The princess of Chrysos, Eleanor, who lived in a cage for the rest of her life and finally came out of the cage.

How could she have escaped from Chrysos Kingdom?

She stayed in solitary confinement to the point where she couldn’t even look around the territory in the kingdom right away. It was only recently that I started going out.

But how is she like that?

You don’t know the road or direction?

Even if her existence is not visible, what about the food and drinking water?

Where should we head and what purpose should we have?

and most important.

“Why doesn’t everyone remember me?”

How did the key open the door?

There was no way that Eleanor at the time knew that.

There were knights to protect her, but they were frustrated because they couldn’t cross a territory, let alone a border.

If so, who would protect her?

– Eleanor? You’d better go left here.

“yea, I got it.”

Eleanor was out of her mind.

He didn’t even know who he was talking to because he was running away from the immediate threat.

– There’s a snake at your feet, so be careful.

I didn’t have time to think about it because I just had to run away.

-Do not worry about it. Eleanor.

Whenever she used the key, she felt some will.

The very moment I first became aware of its power, I already knew it.

– No matter what happens, I will protect you.

Her strong protector was none other than herself.

* * *

Perplexity.

Right now, there is no other way to express this feeling.

It’s a moment to be surprised by the existence of Eleanor who appeared at the worst timing.

It took a while for her to feel stiff with unknown guilt as she shed tears as if she was sad.

Soon after, it was only a moment to be nervous at the blue-silver haired girl who suddenly appeared with a golden halo.

I had to shudder in embarrassment at least four times to the point that she looked just like Eleanor.

“You trash child.”

“… … .”

It was clear that it was a first meeting, but her swear words had a sense of coercion that made people cringe.

Moreover, it is all the more so when he speaks with the same face as Eleanor.

The difference is that the hair is much longer and the expression is infinitely colder?

“How dare you play with Eleanor’s heart?”

Fortunately, it didn’t take long to infer what her sudden appearance was.

[KP Soul Understanding]

Eleanor von Chrysos

Because the answer was right in front of my eyes.

Apart from the fact that the owner of the key has changed, even the name is the same.

Yes, I’ve already heard of a being like her, and I’ve actually met her once.

“The incarnation of the key… … .”

An existence born from a key based on the same owner as Janus.

“Is that important now?”

“What?”

“Is that important?”

strange.

Seeing Eleanor say such a thing with her face is infinitely unfamiliar.

She was a basic honorific, and she probably wouldn’t have been so rude.

“I’ve been watching Eleanor all this time. but you mean Are you seeing Eleanor as a woman? Are you sure you understand her heart?”

“… … .”

“Or do you think it’s okay because it doesn’t get far from you even if you go this far?”

She pointed out my karma that no one else pointed out.

I may have been looking at Eleanor as the protagonist of the stage, not a member of the opposite sex.

As an object of envy, she is the protagonist of a story that can overcome any adversity.

“I wish I knew at least that Eleanor likes you.”

The incarnation of the key lifted Eleanor’s greatsword with one hand and swung it around.

“Eleanor wakes up early every morning and thinks while touching her hair. How can I make you look pretty? You’ve never noticed the difference.”

And she.

“And when I go to crowded places, I always look for you. Lift your tiptoes and look around to make sure you aren’t looking at yourself.”

A side of Eleanor I didn’t know. her efforts one by one.

“You made it that way. After entering someone else’s territory without permission and messing around like that. You were looking at the heart of Eleanor who was looking at you.”

I started arguing as if it was my fault.

“Didn’t you see anything like this? no, before that. What on earth is that blatant discrimination in front of this kid?”

I didn’t take seriously the feelings she showed toward me.

I decided that Eleanor wouldn’t be hurt this much.

Because she had things to do before that.

It’s because I’ve been able to rise above the things that are worse than that.

But that was a mistake.

“Eleanor would do anything for you. Anything.”

“… … .”

I didn’t expect the other side of Eleanor flowing through the incarnation’s mouth.

“I mean I don’t care where you hang out with any bitch. Yes, it is your freedom.”

The light that dwells on the greatsword is not a brilliant golden color, but a dull silver color.

“But if that’s the case, you should have at least considered Eleanor’s feelings.”

I wanted to refute, but I couldn’t say anything. No matter what I said, it was just an excuse now.

“Either cut it off completely, or give it a serious answer. Either way.”

In the end, I couldn’t fathom Eleanor like she said.

“Why do you keep leaving room and making Eleanor suffer?”

Even though I was grateful to her, I had never been serious about the feelings she had for me.

“Eleanor is not a doll that you can control as you please.”

At the same time as he said that, the incarnation of the key rushed towards me.

I can understand her words. However, it was also a situation where he could not seriously answer Eleanor’s feelings.

Even so, the incarnation of the key didn’t care about any part of it.

“So, you who can hurt Eleanor.”

only one.

“I have to kill you.”

She was like a machine with the values that anything that could hurt Eleanor should be eliminated.

Moves like Eleanor. However, the use of power is different.

Compared to Eleanor, it is much cruder. It seems like he hasn’t gotten used to his body yet.

Perhaps this is the first time he has become an incarnation.

intermediate magic

[Stone Wall]

block it for once

After that, you have to find a way to persuade or have a conversation.

It can’t go wrong like this. All things aside, Eleanor is the one I spent the longest time with.

“You will pay the price.”

Snap!

The [Stone Wall] is slashed at the same time as the cold declaration that sticks like a dagger.

It is not the power of harmony.

If it was the power of harmony, it would not have been able to exert great effect on the physical means that induced this phenomenon.

Perhaps a fragment of the power of severance that temporarily erased Eleanor’s existence.

It was just like the power of [severing] that Justitia had, no, it was a more threatening power.

Her sword just cut through the wall in front of her with a sense of presence.

[Stone Wall], which had been split in two, was blurred and erased as if it had never been there.

“Ugh?!”

I narrowly evade her attack that follows.

After all, I seriously intend to kill him.

“Do you think it is unfair? Do you think it’s not a fatal mistake? Yes, I guess. But I can’t help it. I only move to protect Eleanor.”

As I sat down half-submerged in the water, the incarnation of the key approached me and raised the sword again.

“Wait. Please stop!”

At that moment, Arrieta intervened between me and the incarnation of the key.

She seemed to block me with just one thought to protect me without any preparation.

The incarnation of the key, which was only looking at one purpose, stopped moving, perhaps feeling uncomfortable with that appearance.

“Why should I?”

“Noah will be sad.”

At Arrieta’s point, the incarnation of the key sneered and replied as if he knew from the beginning.

“I guess so. But if I leave it alone, I think it will only make me sadder.”

“… … That would not be it.”

At Arrieta’s words, the incarnation of the key wrinkled its expression as if it were annoyed.

“How can you be sure of that?”

“Because Noah-nim is still desperately stopping you.”

“What… … .”

The direction Arrieta pointed was near the avatar’s ankle.

there.

“do not do that. Please don’t kill the master… … .”

Eleanor clung desperately, half-submerged.

She was shedding tears incessantly. The flowing water and the water droplets pouring from her eyes left small ripples on the stream.

“… … This son of a bitch knew your heart and was deceiving you.”

“Huh, it’s okay. It’s okay though.”

“You were the only one discriminating and ignoring me! I hurt you!”

“That, though. Me so far, black… … . Because it helped me a lot. Ugh, because when I was having a hard time, you always watched over me… … .”

“Eleanor.”

“So, hey, I’m fine.”

“… … .”

The incarnation of the key put on an indescribable expression and then straightened Eleanor’s hair, which was messed up by grabbing her own ankle.

“You are stupid.”

The incarnation of the key that had been arranging Eleanor’s hair for a while seemed to gradually fade and then disappeared.

* * *

night.

We eventually decided to spend the night at a place where we stopped for lunch.

It was inevitable because everyone was exhausted.

And above all… … .

“Puetchi!”

It seemed that Eleanor’s physical condition had deteriorated, probably because she was overdoing herself by holding on to Hwasin’s ankles in the water.

Fortunately, it didn’t lead to a cold yet, so Arrieta didn’t take any special action.

It seems to be because you shouldn’t rely on divine power even for trivial things.

“Ugh… … it’s cold.”

“ruler.”

Although it is already in front of the campfire, the autumn wind still seems chilly, so I put a few more layers of blankets on it.

“lol.”

“… … .”

what is so good

Eleanor laughed at just this much.

The more I looked at her like that, the more something seemed to come up inside.

It must have been a sense of shame for himself that he was using her like that.

“… … .”

Arrieta, as always, left the place to pray, and Marie left the seat together under the guise of escorting Arrieta.

It’s a funny joke. Marie would get a tingling sensation just by being near Arietta when she was praying.

yes this is caring

It’s their own way to talk to Eleanor somehow.

“That… … .”

Eleanor has never hidden her affection for me.

Even knowing that, I didn’t treat her as a member of the opposite sex.

If it was going to be like that in the first place, I should have drawn a line with her to some extent, but I didn’t.

He hurt her by using her arrogance as an excuse.

It should be different from now on.

“Uh, the clothes… … It suits you well.”

“You won’t be able to see because of the blanket?”

“… … .”

am i sick?

I was talking nonsense, thinking I had to do something.

“Puhuh, that’s too blatant. It’s empty, but it feels good.”

“yes… … .”

Nevertheless, Eleanor smiled. it made me laugh

I have to work a little harder.

“Eleanor.”

“Yeah.”

“… … I’m sorry until now.”

“Hee hee, it’s okay.”

Eleanor laughed mischievously with only her face sticking out of the blanket.

It looks the same as usual. It looks the same… … . Now you can’t treat it the same way.

You shouldn’t dismiss her feelings as a light prank and ignore them.

“Because I was a troublemaker.”

“But that wasn’t a reason to ignore you.”

“And Master didn’t hate me even though I was angry at myself. Because they accepted everything.”

“But that… … .”

It’s just a disprove that I was taking her feelings lightly.

Even though I knew how much she depended on me, I passed it lightly.

“Looks like the master has a lot of guilt towards me.”

“… … .”

Eleanor walked over and sat next to me, wrapped in a blanket.

Normally, he would have rushed at me, but this time he just sat down with a sense of distance.

It hurts to think that subtle sense of distance represents her disappointment now.

“You want to be forgiven by me, right?”

“yes.”

“By the way, I said it was okay from a while ago, but the teacher doesn’t seem to be taking that answer seriously.”

“… … .”

I know it’s not something that can be forgiven so easily. If it was a relationship that could be resolved with just a few words, she couldn’t have cried so much.

“Then. teacher.”

Eleanor was reaching for the campfire, then turned completely toward me.

But those blue eyes still contain the bonfire.

“Will you kiss me?”

had a fever

And the heat soon turned her face red as if it were spreading, not just her eyes.

Eleanor, who had been looking up at me like that, suddenly turned her head.

“Oh no, wait a minute… … . cancel. Also, this is embarrassing… … .”

“yes.”

I grabbed her chin as she tried to lower her head like a coward and kissed her.

This time it’s my turn to be brave.

“… … !”

Her eyes, which were brimming with heat, soon closed as if they would fade.

intermittently.

But longer than usual.

That moment had passed.