35. At the Founding Festival (7)
Lewi di Bebel.
The second son of Balak.
The person who abused Elijah.
I did not directly hear the testimony.
But I have reason to be sure.
Occasionally Elijah would bring the names of her own family into her mouth.
For very public reasons.
At that time, Elijah’s expressionless face, like a doll, was cracked.
Emotions such as irritation, anger, disgust, and contempt.
Her is a rare face from her.
Even the vocabulary used to describe Balak’s direct child is unusual.
Gore, beast, biological waste, a lowly creature that speaks human language.
Very colorful.
Elijah’s childhood spent at her home.
Then she guesses it must be the influence of being abused.
Of course, Levi in front of him must have played a part in that too.
“So, what are you here to talk about?”
“I have a suggestion. To you.”
“Let’s listen.”
I won’t take it.
“Are you satisfied with the life of an escort driver?”
“Good enough.”
To put it bluntly, I am satisfied.
He has a place to sleep, good food, and good money.
I don’t know in the future, but I haven’t had any hardships yet.
There is no reason not to be satisfied.
‘And Elijah…. No, this isn’t it.’
“It’s nice to see that job satisfaction is high.”
“Why are you asking this?”
“I thought I would increase that satisfaction.”
“… ?”
“Come to me.”
“… Could you please be more precise? I feel dirty.”
Unbeknownst to me, the words came out loud.
But Levi laughed as if he didn’t care.
I think I’ve gotten used to my personality now.
“Come under me. I will guarantee a better standard of living than now.”
“Huh. Do you mean breaking chivalry?”
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“A chivalry…. You mean that loyalty changes depending on who pays well?”
“… ….”
“You have a romantic mindset that is rare these days.”
Lewi smiled.
As if they judged my silence as agitation.
I just ignored it because I had nothing to say.
“I admit that Elijah’s prestige is great. In just a few years, it has grown to a level that cannot be ignored. But how long will that last? She has too many enemies for her. Do you really think she can handle it all by herself, Elijah?”
I didn’t bother to answer that it was possible.
If you don’t know how amazing Elijah’s magical skills are, she deserves to be proud of this nonsense.
And Elijah’s talents and skills are virtually unknown.
Because there is no situation in itself where she fully uses her powers.
“Besides, you know, her mad fire isn’t normal power.”
“… ….”
“If you stay close, you will get caught up in it. So, I’m giving you a chance. Any reason to refuse? No matter what chivalry is, in the end it’s just a contractual relationship.”
Lewi continued talking with confident eyes.
Excluding Elijah, the two most prominent figures among Balak’s children.
Cain and Levi.
He said that he could guarantee all sorts of wealth and fame and women, but hey.
It wasn’t particularly attractive.
In the first place, the assets accumulated through the information guild are quite large.
Of course, it is not a bar compared to great nobles like Elijah or Levi.
But at least I don’t have to worry about money.
“How is it?”
I asked triumphantly if he thought that being quiet meant being swayed and troubled by his suggestion.
‘I was debating whether or not to hit one.’
Still, you can’t hit it.
Let me be patient.
“I listened to your elegant words. When you’re done, you can go now.”
“… What?”
“I don’t intend to accept your offer, so please leave.”
“Wait. Other than that….”
The moment Levi was about to say something, a signal came through the necklace.
This is what Elijah called to come.
“The lady called me, excuse me first. There’s nothing your precious youngster can steal, so don’t rummage around and go on your own.”
I didn’t wait for an answer.
When I received the return signal as magical power, my vision changed in an instant.
Elijah’s room.
Her hair was wet as if she had just come out of the shower.
Lea, who was washing her hair, was startled when she saw me.
I shifted my gaze away from Elijah in his nightgown.
“… Did you call?”
“Who are you?”
“Yes?”
“The person in the room. Princess?”
“No. It was Levi.”
“… Levi? Why is that second reptile skin on you?”
It looked like a reptile.
I spoke frankly.
There was no reason to hide it.
“They told me to come over to their side. It seems that they are trying to weaken the lady’s power.”
“Hmm. I mean it was So, what is your answer?”
“I declined.”
It was natural.
By the way, Elijah didn’t answer me right away.
She remains silent, leaving her head to Lia.
As if thinking deeply about something.
Then she belatedly opens her mouth.
“… Okay?”
That’s a surprising reaction.
I was a little taken aback.
Why are you like that?
A similar question was raised by Elijah.
“Why did you do that?”
“… Yes?”
“Why did you refuse?”
Elijah walked in front of me.
Her thin, white hand holds her chin.
Let her see her.
Black hair still wet.
A calm face always looks up at me.
I also faced those red eyes.
“Lewi is a person who thoroughly investigates information. I don’t know how knowledgeable and approachable he was, but at least he must have had confidence and grounds to offer more than you are getting treated now.”
“… ….”
“I haven’t heard it myself, but I’m sure his offer was objectively better than the treatment you’re getting now.”
Elijah sees me.
Her straight eyes, unnervingly, seem to pierce the soul.
“So is the princess’s marriage proposal. You didn’t have to go that far to reject the request. Rather….”
She was about to say something more, but she shut her mouth for a moment.
My brows twitched slightly, as if it was uncomfortable.
She immediately returned to her expressionless expression and spoke again.
With small red lips.
“Why did you reject the obviously objectively better option?”
“Yes, of course….”
I dropped my gaze for a moment.
I really wanted to ask.
The reason, why are you so curious about it?
If you tell me the reason, what will happen to us?
But I couldn’t get it out.
She is Elijah, who has probably lost her feelings and s*xuality due to the fact that Sardis almost killed her.
She must not cross the line.
She raises her head again.
Look carefully into the eyes.
There is Elijah.
As if it will always be in front of you.
“Because I swore as an escort knight for the young lady.”
“… Okay.”
She laughed lightly.
It was a strange smile that gave the illusion that he looked sad.
Elijah slowly leaned her body forward.
She rests her head on my chest.
Elijah stayed still for a while.
I stood there, unable to push her away or hug her.
A corner of her chest tingled when she touched Elijah.
Oddly enough.
She slowly lifts her head, looks up at me and smiles.
Greetings with a pure smile.
“Good night.”
“… I hope you have a good night, too.”
*
I went back to my room and lay down on the bed.
It’s time to go to bed.
Her hair is messed up.
There are many reasons for the complexity, but first one.
[HP: 19.0]
I can’t stop my magic stat from falling.
It’s not enough even though I constantly receive it from Yuel.
It’s because the speed of the lowering gets faster as time goes on.
‘Even though I eat food that is good for magical power…. Still can’t recover.’
I am being absorbed by Elijah’s magic power.
The sun and moon mentioned in the first Bible. Union of the two.
Maybe it originated from that.
‘… But what if I keep falling like this?’
Either the mana becomes 0, or it stops at a certain level.
‘If you want the power of Elijah to be united even after you can’t absorb it in any way…. What will happen then?’
I couldn’t figure it out even after thinking about it.
Suddenly, a tragedy came to mind.
The Elijah who strangled me.
Elijah who threw fire on me.
‘I don’t think that kind of thing will happen because my magic power is low… Wouldn’t it?’
I don’t know.
Honestly, it’s hard to imagine.
Today’s Elijah choking me or setting fire to me.
‘… The current Elijah.’
Eliya was extremely wary of being recruited by Levi.
Elijah has been in a bad mood ever since she was proposed to by her princess.
The figure she persistently questioned about those two things.
What do you think of me?
Since then, a part of her chest has been strange.
It hurts, stings, strangely hurts.
‘… Huh?’
It wasn’t just a feeling.
When she lowered her head to check, there were black marks.
In the middle of her pectoral muscles that stand out.
The spot where Elijah’s forehead touched.
“… What is this?”
I tried rubbing it with her hand.
It cannot be erased.
Blots like dots.
If you check closely through the mirror, it’s soot.
It resembles burn marks.
“Why is this happening all of a sudden… ?”
***
The next day, Elijah came to Levi.
Her visit was unexpected, but Levi greeted her calmly.
Elijah was reluctant and started with the main topic.
“Don’t touch mine.”
A cold, stiff face.
The emotion above it is a twisted desire for possessiveness and monopoly.
It’s like the whining of her child who has her territory invaded.
But she couldn’t ignore it, saying it was a petty feeling.
The power she possessed was unusual.
Mad fire flickered in her eyes, as if she was going to burn Levi right now if the number went wrong.
Lewi was flustered but satisfied inside.
Elijah was proving to herself that her Judah was her own weakness.
“Well, rather than putting my hand….”
“I didn’t come here to play trivial words. Don’t say it twice.”
“… ….”
“If you try to mess with mine one more time, you’ll end up having fun.”
Lewi laughed and said.
“Elijah. Now you…. Do you know what kind of action this is?”
“I don’t intend to go along with the pun.”
“… Oh my god. You really don’t know Guys, can you explain what the relationship is?”
“This warning is over.”
The conversation between the two went on a different trajectory.
Elijah deliberately ignored Levi’s words.
He is a person who has lived by his speech.
In order not to get caught up in it, it’s best to ignore it.
However, Levi could clearly understand Elijah’s heart.
There’s no way you wouldn’t know when it’s so transparent.
Elijah, the person in charge of her, didn’t seem to know.
Regardless of the reasons and circumstances of the two, this was a great weakness.
She didn’t have to tell Elijah.
Levi raised his hands as if he had lost.
“Okay, okay. I won’t. I won’t even approach it. Okay?”
Elijah looked down at him with her cold eyes and left her seat.
Watching her walk away from her, Levi smiled inwardly at her.
‘Looks like things are going to be fun. I was tricked by Leah, but this is another harvest.’
Elijah’s weakness is so obvious.
But can I use it?
Despite its weakness, it’s not an easy target either.
If the physical threat is difficult, they dig into the other direction.
Information exhibition.
This was Levi’s specialty.
If you dig behind Judas, you might find useful clues.
There is no one in the world who does not come out of dust by shaking it off.
One way or another, he will have something to use to his advantage.
‘That guy, come to think of it, his eyes were golden. It’s golden eyes…. The possibility is low, but at the time of that incident, Cain….’
Lea’s treatment is put on hold for a while.
Once she went to Cain, who had done ‘the job’ herself, she had something to ask.
***
Today Elijah is strange.
She went somewhere early in the morning.
She’s been in a bad mood ever since.
I watched her and put the meat in her mouth.
Recently, he ate alone, and he asked for food after a long time.
It’s like the thing that was a little strange to each other yesterday didn’t happen.
Now I think so.
Think of it as an unruly cat.
With a slightly distressed expression on his cheek, he puts a full bowl of food and eats it with all his might.
The cat with a lot of cheeks seems to be angry.
‘It’s cute and chaotic since morning.’
She even adapted to Leah, who at first looked like she couldn’t see her.
She must be considered resigned.
Whenever Elijah and I do this, I can hear her sighing alone in her corner.
While Elijah chewed, I also ate a piece of meat.
‘The thing on her chest…. I don’t know what this is.’
I couldn’t figure it out even after thinking about it all night.
I thought it was a skin disease, but it doesn’t seem like it.
Only one possibility comes to mind.
‘… Elijah.’
The place where Elijah’s body touched.
Burned soot.
‘Elijah took my power… trace? Is it like that?’
This is the most plausible hypothesis.
But, she said she knew the truth, so there was nothing I could do about it.
‘Isn’t it… ? Like she asks Elijah not to touch her physically.’
… This is a very strange request.
Please refrain from physical contact with her owner.
Something, kinda, that’s right…. Hmm.
‘Think about that later.’
I have one more thing to worry about.
Today is the day when monsters jump out of Judecca.
How can I stop that?
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‘The SS guys went to see the festival today. Shall we go find Dylan and spill it insinuatingly…. But the soldiers brought by other nobles train hard, even for show, so can our kids play like this? Although Elijah allowed it….’
Cock Cock.
Then someone stabbed me in the shoulder.
It was Elijah.
Looks at me blankly.
It’s like asking what are you doing without feeding me.
“Oh, sorry. Thinking for a moment.”
I rolled the cream pasta with a fork.
Before I put it in my mouth, Elijah glared at me and asked.
“Who thinks?”
“Yes? No one really thought of it.”
“Yes. Ah.”
Then it opens its mouth like a baby bird.
I put noodles in it.
‘Who would think otherwise….’
… Not at all. Hmm.
Lea cleaned up after the meal.
Her hands are itching to help.
It’s been several years, but it’s still uncomfortable to let someone clean up my meal.
‘It’s strangely different from a restaurant….’
Elijah suddenly asked.
“Do you want to see the festival?”
The foundation festival started yesterday, but from today, people are flocking to it in earnest.
It will be much more lively and crowded than yesterday.
I watched the guards run out of the window excitedly.
‘It’s a festival….’
I’m curious about the festival, but I’m more worried about monster attacks.
“A little?”
“… Okay?”
Elijah peers out of her window.
Fiddle with the tips of her hair.
Her other hand rested on her chin.
The posture of doing something else.
She said in a rather indifferent manner, her gaze still out of her window.
“… Then, would you like to go see it?”
