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 26

When I think that I might betray the expectations of the Alvent who have been so kind to me, I feel an overwhelming sense of fear and can’t sit still.

However, wanting to respond to Alvent’s concern, I gave a small smile, and Alvent’s expression relaxed as if relieved.

“You were suddenly forced into marriage and brought to the Gobules Kingdom, so you must be feeling completely bewildered. But please, believe this.”

The black eyes of the kneeling Alvent gaze straight at Ferulina.

“I will never treat you roughly like the Kingdom of Klein did. Before being a saint, you are my precious wife.”

“っ”

Sincere words pierce Ferulina like arrows.

This time, tears that she had been trying to hold back were about to overflow, so Ferulina, as if collapsing, got off the chair and knelt down beside Alvent, who was kneeling.

“Fe, Ferulina!?”

Alvent lets out a ridiculous voice.

“I’m so sorry. But…! Lord Alvent, you say such wonderful things…! How can I possibly express my gratitude…!”

I bit my lip, thinking that shedding tears would make him worry, and pressed my forehead against his broad chest to hide my face.

The warm and sturdy chest is so reliable that it doesn’t even budge when Ferulina leans on it.

“Ferulina, that…”

Alvent’s palm, freed from one hand, awkwardly moves to his back.

“Yikes”

I wonder if they were trying to comfort me.

As the large palm hesitantly glided over my back, tickling me, I couldn’t help but let out a small voice, and the palm quickly pulled away as if it had been burned.

“S-s-s-sorry!”

When I looked up in surprise at the commotion, I found a fierce-looking face astonishingly close to me.

The moment I saw her slightly flushed face, I realized how bold I had been, and heat rushed to Ferulina’s face as well.

“I-I’m the one who should be apologizing…!”

As I hurriedly tried to get up, Alvent, who stood up quickly before Ferulina, extended his hand to me.

“Ah, thank you very much…”

I was too embarrassed to lift my head. Even when I stood up, I was hesitating, and then a hesitant voice came down to me.

“For now, let’s have breakfast. As I mentioned earlier, after that, you can take your time to rest.”

“Yes…”

Nodding, the two of them return to their seats and resume breakfast, but Ferulina still can’t help but be concerned.

“But, um, is it really okay if I take my time…? Isn’t there something I should be doing…? Oh! That’s right, the Gobules Kingdom has more knights than the Klein Kingdom, doesn’t it? Since we might be going on expeditions together in the future, would it be possible for me to observe the training?”

“Then, it wouldn’t be a break.”

Alvent furrowed his brows at Ferulina, who had asked with great enthusiasm. Then, as if noticing something, he fell silent.

“Yeah, sorry… It’s only natural that you wouldn’t have a place to spend your leisure time, having just arrived in the Gobules Kingdom…”

Seeing Alvent with an apologetic look on his face, as if he had finally realized his own mistakes, makes Ferulina feel like she has done something wrong.

“By the way, how did you spend your leisure time in the Klein Kingdom?”

“Um…”

In response to the question that he would surely use as a reference, he was at a loss for words.

Even if they talk about leisure in the Kingdom of Klein, there is no answer like the one Alvent is looking for.

“I’m very sorry. Since we’ve been on continuous expeditions, it’s rare for us to have any leisure time… But, um, in the Kingdom of Klein, we were able to relax in the lodgings, and we were given such a wonderful room! So, if you don’t mind, I would like to take my time in the room…”

Just resting on a soft bed is enough. However, as soon as Alvent hears Ferulina’s response, he makes a sour face.

“But, spending your precious vacation cooped up in your room would be boring, wouldn’t it? I know you’re exasperated with me for not being considerate, but… well…”

Alvent, whose gaze wavered as if in doubt, looked at Ferulina with a determined expression.

“If you’d like, how about we take a tour of the castle together after breakfast? We’re going to be living here from now on, so it wouldn’t hurt to know our way around, right?”

“Thank you very much…”

In a voice that exudes concern, I express my heartfelt gratitude.

“However, aren’t you busy as well, Alvent-sama? I feel bad for taking up your time…”

“No need to hold back. I don’t have any official duties today either, so I was thinking of joining the members’ training since I have some free time…”

“Then, aren’t you the one who should be resting, Alvent-sama?”

Despite having stopped observing Ferulina, I couldn’t help but point out the contradiction of training myself. My eyes widened in disbelief as if I had heard something I never expected.

And then, with a puff, the Alvent blows out.

“Indeed, that’s true. …Ferulina. So, would you accompany me on my day off?”

“Yes, with pleasure. Likewise, please take care.”

At Alvent’s words, who tilted his head playfully, Ferulina naturally smiled as if she were drawn in.