But even so, Rittery's stomach was still hit by Artoria's elbow. He didn't care about it because it was much better than Artoria torturing him in the name of a duel.
"I'm not being unreasonable!"
"You do."
"No!"
"Yes…"
"If you say that I'm being unreasonable, I'll... I'll duel with you!”
"You…won."
With one hand covering his stomach, which had been hit twice by her, and the other holding the half of the red apple, Litte was so aggrieved that he almost cried while maintaining this posture.
Looking at Ritter's aggrieved face, Artolia knew that she had gone overboard. After staring at herself and the apple in his hand for a while, she exchanged the apple with him without any explanation."After eating, I'll go practice my swordsmanship."
"Uh…okay."
Facing Artolia who used the same method to coax him like when he was a child, Rittery answered him with an amused expression. Then, he raised his hand and put the red apple that was three times bigger than his fist into his mouth.
Seeing this, Artolia was satisfied, because Ritter eating the apple she had eaten meant that he was willing to make up with her and not care about those trivial things.
Seven years. Through his hard work, Artolia had changed from not talking to him more than three times a day to having endless things to say to him. She would even be angry because she couldn't see him for an hour and would fight him the moment she saw him. Rittery felt that he had worked too hard.
In fact, Ritter was not the only one who felt the same way. Merlin and Sir Etko, who knew a big secret, also felt the same way. However, the two of them did not say anything to Ritter. They still maintained the state of not caring about his and Altolia's 'life'.
Of course, Merlin and Sir Etko were like this because they had not told the secret that Altolia was not a 'he', but a' she 'to Ritter, who had risked his life to save Altolia when he was eleven years old. Therefore, they were worried that something would go wrong and could only ignore Ritter and Altolia's' lives 'with the spirit of' everything is decided by fate'.
As for Kel, who had initially treated Ritter as a girl, he had now become a young man who claimed to be a hundred times more handsome than him. He was surrounded by beautiful butterflies (girls). He didn't mind others saying that he was a hundred times more handsome than him, but he did mind being told that he was stupid without even talking to him. Ritter, who had covered his face with the cloak he always wore when he went out, chose to give him a group of beautiful bees.
The unlucky Kel was also humiliated by Ritter, who had deliberately poked the beehive and then disappeared from his sight in a funny way without telling him.
After that, Kel, who had a face full of bumps, complained to Sir Eckart about Ritter. After being summoned, Ritter, who was as cunning as a fox, didn't follow the servant sent by Sir Eckart immediately. Instead, he whispered something into Altoria's ear before he left.
In the end, with Ritter's explanation, Merlin's listening, Sir Eckart's helplessness, and Kel's dissatisfaction, the matter ended with a ten-day confinement with the help of Artoria, who he had bribed with a jar of honey, and who nodded while eating honey.
However, this matter did not end just like that. Instead, it ended at noon the next day. If one were to ask Ritter why it ended at noon the next day, Ritter could only look at the glutton with a strand of hair on his head, who felt somewhat inappropriate after being grounded for ten days by Merlin, who knew about these things, with a tearful and resentful gaze, and silently 'confide'(condemn).
Now, after finishing the apple before Altolia, Ritter stuffed the bookmark made from the feathers of the gray falcon that Merlin raised into the red-covered novel and closed it. He then took out the wooden sword that he had placed under his pillow."Let's go…My Lord, are you feeling unwell? If there is, please tell me."
Ritey was about to say," Let's go to the drill ground, my lord." But when he found that Altoria hadn't finished her half-eaten red apple, he immediately put down his wooden sword and walked to her side. He then checked her body temperature with his forehead.
"Hmm…It's not very hot, but just to be safe, I'll go find Teacher Merlin…”
After saying that, Ritey, who was about to leave the house to look for Merlin, was stopped by Artolia. He looked at her with a worried expression and asked,""My lord, you…"
"Call me Toria."
"No, I can't call you that…"
"Call me Toria!"
"What are you doing…okay, okay, okay. I'll call, I'll call, okay?”
Ritey was dragged to her side by Artolia. He glanced at her, who was determined to achieve her goal, and said hesitantly,""T-Toria?"
"No! Shout again!"
"Toria!"
"Yes."
"You…"
"You're not allowed to use honorifics!"
"What are you trying to do?"
Rittery felt that if Merlin or Sir Eckart heard him talking to Altoria like that, he would definitely end up in a terrible state. However, that was something that would happen in the future. He felt that if he didn't follow Altoria's temperament, which was different from usual, he would end up in a worse state.
"You shouted at me…Litte, you have never shouted at me before.”
"Lord, please tell me that I'm dreaming, okay?”
"No! You shouted at me!"
"You…are…going to…huff…I was wrong. I shouldn't have shouted at…you, so don't be calculative about such a small matter.”
Faced with Artolia who had said those words, Litte could do nothing but swallow his words and coax her, including looking for Merlin.
Hearing Ritter's words, Artolia stared at his face for a while, then nodded and said,""Well, since the 'beautiful' Ritter said so, then I won't fuss about such a small matter.”
"I…It's good that you don't hold it against me. Also…"
"Oh…Litte, my stomach hurts.”
Litte, who was about to ask her if she was feeling unwell, was interrupted by Artolia, who told him that she had a stomachache. Litte's heart was in his throat.
"Ahem…what else did you eat in the morning besides apples?”
"Other than apples, I haven't eaten anything.”
"It's over. My life is going to be…saved…No! I ate the apple that you ate, so why am I fine? Could it be that it wasn't because he ate the apple that caused his stomach to hurt, but because of something else?”
After saying that, Ritter suddenly remembered that he had eaten something with Altolia. He felt nothing but pain and headache because of her. After saying that, he let out a sigh of relief."Phew, looks like my life is saved, because your stomachache should be related to eating apples on an empty stomach. " Although I eat apples on an empty stomach, people are different. I'll take a look later. If your stomach still hurts, I'll bring you to Teacher Merlin.”
"No…Litte! My stomach hurts!"
As soon as Artolia said " no ", she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She grabbed her clothes tightly and made Rittery scream like an ant on a hot pan.
"My lord, my Toria, let me go and let me go find Teacher Merlin…Blood? Where did the blood come from…Are you injured? Who did this? I want to kill him!"
After saying that, Rittery stood up like an enraged lion when he saw the blood stains on Altolia's white pants, but he quickly squatted down again because he had picked up Altolia and dropped the 13-year-old apple on the ground.
Even so, Artolia still didn't let go of Ritter's hand. Ritter, who was almost driven mad by her behavior, rubbed his cheeks to calm himself down. He squatted down by the bed and let her lie down on his pillow."I…"
"Accompany me."
"Alright, I'll accompany you, but you have to tell me who injured you and where you were injured.”
Ritter was ready to make the person who hurt Altoria and his family pay for it.
However, Artolia shook her head and told Ritter that she was not injured. Ritter thought that she was lying and was about to say something when she said,""Ritey, as a knight, I won't lie to you.”
"Then tell me…where did this blood come from?”
"I don't know."
"You…Fine, I won't argue with you now. After I apply the medicine for you, I'll argue with you properly!”
Rittery was almost driven mad by her calm answer. The moment he finished his words, he took out a wooden box from under the bed. After putting the wooden box on the bed which was stained by her blood, he stood up and untied the belt around her waist which was a bit narrower than his own.
"My lord, I'm sorry."
After that, Rittley gently took off her pants and leggings with the tacit consent of Artolia. However, it didn't matter. The important thing was that Rittley almost fainted when he didn't see what he and Kel had between Artolia's legs.
Unfortunately, Ritter almost passed out. He had already seen where the blood came from. After pulling up her pants, Ritter sat on the ground and rubbed his swollen forehead with his left hand, which was the opposite of his right hand that had touched the blood."T-Toria, tell me, am I dreaming right now?”
"No."
"Alright, then tell me again. Are you a man or a woman?”
"Male. Also, why did you suddenly ask about this?”
Artolia's voice was clear, and her eyes were as clear as before. She made Rittery understand one thing, and that was that the master whom he had served for seven years also thought that he was a man, just like him.
" Phew…because you're not a man."
"Impossible! Teacher Merlin said I was…"
"Let me ask you a treacherous question. Do you believe me more or Teacher Merlin more?”
Rittery had already guessed who had turned her into this state before she said Merlin.
Artolia thought for a while, then stood up and grabbed his hand.""I believe you a little more, but I don't understand why Teacher Merlin would tell someone who isn't a man that I'm a man.”
"I don't understand either, but I believe that Teacher Merlin will let us understand one day. By the way, he couldn't tell Kel about this.”
After saying that, Rittery wanted to take back her hand, but she refused to let go…
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