61 – Storm’s End

“Yes? I’ve been unconscious for three days?”

“Sniff… Ugh…”

After I calmed down Lucy, who had been crying for a long time, I was able to hear the outline of the current situation.

“Hmm…..”

First of all, it is said that the messy situation has been sorted out.

All undead knights have been dealt with,

The active students returned to the base camp.

In addition, Bligh’s body, which had been strewn about in the woods, was also recovered.

It seemed that there were no injured or casualties, except for me, Bly, and Golden Sun.

“I’m glad…..”

Let’s spit out a small word mixed with relief,

Lucy, who was sniffing, pinched my cheek tightly.

“It’s such a relief that the body has become like that!”

“Ugh! Uh, uh! uh!”

In pain as if his cheeks were being ripped off, he waved his arms in a funny way.

Lucy, who stretched out her cheeks without mercy despite my screams, let go of her hand only when my cheeks turned red.

I caressed my tingling cheeks and smiled awkwardly.

“Well… isn’t good good? First of all, you’re alive.”

“……”

Lucy stared blankly at me laughing like that,

The hand that was pinching my cheek was weakly squeezed and opened repeatedly,

Soon after, she started crying again.

oh sh*t

I barely managed to soothe him.

“Really… I was really worried…”

A voice soaked in water spreads through the lonely infirmary.

Transparent dew forms on the eyes of the blue sea.

“Just in case, you… you…”

The trembling voice squeezed through the throat, then crumbled over and over again.

Complex emotions do not form complete sentences.

It becomes just a list of simple words, hovering in the air.

“I-I really… I’m afraid you’ll die…”

The heavy dew dripped down her white cheeks.

A transparent solid line is engraved on her cheek.

Eventually, unable to contain her turbulent emotions, Lucy burst into tears.

I sighed lightly at him and patted her on the back.

“Haa… Well, I didn’t do this because I wanted to… I had no choice but to fight as the situation came. Haha…”

Words that are spit out as if to make excuses.

Lucy turned her head silently and buried her face in my shoulder.

On the thin shirt, there are traces of lukewarm tears.

I patted her on the back gently, as if to comfort him.

“I’m not dead, princess. I’m not going anywhere.”

“Ugh…! Ugh…! Heuh…”

At that, Lucy started to cry more sorrowfully.

I guess I was very surprised.

Well, because Lucy usually showed a lot of reliance on Raiden…

‘If I knew it would be like this, I would have done the confirmation kill properly.’

I laughed bitterly at the guilt I felt.

While calming his master by clearing away his mixed feelings, he met eyes with the silver girl behind him.

Maybe because I couldn’t sleep, the red eyes that looked like they were staring,

dark circles under the eyes,

Silver hair that was a bit messy.

At first glance, her condition did not look good.

You said that during the three days I was unconscious, Lucy and I stayed by my side with open eyes…

I let out a small groan and called her.

“Princess.”

“……yes.”

An answer that came back a beat late. I must have been half asleep.

I gave her a worried look.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go rest now? You look very tired.”

“Ah… yes. I guess that’s how it should be…”

Maharet was bruised for a moment at my words, then stood up from her seat with a small nod.

Her silvery hair fluttered with her movements.

As she was about to head out of the infirmary,

I stopped for a moment in front of the door.

“…Raiden, you.”

Maharet, who mumbled for a while in that state, called my name in a small voice.

The voice was weak, but it was clearly trembling.

“Yes, princess.”

“……At that time, in the canyon, you saved me.”

If it’s a canyon… are you talking about that time?

When I almost died because I made a wrong Blink calculation.

At that time, I tried to throw Maharet to the other side first, but…

“Ummm…yes, I did.”

After all, it was saved.

What if I hadn’t made a mistake in the first place? Wouldn’t that have happened?

When I was thinking for a while and tilting my head,

Maharet opened her mouth.

“…..thanks.”

“to….?”

“Thank you.”

Thinking that I had heard something wrong, I raised my head and saw a silver-haired man wriggling his fingers.

“……”

I was bruised for a while at Maharet’s appearance, but soon came to my senses.

What’s up, you’re coming in all of a sudden

I smiled and responded to the thank you.

“Thank you too. For taking care of me.”

“……yes.”

Maharet gave a small nod and left the infirmary.

“Then, I’ll just go.”

“Yes, princess.”

Looking at her back as she left the tent with a short greeting,

I thought for a moment about whether I should say something, but then I stopped.

A brief exchange of thanks is enough.

He just patted the back of the blonde in his arms as he watched the silver hair disappear.

.

.

.

Not long after Maharet left, Lucy stopped crying.

No, to be precise, I cried and fell asleep.

“You must be very tired…”

I muttered as I looked down at Lucy, who had collapsed while holding my arm tightly.

Well, in addition to the mental stress, it was a natural result of not getting enough sleep.

No, what kind of person in the world would nurse without sleeping for three days?

ㅡssack..ssssss….

The sound of thin breathing resounds, filling the silence in the infirmary.

“……If you sleep like this, your back will hurt.”

With a small sob, he lifted up his master, who was sleeping in a slouched position.

Perhaps because of her slightly slender body, it was a light body.

I carefully put her on the bed where I slept and got up.

I quietly move my feet and leave the infirmary so that Lucy, who is sleeping, will not wake up.

“Whoa…”

When I came out of the infirmary and headed towards the base camp, I saw a gloomy sky.

I couldn’t check the time because I was distracted, but when I looked at the sky, it seemed to be about early dawn.

“……”

I looked at the night sky for a while, and then started to move.

ㅡBasrak… Basrak…

The fallen leaves that touch my feet are crumbling, and a gentle sound echoes.

Even though it was quite late at night, the base camp was well lit.

The surroundings are bright in the middle of the night, what does that mean?

A giant fireball floating right in the center of the base camp.

Like the sun, a red orb lighting up the entire base camp.

It was (S+) rank fire magic, ‘Fake Solar’.

“Professor Sharon seems to have floated it…”

Since the incident broke out, it must have been raised to raise the alert even more.

Well… It seems that the situation has already been sorted out, but there is still a chance.

“By the way, it’s really bright like daytime…”

Perhaps because of the bright light, students who should have been sleeping by now were also hanging around the camp.

I crossed between them and crouched down in front of a tree.

ㅡ wheee…

The cool autumn wind caresses my cheek and blows away.

Charangi sweeps his bangs.

ㅡPrickle… Prickle…

At the sound of grass insects that can be heard in a small way, my heart is colored with emptiness.

“…….”

He quietly reached into his pocket and fumbled with it.

Of course, simmacho is not included.

It must have been taken off while changing into new clothes.

“Damn, I think I’m going to have withdrawal symptoms…”

I grumbled a little and emptied only my pockets.

That was the time when I was pouting and letting out only sighs.

“Hey~! It’s crazy!!”

“Uh, uh…? Ra, Prince Raiden…!!”

Two familiar voices are heard in front of me.

One is a light, frivolous voice,

The other was a timid voice that trembled thinly.

“Geumtaeyang… Violet?”

If you look up, there are golden hair and purple hair.

As I silently muttered the names of the two, Golden Sun waved her hand and approached me.

“Hey~ Are you alive? Didn’t you manage to die?”

“…You seem to be regretting it somehow?”

“Huh? Have you heard?”

This child…

Let’s raise our fists, he’s hee! He made the same sound and hid behind Violet.

Why are you teasing, cheating?

“Hey~ I want you to look at me? I’m also a patient for now.”

Golden Taeyang poked out his head from behind Violet,

With a smirk, he pointed to his body wrapped in bandages.

“If Violet hadn’t called Professor Kate, she might really be dead.”

“Shouldn’t you have died a little?”

“Wow… that’s so damn good.”

At my harsh words, Golden Sun pouted and protested.

As I was ignoring the guy’s words, the purple doll standing next to him started talking to me.

“Go, Gongja… Mo, how are you feeling…?”

While stuttering, Violet asks about her physical condition.

He smiled faintly with a proud heart.

“You’re fine. How are you?”

“Ah, ah! Thanks to Taeyang-ssi’s protection, I was safe…”

“It’s big, ahem!”

When his story comes out, Golden Taeyang clears his throat and shrugs his shoulders.

He raised the corners of his mouth and made an expression that was not too thick.

what is that face

It’s a f*cking extrasensory punch.

“Keuheu~! Stupid man, did you hear?! This older brother’s noble spirit of sacrifice?”

“……”

“When there were only two left, I stood in front of the undead and said, ‘Go first.’ Was it like this?? Like the main character in a real novel…”

“…….”

Golden Sun, who is saying something he doesn’t know.

I let the sound of buzzing in my ear go through one ear and then through the other, and I look away.

The returned gaze meets the purple eyes.

“…….”

“Why, why, yo…?”

After staring at it for a moment, I hear a creaking voice.

I patted him on the right side of the face and said.

“The bandage is out of order.”

“Yes…? Boo, is it a bandage?”

“okay.”

‘Uh-uh…?’ Violet made the same noise as she applied her bandage.

Soon after realizing that the bandage is loosely wrapped, he trembles and ties the bandage properly.

Seeing that, I sighed lightly.

“Be careful and go.”

“Ah, thank you…”

He patted Violet’s head as she slightly lowered her head.

Violet said ‘Heeik?!’ He makes the same noise and shrinks his body, but ignores it.

“By the way… are you going back to the academy when the sun rises now?”

“Yeah, I guess? Not right away… Maybe around early lunch?”

“……I want to go back quickly and rest.”

At my words that sounded like a sigh, Golden Sun giggled.

“But wasn’t it pretty good? The first day seems to have been quite fun~”

“…Well, it wasn’t bad. What’s the point of that? It’s been a mess since the first day.”

“Kuh, it’s not like that.”

It was a light-hearted school trip, but there were too many things.

Professor Bligh died, and I almost died as well.

In addition to that, traces of the movement of Pyren, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, were also found.

‘I’ll be thrilled…’

I wish the Four Heavenly Kings only appeared in front of Alan, not me.

You just need to hit him with the warrior punch.

i don’t have that

As I grumble within, and let out a small drool,

Golden Sun patted my arm and said.

“Why don’t you take a break for now? The wounds should have healed.”

I was silent for a moment, then nodded.

“…Yes, that’s how it should be.”

It’s as the goldsmith said.

I have a lot to think about, but I need to rest for now.

I’m going back to the academy tomorrow.