1 First Letter (61)

When I opened my eyes, it was a familiar ceiling.

The pure white marble was scattering soft light using the cozy sunlight as lighting. There were no fancy decorations, but the hospital room with expensive furniture was unnecessarily luxurious.

It was not a luxury that the second son of a country viscount should enjoy. It’s only possible because it’s an academy.

As soon as I woke up, I felt a sharp pain in my forearm. My hands were numb as if paralyzed by the bitter pain. I had no choice but to smile bitterly as I clenched and opened my fists.

I didn’t even know how many times it was already. Lately, it felt like two days had come a long way, and I had visited the temple. Needless to say, it wasn’t just the day I was hospitalized, but including the visits of my acquaintances.

Especially since I used to visit Emma’s hospital room once or twice a week. On my way out today, I wanted to go see Emma.

As I opened my eyes and tried to raise my upper body, I heard breathing tickling in my ears.

I moved my eyes in pursuit of the wheezing. There, a small girl with dark hair buried her face in the bed and fell asleep.

It was Celine. Last night, I rushed to the temple after finishing the hemostasis, but after that, the bleeding was so severe that I fell asleep as if I was fainting. But Celine didn’t go back to the dormitory after I fell asleep and stayed by my side all night.

It was worth it. The reason I was hospitalized was because of an injury I received during a sparring with Celine.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a big wound. Of course, the blade was lodged in the bones, and even the bone marrow was suspected of being contaminated, but a high-ranking priest was always resident in the temple of the academy. The injury itself was quickly treatable. When disinfection was done to remove the contamination, curse words came out spontaneously.

However, no matter how omnipotent the divine power was, it was impossible to relieve the accumulated fatigue in the human body. My body was already at its limit due to several injuries. Apart from the treatment, a few days of rest were required.

So last night, Professor Andrei from the theological department, who was in charge of my treatment, forced me to be hospitalized. Even when I said that I was worried about my grades due to too many class absences lately, he was unmoved.

On the contrary, Professor Andrei took a strong stance to the point where he said that he would keep his word to the professor who will be in charge of my lecture today. Even so, he changed the priest in charge to a saint for me, who was looking disapprovingly, and even drove a wedge into it.

It was these days when I was being scolded by the saintess. Also, given that his arm was almost severed, he did not know how long he would have to listen to the saintess’ sermons. Falling into despair, I lost the will to resist.

Celine kept checking my eyes to see if she was getting nervous when she saw my gloomy eyes.

No matter how many times I said it was okay, Celine didn’t think about leaving. Still, I wondered if I would go back at dawn, but Celine seemed to spend the night with me, perhaps because of guilt.

Celine, who was soundly asleep, was seen everywhere as a lovely girl. It was a cute appearance that I couldn’t think of as a woman who was outgoing, bad-mouthed, and even engaged in knife fights with Seria.

Pretty was pretty. I heard that high-ranking aristocrats had been constantly flirting with me since my first year, and I thought it was worth it. Didn’t I say that in the 2nd year Swordsmanship Faculty, I was on par with Seria?

It was an irrelevant story to me. To me, Celine was always Celine. No matter what I did after coming to the academy, there was only one old childhood friend, Celine.

I carefully raised my upper body. It was because he wanted Celine to wake up.

Contrary to her worries, Celine seemed to have slept soundly and showed no signs of waking up. Mmmm, as I licked my lips, I had a mischievous thought.

Let’s see how long I can stay asleep

My index finger pricked Celine’s soft cheek. Fingers digging into the elastic flesh, Celine slightly frowned and shook her head slightly.

Still, she didn’t open her eyes. He seemed to be in a fairly deep sleep. My hand pricked Celine’s cheek once more.

Back, but Celine didn’t respond. And the moment he was about to poke Celine’s cheek with his finger again.

Celine let out a slightly rough breathing sound as if she was annoyed, and bit my index finger that was about to poke my cheek into her mouth.

Then he started licking my fingers as if he were sucking them.

A strange feeling of tickling and tickling my spine, a sensation that I didn’t know whether it was pleasure or electric current came up from my tailbone, stepping on my spinal cord.

Well, the atmosphere suddenly became strange.

While my body hesitated at the unfamiliar sensation, Celine carefully licked my index finger. The touch of her lips trembled and pressed against her fingers. Celine’s expression looked strangely relaxed.

This must have been the face of a child sucking his mother’s milk as a child. The trouble was that I was a man and couldn’t even breastfeed Celine.

No matter what you do, the liquid doesn’t come out. I don’t know if it’s another part.

I, who had been idly accepting Celine’s caress, was startled and came to my senses. He seemed to have lost his mind for a moment at the strange sensation.

I quickly removed my finger from Celine’s mouth. Celine’s face, who was sucking my finger with an idiotic face, turned dissatisfied at once. But I couldn’t help it.

What did I think of such an innocent child? I crossed my sign with my index finger and muttered after the saintess.

Emmanuel, celestial spirit, save this unfortunate soul from sin.

Then, I hurriedly fed Celine’s head with chestnuts, fearing that she would become drunk again. It was the reward for daring to seduce me even while I was soundly asleep.

“Ah, aww!”

As if Celine couldn’t bear to wake up this time, she screamed and opened her eyes. Her hand moved to her forehead.

Celine, who had been glaring at me with dissatisfied eyes saying, “Woo,” opened her eyes wide as if she suddenly came to her senses.

she urgently asked me

“Hey, did that happen? Mom, what about the body? Are you okay?”

“With just that much, I’m the one who killed 10 demon beasts.”

I was seriously about to die then. To be honest, I couldn’t do it again if I had to do it again. Yesterday’s wound wasn’t even a minor one, but it wasn’t as bad as when dealing with a Witchbeast.

Despite my joke, Celine was still crying. If left like this, even tears would drip. She immediately apologized.

“Mi, I’m sorry… My, if only I hadn’t done anything weird at the end… … .”

“You didn’t do it intentionally, did you? Don’t worry too much about it, I’ve never held a real sword without being prepared to get hurt.”

I said that as if it was nothing, to reassure Celine as much as possible. To be precise, it was a situation where not only the arm but also the heart could be cut, but he did not point out this.

If so, what benefit would Celine have besides making her look sad? Looking back, I think it would be fun as it is.

Now Celine felt like she would burst into tears if I touched her. It was like a water balloon inflated with tears. So I had to put an end to the bad thoughts.

“Still, if I was hurt, I should have been hurt… … .”

Celine muttered in a voice filled with regret. Her eyes turned to the ground in silence. It was a dead look.

Only guilt shimmered in her tawny eyes, which had always been full of energy. So I stroked Celine’s cheek without saying anything.

Shocked, Celine trembled as if surprised by my sudden skinship. Her eyes turned to me. I smiled with a sigh. It was a bitter smile.

“It’s what I chose.”

“… … yes?”

“It’s what I chose to do, it means I was hurt, not you.”

Hearing my words, Celine’s eyes widened. I went on with a clear cough.

“No matter what, I couldn’t hurt you. So I got hurt instead… It’s my choice, so it’s right that I’m responsible. So don’t worry too much.”

That was my honest feeling. I was a little shy, so I couldn’t face Celine’s eyes directly, but my heart was real.

Because I didn’t want to hurt Celine. I don’t regret what happened last night.

Even after hearing my words, Celine was silent for a long time. He just looked at me with his hazy eyes, and then burst into tears.

Tears quickly filled her eyes. Celine sobbed and squeezed my hand that had been stroking her cheek with both hands.

“Sorry, uhh… I’m sorry brother Ian. Never, no, never again… Whoa… … .”

I was trying not to make her cry, but in the end it did. I looked at Celine with a puzzled feeling. Her crying didn’t seem to stop for a while.

I comforted her in the warmest voice possible.

“Why are you crying, again? It will be rumored that you are a crybaby.”

“Hehe, don’t do it… Really, really, I’ll listen to you, heck, brother Ian… ugh… … .”

It took me a while to soothe Celine by patting her back, but eventually Celine stopped crying. Even so, there were still tear marks in her eyes, and her eyes were wet.

It was nice to look at as it was pretty. Her eyes were filled with love for me. It seemed like he would listen no matter what I said.

It just went well. I cautiously spoke to Celine.

“Hey, Celine. Do you remember seeing that?”

“… … huh? what?”

“You promised to grant the wish, the loser.”

Celine seemed to have completely forgotten about that promise. She opened her eyes wide for a moment, then smiled kindly.

Then he rubbed my cheeks in my hands, which he held with both hands. It felt like an obedient pet. she whispered in a low voice.

“Okay. I’ll listen to anything.”

“… … Anything?”

I couldn’t help but ask that subtle tone. Celine’s eyes drew an arc. A smile that I don’t know if it’s a joke or serious.

But the hot, moist breath that touched my palm was genuinely felt.

“Yeah, whatever… Even if you ask for my all, I will give it to you.”

Then Celine took my hand slightly down. The nape of the neck, the collarbone, and down there where you can feel the soft touch.

My mind went blank. Come to think of it, there was a sweet smell coming from the hospital room. That unique smell of flesh that only a female body can exude shook my mind.

Celine slightly tilted her upper body and looked up at me. And whispered in my ear

“… … What do you want to do?”

“I am Celine… So I… … .”

Slowly, strength came into my hands. I freed myself from Celine’s hands and placed my hand firmly on Celine’s shoulder. Celine and I were face to face. Celine looked at me slightly surprised, eyes wide open.

A beating heart was heard. Their pulsations coincided with each other. I whispered in Celine’s ear.

“… … Let’s make a group with me, hunting festival.”

Puck, the sound of slapping leather echoed. All in all, it was the forearm.

My screams filled the room.

**

Celine was looking at me, fidgeting again. I had to caress her sore forearm and give her a sullen look.

It was because she accidentally hit my injured part. No matter how much it was sealed with divine power, an injury was an injury. His arm had been cut in half, but there was no way he would be fine inside.

Celine stomped her feet and then cautiously asked me.

“Gwa, are you okay?”

“No, it hurts. very much.”

“Yeah, that’s true, but… … .”

Celine, who was flustered and averted her eyes, seemed to have finally decided to become impudent. she groaned.

“I-I mean, who would say that in that situation?! noo, don’t notice really!”

It wasn’t a bad strategy. Angry with a red and white bra, coincidentally, her face was also smooth, so most men might have bowed their heads at this time.

But the opponent was me. An expert with more than 10 years of experience dealing with Celine.

I immediately grabbed my forearms and groaned.

“Oh, when I heard a loud noise, my forearm suddenly… … !”

“Gee, really?! Mi, I’m sorry… uh, what to do Priest, call the priest… … .”

Celine trembled at my thought and fell into confusion. Crying was a bonus. Looking at it, I smiled inwardly.

You’re cute, but you’re not for me.

But what I didn’t expect was that at that moment the door to the hospital room opened. It was just when Celine, who had been stomping her feet, stood up.

What shined through the door was gray hair.

Facing the aquamarine eyes, Celine’s body froze on the spot. The opponent was the same. Seria, who came to see her in the hospital early in the morning, trembled as if she was embarrassed for a moment.

It was an expressionless face, but I could tell. The fact that Seria was very troubled by Celine.

There was an awkward silence in an instant. Seria hesitated, but then moved to me with determined eyes, as if she had made up her mind.

Celine looked at Seria with an incomprehensible expression for a moment, but Seria remained silent even when Celine’s gaze followed. He seemed to intentionally avoid talking to Celine.

I don’t want to fight, so I ignore it. It was a tactic that Celine used against Seria a long time ago. I never thought the day would come when Celine would get it back.

The world was something to live and see. Seria passed Celine and naturally grabbed my hand with both hands. It was a soft hand. The soft texture was pleasant.

Celine’s eyes darkened even more. Her eyebrows twitched and quivered.

“Hey, senior Ian. Are you feeling better?”

“No, how do you know… … .”

To Seria who asked me in a gentle voice whether Celine was like that or not, I couldn’t help but ask that in bewilderment.

It was last night that I was admitted to the hospital room. But how did the news reach Seria from early in the morning?

The answer was surprisingly simple.

“Professor Andrei told me. This morning, training will be difficult because the senior is hospitalized… … .”

“Oh yeah?”

Come to think of it, Professor Andrei did say something like that. It seemed that he was going to leave a message for the professor who was in charge of my schedule today, and in the meantime he had also delivered the news to Seria.

Last night, while reciting my schedule for today, I must have even mentioned Seria’s early morning training.

The worried expression on his face seemed both gloomy and nervous. It was she who showed such blatant emotional changes only in front of me. I slowly opened my mouth to reassure her.

“It’s not a very serious wound. Even if Professor Andrei said that he needed to train himself… … .”

It was then.

“… … Brother Ian.”

A small voice came. A clear, clear voice leaked in from outside the hospital room.

There was a strange magic to her voice, and it immediately caught the attention of the three of us in the hospital room. All eyes turned to the outside of the door.

There, stood a woman with a somewhat disapproving face.

Those light pink eyes looked around the hospital room while saying, “Huh.” Rather, the appearance reminiscent of a work of art, and even the enchanting curves of the body.

It was a saintess. Those pupils took me, Seria, and Celine in turn.

She smiled and said to me.

“You look good.”

I had no choice but to place my hand on my forehead. It was on the side of the injured arm, so the feeling didn’t come back properly, but it couldn’t be helped.

How could he come to the hospital at such an exquisite time?

It was the moment when the three women gathered in one room.

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