The Paladin Owns the Relic

Chapter 174

174 – Knight of the Forest (4)

“You wear the flower I gave you on your head?”

“Yes, yes.”

Duran’s pupil caused an earthquake. The glass of water he was holding trembled.

“What can I do?!”

“What should I do? That’s good.”

The start finally cut off. From now on, all you have to do is attack the shaking of your heart step by step.

“Anyway, a point that has been crossed is like an unexpected action by a consistent person…”

“……”

“Continue like yesterday.”

“Is it a story to keep bringing flowers?”

“No. A little. Just do your thing and pay close attention to it.”

“Suddenly…? Where exactly is that area…”

“Let me explain a bit… Hey. Don’t be afraid before that! Why are you falling like this?”

“This is the first time I’ve ever seen anything like this…”

“If you stay twice, you will die.”

I laughed involuntarily. This cub

There is a corner that is a little cuter than I thought.

“First of all… let’s start there.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Since the other person felt curiosity, now I don’t do anything.”

“……?”

“The more you hide a secret, the better it is, but there are many cases where it is not a big deal if you reveal it, right? Hide your true feelings, and act normally now.”

“Why should I?”

“What would happen if the person who revealed that he had a crush acted like nothing had happened? Huh?”

“…More interested?”

“That’s right. Besides, people who cling only to women are not good in the first place. What we’re going to do today is…”

I slammed the floor.

“Operation indifferent!”

. . .

The Queen of the Forest chewed the fruit thoroughly. The Wind Guardian sighed beside him.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yes?”

“It’s already the 12th.”

“……?”

The queen blinked her eyes. I glanced to the side of her.

Inedible seeds were scattered on the floor. Even if I counted a little, ten easily passed.

“…When did this happen?”

“Do you have any concerns?”

“…No.”

I just blankly chewed the fruit. Hmm. That’s it.

The queen unknowingly fiddled with the evening primrose in her ear.

“Your Majesty. A flower I haven’t seen before?”

“…Isn’t it pretty?”

“Yes. You are pretty. It’s an evening primrose. It’s a flower that’s hard to notice these days… It’s a flower that doesn’t last very long after it blooms, right? Where did you get it from?”

“I got it.”

“Yes? Did the spirits bring it to you?”

“I got it from Duran…”

The Wind Guardian blinked her eyes.

“Duran…To that wooden stone?”

“It’s not even wood and stone.”

“It’s a spirit that can’t be spoken about because it’s hard. Did he really give you that?”

“I don’t know why I gave it to you.”

“Didn’t you tell me why?”

“I did…”

The Wind Guardian swallowed a dry gulp.

“I did it?!”

“I didn’t hear that.”

“…Yes?”

“Well, it’s kind of hard to hear something… Am I weird?”

“No…Your Majesty didn’t do anything wrong…”

The Wind Guardian’s eyes twinkled.

“Hmm. Okay. Is it like that? It’s not long until he comes… I’m going to burn everything…?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Nothing. It’s a story about a common forest knight whose foot is on fire. What. I’m on that side. Even though he’s a man like wood and stone, he’s really only looking at His Majesty.”

“Yes?”

“Your Majesty, what do you think of when you see Duran?”

“…Duran?”

The Queen wiggled her hand. She set down the fruit she was quietly chewing on.

“…I remember him. My ex-lover…And someone I’ll be able to be with soon.”

“Is there no hope at all?”

“What are you talking about…”

“No. By the way, Your Majesty. You know what? Even spirits that you think will not change will change. And that goes for His Majesty as well.”

“……”

“Sometimes it wouldn’t be bad to broaden your horizons a bit. After all, it will all be a memory.”

“Since a while ago…what are you talking about?”

“It’s just remote. In fact, I… don’t like it.”

“What is it?”

The guardian’s voice became quieter.

“…I care for you, Your Majesty. All spirits in the Ancient Forest are on your side. So, Your Majesty can do what His Majesty wants to do. Because we will support it.”

“……?”

“But me. I don’t like that His Majesty has to go this far. After all, you are the one who left His Majesty first. If there is a feeling called love, I don’t know why the person who should have prioritized His Majesty above anyone else made that choice.”

“That, stop… That is an insult to him.”

“I’ll stop here. Because I don’t want to talk anymore. Not everyone loves the father who gave birth to them. And Your Majesty.”

The Queen raised her head. Someone was walking from far away.

As always.

With a straight back and a confident gait.

The spirit walks like a real knight.

“I think a knight is a better type to date than a madman.”

“Yes?”

“I have something to do.”

Guardians and forest knights passed by. After a brief eye contact, Duran stood in front of the Queen.

“Your Majesty.”

For some reason, my heart is pounding. The forest queen nodded her head slightly.

“…Yes.”

“……”

He reached out. With her kind hand toward her own head, the queen closed her eyes.

Why, why did you wind it up? She doesn’t have to wind up…

Yeah, but now…

Are you trying to… Stroke the hair…?

The queen opened her eyes with her peek. But she didn’t have the touch she was secretly hoping for.

Her hand of her Duran passed her and headed for her seed which fell to her floor. She dug up the ground, put the remaining seeds inside, and then filled it up again.

“We also have a separate digestive function, but overeating is not good for the body. Your majesty.”

“…….”

That’s the usual. Acting casually is acting as if you forgot what happened before.

The queen jumped to her feet. She puffed out her cheeks slightly.

“…Your Majesty?”

“I’ve never eaten too much.”

The queen shook her head.

“The Guardian ate them all. I only ate one.”

“But the position of the teeth is similar…”

“Because it’s not!”

No, of course I’m not interested! Although I have no feelings…!

How could you be so casual?!

“…Annoying!”

. . .

“I am annoyed…Very good…Going well…”

“Is it going well?”

Duran, who came after hearing that he was annoying, was drooping.

“Of course. Direct emotional expression is a very good orientation. A woman usually doesn’t show her emotions well out of her mouth. But did you reveal it? It means that your emotions are swollen enough that you shouldn’t spit them out!”

“Wouldn’t it be bad if the feeling of being annoyed swelled?”

“This is why I started dating.”

“Same as you…”

“Shh. Quiet. Ruler. Let’s think about it.”

Now that the reaction has been elicited, all you have to do is lightly spill the rice cakes.

“What I need to do now is to take care of it in a subtle way.”

“Is it the same as the first time?”

“Don’t act like an idiot! Aren’t you familiar with the Queen’s tastes?”

“Yes…But.”

“You know what you like, just put it on the queen’s abode. Don’t show off that you did it.”

“Didn’t I tell you to show off the tee last time?”

“It’s best to pick up a present as soon as it arrives. Since ancient times, material attacks should not reveal that they spent money. I came and picked it up-this is the point.”

“The fruit was picked from the fruit, so it’s true that I picked it up after coming…”

“Don’t grab the horse’s tail.”

“……”

The knight of the forest who went out has returned. The body was perceptibly shaking.

“I heard you thanked His Majesty!”

“Okay! Let’s keep pushing!”

Progress has progressed so much that it seems foolish to have been worried.

“I received flowers today!”

This baby … But when you do it, you do it right!

The expression of the knight in the forest grew brighter as the days passed.

“I had a long conversation with His Majesty alone.

“What did you talk about?”

“It was a story about old memories.”

“It’s almost over. If selling memories had started, your weight in the queen would have increased.”

“Is that so?”

“Even these days, what does the queen say to you that you are not the real Duran?”

“…Not like that. But…”

Duran sighed.

“The day is coming. When that day is over, His Majesty will be reunited with my original… Great father.”

“What?”

No. I knew that the Queen of the Forest raised the saplings of the World Tree in her own way, but…

That doesn’t grow in such a short time, does it?

“The sapling of the World Tree is already complete? No matter how much I fed Yggdrasil’s tears, it was too fast…”

“Your Majesty ate Yggdrasil’s tears.”

“……?”

I blinked. I wondered if I heard it wrong, so I asked again.

“…You mean you made yourself a vessel?”

“Like when you made me, your majesty is brushing off the new body of your great father. The important thing is… That she herself became her vessel.”

“What is that…”

“Your Majesty dreams of truly becoming one with your great father. That is a reunion, and it is the biggest wish for him.”

“…I don’t know if I understood correctly.”

I pressed my forehead tightly.

“The world tree is a demigod that has lived almost forever. Is not it?”

“Yes.”

“If you become one with such an existence… Isn’t it normal that you don’t even have a soul left?”

I’ve seen it in game.

A case of trying to borrow the power of a great being, but rather being eaten.

“…Your Majesty, I’m sure you won’t. You think you’ll remain a part of him, even if it’s small. His Majesty wants a relationship that even death cannot separate.”

“Even if it leads to death-like consequences?”

“Yes. And I…”

Duran stood up.

“If it is Your Majesty’s will, I will follow.”

“What bullsh*t. That is.”

“If Your Majesty wishes to do so, I will only provide appropriate help.”

“Do you want to search? Doesn’t that mean that everything you’ve done up to this point was just one thing, knowing that it would end?”

“…A paladin.”

Duran looked at me.

“But now it is different. The fact that I just moved because I was frustrated gave me a different meaning. The cold winter is over and spring is coming. I tasted its sweetness. He did what he shouldn’t have done as a knight with his own hands. But I have no regrets.”

“……”

“Time is running out. Holy father. It won’t take more than a few days for my main body to be completed. And that… Means that His Majesty’s life is also short. Even if it’s not an actual death, to me… She’s dying.”

Duran grabbed my shoulder.

“Zahard. I’ll ask. It’s all thanks to you that I was able to come this far. I am… Duran. But not Duran. I can’t be him Nonetheless I want I want to get her out of her… Her memories of her old self.”

“……”

“I am only grateful to you. I will compensate you somehow for what you have done for me. So please help me till the end. I will go to her and speak my mind to her. Before it’s too late, she’ll try to change her mind.”

“Are you saying you want to confess?”

“Don’t be too late…At least try your best…”

Duran shook his head.

“Didn’t you tell me?”

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Ah. f*ck.

I sighed. Last last. I was trying to ruin everything…

If the World Tree occupies her body, it will turn into a sandfish. Everything will be messed up A demigod who descended into reality.

Let’s stop that. So there’s nothing you can do

…Yes. That’s all.

“…Let’s do it.”

“……!”