Chapter 341 – Under the Stars -2-

Sting-! Sting-!

The place where Roman was standing carrying Seria was under the stars where the sound of insects could be heard as music.

The center of the black night sky splits into a dark blue color, catching the eye.

The river created by the gathering of stars and the twilight of dawn was spectacular.

“···.”

This is what Roman felt from the first time he carried her, until he came up.

While Seria was on her back, she felt stiff as she didn’t want her body to be pressed against her.

But as she talked, the stiff tension in her body began to disappear.

He gently placed her body on his back.

“Do you remember when you asked me if I really wanted to be an adventurer?”

“Of course I remember.”

Seria’s voice sounds tired.

I wonder if she is falling asleep and burying her face in it.

I am not so sure about this. Lack.

Since she couldn’t say she knew the girl named Ceria Electra in detail, she tried to wait quietly.

Roman also had an inkling of this atmosphere, so he opened his mouth first.

“Seria.”

“Yes?”

“I’m asking just in case. Wouldn’t it be better to tell Lily’s what I’m about to say first?”

The moment she hears it, her breath stops for a moment.

Her head turned the other way and her opposite cheek was pressed against her back.

“Actually, I thought about that too. But she looks like she’s having a hard time right now…”

Nevertheless, I want to share this feeling with others.

I want to vent to someone the feelings that are constricting her heart and rising up to her throat and threatening to drown her.

Roman realized roughly what state Ceria was in and nodded at her.

“As she opens up and shares and more people understand her, her heart becomes lighter.

“As expected, is this too much of a nuisance? The adventurer must be tired too…”

Late hours, dark nights, a family story that has changed horribly, emotions rolling like waves.

These were conditions that helped the girl, who usually kept a tight lid on her past and did not mention it, become more open-minded.

“Even if I stay up all night, I will listen to everything, so say whatever you feel like.”

“Wouldn’t it be a nuisance even if I really told you?”

“I’ve been wondering this much, but is it really bad if I hang up here? I can just not drop you off like this and go back to the mansion.”

I can indirectly feel Seria’s laughter mixed with the sound of her breathing.

Have you really decided to spit out whatever comes to mind?

The girl continued her rambling conversation without organizing her complicated thoughts.

“The day I came up this hill holding the apple, I said I came prepared to stay for a few days, right?”

“Huh.”

Carrying on his back a girl who reveals her past history.

Roman walked around her vacant lot at a leisurely pace.

“But would you, adventurer, be able to guess why I went down that day? I didn’t know that the mental preparation would be completed in one day, but it was possible.”

She seriously thought about confronting Ceria.

From Roman’s perspective, Ceria was not inclined to easily break her heart with the fear of darkness or the cold.

However, if you are young, there is a possibility.

This girl probably didn’t do that, she vaguely remembered.

“Because the stars are so pretty? I think the emotion that nature gives has the power to change people’s hearts.”

“The weather wasn’t that good that day, so I couldn’t see any stars. It wasn’t a sky that would leave a beautiful impression, even in nice words.”

“Hmm… It’s difficult.”

Seria raised the corner of her mouth and continued with the next question while listening to Roman’s voice seriously considering her trivial question.

“Adventurer. What awaits me on this pitch-black night without a single star?”

“Wait?”

“Yes.”

It was a unique perspective that Roman had never even thought about.

‘Are you waiting for the night?’

An abstract question that is difficult to predict what kind of answer you want.

It was only then that Seria came up with her own thoughts as she saw Roman, who had been circling aimlessly, stop and worry.

“As you know, adventurer, there is no set answer, right?”

“Still, I was wondering if there was an answer.”

Her hand, which had been on her shoulder, moved smoothly to wrap around Roman’s neck.

Ceria put her forehead on Roman’s back.

“It’s a little, no, a very shameful delusion…”

“What is it? It makes me want to hear more.”

“Well, can’t you laugh when you hear it?”

“I will never smile.”

I could feel something reminiscent of fresh shame and shame in her voice, and her mouth was already starting to raise her mouth.

She bit her tongue to keep her solemn expression.

“Hmm, maybe it was because she was young, or maybe it was right after her older sister left, so she thought that. I was just looking at the starless night sky, and I thought they were waiting for a star to come.”

“That was the same situation as Ceria.”

Like now.

All it takes is for the girl to be positive and show a little sympathy.

“Let me wait, too. No matter what happens, I will wait somehow. My life right now is in a dark sky, so let’s wait for the stars to rise. It’s nothing special, but that was an opportunity to make a resolution.”

“Not everyone can create a pillar in their heart by giving it meaning.”

“I don’t think it’s that big of a deal… I think I just endured it because I was imbued with the sensitivity of being a tragic heroine at a young age.”

“Because patience comes with a reward, right?”

“Be accurate…”

Reality is harsh and unbalanced, so results cannot be expected.

Among Chloe’s novels, most of them featured a heroine enduring her grief.

“I understand what it feels like. There’s no need to deny it. It’s amazing.”

If she hadn’t set something in her mind, Seria would have been so driven that she wouldn’t have been able to hold on.

The act of seeing someone, identifying with them, and becoming infatuated with them became her escape and her ability to defend herself.

That choice was so great that it was hard to believe Seria’s age.

I can definitely say this.

Is the story worth putting on the floor over now?

Ceria lowered her voice and focused on her past.

“At first, she was devastated when she was left alone in her room. When her older sister left, she resented why she didn’t take me with her right away.”

“I guess it was because the outside was so dangerous that even I couldn’t guarantee it.”

“That’s right. I was born as the female child of the family, so I know the reality that obedience is the norm for most of life… But I had a lot of really ugly thoughts. I knew that breaking away from established common sense and living freely is something that only a very few people can achieve…”

“There is no need for her to blame herself for thinking such things at an age when she cannot make sense of it. Moreover, she is far from unconditional in that she understands the emotions just because she knows the situation.”

“···.”

I could feel the ups and downs of emotions in my breathing and hand movements.

And now.

The answer to the question I was most curious about was found.

“Actually, being an adventurer… Is scary. I also have some similarities with my sister.”

“···.”

Seria also knows very well that she has a softer and more careless inner self than the real Lily.

“My sister doesn’t want anything in return, but my position is different. How can she do that when she sacrificed her sister?”

“Hmm···.”

I understand.

Lily’s words aren’t just empty words; she really doesn’t expect anything in return.

Seria has the mentality of not being able to accept that.

“The quickest way to become successful enough to protect your sister when trouble arises in the empire is to be an adventurer, right?”

“That’s right.”

It was a representative orthodoxy that could not be denied.

That’s assuming it’s successful.

“It’s terrible to even think what would have happened to her if the adventurer hadn’t been there when her sister fell…”

Ceria’s voice rose and trembled as her emotions heightened.

“I never want to experience that kind of helplessness again…”

She quickly wanted to have the strength to help.

A girl named Ceria Electra says she is destined to become an adventurer.

She always remembered and reminded herself that she was born that way.

“···.”

Just looking at Ceria’s actions so far, her passion for being an adventurer was something of her that went beyond her self-suggestion.

Now she feels like she might not be able to endure it if it weren’t for that.

Still, she has to make things right.

Since I am Lily’s lover, I am no longer an outcast.

“Seria.”

“Yes···?”

“How are you going to make Lily see that?”

“···.”

“It’s not like her younger brother’s real dream is coming true. He decided to repay her favor and take responsibility for himself by stepping into the adventurer’s land.”

If she hadn’t known the truth, she might have somehow watched and cheered.

Still, it shouldn’t be like this now that I’m involved in the sisters’ relationship.

“Lily, don’t worry. She was caught in the middle by a bastard like me, right? If she insists on paying the price, the vicious cycle begins again.”

“Is that so…?”

“Unconditionally. And I take responsibility for Lily. I have no intention of putting even her younger sister, Seria, in that gap.”

As if the heightened emotions had subsided, Seria laughed in a weak voice.

“I think the adventurer’s presence is a big reason why I was able to express my true feelings like this. When everything is over and I return to the capital, I will tell my sister honestly…”

“That is Seria’s freedom.”

The night breeze from the hill was cool.

As I was looking at the group of stars that I could never get tired of looking at, Ceria moved her head so that it was close to her ear.

“···Adventurer.”

“Hmm?”

“Thank you for listening today.”

“Well, that’s great. I don’t think it’s like a debt, but I think it’s a solution to my curiosity.”

Seria giggled and rode on Roman’s back.

Straddling her waist behind her, she let out a long breath and returned to her seat with her eyes focused on the night sky.

“···Adventurer, I don’t think you are a man of this world.”

“It’s a compliment, right?”

“Of course I mean well. I mean the best.”

Her true meaning may have been different, but it was a shocking word.

From Roman’s point of view, he is just trying to create a playful atmosphere and get over a topic that cannot be controlled with facial expressions.

“To be praised by the beautiful Lady Seria Electra. This adventurer Roman – it is a great honor.”

“Really…! Don’t play around, listen seriously…!”

The girl expressed her displeasure by waving her feet in the air.

“How could you make a joke in front of the lady?”

“···.”

Has the dissatisfaction subsided?

I felt Ceria move her arms and climb up her body.

I stiffened my body and watched Ceria, wondering if she was going to retaliate by burning her thirst.

Side!

“···?!”

The feel of your cheek.

She was startled and turned her head to see Ceria smiling brightly without hiding her blush.

“I will pay the request fee to the adventurer who worked hard to listen to me!”