After visiting the Heraldry Cathedral, we walked around the area to have lunch.
I thought we would go to a restaurant that Lenia had chosen in advance and eat, but Lenia didn't seem to have done enough research to find a good restaurant, so she said that if there was a good restaurant nearby, we should just go in.
As for what happened this morning, it seemed that Lenia was less prepared than I thought.
Seeing that she couldn't even feel the strong atmosphere there, Lenia seemed like a character with a foolish charm that often appears in comics.
The problem was that his stupidity was sometimes so frustrating that he was a mischievous character who would go around joking around, but since the basic 'plausibility' supported it, I even felt like what could be the problem?
Since she was already engaged to the world's most powerful black magician, I even thought that if she hadn't been killed in the original novel due to Aine's blackening, the character that readers would have envied the most would have been Lenia.
Even I was a little envious of Renia having all these amazing talents.
But, I've already decided not to care about that.
Lenia has her own life.
That's true even if it's Crayon, it's true even if it's Aine, and if you think about it, it's true even for me.
"Sister Lenia, if the food at the restaurant you chose doesn't taste good, you'll take responsibility, right?"
So rather than complaining about the situation, I decided to enjoy what I have now.
As if returning the pranks that Lenia usually played on me, she said such mischievous things.
Lenia was very careful about choosing a restaurant, perhaps nervous about my somewhat mischievous prank.
After wandering around the city for over 20 minutes, at some point, Lenia seemed to have become convinced and chose a restaurant and went in.
It was a mid-level restaurant that featured steak and pasta as its main menu.
Perhaps judging that a restaurant of this caliber wouldn't be bad, Lenia let us in with a slightly more confident expression.
"Hmm, this is pretty tasty."
And, infuriatingly, Lenia's eye was well suited to this.
No, actually, Lenia's eye for detail has been quite good since long ago.
The moment I saw Cray, I thought she was my destined partner.
Honestly, who could handle Renia unless they were someone who could maintain a calm demeanor in almost any situation and be sincere to those they loved?
Lenia knew that, and although Lenia was usually a bit reckless and playful, almost to the point of explosion, she was also more devoted to Cray than anyone else.
That part could be known just by looking at Cray's past flashbacks in the original novel.
It was Lenia who suggested that Cray, who was left alone due to an unfortunate accident, be brought into the Sacred House mansion.
It was Lenia who comforted Cray from his unfortunate past and helped him realize his talent as a warlock.
Although she played many mischievous pranks, she was always there to support him when he was having a hard time and was the one who constantly made his heart flutter.
Before he knew it, Lenia had become an indispensable friend, lover, and lifelong companion in Cray's life.
To that extent, Lenia and Cray had a special relationship.
So when Lenia was murdered, he must have been a wreck for a while, then went crazy and searched through black magic books, and finally, he used the forbidden black magic that could bring the dead back to life, and brought her back to life.
As I thought about that, one person kept popping into my head.
Really, is it okay for me to be like this with Aine?
Aren't we already as special as Lenia and Cray?
If we have become so special that we pray that even death cannot separate us, will we be able to accept the reality that lies ahead?
"Klein, why are you spacing out while eating?"
A voice was heard that cleared away my mind, cluttered with miscellaneous thoughts.
Aine looked at me strangely as I suddenly became lost in thought.
"Is there something wrong these days?"
When I didn't say anything, he asked me, now looking a little worried.
Since I've been spacing out more often lately, it seems like Aine is naturally worried about my condition.
Let's be calm, we decided not to take it too seriously until the 1900th day, when we decided to reveal everything.
"Yeah, I was thinking about where to go next time I have summer vacation."
"What, winter break has just started, and why am I already thinking about summer vacation?"
Aine looked at me as if she was a little dumbfounded, but if I wanted to make my lie more convincing, it was better not to overreact to her attitude.
Just then, Lenia, my support group that would keep me from getting caught for lying, brought up the topic of summer vacation.
"Oh, we can't go out and play during summer vacation. We go to the academy for internships during the summer vacation before our last year at the academy."
"Lennia, you forgot something important. Not all the students at the academy are going to do the training, only the wizard and warlock students."
Of course, here again, Lenia's drowsy nature was highlighted, and Cray had to provide further explanation.
However, Lenia seemed dissatisfied with Cray's further explanation, and spoke to Cray in a slightly raised voice.
"That's not it. Don't you think you'll understand?"
I was a fool to have even the slightest expectation of how good a rebuttal he would make.
How could that be...?
At Lenia's somewhat absurd remark, we couldn't help but laugh.
Lenia had an expression on her face that said she had no idea what was wrong with what she said, but she seemed to feel a strange sense of shame.
After having lunch, we were now planning to leave the capital, Lindres, by carriage.
A large valley and a quiet villa in a small town near Lindres was our destination for this afternoon.
It was a reasonably reasonable distance, about two hours by carriage, so it was a good destination for this afternoon.
Looking at this, it doesn't seem like Lenia was completely unprepared, but maybe she just acted too rashly and ended up looking unattractive.
Anyway, the thought of leaving the bustling city where many people live and heading to a majestic waterfall and a quiet villa made me feel good.
Although it was on the outskirts of the empire, Britain itself was a fairly large city, so I could often see urban landscapes, and so I was really starting to yearn to see natural landscapes.
The only drawback was that we had to sit motionless in a carriage for two hours to get to the valley and the villa, but it felt like a worthwhile wait.
Yeah, at least until we get to that valley.
"Dad, Dad! That valley is huge!"
"Yeah, it's really big."
"Hey, don't you stand there!"
"Hehe, you should have learned how to swim beforehand. Isn't it because you didn't learn how to swim that you're getting treated like this by me?"
"Mom, what on earth are those brothers and sisters doing?"
“Don’t end up like that brother and sister later.”
The valley was a mess, with countless people's voices mixed here and there.
It was completely different from what I had imagined the valley to be like.
Suddenly, I remembered two photos I happened to see on the Internet when I was on Earth.
First, there was a picture of what we imagined the ideal tourist destination to look like.
And below that was a photo of a tourist spot full of people and chaos.
Unfortunately, the reality was not the photo above, but the photo below.
This is the result of the fact that a famous tourist destination inevitably attracts a lot of people.
Even here, the rule didn't really change.
"Oh, that's strange. Why are there so many people in the valley?"
Even Lenia hadn't anticipated this situation, and when she saw the valley filled with people, she was dumbfounded and spoke listlessly.
Yeah, I'm curious about that too...
Aine must have had that same curiosity, so she asked Lenia as if trying to find some clue.
"Sister Lenia. Where did you get your information about this valley?"
"Oh, I just found out about this place by looking at the booklet given to students at the academy. Is there a problem?"
"That booklet isn't issued only by the Britannia Academy, is it?"
"Of course not. It's a booklet issued by every academy across the empire."
"Somehow the path seemed to fit perfectly..."
After hearing Lenia's words, Aine seemed to completely understand why this incident had occurred.
Of course, I could understand the reason.
It's just that many people associated with the academies across the empire followed the exact same travel route as in this booklet.
"Sister?"
"Yeah, why?"
"If you ever plan on traveling with me again, I'll make sure to plan your itinerary with you."
Finally, Aine spoke as if she had given up.
I couldn't help but agree wholeheartedly with Aine's words.