Lately, I’ve been thinking only about Shimei.
Whether it’s taking a bath or fishing alone, it’s always there.
Of course, it will appear in my dreams.
In addition, when I see him off on a walk in the forest, I start to feel lonely thinking ‘I wonder if he’ll come back soon.’ I got bored and stared at his sleeping face all night long by the bed.
This is how things are going.
. . . . Maybe I have a bit of a stalker temperament.
Even today, when I look at him, I feel absent-minded.
He takes care of the cavalry dragon Harbiston.
“. . . Hm? What’s wrong, White Dragon?”
“Gurue? (Huh?)”
“You’ve been watching me all this time. Isn’t there something?”
“Guri!? Gu, Ryuri! (Ah!? It’s nothing!)”
I turned away without thinking.
“. . . You’re a funny guy.”
He looks back at me and tilts his head curiously.
Blood was slowly pooling in my cheeks.
(. . . . U. . . . .Uu)
Because the original is white, it should stand out when blushing.
I turned my whole body around so that it wouldn’t be exposed.
Ugh, no more.
It’s embarrassing. . .
This is bad.
At this rate, I can’t even look at his face.
I decided to consult Corona.
“This is. . . here, it’s here, I think it’s love!”
I’m so embarrassed if I say it myself.
Because I’m already 26 years old.
In other words, it’s about time to be in the realm of Arasa.
For someone like me to be in love like a maiden!
Ah. . . .
I feel like my face is on fire. . .
“Just calm down! Don’t wiggle!”
“It hurts!?”
A chop is dropped on my head.
Apparently, I was getting excited by myself.
It didn’t hurt, but I felt like rubbing my head and tried to talk to Corona again.
“. . .Hmm. Then maybe it’s love?”
“Then, what is it? Why don’t you think more seriously!”
” I don’t know about that! I don’t even know a man from my generation! I don’t want to be a lonely village girl!”
Corona doesn’t take me seriously.
It’s a terrible story.
“. . . Ugh. . . What should I do?”
She sighed when I was timid.
“. . .you. Isn’t it better to reveal your identity to the knight?”
“So, I can’t do that!?”
I got too close to confide in him.
If Shimei despises me for being a witch, I’m sure I won’t be able to recover.
“Even a knight can’t stay here forever, can he?”
“That’s . . .”
“A farewell is coming, isn’t it? At that time, is it okay for you to keep it a secret?”
I keep quiet.
What Corona says is true.
Before love, I haven’t even revealed who I am to him.
(. . . But I’m scared.)
Before my black hair and black eyes, I look like an average person.
I’m sure it doesn’t suit him.
If it’s just a matter of appearance, Corona is a better match for him.
“. . . But. . . because”
She sighed again and stood up.
Is it already that time?
I have to send her to the village soon.
“The knight has recovered a lot, right? I don’t think there’s much time left, is there?”
“. . . . Yeah”
I was unusually quiet on the way to see her off.
Shimei was swinging his sword that day.
The splashes of sweat reflected the sunlight.
“. . .Ha! . . . Hmm!”
The sword is beautiful even to an amateur eye.
Draw a flowing arc and cut down the training log.
It’s amazing. . .
Or rather, a log could be cut with a sword.
It’s probably rehabilitation.
By now he has recovered to the point where he is strong enough to move about.
“. . . White Dragon?”
“Guru. Gaririru? (I’m sorry. Did I interfere with your training?”
He takes a towel from Harbiston’s back and wipes the sweat from his forehead.
It’s a behavior that has become like that.
My heart throbbed involuntarily.
“. . . just right. There’s something I want to talk to you about.”
I wonder what it is?
I lowered my head to Shimei’s line of sight and listened.
He spoke slowly while stroking my face as usual.
“. . . Thank you for taking care of me. I’m leaving here tomorrow.”
“Gyuraa!? (No way!?)”
No matter how you think about it, it’s too fast!
Even if the time to part came, I thought it was still a long way off.
“Gu, guru!? (What, why!?)”
“Originally, I could go home as long as I could fly a dragon. . . .Harbiston has already recovered. . . It’s too comfortable here, so I stayed too long.”
I cried many times to persuade him.
However, Shimei’s determination did not change.
He looked straight into my face.
“I will return to the kingdom tomorrow.”
After saying one last word, he fell silent.
I couldn’t say anything more, so I kept my mouth shut.
At least she understands that her behavior is stalkerish. I wonder what she will do now that he’s leaving.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!
