Episode 24 – Adult Time

Airi couldn’t accept Camellia’s wish to nullify her wish. Of course, we rolled our feet together, and decided to come to an agreement to play together for a few hours. Even so, Airi did not try to deny her wish. No, isn’t it too shameless to treat a normal person as a pet? Just as I was about to show Kunta Kinte’s wrath, Camellia said:

“Then, make the wish you originally wished for, then I will make the same wish as you.”

Airi then inflated her cheeks as usual and turned her back. And in a small voice, they decided to make an agreement that the two of them would do the subjugation mission alone.

As expected, Camellia noona is amazing. Making that stubborn 4D girl shut up. Is a woman governed as a woman, just as heat is governed by heat? this girl?

“As expected, sister, you’re sure.”

“Haa… that’s serious, really.”

“Yes, my situation has been serious lately.”

“No, that’s not the story of your apprentice, Werner.”

“Why not my disciple?”

He’s a little short of a kid, has a bad personality, has a bad mouth, is stupid, spoiled, and is a great kid except for being a nuisance. Come to think of it, there were so many things I had to leave out.

“Have a drink tonight, Werner.”

“Ah… I hate being with a drunken sister.”

It’s definitely pretty… but that’s why it’s difficult. I don’t know what to do when I’m drunk. Besides, if I had an accident, I didn’t have the confidence to handle the aftermath. As a man, I’m not interested in making quarter elves, but I’m a bit uncomfortable.

“I’m not going to drink to the point of getting drunk. Just to tell a story.”

“Okay then what…”

—–

That day, I was sweating putting Airi to sleep with her mouth sticking out like a cricket’s antennae. Growing up, he asked me to read a fairy tale before going to bed.

After finishing the reading of pain like that, it was after the Oni Camellia looked at the modest liquor table. The cheese was cut into bite-sized pieces, and the fruit was cut into slices.

“I should have prepared this, but I’m sorry I ordered my sister to do it.”

“Never mind. I prepared it because I like it.”

“Then, thank you for the favor.”

He picked up a piece of cheese on his plate and bit into it. The smell was a bit strong, but the taste was there. It’s a delicacy compared to what I ate as a child.

“Mmm, it’s delicious.”

“I just cut the cheese, but what…”

“No, because the cutting is so exquisite. My sister will make a good wife. This archmage guarantees it.”

“Since I haven’t seen Werner for a while, the fuss has gotten worse.”

Even after saying that, Camellia’s face was red. It was too early to blame alcohol, she hadn’t had a drop of alcohol yet.

I filled her glass with rum so that she could cover her shame for alcohol. The ice, which suddenly met lukewarm rum, floated up with a crackling sound.

And I filled my glass with rum. I didn’t add ice, so there was no crackling sound. Then he raised his glass and tilted it slightly towards the Camellia, just so lightly that the drink didn’t spill.

“Unfortunately, I don’t know of a good toast to drink with a beautiful woman of the opposite sex.

“That’s a coincidence, I don’t know of a good toast for drinking alone with a man.”

Salty, they clinked their glasses at each other.

I drank a full glass of rum in one go. It was bitter, but the unique sweet scent and tropical fruit scent drifted in the mouth lightly. After all, it was good to stock up on things that cost a little more than the cheap ones that sailors drink.

Camellia, sipping rum, spoke from her glass.

“So I’ll resume what I was talking about earlier…”

“Ah, the story of our disciple?

“No, both of them have big problems, so I prepared this place.”

“A big problem?”

I’m sure I have a big problem. The problem with my fiance, who is 8 years younger, is not big. If he gets caught, what kind of trouble will he face?

“He’s too immature, and you’re too close to him, Werner.”

“I know Airi has that kind of side… but was I that soft?”

“Of course it is. To dare to have a teacher as a pet was something I never would have imagined at the time.”

Wow, you’re an elf old man. The latte is sure to drip, but the appearance is obviously that of a woman in her 20s. And even pretty… Elves are basically born with outstanding looks, but Camellia was especially beautiful. Glossy black hair, fair skin, and jewel-like blue eyes. It is said that Werner also has black hair and blue eyes, but the quality of the color was very different.

“But sister, I’m a laissez-faire.”

“The difference between negligence and irresponsibility, Werner. How to set up a minimum fence even on a grazing ranch.”

Camellia emptied a glass of rum in a fit of rage. I poured another drink into Camellia’s glass and filled mine too.

“Why are you so soft on that child?”

This question is also a setting that appeared in the official setting book.

“Isn’t it natural that you are the child of your first love, sister?”

I’ll warn you for anyone thinking of BL, but Werner’s first love was never a man.

“Werner you…”

“Yes, Airi’s mother… Sister Mediah. Actually, that sister was my first love. Well, I’m satisfied because I met a nice guy named Zeke.”

“I see… since when?”

“From 19 years ago to 17 years ago. Well, I didn’t like women with owners, so I quickly gave up.”

“So Mediah said that. Now I understand.”

“What?”

I drank a full glass of rum at once. The alcohol was strangely sweet this time, to the point where there was no need for snacks.

Why did Werner take care of Airi so much? That’s because he resembles his first love. Airi’s mother, Mediah Less. To Werner, she is like a mother.

Werner loved her but had to give up. Because she loved Siegman, the single-minded protagonist. If you think about it, it’s not even NTR, since the two of them have been dating since the time we got Werner.

It was awkward because he was the child of his first love. I cherished him because he was the child of my first love. I kept him by my side because he was the child of my first love. He had to be saved because he was the child of his first love.

And since he was the child of his first love, it was worth sacrificing his life to save.

Werner was such a person. He received unrequited love from everyone, but he himself had a love that could not be reciprocated. Even if she didn’t know, he was honest about his feelings, knowing that he was ashamed of his heart, and used a disingenuous method.

I’ve only had two and a half drinks, but the strange intoxication and Werner’s emotions started to mix like mine and Werner’s feelings.

“Media always worried about you.”

“Ah, did Sister Mediah do that? That’s nice.”

“I said from some point that it doesn’t seem like you exist.”

“Did you feel the presence of this Archmage so lightly?”

“He said that one day he would disappear like a dandelion in the wind. He said that even when he was smiling, he always felt the atmosphere of wanting to disappear.”

“Ha ha ha… Dandelion seed…”

The engagement was merely the trigger in Werner’s departure. Numerous factors made him leave his mind. Those countless elements were woven into wires one by one, and what the woven wires created was a huge cage.

“And he said this.”

“What, you didn’t like taking care of a damn kid like me?”

“no.”

Camellia shook her head. The glossy black hair that was flowing was still attractive.

“He said he was sorry.”

“What?”

“I mean, I pushed you too far by forcing you into an engagement.”

“Sister Mediah said that…?”

“He said he wanted to give a nest to the youngest, who is like a migratory bird who would soon leave, and tie him down.”

It wasn’t even my first love, but tears flowed spontaneously. Are these tears mine? Or was it because of Werner’s instinct to realize that his first love cared about him so much?

“He forgot about a lady like you and asked me to meet a prettier and kinder woman.”

“hahahaha… My sister is cruel to the end too.”

The words came out without going through my instincts. As if the words I had stored in Werner’s heart had sprung out on their own, not from my rationality.

“There’s no way there’s a woman prettier and nicer than Sister Mediah, fuck…”

“Watch your mouth, Werner.”

“At least, don’t treat me like family… Then at least I wouldn’t be mistaken.”

“Werner…”

I drank the bottle of rum on the table. The thick rum that went down my throat seemed to burn my stomach, but it didn’t matter. My chest was hotter, so it felt cold to that extent.

“Leaving in anger because I was forced to get engaged alone… I’m satisfied with raising my sister’s daughter alone… I feel like I’m such an asshole and embarrassing, so I want to bite my tongue.”

“Love is originally like that, Werner. It’s childish and ugly.”

“Is there any other fool in the world who falls in love just because he treats you like family?”

Is it because of the alcohol? Or is it because of instinct? Words continued to come out without reason.

“It’s not just her, is it?”

“What?”

“They said Mediah wasn’t the only person who treated you like family.”

“Yes, my brothers and sisters all treated me like family.”

My stomach was sore that I tried to pick up a piece of cheese.

“Let’s put aside talking about our colleagues for a while.”

Camellia grabbed my wrist as I tried to grab the cheese. The warm feeling of her hands passed through them and made the unpleasant bitterness go away.

“Yes, my sister also treated me like a mother. No, like a younger sister…”

“…yes.”

“But you said you were tired. I’m fed up with being treated as the youngest who needs to be taken care of.”

“But you’re still the youngest to everyone…”

“Didn’t I tell you to put aside the stories of my colleagues, sister… No.”

Borrowing the spirit of alcohol, I was able to muster up the courage not to call her older sister.

“Camellia.”

“What…?”

“Do you still see me as the maknae I used to be?”

The drinks were great. Because I could feel Camellia’s hot breath as our faces got closer without me knowing.