Threstin

"Woo~Luca, I'm not a pig~" Luca grumbled, "Brother, you know how to bully me-ah?" Sister Sakura! ”

"Sakura?" Follow Luca's gaze -

Long black hair and pink armor. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Sakura stood there.

He was staring at me blankly.

Standing next to him - Laxis?

"Sakura?" Rusya saw her too, and hurriedly broke free from my arms.

Sakura, it's Sakura.

It's really Sakura!

"Sakura!" I hurriedly stepped forward.

"Sister Sakura! Why are you here? Luca happily pounced, "When did you arrive?" Did you see Brother Lacey's game just now? - Sister Sakura? ”

"Lacey, long time no see......" Sakura just looked at me and smiled.

"Well, Sakura......"

It's only been a few months, but it seems like we've been separated for a long time.

Sakura, how are you now? Do you still worry about me a lot?

Yes! Just now Rusya and I-

Did she see it?

It's embarrassing.

What would she think?

What am I going to do?

Looking into her dark eyes, I fell silent.

I have a lot of things I want to say to Sakura, but—

“……”

We just looked at each other.

"Ah~ Miss Ben guessed that it would be like this! Feed! Red-eyed idiots! Lagersis beside me grabbed me by the neck, "Miss Ben doesn't bow to me—you won't forget me, will you?" Kill you! ”

"Huh? Yes? Yes...... Ah~ Princess! Hello! Hello! "I was held down suddenly, and I was really flustered for a while.

"Good what? Finally got you! Miss Ben wants to take revenge for the last time! - Do you remember what you did to me? ”

"Do I want to trade you for a bounty or stun you—"

"You really want to sell me!" Lagersis said angrily.

“……”

"Alright," Sakura helped me out, "you were angry when I first saw Lacey, you-"

"Sister Sakura, you're still protecting him!" Lagersis pointed at Ruthia, "Who is she?" ”

Rusya was startled and replied timidly, "You, hello! I, my name is Lu—"

"I didn't ask you!" Lagersis choked her back, "Red-eyed idiot! You said! ”

"Uh-"

"Alright, let's get out of here first," Sakura motioned around, "What does little Luca want to eat?" ”

Because of the noise of Laxis, many people looked at it from afar.

"Ahh Lucca I want honey roast pig! I know where that shop Luca is!! ”

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"That's it! Let's talk about it now! Who is she? What does it have to do with you?! ――What are you looking at? We found a room in the restaurant, and Lagersis sat down in a menacing seating room, glaring at Rusya by the way.

"Princess, you can't—" Sakura shook her head repeatedly.

Rutha sat cowering beside me, looking timidly at Laxis.

"Why do I have to say it to you? Just because I'm sorry for you? I was a little annoyed, and I was uncomfortable with the obvious hostility she had shown towards Rutha along the way, "You think I really want to sell you?" That day, I thought you were the eldest lady who ran away and wanted to send you home! Who knew you were such a wayward princess - who Rusya was and what did it matter to you? ”

"You! Tell you! Herony has given the order! Now you're Miss Ben's bodyguard! Lagersis was also furious, "You can answer whatever Miss Ben asks!" Hurry up and tell Miss Ben who she is, or—"

"How about it?! Execute me? Big deal to stun you again! Purple people! I yelled.

"You! Come on? See who hits whom? Red-eyed idiots! "Lagersis is not weak.

"Brother and princess, can you calm down? It's noisy! Luca crossed Elise in front of us, "Luca, I'm going to eat the roast pig, how can I eat it when you stand in front of the roast pig?" ”

"......" we just glared at each other.

"Really, Sister Sakura is not in a hurry, princess, what are you in a hurry?" Luka cut a large piece of meat and threw it into her mouth, "Princess, what do you let my brother say if you continue to make such a fuss, you see that Sister Sakura is in a hurry...... Forget it, my brother doesn't want to talk about Luca, I'll talk about it—" She pointed to Rusya, "this sister is called Rusya, and Brother Lacey is hers...... Well...... Food and bodyguards, right? ”

"Food?!"

"Well, she is a half-demon, and she regularly sucks blood, and the object of her bloodsucking is Brother Lacey."

Hey, hey! Luca, what do you think of us? If you explain it this way......

"Lacey!"

Sure enough, Lageris and Sakura called out to me together. Ruth shrank even more in fright.

"How could you?"

"How can you?"

Lagers looked at Sakura, who was also standing up in surprise, "Sister Sakura, come on!" ”

"......" Sakura was stunned for a moment and looked at Rusya, "Lusya, hello, I'm Lacey's sister Sakura, first time we're meeting-"

"Ahh Hello you! Rusya scrambled to her feet, "I, I, Sakura, Sakura, Sister, Sister......"

"Just call me Sakura," Sakura held out her hand.

Rusya hurriedly shook her head, and at the same time held Sakura's hand in a panic: "How can I, you, you, you are, sister......"

"Ah~ I can't stand it!" Lagersis scratched her hair frantically again, "Sister Sakura, what are you doing?" On a blind date?! And you! She yelled at Luca, "Why are you still eating roast pig here?" Aren't you a priest? ”

Luca was stunned by Laxis's sudden shouting, and then replied unceremoniously, "Lucca, what if I'm a priest?" Those who are qualified to eat meat - don't you eat roast pigs? ”

"I mean, why don't you do it? There's a demon around you! Isn't it time for the priest to destroy the demons? And so intimate with her! ”

"What can I do? Brother Lacey likes her! I almost lost my life for her! ”

“……”

"Reis...... Are you sure? Sakura asked quietly.

"Hmm." I nodded.

"Oh......" Sakura's eyes moistened slightly, "Why?" ”

"That day ......"

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"Sister Sakura, are you asleep?" Lagersis is knocking at the door.

"No," I said, getting up and opening the door.

Lagersis, dressed in pajamas, walked in with a pillow in her hands.

After dinner we parted, Lacey and the others stayed in the hotel, and Lagersis and I now stayed in the annex of the lord's residence.

"Sister Sakura, am I going too far again?" Lagers came in and collapsed on the bed, curled up.

"You mean Lacey—"

"Hmm...... I want to be as ladylike as you and that Rusya is in front of him......" Lagersis whispered, "but I've been irritated when I see him, and I'm still disgusted with Rusya—he must hate me to death." ”

"Silly boy, you're working so hard," I lay down next to her, "but I've never seen Lacey feel so emotional—he's always restrained with me, and there's ...... like seeing you."

"Where am I still happy when you say that? He takes care of your senses...... I really want to, but ...... It's you who work hardest. ”

"Me?"

"Lacey has someone he likes, it's not you, and it's not Xiao Di. Not even ...... I"

“……”

"Obviously you think so much about him, obviously you work so hard to take care of him, go to learn Taoism for him, and run around to unravel his curse, why do you ......"

"Fate, right? Taoism pays attention to casual ......" unconsciously, tears flowed, "Perhaps, I can only be his sister in this life." ”

"Why?" Lagers turned to look at me, "What is that half-demon?" Just because she's a person? Just because she can't do without Lacey? And that idiot, who has been chasing Xiao Di, is now ...... "Big liar......" she cried, "big liar! Big liar! ”

......I reached out and patted her, but I didn't know how to comfort her, because I was also crying with her.

"If it was you by his side, or the little Di he hadn't met, I would still be able to forgive him...... Why is it the half-demon that suddenly appeared! Why? Why? Woo~"

I took her in my arms and choked up, "But at least Lacey is happy with her - and besides, he's got a clue to Ogi." ”

"What can he do if he finds Ogi? Does it make Ogi as sad as we are? ”

"No, Xiao Di was originally Lacey's maid, and she wouldn't care as much as we did. In the future, the three of them should live together, right? ”

"Woo~ big liar! - Reis...... I envy them. can be cared for by him and taken care of by him...... Are we too strong? If we could be as effeminate as Ruthia, wouldn't Lacey—"

"Maybe? Lacey's personality is that he likes to protect people. I recalled, "He's constantly looking for someone to protect - and the Wind Riders are constantly protecting me......"

"I want to be ...... by him too," Lagers' voice gradually lowered, and then let out a slight cry.

"I want to, Laxis." Looking at her sleeping face, I said softly.

It's true.

Good hope

I hope that the person who is looking at me with red eyes with concern.

I really hope that the person Lacey is hugging is me.

Good hope.

Les

Why?

Why not me?

Why......

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Threstin

"Lacey, can't you sleep?" Rusya went to the window and poured me a glass of water.

"Hmm......" I turned to look at Luca.

She slept soundly in her bed.

"Thinking about Sakura-san?"

"Hmm," I said, holding up my teacup, "thank you." ”

Rusya sat down next to me, "I'm sorry...... I'm sorry for you. ”

"Fool, what are you talking about?"

"Because I, Sakura and the princess, are sad, aren't they? When we parted, I saw them crying. ”

I saw it too.

The moment they turned their heads to leave, they could clearly see them crying.

I feel so uncomfortable.

"Lacey, you actually love Sakura, right?"

“？”

"I can feel that the way you look at Sakura is different from the way you look at us."

"She's my sister." I shook my head.

"You're lying."

“……”

"If you really think of her as your sister, you won't be bothered here. And, moreover...... She never thinks of you as a brother. ”

"yes, I know."

Yes, I know.

I knew this a long time ago.

"I'm sorry," I looked apologetically at Rusya, "I'm not—"

"Well, there's no need to apologize." She shook her head, "I already knew - remember the day we just came out of the forest?" I'll know when you tell me your story, and I'll know then, I'll never be as good as Sakura in your heart, let alone ...... Curse—"

"Fool, why are you still thinking about this?" I knocked her on the head.

"I know, although you don't say it, but I know," Rusya leaned on my lap, her face sideways, "I know there is a place for me in your heart, but it's not love - maybe, I'm just like Sister Ogi now, just your family......"

As she spoke, her eyes began to turn red.

I couldn't help but caress her hair lovingly, "I'm sorry......"

"Now it's my turn to be a fool to you~" Rusya smiled reluctantly, "You didn't feel sorry for me, I was really happy to be by your side, to be taken care of by you, and to be pampered by you-"

"Fool's ......"

"Why didn't you tell Sister Sakura?" Rusya asked, "Les, you like Sister Sakura, you also know that Sister Sakura has always supported you, and tonight too, she really wants Lacey to be happy, why don't you tell her the truth?" Is it because of me? ”

I shook my head slowly: "Fool, you think too much. It's okay with you~"

"That ......"

Why?

As Rusya said, I know it very well.

Cherry...... She should know that, right?

But I can't confess to her.

Every time I come back from a mission, the thing I want to see most is Sakura.

I want to protect Sakura, and many times I really want to hug Sakura.

Many times,

There are many times.

But, no.

It's not like Xiao Di, it's a family existence for me, and it's not like Rusya, it's because I want to protect the girl.

For me,

Sakura is a family member, an older sister, both the object I want to protect and my attachment.

But I can't be with her forever.

Sakura has her own path, her own life. The Wind Riders are her home.

And I, on the other hand, will wander outside for a long time before I find Ogi. Ogi is like half of my life, and I will never be able to feel at ease without finding her. Even if it takes a decade or two, or even a lifetime, I must keep searching.

Even if you find it successfully, what about after that? When Sakura sees her beside me, she will definitely give up, right? It's like seeing Rusya next to me today.

She always thinks about me in every way.

She and I always knew that.

From the moment I left the Windsriders, we were separated from each other.

She chose to continue to be my sister for the sake of my happiness, and I didn't have the confidence to give her any promises.

If we confess to each other, maybe, it will be more painful when we part in the end, right?

What's more, although it is only a guess, it can be guessed from the unusual actions and words of Grandpa Saint-Walve...... Perhaps, I won't live long.

"It's so reachable to me, yet so far away, Sakura......" I muttered, "Wouldn't it be an extra annoyance for Sakura if I told Sakura the truth today?" - I hope she forgets me soon, and then goes to pursue her true happiness......"

"Lacey, can you bear it......"

"Alright, go to bed early, there's a game tomorrow, and Luka will be very happy to have a free meal at the lord's mansion in the evening." I tried to change the subject.

"Uh-huh......," Rusya said deftly as she walked back to the bed, "Lacey, Luca is asleep, um- let's sleep together, okay?" It's not good to rest in a chair all the time. ”

"It's okay, go to sleep." I closed my eyes.

"By the way, Lacey, what do you think of the princess?"

"Laxis? What's wrong with her? ”

"She doesn't like you in general."

"Really? Isn't she always looking for fault with me? And they always bully you. ”

"Trust me, she's always wanted to bully me because of jealousy - but you're only active in front of her~"

"You won't say that her weight in my heart is not low, right?"

"It's just that you didn't find it yourself~ Flower heart big radish!"

"Dare to say that? Be careful that I eat you! ”

"Woo~"

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Sakura

"Miss Ben has decided!" Early in the morning, Lagersis suddenly said.

"Huh?"

"Miss Ben doesn't want anyone but Lacey!" Lagersis was full of energy again, "Since Lacey can like Rusya in addition to Xiao Di, then it is possible that he will also like me!" No matter what method is used, whether it is poison or magic charm, Miss Ben must be by Lacey's side! Miss Ben's husband is only Lacey! - Sister Sakura, what about you? ”

"Me? I'm still a sister......"

"It's not in vain! Sister Sakura, you've been using him as an excuse to suppress yourself by having Ogi, but now you don't need it! The person that the red-eyed idiot fell in love with is not Xiao Di! ”

"But...... And...... Laxis you ...... If only he ...... It is necessary to ...... to that flower heart"

"I don't care! And Lacey is not a flower heart! He was so serious about Ogi, and he was also serious about Rusya, and he didn't forget to look for Ogi when he had Rusia, and if he liked Miss Ben, he would be serious too! ”

"This ......"

Yes, Reis is that kind of character.

For everyone he cares about, he does not give up.

I...... Should I be like Laxis?

Go after Lacey,

――To pursue your own hopes?