Chapter 117 – Female Knight
Of course, Baldroy’s expression from inside the cockpit didn’t look very good. A red face that seemed to be barely swallowing anger and a ferocious frown were staring at Netoru.
Netoru did not avoid those gazes.
She looked at him rather pitifully. It’s not because of the fact that I won this game.
It was because of the image of Kerene, who was staggering out of the cockpit behind him regardless of victory or defeat.
Disordered red hair and a haggard white face. Angkaljin, who had insulted Ceres yesterday, was not there. There is only a figure inside the pathetic woman who seems to be afraid of something that will happen in the future.
I don’t know what happened in the middle, but there was a little bit of blood flowing from between my lips. No matter how hard you try, you won’t get that kind of trauma. So the reason is obvious. He probably got stabbed by Baldroy.
It’s obvious, but it never looks positive when you can’t control your emotions and stab your partner. Especially if it’s noble.
I’ve heard rumors that some knights treat female knights as mares to move the holy cavalry, but I never thought I’d see it with my own eyes.
Is that why? Funny enough, at that moment, seeing Cerene, what came to mind was Ceres. Did Ceresdo experience something like that in the Knights? Thinking about it made him feel a little hot on one side of his head.
Karen, who happened to notice that Netoru’s expression was not good, glanced at him.
‘Am I angry?’
Karen, who was looking at her, was frightened by her cold expression, with her characteristic smirk completely gone.
It was strange to see something so angry, so my heart was beating. When had this guy ever made such an angry face?
Come to think of it, even when Karen slapped him on the first day, Netoru didn’t show any emotion.
If Netoru was looking at me with that expression, how would I feel? Thanks to that, Karen moved her steps, leaning on him with a feeling of her nervousness.
2.
There was no need to ask who won.
Just looking at Baldroy disappearing from the hangar with a crumpled face and Kerene following him like a criminal, it was not difficult to see the outcome.
“How will we do it. Shall I make you apologize?”
“Yes?”
It was when Netoru came down to support Karen. As Ceres tilted his head, Netoro let out a blank laugh and continued.
“The thing Kerene cursed at you the other day.”
“Ah···. You mean that?”
Was he still caring? Ceres smiled wryly and shook his head gently.
“I don’t think she even needs to apologize.”
I just saw Ceres. It was the sad look of Kerene. Even if Ceres saw something like that, he didn’t have the personality to force him to go along and apologize.
She was once a sweet older sister, although she was like this now. Thinking of her memories of her childhood, she couldn’t come out strong enough to trample on her self-esteem.
Rather, it was pitiful to see Kerene following her partner with a fearful face. No matter how lively she was, she was meaningless in front of the apostle knight here.
“Hmm… Is that why you did that?”
“If that’s the case…?”
Suddenly, Ceres lifted her head, wondering what Netoru was suddenly trying to say. Then Netoru’s eyes met, and she smiled slightly twisting the corner of her mouth.
“Why? I do not remember? What did you do with the tape recorder in my room before?”
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Why are you bringing it up all of a sudden?
If you think about it, it wasn’t that long ago. However, it was an incident that I had half forgotten about before I knew it. It was now nothing but dark history for Ceres. Thanks to that, Ceres, who had blushed in shame and embarrassment, turned his gaze away from him.
“Go, suddenly… Why are you bringing up that story?”
“Well···.”
Netoru, who was speechless, gazed at Kerene from behind as he followed Baldroy. Why? The fact that Ceres’ young figure is glimpsed from the back.
Netoru doesn’t know much about Ceres’s childhood in the Knights. In the first place, Ceres had never even talked about it.
However, if you think about what kind of territorial Ceres was doing in Unit 393, those weren’t very pleasant memories.
This is a girl who used to couple with little boys because she was afraid of men. He even did something unfunny to Netoru to take over the initiative.
Just by looking at it, it is not difficult to see how he was treated by his former coupling partner.
Netoru erased his smile and muttered quietly, remembering the weak side Ceres showed during his first coupling.
“…It’s just Ceres, I wonder if you’ve been treated like that in the Knights too.”
“···Yes?”
At Netoru’s unexpected words, Ceres was speechless for a moment and stared blankly at his face.
Unchanging stark eyes. However, the look in his eyes as he stared at Kerene was so bitter. But those eyes weren’t simply because Kerene was pitiful.
What this man is truly sorry for right now is…
Could it be me?
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Realizing what he just said, Ceres blinked his eyes several times like an idiot.
This was the first time. For someone to feel sorry for himself because of the knights.
Maybe that’s why so many unfamiliar and irrepressible emotions were swirling inside my heart.
It’s depressing, warm, and happy… Something indescribable. Ceres, who could not bear it at the end, cast his gaze down to the floor and wiggled his hands.
And then I thought about it unconsciously.
…What if Netoru was the first coupling partner? So, would he have continued to be in the Templars?
To be honest, it’s not easy to handle his manipulation, but other than that, he’s not an angular person. Rather, it is a trustworthy existence when you consider that it is more dedicated and righteous than ordinary people.
. . Maybe I was enjoying myself unexpectedly. Perhaps, like any other female knights, she was devoted to her coupling partner, Netoru.
Come to think of it, it wasn’t that there weren’t knights and female knights who got along well. There were a few couples who always had a lot of fun talking and laughing. Actually, that’s why my unnies were very envious.
It’s a silly assumption, but Ceres, who had been thinking about all sorts of things in her head, looked at him with a subtle smile. He was a gentle eye that was gently released.
“Anyway, it’s all a thing of the past now. And besides, I’m no longer here anyway…”
Ceres, who had been talking that far, stopped his words at a thought that suddenly came to his mind. For a moment, what she remembered was Berléans’ suggestion that she had no intention of returning to the Knights.
-Do you have any intention of returning to the Knights?
…Of course, Ceres has no intention of wanting to return to the Knights. But the question was whether that would be her will.
Stupidly, I realized too late.
Although Berléans had suggested it, it had nothing to do with Ceres’ will if he really wanted it.
The Berléans that Ceres knew were rational. So what can he not do if he thinks it is reasonable?
Despite his many objections, he saved the lives of the female warriors with his own hands and was expelled. So there was no reason he couldn’t bring it back if he felt it was necessary.
Thinking of that, Ceres felt her heart beat like crazy and her complexion pale. He suddenly became terrified at the thought that he was going back to the Knights and coupling with someone other than Netoru.
Will I ever be able to couple with someone else?
No matter how much he says that he couples with Netoru now without any problems, that doesn’t mean that the other male pilots are okay. Ceres was still afraid. For fear that his own situation would return to the way it was in the past.
“…Ceres? Why all of a sudden You don’t look good.”
At that time, when Netoru asked, Ceres, startled because he was lost in thought, shook his head and shook his neck.
“Ah, no… It’s nothing.”
Even as she spoke, Ceres hurriedly looked around. He was to find Berléans. But Berleans, who had been around until just now, had disappeared before he knew it.
. . . This is difficult.
I should have definitely refused right there, but somehow, the story of Eoyoung and Booyoung came to pass.
That’s why Ceres thought he should visit again this evening and convey his thoughts clearly.
“…By the way, Netoru. What are you going to do, Kerene? You really don’t want to sleep with her, do you?”
Karen, who had been quiet earlier, suddenly said something that I couldn’t understand. She sleeps with her? Ceres glanced at Netoru, wondering what this meant.
Is it as I understand it?
At that moment, Ceres felt his mind calmly clear, as if he had been doused with cold water. It’s strange.
All the worries that had been floating around about Berléans until just now disappeared at once.
“Netoru, what does this mean? Are you sleeping with Kerene?”
“Ah···. That’s what you mean.”
At Ceres’ question, Netoru put on a troubled expression for a moment. Even so, it wasn’t something to talk about easily in front of Ceres.
But that’s why I’m asking right in front of you like this, so I can’t keep it a secret. After all, Karen knows. So Netoru explained to her what had happened before her Dalian in moderation.
Let the story end like that.
“…Of course you’re going to refuse?”
Suddenly Ceres smiled benignly, then stared at Netoru and asked. At that question, Netoru felt a cold sweat running down her back.
It has to be.
Ceres’ mouth and eyes are smiling, but her eyes are never smiling. On the contrary, there was a faint chill dripping from her purple eyes.
It was obvious, but from Netoru’s point of view, it was an absurd expression he had never seen before. Karen, who was next to her, also froze, probably surprised by Ceres’ gaze.
…Are you angry?
“Of course···. Is that right?”
Overwhelmed by the force, Netoru nodded her head,
“Then go right now and refuse…”
As if Ceres had waited for those words, he pulled Netoru’s arm hard.
“For a moment···. I’m so tired right now…”
“Oops! No! Quickly!”
“···Okay.”
Although she was tired from a lot of work since the morning, Ceres’ brushing her teeth forced Netoru to move her steps to the place where Baldroy and Kerene disappeared.
