Part 4
On the bridge of the Licorne, in addition to Creare, there were other robots working.
Other than that——.
“Isn’t Leon supposed to ride Einhorn?”
——Noel and the others were there.
I let out a small sigh as Noel tilts her head.
“Even though I never wanted all three of you to accompany me.”
I wished the three of them would stay in a safe place, but they boarded the Licorne together.
Ange puts her hands on her hips and gives me a sullen expression.
“Are you saying that we are useless?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
When I fail to answer, Ange crosses her arms and lets out a small sigh.
“Well, I won’t be much use to you as far as I’m concerned. But Livia and Noel are different.”
When Ange turns her gaze to the two of them, Noel taps her chest with her right hand.
On the back of her right hand is a crest that identifies her as a priestess of the sacred tree.
“Leave it to me. I’ll still be useful. Well, I’m just the support.”
Noel’s gaze went to Livia, who was clutching her right hand on her chest.
She looks nervous, but smiles when she catches my gaze.
“I’ve been discussing what I can do with Are-chan for some time now. Don’t worry, I won’t get in your way, Leon-san.”
Hearing that, I turned an accusing gaze on Creare.
She is as calm as usual when she sees me looking at her.
“You’ve done unnecessary things”
[Ara? I heard their wish to be of help to Master. Master must be so loved by them. And yet, not letting them do anything, Master is the worst~]
I’m glad they want to do something for me, but am I wrong in wanting them to stay safe?
As I am complaining, Livia comes up to me and grabs my arm.
“Leon-san. We will show you how helpful we can be. Can’t you trust us just a little bit more?”
“I believe in you, but… War is a little different.”
If this was just an adventure dungeon expedition, I wouldn’t have stopped them either.
But when it comes to war, it is a different story.
I don’t think the three of them are weak, but when they had to kill others in a war, the mental toll would be huge.
The kinder you are, the more tender you are, the more your heart will be hurt.
It would be better if they were as insensitive as I am, but the three of them are all sensitive.
Livia looked at me and smiled troubledly.
Apparently, she has guessed what I’m worried about.
“I know Leon-san is worried about us. But we will be fine, right? Because Leon-san is going to stop the fight.”
“——Livia”
I’m surprised.
Yes, I’m going to stop the fighting, not fight the war.
If possible, I will even try to reduce the damage inflicted on the enemy.
Livia wraps her hands around mine and squeezes them gently.
“I believe in you. So let me help you with that.”
“—— I get it.”
As I was staring at Livia, I saw a group of people looking uncomfortable in the corner of the room.
It’s Marie with Kara and Kyle.
Marie looks at us with an exasperated look on her face.
“I hope you’re not flirting on the bridge when we’re about to fight.”
Kara let out a small sigh.
“I’d like to have an encounter too.”
Kyle comforts Kara.
“You can look for them at the school when things settle down.”
“I wish that could be true, but boys nowadays are so cold to third graders.”
Kyle is desperately trying to soothe Kara, who is in tears over the current situation.
As Livia and I hold hands, I look toward Marie and the others.
“Are you guys boarding on this ship too?”
When I show them my reaction that I just noticed, the three of them are blatantly displeased.
Marie puts her hands on her hips and rolls her upper body forward.
“I’m sorry about that! In the first place, you’re the one who asked me to help if I could use recovery magic, right? Why do you say that like you don’t know?”
“I’m sorry. But I usually feed you, so you should work for me once in a while.”
“I’m working! I’m working so hard, but you’re the one who doesn’t appreciate me!”
Noel laughed in trouble at Marie, who was screaming.
“Marie-chan is having a hard time too, isn’t she?”
Marie, out of pity, speaks ill of me to Noel.
“Noel better keep this in mind too. Because he’s the worst guy who doesn’t feed the fish he catches. He needs a good smack once in a while.”
“——I’ll think about it”
Noel looks at me, thinks for a moment, and then reacts as if she is following Marie’s opinion.
Noel’s reply surprised me.
“Eh!? Do you take Marie’s words seriously!?”
As I am surprised, Livia increases the strength of the hand she is holding with a smiling face.
Ange was also looking at me as if she wanted to say something.
—— For some reason I feel like I’m the one being backed into a corner.
Luxion and Creare see the situation and start talking.
[Why can’t his dullness just be cured?]
[This is already a weakness of Master’s personality.]
Artificial Intelligences that can say whatever they want.
And my fiancées who seem to want to say something.
Furthermore, Marie and the others, three of them seemed happy to get back at me.
I retreated from Licorne as if to run away.
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