Chapter 76 – Destruction, Coming (6)

“Can I come in for a moment?”

The nights in this world were always boring. I don’t have a smartphone or a computer, and I didn’t bring any DIY kits to pursue my hobby.
So even though it was a sudden visit, I willingly let Liv in. It was difficult to take my eyes off the figure wearing only a thin tank top.

“Come on in.”

It was a tent, but it was nothing more than two sticks and a piece of cloth smaller than a blanket. At my height, my toes would stick out when I lay down, and dew would form on my head in the morning.
As the two people squatted down, their shoulders naturally touched each other. I could hear the laughter of people drinking outside.

“What’s going on?”
“I experienced something strange during the day today.”
“Is this something strange?”
“Yes.”

Liv told me about the girl with green hair. Of course, I had no idea what was being said.
Normally, in a fantasy world, one would think of elves living in the forest or dwarves digging into the ground, but there were no such fantasy races here. I don’t know if it was at the level of a fairy, but it was actually closer to a familiar that was used through summoning magic.

“It’s unusual. There must be no village around here. “What did you say your name was?”
“I didn’t hear it. “It disappeared before my eyes so quickly.”
“Hmm…”

Who is it? It’s not for nothing that I use Lehel as a 〈 shuttle. As such, the number of wizards who freely use high-level space magic is small.
I stretched out my arm and wrapped Liv’s shoulder.

“Do not worry. Nothing will happen. “I may have been seeing something because I was tired.”
“Is that so?”
“Maybe… Anyway, I’m glad you weren’t hurt.”
“Yes…”

Is this the end of the matter? I was tired and wanted to sleep.
But she didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving. No, she said as she clung to me even more.

“I don’t have a place to sleep today.”
“You were in the tent next to me just a moment ago, right?”
“People I don’t know took it.”
“…”
“It’s real.”
“Shall I go and get another one?”
“Because it’s late today. “Ask me tomorrow.”

She’s not the type of person to get upset if Paris wakes her up while she’s sleeping. In her heart, she wondered if this was true, but when she saw Liv’s anxious eyes in the dark, something struck her.

“Are you afraid of ghosts?”
“Yes?”
“It’s the ghost I saw during the day.”

Her eyes wavered for a moment at my question, and she nodded her head vigorously.

“That’s right. Scary.”
“I don’t think I’m very scared…”
“It’s to the point where I can’t go outside. “If I sleep alone, I will scream at the sound of the wind.”
“Then… There’s nothing we can do. “Lay down on this side.”

It’ll be okay for a day or so. I slid Liv inside her tent and laid her down next to her.
A bent posture like two stacked shrimp. When I covered myself with a blanket, my body temperature overlapped and it was quite warm. The fragrant smell coming from the back of her head tickled my nose.
Then, Liv’s hand grabbed my arm and pulled it towards her own body.

“Boo, if you’re uncomfortable…”

To wrap around her own waist.

“Here, you can hold it.”

In a hugging position from behind.

***

Liv was hesitating. She was, more accurately, hesitant.
Because the Lewis she had been looking at until now was different from the Lewis she was seeing now.

In fact, Liv said, except that she was at war, her life in Greenwood Forest wasn’t that bad. The reason was that her father, Paris, had already passed away, and there was another woman—Louise, who was not connected to that annoying half-pun of Roche Ar.
But at the same time, I also had this thought.

If I like Lewis here, does that mean I like him the way he used to be?

It was a complicated problem. No matter how similar he looked, the person I met in this forest was not the owner of the store.
Because he wasn’t the person who told her she was precious.

“Tsk… ?”

However, while Liv was contemplating with her back turned, her body sensed a strange feeling.

Kuuk.

In fact, Liv has only allowed Louis to use her body three times so far. The last time, he only briefly contacted me to calm me down as I was so embarrassed by my first war experience.
If you think about it carefully, you don’t remember Lewis pressing his stomach so persistently. Nevertheless, his hand on my lower abdomen was in an all too familiar position.

‘Is it an illusion? No, then maybe…’

It was a ridiculous hypothesis. Right now, Luis should definitely be with Adela at Parencia’s canteen. His rational head had drawn the correct inference, but his wild body was gleefully delighted.

Finally, after hesitating for a while, Liv quietly opened her mouth.

“… Louis.”
“Yes? “Have you slept yet?”
“Well, you know.”

If he was real, the reaction would probably be the same.

“I’m going to be a skirmisher.”
“What?”
“Kundra said when I brought you here. “Come anytime you want.”
“…”

Of course it’s a lie. He never said anything like that…

“No.”
“Kyaahh!!?”

His hand bones were crushed diagonally just below his navel. A strange sensation exploded down my spine along with mild pain.
Afterwards, he spreads his two fingers and gently strokes both sides, an action that makes him anxious and dazed, as if comforting a child.

It’s definitely true.
Liv, who had let out a moan without realizing it, was shocked and covered his mouth. Still, he turned his head and glared at Lewis, unable to hide his embarrassment.

“President!? Oh, you were right… ! Why, no, how come to Batudis…? … !”
“Of course, I came because I was worried about the Baron. “Why did you come into this nightmare alone?”
“I didn’t do anything! Suddenly I was sucked into the gate and here… “Sigh!”

Her head was confused. I felt dizzy. On the contrary, the stomach that was being crushed by Lewis’s subtle anger began to emit increasingly tickling pleasure.

“Ah, why didn’t you tell me earlier… !”
“Because it’s funny to name and act like a fool?”
“Well, it’s not a stupid name!”
“What is Lev Rabri? I’m going to make it a little more sincere. “More than that, don’t you apologize for destroying the cafeteria?”
“Well, I said that earlier…”

Wooooo!

“S-sorry… ! Because I did it wrong, stop… !”

Even if she twisted her back and tried to resist, there was nowhere to run. I was also afraid that people outside might have heard.
But at the same time, my body’s strength gradually relaxed due to an indescribable sense of relief. In this fantasy, he was not alone.

“Haha…”

As the air inside the blanket, which had been heated by heavy breathing, cooled down a bit, Liv looked up at Louis again.
Hair is shorter than before. But the worry mixed with the blunt gaze still remains.

“I think we have a lot to talk about.”
“Fit… Oh no. “But boss.”
“Yes.”
“Are you really dating that girl?”

I felt like I needed to hear this now. He hesitated for a moment and then nodded his head heavily.

“You’re right.”

The cold reality we eventually faced. Her heart sank heavily. She asked, her voice barely squeezed together.

“Why… !?”
“Adela accepted me.”

Accept it? I didn’t understand.
Does this mean that you seduced him with your body? That thought made my lower stomach ache again.

“If I could accept you, boss, what would you do then?”

Liv didn’t think she would understand Louise any better than Adela did. He was confident that he would win physically as well.
She doesn’t know why, but Lewis keeps obsessing over her own stomach, so even if it’s embarrassing, if she allows it just a little bit, that woman will definitely get out of her sight.
But the answer that came back was shocking.

“It will be difficult for you, Baron.”
“Yes?”
“You might actually blame me.”
“That is… What do you mean?”

His hand that was touching her stomach slipped away. Then he climbed up her waist and shoulders and caressed her poor cheek.

“Baron Reeve’s father, Paris Greenwood.”

At the same time.

“Because he died because of me.”

Liv caught a glimpse of the immeasurable sadness in Louis’ eyes.

***

The quiet fog of dawn hung low. The shepherd boy, who was holding a spear instead of a staff with a dented brass bell, could not bear his drowsiness and slipped with his back against a tree.
A few worn-out shoes without an owner and field mice eating food scraps left in a tin can. Those who remained in the mountains were gradually becoming exhausted.

Paris, who was patrolling with his colleagues, glared fiercely at the sky of the demon world visible in the distance from the edge of the forest again today.

“Paris, let’s go now. “I don’t see a single rat, let alone a monster.”
“I know. How long has it been since I slept with my legs stretched out like I did these past few days? “I wish the demon bastards would just disappear like this forever.”
“Now that I think about it, not much has really happened lately… “Isn’t this really the end of the war?”

As he looked over the horizon, leaving behind his trivial chatter, he caught something floating in the sky.

“Paris?”
“For a moment.”

He immediately took out an arrow and aimed at his stomach. Let’s stop protesting after a while! A small flying object fell down with a sound.

“What is that?”
“I’ll go. “You stay here.”

Since it came from enemy territory, it had the potential to be dangerous. After putting his companions on standby, Paris hurried through the grass and found the object he had shot hanging on a tree.
He carefully climbed the tree and was surprised when he confirmed its identity.

“This… Telegraph line?”

A small hot air balloon created to communicate in places where communication magic cannot reach. It depends on the distance, but of course the probability of it being delivered is not high.
Inside was a note scrawled in blood. As he unfolded it, the bow fell out of his hand.

[To break through the siege, take the canal to the Demon Castle.]
[If the magic is canceled in the middle, life or death is at risk.]
[We ask for as much time as possible.]

Paris blew one of his long hairs in the wind and checked his direction again.
The location where the telegraph wire flew was the deepest part of Helzeb that he had been looking at just a moment ago.