Episode 14

The street was noisy when they left the restaurant after a late lunch. People were rushing to their feet and rushing to somewhere. It was the side of the town's central square.

Mixed with the crowd, the majestic and powerful march began to be heard in their ears as they headed towards the square. When I came out to the large plaza, it was crowded with people waving their hands towards something.

"Wow! The Imperial Knights!"

Short Colin stood up with his feet up and looked over the shoulder of the person in front of him, shouting.

The knights were marching through the square with a modest gait without any disturbance. Their silver armor and red cloak shone brilliantly in the shouts of the people.

"Wow, that's cool!"

Colin, whose cheeks were flushed with excitement, admired it. Rosé, who was standing next to them, also vomited words with a mesmerizing face towards them.

"What, look at those muscles! Isn't it different from the poor boys at the academy?"

Colin and Rosé pushed through the crowd to get a closer look at the Templar.

The closer the knights got, the more people cheered, and petals fell like snow from the sky.

Although many people had already gathered in the square, people constantly appeared from somewhere to watch the march of the Imperial Knights.

Some people squirmed in to see from the front, causing angry complaints from people here and there.

One of them intervened between Felix and Lucy. As a result, a gap arose between the two of them, and people who were looking for an opportunity to move forward began to constantly dig into the gap.

Lucy is pushed back and forth and is about to move away from Felix.

widely.

Felix quickly grabbed Lucy's wrist and pulled her into his arms.

"It sticks well."

At his words, Lucy with an anxious look nodded her head.

Among the crowds, the short Lucy stood motionless like an acorn that had fallen into a crevice of a rock. Even though Felix was protecting her in her arms, it was a difficult situation for her small stature.

Colin and Rosé were moving forward quite a distance from Felix.

"I can't."

Felix wrapped her arms around her and ran through the crowd. The parade procession was also getting further and further away.

Lucy, who had safely escaped from the crowd, held her knees and breathed in. His complexion was pale, probably because he was very nervous among the crowd.

"it's okay?"

Lucy nodded slightly at Felix's worried question. Lucy soon realized that only the two of them had separated and looked around.

"By the way, Colin and Rosé sunbaenim… … ."

"done."

Felix immediately responded as if he didn't know.

"They will get out on their own. Let's go first. I hate places with a lot of people."

Felix took a step forward. Lucy glanced at Colin and Rosé for a moment, then followed. The two hurriedly exited the noisy and frantic square.

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Felix and Lucy came out of the square and walked along a nearby large boulevard. It was also crowded with people who came to see the festival, but it wasn't as crazy as the parade area.

On both sides of the road, numerous vendors placed their items on the kiosks, catching the footsteps of passersby.

"Go see some stuff!"

"Half price only during the festival period!"

There were people selling freshly squeezed fruit juice from home, people selling bracelets made of colorful threads, people selling chicks and puppies, and even people selling strange magic tools that you don't know what they are used for.

People passing by the stalls, watching with interesting eyes, would often stop and buy things.

Felix, who had no interest in the cheap things sold by the vendors, continued to walk, looking straight ahead. Then he noticed that Lucy, who was walking next to him, glanced at the stalls lined with jewelry made of cheap crystals.

"Want to see?"

He stopped in front of him and asked.

"No, not like that."

Lucy waved her hand, but Felix was already approaching the stall.

Although they were made of cheap crystals, necklaces, bracelets, and rings were quite cute and well made.

Feeling Lucy's gaze carefully looking down at them from the side, Felix smiled happily involuntarily.

"It's a constellation necklace."

The owner of the stall introduced the necklace.

"Look carefully inside the crystal. Constellations representing each moon are included."

As the owner said, gold beads smaller than a grain of gold were placed in the crystal in the shape of a constellation. When the necklace was lifted into the air, the constellation gleamed in the sunlight.

"What month is the girl born?"

The owner suddenly asked Lucy.

"I was born in May."

"Are you a gentleman?"

"I was born in October."

"Then it would be Eliakezari and the Holy Swordsman."

After the owner glanced at the necklace at a glance, he picked up two of them. In the crystals hanging from the end of the silver string, Eliakezari and Holy Swordsman respectively shone brilliantly.

"I think you two will get along well. It is also very popular as a necklace for lovers."

"Lovers?"

Felix's eyes twinkled.

"Would you like to buy it?"

The owner held out the necklace.

"I'll buy both."

The answer unexpectedly came out of Lucy's mouth. Felix opened his eyes wide and looked at her.

… … Why is Lucy Keenan up to my constellation necklace?

His heart was pounding for a moment, and his mood subsided.

It's stupid.

He laughed at himself, who had been excited for a moment.

Adrian's birthday is the same as mine.

Lucy kept the necklace she had purchased in her arms. A strange jealousy rose in Felix's heart as he watched it.

He even told Adrian his birthday for nothing, and made Lucy even buy a necklace for his lover. I couldn't be this stupid.

"I didn't buy it because it was a lover's necklace… … A friend I know is also a holy swordsman."

Seeing Felix with a twisted expression on his face, Lucy said as if explaining. It was obvious that both cheeks were red.

Even so, there was no reason for Felix to be mean to her. He knew very well that he didn't care who Lucy gave the necklace to.

He began to take a step back, holding down the childish emotions that slowly rose in his heart.

He was walking without a word and stopped again when he passed a food stand. Lucy, who was following her, was glancing at all kinds of street food with sparkling eyes.

Then, when Felix's eyes met, she blushed and turned her head. He seemed to be ashamed of being caught secretly preoccupied with food.

But she was completely unaware. That that innocent face changed Felix's mood in an instant.

The heavy emotions that tormented him and never left, disappeared like snow melted the moment I saw her face.

"After I walked, I was hungry again."

He mumbled loudly as if to listen on purpose, and bought whatever he could see, such as ice cream and cotton candy.

"Come on, I bought too much, so you eat too."

He handed over the food to Lucy's arms.

After a while, Felix smiled contentedly as he saw Lucy following, licking ice cream like a child.

It was funny to see Lucy's mood change quickly at every little word or action, but there was nothing he could do about it. Today, everything seemed to revolve around Lucy.

While walking along the main road, the sun was already setting near Seosan Mountain. The sky at dusk was reddish.

When Felix and Lucy arrived in front of the academy in their wagon, it was after the sun had completely set. It was dark everywhere.

The front door of the academy was firmly shut. It was only natural that the set curfew had passed.

"What should I do? You will be penalized for breaking the curfew."

Lucy said with a worried face.

If you return after curfew, you can tell the doorkeeper your name and ask Fred to open the door. But at the same time, a fairly large penalty was given.

For Lucy Keenan, who was always on the top and exemplary, it was quite a concern.

"Come on."

Felix took Lucy's hand and turned around the wall. Soon Felix stopped at a distance he wouldn't be able to see where Fred was.

"You can cross the wall from here."

"Yes?"

Lucy's eyes widened as if it was a method she had never even dreamed of.

But Felix had already jumped on the wall with her hands on the wall, leaving her embarrassed. He carefully checked the other side. No one was there. It was even dark because the sun had set. It seemed like this would be enough not to be noticed.

He first threw himself and Lucy's luggage over the fence, then grabbed Lucy in a flash.

"Hey!"

Lucy staggered her legs in surprise.

"Don't struggle, sit on the wall."

She came to her senses and sat on the wall, followed by Felix leaping over the wall with a light motion.

Felix got down on the soft grass and opened his arms to Lucy.

"Come on, I'll take it. Don't be afraid."

Then, I heard someone approaching from afar. It was Fred's footsteps.

"hurry!"

At his urging, Lucy closed her eyes tightly and jumped towards him. Felix embraced her and fell gently on the grass.

"Let's wait for the Fred spirit to pass."

They rolled under the bushes, then hid themselves, waiting for the sound of footsteps to dissipate.

Lucy was crouching down with a nervous expression on her face, not even breathing. This was probably the first time she had crossed the fence. Taking a guess, Felix quietly burst out laughing.

A crowing of grasshoppers was heard from nearby. The cool autumn wind, which cannot be expressed in words that is now cool, fluttered through their hair.

Lucy's fine hair, protruding from the wind, ruffled and tickled Felix's cheek.

He pondered for a moment, then pulled the hat out of the shopping bag he had been carrying for half a day. It was the hat that Lucy was wearing at the boutique.

He put the hat on Lucy's head. Lucy, who had only stared at Fred's feet as he walked away, looked back at him in surprise.

"This… … ."

"It's my reward for making allergy medicine. Do not decline, accept it."

"But it's too expensive… … ."

Lucy said as if she remembered the price tag she had seen in the shop.

"It's ridiculously cheap compared to the effort you put into making the medicine."

Lucy fiddled with her hat without answering. It was dark and it was hard to see what kind of expression she had.

"Then I will be grateful."

Finally, Lucy answered. Lucy's face, faintly visible under the faint moonlight, was smiling softly.

Felix's heart began to pound at that sight. It was the first time she had smiled at him. I felt both happy and sad.