Duty (2)
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A little time has passed since the warp gate defense battle where even demons appeared.
The aftermath of that day’s battle swept through the empire once, but a huge wind of blood did not blow.
In his later years, the emperor tried to refrain from arguing strongly with the nobles, and the remaining nobles only showed a clear example, and the remaining nobles stopped at the line with moderate strength.
Because even the demons were involved in this situation, the nobles had no choice but to accept the emperor’s disposition unilaterally.
A funeral ceremony for the dead was also held with the support of the imperial family.
Many people died or suffered similar injuries.
For Rey, it wasn’t a bad thing.
There were not many survivors, so it was much easier for Ernst to control their mouths.
Two of the traitors who followed Brantley at the time were still alive, but they ended up in Ernst’s line.
Rey could easily guess that Ernst would have disposed of them after digging up information.
‘I don’t think I need to worry about getting caught…’
In the aftermath of the battle, the underground square where the Warp Gate was located almost collapsed.
As it is the most important facility of the Empire, it was the most solid and stable facility in the Empire, but in the end, even the Sword Master could not withstand the battle to the end.
Many traces were buried, and most of the remaining traces were left by Ernst and Eridanus, so there was little room for suspicion.
“Whew…”
Ray sighed briefly, organizing her thoughts.
Jenkinson needed treatment for more than six months, so he decided to stay at the Frislan family fortress.
In contrast, Mohammed left the fortress to return to the Count of Phillips.
When Mohammed announced his intention to return, Ernst nodded dignifiedly and even attached an escort.
‘The reason for attaching an escort is for surveillance and investigation, but…’
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Now the people of the Count of Phillips are not in a position to be offended by that.
Just letting Mohammed go so docilely meant that Ernst had shown wide tolerance.
Ray had to stay in the fortress with Jenkinson for a while.
It was also due to injuries, but Ernst didn’t even allow Moros’s owner, Rey, to fly outside.
Reid Ernst’s judgment was fully understood, so there were no complaints.
All the children at the nursery school who accompanied me on this schedule remained with Ray.
Seeing Darren, Ian, and Luka wielding their swords, Ernst recognized that the children were quite talented and promised support.
That was one of Ray’s tributes.
As the children grew up, Ray accepted Ernst’s offer to pave the way for a career commensurate with their abilities.
“…”
Ray clasped her hands and opened them.
Over time, he knew the children could get out of his hands, but Ray felt it was the right thing to do.
‘Besides, Ernst promised enough compensation to Count Phillips…’
Right now, I just sent a few boxes of gold ingots and jewels with Mohammed, but I promised to provide a long-term income source in the future.
‘It’s all worked out.’
Ray was at ease.
There was nothing I had to do right now.
Everything was fine except for the body aching.
Under Ernst’s favor, Ray was spending a day without much trouble in a long time.
“Ray, what do you think?”
Karen, who was pushing the wheelchair, asked.
Ray blinked and smiled.
“I don’t think so.”
“Ummm… Ray.”
“why?”
“I… Shall I join the church?”
Rey turned her head back and looked at Karen.
Karen was pretending to be brave, but Rei could easily see that those red eyes were filled with anxiety.
Ray muttered and picked a word.
Karen was a versatile kid.
Whether it was administrative work, practice in a specific field, or even handling a sword, he had the ability to clearly show above-average performance.
However, I couldn’t help but feel so shabby when I was standing next to Ray.
If Johanna had thought of decades to overtake Rey, Karen couldn’t even dream of such a future.
Should I do something more?
Maybe I have some great talent in an area I haven’t mastered yet.
Karen was worried about her own shortcomings enough to wish for such an endless hope.
Rey looked at Karen quietly and opened her mouth.
“I have an impure purpose, will God grant me a great blessing?”
Ray giggled, and Karen gave her a grim expression.
Ray shook her head, refreshing the atmosphere.
“Don’t do it. I don’t like me and the Church very much.”
In this world, like the Earth, religion has had a positive impact on maintaining society and uniting members of society.
However, the deeper you dig into the denomination, the darker and more humid it was inevitably revealed.
Rey also knew what was in their abyss.
It was one of the few pieces of information that I could remember correctly among the stories I had heard from my friends in my previous life.
“Karen, you’ve been so good so far. Without you, I wouldn’t have made it this far. So…”
As Rey spoke her words of comfort, Karen grabbed Rey’s chin and turned it at an angle.
Karen, who took the shape of hugging Rey from behind while sitting in a wheelchair, kissed Rey.
“?!”
Ray’s breathing hardened.
It was my first kiss with Karen, except for when I was spitting or spitting when I was young.
Rey shook her head in embarrassment, but Karen hugged her tightly and pressed her lips together.
It was the first kiss, far from the shy, tickling kiss Karen had originally dreamed of.
The desire to relieve anxiety and crave affection was evident in Karen’s exhilarating breath.
Rey hesitated for a moment, then accepted Karen’s weaving tongue.
Their saliva dripped from each other, and their breaths mixed.
If it’s short, it’s short, if it’s long, after a long kiss.
Karen, who barely escaped from Rey, took a rough breath.
Rey kissed her saliva-stained lips once and smiled awkwardly.
Ray’s heart was pounding and his face was hot, too, but he tried not to show it.
“card…”
Rumble!
Karen quickly pushed the wheelchair away from Rey’s eyes.
Rey, who checked Karen’s reddish face, made a sound of pain and looked ahead.
The reverberation of an extremely impulsive kiss, which had no romantic atmosphere, lingered on the tip of her tongue.
“Karen…?”
He opened his mouth to release the awkwardness, but only the speed of the wheelchair increased.
Rey just looked straight ahead, because it seemed like she would fall if she continued to talk.
Karen silently pushed the wheelchair.
It took time to calm the swirling emotions.
However, before Karen could regain her composure, she ran into Spera walking from the other side of the hallway.
“Oh, Ray.”
Spera saw Rey sitting on the wheelchair and greeted her warmly.
Karen stopped her wheelchair and fell.
Karen’s face was still stained red and her eyes were spinning round and round, unable to stay still.
Spera recognized Karen’s strange condition, but smiled at Rey without asking.
“How are you?”
“Thanks to you, I am doing well without any inconvenience.”
“Of course, it’s something you should do. If you and your party need anything, please tell me right away.”
Spera was having a very friendly conversation with Rey, and Alesia appeared out of nowhere.
Alesia was originally supposed to return to the Count of Phillips, but managed to stay here in droves.
And there was only one reason why Alessia had to stay here.
competitor’s check.
Alessia immediately clings to Rey and starts to growl.
Spera didn’t care and smiled at Alesia as well.
“Hello, Young Ae, Earl of Phillips. Good morning.”
Following Spera, Shay, Spera’s escort knight, also greeted Alesia very politely.
After greeting, Spera and Shay continued their conversation while turning their gazes to Rey again.
Alesia, who had been standing far away after receiving the greeting, realized it belatedly.
‘Are you still being ignored?!’
Until recently, they had been disrespected, but now they were being ignored very politely and elegantly.
Ray thought as she saw Alesia staggering as her blood pressure rose alone.
‘If you look at the background and the total score of talent, Spera is about 5 points…’
Johanna could give it a three-point rating.
Then Alesia…
‘0.5 points…?’
Oh, 0.5 is too salty. Looking at the face of Count Phillips, I think we need to raise it to 1.5 points.
“My knight also harbors blasphemous thoughts!”
“You are misunderstood.”
Rey protested, but Alessia rocked Rey’s wheelchair up and down.
Knock Knock Knock Knock!
“How can you become a knight and take the lead in insulting your master…!”
Even if Rey denied that she had ever done that, Alessia firmly shook her wheelchair.
It was Alesia, who had reached the heights as far as the eye was concerned with Rey.
Alessia was making a fuss and Spura was also in the same spot, so the attention of those around her was focused.
Ray, who was slowly losing his mind, was trying to dry Alesia, but a strong wind blew.
“?!”
Raised by the wind, Rey flew down the hallway and stopped in front of someone.
It was Luna.
Because Luna revealed the spirits in the last battle, she carried an intermediate wind spirit with her openly.
Alessia complained that her uniqueness was fading, but Luna didn’t even listen.
Luna, who looked at the crowd, spoke briefly.
“Ray needs to rest.”
Having said that, Luna turned around with Rei floating in the air.
Karen and Alesia were a little surprised.
I don’t remember seeing Luna come out so forcefully.
Luna looked at Rey as she walked down the hallway, not paying attention to her surroundings.
Rey’s body had not yet recovered, so she looked tired.
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Nevertheless, Ray often left the room to meet people.
There seemed to be a lot of things that bothered him, but for Luna, I was worried that Rey was not getting enough rest.
I wish I could just lie still for a while.
“…Lay.”
“yes?”
“Can people put people in the subspace?”
Rey, who was silent for a moment, answered with difficulty.
“…If you put a person into a subspace, they die.”
“I’ll study how to put it in without killing it.”
“No, don’t.”
A drop of cold sweat ran down Rei’s forehead.
*
Spera was as favorable to Johanna as to Rey.
He was the only matchmaker who could share swords equally among his peers of the same gender, so it was natural for his heart to go away.
However, from the standpoint of Yohana, such a Spera had no choice but to be burdensome.
Johanna was an orphan who would have roamed the streets without Rei, but Spera came from one of the most prestigious families in the Empire.
It was a lot of pressure for Yohana as Spera like that kept showing goodwill and pretending to be close.
However, since it was impossible to defeat the approaching Spera, Johanna had no choice but to hang out with Spera.
I was called to a tea party today, too, but Spera smiled gracefully as she watched Yohana sipping tea.
“It is said that Johana’s sword will be completed soon.”
“really?”
Johanna’s voice rose.
Johanna, the sword Zeppelin had promised to produce, was also really looking forward to it.
“Well, then when can I get it…?”
“There are a few additional things to work on, so he asked me to wait two weeks.”
Johanna groaned.
Spera also hoped that Johana’s sword would be completed quickly.
I wanted to share a battle with Yohana, who had her own sword, once again.
Thanks to the excitement of both, we were able to continue the conversation more friendly than usual.
Spera, who had been happily chatting for a while, took the timing and asked quietly.
“But Yohana.”
“yes?”
“I mean Ray…”
“Why Ray?”
“Really big?”
Yohana spit out the tea she had put in her mouth .
