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    • by Cristae Episode 269 Judging by the small petals caught in his hair, he must have just come back from training outside. I saw them and chuckled inwardly. It was too endearing, that incongruous clumsiness behind his indifferent expression. “Have you eaten?” Khalid turned around with a sunny smile and asked. Regrettably, that fluttering charm of his seemed to fall away, though—for the record—he was still adorable. “Yes. What about you?” “I have, too.” “How does it feel to be…
    • by Cristae 270“Oh my, oh my… Goodness, whoa! Coming in so suddenly like this—oho! This is just too entertaining. So?” Allen, his expression shifting in a flash, threw his arm around Khalid’s shoulders and pressed him roughly. “What does leaving for the front have to do with a confession?” “Ha. Get lost, you smell like a Mister.” “I’m not a Mister!” Allen exploded, and Khalid regarded him impassively. Just then, Khalid’s eyes fell on the mercenary corps insignia protruding…
    • by Cristae Episode 271 ‘What is this?’ Looking back, I saw only a group of men sitting by the window, chattering noisily. It seemed like there were also some people dining alone in the vicinity. But on this spring day, someone out there with a robe pulled over their head, face buried in a newspaper… Something about that struck me as vaguely sinister, so I hurriedly averted my eyes. Didn’t want to accidentally meet their gaze. Sevelena squeezed and stretched my cheek. “Well, Lady. How…
    • by Cristae 272 “Oh, how frustrating. I could spoon-feed it to him, even chew it for him, and he still wouldn’t get it!” Sevelena, somehow irritated at the end, stormed off. So the gathering awkwardly dispersed. I was almost glad—I’d been so mired in self-doubt, wondering what on earth I was doing here, that I could hardly focus on anything around me. “Oh, these are fresh.” On my way home alone, I wandered past the shops, browsing here and there. Maybe because it was spring, the…
    • by Cristae Episode 273 “So then… who do you think I’d like?” Khalid spoke, furrowing his brow. I blinked at him, dazed. “Th-then why haven’t you said anything until now?” We’d had countless opportunities to confess our feelings. I’d been waiting for those chances like a hyena! If he liked me, too, shouldn’t he have pounced on those opportunities like I did? Instead of running away! “I thought… if I were to confess to you, I’d need the proper status… a…
    • by Cristae Episode 274 Epilogue. “Alright, let’s begin the meeting.” Seated in my office, I activated the video communication magic device. It’s often called a “video orb” for short; this was one of the latest developments from the Mage Tower. As long as its internal mana held out, we could meet face-to-face and talk remotely like this. “Yes, Grand Mage. I’m quite used to these video meetings by now, hohoho.” Edelain grinned brightly. Today was the day of the Arcadia…
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