Charlie raised his claws and wrote on the dirt floor.
[ I'm against that woman. ]
"Don't do that, let me use it only once. We will send you more seasonal fruits that you like."
Chession did not hear the refusal even in the back of his ear.
Charlie was simply stunned. He wonders if that ignorant person knows. Every time he lends a lake of purification, the inhabitants of the forest are so excited.
"The lake of purification can be polluted if used too often. Especially if it is used by humans."
He shouldn't have allowed him the Lake of Purification in the first place. At first, it seemed like he was looking at him, but now he seems to be shamelessly going in and out of his front yard.
'Besides, what is that woman wearing on her body? I feel an ominous aura.'
Charlie wrote on the floor again.
[ You come too often these days. Objection. ]
"Please let me use it just once. It's because I have something really urgent."
[ I can feel an ominous aura in that woman. Lake dangerous. ]
"If it's an ominous aura, does it look like a witch or demon has intervened?"
[ I feel the energy of a witch. So go to your witch lover and ask her to solve it. That would be faster. ]
"This man is a prophet with divine power. If Mori's power reaches it, it will become more dangerous."
[ There are also variations. Anyway. I'm against it. ]
Chession groaned. Charlie lay on his stomach on the floor and blocked the way.
"Charlie, the power of the lake is absolutely necessary. Please tell me why."
[ What's going on? ]
"Do you know about the First Emperor of Hamburton de Reliant?"
[ I don't really care about the head of the human race, but I know him well. They tried to take over our forest by releasing the knights. ]
"In many ways, he was the Emperor. Let me tell you more about the Emperor..."
After laying Iberia on the grass for a while, Chession explained the atrocities committed by Hamburton 200 years ago. The fact that only Iberia knows about the last vengeful soul fragment of the demon god.
When he heard it all. Charlie whined and moaned.
[ He was trying to take over the forest to heal his daughter. If he had bent down properly, I would have been able to lend him the lake at least once, but he was a bad guy, so he planned the invasion first. ]
"Anyway, for this reason, I must wake up Iberia. Please help me, Charlie."
Chession knelt on one knee and bowed to Charlie.
Charlie, who was weak against this, twisted his body and was in pain. This was not a personal problem, but a matter of the fate of the empire, so he couldn't just say no. If things go wrong, the green forest won't be safe.
[ Okay, come in." ]
"Thank you, Charlie!"
Chession, carrying Iberia on his back, followed Charlie.
The inhabitants of the forest followed him all the way to the lake of purification. The other wolves spoke to Charlie in the language of monsters.
[ Charlie, is this okay? An ominous smell vibrates from that woman. ]
[That's right. Even I, who has a weak sense of smell. can smell it. ]
[ It can't be helped. Everyone, go away. ]
Charlie barked, and the wolves retreated. Chession, who roughly grasped the atmosphere, said politely.
"If the lake of purification is polluted, I will take responsibility somehow."
Heh!
Charlie snorted.
[ What can you do? You don't have the power of purification, nor the power of nature. Still, I didn't feel very upset about saying that. ]
Arriving at the Lake of Purification, Chession slowly lowered Iberia into the lake.
Soon, a dark aura melted from Ibella's body. Seeing this, Charlie let out a deep sigh.
[ Whew. It will take a long time for the lake of purification to be clean again. ]
By the time, no more black energy was leaking from Ibelia's body. Chession lifted her out of the water. The unknown aura escaped, but Iberia did not immediately regain consciousness.
"Charlie, is it true that all the ominous traces have been erased?"
[ Yes. It melted into the lake very well. Are you dissatisfied because she didn't wake up right away? ]
"Yes, do you have any guesses?"
[ I don't know. In any case, the lake did its job. Now take hee out quickly. The inhabitants of the forest have become very sensitive. ]
"I understand. Thank you, Charlie."
Chession carried the unconscious Iberia on his back. She seemed to be unable to wake up because her body was weakened by the influence of the punishment and was attacked by a witch.
'Now that I've done everything I can, I can only wait for her to wake up.'
***
Chession put Iberia in a carriage and sent her to the imperial palace. It was not until late at night that he returned to the Grand Duke of Ethel.
As soon as he returned, Severian ran out and clung to Chession.
"Hey, save me! That crazy witch keeps clinging to me!"
After that, Alice walked over with a wicked smile.
"Oh, hoho, you're cute after all. The reaction is so funny, so I want to make fun of you over and over again."
"Hey! You said you were only a Countess in your previous life? Do you dare to make fun of me, the Crown Prince, on the subject of the Countess?"
"After all, I'm a witch now. Hoho. So, are you going to sign a contract with me? Witches can't necessarily sign contracts with petty patients!"
"No! I won't! Chession, get rid of her! Please!"
Seara, who had been watching from a distance, let out a groan and tugged at the hem of Alice's skirt.
"Alice, I told you to stop bullying people."
"He's so cute. It's a witch's heart to want to make fun of something cute when she sees it, but what can I do?"
"What the hell is so cute about that kind of person? It's not cute at all."
Severian felt strangely bad. 'That kind of person' is not at all cute. It was somehow insulting.
"Hey, little one. What did you just say?"
"Why are you so feverish? Do you want to be cute?"
"In the imperial palace, the little guy who couldn't even make a sound was gone when he summoned a witch."
"Of course. Because I have a corner to trust. And not everyone has a bad head. Even if you had been a little nicer to me, I wouldn't have done this."
"What? Hey, don't you remember when I gave you candy?"
"I don't know. I probably didn't eat it because I was afraid it would be poisonous."
Severian began to argue with a twelve-year-old child. Tired of it, Chession shook his head and left the scene.
Chession changed into his palamas and lay down on the bed. When he feels like something is empty, Mori's unique knock sound is heard.
Thump.
And before he could answer, the door slammed open. Gremory entered naturally and sat down next to Chession and lay down.
"Chession. Have you been to the verdant forest?"
"Yes, you were watching everything? When did it happen?"
"A while ago."
"Did you wait for me to come?"
"Yes."
Chession hugged Gremory like an attachment doll. It was a proper break for the first time in a long time.
"Ha, it's comfortable. I think I'll live a little bit now."
"Go to bed quickly. I'll go out on patrol when you fall asleep. I sleep a lot during the day and can't sleep."
"I hope you will stay by my side until I wake up."
"You don't know. The witches might attack you in some weird way."
"Then take care of yourself... Don't be too anxious... I'm worried..."
Chession's low voice quickly faded. Gremory looked up at his face. He was asleep as if he had fainted, probably because he was very tired.
'You, like me, must have been struggling with not being able to sleep since yesterday.'
Gremory recalled her dizzying memories of the Great Temple. To be honest, he was very scared. If they found out that she was a witch, not only herself but also everyone in Ethel might be in danger. Chaos must have come to the human world as well.
'When I saw you then, I now understand why I suddenly cried.'
As she thought about it slowly, she was able to gradually realize.
What came to mind the most in that situation was Chession's face. She was afraid that she would never see him again. Maybe that's why, when she saw Chession's face when she came to visit, tears burst out in her eyes.
Relief. And with the anxiety that he might not be able to return home safely.
'I can't believe I could feel such vivid and complex emotions.'
She felt as if the seal of her emotions had almost been broken. She wants to live like this and see that her heart for Chession has deepened. She felt that she was finally living a proper life, free from the livestock situation that was raised without emotions.
Gremory stayed by Chession's side until late in the morning. And when Chession fell into a very deep sleep, she carefully slipped out of his arms.
'I need to make sure that nothing happens tonight so that he can sleep peacefully.'
Gremory drove her black horse to a place where there was no relic shield, then spread her wings and flew up, hiding herself in the night sky
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