532.
Shaking eyes.
Closed lips.
A tightly clenched fist.
Eiran’s face, seen in the dark, was full of anxiety.
“When was the last time you slept properly?”
“… … “A week ago.”
Leo sighed deeply in response to Eiran’s answer.
Then he got up and turned on the magic lamp on one side of the tent.
Leo took the towel hanging on one side and brushed Eiran’s wet hair.
“Oh, I… … .”
“Stay still.”
Leo spoke harshly and roughly dried Eiran’s hair.
After some of the moisture had dried on his head, Leo walked over to the sleeping bag, sat down, and asked.
“Are you very worried about Berkia?”
Eiran bowed his head in response to Leo’s question.
“I know I have to stop him.”
Eiran spoke softly.
“But I have no idea what to say or how to stop him.”
Eiran trembled as he held both arms as if embracing his own body.
“That’s why I’m so scared, I think it might be the Verkia I know. He was afraid that he would never open his eyes. “I’m afraid that Berkia will harm Leo.”
As Eiran, I can’t help but feel dizzy.
The fall of someone who was his longing and goal.
And the fear that someone you respect might harm another person you respect.
I couldn’t sleep because of the anxiety that filled my head.
I’ve been trying to get my mind together somehow for the past week.
But it failed.
That’s why I came to see Leo.
Looking at Eiran like that, Leo sighed deeply.
‘It’s bound to be difficult.’
For Eiran, it would be a heartbreaking situation.
The pressure of the current situation is too great to be considered weak.
The situation was a little different with Runia and Chen Xia.
How would Chen Xia react if she had to defeat Leo, who was resurrected as an undead?
What if you need Runia to defeat Luna?
‘It would be the same situation for Eiran.’
It was too much pressure for Eiran, who was still a young girl, to handle.
Leo looked at Eyran in silence.
‘What should I say?’
Should he say that he will not fall if he defeated Berkia?
‘No words will be of comfort in the current situation.’
I couldn’t hastily say that Berkia would regain its original appearance.
Eiran knows very well that this is something close to impossible.
Anxiety depletes the mind.
The silence and darkness that came at night would have made Eiran even more fearful.
However, I couldn’t tell this story to Runia and Chen Xia.
Although they didn’t show it because they were thinking about Eiran, the two of them were equally anxious about the current situation.
There was no way to harm the two people who were working hard to get their minds together.
Eiran tried to overcome it somehow on his own, but in the end, he couldn’t overcome his anxiety and came to see Leo.
The only person I can rely on in this situation.
Eiran, who was shaking, raised his head and looked into Leo’s red eyes.
“Is it difficult?”
Eiran grits his teeth and composes himself in response to Leo’s question.
‘You shouldn’t rely on Leo either.’
Eiran knows.
That Leo doesn’t just see himself as a hero candidate.
As long as Leo is a great hero.
In the future, Leo will definitely have a decisive battle with Erebos and Tartarus.
And Leo chose Eiran as the hero to fight on that battlefield.
‘That’s why I can’t be more foolish.’
If you rely on Leo every time you have a hard time, you will end up being nothing but a burden.
‘I have to overcome this alone.’
Eiran forced a smile.
“It was hard, but I’ll try my best… … .”
“If you’re tired, go to sleep.”
“yes?”
“There is no need to force yourself to endure difficult things.”
“B-But how long can I rely on Leo-sama…” … .”
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“No. But it’s okay now.”
Leo said calmly.
“Because adults are there to help you when you’re having a hard time. so? “Would you like to tell me your favorite old story?”
Eiran, who had a slightly dazed look on his face, unconsciously said, ‘Foot!’ He burst out laughing.
“Leo, no matter what, I’m not a complete child.”
“Do you not want to hear it?”
“Still, I want to hear it.”
Eiran answered in a slightly brighter voice.
Leo looked at Eiran and took out another spare sleeping bag from subspace.
It was time for Eiran to get into his sleeping bag.
“Huh~ Looks like nothing much is going on.”
“Huh?”
Eiran was startled and turned around at the sound of a voice coming from behind.
There was Chen Xia, squatting down and looking at Eiran with her eyes wide open.
“Shi, Miss Xia. “Since when has it been around?”
“From the beginning.”
Chen Xia grinned.
“You never know what might happen if a man and a woman are together at night, right?”
“Do I look like that kind of guy?”
When Leo clicked his tongue, Chen Xia shook his head.
“I believe in Master Leo. “The person I don’t trust is Ms. Eiran.”
Eiran opened his eyes wide at those words and asked with wide eyes.
“You, it’s too much. No matter how much I like reading, I don’t do anything strange! Do you think I’m an elf who will secretly visit Leo late at night and seduce him?”
“Yes, she looks like an elf enough.”
Eiran burst into tears at the answer without any hesitation.
“Can I sleep here too?”
“Why you?”
“It would be a big problem if Miss Eiran attacked Master Leo.”
“I-I’m not that kind of elf!”
Eiran was crying and grabbed Chen Xia and shook her violently.
Leo burst out laughing as he saw that.
“It reminds me of the old days.”
Bihar also often made fun of Berkia like that.
Looking at the descendants of his disciples, Leo recalled past memories and opened his mouth.
“Would you like to tell me about the first time you met Berkia and Bihar?”
Eiran and Chen Xia, who were bickering over those words, sat in front of Leo.
Time passed while listening to the stories of our ancestors.
***
Early morning.
Before I knew it, the snowstorm had stopped.
Runia woke up and took a deep breath.
‘I don’t know if Eiran will be okay.’
As a close friend, Runia also knew that Eiran was not in good condition.
‘I want to cheer you up somehow.’
However, Runia could not hastily comfort Eiran.
Runia also truly respects the ancestors of the Lundua family.
Her ancestors, who worked hard to pass on the flame of the Holy Fire to future generations, have always been one of her prides.
What if such an ancestor is resurrected as an undead due to the evil spirit king’s trick?
I can’t even imagine what it must be like.
‘If I bring up the story hastily, I might cause even more harm.’
Runia took a deep breath and opened her sleeping bag.
Ji-i-ik-!
Runia stood up after opening the zipper and looked embarrassed.
“What is E? Chen Xia?”
The two people had disappeared completely.
As Runia looked perplexed, a voice was heard from outside the tent.
“Can’t you come back later?”
‘ah.’
Runia, who thought something had happened overnight, sighed in relief.
And Eiran’s voice became brighter.
Runia, who was getting up from her seat, immediately perked up her ears at the voice she heard.
“No. “Leo, you should sleep too.”
“Can’t I just sleep with Leo?”
“I said it couldn’t be done. We were together all night. “Captain Leo couldn’t sleep because of us, so we should give him at least a short rest.”
“Leo made us unable to sleep. “How can I sleep when you do that?”
“hmm… … That’s right. It was definitely a fun time.”
Runia froze at the sound of conversation coming from outside.
The tent door opened and Eiran and Chen Xia came in.
And when Eiran found Runia frozen and gaping, her eyes widened.
“Miss Runia, you woke up early.”
“Uh, uh… … Eiran, you seem to be feeling a little better?”
“yes! I’m sorry for causing you worry. “Miss Runia.”
Runia smiled awkwardly as she looked at Eiran, who had an apologetic expression on her face.
“Oh, no. are you okay. by the way… … Are you coming from Leo’s tent?”
“yes. It’s embarrassing, but I was comforted by Leo all night long. Thanks to that, I was able to forget a lot of my worries and concerns.”
“Thanks to Miss Eiran’s foolishness, Master Leo couldn’t sleep.”
“Miss Xia was with us.”
Eiran grumbled in a loud voice.
As Runia listened to the conversation between the two, her voice began to tremble rapidly.
“You, you, you! “Do you know what you have done now?”
“yes? That’s right, with Leo all night… … Oh, Miss Runia, should you have gone with me instead of leaving her alone? sorry! I didn’t even think about it… … “I’ll definitely go with you next time.”
When Eiran looked apologetic, Runia, whose face was as red as her own hair, began to throw a fit.
“You guys! A student!”
“Miss Runia?”
“What on earth did the student do? Leo! Even though he is an adult! No! Being an adult isn’t the problem in the first place! three? Seeh? Three of us!? Overnight?! Next time, me too?!”
“Lu, Miss Runia? Why are you doing this? “Take it easy!”
“Calm? Why are you doing this? You are the honor students of Seilun and Rumern! Behave neatly! Do you think it makes sense to do something like that and then look like you don’t know what the problem is?”
Eiran said with a frightened face as he looked at Runia, who raised her eyes with a bright red face.
“Well, I just heard an old story from Leo?!”
“No matter how many books I read… … uh?!”
Runia, who was shouting, looked embarrassed for a moment.
And after a while.
His shoulders began to shake with a slightly white face.
“Ah, that’s what I was thinking.”
Chen Xia smiled brightly.
“Miss Runia has a very rich imagination. “I never thought I would think that way.”
“Oh, no, I mean. I am… … that is… … .”
Looking at Runia, who was sweating profusely, Eiran realized the situation and opened his eyes round.
Then he narrowed his eyes.
“Miss Runia.”
“S-sorry. So me!”
“It’s bad quality.”
“… … .”
At those words, Runia lowered her head.
Runia, whose shoulders were shaking, threw a fit again and attacked Eiran.
“This is all because you usually see a lot of strange things!”
“Why is it my fault?! “Miss Runia, something is going on in your head!”
“Ahhhh! I don’t know! It’s your fault! “It’s your fault!”
Chen Xia smiled as she looked at the two elves screaming at each other.
“Shh, Leo can hear everything.”
At those words, the two people’s voices stopped.
Chen Xia smiled and approached Runia.
“I’m glad the misunderstanding has been resolved.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“But I’m just curious. How far did you imagine?”
Runia’s shoulders began to tremble again.
I want to pull that smiling mouth.
“Tell me a story. yes?”
‘This guy has a really bad personality.’
Runia couldn’t help but cover her face as she saw Chen Xia teasing her with a smile.
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