Volume 1 Chapter 3 Part8 (1/2)

Message froht I say that this part is really cute The interactions between Leena and Finand couys also make my day!

Volume 1, 3-8: Connective Thread

That night, Fin suddenly awoke

He blinked as for a second as he wouldn’t reuest rooht

The inside of the rooht shone through the spaces in the storm shutters He wondered why he woke up, and then understood when he suddenly heard laughter rise from a street far away He would occasionally catch these sounds around the tie in Nanaisーthe noisy sounds of ht

Since Winea was a city that was httime racket would be more frequent When he listened closely, he could hter had stopped, and that it was happening quite far away

As he sat up on top of his bed, he had becohed and turned his body to put his feet on the ground He could no longer recall precisely when his sleep had become this shallow

In order to avoid waking up his fa in the same room, Fin quietly opened the door He took with him just in case, the square lantern placed in the corner of the rooht it and there wasn’t a need to do so Outside was a ht In the end, he returned the square lantern back to its place and slipped out into the chilly night air

The world hite

The ; nevertheless, thanks to the sky being this bright, there was enough light As expected, there was no human presence inside the tean to run

When he exited out into the streets, he saw the lights fro in close proxiures of people coiven, as even if he did enter, Fin didn’t have a single copper coin on hand

Fin single-ht as he continued to walk Although he didn’t know the roads, he knew that if he continued to climb up the hill, it would be at the very topーhe kneould reach the Temple of Deia

The higher he clihts could be seen That was a given since there would be no one visiting the teht

Though saying that, it wasn’t like the te Even if there was a stone gate, there was no gate door to close it off Only the storehouse, where the priests would collect the offerings and valuables, was locked There wasn’t a single person ould touched what belongs to the Gods and bring destruction upon theh, there were only a few exceptions ould

At any rate being that case, Fin had finally reached the Temple of Deia

He had been trained when he visited the Teh for his heart Although the road wasn’t as steep as the one in Nanais, it was still long His own rough breathing disturbed the silence, though it was fine as long as it wasn’t taken as a sign of disrespect towards Master Deia

As Fin was slowly steadying his breathing, he passed through the te particularly special happened, but it felt like the ated

Maybe it was siht, but this place was quiet and pure Unlike the other Gods directly connected to gaining profits in everyday life, Deia was of the highest nobility; maybe this was expected as he was the sky God, or maybe it was because he was an existence separated from the transient world

Naturally, there are son of royalty or to protect their honor, but even so, he was soular people; he wasn’t soet involved Consequently, there weren’t that e to the te the supre also wasn’t covered in requests for the God or worldly desires, but there were s there that were close to purity, like some kind of ideal of fantastic dream

(Does Leena have that kind of personality because she was bestoith Deia’s name, I wonder?)

Thinking of such, Fin finally realized what he was pursing by co all the way here He exhaled and shook his head in disappointment

(No h on the hill the temple is, there’s no way that she will come out in the middle of a city filled with these kinds of people Get a hold of yourself Since when have you gotten this pathetic?)

Unsteadily going out for a stroll in this city that he still hadn’t grasped yet in thefor him to do

Although he was scolding his As expected, there wasn’t a white light anywhere

(Guess I’ll just go home)

Disappointed, he dropped his shoulders, and it was in that moment when he turned on his heel

He suddenly felt a presence behind him and reflexively turned his whole body around

“Leena?”

He whispered in a low voice and strained his eyes to look for a shadow under the h there was no reply, there definitely was a presence Cautiously, Fin crossed the courtyard and headed insideーwalking towards the inner sanctuary

The moment he placed his foot on top of the stairs in the inner sanctuary, a ind gently touched his cheek When he looked up, Leena was right there

Without saying anything, Fin extended his arms and embraced Leena His chest was filled, and words wouldn’t come out The sensation of her existence per in contact with her body Without breaking in or disturbing hiulfing his surroundings in a sun-like warmth

By the ti down on the stairs Leena snuggled up to hiolden eyes

There was no need to exchange words as the gentle silence continued Even during that time, Fin felt Leena’s presence warm his heart for him

“It’s strange, huh”

By the time Fin had finally opened his mouth, his mood had completely become better

“You had said that you can’t use your oer, but just being together like this, it’s beco Thanks”

“I created a connection It’s because I wanted to see you”

Once again, Leena’s way of speaking was difficult to understand Fin tilted his head, but at the sa that was apparently the ‘connection’ shook inside his heart, conveying what Leena had meant

It eak and had no binding power, but through this ical connection created between the two of them, they could apparently protect and be protected by the other Just as Fin’slike this, Leena could appear, protected fros in this city

“Because you were calling, I heard you”

Leena whispered as she softly leaned against Fin’s shoulder Her weight could hardly be felt