78. Winter is just around the corner

“This time… Is it thicker than before?”

The last time I saw him, Friel gave me a greedy gaze as it was that day.

No, it might have gotten a little worse than then…….

I briefly handed her her greetings and asked back.

“I heard it got thicker… Would it be all right if I ask what you mean?”

“The scent of spirits that emanates from you. It has become thicker.”

“Ah.”

… Damn this.

There was a reason why she was looking at me with more tenacious eyes than when she met Friel the other day.

Her When I ran into her a few days ago, she was hiding her elemental energy as much as possible. As it is now, it has been shown defenselessly without any intention of hiding it.

That elf’s nose must be feeling the elf’s scent from me more than before.

“Even an elf can’t create such a strong scent in a few days—”

Friel looks at me in rapture.

She is like a bee that is attracted to the scent of a flower. As if he wanted to smell my scent more, he took one step closer to me.

“You, probably that day. You were hiding the energy of the spirits from me, right?”

Having said that, Friel came right in front of me.

As if he doesn’t care about the people around him, this damn goblin isn’t even close enough than necessary.

Now, with my ears perked up, I start sniffing my scent.

“Haa… I never thought that a human subject could have such a fragrance.”

I backed away from that elf who was making perverted noises, as if she were drunk on my own smell, and she hurriedly grabbed my collar.

Then, the elf melted a deeper greed into my fresh blue-green eyes. He let out a deep breath and at the same time showed a beautiful eye smile.

Rather, it comes one step closer and quietly spills my words into my ears.

“How are you, Ray? Are all thoughts over?”

“… If you think about it.”

“Until we meet next time. Didn’t I tell you to make up your mind?”

Yeah, she sure did ask if he had any plans to be her own.

Pre-determined thoughts. As a matter of course, I had no intention of going under the elves.

“Before—”

The moment I was about to tell Friel what I meant, to stop holding me here for nothing.

From inside the building, I saw someone walking out and stopping.

Unlike my family who are closer to the arrogant cat image, the beautiful face of the cute dog image.

For half a year, quite long white hair that started to fall below the shoulders.

Then to the brightly shining walls.

“Ray… ?”

A woman who can only be seen as my master wherever I look.

Shione looked at me and Friel and called my name with a dazed expression on her face.

Why the hell is he staring at me with an expression of losing everything in the world?

Come to think of the reason.

“Hmm, in a good atmosphere…… Cianella’s daughter has come to visit?”

Seeing the old woman maintaining a distance that would not be strange even if she hugged her, I understood Shione’s reaction.

No matter how much I didn’t mix my will. Although it was a distance narrowed by Friel’s arbitrariness.

From the outside, she can only be seen as a couple on the verge of cuddling.

Perhaps Shione is looking at me with a sad feeling that the man she likes has been taken away by another stray cat.

Shione bastard, just by looking at his expression now, when I go back to my room, I think I’m going to cry and scream and say what the hell happened…….

‘Haa… …. How do I fix it?’

I looked at Friel, starting to feel a tingle in my stomach at this twisted situation.

First of all, it would be better to keep this distance too close.

I spoke to the elf, the cause of all evil, with a stiff expression on my face.

“Priel-sama, could you please stay away from me?”

Then, this goddamned old woman replied with a smile even in the midst of this unusual situation.

“Riel. Call her Riel and she will leave.”

“… Riel-sama, could you please stay away?”

Only then did Friel distance himself from me at my words.

Then, just like Shione came straight to me and blocked me.

As if he wasn’t going to give me any more room for Friel and me to get closer, he set up a seat.

Then, Shione looked at her with her wary, young gaze.

Following her beautiful appearance, Shione confirmed her elongated ears and said.

“… Do you have any business with my attendant?”

Of course, Shione’s cold words were buried in the elf’s smirk and smile.

Friel made eye contact with me looking behind Sione.

“I haven’t heard the answer yet.”

Words to me wherever I look.

Shione and Friel’s burdensome attention was focused exclusively on me.

In this burdensome situation, I barely opened my mouth to answer the elf’s words.

“Sorry, but… I have no intention of becoming Mr. Friel’s.”

At my answer, the two women’s two smiles crossed each other.

A smile that burns even deeper possessiveness and a smile that feels relieved at my answer.

I could only hope that this damn situation would pass quickly as I watched the two of them have completely different feelings.

* * *

After I finished talking with Friel Arielt, I was led into her room holding hands with Shione.

What she said was that she held her hand, although it was almost like Sione held my hand forcibly and didn’t release it.

I saw Shione’s lost country expression just now. I quietly followed what my master wanted to do.

….

Shione slowly closed the door.

Clap.

Then, Shione even locked the door.

“… You are mine.”

He hugged me tightly.

Even that wasn’t quite strong, but strong as if he would never let go.

While burying her face in my arms for a moment, Shione muttered something and looked up at me.

“Ray… I guess I need an explanation.”

“… I’ll explain slowly, so could you loosen this arm first?”

After hearing my words, Shione hugged her quietly for a while before releasing her arms.

Then I sat down at a table in the middle, and in a calm atmosphere, I explained what had happened to the damn goblin.

Fortunately, thanks to Shione sitting quietly and chewing on my story, I was able to make her understand without much trouble.

That was when I wanted the situation to end without problems.

Suddenly, Shione started to continue what she was saying.

“… When I first saw it, I was amazed.”

“Yes… ?”

“How could I have known that you would be so close to a woman I was seeing for the first time.”

“… It was force majeure.”

“Yes, it must have been. But even so, my heart is so stuffy. What should I do?”

Shione’s eyes start to get wet.

Shione was clearly consumed by her own emotions.

“Obviously… She said that her ideal type is someone who is cute and has a lot of aegyo.”

“… I said so.”

“If you do, I will match you… ….”

Shione gets up from her seat and approaches me.

“Your… I will be Shione.”

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Then she hugged me and said.

“Please look at Sione… ….”

I’m going crazy….

It seems that it will take more time to recover.

* * *

Time flew by.

In the meantime, Eunice Callia sent me a new sword as a gift, and Adel Heite gave me her elven bow as a reward.

Not to mention the bow Adelheit gave me, the sword Eunice gave me was also the single-edged sword I used on the day of the raid.

Since it looked very similar to the sword I used to use often, I somehow managed to change both my main and secondary weapons to commercial ones.

The news that Shione handled the bow did not spread outside the Cianella family. Even on the day of the raid, all he had to do was use a short sword.

Her royal family bestowed on her one of her finest swords, befitting her title as the daughter-in-law of her knightly family.

For a while, she complained about the fact that she was given a sword, unlike me who received a bow.

It was the same even now.

“Ooh… ….”

The long master over there is making a noise as if he is indignant at the sword standing in the corner of my room.

Looking at Shione like that, I said with a faint smile.

“Not that sword… please see ray…….”

Keep your expression as pitiful as possible. Your voice is as gentle as possible.

After following Shione’s appearance a few days ago, Shione’s cheeks turned red like carrots in an instant.

“Profit… ! Didn’t I tell you to stop teasing me? !”

“How are you? Come here I will stroke you.”

“… Do you think you’ll forgive me for doing that!”

“Is it okay if I don’t stroke you?”

“No, of course.”

I responded to Shione’s words by slowly nodding her head.

“I can’t help it.”

Then, Shione puffed out his cheeks and complained at me, but looked at my hand with an endlessly regretful look.

Bastard, from the moment I said I’d pet you if you were going to do this, I accepted it without hesitation.

I smiled and stroked her hair.

“Are you angry?”

“… Noisy.”

When she stopped stroking her hair, Sione looked at me with her sullen expression.

“… ….”

“… ….”

“… What are you doing Without stroking it quickly.”

I let out a small laugh at her words.

My master also doesn’t like it that much, so he starts screaming.

As I was spending time with Shion in roughly this way, Ainel came to visit shortly after.

She is not the sky blue pajamas we saw before, but a child Nell dressed in a proper uniform.

She pretended to be serious.

“In two days, I plan to return to the Count’s house.”

Shione asked Ainel’s words.

“Two days later?”

“Yes. Siabelle will be waiting for us at the estate.”

Ainel glanced at the scenery outside her window.

“Winter is just around the corner, soon your younger brother—”

As the word “Her little brother” Came out of Ainel’s mouth, fine wrinkles formed on her forehead.

Zion Cianella.

He is the third and youngest child of Countess Cianella. A man who was gifted with her gift as an excellent priest instead of her talent with the sword.

The relationship between Shion and Shion, as far as I know, was closer to the worst than anyone else.

It was no wonder that Shion’s expression hardened coldly at Ainel’s words, referring to Shion as your younger brother.

Ainel didn’t care about Shione’s reaction and continued with her words.

“Isn’t it time for Shion to return to her estate from her academy?”

Ainel naturally crossed her arms and gently tilted her head to her side.

“Before the cold winter wind blows, she should go back to the manor and welcome Zion.”

With winter, the season of severe cold.

Zion Cianella will return to the Countess.