Love Letter From The Future

2. The Lord is with you (31)

Enthusiasm was uttered to reassure Seria.

The saintess and I were the same. The two of us stuttered and started to make excuses, no matter who came first.

I couldn’t figure out why. But somehow, I had a gut feeling that it should be.

“It has nothing to do with the saintess, Seria… That’s right. A saint?”

“That, yes. As a priest with a mission to share the grace given by the Lord, I always maintain a certain distance from Brother Ian.”

Even so, Seria’s sunken eyes didn’t come back right away. To make matters worse, Celine was also looking at me and the saintess with suspicious eyes.

Looking back, the saintess had a bad relationship with Seria and Celine before. There is a record of kicking Celine and Seria out of my hospital room.

That seemed to make Seria’s suspicion even sharper. She continued her silent questioning with cold eyes.

Instead, it was the saintess who was moved to tears. She looked very embarrassed, perhaps not knowing that she would be involved with me like this.

“… … Gee, it’s real. I am a saint. I don’t know what you think of the saintess, but the distinction between public and private is thorough!”

What do you think of a saint?

Didn’t you call yourself a ‘sacred power bag’ before?

It must have been so sarcastic in my heart, but the saintess and I were in a temporary alliance. At least it was meant to be until she calmed Seria down.

My head nodded, and words that strengthened the saintess’ opinion were added.

“Yes, Seria. The saintess is a maiden favored by the heavenly gods. That holy power week… … .”

After saying that, the saintess subtly pinched my side. I gritted my teeth as it was, and managed to somehow manage it.

“Oh, no… So you can tell just by looking at the divine power. I don’t carelessly harbor feelings of love. It could be a religious issue.”

When the saintess and I came out with a surprisingly strong attitude, even Seria couldn’t stand it any longer.

Gradually, the light began to return to her eyes. Seria, who suddenly came to her senses, bowed her head, perhaps realizing that her words could be rude.

Then, hesitantly, he began to open his mouth.

“… … It is, it is.”

It was the look of Seria that I always saw. Now just chewing on the tongue was perfect.

It was proof that he had finally entered the phase of probation. I was breathing a sigh of relief, but the saintess looked particularly flustered today. The insidious schemer, who always had plenty of room, was nowhere to be found.

The saintess, unable to come to her senses, eventually uttered a mistake.

“And again, even if I have a relationship with Brother Ian, you have no right to say anything… ah.”

Silence prevailed once more. Seria’s expression grew cold, and Celine couldn’t hide her displeasure.

I whispered in the saintess’s ear.

“… … Are you crazy?”

“Su, you have a strong desire to compete, so stop.”

The saintess, with a slight blush on her cheeks, was only leaving behind such an embarrassing excuse.

It goes without saying that the saintess, Seria, and Celine grew a little distant after that.

**

The Witchbeast has been defeated, but the mystery about him remains unsolved. I chose Leto as my first advisor to resolve this.

He was the one who always solved the problems I had. I had no doubt that he would do a great job this time too.

As soon as Leto heard my words, he was silent for a moment. And then he let out a deep sigh.

“… … Apparently, the monsters are guarding something.”

“The witches are protecting you? What?”

“I understand?”

Then Leto scratched the back of his head. It was a troubled face. Even so, it seemed that there was at least one thing he didn’t know.

“Anyway, it’s not serious. Magic beasts are also creatures in nature. Of course, I’m not trying to protect something by risking my life, but I said I held onto the knife until the moment I died, right?”

“yes.”

“And are you stuck in a specific area?”

“yes.”

Whoa, a sigh leaked from Leto’s mouth. His complexion darkened at once.

“… … Just by looking at it, you’re protecting something.”

“But is it possible for a demon to do that?”

Even the well-informed Leto seemed to know a few things about him. Or were you not sure?

He groaned for a while, resting his forehead on his forehead, then shook his head.

As of now, there was only one answer he could offer.

“Go see Mr. Gilford.”

Mr. Gilford was a veteran who had lived as a mercenary for decades. He must have accumulated a lot of experience, so it might be helpful to ask for advice.

That was why I was now alone with Mr. Guilford.

Mr. Guilford quietly poured tea into my cup. It was cheap, but a car was a car. A sweet smell tickled his nostrils.

He said with his characteristic benevolent smile.

“Thank you for donating the cost of defeating the demons for the children. Thanks to that, I won’t have to worry about feeding my children for a while.”

“You don’t have to thank me. It is the duty of nobles. It’s not like I’m starving because I don’t have that money.”

Mr. Guilford nodded his head as if it were indeed so. Those eyes looking at me were so warm.

There was even a kind of admiration in that expression, so I couldn’t rest.

Rather, I was the one to admire. Few people were as good and good as Mr. Guilford. If I admire Mr. Guilford, I’m not a good person enough to earn the admiration of a great person.

I couldn’t stand the tickling atmosphere, so I had no choice but to get straight to the point.

“… … Mr. Gilford, you said you were a mercenary before, right?”

“Once upon a time… It had its own achievements, and now it is all a thing of the past.”

Mr. Guilford quietly closed his eyes at my question. As he lifted the cup and sipped the tea, his expression became sorrowful.

Life as a mercenary is bound to get rough, but Mr. Guilford showed no sign of it. Only a benevolent and decent old man remained.

That was curious. I continued to ask questions.

“Then have you ever hunted a demon?”

“There are too many… Have you ever heard of the Great Flood?”

It was an unexpected question. So I was speechless for a while.

It was the largest jungle on the continent, located in the Great Sea and the Southern Ten Kingdoms. It is said that many resources and legends are buried there, but few enter it.

Because monsters live there.

A legendary demon that had not been subjugated for a thousand years resided there.

“… … It is the habitat of ‘vampires’.”

“Yes, the deeper you go, the stronger the demon lurks. I once tried it too. But the results were disastrous.”

“Whoa,” Mr. Guilford sighed for a moment, then deepened his eyes. That view was supposed to be wandering somewhere in the past now.

“Dozens of comrades were torn to death by the Witchbeast. In the great flood, I couldn’t even tell what was poison and what was medicine. In a place where I couldn’t even get drinking water properly, I was on the verge of death from hunger and exhaustion.”

Mr. Guilford’s eyebrows quivered as if he remembered the horror of that time. It was rare to see such ripples in his always calm expression.

Lips opened and closed. Hesitating, he finally uttered a word.

“I saw then, Hell… After that, I was very reluctant to deal with the Witchbeast.”

Mr. Guilford’s story was not particularly long. But that alone was enough to give an idea of how painful the ordeal he had passed.

I couldn’t get any words out. Because I didn’t know what to say.

Then Mr. Gilford shook his head with a faint smile. I meant not to care.

“It’s all a thing of the past. This old man is just talking. By any chance, what is something you want to ask?”

“… … The Witchbeasts are guarding something.”

At those words, Mr. Guilford drew in his breath as if caught off guard.

And then he smiled bitterly and said to me.

“… … It’s like a great flood.”

Then there is only one cause, added Mr. Guilford.

A demon, a being that has turned a human into a demonic beast.

They are also members of the family who made a contract with the evil god, Omeros, and were able to control the beasts.

The ‘vampire’ of the great flood was the most famous among them.

It was the moment when the difficulty of the request jumped several levels at once.

**

Being a Mine, I was deeply troubled even as I left the director’s office.

There was no evidence yet. So it was even more difficult. If there was evidence, they could have reported it to the city government office or temple based on it.

Mine was such a being. The monsters who gave up their human nature and pursued power, this was a problem that at least the Knights needed to mobilize.

It was not at the level that we, who were only students, could handle. My complexion subsided by itself.

I was depressed.

I felt like I needed a change of mood. It was then that I was about to pass by the restaurant and suddenly my steps stopped.

At first glance, a small shadow was reflected in the dining room. Just by looking at the brown hair and the large cone hat, one could guess its true identity.

It was Elsie senior.

And next to him stood a woman with gorgeous golden hair. It was a woman with a dissatisfied expression. In addition to that, the eyes that don’t know why they have to be like this.

It was obvious who it was. It was Delphine senior.

I hesitated for a moment, then secretly killed the presence and entered the restaurant. Then, when I met Delphine-senpai’s eyes, I put my index finger to my philtrum.

Hush, it meant to be quiet.

Delphine-senpai, who widened her eyes at my sudden appearance, soon hesitated and avoided my gaze. A stream of complex emotions flowed in her eyes.

Since returning from the forest last night, Delphine has been like that every time she runs into him. I couldn’t figure out why, though.

Like it or not, my goal now was one. Elsie-senpai was washing the table without knowing that I had come.

It didn’t take long to get to that point without being noticed. I immediately put my hand on Elsie-senpai’s shoulder.

Immediately, Elsie-senpai’s body bounced like a spring.

“… … Hee, heee?!”

A blue electric charge formed on Elsie-senpai’s hand, which was startled. It looked like he was trying to counterattack. Her bloody eyes turned back.

And our eyes met. Her face, which was full of wariness, soon became a bewildered one.

I smiled at senior Elsie.

“Hello, senior Elsie.”

“I-Ian… Oh no! It’s you!”

Senior Elsie seemed very perplexed. Her pupils, stuttering here and there, lost their way and shook. The trembling voice spoke of her tension.

It was a slightly different reaction from fear. I didn’t know why he couldn’t look at me properly, but his perception of me seemed to have improved a lot. I was willing to

Elsie-senpai had been hesitating for a long time. Still, I crossed my arms and said nothing. It was because the fidgeting Elsie-senpai was quite cute.

In the end, the one who couldn’t stand the silence was senior Elsie. A cautious question was thrown from her.

“… … Hey, what’s going on here? Do you need anything?”

“No, what. I stopped by to say hello. Just to see Elsie-senpai’s face.”

It was just a normal greeting.

However, with that one word, Elsie-senpai’s face brightened noticeably. He still couldn’t make eye contact with me properly, but I could feel his embarrassed yet delighted expression in his clear smile.

After hesitating for a moment, she looked up at me with those blue eyes. It was a resolute look, as if he had made an important decision.

“… … that, right? Then, is there anything I can do?”

Of course, it was a word that I had no place to guess.

It was something to do, so there was nothing. In fact, it wasn’t nice to see my senior tell me what to do, and I just did most of the things I had to do.

But I couldn’t bear to let go of Elsie’s expectations.

The eyes looking up at me were full of anticipation. If you ask me to do anything, it seems like I’ll do it right away.

It was difficult. For now, there was nothing I really wanted to ask for.

After swallowing for a while, I let out a deep sigh as if I had given up. For now, I had no choice but to satisfy Elsie-senpai’s expectations by ordering something.

“… … Then, could you get me some water?”

It was truly a trifling errand. Personally, I was worried that Elsie would hurt her pride, but Elsie nodded with a smile on the contrary.

“Yeah, yes! okay! wait a minute… … .”

“here.”

However, Elsie’s joy did not last long. It was because before she could finish her words, a glass of water reached in front of me.

Elsie-senpai’s eyes became dumb. Her gaze moved slowly, and the person holding the glass of water was standing there.

Delphine Yurdina, a lioness who protects the northern part of the Empire.

“… … A glass of water, did you need it?”

She was talking shyly, avoiding my gaze. He had a slight blush on his cheeks as if he was a little embarrassed.

Hmmmm, the eyes of Delphine and Elsie, who were clearing their throats, met in the air.

Crimson eyes resembling rubies, and deep blue eyes resembling blue sapphires.

Even the colors were contrasting.

After not saying anything for a while, Delphine sneered and turned her head away. And at the corner of that mouth, a blatant sneer formed.

Elsie-senpai’s eyes went cold at once. The color on her face, which had been bright, turned cold at once.

The atmosphere suddenly tightened.

At best, it’s just water errands.

For me, it was just dumbfounded.