The ritual of the festival was rigorous and grand.
The Archbishop's role was played by Schneider, and the dressed Miriam stood in front of the altar.I dedicate the bow and arrow of the artifact to the goddess and sing a song of beautiful tunes.
Miriam's appearance is pathetic and at the same time very grand.
I applauded in my heart for behaving better than when I was practicing.Arnold, who was watching next door, didn't mention anything, but at the same time he didn't cut it off as "crap."
Lichet smiled and watched over Arnold.
And after the festival is over, the interrupted engagement ceremony is broken.
It took some time before noon until about two o'clock before Dietrich's engagement was finally cancelled.After a snack, Riesch hurriedly finished her return and headed for Arnold's waiting carriage.
"Thank you for your patience, Lord Arnold!"
"Besides, you don't have to hurry there."
Arnold, who stood in front of the carriage, said so, but the town where the inn is located is about two hours from here.If we don't leave now, we'll be sunset in the woods.
It seemed that all the Kintetsu Knights who had been waiting in the nearby village for four days had been reunited because they did not enter the Great Temple.As I greet them, I see a child with a brown head.
"Leo"
Hee
"What's wrong? Are you coming to Garchain after all?"
Asked deliberately, Leo looked out of his mind.
"No, I was just trying to find out how to fight Garchain."
Apparently Leo was on the move to get advice from Arnold's Knights of Guards.
There is a small gauze on the cheek.
How was Lord Arnold's training?
"... that was amazing."
Arnold called Leo and practiced the sword that he had promised while Riesch was performing the fiancé revocation ceremony.
Arnold must have been busy, but he was worried about it.Leo seems to have been well coached, but he doesn't look stuck in his face and is rather alive.
"I'll absorb everything I've been taught.Even if you leave, Schneider will be teaching you for the first time in a long time. "
"Fufu, it's so motivating and wonderful."
The danger to Leo disappeared from Leicher.
You know Leo's wish to be strong is not to kill someone, but to protect them.I'm worried about myself as an elder, but I'm still relieved.
Be careful, Leo.
Liesche crouched down and looked up at Leo, hoping so.
"Don't get hurt. Study all kinds of things, meet a lot of people, expand your choices."
Inside my head is Leo, whom I met in my knight's life.
Leo, who escaped from Schneider and survived and chose to live in that country, was always angry with himself.
He looked at the Riesches, who trained as knights, as if they were a distant yearning that could no longer reach him.Remember that and tell Leo.
"I'm glad you're laughing when you grow up."
……
Of course, Leo looked surprised.
I don't know what you're talking about.
After that, Leo leans down.
"I enjoyed practicing with Arnold earlier.... even when I walked in the woods with you. "
"... Leo"
"The woods are just a little bit tight."
That's what makes Richie laugh.
At the very least, it is not painful for Leo to try to become a guardian of dignitaries.
"It's time to go.... if you want to be a knight, ask His Highness Arnold."
"No, I'd rather be lighter than a knight."
Light?
Is that, in other words, a standpoint?Certainly, it may be easier to act as a shadow escort than as a knight.
With that in mind, Leo said somehow in a regrettable voice.
"... walking around the woods freely on ropes, using flying tools like throwing knives and bows and arrows, and fighting like that!"
Leo, whose face turned bright red, slapped his tongue toward Riesch.Then he turned his back and said hello to Arnold before running.
(... he's gone)
"Riesch"
"Haai!"
Arnold called me to get up and headed for the carriage he was waiting for.
The carriage eventually moved slowly as Arnold stepped in to the front of Riesch after being pulled by his hand.
"Has the abandonment ceremony ended without a problem?"
"Yes, I'm sorry to keep you waiting, but I can't."
"... I see."
Arnold put his cheek on the window frame and looked up at the passing Grand Shrine.
Instead of looking out, Riesch stares at Arnold sitting across the street.How does Arnold look at the place where his mother died?
(... I don't suppose it was because I took you with me that made you feel bad...)
Arnold came with me to protect Riesch no matter what.
He even ordered the 'Arnold Hein's Fiancée' to stay away from the ritual, fearing that the cult might move something.
(What I'm trying to do is obstruct Lord Arnold's purpose.)
That means stopping Arnold's war.
What would Arnold feel if he found out about Riesch's thoughts?
……
As a result, Arnold turned to Riesch.
If you think about it, your shaped hand will stretch out.After brushing her forehead, Arnold touched her forehead.
"You don't have a fever anymore."
Saying so with a sense of intent, Arnold murmured.
"I decided not to trust your self-report on your condition."
"Ugh...."
I don't know. I didn't mean to lie to you, Leesher.
He lowers his eyebrows and asks the gentleman.
"So, what are the results of Lord Arnold's diagnosis?"
"... well, this is good. My complexion has improved considerably."
Arnold, who pulled his hand, looked out the window again.
And the faceless expressions that are made are more irreadable than usual.
Um, Your Highness.
"Nh"
Riesch asked him to do what he had in mind.
"... can I sit next to you instead of across the street?"
When asked, Arnold glances slightly.
My left chest became stiff and painful again, and Riesch panicked.
"No, I knew you'd be fine across the way!!That's right, you do paperwork just like you do when you go!? "
"... no"
With his eyes down, Arnold lightly slapped the seat next to him.
Rieschett sparkled her eyes.
Arnold will naturally help you when you get up carefully in the carriage.He sat flat next to Arnold, turning his body upside down in support of his hand.
"What are you up to now?"
"That's true....."
Reach out to his left hand and hang Arnold's hair next to his ear.
The moment Arnold's attention was directed to Leesher's left hand, Leesher used the trick with her right hand.
Eh?
A peachy flower crown appears in front of Arnold.
Looking at his expression, he seemed to have succeeded in surprising him.Riesch smiled and put the flower crown on Arnold's head.
Surprised?
"...... ahh"
"Great. I regretted being missed and practiced at the Grand Shrine."
The flower crown suits the beautiful Arnold.If you say that, you will definitely look disgusted.
The flower crown distributed at the festival is a blessing from the goddess.
"Riesch"
"Nevertheless, you don't need the blessing of the Goddess, do you?... so I knitted this flower crown. "
――……
For example, I don't think this would be an apology for forcing me out.
Still, I think it would be good if Arnold could help.The beauty of the flower and its sweet and fragrant scent should work better.
"So this is a blessing from you?"
"Wow, it's not big enough to say such a thing...."
"....."
Arnold laughed to exhale briefly.
My left chest hurts sharply and strongly when I look at my face right next to it.There was no time for confusion, and Arnold said this.
"--I 'm not against you."
……
Without understanding the meaning of the unexpected words, Riesch blinked.
"I've never beaten Lord Arnold....."
"That can't be true. You just don't know it."
"Hmm....?"
I was reassured, and I didn't understand any more and more.
Still, the neighbor Arnold narrows his eyes.Remove the flower crown and put it on Richie's head this time.
"The flower crown suits you better."
"Your Highness."
"... but I received the blessing."
Apparently, it wasn't just a nuisance.
After being relieved, Riesch smiled happily.
"It suited His Majesty very well, too.It's cute to have flowers on. "
"... stop it"
"Ah, an unusual face. She was really cute."
…………
Arnold snorts and says with a sarcastic voice.
"That's how brave you are.Like biting my neck anyway. "
"Ah, I'm bringing that up now!?"
Riesch hastily excused an already embarrassing past.
"In the first place, I did it because His Highness Arnold did it first...!!"
"My mission is life-saving.There were other ways. Not like you. "
"Ugugu...!"
Shut up and Arnold laughs funny.
"After all, I can't beat His Highness Arnold...!"
"I told you. That can't be happening."
Arnold, who doesn't want to go into detail, strokes Richie's head.
I wanted to inquire more, but my eyes looked up closer.
(... it feels weird after all)
The back of my left chest is painful.
I remember the words he told me in the chapel where he kissed Arnold.
"You don't have to be ready to be my wife."
"....."
Grabbing the hem of the dress tightly, Riesch exhaled shortly.
When Arnold touches you, you feel a faint tingling in the back of your heart.I wonder why.
(... this guy's heart hurts so much...)
If you're any worse, you're much worse than you were when you put your sword up.
What did Arnold whisper to Riesch at the end of his knight's life?I couldn't help but remember the words that I couldn't remember.
――……
Liesche meditates and attaches her forehead to Arnold's arm.
I don't want Arnold to see my face, but I can't hide it unnaturally.
Riesch?
"... just a little"
It was like this in a prayer mood.
"... I'm sleepy, so lend me your shoulder..."
……
Did they realize that the word was a lie?
But Arnold said quietly:
"Okay."
She was stroked by her hair to soften her child and exhaled while sticking to Arnold.
(After all, His Highness Arnold is very kind.)
But the pain still doesn't go away.
I wish I could really sleep, but it didn't come true after all.The pain that sprouts on the left chest, with a strange sweetness, is irritating and irritating to Riesch.