Chapter 206 – A Girl Seeking in Prayer

“If I have any questions in the future, would it be okay if I ask them from time to time…?”

I’ve been an adventurer for years since I reached platinum, but there’s nothing I can’t understand.

There have been countless similar cases up to this point, and no matter what conditions I put forward, the answer that comes out of my mouth has always been the same.

Except for today.

‘I’m not openly a disciple, so I don’t think it’s a problem to get some advice from time to time.’

As for the magic side, advice was not possible in the first place, so the limit of what I could help was clear.

Gulp-

Alice asked a question and waited for her answer, her spit running with her tense face.

The slight trembling of her hand holding her glass showed that while she was good at expressing her feelings, she was not good at hiding them.

“I don’t care when my time is free. I don’t know if I’ll come to the guild very often.”

“···!!”

Alice’s mouth fell open, not knowing if she would give her permission without any conditions.

Shouldn’t sweet rain be pouring down on those who are trying to seize opportunities in a time when only excuses can be filled?

I liked her earnest look, and it was interesting to me to share her story with Alice.

– Poetry!

Tero is also cute when he’s with you.

On behalf of the speechless owner, she is waving the bud on her head and expressing joy.

“Thank you!! I won’t be anyone!”

With her eyes glazed over with a sense of achievement and excitement, Alice, who had entered her discipline again, raised her voice.

Terro lowered her head and sprinted across her table and onto her body.

‘Cute.’

Just looking at this spirit is full of energy and makes people excited.

“Don’t expect too much. There’s nothing great to tell you, so let’s keep our spirits off.”

Shake your head and smile at my words.

“Even today, it was a very big learning for me.”

Perhaps the lump inside her had been released, and today her face looked particularly relieved.

Alice, whose standard of laughter was lowered more generously than usual due to her permission, showed off her unique vitality and enjoyed it even with a light joke.

No matter what you say, when a good reaction comes back, even the person who opens their mouth gets excited.

I was able to quickly achieve my goal of coming to melt time as I exchanged sad conversations amicably in a place with the scent of flowers.

Now that the food has been eaten and the glass is cleanly empty, now is the time to finish the table without any regrets.

“Should I wake up now?”

Before the academy ends, they have to buy presents and go back.

“It was a blessed time for me to earn and learn…! Please let me buy it next time!”

Scratching her chin, thinking about it, she nodded her head, not understanding the burden of being in a position of receiving only.

“If it’s not Lark to eat from a gold grade, I’ll guide you, but… If so, buy it next time.”

“Thank you! I’ll treat you to something delicious!”

Now, it seems that the tone of speech goes back and forth, and the person himself is just spitting out what comes out of his mouth.

He gets up from her seat and bends her knees so that Alice can pass her gaze to Alice, who is far below her.

– Poetry!

After confirming that her Tero jumped across her head, she stretched her back and stood up.

“Now that you’ve got a new party member, are you going to go out on a quest?”

Alice, who glanced at the table with the party members, nodded her head.

“…I thought we should try to match our hands and feet, so I grabbed something that the two of us could afford.”

“You know that this time there is absolutely no coincidence like the last time, right?”

It’s not that Alice is complacent or ignoring her.

I just lengthened the words that ended with four letters of ‘don’t die’ each time.

“Yes! See you next time!”

She laughed without any sign of displeasure, as if she understood my meaning.

Alice said, ‘I will not die!’ After leaving the words and thanks, she returned to the seat where the party members were.

*****

“I saw it on the way, and I wanted to show it to you because it was pretty.”

Three carefully wrapped flowers.

Even though it was not a special anniversary, my brother used to give me a gift out of the blue.

Let alone adapting to surprises that happen without notice, this joy made me feel emotional every time, so it was hard to control it.

She has definitely grown up.

The extent to which Chloe felt her growth was that she was able to laugh without shedding tears after receiving flowers.

“Hee hee”

She leaves one flower in the packaging for her sister to come back and see.

A large glass jar on the table was decorated with two flowers.

A peaceful time that continues even after the sun goes down and darkness comes.

Ricke and Chloe finished their pre-dinner training and rested in the bedroom with Roman until Eclair arrived.

A state in which each occupied one side of the lover.

Rike was holding Roman’s arm and hanging on to her to sleep as if her rat was dead.

Chloe is reading her new novel and trying to find inspiration.

‘This is also fun, but it doesn’t feel like it’s coming for sure…’

I was concentrating on trying various methods to decide on a name for the flower I recently received from my older brother.

I haven’t come up with a good name yet.

Rike said she had found clues in her books left behind by her mother, and that her older sister enlisted the help of her older brother.

If she didn’t get it right, she would seek help from her older brother, but before that, she was trying to get her feelings from her favorite novel.

‘I don’t know···.’

It was an extravagant opportunity, but at the same time a daunting task, to come up with a name that would be a weapon rather than a pet.

To the point of hesitating whether I should quickly reach out to my brother for help…

When troubles make it hard to find pure fun in books, and minor headaches begin to set in, Chloe decides to end her reading for the day here.

Chloe, who put her bookmark on and closed the book of her novels, burrowed into Roman’s arms like Ricke.

“Huh…”

As she moved her body, which had become sore from her reading, a voice came out.

Seruk-

He closes her eyes, but is she the only one sleeping right now?

As she got close to her, her older brother’s sturdy forearm gently embraced her.

“Lol.”

A large hand gently caressing her back.

Her complicated head clears up in an instant.

‘When will my sister finish today?’

It is safe to say that Drit or her sisters live here.

My sister also had to stop by the study to end the time she normally spends in her mansion.

The rest of her time she spent in this mansion.

Even though it was Drit and her sister, there was even older brother and Rike, but they lived happily without any conflict. That was the most amazing and satisfying thing.

Paradise itself, where there is nothing more to wish for because there are sparse times alone with my older brother, whom I thought would be rare and gave up.

‘Can I be this happy…’

When you are immersed in happiness, you think of your parents or the aristocratic society you will have to face at least once.

Even if you have a reliable brother and sister, you know that the eyes of those around you will be displeased rather than congratulated.

Pure malice is frightening.

The dream-like reality was happier than any future he had imagined, so he was afraid that it would collapse.

It is to earnestly hope that daily life like now will continue for the rest of my life.

The only thing he can do in such anxiety is to swing his sword and attend the academy diligently.

Everyone’s safety and happiness there.

In addition, Chloe listened to the church more and more every day to find peace of mind.

“Brother···.”

“Huh?”

Everyone in the bedroom has their eyes closed, but the answer comes through clearly.

“Can you come with me to church tomorrow?”

“Of course.”

The corners of Chloe’s mouth went up softly at the cool answer without a second’s hesitation.

I don’t even ask why.

Chloe raised her head and called for Rike, who was on the other side with her eyes closed.

“Do you want to go with Rick?”

She opened her eyes slowly, rolled her purple eyes, and smiled and shook her head.

“I have to do my undergraduate assignments. Go with my brother.”

…

Chloe sought out Roman and the Order to erase her deep-seated anxiety.

The more she was happy, the more this happiness would disappear. Although it was already funny her own attitude that scared her.

On the way to her church, the older brother listened to her troubles and smiled kindly, saying that it was natural for everyone.

One day, I will be able to do a lot of things using it as a pure driving force.

“It’s nice to be quiet.”

“I see.”

At the appointed time, the church members rushed out and the empty prayer room.

Sitting in her prayer room, she closes her eyes to hide her blue eyes and beseeches the Goddess again and again.

She prayed even though she was not a figure with a will to the denomination or faith.

She has nothing great to give to the transcendent being, but just wishes.

“After···.”

When Chloe concentrated her mind, cleared her thoughts and finished her prayer, the prayer room where she and her brother were together was filled with people.

Eyes resembling the sky on a clear day, and soft hair the same color as those eyes.

The woman with a benevolent smile and the Holy Knight standing next to her and claiming to be reliable escorts had a one-sided relationship with Chloe.

“Stand up, saintess!”

“It has been a while since we last met.”

As she tried to stand up in her seat, she gently pressed her own shoulder into her seat.

While he was praying, his eyes were fixed on himself, as if he had finished greeting his older brother.

“I admired the brother’s prayer. The Goddess will show me the righteous path through sincere and earnest prayer.”

Chloe’s heart grew hot with shame when her saint praised her sincerity in her prayers.

“I came to the stability and greed of my daily life… I think it’s not something that can be called prayer.”

Atra laughed softly at Chloe’s words, revealing her frankness and innocence.

“Brother. Prayer is not the exclusive property of the church.”

Atra, sitting next to her and gently holding Chloe’s hand, closed her eyes and announced in a soft voice.

“Ever since before there was such a thing as a language for communication. The Goddess’ Town, when faced with kindness and mystery, faced her palms like this.”

With Chloe’s hands in between, Atra brought her hands together as if to pray, and her divine power shone softly.

“…!”

“Even if you don’t say it in words, the Goddess will understand the brother’s earnest heart.”

A short Q&A with the saintess that follows.

Upon returning there, Chloe’s eyes cleared the dust of ominousness and regained vitality in the conversation she had with her lover.

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Ironically, Chloe found the answer not in books but in the church.

Holding Roman and her hand, she returned to her mansion and looked at the flowers dripping with blood and mana.

‘Prayer is not the exclusive property of religious people…’

The devoted love shown by the older brother and her older sister.

The incomparable will and humanity shown by Ricke and Seria.

She herself has always looked at them and faced her palms to seek inner stability.

Since when

Her process of finding and realizing what she needed when she was shaken took the form of prayer.

Chloe, holding the flower in both hands, closed her eyes and called her name.

“Pray”

Hearing Chloe’s voice, the flowers began to change.