Chapter 344: The Last Fairies (1)
“Will we ever et again?”
“We will et again.”
“Again, just like now…”
“We will. Definitely.”
***
The night after the eting.
Lying with their stomachs on the ground while beside each other, Jude and Cordelia looked down at the big map.
“These are the locations of the fairies we have t so far… The Water Fairies, the last ones, are highly likely to be here.”
Jude marked the locations of the fairies one by one on the map.
The Fall Fairies and Winter Fairies they t in the north.
The Wild Fairies they t in the wild lands.
The Sumr Fairies they t in the royal capital, and the Spring Fairies in the Forest of Eternity by the south.
“The Breeze Fairies and the Fire Fairies.”
They t Elune’s friends, the Breeze Fairies, in the Shadow Forest.
They encountered the Fire Fairies near Gallus’ Tomb.
Seven out of eight.
All that was left now were the last fairies, the Water Fairies.
As if retracing their journey so far, Jude marked the places where they t the fairies one by one on the map before moving his hand for the last ti.
Towards a place he calculated by combining the knowledge of Legend of Heroes 2 and the information he had heard from the fairies they had t.
“The eastern part of the empire.”
“Because it’s a place we haven’t been to before.”
The eastern part of the empire was now occupied by the chancellor’s army and the demon followers from the eastern countries.
Fortunately, the valley where the Water Fairies were supposed to be was located within the area secured by the Guardians of the Holy Cross and the kingdom’s army.
“It’s deep in the forest in the first place, so no one will care.”
“The last fairies…”
With her hands propping up her chin, Cordelia muttered and looked back at the northern part of the kingdom where they first t the fairies.
It had been less than two years ago, which felt like a short ti.
But she had a really strange feeling.
She felt like it was sothing that had happened a long ti ago yet also felt like it was sothing that happened yesterday.
She did not know if it was because she rembered a lot of mories from her past lives or if mories were originally like that.
“I never imagined that you would sing Little Star there.”
When Jude said and grinned, Cordelia lightly blushed and pouted.
“Tsk, do you rember what Cordelia sang in Legend of Heroes 2 then? People who rember it are weird.”
Legend of Heroes 2 portrayed the story of Pleiades almost completely, but it was not perfect.
There were small differences in details.
Like Cordelia’s song that Cordelia herself did not know.
“Do you rember that ti? The ti we acted in a play?”
“Yes, I rember that.”
The story of the Archmage and the Fairy Queen which they perford enthusiastically in front of the Winter Fairies.
They could do it now naturally because they had done ‘it’ a lot, but it was awkward back then.
“Why are laughing so much?”
“No, it’s just…”
He rembered the fairies who were telling them to kiss.
Jude snickered and then pointed to the place where they t the Wild Fairies.
“It reminds of this place too.”
“Where we got so interesting items?”
“That too, but don’t you rember what you said after defeating the monster?”
“Huh?”
When Cordelia tilted her head, Jude clicked his tongue and lightly flicked Cordelia’s forehead.
“You told them that since there was no bridge anymore, there wouldn’t be any monsters that would block the bridge. My goodness. I really thought you were a demon. I still rember the Fairy Queen’s expression.”
Her face that was completely pale.
As Jude continued to snicker, Cordelia puffed up her cheeks and spanked Jude’s butt.
“I hate you, I hate you!”
“You’re so cute.”
Jude snickered again with his chin propped up by his hands and pointed to the royal capital.
“It was fun there too.”
“Are you talking about the night pool?”
“Yes, the night pool.”
“But Jude.”
“Yes?”
“So who did you go with there?”
In your past life.
Not in Pleiades but on Earth.
Who’s that b*tch – no, who did you go with?
Cordelia asked with a smile, and Jude unconsciously flinched before replying.
“N-No. It was just work. I just went with my colleagues for work. It was a security mission, okay?”
“Just work?”
“Yes, just work.”
As Jude laughed ‘hahaha,’ Cordelia said with a smile on her lips.
“That’s strange? At that ti, you said you only heard about it, that you had never been there?”
She was clearly smiling, but her eyes were not smiling.
Jude could feel the sweat going down his back.
“I-Is that so? Ah, that’s right. I see. I guess my mory was a little wrong back then. That’s right. My mories only beca clearer when I rembered the mories of my past lives.”
“Oh… I see. This world’s Jude must have rembered it wrong. He rembered stuff about the soil but could not rember whether he went to the night pool or not. I see. That’s possible.”
Jude swallowed hard and quickly moved his fingers. Although he kept trembling, he sohow managed to point to the Forest of Eternity.
“Wow! Didn’t my princess do a great job here?”
In the midst of battle, she summoned at once the Spring Fairies that no other elves could do, getting the things she wanted in a fast way.
“You threatened them through chocolate. Moreover, that creative intimidation thod. This amateur could not help but admire you.”
“You’re like a middle-aged man who’s trembling yet playing innocent.”
“Ugh.”
Jude did not expect to be struck in his sore spot, but he responded with a calm expression.
“No, I was still in my 20s then…”
It was in the very last of the latter half of his 20s though.
But at Jude’s excuse, Cordelia snorted and said coldly.
“When my cousin went to the military, everyone called him a middle-aged man.”
Jude had nothing to say at her perfect reasoning.
T/N: Middle-aged man here is called ‘ahjussi’ in Korean. It’s what younger Koreans call (1) older males who are of the sa generation as their parents, (2) males in their late 20s, or (3) their own uncles. Jude is offended because he prefers being an ‘oppa’, a term used by females to call older males within their generation.
He was defeated, and Cordelia giggled before pinching Jude’s cheek.
“Well, aren’t we the sa age now?”
They had experienced the past many tis.
While Cordelia giggled, Jude stared at her with a firm look and said.
“I’ll punish you later.”
“Huh?”
“I’ll properly punish you later.”
At Jude’s declaration of war (?), Cordelia awkwardly smiled and pointed to the empire as if trying to change the topic.
“The Breeze Fairies were nice too. They were very pure.”
“Because we’ve already gotten used to the fairies’ behavior.”
They did not know how to deal with them at first, so they were exhausted every ti they t the fairies, but not now.
“Aren’t the Fire Fairies a little strange?”
“They weren’t like fairies at all.”
In addition, there was the Fire Fairy Queen’s words.
Perhaps she rembered so of her past lives’ mories even before she t Jude and Cordelia.
“Haa… there’s really only one left now. Sohow, I can’t believe it.”
Cordelia said as her cheek touched the map, and Jude also nodded.
Their mories of destruction had been repeated many tis.
Even Jude who rembered the most could not fully rember it all.
He only had so fragnted mories.
Anyway, they would et the last Fairy Queen and complete the Fairy King’s Protection.
Together with everyone, they would head towards the final battlefield.
This ti, they would achieve a perfect happy ending.
Jude turned to Cordelia.
He thought as he unknowingly caressed her cheek.
After they leave the Red Gate tomorrow morning, they could not stop anymore.
No one could predict how their plan would proceed.
So today was the last ti.
“It’s not the last ti.”
Cordelia said.
She gently held Jude’s hand on her cheek and said it again.
“It will continue in the future. It will not be the last. We will make sure of that.”
Jude nodded. He kissed Cordelia’s forehead and cheek before naturally pushing her at her side to make her lie down on her back.
“I love you, Cordelia.”
“I love you too.”
She was shy and embarrassed no matter how many tis she said it.
Her heart was always pounding.
So Jude laughed. He lightly held Cordelia’s waist and mischievously whispered.
“Now is ti for your punishnt.”
“You’re really like a middle-aged– Kyaa?!”
Jude lightly bit Cordelia’s ear and did not stop.
As he had promised, Cordelia was punished.
***
The next morning.
Cordelia who hardly slept glanced at Jude with a cold expression, and Jude said with a smirk.
“Wasn’t it good though?”
Cordelia kicked Jude’s butt instead of answering, and Jude snickered again before looking at the desk.
A love letter that was even sealed inside a pretty envelope.
It now felt wrong to not leave it whenever they went sowhere.
“Can I see what’s written inside?”
“N-No way. I don’t want to show you.”
Cordelia firmly spoke and snorted before wearing her cloak and grabbing Moonlight.
“Stop fussing around and let’s go. I’ll punish you if you use your ability to see through things, okay?”
At Cordelia’s sharp remark, Jude who was about to open the fifth door had a sly smile and said.
“Well, will you show it to soday?”
“I’ll think about it.”
The Cordelia snorting in the end was really like her. Therefore, Jude happily hugged her waist and imdiately carried her in his arms.
“Shall we go now?”
“Yes, let’s go.”
Jude plainly replied at her plain words.
He kissed Cordelia’s forehead before stepping out the window.
A black gale crossed the empire.
lissa silently watched them and spoke in an exasperated voice.
[By the way. I’m always thinking about it, but why aren’t you riding the Phantom Steed? It’s not like you can’t ride it in dayti.]
[You already know the answer, don’t you?]
Valencia said so and clicked her tongue, but her face was smiling.
***
Jude and Cordelia’s journey went smoothly.
They did not rush too much because they had planned to et with Landius and Lucas anyway.
They ran during the day and rested at night.
The third night since their departure.
Upon arriving at the valley, Jude and Cordelia hurriedly took off their clothes.
They had nothing to be embarrassed of because they were already wearing inside the swimwear from the royal capital.
The season was early autumn.
Therefore, the night air was quite chilly, but it did not bother Jude and Cordelia at all since they were covered with various protections.
In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were immune to it.
“Why are you staring at like that?”
“Nothing, I just like your abs.”
When Cordelia said as she licked her lips, Jude laughed and placed his hand on Cordelia’s stomach.
“I like it too.”
“Hmph.”
Cordelia hmphed like usual but did not shake off Jude’s hand. Rather, she grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the valley.
There were two moons in the sky and the silent water. There was also the sound of grasshoppers the wind carried.
Jude and Cordelia slowly dipped their toes into the water. They hugged each other and sang the usual song.
“Twinkle, twinkle little star.”
“Shining beautifully.”
They sang one verse each.
And right after that, Jude and Cordelia both stretched out their hands and caught those who were flying.
Swoosh!
“Eh?”
“Huh?”
The Water Fairies caught by the hands of Jude and Cordelia then blinked their big eyes, and the two proceeded to the next step.
They shoved a piece of chocolate into the mouths of the captured fairies.
“Aah, aaaah?”
“Amazing!”
As expected, the Fire Fairies were strange.
Jude and Cordelia conversed with their eyes and looked back at the fairies who beca obsessed with the chocolate and the fairies who gathered one by one in their curiosity.
They said with dark smiles to the lambs who had already been ensnared by the devil.
“Let’s go play this night.”
With your queen.
The smiles of Jude and Cordelia were so attractive that the fairies who were imrsed in the magic of chocolate did not refuse it.
At the valley in early autumn, around a dozen or so days left before the archangel’s descent.
Jude and Cordelia t the last Fairy Queen.
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