Chapter 393

The high-level combat training facility we use is a huge facility. However, it is not a place that allows anyone to use it. Although there were only two of us in the area we were using due to confidentiality and security reasons, there were facilities including shower facilities inside. After coming here once, we would be covered in sweat as if we had done some guerrilla warfare, so we always brought spare clothes to change into before leaving. Not just one set, but several. It was still around 12 o'clock as we had come early in the morning. Although it was time for lunch, we planned to train all day today, even after lunch. But... "I'm going to stop today." I had finished showering and was back in the waiting room when Ellen returned and said that. It didn't seem like she was angry. Her mouth wasn't sticking out. She might not do it tomorrow either. Did I unintentionally say something that made Ellen think of something she had never thought of before? As if I had been smelling my own sweat by bumping into myself so far, I thought that I might do the same thing for the first time in a year. Ellen was looking at her white toes in slippers without saying anything, thinking about something. "No... Hey..." "...." "It's just something I said... like sweat smell..." "Don't..." Ellen's voice was trembling. "Ah, don't say anything... don't say anything..." Ellen's cheeks were turning red as she bowed her head deeply. She lost her mind because of one wrong word. I forgot, Ellen is only eighteen years old. She's so sensitive to that kind of thing... Ellen's mental state exploded with one word, "sweat smell." And she couldn't even blame me for bringing it up first. Somehow. Isn't it a situation where we can't practice swordsmanship together in the future because of sweat smell? It didn't really happen? It's not a situation where you can pay attention to that kind of thing? But in this situation, no matter what you say, it's a disaster for Ellen's mental state. Me - I'm sorry for saying that. Ellen - So I smelled bad? The conclusion is that you shouldn't apologize. Me - I did smell like sweat. But isn't it natural for sweat to smell when you sweat? This is the worst thing to say, even without imagining what kind of answer will come out. In the end, no matter what you say, it's a situation where you can only shock Ellen's mental state. Therefore, I sat still and Ellen was in a state of embarrassment with her head down. We were both silent. If this had happened in the past, I would have said that sweat naturally smells because you sweat, but now she's become a girl. However, she was fidgeting and didn't know what to do. It was cute, but I couldn't leave her mental state in ruins like this. I felt a sense of guilt that rose up like a recoil. I had to say something. But I couldn't get the words out. Ellen called my name while fidgeting with her toes. "Lionheart... You've been acting strange lately." Ellen seemed to sense something and turned her head towards me. "What's wrong?" Ellen must have noticed my sword shaking. I had to say something. But in the end, I couldn't say anything. I didn't know how to express myself. Ellen came closer to me and hugged my neck. The scent of her hair and neck tickled my nose. "You can be anxious." Maybe she thought I was nervous because it seemed like we were approaching a battle with the Demon King and the intensity of our training was increasing. Ellen whispered in my ear while hugging my neck. "It'll be okay." Everything will be fine. Everything will be okay. The more Ellen whispered, the more my sense of guilt grew exponentially. If I kept listening to Ellen's small whispers, I felt like I would lose my mind. So I gently grabbed Ellen's arm that was hugging me and let go. "Hey." "Yeah." "Let's just have fun." "Huh?" Yeah. I'm too tired. "We've been running too hard lately. If we're going to rest, let's just go out and have fun." Let's take a break. Even if we don't go out to play alone, everyone will eventually know what we're going to talk about. Adelia was in the magic research club, and it seemed like Liana and Cliff were busy with physical training. "Riana, who used to drop everything and go out to play, refused to play on the weekend, and Ellen and I couldn't help but be impressed. We didn't know where to go, but Harry suggested going to the Royal Magic Department. The three of us went outside the temple. Ellen was still the same as in the original, wielding a sword and practicing martial arts. Harry used to be a bully in the original, but now he's just cute but still a bully. And I realized another fact and couldn't help but be surprised. I am actually a very outstanding bully, even in terms of achievements in my major, I am second only to Ellen in the Temple's second year. They both looked at me in surprise when I mentioned it. We didn't know what to do for fun, so we just went out of the temple without a plan. Ellen unexpectedly said she wanted to go to the beach, and Harry showed us his Royal pass. Ellen also showed her pass, and Harry realized that I was the owner of Alspringer and looked at me in surprise." "If we're being technical, your body is more noble than yours. How does it feel, Your Highness? How does it feel to meet someone with a position equivalent to that of the royal family?"

"Oh, no! You shouldn't say things like that! You jerk!"

-Smack!

"Hey! Who dares to touch the body of someone equivalent to the nobility? Huh? Do you want to be arrested for blasphemy?"

"Wow...really. This trash...is trash..."

Seeing that they were taking advantage of the topic they were discussing earlier, Harry's face turned red with fear.

Anyway, we can go anywhere with a Warp Gate.

It's a bit too cold to go into the sea right now. After Harry calmed down from the shock and surprise, I looked at Ellen.

"Do you just want to see the sea, or do you want to go to a beach where you can swim?"

"It would be nice if we could swim."

Then we should go to a tropical region. There's nowhere we can't go. It's Saturday, so it's not a big deal if we go out and come back after a day of fun.

The Warp Gate system.

In this regard, it's much better than where I used to live.

A beach where you can swim.

Thinking that way, a place came to mind.

"Hey, why don't we go near the deserted island we did the mission on before?"

"Yeah, yeah."

"Wow! Really?!"

Seeing Ellen and Harry's excited expressions, both of them strongly agreed.

"It must have been the Kamsoncha Archipelago."

"That's right. I think so."

I had completely forgotten about it with Harry, but Ellen remembered the name exactly.

* * *

Imperial Territory, Kamsoncha Archipelago.

It was the place where they did the deserted island group mission, but they arrived by teleportation by a wizard after passing through the Warp Gates, so they didn't know exactly what Kamsoncha Archipelago was like.

Me and Ellen passed through the Warp Gates by presenting the royal family's badge.

It seemed that Harry was impressed by the fact that he could get a free pass as soon as he presented the royal family's badge, no matter which Warp Gate he went to.

"There's no inspection or search."

"That's right."

When using the Warp Gate, you are required to state the place of origin, identity verification, and purpose of travel, but there was no inspection for such matters. Not only me and Ellen, but also Harry, who was traveling with us, was the same.

As we passed through the large Warp Gates, when we arrived at the Warp Gate that led to the Kamsoncha Island, the guards froze upon seeing the royal family's badge.

"Are you referring to Kamsoncha Island? Yes! We'll connect you right away!"

It seemed to be the first time the guards had seen someone with the royal family's badge in a provincial city, and they were so frozen that they looked like they were flustered.

So, we were able to move almost instantly to Kamsoncha Island in Kamsoncha Archipelago.

However, as soon as we arrived at Kamsoncha Island, memories of last year's deserted island mission came flooding back due to the hot air and humid weather.

The gate we just passed was hot, but this place was the real deal. "....Do only I feel a slight regret as soon as we arrived?"

"....Me too."

"...."

Of course.

In humid areas, sweating is common. As soon as they arrived, Harry fanned himself as if it was hot.

Ellen looked at her own neck with a puzzled expression and then looked at me.

"Do you want to go back?"

Really?

Rather than suffer, I'd rather die.

"I've never thought that you smell like sweat. Even if I did, I would have thought it was okay. I've never thought it was unpleasant."

"....?"

"Sweat smell? What are you talking about?"

Ellen had a slightly puzzled expression as she blurted out her thoughts.

Harry seemed to have no idea what I was talking about.

No... Even though I was worried about her mental state, it was such a perverted remark.

Ellen seemed to be thinking deeply, then shook her head.

"...Let's go."

But we didn't know much about Kamsoncha Island. The place where we did the deserted island mission was one of the many deserted islands scattered around Kamsoncha Island, but we didn't know where that island was.

On the other hand, Kamsoncha Island was naturally a place where people lived, and although it was not a large city, there were people and shops scattered around.

Since it was still early spring, the weather was chilly, and we had no idea that we were thousands of kilometers away from Kamsoncha Island until we left the temple.

So, we were dressed in ordinary clothes that were completely unsuitable for this tropical region.

"Should we use magic?"

If it was Harry, he could do something similar to the chilling touch magic that Eleris gave us in Darkland.

"Oh, you must have come from a cold place. You'll freeze to death if you keep wearing that. You should buy some clothes."

The merchants on the street even told us to buy new clothes.

"Magic is good, but let's buy clothes in the first place."

"Yeah."

Because we were sweating in this humid weather, we naturally walked to a clothing store.

* * *

Ellen wore a white, airy dress, a round straw hat, and lightweight sandals. Harry wore a t-shirt with a very large size, short shorts, and slippers. It was a fashion similar to missing the lower half of the outfit. I wore shorts, slippers, and a shirt similar to an aloha shirt. I even bought a swimsuit just in case we go swimming. "It's better now." "Yeah." "If you need magic, I can do it." We just wanted to go out and play in front of the house, but since everywhere the warp gate goes is like my front yard, we felt like we were on a trip. Ellen, wearing a white dress and a straw hat, had slender arms that were so white and thin that they seemed to reflect light. Harry was now letting his hair down, so he looked a little different. The beach soon appeared, and Ellen ate a coconut sold on the street. Did it remind her of the old days? "....It's bitter." "Really? I thought it was delicious...." After Harry drank a sip of the coconut Ellen offered, his face turned sour. "Yeah...it's bitter." It was quite nice to see the two of them giggling over a single coconut. Ellen carried the coconut around. She's not the type to waste food. As I watched the two of them quietly, the two who were walking ahead turned around and asked, "What are you doing?" "Come on, hurry up. The sun is too hot." "Uh, okay." They must have changed into clothes suitable for the climate. It was time to start moving in earnest. "I'm hungry." "Me too." Since they didn't eat lunch after the morning training, they were actually hungry. Harry seemed to have skipped lunch too. Judging by the way they both pursed their lips and looked worried, they seemed to want to eat something. They wanted to go to the beach. That's why they came to Kamsoncha Island, thinking of the deserted island mission. There's only one thing they might want to eat now. "Do you want to eat lobster?" "Yeah, yeah." "That's right!" They both strongly agreed with my opinion.