I spent a few months decorating the grounds, traveling to nearby villages, and collecting seeds and ornaments.
It was to decorate the interior and exterior of the mansion, which was now her hobby and daily routine.
It was a pleasure to decorate something with her own hands.
But today, for some reason, she felt spontaneous.
She felt like she wanted to go somewhere.
"Enoch, shall we go out for a while?”
Enoch had been putting colorful lanterns on the front door for the upcoming winter.
He quit what he was doing and approached her when she asked him.
"Where do you want to go?”
"I've been thinking...….”
Since coming here, she’d seen countless mountains, grass, countryside, and cities.
There was only one thing she hadn’t seen.
Even though it was far away, with Enoch's magic, she could go and come back the same day.
"The ocean."
“…The ocean?”
The sea here must be similar.
The soft sandy beach, the blue sea that stretches over the horizon.
I'd like to go there to get some fresh air.
"The sea...… Ah.”
Rosa almost asked him if he knew where the sea was.
Of course, Enoch wouldn't know either.
As far as she knew, Enoch chose to stick to remote areas with few people, like forests.
Of course, he wouldn’t have gone to a seaside town that was out in the open.
She quickly spoke up.
"I guess I can just go to the beach. If you have any other plans...….”
Before she had finished, Enoch opened his mouth in a hurry.
"None.”
Rosa looked at him with a stunned look on her face, surprised by Enoch's quick reply.
But Enoch did not stop.
He said it again, just in case she hadn't heard it.
"I have no schedule, so I can go to the sea. Right now,"
Enoch laughed like a child.
Like a child before unwrapping a gift, he was looking forward to it very much.
"Is this that exciting?”
Rosa smirked and muttered in disbelief.
But when Enoch heard it, he immediately replied,
"How could it not be? After all that we’ve experienced together, we’ll be adding yet another to that list.”
There wasn’t a person out there who wouldn’t feel touched by that.
Rosa was no exception.
So, she said to him, smiling as excitedly as Enoch did.
"Let's go to the sea.”
* * *
It was great to be so excited with curiosity.
However, she overlooked the fact that you need to know the coordinates of a place to use mobility magic.
But that didn't mean she gave up.
They could ask other mages for coordinates, as they had done in the North.
"Why don't you contact other mages and ask for coordinates?”
"I can ask but…"
However, contrary to her expectations, she received an unexpected answer from Enoch.
"Actually, I’d like to travel with you the regular way, even if it takes a while. That way, when I arrive, I'll be able to really feel the anticipation.”
There was no disagreement on her end.
As Enoch said, it was true that a trip with more anticipation was more memorable.
"Of course…… Let's travel by horse.”
Carriages were slow and had the disadvantage of needing someone to drive it without rest.
So, they decided that the best means of transportation for this trip, which might be a long one, would be by horse.
They headed to the stable.
She chose a black-horse and Enoch chose a white horse, and they each loaded them with emergency food and other items.
"Rosa! Potion.”
Prior to their departure, Enoch tossed her a small glass bottle.
She quickly caught it.
"On the way, you might meet someone familiar with the Duke of Estella.”
"…Thank you.”
She gulped down the pinkish potion.
For a second, she could see her indigo hair turning pink, similar to the color of the potion.
And that wasn’t all. In the hand mirror Enoch casually handed her, her eyes were also a lovely shade of pink.
"This is...….”
‘Why pink of all colors?’
She shuddered at a sense of alienation, as if she wasn’t herself.
Although Enoch clearly saw her in discomfort, he smiled contently and said,
"Lovely. As expected, it looks good on you.”
Then he immediately shook the reins of his horse and began to go forward faster than she did.
Rosa got goosebumps.
But funny enough, she felt her cheeks getting hot.
“...…Crazy.”
She rubbed her forearms a few times for no reason, then belatedly took the reins and chased him.
* * *
On their first day, they stopped at a few rural villages along the way for a quick meal.
Then, the sun was setting and the darkness settled in.
They entered a village to stay for the night.
It looked a little larger than the one they had just walked through.
They entered the bustling inn, the most brightly lit of them.
The clerk's roaring greetings rang.
"Hello! Welcome to the Paradise Inn!”
First, they walked toward the counter, and Enoch took the lead in conversation.
"We’d like to stay.”
"How long are you going to stay?”
"A day.”
"Do you need two single rooms? Or a double room?”
"…Single room, please.”
"Then, do you need dinner and breakfast? Before you leave, I can pack you a lunch box!”
Although Enoch's voice became increasingly irritated by the continuous questions from the clerk, he patiently continued the conversation.
"We had a light dinner so no need for that.”
"Then we're giving you a complimentary welcome dessert…….”
It was a hellish conversation with no sign of ending.
Rosa turned her gaze away for no reason, exhausted just by listening.
She began to look around carefully at the first floor of the inn where they were going to stay.
It was a common inn with nothing special of note.
The first floor was used as a bar and a place for guests, but it was a very noisy place.
Most of them seemed busy telling their own stories as though they were heroic tales.
It seemed like an inn with a good atmosphere.
“Here’s the key.”
“Oh...….”
She had been looking around when, suddenly, a hand was placed on her shoulder.
It was Enoch's hand.
He shook the key to the room in front of her eyes as if he was telling her to take it.
So, she took the key quickly and gave Enoch a casual response.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"You're welcome."
Enoch gently pushed her shoulder as he replied.
It meant that they should now take their luggage and go up to the room.
It was what she was hoping for.
She wanted to quickly stretch her legs out and rest, so she quickly went up the stairs.
"It's the top floor.”
It was difficult to climb the stairs, but when they reached the top, a beautiful scene greeted them.
There was a large glass window facing the hallway stairs, through which the night view was visible.
There were lanterns in every alley to light up the country road, and stars in the sky.
It all began to enter her eyes beautifully like a picture.
"…Somehow, I feel like we’re really lucky.”
"It was worth holding back and continuing to answer the clerk's annoying questions.”
They were just insignificant mutterings.
However, they burst into laughter as they made eye contact.
"Pffft.”
"Haha.”
There was no particular reason.
Their smiles just burst into laughter because they were having fun.
* * *
But she couldn't sleep.
Maybe it was because she’d traveled for the first time after staying in one place for more than six months...….
Or, maybe, even though she changed the color of her hair and pupils, she was nervous about getting caught.
Regardless, she was sure she couldn't rest.
"Should I go outside?”
She stared at the window of the bedroom.
Somehow, the scenery outside seemed to tempt her to the fullest.
She wanted to enjoy the view as much as she could today, breathing in the cold air.
Yes. Especially because it had been a long time since she had gone out and traveled.
"If I breathe in the night air, I’ll be able to fall asleep even if I’m tired.”
Finally, she got out of bed.
She casually put her robe over her pajamas and tried to go outside.
But the moment she opened the door she heard a strange sound coming from the window as if a stone had hit the glass.
Tang, tang.
She turned around while still holding the doorknob and looked.
"Enoch?”
She quickly closed the door carefully and ran toward the window.
Then, the window burst open wide.
She saw Enoch clinging to the window frame, holding on precariously.
“What's going on?”
“I found a pretty place. If since you’re not sleeping, I flew here so we could see it together...….”
Enoch did not continue his words.
He just put his hand out to out to her as if to convey his intentions in place of words.
And Rosa grabbed it.
"You've made me change my plans, so it must be a beautiful place.”
"Of course.”
Enoch pulled her hand, as if he had been waiting, and she slid into his arms.
Enoch had black wings on his back, and he flew straight up.
"What do you think? Rosa?”
They settled on the rooftop.
He sat her on a bench that looked like he had prepared it in advance, and he asked her casually,
" Wasn’t it worth it to follow me up here?”
"Yes, it's good that I took your hand.”
She replied without thinking.
Then, Enoch slightly raised the corner of his lips and quietly looked up at the sky.
Rosa also slowly looked up.
She had seen countless night skies, but none of the starlight-filled skies felt as full as this town’s.
It looked like a giant Milky Way, like the night sky was made up of stars.
She couldn't get enough of it.
‘Yeah, it wouldn't hurt to greet the morning with Enoch looking at the night sky like this.’
"…I never thought I'd have such a peaceful and joyful day on the first day of this trip, Enoch.”
She leaned on Enoch's shoulder as she said those words.
Soon, she felt Enoch's hand touching her chin, moving her shoulders so that she could lean on him more comfortably.
And he said,
"I'm so glad you were the first one to see and accept me completely, Rosa.”
* * *
There were no dynamic events, such as encountering bandits or experiencing natural disasters for several days.
It was a peaceful journey.
When she got tired, she got off her horse and took a break in the greenery, and when she encountered small animals, she stopped moving for a while to watch them.
It was the same today. She didn't rush, not being chased by time.
She leisurely strolled through the forest paths and, when she was hungry, she would visit a nearby village.
Like now, she felt her stomach was getting ready to talk to her and spoke to Enoch.
"Enoch, I’m starting to get hungry, so why don't we stop when we reach the next village?”
"That…”
Perhaps Enoch was trying to say 'yes'.
But, at that moment, he saw a cart full of straw and a farmer passing by them and shut his mouth.
Hee haw.
Above all, it was a donkey, not a horse.
This meant there was a village nearby.
"One moment."
Enoch quickly moved forward.
Then, he grabbed the farmer who was passing by and started asking him for directions.
"Is there a village around here by any chance?”
"Oh, are you an aristocrat by any chance? If it's a village, the closest place I'm going to go is...….”
"Then I'll go with you.”
The farmer seemed to regard him as an aristocrat because Enoch spoke informally as though it were natural.
But Enoch didn't bother to correct his misunderstanding.
"Oh, yes! Yes! I'll guide you very well."
The farmer was very excited.
He kept turning around and checking their mood and tried to pick up his pace, unlike before.
Of course, he was still slow, because it was an old donkey.
"Here you go.”
"Well done."
The farmer quickly left.
Then they, too, walked gradually inside the entrance of the village.
As they entered, a lively market unfolded right along the main street.
"Come and look. I won't force you to buy it.”
"It's three silver per level!”
"We sell some of the best designer's accessories in the capital!”
The marketplace was buzzing.
On top of that, the smell of fragrant food caught Rosa’s nose.
"Shall we have a quick bite here?”
When asked, she saw Enoch's brow crease slightly.
Soon he replied,
"But it would be nice to sit and eat while resting.”
"This is also an experience, isn't it?”
At her answer, Enoch's deep brow creases began to gradually relax, as if ironed.
"Yes. It's an experience…”
For some reason, the corners of his mouth seemed to be creeping up.
She knew this atmosphere.
Enoch would soon open his mouth and speak embarrassing words.
And in such a crowded place.
It was absolutely unacceptable.
She quickly grabbed Enoch by his wrist and led him.
"How about the skewers they sell over there? The glossy ones look delicious.”
Of course, without hearing an answer, she almost half-forced him to the stall.
But she heard Enoch's murmuring reply from behind her belatedly.
"…As expected, it was pleasant.”
It was just an ordinary remark.
However, strangely, a red-hot flower bloomed from her face.
She pretended to be hot because of the heat in the shop and casually handed her order to the owner as she fanned herself with her hand.
"Do you have chicken skewers, by any chance? If you have them, please give me two.”
"Yes, please give me 10 dongs each.”
She took a coin out of her pocket.
As if to barter, she handed the money over and the owner immediately gave her a skewer.
She held out a skewer toward Enoch, who was standing blankly next to her.
Enoch naturally received it.
So, they were standing there for a while eating skewers when the owner suddenly spoke to them.
"By the way, I know the faces of most mercenaries and people passing by here…….”
"Oh, it's our first time visiting.”
"As expected! There’s no way I wouldn’t remember the appearance of you two!”
The owner gave a speech about Rosa’s eyes, looking very excited.
Then, after a while, he paused and held out another skewer to her and Enoch.
"You look like a young couple on a trip, this is free! Isn't this the romance of the countryside?”
“...…What?”
‘What did I just hear?’
She didn't even take the skewer; she just looked at the owner and doubted her ears.
Then, the lady also panicked as if she realized something was wrong.
"Oh, goodness. I must have made a mistake. You’ve been holding his wrist since you came here…….”
[t/n: hahahahahaha]
Rosa was going to say that she was mistaken.
But before she could open her mouth, Enoch spoke first.
"Yes, that's right. We’re taking a trip to the sea for our honeymoon.”
"What a-...….”
Again, she was dumbfounded.
Because the owner clapped her hands with joy and said in a loud voice,
"As expected, my insight is not wrong! Enjoy this, ho-ho.”
She was handed the skewer as if she was being.
She couldn't bring up Enoch's lie here.
In the end, she smiled awkwardly and took a bite of the skewer I received from the aunty.
She was hungry and it was delicious.
Perhaps that's why, even in this awkward situation, the meat kept finding room.
When she was finished eating, Enoch, who was next to her, grabbed her hand as if he was waiting.
"Why are you holding my hand...?”
It wasn't her wrist.
He even clasped her hand affectionately and intertwined their fingers tightly.
She couldn't get her hand out.
She saw Enoch's pale green eyes, facing hers, holding a strange gleam.
She was sure that expression was mischievous...….
"Honey.”
"What?”
She knew it would come to this.
She couldn't believe it, so she laughed and asked back.
But Enoch refused to answer and began to move, squeezing her clasped hand a little harder.
"Well, shall we go somewhere else now?”
Naturally, her body leaned forward.
She followed Enoch with clumsy movements like a broken robot.
When they reached a street vendor, Enoch looked at her and leaned slowly toward her face.
She could hear the merchants around them gasping.
Soon after, Enoch whispered in her ear.
"I thought this would be better than explaining it all the time, since they seem to see us as a couple…….If you don't like it, I won't do it.”
He laughed hard this time, too.
It was definitely a hollow laugh filled with annoyance and displeasure.
Rosa couldn’t help but smile because he looked so mischievous and she found that cute.
* * *
After a relatively small episode.
Their journey gained momentum, and after four long days of riding, the end was finally in sight.
She didn’t know if it was just her, but she felt excited as if she could already see the sea.
But that didn’t last long.
"Please stop for a moment!”
As they were riding in the direction of the beach, a soldier blocked them.
It’d be a lie if she said she wasn't nervous.
Of course, she wondered if he had noticed who she was, and why he called them.
Maybe she wasn't the only one who thought that, as she saw Enoch's eyes getting fierce.
In case of an emergency, she looked at him to communicate what to do.
First of all, she took the lead.
"What's going on?”
"Oh, it's no big deal. Please refrain from riding when you go in for the protection of the beach.”
"Yes, thank you for letting me know.”
The tension was almost completely washed away.
They willingly accepted the advice and got off their horses just as the beach was getting closer.
After tying their horses to a nearby tree, they walked to the beach.
"It smells like the ocean.”
To be precise, it was more like the briny smell of salt water.
“....…Is that so?”
"Yeah. Doesn't the air feel a little more humid, too?”
Enoch sniffed and gently closed his eyes as if he was trying to feel the air.
Then, he came to a conclusion: "That seems to be the case.”
It was an ambiguous answer.
But even that was funny, perhaps because of the fact that they were about to reach their destination.
It was all just fun.
Every single bit of it...….
With this thought, she glanced at Enoch, who was by her side, without realizing it.
But Enoch kept his gaze fixed, not toward her, but toward the front.
She could see a constant stream of emotions pass through his pale green eyes.
Surprise, pure admiration, etc.
"I've never seen it before.”
That’s right.
Enoch was now watching the white sandy beach and the sea sparkling with sunlight spread out before him.
Rosa also looked straight ahead.
A true sea spread out in front of her, as if seeing a foreign country.
Seeing it made her want to walk barefoot on the sandy beach.
And she did just that.
"Why are you taking off your shoes? If you get stabbed by something sharp, or if you step on a stone...….”
Worried about her bare feet, he quickly tried to put her shoes on, but she didn't let him.
If she were going to just put them back on, she wouldn’t have taken them off to begin with.
Most of all, she wanted to let Enoch know this joy.
She advised Enoch,
“Enoch, take yours off too.”
* * *
It was definitely cold, maybe because it was by the sea.
Most of all, the feeling of the sand between her toes was soft and cool.
Neither Enoch nor she were wearing shoes.
"I feel good."
Enoch stretched out like a drowsy cat.
Just in time, a strong wind blew.
Unable to overcome the cold, she squeezed her coat tightly, but Enoch enjoyed the wind as if it were fresh.
Before they knew it, his hair, which had grown so much, was infinitely billowing along the wind.
She rummaged through her pockets.
Then, she took out a black hair tie, showed it to Enoch and asked,
"Do you want me to tie it for you?”
"Anything you do would be great. Even if you do pigtails.”
"No way.”
She shrugged and made a gesture telling Enoch to turn around.
Enoch showed his back.
She held the black silk-like hair in one hand.
Slowly, she combed her hands through it, positioning herself to tie it.
"Rosa."
She replied, as she earnestly focused on tying his hair.
"What?”
“...…Many people thought we were newlyweds as we made our way here, so should we just do that from now on?”
"What are you saying now...….”
‘Did he just propose?’
She stopped tying his hair and waited in a daze for Enoch's answer.
Then, he turned to face her, perhaps sensing that her reaction was strange.
The hair in her hand slipped away.
Enoch soon murmured,
"I thought we were lovers.”
"Lovers?”
She felt dizzy.
Come to think of it, they had never talked to each other about it.
‘Actually, what is our relationship?’
While she was having a hard time coming up with an answer, Enoch started to speak his mind first.
With an anxious voice and expression on his face, he said,
"You and I confirmed that we felt the same way back then, so of course I thought we were lovers…….”
As he said, they could have naturally transitioned into a romantic relationship without even having to say they were dating.
Of course, she acknowledged that there was a strange atmosphere between them, but she never thought of them as lovers.
There was a reason why she felt this way.
"Since then, nothing has changed so of course I didn’t think...….”
He was still close to her when doing things like combing her hair, grabbing her wrist, and organizing her clothes.
But that was it.
There was no more intimate physical contact, the kind you’d expect between lovers, and that too for months.
Moreover, since it was Enoch, this all happened without realizing it.
"I became more cautious."
Enoch's eyebrow twitched.
He spoke in a low tone, biting the inside of his cheek as if he was frustrated.
"I thought it must be hard for you to adjust to the new environment; I didn't want to be a burden.”
"Why would you be a burden?”
"I haven’t been in your heart long. I thought you might change your mind if I bothered you……. So, I held back...….”
Enoch spoke with a distorted face as if he was in pain, but in contrast, a smile kept appearing on Rosa’s face.
In the end, she cut him off.
Then, she stood on her toes and put her hand gently on Enoch's head.
"You've been considerate of me."
She patted his head.
Then, she let go.
Instead, she snatched his hands, which were drooping.
This time she intertwined their fingers first.
She couldn't tell what expression he had at her action, for she turned right away and led him.
"Why are you squeezing...….”
Enoch had been following her without any resistance, but he seemed quite embarrassed.
This didn't stop.
Rosa kept walking with her eyes on the sea.
She told him as calmly as she could.
"Don't you like it? I like it.”
Then, she couldn't move as if there was a heavy stone hanging behind her.
Then, she turned to look back.
But Enoch hugged her, as if he had been waiting for her to look toward him.
Enoch’s breath touched the back of her neck as he answered,
"There’s no way I wouldn’t like it...….”
* * *
Even though it was afternoon when they arrived, the sky was bright and sunny.
At some point, it had gradually gotten darker, and before she knew it, a red sunset filled the sky.
It got colder.
She tightened her coat as hard as she could, worried that even a small gap might open.
Then, she craned her neck to wait for Enoch, who had said he would be right back.
"Where the hell did he go?”
Even though he’d only been gone for about 20 or 30 minutes it felt like it’d been an hour.
The loneliness felt multiplied when the person who had been with her until just a moment ago disappeared.
She rested her chin on her hand. She waited for him, blankly gazing at the sea, its colors changing in the sunset sky.
That went on for five minutes.
She felt a movement and then a thick blanket fell onto her shoulders.
"Rosa, this is very hot, you should drink it carefully.”
Enoch gracefully sat next to her and handed her a steaming teacup.
‘A teacup?’
‘I didn't see any teahouses or restaurants here.’
The blanket that suddenly appeared is a strange tea that seemed to have just been boiled.
"You didn’t steal these, did you?”
Naturally, she suspected that Enoch had been stealing from a nearby home.
But Enoch shook his head.
"Of course not. It just took a while to go door to door asking if I could get something.”
"This is what you were doing?”
She couldn't believe it.
She wasn't surprised that Enoch did this, but she couldn't understand why he had gone this far when he could use magic.
She was sure there was something more to it.
However, because it was true that her body temperature had dropped, she drank the tea as she looked at him suspiciously.
He smiled faintly, perhaps reading the suspicion in her eyes.
Then he told her,
"When I stopped by the marketplace, I heard some people talk about fireworks exploding in the night sea.”
"Firecrackers? No way…….”
" Now that we’re here, I want to see the scene they described. So, I asked around.”
As he said that, Enoch looked up at the sky.
Curious, like a kid wanting to explore some place he'd never been to, his eyes kept glistening.
"They explained that it was a gunpowder explosion period of course, since we can’t get that, we’ll have to find another substitute.”
Then, he stood up on the sand.
He roughly brushed the white sand off his buttocks and stretched out one hand to the sky.
It seemed like he was about to do something.
Feeling it, Rosa quickly placed the finished teacup on the ground and stood up.
Her expectations were quickly proven right.
Enoch looked up at the sky and chanted a series of magic spells.
"Erubitio.”
Bang pop bang.
A loud explosion echoed through the sky, enough to be heard all the way down below.
Enoch didn't finish there.
"Spekies.”
The sky now turned purple.
At some point, the fireworks exploding in the sky began to take on a rainbow of colors.
Strictly speaking, these were definitely not ordinary firecrackers.
Enoch, who had never seen them before, was going off what he had heard and imagined because they were something exclusive for wealthy aristocrats to enjoy.
It was a scene Rosa couldn't help but marvel at.
‘The flames that burst out every time they explode keep turning into different colors...….’
"Is this not it?”
Enoch noticed, perhaps because of her silence.
"Tsk, I should have asked you a little more about it.”
‘How should I respond?’
It was refreshing to see this fierce man, who seemed to answer to no one but himself, being so attentive to her like this.
It was nice.
“These are firecrackers you made to share between us, so what does it matter? Fireworks or not, I like these the best.”
There's a saying that goes, ‘Get drunk on the mood.’
In line with that, Rosa put her hand on Enoch's right cheek, overcome with emotion.
She gently held his cheek, asking with a relaxed smile.
"Isn't that the case for you too, Enoch.”
"Ah, that's right.”
He blinked languidly.
Then, he rubbed his cheek against the palm of her hand as if he were really a cat.
With his pale green eyes fixed on her, anyone could see that there was an atmosphere.
Suddenly, she felt like a fool.
Until just a moment ago, whenever someone passed by, she would avoid their face and be on guard.
But now, she was unable to think of anything.
She didn't even know whether anyone was even walking by or not.
She only looked at him.
"As long as you’re with me, Rosa, I’d be absurd enough to call a torch being held up fireworks.”
Time slowed down.
It was impossible for that to actually happen, but it felt like it.
Enoch's dark hair fluttered gently as his eyelashes approached her.
It was all she could see.
"You know, Rosa.”
Enoch called her again, brushing the pink hair that tickled her left cheek behind her ear.
In a very hoarse voice.
"Rosa.”
Following her left cheek, Enoch's hand moved down a little further this time.
He grabbed her back.
Then he pulled her toward him to keep the gap between her and himself as narrow as possible.
Bu-bump bu-bump.
Somehow, she heard the sound of a heart pumping.
"My heart is racing.”
Maybe it was his heartbeat.
Pressing against Enoch's chest, she could feel exactly how hard his heart was beating.
"It's amazing.”
She wanted to know more about these tremors.
She put her hand on his heart.
She had done something she would not normally have done without realizing it.
But Enoch was unfazed.
Rather, he put his hand on her cheek, drawing a light smile.
"Rosa, your heart is racing, too.”
"I see.”
When she heard Enoch, she realized.
The sound she heard earlier wasn’t imagined.
“……It was the sound of my heart beating.”
Their eyes met once again.
She felt Enoch getting closer. She wondered if he could actually get any closer.
And then she closed her eyes.
* * *
Unlike their trip there, they used Enoch's magic to return.
But that didn’t mean she could rest to her heart’s content.
Because something else came up right away, leaving her with no time to rest.
It started with Enoch.
First of all, he let her know what he had done as soon as they got back from the sea.
He sent out invitations to her acquaintances.
"First you postponed it because you wanted to decorate the interior, then you postponed it because you wanted to decorate the exterior, and recently you postponed it because you wanted to travel.”
Enoch was relaxed.
Plus, he really hit home on her anxieties.
"Because this would be the first time seeing them since that time, you’re afraid that when you meet in person, their reaction will be different from when you were writing letters.”
Of course, hearing those words didn't make her anxiety disappear.
But with Enoch pushing her forward, she was able to muster up the courage that she hadn't been able to so far.
Five days from then.
They started decorating the exterior on a tight 5-day schedule.
"Finally, it's over.”
Tired, Enoch slumped back and wiped his sweat with a towel that was draped around his neck.
It was understandable that he was exhausted from his intense use of magic.
He built a glass dome.
And it was near the garden so that they could enjoy an outdoor party.
"Enoch, you rest. I'll go out to meet them…….”
"No," said Enoch, leaping to his feet at her words.
Then, shaking his head from side to side, he said in a very determined tone,
"Rosa, I'll be by your side.”
Clapping his hands, Enoch's clothes instantly turned dry.
Afterwards, he grabbed her hand.
"Then let's go meet them.”
They were to arrive in unison near the boundary, with the help of other mages.
That’s why she had to go out there.
Since it wasn’t that far, she thought she could go alone, but…….
"Have I become determined?”
She glanced at their clasped hands.
Strangely, there was no sign of anxiety all the way there.
She was just happy.
To have someone by her side who always loves me.
On their way out to greet them.
No words were exchanged, but her heart was fuller than ever.
She quietly alternated between their hands and his face, arriving at the place where her friends would arrive.
Only then did Enoch let go.
"If we wait here...….”
Even before Enoch's words were finished, a light flashed in the vicinity.
It wasn't as strong as the light column of Enoch's teleportation, so she could look directly at it.
Two people, Vivian and Theodore, came into her sight.
"Rosenta!”
Vivian exclaimed, waving her hands in delight.
And now, Theodore, whose mind had calmed down quite a bit, came towards her with the same affectionate smile as before.
She tried to go to them quickly.
But then she saw Enoch, who had been standing next to her, slowly stepped back for the first time.
She took Enoch's hand.
And with a gentle smile on her lips, she spoke to him.
"Come on, come with me...….”
The Second Male Lead is Actually a Girl - End of side stories.