Chapter 35: Love Letter

“…Damn it.”

I held up the Orb of Dreams in my hand.

A very fine crack on the surface of the Orb of Dreams.

Last night.

I vaguely heard a sound like something was breaking in the process of raising and condensing mana.

It seems that the Orb of Dreams was a little strained at that time.

“Now what.”

Currently, my combat power is almost focused on the Orb of Dreams.

But in this state, I can’t guarantee when it will break.

To survive in this harsh world.

I have to find a way as soon as possible.

Is there a way to fix this?

“There is, but….”

There is. It’s just that the method is a bit ambiguous to use right now.

To repair the Orb of Dreams, I have to enter a certain dungeon.

But that dungeon needs too many conditions, regardless of the difficulty.

There are various gimmicks in the dungeon, and there are a few things that need to be prepared in advance.

Of course, if I were overpowered, I would have smashed all the gimmicks.

“Sigh….”

“Why are you sighing like that?”

Elena spoke to me, who was sighing in class from the morning.

“No. It’s nothing.”

I shook my head with an indifferent expression.

The Academy’s maintenance was over and we returned to the Academy.

And on the day I went to school after a long time.

I was able to meet a welcome face.

There will be other ways.

Even though it wasn’t in the comic, there might be another way to repair the Orb of Dreams somewhere here.

I was thinking about various things in my head when I suddenly discovered Elena, who was making a complicated expression, and spoke to her.

“Why the expression?”

“Huh? Ah…. That.”

When I spoke, Elena showed a troubled expression.

And she carefully showed me something.

“This….”

“Hmm?”

I carefully looked down at the object in Elena’s hand.

A long sentence drawn on white paper.

Elena covered the contents so that they could not be seen.

But I could tell what it was.

Is this it?

A love letter.

It often appears in genres like romantic comedies.

One of the ways to convey your feelings to the person you admire.

But I don’t really like love letters.

Because no matter how well you write, there is a limit to letters.

And above all.

“There’s no name.”

They tend to do this kind of cowardly thing.

If you’re going to confess, at least reveal who you are.

Don’t make the person uncomfortable for no reason.

“I don’t know what to do.”

Elena smiled as if she was in trouble.

Seeing that, I had one question.

I thought Elena would have received a lot of love letters.

“It’s my first time receiving something like this.”

“Really…?”

She smiled awkwardly.

It doesn’t seem to be the case.

Ah, is it that?

‘Because I don’t hit on Elena?’

In the original work, Elena would have suffered a lot from being caught by a stalker named Louis.

But thanks to me not taking any action, it seems that she hasn’t developed any immunity to this yet.

So she seemed embarrassed by someone’s confession for the first time.

“Wouldn’t it be better to answer?”

I casually threw out a way.

“Answer…?”

“I don’t know what’s written in the letter. But wouldn’t it be better to answer?”

It’s actually obvious.

I’ve liked you for a long time.

Please come out to a certain place at a certain time.

Words like that would be written.

But I thought it would be good for her to experience it once, as she will receive many of these letters in the future.

And there may be guys who turn black if they are ignored for no reason.

“Your words seem right. Yes. I’ll meet him.”

Elena nodded as if the concern was resolved.

And I was watching that.

Something.

‘I’m a little anxious….’

I began to feel a slight anxiety.

Elena, who was harassed by various villains who chased after her in the original work.

I was worried that something might happen again.

It might not be polite.

I thought it would be better to follow her secretly.

After school.

Elena began to head somewhere with a busy pace.

And I, who was quietly watching her back, left the classroom after Elena.

Elena, who is moving away with quick steps far away.

I activated the stealth magic and followed her.

After walking for a while, I arrived at a secluded place behind the Academy’s main building.

There was already a male student standing there.

“Elena.”

That guy….

‘Was it Ogir from Class B?’

I think it was probably a Baron family.

Class B is right next door.

“That…. Did you send this letter, Ogir?”

“That’s right.”

Ogir, who nodded obediently, began to confess to Elena after a brief silence.

“Elena. I’ve liked you for a long time. Will you go out with me?”

What do you mean a long time?

It hasn’t even been two weeks since we entered school.

But I looked at Ogir, who was saying that he had liked her for a long time, with a dumbfounded look.

“I’m sorry. I have no intention of going out with you.”

“…What?”

Of course, Elena refused.

Ogir, who was greatly rejected.

At first, his expression was embarrassed, but his face gradually began to turn red.

And.

“You’re presumptuous.”

“…What did you say?”

“Ha! How dare you refuse my confession? I was going to play with you because you have a pretty face, but you weren’t even worth it.”

Ogir suddenly begins to run wild.

…What’s wrong with him?

Even if he was rejected.

I don’t understand why he’s so angry.

His face was flushed red and he was uttering harsh words.

And the intensity is gradually increasing.

“A girl like you…!”

“Ahem. I think your words are a little harsh.”

“…Louis?”

Eventually, I couldn’t stand it and came forward, dispelling my stealth.

At my unexpected appearance, Elena, whose expression looked like she was about to cry at any moment, looked surprised.

“What are you!”

“It doesn’t matter.”

How dare you say such harsh words to my favorite character?

You need to get hit.

“You’d better apologize for what you just said.”

Even though I can’t use the Orb of Dreams.

I can easily beat a guy like that.

I raised the wooden sword I brought just in case and showed a harsh expression.

“Why should I apologize?”

“Because you crossed the line.”

I lightly swung the sword at the guy who showed no sign of remorse.

Then, Ogir, who changed his expression, suddenly got angry.

“How dare you swing a sword at me. You’ll regret it!”

What regret?

You’re running away just because I threatened you a little.

I didn’t take my eyes off the man who was walking away, grumbling, until he completely disappeared.

Only when he was completely gone did I turn my head to Elena.

Elena was sitting on the bench with a discouraged expression.

Should I have said it would be better to answer?

I felt a slight guilt.

And I sat down next to Elena.

I didn’t say anything.

I don’t know how to comfort her in this situation.

Eventually, I couldn’t find the right words and put my hand in the subspace.

“Would you like to eat this? It’s your favorite dessert.”

I took out one of the cookies I had taken when I met the Princess the other day.

A small smile bloomed on Elena’s depressed face as she accepted the cookie I offered.

“Thank you, I’ll eat it well, Louis. But….”

“…?”

“Did I ever tell you that I like dessert?”

Oops…!

Only then did I realize that Elena had never told me that she liked dessert.

I realized the fact late and shed a drop of sweat.

But Elena doesn’t seem to care.

She quietly took a bite of the cookie I gave her.

“It’s delicious.”

Fortunately, the cookie seemed to suit her taste.

Elena exclaims.

I quietly looked down at her figure.

Did she feel my gaze?

Elena glanced at me with a cautious look.

Then suddenly.

Elena, who was quietly munching on the cookie, suddenly started to say something out of the blue.

“Louis is kind of like an adult.”

“…Me?”

‘I’m an adult, though.’

All students entering the Academy are those who have just come of age.

So I can be said to be in the category of an adult.

But that’s not what she’s talking about.

“Really? I don’t know.”

I’ve never thought of myself as a mature person.

Rather, I’m always clumsy and a little emotional.

But Elena shook her head as if it wasn’t.

“I think Louis is mature. Always calm and. I think you know a lot.”

…Is that so?

I scratched my cheek, feeling embarrassed for no reason.

Elena, who was quietly watching me like that, spoke to me.

“But Louis.”

“Why?”

“Why did you get a wound on your face?”

“Ah…. This?”

I fiddled with my cheek.

Then, as she said, there was a wound.

I felt an unfamiliar sensation in my hand.

A very little bit.

There was a wound.

Did I get hurt yesterday?

I was wearing a helmet.

It seems that I got a small wound on my face without even knowing it.

“Wait a minute.”

Elena put her hand in her bag and took something out.

What she was holding in her hand.

Ointment to apply to wounds and a band-aid.

Elena raised them in both hands and smiled at me.

And.

“Stay still.”

Her face gradually begins to get closer.

A dazzlingly sweet smell tickles my nose.

“He-he. It’s done now.”

The scent fades and Elena’s face moves away from me again.

And on my face, a band-aid was attached.

I quietly looked down at the pleasant smile blooming on Elena’s face.

I turned my gaze and looked up at the moon in the sky.

Is it because summer is coming?

Suddenly, my face seems to have gotten a little hot.