Chapter 89 – Field Training to Decide the Winner (7)

The Kingdom of Penheim has four distinct seasons, but there are only two places where the weather does not change.
One is Lake Senrir, which is frozen all year round, where the Ice Snow Dukes and the Knights of Rochear are stationed.
The other was the Pecda Tower in the Vatudis region, which was always shrouded in fog due to Baldur’s nightmare.

As the founder and president of the Royal Meteorological Society, Osborne’s daily routine began every morning with checking the weather on the continent.
He opened the window of his office with a cup of tea.

“Huh, really. “I’d like you to get rid of that damn telegraph wire.”

I didn’t like the telegraph wire from Horus’ lighthouse that always obscured the sky.
But what can you do?
There is not a single wizard in this society who would dare protest against Terra Ernisten.
As he clicked his tongue and lit a cigarette, his assistant presented him with a weather map of today’s observations.

“This is the weather situation in the area of ​​Thessalon and Penheim as measured by the observation line.”
“Is it another unusual weather event? … ?”

Tap the paper! Osborn’s widened eyebrows furrowed.
The weather has been unpredictable recently.
Since the beginning of the year, there have been several solar eclipses where the sun is suddenly obscured.
Lake Senrir is melting, corpses of demons are floating all the way to the Ravier Mountains, and the fog in the Vatudis region is slowly disappearing.

“It’s ominous. “What are the changes in the celestial bodies?”
“The luminosity of the Pekda star has changed slightly. Merak is still going out.”
“Hmm…”
“Oh, and there is also news that the lighthouse of Horus has recently appeared in the region of Vatudis. It hasn’t been officially confirmed…”
“Phew, I understand. “Let’s go now.”

After asking his assistant, Osborn sat down and wrote down his interpretation of the recent phenomenon on a piece of parchment.
Regular reporting once a month.
Recently, there was an unusual energy in the royal capital, and it was burdensome to deliver unlucky news.
There must be some kind of conflict with Seongguk.
But that doesn’t mean you can skip reporting.

[It is feared that the movement of celestial bodies and the instability of the situation will reach a peak, leading to great trouble in the kingdom.]

His hand holding the pen hesitated for a moment, but then he added one sentence.
It was the first time such a request had been made since the outbreak of the Little War.

[The Royal Meteorological Society proposed that the Home Office convene a conference within the year.]

***

The darkness in the dungeon was so thick that we could only see each other’s eyes.
It seemed as if even if someone died here, no one would notice.

Adela held the ice pick tightly and slowly lifted it.
The woman who repeatedly sabotaged the relationship between herself and her Louis came back.
If we leave it like this, it is certain that it will take over the entire store and become entangled with him again.
The usual immature words and actions were nowhere to be found in the bright voice.

“I don’t know what your confidence is, but I think you are too greedy.”

Blah blah, blah blah.
Frost forms on the floor as my feet lightly step.
Adela, who had already realized her inherent magic even though she didn’t know how to activate magic, was clearly an ice and snow baller.
She was still immature, but the destructive power of the 〈 Ice Pick 〉 she had shown before was incomparable to any other magic.

“The Baron sticking next to you is rude in itself.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t you know that there is a clear difference in status?”

Lewis’ identity, and his own identity.
It meant both.

Bigamy is never tolerated by Louis, a commoner.
Moreover, he has already formed a deep relationship with the Count himself.
However, Liv, who was just a baron, intervened and flirted, which went against the etiquette of a nobleman.

An act worthy of being buried in social circles.
Moreover, what Adela was confident about was not simply her social status.

“I’ve already done everything with the teacher.”

A twisted smile appears on the lips that were always worn.
The coldness that freezes even your breath, and the gaze of a ruler who naturally looks down on the opponent.
It all poured down on the poor Baron hiding behind the darkness.

“If I hang here any longer, won’t the Baron be miserable?”

However.

“Are you becoming miserable? Phew.”

Liv’s eyes drew lines. She boldly walked out of the darkness and stood in front of Adela, her blue hair flowing.
She then stroked her stomach lovingly and smiled at her clueless junior.

“Not really. Because the boss was very satisfied.”
“What… “What?”
“He followed me to the Magic Tower. “He said he was worried about me and that he was sorry.”

The smile became a mockery.
On the other hand, Adela’s face became hard.
As she chewed her lips, her deep voice vomited.

“… It is a lie.”
“You should know better if what I say is true, right? The boss is really great in bed. Oh, I was on a sofa, not a bed, but I wasn’t tired, really…”
“It is a lie!!!”

Kwaaaaa!!

A cold wave with physical force swept through the entire cave.
Adela approached Liv, who had fallen behind her, with sad eyes and raised the awl in her hand.

“You’re lying, teacher…” … “You can’t do that.”

The trembling mouth and ice crystals forming in my eyes were truly pitiful.
But Liv did not back down at all.
Because she wasn’t unaware of that feeling either.
But still, she couldn’t give up on Lewis.

“If you don’t believe me, go out and ask. You know that.”
“…”
“The boss can’t lie.”

The tears that fell quickly turned into cold anger.
It turned towards the cat thief in front of him with a deep sense of resentment.

“It’s all because of you.”
“…”

Adella climbed onto Liv’s body, which did not resist at all.
And she said, holding the ice pick to her hollow stomach.

“You seduced the teacher.”
“…”
“You came forward without even knowing the topic.”
“…”
“You took everything from me.”
“…”
“You are the bad one.”
“…”

Liv said nothing.

“Get away from the teacher right now.”
“Nope?”
“What… ?”
“If you want to stab me, stab me. “If you are willing to do that.”

On the contrary, she held her awl aimed at her stomach with both her hands.
She threw her provocation at Adela, who at the same time broke her composure.

“Why can’t you?”

Quickly.

Blood seeps out of her mouth.
Her heart ached more than the pain that came with that fishy feeling.
Adela took a deep breath of her own.

If you apply just a little bit of force, that fragile boat will be torn to pieces.
We need to get rid of this fox-like woman who dared to lure the teacher.
She gave strength to her trembling hands.

For a long time.
For a long time.
For a while.

And–

“Wow… !”

A groan of pain echoed through the cave.

***

Liv found Adella detestable.
She is closer to Louis than anyone else and monopolizes his love.
He couldn’t even muster up the slightest courage and hesitated to tackle the only obstacle in his way.
It’s that pure.
Is this really Roshoar, the descendant of the cold-blooded Ice and Snowball?

“You don’t even have the courage to stab yourself.”
“Ah, ahhh… !”

〈 Rive Labre des Greenwoods Original Madou: Phalaenopsis 〉
〈Mirage ⌜Mirage⌟〉

The image of Liv, at which Adella aimed the awl, had suddenly disappeared along with the purple fog.
Instead, what appeared was Liv, who had stabbed Adela in the heart with the same awl from behind.

“Does it hurt?”
“Ah… Green onion… !”
“It’s probably going to hurt more than this. “To continue loving the boss.”

〈 Unique Magic: Phantom Pain ⌜Phantom Pain⌟〉

Liv broke the awl in his hand.
Then he grabbed Adela by her head as she fell and looked her in the eye.

“What difference is there between you and me? Junior. “Look at reality.”

He realized that he was a unique magician.
This means that she is on the same starting line as Adela Sylvester.
The size of the family that would protect her would be different, but it made no difference since she was Adela and had no support right now.
In fact, she was more skilled in using her unique magic than he was, and she was closer to a magician who did her part.

“The boss was everything to you? So do i.”

She refuted Adela’s words one by one.
Just like Adela, who ran away from her family and stayed by Louise’s side, no, even longer than she did.
There was no one for Liv to rely on.
Lewis fulfilled her wish and allowed her to meet her father.
Even if it was only in a fleeting fantasy, she made me laugh happily.

Give up on someone like that.
Even if I died, I couldn’t do that.

“I don’t know what kind of confidence you have, but you’re too greedy. “Is it really that easy to try to monopolize the boss?”
“Then Baron… Doesn’t matter, doesn’t it? Even if another woman clings to me…”
“Huh. Doesn’t care.”
“… !”

Liv said she never thought Adela would give up on Louis in the first place.
And she knew one more thing that the naive junior did not know.

“Because neither you nor I are capable of embracing the boss alone.”

Lewis’s past.
The path he walked, his identity, his strength, and finally, the person he loved.

Difference in status?
As smart as Liv was, no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t come up with anything other than the exact opposite outcome between her and Adela.
Louis, the boss, was not something that could be monopolized by a mere count or a candidate for an archduke who had just discovered the unique magic.

Although she had read countless books in the library, she had never seen the word warrior.
However, it was possible to infer from just a fragment of conversation that it meant the savior of mankind.

And even though she didn’t get a glimpse into his past like she did herself.
She must have instinctively known that this woman, who had been in love with Louis for longer than her, was also hers.

“Have you ever thought that you had the boss completely in your hands?”
“…”
“Didn’t you feel like something you couldn’t hold with your arms?”
“…”

That was correct.
Adela had an angry expression on her face.
Aside from her desire to monopolize Louis, she was anxious about whether she could continue to stay by his side.
Anxiety gave rise to uncontrollable emotional impulses, which led to the destruction of the stall.

Tree of Sephiroth.
When the roots rot, the tree falls.

In the end, Lewis got very angry.
Because they did not fully understand him, they were left with great hurt.

“I am confident even if I don’t have to kill you here.”
“Myself… ?”
“Okay. “I am confident that no matter what woman comes up to her boss, I will be loved the most.”

Liv put away her wand and instead produced a doll resembling Louise, which he used as a token.

“If you don’t have that much determination. “If you can’t stab me and you’re not even prepared to be the boss’ first.”

And he placed the doll in the hands of Adela, who had barely managed to raise her body.

“Take this and disappear. “Don’t make things difficult for the boss for no reason.”

How was Lewis after they destroyed the store?
Didn’t they get up in despair without even receiving a proper apology, so they got up and went looking for each person one by one?
He is actually the victim.

“Think carefully, junior.”
“…”
“What a great person the boss is, and what a kind person he is. You probably thought you kept it to yourself from the beginning…”

Now the whole world knows

With those words, Liv left Adela behind.
As long as she can’t escape her whiny childishness, she won’t be worthy of staying by Lewis’ side.

After passing the princess and Carl, who had barely taken care of the wombats, Liv came out of the dungeon.
Then he immediately encountered the person he loved the most.

“Ah, Baron!”
“President. “What are you doing here?”
“Um, that’s…”

I couldn’t bring myself to say it, but the intention was clear.
I guess he was worried about Adela.
After all, how can you compare yourself, who survived the Ravier Mountains, with your junior, who is still unable to properly control his emotions?
The results during the magic competition and at the store were rather unexpected.

“Oh. “I have a gift for you. Would you like to give it to me now?”
“The boss is a really bad person.”
“Yes?”
“That’s Okay. “Please give it to me later.”

Liv passed him by, lightly flipping the side of his hair.
So that he, who is completely focused on Adela, can look back at her at the scent emanating from his body, even just for a moment.

“It shouldn’t increase any further…”

With a small murmur.

***

The field training has ended.
Fortunately, she obtained the mark, but Erzsebet could not hide her sullen expression after receiving the report card.
Everything from the fact that my backpack was stolen on the first day to the fact that I was ignored by my familiar was recorded on the scorecard.
He shot Piyi a stinging look.

“Phee! “It’s because of you!”
“Pee—!”
“What do you mean!? Why are you getting a report card too? Why is your score higher than mine!?”
“Pee—!”
“Ah, ah!”

Carl, who was watching Erzsebet fighting with her familiar, became curious about Adela’s performance next to her.
However, as she put her head on her desk and scribbled something, what she had in front of her was a different piece of paper than the report card she had just received.

“Adela, what are you doing?”
“Huh… Letter.”

Letter? Oh, since vacation is coming soon, are you sending me back to my hometown?
However, the fact that Adela had almost lost all ties to the Rocheard family was a secret known to all of her first years.
Karl asked her, curious about her.

“Who are you writing this to?”
“… To my sister.”
“Really? Ice and snowball? “What did you write?”
“It’s nothing special. Just…”

Adela said resolutely as she folded up the letter she had written and put it in her envelope.

What she wrote in her letter was simple.
Just one sentence, not too long.

As a descendant of Roshyar’s blood, I have mastered the unique magic of the family inherited through the blood lineage, but I am still unskilled in its use.

“Please help me.”