Chapter 70 – [News] Beginning
Smart.
Someone knocked on the door
“Who are you?”
“Priestess, I brought you a dress to wear at the dinner party.”
Ah, the dress.
I was told it would arrive today.
I closed the sutra I was reading for a while and opened the door. Two attendants were carefully holding a package wrapped in cloth.
There’s probably a dress in there.
“Thank you.”
“Is it really okay if we don’t dress you up?”
In fact, it’s best to leave it to them.
Because this dress is not to be worn alone.
“Are you okay. Because we’re going to wear it together. If there is any problem, I will tell you right away.”
“All right.”
However, since Uni insisted on wearing it together, she eventually decided to match it to her.
Well, it’s hard to wear alone, but if the three of us help each other, why don’t we try it on soon?
Yuni is really like a child at times like this.
She was more excited than usual before a dress she hadn’t normally worn.
It’s not that she doesn’t know her heart that wants to wear pretty things.
What will the warrior think of me wearing a dress?
Different clothes than usual. A different atmosphere than usual.
This is a great opportunity to appeal to me.
I guess everyone is thinking the same thing?
… It may not be a uni.
Sometimes, I get the feeling that Uni’s crush on the hero is more like friendship between young children than love between a man and a woman.
If I were Uni, I wouldn’t have let Seria or me approach the hero.
He was a really good friend.
On the other hand, Seria…
“Whoa…”
A sigh leaked out without me knowing.
“Yeah… Any problems…”
“Yes? Oh, no. You may go back.”
The attendants carefully asked if I had misunderstood my sigh.
After clearing up the misunderstanding and sending them back, an attendant handed them a letter before leaving.
“And this is a letter addressed to the priest.”
“Letter?”
Perhaps it was a reply to a letter he had sent to her.
I thought I might not get it until after the dinner party, but it came sooner than I thought.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. We’ll just go away.”
The attendant bowed politely and returned with a neat gait.
As expected, it was a modest and polite gesture, befitting an attendant working in a royal palace.
I thought for a moment, holding the clothes in one hand and the letter in the other.
Uni will be coming soon anyway, so it’s not too late to look around for clothes.
First, let’s check the letter.
I carefully put the clothes on the bed and opened the letter.
The pattern of straight lines and circles engraved on the surface.
The line symbolizes the earth, and the circle above it symbolizes the rising sun.
The brightest light will rise from the darkness where you can’t see an inch ahead, and all things refer to it as the eye of God that illuminates the darkness.
Even though the demon king has risen and the whole world is locked in darkness, morning will come soon, just like the sun we face every day.
And that morning will rise from the tip of the warrior’s sword.
I just watch the dawn waiting for the sun to rise with the warrior.
Touching the symbol with my fingertips, I carefully took out the letter.
As expected, it was written in a familiar handwriting.
My sister-in-law was baptized on the same day as me.
Although they are separated now, she was serving at the capital’s library.
I calmed down for a moment and opened the letter to read it.
[To Arin, the candle that protects the dawn.
I have read everything you sent me without fail.
As the sister said, the legend that the same pattern appeared on the warrior who was the goddess’ representative in the past and his companions is a story that some members of the church are talking about.
However, according to the investigation so far, there is no record of this in the library in the church or in the library outside the church.
We regret not being able to provide more detailed information.
However, there are two things worth noting.
1. He never called himself a flower, nor did he ever mention anything about it. Even the faithful sister is well aware of this.
2. It is true that there are no records left, but there are some questionable parts in these materials. All documents that could possibly have been related have been lost. We have already reported on this, and the elders are accepting it as a serious issue.
Therefore, it seems that this is the best with my weak power, but it seems that confirmation work will be done within the church sooner or later, so if you wait patiently at dawn, good news is expected.
Recently, the sister’s performance is often heard in my ears. I am very proud of the fact that I was baptized on the same day as my sister.
However, the power of the Demon King is still too strong, and there is still a long time left until morning.
Please take care of yourself.
Hale is guided by the starlight, hoping that the grace of dawn will be with him.
PS) I support sister’s love. Sometimes retreating rather than approaching is a valid strategy. It was written that way in Volume 5 of ‘How to Train Werewolf Men’.]
“Hey, Hale is really…”
It’s a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of
Advice that she knew how well she learned about her love life from her coloring books on the market?
… Love experiences are the same.
Since both are 0, it can be seen that they are practically the same, but since I have a warrior I love, I am not 0. You could say it’s somewhere between 0 and 1.
So she is never the same as her.
Especially with her who believes that the characters in her novels will exist.
“Mmmm, that’s right.”
“… U, uni? When did you come?”
She almost dropped her letter, startled by a sudden voice behind her back.
“Is the door open?”
Ah…
It seems you forgot to close it.
“Is that a dress? You haven’t even solved it yet.”
“Huh! I want to open it where everyone is together!”
Also she was cute.
Wouldn’t it be just like this if she had a younger sister?
“Is it so. Shall we go to Seria then?”
“You’re not sleeping again, are you?”
I smiled and followed Yuni back to Seria’s room.
We will discuss the contents of the letter later.
A strange smell still lingered in her room.
It seemed rude to point this out, so I couldn’t bear to say it, but it wasn’t a very pleasant scent.
As if I wasn’t the only one who thought that, Yuni and her eyes met.
“Seria, would it be all right if I open the window?”
“Yeah, I’m a little hot too.”
Seria fanned her hand lightly with her red face.
It’s not that hot, so why is she hot?
Uni, invisible to Seria, summoned her spirit and sent this strange smell out of her window.
What the hell are you doing in the room that makes it smell like this?
I’d understand if they did some kind of weird experiment, but there’s no way there’s such a magic tool in this room.
It’s a rather unpleasant smell for her to spray it on purpose.
I think I’ve smelled a similar smell somewhere, but when?
Was it when you were walking around the slums?
“You got Seria too, dress.”
Uni’s words made her care about her dress.
If I keep putting it here, won’t it get a strange smell?
“Seria, should I keep the dress?”
“Huh? Why?”
“… If you’re going to keep it, I think it would be better to do it together.”
For some reason, she was worried, so I tried to talk to her, but I couldn’t come up with a good reason.
Help me uni!
“Huh? Is it really necessary?”
But indifferently, Uni blinked her eyes as if she didn’t know anything and ignored my distress signal.
“… That, no.”
I just hoped that Seria would notice and ventilate her often.
After our attempt to rescue Seria’s dress failed, we unfolded the dress one by one and examined it.
It was such a pretty dress that I was impressed as soon as I saw it.
To be honest, I didn’t expect much because it was made in haste, but the title of a tailor under the direct control of the palace was not false.
He created a dress that surprisingly matched us even though he had only seen his face once.
“Wow… How many days will this outfit come out? The capital is amazing.”
“That’s why there are so many people. What… It sure is pretty…”
Uni gave her honest impressions with her eyes shining, and even though she pretended not to be Seria, she couldn’t take her eyes off her dress to see if she liked her.
It was definitely a dress that suited both of them from my point of view.
Yuni wore a white and green dress to match her brown braided hair.
It was a simple design with less pressure, probably noticing that she was not from the city.
Seria was also given a gorgeous red dress to match hers.
It looks a bit exposed, but this level of clothing seems familiar or dignified.
Me… If it were me, I would have been embarrassed to wear it.
And I was given a sleek dress in gold and ultramarine blue.
I was involuntarily impressed by the dress that seemed to depict the night sky.
“Wow… Arin’s clothes are also pretty.”
“As expected, I made something suitable for you.”
After all, it’s a party dress, so it’s a little flashy, but… Maybe this is just right.
The warrior who can’t take his eyes off of me, who is different from usual!
Wouldn’t it come over quickly if I approached it slightly?
Maybe he’ll give you a key, a key, a kiss.
I did it last time, so this time…
Shall we borrow the perfume?
Seria would have a lot of perfume.
It looks like you changed the fragrance a while ago, so there must be some left?
It is said that excessive desire is undesirable, but even the goddess will understand.
“Hmm… Would you like to cut your hair a little too?”
Ceria put her dress on top of hers, looked in the mirror and messed with her hair.
To be honest, I would recommend growing a little more.
Because the hero said he likes long hair.
“Eric says he likes long hair!”
“Um, but short hair is prettier…” Oh, no, yes, right?”
Seria casually said her strange words, and she corrected her words in surprise as if someone had poked her.
As I kept my mouth shut, Seria glanced at me.
Perhaps seeing the narrowed corners of my eyes, she turned her gaze back to the mirror without saying anything.
“…”
“… Huh? What is this strange atmosphere? Rather, let’s put on some clothes!”
I expressed my gratitude to Yuni in my heart.
At least I don’t want to inform Uni yet.
Because she wants to remain pure.
… It seems Seria hasn’t returned yet.
The fact that she was torn between the hero and the dirty man had already been revealed to the point that it was meaningless to hide it from her usual behavior.
She is usually so smart, but when she gets involved with the guy, she keeps repeating her elementary mistakes.
That man too, recently the distance between Seria and her has rapidly increased.
Even so, she didn’t reject Seria, and she acted as if she wasn’t even aware of this fact.
So, as a friend, I made a big heart and cursed the man…
It seemed that she hadn’t forgotten him yet.
Has that man become so important, Seria?
Where has your hero gone?
“Arin, help me!”
“Yeah, just look back.”
I helped Uni put on her dress, putting a smile on her face.
Seria also helped for a while, but I was practically doing it alone, as if she didn’t know how to dress her well.
“That’s great, Arin. I’ve tried on a lot of dresses, but I don’t know how to wear one.”
“Because we don’t have servants. We all help each other to wear them.”
No matter how religious people keep their distance from the secular world, they cannot completely distance themselves from the political arena.
Of course, if you are in a position like me, you will often attend various events.
However, since we do not employ servants or anything like that, usually the sisters who attend together help each other get dressed.
Of course you have to master it.
“Okay, that’s all right. How are you, Uni?”
“Wow! I look like a noble lady!”
Yuni was overjoyed.
“Yuni, don’t move too violently. Then, what if it gets torn somewhere?”
Even so, the table is nearby, so if you make a mistake, your clothes may get caught in the corner.
I turned to Seria while paying attention to Uni.
“You should try on Seria too, right?”
“Huh…”
She hesitated for a moment before getting up.
As soon as she got up from sitting still, the smell wafted through her room.
Didn’t she get rid of her smell earlier?
Since Yuni called the spirit directly, at least the smell in her room must have disappeared.
Then this… She must be the smell of her own body.
For some reason, I thought of that man.
Oh, I see.
The day I first met him It was then that he smelled like this.
He was 30 minutes late for his appointment, and his clothes were dirty, probably because he had come back from sleep.
Feeling uneasy, I looked around.
“… Scale? What are you looking at?”
“No, somehow…”
“Rather than that, could you teach me how to wear this?”
Seria seemed a bit perplexed.
Probably not
I hope it can’t be
“Yes, I will help you, so please turn around for now.”
“That… Would you like me to tell you how to wear it?”
“Yes? You can’t wear it alone anyway.”
“Still…”
She exchanges her little meaningless conversation with her, and I slightly bit her lip at the thought of something thickening.
No way.
The man is now safe.
I know very well how he has changed since the root of his problem, the libido, has gone.
It’s a curse I put on you. There can be no such thing as a mistake.
Then it must be an illusion.
Just… There must be some other reason.
Would that be?
As per Seria’s request, I put her dress on, teaching her how to wear it one by one.
“You’re pretty, Seria.”
So, please remain a pretty Seria in the future.
“Yeah, thank you. Arin should try it too.”
“Whoa, can you help Uni too?”
I carefully unfolded the dress.
A pretty dress resembling the night sky.
It will be very expensive. It was as beautiful as its price.
As I told you, they help me even if it’s clumsy.
Anyway, the attendants will do it themselves on the day, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a little sloppy now.
Well, even if our clothes come loose, there’s nothing to be ashamed of, since there’s only the three of us here.
The only problem with it is that it’s tied up a little loosely and it makes a lot of noise.
“Wow… Pretty, Arin!”
“It suits you well too.”
Seria and Yuni were on either side of me and kept praising me for being pretty and beautiful.
It’s a bit embarrassing, but even the warrior can’t help but be conscious of me.
“I’m also curious about the back view. Would you like to turn around?”
“Maybe? I’m also curious about what the back looks like.”
Without much thought, I went round and round as Seria asked.
Ah, it looks like someone just pulled the end of the dress…
Chew!
After half a turn, my dress got caught on the corner of the table, which I thought I couldn’t reach, and it tore.
