Becoming His Unfading Dream

Strolling leisurely through the forest path,

Flamme held Agusheed's hand as they walked through the soft snow toward the central ancient tree.

Second stop of their date, arrival—

Flamme noted silently in her heart.

Then, with a turn, her white dress swept across the snow, making a soft rustling sound.

"Agusheed, do you remember why you first brought me here?"

Flamme suddenly asked, the white mist from her breath lingering briefly in the air between her and her husband.

Brushing away a few snowflakes that had settled on his coat,

Agusheed looked up at this giant tree he had planted himself, which now towered into the clouds.

"The second year of our travels..."

After a brief recollection, Agusheed paused and continued:

"You were unable to sleep peacefully because you had been affected by a curse from the 'Nightmare Pot'—"

Flamme smoothly picked up where Agusheed left off:

"So you brought me to this place you like to use for spacing out."

"Then you let me lie on your lap, saying I wouldn't have nightmares that way."

Agusheed nodded. What Flamme said didn't differ from his memory.

However, he still appropriately added some necessary details.

"Your last sentence wasn't complete—"

"I had you lie on my lap because that way my Curse Reversal Magic could cover you."

A completely unnecessary detail supplement.

That was Flamme's assessment.

She reached out and dissatisfiedly tapped Agusheed's chest.

"Adding that ruins the romantic and beautiful atmosphere in my words..."

Agusheed instinctively was about to apologize as usual.

But remembering what Flamme had reminded him about in the flower garden courtyard—

He pulled back the 'sorry' that had already reached his lips.

Then, after thinking for a while, he tactfully said the opposite:

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Hmm—

Flamme was stunned for a moment.

In just an instant, she realized why her husband would say such a thing.

But she still couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Because she understood Agusheed too well—

Hearing him say such words really gave Flamme a strong sense of contrast.

"Saying that will also make girls dislike you..."

Flamme shook her head as she spoke, while releasing her husband's hand.

This time she didn't explain too much, because the more you explain such things, the more confused they become.

Following the original route, she jogged to the base of the tree.

Flamme turned around lightly, making her skirt flutter in a beautiful arc.

She patted the natural depression between the tree roots where Agusheed usually sat, reminding him:

"Agusheed, come over here, sit in the same place."

Agusheed didn't refuse. He maintained his slow pace and walked over gradually.

When he sat down—

Flamme immediately lay down straight as she had before, pillowing her head on his lap.

At this moment, a wind suddenly blew through the forest, and snowflakes from the ancient tree's branches gently fell.

A leaf with thin snow drifted down, and Flamme reached out to catch it.

Then, with her eyes closed, she skillfully pinned it to Agusheed's collar at his chest.

"Don't move."

"Stay like this for a while."

She said while embracing her husband's reassuring waist.

So Agusheed didn't move.

The two remained silent under the tree.

This continued until Flamme opened her eyes again.

Announcing their departure for the third stop of their date, the Heaven Vein mine—

Half an hour later, looking at the dark cave entrance where blue light could faintly be seen flickering inside,

After refusing the suggestion to use Illumination Magic,

Flamme pulled Agusheed into the mine wrapped internally with pale blue crystals.

"Generally speaking..."

"As a husband, in this kind of environment you should hold me tightly."

Flamme's suggestion was immediately followed by Agusheed without a moment's hesitation.

And because walking while holding Flamme was too slow—

Agusheed simply picked her up at the waist and carried her through the winding mine tunnels.

"Mm... I give your reaction and actions full marks this time."

"Of course, it would be even better if you didn't need me to remind you next time."

Flamme laughed softly as she poked Agusheed's perpetually unchanging expressionless face.

The two gradually went deeper into the main mine tunnel.

The darkness was slowly dispelled by the ethereal blue glow emitted by the crystals.

The inner walls of the mine were embedded with naturally formed mana crystals.

The deeper they went, the denser the crystals became.

And in the core area, the entire tunnel was shrouded in a dreamlike blue halo.

Flamme's white dress was reflected here like a pearl in the deep sea.

She said nothing, just wandered through this blue sea while embracing Agusheed.

Until finally passing through the winding mine tunnel and arriving at the suddenly open end.

Without a doubt, the fourth stop of their date, Heart Lake, came into view.

This was a naturally formed heart-shaped lake on the Heaven Vein Dragon's body.

When she first saw it, Flamme was amazed by this natural wonder.

However, arriving here this time, it was Agusheed who was surprised.

Because in his sight—

Beside the fishing platform covered with thick snow by the frozen lake,

Two fishing rods were quietly leaning against the wooden railing.

"When did you prepare these?"

Agusheed looked at the obviously newly placed fishing equipment and asked his wife in his arms.

"Yesterday."

Flamme got down from Agusheed's embrace and said with obvious pride.

However, she didn't mention that she had Frieren secretly bring them here.

Nor did she mention that having Frieren stay below for a day was actually her idea.

Flamme stepped forward and lightly picked up the two sets of fishing gear.

After casually using Hell Fire Release Magic to melt the entire lake's ice layer—

She turned back and handed one of the fishing rods to Agusheed.

"Do you know how to fish?"

"I have Magic That Makes Fish Automatically Take the Bait."

"No magic allowed today, only the most ordinary methods."

"Why?"

"Because we're on a date, so you have to follow my arrangements."

Agusheed didn't argue with Flamme anymore.

The result was—

Two hours later, with their fish basket still completely empty,

It became Agusheed stopping Flamme from using magic to cheat at fishing.

"I'm not playing anymore—"

This was Flamme's self-abandonment after being caught cheating.

After saying this, she threw both fishing rods into the lake.

Then, as the dim sunlight above the clouds slanted westward,

She pulled Agusheed to the final stop of today's date—

The top of the Heaven Vein Dragon's head.

The massive dragon head remained motionless before them, half-closing its enormous dragon eyes.

When Agusheed and Flamme stepped onto its skull,

The Heaven Vein Dragon only exhaled a warm breath, with no other reaction.

"Is it still angry at Frieren?"

Flamme touched this old companion's head and asked Agusheed, who understood it best.

"No, it's just sleepy."

"Even though the fruit stuck in its teeth has been removed, it will still affect its sleep for the day."

Flamme couldn't help but smile.

She somewhat regretted having Frieren do such a thing for today's free time.

But at this point, thinking about it was useless.

She slowly relaxed her body and walked forward a few steps.

"Agusheed, let me dance for you?"

Agusheed heard his wife say this with such lack of self-awareness.

In his memory, although Flamme's personal dancing was a bit better than court dancing,

It was only a little bit better.

He wanted to refuse, but when the words reached his lips, they became just one short word.

"Alright."

Agusheed stood in place and responded softly.

"Hehe..."

Flamme laughed knowingly.

Then, in gentle murmurs, she sang folk songs to accompany herself.

She began dancing in front of her husband—a dance that was neither elegant nor showed any aesthetic appeal.

Flamme knew her dancing wasn't beautiful.

But she just wanted to dance for Agusheed.

Because she had once asked—

About the content of those dreams that occasionally appeared but fleetingly in Agusheed's mind over the years.

Without exception, the answer always included her presence.

From beginning to end, she was the only scenery in Agusheed's dreams...

So—

Flamme wanted to use her brief life to leave Agusheed with more unforgettable brilliance.

To stay in his heart forever in this way—

To become his unfading dream...

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