74 Dense Idiot

Nova walked into the Eternea Plains.

It wasn't often that he visited this place, seeing as how the last time he went was with Freyana.

「...Somebody died? Who…?」[Nova]

Nova teleported near the village and kept walking.

「Mrs. Frey made her sound like she wasn't doing too well… I wonder if it was someone she knew...」[Nova]

Nova was told that she could probably be found at a nearby forest that she would play in as a child.

It wasn't long of a walk before Nova found a place completely covered in trees.

「...Is she somewhere in here?」[Nova]

Nova kept wandering until he saw Freyana praying at the feet of a statue.

『...Freyana?』[Nova]

When he spoke up, she seemed to jump a bit.

『...N...Nova?』[Freyana]

She slowly turned around.

『...Uh… yeah?』[Nova]

『You...you're alive?』[Freyana]

『...Uh.. yeah? Why?』[Nova]

Right as he asked that, some things began to click in his mind.

『...But… the bracelet?! The indicator?! You weren't in your room?!』[Freyana]

She had tears in her eyes and she walked closer and closer.

Nova then realized that the thing that Mrs. Frey was talking about was his near death experience.

With each thing she shouted, she moved closer to him.

『Uh… I was out training in the mountains?』[Nova]

Suddenly, her wings flickered and she seemingly disappeared.

Nova suddenly felt a strong force assault him, causing him to unintentionally release a grunt.

『...Ufu!』[Nova]

Wrapped around him was Freyana's arms.

He sat there, awkwardly looking down at the sobbing Freyana.

Feeling a very large degree of guilt, he kept silent for a while.

After what felt like an eternity, he broke the silence.

『...Did you want to go around town today?』[Nova]

She kept quiet for a moment and pushed closer into Nova's chest.

『...Mm.』[Freyana]

...

Nova and Freyana walked around the town and she seemed to be a bit happier.

She tightly clung onto Nova's right arm, causing him to feel quite embarrassed since it also was making contact with her breasts.

Trying to quickly get out of the situation, he tried to see if they could get a target location to go to.

『Where do you want to go, Freyana?』[Nova]

She didn't hesitate for a moment.

『Everywhere.』[Freyana]

It took Nova a moment to catch on.

『...Everywhere..?』[Nova]

『Yes. You're not getting away until you explain what happened.』[Freyana]

Nova stopped for a moment, before he had come up with an idea.

『Okay. Got it. Area.』[Nova]

A hole appeared under them and suddenly dropped the two of them to a different place.

Freyana was caught by surprise and ended up screaming.

A moment later, they had touched the ground- causing Freyana to feel a little embarrassed.

Hearing her scream made Nova feel a little bad.

『...Umm… I should have told you, sorry...』[Nova]

She grabbed even harder onto Nova's arm and pouted her face.

『...Geez.』[Freyana]

Once she took a look around, she realized that the place was a large forest.

『This is the place I was training at.』[Nova]

『...But why did it say that you died?』[Freyana]

They began to walk through the forest as he tried to explain to her.

『...Uhm, I have this special constitution that makes me bleed my mana when I lose blood.』[Nova]

『...No matter who the mage is, they lose mana when they bleed. What do you mean by that?』[Freyana]

『...I have a Mana Heart.』[Nova]

The look in Freyana's eyes got more confused.

『Mana heart? I'm… not quite sure what that is?』[Freyana]

『Umm… I lose a lot more mana than I'm bleeding is all.』[Nova]

『Umu… So, why did I get an alert from my ID saying you died?』[Freyana]

『...I probably almost did?』[Nova]

It was here that they stopped walking- or rather, Freyana did.

The grip on Nova's arm increased to such an extent that Nova had been frozen in shock from the pain of his flesh being put into a vice.

『Guh?! Frey..ana..?』[Nova]

When he looked at her in the face, he almost didn't recognize her.

In her face, staring at her was a dead-eyed look that stared into the depths of his soul.

『...You…. what?』[Freyana]

The grip on his arm only continued to get tighter and tighter.

『...I uh… got bit by a brownling and almost bled out?』[Nova]

Freyana looked down and mumbled something under her breath.

『..ned.』[Freyana]

Nova moved closer to her, in an attempt to hear what she said.

Suddenly, she looked up with tears in her eyes and puffed up cheeks.

『BANNED!』[Freyana]

She screamed loud enough to scare away some brownlings in the area.

Once Nova realized what she said, he panicked a little.

『...But?!』[Nova]

She shook her head.

『NO!』[Freyana]

She pushed her head under his chin and rubbed her hair into him.

Although her nuzzling made him relent a little, he still didn't want to give in for this.

『...Please?』[Nova]

She deftly navigated her way around his chin and up to his ear.

『...N. O.』[Freyana]

She jumped up on him and hooked her legs around him...

『Wooooaah?!』[Nova]

...causing him to fall on his back.

When Nova looked up, all he could see was Freyana's tears falling down onto his face.

『...Freyana...』[Nova]

He had very much wanted to stop going, but it was a strong influence in his increasing strength and Reischneid's unsealing and infusement.

He wavered for a moment, but remembered Reischneid's fading voice.

He hugged her and flipped over so that she was under him.

『It's something I must do.』[Nova]

His eyes radiated the same blue conviction hidden in his flames.

She stared deep into his eyes, completely entranced by the shine in them.

『...Hey.』[Nova]

He broke out into a light smile and put his hand to her cheek.

『...Don't cry anymore. I'll never die.』[Nova]

Her cheeks flushed pink and she covered her eyes with her hands, so that she didn't have to look straight at Nova.

After a long moment of silence, she responded to him.

『...Alright.』[Freyana]

Nova pulled her hands away from face, causing her to look at him with a surprised look on her face.

『Hold still.』[Nova]

He leaned in close- then sealed the deal.

Freyana's face lit up a hot pink before she looked away and mumbled under her breath.

『...Idiot.』[Freyana]