Winter out (7)
“The magical engineering supplies left in stock have been sorted out to some extent. If you tell the merchant’s staff, you should be able to get them. Also, most of the crafting materials you delivered have been wanted, but it’s not right to arrange the legendary crafting materials. yes.”
“Are these ingredients so precious?”
“It’s not a good time. Twilight sand for ‘Delheim Hourglass’ is hard to find in winter like this, and I heard that the Pulan crystal ball for ‘Glockt’s Eye’ is not for sale.”
Overall, it seems that the production formula that can be researched right away has been quoted.
A ‘rake hand’ that can pull objects from a distance, a ‘craigle magic ink’ that increases the efficiency of enchantment, and a ‘projection hole’ that acts as a light… Actually, it’s not difficult even without Lortel’s help. things that can be crafted.
The problem was magic engineering items of rare grade or higher. If the materials are well gathered, it can be produced through research, but magical engineering items of a grade of ‘very rare’ or higher gradually require magical power. This is because there is a process in which certain properties must be directly imparted or removed.
The primary production target was the ‘thousand-year wooden staff struck by lightning’. Since it’s a ‘very rare’ grade, a magical imprinting process is also required, but the problem is that you can’t use magic right now.
It’s not that there aren’t other tricks, but I was worried because it was quite cumbersome.
“Yeah, then there’s nothing you can do about it. Anyway, thank you.”
Suddenly, I look at Lortel and she looks very tired.
It is the time when the year is coming to an end.
Regardless of the era and background, the end of the year is a hellish time for business people.
You have to finish the year’s work, settle the bill, make plans for the next year, and still deal with the business as usual.
“I’m busy, but you even took care of my request. It doesn’t matter if you put it off a little later.”
“It’s a combination of both sides, so don’t worry too much about it. Ugh..!”
Looking at the way he stretches his arms out as if it’s nothing special, it seems that he was sitting in his office and doing his work even before he came to the camp.
Sitting on the other side of the campfire and receiving the wooden mug, Lortel lowered her lips as if she had lost her strength. She looks like she’s smiling at first glance, is she really tired?
“I’m just going to rest. Why do you even come to tell me something? The distance isn’t that close.”
“Don’t worry, I’m here to rest.”
It seemed very comfortable to close my eyes and drink herbal tea.
A snowflake or two quietly landed. I packed up the books I was reading and put them under the blanket tent.
the moon smiles The moon, which was round like a tray, is left with only traces. Anyway, I live without mind, so time flies like a gun.
The sound of the flowing river was no longer audible at some point, and when looking at the riverside beyond the campfire, there was thin ice.
It was only a matter of time before the camp itself was enveloped in silence.
Sitting alone in a camp on a winter night, time seems to have stopped.
Quiet time comes equally to everyone, but the way each person accepts it is different.
For me, this winter is a time to prepare myself and take a break during the vacation, and it is also a time of trials where I have to protect myself from the harsh cold.
But it’s hard to imagine that this winter’s stillness would have the same meaning to people like Lucy and Lortel, who have transcended it.
Surprisingly, Lucy and Lortel, who do not seem to have any similarities, have something in common in essential parts.
It’s not that great. Rather, it is a feeling that most people live with pretty universally.
Although the forms are different, most people live with solitude in their own way.
And this emptiness that winter gives, ironically encourages that solitude.
Those who have ever walked alone on a lonely street on a winter night know this. The feeling of walking in a world that is asleep makes you repeat your situation over and over again.
Winter has such a magical power. It’s not a very sweet story.
“It must have been a lot of trouble.”
“Actually, there’s a lot more to talk about than that.”
Lortel said in a calm tone.
“Lucy… why is he sleeping there…?”
“It’s winter.”
“Is that the answer…?”
After I shrugged, Lortel sighed and took a sip of herbal tea.
Then he stares at Lucy with his axe eyes open and falls into agony. After seeing him lying on his stomach and exhaling quickly… he mumbles to himself that he seems a little ambiguous… that he’s overreacting, and then quickly changes the subject of the conversation.
“Actually, if we were only going to talk about magic engineering supplies, we wouldn’t have come this far, right?”
“Do you have other business?”
“Oh, pretend not to know.”
Lortel smiled and gathered magic in her hands. For a moment, magical energy gathered in Lortel’s hand, and soon a fairly large book was summoned and floating in the air.
There was nothing more to look at, it was a ‘sage’s seal’.
“I am the one who responds to this book.”
“Oh, you finally bid.”
“Iknow, right.”
Lortel, who said that and smiled like a fox, was very strange. As he overturned the campfire with a poker and wondered why he was doing that, a fact he forgot was imprinted in his mind.
As soon as I woke up after falling down from overwork, the situation changed rapidly, so I improvised a request to Lortel.
I’ll do anything, so please bid on the wise man’s seal.
“It turned out to be an interesting story, right?”
Seeing her smiling like a fox, I raised my hand and ran my eyebrows once. Those were the words that came out of my mouth anyway.
“Of course, I’m not an idiot either, so I can’t ask Ed senior Ed to feel burdened and ask such a huge request that he’ll have a hard time fulfilling it… but it’s also a virtue as a merchant to get at least the money he spent.”
“What the hell are you going to ask for?”
“Please take my side.”
Lortel, who closed her magical powers and removed the seal of the wise man again, sat down across the campfire and lowered her gaze.
“Are you on your side?”
“It’s just a hunch… Before I graduate, I have a feeling there’s going to be a huge turning point in my life.”
As for why he is telling me such a story right now, it is ultimately the fault of winter.
Lortel, who was talking while looking up at the crescent moon, seemed like a person from a faraway world.
“As much as politics is ultimately about taking sides, maybe everyone living in this school will be forced to choose one way or the other… In other words, a moment may come.”
“What kind of absurd assumption is that?”
“Yes. Please consider this an absurd assumption and listen to it.”
I said it was ridiculous, but in fact it is not.
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Lortel had some intuition.
There is a promised nemesis in Lortel’s life.
Fenia Elias Chloe, Princess of Kindness. Starting from her sophomore year, she rises to the position of student body president, seizes her bachelor’s degree and digs into the darkness of the Ross Taylor family… She is practically the main character in Act 4.
“If that time ever comes, take my side. That’s all it takes.”
A war of nerves between Princess Penia, who is expanding her role in earnest from the third act, and Lortel, who opposes her.
It’s not me who decides who the winner will be. In the end, the key is which of the two factions Taylor will side with.
“I don’t think it would mean that much just because I’m on your side.”
“That’s right. Senior, my reputation in the undergraduate school is getting better, but your support, both politically and outside of politics, won’t produce meaningful results. You’re just a student.”
“It feels strange to say it so nakedly.”
“Then what about it? It’s not a matter of whether it’s politically meaningful or not.”
Lortel laughed and spoke.
“It’s just… a matter of whether it has meaning to me or not.”
“It’s not that difficult.”
It was impossible to ignore the light of the crescent moon, which only fragments remained, and dimly hit the camp.
Lortel’s face bathed in the full moonlight surprised me.
Trying out the other person’s feelings while showing a seductive smile is what Lortel often does.
However, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen her smile so innocently… She deserves to be called a girl with a thousand faces.
“I’m glad.”
The way he spoke so plainly and gently shook his mug was like Lortel.
“I have one last thing to tell you.”
All we did after coming to camp was talking about this and that, and talking about what was going on in the world.
Still, it was very questionable to say that I was healed after a long time and that I had a good rest, but I stayed still as the person himself said so.
“Actually, this is the main point.”
It was absurd to bring up the main topic only when it was time to leave.
“What?”
“Ed senior, do you have a younger brother?”
The stories that followed with a round smile were definitely making my head thump.
“Senior and younger brother were grinding their teeth here and there. I couldn’t tell if he was really seeing them as the enemy of the family or if he was just harboring a slight resentment as a younger brother, so I left them alone for now. To be honest, it was a bit cute…”
“Are you Tanya?”
“yes that’s right.”
Lortel stood up, brushed off her clothes, and smiled.
“Well… I did a light response, but it’s not such a big deal. I just introduced this and that person in the sense of lightly feeling the bachelor’s atmosphere.”
“…okay?”
“They say they’re all going around today, and they’re going to visit Ed-senpai tomorrow morning and say something… Since Tanya is your younger sister, you know him well, right? Is it true that you resent Ed-senpai that much?”
Then he asked with a slightly serious face.
“If that’s really the case, I think I’ll have to change my stance.”
I didn’t answer that question right away… I was just groping my chin.
It was something that needed some thought.
*
The early morning sun is dazzling.
Since it is a vacation, of course there are no classes, and there are no undergraduate scholarship work.
I was going to sleep in late, but I woke up early because I wanted to do something more while I was in shape.
Unlike at night, the northern forest after the sun rises is full of energy in its own way.
The occasional chirping of sparrows in the morning or the sound of leaves rustling in a light breeze permeate my ears. It feels quite different from the completely silent night forest.
“…”
As I was absently intoxicated by the morning air, Lucy followed me out of the cabin.
Drunk and fluttering, his walking steps are more like a ttogi than a person.
During the vacation, the rules of the Ophelis Hall become wider, so it seems that I spend more time in the camp than in the dormitory.
That’s all, taking a nap, going out to eat, eating my meal together, reading a book from time to time, or going for a walk.
There was nothing bad about it from my point of view. At least during the winter break, Lucy’s magical powers were quite helpful, so it was good to stay at the camp if possible. I’m sorry that I’m so obsessed with Yenika.
“Light a fire, please.”
Lucy stumbled at the entrance of the cabin with dazed eyes and lit a bonfire before she could finish her words. Then, with his staggering gait, he descends and curls up on the other side of the campfire.
It seems that the air inside the cabin was stuffy, and as soon as the sun rose, this guy also came out to get some morning air.
After bending over, I brewed a cup of tea and sat down by the campfire.
As I sit still, intoxicated by the morning forest air, I am reminded of an important fact.
– ‘Since Miss Tanya is your younger sister, you know her well, right? Is it true that you resent senior Ed that much?’
I swallowed dry saliva and took a deep breath.
I already told you… I don’t know…!
Ed Roth Taylor in <The Fallen Swordsman of Sylvania> is a third-rate villain who exits in Act 1, Scene 1.
What kind of life he would have lived at the time he lived in the Ross Taylor Mansion… must be thoroughly analogized.
It’s hard to imagine that Ed Roth Taylor would have lived a sane life, since he’s pathetic and stupid looking.
My guess is that, after all, it’s likely that Tanya Rosteiler genuinely hates Ed Rosteiler. No, that’s for sure.
It is completely unknown now how to harm and what to do.
In the first place, Edgar at the time of living in the Ross Taylor Mansion, I have no idea what kind of evil he would have done to Tanya. Even the size of the grudge can’t be guessed at all.
Previously, my future knowledge played a very large role in establishing the basis for judgment, but in this case, all that trustworthy future knowledge is useless.
It has to be dealt with completely improvised.
“Whoa…”
I let out another breath, washed my face dry, and brushed my hair.
Embarrassed. Definitely embarrassing.
“What will happen if you worry about it?”
At that moment, I see a human figure walking from afar.
She is a girl accompanied by four servants. Even from a distance, it is already clear who the girl is as she walks through the forest bathed in the morning sunlight.
The wavy, flowing blonde hair is impressive. This color is very familiar to me.
Her golden eyes, as bright as her hair color, and her confident gait… are the same as we saw in the third act.
I sat still on the chair at the camp, staring at the approaching opponent without moving.
Tanya Ross Taylor.
The biological younger brother of this body I entered.
It is completely unknown what kind of relationship he will have with me. So, I have no choice but to stay still. If you stay still, you will go even in the middle.
Tanya, with sharp eyes, came to the front of the camp and stopped walking. Silence hangs between us once in a while.
Tanya looked over the entire camp as it was, and then turned her sharp gaze towards me.
And then slowly open your mouth…
“Oh, long time no see… brother…”
A servant standing next to him took out a well-wrapped tie pin.
“Go, since I haven’t seen your face in a while… I bought you a present…”
“…?”
I wiped the corner of my mouth once and looked at Tanya again.
He was averting his gaze with a puzzled look on his face. Are you afraid of something? Or do you seem to be perplexed…? What should I say, he looks like he’s seen something terrifying.
“…..”
At least, Tanya doesn’t seem to hold a grudge that much.
Only then could I come to a conclusion.
…okay. I see…
Great job… Ed Rosteylor…!
But while you were at the Roth Taylor Mansion… you lived a good enough life…!!
Sorry for the haste…!! I… I don’t even know…!!
