Chapter 188 – Episode 188. Brotherhood of the Warrior Party (1)
After entering her mealtime, Celica gave the party a brief explanation of her own condition.
Naturally, she decided to hide that she had memories of the future, or that her purpose in finding her witch had changed.
She just felt that her head had cleared up recently, and that she felt that her friendliness towards her porter, who had only distanced herself from her, grew more and more…
When she wanted to face him, she just saw him take off the mask, and she was guided by her heartbeat that she felt at that moment and had a conversation about this and that and reached her current relationship. I just explained it around.
“… Right. Is it okay to see Dave’s face now?”
“Yes, I heard that I was excited as soon as I saw your face…”
Even now, with memories of the future, things that don’t come to mind very well.
Of course, he was also just an unstable precursor before entering the present state, but it would be appropriate to convince those who do not need to know such an inside story with this level of excuse.
“That, in many ways, was a nuisance… ?”
“… No, it’s fine.”
After hearing all the circumstances, Verdia, who savored the juice made from the fruits she picked up in the forest, showed Celica a smile of relief.
“Selica, you are in such a state because it is also my fault for not handling the danger facing you in advance. In such a circumstance, we may not remember, but the fact that our minds are stable will come as a great comfort to all of us.”
“Yeah, I’m really glad.”
Heira smiles brightly as she slowly wakes up.
She first noticed that Celica’s inner world had changed, but she was still determined not to delve deeply into the matter.
The only thing that matters is that Celica is able to be with everyone, and that she has deepened her feelings for Dave.
“Of course, I am not sure that I will be able to get it back even if I meet the witch yet, but the fact that the possibility has increased is enough to give her hope. Dave You think so too?”
“… Yes, that’s right.”
Dave smiles bitterly as he gives juice to party members after dinner.
The reason the answer was a little late was probably because, unlike Verdia, he was not genuinely hopeful, but Dave decided not to show it.
Just quietly exchanging glances with Celica and her, they just strengthened the oath they made at dawn.
“Yes, I hope the day when I can remember everyone will come soon.”
No matter what future awaits, at least until I meet the witch, I will postpone hope and focus on the present time.
When the smile created by that decision was drawn on Celica’s face, a soft smile gradually began to be drawn on Verdia’s face.
‘I stepped into this dangerous land to see this bright side.’
Yes, even if her memories were lost, Celica’s foundation would not change.
As she drank her juice in the hope that such an expectation would be rewarded in the future, Heira’s gaze, which had been looking at her with satisfaction, began to turn to Yumir, who was sitting next to her.
“Ymir, what’s wrong?”
“… What?”
After the meal started, Ymir kept his mouth shut with a perverse attitude.
In his characteristic crooked gaze, a particularly dark color was showing today.
“That, Celica’s condition is improving… Aren’t you happy, Ymir?”
“What is there to be happy about? My memories haven’t come back yet, and I don’t know how long it will stay that way.”
Ymir glared at the rocks around him while drinking his own juice.
In the process, she glanced at Celica for a moment, but she turned her head away as if she didn’t understand even that.
“Just saying they’ll look at me favorably would mean that I won’t get tired afterwards. In the end, it doesn’t change that we go through so much trouble because of him, right?”
“… Ymir, Celica is watching.”
“If I’m watching, can I go home right away?”
Ymir quietly stands up.
Then she burst into laughter and turned her back, and, indifferently, waved her hand and started heading towards her tent.
“Anyway, it’s a difficult situation, but you can concentrate on one hopeful news. I won’t be interfering with anything, so you guys should continue to have that kind of hope~ At least one of me should stick to this attitude so that I can be prepared if something happens.”
“…Ymir.”
Ymir maintains a sharp attitude until the end of the meal.
While her Heira and Verdia looked at her with worried eyes, Dave, who was clearing her table, started looking down at Celica, who was savoring her portion of juice.
“… Celica.”
Unlike the two of them, he is not worried about Ymir, who is still wary, but he is reluctant towards Celica, who has become the center of the current conflict.
“Yes why?”
“Aren’t you thinking of something strange?”
“Whoa, Yumir, are you worried that I will be offended by her sister’s grumpiness?”
Celica smiled faintly as she put down her juice cup.
Afterwards, as her gaze turned to the tent where Yumir was staying, the smile drawn on her lips began to reveal a fishy look.
“You do not have to worry. Because I was expecting Ymir unnie to come out like that. Doesn’t she rather feel that she wants to be closer than before?”
Her attitude of not only her leisure but also her expectation of spending time with her afterwards.
Just by looking at it, Dave felt a chill run up his spine.
“… It’s not you that I’m worried about, it’s Ymir.”
Contrary to her bright exterior, she knows best that the inside is black.
I just quietly prayed that the headstrong archmage would be able to withstand her well-intentioned mischief.
***
After clearing the campsite, I started climbing again.
The flat plateau that stretched beyond the horizon was teaching us that the road ahead was very wide.
“Didn’t you say that you could join the Anti-Human Alliance as long as you pass this Beldus Plain?”
“Yes, when I get there, my men will share the information I gathered earlier.”
After sharing that information, the current party’s final goal is to find her witch and bring Celica back.
To do that, you will need to cross this wide plain as quickly as possible and head to your destination.
Of course, it’s a story on the line where it’s possible.
“Ymir sister, are you okay?”
“Be quiet, can’t you see I’m walking?”
It is now a daily occurrence for Ymir to fall down during an arduous journey.
She still seemed to be trying to hold on with her stamina, but her melting, sweaty face taught her that she was pushed to her limits.
“You can still go further, so just go quietly. Talking to you for no reason, when you lose your energy, it becomes difficult to walk again… Heo-eok… !”
“… Thank you for your hard work, but it’s not a very good thing to overdo it and not be able to deal with the danger.”
It’s a normal thing for Ymir to collapse from exhaustion anyway.
Nevertheless, the way she used her energy and tried to go further taught that she was also growing, but ironically, the problem was that the situation was not good for her to move forward only by looking at that one point.
“Heira, are you okay?”
“Ooh, uh…”
Unlike Yumir, who is still standing up, Heira, who is struggling to breathe while lying on her floor.
Her clouded gaze and the sweat on her face taught her that she was more worn out than her ymir.
“More, hotter…”
“… Come to think of it, were her elves particularly weak against the heat?”
When she walked through the forest, she was the most calm and reliable woman, but after she entered the plain, she fell more often than Yumir.
As it was a problem stemming from her inherent limitations, it was unreasonable to want her to endure with her grit like her Yumir.
“… I think it would be better to rest in the shade until the day warms up a little.”
“Yes, since Celica’s condition has also improved, she shouldn’t be in too much of a hurry. Ymir, for Heira’s sake, won’t you set aside your stubbornness for a moment?”
“… Damn, I’m doing this again because I’m a little stronger.”
Yumir looks at Heira, who is being supported by Celica despite her grumbling, with her bitter eyes. Even so, she couldn’t continue her irritation any more, it would mean that she also gave Heira her considerable affection.
No matter what anyone says, Heira was the cute and precious youngest member of this warrior party.
“Then, we will do scouting in preparation for the unexpected. Celica, can I take care of the two of you?”
“Yes, please leave it to me.”
Afterwards, Dave and Verdia leave the three of them in the shade under a rock.
Immediately after the two of them left, Celica, who was seated, smiled and quietly approached Ymir and Heira.
To take care of his precious comrades on behalf of the two who left this place.
“Ymir sister, are you okay?”
“… Don’t talk Because it’s hard.”
Of course Ymir still maintains her attitude with the edge standing.
Celica, who had stared bitterly at her as she stretched out under the shade, not caring about her face, soon turned her attention to Heira, who leaned her back against the wall and gasped for breath.
“Serica, older sister… ?”
“Yes, my sister is here. Do you need anything?”
“… Water.”
Heira asks for what she needs with a feverish spirit.
Celica nodded her head at those words, took out her water bottle from her gym bag and put it in Heira’s mouth.
“Ha, uh…”
However, Heira throws most of the water away even when she takes the water bottle to her mouth.
I was so exhausted from the heat that I lost the strength to hold the water bottle with my hand, and even suck the water bottle with my mouth.
“…It can’t be helped.”
Is it because I can’t bear to leave Heira like that?
Soon, Celica started bringing the water bottle she was holding to her mouth.
Without swallowing the water, keeping it in your mouth…
“… Town.”
As it is, Celica grabs Heira’s chin and cheeks to give her strength.
Afterwards, Celica met her naturally wide open mouth, kissed her, and started pouring the water inside her mouth.
– Gulp, gulp.
The esophagus moves naturally as the flowing water stimulates the uvula.
Afterward, when all the water in her mouth was swallowed by Heira, Celica removed her mouth and gently wiped the moisture from Heira’s mouth.
“Are you okay?”
“… More.”
“Yes, you can tell me if you need more.”
Afterwards, Celica prepares to pour water into her mouth again to continue her previous work.
In the process, Celica, noticing the gaze staring at her, stopped her actions for a moment and looked behind her.
“What, what, what…”
With her mouth wide open, Yumir stares at herself with astonished eyes.
Celica, noticing that gaze, immediately covered the sly smile drawn on her lips with her fingers and spoke.
“Is Ymir sister next?”
There was no right of veto.
Subduing a dying archmage was not even a task for him now.
