"Ah...!"
open your eyes
Somewhat unfamiliar ceiling
Where is this...
The bed is also a bit small...
"Huh..."
It feels like I had some strange dream
Hmm, very annoying dream
I turned around and saw a warm breeze blowing slowly from the window.
Spring?
Hmm? Student dormitory?
"Rudeus...? Why did you wake up?"
Beside the pillow, a familiar and soft voice came into my ears.
Smooth black hair is scattered on my arms, and there is also a trace of
Nanahoshi...
Right
I met Nanahoshi after I came to work at Ranoa University of Magic
Although I wanted to kill her at first, the misunderstanding was resolved later
The deaths of Eris and Aisha had nothing to do with her...
"I had a dream"
"Huh? What dream?"
"I don't know... but it must be a nightmare, otherwise I wouldn't be scared to wake up."
"Dream about Eris and Aisha again?"
"Maybe..."
It seems that these years, I always dream about Eris and Aisha
Aisha's tragic death
Eris's expression of reluctance when he died
And Orsted's disgusting face
I felt a gentle caress on my face, and Nanahoshi, who was lying next to my pillow, gently touched me and opened my mouth.
"Do you want breakfast?"
"Hmm"
Having said that
What is my relationship with Nanahoshi?
It seems... not a couple
Well, I don't know why, but subconsciously I felt that she wouldn't be angry if I asked Nanahoshi this question.
When Nanahoshi got up and got dressed, I said
"Nanahoshi"
"Huh?"
"What is our... relationship?"
Hearing this, Nanahoshi was indeed not angry.
She turned her head and smiled
"In the words of my previous life, I am a gangbanger. If you want me to be more artistic..."
Nanahoshi thought for a while, then reached out and touched my chest
"We are also two wanderers who have lost their way home. We have nothing to do with each other. We are just licking each other's wounds, that's all."
Ah...
I seem to have remembered it a little bit
There are no ups and downs in having a relationship with Nanahoshi
Just on an ordinary day
After studying magic, I went for a drink. After drinking, I had sex quite normally.
The next day, we didn't mention it to each other.
As if nothing happened
I didn't speak
Nanahoshi didn't speak either
Just get up normally, change clothes, and go to the research room
But later on, we had a tacit understanding
After drinking, after a successful experiment, or when we are in a bad mood, we always comfort each other.
Although we have always been getting along this way, today... I always feel like something is wrong
"Nanahoshi... Don't you think... there's something wrong with this way of getting along?"
"Huh? You're not going to say you're responsible now, are you? Don't disgust me."
"Normally, I should be responsible"
"Ha~ I can't get pregnant. I see that you didn't care about what would happen to my body last night, and you used it very casually."
"It's very casual..."
"We each get what we need. Didn't we agree from the beginning?"
"Well..."
Nanahoshi got dressed and frowned
She threw my clothes into my arms
"What's going on with you? Are you actually starting to think about emotional things?"
"What was I like before?"
Nanahoshi closed his eyes and thought for a while
"Before, you acted like it didn't matter if you died at any time. It's just that you didn't die directly for your mother."
Hearing Nanahoshi's words, I remembered a lot
Maze...
Right
Underground maze
I found the body of Roxy in the teleportation array
Paul is also dead
Zenith is unconscious
Ah...
Suddenly, my breathing became a little short...
What does this feel like? My heart is also cramping...
"Rudeus, you do this again"
Nanahoshi held my face with both hands and kissed me
Our kiss lasted for a long time until my heart calmed down
After taking a deep breath, I said thank you
"Thank you..."
Nanahoshi wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve
Speak without any expression
"I'm going to make breakfast"
Afternoon, in the laboratory
After infusing the final teleportation array with magic power, the experiment is over
During the experiment, we didn't say a word
No chatting about daily life, no joking, just repeating experiments
Obviously in my memory, it has always been like this, but today I feel a sense of dissonance.
"Nanahoshi"
"Huh?"
"... Would you like to have a drink?"
"Where is your experiment? You bought several slaves yesterday and captured Beast Race. I thought you would continue the experiment today."
Ah...
suddenly remembered
For Zenith, I have to continue to conduct experiments on human subjects
But
Inexplicably, I don't want to do experiments today.
I shook my head
"Let's take a day off today"
"Huh? You finally know you have to take a day off?"
"I haven't had a break before?"
"Yeah, I haven't had any rest, and I always took the initiative to drink, but I think..."
Nanahoshi said, putting away the drawings in his hand
"I think you are just torturing those people. You are not doing a good experiment at all."
"Is that so?"
"Well, anyway, you actually want to rest today, which is good."
Nanahoshi smiled, looking at her smile, I always feel...
It seems that Nanahoshi should be like this
She should be a girl who smiles very often
However, in my memory, she almost never smiled from the bottom of her heart.
"Okay, don't you want to go drink? Let's walk."
"Well..."
Nanahoshi and I went to the most frequented pub
The bosses there all recognized us, smiled and nodded when they saw us and started serving wine.
We don't even need to order or anything.
Nanahoshi is drinking heavily, but he is just drinking
Is that so?
That shouldn't be the case, right?
What should we talk about, whatever...
Don't Nanahoshi and I have any topics to talk about?
"Nanahoshi..."
"Huh?"
What to say?
I tried hard to think about the time I spent with Nanahoshi
We seem to have always been like this, with no topics to talk about
However, I always feel something is wrong...
"Rudeus"
"Huh?"
"You are very wrong today"
"Uh... I also feel like there's something wrong with me..."
"But, it's pretty good"
"Ah?"
Nanahoshi took a sip of wine and put the wine glass on the table
She looked at me with her chin in her hands and spoke calmly
"Very good... really, you are much better now than before"
"Why do you say that?"
"You looked like you were going to die at any time... I didn't want you to die."
"Really..."
"Well, if you die, I don't know what I will do."
I always feel
Such a conversation
Maybe, once upon a time...
Happened?
"Rudeus, let me ask you a question"
"You said"
"After you cure your mother, you plan to seek revenge from Orsted, right?"
"Hmm"
"What about me?"
"Ah?"
"You will definitely die, what will I do next?"
[I will stay with you]
[I will stay with you]
[I will stay with you]
suddenly
in memory
This sentence keeps repeating in my mind
This is what I once said
It's definitely what I said
To whom was it said...?
As if by instinct, I opened my mouth
"I... will accompany you. After curing mother, we... can continue our normal life?"
When I said this sentence, Nanahoshi in front of me was stunned
after a while of silence
She stood up from her seat and walked to my side
We looked at each other for a while, then Nanahoshi kissed us directly, very naturally
Not very passionate, just touching lightly on the lips
However, this kind of contact lasted for a long time.
"Rudeus"
"What's wrong?"
"You are not the Rudeus of this world"
"Ah?"
"You are definitely not the Rudeus I know, but... I like you now"
"What do you mean?"
"It's just a liking for a friend, thank you"
"I don't understand what you mean..."
Nanahoshi held my hand
That's the left hand
Just a gentle squeeze and then let go
"Rudeus"
"Huh?"
"Can you raise your hand and take a look?"
Hearing this, I raised my left hand
left hand
Has three rings
"What is this?"
Rings in different colors
represents...
"Rudeus~"
Suddenly, I raised my head
What came into view were three people with blue hair, red hair, and green hair.
Very familiar... very warm
"Rudeus~ Come back soon~"
"Rudeus, I miss you!"
"Rudeus, dinner is ready"