138 – I don’t really care

After breaking up with Noel, I immediately left the imperial castle.

Although I had been in the imperial castle longer than I thought, it was because I was more concerned about the incident that had happened to me. Altair didn’t do me any particular harm, but in a way, it was the same as rejecting her offer.

It was clear that she was a good woman, but that and personality were separate issues.

How do I know whether or not to retaliate for refusing an offer?

He said he didn’t want to become a hero for nothing else, but even if Pinto was hurt, there’s nothing we can do about it.

I don’t know in detail what the title of warrior meant, but considering that no one has ever used that title, the weight must have been at least not light.

This was the first time I had offended God, so I moved in a very nervous state, but fortunately, there was no disturbance until I left the imperial castle.

It’s unknown if it’s because Altair’s time to intervene is running out, or if she’s broad-minded.

It took a moment for a place that had been comfortable enough to sleep until just now to become uncomfortable.

Anyway, as long as he was in Luden, it was the same as being in Altair’s hands. Then it would be better to stay away from the imperial castle where her influence is strong.

It was still a warm divine power, but it felt like walking in the middle of the Dosan Geomrim (刀山劍林) in the Hwangseong Fortress, which was full of divine power, perhaps because it was a problem in my heart. It may have been a meaningless act, but the fact that I was now out of the space of the imperial castle itself was enough to make me feel at ease.

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More than anything, because I got to see her again.

“Damian.”

“…were you waiting?”

When I left the castle, Elena was waiting for me.

Now I don’t care much about how she knows exactly where I’m coming from in this vast castle. The important thing is that meeting Elena gave me peace and that her hair, shining in the moonlight, was always beautiful.

Elena stood next to me and put her arm on me. So that you can lean on yourself instead of putting your weight on me.

I thought I was trying to manage my facial expressions, but did I fail?

Elena seemed to know that I was tired. Maybe it’s because of the necklace. There was definitely Elena’s intervention in what happened at that time, so she might have known that I didn’t have much power left.

It doesn’t matter what happened, but…

Elena stayed by my side, silent and silent, like someone waiting to be punished. I wasn’t in the mood to say anything, so I also saved my words.

The necklace she gave me revealed her strength in front of me today. I didn’t know who it belonged to, but Elena wouldn’t know that I felt that way.

It wasn’t a big deal that Elena’s power was imbued with the things she made, but the problem was that the power was different from other things. I know what it is like, having experienced it firsthand.

So maybe Elena is waiting for a question from me.

What is that power and how did you deal with it? Because I had a lot of questions about the situation myself.

Either way, if she hadn’t told me yet, this would have been a secret Elena was keeping to herself.

Even now, from her appearance, I could see that she was anxious about talking about it.

I looked at Elena for a while and finished thinking.

It is natural to feel so anxious when you try to bring out a secret that you have not told others before, without proper preparation. I don’t know what kind of power it is that makes me so reluctant to talk about it and so anxious. But still, Elena didn’t seem to want to avoid talking to me about it.

If I ask, she will tell me the truth.

“…..”

So I decided not to ask her.

Because that was enough.

“Can I lean on you a little?”

“Yes…”

After asking Elena for her understanding, I leaned my head against her and slowly relaxed from my body.

No matter how much she tried to pull me by leaning on me at first, I couldn’t let go of my strength right away, so I had no choice but to lean on Elena because I really didn’t have any strength left.

Even though she looks delicate on the outside, Elena is also a superhuman. It took the weight of one man comfortably and supported me by sticking closer so that I didn’t have to strain to walk.

There’s nothing wrong with taking care of it. Is it because of my guilt? I didn’t do anything wrong, so I shouldn’t have to. Looking at what has happened so far, even if I have been helped by it, it has never harmed me.

It was Elena who seemed like a guilty person, so I shook my head slightly and bumped her head against her a few times before I started talking to her about what had happened today.

“When I went to the imperial castle today, Orcus was running in the gymnasium.”

“ah…”

Not related to Altair, just a story with the kids today.

Even when I first opened my mouth, I could see how nervous Elena was. And when I talk about Orcus, he puts on a bewildered expression.

“I must have been very angry about losing to you. Well, it wasn’t because I lost by magic, but because I was beaten like that in a hand-to-hand combat, my pride as a man must be hurt. I don’t even know if I can.”

We just had a normal conversation.

Everyday stories such as what happened today, that Eltman’s research was approved, that Orcus is trying to decorate something with it. I continued the continuation of the conversation I had with Elena.

In a way, it could be avoidance.

This may be an opportunity to learn the truth about the discomfort I have felt with her. And I might be reluctant to see the truth in front of it. As I kept thinking like that, I just came up with this idea.

Do I need to know that it is true?

It is neither harmful nor inconvenient.

It may be cool on the inside when you know it, but doesn’t Elena look tired when she talks about it? Then I would choose to just wait. When she can talk comfortably someday.

It was already enough to make sure that she could talk to me at any time.

And time was something I needed, not just Elena.

Hearing the truth requires the listener to take his or her own time. I also had a lot of thoughts about Elena’s singularity, which is different from the original, so I needed time to sort it out.

After walking for several minutes, Elena and I continued our conversation.

Somewhat speechless, Elena asked me a question.

“…is it really okay to pass it off like this?”

The questions Elena asked were both for me and for herself. Seeing her worry so much, it seems that the weight of the secret is heavier than expected. It showed her concern, so I decided to reassure her.

“You can talk about it now if you want to. Do it anytime you want. However, originally, the person who is going to talk about this needs to be prepared, so if you speak up without being properly prepared, you may make a mistake. So, You don’t have to rush into talking. Is it really urgent and you haven’t told me yet?”

“No! It’s not like that…just sorry for Damian.”

“What do you have to be sorry for? Being a lover doesn’t mean you have to know every move. I also have a few secrets I haven’t told Elena, but I’m sorry.”

“Damian’s…secret?”

Hey, the atmosphere seems to be turning to something weird…

Anyway, when it seemed that the guilt she had towards me had subsided a little, I replied by holding Elena next to me instead of continuing the conversation there. I turned around and Elena looked at me blankly, but I could see a small smile on her lips.

Also, people look better when they smile.

***

We promised to talk about this subject later, but that didn’t mean Elena didn’t tell me anything.

She first informed me that the necklace was made of a sacred object. I don’t know how a holy relic made the power of Altair, the main deity, die in her temple, but that must be Elena’s secret.

Still, since it was a sacred object, I could see that what I felt at the time was not an illusion. At the same time, the familiar feeling that I felt in that divinity.

‘No matter how you think about it, that’s Elena’s energy.’

I don’t know what kind of god this relic belonged to, but it was certain that Elena had placed it completely under her control. This means that he did not simply qualify for use, but made it completely his own.

Let’s have a moment of silence to the original owner of the holy object.

To be honest, it’s been a while since Elena’s genius transcended common sense, so now it’s like this too.

It’s just sour. For Elena, it might be at the level of macaron after dinner.

The important thing is Altair… Since that day, there has been no apparent attempt by her to contact me. Noel and Orcus were the same as usual, and the imperial family didn’t send someone to me. As if you don’t know anything about it.

An emperor who is said to be closest to God might be different, but for some reason I didn’t think that Altair would have told him about me. Obviously I don’t know her, so I’m curious as to why I’m thinking like this, but what can I do when I’m so strongly convinced that I can press such a question.

I’m not the type to handle things sensibly, but once there was nothing I could do, then I had no choice but to follow my intuition.

Because of this, I was able to ease my worries about Altair surprisingly easily.

But, is it because there are several other incidents? Time flies by just by following up on it, and by the time the plan and the laboratory site promised to Eltman have been materialized to some extent, time has flowed and the opening day of the Holy Spirit Festival is just around the corner.

The Holy God Festival can be called Luden’s festival, but since the students of the academy had to deal with the flower of the Holy God Festival, the academy had been burning hot with the Holy God Festival for a long time. In addition, from this year, the 1th grade was also able to participate, so it was even more so.

Basically, children attending the academy have a strong desire to be recognized.

Aristocrats as nobles, commoners as commoners.

They all came to the academy to prove themselves and to grow. In the case of the first year, this Seongshin Festival was such an opportunity that came early. So, they may have been less prepared than other graders, but they had more expectations for the Holy Spirit Festival than that.

Representative examples are Reinhardt and Orcus. Orcus wanted revenge for being in Dalian last time, and Reinhardt seemed to be looking forward to the experience he would gain from competing with many people.

It’s me, but I think it would be nice if the incident didn’t happen.

Apparently, I also participated in the Holy Spirit Festival, so I got a call from my family. It was a letter saying that his father would come to Luden with Alphonse, and that he would come out of the South, which is rare.

I’ve been busy with things happening lately, but considering my past, I’ve been a pretty quiet kid. The guy who didn’t really try to prove himself to those who weren’t from his family, and only tried to meet the minimum requirements above the average.

A guy like that is going to beat the other kids at the Holy Spirit Festival, so he’s not a father to miss.

It wasn’t just me that my family was coming, and so did the other children, and Reinhardt seemed to have received such a letter from his family. Maximilian, the Sword Saint, was the head of the school, so it was an exception. Just like my father and Alphonse came from my side, it seemed that the head of the Kromel family and Reinhardt’s sister would come from Reinhardt’s side as well.

“…”

“Ouch! Damian! Reinhardt is laughing!!”

Seeing Reinhardt’s face, Noel spoke to me with a face that said he had seen something strange.

After reading the letter, Reinhardt was smiling all day long to the extent that anyone could tell that he was in a good mood, which is rare. It’s not surprising that Noel is surprised to see him because he’s a guy who doesn’t usually express himself that way.

Unlike Noel, I wasn’t too surprised because I already knew why he was the way he was.

That’s because this guy was a siscon.