Fiancée of the Wizard Volume 8 Extra Story 1 – My Treasure Part 2
「I look forward to it」
We both smiled at each other. Then, we started packing up our knitting tools. Looking at this, the hero smiled, compared our faces, and nodded.
「It seems that you guys have become quite close」
「Yes. I am heavily indebted to Ms. Marie. That is why I had her stay here until so late. Nonetheless…… Sir Yuri, if you don’t mind, could you please send Ms. Marie to her house? 」
「Wha!? What, Ms. Filmina!? I, I would be alright……」
「Ms. Marie, I do not recommend a girl of young age to go home alone in the dark」
I knew that I should not be the one saying this, since I was the culprit who had made her stay until so late. That being said, if possible, I hoped that this would create the opportunity for them to be alone together. As expected, it seemed that the hero did not notice my intentions at all. He said, 「you are right」. He nodded without any reluctance.
「No problem. Indeed, even if it is quite a small distance, the dark path home is surely scary for a girl, right? Marie, sorry. I did not consider this up till now」
「W, well」
Not really. She softly continued muttering while reddening her face. The hero smiled at Ms. Marie, and then reached out his hand towards her in a natural motion.
「Let’s go then」
「A, alright! 」
Ms. Marie nodded with a big motion, and then held the hero’s hand. Then, when Ms. Marie was about to be brought out of the room by the hero, she turned towards me. The moment we locked eyes, Ms. Marie bashfully and more than that happily smiled. Her lips softly moved, saying 「thank you very much」. After observing this, I smiled and nodded. Then, I waved my hand and looked at them going.
Then, me, the man, and Estrella were left in the room.
「Edi, Estra, good job today. How was the training? 」
If they had been working hard till so late, there must have been some results——I had guessed so. However, apparently my guess was not right. The man glanced at Estrella while wordlessly sipping the herbal tea. Upon receiving such glance, Estrella put down the teacup he had been holding in his hand. Then, he opened his mouth softly. 「Um」
「I still can’t beat him, but. But if with Yurifalet, I can fight with him a little」
「Wow! 」
Ah ah. I could not help but raise my voice at this result that exceeded my expectations. Although it was only a few days since he had touched the sword, just being able to fight with that hero properly for a while was quite a splendid thing. Had the man’s way of teaching been good? Or was it because on top of Estrella’s high physical capability, he was gifted? ……No, more than that.
「You have put in much effort, huh. I can send you to the princess proudly then」
「Such a thing……」
More than anything, it must have been the result of Estrella own effort. I involuntarily applauded and smiled at Estrella. He opened and closed his mouth as if he wanted to say something. However, in the end, he did not say anything. Instead, he looked down with a reddened face. I could not help but smile at this adorable sight. Then, suddenly, I felt somebody looking at me. When I looked in the direction of this gaze, I saw the man looking intently at me.
Hm? I wonder if there is something on my face……I had placed my hand on my face when I suddenly realized. Ah, yes. Oh no, I had almost forgotten.
「Edi, sorry for the delay. Could you accept this once again? 」
I raised the scarf that I had left on my lap. The man wordlessly nodded. I observed his eyes loosening, becoming gentler. I softly wrapped the scarf that had a gradation of lapis lazuli blue and navy purple on his neck. The man obediently accepted this. His eyes went to the one end of the scarf. There was a golden tag that I had just put on. It was quite obvious. The man looked at it for a while. Then, he nodded as if he finally understood.
「You had put in the initials of my name, huh. Other than that,……what does this mean? 」
It seemed to me from his voice that he was confused from the bottom of his heart. Estrella looked at the scarf’s tag on the man’s neck. The words sewed onto there was unfamiliar to both Estrella who was not perfect skilled in reading and writing, as well as the man who had learned not just the language of the masses, but the magical language, as well as the holy language. The tag was made by a gorgeous golden ribbon. On this, I had sewed the man’s initials, and another thing……actually, two short words. They were words that only I understood.
The morning glow colored eyes and the yellow eyes looked at me as if questioning me. However, I did not intend to answer them. I smiled, and put my index finger on my lips.
「It is like a small spell of mine. The meaning is secret」
The man’s initials and Estrella’s initials were both the same as words. Hence, I had added one more thing on top of the initials. It was a foreign word that I had recalled from the memory of the 『previous』 me. 『My precious』. In this world, only I knew the meaning of these words. By the way, I am intending to sew a different phrase for Estrella.
The man looked at me with a dissatisfied face. However, I pretended that I did not notice. I showed the lavender-colored scarf to Estrella.
「Estra, in time I would return you this as well. Please wait for a while. Ah, but. It would be quite lame for the first thing I put your name into to be my scarf. Once we return to the capital, shall I prepare something proper to put your name into? 」
「N, no! I want your scarf to be the thing that you put my name into first」
He intentionally said he wanted “this” scarf. Of course, I realized the significance of his words. However, this child who is quite a shy person would surely be troubled if I point that out. Hence, I did not point that out. Instead, I only continued, 「then, I shall complete it by tomorrow」
Beside me, the man still had a face that seemed dissatisfied. He looked at the tag on the scarf……or actually, glaring at it. I had thought that he would not care so much. However, such a murmur in my mind would surely not reach the man.
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Then, it became night. I had finished eating dinner a long time ago, had complete my preparation of bed. Currently, I was busily sewing the tag I had made with a ribbon on Estrella’s scarf. I sewed it multiple times so that the tag would not fall off so easily, then, done. On the man’s scarf, 『My precious』. On the other hand, I had sewn on Estrella’s scarf, 『My dear』. Yes yes, this is quite well made.
With this, I can finally return this to him. Frankly, I wanted to return this to him tonight. However, it was quite late already. It would be very mean to wake Estrella who would surely be sleeping by now, and pass him this scarf. That was why I shall pass him tomorrow. I was folding the scarf. Then, the man who had been sitting in a chair in front of me and reading a magical book suddenly looked up.
「Had you finished? 」
At this short question, I nodded, 「yes」. When I raised the lavender colored scarf up, the man’s morning glow colored eyes gazed at the golden tag that I had just sewn onto the scarf. For a while, the man had been gazing at it. Eventually, he formed a wrinkle on his forehead.
「Is it another 『spell』 of yours? 」
「Yes. It is different from yours……hey, EId」
At the words he did not recognize, the man bent his mouth in an obvious way that conveyed that he was not happy. I could not help but wryly laugh at his face. Then, the man looked away suddenly. Involuntarily, I lowered my brows at his childish gesture. After waiting for him to look at me, I smiled at ihm.
「After looking at Ms. Marie, I don’t know I……I wanted the scarves to have a special meaning. Please do not sulk」
「I am not sulking」
「Well well」
Even though he wrinkled his forehead so much, why would he be able to say so? Well, I knew that the issue would be resolved if I hurried up and obediently told him what the 『spell』 actually was.……yet, that being said.
Frankly, it was something that need not be cared about so much.
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