Chapter 218 – Travel (2)

“Okay? “Then you should go to sleep quickly.”
“What? Hey, where are you going!”
“I’ll be right back. “Sleep first.”

I immediately pulled over the blanket and stood up.
It was important to take care of Nova’s eating and sleeping needs.
A small tent was set up next to the simple structure that appeared to be Terra’s.
It was clear to see the black dragon hitting the pin with its tail and forcing it into the ground.

— Yongyongah.
— Wow.
– No one… Wow…

While Nova was chatting with the dragon, I looked inside the tent.
It seemed like it was made for one person, and if two people entered it, it would fill up like a bag full of water.
It was even more cramped because Nova’s clothes and miscellaneous magic items were scattered inside.
While she was pushing them to her bedside, Nova came inside.

“Is there anything you want?”
“Huh? Among the ones here? Not really…”
“There’s something strange about it. “It’s a snow duck found in Bahran.”
“Bleep…” …”

Is it a mutation of the ice duck?
The guy who was locked in a cage and looked quite helpless was decided to let him out later when he had the chance and do his work first.

“Lie down here and sleep.”
“Huh.”

As I pointed to the inside of the tent, Nova stepped out with her bare feet, dragging the hem of her clothes.
Then I crossed my legs with my arms like pillows.
The smell of powder and incense coming out from between the black hairs.
It hasn’t changed at all from before.

Even though Nova was a priest of Bahran and a leader equivalent to the king of Bahran from the time they first met, her behavior was not adult-like.
Perhaps it was a side effect of his spiritual ability to read people’s minds and peek into the future, but his expressions and actions were clumsy.
Terra taught me many things like a teacher, but Nova made me take care of her.
He was blunt at first, but after our relationship got better, he started making a lot of demands.

It would be a lie if I said that it wasn’t bothersome to eat, sleep, and take care of other aspects of life in a demon world where it was difficult to protect even my own body.
But strangely, when he was with Nova, his mind became very stable.
The number of terrible injuries increased, and the fear of injury and pain made it difficult to breathe at night.
As I held her, I could breathe her breath, smelling her exotic scent rather than the scent of her battlefield blood.

“Lewis, hand.”
“Hmm, okay…”

I slowly stroked Nova’s back at regular intervals.
Her smooth erector muscles could be felt through her thin clothes.
Umm, you’re not wearing underwear?

“I wore it. “Take a good look.”

After hearing Nova’s words, I ran my hand around it and felt a faint sensation.
A layer of fabric that makes you wonder if it really functions as underwear.
Is this Bahran’s traditional clothing?
Just like an elastic rubber band, if you insert your finger into the gap and pull slightly, it immediately returns to its original state.

“Lewis, pervert.”
“…”

I saw Nova’s shocked expression and stopped her behavior.
It’s okay if you don’t have to check whether or not you’re wearing underwear in the first place.
Because I was just thinking about it anyway.

“I know how you feel.”

It was a sweet voice that tickled my heart.
Her thighs were coming up little by little.
Evil- evil-. It is astrologically very important to get a good night’s sleep by occasionally rubbing your legs against your body.
In the past, when I was a child who didn’t know anything about the world, I believed what he said, but not now.
In my opinion, having learned the teachings of magicians who fly and crawl at the Academy over their shoulders, it is said that it takes three years for Seodanggae to recite Pungwol…

“That’s right.”

I guess that’s right. Something very important.

Anyway, my normal routine was to pat her on the back in this embarrassing position and she would soon fall asleep, and I would also end a tiring day.
But today, Nova’s movements didn’t really stop.
Instead, he wrapped me in a hug and breathed warm breath into my ear.

“Lewis, do you like me?”
“Huh? “Then, of course I like it.”
“Words have power. “A person’s fate is decided before his actions.”
“…”
“You don’t know difficult words, right? Then you just have to answer three more times like this. Lewis, do you really like me?”
“Good…”

Kaaaaang——!

Just as I was about to answer without thinking, I heard a loud cry outside.
Surprised, I went outside and saw a baby dragon curled up with its house-sized body wrapped around its tail.
And a familiar silhouette adjusting his shoes next to him.

“Oh, I accidentally stepped on it while going to the bathroom.”
“Kaaaaa…”
“Then why is it so black and damn bad? Move.”
“Caroline… ?”
“You too, come quickly. “You need to sleep.”

She reluctantly took my hand and came back into the tent.
While I was walking, I felt stinging eyes on my back and I cringed without realizing it.

***

It can’t go on like this.
Caroline realized that the rational interest shown by the two women, Nova and Terra, in Louise was not just a joke, but genuine.
The two people already knew everything about Lewis and even controlled and guided some of his actions.
For example, it was like this.

“Lewis, would you like to come here for a moment?”

It was around the time I was going down a tributary of the Grand Canal where ash trees were planted.
The entrance to the Demon World, where the purification work was completed, was gradually regaining its blue color.
While taking a break after finishing breakfast, Terra motioned to Luis from afar.
As he approached the water, a white arm from behind a tree gently pointed to a large rock next to it.

“I forgot and didn’t bring a towel. “It’s on the rock over there. Can you get it for me?”

The great wizard who is said to have mastered the truth of the world cannot bring a towel from just ten meters away.
Even when Lewis got up from his seat while grumbling, he was greeted by a light outfit that looked flirty to anyone.
The current great mage, who was even rumored to have died because he did not take a single step outside the lighthouse despite the calls and cries of countless people who were frustrated with his magical achievements.
As if he wasn’t ashamed of such a person, he lured Luis to the water’s edge wearing only white bare legs and a camisole that exposed his navel.

“Thank you~! Do you want to wash together too? My sister will wash my hair. “I recently created a really nice scalp massage spell!”
“I don’t need it, so just put some clothes on. “It’s splashing water.”
“Don’t do that…” … “I have a lot of presents too?”
“Gift… ?”
“Huh!”

Terra Ernesten, who had asked Lewis various things about the world he lived in in the past.
They said it was a research collaboration to uncover the mysteries of the universe, but Caroline didn’t think it was true.

“Voila! “It’s a teal toy!”
“…”
“We recently lost air superiority in the North, so we’re going to release these guys into the canal. How is it? Do you want to play with it?”
“Hmm…”

Isn’t this just an attempt to lure Lewis in with toys that stimulate his nostalgia?
It was even more absurd that there was such a strong sense of conflict.

Of course, at the same time, my eyes got a little red.
How many people in the world can Lewis fool around with?
In a foreign land with no way to return, there was only one person who protected him from political maneuvers and threats from monsters, and helped him financially and spiritually to rise as a warrior.

That made Caroline even more incomprehensible.
She should have been raised well, so why are you trying to raise her and eat her?

The same was true for Nova Latte, who had the exact opposite personality to Terra.

“Lewis, my feet hurt.”
“Huh? Okay?”
“I walked a lot today. “Should we prepare for camping around here?”
“If you pass through the southwest forest, you will find a good place to camp.”

It was a forest path where you could feel the weather getting warmer.
One evening, as the setting sun shadowed the trees and played on her keyboard, Nova said her legs were hurting and stretched out her hands to Luis who was next to her.

“Carry me on your back, Louis.”

Her dragon, who regarded her as her mother, cried softly as if telling her to ride, but it was no use.
On the surface, her request was simply to annoy Lewis, but inside it was a tactic that even the master of war, Rochear, would put his finger on.

“You can hold the upper thighs a little more.”
“Here? Rather, Nova… I can’t breathe a little, but I’m not hugged too hard…”
“I need to hug you tightly so I can sleep well tonight. “The starting point was set too low.”
“Umm…”

They monopolize all kinds of skinship in the name of witchcraft or fortune-telling.
In order to ward off evil, he was ready to try to unite yin and yang in a dark cave.
Lewis, who has become accustomed to her requests that reveal his true thoughts like a ghost, is no longer able to raise his own doubts.
Finally, after watching the two women for several days, Caroline made a decision.

***

“Aren’t you really going too far?”
“Huh? What?”
“Lower your voice. “Lewis is a light sleeper.”

Terra laid Luis’ head on her lap as he dozed off in front of the bonfire, and Nova clucked his hand next to him.
Caroline shot them fiercely.

“You have changed my tastes since I was very young. “Aren’t you pitiful?”
“It’s a pity… Well?”
“What?”

Terra answered resolutely, brushing aside the bangs of the sleeping Louis.

“This was the best we could do. As you can guess, if you throw a child into a demon world like this, it’s clear that he will go crazy even if he doesn’t die.”
“The hero is not the sword that kills the demon lord.”
“I hoped it wouldn’t come to that. “It’s not love given simply out of pity.”

From above and from below.
Colleagues who made it possible for Lewis to stand on his own like he does now.
But now it’s all in the past.
During this trip, the affection shown by the two women to Lewis was no longer for his benefit.

“Let’s say it was like that in the past. But why are you so upset because you haven’t been able to catch the child yet?”
“So far, it’s as if you’re saying that you wish you could leave at this point. By the way, Caroline.”
“What about our ten years?”

Under Nova’s harsh gaze, Caroline unknowingly brought out her divine power.
The Grand Mage of Current An and the Shaman of New Moon.
The two people right next to Lewis were among the strongest men on the continent.

“Until now, all I could do was watch from afar because of my oath. “Even when you were closer, did I even glance at you when you made love to Louise in my lighthouse?”
“Why do you think we weren’t influenced by him?”
“…”

Those who had to endure and rely on each other in the hellish demon world.
It was not only Lewis who needed human warmth, but other colleagues as well.
The greatest wizard on the continent and the shaman who reads the constellations felt the same burden of carrying the fate of mankind and the fear of the demon lord’s power that was getting closer.

“What happens next when we get to Sacreur?”
“Well? It’s a place that no one knows except me. “If Louis is good, she might stay.”
“The road to Holy Kingdom is not far. “Just a little further down, it’s time to part ways.”

Caroline trusted Lewis.
He will not forget his duty no matter how much Terra and Nova try to boil him.
But that is only a simple expression of hope.
A more reliable means was needed.

Caroline got up and headed to the tent.
She admitted.
She also wanted to have Lewis all to herself.
However, none of those who tried to fit him into the skirt were successful.

“Don’t think I’m just watching.”

A small ray of light appeared where Caroline passed.
Nova’s expression immediately hardened when she saw that.