When I'm asleep, I dream about my past life.
On that day, Riesch looked at the memories of his life as a knight.
Body pain.
Flowing blood and trembling arms.
It was a "final" day dream, painfully distressed and still trying to protect what had to be protected.
Take Your Highnesses to the location as soon as possible!!
Our light, our lord!Save your life and stay alive, even if you die!!
Sword sounds scattered everywhere and shouts echoed.Friends die one after the other in fierce battles that blow up sparks.
The man who brought this despair is the leader of the enemy army.
(- Arnold Hein)
Gripping a sword wet with blood, Riesch stared at the man.
Dark, cloudy blue eyes gently turn towards us.Only then did instinct warn him to "run."
The horribly well-prepared face is stained with the blood of the people whom Leicher admired.
He doesn't change a single expression.
And yet, I can't see any emotions.However, even if the air on the spot is dominated and you are paralyzed by tension that makes it difficult to breathe, you can't turn your back from "that".
His Majesty, the captain and the commander were all killed by that man.... Senpai Yoel is also covering for me...)
Exhale briefly and hold your sword tightly.
Even if he kills you in vain.I fought for it in the hope that I would at least escape the princes.
......!
To deprive him of his time, Rieschetto slashed him to death.
Knights other than Rieschetto attack Arnold one after the other.
They were easily wiped out, and the pile of remains grew, and there were no survivors.Arnold Hein's incision eventually penetrated Leicher's heart.
It's just the last momentary dream of my life.
But I remember Arnold Hein whispering in his ear the moment his consciousness collapsed and melted.
――――――――
(... ahh)
That part of my vague memory came back vividly for a moment.
(He did say that back then.)
The moment you understand, you forget everything you saw in this dream, and your memories are relaxed.
Someone stroked my cheeks.
In exchange for that feeling, Riesch slowly surfaced.
The hand was gently touching the cheeks as if it were shaking Leesher out of sleep.
You can carefully and carefully stroke your cheeks as if you were checking for heat.I don't know whose hand it is, but it's a very pleasant touch.
Loosen your eyes and open them with the feeling that it leaves you.
……
In a room full of darkness and silence at night, Riesch looked up at you blurrily.
"... Arnold, Your Highness..."
……
Arnold is sitting next to the bedside where Leicher was sleeping.
I called his name, but Arnold didn't say anything.Its neat appearance is beautiful even with its eyebrow roots.
It was undoubtedly his hand that woke Sleeping Leicher up.But I understand that this is the room of the Grand Temple, and I wonder why Arnold is beside it.
Having thought about it so much, I finally remembered the earlier reality.
"Your Highness, how are you...?"
Asked with a snubbing voice, Arnold deepens the wrinkles between his eyebrows.
"If you're worried about me as soon as you get up."
"Because...."
I tried to spin words, but my body was burning and I was lazy.Like when you have a high fever, it's hot and heavy everywhere.
Arnold sighs zero and turns his arm around Riesch's back.
"Uhh...."
I've been told to get up, but I can't help myself.In the end, he wakes up on the bed, almost supported by Arnold.
Arnold, who turned one arm around Riesch's back, reached out to the sideboard with his other hand.
A small bottle with an empty lid is, of course, familiar.
When Arnold holds the bottle, he pours his drink on Leicher's lips.
"I just got back. Drink."
……
When Arnold closed his mouth and covered his mouth with his palm, Arnold made more and more traffic.
I said, "Drink up."
"... no, this antidote should be taken by His Highness Arnold."
Looking up at her blue eyes, she begged desperately.
"Your Highness, Arnold, is more important than me."
…………
At that moment, his eyes gave a cool light.
Arnold stops the bottle from Riesch and silently opens the bottle of antidote.As she watched, Rieschett breathed honestly.
Good. Drink this, Your Highness will be fine.
Arnold must have returned one of the five antidotes he made.
Were the needles that received the remaining four okay?It would have been painful to have a high fever, but it would be good if there were no sequelae.
With that in mind, he looks at Arnold blurrily.However, a well-formed throat does not show signs of swallowing.
The moment I wondered, Arnold suddenly grabbed my hand and turned me towards him.
Then, she gave me a tough slap.
"Nhh...!?"
Lichet's lips are opened and sweet medicine is poured into them.
Even if you realize your intentions and resist, there is no force in your arms.
(No! This antidote belongs to His Highness Arnold...)
Arnold didn't let Riesch go when he thought so.
Attracted by the hips trying to escape, they raise their jaws to divert their throats.
If they do that, they will have to swallow it with instinctive reflexes.
The attempt to resist was futile, and Rieschew burst out of her throat.
"Ah, hah...."
After being confirmed to have swallowed, he is finally released.
Rieschett slightly distorted her face and looked up at Arnold with a feeling of disappointment.
"How?"
……
Arnold wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, followed by Riesch's lips with his thumb.
Although it was easy to do so, my eyes were smoking with frustration.
"I tell you, I'm angry right now."
"....."
Arnold stares at each other from a close distance.
"I'm not going to apologize for this rude imitation.... you can hit me this time. "
Richie tied her lips and reached out to him today.But it's not about hitting Arnold.
I touched his lips as I felt the urge to cry.
Arnold looks suspicious when he touches it the way he follows.
"... what is it?"
"Your Majesty's medicine...?"
He was really scared and asked, but Arnold somehow rounded his eyes for a moment.
Afterwards, I made a traffic plane and said:
"Your blood came out quickly.There's no modulation, there's no need. "
"But it's very poisonous.As long as the sleeping pills are working, after they've been absorbed, if you suck, you'll even live. "
"What matters to me is the fact that you've been poisoned."
Arnold's fingers touch Leicher's neck.
There was a bandage wrapped around it.
Although the wound itself is shallow, it is wrapped too much and seems to be on the books.
"... I told you before not to imitate danger."
His quietly spinned voice seemed to be seeping with various emotions.
"I'm sorry...."
Riesch put Arnold in danger.
The royal family, and its heirs, the Crown Prince, will eat poison, and so on. If they succeed, it is also important to control the fate of a country.
Above all, just imagining what would happen to Arnold is so terrifying.
……
Arnold puts Riesch on the bed after a silly expression.
That's how they ask.
Where does it hurt?
"No, I don't"
The heat is spicy and the body weighs, but I can move it to my fingertips even if it's awkward.Thanks to the antidote, I won't be able to pull this spice.
Arnold's hands overlapped on his right hand, which he opened and closed to confirm.It feels colder than usual because of Riesch's high body temperature.
The light of the lamp placed on the sideboard is reflected in the blue eyes.It's like a fishing fire that I've seen in my life someday.
"You're alive."
I was very sincerely sure of the obvious.
I have a feeling that you won't believe me just by affirming it with words.
So Riesch wrapped her fingers around his fingers overlapping from above.
"... yes"
…………
Arnold exhales shortly.
After seeing the situation, I accidentally asked such a question.
"Has anyone ever been killed in front of you?"
Arnold looked down slightly.
Looking at the technique, I realized that it was a foolish question.
He is experiencing war.You've probably touched a man's death before, and you've done it over and over again.
However, Arnold tells Riesch something unexpected.
"... as a child."
Against Riesch, whose eyes were rounded, Arnold started talking about his childhood like this.