Endless Memoir, Seraph Wedd [rainbow fish read aloud .TXT] 📗

Mary and placed her right hand on her thin waist.

“M-Master! Welcome back!”

Mary hurriedly greeted her with a bow. Master huh.

Chapter 9: The Master’s Arrival

The angel of golden hair was wearing a sleeveless top that leaves her navel area visible. She was also wearing a sort of jeans with only the left leg reaching to the soles of her shoes and the right side was cut off around the middle of her thigh, revealing a rich amount of flesh.

The angel that descended upon this field seems to be Mary’s master. Everyone looks a bit shocked upon seeing her, especially the village chief.

“B-Blaire… Since when did you return?”

The village chief asked in a stutter. He seem to be a bit nervous but I can’t confirm it visually as my sights are locked on the angel in front of me.

“Marco, it’s been a while. I returned just now. I finished my job a bit earlier than expected so I went home early this time.”

“… I-Is that so…”

“Uhuh. By the way, who’s this brat? He doesn’t look familiar.”

She spoke with her tone a bit lower than before. Her eyes too turned cold instantly. I felt shivers running down my spine. It feels like I’m being stared at by a large predator. Still, for me, she looks like an angel.

“H-He’s Nazo… He arrived at the village a week ago. Y-Your apprentice Mary and her sister Nina found him in the forest in a critical condition… He’s living with them for now…”

The chief’s voice slowly turned into a whisper by the end. The angel in front of me squinted her eyes.

“Is that so… Then… Disappear.”

She raised her hand and posed it like she’s going to flick my forehead. I don’t know why but I followed my instincts and turned away from her fingers.

When she flicked her fingers, a strong shockwave was released. The ground behind me was gouged out as if it was hit by a sharp sword weighing over a ton. When I start to imagine what would happen had I not dodged, my thoughts stopped.

“Hooo… To think you could dodge. You got nice reflex.”

She opened her palm and a small piece of paper flew down. That must be the magic circle that she used. A one-off type. However, that seems to be just a feint.

Before anyone caught up to what happened, the paper dropped to the ground. The angel named Blaire stepped hard on top of it. A strong shockwave was produced with her as the center. It sent everyone off balance.

“Let’s see if you can dodge this.”

Without wasting a moment, she drew another small piece of paper and gripped it hard on her right hand. She then threw it towards my direction.

“Take this!”

The magic circle of the paper she threw was glowing a faint red. I felt danger and reflexively raised my left hand and applied mana to the gloves. Shortly after, an explosion of fire spread around me.

“…?”

However, I wasn’t hurt. Not even one bit. The left gloves seems to have produced a semi-transparent bluish white barrier that prevented the fire to reach me.

When the fire vanished, so did the barrier.

“W-Wha?! How did you survive that?!”

She looked surprised upon seeing me survive unscathed.

“By the power of love.”

I replied half-jokingly. For some reason, I saw Mary blush fiercely after hearing my words.

“Kuh! Then, try this!”

Without giving me a moment to rest, she threw papers to me. This time, there are three pieces. I calmly raised my left hand and activated the magic circle. The thin bluish white barrier earlier appeared again.

The three papers she threw surrounded me on regular intervals and started revolving around me. I can see a line of electricity forming between the papers as the speed of the revolution increased. I felt something is wrong. As insurance, I pulled a paper from my pocked and activated the magic circle I drew on it.

The speed of rotation increased and the size of the electrical arcs increased too. There’s only a few attack magic that will have this sort of effect. If my guess is correct, I am very familiar with this magic.

Just as I predicted, a large bolt of lightning fell from above my head. Anyone hit by that would surely die. It even managed to smash the flimsy barrier that the glove provided.

“…!”

However, her mouth was left agape after seeing me alive despite that. How? I magically created a lightning rod and let the electricity to flow through it and disperse it on the ground.

In simple terms, I created a metal stick about three meters long and stick it upright on the ground. I even laid down the ground just to prevent the electricity to reach me. Who would think that a magic circle that I made as an emergency weapon was to be used like that.

This angel seems like she has no intentions of stopping. I dashed towards her to snatch the initiative.

She snapped from confusion after seeing me move. She drew something from her pocket and did the same forehead flick pose. I was right in front of her when her actions finished.

“!!!”

She flicked her fingers without hesitation. An invisible force was sent out by her flick causing the air to distort. I barely dodged it by twisting my body to the right side as far and as fast as I can.

Without wasting my momentum, I rammed her body while I grabbed her wrists. She fell face up on the ground. Good thing that the ground was covered with grass or else it may have hurt quite a bit.

I kneeled with my knees somewhere beside her stomach area. Both my hands were holding her wrists on the sides of her head. Her gold hair was scattered around beautifully. Even her bountiful chest was pressing slightly against me.

My face was just a few inches away from hers. It was short but I definitely saw her eyes waver after staring at me.

Hmmm… This position…

Suddenly, a naughty thought passed through my head. I laughed inside just thinking on how she would react.

“… If you move, you know what will happen right?”

Her eyes flickered greatly. Her face suddenly turned red and she tried to desperately break through my grasp. I inched my head closer and she suddenly stops. Her eyes opened wide and now even her lips are shaking.

“I warned you.”

I pulled my head even closer. The strength on her hands slowly increases due to her tension. She closes her eyes and turns her head slightly. Perfect.

I pulled even closer until I was about to touch her face. Then, I blew air upon her earlobe gently but forcefully.

“Hyahhh!”

She raised a cute voice and her body violently shook. Then, the force on her hands disappeared. She fainted.

“Phew. I thought I was gonna die back there.”

I sighed while slowly standing.

I noticed that both Mary and Nina are hugging each other, shivering. The village chief was sitting on the ground as if tripping down while backing away. His face pale with large beads of sweat on his forehead. Doctor Tessa was looking at me with stern eyes and Orga was looking at me with his mouth wide open.

The other elders were either hiding far away behind trees or cowering in fear. The fat merchant seems to have returned to the carriage and took shelter there.

“What’s wrong? Why’s everyone acting weird?”

I can’t help but ask. The first one to answer was the only one that is remaining calm within them. Doctor Tessa.

“… Boy… Just so you know… Blaire is a famous man-hater. She has a kill rate of 100% once she decided to eliminate you. And that happens in an instant. This is the first time that someone managed to win against her despite her initiating a surprise attack.”

I shuddered after hearing the truth. This golden haired woman seems to be a devil pretending as an angel.

“… B-By the way… The headcount is…?”

“Exactly 221 when she was last seen here. Probably reaching 225 right now.”

A murderer! Ahhh! I made enemies with the worst kind!

“(… However, it was also the first time that she showed such a feminine side…)”

Doctor Tessa said something under her breath. My mind was too busy to process her words.

Wait. She’s Mary’s master right? Don’t tell me her house is…

Probably noticing my dilemma, Doctor Tessa shook her head.

“Unfortunately, you probably got the right idea… Blaire lives along with Mary and Nina… In the first place, that house belongs to Blaire…”

“NOOOOOOOO!!!”

I lamented. Looks like my choices for the future narrows down to 2. One: to leave the house and move away. Two: to live there despite the possible threat to my life.

Normally, I would choose one. However, I can’t leave Mary and Nina without even repaying my debt. What a headache.

I turned to Mary and Nina. They are now starting to stand up. Looks like they finally recovered.

I met eyes with Mary. She seems startled. She seems troubled on where to look but decided on checking the condition of Blaire near my feet. After determining that she just fainted, she heaved a sigh of relief.

“I wouldn’t just kill anyone you know? I don’t have the slightest inclination to killing.”

I cleared it up before some misunderstandings pop up. Hearing my words, she relaxed a bit. Then, after regaining some of her bearings, she asked.

“… You didn’t… Attack… Her… Right?”

“Hmm? I just pinned her down. I didn’t hit or choke her.”

Hearing my answer, Doctor Tessa sighed. Doctor Tessa was standing around my head area when I was pinning Blaire down. She probably saw what I did unlike Mary and Nina who was located opposite to Doctor Tessa.

“Don’t worry, I guarantee that nothing of that sort happened.”

She said reassuringly to Mary. Mary in turn gave a bigger sigh than earlier.

… I don’t get what they are talking about…

Chapter 10: Visiting the Capital

The case involving the new equipment was put on hold. Everyone gathered there decided to return and rest for the day. In the end, I didn’t even managed to guess why the merchant was there.

After returning, the first thing I did was to study the construct of the magic circle that Mary made.

I got absorbed in my work and didn’t stop until it was already time for dinner. After eating, I resumed my work.

Before the clock struck midnight, I managed to make two more prototypes using the same architecture as what Mary made.

With this, I confirmed that strong magic circles “whispers” their chants to the practitioner himself. No matter how I tried, the protective magic on the left hand glove didn’t give me a chant.

I woke up right as morning came and noticed that I was sleeping against the table.

“Good Morning…”

Nina greeted me despite looking a bit sleepy. Without waiting for a reply, she got out of the house while carrying a bucket. Since I can’t see Mary around, it seems that she too was out to fetch water.

I stood up and stretched for a bit. Then, I noticed that someone was still sleeping on the bed. I felt shivers all over my body. Blaire was sleeping soundly in the middle of the bed.

“……”

No matter how I look at it, she looks like an angel especially when she’s sleeping. Her peaceful expression brings a smile to any onlooker’s face. I don’t think if I’m just being biased because I actually have a thing for older women. I didn’t tell Mary and Nina about that, did I?

Basically, my strike zone stretches from 25 to 30. It’s not broad but I don’t have plans to change my preferences any time soon. I think that she is within my strike zone despite having no proof.

“U-Uuuunnn… Mhhhm…”

She twisted and turned around the bed. I can’t help but stare. She really isn’t lacking of curves. Rather, I should say the she was quite blessed.

“Nazo… Where are