Chapter 41 – Episode 41. Aang~♥
“Thank god. I was very worried because you collapsed the other day and there was no sign of getting up.”
“… Did I fall down?”
“Ah yes. Don’t you remember? He looked at me saying he was testing the effect of the drug I was taking, but I was very surprised when he suddenly collapsed.”
“…”
“… Mr. Ymir?”
“Oh yeah.”
She raised her hand to her forehead and answered in a dry voice, searching for my memory, but her mind was only vague.
To the point where I can’t remember what happened before I lost consciousness…
No, there was one thing that came to mind.
‘I don’t hate it. A guy like you.’
That’s right, after giving the guy in front of me a drug, I can only remember saying that at first glance.
More than that, the faint memory must have been because he collapsed midway.
‘… Is it fortunate that the research is over?’
If the performance was blown midway, it would have been fatal.
But rather than being relieved, I first thought that it was futile.
I’ve been running steadily to complete a single study, and I’ve been paying attention to everything except that.
‘Really…’
Is it because it doesn’t feel real?
After the impatience she had felt so far had disappeared, only her emptiness greeted her, as if nothing had existed in her original place.
‘Is this all over?’
No, maybe there are more left.
I’ve been running like that until now, but wouldn’t it be strange that there was nothing after this?
“Are you okay? It seems your body hasn’t fully recovered yet…”
Around the time her face darkened from such anxiety, Dave, who was standing next to her, started calling out to Ymir with concern.
Dave narrows the distance as soon as he recognizes the voice.
Afterwards, the moment he pressed his forehead against his own, Ymir’s body froze rapidly.
“Oh, you seem to have a little fever. If it’s okay, can I take you to the temple right away?”
“…”
“… Mr. Ymir?”
– Jab!!
Dave hesitantly backs away with a cheerful sound of flesh hitting.
The moment he grabbed my cheek, embarrassment was drawn on his face, and Ymir’s breath hardened when he realized that he had stabbed him with his hand.
“M-I’m sorry. Fine…”
Apologize for mistakes.
As she tried to continue her natural behavior, she stopped her mouth, and involuntarily put her hand on her own mouth.
‘Why am I apologizing?’
I couldn’t help but feel confused.
It was because he waved his hand in surprise at the fact that he didn’t blink at anything, and even apologized because that wasn’t enough.
Yes, in the first place, such an apology is something only social people do because they are concerned about harming their relationship with him.
It’s obviously strange that he, who has unilaterally distanced himself from people, is trying to spit out such a thing.
‘But why…’
Something that hadn’t happened before.
-Thump, pound.
At the same time, why did I feel the trembling of my heart so vividly?
“Go, what if you suddenly approach me, you idiot!!”
“Sin, sorry! I approached without even knowing the subject… !!”
Dave was taken aback by her screams to cover up the confusion, but at last, as if overwhelmed by her, she began to shrink herself.
It felt very pathetic, unlike before.
It was frustrating why the other side came out with a low attitude even though it was clearly the person who did the wrong thing.
“The subject is not the problem, you… !!”
I felt a tingle in him, and my mouth, which I was about to shoot, closed.
Realizing that belatedly she had lost her cool, Ymir exhaled deeply and turned her head away from him.
“… It’s okay, so if you’re sorry, make me some rice.”
“Yes? Rice… You mean?”
“Yeah, I’m hungry because I slept for a while.”
Yumir resting his chin on his chin, staring indifferently at the window next to the bed.
Looking back, Dave’s hearty smile caught Ymir’s eyes through the reflected light from the window.
Was he glad that he had been knocked down, or was he genuinely glad that he was needed?
“Yes, then I will arrange it right away.”
After he left without asking anything further, Ymir carefully placed his hand on his chest and took time to feel it.
The heart, which had been beating like it was overflowing before, only emits a quiet beating sound as if it never did.
‘What is this. Why is my body like this?’
Yeah, that’s really weird
My body heats up just by having someone next to me, and I regain my composure just by disappearing.
***
After eating the meal prepared by Dave, Ymir sat down on the sofa in the mansion where she was staying and had a quiet time.
She really does nothing and empties her.
‘Since there’s nothing more to do with research, there won’t be any comments like expulsion or anything as long as the outline is summarized and submitted to the academic world.’
As much as the subject of research is the subject, there will be gossip, but that will also subside over time.
Those who use it may be guilty, but there is no sin in knowledge.
On the contrary, this drug, which will bring about a revolution in the magic world, will be desperately needed by mankind, who desperately needs to train wizards, and other wizards will also prepare for an all-out war against the radicals of the church or the monarchy.
Of course, it will be a political battle beyond that, so she won’t get involved herself.
‘Yeah, it’s none of my business after that. So I’ll have to find something to do that has nothing to do with that.’
Other wizards would usually study for self-development, but in the first place, a great wizard is a title that can be reached only by mastering most of the magical knowledge that mankind has achieved.
If you reach that level, you will focus on research and education to pursue something higher than studying while following the existing ones.
So, when you open the book and study again, it will be after you find a new research material that will interest you.
Then, like other archmages, why do you focus on nurturing students?
‘No, that’s even more impossible.’
Anyway, I’ve lived keeping my distance from people until now, but is it possible that I’m aiming for something like that now?
There is a man who has been hanging around lately, but he has no connection to magic in the first place. He is in a state where he has no reason or justification to bring himself into the magic world.
‘Well, I don’t think there’s anything I can’t teach you if you ask me to teach you…’
And then, what is he doing now?
Curiosity naturally raised her body, and she soon directed her feet throughout the mansion where she was staying.
It’s a spacious mansion, but it didn’t take long to find it. Because there is a clear difference between areas that have been cleaned and areas that have not.
Not to mention, he had a clean personality from the beginning, and not a single speck of dust was visible in the place he had passed.
As if to prove that he did not apply as a porter and a chore for nothing.
“Place…”
At the end of it, Yumir found him washing the windows and tried to call his name, but soon closed his mouth and cleared his throat.
“… Hey. Come over here for a second.”
I can’t call you by name
However, Ymir, who could not even say that he was a chore, gestured towards him.
Even that was a brusque attitude, but Dave didn’t mind and approached her indifferently.
“Yes, Mr. Ymir. Do you need anything?”
“No, there is nothing like that…”
After thinking about him for nothing, he said he naturally came all the way here.
Yumir, who couldn’t tell it honestly, hesitantly gave an excuse that finally popped into his head.
“… Two people. Didn’t you contact me when you’re coming?”
“Two people?”
“The two people who introduced you.”
He was talking about Verdia and Celica.
The last time I saw it was maybe ten days ago…
Of course, I wasn’t curious because I missed them.
In the first place, there was no such thing as a sense of camaraderie until now.
It’s just that when they join in, I have less time to be alone with the man in front of me…
“Ah yes. Ms. Verdia sent her a letter, but… For now, the Orc unit continued to stand in a confrontation and eventually withdrew.”
“Then I’ll be back soon.”
“Yes, but it will take some time to come, so I will come back in about two days.”
“… Okay?”
Two days.
That was the time to be alone with him.
Even after he joins the party, he will be with you, but you will have little time to get along personally.
Above all, isn’t he a regular member of the warrior’s party in the first place?
At best, he’s a guy who uses a bit of strength, and he’s good at chores, but when he starts promoting in earnest, it’s just like chores.
‘So, this might be the last time.’
If it had been before I woke up, I wouldn’t have cared too much.
But now I couldn’t take it seriously.
– Throbbing.
What is the identity of the heartbeat you feel at this moment when you close the distance with him?
I thought that if I really wanted to let him go, at least I would have to postpone it until after I found out about it.
“Hey, Mr. Ymir.”
How long had it been since I wanted to put my hand on his chest? Hearing Dave’s voice suddenly heard, Ymir didn’t express himself and asked back.
“Why are you calling me?”
“Are you free?”
Flinch.
Ymir’s body trembled greatly.
“…Ymir?”
“Ha, who is free?”
Yumir answered belatedly and turned his head with his arms crossed.
The day standing in the voice taught me that he was quite offended by the remark, but Dave didn’t notice it and just asked indirectly.
“But since earlier, something has been moving around…”
“Yai!”
“Hee! Sin, sorry!”
Dave screams and cowers.
Looking at him, Ymir sighed and sighed deeply as he adjusted his glasses.
Damn child.
At least it’s not embarrassing if you hide it until the end.
“Well, I was just hanging around because I thought you had something to say to me. You seem a bit busy, so it’s late to talk to you.”
“Me, Mr. Ymir?”
“… That, yes So what is that?”
Ymir belatedly tries to find the reason for the random words.
As if thinking of her troubles, she stroked her own rough hair, then snapped her fingers as if remembering something of her quirk.
“Isn’t there anything you want?”
“Yes? Do you want to have it?”
“Reciprocate, reciprocate. You risked your life to help me with my research, and of course you have to pay for it.”
Even if it wasn’t the core of the research, Yumir thought that he would give one or two artifacts lightly.
Of course, he is willing to give gold and silver treasures or legendary equipment to him who has driven my research.
As he is also a novice adventurer, he must be in need of many things, so he won’t decline, I thought.
“Um, don’t you have anything right now?”
“… What!?”
Ymir vomits astonishment at the unexpected nonchalant answer.
What Dave said didn’t make any sense to her.
Ignoring the reward given by himself, who is none other than the Archmage. Hello, is that a sane thing to say?
“No. Pretending to be nice doesn’t mean you’ll get a jar of honey, so tell me honestly. No, can I be honest?”
“Yes? No, that…”
“Do you know how great my research is? If it is submitted to the academic world and put into practical use, it is a great discovery that could change the magic system of mankind! But you don’t want anything after helping with that? Are you treating me like a retard or treating my research like a retard?”
“It’s not like that, so calm down…”
“Or is it the heart? Is it because you want to touch my body, not money?”
“Yes yes!?”
Dave is taken aback when he sees Ymir spitting out his wild words in excitement.
But Ymir had no intention of taking his word for it. On the contrary, she even lifted her breasts with her arms in a way that asked her to do it if she wanted to.
“Ah, yes. Are you a man too? Hey, if there’s such a thing as a dick, you can’t think of anything when you look at my body. Somehow, I thought it was strange that the head was thrown first as soon as I saw the naked body, but that was to cover up everything standing up!”
“Oh, no. It’s not like that… Aww!”
“It’s okay, give me your hand!! If anything, not only letting them touch it, but going all the way to the next… !!”
Ymir finally grabs Dave’s hand and pulls it to his chest.
It was the first time in her life that a man’s hand had touched her directly, and of her own will.
And…
“Aang~♥”
A groan escaped as his hands crossed my chest.
Feeling her body tremble at her strange sensation, she belatedly became aware of the noise she had uttered and tightened her breathing.
