Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard-Chapter 305

TL/Editor: raei

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Kira paused for a moment.

An awkward yet warm atmosphere hung in the air.

Ian sheepishly scratched his cheek.

'What's with her... again.'

He thought he'd rarely seen Kira act this awkward before.

But as he breathed in the gentle air floating through the room, Ian felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

Though Ian thought he didn't know this feeling-

That was just his misconception.

In truth, Ian had experienced this atmosphere several times before.

He simply hadn't noticed because the mood was always bright and free, and he was too absorbed in his research topics.

'Kira.'

Ian looked down at the red-haired young woman.

Her shoulders were narrow, her face delicate, and her cheeks flushed as red as her lips.

...Yes.

Very occasionally, Kira-

Couldn't hide such a shy expression in front of Ian.

No. "Shy" might be too light a term.

That was probably...

...the expression of a girl in love.

Just a casual observation.

Ian wasn't a girl and couldn't understand the emotions of a girl in love.

But Ian knew another young woman who made such tender expressions.

Lucy, the Countess of Talian.

Just once.

When he spoke with Lucy alone in Talian Hall-

Ian had seen that same expression.

'Kira is.'

Ian gazed at Kira.

She still couldn't look him directly in the face.

'Perhaps.'

An instinctive realization hit him.

Not through any other sense, but animal instinct whispered to Ian:

...This woman sees you as her mate.

'Does she... like me?'

Finally, Kira met Ian's eyes.

She lightly bit her lip.

She too had instinctively sensed what thoughts were crossing Ian's mind.

Just now, he'd caught onto her true feelings.

'Ah.'

Anyone who wasn't a fool could understand.

Acting this awkward, wearing such an anxious expression that clouded the room's atmosphere - anyone would notice.

'He... found out.'

It was over.

Kira felt an odd sense of relief.

Though a crucial decision that could shake her fate and future lay before her, relief came before tension.

She couldn't help it.

Kira had suffered for far too long.

The inevitable catastrophe felt almost like sanctuary.

A sweet rest, like a gift bestowed on her past self who had struggled so much.

"Ian. The reason I was crying was..."

"..."

"I had something to confess to you, but... I couldn't find the courage."

Kira spoke in a much more relaxed voice.

Ian gently closed and opened his eyes.

...He never directly met Kira's gaze again.

"What was it?"

"Just..."

Kira wasn't a space-time wizard.

But strangely, she felt she could predict the future.

Her connection with Ian...

Would end tonight.

"I like you, Ian."

"..."

"I love you."

Kira smiled.

It had been such a simple thing. How much time had she spent suffering, unable to do this easy thing?

Ian smiled too.

But unlike his usual smile, this one was somewhat hollow and bitter.

"Doesn't seem worth crying over?"

"You don't know how much I agonized over this."

Everything was over.

Like a bird hatched from its egg can never return to it...

A person who steps into the future can never go back to the past.

That fact pierced Kira's heart with sorrow.

"How much, how much I thought about it, over and over..."

"...Kira."

"So many times...! So many times doubting, looking back, thinking it through again and again...!"

Kira couldn't contain her rising voice.

The reason was simple.

She was afraid.

Unbearably afraid of the future she predicted drawing closer.

Though she'd sworn never to show tears to Ian.

Her cheeks were already wet with fallen tears.

"...I can't help loving you..."

"..."

"Your smile. Your profile riding a horse, your hair swaying in the wind...!"

"When you're absorbed in magic, when you taught me magic with such joy!"

"When you casually joked around, always laughing and chatting happily!"

"That journey where we faced morning dew at dawn and saw rainbows in the morning, all that time spent with you...!"

Kira spoke through her tears.

"I want it all to be mine...!"

After that, Kira quietly sobbed.

She spoke no more.

She likely had nothing left to say.

Kira had burned everything she had.

Burned it pure white, leaving no regrets.

"Honestly... well."

Ian carefully chose his words. Fortunately, this was something he was used to.

A proper wizard should mind their choice of words, after all.

"I'm shocked."

"..."

"It's the first time someone's told me they like me this way."

"...First? What about Countess Talian?"

"Lucy was more indirect about it. She's nobility after all."

"How... noble of her."

Kira's voice rose slightly with a hint of sulking.

Since I'm not nobility, I don't know how to be indirect!

"I think you're a wonderful woman too, Kira."

"..."

Don't call me wonderful.

Say you like me.

Please.

"If... I'd met you a bit earlier. Well. I definitely would have fallen for you, Kira."

"...I see."

Kira nodded.

And was slightly surprised at how little her emotions stirred.

It made sense though.

This was the ending she'd expected.

It was completely logical.

What would change by confessing to a man who already had a girlfriend?

It would just... make things awkward.

Ian spoke with what sounded like a sigh.

"I'm sorry. With Lucy here, I can't bring myself to ask you to be with me."

"I understand. I expected this."

Thud. The conversation ended.

"I'll head back first. Good night, Ian."

"Yeah. You too."

Kira closed the door.

Firmly and solidly, as if it would never open again.

---

For the first time in a while, Ian had trouble sleeping.

He was usually a good sleeper.

So good at falling asleep that he wouldn't even notice the mystery of darkness frolicking nearby.

"Hmm..."

Life really fucking sucks.

He tried reading but couldn't focus at all.

Ian went out for an aimless walk.

"Seriously..."

Ian recalled last night's events.

And couldn't believe it.

Okay sure, he was reincarnated into another world, that's true.

But what the hell is this?!

Getting confessed to by multiple women? Are you fucking kidding?!

He wasn't some harem web novel protagonist.

Why was this happening to him!

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"Haah..."

In his past life, when soap opera-level relationship drama happened at university, he was the one munching popcorn going "Tsk tsk, those promiscuous socialites, what do you expect!"

Ian was a pure love advocate then and now, and wasn't in a position to understand such drama.

Wasn't this kind of thing the result of not handling your own business properly???

He'd thought it happened because people gave mixed signals and messed around with multiple people.

But now that he found himself in such a situation, it made him reflect.

...Had he been flirting a lot with Kira?!

He didn't think so!

"..."

Come to think of it, pretending to be lovers while exploring the memory world probably played a big part.

For several days, even Ian had seen Kira as a "woman."

'Honestly. Really honestly.'

Ian thought while crossing his arms.

'Isn't Kira pretty?'

The answer was obvious.

Kira just had the misfortune of being born in the wrong era and becoming a wandering con artist - if she'd been born in modern times, she would've been a top star that average men couldn't even dream of approaching.

She was just naturally overflowing with charm and beauty.

The reason Ian had such useless thoughts was simple.

Being truly honest...

He did like Kira too.

Pretty, good personality, they had a lot in common. How could he not like her?

He just respected her as a traveling companion and didn't approach her romantically since he had a girlfriend.

'Hmm. I'm trash.'

Ian thought with a slight smile.

So what. He likes Kira too. What's he going to do about it?

Dump Lucy and switch to Kira?

That would go against Ian's pure love aesthetics(?).

'How did those socialites handle situations like this.'

Ian started thinking 'When I wasn't popular with women I couldn't even have these worries~! So lucky lucky~!' but stopped because he felt like a complete lunatic.

Lucky my ass.

"Oh my, brother."

Just then, Maria approached Ian as she passed by.

She was wearing a nun's habit, probably coming back from her part-time job(?).

"Your face is full of worries. Are you alright?"

Her outfit was a nun's habit, but her lines were cult-like.

Not wanting to spread gossip, Ian made up an excuse.

"The Imperial Dukes are waging war in the south. I'm just so worried about the empire's future that I can't stand it!"

"Ah. I see."

Maria stared straight at Ian's face as she spoke.

"I thought you were worried about Kira."

cough cough!

Ian choked trying to tell such a shameless lie.

Heaven's Faith's Sky God must have punished him.

Ian stared at Maria in shock.

How did she know that?!

Had she awakened space-time magic?!

...That couldn't be.

Maria had been acting as a professional matchmaker lately after all.

"Actually, Kira came to me for advice recently."

"...Kira did?"

"Yes. It was about romance..."

Maria gave a gentle smile.

But it was gentle by Maria's standards, and to Ian, it was just creepy...

Ian nervously swallowed.

"Judging by your expression, it seems she's already confessed."

"..."

Ian was deeply impressed.

Girls really have no fucking secrets between them!

They know absolutely everything!

In truth, Maria had just been pushing Kira from behind, but Ian had no idea about that.

"You rejected her confession, right?"

"Well... that's what happened."

"Heheh. I don't mind. Though Kira will probably leave your side."

"..."

Ian held his forehead, getting a headache.

Kira leaving? That could happen.

After getting rejected, she might disappear somewhere he'd never see her again.

Ian had a conscience too. He couldn't just ask her to remain good friends.

"But... I don't quite understand your decision."

"Which part?"

Ian looked at Maria with bewilderment.

What was she talking about now. Was she suggesting he should two-time?!

"Kira really, really liked you."

"..."

"And I got the feeling that you cared about Kira too."

Maria spoke in a gentle voice.

"Am I wrong?"

Ian couldn't deny it.

He had just been thinking about Kira until moments ago after all.

"Yeah. I like her. Honestly, what man wouldn't like an amazing woman like Kira."

"Hehe... very nice..."

"?"

Ian wondered what she meant by that.

How would Ian liking Kira be good?

Regardless.

Maria continued:

"Then, why not accept Kira's feelings?"

"???"

It was really bizarre hearing such words from a girl in a nun's habit.

Was there a sister who encouraged affairs?!

"What do you..."

"A man having multiple women in his house isn't strange, is it? Wasn't that normal in your village?"

Ian felt very odd.

Maria was talking about polygamy.

It wasn't completely unheard of in the Holy Empire.

Ian had seen husbands with multiple wives while traveling.

He hadn't thought much of it.

Just that some people lived that way.

"I was a bit surprised by your decision. It seems you love Countess Talian so much that you won't leave any room for other women."

"That's..."

"So much that you don't care how hurt Kira gets. How much pain she'll feel having to leave alone..."

"Hey, when you put it that way you make me sound like the bad guy."

Maria smiled as she spoke.

"You are the bad guy."

"???"

"Since you made Kira cry."

Ian wore a blank expression.

I made a woman cry, does that actually make me a bad man?

He could only shake his head in disbelief.

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