by bit.

In that situation, even count Claire father who have no influence only rejecting Helmut demand.

「I’ve postponing many great task just for you」

Celia received a goosebump toward this man who easily spouting such sweet words that sweeter than the flower nectar in this garden with such serious look.

She’s rather committing suicide as soon as possible rather than polluting her body with this man in the near future.

But, she have no courage to die.

She didn’t want to die.

She wants to life.

There’s still lot of research that left undone, and many other dreams that she want to pursue.

The first one is a normal love, though she want a normal and happy married life, that dream was on the verge of crumbling.

Though she know the importance of political marriage for noble, if not for such situation, Celia was holding the influence only to fulfill her dream.

Well that’s the reason she couldn’t find a partner, thus she become single woman pass marriageable age.

「Such flattery」

Though she feel goose bump, Celia’s pretending a little shy in hearing those words.

She hate this.

She want to leave this country immediately.

Though she hate it so much, she hold it in herself, Celia’s house standing will be worsened if she’s running away on her own.

It then will going as far as troubling his family.

If she want to escape, it must not from her own intention, she have to escape in a way that can’t be stopped by anyone.

But, she have no such power.

That’s why the situation turned this way, Celia who’s an important person is forced to live her life under house arrest in the royal castle, there’s even a guard for her.

It was impossible for her to slip out of the castle without public noticing it in that kind of situation.

Even if for example she could escape, she who raised as a noble didn’t know how to live alone.

Even if she’s doing a research on her own convenience as a little revenge, since her achievement might be recognized, the higher-ups let her do as she pleases.

「Come to think of, why everyone accompanying the summoned hero-sama? Don’t tell me that it wasn’t because impossible to measure the hero magical power even by the measurement stone developed by me ...... 」

Celia asked that question just to satisfy her intellectual curiousity as if trying to forget her gloomy feeling.

Since the only time she forget such unpleasant things is when she’s doing her research.

「Yeah, they’re indeed wonderful. Despite his young age, he, the hero is a man of character with calm personality. The other kids too, they said that he’s gallantly doing his best even without anyone asking for it 」

historical

Maybe because his misunderstanding that Celia changed the topic since she’s shy, Charles chuckled as if being filled with pride.

And then, speaking of the hero that was summoned within Bertram kingdom.

Summoned in the Bertram kingdom was three people two girl and one youth, the hero amongst them was the one boy.

The hero is an 18 years old youth, he have a gentle manner and extremely in order even his appearance with his blonde hair with charm that pulling his surrounding.

Including accepting the situation without causing too much chaos even regarding his unexpected summoning and promising to cooperating with the kingdom, his evaluation in the royal castle is very high.

Even the other two who was summoned along with the hero didn’t have divine raiment, they have terrifying amount of magical power, and currently being trained along with the hero to making the best use of that magical power.

「Then, I’ll go back first since there’s some works to do. You should also go back quickly since your body will become colder by staying outside for a long time」

Charles was saying those words when she’s immersing herself thinking about suitable response for him.

「Undertood. I think I’ll go back to my laboratory after enjoying the wind for a bit longer」

After Celia giving a response in a graceful manner, Charles left that place while letting out a coincited smile.

Looking at his retreating figure, Celia’s grimacing a little.

Letting out a sigh, after looking at the flower that filling the place in tranquility, Celia left that place to go back to her laboratory.

The guard knight’s following from behind as if pursuing her.

Celia’s also displeased by this guard knight.

It’s still okay if it’s just looking at her face sometimes.

She can endure it if it’s only that much.

But, this man often looking so many times at her skirt or chest when doing his job.

Though the person himself might think that she hasn’t noticed, Celia noticed his gaze.

Though Celia herself thinking that she didn’t have a body that considered attractive to men, the phsycological disgust that she feels when someone sending this kind of gaze to her is trulu unbearable.

Even now the man who walk behind her looking at her rear made Celia even more dejected.

「Well then, I’ll go back to my research」

Celia closed the door of the room after telling that to him in a little blunt way.

After entering the room, she’s all on her own so she released a huge sigh.

“Gacha”

SHe could heard the sound of the door opened from behind.

(Is the guard opened the door)

Someone opening the door without even knocking it.

Celia turned around with unpleasant mood.

「What’s matter .... EH?」

Standing on that place was an unknown youth.

He’s smiling gently as if feeling relieved, she know from the air emitted from him that masculine figure that pleasant to see despite his slender frame.

Though he might be still young in age, to be honest, his appearance is right in the middle of Celia strike zone.

「..... Are you a knight guard?」

But, nevertheless she cannot afford to let down her guard.

Celia asked that man identity with a strict voice.

He might be a spy from another country that was coming with her as his target.

Though this is an old trick for each countries to choose men or women with pleasing appearance as a spy.

Though she want to leave the royal castle, she want to be pardoned from that way of leaving.

Since she didn’t know what kind of treatment lying in waiting for her after that point.

Though Celia’s completely useless in close combat.

If it’s a counter attack, she’ll attack by using magic.

Stepping back slowly, Celia was trying to take some distance from the youth.

And then.

「If it’s the guard, he’ll do his job without even finding any abnormality. it’s been a while, Celia-sensei」

The youth was speaking to Celia with a voice that feel nice in her ears while smiling at her.

「Who?」

Celia’s felt somekind of reminiscense.

This kind of feeling, she feel that this kind of scene happened once before.

Celia tilting her neck a little.

「I’m Rio. I’m thinking of giving my greeting since I’m coming back to this place」

After saying that while smiling wryly, the youth took off his necklace.

Thereupon, the color of his hair changing back from silver to black in an instant.

At that place, stood a youth with a visage that Celia know very well.

Though he’s growing quite a lot during the several years she didn’t see him, she remember very well his black hair.

「Rio ...... Nano? Rio! 」

The gloomy feeling that she felt until just a moment ago was blown away in an instant.

Something like that is trivial right now.

With tears on the corner of her eyes, Celia coming at him then put herself into his embrace.