My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending

For Leafa, life in the royal capital was full of excitement and freshness. There were many things in the royal capital that you would never see or experience in your own village.

I almost forgot the situation I was in a blessed environment, but I still can’t really enjoy it because of my careless words and deeds. This is because I feel a lot of self-responsibility that I have caused trouble.

If so, I should apologize as soon as possible to get rid of the clumsiness, but when I meet Harold, I react to the usual provocation and become a buy word as a selling word. .. In the end, I have missed the timing to apologize.

And the third day of my stay, which I greeted with a slight catch on my heart. On this day, the first discussion with Justus was finally held.

One hour in time. But that was enough to impress Leafa how good a person named Justus was.

A different perspective, an idea that I don’t have. One after another, I find improvements in my logic that I thought was completed. There was a feeling of breaking my stretched nose, but it was far more fun than regret and embarrassment, considering that my magic would be even more complete.

However, Leafa’s mood is still unclear.

“Hah …”

“What’s wrong? I’m not fine, Rifa-chan”

The time is when the sun starts to tilt. When I was relaxing in the free space for a break, I was approached by a man who was there. I didn’t remember the name, but the friendly smile left an impression on Leafa.

The man sat across from Leafa as if it were natural to do so.

“That’s not the case …”

“I asked the director about the technical theory that Leafa devised. , It seems that I’m a little depressed because there were many places that I couldn’t reach than I expected. “

” I’m sorry, Director Justus … “

Elle sitting next to me puts in a casual follow-up. It’s not true, but it’s better if you don’t have to do extra snooping. In the last few days, Rifa has begun to feel unwilling to talk to the staff here.

“But I didn’t have to worry about it. I wondered if he had a bad eye on me.”

This is the reason. They name Harold for something, and to a greater or lesser extent.

Their malice is due to Harold’s behavior and the villainous behavior he hears, which is Harold’s own responsibility. I wouldn’t ignore it and follow Harold.

Certainly Harold has a twisted personality, and when he opens his mouth, he is a man who is sarcastic, ironic and ridiculous. No wonder it is hated.

But for Leafa, Harold isn’t the only person.

He risked fighting against the Ice Dragon with a request that was nothing more than a verbal promise. Harold kept his promise even in an emergency where two ice dragons appeared at the same time. He helped me without hesitation, despite the fact that a truly outrageous person would be the first to abandon him.

Is it possible for an unmanned and selfish person to keep such a promise in a lawful manner? At least Leafa doesn’t think so.

It may be an action in the hope of a return, but in the end it only helps Leafa’s research and has no benefit to Harold himself. It doesn’t seem to happen.

“Well, we haven’t done anything to him, so we don’t feel a sense of crisis.”

” That’s how you’re off guard! You should stay away from him. “

A man who emphasizes how dangerous Harold is. For him, that’s a fact, and it’s probably a thoughtful act of the Leafas.

But that’s just a nuisance to Leafa.

A word that curses the endless Harold. While listening to it, Ell explores Harold’s past as to why he came to be told such a thing. It wasn’t a conversation I wanted to hear too much.

I feel more depressed when I think about that. I mean, I’m really feeling sick.

“… I’m sorry, I’m going back to my room.” Stood up. When I returned to the room where I was assigned without looking back, I lay down on the bed and covered my head with a futon.

This was Leafa’s habit.

When my mother scolded me a lot, when my research got stuck, and so on, Rifa wrapped up in a futon and tried to calm herself in the dark. do. When Rifa’s head lay down while holding her knees, regrets about her actions and questions about Harold came up one after another, her thoughts repeated openly without being able to give an answer.

How long have you been doing that? When I noticed, Rifa fell asleep in that position. Maybe I slept for a long time, I sweated a lot, and my shirt stuck to my skin, which made me uncomfortable.

Uh, groaning and just sticking out my face from the bed. Looking out the window, the night book had already fallen. It seems that he slept for quite a long time.

“Woke up?”

If you turn over to that voice, only your bed light will light up and a hardcover book There was a figure of Ell reading. When I close the book, I take the tray on the table and bring it to Leafa.

Sandwiches and salads were on the tray. In addition, Ell poured ice water from the jug into the cup and handed it to Leafa.

“How are you doing? I prepared a light meal, but if you don’t have enough, go to the cafeteria?”

“Yeah, this is fine. Thank you. “

The hunger I feel is not strong, so this is enough. First, I drank about half of the ice water I received and took a big breath.

Ell was watching over such Leafa with her gentle eyes. I’m a little embarrassed by that line of sight.

“What?”

“I think I’m worried about various things, so I think I can get a consultation. It may be. “

Apparently, Ell was able to see her in her chest. Well, it’s not something to hide, and it’s a story I wanted to ask Ell.

Thinking so, Rifa began to talk in her heart.

“Ell, what do you think of Harold?”

“Is that the person he hears from rumors?” That’s right? “

” Yeah “

Ell knew exactly what Rifa wanted to hear. Perhaps Ell was thinking about the same thing.

“I don’t know. I don’t say that I have a bad mouth and a good personality, but a villainous murderer is not a ruthless person that can be associated with an impression. Harold’s In a word, it looks like someone is telling his bad rumors. “

” By the way, did you say that? “

Is that leading to Harold’s big gap? If so, Harold may not be a bad person either.

However, Ell pulls back the heart that leans in that direction.

“But I also say that smoke doesn’t stand in the absence of fire. It’s no wonder that that personality causes big problems and grudges everywhere. No … I mean, I don’t know much about Harold, so I can’t judge from the information I have. “

” But Elle knew about Harold, didn’t he? “

“It’s only about rumors. Like the one at the council, his information tends to be kept secret. There may be some hiding by himself, but There may be so many secrets he has. “

” Harold’s secret … “

Situational evidence without confirmation. I was about to be executed. It has a high probability of being hand-cranked by someone. On top of that, he lives as a subject at the research institute where he was spared execution as if it were according to the scenario.

There are so many mysterious points just to be taught by Ell. In addition, as soon as he tried to talk to a person who was involved in his deliberations, why Harold wore the military uniform of the Sarrian Empire, he suddenly fell into a state of confusion and died. The mystery of, remains.

That’s all happening around Harold. I can’t imagine how much secret he hides.

“It can be difficult not to be dragged by the voices around you, but you can decide what to do with your own eyes. It’s a privilege of a human being near Harold. “

” … Yeah, that’s right. Thank you, maybe I’m a little better. “

“That’s what it is”

That’s right. From the beginning, Rifa himself is a person who has done what he wants to do without worrying about the voices of the surroundings. Whether it’s said that the inventor’s path is impossible or not, I’ve come to this point with my own will.

The same is true for the evaluation of people and the value of things. Leafa has a clear standard within herself. Why is it so confusing only about Harold?

(Maybe this is my desire that Harold doesn’t want to be a bad person …?)

Suddenly I think that.

Being estranged from the surroundings and excluded. Loneliness with no ally or understanding. It was strangely similar to the situation of Leafa, who was treated as a stranger in the village.

What if you were superimposing yourself on such Harold? Therefore, he may have unknowingly assumed that Harold’s correctness could prove his correctness. It’s a pitiful story, but when I think about it, I’m convinced.

I can’t see the essence of what Harold is. Rifa only captured the superficial part of Harold and wasn’t trying to figure out what’s inside him.

It is the nature of Leafa that I can’t help but think so. Flatten the sandwich and salad in front of you in no time.

“Feast!”

“I don’t eat so quickly”

“I want to go see Harold for a moment”

“Are you at this time?”

Ell points to the clock. The time indicated by the clock was in a position where the date would change soon. Harold may already be asleep. Even if it isn’t, it’s an insane time to visit.

And above all, I was surprised that I slept until such a time.

“Is it annoying from now on …”

“Well, it’s a good time to crawl at night.”

“I won’t do it!”

“Don’t stop, keep it secret?”

“I don’t need to worry about that!”

Rifa gives up on visiting Harold while putting a lot of tsukkomi in Ell’s tea. I had to go to bed as it was because it was time, but I didn’t feel sleepy because I had a good night’s sleep until just before.

For a while, it takes several hours to repeat the act of rolling over and rolling over and over again. The sky begins to turn white without being attacked by sleep. It’s a familiar sky for Leafa, who often spends all night on research and development.

I couldn’t sleep anyway, so I changed my mood and decided to take a walk to breathe the clear air at dawn. Leave the room without making a noise so as not to wake up the sleeping El next door.

In fact, enjoying a morning walk like this was refreshing for Leafa. The village of Leafa is small, and most of the houses make a living from agriculture and livestock, so the morning is early. There are some houses that start moving before the sky opens.

If you go out during such a time, the appearance of Leafa, who is isolated in the village, will stand out even if you don’t like it. Partly because of that, Leafa was only able to go out properly after dark.

You will not be forced to live such a cramped life here. Slowly go around the laboratory grounds as you like.

At that time, Leafa’s ears picked up a faint wind noise. Invited by the sound, Leafa’s feet are led to the shadow away from the laboratory.

There was a figure of Harold who freely manipulated two swords with different shapes.

Being eye-catching is exactly this moment. Harold’s sword-wielding is like a sophisticated butoh, attracting the viewer. When I defeated the Ice Dragon, I had no idea what was happening because of the close distance, and above all, I was afraid of Harold, who was so strong that I couldn’t catch up with him. But if you look at it again, you can see how beautiful his battle is.

It was the first time that I felt the fighting power was beautiful.

I don’t have a sense of time how long I’ve been doing that. Even in front of Harold, which is the highest priority goal, I was just fascinated.

After all, Leafa didn’t return to me until Harold’s sword dance was over. Two swords fit in a scabbard hanging on the waist.

Perhaps it was a signal, it was pulled back to reality at once, as if the curtain of the stage that I was enthusiastic about came down. At last, Rifa remembers her original purpose.

It’s early in the morning and there is no publicity around. It’s a great opportunity to talk about things you don’t want people to hear.

Rifa took a step that the training seemed to be over and now it wouldn’t get in the way when talking to him, and Harold took off his shirt and exposed his upper body without being fooled. It was released almost at the same time. Perhaps Harold didn’t try to show off his naked body, he simply took off his sweat-soaked shirt because he felt uncomfortable. You wouldn’t expect it to be seen by anyone.

But it’s a surprise to Rifa, who suddenly burns his exposed upper body into his eyes.

Harold gives a thin impression from the top of his clothes due to his height, but his body has no wasted extravagant meat, and toughness and suppleness coexist. The muscles that are present make you feel even functional beauty. A lustrous, yet strong body that looks as if it was sculpted.

There was a naked body of the opposite sex that was too stimulating for the innocent Leafa who had no love experience.

The pulse jumps up. I could feel the blood rising so rapidly that I could see it without looking in the mirror. No doubt I have a bright red face now.

Harold, who is turning his back on this, has not yet noticed the existence of Leafa. You should leave here for both sides and take a break.

I know that in my head, but I can’t take my eyes off Harold’s trained body. The body is not free as if the legs were sewn on the spot.

Finally, Harold looks back.

First of all, my eyes met. Crimson eyes shoot through Leafa. I’ve been fascinated by the eyes I’ve seen many times since I met him, even though I’m not interested in you.

I can’t inherit the words. I should have wanted to talk so much earlier, but I can’t say a good morning greeting or an excuse for stealing. The heartbeat is as fast as it can be, just standing up with repeated shallow breathing.

In contrast to Leafa, Harold’s perception of her existence never stagnates. He walks towards Leafa with his shirt on his right shoulder.

Rifa’s thoughts were so boiled that he couldn’t even think about what would happen or what he would do.

Harold is finally approaching in front of me. Still, his steps did not stop, and the moment he passed by the side of Leafa, he approached his mouth and whispered in his ear. Harold’s feverish voice hits Leafa’s earlobe, probably because he was exercising hard.

“Is peeping a hobby? It’s a set up Sect taste like a genius inventor”

Ironically as usual, Leafa My spine trembles. An unknown sensation, different from fear and chills.

Harold went away as if nothing had happened, leaving behind that much. The left-behind Leafa sits flat as if his hips were crumbled.

It’s abnormal. I have an abnormality in my body that I have never experienced before. But I don’t know the cause.

The only thing that is clear is that Harold’s face is unlikely to be seen for a while.