Chapter 25. Taking care of the snowflakes so they bloom. (One)
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Elise, who had been concentrating on the documents on the table, raised her head.
“come in.”
William, with his hair neatly combed, opened the door and entered.
Although his hands had long since healed, he still insisted on wearing gloves.
“Elice.”
“Why, is it ‘that guy’ again?”
Elise let out an annoyed sigh.
“Why are there so many demands on this little guy? I wish he was half as good as Jack. No, at least half as good.”
Ekarot, who is staying at the Wizard’s Tower, has quickly emerged as a new problem for Elice.
Ekarot’s food, clothing, and material costs were truly beyond imagination.
“Aren’t you wasting too much money? It’s going to be a bad habit.”
“Even if I spend it that way, it’s nothing compared to my master’s wealth. My master told me not to spare any expense for Ekarot-kun.”
William comforted Elice with a soft voice.
“Furthermore, I understand that the master has set a considerable cost for Elice in the future.”
“It’s not used very often because it’s a habit. You know how much financial trouble we had when we were running the Vendetta Guild.”
In fact, a significant portion of the funds at that time were spent on treating Ellise’s illness.
As the places where money came from decreased and the places where money came in increased, Elice’s wealth was increasing day by day.
“So, Ekarot, what did that guy say again? Was he whining about telling me to give out news about his master?”
Elice muttered curtly and rested her chin. The reason she considered Ekarot a nuisance wasn’t just a matter of cost.
“I heard that we are hiding the news from our master on purpose. How long has it been since we lost contact with the northern subjugation team?”
“Fortunately, this is not news from Ekarot-kun.”
William smiled rarely and showed his hand hidden behind his back.
“Jeonseo-gu has arrived.”
“carrier pigeon?!”
Elise jumped up from the chair. An unsealed letter was passed from William to Elice.
“Oh, my God. You really are the master.”
Elise sighed after checking the outside of the envelope.
“You used the express Jeonseo-gu. The imperial family has probably been contacted by now.”
“Yeah, yeah. I guess I can finally give Ekarot something.”
Elice hurriedly released the seal, chewing on harsh words that were unusual for her. And she concentrated on checking the contents of her letter.
Rustle.
“……Oh my god.”
Elise couldn’t control her excitement and slightly crumpled the letter.
“Elice?”
“As expected, you are the master.”
Elice’s voice was filled with joy, joy, and satisfaction.
“It looks like you not only successfully completed the subjugation war, but also won the mining rights to the mines in the node territory.”
“yes?”
Even William, who rarely expresses his emotions, opened his eyes wide in surprise.
“Mining rights? That must have been monopolized by the Concellare family for decades?”
He furrowed his eyebrows for a moment and added in a low voice.
“By any chance, is there a part of Mikel that is as bad as Mason…?”
“He’s not the type of person to do that. I don’t know what method he used.”
Elise walked back to her desk with light steps.
“Well, maybe Mikel has something to offer that is worth dying for? Anyway, this isn’t what’s important.”
Ellise’s hands were busy going back and forth between the drawers next to the table. Several sheets of paper piled up on the table in an instant.
“Miss Melina said she had some new inspiration, so that’s good. If it’s a Nord diamond, the possibilities for use are endless.”
“I guess I should spread the word to the social world. Miss Melina’s new work is imminent.”
“Ah, we need to spread other rumors as well. It would be best to focus this on clubs and noble families.”
Elise smiled meaningfully.
“Rumors of the ‘Black Knight.’”
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Whiiing-
The cold wind cut my skin like a knife.
“Sniff.”
Leah rubbed the tip of her nose with her finger. The girl’s white nose was not the least bit red despite her cold.
“It’s not really cold.”
After she obtained Aria, the strange snowstorm that had enveloped the Nord territory disappeared.
In the end, the node territory regained temperatures similar to previous years.
Even so, the weather was so cold that my shoulders shrank and white steam came out of my mouth.
But Leah didn’t feel the cold at all.
“Whew.”
A smile crossed Leah’s lips as she lightly relaxed.
I was filled with vivid vitality from head to toe. The feeling of being able to do anything, of having every muscle in your body completely under your control.
“amazing…….”
My body was itching to fight something right now. It didn’t matter whether it was a person or a monster.
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It wasn’t because he wanted to dissipate Aria’s power.
“How strong have you become?”
It was because I wanted to understand exactly how I had changed.
It was the same when I got Aria. She had no desire to become stronger by obtaining the Sword of the Four Seasons.
It’s just a sword, a weapon.
For Leah, true strength is herself. Swordsmanship, will, and pride.
That’s what I thought.
“Let’s stick with Abel… no, no.”
Leah, who was muttering, shook her head.
“If I do that, my father might faint.”
After fighting the mysterious voice while holding Aria, Leah eventually lost consciousness.
When I regained consciousness, I saw the familiar ceiling of the castle, and Mikel’s face covered in tears was in front of me.
‘Leah!’
When I looked up close, my father’s face looked very haggard and old.
‘Do you know how worried I was… … .’
Everyone around me started to wake up to the hoarse voice. Mikel Concellarele shedding tears was a sight no one could have imagined.
“…….”
Leah slightly furrowed her eyebrows.
I ran out half with the intention of coming and half with the intention of showing something to my father.
‘I thought I was losing you… … . Please, don’t do that again. huh?’
When I saw the tears streaming down my father’s wrinkled face, an indescribable emotion welled up in me.
“……joy.”
Leah blew her flowing bangs away with her nose. To calm the guilt lingering in my heart.
“But still, what is this?”
From that day on, Mikel never took his eyes off Leah. It was a judgment mixed with concern that Leah might collapse again.
It was the same even now when I returned to the capital with the members of the subjugation team.
“I’m fine now.”
I had barely escaped with the excuse of running errands. It was clear that if time went on, Mikel would soon send someone.
Leah was just about to get out of the tree after finishing her work.
Pout.
From afar, I heard the slightest sound of people stepping on the snow.
“Who are you?”
Leah immediately placed her hand on the sheath of the sword at her waist.
This is also a change that occurred after acquiring Aria, and my five senses became very sensitive. I was able to clearly pick up sounds that I would have missed before.
“Oh, sorry.”
A handsome young man’s face appeared from behind a tree along with a confused voice.
“Are you very surprised?”
“……You are Prince Cain.”
Leah hid her sharply honed spirit and put on an expressionless face again.
“What’s going on here?”
“I heard that Miss Leah went this way, so I followed her. I was waiting to surprise her… but as expected, she noticed right away.”
Cain said in an admiring tone.
“I guess it’s thanks to you becoming Aria’s master.”
“…….”
“It’s the same for me. Since I got the cadenza, my physical abilities have doubled.”
Cain’s face was filled with excitement at meeting another master of the four seasons.
“Isn’t it truly amazing? A sword with such great power.”
Leah looked at Cain blankly for a moment,
“Yeah, that’s awesome.”
He responded bluntly. It means that you don’t really agree with it.
“…….”
Cain’s face became slightly blurred. Leah was driven to her knees.
“So why did you wait for me?”
“Ah, that’s….”
Cain said, fiddling with the back of his hand.
Leah’s eyes landed on the back of Cain’s hand. Above it was a sword symbolizing a flame.
“…….”
Leah unconsciously resisted the urge to grab the back of her hand.
A sword pattern appeared on the back of his hand, just like Cain. Unlike Cain, it was a pattern shaped like ice.
“I don’t know what you will think when I say this….”
Cain finally spoke in a voice filled with complex deliberation.
“I feel like I’m being pulled by a magnet. From Miss Leah.”
His burning red eyes turned to Leah.
“I kept looking at you and my heart was pounding. When I came to, I found myself looking for Miss Leah.”
It was a remark that would have made many ladies in the capital proud if they had heard it. At first glance, it sounded like a love confession.
“Isn’t Miss Leah like that?”
However, Cain himself, who said those words,
“……Is that so?”
Leah, who heard those words, also knew that this was not a confession of love.
‘It’s a magnet.’
Because Leah also felt what Cain was saying.
Even among all those people, she was able to find exactly where Cain was.
A unique feeling as if you are being pulled deep into your soul, as if every cell of your body is running towards it.
‘Cadenza and Aria.’
It’s probably because of the sword of the four seasons that Cain and Leia obtained.
“I also feel what Prince Cain said.”
When Leah responded in an indifferent tone, Cain’s face lit up.
“It wasn’t just me. Isn’t it amazing? Maybe it’s because the cadenza and aria resonate.”
“Resonance?”
“Yes. The sword of the four seasons is said to be made up of two pairs of brotherly swords.”
Cain enthusiastically told the story he heard from the wizard.
“Cadenza, the summer sword, and Aria, the winter sword, are paired together. That’s why they attract each other when they’re close together.”
“Then the rest….”
“Fall’s Sword Requiem, Spring’s Sword Serenade.”
Cain’s eyes twinkled with longing.
“It has not been revealed what abilities it has. It is certain that it possesses great power.”
“okay.”
Despite Leah’s brief reply, Cain tried to continue the conversation.
“When I first held the cadenza, it was really painful because of the heat. But I was determined not to lose, and in the end, I succeeded. How did you feel, Leah?”
“It was just a little cold.”
“……Oh, that’s all?”
“yes.”
Leah did not hide her sad face.
‘It’s annoying.’
This is because the conversation with Cain was not fun at all.
‘I was just cleaning up the troubles in the territory.’
Every word is a cadenza, an aria, a sword of the four seasons. As if there was nothing else to talk about with Leah other than that topic.
In other words, what he was interested in was ‘Aria’, not ‘Leah’.
‘Your attitude has changed from before.’
The friendliness and kindness are twice as big as before.
The difference was very annoying to Leah.
Moreover, the problem was that he kept trying to form a consensus with himself, but he couldn’t agree with it.
“When I hold the cadenza, I keep wanting to pour out something and release something. I think it’s probably the influence of the cadenza.”
Cain asked with sparkling eyes.
“How are you feeling Aria? Does it feel like your heart is freezing or you’re colder than before?”
“Not really.”
“Oh, really? Not at all?”
“yes.”
“…….”
fantasy,
