77. Being Alone (3)

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“Ray, what do you think of this?”

I quietly shut my mouth to Adelheit’s words.

Yeah… Because there is something stabbing.

According to the original affairs, during the previous raid, Adelheight was destined to be stabbed by a demon and cursed.

Thanks to my cutting off his sword, Adelheit’s fate began to twist in a wonderful way.

He probably saw his own destiny, which began to change after that, through his dragon…….

It’s difficult.

Mana and swordsmanship go further, though I don’t know things like mana.

If you ask me about fate like this, I can’t figure out how to make an excuse.

‘… How should I answer?’

You just think about it without any movement.

Before I could formulate an excuse, Adelheit spoke first.

“… Lady Cianella’s fate was constantly changing. When I first saw it, it was very strange. I’ve never seen anyone like that before.”

Sione Cianella.

The daughter of the count family whom I have been rehabilitating and raising according to quests.

For that bastard, it’s even more strange that fate doesn’t change.

How diligently I raised a man who should have been confined to the corner of a room.

“But, after getting entangled with you. Although it was less than Lady Cianella’s fate divided into dozens of different things. Quite a few new forks of fate have been created for me as well. And that’s not all.”

And Adelheit Isilia.

She… Apparently, the quest is a reward and the contents I told you.

As the saying goes, heroes who were lost before they even shined a light centered on Adelheit will rise.

Rather than living a life of misery with a curse, it must have created a destiny toward a newly opened possibility.

Let’s listen attentively to what the princess has to say in a calm atmosphere.

Adelheit continued her words, indicating the two with the index and middle fingers.

“… The Cianella family head I met yesterday had as many as two new destinies.”

“… It is a curious thing.”

It was a strange thing.

Ainel Cianella, head of Count Cianella.

Any involvement with her and her quests was long before coming to her capital.

Since she came here, the only contact she has with her has been talking for a short time.

Her two destinies were reborn.

Could it be the butterfly effect caused by the changed Shione?

Or the recent conversation with Ainel… Perhaps it was because of my words to beware of the dwarves who would never listen.

As if I wasn’t the only one who found this situation strange, Adelheit nodded at my words.

“It is a strange thing. Why is human destiny twisted and changed so easily? So-“

Adelheit’s hand, which was making a dainty V, goes down. After raising her hands together and gently over her own braided legs. She says, lifting her chin slightly.

“I wonder why only the fate of the Cianella family changes so fluidly. It takes you There was only you.”

A arrogant and cool-headed princess.

She was enjoying the situation.

“Those who were born in the lower classes deserved to be born with a pitiful and insignificant fate. Mana, swordsmanship and archery. Furthermore… It even seems to have a connection with the spirits.”

After saying that, she slightly raised one corner of her mouth and started stroking her slender chin.

“Who else could change their destiny if it weren’t for you, who is dotted with exceptions more than anyone else? Isn’t it?”

“… ….”

Adelheit started pouring tea directly into my empty teacup.

She filled her cup with crimson tea water, and the fragrant aroma of tea rose again and tickled her nose.

After Adelheit poured her tea into her own teacup as well. Before she lifts the cup and savors the taste of her tea, she inhales the aroma.

Even in the midst of that, keep an eye on me. Her purple eyes capture my image, not the bright red car.

“… I’ll let Kim know that his fate has changed.”

Said Adelheit, who sipped her tea gently with her lips raised to the teacup.

“My fate before the change was like a rotten rope. Even though it was obvious that it would surely break and fall in the near future, the rope that I had no choice but to hold on to. That was my destiny.”

A rotten rope….

Somehow, on the day of the attack, it should have proceeded after stabbing myself in the back. It sounds like you’re talking about the original history.

… Why are you sitting there telling me this story straight and straight?

I carefully squeezed out my voice in this atmosphere that was becoming deeper and richer than necessary.

“… The fate of Her Highness, who should shine the most brilliantly, was like a rotten rope.”

“It must be unbelievable. My fate, having inherited the most dragon blood in history, was like a rotten rope.”

The princess shook her head as she lightly did it.

“But. My fate, seen through the dragon’s eye, is always like that.”

Adelheit begins to slowly run through my hair.

“I am the pride of the royal family where everything has to be perfect. As long as the color of my eyes and hair is dark.”

After saying that, the princess laughed blankly.

“That’s why, when I first faced my destiny, I was so desperate to escape. A fate like this does not match perfection.”

“But in the end, I had no choice but to accept my fate. Destiny is what heaven has decreed. Even if I inherit the blood of the dragon, how can I, who is breathing on the ground under the sky, go against the sky?”

“So, I was living a boring life, waiting for my future, which was almost certain to fall. At this coming-of-age ceremony. Strangely enough, I felt it when I saw the sharp blade that was poking right behind me, avoiding my feelings. This is my destiny.”

Emotions begin to rise at her empty smile.

“However, the blade that should have been stuck in my back if it was fate—”

Followed by emotions such as interest and fun.

In the end, even though it’s very weak, it’s a feeling similar to favor.

“You cut, twisted and changed it with my destiny. Isn’t it?”

She pulls herself up from the sofa.

She kept stepping on her floor and shortening the distance.

“I will ask you one last time.”

The princess, who has narrowed the distance enough with me, lowers her upper body to level her face with me.

“Ray. How the hell did fate twist it?”

How can I answer Adelheit’s words?

I can’t say that I twisted my fate by following the path suggested by the quest.

But if you try to explain it with something else, your weak lie will be exposed someday.

Mana and even spirit magic were mentioned in the quest, but the world Adelheit sees through the Dragon’s Eye. No mention was made of the many fates.

I couldn’t easily answer her words, and the distance where our breaths touched each other. Just look at her calmly, her unwavering focus on her. All I can do now is pray for the situation to pass quickly.

“… Unfortunately, you don’t seem to have the heart to answer.”

She smiled softly. However, her smile did not contain any emotions. She stretches out her hand, following her expression of nothing but emptiness.

Adelheit put my right hand on my cheek. Contrary to her cold gaze, she caresses my cheek with her warm gesture.

“The only thing that bothers me is… your eyes. It looks like there is something in my words that points to something.”

Adelheit’s hand goes up my cheek. She brushed my bangs and said her words.

“I hope next time I can hear the answer to this question.”

Then Adelheite whispered right in front of her face and went back to her place.

I sit down on the soft sofa and leisurely cross my legs. Then, I sipped the remaining tea and emptied the cup. She chewed one of her sweet treats.

She said arrogantly, but she raised her chin more than anyone else.

“If you do, let’s move on to the next question.”

Adelheit’s cold expression starts to show interest again.

The weak emotions that began to spread from the corners of her eyes spread widely to the atmosphere that made up her self within her.

“My status is a lowly class, but my race is a human. Moreover, since you are male by gender, you insist on using elven bows—”

Adele Heit stroked my moist lips with her graceful movements, she said.

“Don’t you think our story will be a bit longer?”

* *

Not the stuffy indoor air, but the fresh autumn air outside.

I filled my lungs with this coolness.

“Haa… ….”

He spat it out with heavy fatigue.

‘… I’m tired.’

That’s because her private relationship with Adelheit ate that much of my heart.

As a lowly citizen all his life, life is all about biting swords and bows in order to be sold as a prostitute. Even if he is now sold to Countess Cianella’s family and assumes the position of servant.

My current swordsmanship is beyond my power. Mana showed a level of operation that even a nobleman could never reach according to her common sense.

Just talking about it is already draining my heart enough.

‘Especially talking about spirit magic was more difficult.’

Today, I believed in the quest and even revealed things about spirit magic.

Being caught and dissected by royal wizards. I had all sorts of thoughts about whether I would be burned to death like a witch hunt in the Middle Ages.

My mana and spirit magic are like a double-edged sword.

If it becomes known, it will receive great attention, but will the interest that each individual will have is positive for me? Or is it difficult to judge whether it will be negative?

Fortunately, at the end of the story, I got a promise from Adelheit to keep it a secret until I reveal it to the public first.

After thinking about her conversation with her for a while, I checked her quest.

[The quest has been completed.]

As expected, the quest had been completed as much as the one-on-one meeting with Adelheit was over.

I slowly looked at what kind of reward I was getting.

[Adele Heite Aicilia was generally satisfied with this solo meeting, but she has regrets.]

“… Tsk.”

It was a sad sound.

No matter how much I racked my brain and squeezed out an answer.

Perhaps that regret is a question I did not answer. He must be regretting not being able to hear the answer to the question about fate.

This was unavoidable, so let’s move on.

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I hurriedly looked at what the actual reward was for me.

[Adelheit Isilia feels mystical about your mana.]

[Your magic power slightly increases due to her interest.

[Adelheit Isilia marvels at your elemental magic.]

[Due to her interest, the power of spirit magic increases slightly.]

“Oh.”

The rise in the power of magical powers and spirit magic is certainly encouraging growth.

Total mana and efficiency are important, but the power of technology cannot be ignored.

My mana ability, which I hadn’t seen in a long time, made me feel as if I was getting a little tired.

[Adelheit Isilia begins to question your identity.]

[From now on, she will be very interested in your actions.]

“Ummm… ….”

I salivated again at another reward that was ambiguous to express.

With thoughts about the quest reward I got this time, I move to the lodging where Shione is waiting for me.

Slowly, while looking at the scenery of her royal castle, she arrived in front of the building she was supposed to be inside.

The moment I tried to enter the building.

“It’s been a while, Ray.”

A familiar voice came in and I turned my head.

“This time… Is it thicker than before?”

A goblin from the Arielt family.

Friel Arielt was smiling while looking at me with an unknown word.