Love Letter From The Future

2. The Lord is with you (19)

It was the same routine that morning. I was busy, hectic, and tired.

Children who were thirsty for affection often followed adults. The children of Guilford Orphanage were no exception.

At times, they would play wild pranks to get attention, or they would scream frantically. Being a child, it was inevitable.

I was well aware of it too. Even so, it was often difficult to control the crying heart.

I wanted to shout at least in my heart, but I managed to endure it not once or twice.

Come to think of it, the children were innocent. Isn’t it the adults’ fault for not giving them enough love?

After reading it like that, I felt a little calmer in my heart.

In that respect, the saintess showed an unexpected side.

As far as I know, the saintess has a pretty rough personality. Although he is decorating his appearance with a pretense, his true heart that flows out every time he faces me is like that.

I thought she would get angry or quit. However, the saintess had not erased her smile even once from yesterday until now.

Rather, unlike me, who gets flustered whenever the children get upset, she clearly distinguishes when to calm down and when to scold.

It was an admirable ability. The thought that she was indeed a saint came to my mind. It wasn’t just the breasts that were great.

Yuren also succeeded in winning children’s favor with his innate affinity. There were already a number of girls following him around.

They both had no problems. As the saintess said, it might have been because she was from an orphanage, so she was used to this kind of environment.

However, if there is a model student, there will always be an inferior student, at least in the orphanage, the inferior students were Delphine senior and Elsie senior.

It was like that even now. As if Delphine liked it, one girl picked a flower and gave it to Delphine.

It was a senior Delphine who boasted a arrogant yet glamorous appearance. Its appearance alone was enough to attract children.

As if asking what that meant, Delphine turned her bloody eyes toward the girl. The girl said with eyes sparkling with anticipation.

“It’s a gift, Miss Delphine! Flower!”

Hehe, Delphine accepted the flower without saying anything. Then he looked around and asked.

“What is the use of this flower?”

“… … yes?”

The girl’s eyes went blank. I didn’t expect to get such a reaction back, so it was a natural result.

Regardless, Delphine opened her mouth again in a slightly bored voice.

“For example, brewing it will relieve a cough, or crushing it and using it will help stop bleeding. You know those things?”

“… … Mo, I don’t know.”

The series of embarrassing questions put the girl in a daze. The little boy dragged his feet on the dirt floor with his head down.

Delphine-senpai, who watched the scene without a word, immediately injected an aura into the flower.

It was a high-temperature aura that even metal could not withstand. Naturally, there was no way a fragile flower could survive.

A golden glow climbed the stem of the flower and brushed off the white ash as if melting it.

Ashes falling from the sky, the girl admired the skill with her eyes wide open.

“Not even strong… Look closely, kid.”

Delphine brushed off the ashes from her hands, then slightly bent her knees and met the girl’s eyes.

The girl couldn’t even open her mouth. It was because of the innate ability to control the atmosphere that only Delphine has.

“This is how being useless and not strong is going to happen. It just disappears… So be careful too, okay?”

Tuk-tuk, Delphine shook the remaining ash from her hand onto the girl’s shoulder. When she got up again, her face was completely calm. In her own way, it seemed like serious advice.

It’s just that the opponent is too young to accept that cruel truth.

The girl saw the ashes on her shoulder and immediately began to cry. It didn’t take long for the tears to break out.

Even so, Delphine did not blink an eye. It was to the extent that a saintess who was worse than that came forward and comforted the child.

The opponent was the heir of the Yurdina family, and no matter how holy she was, she was not someone to be recklessly beaten. So she cautiously opened her mouth.

“Sister Delphine, the children will love it more if you treat them with a little more warmth.”

“I don’t care what the orphans think of me, saintess. Especially for kids who are so weak that they can’t even accept that kind of advice.”

It was a remark that was surprisingly unremarkable. Perhaps it was because he was forcibly brought to me and his nerves were sharpened, Delphine’s tone was more bitter than usual.

At this point, the saintess seemed helpless. Ahaha, she smiled awkwardly and then asked me with her eyes.

‘What is this woman?’

I had no choice but to respond with a bitter smile.

who is who He’s a cold-blooded man who doesn’t hesitate to dig into his half-brother’s wounds, and he’s the heir to the Yurdina family who doesn’t hesitate to do cowardly things to win.

Instead of answering that, my foot took a step forward.

Feeling startled, Delphine’s eyes turned to me. A fear-filled, brilliant crimson jewel.

I walked as it was and approached Delphine-senpai. With every step he took, Delphine trembled, and as soon as I approached, he licked his lips and lowered his gaze.

The lightly trembling shoulders represented her feelings.

It’s hard to keep doing this, but I sighed inwardly. It seems that Delphine is not suited to taking care of children.

If so, there are still a few things left to do. One was chopping firewood for cooking, and the other was fetching water.

It’s firewood. It was enough if I lost. Because I also had a hatchet.

In that case, there was only one task for Delphine-senpai.

“Senior Delphine, if you’re feeling frustrated, could you bring me some water from the well?”

“… … My, why me?”

It was a shabby defiance. I stared at Delphine without saying anything. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she closed her eyes tightly and stared at me.

That’s exactly what I was trying to do.

I immediately lost my temper and averted my gaze.

“… … My, am I your errand boy? I’m not going to do that, that kind of huh, chores!”

It was a determined will. He shouted in a trembling voice, even trying to avoid my gaze. I had no choice but to accept it.

I thought I would have to leave things like hunting later. Recently, I went to the forest to look for the monkey witch, but there was no result. There were signs that the search would be prolonged.

In that case, I was thinking about how it would be better to hunt while exploring, and feed the children at least meat. The details will have to be agreed upon with colleagues, though.

Finally, as if I had given up, I let out a deep sigh. Then Delphine instinctively flinched and looked at me.

“Is that so?”

There must be a lot of work to do, no need to spend more time. Now it was time to cut the firewood.

My hand ran across my waist. It was to grab a hand ax to cut firewood.

It was then that Delphine-senpai let out a sound like a scream.

“… … Ha, I will!”

My puzzled eyes turned to Delphine. Regardless, Delphine seemed to have already lost her mind. Crouching down with her trembling body, Delphine-senpai knelt down on the spot.

“Oh, no… Ha, I will! So please… As for the minced meat… Hehe, yo, please forgive me… ugh… … .”

Then, at the last moment, isn’t it even sobbing?

I was dumbfounded and looked at the saintess. However, the saintess’ eyes seemed rather interesting, and she nodded with a face that she finally understood.

The saintess clung to me and lifted her tiptoe. At first, I tried to avoid it, but I felt the soft elasticity against my shoulder, so I decided to stay calm.

A sweet voice whispering in my ear.

“It’s worth using.”

I had no choice but to smile bitterly again.

what is this

**

If Delphine had a problem with not understanding the emotions of the children, Elsie had the exact opposite.

It was a problem because it fit so well. Whenever children tease him, he reacts very well, so mischievous children have crossed the line.

It didn’t matter if I used the wisdom of an adult every time I calmly warned her. However, Elsie-senpai never tolerated that a child was her opponent.

There was also a time when he immediately hardened his complexion and threatened him.

“Hey, are you comfortable with me? Do you really look like a dick when you put up with it? and me Since the commoners want to see you, really… … !”

His youthful appearance also played a part.

However, Elsie was an adult, and children were to be protected. Isn’t she even a high-ranking aristocrat?

Elsie-senpai had the power to materialize the threat. whether it be force or power.

If so, you should be more careful with your words and actions. Because one word of the have was heavier than ten words of the one who had not.

This was the maxim of the empire, and it was also a saying that any aristocrat of the empire should keep in mind.

It was because of that that night, Elsie-senpai and I were left alone on the wall.

It was to have a conversation. Of course, it would be enough to make an exception for Elsie-senpai in taking care of children like Delphine-senpai, but the children already felt quite close to Elsie-senpai.

She wouldn’t be far away from Elsie-senpai just because they were separated. I let out a soft sigh.

“Senior Elsie… They are children.”

It was a tone of request. There was no need to blindly look at him as a child, but there was no need to threaten him more than necessary.

Even if you look at senior Elsie lightly, doesn’t she have strength? There were several paths, such as admonishing them appropriately or strengthening their physical abilities with magical powers to subdue them.

However, only Elsie was obsessed with threats. I didn’t understand that.

I don’t know if it’s a swordsmanship department where even the brain is filled with muscles like me, but Elsie was a talented person who belonged to the upper ranks in the magic department. There was no way I couldn’t think of that.

However, Elsie-senpai still had a rugged expression on her face.

“But you’re annoying… … !”

“Then, all you have to do is admonish. What is the point of holding on to a child and even having a double bath?”

Senior Elsie seemed to think that what I said had some truth. Judging by the fact that there was no refutation for a while with his mouth shut, it was like that.

“Hmph,” she snorted. The blue sapphire-colored eyes were emitting a deeper light through the darkness.

“… … You don’t know anyway.”

“What?”

I asked out of pure curiosity. However, there was only one answer from senior Elsie.

“Anyway, I don’t know!”

A voice exclaiming, “Excuse me.”

Senior Elsie seemed to be sad and resentful when I didn’t take her side. With a gasping breath, she turned her back.

I’m not a child, but I had a dejected smile on my face.

Show him the hatchet and it would be over in no time. Even so, the reason I tried to talk to Elsie-senpai was because she seemed to have some circumstances.

The response, consistently responding with threats, was the same at both the academy and the orphanage. If it was a survival strategy of its own, the basis for that judgment would also exist.

It wasn’t going to end just by shutting her mouth with a hatchet. That’s why Elsie-senpai and I had been quite close for a while.

When I couldn’t come up with an answer no matter how much I thought about it, I scratched the back of my head in annoyance. And I shouted at senior Elsie.

“Careful! You know what comes out of the night!”

“… … Never mind!”

At any rate, I looked away while clicking my tongue. It was just a coincidence.

My eyes suddenly stopped on the wall.

time has stopped The sound of breathing disappeared, and not even a heartbeat could beat my eardrums.

Instinctively I knew. A shadow of about 2m standing on the wall.

The proper appearance was unknown. However, the arms were unusually long, reaching below the knees. The eyes were not looking at me, as if they were not looking at me.

But from his posture, it was clear that he was watching someone.

Who then?

My pupils moved slowly following the beast’s gaze. At the end of it, you can see a large cone hat and brown hair.

Elsie-senpai was a wizard. There was not even a shield now.

Hitting the ground was right after the brain was stained pure white.

I had no idea. However, the thought that Elsie-senpai might die if she left it as it was came flooding into her head.

Like that time, like that time when I had to sit helpless in front of Emma.

My heart raced. Magical power stretched out and engulfed the blood vessels in his legs. The sudden torrent of magical power felt as if the blood vessels would be torn apart. The veins burst and gave sharp pain.

The Witchbeast was crouching. Right before the attack, I shouted at Elsie-senpai.

“Senior Elsie!”

Elsie-senpai snorted and tried to cast a glance at me.

If it hadn’t been for a huge shadow overtaking her before that.

Elsie-senpai’s eyes widened. Clearly taken aback, her hands quickly made hand signs and condensed mana.

It was a non-performance chant, a method of replacing language with hand signs. It was a way to finish the chanting at high speed, but the Witchbeast was terribly fast.

Without even a sound, the Witchbeast attacked senior Elsie. The moment Elsie-senpai opened her eyes, her fingernails, which had already extended like blades, were already close to her.

It’s late. It was too late to swing the sword or throw the hatchet.

A virtual trajectory was drawn. The solid line piercing senior Elsie’s shoulder, the intention to take away the will to resist seemed obvious.

And he will use the mobility that allows him to freely cross the wall to escape. Then, it was virtually impossible to get Elsie-senpai back.

It wasn’t the time to decide what was best. There was only one way left for me.

Grind your teeth and focus your senses.

The sight diagrammed the space. The tangled lines formed strings like tree trunks. I pulled on it with all my might.

A strange, groaning sound rang out.

Space is distorted. Just as I was running, I threw myself between them. The free time to draw the sword was already over.

There is only one thing I can do but use my body as a shield.

Well, the nails pierced my abdomen without feeling any resistance.

On the side, the sensation was ambiguous. Blood gushed out. It shouldn’t leak to the organs, I thought so even in my blurry mind.

However, the only things that filled my vision were the Witchbeast’s claws with a faint halo of light and Elsie-senpai staring at me frozen.

The witches were also flustered. I could hear the monster breathing. I squeezed out the last of my strength in that gap and pulled out the hatchet from my waist.

The other hand gripped the nail that had penetrated my abdomen. Suddenly, the unidentified group of lights had disappeared. Blood leaked out, but I clenched my teeth.

Kwajik, the hatchet cut the arm of the Witchbeast.

I was attacked from behind, so I couldn’t use my power properly. However, the opponent’s arms were so long that he managed to reach them somehow. The hot blood splashed and conveyed warmth to the air.

The sound of howling, and the presence of a hurried departure.

After that, I lost my mind for a second. When I came to my senses again, I was lying on the ground with my back to the ground, and an unknown chill penetrated every part of my body.

It was cold. Through my blurry vision, I saw Elsie-senpai.

Tears were already welling up in those trembling little hands and blue sapphire eyes. The muttering of the crying girl was not heard at all.

It can only be inferred with those moonshine lips.

‘it’s okay?’

I said with a faint smile.

“Sung, Nyeo… Call… … .”

I’m so sick right now

I wanted to add that, but unfortunately, that one word was the last.

My consciousness went dark.