NOVEL NEXT chapter 140
140 – Finding grains of sand and grains of sand…
“… … sister… this… … ”
“Yes? Ran. What are you looking at in front of the beach earlier? I found something… … … … ”
“Sea waves… .”
“… … … … … … .”
“… Li… Two… ”
“… … … … Oh, oh, oh, oh… … Oppaaa! “Please save me!”
Rin is looking for me with a screaming voice, but when she realizes that Ran is holding a jellyfish on a tree branch in my direction, she runs to the other side of the sandy beach with a pale face.
The older sister seemed to be very happy, so her younger brother Ran followed her with a blank expression.
In front of the exciting game of tag, Professor Aegis and Cecilia were sitting side by side playing in the sand. At first, I wondered what kind of combination it was, but contrary to my concerns, the two got along surprisingly well.
“Professor Aegis. If you keep touching the sand tower built there, it will collapse. “It’s hard to rebuild.”
“what? “Did I touch it?”
“… “It’s touching my heart.”
“oh. It’s true. sorry. I did not know. “As an apology, I will make a pair of large chest-shaped spiers at the entrance to the sand castle~♪”
“… … … … .”
… … You’re having a good time, right?
As I watched the morning sun rise from the terrace, I had a vague idea that the weather would be clear today. Since I’m at the sea, I should at least soak my feet in the beach. I hoped that the chilly morning breeze would warm up a little in the afternoon.
As if my wind had reached the sky, the temperature rose to the point where I ended up catching a cold even if I floated in the sea with a tube in the afternoon. Although I was a little worried that Rin and Ran had colds, I decided that it was a tragedy in its own way to ban water just because it was winter on my first trip.
… If I had an undine, I would have cast an elemental spell that would prevent me from catching a cold even if I floated like an iceberg.
There is a workaround called cold protection magic, but the word is ‘cold protection’, and it is closer to a magic that hypnotizes you so that you don’t feel cold. You always catch a cold. It would not be unreasonable to recklessly pour out magical energy and generate heat, but there was no person here with enough magical energy to perform such an art.
At least Professor Aegis can provide postmortem treatment, so I have no choice but to take comfort in that.
Suddenly it got dark beyond my closed eyelids, so I slowly opened my eyes. I felt like I was popular.
I raised my gaze along the straight, bare legs that caught my eye first, and made eye contact with Freya, who was wearing a light swimsuit, as if it wasn’t too cold from the wind.
… I would never have worn such a feminine swimsuit before… I don’t know what kind of change of heart she had, but she too has changed a lot recently.
Freya smiled mischievously and asked me.
“… “I thought that if I had Undine students, I could freely release them into the sea.”
“… … “Freyja?”
“I’ll sit next to you,” she said, without even answering, stretching her legs out on the sand.
I turned my head without thinking and ended up taking a peek at my swimsuit and the inner skin with the cloth marks left between the hem of the cloth around my waist.
For some reason, I felt a sense of immorality, so I forced myself to straighten my gaze.
Come to your senses, Eugene. Just look at bare feet.
… Is it legal to be barefoot?
Freya played with the sand with her toes and opened her mouth.
“Undine wanted to come too. ocean.”
“Undine? … but. Because I like water. Play hard and play well in the water. “Splash, splash, splash.”
“What do you mean by splash splash?” . It sounds like you’re bragging about how good your dog is at swimming. I will cry when Undine hears it. “She worked hard to choose a swimsuit because she wanted to show it to you.”
“He doesn’t need to wear a swimsuit or anything.”
“No matter how proficient you are in elemental magic, there is a feeling. “Eugene, you really lack emotion.”
“What kind of emotion is there in a swimsuit… . So what did Undine choose?”
“At first, he chose something radical and stretched out his shoulders to trick you. I think Cecilia wanted to play a little prank after seeing that. “He recommended a swimsuit that I wouldn’t have the courage to try on.”
“Did Undine buy it?”
“I couldn’t resist the pressure from Cecilia, so I put it on and took it off again while crying. “I can’t wear it because I’m embarrassed.”
“cook… “It’s like a cowardly Undine.”
“No matter what, micro bikinis are a bit weird.”
… Micro? What do I know?
what. A child could cry.
By the way, it’s Cecilia. What on earth are you putting on your friend? .
Wiggle, wiggle.
Sand flows between white toes.
Freya said with a very cautious expression.
“actually… yesterday… “I was watching everything.”
“Undine micro bikini? How was it? Of course you left a picture, right?”
“… … “That’s all that’s in your head.”
Freya stared at me with contemptuous eyes.
… Wouldn’t it be an irrational idea to tell people that they’ve tried it on and then tell them not to imagine it?
“I’m talking about genjutsu. The crown prince and the hero of the Third Holy Sword. “You two came to visit.”
“As expected, the old moon of the Magic Tower. Are you saying that business cards were not sold through Yame? “It’s difficult to fool your eyes with my illusions.”
“I always say this, but you have no talent for genjutsu. “I can’t lie.”
“I?”
“Yeah, I don’t know if it’s just me who misunderstood, but you’ve never deliberately tried to deceive me, right? You can’t lie. “I can see everything.”
Freya looked at me blankly.
“… Eugene. if… “If you have any concerns, please let me know.”
“You already heard everything about yesterday, right?”
“It’s a little different from hearing it directly. “He really lacks emotion.”
How long do you plan on taking care of that guy’s emotions?
“I am grateful, but there is no need to help. Undine and Ignis will do well. … … Or is there another reason?”
“huh? “That’s not true.”
“then?”
“That’s right, I… … ”
“… … … ?”
“you… cast… … ”
She rolled up her hair and suddenly buried her face between her fresh hair and started mumbling.
“… friend… I think… … It seems like… do… ”
“What, so you’re saying we’ve never been friends? “That’s rude.”
“… … joy.”
The sound of her breathing is uncharacteristic of her. With her sulky face, Freyja stuck out her mouth as if she was disappointed and said as if she was going to have to try something.
“Anyway, did you enjoy it?”
“What?”
“My feet. Or maybe it’s the ankle. It seems like you don’t look above your calves. With a lot of licking momentum. That’s amazing persistence. It was my first time showing bare feet, so I was a little embarrassed. What’s good about bare feet? “It’s just a foot.”
“I don’t know what you’re misunderstanding, but no, it’s not that I hate feet. But let me make it clear that what I was looking at right now wasn’t because I was excited to see feet. I mean, I couldn’t raise my gaze. It’s a bit weird to say this now, but your swimsuit is a little crooked inside the fabric you’re wearing around your waist. In many ways… So embarrassing to look at. It’s a good thing we’re the only ones on the beach. “If it had been anyone else, I would have been embarrassed like never before in my life.”
“aha… … Hmm… … ”
Freya snorted in a soft voice.
“I know. It got a little stuck inside. Be ashamed. “I would be a little embarrassed if I saw this place.”
match! The swimsuit is elastic. She hid her slender arms between her legs.
I can finally stand up. It was almost like he wouldn’t be able to move at all until Freyja left his position… … Ah, crazy. This time, in a different way, I couldn’t get up from my seat.
I adjusted my squatting posture so as not to be noticed by others. Meanwhile, my head naturally turned towards Freya. Our eyes meet. As if he knew in advance that I would turn my head,
Her eyes had dark lines.
“however… “You don’t think it was intentional?”
“… … … .”
… … … Are you crazy?
***
Deep in the forest.
The tree stretched high into the sky, protecting its bright blue leaves even though it was a frosty winter.
Above the trees, which are covered in thick darkness because the starlight cannot shine through.
Even though the lamp was not turned on, looking around was not a big problem for Undine.
The moon was bright today, and when I looked up at the sky, there was a full moon bigger than the palm of my hand.
The light source of the false moon is a product of the magic provided by the Magic Tower.
A great magic that transcends knowledge that can be created only after going through a certain process using magical power.
And today is the day when Manwol, who possesses overwhelming magical power even within the Magic Tower, pours out her magical power.
Suddenly, a shadow extends from under the tree and forms the shape of a person.
Undine watched the scene without any emotion and opened her mouth briefly.
“Brother.”
“What about the new moon?”
“We will search first and contact you later.”
“Right.”
Ignis nodded as if he had already expected it.
“I came all the way here looking for traces that started from the imperial castle.”
“Don’t worry, I remember the fishy smell of the Fifth Holy Sword even if it means I die. This is an order given to me by my master. “There are no mistakes.”
“And your intuition led us this way.”
“It must be around here. … Shall I find it? Or would you like to do it yourself?”
Ignis responded by extending his magical power and embroidering the margins.
“『Wide area. Light halo inversion. “Some people’s traces, revealed below, reflected again.”
Space-time magic. A search from the Disizu family’s vision.
A thin white light emerged and swept the air like a strand of thread. The thread, which had been repeating meaningless back and forth for a while, began to burn from the end as if it had achieved its purpose after a while.
The first thing Ignis said after opening his tightly closed eyes was simple.
“… … found. Undine. The hero of the 5th Holy Sword. “This is the guy we know.”