Chapter 45 – The Blooming Girl
“Chloe. I have something to tell you.”
Chloe followed Éclair back to her mansion late in the evening and headed to the study.
Entering Eclair’s study, where servants cannot enter, Chloe sits in a stiff posture, unable to even put her back on the chair.
“You can be comfortable.”
“Ah…Yes…!”
Even if Eclair said so, Chloe’s firm attitude did not change.
Shiver-
The 5 knights of the Empire make tea with sincere hands.
Eclair sat opposite her, exuding a lofty atmosphere that could not be released even in her own mansion.
“····”
There was a heavy silence as the two of them sat without any sociability.
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…
“How about the academy?”
After a while, Eclair opened her mouth.
What she came up with after thinking about it was the question she had asked the other day.
Startled, Chloe turned her head as far as it could.
“Uh… Uh… That’s a very useful and… Rewarding time… I’m, I am.”
“Is it.”
“Yes···.”
It wasn’t a personal story about a friend or a class that was personally difficult.
Éclair struggled to bring up her story of her marriage as time passed.
Will the real heart come out of such a passive attitude?
Still, I have to say something first.
“Recently, there was talk of marriage in the main family. He said he was the eldest son of the guild in charge of distributing building materials. He will soon become a nobleman through a legal purchase.”
As Éclair brought up her story and stared at Chloe, she seemed to have realized whose marriage it was.
“I-you mean me?”
“Okay.”
“But! I… I…”
Chloe was about to say something, but the moment her eyes met Eclair’s, she closed her mouth tightly and lowered her gaze.
Looking at Chloe, who becomes intimidated just by looking at her own eyes, Éclair feels that she is confused, not irritated.
Loneliness, as if the relationship between blood was broken.
Even if Chloe hates and dislikes herself, it is her own karma.
I wonder if this can ever recover.
“It may be a little too much interference, but I’ve turned it down for now… If you have any thoughts on marriage, let me know.”
“···Yes.”
“It’s good to go out.”
Realizing once again her own place and use in her family, Chloe went out of her study, following her manners one by one with her eyes full of tears.
Shareuk-
As soon as Eclair was alone, he untied his hair tie and tousled his hair.
From the deformed state of the original family to the ambiguous relationship with the family.
She thought that an ideal future would come if she simply worked hard, and she felt sorry for herself.
The more she thinks, the more she hates herself.
“Really… I’m a nobody.”
She couldn’t even get a starting point on what to do with the sword and her assigned duties.
If she takes more care of her sister, noise will come out here and there, but she is very worried about leaving her sleeping there.
What if I didn’t have any talent? Did she enjoy shopping with Chloe or discuss trivial love affairs with Chloe like the other sisters?
‘…These are all worthless families.’
For Eclair now, just maintaining the status quo was daunting.
A night that makes you desperate for a drink you never thought about.
I really thought I should take a day off.
*****
Rike was able to get a really deep sleep the day Roman returned.
Could her lover, who is more precious than her own life, be hurt?
Could something unexpected happen?
Is she eating properly by herself?
The time of thin ice-like shallow sleep due to worry is over.
The resolution of her desires and the quality of sleep provided by her mental stability lifted Rike’s physical condition to the sky.
The clearness of the mind without a speck and the lightness of the body like a feather.
It’s the perfect timing to get over the blocked wall.
Rike, who woke up refreshed at an early hour, was being taught by Roman in the yard to capture the tickling sensation she was feeling.
“It begins.”
Roman grabs the sword and moves a huge amount of mana through a path carved into his body.
Too much mana moves for her purpose, and Rike struggles to see it, her eyes glowing.
Fire-!!
The mana that moved from Roman’s body became visible, and blue flames spewed out like a torch through the medium of the sword.
“Even if it’s a bit cumbersome, you have to learn the basic routes properly so you can create your own routes and methods.”
“Yes··.”
“I’m going again.”
…
“Again.”
…
“Again.”
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If you want to see it, you will be able to see it.
I don’t believe in my talents and abilities.
I just believed her brother’s words without any doubt and made up my mind to see it, so I was finally able to see it.
Mana that circulates through the body and goes to the weapon.
‘… It looks real!’
It seemed impossible to see, and the mana escaped to the point of dizziness in one breath, but it was an extremely short moment.
Rike looked carefully.
It was only then that I fully understood how amazing these eyes were.
“For some reason, if it’s now… I’ll try.”
Rike pulled out her vanitas, closed her eyes, and began to focus once again.
The movement of mana she had just shown was clear in her head.
As she visualizes how the intangible energy called mana should move, she feels as if sunlight is pouring down her alley where no light was shining.
‘I told you then that this would be absolutely impossible without my eyes…’
Surely… My brother must have gone through a lot of trial and error until he mastered the Aura.
It is to eliminate all the trial and error and tell yourself the only correct answer between the crossroads that you do not know how many.
Seeing him giving away his liver and gallbladder to himself makes my heart so full that it makes me go crazy.
‘Is there no way I can prove my heart like that…’
The worry didn’t last long.
The only reward I can do now is to receive instruction and prove my growth.
*****
“Whoa-“
Fit. Fit. Fit-!
A blue light started to light up from the vanitas Rike was holding.
Roman watched her with bated breath without saying anything to her.
The senses of dealing with auras become much easier after you open them once.
It was difficult to visualize the mana residing in her body just once.
‘If I don’t work hard, I’ll get caught soon.’
Although he fed the remnants of his familiars left behind by Groto and large and small elixirs in between, it is a talent that makes no sense that Rike has already sensed the aura and tried it.
Since he had been using the half-year-old method until he learned the Tonabbeop, the time when Rike began to properly handle mana was very short.
However.
The fact that Rike has special eyes and can see not only the fluctuating emotions of people, but also the flow of mana.
It is like having a map and a compass alone in a wasteland where others have to find their destination based on intuition.
In addition, the unique talent of the heroine was added, and the synergy was enormous.
Tick-pot! Pod! Pod!
The cycle of turning on the blue light began to shorten.
Sweat drips from Rike’s forehead.
At the same time, I clenched her fists and held my breath.
‘Just a little bit… Really a little bit!’
Hwareuk-! Hwareuk! Gee-!
The moment of bloom when she takes a big step toward her grand goal.
Covers the dark blade of Vanitas as if it were coated with blue mana.
It was a very neat aura that matched her calm.
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How many people in the first year of academy cadets can use Auras?
Robert? His [Light] May be more versatile and powerful than an ordinary aura, but I’m not sure if that person can use an aura.
Assuming that the descendants of samurai who have some talent bloom their aura from an early age, they die in their early to mid 20s on average.
There are cases in which Auras are created at an early age due to special experiences such as the threat of survival or the struggle to live, but that is a rare case.
Rike is not such a special case, and she has not taken a formal course, but in terms of the amount of time she studied, she was not at all inferior to the top geniuses of the continent.
“…Is this really okay?”
“Yes!”
She wanted to do something to congratulate Rike on her explosive growth, but she said that all Rike wanted was to go to the bakery with him before she went to school.
While I was away, it seems like Riquet created a new routine.
‘If there’s no work, I’ll have to go with you every day.’
Everything else is fine and this is enough, so I just follow it with regret.
It was nice to see Rike, who was still a ridiculous source of news, but had a better appetite than before.
“We’re almost there!”
I arrived led by Rike, who took my hand and took the lead.
Right now, I use the commercial area near the adventurer’s guild, but I have memories of this commercial area as well.
‘When I tried to cook at home, I often stopped by this area…’
I think I know where the bakery Rike is talking about is.
“Ohh! It smells good.”
“Is not it?”
The closer you get to the bakery, the more you smell your body warming up.
‘It’s worth living to die…’
This peaceful moment feels so special.
Someone would say that a day of catching swamp whales, dealing with warlocks, and sweeping out mercenaries is special.
I will surely forget those moments soon.
However, I am sure that I will never forget the day I came to buy bread with Rike holding her hand at dawn.
