The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

I think it is a well-known fact that the surrounding environment in childhood has a significant impact on personality formation when it grows older.

Erica Orenfeld van Flame is the son of a concubine. Even if she grew up with greater love than Angelica, the righteous wife and queen, and Georg, the real father, and was treated no differently than Liz, it's not surprising that there was just a little "reluctance" there. 'Poor sweetness' would be the tightest word to criticize Erica in the end. She had no one to unconditionally trust, unconditionally trust, and unconditionally say 'I'm all for it'.

"... hey, you? What are you doing there?"

A terribly realistic sight appeared in Erica's eyes walking down a kind of fantastic hallway, where the moon slowly shed its light from the slices of the clouds, lit by its lights and the light and darkness slowly parted. The questioned person shook his body frightened for a moment by the words of Erica, turning around and delivering Erica's appearance to his sight, smiling with a bumpy smile.

"... This is Miss Erica. You're taking a walk at night like this? You don't really care about staying up late, come on, hurry up."

"I didn't hear you, Theon? I said, 'What are you doing?' Did you hear that?

Turn your hands behind your back as you panicked, and Erica glances at my Zion with Zito's eyes. Turning away, he was a Scion who desperately tried to delude himself, but eventually lost that gaze, slowly putting his hand behind him and showing it.

"... cigarettes?

"Oh. I just thought I'd go out and get some clothes."

"Nothing's smoke-free in the mansion, is it? If you'd told me, I'd have an ashtray."

Neither Erica nor Emily are addicted to cigarettes. Erica shows her concern, assuming she has made the Guest pay attention.

"No, I don't mind. I also have an ashtray for my phone."

"Really? If you're paying attention, that's useless, right? Some people who come to the mansion smoke..."

"Oh, not like that."

Take control of Erica by hand.

"The best cigarette is hiding and smoking shit"

To Zion, who says there's nothing she can do about it, Erica stumbles upon him and tells him to give back his earlier care, and eventually falls off his shoulder.

"What can I say, but once I hit the sister of His Majesty the current king? I don't think a little more respect would hit the bees, though?

"What? Miss Erica wants me to be treated with a flat head?

"It's not like that..."

Just a little, sayin '.

"... I don't know, good for you."

"You're being too vague. Good, what?

"I feel like I'm free."

"... Hmm. Freedom, huh? Sure, I'm... I don't know what to say to myself, but I live on my own. freedom infirmity, so much so that freedom itself is really good or not, at least I have fun every day"

To Zion, who said so without any feeling, his breath leaked out of Erica's lips, and his eyes stared at Zion in a colour that was neither enviable nor enviable.

- I envy you.

Pottori, and.

Theon reacted sensitively to the words that came out without saying it. Doubting his gaze, Theon looked at Erica.

"What do you mean?

"... Oh, that? Were you in your voice?

Erica is already too late to hold her own mouth with both hands, as she replied to Zion's inquiry. As with Scion earlier, even if you turn away from him, you can stand Scion's gaze for a few moments. Erica opened her mouth like she'd given up.

"Theon is Your Majesty... you know Liz, don't you?

"For once, I am His Majesty's guide to education. I also got the" No Respect Required. "

"No need to be respectful... that's good. So... the"

Just a little, as you say.

"What 'Liz'... what 'student' were you?

To Erica's words, Theon stares into the hollow for a while.

"... right. I became Liz's educational guide when Liz was twelve years old. It was still before the reign, and rather than being an 'education guide' one way or another... right, babysitting might be appropriate. He didn't seem to like the lecture very much, and I have the impression that he was trying to skip the lecture. I've been scolded a lot by Lotte Ong too."

"You bothered me, 'sister'."

"No, it's my fault too"

"Oh, you say something surprisingly special."

"'Okay, Master Liz. I taught you to skip lectures cleverly."

"... you. What are you telling my sister?

"I can get through most of my life with good procedures and lots of friends. In Liz's position, I can't do 'friends' in the true sense. So I just wanted you to at least wear the virtues of the procedure"

"I teach you to study, not to teach you life?

"It's not what the educational guide says, but it does nothing on the work of the 'king', such as the knowledge I teach. Whatever stands at the top is good with its volume, and it doesn't necessarily have to be smart. There's a charisma in imperial studies called Lotte Baumgarden close by. You can learn the knowledge you need there and... well, at best let me interpret at will that what is expected of me would be Liz's playmate 'bad friend'. I'm not necessarily wrong to be a treacherous, outrageous king of harsh governance."

"... heh. Was that what you were thinking?

"The main reason is that I wanted to skip."

Again, at the bottom, Erica drops Zion's rating, which she almost reviewed a little. Rating Even if I let him take the cold gaze as it was and show him, where the wind blows the Scion of the day, and Erica, who became somewhat silly, showed him one small sigh of sigh.

"Liz always did. It's sweet, sweet, my favorite 'sister'... but there was just a little bit of 'I'm exhausted'. I used to have seizures when I was little. I don't like you, I don't like you, I hate you so much."

"The king is an impatient thing at all times. Besides, His Majesty is not the Liz of previous years. You have done your duty as king."

"Yeah, I certainly would, too."

That's what I said, smile and show you.

"... I am, the opposite of Liz. I've been patient since I was a little girl."

"If you're proud of your misfortune, aren't you willing to ask?

"No, I'm not!

In a panic, Erica shook her hands to the left and right to show Scion doing the clever thing of turning her eyes half-eyed.

"Not so! Well... there were a lot of people in Liz who could do 'sweet' things."

"... Hmm"

"His Majesty King Georg, Dear Angelica, Mother Lieselotte, my mother, and Lotte. Everyone loved, mercied and supported Liz."

And... that's what I envied.

"... to repeat, unhappiness boasts -"

"So, no."

Easily Erica took control of the said Scion with her hands.

"Even I am, yes. His Majesty King Georg, Dear Angelica and Mother Lieselotte all loved me. Merciful. He supported me. Take care, they raised me. Yet."

- I couldn't honestly accept the 'favor'.

"Why?"

"I wonder why? I know you had your mother's education policy... but I'm sure I was scared."

"Scared?"

"Sweet, say what I can... and 'hate' things"

The act of 'sweetness' can never be done alone. It's the first time they've had someone 'sweet', and they can't act sweet without the ultimate 'sweet but forgivable' person.

"There was nothing wrong with it, and I was always envious of Liz, who was sweet. You may not like me, you may not forgive me anymore, you may not love me anymore. I envy Liz for being sweet without thinking so... and I was dazzled."

You came alive asking about the complexion of an adult, a nasty child, right? and show it with a self-derisive smile.

"... Do you remember what Ayano said?

"Hmm?"

"'To Coata, were you open minded?

"... oh, that's it"

"... I couldn't say anything. I trusted Coata. I trusted Coata. Coata was important, and I couldn't help it. Yeah, I'll admit it. I loved her, Coata. It's not a lie."

I'm not lying, but...

"... then why was it important... I don't know why I loved you"

- Because it's sweet, is it important?

- Because it's important, sweetheart.

A glimmer of wind blew through between Erica and Zion, rocking the ponytail of Zion with its wind tied high. Like Erica's heart pattern, the moon covered in thick clouds flowing in the wind gently hides its gentle brightness.

"... Hmm"

Abominably staring into the sky, Theon lit a cigarette he was playing with with by adding it to his mouth as he took the match out of his white pocket.

"... to sum up, yes. Miss Erica had not exposed herself to everything. Nor did Coata show Miss Erica everything about herself. So I envy the relationship between Ayano and Kota that we can tell each other without hesitation, I regret it, we lost! My precious, precious coata has been taken! Is that the state of the maiden in love?

"Last! Last what!

"No?

"Chi, I don't know... you know... chi, it's not..."

"... For the record, Courta said during her stay in Larchia, 'I'd like to see Erica soon. I miss you,' he said?

"Ugh, shh! Ugh, you're lying!... Really?

"Well, that's a lie."

……

"... Oh, I'm sorry. Don't stare at me with those tears because I'm sorry. I apologize for making you happy."

Showing Erica a word of apology and an arrogant attitude with tears all over her eyes, Zion inhales cigarette smoke heavily.

"... you've reached out both ways"

Spit out the smoke you were inhaling, and at the same time, spit out the words.

"What do you mean?

"If the distance between you and your opponent reaches out, you'll never reach them where only you reach out, will you? The other side can't touch each other without reaching out to me. Likewise, no matter how many hands the other side was reaching out to me, we can never touch each other unless we reach out to them ourselves. Miss Erica, that's what you mean by 'sweet'."

Again, add the cigarette to your mouth and inhale the smoke.

"As far as I heard the story, I guess Miss Erica kept refusing to reach out. I may have brutally unraveled the hand that extended me around the corner. Getting used to it, you've forgotten how to take an outstretched hand and how to reach yourself in the first place. So I envied the act of taking people's hands so easily that His Majesty would be made. Didn't I?"

"... yes"

To Erica, who says so as she leans down and nods and shows her cocoon, Theon continues his words with his shoulders clasped.

"I don't know what it feels like. It's hard for people to like you, but it's awful easy for people to hate you. As much as I hate you, I feel like avoiding being liked from the beginning... I can't convince you, but I can understand you."

……

"... I have no idea what the royal troubles are, and I can't help but talk about them, but if you had continued to take unconditionally the hand you could reach out to - if you had been 'sweet' to someone, maybe the Kingdom of Flame would have had days of struggle to split into 'Liz' and 'Erika' sides and wash their blood with blood. I guess I should thank you in that sense because then I wouldn't have been able to live this free, casual, lovely life of mine."

"I'm not thankful enough. Even I didn't intend to have a fight with Liz that would wash my blood with blood..."

But.

"... I wonder where I was wrong?

Pottori, and with a crying voice.

"More... should I have been sweet? Without patience, with more patience... If I had shown myself more, 'Coata' would be -"

- Did you show me the real "Hota"? and.

Show me what Erica said that leaked, and Theon snorts.

"No, I don't."

Double-cut. Remove the portable ashtray from your pocket and store the absorbent shell. Take out one new cigarette in the same motion and light it with a match. The sound of phosphorus called jizzi dissolved in the quiet courtyard air and disappeared.

"And I don't know..."

"I'm not a coata. Maybe Coata doesn't like my poor lady. There are many people who prefer submissive women, and there is a strong chance that Coata will be. In the first place, you might not like a poor woman with milk."

"Duh, where are you looking at me?" Wow, mine isn't poor... its called 'cautious'! Oh, my God, tease me with those cow-like breasts!

Scratching her own body with both arms, Erica unexpectedly shivers Sion with the strength of her gaze - staring at those twisted, fruitful hills.

"Is it prudent milk, not breastfeeding? You've given birth to a new language, Miss Erica. Your bad luck - it wasn't, thanks to careful milk. Here's to careful milk."

"Don't call me cautious, cautious!

"To the habit I said to myself."

"People make me angry when they tell me!

Fine. Fine. Fine. Hand control the rough Erica, grasp the cigarette with your right hand and index finger. Pin the lipstick sucker with your thumb. Tip ashes gushed in the wind.

"Well, whatever it is about Miss Erica's milk... Miss Erica, what the hell is' real Kota 'in the first place?

"Still in the chest. - Huh? Ho, a real coata?

"Oh."

"Well, that's... that's, uh, like I showed Ayano... you know, this relationship where we don't care about each other..."

"Hmm. So, is that you? Is that how Miss Erica wants you to treat Coata with that attitude, like Coata showed Ayano, being slapped in the head or cursed in dirty words? I'm not going to say a word about people's sexuality..."

"No, I'm not! What are you talking about, you! Not..."

"Let's ask the other way. Is the person you've been looking at called" Coata "a fake Coata?

"Oh, that's"

"I don't change my attitude towards anyone that much. Your Majesty doesn't even need a word of respect. But still, I'm going to know the least bit of courtesy I can give. Time and, if so, some use depending on the circumstances, even this. But I'll show it in front of Lotte Ong, I'll show it in front of my family, I'll show it in front of Coata... whether I show it in front of you, Miss Erica, I think it's all 'me'. I'm not going to make that distinction between which is real and which is fake, etc.?

"So, but"

"Or is it a good relationship for each other to say whatever they want about each other? I don't mean to make it unnecessary to say what I want to say, but no matter how close I am, I will always get a crack. Consider that even close friends need some courtesy, but is the relationship 'fake'?

Erica still manages to open her mouth as she cages her mouth to Zion, who asks her how it is.

"But... Ayano knew a lot more about Coata than we did."

"If it's a good idea to know a lot, Kota's alma mater is Miss Erica's biggest rival. He's kind of like an old man, but with that said, Coata's human too. I would have had my amusement changed, and I would have had a mess. Though I'm pretty sure you know Coata's 'embarrassing' past best?

"It's..."

"Well, this is a trick... but don't you think? Indeed, we may not know the relationships, personalities, or thoughts of Coata in the other world. But that's for Ayano... and for you, Miss Erica. Does Miss Erica know what Coata did in Larchia?

"... I heard you helped rebuild the Hotel Larchia"

"For more information?

To Sion's inquiry, shut up and Erica shakes her neck left and right.

"I have always been with Cota in Larchia, heterosexual who has seen the reconstruction of Hotel Larchia in Cota nearest. Ayano, Miss Erica, or indirectly, even if you were able to purchase that information, you wouldn't have seen Coata like that, would you? You think you can take that and say, 'I know Coata best'?

"... I don't think I can say"

"In the end, that's what Ayano is saying. Cheng Cheng, she will certainly know what Coata looks like in different worlds. But similarly, Miss Erica will know the Courta at Terra. As if I knew my coata in Larchia."

……

"In the end, every 'cota' is equally 'cota'. Look at Ayano, look at Miss Erica, look at me. Personally, there's been a verse lately that thinks of me as an ochi or gag officer, and I don't mean it."

Say so, show me your shoulders.

"I said a lot... well after all, what do you want to say? Don't worry too much about what Ayano said. Ayano himself doesn't know everything about Coata. In terms of abdominal arts, Ayano was good at one piece, that's all."

That's what I said, another sip of cigarette. Phew. I breathed out a lot of breath and smoke.

"... hey"

"What?

"Maybe... you're consoling me?

"I would if you wanted comfort, sympathy, and a gaze of compassion, but I'm sure you wouldn't be convinced then, would you?

"Right. Then I think I'd be mad 'don't be silly'. But..."

Then why? And to Erica, who asks so.

"What is this way of putting it... even if I am, Your Majesty's educational guide, and you are His Majesty's 'sister'? Well...... what? I just took care of my sister."

And.

"It is also the role of the elderly to solve the problems of the love of young things. Don't hesitate to 'sweeten' it."

Saying so like nothing, he played the cigarette in his hand with a pin and a thumb - and when he realized this was the courtyard of Erica's mansion, Theon rushed to play the cigarette... and took the burning sole with both hands.

"Aww!"

"... what are you doing, you? I think we should tighten this place up."

Erica sees Scion breathing fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh- With a lit look on his face, Scion carefully handed out the cigarette he had received to his mobile ashtray and took out another cigarette, which appeared to be just a little bad for such a pity.

"Do you still smoke? Aren't you smoking too much?

"I've been a little patient. There's a shortage, Yani."

I ignited the match again with the flow as it was and put that flame on the cigarette. Erica stared at the trick with her frightened eyes and still smiled bitterly.

"... hey"

"What? Wow, burn marks on my hand..."

"If. The coater, right? Even if you reach out... if you don't reach out to me... what am I supposed to do?

I want to be sweet and - rejected, scared.

Keep that emotion with the thoughts of betrayal, to Erica who asks.

"I acclaimed it 'the distance between my arms', but I don't remember saying I didn't have legs?

"... Huh?

"If this one reaches one hand and the other won't reach for it, you just need to get close to the distance you reach it with one hand. If you're going to turn around and try to distance yourself, go after him and hug him with both hands from behind. Still, if you're going to unwrap both arms you hugged, hit him with a hug and a kiss. Even with that swollen chest... well, we'll figure it out."

"Don't be silly! So, no, huh? What..."

Black-and-white your eyes and take control of Erica.

"If that's what you really want, don't expect me to reach out. Don't wait. Don't mess around. Move yourself and put it in your hand. Even if you don't like them, you don't have to worry about that. If that's what you really want."

Good, smile.

Unexpectedly the force falls out of Erica's body on Scion, who shows her thumbs up all the time.

"... what you're saying is impotent. They don't like me... I can't say that."

"A maiden in love is an impatient thing at all times. And you forgot?

"What?

"My name is Theon Baumgarden. You're the woman who summoned Coata from the other world for my sake of wanting to know?

I think it's a patent.

"... you'll never die well."

"Be prepared. Besides, I think that's how you get the stuff you want 'really'. I don't otherwise feel itchy about this way of life. I love the world. The infinite spread of this world."

"Is the world infinite? As long as you can, I suppose?

"The finite you don't get is synonymous with infinity. Trying to get it... right, if the world won't reach for it, grab the root, but I'll hand it under me. If you're running away, you can ride a horse."

"... really, I'm sorry"

"I told you earlier, didn't I? I'm sorry about the maiden I'm in love with."

Shoulder praise...... Still, smile on your face.

"... thanks, Theon"

Picking the edge of the skirt properly, Erica bows her head gently.

"I didn't mean to be thankful... well, if Miss Erica thinks so, it's not a shame to be thankful."

"Yeah, take it."

Sion raised his face and admitted that there was a hua-like grin on his raised face, holding up the end of his mouth only slightly with the cigarette in his face.

"You're starting to look so bad. What, did you decide to kiss a hug?

"No way."

Similar to Zion's laugh, Erica also laughs invincibly at the edge of her mouth to show it.

"I'll make you want to reach out of the coater and show it to me, I will."

"... superior"

Erica also raised the edge of her mouth in response to a more grinning sion that seemed to have a lot of phonetic sounds.

"... hey"

"Hmm? What's up?"

"Well... what about you?

"That's an abstract question. succinctly."

"So, what do you think of Coata?"

Erica dyes her face to the vermilion and still shows a flickering movement.

"Hmm."

Under such Erica's gaze, she often flies deep into consciousness while placing the left hand of the assembled arm on her chin. That too for a few moments.

"... if he asks if it's fascinating to see him as a man, 'yes'. Now, if you ask me if I have romantic feelings, I'll say no."

"Oh, yeah?

"What? You look obviously relieved, don't you? Where did that intense dialogue go earlier?

"Beh, there's nothing to be relieved of!

Noticing that Erica's panicking gaze was nailed to her chest, Zion let her eyes shine and put her own arms in front of her chest not only saying, 'I found an interesting toy', but squashed her left and right double hills together to show them. Blue muscles floated with a 'pissi' all the way up Erica's forehead.

"Uh-huh? What? That's what you thought when you snubbed a cota on these splendid double hills? It wasn't Miss Erica, Shin-milk."

"Mmm, breasts aren't the only thing worth a woman! And Makoto is a romance! It's packed with dreams and hopes, in my chest. Huh!

"Really? Well, my breasts are chunks of fat I'm reading ~. Miss Erica's breasts are stuffed with romance ~"

"Suddenly you quit saluting me! After that, don't make fun of Makoto!

shows - once and for all Erica revealing her anger as a little fool, Scion unraveling the 'mugging' of her arms. I breathed a little relief in that appearance and Erica tried to loosen her expression as well.

"Well, there's just no romantic feelings at the moment, I don't know what's ahead."

"... Huh?

Tighten your loose cheeks tightly.

"Think about it. If you ask me, I'm the big villain who made Coata's life unscrupulous. I can't complain about Coata killing me if I'm supposed to... but that's how you allowed me to smile, right? Go with Colo and make it laughable."

"Gu!"

"In addition, Coata is a man of such excellence that he is called the 'Demon King' in this terra. Even if you look straight at it in the plan to rebuild Hotel Larchia, your abilities are high in themselves, and you won't be bored with the conversation. Witty conversations give life color."

"Gu!"

"Furthermore, Coata is highly regarded by my sister and friends. I don't care who disagrees with you. If you're the man you loved, you won't be an obstacle, but if you can do it, you better be blessed. Coata would do the same around there. People seem smart."

"What... so, but! Well... even the coater has its faults! Here's the thing...... Gyah, gambling! Yes, gambling is surprisingly weak! Later, fights too! Lose the city chimps, too!

"... it's not like I'm talking about bandit kinship, is it? Gambling, fighting, weakness can't be a fatal flaw? So, what do you say? Suppose you catch someone you've fallen in love with and wonder what that means?

"Well, that's... yeah, but..."

"... well whatever, Miss Erica is right. There are flaws as well. Sure, appearance won't leave the mediocre realm no matter how hard you try... I don't know what form of employment Miss Erica takes, but it can't be that much for her income. But appearance and other things that fade with age, and I'm not that yummy in the first place. I don't care if it's a face that doesn't make you nauseous. When it comes to income, even if I'm in the position of chief researcher. You'll make money to the extent that you feed Coata and me...... are you? On second thought, Coata is a pretty good property!

I hit my hand with Pong and said, 'I just noticed!' Erica stuffed herself like she was in a panic at Scion, who just had the look on her face.

"Hey, Shion! Oh, I won't admit it!

"I don't need Miss Erica to admit anything... but let me ask you something. What is it?

"Well, because... oh, there's no love, no!

"You should go deeper after you get married, such as love. Or is Miss Erica a pageant, a marriage, all deniers?

"Well, I'm not... so, but!

The blonde hair in front of her almost panicking eyes' ok, ok 'looks annoying, and Theon exhales one big sigh to show.

"Well, either way, I'm not talking about how right now. Miss Erica polishes herself like Miss Erica, and even if I rush to get the coater, it's just a matter of time, already late."

"... I wonder what. That's the kind of dialogue you feel you can afford."

"Love isn't on a first-come, first-served basis. Sometimes we show some amazing chase, huh?

"... I can't deny it because if it was on a first-come, first-served basis, it would have been a miserable loss to Ayano, but I kind of wanted it to be on a first-served basis. Of course, exclusively in Orkena."

"That's my thing."

"Oh? Would you say that?

You didn't say that.

"What time is" Maiden in Love "? Am I exhausted?

Theon responds to Erica with a good look that just goes on and on.

"All right, all right. In the meantime, how long are you gonna be here? It's about time I wanted to sleep. I'm going back to my room, Miss Erica."

"Oh, wait a minute! It doesn't look like they're getting away with it!

"I'm not running away from winning." You're always selfish, dude! 'I guess. Okay, okay, it's my loss, my loss. Are you satisfied with this?

"Hey, what... what? Are you on a curse that I can't help but be nervous about people?

"Such a curse...... oh, that's enough. Good night, Miss Erica."

"Wait, wait! Scion!"

Walk down the road to the room against Erica, who makes a scene behind her back, by putting her hands on both ears.

As if to illuminate such two people, the moon, which until earlier had been covered with thick clouds, had revealed its jade ringing appearance and had shed a gentle light on them.