Love Letter From The Future

2. The Lord is with you (35)

“Can I lose one more?”

It was a word that was spoken without hesitation. Raw language, unsanded.

It was also rude. The saintess opened her eyes wide at such words, then bit her lip and bowed her head.

And after a while, the sound of grinding the powder flowing out.

“… … Uhhhh!”

The saintess started stamping her feet. A thumping sound resounded, perhaps because the muscle strength was superior to what was expected. Without saying a word, I watched the saintess tremble.

That trembling expression, that kind of emotion suited the saintess. The saintess’ pale pink eyes glared at me.

Apparently, my intentions seemed right. A satisfied smile formed on my lips when I confirmed that I had achieved my goal.

I can control a saint’s emotions!

“As expected, I lost money by caring! this crap! Have you been thinking about that every time you see me?! Cow, to chop me down with a hatchet!”

Hearing that, I stroked his chin. To put it bluntly, I was the type who hated violence, so whenever I saw a saintess, I didn’t think of wanting to beat her.

At least to the point where a saintess provokes me with a snorting sound?

In order to clear up the misunderstanding of the saintess, I decided to talk about the main feelings I have whenever I see the saintess.

“No, actually, I thought about wanting to touch her breasts.”

“You think I’ll let you touch it?! Thank you for not going to the Inquisition for blasphemy!”

It doesn’t wear out just by touching it, but I thought it was thin. Seeing her look sad for no reason, the saintess looked even more bewildered.

When my eyes slightly showed signs of moving toward the saintess’s breasts, the saintess quickly covered her breasts with her arm. A wary gaze turned to me.

Last time, he asked to see it, and it seemed that he had changed his mind. I shook my head while clicking my tongue.

“… … Anyway, that’s it.”

The saintess stared blankly at me as if wondering at the conclusion I had come to on my own. I smiled bitterly.

“As you can see, I’m not a very nice person. Even more so, I can’t become an adult soldier. He is an honest human being in his own way. I just do what I want to do.”

It was an uninterrupted flow of words. The honest story was flowing out of my mouth enough to make even me feel unexpected.

Perhaps he had fallen in love with the saintess. With the mask of pretense covered every day, the appearance of not believing in the goodwill of humans recklessly.

“To the saintess, she would be trash, to orphans, she would be an adult, and to Mr. Guilford, he would be a kind noble. So don’t bother too much.”

And then I took a step. The saintess flinched and shivered for an instant, but I did not molest her.

I just passed by her.

“… … Anyway, wouldn’t you believe me even if you were originally a good guy?”

The saintess hurriedly tried to follow my back, but my hand was already shaking. The treatment was over, so there was no reason to stay here.

I’m sure I’ll be able to avoid the nagging of the saintess.

Killed two birds with one stone. So I didn’t know

That night, for a long time, the saintess had been immersed in a certain thought.

Time passed by, and days passed before I knew it.

**

Every time I took a deep breath, I felt my lungs expand. As I repeated inhalation and exhalation, my vision sharpened, and I could clearly feel the blood flow reaching my fingertips.

There was only one opponent. An old swordsman who retired a long time ago, he once reached the rank of sword expert, but now he is just the director of an orphanage in Oji.

However, there were no gaps in sight. In the meantime, he hadn’t neglected his training, so it wouldn’t be strange to say that he was still on active duty.

The old prosecutor, or Mr. Guilford, threw a word at me.

“… … Please come.”

There was no time to wait. Mr. Guilford’s sword was immediately slashed.

A stab with terrifying speed that rips through the air while creating a rupture.

The place I had to jump in now was within that gap. Digging into the attacking range of a master who had already begun to draw a solid line, it was not something that could be done sanely.

However, the repeated hell training dulled even my fear.

The moment he spurred the ground with a pat, a straight line was drawn in the world. It was an all-out rush. Before the sword was even thrown out, I was able to get to that point.

The problem has been since then. In the time that began to flow dully, I saw a blade attacking my uvula.

I have to move forward. There was no other option to fully penetrate the gap.

Trying to avoid it at the wrong time would only expose a gap. A lunatic’s technique of sticking his head into the trajectory and riding the current.

That was diffraction.

I gritted my teeth. The resolution had been set long ago. One step forward, and just before the sword electrode touches the throat, he rides the current and spins around, burrowing into his bosom.

It was a rule of conduct that had already been imprinted in my head countless times. However, a very short time that split a moment into a moment.

Mr. Guilford’s sword stopped abruptly, and struck my upper body with the blade like a thunderbolt.

It was a blow from an old swordsman. Even though the path was turned in the middle, it was transmitting power like a whip. My body was thrown straight to the ground.

I felt a crushing pain in my forearm. I groaned and wriggled.

“You hesitated at the end. Then you can see it. I don’t know if it’s a clumsy opponent, but if the opponent is a veteran with a lot of practical experience, I can choose the next best option at once.”

It was a voice that sounded cold. I, who had been groaning at those words that calmly recounted my mistakes, cried out in tears.

“No, no matter how much I hesitated a little… … !”

“There is no ‘no matter what’ in practice. Are you going to make excuses like that in the afterlife?”

Mr. Guilford’s language was as flawless as his swordsmanship. After showing a look of indignation for a while, I finally sighed and stood up.

No matter what I did, I couldn’t let go of the last minute hesitation. I am also a human being made of flesh and blood, how could I not have the desire to live?

It was the nature of living things to follow life. Even those who have decided to commit suicide are said to regret their decision at the irreversible final moment.

The shock hadn’t gone away, and I staggered for a moment, unable to find my balance. For a while, he fixed his sword as if he was used to it.

I said while gritting my teeth.

“… … Please one more time.”

Only then did Mr. Gilford put on a satisfied smile. And before he gets back into position.

“Ian!”

An urgent voice came from somewhere. When my gaze sneakily turned to my back, Elsie-senpai was rushing toward me.

Immediately, she looked at the scars all over my body while crying. Soon she growled like a dog attacked by its master and glared at Mr. Guilford.

Even so, because of its diminutive size, it looked like a small dog.

It wasn’t threatening at all. Guilford seemed to be the same, but he smiled bitterly.

It was the look in the eyes of the granddaughter at the trembling sheep.

“you you… How dare a commoner, Ian-sama, dare!”

However, Elsie-senpai seemed to be sincere, uttering a threatening tone and raising her magic power. The air around it shuddered and swelled.

Originally, Mr. Guilford was kind and hated fighting. Normally, she would have accepted Elsie’s complaint at this point, but Mr. Guilford, who entered training, was extremely strict.

He shook his head and gave out a firm voice.

“… … It is unavoidable for training.”

Seeing that confident attitude, Elsie-senpai was taken aback. Her eyes widened.

No matter how much, she still had respect for her elders, around the time I thought so.

“Commoner… retort?!”

At the words that flowed from Elsie-senpai’s dainty mouth, I touched my forehead and sighed. Contrary to his appearance, he was a senior whose worldview was very distorted.

Elsie-senpai immediately started shaking her fist in the air and threatening.

“You old bastard, really… My eyesight is dim these days, so I can’t see anything?! Hey, I’m Elsie of the Rainella family! This run-down orphanage was instantly… … .”

“Senior Elsie.”

At my low call, senior Elsie turned to look at me with an apologetic look. Now, without having to take it out, I tapped my lower back, which was covered by the cloak.

There was a sound of hitting something hard. That was enough.

Elsie immediately started to tremble, and soon put on a cone hat and lowered her gaze.

“… … Now, I was wrong.”

Only then did I smile with satisfaction and stroke Elsie-senpai’s head. Then Elsie-senpai’s expression relaxed at once.

“Good work, Elsie-senpai.”

A languid smile, a hazy look. Everywhere he looked, he had a happy face.

Mr. Guilford looked a bit bewildered, but I was a person who pursued efficiency, so I asked Elsie-senpai about the matter.

“By the way, what happened?”

“Yes? Ehe… A cheeky low-class aristocrat who claims to be Leto asked me to call you… hehe… … .”

Letora, I thought for a while. As I was recollecting what things I could discuss with Leto about recently, I felt a thought flash through my mind.

“Did you find it? Is it the base of the monkey masters?”

“Yes… In the end, the search seems to have succeeded, and they said that they would have a meeting… Joe, stroke me some more.”

It’s good, I exclaimed with pleasure at the feeling that things were finally going to work out.

In the meantime, Delphine seniors, Elsie seniors, Celine and Seria, and Seongnyeo and Yuren joined forces to explore the forest. To find out what the monkey magicians are guarding.

However, it was impossible to attack there immediately. I didn’t know how many monkey demons there might be, and if there was a head demon, I had to assume that there was one more name-level demon.

So, it was after the story was over that they decided to gather all their strength and make a one-time raid. Somehow, there was a reason why Elsie-senpai called Leto a ‘cheesy low-class aristocrat’ but obediently called me.

Because it was such an important thing.

My eyes slipped over to Mr. Guilford. He looked a bit worried.

“… … Are you sure you’re okay? As I said, there may be mines. You alone are dangerous.”

“If things don’t work out, I’ll run away, so don’t worry too much. Guilford, watch over the orphanage.”

Mr. Guilford sighed helplessly.

That was it. Now it was time to slowly dig into the secret of this request.

I opened and closed my fists without speaking. As a result of resting for a few days, except for training, the body was already in perfect condition.

At this level, even the saintess wouldn’t be able to hold me back any longer. It would be a big deal if he was injured, but for now, each and every one of his forces was ahead of a precious all-out war.

I remembered the memory of one night. The cold blue moonlight and the claws of the demon that pierced my stomach.

Now, it was time for revenge.

My pupils sank deeply with will.