Almost there, Arnold felt a breath of air.
Thanks to the release of my wrist, I was able to hold Arnold in my arms.
Leechee puts her left hand on Arnold's back and her right hand on his head and strokes her black hair softly.
Have you seen your scary dreams?
……
While I'm at it, I'm asking questions like making a child.
However, thanks to a certain hunch, I couldn't help but do this.
I wanted to hold Arnold in my arms, even if it was a courageous thing to do.
This question will be denied by Arnold.
Even though he was prepared to do so, Arnold, who was left by Leechee, dropped his gaze slightly and replied.
"... it's an old dream."
Arnold's hand was turned to Leechee's back.
"Thanks to you, everything has disappeared."
It wasn't strong enough to hold me back, it was almost just a touch.
However, when she felt like she was allowed to do this, Leechee strengthened her arm.
"... I'm sorry, Your Highness"
With his left hand clasping Arnold, his right hand gently stroked his back head.
It was hard for me to fall asleep because I was around.
Then Arnold said, exhaling briefly.
"This is not unusual."
After that, a gentle voice taught me.
"That's why it's not your fault."
……
The words remind me of the other day.
Leechee slept on the same bed as Arnold when she visited the Daijin Shrine and was injured there.
After that, he was told that he hadn't had any strange dreams.
(For His Highness Arnold, the terrible "old dreams")
Leechee's chest tightened as she remembered the past that he had told her.
(That a lot of your brothers were killed in front of your Highness?)
Arnold actually saw the painful sight of just imagining it.
(Or perhaps she hated you...)
Arnold had a neck wound at a young age.Besides what Leechee knows, there must be a lot of past.
(But I can't touch it there)
The gentle sound of the waves echoes through the room.
It seemed quieter than a completely silent room.
Leechee lets herself go and looks at Arnold.
Arnold's expressionless eyes looked straight down at Leechee.
Its eyes, which are more open than usual, seem to contain a lot of thoughts, and it looks terribly empty.
The blue eyes, whose bottom was unknown, were pale and crystal clear in the moonlight streaming in through the window.
Looking up at the blue, Leechee opens her mouth.
"---... the sea"
Just like before, I stroked Arnold's head like that.
I had a lot of fun playing with it.
……
It may have seemed puzzling to him that it was an inexplicable story.
(There's really not much I can do right now.)
Not only do I know Arnold's "Dreams", but I don't have the qualifications to step into them.
Still, at least I wanted to take Arnold's hand and walk far from the dream.
(For His Majesty Arnold, if the abominable memories do not disappear)
I want to scratch it with different emotions, even if it's just a little bit.
I hope the dreams I see in the future are not terrifying.
Leechee prayed to him to see the seaside during the day.
Then, Arnold opened his mouth without changing his expression.
"... when I remembered the existence of that beach"
Leechee tilts her neck and the expressionless Arnold says:
"I thought you might like it."
……
Leechee blinked unexpectedly.
"For me, it's just a view."
Arnold's voice is pale.
He speaks his mind clearly, as if he were spinning nothing.
If you were me, I would have felt that the sea was beautiful.
"...... Your Highness Arnold......"
"Even if I don't know it myself."
Arnold's hand stroked Leechee's cheek.
”... I felt like I understood it a little bit from the viewpoint of 'what you're happy with'”
When something unbelievable happened, Leechee blinked for a moment.
"You said you wanted to go, but that's not the only reason."
He gave the answer to what he had asked during the day, in the moonlight.
"I felt like I wanted to show you, so I took you out to that sea."
"...... ah"
Arnold used to say that.
You can't feel the same way about what Leechee holds dear.
He told me that the fire looked like a war, and the view of the Imperial City felt abominable.
If that's what he wanted to show Leechee the ocean.
― ― It was a pleasure to have you with me.
One by one, she told him in a voice that was about to tremble.
"Really, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very
I couldn't find a word to tell, but I was desperate to offer it.
But in the end, I can't tell, I just repeat the awkward words.
"... I'm still so happy I want to cry..."
……
I couldn't help but want to hold Arnold face to face again.
However, it was blocked.
Before turning his arms around him, Arnold held Leechee and locked her in his arms.
"Your Highness Arnold"
Leechee is surprised, of course, but she doesn't push him back.
Then Arnold leaned down and said this to Leechee's ears.
"... if you're pushed or squeezed out of your mind, you're going to have to resist a little bit more."
……
Rather, she clenched her arms back to Arnold's back.
I believe that your Highness will not be invisible.
Arnold's self-mocking smile overflowed.
After all, you're going to trust me everywhere.
"Of course..." "There's no one who can believe the reality of things without form", you said. "
Leechee still disagreed.
“I'm afraid of ghosts.Even if there is no form, I believe in its existence, and that's why I'm really frightened. "
Arnold was embarrassed to confess his weakness.
Then, I continued.
“As we witnessed in the Holy Kingdom of Domana the other day, the faith of the people of Krushade is unshakeable, right?”
……
Arnold, who was supposed to draw the blood of the goddess, who was worshipped by the Krushcheks, was silenced to think of something.
"And if you want to 'show me the sea', you can be sure of it, even if it's not in shape."
I stroke his head as if to apologize and inherit the words from him.
"I believe that feeling."... and that's why I'll tell you as many times as I can.I want to give you what you want. "
Sometimes just taking such an oath can help the other person.
Leechee told Arnold straightaway what Harriet taught her.
“Then, will you believe me one day?”
"... about you?"
No.
I don't care if you don't believe in Leechee.
More than that, Leechee wants Arnold to know.
“Your Highness Arnold himself is willing to do something for someone.”
――……
Arnold exhales in small breaths.
Then, the strength of the arm turned to Leechee was just a little stronger.
"... I never wished for anything from anyone."
His voice, which is spun in his ear, is slightly faded.
You're the only one who's moved to attract and hold something you can't reach.
"...... Your Highness Arnold"
Your left chest is throbbing and aching.
Arnold whispered these words without even knowing what was going on in Leeche's chest.
"Be my wife."
I whispered it in Leeche's ear.
"- I don't want anything more now."
"...... ah"
It was so painful that I desperately felt like crying.