243 CHAPTER 242. "Sleepiness and Manager's Eyes"




"Lugis. What are you trying to do?

 At the word of the saint Mattia, my eyelids, which had been heavily closed, opened and my eyes began to take in the light again. The voice that struck my ears had an inexplicable tangled color that made my spine flutter slightly.

 I let out a thin white breath and move my lips.

"...... I'm getting a good night's sleep. I'm going to have wonderful dreams like golden silk.

 I'm going to have wonderful dreams like golden silk," he says, sounding exhausted. No, in fact, my head was reverberating with strange sounds, and I was complaining of exhaustion. I haven't been getting enough sleep.

 Besides, there was no way I was going to be able to talk to the ruler, Philos-Treit, face to face.

 I'm sure that Mattia has already made most of the decisions, and Largd-Anne will be able to work out the details. In other words, my role is just to lean back in my chair, so it shouldn't be a problem if I keep my eyelids somewhat closed.

 I said something like that with my eyelids heavy. Even then, a sigh escaped me. I put my weight heavily on my elbow.

 Hearing my words, Mattia opened her lips with something like a thin smile on her face and spoke up.

"Lugis. You've been sleeping and waking up at the exact time I told you to for the past few days. Then that's all the sleep your body needs. You don't need more than that. I make you eat what I decide, so you shouldn't get sleepy. Isn't that right, Anne?

 Anne replied, "Yes, definitely. Hearing Mattia and Anne's words, I chewed my inner cheek for a moment. I sucked in a breath of air with my lips.

 I looked over at Mattia, who was sitting beside me, with a faint, yet mesmerizing smile on her face. She seemed to be saying, "Did I say something funny?

 Well, you can't really say that you forgot to sleep and threw bets with the soldiers after Mattia and Anne filled you with knowledge yesterday. Let's just pretend this never happened.

 He quietly turned his gaze away from Mattia and quickly searched his pockets for chewing tobacco. A few were tossed into the back of his uniform. It's not much to go on. I'll have to get them from Ann again.

"Master Lugis. By the way, this is a trivial digression.

 The moment I put the chewing tobacco to my lips and tried to calm myself down with its peculiar smell.

 At that moment, Anne begins to speak as if it were really nothing at all. The corner of her mouth lifted up strangely, and she seemed to be twitching.

 I have a bad feeling about this. I have a very bad feeling. I'm not sure what's going on," he said, trying to sound light-hearted.

It seems that some of you violated the military code yesterday. They were carrying liquor bottles and cigarettes that they were not supposed to have. I don't know where they came from, but I'm sure some of them broke the military law and brought them in or stole them.

 Anne's voice sounded so deliberate, as if she was stabbing me with words. I wonder if it was my imagination that made her look so happy.

 It's the kind of thing you're not supposed to have. Because I did it myself. I warned him not to be found. Apparently the heraldic army is notoriously prone to such stories.

 At this point, I had a pretty good idea of the situation. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do this, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.

I'm sure you're not the only one who's had it.

 I raised my hands in response to Mattia's voice, which seemed to pierce even the core of my bones.

 I'm sure you'll agree with me.


 "Okay, I'm sorry.


All right, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I thought we needed to have a little fun. Don't blame the soldiers, I did the drinking and the smoking.

 Mattia could not help but smile deeply when Lugis muttered this with his hands raised and his back straight. I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

 It's not good. I can't believe that seeing him apologize to me fills my heart with satisfaction.

 By nature, Mattia is not a person who trusts in his own knowledge and wisdom and allows himself to be distracted from his calculations. He was not the kind of person who would show leniency to people who acted arbitrarily.

 However, for this time, Mattia did not intend to blame Lugis too harshly. After all, it was obvious that something like this would happen.

 Of course, it's natural that Lugis has never been immersed in a life governed by military discipline, rules, or anything like that. Then it is natural that she feels constrained by such things and sometimes tears them down.

 That's why Mattia doesn't want to blame her too much.

 Yes, if you tighten up everything from the beginning, people will be overwhelmed. As Lugis said, a certain amount of play is necessary. It would be insanity to tighten everything from the beginning. It is practically necessary, Mattia thinks, to loosen things up a bit to see how they go.

 --But there's no such thing as forgiveness.

 I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do this, but I'm going to try.

 I'm not sure what you mean by that. I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea.

 Mattia says, his lips rippling. The tone of her voice was almost unintentionally laced with other emotions, but Mattia struggled to keep them in her throat.



"Then it's good to know that no breach of military discipline has occurred. No, except that Lugis trampled on my promise.

 In the name of efficient wound healing and physical conditioning, Mattia made several promises to Lugis in his daily life.

 He woke up at the time she set, went to bed at the time she set, and ate at the time she set. That's all there is to it.

 That's all it takes to reduce the possibility of poisoning and to make it easier for the military to know where she is. So I told him that it was a promise he should definitely make.

 It's not a military code, it's not a contract left on a piece of parchment. So really, it's just a promise. So there is no penalty for breaking it.

 However, Mattia understood that the word "promise" was effective in making Lugis feel guilty in no small part because of their relationship up to this point. It seems that he has no small amount of feelings for the word. So, let's make the most of it, shall we?

 We all break our promises from time to time. But Lugis only needs to say that it was a promise, and he will admit that it was his fault for breaking it. She is not a rude person who does not know about such promises.

 What a wonderful thing that would be, Mattia thought.

 Mattia felt the edge of his lips twitch when he saw the expression on Lugis's face as he looked away, looking extremely embarrassed at his words.

 The more guilt Lugis feels, the more he will look at his own face. Is this good, or is this bad? He will gradually become unable to make that decision for himself. And each time you'll ask me if this is okay.

 Yeah, that's fine. He'll live in my care, in my embrace. I believe that's what will make him happy.

 So for now, I'll just teach him what's right. Let's control his waking hours, sleeping hours, and even what he eats, and let's hold his body in the palm of our hands.

 Looking at Lugis, who still had his hands up in the air and his eyes darting around, Mattia couldn't help but let out a chuckle that seemed to contain something.

I'll hear your explanation later. I haven't forgotten about your unauthorized assault on the battlefield, have I?

 Now, what will Lugis say in his tent later? Mattia could not help but look forward to it. There are many matters to be dealt with, but I will give you as much time as you need.

 While they were exchanging such trivialities, the time was passing. As the sun began to shine brightly, a soldier on a mission sent a loud voice into the tent.

 --The lord of the autonomous city of Philos, Philos-Treit, has arrived. Please be ready.

 In the distance, the neigh of a horse was heard.