The Book Of Flowers
Fill Ordelia's heart
I can't find Remina
Where's she?
In the area belonging to the Water Elves, in every tree, in every bush— I could not find the slightest trunk of the child's nose
His father doesn't even know where he is. He said that Remina was leaving this morning with Veskal and Verdea, somewhere, and has not returned
Lyralia doesn't know either. That one person was busy organizing the festival in his area, and immediately ignored me as much as I asked
So I moved to find them myself. But I couldn't even find any of them
Those kids aren't as small as a finger so I can't find them, right? Instead, they look like giants in my eyes, except for the girl
Huh... I'm tired of drinking cold juice...
"Yes!!"
Uh-uh?
...
That voice sounds like...
"Get him out of there, Verdea!"
"No need to rule! Just watch those roots!"
"Aah!!"
Ah, no more wrong. It was the voice of Remina and Verdea
Wait for. That's not the area of Ordelia's house, is it...?
I have to check
I slowly stepped towards where their voices came from, and it didn't take long for me to see the courtyard of Ordelia's house that looked like a beautiful garden
Among all my friends, his house is the widest. Full of various flowers whose colors are diverse so that the eyes are not bored. Plus, she chose white stone as the floor for her garden, so that everything looked very aesthetically pleasing and charming
In front of his house made of mushrooms, a river passed by— not far from his home garden and was only limited by a short bush fence. I could see Ordelia sitting on a table and a stone chair, right into the river while smiling
As I turned towards the river, I was finally able to find the faces of the three children I was looking for. They look like they're practicing combat
Verdea and Remina, fight Veskal while some plant roots disturb them. So you could say, if Ordelia who was sitting across the river just under the shadow of the only tree in her yard, was helping Veskal against the two children
Fuh~
They look very persistent. I could see they had Ordelia's root attack and Vescal's kick several times, but they were still able to get up and retaliate
Somehow Veskal also looks very shrewd. The tree was large and was on the edge of the garden, so its shadow overshadowed some parts of the river. Being under his shadow, he used that advantage to use the shadow technique of the Moon's Elves to disappear in the dark shade and reappear behind the two children he was fighting
His attack was also carried out. Understanding that they were in trouble, the two children also tried to actively drag or push Veskal out of the shadow of the tree
And that's where Ordelia's root attack comes in. Immediately cancel the attack that wanted to be launched on Veskal so that he could stay in his safe position without coming out in the slightest
Remina tries to drag Veskal out with the whip she made from air— even making him fall. But Ordelia's root instantly cut the thing and made Remina panic
The side was open because it was not focused. Too late to realize, Ordelia's root managed to hit it, driven only by Remina's hand that managed to hold it so as to reduce the damage received
The reflexes of the two boys were very good. However, Verdea is still having difficulty following Remina's increasingly agile steps
Well. She doesn't have the ability to change forms like Remina, so...
...
I'd better get close to Ordelia first
He must have realized my presence by now, visible from him began to turn his head, just as I stepped on the white rocks in his garden
A little surprised, but immediately smiled when I saw that I was the one who had been present to see him
"How are you, Vainzel?" Ordelia asked as I approached
I first took a sitting position right beside him before replying with, "Nothing. I just wanted to find those three kids, and it just so happened that they were with you"
Ordelia laughed. "Everyone is busy, and they lack people for training. So, they asked for my help" he then explained
Ahaha...
Regarding that 'busy' word, I hope he doesn't know yet about my duel and Luna's
"And I'm sure you're not leveling some of the forest with Luna, are you, Vainzel..."
Urk-h!
He knows apparently...
"I'll do something for you, so don't get mad at us anymore." I tried to negotiate.
"No, I can" she moved her index finger left and right. "We'll talk about this later. I still have to keep an eye on them until they're done"
Finish us...
...
Oh yeah
"Regarding the eggs we had yesterday in Orion, has Zaphir explained to all of you?" I asked back
Ordelia started to nod softly hearing that. His eyes looked down as if he did not want to discuss it
"I don't understand why any cruel person would do such a thing.." he then said.
He's not wrong at all. I also always thought so, especially whenever I had to hear reports of the extermination of the Chimera from all the members of any Elven army
"We can only hope we can catch the culprit." I resignedly explained.
"Hopefully..."
Huh...
All of this made me want to take a bath in the river. That's so...
Refreshingly...
"... You tired, Vainzel?" Ordelia then asked again
"yeah. I can't lie about that..."
I mean, everything that happened after Rosalia made me so tired. I couldn't take a good enough break, because it was either filled with preparation time or the execution of our plan
...
"You want mint candy?"
Eh?
"Ah, thank you"
I didn't notice he had a bowl full of mint candy. He hadn't even been seen chewing on that thing since, and it was just now
When the object was thrust at me, I immediately accepted it by taking a small candy which I immediately put into my mouth
Cold and cold and biting can be felt on my tongue. Mint candy made by Ordelia always has a thick taste like this
Thankfully not too sweet. At least I know that my lover always keeps his diet
"You know..." Ordelia said, put down the bowl that she just thrust at me
He seemed to be gathering the courage to speak. I don't know why his face is red too
"Yesterday, when you kissed my lips..."
...
...
"Yes...?"
The situation became awkward, and I also became blushed by it
"After you say no, when we toast, if this struggle is for all of us..."
...
"To be honest, Vainzel... I feel happy when you show such an authoritative attitude. You look dashing. I'm sure others think so, too, that you've become the leader they want to be
We know you're doing this for all of us. Even the Elves began to temper their anger towards all of us. They start accepting us for who we are, and that's how they think we are
I mean, are you aware of the way they've been staring at you lately...?"
...
No. gabe. Usually they would just stare as though they were cursing at me, and I would try to ignore them
But I guess... Ordelia's right
I don't feel any aggression from them anymore after this. Even when I picked up Luna to duel with him earlier. Even as I approached Lyralia and Ivor who were preparing for the festival in their area of power earlier. Even when I talked to Luxor who was resting earlier
I did not feel disturbed at all, nor did Luxor or Ivor who would usually drive away people who stared intently at me
...
"Is that so...? I'm grateful..."
That means, my efforts are at least starting to pay off. All my efforts are starting to show results back
I'm thrilled...
...
...
...
Ahahaha, I'm pensive again...
Huh...
"... Vainzel" Ordelia began to bring her sitting position closer, to me who was beginning to notice her again
His face began to approach, and he took the opportunity to briefly peek at my right cheek. A brief kiss that made me instantly dumbstruck because it happened without a sign from him
And his gaze after that felt very soft. Soft, but capable of piercing my heart until I was glued to it
"... Compared to 'for all of us', how about we do 'by all of us', hm?"
...
The wind blew for a short while, as Ordelia's smile began to grow sweeter. Sweeter than the mint still on my tongue
Time seemed to be running slow, as his words began to sound back inside my head
'By all of us', he said...
...
My head began to bow accompanied by a smile
That sounds like a statement of love. I couldn't help my smile...
"Sounds good." I replied.
A fairly short reply, as we went back into silence and looked into each other's eyes
"So that's why Vainzel. I want to ask you permission"
...
"Please"
Whatever it is...
"I want you to allow me to follow Eleanor's mistress's experiments"
...
Hm, so...
...
I'm glad to hear his words now...
Because it's...
"It seems that you have understood a little of what I have wanted from you all along" I said, making her a little surprised
"What... What do you mean?" he then asked
Well. Just a few simple sentences
...
"Other times Ordelia.." I said again to him.
"You don't have to talk like this to ask my permission. You can do whatever you want. Just tell me, and I'll warn you
No need to be stuck with my words. Your lives are yours. And if you want to work with Eleanor, then do it"
His eyes seemed very focused on me, while I started smiling at him
Smiling because one of my friends started to show signs of what I wanted from all of them. Just one simple thing
One simple thing 'for all of us', and 'by all of us'
...
"Hug me, can you...?"
I opened my right hand wide to the side, indicating that he could come closer
He was stunned for a moment, but then gave a smile as he moved enthusiastically to my side. And there, I immediately grabbed the side of his body while the tip of our head was united—side and side
We both spent time together by watching the fight that was still going on between the three children—as we got closer to each other
Sometimes I took over from the roots that attacked Verdea, and they realized I was on Ordelia's side. But the Verdea that was overturned in the air was instantly dropped back onto the surface of the river by the roots that bound it, thus inviting the laughter of everyone watching
Veskal even began to fall apart until he sat on the river. Verdea certainly did not stay silent with the ridicule that came for him, so began to clash with Veskal by pushing each other
Remina tried to follow, but we instantly made the two tree roots pull her collar. Ordelia and I laughed at Remina who started clawing at her waist while showing that pouty face
This fight became very fun when we both continued to be able to disturb Verdea and Remina who had tried to attack Veskal. Ordelia even started laughing so hard that her tears came out
It was so loud that he gasped and coughed a little for laughing too hard and for too long
Huh...
I don't know how long I've seen him laugh with such satisfaction. Usually he would only hold back his laughter when something was amusing, not like this
Well...
She always looks so sweet when she laughs like that...
I wish he could always laugh like that...
