The fallen body rolled around on the thick pile of sawdust. I stretched out on the floor and sighed.
'It's a mess because it was in a loading state.'
Without this, I would have been stuck. One unfortunate accidental death is enough. Especially in places where you can't even find a dead body if you fall.
—Phew.
Rather, I'm worried about Kyle. He seems firm but has a lot of affection. Since he missed the person he said he would protect right in front of him, he must be quite heartbroken. I said I'd go back, but honestly, it's hard for him to believe it.
However, I couldn't open a nut shop there or go with him. It was too late to open a shop, and I didn't want to go along with it. You are not the only one who protects me; I have to protect you too. It was inevitable.
Even when I thought about it, the complicated and subtle feeling didn't go away. I spun around, feeling steamy, and scratched my side with my small hand. Still, being in a familiar place made me fall asleep. As much as a lot has happened, I think my physical strength has run out.
In the end, I couldn't overcome the force majeure and closed my eyes.
'I'll have to apologize when I come back.'
I'm sorry that I disappeared like that.
Boom.
The door opened with a harsher sound than usual. I had been asleep for a long time, and I jumped up. Go around gently! How small and fragile a hamster's liver is!
"Your Highness."
It was Kyle and his knights who entered the study. Perhaps because he hadn't taken care of his injury, Kyle's arm still looked uncomfortable. His clothes were stained with dirt and blood, and his overall appearance was a mess and looked terrifying.
Bang!
Kyle strode in and slammed the desk. He put his hands on the table and took a deep breath. I could see that some of the knights who followed him were hardened by the force that was more violent than ever. It seemed that the temperature in the room had dropped by about one degree. I pulled the sawdust over my body and looked at Kyle.
"Your Highness. You haven't slept for two days. First of all, please take a break..."
One of the knights at the door said cautiously. Kyle didn't even look at him, muttering low.
"Stay away."
The knights, who had been exchanging glances with each other, bowed their heads and left the study. As the heavy door closed, the world became quiet. Kyle's voice sank to a lower level.
"...It didn't have to be you."
I felt uncomfortable. Strangely enough, he has fought against non-standard beings only to survive in the harsh North, and he must have already suffered the deaths of many people. There must have been many things that I couldn't even imagine, and that I had never even read about in books.
Wait a minute, Kyle. Just a little more. I'll be there in time.
I've done everything I can with Cashew. He put me on the palm of his hand and stared at me for a long time, rubbing my body and gently behaving with me, and kissed me for the first time in my life.
I was worried that he looked gloomy, so I brought a macadamia nut and took a picture of it in front of him. I wanted to throw it away and ask for meat because my mouth had become high-quality since I had only eaten good and fatty things lately, but I still persevered and ate five of them. If you want your hamster to become a food fighter, pretend to stare at it. I'm eating well.
My stomach swelled and spread out in the palm of his hand, and Kyle finally had a meaningful response. He stroked my forehead twice with his fingers and put me in a hiding place. In other words, in the end, it was all useless. I turned off the lights in the study and looked at Kyle as he was leaving, pressing close to the transparent wall.
—Taken! (Hey!) —Squeak! (You made fun of me!)
But Kyle didn't hear my cries and just shut the door like a mesmerized man. This was about an hour ago.
I thought about it over and over again, and finally typed 'import'. I grabbed a suitable outfit from the closet and headed to Kyle's room. Originally, I was going to show up tomorrow morning, the day after Kyle came to the castle. If someone who fell off a cliff arrives at the territory first, it's suspicious. You have to be questioned about how you survived, and if you are questioned about how you came so quickly, you get doubly tired. So I tried to make fun of Cashew to ease his mood.
"Phew."
I sighed in front of Kyle's room. It's still too early to go to sleep, so we can meet. At this time, it was someone else's bedroom. He looks like a pervert because he is suspicious, but he is no different from a yard that has already been photographed as a pet pervert.
Knock.
I knocked as a courtesy. There was no answer, but I lowered the doorknob. The lights had already been turned off, but there was no light in the room. I carefully went inside. Fortunately, a faint moonlight leaked in from the curtains.
'He's already sleeping.'
'I think he'll come tomorrow.'
"Shu?"
Kyle emerged from the darkness and grabbed my wrist. I looked up at him, surprised. His hair was wet as if he had just been washed.
Hey, Inma. Give it a little bit of a try.
"How the hell..."
He looked quite shocked. It was as if he had seen a ghost, examining the real me in front of him. And then he thought he was going to let go of his wrist.
"What are you?"
He was grabbed.
'What's wrong with him?'
I can't keep up with the flow of thought. I spread out my hands and made a gesture that said, "I am harmless."
"You can't even recognize your companion now?"
I said it casually, jokingly. But Kyle's face was still ugly.
"Is he a wizard? How did you get back?" "...What do you mean?" "When I almost fell down the stairs, he disappeared like that. What kind of magic did you use to make it disappear without a trace?"
I puffed my mouth with a blank face for a moment. As I was doing so, the system flashed up at eye level.
[A strange trend was observed in the Tower of Frost, which is closest to the lawless zone; Kyle even thought of building a wall with his old nemesis, the Wizards of the Northwest.]
'Northwest Wizard?'
Does Kyle suspect me of being a wizard? However, in order to survive falling from that height, you either have to use a miracle or magic. There are no wounds. Did you ask the system to make it for you...
"Calm down. For now, let's put this aside."
I patted Kyle's hand on my cheek. His eyes were fluttering. He looked a little happy even though he was looking at something suspicious.
[Current Holdings | ❤ ×10]
...I can't believe that I can be happy even with my throat on my shoulders. Are you so happy that I came back alive?
"It seems like there are a lot of things I want to ask, but I only ask three questions. We will answer everything. To answer the question of being a wizard, no."
He looked at me sharply for a moment. I'm going to be pierced, I'm going to be pierced.
"How did you come back alive? The cliff is so deep that you can't see down. You fell and went searching, but only found the cloak I gave you. But did you come back alive like this?"
"This."
I raised my right hand. The bracelet with a brilliant blue jewel sparkled with a subtle color.
"I heard it was a bracelet that brought good luck, and I thought it was true. I fell and luckily got caught on a branch. I landed in the bushes. That's why I survived safely."
Of course, it's a gurada. But it can't be helped. You can't say that I used a system called recalling your pet hamsters to become a human and then returned to a hamster.
Kyle still looked at me with suspicion. Still, he seemed to be trying to convince himself for now.
"I know there is no basis for believing it. But trust me. I'm on Your Highness's side." "Anyone can say what is put in their mouth. It's the same with believing." "Then, would you believe me if I risked my life?" "What does it mean?"
It was then that the power was released from his grasp. I carefully took his hand and spoke.
"I risked my life for His Highness. Your Highness's future is my future."
He looked at me like a strange person. I know. I don't want to say this, but I don't have anything to say. And that's true.
"Is the last question valid?" "Yes, please."
Kyle hesitated. I waited patiently for his silence. Fortunately, it didn't take long for me to hear a softer voice.
"...Where did you get hurt?" "..."
I was speechless and kept silent for a moment. It's too soft to say to someone who was suspicious until now. I rubbed the nape of my neck and replied with a cough.
"...There is no place to be injured. It's just a little scratched. You know I'm resilient, right? It will heal quickly."
So please stop taking care of my body, Your Highness.
I tried my best to ignore his gaze and look at the system window. I ate long-lasting acorn cookies and almond fenancier, and the miracle number hit rock bottom. It has dropped to the 10 percent level, so the loading time has naturally decreased to one hour.
['Load' will be lifted after 15 minutes.]
"It's late, and Your Highness needs to sleep, so I'm going to go soon. I came too late."
I trembled nervously and took a step back. I cleared up my misunderstandings and said everything I needed to say. I spent an hour really well.
However, my backward steps did not reach the door. Kyle held on to my wrist as I walked away.
"...Are they really going to lock me up?"
Well, it's useless. I pulled my wrist and smiled with a friendly face.
"Unfortunately, there is a curfew."
It is a one-hour curfew.
"If it's political, let's do it and wait."
I pointed to the knitting set at my bedside. Kyle followed my chin with his gaze, and then pulled his arm into my arms as if he didn't want to.
...Hey, hey, what are you doing?
"I don't have to go to your room."
My body leaned to the side. I felt the soft bed support my shoulders.
There are 15 minutes left!
[(/へ＼*)]
Don't be ashamed of it.
'How do you really do this?'
I lingered and put my hands on my shoulders to push him away. And it froze.
"..."
He fell asleep.
Less than a minute after lying down, Kyle fell asleep. His breath was infinitely slow and soft, as he closed his eyes and exhaled evenly. He must have been exhausted. Something unexpected had happened, so I would have been nervous all the way back, I would have been injured, and I wouldn't have been relieved the whole time because I was worried about myself...
But that's right. Isn't it a foul to fall asleep with such a relieved face?
I stared at his face without saying anything. I just stared at her tired face for 15 minutes, and then I looked at her again.
[After 10 seconds, 'Load' will be lifted.]
"Good night, Kyle."
I was glad to be back by your side.