- Poison? Poison Faria...? No!? No way......

I shrugged my head off, shaking off the horrible imagination that came to my mind.

It's only to be honest that I felt something a little scary about the way Manuferno was digging a hole in the dark with all his heart.

But Manuferno is only trying to save Falia, who has been debilitated by my failure.

And yet, if you come with me, it's a great place to be delusional.

But why did I have this ridiculous delusion without such a thump?

Nothing behind Manuferno...

- No? You sure about that?

Gah, gah! And the sound that echoed in the forest of darkness was as sharp as a decision in my heart.

The forest sinks into gray and black darkness, only the blue and white and weak magical light illuminates. It's like only me and Manuferno are drifting through space, losing a sense of time and direction, a sense of reality.

But looking back, the lights of the hall seemed blurry beyond the trees about thirty mertes away.

"Manu, let's go home. Tomorrow would be a good time to get the ingredients."

I manage to squeeze out words.

"Solid (yeah). That's okay."

"But..."

Manuferno is single-mindedly digging the ground with a wooden stick, shaking his silver hair tied in two.

It's like you're stuck on something.

When I crouched next to Manuferno, I reached out to the ground to help him dig up a small herb.

"No. Greg!

I can pull my hand in unintentionally when I'm told strongly.

At a breathtaking distance, he had a white face like Manuferno's pottery. Red eyes staring at me in my glasses without breaking my expression.

"It's okay, I'll help. Let's get this over with and go home. This is... a cold, lonely place."

To my words, Manuferno only loosened his expression.

"Toxic. This... just touching it sucks."

"Poison..., it's Phalia's medicine, right?

"Smile. Poison can be a drug if it's trace.... You know that, right?

Manuferno tilted his neck in the wind that if I were wise, I would know and be normal.

"Ah, ah. Of course... it's a Kanlun ginseng."

Instantly, search magic (Gogol) inspired me to derive answers from a vast array of books that sleep in the library (Southern Library) last year.

- Kanlun ginseng. Herbs native to the northern part of the Titi continent and forest areas (ferocious poison).

Although highly toxic to whole grasses, it is more rare as a medicine than in ancient times, nourishing if trace, and extremely effective in increasing blood vessel pressure. However, if consumed in large doses, the toxic ingredients will cause internal pain and death (abbreviated below), and the dose should be correctly followed.

"Titio Continental Herbal Complete (by court dispenser Tumla)" -

"It's a very strong tickle."

When Manuferno lifted as many "grassroots" as the thumb he had dug up, he tied a magical mark and then wrapped it on paper, punishing it into the pouch he was lowering from his shoulder.

"If you keep your usage, your dose... you'll be fine, won't you?

Unexpectedly, you can scroll through the information on the first expanded search magic (goal) and read it to the end, so you don't have to make any unnecessary mistakes.

This is definitely the ingredient for the nourishment.

At the same time, I was even disgusted with myself for doubting Manuferno for a moment.

"Minutes. If I make a mistake, it's not good for my body. Because it's poison."

Dark, vanishing voice.

"Manuferno......?

"Whimpering. Ugh..."

I panic and get confused by the look of the girl with the glasses who suddenly starts spilling tears. I'll support you with my hands on your shoulders.

"Hey, why are you crying!?

"Tears. Because... I suck..."

"No, why?

"Jealousy. When Greg is nice to someone, his chest is about to burn"

That's where I breathed.

He blunts his movements like his heart was frozen, and sweats creep into his hands that were on his shoulders. After the battle, I finally remembered the intricate face of Manuferno as he was passing through the fallen faria.

Was that... feeling jealous?

In retrospect, the beginning of this journey was also the explosion of jealousy in Manuferno (...).

"Manuferno......"

I'm stuck in words. Her eyelashes were wet in the back with glasses and she was shaking quietly.

"Important. I know it is. Greg fought hard to protect everyone and I know he cares very much... But I can't, it's painful.

The lighted phosphorescent magic (Will-O-Wisp) was about to expire. Cold darkness was slowly creeping in from all directions.

"No, I just... everyone's important."

"Understood. I know that. Pram, Hempero and Riola are important to you, Greg. But..."

"But...?

"No, Mr. Faria... no, I can't win."

"hey... what are you talking about"

How dull, I am. I couldn't help thinking about today in the square because it's an emergency...

Even when I embraced the fallen faria, when Faria called me to talk to me......

Didn't I really think you'd be happy?

I was always running away from facing my feelings and thinking. I'm afraid to admit it, I don't try to think, I pretend not to notice.

I mean - -.

I like Faria.

No, it's more of a "thing."

The worst... the worst.

I fell in love with a glasses monk with thoughts very similar to mine, and I'm not lying about the confession of the thought of death on the South Island either. Even now... what I like is true feelings without lies or lies.

Yet I was betraying you...? In the back of your mind?

"Exclusive. It's just me… I want it to be Greg"

Manuferno kept himself in my chest.

Manu's desire to keep me alone was such a word in my life that I couldn't be happier with the sweetness and sourness of my youth.

I didn't want to let that warmth go in the cold, quiet winter woods.

And Manuferno, who reveals his true feelings of not enveloping him, was irresistibly loving.

Give me a hug and kiss my forehead.

"If that's what you think, I'd love to."

…… Gugle. "

"Hmm?"

"Lying (lying). You know... Can you see me?... there's someone else behind my heart."

Ruby's eyes seemed to see through the depths of my heart in the dark.

Even if I try to laugh it off, against my will, my blood draws.

No matter how many facial expressions I took care of, it was for nothing.

Primary magic, prepared from the beginning.

I was utterly powerless, supposed to be a wizard, before the power of the kingdom and everything made sense, the sight of a woman, the intuition.

Tell me there's no such thing! And the other self panicked in my head but it was already too late.

The magical tongue of Manuferno moves.

"I... suck. I like Manu, but I also like Faria."

- Are you nuts or what?

Manuferno hardens himself. It's like time has stopped, silence.

"You suck...."

Cold icy voices sting my chest.

"Chi, no, no!

"suck.Gugre-kun idiot"

"Come on, Manu, I'm not..."

Shivering hands unnecessarily cool, stretching out to seek salvation. But Manuferno slipped out of my hand.

"But. I... you knew that? From the beginning of that. Ever since the Demon King crusade."

It's like looking at someone else, taking distance, and saying it in a strong tone.

"It's... maybe, but now, I like you..."

"Fool. All the time...... you can keep lying to me!

"... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just, you know"

"Don't let go. Decide, now."

Manuferno pokes me.

At the same time your heart freezes and tightens the back of your chest beyond breath.

I feel dizzy when my throat is dry and sticks with pets and burns with nausea.

My vision, my world, was distorted.

Do you want me to choose?

Falia who told me I was her "best friend" or the first time in this world... no, the first time she's ever confessed to death thoughts from herself and got it (Manuferno).

When I realized, I was weeping and sniffing.

I am so reminded that the title Sage, etc. is pointless that it is a false feather coat of a small, cowardly, weak person named myself.

You can't even stop your trembling lips from turning a skin on this street.

How does a glasses monk look at me like this, distancing himself a little, holding his own hand in front of his chest and waiting for my answer?

"Manu... I didn't mean to hurt you"

……

Unfortunately, I don't know, but I was able to sort out my feelings. I knelt on the mud and bowed my head in front of Manuferno.

"I...! I like manuferno. Most importantly, more than anyone. Forgive me, please."

Plea, petition, this is the only way I knew how. You'll be laughed at with a no man. But I didn't know how to do it.

Search magic (Gogol) doesn't help. Ergonote, or Love Advisor Methius, would have taught you how?

I didn't know anything.

Expose all your secrets and nothing will be the same as a young child begging for forgiveness if you don't.

Straight ahead, stare beyond the cloudy glasses with tearful hot air.

Beyond the distorted sight, tears were telling Manuferno's cheeks, trying to create a grin on his temperament.

"Promise.... can you? Now I like the other one. But just look at me, like me the most."

Damn... and a warm fingertip touched my cheek.

"Ah... ah. I promise."

"No. Greg, stand up, don't do that."

Manuferno pulled my hand, let me stand, and held me in his arms with the momentum as it stood.

The warmth of the manuferno stained his cold, chilled body. Opening up from the frozen fear, perhaps the fear of "losing", I cried pitifully and truly in tears.

"I'm sorry, Manu... I'm... like this... with you, please"

"Permission. Fine. I love it."

We've been doing that for a while, holding each other.

The feeling of being mad about jealousy and the feeling that other women like it too. Clumsy and shitty, I was so grateful for this darkness covering everything up.

"Absolutely. I won't give it... to anyone"

Manuferno put a lot of strength on the arm he was turning on his back. Crazy enough to cling to my fingertips eating into my back.

"Manuferno"

"Just mine... Greg. I finally found... my only precious one. Dark secrets and the lowest feelings have as much as I do, my............ fellow (...)"

Crying and shaking his shoulders, Manuferno called me a fellow.

Sweet and fragrant hair at her fingertips and lips on her feverish cheeks.

- Me and Manu are the same...?

"Pedigree. They're the same"

Flowery grin, blooming at the bottom of darkness.

"It's okay...... we'll be together forever"

"Chief Ken. Yeah."

I'm not letting Manuferno go. Keep it up, keep it up.

The lights of the burning halls in the deep woods now seemed to guide us.

Continued