Chapter 225

"Ugh... grgh..."

"Ah, Lord Clael! You're awake!?"

"R-Reina...?"

When Clael opened his eyes, he was no longer in the upscale restaurant from earlier.

He was now in a park at night.

Clael had been laid on a bench, resting his head on Reina's lap.

"Thank goodness... I figured you'd be okay since I used Healing Magic, but I was still worried, you know?"

"U-Um... Reina. What happened to those men from earlier...?"

"It's fine. I took care of them."

Apparently, she really had taken care of them.

An ordinary girl wouldn't have been able to do anything, but for Reina, three terrorists were probably nothing.

(She probably could've handled it on her own even if I hadn't tried to protect her...)

He had instinctively stepped in to shield her, but even if Clael hadn't protected her, Reina likely wouldn't have been touched by the terrorists.

She would have defended herself with Holy Spirits or Holy Arts before they even got close.

(In fact, I probably just got in the way and slowed her down... I did something unnecessary.)

"...Sorry, Reina. Looks like I just got in your way."

"Why are you apologizing? You protected me, Lord Clael."

"Even if I did, still..."

"Thanks to you, I'm completely unharmed, as you can see... Thank you so much."

"............"

It seemed Reina was letting Clael take the credit.

Strong, kind, considerate—she really was an exceptional Saint.

"Nngh...!"

"You really shouldn't try to get up yet."

"Yeah, but..."

"Just stay like this for a while... It's okay, no one's around."

Clael tried to sit up, but Reina held him down, and he ended up back on her lap.

He felt like they couldn't stay like this forever... but Reina's hand was unusually firm, and he truly couldn't get up.

"Ugh... yeah, I guess you're right."

Clael thought for a moment... but since he couldn't get up, there was no helping it.

Clael decided to just stay like that for a while.

(Well, there's no one around... It's not like anything bad will happen, so I guess it's fine.)

He couldn't possibly do something like this at the academy where the students could see, but in a park at night, it was probably okay.

No one would be bothered. No one... probably.

(Actually... maybe it's more of a problem because it's a park at night... I don't know. Maybe I'm just confused...)

Even though his wounds had been healed, he had just taken a club to the face.

It wouldn't be surprising if his head was spinning and his thoughts were fuzzy.

"...Yeah, maybe I should sleep a bit more after all."

"Yes, I think that's for the best."

"...Okay."

"............"

In the night park, a seasonally cold wind brushed against them... yet strangely, it didn't feel cold.

On the contrary, his body felt unusually flushed and hot.

(Come to think of it... I missed dessert again...)

He hadn't gotten to eat it when he went with Erika, and now he'd missed it again.

It couldn't be helped, but it really did seem like he had no luck with it.

(Now it's going to be awkward to go back to that restaurant... oh well.)

Honestly, he was starting not to care anymore.

Maybe that place was just unlucky for Clael.

"I think I'm done with that restaurant for a while... The food was good, but it was exhausting..."

"Same here. I had fun being with you, Lord Clael... but still, it made me remember some unpleasant things, and I don't want to go back."

"Right?"

"Exactly."

"Hahaha..."

"Ahahaha."

Clael and Reina laughed together in the night park.

"I'm done with that restaurant, but... I'd like to go out together again."

"Yeah... something sweet sounds good."

"Then how about an all-you-can-eat cake shop? A friend told me about one."

"Ah, that sounds great. Let's go."

"It's a promise."

Reina gave a glamorous smile that didn't match her age and held up her pinky.

"Yes, it's a promise."

Clael extended his finger too, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.

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