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60 Reminiscent Dream
When I woke up in the morning, Aleph and Ragna were sleeping beside me. I"ve also gotten used to this pattern recently.
The oppressive feeling when enclosed by these tall people isn"t a joke.
That Dy is actually also pretty tall, but he doesn"t feel oppressive because he"s always flying.
When I faltered, Aleph who"s in front of me widened his eyes. My line of sight crossed with the light blue eyes".
[Rei, good morning.]
[Good morning, Aleph.]
Even though he just woke up, his freshness makes me unable to feel that. It would be perfect if it was add it with Ciel"s bad waking habit and divide into two.
[What, is it morning already?]
[Good morning to you, too, Ragna.]
[Yesterday was a misfortune, I"m glad that you"re safe above all else.]
Oh, about that monster, the biggest event for me was after that.
If I keep getting attacked like that, I might get killed in the near future and it"s death during s.e.xual intercourse.
[I will be out for morning training from this time forward, how about you, Aleph?]
[Yeah, I"ll join you.]
[Then I will go on ahead nad wait for you.]
After Ragna stroked my head, he left the room.
[Your body was paralyzed, do you still feel any numbness?]
Being asked by Aleph, I clench my fists and and move my ankles around, and I confirmed that there"s nothing wrong.
[Everything"s fine.]
[Are you hurt? Please tell me if you feel pain anywhere.]
If he compels me then I feel like my waist is heavy, but if I tell that to the worrywart Aleph then he will definitely nurse me.
[It"s alright, I may be weak compared to everyone, but it"s an ordinarily healthy body.]
[If so then it"s fine.]
Aleph nimbly changed his clothes, placed his sword on his hips, and went out the room.
The wooden door closes with a click. I can hear the footsteps becoming more distant… Taking a short pause, I put my hands on the clothes that have been changed unknowingly after that and lowered my underwear.
The slime on my body has been removed, but I don"t like it if there"s some left inside my b.u.t.t.
Dy or Ciel should have surely cleaned it, but it bothers me so I will just make sure…
I carefully put a finger in…it looks like nothing"s left in there.
[That"s right, Rei, didn"t Ciel unreasonably do something yester… !?] (TN: WAHAHAHAHAHA!)
Aleph opened the door and entered the room, saw me and froze.
[Uwaaah!? Th, this is, that…]
His face dyed red, he was staring at my waist in a fl.u.s.ter.
[Forgive me for intruding, it looks like your body is really fine. That, if it"s still not enough then I will help you, no, please allow me to collaborate with you by all means.]
[You"re wrong! I"m telling you I"m just checking if there"s any residue from yesterday.]
[Yesterday"s, what? Could it be an injury!?]
[That"s why I"m telling you that you"re wrong!!!]
In order to resolve Aleph"s misunderstanding and send him out, I ended up using a lot of endurance early in the morning.
While the two warriors were being zealous on their morning training, I headed to Ciel"s room, planning to take a look at the sleeping angel"s face.
[Hey~, Ciel~]
There was no reply even when I knocked and called out. He"s still sleeping for sure.
The door timingly opened on its own as I try to put my hand on it. It seems Ciel opened it, he was standing in front of me.
The golden curly hair is more springy than usual probably because he just got up, his green eyes are opened wide and thoroughly awake.
[Rei…]
[This is rare, Ciel, for you to be awake before you"re woken you up.]
Ciel was acting suspiciously while saying, ‘well" and ‘yeah".
[Ciel?]
Ciel"s golden eyelashes covered his eyes.
[…Yesterday, I think I was a little too mean to you. I was, feeling… bad.]
The ending of Ciel"s apology becomes weak.
Looking up blankly at him who was standing modestly, I remembered about the punishment he insistently did yesterday.
[No, I was also the one at fault, and it"s true that my hips hurt but instead of saying that Ciel is the one at fault, it"s because Dy overdid it. Rather, about 80% of it was Dy"s fault. Don"t think about it too much.]
[Also about that, I should have stopped Diremolo much earlier.]
[No no, I can still walk around now so I"m telling you it"s not a big issue! Look, nothing"s… uu!!]
[REI!]
I"m perfectly healthy! Because I jumped on the spot trying to convince him, my waist hurt. d.a.m.n~, so jumping was impossible.
[Uu…Owowow]
[It"s best if you go to sleep, I will carry you to the room.]
[It"s really not bad to that extent! Oh, that"s right Ciel, please guide me around your house!]
[But…]
[I"ve already slept enough! Hey, isn"t it fine?]
When I wholeheartedly stare at Ciel, his ears turn red for some reason. Hesitantly, he accepted my excuse.
[Fine.]
[Yay! Let"s go!]
[Ah, wait, you can"t run!]
It seemed Ciel has read almost all the books on the bookshelf that covers the first floor.
[I was a child who was always reading books when I was small. Elves don"t have a lot of children, even back in my childhood there were only adults around me and I had no friends. I always looked forward to helping my father with his research.]
Going through the second floor of the living s.p.a.ce, our feet carry us to the third floor.
Experiment facilities were organized in the third floor, and that room which was like a well-established model room inside the house was composite, the disorderly books and flasks were left.
[This is my laboratory. Haah, how nostalgic… this spirit formula, it eventually ended as an empty theory.]
Ciel looks fondly at a numerical formula for some reason.
[Next to it is father"s laboratory, and it looks like it"s still being used. It"s all covered in magic trees.]
There are a blue plant with diamond-shaped leaves, a moving vines, and a deep red mushroom that looks clearly dangerous if you eat it.
[It will be dangerous if you carelessly enter here, come this way.]
As we climb the wooden stairs that goes beyond the third floor, having subsequently reached the big tree"s branch, we could see the forest from the top of the roof.
The verdant forest that expands to the horizon is fused with the morning fog and can"t be seen.
On the ground, I could see Aleph and Ragna diligently swinging each way to study their own technique, but inside this fantastical scenery, even such an ordinary scene seems like a distant thing.
[I have always wanted to know what is beyond this woods.]
Ciel expresses what"s inside his chest bit by bit.
[Going on a journey, I was confused at the difference of common knowledge, I was hurt by the malice I have never been exposed to before, but I was touched by the kindness amidst that and felt that I also want to become someone else"s strength.]
Ciel looks at me and embarra.s.sedly laughed.
[You know, I was caught by slave dealers and was about to be sold off when I met Aleph. I was made to wear a magic sealing bracelet. From my experience at that time, I thought that it will be bad if something like that happens to you and made this necklace.]
Ciel lifts the crystal of the necklace, exposing it to the light. The emerald green which is similar to his eyes sparkled within the morning sun.
[It"s my first time making something for a person, but I think it didn"t turn out bad…
I, in order for magic user and non-magic user to be able to live comfortably, think that it will be nice to spread tools for that purpose.]
While being fascinated by the brim of the golden hair glittering in the morning sun, I gulped and nodded.
[Yeah.]
[At the same time that I felt frightened because of the close call when we saved you yesterday, I also felt a bit of happiness that the object I made was of some use.]
[I was also very happy when you guys came.]
[But it"s suck an ironic story that you met with danger because of the necklace I gave you and was saved thanks to that same necklace.]
Ciel once again laughed a little.
[Using this knowledge I stored in myself, I will be of help to someone… that is my current dream.]
With his sentence just now, I thought that just grasped the true nature of Ciel who is usual not honest.
He"s randomly incisive, he lies about his own feelings, he becomes a tsundere and childish, a scholar, Ciel has various faces.
Such Ciel"s essence was shaped by his kind nature ever since the time he wished to help the wounded baby bird.
[I think that it"s a wonderful dream. I will also support you.]
Ciel, who looked with wide eyes at my heartfelt smile and turned his eyes away, has his ears dyed red after all.
[We, well, if you say that you want to work together then I"ll reluctantly let you.]
[I do, I do, I want to work together.]
[Hmm, I see. Then I will tell you especially if I think about a new technique.]
[Please use words that I can understand.]
[You"re really hopeless, I will take measures for that.]
Ciel who said that had a smile more beautiful than ones he showed before and looked dazzling.