CH 56

But before we ran away, the Elves were grinning and waiting for us with fruits in their hand.

“Thi-This way!”

I pulled Anna’s hand again and ran away, but the elves were still ahead of us.

So we ran around, but we were finally cornered against the wall.

“Damn it.”

I use wind magic to deflect the occasionally thrown fruit, catch it with my hands, and sometimes defend Anna with my body, but I am completely played with.

And above all, that grinning pervert annoyed me from the bottom of my heart.

“It was a close call, Allen-san. Well, you’ve shown me something hot!”

“But I won’t let you reach the goal so easily.”

“Yes, yes. Even we don’t have a girlfriend!”

It no longer sounds like an accusation based on mere jealousy, but let’s just think about protecting Anna.

However, as long as there is a restriction that you cannot break things, I cannot do anything fancy with [alchemy].

“Then, Allen-san will also give up on your girlfriend and will be mourning with us for 10 years.”

“Hehehe, Suck it up.”

With that, the elves took a large amount of fruit in their hands and threw them one after another.

“Puukusukusu” (TL:- pervert laughing)

That grinning pervert is pointing her finger and laughing right in front of me.

Damn! Why don’t they rest?

No, that’s not it! If this happens, I’ll only protect Anna alone!

“Excuse me, Anna-sama!”

I hugged Anna straight to my chest and pushed her down, using my body as a shield to take the fruit attack.

“H-Hey! Allen?”

“If I can endure like this until the time runs out, I can protect you, Anna-sama.”

“Allen! …… Hey, don’t be silly! Mana. Oh Mana, the source of all things. Follow my command and become ice and take its form. Ice Coffin”

When Anna activated her ice magic, an ice coffin was formed to completely wrap us around.

Naturally, it’s ice, so it’s extremely cold.

“What do you mean, ‘you’ll endure until time runs out’? What’s the point if you get beaten up for it!”

“But … Anna-sama…”

“Anna, I’m fine with it. Her Majesty told me that in this elf village, it doesn’t matter what your status is in the human world. So, you know, well. As long as you are in this village……”

Anna’s voice, which had been eloquent at first, became quieter and quieter until it seemed to fade away, and as if in proportion, her initial expression of anger turned into one of shame.

“Anna-sama … No, Anna. That’s …”

“……Ah”

Inside the ice coffin, we stare at each other, oblivious to the elves and spirits watching outside.

Then

knock Knock

The sound of the knock on the ice coffin made us huff and raises our face.

On the outside of the clear ice, there was a troubled-looking queen, peering at us. The elves around us no longer had any fruit.

“Oh. Umm, well, Anna…..”

“A-Allen. Oh.”

Anna looks away in embarrassment and then breaks the spell of the ice coffin.

(Tl:- Cuteness overdose (≧∇≦))

At that moment, Sheryl Laura-san, who was nearby, threw fruit at us. But I didn’t miss the action.

I twisted my body to protect Anna and caught the fruit on my face. The juice of the red fruit sticks to my face, blocking my vision with its sweet scent.

And the next moment, I heard the sound of gongs signalling the end.

“Sheryl Laura-san?”

“Hmph. You did a good job of keeping your guard up until the end.”

“Allen…… that, I’m sorry. I let my guard down.”

“No, no. It was me. But I did a good job of protecting you.”

When I said that, Anna laughed and then said happily.

Thank you, my knight.

＊＊＊＊

After we managed to protect Anna’s crown despite being covered in fruit juice, we met up with the other participants, also covered in fruit juice, in the central square.

Two of the four couples seemed to have failed to protect the women. However, they didn’t seem to be so grieving and were encouraging each other to do their best next time. I got the impression that they were trying to do their best in the next competition.

After all, different lifespans give you a very different sense of time, is what I thought.

Now, for the other two pairs, the woman gives the man her crown of flowers and then kiss on the forehead.

The man who received it dropped a kiss on the flower crown, put it on the woman again, and then kissed her lips, or rather, kissed her deeply. Then, the spirits around them are glittering and showering light.

“Oh, amazing”

“Ki, ki, kiss, d-doing th-that…”

It seems that I, who can see the spirits, and Anna, who can’t, feel things differently.

“Anna, if you don’t want to go any further, you can, well, just pretend to kiss……”

When I said that, she glared at me and acted as if she was going to step on my foot.

I was trying to take care of you. It’s unreasonable.

Well then, finally, it was our turn.

I knelt in front of Anna, and Anna hands me her flower crown, which I took and closed my eyes. And with a soft squeak, she kisses me gently on the forehead.

I stood up and kissed the flower crown and put it on Anna.

“Are you sure about this?”

“It’s repetitious. If you’re a man, be prepared.”

“Yes”

Anna closes her eyes, looks up a little, and pouts her lips. I drop a gentle kiss on her pretty pink lips.

I sucked her lips and then inserted my tongue to gently knock on Anna’s dentition. Then Anna also entwined her tongue with me.

Our first kiss was filled with the scent of a very sweet but unfamiliar red fruit.

With us like that, the spirits were also waving showers of light.

Then my lips and Anna’s parted for good, and Anna looked at me with an upturned and slightly troubled face. Then, the next moment, Anna’s eyes widened, and she looked around.

“Wh-What is this light?”

“It’s a blessing from the spirits.”

“This is……”

Anna was mesmerized by the sheer fantasy of the scene.

And then that pervert came in.

“Anastasia, daughter of Elisabeth and Gerhard”

What the! hell!? I can’t believe he can speak in a normal tone!

“You are.?”

“I am the spirit of light, Rho, and the selfless Wise Sage Loringus.”

…… Selfless…..is it….! ??

This guy who seems to have condensed the libido of that pervert!? What’s more, would you say such a shameful thing yourself!?

“Loringus-sama? Oh, Loringus-sama!”

I wondered why Anna was so impressed, but after thinking about it, I realized that this pervert was Elisabeth-san’s magic teacher.

Hah.

“Anastasia, I have witnessed your determination and love. Let me bestow my holy blessings upon you.”

That pervert said this in an uncharacteristically distant and theatrical tone and placed his hand on Anna’s head. Then Anna’s body was enveloped in soft, warm light.

Now I’m probably staring at this scene with dead eyes.

“As long as you do not lose that love, the spirit of light Rho and Loringus’s soul will always protect you. Anastasia, please take care of Allen for me.”

“Oh, Rho-sama. Loringus-sama. Yes! Yes! Thank you!”

Anna was so moved that she shed tears of excitement, and the spirits flew around her as if to congratulate her, and sparkling, fantastic lights danced around her.

I stared at this beautiful scene with indescribably complicated feelings.

But before we ran away, the Elves were grinning and waiting for us with fruits in their hand.

“Thi-This way!”

I pulled Anna’s hand again and ran away, but the elves were still ahead of us.

So we ran around, but we were finally cornered against the wall.

“Damn it.”

I use wind magic to deflect the occasionally thrown fruit, catch it with my hands, and sometimes defend Anna with my body, but I am completely played with.

And above all, that grinning pervert annoyed me from the bottom of my heart.

“It was a close call, Allen-san. Well, you’ve shown me something hot!”

“But I won’t let you reach the goal so easily.”

“Yes, yes. Even we don’t have a girlfriend!”

It no longer sounds like an accusation based on mere jealousy, but let’s just think about protecting Anna.

However, as long as there is a restriction that you cannot break things, I cannot do anything fancy with [alchemy].

“Then, Allen-san will also give up on your girlfriend and will be mourning with us for 10 years.”“Hehehe, Suck it up.”

With that, the elves took a large amount of fruit in their hands and threw them one after another.

“Puukusukusu” (TL:- pervert laughing)

That grinning pervert is pointing her finger and laughing right in front of me.

Damn! Why don’t they rest?

No, that’s not it! If this happens, I’ll only protect Anna alone!

“Excuse me, Anna-sama!”

I hugged Anna straight to my chest and pushed her down, using my body as a shield to take the fruit attack.

“H-Hey! Allen?”

“If I can endure like this until the time runs out, I can protect you, Anna-sama.”

“Allen! …… Hey, don’t be silly! Mana. Oh Mana, the source of all things. Follow my command and become ice and take its form. Ice Coffin”

When Anna activated her ice magic, an ice coffin was formed to completely wrap us around.

Naturally, it’s ice, so it’s extremely cold.

“What do you mean, ‘you’ll endure until time runs out’? What’s the point if you get beaten up for it!”

“But … Anna-sama…”

“Anna, I’m fine with it. Her Majesty told me that in this elf village, it doesn’t matter what your status is in the human world. So, you know, well. As long as you are in this village……”

Anna’s voice, which had been eloquent at first, became quieter and quieter until it seemed to fade away, and as if in proportion, her initial expression of anger turned into one of shame.

“Anna-sama … No, Anna. That’s …”“……Ah”

Inside the ice coffin, we stare at each other, oblivious to the elves and spirits watching outside.

Then

knock Knock

The sound of the knock on the ice coffin made us huff and raises our face.

On the outside of the clear ice, there was a troubled-looking queen, peering at us. The elves around us no longer had any fruit.

“Oh. Umm, well, Anna…..”“A-Allen. Oh.”

Anna looks away in embarrassment and then breaks the spell of the ice coffin.(Tl:- Cuteness overdose (≧∇≦))

At that moment, Sheryl Laura-san, who was nearby, threw fruit at us. But I didn’t miss the action.

I twisted my body to protect Anna and caught the fruit on my face. The juice of the red fruit sticks to my face, blocking my vision with its sweet scent.

And the next moment, I heard the sound of gongs signalling the end.

“Sheryl Laura-san?”

“Hmph. You did a good job of keeping your guard up until the end.”

“Allen…… that, I’m sorry. I let my guard down.”

“No, no. It was me. But I did a good job of protecting you.”

When I said that, Anna laughed and then said happily.

Thank you, my knight.

＊＊＊＊

After we managed to protect Anna’s crown despite being covered in fruit juice, we met up with the other participants, also covered in fruit juice, in the central square.

Two of the four couples seemed to have failed to protect the women. However, they didn’t seem to be so grieving and were encouraging each other to do their best next time. I got the impression that they were trying to do their best in the next competition.

After all, different lifespans give you a very different sense of time, is what I thought.

Now, for the other two pairs, the woman gives the man her crown of flowers and then kiss on the forehead.

The man who received it dropped a kiss on the flower crown, put it on the woman again, and then kissed her lips, or rather, kissed her deeply. Then, the spirits around them are glittering and showering light.

“Oh, amazing”

“Ki, ki, kiss, d-doing th-that…”

It seems that I, who can see the spirits, and Anna, who can’t, feel things differently.

“Anna, if you don’t want to go any further, you can, well, just pretend to kiss……”

When I said that, she glared at me and acted as if she was going to step on my foot.

I was trying to take care of you. It’s unreasonable.

Well then, finally, it was our turn.

I knelt in front of Anna, and Anna hands me her flower crown, which I took and closed my eyes. And with a soft squeak, she kisses me gently on the forehead.

I stood up and kissed the flower crown and put it on Anna.

“Are you sure about this?”

“It’s repetitious. If you’re a man, be prepared.”

“Yes”

Anna closes her eyes, looks up a little, and pouts her lips. I drop a gentle kiss on her pretty pink lips.

I sucked her lips and then inserted my tongue to gently knock on Anna’s dentition. Then Anna also entwined her tongue with me.

Our first kiss was filled with the scent of a very sweet but unfamiliar red fruit.

With us like that, the spirits were also waving showers of light.

Then my lips and Anna’s parted for good, and Anna looked at me with an upturned and slightly troubled face. Then, the next moment, Anna’s eyes widened, and she looked around.

“Wh-What is this light?”

“It’s a blessing from the spirits.”

“This is……”

Anna was mesmerized by the sheer fantasy of the scene.

And then that pervert came in.

“Anastasia, daughter of Elisabeth and Gerhard”

What the! hell!? I can’t believe he can speak in a normal tone!

“You are.?”“I am the spirit of light, Rho, and the selfless Wise Sage Loringus.”

…… Selfless…..is it….! ??

This guy who seems to have condensed the libido of that pervert!? What’s more, would you say such a shameful thing yourself!?

“Loringus-sama? Oh, Loringus-sama!”

I wondered why Anna was so impressed, but after thinking about it, I realized that this pervert was Elisabeth-san’s magic teacher.

Hah.

“Anastasia, I have witnessed your determination and love. Let me bestow my holy blessings upon you.”

That pervert said this in an uncharacteristically distant and theatrical tone and placed his hand on Anna’s head. Then Anna’s body was enveloped in soft, warm light.

Now I’m probably staring at this scene with dead eyes.

“As long as you do not lose that love, the spirit of light Rho and Loringus’s soul will always protect you. Anastasia, please take care of Allen for me.”“Oh, Rho-sama. Loringus-sama. Yes! Yes! Thank you!”

Anna was so moved that she shed tears of excitement, and the spirits flew around her as if to congratulate her, and sparkling, fantastic lights danced around her.

I stared at this beautiful scene with indescribably complicated feelings.