Chapter 51

Is there always so many beauties in the capital city? (2) – unedited

When I answered in a snap, he burst into a loud laughter. As he sat on the bed, he smiled and looked up at me, his eyes full of love. Hey, don’t look at me like that!

“That’s right. But, can’t we just think about it for a bit and talk about it?”

He spoke in a humorous tone. I’m thinking, what else is there? Really.

“… So you mean that the demons really let you go?”

Merson nodded his head. However, rather than answering my words, it was giving him pleasure to look at me, and my question was like a denial.

“Why did they just let me go?”

“Because they knew I wouldn’t be annihilated.”

Drip.

I drooled. I could feel joy rising from under my toes. Really? Really?

“Are you sure?”

“Erina said it. I will never come back on my own.”

Right. Even thinking about it again, it is unimaginable for Merson to escape through the demons. It was also strange that the demons wouldn’t come back to pick him up even if he ran away because of luck.

Then, was it true that Merson was released(?) because they knew he wouldn’t be annihilated as Merson claimed? Well, there was no other way.

YAY! The joy of relief burst out. It was refreshing as if a chronic problem had been cleared. The door of my heart that had been tightly closed so as not to be lonely and not to miss him suddenly collapsed with a single kick.

I grabbed Merson’s cheeks and kissed him finely across his face.

Chu, chu, chu.

Our lips touched and fell with a loud noise. When I touched Merson’s lips, it made a long ‘um-ah!’ sound.

“Merson! Then you can go to the capital with me, we don’t have to separate, and if possible, we can the smiling faces of the villagers when we come back to Sezaine?”

“It’s possible.”

I smiled and looked into his face for a while. Then I mumbled words that I couldn’t get out of my mouth.

Following the flow of the book, you will be able to meet Serdebella as well.

Throb–

It hurts deep in my heart. Ignoring it, I piled up my current feelings on top of it and put it inside.

Now it is… just… It was enough just to know that Merson could be by my side.

It’s funny to say that it’s a reunion as soon as I open my eyes in the morning, but we had a hot reunion just for the two of us and packed our bags. It was just to prepare to go to the capital.

Knowing that Merson and I were going to the capital to bring Chenin, the villagers brought various things. This is partly because the number of households under Sezaine is small, so we were crowded with unexpected gifts as the rumors were so fast.

They said that getting injured in a foreign place would cause a lot of trouble, so the villagers robbed each other’s pockets and gave 7 gold along with bread, fruit, dried jerky, and other easy-to-eat food and medicines.

“Wow, I’ve never seen a gold coin.”

It was such a large amount that I wondered if I could take it. It cost 1 gold to buy an old used bed (I bought it after saving 3 months), but 7 gold. I was unsure whether it was okay to take it, so I put it on my hands and didn’t know what to do, but Aunt Crieta picked it up and put it into Merson’s arms.

“The young bride doesn’t seem to know how to spend money, so it’s better for the young husband to have it.”

The villagers clapped together and laughed wildly.

Oh, and I got a weapon. It was a word that didn’t quite fit for Sezaine, but it was definitely a weapon. Well, it was a dagger with a blade worn out enough that made me think it’s to be used to cut into pieces of fruit , but it was better than nothing.

When I asked the village chief who gave me the weapon, he said that he used it only for cutting rice instead of a sickle. I was at a loss for words for a moment. Anyway, thank you.

I was looking through my closet and organizing my clothes when I saw a dress that Chenin had given me. It looked very uncomfortable to wear with the laces running down to the bottom of the skirt that covered the feet and the many padded linings. It doesn’t look like there’s anything to wear.

After thinking about what to do with this for a long time, I finally closed the closet door without touching it. If Chenin returns to Sezain, I will return it to her.

I packed a few comfortable dresses and pajamas, and meticulously packed Merson’s shirt and pants into my backpack. Then, suddenly, something stood out.

Something which had been completely forgotten. It was put in the corner of an unused box two years ago and had never been taken out.

It was the Demon King’s cloak.

After blowing up the white dusty box, dust rose up over my face.

Cough, cough.

After waving my hand, I took out the cloak and lifted it. It has been hot and cold for the past two years, so I was wondering what to do if there was mold, but the cloak was intact to the extent that it was funny that I was worried about it. The black color was shiny, and the jewels embedded in it shone brightly.

“What are you looking at?”

Merson squatted next to me.

“A cloak?”

“Yes. You wore it two years ago and never took it out…….”

I looked at him cautiously. But his expression did not change. He was indifferent as if he was looking at a common piece of cloth.

“Shall we take it?”

Rather than using it as a cloak, I think it would be perfect to use it as a blanket. It was fluffy and wide, so it seemed perfect for sleeping outdoors.