Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Chapter 69. Felia tiptoed and stroked Lucius's head much larger than herself.

“Why were you listening to all such words upsetting.”

“I'm okay.”

Lucius who hesitated for a moment said.

“Rather older sister isn't a person who should hear such words...”

Sorry.

The chaotic period when the Demon King appeared and demonic beasts ran rampant.

Felia was one of the companions who went around with Aios from the beginning and made a name.

Aios and the companions all had powerful abilities, but among them Felia was special.

When she passed riding a white and huge dragon demonic beasts couldn't even do one proper resistance and froze solid on the spot.

Exactly as if winter came early only on that spot.

When demonic beasts flocked in groups such Felia's ability shone more.

Felia reached out her hand and covered Lucius's mouth.

“Don't say more than that. I said, Lus. You are my only family. By the way suddenly what matter?”

Felia turned the topic with a bright voice.

“Wanted to give this.”

Lucius held out a small music box.

At the gift prepared matching her taste Felia's face brightened.

“Pretty! What is this?”

“A gift I give to older sister.”

“Is today some day? My birthday? No. My birthday passed a few months ago.”

“Just gifting. Because I want to.”

“Really? Thank you, Lus.”

Felia smiled brightly and received the music box.

And tried to open the music box, but the music box was tightly locked.

“This doesn't open? Where is the key?”

When Lucius held the music box and flowed magic power, the lock device made a clack sound and opened.

“Made to open with my magic power.”

“Why with your magic power. Have to do with my magic power for me to open and see.”

Lucius curved his eyes prettily.

“So every time older sister wants to open this music box will think of me.”

“Even without doing to this extent often think of you.”

“Hope do more.”

“If I call you every day saying open the music box won't it be bothersome?”

“Not at all. Rather seems will wait only for older sister to call. Will older sister call today, call tomorrow. Will wait only that every day.”

“What to the work of only opening the music box...”

Lucius hugged Felia's waist, and kissed the cheek.

“Don't like my gift?”

“If another person gifts a music box I also can't open would seem absurd...”

“Yeah.”

“You cute so let it pass.”

Felia hit Lucius's nose with her finger tok.

Turning the music box's spring, a calm music sound echoed.

“A song praying for the other party's well-being.”

Felia said seeing the music box moving.

A song sung hoping to return safely without any trouble in war or fight.

“Also received the priests' blessing.”

“Unexpected you believe such things? Usually always said the god's eye that blessed things like Aios is also knowable.”

“Because hope older sister is safe to the extent of wanting to rely even on such things.”

The next moment, Lus woke from sleep.

Felia with a face a bit younger than in the dream was looking down at himself with a worried face.

“Always woke early, somewhere hurt?”

“...

No. Okay. Dreamed a bit.”

Lucius blankly looked at Felia.

“Really? Must have been an extremely good dream. Surprised because didn't wake even waking.”

Felia sat on the bed and asked.

“A dream older sister comes out.”

“Yes?”

“Older sister too pretty...”

“Really? That much? Wow, jealous. The me in the dream was that pretty, this?”

Felia playfully pulled Lucius's cheek.

“But the older sister in front of my eyes now is prettier.”

“What?”

“Anyway seems because like older sister more.”

“Saying embarrassing words again.”

“It's real.”

Lucius quietly looked into Felia.

“Really strange. Never thought another person is pretty even once. How is older sister eyes also pretty, nose also pretty, lips also pretty. All pretty?”

When Felia's cheeks heated, Lucius smiled bashfully.

“Seeing like this even cute.”

“You keep teasing me.”

When Felia covered Lucius's face with her hand, Lucius held Felia's wrist and pulled toward himself.

Lucius's body falling back, Felia collapsed on Lucius's body in an instant.

The long hair fell beside Lucius like a curtain.

Inside that met gazes with Felia.

Lucius thought his world is in that gaze.

“I'll grow quickly, older sister.”

Lucius held Felia's hair with a soft touch as if caressing flower petals and kissed.

“Will grow as a kind and pretty child. Have to prettily treat even if Lus grows?”

“O-of course.”

Smiling with eyes Felia flustered and raised her body.

“Eat breakfast quickly and come. I'll think more how to open the music box.”

“Older sister, that music box.”

“Yes?”

“Seems I know the method to open.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Then I'll bring now! Wait a bit!”

When Felia went out, Lucius let out a big sigh.

As memories returned, the demonic energy that became more violent felt ecstatic.

If now seemed could do anything.

Felt the presence of people moving outside the door.

“...

Annoying.”

Creepy like a small ant crawling on the skin.

Lucius recalled Felia and resolved alone.

“...

Have to endure. Can't kill. Can do.”

The people outside were all people who came from Valfruga.

“If killing without any reason older sister will be sad.”

Lucius muttered small.

“So I can endure.”* * *In Lus's hand the music box opened simply to the extent of absurd.

According to Lus's words said opens with some magic power device.

“Since completely broke the lock device won't lock again.”

Opening the music box listening to Lus's words, the sapphire necklace inside was visible.

Scratches here and there so probably someone used.

“Is this it?”

When I held up the necklace, Blackie nodded.[Yes. Correct, Master.]

Putting the necklace in Blackie's mouth, Blackie started chewing crunch crunch.

Firmly fixing the necklace with the front paw, and neatly tearing and eating the jewel the appearance knowing the true body is a man much larger than me still quite cute.

As expected animals seem the cutest when eating something.

Blackie's scales started sparkling as if receiving sunlight.

“How is it? Seems something arose?”

Blackie who ate even the necklace's chain all opened his mouth satisfied.[The ability Master hopes came out.]

“Purification?”[Precisely the ability to change the attribute of water.]

Blackie shook his tail majestically.[Because purifying water is also the work of changing dirty water to clean water. I said, Master. Drinking water and rainwater are subtly different.]

“Anyway now can purify dirty water, this? Good!”

Then now it was time to go negotiate right away.* * *Entering the Menisd Duke's office he was lying face down on the desk using a book as a pillow.

“What are you doing?”

At my question the Menisd Duke muttered.

“...

Thinking how can quit this damn Duke position.”

“Then will you hand over to me?”

Asking playfully, he quickly answered.

“Shall I? Even if Duchess level I would have handed over... why are my collateral all only stupid guys. If the head rolled even a bit would have handed over right away and retired...”

He let out a deep sigh and slowly stood up.

“Because of purifying the river water, right?”

“Right, what. Anyway contact came from the imperial family. Will send the priest stationed in the imperial family as urgent so think.”

“Instead would have demanded something.”

“Right. Still didn't say what price, but clearly the aftertaste wouldn't be good. Haa, bothersome...”

“Then shall I resolve that?”

“What?”

“Saying I'll purify the river water.”

The Menisd Duke asked with a puzzled face.

“Was the Duchess a priest?”

“Think as a secret method passed down in the ducal house.”

“This time trying to rip what as price...”

“Need the Duke's cooperation, but this time's price the Duke will also like?”

The Menisd Duke looked at me with a face still not knowing the reason.

“Shall we feed the Emperor together?”* * *I took Lus and headed to the upstream of the river in the deep forest.

Thanks to the Menisd Duke saying in advance no knight guarding the river was visible.

“Ugh, what is this.”

Seeing the river's appearance closely I frowned.

The dark red river water didn't look good even at a glance, so seemed to know the reason Blackie said poison.

Blackie flapped his wings beside me and said solemnly.[I'll go, Master.]

“Yeah.”

When Blackie uses the ability as always the fingertips tingle and the inside nauseates.

Slightly staggering, Lus immediately supported me from behind.

“I'll hold.”

“Thank you.”

I took a deep breath again and calmed the inside.

The dark red river water bubbled as if boiling.

As the energy inside the body drained, the river water started boiling more violently.

At some moment the river water that was boiling fiercely as if would burst right away stopped, then a dark red whirlpool soared.

Kwaaaa!

At the roughly turning water spray the ground seemed to ring.

Because of gathering all the river water the fish left on the bare ground flapped here and there.

River water also splashed toward me, but strength drained from the whole body so no strength to avoid even.

Fortunately Lus hugged me and blocked with the cloak so didn't hit.

I panted breath hugged in Lus's arms.

Blackie didn't avoid the water spray, and stood in front of that and flapped wings fiercely.

The more so the whirlpool turned more and more roughly.

And an amazing matter happened.

From the upper part of the whirlpool the color gradually changed.

The appearance of the dark red water gradually changing to a transparent color was mysterious.

I tightly held Lus's arm with my hand.

Seemed would collapse right away, but couldn't lose consciousness here.

Finally the water all changed transparent, and the river water rose.

The dark red water sparkled transparently receiving the sunlight.

“Older sister!”

And I fainted as is ending with Lus's surprised voice.* * *Couldn't move even a bit on the bed for the 3rd day.

Thanks to Lus who carried me down watching fiercely.

“Come, eat this too.”

Lus held out a round pill.

“What is this again?”