How a Hero Lives as a Writer

135 – Folly (2)

Angelica came in with a basket in her arms, but inside were expensive-looking alcohol and snacks.

“This?”

“I wanted to share a drink with my lord after a long time. Could you please allow me?”

This is Angelica who was closest to me.

So he must have realized that I was different from usual and came to visit him.

I was grateful and embarrassed for that consideration.

“Thank you.”

Angelica prepared her table without a word.

“Are you still writing at this hour?”

“Well, I just feel like it.”

I didn’t want to reveal more than that.

So she raised her glass without saying anything.

Anjelica understood my feelings.

Salty.

The sound of glasses clinking was heard in the quiet room.

The wine in the glass overflowed, scattering the thick scent around.

I put the wine in my mouth and frowned slightly.

Seeing the red liquid reminded me of an incident at the parade ground in the royal castle.

“Do you not like alcohol?”

“No, not that…” .”

I poured the wine into my mouth.

It was difficult to talk soberly, so I felt like borrowing the energy of alcohol.

Angelica must have noticed that too, and unlike usual, she didn’t tell her to drink slowly.

We just drank in a row in a strange atmosphere.

It was only after I drank five glasses of alcohol that I felt my heavy mouth lighten.

“Someone almost died today.”

“Yes.”

“You must have been sentenced to death because you violated the king’s order, right?”

“Usually yes. But it’s not the master’s fault.”

“I know. I know….”

Yeah, it’s not my fault.

It was the parties involved who violated the king’s order to keep it a secret.

However, the part about my identity continues to confuse my mind.

For some reason, it reminded me of an incident that happened in the past.

It happened when I was in elementary school.

At the time, there was a game machine at the house of a friend who lived a little better.

I was so envious of that.

So I wanted to play with the game console, so I asked a friend if I could try playing with it.

My friend seemed a bit hesitant, but soon invited me to his house.

So we enjoyed the game together with a happy heart.

But in the evening, my friend’s father returned.

My friend’s father, who smiled brightly and told me to come home, slapped the friend’s cheek.

Hara yelled at me that I only played games every day while not studying.

I am feeling the emotions I felt back then.

In the end, that friend just wanted to play games with me.

I thought I might be scolded by my father, but it was only my friend’s choice that invited me.

But the guilt of being scolded because of me bruised my heart.

It’s still the same now.

It was something the king had told him to keep secret, and it was the parties involved who broke it.

However, thinking that the secret was ‘my identity’, I kept feeling stuffy at the thought that I had hurt them for some reason.

The king’s order was violated, but he survived.

Tomorrow is such a miracle that the sun may rise in the west.

I know that in my head, but my heart won’t accept it.

My head was dizzy.

“Are you stupid? Even though I know it’s not my fault….”

As I said that, I set down the empty glass and tried to refill it, but Angelica snatched the bottle away from me.

Then, with the words “Please forgive the rudeness,” He hugged me from behind.

“Angelica?”

“The night air seems a bit chilly today.”

“I see….”

“Yes, I am.”

Her head began to go blank as she tried to be wrapped up in Angelica’s warm and cozy body.

“It’s heavy.”

“Yes? Oh that… ugh….”

“Not you. My shoulders are too heavy.”

Took.

Angelica pressed her forehead to the back of my head with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

“Are you kidding yourself in this situation?”

“I’m sorry.”

I sighed and put my weight on Angelica’s body.

Even though I’m quite muscular now, Angelica hugged me without any disturbance.

“Why are your shoulders heavy?”

“I received unreasonable expectations.”

“It is not overflowing with minutes. The path that the lord has walked is not enough to be called a miracle.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“That’s why your shoulders are heavy.”

Whoa.

Angelica’s hot breath tickled my ears.

Her body twitched as if electricity were going through her body.

“Angelica?”

“Is it okay to think of the lord and knight as lovers instead of now?”

“Huh? Uhh….”

Suddenly.

Angelica silently held my body with one hand and stroked my hair with the other.

Just endlessly, non-stop, continuously.

I wanted to ask why I was like this, but somehow I felt like I wanted to stay like this forever.

“Are you feeling better now?”

When I checked her hands at Angelica’s words, the faint tremors that had been felt had subsided.

“… No, not yet.”

“Is that so?”

Angelica smiled a little and started stroking my hair again.

But it was a slightly different movement from before.

Because it didn’t go straight, it became swoosh.

It seems to be a situation similar to the sight of a cute doll being given as a gift and stroking her hair saying that she would die of cuteness.

“I’m going to go bald like this.”

“I will still love you.”

“Have you been lying more lately?”

“I am serious.”

Angelica put her forehead on the back of my head and started rubbing it.

The way he speaks is still ‘Tanaka’, but why is he so lovable….

“Hey, Angelica.”

“Yes, lord.”

“What do you think was the best thing I did after coming to this world?”

When I asked, Angelica slowly laid me back.

Angelica looked down at me as she gave me a pillow for her lap.

Ah, the hair that was cut to the length of her shoulders has become this long before I know it.

As expected, Angelica looks better with her long hair.

“The answer must be that you and I became lovers.”

“… How did know?”

Whoops.

Angelica lightly touched my nose with her index finger as she smiled at the corner of her mouth.

“Do you like your hair?”

“… How did know?”

“Are you still in the habit of repeating what you said as if it were a joke when you are embarrassed?”

Angelica gave a small smile and gave me a short kiss on the lips.

Her long hair became a curtain that distracted her from everything around her.

I can’t think of anything right now.

I just felt that she was lovely in front of my eyes.

“What do you think love is?”

“Ummm… A difficult question?”

It’s as short as love, but there are no hard words.

I was hesitating because I couldn’t think of what answer to give, but Angelica started to caress my hand carefully.

“Doesn’t the lord, who writes the stories that make the world go wild, know such an easy answer?”

As Angelica said, she gave a slightly provocative look.

Whoa.

Ho-ho-ho.

Yes, you mean?

“What do you think?”

“… Answering questions with questions is not a good attitude.”

“Didn’t you ask without giving it much thought?”

Without saying anything, Angelica put her hand over my eye area and stroked her hair.

I think it was a hit.

“Have you received the power to read minds from Helena?”

Angelica has been making a joke that she once did.

Because I missed that, I burst into laughter without even realizing it.

“Isn’t this what love is?”

“It’s love….”

Angelica smiled and kept stroking my hair.

“But how did you find out?”

I think I tried to act as normal as possible.

“Isn’t this love?”

After Angelica said that, she must have felt ashamed of herself, and she stroked my hair a little roughly with her slightly warmed hand.

“Everyone is worried about the lord.”

“Really?”

“Just as your lord watches over the people of Aucklia, we are always watching over you, lord.”

“Watch….”

“Yes. Everyone is concerned that this incident may have hurt the lord greatly.”

Something is a little strange.

“It feels a bit complicated. The fact that my lord will not leave is a fact that only I know.”

“Is everyone worried that I will leave Aucklea?”

“That was a rather complicated expression.”

“Leave….”

The only people who know that I’m sitting here are Angelica and Teresa.

I told them not to tell anyone else.

… Don’t you know that I’m staying here?

“Um.”

“My lord?”

“Wait a minute.”

Something is stuck.

“Angelica.”

“Yes, lord.”

“Didn’t everyone say they were watching me?”

“Yes. When I walk down the street, it is always buzzing with stories about my lord.”

“You all know what kind of person I am, right?”

“Yes. There are also stories saying that there is no way that the lord will leave and that everyone should not talk nonsense.”

“Leave? Are there rumors that you are taking me away from the kingdom of Arcas?”

“Yes. It’s because the lord showed me how to act with the envoys from the kingdom of Arcas.”

“Yes, I mean…” .”

“Is something wrong?”

“No, nothing.”

… I just thought that Prince Albert was also the king of a country, a person of power, and a politician.

It seems that Prince Albert had no intention of killing the Jason family from the beginning.

Prince Albert knows that I have a good relationship with Jason.

It was a well-known fact that I was close with him even in the royal castle.

It’s included in the list I brought here, so there’s no way I wouldn’t know.

So if you try to execute the Jason family, I beg you to forgive them.

Prince Albert must have been so sure.

Because he’s one of the people I’ve been following more closely than anyone else.

How have I been?

I criticized the arena for being savage, and I was uncomfortable with the fact that there are victims every year in monster subjugation.

I also participated in the monster subjugation team.

That choice was not the result of bravery worthy of a warrior, nor was it the love of humanity that worried about the safety of the soldiers.

Rather than that, the greed that I wanted to experience the vividness of the battlefield and the karma that I could get in the short term was greater.

But what did Prince Albert, who did not know the details of, think?

Didn’t you think that a person with great love for humanity would be called a ‘hero’ who would attend a subjugation party that might be dangerous?

After that, I showed that I cared for and loved Aucklia as if it were my homeland.

So I must have had a clear idea of what action I was going to take.

The mistake Brother Jason made was big.

Because it is against the king’s command in a social caste system.

But executing them is quite risky.

Prince Albert was more concerned about the principality after I disappeared from Oklea than about disobeying the king’s order.

Did he want to have an irreversible relationship with me by executing the Jason family?

So, to put it all together, Prince Albert had no intention of proceeding with the execution from the beginning.

So what was the fuss about?

… Could it be a sense of debt?

Prince Albert owed me a heartfelt debt of losing the face of the king, the pinnacle of the caste system.

Once again, I have a sense of debt attached to me while having the involved people shut down.

I only thought that the royal authority was damaged, but in a way, it can be seen that the king showed mercy.

In addition, the debt of the heart will have a great influence on my choices in the future.

I will make a choice that is a little more considerate of the royal family than usual.

It will also have the effect of keeping in check those who come from other countries.

My heart’s debt will continue to go toward the Aucklea royal family, right?

Damian’s reputation will rise easily.

So, was that a judgment?

If Damian settles down, what will Prince Albert do after that?

If it were me, I would choose the option of holding on to this place for as long as possible.

Marriage must be the best form of all times and places.

Yes, it’s Reina.

Reina, who was as cute as her younger sister, changed in an instant at some point.

It was so natural, but was it all about acting?

Was it like that?

“Are you okay?”

“Angelica.”

“Yes, lord.”

“As expected, becoming a lover with you was the best choice.”

“That… Uhm, me too….”

I reached for Angelica’s blushing cheek.

Right now, I just wanted to pamper Angelica.