Love Letter From The Future

4. Rynella’s fate is decided by Rynella (15)

“… … Emma!”

A terrified scream escaped from my mouth.

It would have been a surprise if a friend had suddenly collapsed. Even Emma was more special to me than that.

He was the first person I almost lost after a letter came from the future.

I swore to protect it, and I intend to do so in the future. However, seeing that Emma collapsed again with a pale complexion, it was only natural that my thought circuit would stop.

An ominous nightmare came to mind.

After the intestines were spilled, the figure of Emma lying down without a word and with a pale complexion.

I hurriedly ran to check on Emma’s condition. Fortunately, his breathing was faint but stable. It didn’t look like he was in danger of dying right away.

Even so, I couldn’t completely erase my anxiety, so I looked around urgently.

I was wondering if there was something useful among the potions Emma had made.

However, Emma’s workshop, which had been around for a long time, was very unfamiliar.

In the past, if you could see a little familiar potion, now all the potions left on Emma’s potion shelf were new ones.

Even if I couldn’t do it, it was the amount I had to make for a week while staying up all night.

Was there a reason why Emma had to make so many potions?

Unable to answer that question, my mouth was shut for a moment. Unfortunately, even time to ponder was a luxury for now.

I took Emma in my arms and stood up as it was.

I was thinking of calling someone or going to the temple. If it was to the point of fainting, at least it meant that my body was badly damaged.

Even if there was no danger to life right away, an expert’s opinion was essential.

When I stood upright holding Emma in my arms, a faint moaning sound finally came out of Emma’s mouth.

“Uh, uh, Ian… Whoa… … .”

Even the words shed unconsciously were my name.

I didn’t know what Emma had in mind when making the potion, but at least it seemed clear that she had something to do with me.

My heart ached even more.

I talked to Emma urgently so she could regain consciousness.

“Emma, Emma! Are you out of your mind?!”

“I, I… ugh… … .”

Emma’s trembling eyelids opened.

Those light green eyes looked up at me. Emma slightly frowned at the pouring light, but slowly regained her sight and was stunned.

Emma was staring at me without saying anything.

It seemed he hadn’t even figured out what had happened. Emma, who was looking at my body and my face alternately with bewildered eyes, immediately asked me in a bewildered voice.

“… … Are you dreaming?”

“No, Emma. This is reality.”

First of all, I sighed with relief at the fact that Emma had regained her senses, but I spoke in a firm tone, lest she lose consciousness again.

“And you were fainting just now… What the hell were you doing?”

After experiencing my heart pounding, the words of rebuke finally came out of my mouth.

I felt a little sorry for spitting it out.

Actually, what could be wrong with Emma? If there was any guilt, it would have been with the person who gave the reason to be so unreasonable.

It’s probably my fault with a high probability.

I let out a sigh and slightly lowered my gaze. I didn’t have the face to face Emma.

Either way, Emma’s face was getting redder and redder.

“That, so… Isn’t this a dream?”

“Yeah, it’s real.”

Still, Emma muttered in disbelief.

“I-I’m in Ian’s arms?”

“… … Why?”

Were you in a bad mood?

Indeed, Emma was also a virgin in her prime. Of course, I had no choice but to be sensitive to the outside man touching my body.

Even in a crisis situation.

Emma wouldn’t blame me for explaining the circumstances, but she would have been embarrassed when she had just opened her eyes.

It was around the time I was a bit down.

Emma covered her flushed face with both hands and then spoke in a happy voice.

“It’s okay to die like this… … .”

no, you can’t die

I was dumbfounded at Emma’s words that she would throw away the life she had saved, but I burst into laughter in the end.

If Emma was that good, then I was too.

It was only after enjoying each other’s body heat for a long time that Emma stepped down on the ground with a timid gesture.

The blushing face was the same.

She greeted me stammeringly, her earlobes flushed red.

“… … Oh, it’s been a while. Ian.”

“Yes, Emma. what happened in the meantime? When I leave the hospital, I don’t even show my face.”

It wasn’t until I saw Emma stand on her own two legs that I could breathe.

Still asking me with a worried voice, Emma hesitated and opened her mouth slowly.

“… … I heard that you collapsed from a potion overdose.”

In response, I was about to say something, but then shut my mouth again.

It felt stuffy, as if the stone beak was stuck in my brain.

I feel like I need to offer some consolation, but I feel like I need to convince Emma, but my words aren’t very eloquent.

He only guessed at Emma’s heart.

The words I squeezed out were short.

“… … It’s not your fault.”

“Ugh, no. Rather, I realized How selfish I have been.”

He saved up living expenses and made a potion to help me.

There was nothing in Emma’s devotion that could be pointed out as being selfish.

Still, Emma was saying this.

That you’ve been selfish up until now.

Unable to understand this, I called her name first.

“Emma… … .”

“I just wanted to be nice to you.”

Emma was so intimidated that she confessed her true feelings.

“All I know how to do is make potions… I can’t fight by your side, so I thought I’d like to be of some help. That’s why I thought it would be okay to pack a lot of potions.”

Besides that, Emma did a lot for me.

He made food when he said he was sick, and visited the hospital for several days to try to persuade Lady Lupesia.

But Emma seemed to feel that all of that was lacking.

“But, in fact, it wasn’t like that. What I thought I was doing for you was ruining you. An overdose of drugs… Why couldn’t I have considered that?”

“It’s not your fault.”

I declared again in a firm tone.

“I chose it. It wasn’t a decision I made because I didn’t know what was going to happen, and in the end, if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have won.”

“… … Ian.”

Hesitating, Emma called my name. Those eyes looking at me were sad.

“You are a great person. Now, there is no one in the academy who doesn’t know you, and soon the whole continent will hear about your performance. But in comparison, I just… You’re a commoner girl. All I do is get 10,000 gold from you when I fall down, or get help from you when I’m bullied… … .”

“It’s not just a commoner girl, it’s ‘Emma’.”

That was all I could say to Emma.

Unexpectedly, Emma’s eyes widened.

“Because you are precious and special. Since he’s a commoner, he only gets help… please don’t talk like that And you forgot about 10,000 gold.”

“… … How is it?”

Emma, who had been listening to me in silence, smiled sadly as she said that.

“Because I am a troublesome woman, I will never forget that. And if I continue like this, I will lose my qualifications to stand next to you… … .”

Emma’s eyes turned to the bubbling kettle.

It was not even known how long it had been boiling. It was the preparation of the potion that the effect differed by thousands of degrees with subtle differences.

you’ll have to throw it away

Emma glanced through the showcase full of new potions.

“So, in the meantime, I somehow kept my teeth and continued my research. Don’t get me wrong though? It’s not that I didn’t want to see you, it’s just… I feel like the time when I can face you confidently will come soon if I force myself to put up with that feeling.”

“… … Don’t put up with it in the future.”

I carefully held Emma’s delicate hand.

It was a bit full, probably because the blood wasn’t flowing.

A voice mixed with a sigh came out of my mouth.

“You were worried.”

Emma chuckled and let out a shallow laugh.

But the laughter was still a bit desolate, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that Emma was going to continue to riot.

I let out a deep sigh.

It seemed that the usual methods would not quench Emma’s thirst. The idea of owing me was the problem.

In the end, I decided to change the topic first.

“… … So, was it worth the hard work until you passed out?”

“To what extent?”

In a slightly confident tone, Emma proudly showed off the potion rack full of potions.

“Potions are basically toxic. Not just potions, but all medicines. Because poison is used differently as medicine. So, at first, I tried to reduce the toxicity, but it was an attempt with limits.”

I knew nothing about pharmacology anyway.

That’s why he just nodded his head each time Emma explained. Emma burst into laughter as if she thought I was cute like that.

It was the first happy smile I saw today.

“Then why not just leave the toxicity alone and combine the effects? After all, Ian, you tend to take multiple potions every time you fight.”

Emma seemed to have been preoccupied with such a subject for the past few days.

How can I be of more help to you?

The result of that thought would be those potions.

It must have been a great challenge for Emma as well. Mixing the two effects in one potion wasn’t as simple as it sounds.

There would have been countless failures.

Come to think of it, ‘combat’.

A thought flashed through my mind, so I asked Emma.

“Anything that enhances the medicinal effect along with toxicity?”

“… … Eh, it’s not impossible.”

Emma tapped her lips with her index finger as if she was lost in thought for a moment, then shook her head.

“But it is too dangerous. If the potion’s toxicity exceeds a certain level, it’s more like poison than medicine. It’s not because everyone can’t do it.”

“Then what if I make poison at all?”

Emma’s voice stopped.

And she looked at me with curious eyes. Just as I thought it was an opportunity to ease Emma’s guilt, I decided to ask her a favor.

“Emma, can you make me an anesthetic? With immediate effect, so that you can lose your mind in as little time as possible.”

“I thought it would be possible if we started tonight… … .”

The question of where to use the poison was about to spill out of Emma’s mouth.

A rumbling sound echoed through the room.

I was the one who ate enough meals to manage my muscles. I couldn’t be hungry at this hour, and if so, there was only one source of the sound.

Emma’s face, which had been silent for a moment, heated up again.

Her head bowed in shame.

Looking back, Emma’s complexion was still pale. In the meantime, I felt thin, and Emma was worried because she often skipped meals.

I asked cautiously.

“… … Didn’t you eat?”

“Yes… In fact, the material cost is too high.”

Even the hundreds of gold he handed over last time seemed not enough.

After all, new research required an enormous amount of money. Concentrating on her studies every day, Emma didn’t even think of going to the forest to get some mushrooms.

I sighed and told Emma.

“Shall we go for a meal or something?”

“That, uh… Okay, I get it.”

In the end, that day, Emma was fed an excessive amount of food.

Until Emma whines she can’t eat anymore.

And I begged Emma.

“If you skip another meal in the future or overdo it, you can feed more.”

Emma pursed her lips, then spoke with a slight embarrassment.

“… … what if it’s just the two of you I am not bad.”

Anyway, I was a girl who didn’t know how to take care of herself.

Thinking that I should visit Emma’s workshop periodically, I shook my head.

And the next day was bright.

It was finally the day to go home.