than a help to me on the battlefield.”
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Maybe it was a selfish, cruel confession, I didn’t know.Ferzen continued to speak bluntly, as strangely as he himself was.
“certainly… … Did I say not to look at you as a wife, but as an elemental wizard?”
Literally.
Yuriel.
Yuriel Wayne Dana Ruerg.
“Not Ferzen, who was Brutein’s nephew, an Apollyon-class warlock… … Look at me as your husband.”
“… … ”
“As your husband, I… … It’s not as strong as you think.”
“… … ”
“I’m just an infinitely weak coward, trembling in fear of losing you.”
So why don’t you close your eyes to that cowardly cowardice?
Yes, Fersen ‘begged’ Yuriel for the first time.
And since we met him, Yuriel, who has heard the most sincere truth about him… …
jerk.
Step by step, he approached him and smacked his chest with his soft arms.
“I’m cowardly… … ! cowardly… … ! cowardly… … !”
“… … ”
I’ve been hearing this
How can you be more stubborn?
Ferzen, who blocked the way out, Yuriel was just resentful.
“It’s shameful… … ! Ferzen! Ferzen von Schweig Ruerg… … !”
Yuriel, who was pouring out tears, grabbed Ferzen’s collar and shrugged.
Ferzen then pulled her into his arms and hugged her without saying a word.
At first, it was Yuriel who struggled wildly as if resisting it… …
Before long, only a woman who utters only pathetic weeping is left.
And as if to appease the sobbing, Ferzen reached out and wiped away Yuriel’s long black hair.
When I see these women who have been putting restrictions on each and every one of their actions, I can’t help but feel a variety of indescribable emotions… …
At least, one thing is for sure.
Ferzen never regretted having become such a coward.