I Was Deemed a Worthless Saint Without a Level-Up Blessing and Was Sent Off to Marry a Neighboring Country, but It Turns Out My Blessing Was Actually Level Cap Removal - Episode 10
“Nanette! Chelsea! What did you do to Ferulina!?”
“Ahhh! Captain…! I-I’m so sorry…!”
“Um, it’s just that Lady Ferulina was so cute that I couldn’t help but get all fired up!”
Hearing the voices of Alvent and Nanette from beyond the door, Ferulina, who had been lying on the bed, sat up.
After getting overheated in the bath, I changed into my nightclothes and lay down on the bed, but it seems I dozed off just like that.
Gingerly getting off the bed, putting on my shoes, I approach the door.
“Honestly! I trusted you and entrusted Ferulina to you, and you let her fall ill…!”
I heard Alvent scolding the two of them and hurriedly opened the door. It’s unfair that Nanette and the others are being scolded when it was Ferulina who got overheated.
“Excuse me, Lord Alvent! It’s my fault! Please don’t scold Nanette and the others!”
As soon as she opened it, she bowed her head deeply, and her disheveled, dull golden hair slid smoothly off her shoulders.
“Ferulina! Are you okay!? I heard you didn’t need dinner either…!”
With a firm grip, large hands seized both shoulders and forcefully lifted me up. The black eyes were filled with overwhelming concern.
“Y-yes! I just got a bit lightheaded in the bath, so I’m fine! I’m really sorry for worrying you! I couldn’t even join for the meal, and I apologize for the inconvenience. I should have greeted everyone in the knight’s order, right…?”
When I think about having caused Alvent worry and trouble, I feel so sorry that I can’t face him.
“Greetings and such are irrelevant. They never liked formalities to begin with. More importantly—, huh!?”
Alvent, looking down at Ferulina, gasped and stopped moving.
Just as I thought, I was pushed and forcibly turned around. Alvent, who roughly shoved Ferulina into the room, slammed the door shut behind him.
“Captain!?”
“What happened to you!?”
To drown out the voices of the Nanette who had been shut out, Alvent’s scream echoed.
“Why are you coming out into the hallway in your nightgown!?”
“Fuh!? S-sorry!”
Scolded, I apologize reflexively.
“I heard Lord Alvent scolding Nanette and the others, so I thought I had to stop them no matter what…!”
“Not that I was scolding or anything… Well, I did raise my voice a bit, but…”
Alvent, who had been muttering quietly while turning away, raised his voice, still facing away, and said, “Anyway!”
“Don’t open the door so carelessly in your nightgown! What would you do if someone saw you!?”
“I’m so sorry…!”
Shrinking back and bowing deeply, an awkward voice came down, saying, “No…”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scold you. Um… Are you feeling okay? You got sick because of the grueling schedule, right? I’m sorry for pushing you too hard…”
“N-no! Please don’t apologize! It’s not Lord Alvent’s fault! I got carried away on my own…”
Remembering the reason for my embarrassment, my words trailed off in shame.
In my downward gaze, I see Alvent’s feet standing in front of me. Alvent must have bathed and changed as well. Instead of the formal attire I saw at the royal castle, he has changed into well-tailored black trousers.
The reason for coming to Ferulina’s room might be out of concern for her health. Or perhaps, as Chelsea mentioned――.
Just thinking about it makes my face feel like it’s on fire. I’m so tense and anxious that I feel like I’m going to faint while standing.
“What’s wrong?”
It seems he noticed that Ferulina was acting strangely. Alvent’s hand reached out with a worried look.
“Yikes!?”
Gently cupping my cheek, a scream involuntarily escapes my lips. Suddenly, Alvent’s palm twitches slightly.
“Sorry. Did you hate it?”
I reflexively grab the hand that was suddenly pulled away with both hands.
I don’t even know why I grabbed it.
Even though I think I should say something, my heart races so much when I open my mouth that it feels like it’s going to jump out, so instead of words, I tightly grip my bony hands.
“Ferulina? What’s wrong?”
Alvent’s voice, sounding troubled. The low voice that resonates pleasantly in my ears only adds to my confusion.
It wasn’t that she screamed out of dislike. But she didn’t know how to convey it, and couldn’t find the right words to express her concerns indirectly. Ferulina, at her wit’s end, opened and closed her mouth in confusion.
“Um, it’s not that I dislike it…! But, um, uh, um…!”
“I don’t really understand, but don’t push yourself too hard. I’m sorry for interrupting when you were trying to rest.”
Alvent tries to gently pull his hands away from Ferulina’s.
With a somewhat melancholic voice, I gripped Alvent’s hand even tighter, determined not to let go.
“Um, did Lord Alvent come for the wedding night!?”
Reaching the peak of confusion and asking the question as if biting, Alvent froze.
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