26 Chapter 26 The Kingdom of Vedna (Royal Capital Road Journey) : The Flames Of Jealousy

When night falls even deeper.

　The temperature drops and the sleep of the soldiers, who are shrunken in their blankets, is mixed in with their breathing.

　Some sleep regularly, others snore loudly.

　Elrain could hear the various sounds below her consciousness, but she still could not fall asleep.

　Her skin exposed to the wind is bitterly cold, but heat is welling up from the inside of her body.

　Her heart is beating fast with a small but narrow sensation, each time making her eardrums shake slightly.

Elrain twisted her body more than ten times now.

"..."

　"I'm not feeling well"

　"I don't have the slightest feeling that I'll be able to sleep"

　The reason for the restlessness in Elrain heart was the opposite sex, Akizuki Sota, after all.

She had no idea that Sota unselfish love and care from the opposite sex was such a nectar.

　The atmosphere around him, his beautiful voice, the smell ... of each and every memory burned Elrain heart.

　Elrain was clearly confused.

　She didn't understand what she was feeling at the moment, and she couldn't hold on to it.

　But in her mind, there is only one answer that fits.

"Love"

　It is not a physical desire, but a kind of abnormality, where she is sincerely in love with him.

　It is not that she did not originally have feelings of 'love' for Sota. If you are a woman in this world and you see a good-looking man, it is inevitable that you will have such feelings.

　However, it is nothing but 'love' that makes your heart ache before you go into heat, with deep sincere feelings for the opposite sex on the back of your eyelids.

"Huff...."

　After stripping off her blankets and putting on her glasses, Elraine slowly stood up.

　She ruffled her silver hair and slapped her flushed cheeks.

　It's hard to sleep with my heart like this.

　Elrain slowly walked between the sleeping soldiers and walked aimlessly towards the centre of the village.

　On the way, a night guard called out to her in surprise, but she rebuked her, saying that she was just going for a walk.

　A trained warrior also needs to be able to sleep under any circumstances.

　For those who know her, it is a rare sight to see Elrain, a first-rate knight who has developed the character for calmness and composure, taking a walk at night.

　Feeling the gaze of the night guard, who looks away curiously at her back Elrain walks on.

'...'

She said that she was walking around ... with nowhere to go, but that is strictly speaking a lie.

　Elrain had gone to the house where Sota was sleeping.

"Sota-sama ..."

　A gust of wind caressed her cheeks.

　The scent of Sota seemed to mingle with the wind, and her heart raised its pitch one step.

　The fact that there is a man in the small house in front of her makes it seem like a dream.

　And that man is also the one who continues to cause an weird feeling in her heart.

　Elrain eyes look as if she is a little girl again.

　Her eyes sparkle as if she has seen her beloved, and her breath is filled with heat.

　I want to talk to Sota again.

　The pure wish to touch Sota fills Elrain body.

"Huh ?"

　However, Elrain noticed something.

　There were no guards around Sota house.

　She looks around to see what's going on, but still no one is there.

　Her heart flutters.

　After a few moments of fidgeting, the guard from behind walks up to her as if she had guessed what was going on.

"Elrain-sama, I'm sorry I'm late. It's about Sota-sama. ..."

"Is something wrong?"

"No, no!, I don't mean that something happened, but just now General Phyllis sent the guards down to have a secret talk"

"Oh, .... Phyllis-sama... at this hour?"

"Yes, it's been about an hour now."

"I see.... Thank you, Please continue to be vigilant."

"Understood"

　The soldiers bowed their heads and returned to their posts.

"At this late hour, for an hour...? What is Phyllis-sama doing?"

　Elrain felt a hazy sensation filling her chest.

　It was nothing but irritation stemming from jealousy.

　Elrain loves Phyllis.

　She respects, loves and worships her with all her heart.

　Phyllis is the embodiment of her vision of the perfect knight.

　For the first time in her life, Elrain feels dislike towards Phyllis.

　She even thought that Phyllis might have taken advantage of her position to be alone with him.

"That's ... ridiculous."

　Elrain was disgusted that she had such childish feelings.

　She was disgusted that she was out of her mind, that she was hostile to Phyllis.

　..... But the blurriness remains.

　Sota and Phyllis are in there.

　Curiosity and jealousy about what they are doing alone together for an hour.

　Elrain walked up to the house as if she was being sucked in.

　"What on earth are you two doing alone for an hour?"

"Eh ..."

　Elrain, with her ears stiffened.