Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

114 – Secrets that should not be revealed

“… “Who are you?”

We were already far away from the venue where the prom was being held. The smoke rising from the bonfire in the center now seems very far away.

It may have been natural that Freya, who was soaring through the sky while half-carried by her masked blood relative Moonlight Chaser, opened her mouth in a wary tone.

“Who are you? What do you mean? “It won’t be our first time seeing each other.”

“… .. Don’t play around. “I’m not an idiot who can’t understand that much.”

“Oh my. Does being so confident mean that you already knew Moonlight Chaser’s identity? Interesting. “No matter how much I duplicate the exterior, I can never forget my man’s scent.”

“yes?! now… what… ! Who, who, who… … ?! Me, me, man?! Ooh, funny… !”

“Come on, let’s go down. “Hold on tight.”

As soon as Moonlight Chaser finished speaking, I felt like I was being sucked down.

Freya forgot to struggle and protest, quickly covering her mouth and closing her eyes.

I felt like I was being sucked into a huge aquarium, which made me feel cold, but the moment I opened my eyes, I sighed at the thick feeling of floating that enveloped my body. Grumble, growl, growl… As soon as I feel like I’m in the water, goosebumps start to appear all over my body.

There is a small lake at the end of the Academy Middle Garden.

Unlike lakes located on the outskirts, the water quality is very clean and there is no problem in drinking it as is, but I have never seen it properly tested. I thought it was fortunate to see the surface of the water transparent, but that was not the problem at hand.

“… … I’m trying not to get caught here. “If you hide in the water, you’ll have to be caught by Undine, but since she’s not careful, she’ll probably miss you.”

“town… ! Ugh!! town! town!”

Freya struggled in embarrassment. Aside from the fact that he couldn’t move freely due to the resistance in his hands, his face turned blue when he decided that it would be difficult to breathe right away.

“Ahaha! It’s okay, I made it easier for you to breathe. I also have thoughts. Now, don’t panic, seup… ! ha! Pooh! “And take a rest.”

Moonlight Chaser hit Freya hard on the back and forced her to breathe. Freyja let out a cough and coughed, and it was only then that she realized that she was breathing underwater.

“This… … ”

“It’s magic~ The magic that allows you to breathe in water. The old version was too old-fashioned, so I modified it a bit. Let’s see… Hmm, doesn’t it hurt your eyes? No water will get into your ears or nose. If you want to speak, speak freely. “Because I won’t drink water.”

At first, Freyja couldn’t believe that, so she held her breath and groaned. But she soon realized that she needed to breathe more than her doubts, so she steeled herself and let out her breath.

The attempt was successful.

“go… thank you.”

Even though she was thankful, Freyja realized her mistake too late.

Moonlight Chaser was the one who threw himself into the water, so why is he thanking himself?

“… I’ll ask you again. “Who are you?”

“Hmm, you still don’t know? I changed my voice again. I’m disappointed~ Old Moon~ I wish people would at least recognize my senior at work~ It’s me! “If I hear your voice, will you remember it?”

“… … “Is it really a full moon?”

“ha ha ha! It is too late!”

“this… “What on earth is this?!”

“What are you doing? “I didn’t do anything particularly worthy of reprimand.”

“I’ll start by asking what it looks like. Moonlight Chaser… that… ”

“that’s right. It’s something Eugene made up. Was it the last Eunwol Festival? I heard there wasn’t much of an uproar throughout the country from that point on? At that time, the Sanghyeondal kids picked up a newspaper for me, so I happened to read it, and as soon as I saw it, I burst into laughter! What is Moonlight Chaser? Moonlight Chaser! “If I caught a monster walking down the street and asked him, I think I would have been able to give it a better name than that, right?”

“I completely agree with that, but… “That’s not what I’m asking.”

“Why did I show up here at a time like today, kidnapped you and hid by the lakeside?”

“yes.”

Moonlight Chaser, Manwol, then scratched his head and spoke in his characteristic awkward voice.

“It’s half government work… And the other half… ”

She continued, giggling under her mask.

“It’s a joke.”

“joke… “Are you saying this?”

“Kukkuk… Don’t make that face and stay calm. “Don’t be angry, but look at this first.”

“It’s a newspaper.”

“This morning’s hot paper from the most famous newspaper in the empire. The smell of ink still remains. Hmm, I like this smell so strangely. Of all the Jeongron papers, Jeongron Paper seems to have high-quality ink and paper. Look at the advertisement below that front page.”

The newspaper that Freya was handed also did not get wet, as if it had some kind of coating on it. I never thought I would have the rare experience of reading a paper newspaper in the water… I am torn as to whether I should be genuinely happy about this or not.

“… … This. Is this a newspaper advertisement? ? what? ‘Freyja Lovers’… “What do you mean?”

“that’s right. Have you ever heard of the ‘Freyja Lovers’… … Yes? Huh? Old moon! “You can’t pass out!”

“… it’s okay. “I’m just a little dizzy.”

“Are you dizzy? You can be happy that there is a fandom that likes you… .”

“I’m not living with my ears closed either. I’m hearing various things from people around me. … “I found out roughly what they have been doing since the last Eunwol Festival.”

“The power of fascination of the Vanir gods is so great that they can train such a large group of believers to do such work for them. No, this is just because you are so great.”

“Please stop it. I’m angry, me. “Anyway, how long do you plan on staying like that?”

Freya asked belatedly in a sharp voice. She did not like the fact that Manwol was constantly wearing the Moonlight Chaser mask and costume.

“One way or another, I only love my husband. okay. “I’m not that reckless either.”

“… … … … ..”

“huh? Why do you look at me like that? This is disappointing~ Can I trust you a little more? … But yeah, yeah. It will look like this for now. sighe! Don’t get me wrong! I’m not trying to do anything weird! I don’t want to do this either. But your man… Huh! “It’s just that I can’t mess up Eugene’s plan.”

“… Eugene’s plan? “What does that mean?”

“New moon… So, if you think about why that advertisement appeared in the newspaper… … ”

“An advertisement in a newspaper… ? This is f… “No, wasn’t it delivered by the fan club?”

“So, the leader of the fan club is Eugene… … . Eh?”

“yes?”

“ok?”

“yes… … ?”

***

“Undine! Cecilia! “You two, split up and search for each other!”

“yes!”

“All right.”

“Anastasia… you… hmm… ”

“Shall I help you too, Master?”

“no! “You’re here taking care of Rin and Ran!”

“yes?!”

Undine, who was good at magic, and Cecilia, who had extremely developed senses of smell and hearing, could be deployed right away. Diné, who was wearing pants that were comfortable to move around in, and Cecilia, who was wearing a comfortable dress, were immediately sent to search, although she looked a little like a pantyhose because she was wearing a little too much underwear.

Anastasia…

If I could jump at least 10 meters wearing those clothes, I would have considered it, but I decided that it was simply impossible, so I left Rin and Ran in charge.

The cute babies stretched out their hands to help us, but I couldn’t do that even if it meant getting blood on my hands, so I held back hot tears and patted their heads.

“I’m coming back! “Hold your seat!”

It’s been a long time since any unnecessary events like proms or anything like that were discontinued.

Everyone got out of control and started calling out for Moonlight Chaser. It would have been great if I could at least get in touch with Professor Aegis, who was wearing the dispenser mask, but unfortunately there was no time.

I quickly squeezed through the crowd and ran in the direction where the full moon had disappeared.

‘Where did you go?’

In fact, even if you guess the direction a hundred times, it is meaningless against a great wizard like Manwol.

Like Undine or Ignis, you can move to a different location by teleporting, and even if you are not good at space-time magic, there are other ways to do it.

I sat down and quickly dispersed my magic.

Manwol’s magical power is memorable and impressive. Moreover, he was confident in his magic.

“… … lake?”

“Master, I found it! “I found it!”

At that time, Bbang Bbang Dine appeared with bubbles and shouted at me in a loud voice.

“It’s over there! It’s in the water! Hehehehe! I’m so proud of myself for finding it faster than I could tell. Hurry up and praise me! Come on! Pat pat!”

“That’s later. “For now, Freya comes first.”

“… Professor Freya first… … .”

The undine hardened as if it would crumble. She lowered her head with a crying sound, snapping her fingers and crying in a pitiful manner, as if her entire body had been discolored.

“… … there… … At the lake… … It’s there… … .”

“thanks! You mean underwater? “You go too!”

“yes? yes??”

There was no time to wait for an answer. I hugged the undine and jumped into the lake, using it like a tube, to be precise.

Although she was startled by my sudden action of jumping into the lake, she quickly began to memorize the chant.

I heard you’re smart after all.

The undine’s soft silver hair, which spreads beautifully in the water, begins to color beautifully like a coral reef.

Round eyes and an extremely innocent gaze. When I met the innocent gaze of a girl who was so good with water that I could almost believe she was a mermaid born and raised here, I almost immediately hated myself for using her as a substitute for a tube.

Undine curled her fingers. This is a sign that magic has been cast. I exhaled slowly and noticed that my breath was melting into the bubbles.

“Phew… “Thank you, Undine.”

“You two are over there.”

Perhaps offended by the ‘praise later’ comment from earlier, she turned her head in a pouty tone and pointed to the bottom of the lake, at the far-off depths of the water.

I thought it was just an ordinary lake in Middle Garden… Even though the width is small, I never thought it would be this deep. If students accidentally skip school, wouldn’t it be a major accident?

Just looking at it made my ears ring, and nitrogen gas dissolved in my veins and exploded! I moved forward, trusting only in Undine’s magic, toward the dark depths of the water where it wouldn’t be surprising if it exploded.

And soon we were able to find the full moon and Freya among them.

“Wow, you came right away~ As expected, the prince.”

“Can you stop using that horrible expression, Manwol?”

“In terms of naming sense, I think ‘Moonlight Chaser’ is overwhelmingly childish?”

That thing doesn’t say a word until the end.

“I don’t know what kind of joke you came all the way here, but let’s stop now. Freya. “Come on, let’s go.”

I sighed and stretched out my hand.

But Freya,

“… … Sigh!”

He was looking at me with an expression of disgust that I had never seen before.