Chapter 389 – Suddenly

Capital of the empire.

The daily lives of the women in the mansion are simple and unmodified.

Even if someone got a title, there was no significant change in their lives.

The three faithfully attend Lofty Academy and spend their time there.

Liline returns to the mansion at lunchtime for the three of them to eat together and spend time together. She is happily jumping into the preparation of her meal with Alice.

Alice, who has been at the mansion with Lilly for a long time, is putting her head on the line to prepare for practical classes without Roman.

Lastly, Eclair listens to the federal government and religious organizations while working before leaving work.

After work, she gets on her nerves with the thought of taking over Roman’s role at the mansion.

After going about our daily lives like that.

When darkness comes and night falls, women all spend their time doing the same thing.

In the center of the bedroom, I placed a small crystal ball and a notebook recording the signals.

They sit in a circle and chat until they receive a signal from Roman.

Unless it was urgent for Roman, who was carrying out the request, he promised not to send a signal first.

Even if it’s vague, we have no choice but to wait.

“Chloe is first today, right?”

“Hehe… That’s right!”

Ricke’s question was asked for confirmation.

Chloe smiled with her happiness as she stroked Ceria, who was lying on her thighs.

“Aren’t you disappointed that the first part is mostly greetings? Should we change the order?”

“Not at all. It’s enough if I can say hello to my brother.”

At Ceria’s words, Chloe slowly shook her head while maintaining her smile.

The first person to reply with a crystal ball today is Chloe.

Since the color is determined by the mana registered by each person, each person’s turn feels like a limited and valuable opportunity for communication.

Your turn may come several times, but if Roman is busy, it may end with just a simple hello, so it’s an exciting time in many ways.

“I wish I could last a long time today…!”

“Don’t worry. Roman, I’m sure you’ll be careful to get everything at least once.”

– Shhh!

Alice climbed on top of Ceria like a sandwich and whispered in her ear.

Ricke largely agrees with that statement.

“It was like that yesterday… If you’re my brother, you can still do that.”

“Unlike his size, Roman is more attentive to detail. Now I think that’s cute.”

At Liline’s words, everyone showed a smile filled with affection as a sign of sympathy.

While continuing to chat about Roman, who was away.

Eclair, who was arranging her hair while being combed by Lily, laughed and added her words.

“Roman’s military power is better than anyone else’s, so I don’t have to worry about his safety. However, depending on the opponent, Roman’s sociability is either overly good, very bad, or extreme… I don’t think I have any concerns about the other side.”

Everyone knew what Eclair’s premonition meant, so they couldn’t say anything and were busy laughing.

The time continued as the flowers gathered in random order chatted and rolled around in the bedroom.

The time everyone has been waiting for has come.

Wow ㅡ.

“Come!”

Relief appeared on everyone’s faces as they saw that the light from Roman’s mana was entering the crystal ball.

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The first thing Atra, who was shown to the room by Roman, did after entering this space was to put together her clothes for tomorrow.

Since I had finished washing her body, there was no need to feel shame again.

Even so.

It’s inevitable to get nervous only after something happens.

‘As expected… Was it too hasty?’

Even if she had the means to protect herself, a saint of a religious order would sleep in the same room as an unmarried man.

She bets that if Majella had seen it, she would have been furious, spitting fire out of her mouth.

‘Still, you are escorting me, so how can I go outside…’

She lies down in the warm room Roman saved her and sleeps comfortably.

Letting a platinum adventurer, the sign of the adventurer’s guild and the pride of the empire, sleep on a dusty roof.

If new adventurers saw this picture, wouldn’t they be heartbroken by the pitiful treatment of Platinum, who is almost like an idol?

The more I changed my position and thought about it, the more the thought that this was not possible left my mind.

‘Hmm! ‘Good job.’

Having reached an unchanging conclusion, the saint pressed down her pen and put a period on her paper.

“Whew.”

After Atra completed the letter to report to her Order.

After she finished sealing it so it wouldn’t be easily torn, she rolled her light blue eyes again.

‘···What are you doing?’

The Roman in Atra’s eyes did not move from the same spot as before.

Looking at the state in which he hasn’t even cast a glance in this direction since he collapsed, wouldn’t even the strict Majella admit that Roman is safe?

Roman lowered his gaze.

She was smiling happily as she rolled a bright bead that glowed in various colors on her palm.

As Atra was watching, Roman’s head rose as he recognized her gaze.

“This light might be distracting to Atra’s concentration. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, no… Everything you have to do is done, so don’t worry about it and just relax!”

Atra shook her head as Roman tried to put her marble away.

“Considering tomorrow’s schedule, I think it would be a good idea to go to bed early. I’ll try to finish this as well.”

From Atra’s perspective, we cannot be sure of the purpose of those colorful beads until we hear them.

However, since Roman only knows one case of smiling like that, Atra mentioned the only possible case.

“…Are you by any chance exchanging signals with your sisters in the Empire?”

“You have excellent insight.”

When Atra asked cautiously, Roman looked positive with slightly surprised eyes.

“Brother, you have a precious artifact.”

“I think that acquiring items like this is an excellent use of my honor. Since I am unusually worried, I am always paying attention to this.”

“···.”

Even if the speaker means well, saying that a person has the same affection for a wife can be considered rude in an empire, depending on the listener.

Atra didn’t spit out the words that came to her mind for a moment, but instead let them go down her throat.

Roman smiled lightly as if he had read her expression.

“As you can see, I’m hearing that it’s a bit excessive.”

“I think I really like your way of preparing for every possible event.”

“Thank you.”

After checking the blinking orb for the last time, Roman slowly got up from her seat.

She cast her gaze toward the heavy backpack and raised her voice.

“Atra-sama. Tomorrow’s outfit is–.”

“Well, I took care of it in advance!”

When she mentioned something she might have said, Atra cut her off and gave a reflexive answer.

“I should have gotten it for you before we first went up to the roof, I’m sorry.”

“···No. Brother Roman must be tired from running all the time, so let’s take a quick rest like you said.”

Atra’s voice quickly became quieter as he avoided her gaze.

Then he lifted her body off the table and wriggled her legs over to her bed.

Roman scratched his chin and walked over to the lamp that was lighting the room.

“Can I turn off the lights?”

“Please do me a favor…”

“Have a nice night.”

“Brother, I hope you have a comfortable night too.”

Tick! In an instant, the room was plunged into darkness along with the sound.

The sound of Roman walking over and sitting down again ends.

From then on, there was no sound to her ears other than Atra’s own breathing or noises coming from outside.

Roman’s presence clearly exists in this space, but Atra cannot detect it at all even when she is conscious.

It was like I was invisible.

‘How can a person do this…?’

I was so surprised that I started tossing and turning the blanket. Still, it was funny to see her lying on her bed.

In reality, the person who had carried him all the way to this point was Roman, but wasn’t he taking the most comfortable position?

‘I feel uncomfortable. Starting tomorrow, I will definitely have to book two rooms…’

Thinking about Roman’s behavior, no matter how many times he was offered to sleep in his bed to relieve his fatigue, he did not accept any offers of extra bedding.

My intuition told me that he would either not sleep today or would have very light sleep to fulfill his role as a guard.

How best to persuade him now?

Atra, who had been hesitating with those thoughts, gradually lost consciousness.

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“Atra.”

“Huh…?”

Did I fall asleep before I knew it?

Atra, startled by Roman’s voice, forcibly lifted her heavy eyelids.

“Sorry for being so early. Could you please check outside?”

“Huh… Now, just wait a moment.”

Atra, who had adjusted her clothes under the blanket, stood up with a whimper.

Let’s follow Roman’s instructions and check outside.

The first thing I saw was a weather where there were a lot of gloomy clouds and the sun couldn’t shine.

Below, I could see a group of people with long, pointed ears.

The most important thing is the familiarity that comes from the clothes the elves are wearing.

The cloak with bright yellow gold blossoms embroidered on a pitch-black background is a sign of Blanc’s lineage.

Just like that, Atra’s blurry gaze moved to the front of the group.

I was able to confirm that a familiar face was standing in the lead.

“···Saint?!”