The Knight Eldania S2
34: Eldania

“ Caster, in the end this man was silent while staring at the ceiling of the cave which was quite high.

There is a purple light that is slightly emanated from the ceiling because of the crystal stone that sticks up there.

The light immediately drew Caster's attention to keep staring at him. A look that contained memories of his past.

Formerly…..

Right in his past life, Caster, there were plenty of good food and were served by his beautiful servants while he was bathing in a large and beautiful clean pool, but what was the difference this time, he just soaked alone in the pool with blood-red water.

He was only forced to do so, because it was one of the rules he had in order to maintain his form in this world.

It may look disgusting, and this is why his body has a strong enough blood scent to intimidate his opponent with just his presence.

But does he care about other people's views?

Of course not. 

That's who he is now…..

His current state was the result of one unavoidable event. 

Therefore he tries to reminisce about his pleasant past, even a little.

One of them was when he was served by a thin veiled woman who in fact was a priest, to massage his head when he was bathing. 

All his services are always very well done and make it continue in a satisfaction, apart from the original work of the woman he often called ‘ Neshka ‘ it. That was a time for him himself quite pleasant.

But what is the difference now..?

[With her far-flung personality, she was no longer a woman who could be told off easily without rewards. ] Caster then thought of one more thing, where as his hands were raised by slightly taking the blood water, he regained a nostalgic memory that was quite painful. [And even wanting to reincarnate a hundred times, I can't forget my own mistakes. ]

Caster suddenly scrunched his eyes and clenched one of his hands tightly, so that he had already managed to make a bogem. 

Apart from her sharp frowning eyes making quite an eye-piercing look, her lips also gave her sharp reaction by developing a thin devil-like smile. 

What was actually being thought of until it made its facial expression become like that, no other because in him he still does not feel satisfaction and resentment when he has killed many women with the same face as women who are suspects of the destiny of himself along with ‘ Neshka ‘.

The cause of his destiny to be in this world with all the new stories that he has lived so far, is due to the result of one event where Caster killed him’ Neshka’ with his own strength.

‘ Neshka ‘

He was his friend, as well as his personal assistant…..

The kindest and hardworking woman that no one can replace, she kills just because of a trivial relationship because of being affected by a magic from a foreign woman.

And all the memories of his past memories, immediately made him laugh freely. “ Hahahaha......, well..at least now the existence of such a woman is none other than part of one of the collateral for me. Want thousands or millions of times he reincarnated, such a woman was destined for me to disappear. “ And a split second that too Caster satin. [Blame myself for provoking my true nature, Olethea. ] 

Inside her was a grudge that she could vent out no matter how much she wanted, because Caster knew that the fox woman, named Olethea in her past, was, it's been given a curse by a magician. Where the magic received by Olethea will make the woman continue to reincarnate in ignorance.

The fate of the woman of the same name in each of her reincarnations was to be the vengeful impingement of Caster for the thousands of years she lived.

That was, a bogem that contained anger and was shrouded in regret all this time. 

The annoyance that was on her own because of a woman who for Caster was quite troublesome.

But it was a feeling that had slowly passed, because now after all the long wait that he had been through alone, he had finally found that person. 

The one who had made him live on in regret and guilt.

SPLASH…….

He took it one step at a time, making half of his naked body submerged in water.

Caster….

He was someone with a haughty personality who had a grudge, making him a figure that people just as badly avoided immediately. Because the smell of his body that smells of blood is always successful to harass most people who either he approached or who came to him, but not smelled by one person 'it' .

It's one thing that makes a big difference to the one person whose past gave her heart…

Someone who is an exception because it is not disturbed by the aroma of his body, both ‘dia’ and Caster himself.

Who else if not….

___________

Eldanian.

"...............! " The girl slowly opened her eyes after sleeping for some time.

Half-conscious, he was greeted by a figure beside him. 

[...............? Wh who? ]the moment Eldania's heart felt the presence of someone nearby. 

What was in front of his eyes, he saw the back of someone sitting by his bedside. But after he blinked his eyes, what he saw was the back of a bird he knew so well?

[Did I see wrong? I thought it was a man's back, but it was Everst's back. Ah...Can I mistake the back of a bird for the back of a man, is it because I am too tired?] Thought Eldania who felt her mind was in a mess.

Either because it was too tired, this girl assumed what she had just seen was due to the tired effects of her body that had been working all day.

She brushed off all those thoughts and greeted him immediately.

“ Hey.. “ Call her in a soft tone, but her silent right hand slightly pulled the tip of the wing feather that belonged to Everst, which then made the owner of the fur immediately react by turning his body towards Eldania who was lying facing him.

For Eldania, each time she saw this bird nearby, she felt her heart stir to hold it in her arms, smell its scent, and smell its soft brown feathers.

But what was in front of him, he was a bird that had a human mind. That makes him sometimes try to resist the hidden hasr?

He actually realized, if the beginning met in many unexpected moments, this bird often makes him disturbed and quite hate his unmitigated ignorance.

But now he feels something is upside down.

Eldania felt she wanted to do the opposite, do what Everst had done to her with much of her evilness, and now wanted her to vent with so many hugs and kisses for this bird.

[No-no. I have to hold myself back from doing all that. Yep…. I can't….. ] In his mind, Eldania was required to suppress all those feelings first.

However, he continued to be disturbed by the smell, and his desire to touch more feathers attached to the body of this animal.

[But I can't stand it!] especially when Everst looked back at him with a sharp gaze, it made Eldania even more unable to resist herself…

GHREPP'S…..

Eldania immediately pulled the body of the bird with a single pull, and it ended…

".............! " A hug was immediately felt by Everst.

Eldania immediately inhaled deeply, and exhaled with all her might, as she wanted to feel the scent of this bird's body again.

“ What are you doing? “ asked with a pair of eyes still rounded wide when in front of his eyes suddenly plastered clearly the neck of this girl.

This bird remembers again at the beginning of his meeting with this woman. 

He more often gets a lot of rejection when he wants to hug her, and when he is judging, then what he gets is the same reply. 

But, after returning from the dark forest, he had a lot of changes. And between them is a pretty extreme hug. 

How not to the extreme, if the girl who was hugging him often kissed his face, sniffed his body, spoiled the bottom of his neck with a soft elusan, buried his face into his wings, and the last one is…

“ Actually what are you eating today, to weight like this?“  Eldania asked through his telepathy, while lifting the body of Everst like a child who wanted to be lifted up high as if flying.

“ ………….. “ Everst looked at Eldania with a lazy gaze. “ I only eat what humans normally eat. “ he replied with ketus. [Because I'm actually human, I might eat raw food.] Everst thought.

Eldania smiled brightly despite having just woken up from her sleep. He smiled happily because despite now being in a land of people, meeting many strangers and living by adapting again due to his quite cold territory, he said, it turned out that there was still someone accompanying him until this very second, and the real evidence was in front of him.

Eldania was still lying on her bed, but the animal she was raising on top of was the only one who continued to be beside her, whenever and wherever she was. 

Everst….

He was the figure who had been beside him, no matter what condition he was in, Everst never turned away from him.

He had actually gained a true friend who had already managed to fill half the void of his heart all along.

“ Thank you. “ said Eldania suddenly, in tandem with bright eyes and smile. 

As for Everst, she immediately looked up after getting a sudden thank you with a face expression that was so happy.

“ For what? “ ask Everst. 

“ Because you want to keep me company until this second, regardless of the conditions I'm in. “ Eldania replied, still she never thought that there would be anyone accompanying any path she went through until this second.

It made him feel that, making friends with animals is a better choice than making friends with real humans. 

“ Isn't that natural, because you've signed a contract with me?“ everst said, via his telepathy.

“ ………! “ For a moment, Eldania felt surprised because she just remembered that what she intertwined with this bird was due to a contract. “ Although it is said to be a contract, but all this time not much profit you get from me right? Ah.just don't. In fact, on the contrary, I gained a lot of benefits after establishing a contract with you. “ 

Play tell it there and here, get help while fighting with the enemy and much more. Eldania actually got all the benefits that exceeded his expectations after making this brown bird a partner.

“ But I've got it. “ said Everst as she stretched her right wing forward, which means pointing down, and the tip of her wing feathers pointed right at Eldania's face. 

One of his eyebrows raised, he was confused what Everst got from him when all this time he had never given anything to this bird. 

“ What is it?“ ask because of curiosity.

‘ For You ‘

“ You. “ Said Everst in a different sense, then Everst again stated, “ Humans who have a useful side in various things are things that should be rewarded. “ then the tip of her wing feather touched Dania's face and rubbed her cheek gently. “ Someone who keeps fighting because he wants to live in a hard world. A foolish man who always looks down on you one eye, but does not know how much expertise you have, you are a human who deserves a figure like me Eldania. All the knowledge and all the things you have are the best treasures of all the world. That's what I got from the contract we made. “

“ Eldania was silent for a moment after hearing Everst's reply. [Why does he seem to be expressing his feelings to me? W-but.if thought from his point of view, his point must be that everything I have, from knowledge, ability, I am the one who knows the most. Does that mean he likes people who have a lot of knowledge like me because I have all the knowledge from my past life?]

Eldania was still thinking hard, because the conclusion of what the bird told him was just that. 

That the treasure that exists in Eldania is knowledge, as well as abilities that are not widely owned by many people. 

“ Is my answer satisfactory? “

“ Hmm... “ With a small deheman, Eldania continued to lower the height of Everst until finally this Eagle he put next to him again. “ But from my point of view, you still get nothing from me. “

[I've earned the reward, and it's by your side. ] The true inner Everst.

He already had his own reason for being a bird was so that he could be near this woman, someone who had been a regret all along. 

“ Eldania tilted her body to the right, so that she faced Everst whom she laid on her right side. “ Actually I still have a curiosity, but you must have another reason behind all your words, right?“ ask again.

[He's smart enough I still have another meaning to what I said, but I'm not going to tell you. ]Everst was just silent, especially when he saw the innocent face of Eldania who wanted to go back to sleep. This made him accept the girl's slender hand as her lentic fingers again teased her fur, and successfully made her in a comfortable position.

“ For me, regardless of the contract, I actually feel you are an animal that deliberately approached me under the pretext of a contract, because you know I am a person who likes animals like you. “ said Eldania bluntly.

DEG…..

That made Everst a little surprised. “ 

“ Hahaha.you swallowed your own saliva. Was my speech right?“ eldania said once more while holding back an amused laugh as she saw her throat feeling Everst move, as if she was swallowing something unmistakable was her own saliva. 

[She is a dangerous woman. Can guess like that, to the point of making me accidentally swallow my own saliva. ] Thought.

“ Walah-walah..don't look at me like that if your secret is accidentally discovered by me. I'll assume I didn't say anything. “ Persuade Eldania, when he saw the glare of the eyes of the bird in front of him it looked at him quite sharply. So he purposely stroked his neck feathers again spoiled, so that this bird would immediately remove his sharp gaze. “ I've already finished my words. Tonight you better sleep here. “ he added.

Eldania deliberately gave a pretty good offer, because for a few days Everst often slept outside. So for tonight he volunteered for this bird to sleep together, and if he could, Eldania wanted it every day.

“ Yes.. “ Ketus Everst, while laying his head on the mattress. 

“ Dania stared at the way this bird slept. [He's getting adorable if he sleeps in that position. How'this? Though usually the bird will sleep in a standing or sitting position, but he. ] And again Eldania raised one index finger, and slowly he moved to get closer to the face of Everst.

But had not had time to touch his sharp beak, he was immediately given a sharp spotlight by Everst.

“ What else? I thought I was satisfied hugging and touching me. “ he said in a flat tone.

[Since you are a bird, then I will never be satisfied to touch you.] thought Dania, feeling anxious in silence. But for sure, what came out of his mouth was, “ Actually.. I like the glare of your eyes like this. “ he said.

“.................?! “ When you want to pull the corner of his mouth because you feel proud of yourself, Everst is directly dislocated.

CTAKS…

Makes her reflex, makes her protest sound.

KWAKKS…… ! \= "A…! "

A forced smile Eldania did, saying. “ Didn't I tell you not to smile with your bird's face? “ Reveals Eldania once again, giving a clear warning to his beloved bird.

He really felt offended if he saw the corner of this bird's mouth lift up. Because in Eldania's eyes, it made him feel cold horror to see a bird develop a smile that looks vile, and it would remove the cool side of Everst from various sides.

" Are you taking away my right to smile?" 

" I am your Master, follow my command! " said Eldania and immediately turned around waiting for the whereabouts of Everst who was behind his back.

"................" Everst was speechless, but what was on her mind was, [D-she....she actually considered herself a master?! His head turned out to be bigger than before. Though all this time he refused to be called master, or master, and instead wanted to be called his name. I'll do it now, calling out her name in full, but now she's using her authority on me?!]

It's just that the anger from his regret earlier, slowly dissipated when he looked at this girl's back closely.

".................." .

This made him undo his intention to talk even further to this girl, and choose to sleep.

Enjoy sleeping by his side...