Love Letter From The Future

1. The First Letter (78)

It took quite a long time to appease the saintess.

At first, I thought it was just a joke, like last time. So I looked at the saintess with a smile haha, but no matter how much I looked at her with a smile, the saintess never felt relieved.

Only then did I harden my expression. The saintess was genuinely dissatisfied.

Even if there was a convincing reason, I was the one who unilaterally broke the promise. There was enough justification for the saintess to be angry. Even though I was flustered, I had to do my best to appease the saintess.

Perhaps my sincerity worked, and a change was detected in the saintess who was consistent with a cold smile. Even though it was making a shrill sound and turning his head around.

Even that was turned into a picture because the original was so pretty. It was cute and had a taste that made the man’s heart flutter. Above all, breasts that reveal their presence with him.

No, no. I shouldn’t have had any impure thoughts. So I did my best to comfort myself and comfort the saintess.

“It was inevitable. Didn’t the angels also say that? ‘First, help the sick and struggling neighbors by your side. What you did to them, you did to me.’”

“Still, could you give me a word? Really, I was so surprised to hear the news… … .”

If that was the case, I might have been caught by the saintess in the clearing in front of the forest. That’s because the saintess was negative about my participation in the hunting festival.

However, a hasty refutation could have the opposite effect of scratching the other person’s stomach. When appeasing someone, it was important to empathize first.

I nodded my head fervently, as if the saintess’ words were unconditionally correct.

“My thoughts were brief. I was preoccupied with saving my friend… Otherwise, would I be so reckless?”

“yes.”

That’s right, I kept my mouth shut at the saintess’ resolute answer. She, who was glancing at me with her pale pink eyes with her arms crossed, immediately let out a small sigh.

It was a face that looked like it couldn’t dry. She let out a wry smile.

“… … But, that means Brother Ian.”

Unable to understand the meaning, I stared blankly at the saintess. She was shaking her head.

“Isn’t that what you had to do?”

That question hit me right in the middle.

Yes. It had to be done.

If I didn’t do it, a lot of people would have been hurt, Seria wouldn’t have been able to escape from Delphine’s shadow for the rest of her life, and Emma would have died in agony.

It was an excruciatingly painful battle. His arm was pierced, he vomited blood, and his intestines were concussed. Still, I had to move.

Because it was something I had to do. So I had to keep my mouth shut, as if the saintess’ words were my only consolation.

I was honestly scared. There were many times when I wanted to quit. Still, I couldn’t bear to do that.

If I did, I would have had to suffer from guilt for the rest of my life, so a bitter smile formed on my lips. And a barely squeezed word.

“… … yes.”

As if that was the case, the saintess quietly nodded. Her hand groped my arm. There was a look of sadness in her eyes once again.

“Margie dug deep. It is a situation where semi-permanent aftereffects are bound to remain… It’s fortunate that we did first aid with divine power, but if it had invaded the bone marrow, we might have had to amputate it.”

It was something I was promising. His appearance had improved, but he could tell just by looking at his left arm, which still had no sensation.

dulled Not only the senses, but every movement of the left arm was like that. The reaction speed that shows a subtle difference made my heart even heavier.

I didn’t know if I would have to train my swordsmanship again from scratch. That much, one arm was precious to the prosecutor. Even if such subtle aftereffects remain, the swordsmanship he has accumulated so far will collapse in a mess.

Not bad for the price of life. Emma and the many students who may have died.

I had no intention of taking the form alone, saying that I made a sacrifice in secret. The age for that has already passed.

I just sincerely thought so. Rather than suffer from guilt all my life, it would be better to build up my swordsmanship from the ground up.

Of course, the road was bound to be a difficult process. But in return, I got a lot.

It was the elixir that would solve my chronic limit, the amount of magical energy.

The ‘dragon’s blood’ received as a prize for winning the hunting festival was a treasure trove for the imperial family. Although the effect could not be accurately measured, it was clear that it would at least have an effect more than twice the amount of my magic power.

Swordsmanship has been devoted to it so far, so it was enough to suffer for a few years. However, the opportunity to increase the amount of innate magical power was very rare. In other words, looking at it in the long run, it meant that there were more benefits than losses for me.

Even so, there was no way to do anything about the bitter taste in the mouth. When I nodded without saying anything, the saintess asked me with a worried voice.

“Are you okay?”

“It was something I was determined to do.”

That was all I could give back. The saintess glanced at me with doubtful eyes, then let out a deep sigh again as if she couldn’t help it.

She slightly averted her gaze as if in agony, then cautiously called me.

“… … Brother Ian.”

When my questioning eyes turned to her, the saintess smiled and said to me.

“Shall we make one secret?”

“… … ?”

What kind of secret do you mean suddenly? But before I could have such a question, the saintess took out a small bloody orb from her bosom.

have ever seen The ‘Blood Spirit’ that Yuren had airlifted to the Holy Land, I heard that it was the price of one castle.

Without hesitation, the saintess put the blood between her hands, as if praying, and aroused divine power.

Uh, while I was doing it, a terrifying gale of divine power raged. And that silvery blast seeped into my left arm, and I felt a burning pain.

It was as if the senses that had been dulled until now had gone mad. I was about to scream, but I remembered the word ‘secret’ and gritted my teeth.

The pain didn’t last long. In just a few seconds, the aftereffects on my arm disappeared as if they were washed.

My eyes blankly turned to the saintess. The saintess only frowned and closed her light pink eyes.

Without realizing it, my body jerked up. The mangled words leaked out of my mouth.

“That, that, that’s the price!”

“yes that’s right.”

“Isn’t the saintess also unable to use it as she pleases?”

“So it must be a ‘secret’?”

With such a mischievous smile, the saintess removed her hands. And he confirmed to me the appearance of blood clots on the palm of his hand.

It was fine. Although it was very minutely small, it was indistinguishable unless you looked closely.

“I don’t know if it’s written for someone who’s near death or near death, but it can be used for mild after-effects to the extent that it’s not noticeable. Of course, in principle, permission must be obtained from the Holy Land… … .”

At the same time, the saintess urged me to respond with a subtle gaze. I immediately stuttered open my mouth.

“… … I-I didn’t see anything.”

“like.”

As if satisfied, the saintess only then nodded. And pointed at the entrance with a wink. It meant that it was time to part ways.

I was trying to get up with a feeling of bewilderment until the end, but a question suddenly came to my mind and asked.

“Saintess, why are you doing this to me?”

As if asking what she was talking about, the saintess tilted her head slightly, just as she was wearing a kind smile. I spoke right away.

“Uh, isn’t it risky even for the saintess to use blood? Even so… … .”

“Brother Ian… Didn’t your brother tell you?”

Then, the saintess put her hands on the curved breasts and said with a proud expression.

“’First, help the weak by your side. That is what it did to me.’”

It was a passage from the scriptures of the Heavenly Faith. Hearing that, I stood there dumbfounded for a moment, and then I had no choice but to put on a faint smile.

It was the phrase I was quoting.

“I just thought that good deeds should be rewarded accordingly. Then, please, let the heavenly gods look upon you. Emmanuel.”

Receiving her greetings with the sign of the cross, I left the treatment room.

afternoon, when the sun has not yet set.

It was a day when I suddenly thought that God might be looking down on this place.

**

After the hunting festival, a frantic drinking party follows at the after-night festival that takes place the next night.

First of all, it was to solve the big hurdle of ‘hunting festival’, but the most important reason was that I had to prepare for the final exam soon.

After the moon of the bow, the moon of the wheel comes. At that time, it was normal for the final exam period to finish the first semester.

Failure at the academy means expulsion. Therefore, during the final exam period, all students had no choice but to devote themselves to study and training. In other words, there was no more time to play except today.

It was an attribute of young people that, even if they wanted to quit drinking, if they heard that they could not drink even if they wanted to eat from tomorrow, they could not stop drinking. Even if he was destined to eventually become a four-legged animal and roll on the ground with vomiting.

I didn’t know it, but it was obvious that at dawn, the academy would be flooded with corpses that couldn’t overcome the alcohol. It has been like that every year, and it will be like that this year, and it was a rare scene of the academy that will not change after next year.

Of course, I was no exception to that. As soon as I sat down, I filled my glass and emptied it at once. Not just me, but everyone in the same seat was doing the same.

The 3rd grade now replaces the exam with a slightly less difficult practice in preparation for the practice dispatch to go to the 4th grade. Of course, before that, I had to take the theoretical exams such as liberal arts lectures, but the most important score was on the ‘practice exam’.

As the day approaches, everyone becomes sensitive not only to training but also to managing their physical condition. Opportunities for drinking were non-existent. If so, it would have been better to shake off all that desire today.

Celine showed her face briefly at the table where Leto and I were sitting, and then she was drinking at the table where my friends were gathered. She seemed in a very good mood.

It was worth it. Winning the hunting festival meant being recognized as one of the best players in the academy.

In other words, Celine’s ransom was bound to skyrocket. There could be nothing better for her, who longs for the revival of the Hastur family.

“Come to think of it, what happened to that Delphine-senpai?”

It was a question that came out of my mouth. Upon receiving that question, Leto put on an absurd face, but he couldn’t help it.

I’ve been busy with Emma’s hospital visits and treatment all day. I didn’t even have time to gather rumors. On the other hand, isn’t Leto free?

He shrugged and answered me.

“I heard you fell asleep? No news since then. Not a single step came out of the room.”

I tsk, and clicked my tongue. My head was blown away.

“I hope you don’t get hurt too much. If you live, you lose, well.”

“… … What are you going to say?”

It was a time when I was talking leisurely with Leto and other friends. A small, drunken man staggered towards me from afar.

It was Elsie senior. She came with her gang, some familiar people.

They were the seniors who were smashed against me last time, along with senior Elsie. They greeted me hesitantly and with awkward expressions.

I was looking at Elsie-senpai, wondering what was going on, and she suddenly put a hand on my shoulder.

Because of the height difference, there was no discomfort in the shoulder strap despite me sitting. A hearty laugh erupted from Elsie-senpai’s dainty mouth.

“Ahahaha! Hello everyone, it’s my new little brother! His name is Ian Perkus, have you heard of it a lot?”

Elsie-senpai must have been quite drunk already, and the smell of alcohol emanated from her mouth when she said that. Senior Elsie’s gang were just looking at me awkwardly, probably because they weren’t drunk yet.

I also felt uncomfortable. I quietly whispered to Elsie-senpai.

“Me, senior Elsie? I think the seniors are uncomfortable… … .”

“yes? What are you talking about? Now you’re my younger brother too, so we should live like one family! Hey Temar. you come here! we got some, huh? I have a f*cking past, but I have to forgive everyone and get on with it!”

However, the drunk Elsie senior was even more self-righteous. She frowned and even threatened her gang. A sigh escaped from my mouth.

At this point, there was only one way.

“Puhahaha! You should have seen that Delphine’s face then! How afraid you were when you saw me… Hey profit?! Please save me!”

As soon as I sneakily showed her the hatchet, Elsie-senpai threw away her pride and started trembling. I tried to pull the large cone hat down, as if I had decided that it would be less scary because it would block my view.

I whispered quietly in her ear.

“Elsie-senpai, you should listen carefully.”

“Yes, four… Eh, I’ll listen carefully to Elsie. Oh, I’ll take a piss or whatever… … !”

After hearing that answer, I stroked her hair with a satisfied look on my face.

Immediately, Elsie-senpai’s expression became hazy. Seeing that scene, Elsie-senpai’s gang were looking at me with even more fearful eyes.

But what can I do, this was the only way to stop Elsie from runaway.

“Now then, go ahead and enjoy the rest of the time with your friends.”

Thinking that things are getting better now, I issued a congratulatory order. Even so, Elsie-senpai was just hesitant.

As she turned her suspicious gaze, Elsie-senpai scratched the ground with her feet for no reason while blushing.

“… … Joe, can you stroke me a little more?”

Hearing that, I looked around. Senior Elsie’s gang looked even more goosebumps, and Leto was looking at me with eyes that looked at trash.

No, you said do it like this.

It was unfair, but it was unavoidable.

The most important guest of today’s Huya Festival came last.

I was drinking and someone tugged at my collar. My eyes glanced back.

Those gray hair that meekly accepted the moonlight, and deep blue eyes that reminded me of the clear and deep sea.

“… … That, Senior Ian.”

She cautiously proposed to me.

“All, just the two of us! ugh… Just the two of us, where would you like to go?”

Let’s have a tryst with just the two of us on a late night when the moon is starting to wane.

Saying that, Seria couldn’t meet my eyes properly with her cheeks blushing.

It was a strange atmosphere.