Chapter 97 – 97. An Unstable Alliance (1)
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Yushin heard from the head of the priesthood, Ilaina, that a victory celebration would be held at Maherit’s palace.
Savnak was greatly defeated.
The Demon King’s army also lost momentum and fled.
The elves of Liberia, which had ended the evil relationship that had lasted for hundreds of years, were now engulfed in joy and joy.
“How about spending some time with Allen Roxfield at the lake near the capital?”
Ardena suggested.
Yushin shrugged at the sudden suggestion of the high elf warrior chief.
It’s not a particularly difficult proposition.
Yushin was simply surprised that Ardena had made such a proposal ‘for Allen’. Wasn’t it close to the enemy of infidelity? Unlike Allen, who showed her displeasure with her blunt expression, Ardena was considerate of her Allen, showing her grown-up nature as her elder.
“Shall we go?”
“… If your brother wants it.”
Allen nodded at Yushin’s question.
Have you talked to Ardena in advance?
At Ardena’s suggestion of going to a lake located near the capital, he showed no surprise and agreed.
“Alone and Leticia were supposed to come soon….”
“I will be welcoming you.”
“Thank you, I’ll be back for a while.”
Yushin, who thanked Ardena, went back to his guest room to prepare for his departure.
Allen and Ardena remain.
Ardena, who confirmed that Yushin’s back had disappeared, opened her mouth again.
“Make no mistake, Allen Roxfield. I was considerate of you because it would be difficult if you ran rampant in the palace, but I did not acknowledge you as Yushin’s partner.”
“Huh.”
If it was Allen, she would have reacted sharply to Ardena’s words, but she replied with a snort as if she was happy to be able to go for a walk with Yushin alone.
* * *
The lake located near the capital, Maherit, was freshwater trapped inland.
It was easy to find out.
For as soon as they reached the lake, Allen drank water with her hands to quench her thirst.
If it were a salt-laden lagoon connected to the sea, we would have seen Allen spraying her mouth full, but unfortunately that did not happen.
“I can see why Ardena recommended it. It is a natural scenery that is difficult to see in the Kingdom of Valois.”
Yushin said while looking around the lake.
The view of the lake reflecting sunlight and emitting brilliant light had a beauty that could only be found in nature.
It was a view that could not be found in artificially created reservoirs and dams. The lake, surrounded by a large forest, was famous as a tourist destination even for the citizens of Maherit.
“Allen.”
Yushin called Allen.
She playfully splashed around.
Then the cold lake water washed Allen’s face.
“Ugh, what….”
“You’ve been making an insect-bitten expression all day in the palace. How about coming here?”
“Not bad.”
Allen replied with a smile.
I didn’t like it.
Best of all, it was quiet.
I liked being away from Maherit’s palace, which always made a lot of noise.
Allen had a far superior physical ability compared to other people. She was able to perceive the footsteps of people walking in a 50-meter radius as vividly as if she were right next to her, and her hearing was so good that she could hear the breathing of people walking next to her. Because of her constant noise, Allen had a habit of avoiding her crowded places.
“Let’s go back when the palace event is over.”
“Where?”
“Well….”
Yushin recalled Valencia Castle.
Because it was his first resting place after being enslaved by the Elves of Liberia.
But suddenly I had a question.
Wasn’t she taking it too natural to return to Valencia Castle? When she fell out with the country of elves, she inadvertently wounded Ardena. She wondered if Lord Wallace would ever forgive her son of a bitch for having horribly wounded her daughter.
“Should I ask Ilayna for a luxurious mansion? A house located in a deserted area. It was an impossible dream in Korea, where house prices skyrocketed, but it is possible here.”
“… Can’t we just take any house?”
“Will it be?”
“Regret.”
Yushin burst into laughter.
She reciprocated as Allen burst into laughter at the sight of him.
“I don’t regret following her brother.”
“Thank you.”
“I found out while I was far away. After all, the place where I belong is the seat next to my brother.”
Allen, who was crouching down looking at the lake, stood up with both legs raised.
With her back to the lake, she looked at Yushin.
She smiled brightly. She said to Yoo-sin with a clean and beautiful smile.
Yushin felt his heart pounding at that smile. It was very brief, but… , She felt as if she had come to see Allen as a woman, whom she had so far only treated as her immature sister.
“… Is it heart failure?”
“It’s not something I’m going to say, but oppa doesn’t seem to grasp the real mood.”
“Yeah, that’s not what you’re talking about.”
“Mistress, even if you do, I would die of shame!”
Yushin’s crude answer made Allen nervous with a mixture of embarrassment.
Her face flushed.
She was suddenly overcome with shame.
She said the same thing last time.
But she was strangely shy.
Is it because they are alone? Perhaps she was swept away by the atmosphere of the natural landscape.
Why did I say such a rude thing? Although Allen felt ashamed of her bold statement, she did not regret it. She had no intention of retracting her comments.
“My older brother was the first to treat me as an equal without being afraid of a monster.”
“Monster? Where is this cute monster?”
Yushin held out her hand.
She caressed Allen’s hair and smiled affectionately at her.
Her smile made Allen’s cheeks red.
There was a pleasant satisfaction in the feeling of her weight gently pressing down on her own head. She remembered the old days. Because Yushin always stroked her hair whenever he listened to her. She felt as if she had gone back in time.
“As a swordsmanship teacher, I killed a lot of people who came and what am I if I’m not a monster?”
“But you didn’t kill me.”
“I couldn’t kill him. You almost killed your brother several times.”
“It’s okay. At that time, you were at least able to handle it. It’s difficult now.”
“But you listen well now.”
“You really don’t think so, do you?”
It flows in a sweet atmosphere that would not be strange even if a confession comes out right away, but the wrong words come out and blur the atmosphere.
But I didn’t like it.
Because Allen treasured all of her time with Yushin.
Even when we look at each other without saying anything,
Even when we have small conversations,
Even when she bickers and argues,
She truly cherishes all the time she spends with her loved ones.
“Maybe I should thank Lord Troyd. He wouldn’t have met you if he hadn’t been invited to be the Roxfield family’s swordsmanship teacher.”
“I’m glad I met her brother, too.”
“Don’t think of yourself as a monster. At least I don’t think you’re a monster no matter what anyone says. Although it annoys me whenever you do something outrageous.”
“… Is it really necessary to attach a sajok like that?”
“If you list all the troubles and accidents that have put me in trouble, three days and three nights will not be enough, so I just say ‘annoyed’.”
“Huh… !”
A younger sister who doesn’t listen to her.
Would you say real sister?
Always causing trouble for her brother.
However, just as she affirmed that Allen likes even Yoo-shin, who cannot grasp her mood, Yu-shin also affirmed Allen. Every time she gets into trouble with her sister, she never denies her relationship.
“You’re not going to fight Ardena anymore, are you?”
“Her brother keeps favoring those long ears. I hate it to death, but why is oppa taking the side of those long ears!”
“Thanks to those long ears, you came to such a wonderful place. Why are you so crooked? To be a good child, you have to be grateful for the things you should be thankful for.”
“The age difference isn’t too long….”
At Yushin’s words, Allen grumbled and kicked the ground with her tiptoe.
Allen said she didn’t like her.
Because he was the one who made her break up with her brother, and he was the culprit.
Her request to get along with her is absolutely impossible. She nailed the possibility that there would be absolutely no chance of a close relationship with her living here in her kingdom, which was at odds with her high elves over a man.
‘You dared to declare war on me…. Let’s see, I’ll show you who wins.’
Allen bit her lip as he looked at her body.
She promised herself.
And she made up her mind strongly.
That the seat next to this man belongs exclusively to me, and that there is absolutely no seat for you. And that your heart has no choice but to break in the end. Allen said she would never lose and she revealed her wariness towards Ardena.
“Let me see your face for a second.”
Yushin pulled out her handkerchief from her bosom.
She grabbed Allen’s cheek.
Yuxin put his hand on her cheek, which was soft and white like a newborn baby, and wiped the water from her face.
Allen’s cheeks, which were caught in Yushin’s hands like well-made dough, began to turn red. Whenever he felt the warmth of her touch, and Yushin’s bold action to close her distance as if he would kiss her on the lips at any moment, Allen wiggled her hands and didn’t know what to do.
“Ugh, ugh….”
She was so indescribable that Allen had to circle around her, unable to keep his gaze on her.
Where the hell was she supposed to direct her gaze?
It is a situation where the distance has been narrowed to the point where the hot breath can directly touch.
“I thought so until now… , Looking closely like this, she is very beautiful.”
Yushin smiled and said.
The heat heated up again.
Hot steam billowed over Allen’s head, her face flushed like a ripe apple.
“Now I just need to fix that character.”
At those words, Allen made a pouting expression.
Should I give you a surprise kiss?
The lips that had been carefully pursed were tightly closed.
* * *
Returning to Maherit’s palace with the Restoration, Alen was served by elven maids, and she was given a wedding dress to wear at the celebration.
Allen was appalled and shunned, but
In order to confidently appear at the victory celebration to be held at the palace, a formal attire appropriate to the dignity of a hero was absolutely necessary.
“But me?”
Yushin asked.
Ardena replied to that.
“Due to the nature of elves, who are overwhelmingly female, there are only a limited number of tailors who make men’s suits. Besides, it is to make a suit for the hero who defeated the demon king. You can’t entrust it to just anyone. We are airlifting a tailor who boasts the best skills, so wait for a while.”
Is this a special treat?
You can’t entrust it to just anyone….
Isn’t that what an elf in a country ruled by a priest who wears baggy tracksuits and loose dolphin pants would say?
After that, she passed the time by chatting with Ardena. She said that after Allen had gone out while she was being waited on by the elven maids, she hadn’t heard from her for a long time.
“Oh my God!”
“How can you be so noble!”
The voices wet with admiration of the elven maids resonated.
She entered Allen at the same time.
She must have been wearing high boots as she entered with a clatter of footsteps.
“Five.”
Yushin, like the elven ladies-in-waiting, as soon as she saw Allen in a robe, she immediately admired it.
Dignified yet neat,
She is noble, yet overflows with her grace.
Allen Roxfield, dressed in a blue-colored robe, radiated a fatal charm that even charmed even her own sex. Of course, she herself was complaining about her clothes being stuffy, but Allen showed off her knightly appearance with her perfect nobility to the extent that not only Yushin but also Ardena admired greatly.
