< Chapter 97 - Interlude #2 (First Half Revised) >
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It was a night with a half moon.
Looking up, the sky was full of stars that looked like they would pour down at any moment, and the night sea between the twinkling stars was blue and beautiful instead of black and scary.
Cordelia, who had been sitting still and looking up at the sky, glanced to the side, and her eyes sparkled even brighter than when she had looked up at the stars in the night sky.
Uther was looking up at the sky.
But honestly, that sight was so cool that I thought my heart would burst.
‘It’s foul, it’s foul.’
When did he grow so tall? He must be at least 180 cm tall now. When I stood next to him and looked around, I could only see his shoulders, not even his head.
So Cordelia had to raise her head. She bit her lips slightly, held her breath, and looked at the profile of Uther.
For some reason, her hair was wet.
It was black and blue, flowing down in a tangled manner, and made her pure white skin stand out even more.
A sharp nose, softly lined lips, and a sculpturally perfect chin.
But Cordelia had another favorite.
Eyes looking up at the sky.
It was really great, not just because of the bean pods.
The green light that melted into the darkness was like a mysterious magic.
Cordelia, her heart pounding with excitement, reached out with her other hand and grabbed Yuder’s sleeve.
I could have just held his hand, but for some reason I felt like pulling on his sleeve.
Just once briefly.
And once again.
I pulled timidly, but there was no way it wouldn’t react.
Uther, who had been looking up at the night sky, turned his head and looked at Cordelia.
Green eyes.
Cordelia bit her lip again for no reason and looked away. She felt like she would feel strange if she kept looking at him.
But it was already too late.
My heart was pounding. At first it was just pounding, but now it was to the point where I couldn’t hear anything around me because of the sound of my heartbeat.
What if Yuder hears it too?
It was at that moment that Uther reached out. He grabbed the hand that was holding her sleeve, and Cordelia couldn’t even think of what to do with Uther’s large hand. All she could do was wiggle it a little.
“Cordelia.”
At the low call, Cordelia shivered again.
Strangely, just hearing the voice made my body tremble.
The sound of my heart beating grew louder.
I could tell without looking in the mirror that my face was bright red. It was really hot and flushed.
Neck, cheeks, and ears.
No, just the whole body.
“Cordelia.”
Uder called again.
Cordelia mustered up her courage and raised her head at the sweetness that tickled her ears.
I looked at Yuder again, and a wind blowing from somewhere felt cool against the back of my neck.
‘I feel good.’
It was a moment when I thought about it without realizing it.
Yuder’s large hand came over and swept away the wet hair that was flowing down along her ear. It didn’t stop there, but rested on her hot cheek.
Uther’s hands were cool.
It was said that it was because she was born with extreme cold, but Cordelia liked Uther’s hands anyway. When she rested her cheek on his palm, it felt like her body would melt. So without realizing it, she raised her hand and held Uther’s hand that was covering her cheek in her hand again.
Uder laughed.
He just smiled brightly and kissed her forehead, then moved his lips past the bridge of her nose and kissed her again.
I was embarrassed.
I was extremely embarrassed, but strangely my body did not move.
I just wanted to stay still like this.
“Cordelia.”
Third call.
Cordelia closed her eyes softly, and Uther locked lips with her. He ran his lips over her jawline and neck, lightly licking her prominent collarbone with the tip of his tongue.
It felt like I was burned by fire.
Hot, sharp, and painful.
Cordelia opened her eyes slightly again. Guided by Uther’s hand, she laid down on the spot. Without realizing it, she ended up sending him a longing look.
“Hey, Yuder.”
Yuder responded to the small call. Yuder also sent a longing gaze.
A thrilling thrill.
A pounding heart.
And strangely enough, the sweat poured down.
“Huh?”
Cordelia opened her eyes, letting out a blank sound.
In the midst of the gloom, her cheeks were hot and damp.
“cadet?”
Another blank sound and a few seconds.
Cordelia opened her eyes wide and quickly raised her upper body, wiping her drool-covered face with a tearful expression.
“Ouch, oh no.”
The saliva that flowed from between his lips covered the page.
Next to the phrases that would have made Maia collapse in shame if she had seen them, there was an even more shameless illustration, a slobbery mess.
“Ugh.”
Cordelia wiped the saliva away and created a small heat on her palm.
I was planning to use magic to quickly dry it out so that others wouldn’t see it and it would be a disaster if I let it dry naturally.
‘It was a dream.’
Why do dreams always end in similar places?
A dream that strangely cannot go beyond a certain line.
Why is that?
Why does it always end here?
If this continues, what kind of dream will unfold?
“Ahem, ahem ahem.”
Cordelia imagined what would happen next for a moment and quickly covered her face with both hands. Her cheeks and neck were so red that it was difficult to breathe.
‘Ugh, you pervert, you’re out.’
Cordelia muttered quietly to herself, then quickly put the book in the box hidden under the bed after shaking it several times.
‘I have to be careful next time.’
It’s a good thing I woke up alone. If Maia had woken me up, I would have died of embarrassment.
“Ugh.”
In fact, it’s been happening occasionally these days – no, it’s been happening quite frequently.
‘It’s all because of Kaiser and Scarlett.’
It’s because of the books the two people gave me.
So it’s not my fault.
I read and read it hard, but it’s both people’s fault.
‘Yeah, yeah, that’s true. And the really bad one is Yuder.’
Because we were together every day and then disappeared.
It’s already been three months since I arrived in Yeongji.
Cassius, who had set up a workshop in the ruins of the Black Horn Guild, held Yuder captive for a full three months.
Well, it was true that Yuder was staying there for refining rather than being imprisoned, but it was true that they had not been able to meet.
According to the letters that came once every three days, it seemed that he was receiving training from Kamael while refining the Sword Origin into Awakening Mythic equipment.
Even though I wasn’t able to use my body properly, I was still able to train my internal energy.
What Kamael was teaching was the Twelve Swords of the Snow Flower.
It was a martial art of extreme yin that contrasted with the martial art of extreme yang, the Ultimate Sun Divine Art. It was a familiar name to Cordelia as it was used by Kamael from the first to the third volume of the Heroes’ Chronicles.
“I want to see Yuder······.”
Cordelia, who spoke without realizing it, pouted her lips a few times and then stood up again.
If it were normal, I would have just laid back and felt depressed, but today was different.
“Hehehe.”
That too, because we could meet that kind of thing soon.
Because after three whole months, I was able to meet Yuder again and kiss him – no, I was able to face him.
“Oh my god, oh my god, ahem ahem oh my god.”
Cordelia, who had danced the shoulder dance for the first time in a long while, opened the letter that had been carefully placed on the desk again.
On the pretty white paper were written short and simple sentences in elegant handwriting, but with great impact.
The wedding of Adelia and Uncle Gail.
The big event is now less than a month away.
The wedding of the two was to take place in the North – in Baylun, the hometown of the two and the hometown of Uther and Cordelia.
“Hehe, hehehe.”
Cordelia, who remembered her sister Adelia’s face, laughed and then suddenly blushed again.
It was because the ‘next time’ that my father and father had talked about came to mind.
“Ahem, ahem ahem.”
Cordelia folded the invitation carefully, straightened her clothes, left the room, and faced Maia as if it were a lie.
“Ma, Maia?”
When Cordelia flinched as if caught stealing, Maia narrowed her eyes slightly, sighed softly, and took a step forward.
“Lady Cordelia, your cheeks are a mess.”
“Huh? Oh, yeah. Sorry.”
Cordelia blushed in embarrassment, and Maia took out a handkerchief and wiped the letters stuck to Cordelia’s cheek.
Of course, her face turned red because of the words she read, but like a skilled maid, Maia pretended not to see them. Saying more would only make everyone feel embarrassed.
“But still… in moderation? Moderation would be better.”
“Huh? What, what?”
When Cordelia was flustered and bawled, Maia said nothing more. The meaning had already been conveyed.
Maya Tantalot.
She had been Yuder’s exclusive maid, but she had left the Bayer family and moved to the August Bayer family to work and live there.
Until now, she had been Yuder’s exclusive maid, but her status here was different.
She became the head maid and the real power behind the count’s family.
“What about Dahlia?”
“I’m on patrol. I said I’d be back before lunch, so I’ll be back soon.”
Dahlia, who was Cordelia’s escort knight, had also moved to the household of Count August Bayer – no, Count August Chase.
Her title was Grand Master of the Knights, leading the Knights of the Count’s Order.
‘It’s my choice, whether it’s a parachute or something else.’
Besides, Dahlia is also very talented.
And in fact, since this was a newly founded knights’ order, there was nothing special about parachuting or anything like that.
“But Maia, is tomorrow right? Yes? Tomorrow.”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s tomorrow.”
Cordelia couldn’t help but exclaim “I love that” in her heart at Maia’s answer.
That’s understandable, because tomorrow is the day I can finally meet Yuder after three months.
“Oh my god, oh my god, ahem ahem oh my god.”
As Cordelia unconsciously started to dance, Maia’s expression became complicated and subtle, but she soon smiled faintly.
It was cute one way or another, and Maia herself was really looking forward to tomorrow.
He leaves for Baylun to attend a wedding.
Of course, Cordelia can’t go alone, so she goes with Uther.
‘I also need to show the results of my training.’
Because I really, really studied in advance with the book a lot.
‘Oh, no. Not that one.’
Cordelia, who had been tackling herself, shook off the delusions that had begun to pollute her mind and recalled the witch’s face.
The witch of the western forest who left after being with us for about a month.
Thanks to what she had taught her, Cordelia had become more advanced than she was three months ago.
‘From now on, it’s offense time.’
Cordelia herself has become stronger, and Uther has also become stronger.
Up until now, it was a battle that was all about defense – running around trying to prevent incidents from happening in the Kingdom of Seilun.
But from now on, things were going to be different.
It was the same as moving to stop the Seven Great Calamities to prevent the Great Summoning from occurring, but a much more aggressive move was possible.
For example, by turning the branches of the devil’s followers into branches or launching a preemptive strike.
‘Because attack is the best defense.’
Cordelia clenched her fists and nodded her head vigorously before starting to look into the various affairs of the estate.
Thanks to the excellent maintenance done by Count Bayer and Count Chase, the territory was running smoothly on its own, but it was still necessary to check it.
After finishing the paperwork with the help of Dahlia and Maia, I practiced on my own.
After finishing dinner with Dahlia and Maia, I did some things and then went to bed.
Cordelia suddenly remembered the box under the bed, but shook her head.
Because I had to go to bed early today.
‘That, and······.’
Because tomorrow there will be a real Yuder.
Not the Yuder in the fantasy, but the real Yuder.
“Woooosh.”
As I thought of Yuder’s face, my face naturally turned red.
They say out of sight, out of mind, but it seems like it was all a lie. After not seeing each other for three months, I started missing Yude more and more.
‘Yeah, okay. I’ve decided.’
Just try meeting up.
If we just meet······.
Cordelia pursed her lips, covered herself with the blanket up to her head, and fell asleep while making a slurping sound.
And the next morning.
Cordelia, who had stayed up all night, had breakfast halfway through and then climbed into the carriage.
I wanted to just fly away by myself, but I had to go with Maia and Dahlia.
“Are you that good?”
When Dahlia asked as she closed the carriage door, Maia laughed quietly and Cordelia nodded. She spoke honestly in front of the two of them, not anyone else.
“Yeah, good. Very good.”
I miss you so much.
Dahlia and Maia laughed again.
And after a while, the carriage wheels began to roll in response to Cordelia’s pounding heartbeat.
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