Gladys! Gladys!?
When you scream near your ears, your consciousness awakens. My face is dripping with water from above.
When I opened my eyes, Chiaran's face, which was all wet to my hair, was in the immediate vicinity. I'm a little relieved that you're back in your eyes like the purple crystal you just saw.
I myself was a wet rat, lying beside spring water.
"... Chiaran, thank you... for saving me..."
"Your consciousness seems clear. Gladys"
Chiaran was relieved to look up and smile at me.
"What's wrong with me?
"All of a sudden, I went down into the water and disappeared. As soon as I ran, it floated, so it was about 10 seconds....."
"... 10 seconds"
Apparently, the flow of time is different from that white space.
"Are you okay? Can you get up?"
It's not until Chiaran asks me, that I realize. My whole body is unusually sluggish and heavy. I feel even worse when I come out of the pool. I'm finally moving my arms.
It seems that staying in that space was a considerable burden on humans. That's why it was so hasty.
A marble-like feel insists on a cold presence in the right palm.
Sure, it wasn't a dream.
"I'm sorry, I don't think so. It's not like I'm sick, but it might take a while for me to be able to move normally."
Even the hair stuck to my face can't do anything. Chiaran reached out to her cheeks to get out of the way. You're as observant as ever.
Chiaran stood up and started packing.
I'll be right back.
What about harvesting spiritual water?
Don't worry, it's over.
I carry a sample backpack, put my luggage on my shoulders, and then hold me in my arms.
"Chiaran? I think if you rest a little, you'll be back.
"We can't just let it get wet and roll on the ground until it's healed. There is no problem with you alone. I'm still a knight."
That said, he walked out of the way with me in his arms really lightly.
Oops, sure, it's not as dangerous as being held by the Tristan.
"What? Chiaran is already a knight?
While thanking her, she threw a question at her first hearing.
In this country, knights are different.
A complete meta-human, where knights fight monsters and anomalies, whereas soldiers target humans. Powerful magic is also an attack monster that uses bangs.
Therefore, from among apprenticeships, they are firmly controlled by the state, and if they are recognized with certain abilities, they can be qualified by the state.
When I was an adult, my master gave me a message of forgiveness
"Oh, wow!
There will be overwhelmingly few practical opportunities to train outside King's Landing, and talent and effort are truly great.
Master, was it my classmate Douglas from Zachariah? Every time I lost to Gideon and I lost, I regretted losing, but he might be better suited to teaching people.
Is that it?
And then I realized something.
"What?
"Max, maybe he was still an apprentice!
Chiaran looks suspicious at my remarks.
"If I were a Maximilian, I'd have been knight-level since we first met."
"... maybe your father forgot. From your father's point of view, everyone is a far cryptic chick. Maybe it's a little bit longer, maybe it's a range of errors."
Oh, poor Max. You're so strong, clever, and smart. Chiaran is laughing bitterly. It's no use expecting Tristan to do that, so ask your uncle to do something about it before you go to school.
It's summer and there won't be any major problems, so now we're both returning wet.
The magic of drying your clothes and hair while you're wearing it, the little trick you should use, was never experienced by Prince Chiaran. It's stranger to be able to do Max, isn't it?
However, it is absolutely out of Chiaran values to undress an immobile girl.
After all, it means waiting for natural dryness.
My clothes are sticky and I feel sick, but I have to endure it until it dries. Even though I brought my swimsuit, it was only dry and my clothes were stiff...
After a while, the body temperature was transmitted from each other's wet clothes. It was getting a little cold, so it felt good. It's getting more and more pleasant.
"It's just a knight, and even if you don't say it's your father, it feels like Max."
"--That standing position is very reluctant."
Chiaran echoed my thoughts. --Are you dissatisfied with being relied on like Max!? Anyway, it's a carefree body, so I don't mind!
"Are you feeling sick?
"Yeah, it's okay."
Chiaran often checks in.
I can see that he is walking with as little shaking as possible so as not to burden me. If I were alone, I'd be able to go home in no time with a free-running or ninja-looking body.
When you take full care of me like this, I feel the flow of time.
It's been five years since we first met. I've always thought of myself as a child because I had an adult consciousness, but in this world I'm already 15 years old. There is also a difference in height that didn't differ greatly, just to look up sometime. Being a knight is getting pretty tough.
Every child has grown up. --Of course, so am I.
When I met Cassandra this time, I felt like I was being pushed from behind. No, but you can't stay a child forever...
The time has finally come to consolidate your preparedness so that you can stand around even after your present life.
"What the hell are you involved in?
Chiaran, who felt my slightest anxiety, looked straight at me and asked.
"You've been gone for a few seconds. I dived and checked, but I couldn't see anywhere, and suddenly it appeared in the water again."
I glanced at my guardian stone eyes in the same color.
"--I 'll talk to you one day. Can you help me then?
The Royal Family and the Five Dukes are front-line lineages established to fight invaders of different worlds. Maybe it's time we fought together. As my sword and shield without combat power.
That's why you'll be stronger by then.
"- Okay."
Chiaran answered a word and pursued no further.